The Straits Times, 21 February 2015

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    30 1 THE STRAITS TIMES CELEBRATING 170 YEARS, SINCE 1845 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2015 102 PAGES IN SIX PARTS TO SUBSCRIBE: 6388-3838 www.sphsubscription.com.sg $1.00 A Singapore Press Holdings publication MCI (P) 032/02/2015
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    Lock icon Plan for big offensive to retake Mosul from ISIS
    525 1 US official says up to 25,000 Iraqi and Kurdish men will take part in assault REUTERS NEW YORK TIMES BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON An Iraqi and Kurdish military force of 20,000 to 25,000 troops is being prepared to recapture the city of Mosul
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    Lock icon FESTIVE CHEER
    137 1 HOME B10-11 Trains no longer stop at the old Tanjong Pagar Railway Station, but the national monument still pulled in the holiday crowds during its open house yesterday (above). About 500 people visited to snap pictures and reminisce. There was also plenty of festive cheer as Prime Minister
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    Lock icon In his father’s footsteps
    62 1 HE IS just 17 years old, but has already shone in training against peers five years his senior. Tonight, Irfan Fandi (left), son of Singapore football legend Fandi Ahmad, gets a chance to audition for a place in the nation’s SEA Games squad when he makes
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    Lock icon Amartya Sen alleges govt meddling
    74 1 NOBEL prize-winning economist Amartya Sen has said he will step down as chancellor of Nalanda University after his term expires in July, as he accused the Indian government of interference in its running. Dr Sen has been at the forefront of efforts to revive the
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
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      Lock icon Better balance now between home buyers, sellers: Khaw
      363 2 / 3  -  Planned increase in number of homes over 4 years has helped prices adjust By NUR ASYIQIN MOHAMAD SALLEH asyiqins@sph.com.sg FOUR years of hard work ramping up the construction of new homes has paid off, according to National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan.
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      Lock icon Buyers cancel flat bookings due to loan issues
      427 2 / 3  -  By YEO SAM JO yeosamjo@sph.com.sg FINANCIAL difficulties caused a number of flat buyers to give up their new Housing Board flats over the past three years. Some 2,000 new flat applications were cancelled from 2012 to 2014, said the HDB. A number
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      Lock icon Homes ripped apart as twin cyclones batter Australia
      572 2 / 3 Thousands evacuated; 48,000 homes without power as flooding continues AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS YEPPOON (Australia) Two powerful cyclones pounded Australia yesterday and left a trail of destruction with houses ripped apart, trees uprooted and power lines torn down, cutting electricity to thousands of
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        Lock icon Property market ‘balanced’
        49 4 EFFORTS to ramp up the building of new homes have led to a better balance between supply and demand, said National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan. Price drops meant relief for buyers, but they were moderate enough to not upset sellers. TOP OF THE NEWS A2
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        Lock icon Twin cyclones hit Australia
        39 4 TWO powerful cyclones pounded Australia, leaving a trail of destruction. Tropical Cyclone Marcia slammed into the Queensland coast, its landfall coming just hours after Cyclone Lam hit the Northern Territory. TOP OF THE NEWS A3
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          Lock icon Saudi King’s giveaway
          49 4 NO MEASURE since King Salman ascended the throne in Saudi Arabia has caused as much buzz as the giveaway that will cost an estimated US$32 billion (S$44 billion). Saudis are happily spending and little has been heard about human rights abuses or political reform. PAGE A12
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          Lock icon N. Korean ‘slave labour’
          78 4 TENS of thousands of North Koreans are sent to work long hours overseas, with most of their pay going to the state, defectors and rights groups say. Leader Kim Jong Un is said to use the fund to buy luxury products for elite followers and to
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          Lock icon Malaria warning
          55 4 MALARIA resistant to the best treatment available has been documented in Myanmar near the Indian border, researchers say, stoking concerns that it could spread to one of the most populous nations and other parts of the world. Experts say the global community has a rapidly narrowing window to
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          Lock icon Unhealthy America
          37 4 AMERICANS are eating too much salt, sugar and saturated fat and not enough foods that fit a “healthy dietary pattern”, a nutrition advisory panel says, easing some of its previous restrictions on cholesterol. PAGE A21
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        Lock icon BEYOND PERSONALITIES IN MALAYSIAN POLITICS
        52 4 The departure of two iconic Malaysian opposition leaders might show how fraught a political union can be when it is based on personalities. To be credible, the opposition will have to demonstrate a unified approach to meeting the challenges facing the nation. The Straits Times
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      • OPINION
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          Lock icon Harmony not by chance
          62 4 ALONG Waterloo Street is a Jewish synagogue. Close by is a Hindu temple and a Buddhist temple, where Hindus pray among Chinese Buddhist worshippers, and vice versa. The happy state of religious harmony in Singapore did not come by chance, but from conscious policies, buttressed by
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      • HOME
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          Lock icon Volunteer guides needed
          53 4 THE National Heritage Board wants to recruit up to 500 new volunteer guides to add to a pool of about 750 volunteers, as it looks to reopen the renovated National Museum of Singapore and Asian Civilisations Museum. The Indian Heritage Centre is also due to open this
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          Lock icon Flying south into danger
          45 4 THE sound of songbirds here is getting quieter. Researchers have found that many species that fly south through Asia to warmer climes are facing increasing threat from human development. They are calling for greater international cooperation to protect them. PAGE B5
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          Lock icon Clearing their names
          46 4 A MAN sentenced to jail and caning for drug consumption has become the first to be acquitted with the help of the Innocence Project a group of law students that investigates applications from people behind bars to have their cases re-examined. PAGE B13
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      • MONEY
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          Lock icon Tough rental market
          51 4 SINGAPORE’S rental market is in for a tough year, analysts say, due to weakening demand caused by the deluge of newly completed condominium units and expectations of an interest rate hike. Private residential rents fell 3 per cent last year after four successive years of increases. PAGE
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      • LIFE!
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          Lock icon Acting is for the rich
          69 4 THE privileged backgrounds of Oscar hopefuls Benedict Cumberbatch and Eddie Redmayne have fuelled controversy over whether acting is an elitist profession in Britain, where only the rich can afford costly drama schools and live through auditions and unpaid work. PAGE E14 Oscar best actor contender
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          Lock icon HK actor’s So helpful
          74 4 FOR the past 11 years, Hong Kong singer-actor William So has been coming to Singapore to do volunteer work on Chap Goh Mei. The 47-year-old spends the 15th and final day of Chinese New Year helping out at the Tai Pei Yuen Temple off Balestier Road.
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      • SATURDAY
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          Lock icon Empathy in anonymity
          42 4 FACELESSNESS is the norm on social media, where anonymous trolls abuse and threaten people whose faces they can’t see. A world stripped of faces is a world unmoored from ethics. To conquer this world, we need empathy. PAGE D5
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      • SPORT
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          Lock icon LionsXII face Perak test
          50 4 THERE was no holiday reprieve for the LionsXII this week as they bid to claim three points against a fit, hard-running Perak side in the Malaysian Super League today. Fandi Ahmad’s men are sixth in the 12-team league ahead of their trip to Ipoh. PAGE C16
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      Lock icon Bedok Reservoir users warned of fish and turtle bites
      447 6  -  Water activities were suspended for a month after reports of leg injuries By CAROLYN KHEW kcarolyn@sph.com.sg WATER-SPORT enthusiasts visiting Bedok Reservoir have been warned to be wary of being bitten by fish and turtles. The unusual reminder by national water agency
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      Lock icon US rabbi videotaped women at ritual baths
      349 6 REUTERS WASHINGTON A prominent Washington rabbi charged with secretly videotaping dozens of women during ritual baths has pleaded guilty to 52 misdemeanour counts of voyeurism. Rabbi Barry Freundel, 63, was accused of installing video cameras to spy on women in the bathing area
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      Lock icon CPF Building on sale, likely to fetch ‘over $450m’
      583 6  -  By TOH YONG CHUAN, CHERYL ONG tohyc@sph.com.sg ocheryl@sph.com.sg THE landmark Central Provident Fund (CPF) Building in Robinson Road is up for sale and the price tag could well be more than $450 million. The CPF Board, which is moving out of
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      Lock icon Top UN climate change official accused of sexual harassment
      435 6 NEW DELHI Dr Rajendra Pachauri, the world’s top climate change official, has been accused of sexual harassment by a 29-year-old research analyst. The woman, an employee at The Energy and Resources Institute or Teri, a New Delhi-based think-tank where Dr Pachauri
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      Lock icon World leaders take united stand to strike root of terror
      780 8  -  Bid to create digital communications hub to counter extremist propaganda By JEREMY AU YONG US BUREAU CHIEF IN WASHINGTON jeremyau@sph.com.sg WORLD leaders issued a united call to action against radical ideology at the end of a meeting in Washington yesterday,
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      Lock icon Chelsea bar three racist fans from stadium
      603 8 NEW YORK TIMES REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON British soccer club Chelsea have temporarily barred three people from entering their Stamford Bridge stadium following an investigation into a racist incident, captured in amateur video footage on the Paris metro. Chelsea have also invited victim
      NEW YORK TIMES; REUTERS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTOS: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, SCREENGRAB/ YOUTUBE, INSTAGRAM; PHOTO: SCREENGRAB/ LE PARISIEN  -  603 words
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      Lock icon Cards, phones, jackets – over 24,000 items left on planes and at Changi
      386 8  - Cards, phones, jackets over 24,000 items left on planes and at Changi By KARAMJIT KAUR AVIATION CORRESPONDENT karam@sph.com.sg AN ANGKLUNG (Malay musical instrument), X-ray films, hearing aids, dentures, surfboards and even a washing machine these are some of the stranger items which increasingly forgetful travellers are leaving behind at Changi
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      146 4 STRAITS TIMES DIGITAL of the Singapore Budget AtoZ Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam will present the 2015 Budget statement in Parliament on Monday. Check out our A to Z guide that cuts through the jargon and tells you what you need to know before the big announcement. Look back in time
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Saudis live it up as new king gives away billions
      928 12 More than $44b to be handed out by royal decree to ordinary citizens NEW YORK TIMES RIYADH European leaders are still battling over austerity. Congress in the US is gearing up for another fight over the budget. But in Saudi
      NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  928 words
    • ASIA
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        Lock icon Jokowi appoints interim KPK chiefs
        665 13  -  Suspended chairman ignores police summons, attends handover instead By WAHYUDI SOERIAATMADJA INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT IN JAKARTA wahyudis@sph.com.sg THE suspended chairman of Indonesia’s anti-corruption agency failed to respond to a police summons yesterday over allegations that he counterfeited an identification document. The summons for Mr Abraham Samad
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      • Article
        Lock icon Jakarta delays drug smugglers’ execution by up to a month
        343 13 AGENCE FRANCE–PRESSE JAKARTA Indonesia has delayed the execution of two Australian drug smugglers by up to a month, backtracking on an earlier pledge to put the pair before the firing squad by the end of this month. Canberra has been
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        Lock icon Budget airline Lion Air cancels all flights out of Jakarta
        219 14 BLOOMBERG JAKARTA Indonesian airline Lion Air cancelled all flights due to leave Jakarta yesterday evening as police were deployed to the airport to control frustrated passengers, some of whom had been stranded since Wednesday. Lion Air, which is Indonesia’s biggest
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        Lock icon Amartya Sen to leave Nalanda post
        799 14  -  Indian govt has not acted on uni’s recommendation to extend chancellor’s term By NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA BUREAU CHIEF IN NEW DELHI gnirmala@sph.com.sg NOBEL prize-winning economist Amartya Sen has said he will step down as chancellor of Nalanda University when his term expires in July,
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        Lock icon No Thai surrogates for foreigners now
        485 15 With new law, couples must include a Thai and be unable to have kids AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BANGKOK Thailand has passed a law banning foreign couples from using Thai women as surrogates after a series of high-profile scandals tainting the image of the formerly unregulated
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        Lock icon More kin of MH370 passengers heading to KL for 1st anniversary
        390 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUALA LUMPUR More Chinese relatives of passengers aboard the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 are expected to arrive in Malaysia ahead of its one-year anniversary on March 8 to press for greater transparency from the authorities. Grieving
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY  -  390 words
      • ASIA BRIEFS
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          Lock icon PAS to host killer’s media meet
          102 15 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) will host a teleconference on Monday between the Malaysian media and Sirul Azhar Umar, who was sentenced to death for the murder of Mongolian woman Altantuya Shaariibuu. PAS information chief Mahfuz Omar said
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        • Article
          Lock icon Decision on Yingluck case
          74 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BANGKOK Thailand’s Supreme Court will decide on March 19 whether or not to accept the case against former Thai premier Yingluck Shinawatra over a bungled rice subsidy scheme. Thailand’s junta-stacked government is also considering launching a civil suit against Yingluck to seek US$18 billion
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        Lock icon ‘100,000 North Koreans toil abroad as forced labour’
        732 18 Their wages mainly go into Kim Jong Un’s coffers, say human rights groups NEW YORK TIMES SEOUL Tens of thousands of North Koreans work long hours for little or no pay, toiling in Chinese factories or Russian logging camps, digging military tunnels
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        Lock icon Alarm as drug-resistant malaria spreads
        720 19  -  Parasite set to cross from S-E Asia to South Asia and Africa, warn experts By NIRMAL GHOSH INDOCHINA BUREAU CHIEF IN BANGKOK nirmal@sph.com.sg A DRUG-RESISTANT strain of malaria is on the verge of crossing from South-east Asia into South Asia and Africa, endangering millions and
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        Lock icon Flu cases surging in India, with 700 deaths
        458 19 NEW YORK TIMES AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JAIPUR Indian officials are scrambling to cope with a rise in cases of the flu, which they say has left thousands of people ill and caused the deaths of 700 since the start of the year. The
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        Lock icon Superbug at US hospital: Two dead, many at risk
        303 19 REUTERS NEW YORK TIMES LOS ANGELES A Los Angeles teaching hospital has told scores of patients they may have been exposed to a drug-resistant “superbug” during endoscopy procedures that infected seven patients and contributed to two deaths. More than 170 patients
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    • WORLD
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        Lock icon French govt survives no-confidence vote
        708 20  -  Vote follows Socialists’ decision to force through economic reform Bill By MARCEL MICHELSON FOR THE STRAITS TIMES IN PARIS marcel@m2media.fr THE French government has survived a no-confidence vote in Parliament after it decided to force through a package of measures to spur growth by making
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        Lock icon UK paper accused of ignoring HSBC tax story for ad revenue
        669 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON T h e D a il y Telegraph’s former chief political commentator, Mr Peter Oborne, has called for an independent inquiry into the British paper’s editorial guidelines over its lack of coverage of the HSBC tax
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        Lock icon Cut back on sugar, not eggs: US panel
        566 21 New draft dietary guidelines put emphasis on overall eating patterns NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK A nutrition advisory panel that helps shape the country’s dietary guidelines has eased some of its previous restrictions on fat and cholesterol and recommended sharp new limits
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        Lock icon Ex-nurse admits killing patients
        332 21 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BERLIN A former nurse who has admitted killing more than 30 hospital patients with lethal injections in a thrill-seeking game to try to revive them has apologised to relatives of the victims. “I am honestly sorry,” the 38-year-old German said on Thursday at his
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        Lock icon NO SCHOOL, LET’S PLAY WITH SNOWBALLS
        72 21 Children playing in the snow in front of the Dome of the Rock in the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City yesterday. Blizzards dumped a blanket of snow over Israel, Jordan and Lebanon, and many people were urged to stay at home because
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      • Article
        Lock icon 25 die in rebel attack on lawmakers at Somali hotel
        270 21 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MOGADISHU Somalia’s Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab insurgents killed at least 25 people yesterday in an attack on a popular hotel in the capital Mogadishu where government ministers and officials were holding Friday prayers. Twin explosions followed by heavy gunfire were
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      • WORLD BRIEFS
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          Lock icon Australia seeks sub partners
          91 21 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY Australia yesterday said France, Germany and Japan were potential partners to design and build its next generation of submarines, in what will be its biggest defence procurement programme. As Canberra seeks to replace its ageing Collins Class fleet, Defence Minister Kevin Andrews said
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          Lock icon Canadian MP couldn’t sit tight
          64 21 REUTERS OTTAWA Canadian legislator Pat Martin on Thursday offered up one of the most original excuses ever heard for hurriedly running out of the House of Commons during a vote his new cheap pair of underpants was too tight. Mr Martin, who belongs to the
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        Lock icon Search for missing Kiev protesters goes on
        478 22 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KIEV Ms Faina Taran holds a crumpled black-and-white picture of her son Ivan in her trembling hands as she tells what little she knows about how he disappeared a year ago. The security guard, 40, had left his hometown in western
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        Lock icon Ukraine crisis: EU, UK caught napping
        622 22 They lacked ability to read shifts in Russian politics, say British MPs in report REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON The European Union (EU) and Britain “sleepwalked” into the Ukraine crisis, failing to grasp its exceptional nature and lacking the ability to read political shifts in
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        Lock icon FIVE HURT IN SWISS RUSH-HOUR TRAIN CRASH
        60 24 Rescue workers inspecting the site of a train crash at the train station of Rafz, northern Switzerland, yesterday. Two trains slammed into each other north of Zurich at the start of rush hour, leaving five people injured with the conductor in serious condition
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        Lock icon Greece to seek EU summit if talks fail
        532 24 Risk of Greek exit from euro zone hangs over finance ministers’ meeting AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS ATHENS Greece said yesterday that it would request an EU summit should crunch talks at a Eurogroup meeting fail to resolve a bailout crisis that risks seeing
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        Lock icon Bangkok airport expansion extended to 2020
        225 24 REUTERS BANGKOK Airports of Thailand, the country’s largest airport operator, said its board has approved an extension for expanding capacity at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport to 2020 from 2017. The announcement on Wednesday came after the project had been delayed for scrutiny following last year’s
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        Lock icon Walmart wage hike to trigger retail pay rethink
        584 25 Activists likely to use raise to increase pressure on retail, fast-food sectors REUTERS NEW YORK Walmart’s wage hike will likely trigger a rethink on pay across the retail and fast-food sectors, with Target one of the low-wage employers facing pressure to follow
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      • MONEY BRIEFS
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          Lock icon Modi’s suit sold for $880k
          144 25 REUTERS NEW DELHI It’s out with the flashy suit, and in with religious tolerance for India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is seeking to soften his image after an electoral pounding in New Delhi and grumblings in his party about his top-down leadership style. Abruptly
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          Lock icon Bertelsmann buys uni stake
          126 25 REUTERS FRANKFURT Germany’s Bertelsmann has agreed to take a controlling stake in United States-based Alliant International University in a step to diversify and expand into the business of operating universities. Bertelsmann chief executive Thomas Rabe did not disclose the size of the investment. Europe’s largest media
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        Lock icon Lenovo apologises over tracking software
        336 25 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON Lenovo has apologised to customers as it works with users to enable laptop computer owners to remove hidden pre-installed adware that potentially exposed them to hacking attacks and unauthorised activity monitoring. The biggest maker of personal computers said it was a mistake to
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      167 19 YOUR CPF MORE FLEXIBILITY, MORE OPTIONS How much will you need during your retirement? The CPF Advisory Panel recommends giving you more options: g What it is now One CPF Minimum Sum for everyone in the same age group. W 1 YOU DECIDE WHAT PAYOUT YOU WANT: You turn 55
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      194 20 YOUR CPF MORE FLEXIBILITY, .MORE OPTIONS. How much will you need during your retirement? The CPF Advisory Panel recommends giving you more flexibility: g What it is now Everyone can withdraw up to $5,000 from their CPF accounts from age 55. Anything above half the CPF Minimum Sum and Medisave
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      168 21 YOUR CPF MORE FLEXIBILITY, —MORE OPTIONS How much will you need during your retirement? The CPF Advisory Panel recommends giving you more assurance: What it is now The Minimum Sum for your age group was hard to predict because the rate of change was different each year. 1 THE NEW
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      442 26 THE departure of two iconic Pakatan Rakyat (PR) leaders in close succession has dealt Malaysia’s opposition alliance a severe blow. However, it also provides the coalition with an introspective opportunity to ask itself why personalities should be so central to its political agenda. Undoubtedly, the jailing
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      911 27  -  By DAVID GARDNER FINANCIAL TIMES LAST weekend’s ritualised slaughter of Egyptian Coptic Christian migrant workers in Libya by masked militants adhering to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) was bestial, even by the hideous standards of the militant group.
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      1135 28  -  Digging up our history By DEREK HENG, KWA CHONG GUAN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES stopinion@sph.com.sg Derek Heng is associate professor of humanities at Yale-NUS College, and Kwa Chong Guan is senior fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological University. THE archaeological excavation
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        231 30  -  Paul Chan Poh Hoi I AGREE with Professor Kishore Mahbubani that increasing productivity is a problem (“Want to be more productive? Have fun at work”; last Saturday). However, I am not sure productivity gains made while having fun working in an air-conditioned office
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        213 30  -  Maria Loh Mun Foong (Ms) THERE is a traffic warden at Century Square shopping mall in Tampines who has been given the nickname, Mr Performer. He is the embodiment of Professor Kishore Mahbubani’s appeal to have fun at work (“Want to be more productive? Have
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        227 30  -  Lim Boon Tan THE problem with how town councils are run today is that when a different political party takes over the governing of the town council, it has to scramble to call for a tender for a managing agent who, in turn, will
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        394 30  -  John Hui Keem Peng (Dr) RECENT articles and letters on premarital sex among our youth seem to suggest that the answer to this issue lies in “a robust sexuality education package” promoting the use of contraceptives (“Teen births drop to 20-year low”; Feb 9,
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        176 30  -  Jeffrey Law Lee Beng IT IS a popular sentiment that when the Government rolls out a host of goodies, it must be that the election is around the corner (“Goodies seen for SG50, election year”; Thursday). Many people believe that the general election will be
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        347 31  -  HIGH-SPEED RAIL TERMINAL SITE Wong Shih Shen THERE have been suggestions that the Singapore site for the high-speed rail link from Malaysia should be located in the central region (“Central site best for S’pore end of high-speed rail” by Mr Amit Nagpal; Tuesday, and “Co-locate
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        221 31  -  Ewe Seow Chie (Ms) MR AMIT Nagpal has suggested locating the Singapore end of the high-speed rail link from Malaysia in the city centre (“Central site best for S’pore end of high-speed rail”; Tuesday). Transport nodes facilitating inbound visitors to Singapore are currently
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        52 31 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1. MR ISAAC LOW: Develop social productivity. 2. MR FRANCIS CHENG: Central body should oversee town councils. 3. MR N. VARAPRASAD: Property ads must reflect Singapore’s diversity. 4. MR QUEK HONG CHOON: Home-grown global schools Guard against condescending views. 5. MOH: Outreach efforts on
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      326 27 FESTIVE KIDS’ SPECIALS Fantastic Post-Lunar New Year Specials to prolong the festivities for your precious little ones. Now to Sun 1 Mar 2015 Children’s Department, Level 4, Takashimaya Department Store BABY 2 3 1 1. Philips Avent 3-in-1 Steam Sterilizer UP $159 NOW $99 FREEAvent Pillow Bolster (worth $39.90) 2.
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      347 30 CONDUCTED BY: HIS EMINENCE DAGYAB KYABGOEN RINPOCHE 11 Lamas From Gaden Shartse Monastery His Eminence Dagyab Kyabgoen Rinpoche belongs to the Gelug tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. The Dagyab Kyabgoens have been the spiritual head of the Dagyab region in Eastern Tibet, and carry the title Hothogthu Nomonhan (‘Hothogthu’ means noble,
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      41 33 PART B S A T U R D A Y THE STRAITS TIMES FEBRUARY 21 BIO Changi turns to tech to solve problems 2 0 1 5 Mentors help out social enterprises Changi turns to tech to solve problems B8 B10
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      600 1  -  No experience necessary. National Heritage Board will now help recruit and train docents. Must commit to volunteering at least once a month for two years. By SAMANTHA GOH samgohwy@sph.com.sg WITH two museums poised to reopen and a new heritage centre coming up, the National Heritage Board
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      455 3  -  High school seeks to tackle congestion, improve safety By ADRIAN LIM adrianl@sph.com.sg BETWEEN 6.50am and 7.30am every school day, traffic along a stretch of Bartley Road slows to a crawl as parents drop their children off at Maris Stella High School. The congestion goes
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      391 3  -  By LINETTE LAI linettel@sph.com.sg MORE than 20,000 people have made use of the Caregivers Training Grant since it was set up eight years ago to help them take care of loved ones. But the Agency for Integrated Care (AIC), which manages the grant,
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      684 5  -  Study calls for global efforts to save them, including protecting habitats By FENG ZENGKUN ENVIRONMENT CORRESPONDENT zengkun@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Carolyn Khew MANY songbirds that fly south to Asia between November and February are under threat, and researchers calling for more global cooperation
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      244 8  -  YEO SAM JO NO MOUNTAIN will stand in the way of six women who will be scaling Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania next week to raise funds for charity. The eight-day expedition, organised by Ace Adventure Expeditions, aims to commemorate International Women’s
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      657 8  -  Social enterprises benefit from pilot mentoring programme By PRISCILLA GOY goyshiyi@sph.com.sg CLOSING two outlets in four months was a tough decision for Ms Sim Sin Sin, founder of Laksania, a food business which hires people with disabilities. But she heeded advice from
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      86 10 / 11 Thousands accepted the invitation to open houses at the Istana and the old Tanjong Pagar railway station to mark the second day of the Chinese New Year. But those who had to work through the holidays were not forgotten as ministers paid them visits
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      147 10 / 11  -  AMIR HUSSAIN WHEN Ms Ng Ling Siew was told she could go home from hospital on Wednesday morning after getting contractions, she was glad that she could join her family for their reunion dinner. Hours later, she was enjoying another special dinner
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      Lock icon Istana and old railway station open to public
      305 10 / 11  -  By AMIR HUSSAIN, NUR ASYIQIN MOHAMAD SALLEH amirh@sph.com.sg asyiqins@sph.com.sg FORMER locomotive technician Abdul Raffik Khan has fond memories of working for Malayan Railways (KTM) at the former Tanjong Pagar Railway Station. The 72-year-old worked there for four decades, starting at the age
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      465 10 / 11  -  Tech solutions help them cope with fewer workers, demanding customers By KARAMJIT KAUR AVIATION CORRESPONDENT karam@sph.com.sg ON SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) flights, cabin crew now carry mobile tablets. And at Changi Airport, there are plans to test a new check-in system. Instead of being tied
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      472 10 / 11  -  NUR ASYIQIN MOHAMAD SALLEH, AMIR HUSSAIN WHILE most of the country enjoys the Chinese New Year break, others have to put in their shift to keep Singapore ticking. In a show of support, Acting Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean handed out mandarin oranges and
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      387 10 / 11  -  Antibody can kill one of 4 dengue virus serotypes By FENG ZENGKUN zengkun@sph.com.sg RESEARCHERS in Singapore have identified a su-per-potent antibody that they say can kill one of the four dengue virus serotypes. Just a very small amount 0.*****0005g of the antibody, called 5J7 is needed
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      633 12  -  By JOYCE LIM joycel@sph.com.sg THE number of cyclists breaking traffic rules may have dipped, but they were behind an average of at least three offences a day last year, new police statistics show. These include running a red light
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      457 12  -  Govt on the lookout for new software to analyse accident data better, faster By HOE PEI SHAN hpeishan@sph.com.sg TRAFFIC accident investigations in Singapore may become more accurate and efficient in the future with the help of new accident reconstruction software. The Health Sciences Authority
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      659 13  -  One person freed from prison with their help By AMIR HUSSAIN amirh@sph.com.sg A STUDENT project set up to investigate claims of wrongful criminal conviction led to a jailed man being cleared of drug consumption last year three years after he was first remanded. The
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      142 3 i i 'y^potuvm NUS Business School I i. Quek Siu Rui Class of 2012 NUS Business School Co-founder of Carousell, the No.1 Lifestyle and Shopping App in Singapore '.yxse Home to 16 faculties and schools, the National University of Singapore (NUS) is known for its multiple academic pathways and a
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      213 5 NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY Nanyang Technopreneurship Center o DEVELOP ENTE MINDSET Young and research-intensive, Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) is the fastest-rising university in the world’s Top 50 and ranked 39th globally. NTU is also placed 1 st amongst the world’s best young universities. Nanyang Technopreneurship Center (NTC) at NTU is
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      33 10 / 11 THE STRAITS TIMES CLASSIFIED BUY IT SELL IT FIND IT .1 Getting a new fridge this Chinese New Year? CLASS 90 Find this and other products and services in The Straits Times Classified.
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      57 13 G The Straits Times celebrates its 170th year this year with treats for readers. Each gift has been specially curated by a team of our top writers, covering the best of travel, concerts, movies, food and tech gadgets. Visit 1845.straitstimes.com for details on how to win the treats. MOVIES RESTAURANTS
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        663 2  -  By RENNIE WHANG wrennie@sph.com.sg SALES of shophouses have fallen sharply but capital values are still increasing, experts say. There were 112 transactions last year, down from 206 in 2013 and 290 in 2012, a caveats analysis by commercial real estate services and
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        823 2  -  But the investment tools differ in terms of management and cost By YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg MANY analysts are optimistic that the local market will continue to thrive this year and build on the healthy 6.24 per cent gains it made last
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      385 4  -  By MICHELLE LEE mleeyy@sph.com.sg WHILE overall productivity numbers are weak, some sectors have outperformed others. The manufacturing sector achieved productivity growth last year despite the labour crunch and tighter foreign worker quotas. Its 2.5 per cent productivity growth was bettered only
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      576 4 MANY Singapore companies have benefited from a range of schemes to help them in their productivity drive, according to figures by the Ministry of Trade and Industry. The schemes fall into three categories. The broad-based schemes are available to all businesses to
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        1011 6  -  Developers unveil plans but ‘many pulling the brakes and may cancel’ By REME AHMAD ASSISTANT MONEY EDITOR RENNIE WHANG IN KAMPUNG POK, JOHOR reme@sph.com.sg wrennie@sph.com.sg MALAYSIA’S biggest reclamation project is raising concerns over a potential oversupply of homes in Johor, marine environmental damage
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        700 6  -  By MARISSA LEE IN DANGA BAY (JOHOR) marilee@sph.com.sg BIG-NAME Chinese property players in Iskandar say fears of a property glut in the development zone may be overblown. These developers argue that they bring with them fresh demand for the burgeoning number
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        298 6  -  MARISSA LEE THE mega property projects being developed in Johor have drawn attention to the involvement of its sultan, but his presence is needed to bring the investment dollars to the region, a senior executive has said. Referring to Sultan Ibrahim Ismail
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        855 7  -  Strong growth, consumer demand draw S’pore firms to invest there By WONG WEI HAN whwong@sph.com.sg IN TERMS of regional markets, the Philippines sometimes gets overlooked, with Malaysia and Indonesia on Singapore’s doorstep, and China and India dominating the wider region. But trade and investment
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        553 7  -  By JACQUELINE WOO tsjwoo@sph.com.sg DUTCH oil and chemicals storage giant Royal Vopak will go ahead with the second phase of its storage terminal in Malaysia despite a plunge in oil prices. Plans for the expansion in southern Johor are well under
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        279 7  -  CHERYL ONG SINGAPORE is at a turning point and companies will need to do more to navigate the tougher business landscape this year, said Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Vivian Balakrishnan on Thursday. They will need to innovate and come
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          65 7 L Broker: OSK DMG L Call: Neutral L Target price: $10.12 EARNINGS were boosted last year by its Sentosa Cove Quayside Collection divestment. We believe the market has likely priced in too excessive a discount on its Singaporean residential exposure while not allowing sufficient time for its overseas
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      456 10 Today Basketball NBA: Cleveland v New Orleans (9am), Golden State v Phoenix (11.30am) StarHub Ch216, Dallas v Houston (Ch202, 9.30am). NBA GameTime: NBA Trade Deadline Special (Ch216, tomorrow, 3am). Cricket ICC World Cup Pool B: Pakistan v West Indies (Singtel TV Ch123 StarHub Ch236, 5.45am). Pool A: Australia v Bangladesh
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      700 16  -  More emphasis on physical demands before tough encounter against Perak By WANG MENG MENG meng@sph.com.sg IT WAS 8am on the first day of Chinese New Year. As Singaporeans awoke to begin a day of festivities, the LionsXII footballers were already baking under the hot
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      562 16  -  By SANJAY NAIR nsanjay@sph.com.sg AFTER shining in training against peers five years his senior, Singapore football star-in-the-making Irfan Fandi gets his big chance to audition for the SEA Games tonight. The 17-year-old will make his first national Under-23 start as a lone
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      497 10 Southee, McCullum in starring roles as Cup co-hosts go on a rampage AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS WELLINGTON Paceman Tim Southee recorded the best one-day figures by a New Zealander while Brendon McCullum hit the fastest World Cup half-centu-ry to lead their team to an eight-wicket
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      142 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BRISBANE The organisers will wait to decide whether or not today’s cricket World Cup match between Australia and Bangladesh at storm-battered Brisbane will go ahead. An International Cricket Council statement said: “As there is no reserve day for pool matches, we
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      479 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY The United Arab Emirates boast the “Karate Kid”, Bangladesh open with Bijoy while Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul-Haq would prefer not to be referred to as “Tuk-tuk”. There is a strange name game going on at the cricket World Cup and Krishna Chandran caught
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      23 10 Cricket World Cup Pool B: Pakistan v West Indies (Singtel TV Ch123 StarHub Ch236, 5.45am). Pool A: Australia v Bangladesh (Ch124 Ch237, 11.15am)
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      665 10 Basketball NBA Oklahoma 104 Dallas 89, LA Clippers 119 San Antonio 115. Cricket World Cup In Wellington Pool A: England 123 all out in 33.2 overs (J. Root 46; T. Southee 7-33). New Zealand 125-2 in 12.2 overs (B. McCullum 77, C. Woakes 2-8). NZ win by 8 wkts.
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      501 10 REUTERS OKLAHOMA CITY For much of the season, the questions surrounding the Oklahoma City Thunder centred on what help they could acquire. Various players from various squads kept coming up in the rumour mill the past three months. However, before the Thunder defeated the
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      704 11  -  Jockey battles heartache but fancies French stayer’s CEFC Cup prospects By JONATHAN WONG jonwong@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE will always hold bittersweet memories for top Australian jockey Tommy Berry. It is here that he claimed some of the biggest victories of his still-fledging career, winning the $1.35-million
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      1037 11  -  IN GOOD CONSCIENCE By ROB HUGHES stsports@sph.com.sg FIRST came the attempted trade boycotts against Russia. Then Germany and France tried brokering a cease fire over Ukraine. And Russia, it seems, continues to do as Vladimir Putin pleases. So now? Time to wheel out
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      310 12 THE TIMES, LONDON BARCELONA Lewis Hamilton was forced to pull out of Formula One testing just minutes into his first session in Barcelona on Thursday. The world champion had turned up at the Circuit de Catalunya complaining of a fever but was determined to plough on,
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      538 12 Tiger will miss Honda Classic to continue work on game and health AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS LOS ANGELES Golf’s former world No. 1 Tiger Woods, who has vowed not to return to competition until his deteriorating game improves markedly, will not play in the Honda Classic
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      903 12  -  SPORTING LIFE By ROHIT BRIJNATH rohitb@sph.com.sg BREATHE. Stay calm. You can’t see her lips move, you can’t hear her words, but Jasmine Ser, the shooter, is talking. To herself. Not every shot, but now and then. There is nothing profound to her words, no magic
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        76 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON If England do not win Euro 2016 they might as well “give up”, Harry Redknapp has suggested. England disappointed badly at the 2014 World Cup, Roy Hodgson’s side failing to make it out of their first-round group. But Redknapp, a noted
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        63 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SAINT-QUEN-TIN-EN-YVELINES (France) Australia’s women’s team pursuit squad smashed the world record in upsetting Britain at the World Track Cycling Championships on Thursday. In a disappointing day for the British, who were Olympic champions and world record holders in both the men’s and women’s disciplines,
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        99 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANILA Philippine boxing champion Manny Pacquiao has scored his first point as a professional basketballer, but it did little to douse criticism that the pint-sized guard does not belong on the court. The 36-year-old sank the second of two free throws after he
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        60 12 BLOOMBERG NEW YORK If Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani has anything to say about it, Alex Rodriguez should do more than apologise for drug use. The American legal firm is claiming that the baseballer owes it just over US$380,000 (S$516,000) in fees for “hundreds of hours of
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        45 12 XINHUA NEW YORK New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony had successful surgery to repair his left knee tendon on Thursday, the National Basketball Association announced. The power forward is expected to be out for four to six months for rehabilitation.
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        57 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MELBOURNE World No. 1 Lydia Ko was in a three-way share of the lead at the halfway stage of the Australian Women’s Golf Open at Royal Melbourne yesterday. The New Zealander was joined at six-under 140 by Thailand’s Ariya Jutanugarn and Korean world No.
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      557 13 After Paris fallout, they are focused on gaining 3 points in Burnley game AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON After a testing week of negative non-sporting attention, Chelsea will hope to return to making headlines on the pitch today when the English Premier League leaders host Burnley.
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      507 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS THE HAGUE The Dutch government yesterday hit out at Netherlands club Feyenoord’s supporters, who trashed one of Rome’s best-known squares ahead of a Europa League match, pledging “full support to punish the culprits”. Hundreds of the Rotter-dam-based club’s fans clashed
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      277 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON As a player, Luis Figo had an eye for the spectacular, but his plans for world domination and the Fifa presidency appear rather ambitious. The former Real Madrid and Barcelona midfielder unveiled his manifesto at Wembley on Thursday, when he revealed
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      665 13  -  By JASON DASEY stsports@sph.com.sg Jason Dasey is senior editor of ESPN FC, Singapore’s most popular football website, which has launched a South-east Asia edition. Twitter: @ESPNFC PORT Moresby, Nuku’alofa, Kota Kinabalu and Da Nang are among the more exotic stamps in
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      920 14 Fresh from Ivory Coast’s Cup win, new boy confident of catching Blues AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Wilfried Bony believes he can be Manchester City’s secret weapon in the Premier League title race as he prepares to make his debut against Newcastle today. The striker joined
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      361 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Robin van Persie is expected to return to the squad as Manchester United aim to extend their unbeaten run to eight matches in all competitions when they travel to Swansea City today. He missed the 3-1 FA Cup fifth-round victory
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      467 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Theo Walcott believes Arsenal’s first-half form has been the key to the English football club’s change in fortunes since the turn of the year. Arsene Wenger’s side travel to Crystal Palace today looking for their eighth victory in nine games since
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      347 14 LONDON New Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood is positive that he can save the club from relegation, but acknowledges that time is running out as there are only 13 games left. The 46-year-old will take charge of Villa for the first time today when
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      805 15 Italian’s successful penalty aside, he should not have emulated Mirallas THE BIG MATCH THE TIMES, LONDON AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON It says everything about Mario Balotelli’s Anfield career that even a moment of personal triumph was tainted by controversy. After scoring the decisive penalty on
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      498 15  -  By RICHARD JOLLY stsports@sph.com.sg IT WAS the opening weekend of the season. Southampton seemed to have staged a fire sale by selling five key players, three of them to Liverpool. They lost at Anfield. They were tipped for relegation. “If we play like that,
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      820 2  -  William So has been coming to Singapore to volunteer on the 15th day of Chinese New Year Yip Wai Yee yipwy@sph.com.sg Every Chap Goh Mei, Hong Kong singer-actor William So makes it a point to travel to Singapore to do volunteer work.
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      656 2 Agence France-Presse Beijing The Chinese tradition of giving gifts of money in red envelopes during Chinese New Year has turned into big business for Web giants Alibaba and Tencent, which now both offer electronic hongbao. It is now possible to exchange hongbao via smartphone,
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      315 2 Agence France-Presse Mumbai The credits rolled for a final time on Thursday for the Bollywood classic Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge as it ended a record-breaking 1,009-week run at a cinema in Mumbai. The romantic comedy, whose title translates as The Brave-Hearted Will Take The
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      514 3 Film, expected to win best documentary Oscar, was finished in slightly more than a week Reuters Los Angeles Unlike the often long, arduous slog of making documentary films, with subjects sometimes followed for years, the bulk of Oscar contender Citizenfour came together in eight dramatic days.
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      772 3 New York Times New York As Argentine film director and screenwriter Damian Szifron sees it, “what separates civilisation from barbarism” is “a complex battery of social inhibitors” that prevent us from retaliating with violence to the many slights and aggravations of daily
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      685 3 Bloomberg New York After Oscar nominations were announced on Jan 15, worldwide downloads of pirated Academy Award-nominated films skyrocketed 385 per cent in the 30 days following. That is according to new data from Irdeto, a Netherlands company that tracks digital piracy. The spike led
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      503 4 Flats and furs were some of the major trends at the New York fashion shows Agence France-Presse New York New York Fashion Week wrapped up on Thursday after more than 300 catwalk shows and presentations. From furs to flats, here are the main trends
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      787 4 Agence France-Presse Beijing Chinese businesswoman Chen Yili paid a hospital in South Korea thousands of dollars to reshape her face in the hope that she would look more like the glamorous stars she saw on television. Instead, she says, she
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      455 5 Agence France-Presse New York Oliver Sacks, the British neurologist and best-selling author of numerous books, including Awakenings, said he has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. The 81-year-old disclosed his condition in an essay in The New York Times’ Opinion section. “A month ago, I felt
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      1048 6 New York Times New York Kim Gordon knows her reputation well. “Detached, impassive or remote,” she ticks off in her new memoir, “opaque or mysterious or enigmatic or even cold.” But rather than dispel the persona she built up over 30 years as the
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      1331 2 PROPERTY Buzz Balestier gains investors’ favour with good location Its proximity to the city attracts expatriates on a tight budget: Experts By Cheryl Ong alestier’s unsavoury reputation as a red-light district seems a thing of the past. Investors are now closing in on the area thanks to rejuvenation efforts and
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      208 5 RARE INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT Excellent Investment Choice! Award Winning Developer! Quality Designs Finishes! Priced to sell! Seamless Connectivity MRT Bus Interchange| Mall| Cinema Healthcare HUTTONS ASIA PTE LTD L*****99K Developer's Sales TeamR*****4F Linda 9061 0809/ 8322 2833 Priced To Sell New Listing OPEN CNY! NEW Condo in Yishun, Most affordable! Options
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      93 6 Priced To Sell 4-RM 636 #06. Mins Pioneer MRT. Next to Pioneer Mall/ sch. Simple, move in. Call Neo CS 8161-7124 now Priced To Sell ANG YM 9722 7922 CHEAP CHEAP! NEW Listing! 4A, 944 Jurong W, dr to dr #09, unblocked, must sell. 5I, 272B Jurong W, high flr
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      209 6 3’I’ CORIDOR BLK.7 60sqm St George Lane. High Floor Asking $345K. Appt Juhari *****782 9100 2355 PN Priced To Sell BLK 755 4’A’ #07. Semi corner, Simple, near Ikea, Giant, Courts. Ask $418K neg. Christina 8128-8283 URGENT! $450K FOR 5’I’ Blk 230 #05. $420K for 4’A’ Blk 467 #02. Corner,
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      288 6 Good Schools 4’A’ 533 SERANGOON North Ave 4, New list, 104 sqm, Mid/lift flr, Windy, Reno, Rosyth Pri, All races/ PR. 5I CORNER BLK 425 S’goon Ave 1. 129 sqm. Spacious. Reno. Mins MRT/amenities Call Rajan 9459-3037 Excellent Location Joseph Lim 9001 1508 5I S’GOON N, Ave 4, 122sqm Corner,
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      768 7 GUIDE TO HDB TOWNS CLASS CODES SEMBAWANG WOODLANDS CHOA CHU KANG BUKIT PANJANG JURONG WEST ANG MO KIO BUKIT BATOK JURONG EAST YISHUN PUNGGOL SENGKANG BUKIT TIMAH HOUGANG PASIR RIS/CHANGI SERANGOON BISHAN TAMPINES TOA PAYOH GEYLANG KALLANG/WHAMPOA BEDOK CLEMENTI MARINE PARADE QUEENSTOWN BUKIT MERAH CENTRAL HDB ROOM RENTAL ZONES CLASS
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      126 7 Exquisite Designed Good Class Bungalow on White House Park/ Dalvey Road This GCB was featured on the cover of “25 Best Tropical Homes in Singapore and Malaysia” and boasts lavish entertainment spaces, a fully equipped home theatre system, underground bar/lounge with a glass wall separating the swimming pool giving an
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      234 7 Expat Choice 396A DUNEARN RD Tip top 3-sty Semi-D, 3800/ 6100 sf, 7+1+pool Quiet, immed. 9863-5635/9727-2996 More units for sale/ rent (www.wahkhiaw.com.sg) KHEAM HOCK/ BERRIMA luxurious modern design 5/7+1 rm, pool $20k/$26k Connection *****654 Expat Choice ASCOT RISE GCB *****/ 8000 sf. 5 bdrm. Tasteful ly Reno. Lovely Gdn. $18K
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      263 7 Must View PEACH GARDEN. DETACH. 3300 sqft. 5-bdrms. 2 sty. Beautiful. Avail Immed. $8.2K. Paul 8233 3852 DUNBAR WALK. VERY spacious Semi-d. 5+2 rms. 4000/5000sf. Quiet. MRT /Pk. $7.3k. CVP *****015 Must View BAYSHORE RD. CORNER terr 2271 sf 5 rms. P/furn. Reno Walk to beach. Michael Ng *****623. mnprop.com.sg
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      253 7 Expat Choice SPOTTISWOODE 18. 658 sf. 2 bdrms. High flr. City view Renovated. Next to CBD/ Outram Park MRT. Immed. Since 1993 Sheela Feroz Khan 8121 6348 76 SHENTON 2 bdrm, 980 sf. Unblocked. High flr. Sea view. Brand new. MRT/ CBD. P/furn. Ask $4200. 76 SHENTON. 1 bdrms. 592/
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      222 7 Must Not Miss BLUE HORIZON West Coast, 3bdrms. 1206 sqft. High flr w/ gorgeous view. F/furnish. Immed. $4K. PASIR PANJANG MRT $3.4K RIA Apts, 2bdrms. Reno. Furnish No noon sun. Quiet Immediate. 94-797-434. THE ROCHESTER 1-BDRM loft patio 1141 sqft p/furn $4.4K. Mr Wong 9767 2391 Immediate CITYSCAPE 3RMS 1345
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      3163 8 District 15 20 22 28 Property Rental Values R en t a l s f or non l an d e d p r i va t e res id en t i a l p ro p er t i es i n D ecem b er 20 14
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      81 8 Near MRT Jimmy Ng 9660 0112 NEW LISTING! THE Waterina Beautiful 2-bdrm 1098sf. Privacy. Good view. Cosy. Reno. P/f/furn. Avail 1-Apr. Alison Tay, ERA 9688 0185 SEAFRONT ON MEYER 4rm 2099sf MBS view.... $8k 3rm 1603sf sea/MBS....... $7k 3rm 1603sf MBS view.. $6.3k 2rm 1066sf high flr...... $4.5k SHORE RESIDENCES
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      102 8 Immediate STUDIO EAST Coast near Siglap Ctr. Furn. Aircon. Nice. $1.5K. No owner. Immediate. Call 9744-2121 Fully Furnished THE COTZ. STUDIO. $2.1K Gold Palm Mansion 2rm $3K. 3+1rm. $3.8K neg! The Sound. 2rms. $4.3K CHEAPEST! THE MEYERISE Quiet. Pool view. 3bdrms, Windy. Brand new. Best! Urgent! 9363-6292 Gibson Excellent Location
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      296 9 Immediate Expat's Choice SEAFRONT ON MEYER 3+1 p/furn. 1,604 sqft High flr. Balcony. Sea City View. neg. Michael *****404 PN Must View Maxie Tay 9276 2914 BAYSHORE PK PH 3500sf 5+1rm Single Level $7.5K; 2. Aquarius @Bedok Res 1324sf 3+1 Quiet Facing $3.5K; p/furn, from April www.maxieproperties.com Immediate OPTIMA, 1959
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      334 9 Serviced Apts Serviced Apts Serviced Apts SERVICED RESIDENCES FOR STAYS FROM 1 WEEK ONWARDS CITY CENTRE Orchard Scotts Residences (5 Anthony Road) In the vicinity of the coveted Orchard Road district Orchard Parksuites 1 Orchard Turn) Across from Orchard MRT Station and ION Orchard Shopping Mall Regency House (121 Penang
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      143 9 PARC VISTA 3+1 bdrm 1280 sf. F/furnished. Amenities. Full facilities. Full aircon. Immed. William 9815-2996 PALM GARDENS. NEAR CCK MRT. 3+1 unblock, unfurn $2.4k condo facilities, Immed, Heather *****794 FORESQUE RESIDENCES (BT Panjang) 3+1+1 study rm, furn/unfurn, high flr, pool. $2.9K. Mike 9857 7411 NORTHOAKS/ WOODSVALE. 3+1, 4 units. Part/
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      231 9 Move in Condition BALESTIER ROAD CONDOS/ Apts. 3+1/ 4+1/2+1 rooms ($1.6K). Curtin U. $3.6K. Ana *****354/*****789 AMK BLK 173, 83 sqm, 3rm unfurn, near wet mkt, food ct, top sch, high flr. $1.8k Call Betty ERA *****670 BLK 51 NEW Upp Changi Rd 4’I’ Nicely reno. Aircons. Near market. Immed
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      828 9 HDB Median Sub-letting Rents in 4th Quarter 2014 Town Class code 2-Room 3-Room 4-Room 5-Room Executive Ang Mo Kio 482 $2,000 $2,450 $2,800 Bedok 483 $2,000 $2,400 $2,600 $2,700 Bishan 484 $2,000 $2,600 $2,900 Bukit Batok 485 $1,900 $2,300 $2,480 $2,700 Bukit Merah 486 $2,200 $3,000 $3,200 Bukit Panjang 487
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      202 9 Excellent Location NEAR MRT 1)JUNCTION NINE MALL Yishun F&B/ shop710 sf #01xx $3m, 355sf $1.4m 2)Vision Exchange Jurong F&B/Shop 517sf $2.64m, 301sf 1.45m. Roy *****199 Good Investment NEWEST MALL. SUPER CNY Disc! Extra 10%!! Shops Restns, 956yrs TOP 2018, fr. $1.8m-$3.3m. Hurry last few. Tripp Teo *****388 Excellent Location New
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      116 10 Cycling Lesson Children/ Adult $80/$100/ hour, w/bike. Edmund *****062 www.cycling lesson.com.sg QUALIFED PATIENT MALE piano teacher. All areas. Reasonable fees 9790 6611 ANTIQUES WANTED! Chinese furnitures, paintings, porcelain, jade, ivory carving. Shiwan Pottery Figure. Tel: *****101 or pls Email: a*****101@ yahoo.com.sg Found a male grey Schnauzer Choa Chu Kang with
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      131 14 JAPAN FOODS HOLDING is the management company, which have 9 brand outlets in Singapore. We recruit for the following positions. Kitchen Cook $1400-$1800/mth Kitchen Helper $1300-$1400/mth Part-Time: $7 $10 hr Attractive Incentive We can offer Islandwide Choice 【 AJISEN Ramen 】 BUGIS JUNCTION/ AMK HUB/ CHANGI AIRPORT T3/ CHANGI CITY
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