The Straits Times, 21 April 2015

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    31 1 THE STRAITS TIMES CELEBRATING 170 YEARS, SINCE 1845 TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2015 80 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS TO SUBSCRIBE: 6388-3838 www.sphsubscription.com.sg 90 cents A Singapore Press Holdings publication MCI (P) 032/02/2015
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    Lock icon S’pore offers to be test bed for urban solutions
    617 1  -  PM invites technopreneurs across the globe to join Smart Nation journey By GRACE CHNG SENIOR CORRESPONDENT chngkeg@sph.com.sg PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong has called on leading entrepreneurs and investors from around the world to use Singapore as a test bed for
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    Lock icon THEATRE + AWARDS = FUN
    195 1  - THEATRE AWARDS FUN CORRIE TAN WHEN Pam Oei, host of this year’s M1-The Straits Times Life! Theatre Awards, said she would get performers up on their feet and doing work at the ceremony yesterday, she meant it. She then summoned the first awards presenter of the afternoon, actress and former
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    Lock icon ‘Scope for Asia and Africa to expand ties’
    51 1 THERE is potential for greater economic cooperation between Asia and Africa, Second Foreign Minister Grace Fu told counterparts from Asia and Africa at a conference in Jakarta. But she also warned that challenges such as terrorism, piracy and climate change can affect
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    Lock icon More migrant boat trouble for Europe
    50 1 MORE migrant boats were in trouble yesterday as EU ministers were due to meet to discuss Sunday’s tragedy, in which a boat capsized off Libya, with 700 migrants feared dead. Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said Italy is looking into action against Libya-based smugglers.
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
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      Lock icon Different fates for duo in murder of Indian worker
      675 2 / 3  -  One will hang while the other gets life term as culpability differs: Judge By HOE PEI SHAN hpeishan@sph.com.sg TWO men convicted of murder in a spate of brutal slashings in 2010 yesterday learnt they would have different fates, with one sentenced
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      Lock icon Man gets to be cabby – after 80 test attempts
      348 2 / 3  - Man gets to be cabby after 80 test attempts By OLIVIA HO oliviaho@sph.com.sg A 61-YEAR–OLD man can finally realise his dream of driving a taxi –after some 80 attempts to pass the necessary tests. Mr Shi Zhaolin had failed the taxi driver vocational licence tests 70 times in five months,
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      Lock icon Regional markets tumble as China’s moves dash hopes
      499 2 / 3  -  HK, Shanghai lose the most in sudden halt to bull run By WONG WEI HAN whwong@sph.com.sg REGIONAL markets tumbled yesterday in a sudden halt to a China-led bull run over the past two weeks driven by hopes of stimulus measures from Beijing.
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      Lock icon Body of 2-year-old cancer victim ‘frozen’ in hopes of cure
      446 2 / 3  -  By TAN HUI YEE THAILAND CORRESPONDENT IN BANGKOK tanhy@sph.com.sg A THAI toddler who died of cancer has become one of the youngest persons in the world to be cryonically preserved in the hope that she may be revived with future
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    • THE NEWS IN 5 MINUTES
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        Lock icon ‘Use Singapore as test-bed’
        44 4 PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong has called on leading entrepreneurs and investors from around the world to use Singapore as a test-bed for solutions to urban challenges such as healthcare, transport and an ageing population. TOP OF THE NEWS A1
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        Lock icon Halt to bull run in region
        44 4 REGIONAL markets tumbled yesterday in a sudden halt to a bull run, following the China Securities Regulatory Commission’s new rules to curb margin trading and allow fund managers to lend shares for short-selling. TOP OF THE NEWS A3
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      • WORLD
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          Lock icon Xi’s ‘marching orders’
          50 4 CHINESE President Xi Jinping has issued instructions to shape the People’s Liberation Army into a more professional force able to fight wars effectively, and possessing a good public image. Analysts say it reflects the severity of legacy issues such as lax combat-ready levels and graft. PAGE A9
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          Lock icon Call for investment
          68 4 FOREIGN investors and domestic businesses looking to President Joko Widodo for a better business environment in the country were told to see the amazing opportunities in Indonesia. “Call me if you have any problems,” he told World Economic Forum on East Asia participants. PAGE A12 Mr Joko
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          Lock icon Another religious clash
          49 4 PROTESTS by a group of Malay Muslims forced a church in a Muslim-majority area located outside Kuala Lumpur to remove a cross displayed on its premises. The latest religious conflict has garnered attention, with Home Minister Zahid Hamidi saying investigations will be carried out. PAGE A13
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          Lock icon Scottish party gets bold
          51 4 WITH opinion polls indicating the Scottish National Party is almost certain to hold the balance of power in Britain after elections, leader Nicola Sturgeon has moved away from Scotland-centric issues in the party manifesto, to far bolder claims to influence the way Britain is run. PAGE
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        Lock icon ACTING FIRMLY AGAINST UNRULY AIR PASSENGERS
        60 4 Laws framed here and elsewhere should brook no nonsense from passengers who disrupt the safety and comfort of the hordes taking to the sky a record 3.3 billion last year. Within confined spaces at a height of 35,000 feet, there is no room whatsoever
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      • OPINION
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          Lock icon Yuan gaining currency
          75 4 IS THE Chinese yuan on its way to becoming an anchor currency in Asia? After all, it is more widely used in pricing and settling intra-regional trade and investments. Market forces will see Asian currencies’ movements move more in tandem with the yuan, leading to it becoming
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          Lock icon Illegal fishing cases up
          43 4 THE number of illegal fishing cases doubled last year and in 2013, compared with the preceding two years, national water agency PUB said. This was a result of greater enforcement and increased interest in fishing, it said. PAGE B1
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          Lock icon Fake-degree claims
          47 4 THE Infocomm Development Authority is looking into online accusations that one of its staff has a fake master’s degree. Ms Nisha Padmanabhan is alleged to have got a master’s from Southern Pacific University said to be a “degree mill” that sells non-accredited qualifications. PAGE B4
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          Lock icon What it should have been
          47 4 SUNDAY’S story, “Former ‘wish kid’ now hopes to grant wishes”, stated the e-mail address of the Make-A-Wish Foundation as leonora@makeawish.org. sg when the correct e-mail address for the public to write in to is leanora@makeawish.org. sg We are sorry for the error.
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      • STRAITS TIMES DIGITAL
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          Lock icon Life! Theatre Awards 2015
          71 4 TheBigStory THE awards ceremony is the longest-running awards ceremony dedicated to the Singapore theatre scene. Check out this year’s winners and revisit past years’ highlights at http://str.sg/JDP Find out why the Esplanade Recital Studio got a glittery makeover while the nominees looked glitzy glamorous. http://str.sg/3cr To
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      • MONEY
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          Lock icon New nursing home
          45 4 A NURSING home is to be built near the entrance of the Singapore Island Country Club off Upper Thomson Road. The roughly 100-bed “step down” facility in Venus Drive is in an area with a rising proportion of elderly people. PAGE B9
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      • LIFE!
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          Lock icon Golden Era wins big
          77 4 DIRECTOR Ann Hui’s The Golden Era, a biopic of Chinese novelist Xiao Hong in the 1930s, won big at the Hong Kong Film Awards, scooping up five prizes, including Best Film. Overheard 3, the thriller that revolves around a controversial residential project in Hong Kong’s rural
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          Lock icon Affordable Art sales dip
          84 4 THE first of the Affordable Art Fair’s two annual editions in Singapore for this year brought in $2.8 million in sales, a dip from last year’s edition. Visitor footfall stood at 13,400, a slight bump from last year’s May edition, which pulled in 13,300 visitors. But
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      • SPORT
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          Lock icon Chokers all, says Stevie G
          65 4 LIVERPOOL captain Steven Gerrard has accused his well-below-par teammates of being overcome by nerves in the 2-1 upset by lowly Aston Villa in their FA Cup semi-final on Sunday. He leaves for Major League Soccer in the US after this season and his dream of
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      Lock icon Turning tech innovators into entrepreneurs
      530 5  -  IDA unit in talks with British group to offer six-month course in S’pore By GRACE CHNG SENIOR CORRESPONDENT chngkeg@sph.com.sg COMPUTER scientists, engineers and software developers in Singapore will soon be able to take lessons on how to be an entrepreneur. An intensive six-month course is
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      Lock icon No bailor yet for teen in online rant
      315 5  -  By AMIR HUSSAIN amirh@sph.com.sg NO ONE turned up at the State Courts yesterday to bail out Amos Yee, the 16-year-old whose online rants against Christianity have landed him in trouble with the law. He has been in remand since last Friday, when
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      Lock icon Asia and Africa can do more together: Grace Fu
      522 6  -  Potential for greater cooperation in economic areas and to tackle threats By ZAKIR HUSSAIN DEPUTY POLITICAL EDITOR IN JAKARTA zakirh@sph.com.sg AS THE two fastest-growing regions in the world, Asia and Africa hold much potential for greater economic cooperation, Second Minister for
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      Lock icon Xi set to launch $62b in projects in Pakistan
      602 6 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ISLAMABAD Chinese President Xi Jinping landed in Pakistan yesterday, where he will launch US$46 billion (S$62 billion) worth of projects linking the allies, a figure that would far exceed United States spending in Pakistan and underscores China’s economic
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      Lock icon PM Lee to speak at Asian-African Summit
      239 6  -  ZAKIR HUSSAIN PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong is visiting Jakarta today and tomorrow to attend the second Asian-African Summit. He will speak at the summit’s plenary session tomorrow, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said in a statement. This year’s meeting, where other leaders
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      Lock icon Indonesian Embassy in Yemen damaged after air strike; 3 injured
      331 6  -  By WAHYUDI SOERIAATMADJA INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT IN JAKARTA wahyudis@sph.com.sg THE Indonesian Embassy in Yemen was heavily damaged while its two diplomats and one citizen were injured, in explosions yesterday that followed air strikes by Saudi-led coalition warplanes on a missile depot
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      Lock icon Europe hit with news of more sinking boats
      993 7 20 reported dead by caller from one of three vessels in Mediterranean Sea AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS GENEVA The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) yesterday said it had received a distress call from a sinking boat in the Mediterranean Sea carrying more than
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; REUTERS; Sources: I-MAP, UNITED NATIONS REFUGEE AGENCY (UNHCR), BBC, THE GUARDIAN, THE GOBAL INITIATIVE AGAINST TRANSNATIONAL ORGANISED CRIME, GENEVA; PHOTO: EPA ST GRAPHICS; PHOTO: EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY  -  993 words
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      Lock icon Greek island faces flood of illegal migrants
      367 7 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MYTILENE (Greece) The Greek island of Lesbos is being flooded by a rising tide of people seeking to migrate illegally to Europe from the nearby Turkish coast, on just about anything that will float. “The situation is no longer manageable,” said
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      Lock icon Monkey Goes West and Art make theatre history
      797 8  -  They jointly clinch Production of the Year prize at Life! Theatre Awards By LISABEL TING lting@sph.com.sg FOR the first time in the 15-year history of the Life! Theatre Awards, there was a tie for the top honour of Production of the Year.
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      Lock icon Life! to honour best in children’s theatre from next year
      387 8  -  By NABILAH SAID nabilahs@sph.com.sg AN INAUGURAL award celebrating excellence in theatre productions for children aged 12 and below will be given out at the Life! Theatre Awards for the next three years, starting next year. The award, titled Best Production
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      Lock icon How to get there
      192 8 Address: Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum National University of Singapore 2 Conservatory Drive Singapore *****7 By Bus: Bus stop name: Museum (*****) SBS Transit: 151,151e NUS Shuttle Bus: A2, B,C, D1&D2 Bus stop name: NUS Raffles Hall (*****) SBS Transit: 96,151,151e NUS Shuttle Bus: B,C
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      Lock icon 1½-hour tickets: New museum explains why
      515 8  -  By AUDREY TAN audreyt@sph.com.sg A WALK through Singapore’s first and only natural history museum is meant to be a serene experience, much like taking a walk in a lush forest. That is why the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, which opens to the
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Xi wants PLA to march to a more professional beat
      651 9  -  Chinese President has issued 22 sets of instructions to clean up, beef up military By KOR KIAN BENG CHINA BUREAU CHIEF IN BEIJING kianbeng@sph.com.sg WHEN Chinese President Xi Jinping is not busy hunting “tigers” within the military, he is preoccupied
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      Lock icon Poor family upbringing to blame for graft: Paper
      306 9 REUTERS BEIJING Poor family upbringings are to blame for some of the most serious corruption cases facing China and officials should learn from the examples of heroic figures from the earliest days of communist rule, a top paper said yesterday. President Xi
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      Lock icon Japan to host international defence trade show
      333 9 BLOOMBERG TOKYO Japan will host its first international defence trade show next month, underscoring Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s bid to loosen the shackles of its post-war pacifist Constitution amid territorial tensions with an increasingly assertive China. The MAST Asia exhibition and conference in
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      Lock icon Tokyo responds to Seoul’s call on collective self-defence
      224 9 XINHUA SEOUL Japan has responded to South Korea’s call for Seoul’s consent before exercising its right to collective self-defence around South Korean territory. South Korean Defence Ministry spokesman Kim Min Seok told a press briefing yesterday that the country made it clear
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    • ASIA
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        Lock icon New photos of Chinese expansion in S. China Sea
        662 10  -  Manila says Beijing’s reclamations threaten its ‘naval arc of defence’ By RAUL DANCEL PHILIPPINES CORRESPONDENT IN MANILA rdancel@sph.com.sg THE Philippines has released new aerial photos of Chinese land reclamations in the South China Sea that it said seriously threaten its “naval
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        Lock icon China’s works on reefs
        222 10 SUBI REEF Satellite images provided by Airbus and released on April 16 by Jane’s Defence Weekly show three islets being created on Subi in February. By March 5, at least nine dredgers were creating larger landmasses on the reef that, if joined, could create enough land
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        Lock icon Beijing palace may sue over planned replica
        447 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING The managers of Beijing’s Old Summer Palace, looted by British and French troops in the 19th century, are threatening legal action over a Chinese movie studio’s US$5 billion (S$6.7 billion) replica, state media said. In 2007, Hengdian World Studios, the
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        Lock icon China mulls over ban on ads for infant milk formula
        400 11 This comes amid concerns that fewer mothers are breastfeeding REUTERS XINHUA SHANGHAI China is considering a ban on advertisements for infant milk formula in a bid to tackle low levels of breastfeeding, a potential headache for firms targeting the country’s
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        Lock icon Thai Customs seizes record $8m ivory
        305 11 REUTERS BANGKOK Thai Customs officials have seized four tonnes of ivory worth US$6 million (S$8.1 million), the authorities said yesterday, in what the department called the largest bust of its kind in Thailand’s history. The elephant tusks were hidden in bags containing dried beans
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        Lock icon Work starts on new Thai Charter
        286 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BANGKOK Deliberations started yesterday on a new Thai Charter, which includes clauses to stop parties winning a majority and allows unelected officials to govern, in a bid by the junta to end a near-decade of political turmoil. But the Constitution is widely
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        Lock icon Jokowi makes pitch for investments
        653 12  -  He gives personal assurance of support to business leaders at forum By BHAGYASHREE GAREKAR DEPUTY FOREIGN EDITOR WAHYUDI SOERIAATMADJA INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT IN JAKARTA bhagya@sph.com.sg wahyudis@sph.com.sg INDONESIAN President Joko Widodo, making the best use of the platform afforded him by the ongoing World Economic Forum (WEF)
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        Lock icon Countries in region need not be overly negative
        514 12  -  By GOH SUI NOI SENIOR WRITER IN JAKARTA suinoi@sph.com.sg WHILE the Chinese economy is slowing down and the United States is set to raise interest rates, countries in the region should not be overly pessimistic about their ability to weather this double
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        Lock icon Abe signals he will not repeat past war apologies
        313 12 BLOOMBERG REUTERS TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent his strongest signal yet that he will not repeat previous war apologies in a planned statement in August to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, a move
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        Lock icon Batam court agrees to release of S’porean
        345 12 BATAM A Batam court has granted the request of Singaporean Lim Yong Nam, on the American wanted list for breaching a United States trade embargo against Iran, to be released from detention, local media reported. According to a Batam Pos report yesterday, the
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        Lock icon Australia’s transfer of refugees delayed
        200 12 REUTERS SYDNEY The Australian government appeared to have delayed a planned first flight to transfer refugees held in one of its offshore detention centres to Cambodia, amid reports that people are shunning the voluntary programme. Australia has been criticised widely for its tough immigration policies,
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          Lock icon Appeal against KAL heiress’ jail term
          81 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL South Korean prosecutors urged an appeals court to increase the prison sentence given to a Korean Air heiress for disrupting a flight in a rage over macadamia nuts to three years. Cho Hyun Ah, the eldest daughter of KAL’s chairman, was
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          Lock icon Japan plans moon mission
          74 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO Japan plans to launch an unmanned mission to the moon as a stepping stone to a future visit to Mars, officials and local media said yesterday. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency unveiled the plan to a council of the Cabinet office and the
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          Lock icon Rajapaksa under anti-graft probe
          67 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE COLOMBO Former president Mahinda Rajapaksa has been summoned to appear before Sri Lanka’s anti-graft body over bribery allegations, Parliament was told. Rajapaksa loyalists said the 69-year-old had been ordered to present himself on Thursday before the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption.
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        Lock icon Mahathir brings up Najib’s wife in latest salvo
        431 13 KUALA LUMPUR Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has dragged Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s wife into their ongoing dispute, this time raising issue over her “lavish lifestyle” and promising an expose of how the Prime Minister blew billions of ringgit. Piling pressure again on
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        Lock icon Church near KL removes cross following protests
        586 13  -  Protests by Malay Muslims described as politically motivated by critics By SHANNON TEOH MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT IN KUALA LUMPUR shannont@sph.com.sg A CHURCH just outside Kuala Lumpur has taken down a cross that was displayed outside the second floor of its premises following protests by
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        Lock icon Rahul Gandhi’s forceful speech fails to win over Congress
        468 13  -  By NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA BUREAU CHIEF IN NEW DELHI gnirmala@sph.com.sg CONGRESS vice-president Rahul Gandhi’s forceful speech at a farmers’ rally on Sunday drew some positive feedback, but it was not enough to convince many in his Congress that he was ready
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        Lock icon Islamic entertainment guidelines ‘voluntary’
        288 13 PUTRAJAYA The Malaysian Islamic Religious Development Department (Jakim) has said that its guidelines which imposed harsh demands on live shows in Malaysia is not compulsory, after stirring up strong reactions from the entertainment industry. Released last week, the new guidelines for the entertainment industry is merely
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      Lock icon British teen held over alleged Aussie terror plot
      635 14 Case linked to arrest of five youths in Melbourne counter-terror raids AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS LONDON Police in Britain said yesterday that they have arrested a 14-year-old boy in connection with an alleged ISIS-inspired attack plan in Australia. Australian police had arrested five
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      Lock icon British teen held over alleged Aussie terror plot
      625 15 (2nd Edition) Case linked to arrest of five youths in Melbourne counter-terror raids AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS NEW YORK TIMES LONDON Police in Britain said that they have arrested a 14-year-old boy in connection with an alleged ISIS-inspired attack plan in Australia. Separately, the United
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      Lock icon Militants kill UN workers in Somalia
      258 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MOGADISHU Somalia’s Shebab Islamists killed at least six United Nations workers yesterday when they set off a huge bomb which ripped through a staff bus in the north-eastern town of Garowe, police said. Four of those killed worked for the UN children’s
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      Lock icon Militants kill UN workers in Somalia
      258 15 (2nd Edition) AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MOGADISHU Somalia’s Shebab Islamists killed at least six United Nations workers yesterday when they set off a huge bomb which ripped through a staff bus in the north-eastern town of Garowe, police said. Four of those killed worked for the UN children’s
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      Lock icon Oklahoma City, 20 years after bombing
      339 14 NEW YORK TIMES REUTERS OKLAHOMA CITY Twenty years to the hour after a homemade bomb gutted this US city’s federal office building, killing 168 people and a nation’s complacency about terrorism, a delegation led by former president Bill Clinton gathered on Sunday to honour
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      Lock icon Oklahoma City, 20 years after bombing
      339 15 (2nd Edition) NEW YORK TIMES REUTERS OKLAHOMA CITY Twenty years to the hour after a homemade bomb gutted this US city’s federal office building, killing 168 people and a nation’s complacency about terrorism, a delegation led by former president Bill Clinton gathered on Sunday to honour
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      Lock icon Indonesia military starts anti-terror drive
      364 14 REUTERS JAKARTA Indonesia’s armed forces have launched a sixmonth anti-terrorism operation to crack down on militants with suspected links to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the top general said yesterday, amid growing concern about military involvement in internal security. General Moeldoko said
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      364 15 (2nd Edition) REUTERS JAKARTA Indonesia’s armed forces have launched a sixmonth anti-terrorism operation to crack down on militants with suspected links to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the top general said yesterday, amid growing concern about military involvement in internal security. General Moeldoko said
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      392 14 REUTERS BERLIN A former intelligence officer for the late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was the mastermind behind the takeover of northern Syria by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), according to a Der Spiegel report that is based on documents
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      392 15 (2nd Edition) REUTERS BERLIN A former intelligence officer for the late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was the mastermind behind the takeover of northern Syria by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), according to a Der Spiegel report that is based on documents
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      821 16  -  Set to hold the balance of power, SNP reaches out to all voters By JONATHAN EYAL EUROPE CORRESPONDENT IN LONDON Jonathan.eyal@gmail.com BRITAIN’S Scottish National Party (SNP) used to be dismissed as a fringe movement, obsessed with a single issue: pulling Scotland out of the United
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      344 16 BLOOMBERG HELSINKI Finland’s Centre Party, led by self-made millionaire Juha Sipila, has won the national election as Finns rejected the sitting coalition in their search for a path out of the country’s economic malaise. After three years of recession, the next government will need
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      355 16 NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK The book does not hit the shelves until May 5, but already Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul has called its findings “big news” that will “shock people” and make voters “question” the candidacy of Mrs Hillary Clinton. Clinton Cash: The
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        54 16 REUTERS BOSTON High security surrounded the 119th Boston Marathon yesterday, in recognition of the bombing of the 2013 race, which killed three people. The trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 21, convicted earlier this month of the bombing will move into a second phase today, with prosecutors
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        53 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BARCELONA A teenage student reportedly armed with a knife and a crossbow was taken into police custody yesterday on suspicion of killing a teacher at his school in Barcelona. Students said their relief teacher was killed when he went to investigate yelling in
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        69 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESS BRUSSELS EU regulators will announce tomorrow anti-trust charges against Russian energy giant Gazprom, which has been accused of anti-competitive practices in the European energy market, sources close to the matter said. The European Commission formally opened its probe in September 2012 on concerns
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      468 18 Bilateral talks crucial to success of wider trans-Pacific trade pact REUTERS TOKYO Japan and the US have kicked off the second of two days of tough trade talks that could pave the way for a broader trans-Pacific trade deal, although Tokyo
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      69 18 A visitor checking out a sculpture of Alibaba group executive chairman Jack Ma, made of coloured 3D printing chunk materials, at an international job fair in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, on Sunday. The 2m-high, half-body sculpture consisted of 324 3D pieces made by 100 different participants
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      414 18 NEW YORK TIMES SAN FRANCISCO Apple has scrapped its usual routine for releasing products with its new device, the Apple Watch. The company is instead taking a page from the playbook of another industry: luxury goods makers. Gone are the long lines in front
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      544 19 Country’s fiscal position improving and banking sector is solid, she says BLOOMBERG KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s central bank governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz has said the nation’s fiscal position is improving and the ringgit is undervalued even as growth prospects weaken, in a rebuttal to
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      382 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING China will launch three new free trade zones today, official media said, building on a project that began in Shanghai to much fanfare but has so far undershot expectations. The free trade zones (FTZs) will be opened in the southern
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      300 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO She can smile, she can sing and this robot receptionist who just started work in Tokyo never gets bored of welcoming customers to her upmarket shop. “My name is ChihiraAico. How do you do?” she says in Japanese, blinking and nodding to customers
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      149 19 REUTERS JAKARTA Indonesia’s chief economic minister said he was comfortable with the country’s rupiah currency at its current level. The Indonesian rupiah hit its lowest level in 17 years last month and traders say there is a risk of further downside for the currency on
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      276 19 BLOOMBERG JAKARTA Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia is planning an initial public offering for its Indonesian affiliate in the first half of 2016 to raise about US$300 million (S$404 million), its group chief executive said yesterday. The airline plans to sell a 30 per cent
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        93 19 REUTERS SHANGHAI China’s stock trading fever has made the Shanghai Stock Exchange the world’s biggest in terms of turnover, surpassing the New York Stock Exchange. But the explosion in volumes has exceeded its software ability to report it. The exchange’s trading turnover exceeded 1 trillion
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        84 19 REUTERS WASHINGTON The United States Supreme Court yesterday rejected an appeal by former Goldman Sachs Group director Rajat Gupta, leaving his 2012 insider trading conviction intact. The US government used wiretap evidence to show that he leaked news about Goldman’s finances, including a crucial investment by
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      500 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS SHANGHAI Global carmakers showed off hundreds of vehicles in China’s commercial hub of Shanghai yesterday, as the world’s biggest car market continues to attract despite a sharp deceleration in sales growth. At China’s premier car show, foreign carmakers admitted that an
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      311 20 REUTERS SHANGHAI Amid the music and crowds at the Shanghai auto show yesterday, hundreds of young women and men mingled among the stands and company booths, introducing the newest sedans and handing out pamphlets. For years, skimpily dressed female models have
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      460 20 REUTERS SYDNEY As Australia’s cooling mining sector lays off workers, an army of white-collar professionals is more than filling the employment gap, courtesy of a housing sector stoked by record low interest rates. In the year to February, 99,000 net new positions were
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      557 20 They will develop syariah-compliant products as China’s interest grows BLOOMBERG BEIJING The most populous country in the world may be poised to get serious about Islamic finance, and banks in the Gulf Cooperation Council are taking note. Qatar International Islamic Bank and
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      204 20 REUTERS COLOMBO A panel investigating a suspect auction of Sri Lankan government bonds has cleared the central bank chief of any direct role, while calling for tighter supervision of the government’s borrowing office. Central Bank governor Arjuna Mahendran is on leave of absence
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      432 21 WAYWARD air passengers are getting off lightly when there are jurisdictional gaps. Prosecution is hindered when the offence is committed in air space and on carriers not linked to the country the planes land in. While the Tokyo Convention allows the pilot to act against
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      1272 21  -  The yuan is becoming more widely used in pricing and settling intra-regional trade and investment. Asian currencies’ movements are likely to shift more in tandem with the yuan, leading to it becoming one of Asia’s lead currencies. EYE ON THE ECONOMY By CHOW HWEE
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      1007 22  -  By ANDY HO SENIOR WRITER andyho@sph.com.sg A RUDE taxi passenger who verbally abused his cabby was tracked down and shamed by netizens last month though only his voice was caught on a video. Uploaded by the cabby’s daughter to Facebook on March 14, the video
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      995 22  -  By ALASTAIR MACDONALD REUTERS THEoutrageEurope’sleaders face over the deaths of hundreds of refugees trying to reach its shores may force a shift in a policy critics decry as letting people drown to deter others in desperate need. The moat that the Mediterranean
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      652 22  -  By ZHANG ZHOUXIANG CHINA DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK THE16thShanghaiInternational Automobile Industry Exhibition has officially announced that no models would be seen at the show. This should be considered a welcome move, especially because some auto exhibitions had been blamed for hiring models to
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        261 23  -  FOREIGN WORKERS’ WELFARE Ho Lay Ping (Ms) I READ with dismay that some foreign workers pay as much as $10,000 for a chance to work in Singapore (“Some who employ foreign workers still demand kickbacks”; April 13). It is reassuring that the Migrant Workers’
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        331 23 Is reserving seats when queueing for food an ungracious act or a uniquely Singapore custom? Does this practice put seats to optimal use? I’ve always been proud of this uniquely Singaporean culture... People respect the fact that a table with a pack of tissue paper on it is
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        372 23  -  Lee Kay Yan (Miss) MR HENG Cho Choon was right when he said that the selection criteria for scholarship holders should be more stringent and comprehensive (“Ensure scholarship holders are made of sterner stuff”; April 8). Applicants should be sieved out if
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        326 23  -  Wee Shiou Liang (Dr) IT IS heartening to read that the Lien Foundation is bringing in pneumatic gym equipment to a few nursing homes and eldercare centres (“Gyms for seniors to boost health”; last Friday). There seems to be more acceptance among clinicians
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        113 23  -  Ravi Subramanian Director (Reintegration) Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises WE THANK Lee Jia Wei for her feedback (“Enable inmates to pick up new skills”; last Wednesday). The Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises (Score), a statutory board under the Ministry of Home Affairs, provides skills training to
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          171 23  -  Wong Shih Shen BULLYING is a form of violence in society and needs to be addressed in schools (“Get to the root of school bullying” by Mr Matthew Ong Koon Lock; last Saturday). We can tackle it by creating an infrastructure and eco-system for inclusiveness
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          105 23  -  Tan Ho Gian THE launch of the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum is a significant contribution to the preservation of the natural history and treasures of not only Singapore, but also South-east Asia (“Museum unveils dino stars”; Sunday). A big “thank you” goes
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          191 23  -  Francis Chia Han Jeng A FEW weeks ago, my wife attempted to transfer a small sum of money to a friend. However, she mistakenly transferred it to another account holder, who had the same name as her friend. We contacted DBS Bank immediately,
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        202 23  -  Ho Yenn Dar (Superintendent) Assistant Director (Public Communications) Public Affairs Department Singapore Police Force WE THANK Mr Tony Lim Thiam Poh for his feedback (“Increase Traffic Police presence”; April 13). The Traffic Police have expanded their patrol team and also leveraged technology to augment their
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        209 24  -  V. Subramaniam (Dr) I CONCUR with Mr Ho Kwon Ping’s suggestion to abandon the CMIO (Chinese, Malay, Indian, Others) stereotypes (“S’pore must ‘embrace diversity as its strength’ April 10). This classification is linked to the philosophy of multiracialism. It has also guided Singapore’s nation building,
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        167 24  -  Muhammad Dzul Azhan Haji Sahban MORE Singaporeans have been voicing their concerns about foreigners through various channels, such as social media. The Government should be concerned about such grumblings, and take steps to understand them, so that the issue does not get out
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        59 24 1. MS MARIA LOH: Introduce more diversity in elite schools. 2. MR DANIEL KOH: Ethics a key part of medicine. 3. MS ADA CHAN: Hone skills of scholarship selection panel. 4. MR VINCENT ONG: Find ways to tackle long waiting times in hospitals. 5. MR RAVI GOVINDAN: Practical
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        86 24  -  Ronnie Tan Head, Public and Internal Communications Corporate Communications Division Immigration and Checkpoints Authority WE ASSURE Mr Balasingam-Chow Yu Hui (“Security risk with old software”; last Thursday) that the operating software in the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority’s (ICA) passport scanner system at the automated gates
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        247 24  -  Samuel Ling Ying Hong SOME telcos have plans that include hidden charges for little-used services which quietly kick in after a free trial period expires. I signed up for a $41 iPhone plan with M1 last December. This month, I found that I had
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      649 1  -  Growing popularity of hobby, stricter enforcement lead to rise in violations By CAROLYN KHEW kcarolyn@sph.com.sg MORE people have gone fishing in forbidden waters, going by the jump in violations in recent years. Fishing violations have doubled in the last two years, national water agency PUB told
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      231 1  -  CAROLYN KHEW A GROUP of seven young anglers is teaching men and women to fish not to feed them for a lifetime, as the proverb goes, but to spread the word about responsible fishing. About a year ago, the seven started going
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      528 2  -  Activists had criticised its support for show staged by anti-gay pastor By RACHEL AU-YONG rachelay@sph.com.sg IKEA Singapore has responded to complaints from activists for its support of a magic show by a pastor known for his views against homosexuality, saying it is working
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      427 2  -  By WALTER SIM waltsim@sph.com.sg IN A post-war Malaya rife with communist uprisings, one man’s strategy to win the “hearts and minds” of the people was the key to defeating communism in the colony. General Gerald Templer, who was High Commissioner and Director
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      Lock icon 2 death-row traffickers get life term instead
      472 2  -  By HOE PEI SHAN hpeishan@sph.com.sg FIVE years on death row ended yesterday for convicted Malaysian drug traffickers Cheong Chun Yin and Pang Siew Fum after a High Court re-sen-tenced them to life in prison. Cheong, now 31, arrived at Changi Airport from Myanmar
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      289 2  -  By CALVIN YANG calyang@sph.com.sg BEER servers at more than 500 coffee shops and hawker centres across Singapore will soon be able to recognise signs that customers are drunk and handle rowdy ones better. By next month, all 580 brand promoters of Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) Singapore,
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      Lock icon Former judge to be SLA’s new chief executive
      254 3  -  DANSON CHEONG THE Singapore Land Authority (SLA) will get a new chief executive next month. Mr Tan Boon Khai, 41, formerly head of group procurement at CapitaLand, will take over the reins from Mr Vincent Hoong, the Ministry of Law said in
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      Lock icon SIA cabin crew vote for ex-union chief as leader
      591 3  -  He faces challenge of looking after close to 10,000 workers in tough environment By KARAMJIT KAUR AVIATION CORRESPONDENT karam@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE Airlines’ cabin crew have once again picked their former union chief to be their leader in elections that ended yesterday. Mr
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      388 4  -  She’s said to have fake MBA; agency said she was hired based on her BA By FENG ZENGKUN zengkun@sph.com.sg THE Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) is investigating a claim that one of its employees has a fake master’s degree. In a Facebook note yesterday, the IDA
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      Lock icon Change in route for runners to beat the heat
      373 4  -  By KASH CHEONG kashc@sph.com.sg THE heat got to runners Lim Nghee Huat and Yong Yuen Cheng on the fifth day of their quest to run 50km daily for 50 days in a row, as they deviated from their planned route for
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      Lock icon Drone Bill unlikely to affect hobbyists
      544 5  -  They say their models do not fall under new guidelines for use By LESTER HIO lesterh@sph.com.sg THE new guidelines for flying drones are unlikely to restrict recreational operators here, as hobbyists say their models do not fall under the restrictions listed. The Unmanned Aircraft
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      188 5 L Will a large group of drone enthusiasts require a permit if they are flying in a public place? No. The Bill has no restrictions on the number of people flying drones, provided the models do not fall under the listed restrictions. L
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      Lock icon NTU students get to operate actual satellites in space
      495 6  -  Working with simulators is simply no substitute for the real thing, they say By SAMANTHA BOH samboh@sph.com.sg AFTER years of using simulators, students here can finally operate an actual satellite. Engineering students and budding satellite engineers at Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
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      309 6  -  By PEARL LEE leepearl@sph.com.sg TWO handbag retailers have been fined for evading Goods and Services Tax (GST). Both had under-de-clared the value of their imported goods in fake invoices submitted to Singapore Customs. Adrian Tang Wai Chuen, 42, who owns online store MBE
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      Lock icon TOAST TO 50 YEARS OF TIES
      74 7 Singapore and Denmark celebrated 50 years of diplomatic ties yesterday with a toast between Singapore’s Minister for Transport Lui Tuck Yew (left) and Denmark’s Minister for Business and Growth Henrik Sass Larsen. They were at a reception held in conjunction with the 75th birthday
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      Lock icon Private school shut down over exam-free diplomas
      290 7  -  FENG ZENGKUN A PRIVATE school here will be shut down, in the first case of its kind, for offering students diplomas without requiring them to be in class or to take exams. The Council for Private Education said in a statement yesterday that
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      Lock icon Maid was punched, slapped for eating wrong fish, court told
      398 7  -  By ELENA CHONG COURTS CORRESPONDENT elena@sph.com.sg IN 2012, a Filipino maid jumped from the bedroom window of a sixth-floor condominium unit to escape the alleged abuse by her employer and her employer’s mother. A district court heard that she landed
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      Lock icon Teen gets 10 days in detention for beating up worker
      478 7  -  He must also report daily to officer and face other restrictions for a year By AMIR HUSSAIN amirh@sph.com.sg A YOUTH who prowled around Yishun with three friends, looking for smaller-built foreign workers to beat up, was sentenced to a short
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      Lock icon Nursing home near SICC Island location
      608 8  -  Small step-down facility in area with rising proportion of elderly people By RENNIE WHANG and ARIEL LIM wrennie@sph.com.sg ariellim@sph.com.sg A NURSING home is to be built near the entrance of the Singapore Island Country Club (SICC) off Upper Thomson Road. The roughly 100-bed “stepdown”
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      Lock icon Alpha in talks to sell Cecil Street building
      260 8  -  RENNIE WHANG ALPHA Investment Partners, the fund management arm of Keppel Land, is in talks to sell 158 Cecil Street for an undisclosed sum. The Straits Times understands the buyer is a businessman from China. He had previously attempted to buy Anson
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      404 8  -  By ANN WILLIAMS ann@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE residents continue to expect inflation to slide because of both domestic and global factors, going by the latest findings of the Singapore Index of Inflation Expectations (SInDEx). The online survey of a sample of 500 individuals in March
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      Lock icon UOB finally succeeds in taking over FEB
      466 9  -  It controls 97.93% of smaller lender, after making several offers since 1984 By CHIA YAN MIN chiaym@sph.com.sg AFTER a lengthy takeover effort that saw its advances continually rebuffed, United Overseas Bank (UOB) has finally succeeded to its quest to take full ownership of
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      373 9  -  By MARISSA LEE marilee@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S largest homegrown advertising group, Ad Planet, has partnered Japan’s Daiko Advertising in a $2.7 million joint venture to expand into the Southeast Asian market. They have launched a new regional agency network, Adplanet Daiko, with the head
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      301 9  -  PHYLLIS HO A NEW financial advisory firm in Singapore, linked to Canadian insurance giant Manulife, claims its ownership structure is a “first” for Asia. Manulife Financial Advisers (Manulife FA), a unit of Manulife Singapore, has a shareholding partnership between Manulife Group, and owneroperators who are sales
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      537 9  -  By RACHAEL BOON rachaelb@sph.com.sg AS BANKS cut back on safe deposit box services in land-scarce Singapore, private operators are stepping in to fill the void. The newest kid on the block, launched yesterday, is Vault@268, a private fully-auto-mated safe deposit box
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      Lock icon MPA inks deal with Rotterdam port authority
      298 10  -  By JACQUELINE WOO tsjwoo@sph.com.sg TWO of the world’s busiest ports –Singapore and Rotterdam in Holland are set to work more closely together. The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) yesterday inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Port of Rotterdam Authority
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      512 10  -  Strong fundamentals to help Republic weather such external shocks, it says By CHIA YAN MIN chiaym@sph.com.sg THE impending hike in United States interest rates will weaken the Singapore dollar against the greenback, a new report says. But the move
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      324 10  -  By STEPHANIE HENG hsteph@sph.com.sg UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB) is financing a gas-fired electric-ity-generation plant in Yangon as energy demand in fast-emerging Myanmar continues to grow. The bank has struck a financing agreement with Singa-pore-based Royal GK Private, which will procure gas engines for
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      303 10  -  By ONG KAI XUAN ongkx@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE firms are being encouraged to look to China’s Sichuan province as it moves to boost local consumption as well as build a second airport. Yesterday, the SingaporeSichuan Trade and Investment Committee identified consum-er-related sectors and aviation
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        356 11  -  Sias: Engage shareholders, do not just stick to AGM agenda By CHIA YAN MIN chiaym@sph.com.sg COMPANY chairmen should engage shareholders and seek to allay serious concerns instead of just sticking to the agenda at annual general meetings (AGMs), an investor body has said.
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        302 11  -  JACQUELINE WOO MORE companies from Chengdu could eventually be listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) after the bourse operator signed a new pact with the Chinese city to further strengthen ties. SGX announced yesterday it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Chengdu
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        Lock icon Quarry owner aims to raise $23m in IPO
        355 11  -  By PHYLLIS HO hphyllis@sph.com.sg A MALAYSIA-BASED producer of a widely-used industrial ingredient, calcium carbonate, yesterday launched an initial public offering (IPO) here. GCCP Resources aims to raise $23.2 million in net proceeds. About $15 million will be used to build a calcium
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        450 12  -  China’s weekend policy moves trigger selling; caution over US’ Q1 earnings BULLS AND BEARS By WONG WEI HAN whwong@sph.com.sg THE local market was caught up in a region-wide decline yesterday after policy moves in China at the weekend triggered selling and amid caution over
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          18 12 STI trading volume 177.95 million shares STI up down Gainers: 6 Losers: 18 Unchanged: 6
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          84 12 Points Change Mid Cap Small Cap Fledgling Catalist China China Top Maritime 802.55 502.20 936.15 754.32 242.24 209.15 275.38 -2.57 -2.90 -9.43 -13.68 -1.98 -1.31 -0.98 Points Change Basic materials Consumer goods Consumer serv Financials Healthcare Industrials Oil and gas 144.70 508.04 860.21 924.52 1,432.12 816.18 592.06
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          21 12 Stock trading volume 2.58 billion shares worth $1.09 billion Up down Gainers: 135 Losers: 310 Unchanged: 852
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          56 12 Yesterday’s close Index Change Hang Seng Nikkei 225 Seoul Kospi Shanghai Comp Shenzhen Comp Bursa KLCI 27,094.93 19,634.49 2,146.71 4,217 .078 2,093.707 1,848.66 -558.19 -18.39 3.21 -70.217 -42.564 2.8 Yesterday’s close Index Change Jakarta Comp SET Thailand Sydney ASX 200 Friday’s close Dow Nasdaq 5,400.803 1,560.32 5,833.118 17,826.3
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          212 12 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: APRIL 20,2015 Top Rises Apr 20 CENTS DBXT AUDBonds AU$ ***** 176.6 0.8 DBXT MSKorea US$ 6198 56.5 0.7 DBXT MSJAP US$ 5158 39.0 0.6 CENTS DBXT S&P Short US$ 2189 26.9 0.9
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          94 12 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL COMPANY CORRENCY LAST 228 188.5 CapitaMall Trust 225 unch 7045 225 220 4.8 7805.3 +0R'VOL ‘000 DAY HIGH LOW GROSS 830 646 HongkongLand USD US761 -13
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          146 12 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL 184 155 ARA Asset Mgmt 165 cd unch 229 165.5 164 3 15.9 1394.5 CURRENCY LAST 94 74.5 Asian Pay TV Tr +0R'VOL ‘000 DAY
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          38 12 By Volume CENTS Vol CENTS SinoConstruction 4.1 248,784,200 WE R SIIC Environment 446,158,700 SinoConstruction 4.1 248,784,200 Pacific Andes Vallianz 126,602,800 Healthway Med 5.3 39,036,700 22 96,521,900 Charisma Energy 3 30,530,600 2.5 88,432,200 IHC 29.5 44,739,300 2.2
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          22 12 1 mth 0.***** 2 mths 9 mths 0.***** 6 mths SWAP Offer rates 9 mths 6 mths 1.***** Source: Thomson Reuters
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          67 12 Apr 20 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar Bid Offer S$A1S$ to one unit of foreign currency: NZ dollar S$/US$ to 100 units of foreign currency: 1.0519 Danish krone 0.7823 1.1031 1.1039 0.8210 0.8206 *****
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          165 12 Top Rises Apr 20 CENTS ChasenHldg W*****0 CN*****MBePW*****0 4.8 20.0 0.8 Charisma W*****3 1.1 10.0 0.1 DBS MB ePW*****5 10.8 5.9 0.6 DBS MB ePW*****4 ...........8.2 3.8 0.3 UOB MB ePW*****2 2.4 SGX MB eCW*****3 15.2 2.7 0.4 SGX MB eCW*****1 11 1.9 0.2 Mun Siong W*****8
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          17 12 Vol Company Last Sale +or-('000) +orVol COCO) CapMallA3.8%b*****2 103.8 -0.1 10 CityDev NCCPS 107.5 +i 13
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          194 12 52-Wk Last Vol High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) 123.5 110.2 ABF SG Bond ETF Last Sale 123.5 163 110.2 123.5 ABF SG Bond ETF CIMB APAC Div S$D 114.9 146 +0.4 12 110.5 98 CIMB APAC Div US$ US105.3 1440 1308 CIMBASEAN40 S$D 1387 -6 1 1113 995 CIMBASEAN40
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          139 12 MAPLETREE Logistics Trust’s fourth-quarter distribution per unit dipped 2.1 per cent to 1.85 cents, as the quarter’s performance was partially impacted by down time at several properties that were converted from single-user assets to multi-tenanted buildings. The conversions led to lower occupancy and revenue during the transition,
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          132 12 SABANA Shari’ah Compliant Industrial Reit’s distributable income for the first quarter came in at about $13 million, translating into a distribution per unit (DPU) of 1.78 cents. While income available for distribution remained largely stable compared with the same period last year, DPU declined 5.3 per cent due
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      37 14 For bookings and enquiries, call 6319-5192 (Counter) or 1800-289-9988 (Classified hotline during office hours) BOOK OBITUARIES ONLINE www.sphobit.com.sg Or call 6319 5192 to speak to our representative Place obituary, condolences, acknowledgement and in-memoriam advertisements at your convenience.
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      150 16 Acceptance of Obituaries News Centre, 1000 Toa Payoh North Tel: 6319-5192 (Counter) or 1800-289-9988 (Classified hotline during office hours) Mondays Fridays 8.30am to 9,45pm Saturdays 12.30pm to 9.45pm Sundays Public Holidays 12.30pm to 9pm Only death announcements can be accepted after office hours.’ To help us process your announcement quickly,
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      244 16 Today Basketball NBA Western Conference Play-offs 1st rd, Game 2: Golden State v New Orleans (StarHub Ch216, 10.30am). Cricket IPL: Rajasthan Royals v Kings XI Punjab (StarHub Ch238, 10.20pm). 2nd Test: West Indies v England, day 1 (Singtel TV Ch122 StarHub Ch235, 9.45pm). Football AFC Champions League, Group H: Western
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      147 19 LOTTERY Draw No. 3050/2015 Mon, 20 Apr 2015 Results of Draw Winning No. Add. No. 09 16 17 25 27 36 I 07 Group 1 Prize *1,105,575 Next Draw No. 3051/2015 Thu, 23 Apr 2015 Group 1 Prize *2,200,000. Draw Venue: Singapore Pools (Private) Limited 210 Middle Road, #01-01 Singapore
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      641 20  -  Soh’s focus on longer race as 3 days not enough to recover for the track By CHUA SIANG YEE siangyee@sph.com.sg SEA Games medal hopeful Soh Rui Yong may be entered in two events for the upcoming biennial meet but faced with 52.195km of running in four
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      597 20 AGENCE FRANCE–PRESSE REUTERS BERLIN Pep Guardiola admits that today’s Champions League quarter-final, second-leg tie against Porto is effectively a “final” for Bayern Munich, with the injury-hit German side staring down the barrel of an exit from Europe’s premier club football competition. Bayern’s dream of repeating their
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      507 20 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BARCELONA Catalan giants Barcelona’s lethal attack has put them on course for a seventh Champions League semi-final place in eight years but their shaky defence gives Paris SaintGermain a glimmer of hope today in the second leg of
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      407 16 King James chuffed with contribution from play-off rookies Irving and Love REUTERS CLEVELAND After he beat the half-time buzzer with a deep three-pointer, Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving stretched out three fingers on both hands and looked to the sky as he strutted
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      211 16 REUTERS L Atlanta Hawks 99 Brooklyn Nets 92 Atlanta guard Kyle Korver ignited an electric atmosphere inside Philips Arena with a 21-point performance, lifting the Hawks past visitors Brooklyn Nets in Game One of their first-round Eastern Conference play-offs. The Hawks controlled the game but could not
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      386 16 -Cricket IPL In Ahmedabad: Chennai 156-4 (D. Bravo 62 n.o.). Rajasthan 157-2 in 18.2 overs (A. Rahane 76 n.o., S. Watson 73). Rajasthan win by 8 wkts. In Bangalore: Mumbai 209-7 (L. Simmons 59, U. Chand 58; D. Wiese 4-33, Y. Chahal 2-28). Bangalore 191-7 in 20 overs (D.
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        458 17  -  VJC triple jumper not fully fit but still sets 11.94m national mark By JEREMY LIM ljeremy@sph.com.sg LYNETTE Lim broke her own national triple jump record for the second consecutive year yesterday, qualifying for the SEA Games in the process. This was despite the Victoria Junior College
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        Lock icon VJC runner sprints to 200m gold
        305 17  -  By CHARMAINE NG ngxtc@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Louisa Goh VICTORIA JUNIOR COLLEGE sprinter Janine Lim may have given herself the best parting gift. Yesterday’s 200m gold-medal outing in the Schools National Track and Field Championships at the Bukit Gombak Stadium could be her last
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        Lock icon Catholic High and East Spring triumph in B Div floorball
        253 17  -  By AFIQ ROSLAN armuhd@sph.com.sg CATHOLIC High School were in danger of suffering another heartbreak against the same opponents who had dashed their dreams two years ago. Yesterday, at the end of the first period of the National In-ter-School Floorball Championships
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      880 17  -  SPORTING LIFE By ROHIT BRIJNATH rohitb@sph.com.sg IT WAS a tag, a tease, a truth. As he challenged Sonny Liston for the heavyweight title in February 1964, the label on Muhammad Ali’s white robe was clear. “The Lip.” Gaseous Clay was the prince of preening
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        74 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Manchester City playmaker David Silva has not suffered any fractures despite appearing to have suffered a serious injury last weekend, the English football champions said yesterday. He was carried off on a stretcher midway through the second half of City’s 2-0
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        72 17 REUTERS RIO DE JANEIRO Usain Bolt cruised to victory in a sprint challenge on Sunday but the Jamaican world record holder declared himself unhappy with his performance in his first 100m race of the season. Bolt pulled away from Ryan Bailey over the last 30m
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        67 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JAKARTA The Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) yesterday threatened legal action against the government over its attempt to suspend the association, in a row that has provoked anger from Fifa. The PSSI’s newly-elected chief La Nyalla Mattalitti insisted the body remained in charge of football in
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        63 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY Craig Hilliard was yesterday appointed Australia’s new athletics coach, replacing Eric Hollingsworth who was sacked last year after clashing with star hurdler Sally Pearson. Hilliard, a coach for more than 30 years, has previously worked with successful athletes including race walker Nathan Deakes,
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        72 17 REUTERS MUMBAI Tragedy struck Indian cricket yesterday, when a 20-year-old player died as a result of a freak on-field collision with a team-mate during a club match in the eastern city of Kolkata. Four months after Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes died after being hit by
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        49 17 BLOOMBERG LONDON Three-time British Open champion Nick Faldo will play in the golf tournament for the last time in July. He will join five-time winner Tom Watson, who is also scheduled to participate for the last time at the tournament at St Andrews, Scotland.
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      536 18 Hamilton still dominant but Ferrari’s Raikkonen happy with ‘improved’ car THE TIMES, LONDON THE GUARDIAN MANAMA Lewis Hamilton put the controversy of “Spraygate” behind him on Sunday to revel in a victory at the Bahrain Grand Prix that could put him on the
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      893 18  -  IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT By DAVID TREMAYNE stsports@sph.com.sg SO, THE first leg of the 2015 FI A Formula 1 World Championship is over, and the teams are heading back to Europe and readying the big upgrades for Spain that their engineers have
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      412 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MONTE CARLO In-form Novak Djokovic knows better than to try and predict how long he can keep up what seems to be a superhuman effort on court after winning tennis’ Monte Carlo Masters. The top seed had to survive a comeback as
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      575 19 Captain cites ‘disappointing’ effort as failure increases pressure on Rodgers AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Steven Gerrard has accused his Liverpool team-mates of letting nerves affect them in their lacklustre 2-1 FA Cup semi-final defeat by Aston Villa. Brendan Rodgers’ side were well below their best at
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      677 19 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON It has already been a season of wonder and achievement for Harry Kane, bringing him goals, plaudits, England recognition and now a hefty bill for catering. The centre-forward on Sunday became the first Tottenham Hotspur player to score
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      255 4 REPUBLIC AUTO: *****234 Jan 2011 Grand C4 Picasso 1.6A. 1 Owner, *****Km. Panoramic roof, 7-seater MPV, Full Agent Svc. Grab! 4/’12 GRANDPICASSO 1.6A Black. Fully svc by C&C. Only 40,000km. *****808 5/06 FORD MONDEO 2.0A 1 owner. (PARF $12,000), leather, 100,000km. 4-dr. $19,900. Sany *****249 3/’12 GALAXY 2.0. 1 owner.
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      143 4 OW!! GV LOWEST Down $6800 For 07/08 CRV 2.4A S/R!! Mthly fr $958 Low km well maintained by a teacher.High Trade in avail Cashback $21k when COE Ends. Bruce 9028-6476 W OW!! GV LOWEST Down Fr $5800 For 07’ 08’ Civic 1.8A Low km Well Maintain. High Trade-in Avail Cashback
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      122 4 **BRAND NEW HONDA Vezel 1.5 G X S Ready stocks DVD, leather, s/rims. neg San Hup Bee 972 88 717 BRAND NEW VEZEL 1.5X. Inhouse loan trade-in avail. $neg. For enquiries, JCWC 9338-0202/ 6569-6969 SuperValue Celebrate Together! NEW VEZEL X model. High spec. Unbeatable price! Guaranteed COE. Call Sam 9386-0913/
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      100 4 03/09 HONDA ODYSSEY 2.4A Guaranteed excellent cond! Cheapest! 1 owner Accident Free *****363 BRAND NEW VEZEL, G’teed bid COE, FOC 3 yrs servicing, 5 yrs warranty. Call now to book! R.T*****741 2015 FACELIFT ODYSSEY Absolute (190 bhp) G’teed COE.F/accessories. 3yr svc *****535 Casetrust SVTA LATEST HONDA VEZEL 1.5 X. Monthly
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      418 4 COE Results of April 2015 1st Open Bidding Exercise For COE Cars (1600cc and below) Cars (1601cc and above) Goods vehicles and buses Motorcycles Open category COE price Quota Bids 988 $67,749 $76,612 $64,001 $6,312 $78,000 722 188 286 187 COE results for the last six months* 2,340 1,661 290
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      191 4 1 OWNER 12/’08 R X 3 5 0 Dark grey. Well kept. High loan/ trade in. *****246 11/07 MAZDA 3 Guaranteed Excellent Cond. High PARF Value High Trade In High Loan Welcome *****363 1 OWNER 2/’08 Mazda 5 SP 2.0. 7 seater. Sun-roof. Selling cheap! 9088-2621 7/’06 MAZDA 3 1.6A.
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      160 4 NEW GL400 LORINSER BodyKit, Rims Extra Option $65k. $*****0. Downpayment 20%. Tel *****168 NEW GLA 200 L o r i n s e r Bodykit, Rims Options $28k $*****0 20% Downpayment. *****168 *NEW E250 COUPE/ Cab/ Saloon Lorinser BodyKit,Rim $26k.$*****0/*****0 /$*****0. Tel. *****168 10/14 CLS350 BLUE Efficiency. 1 owner, OMV$*****
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      205 4 REPUBLIC AUTO: *****267 Jun 2009 S350L. 1 Owner, Low km, C&C maintained 1 year extended warranty. REPUBLIC AUTO: *****206 Jan’11 E300 Avant. 1 owner Low km. C&C warranty 1 year extended warranty. REPUBLIC AUTO: *****769 July 2012 C180 CGi Coupe C&C warranty with 1 year extended warranty. Hurry!! REPUBLIC AUTO:
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      321 4 NLY $4100 DOWNPAYMENT for ’07/’08 Lancer EX 1.5A with Sunroof/ Full bodykit. Low mthly from $700. Low km 1 owner. Welcome 1 to 1 exchange High trade-in. $14,000 cashback when COE ends. 9749 1191 Aaron O 7/2006 MITSUBISHI LANCER 1.6M. Cheapest on Market. Easy Maintain Very Good Cond. Call *****639
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      276 5 10/’08 9-3 CONVERTIBLE 2.0T. Blue. Low km. A1 cond. Call: 9699-9919 2 OWNER 8/08 Forester 2.5 XT 82Kkm 2 owner, $51.8K high loan. 6344-3786 6/’07 SWIFT 1.3A. Low Mileage. Downpayment $5.9k only! Good Cond. Beautiful! Pls call *****282 3/10 SWIFT SPORTS 1.6A Blue. Nice No. Well Kept. A1 Cond. $58,8k.
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      268 5 ***BRAND NEW TOYOTA Harrier. 20 Sin Ming. Lane. Midview City. #01-51, 52, 53,54,63,64. Call *****168 7 DAYS DELIVERY 2015 Harrier Elegance Premium. Flexible D/Payment. Call 6743-0018 Hup Long 7 DAYS DELIVERY 2015 Toyota Wish 1.8X. Flexible Down Payment. Call now 6743-0018 Hup Long 7 DAYS DELIVERY 2015 Estima Aeras 7
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      279 5 2/07 HARRIER 2.4 GL. Sell $***** OMV $*****, 2 owner, beige. hp:*****077 $778 X 23MTHS 3/07 Vios 1.5. 2 owner, leather rims Hp: *****576 4/07 VIOS 1.5M OMV $11.5K 6-mths warranty. Cheap! $29.8K. Mr Koh *****303 8/08 WISH 1.8A OPC 1 owner OMV $17,132.6-mth warranty. $49.8K. 9155-0303 7/’08 RUSH 1.5A.
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      375 5 Repossessed Vehicles: 10/’07’ Honda Jazz 1.4A 01/06’ Subaru Impreza WRX 09/06’ Nissan Sunny 1.6EXM 06/06’ Mercedes Benz ML350 Viewing 10 Floor Roof Top-WCEGA Plaza 1 Bukit Batok Crescent During Office Hours: 9am to 5pm (Mon Fri) Closing Date: 24.04.2015 Fax offer to: *****247 02/’12 RR GHOST $858k 10/’10 RR Ghost
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      335 5 CHEVROLET CAR TO lend. $650 per month. Call: *****165 VAN/ 14FT LORRY Long term Offer! WCEGA Plaza. *****691 Thiam Heng **$450/WK! RIO/ MATRIX MPV $90; Avante, Latio Colt $80 UP. 8119-0138. BEST OFFER Buy Sell All used cars wanted Pte Car OPC Commercial Jason Tan (AMG Trdg) Best deal, Excellent
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      1893 6 Property Prices Here is the list of private residential property transactions with caveats lodged for apartments, condominiums and executive condominiums in March 2015 This week: 16 19 PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT Coco Palms 1,298,700
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      150 6 NEW LISTING $2.18M! NORMA TERR, FH S/sty 1600 sf, 3rms. Good layout. Renovated. Movein. MRT. Randal *****572 LAND! FRANKEL! *****000 sf. Suitable for A&A/ rebuild, wide frontage, squarish. Call *****000 GEM IN EAST 3.5 sty new corner terr, lift,indoor pool 2814/ 6200 sf. 0.5km Tao Nan *****269 FT sole agt
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      176 6 Prime Location FH SEMI-D@TANAH Merah Besar Rd 2200sf 2800sf Corner 3sty 4rms attached bath.6car Indira *****048 SUNBIRD 2-STY SEMI-D 5rm 3506/3000sf. High ceiling. 11.7m wide. Face NE. New roof. Cheong 9837 9888 CORINNA FOONG 9796 1714 PRICED TO SELL!! Serious Seller! 3-Sty Corner Terr Loyang Rise. Land 2164/ 2400sf. 5bdrm,
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      229 7 Shandy Tong 8288 8078 2.5 STOREY SEMI-D 999yrs Tavistock Ave. 2735 sq.ft. 5 bdrms, koi pond, face E Near amenities. Ask $3.8M BEST PRICE! NEW Semi-D 2345sf/ 4000sf, 2.5 sty, good layout, cul-de-sac.. View Now! call *****008 Freehold VERDANA VILLAS 5BDRM cluster housing 3-sty basement lift/ pool, 2 carpk 4440sf.
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      294 7 ONLY $9XXPSF NEG. Quick! Big Semi-D approx. 4370sf 2.5 sty, wide frontage, FH Park 2 Cars! Call *****008 BEST LOCATION LUXUS HILLS 999-YRS. 3sty roof terr. New Terr Semi-d. 5 bdrms. Schs/ Shpg. *****475 Walter realestategroup Must Sell! JLN JITONG SEMI-D. S-sty, orig. Land approx 3400 sf. Built up 2000
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      242 7 URGENT SALE! RIVER Place 3+1, 1389 sf, tenanted. Ask $2.1M. Annie 9021 6556 AUCTION 23/4 SEASCAPE Sentosa Cove. 4133sf. 4+1 PH With pool. Sea view. Call *****797/ *****833 Best Deal $1850 PSF 3-RM Corner 2188 sf. The Turquoise Sentosa Cove High flr. Waterfront view. 9791-9900 Best Deal COAST SENTOSA (3
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      300 7 Connie Chai 9108 3318 SCOTTS SQUARE Heart of Orchard. 2bdrms. 947 sqft Unblock FH. Serious seller Vacant. $3.7M. Don’t miss! realestategroup Walk To MRT! SOPHIA HILL 1/ 2/3/4 bdrm avail. Dhoby Ghaut MRT, Plaza Sing. SG 50 promo fr $1750 psf. Engi *****842 OWNER BUYER AGENT WELCOME Ardmore Pk 2885
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      567 7 Newton/Novena tiH Newton No vena HH Newton/Novena HH Newton/Novena Newton/Novena Newton/Novena DU Pte Apts For Sale Dll Pte Apts For Sale DU Pte Apts For Sale Dll Pte Apts For Sale Dll Pte Apts For Sale Dll Pte Apts For Sale THE STRAITS TIMES CLASSIFIED BUY IT-SELL IT FIND ITPRIVATE
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      72 7 Best Deal $2.3M MIRO Novena MRT 2 rms 1302 sf Loft, Tip Top, Unblock Modern Motivated Seller! Vivian *****696 AUCTION! $2.2MIL. MIRO FH Lincoln Rd, 1302 sf, 2rms Good cond, bright. Newton MRT. Colliers 9188 9908 Ulu Pandan/ Clementi Rd/ Sunset/ Bukit Timah Pte Apts For Sale 415 D21 BENSON
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      64 7 Ulu Pandan/ Clementi Rd/ Sunset/ BukitTimah Pte Apts For Sale 415 D21 Priced to Sell HUME PK II. Low flr. Quiet. 1238 sf. 3-rm very well kept. Shuttle bus MRT. Don’t miss Irene *****335 BEST PRICE SUNVILLE F’HOLD 1152SQFT 3+1. High floor. Well reno. F/facilities. MRT/amenities VTO. Frances 9791 0842
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      68 7 realestategroup Don't Miss C R A D E L S LOR LIMAU (Balestier) Just TOP! FH 1313sf. 1+Study PH, #21, ($1.6M )Freddy *****048 NEW 1-BDRM CONDO Balestier. Freehold. 355 sf S$781K. Call *****438 ELSIE CHENG 9636 1929 LAST FEW! BARTLEY Ridge Last 3+1PH, only $105xpsf! 4 dualkey, 1550sf/ 2+1PH. CDL
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      76 7 JOO CHIAT EXCEPTIONAL Maisonette 3+Style+Patio!! FH/Quiet/ Tasteful Reno. isabelredrup.com/ir3.php $2m. *****055. Susan EAST COAST HUGE 2300 sf. Size of 5 Shoe Box Apt! Foreigners can buy. F’hold. $2.28M. Lynn 9799-9966 Ann Kwa 9099 2938 FORTUNE JADE 1098SF 3+1, #1X,MBS/Sea view! $1.4xM. 70 St Patrick, 1184sf, 3+1, future MRT. From $1.9M.
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      48 7 BANK AUCTION 2540SF Esterina Haig Ave Penthse 2-sty. F’hold. 4+1. Good cond. 9181-1819 Colliers THE BAYSHORE 926 sqft. 2 bdrms. High flr. City/ Sea view. Bright airy. $9xxK. Eileen Teoh *****072 PN BANK'S SALE AUCTION 22/4 STUDIO Parc Elegance Telok Kurau #03, 409sf new, amenities $6XX *****639 Michelle
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      299 8 PRICE REDUCED! MAKENA Best Blk 121, 1500 sqft. Sea/ pool/ city view, 3+1, unblock. *****580 Alan MEYER RISE. FH. 2/3/4 rms PH. Sea/ city view. Pte lift. F/facilities, amenities/ good schs/shopping ctrs. HOMELY BEDOK CT. Rare good stack. 2411sf. Covered courtyard. 3+study. Good cond. quiet. $1.88m. 2 MINS MRT Casa
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      236 8 RIO VISTA 3+1. 1249 sf. Unblocked view. Condo facilities. Mins to amenities/ MRT. Rajan 9459 3037 AUCTION 23/4 1055 sf. Rio Vista 2+Study Apt/ 3 bdrm apt Kovan Res 1442 sf. *****833 *****797 Jane Goh 9108 2388 KINGSFORD WATERBAY 1-5 rms, 4400 sf, from $525K. Bellewaters 3-5rm fr$722k The Terrace
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      336 8 BedokHDB Apts for Sale BedokHDB Apts for Sale BedokHDB Apts for Sale BedokHDB Apts for Sale BedokHDB Apts for Sale BedokHDB Apts for Sale r THE STRAITS TIMES CLASSIFIED HDB Volume Heat Map BUY IT SELL IT FIND IT—over the (last 90 days) 0 5 77 149 244 Volume t
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      60 8 Veann Lee 8323 2423 THE GREENWICH $1.16M 2rm Rare Patio Unit, 1044sf Next to Greenwich V mall Open Hse Sat 25/4 at 4pm TRILIGHT PENTHSE 5830 sf 6+1 with pte pool/ The Sail Marina 1184sf 3+1 High flr. Nancy Goh *****189 A* LOCATION! 3’NG’+1 Blk 106. High flr. Reno. Near
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      90 8 BLK 465, 3-RM mid flr. Well maintain. Amenities, mkt. S’porean/ PR. $320K neg. Call *****013/ *****993 New Listing Care Honesty 3’NG’ 556 LOW flr. Lift level Unblocked Reno Amenities 4NG 563 High flr Well kept Call Edmund Lee *****113 3’NG’ 129 BEDOK N. $340K. 3½ NG 122 Bedok N $355K
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      77 8 Best Deal 4A CORNER BLK 182 Only 9 yrs. Mid flr 92sqm. Mkts, shops nearby. $535k neg. Sole agt Nasir 9695-6566. New Listing BLK 262 5A (133sqm) High Flr Corner. Unblock, near Amenties Schools. Neg. *****122 Dave (ERA). BLK 188 CORNER 4 room High floor. O.5km to MRT. Amenities, swimming
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      83 8 BENSON FONG 9029 2790 CHEAP! 3’I’ BLK 528 High flr. Next to corner. MRT 5’I’ Blk 110 High flr unblock Coffeeshop Mall/ MRT. CORNER 4’A’ Blk 385. Very high flr. Simple reno. Near MRT/mkt/sch. 11 yrs. VTO Pls call: Jeannie *****922 New Listing Care Honesty 3’NG’ 421 WELL kept. Low/
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      84 8 New Listing 5’I’ BLK 257 Bt Batok East 121 sqm. Near Bt Batok nature MRT. Serious seller. Michael 9109 3739 BLK 78 INDUS Rd 3’NG’, 2 bdrm+huge utility rm, next to corner, #08, orig $380k Carol Phui 9666 9365 PN Excellent Location 4A PT BLK 88 Redhill Close Privacy, Lift
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      285 8 Steven Teo 9487 9279 EM CORNER 528 Jelapang Rd Rare. #18. Unblock view 5I Corner 401. 3+study 3A 150 Petir Rd. Mid floor 4A Corner Senja Rd mid flr NEW LIST 3.5-RM. 354. 82 sqm.Corner A1 reno, shops. Trivelis Just TOP. High flr. 60 sqm. $4xxK. Sea view!! 3’NG’ 308
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      340 8 CHOICE UNIT BLK 646 PUNGGOL Ctr, Premium 110 sqm, Corner LRT, Mid flr, Unblocked Move in, All races. Nic *****557 Don't Miss 193 EDGEFIELD PLAINS 4A 90 sqm. Corner, mid flr. Near amenities. All races. $370K up. Ron *****055 Silvia Chua 9750 8318 ***$575K!! VTO. EA Blk 191 Punggol Ctrl
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      776 9 HDB Median Resale Prices in 4th Quarter 2014 Town Class code 3-Room 4-Room 5-Room Executive Ang Mo Kio 425 $335,000 $451,000 Bedok 426 $315,000 $425,000 $573,000 Bishan 427 $525,000 $717,500 Bukit Batok 428 $294,500 $418,000 Bukit Merah 429 $375,000 $610,000 $775,000 Bukit Panjang 430 $368,000 $482,500 Bukit Timah 431 Central
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      434 9 IWM Raffles PI/ Marina/ CRM Raffles PI/ Marina/ Raffles PI/ Marina/ Raffles PI/Marina/ fRM Raffles PI/Marina/ CRM Raffles PI/ Marina/ D01 Chinatown [)01 Chinatown [)01 Chinatown QQ1 Chinatown QQ1 Chinatown D01 Chinatown Pte Apts For Rent Pte Apts For Rent Pte Apts For Rent Pte Apts For Rent Pte Apts
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      275 9 MING TECK PK 2-sty semi-d 5+1, quiet, amenities. $9K. Sole Agt Audrey *****128 GREENLEAF 2½-STY SEMI-D 3200sf, 5+1, attic, pool, reno. Adhome *****257 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) NATURE RESERVE 3-STY Bunglw. 4+1 ensuite. 5000
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      200 9 3 JLN NIPAH. Newly rebuilt. 3300/5200 sf. Modern design, excellent layout, 16m s/pool, koi pond $12.5k Immed. Also for sale. Owner 9863 5635/ 9727 2996 More sale/ rent units at www.wahkhiaw.com.sg 11 TOH HEIGHTS. Brand new bunglw in an idyllic landed estate. Elevated, windy, large gdn. With lift, s/pool, basement
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      242 9 Ulu Pandan/ Clementi Rd/ Sunset/ BukitTimah Houses For Rent 454 D21 D21 listing can be found after D11 EXPAT'S CHOICE BRAND NEW S/STY detached at Rail Mall near Bt Timah reserve, 4+1 pool 5100 sf. $10.5K. 9672-0214 HESTNUT GDN. 3 sty corner terr with s/ pool for rent. Full comm.
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      285 9 ICON 1 bedroom loft, 657 sqft. Ask $4.3k, F/furn. Avail Immed. Call *****925 /*****047 F/furn. Avail Immed. $3K! 1 BDRM Skysuites Anson. Just TOP. F/Furn. Balcony. MRT. Good facing. Immed. 9751-1057 Kelly CRAIG. 3 MINS eateries, shpg, MRT. 2 rms 732 sf. Pool $3.7k. CM 8180 8484 METROPOLITAN BEST 1399
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      251 9 NE NORTH RES. 958 sf. Studio loft. Bright. Quiet. MRT/ Shpg Mall. *****855 O PARC CONDO. 3+STUDY 1421 sf. F/furn. Well kept. MRT. F/facilities. Avail mid May. $5.2K. 9146 2799 Irene THE PARC 4+1 1520sf. High flr. Unblock. City, sea view. P/furn Reno Move-in. Avail mid May. 9637-7589 Pang NORMANTON
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      550 10 “Top 10 Skyscrapers of the World 2013” Emporis Brand New Luxury Residence FOR LEASE Bright spacious 4-bedroom residences (3186sq~) with designer finishes panoramic views. Located in popular expat enclave of Ardmore Park, steps away from Tanglin Orchard Road. Designed by world renowned Architect, Ben Van Berkel of UNStudio. Clubhouse with
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      440 10 NEW. THE PEAK Cairnhill. 1+1, 592sf. Suites $3.7K up. Full Comm. CM 8180 8484 BELLE VUE RES, 2002sf 3+1 The Edge on Cairnhill 2143 sf, 4+1. *****669 Ripton JERVOIS REGENCY PH 2+1, 1916sf. P/furn. Cosy. $4.5K neg! 9144-2389 Sam FERNHILL CLUSTER 3-STY Terr 2100 sf 4rm ensuites $6K Pool Gym.
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      411 10 Henson Pang 9107 8070 NATHAN SUITES 4RM $8.9K High floor. Panoramic view 2067 sf. Near Chatsworth/ Great World City. Sole Agt. 2/3-BDRM AT STEVENS Rd Part/full furn 1400/1800 sf High flrs. Attractive rent Min 6 mths 9223 1284 SHEARES VILLE 1400SQFT 3rm. Mid flr. Opp Valley Pt F/furn. Pool, Gym
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      640 10 BBedok/ griTil Bedok/ Upp East Coast Q16 Upp East Coast Pte Apts For Rent Pte Apts For Rent 2+STUDY+1. NEAR NOVENA MRT/ Amenities 1300 sqft Superb ID, f/furn. Spacious S/pool. 9385 2807 MP PAVILION 11, 3+1, 1475sf. Very high flr, p/furn, $5.2k Immed. Johnny *****708 NOVENA 872/1153SF 1/2 rm 8
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      421 10 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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      119 10 EXPAT'S CHOICE REGENTVILLE HOUGANG St 92. 1152 sf. 3+1, high flr. F/furn/facilities.Avail 1May Grab! *****785 Mohan Ulu Pandan/ Clementi Rd/ Sunset/ Bukit Timah Pte Apts For Rent 464 D21 D21 listing can be found after D11 PARC OASIS/MAYFAIR MRT 1+1 2+1 3+1, key on hand Short/Long Term. Svc Apt. Call
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      341 12 ALEXANDRA CENTRAL TOP! F&B #01/#02 344/689sqft Shop #03 161/194/430sqft Sale Rent. Suit all trades CORNER UNIT JLN BESAR 1150SF. Main road. Glass frontage, nice reno, mounted AC. Immed. Retail only.Rina *****269 LEASE FOR TAKEOVER in Park Mall 1544 sf. For F&B/ Retail.Face main road/MRT Immediate.Call 9630 2882 78A T.BLANGAH beside
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      307 15 THE STRAITS TIMES RECRUIT Executive Appointments 1800-289-8822 Classified Jobs 1800-289-9988 www.sphclass.com.sg/recruit An expanding leading toys and musical instruments distributor is recruiting for its shop located at CHANGI AIRPORT TERMINAL 2 RETAIL SALES ASSOCIATES Only Singaporeans may apply 5-days work weeks, including weekends and public holidays with rotating shift Ensure proper
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      156 15 A leading established building material company located at Ang Mo Kio area is seeking for potential candidates to join our co. Sales Executive -Min 2 years Sales Experience in Building Materials -Self-motivated with good interpersonal negotiation skill -Possess class 3 driving license and own car -Result orientated hard working Attractive
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      403 15 Sales EXECUTIVE needed in Woodlands area Min 2 yrs of relevant experience Those with good client contacts will have an advantage Pls send resume with expected salary to: recruit@labourvision.com Project Executive *Able to liaise with Mandarin Speaking clients *Must have knowledge on Electrical Cabling CCTV System IT *With transport preferred
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      399 15 Charles Keith Group of Companies has established as a fast–fashion retailer with more than 400 stores worldwide. In Charles Keith Group, we believe in our business philosophy of offering fast-fashion products and services to its customers with utmost commitment to perfection. CUSTOMER SERVICEFASHION ASSOCIATE Passionate in delivering premium customer service,
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      158 15 SALES ASSTS/ EXECS for furniture Ubi, able to handle Chinese speaking clients 5½ day 9am-6pm PC skills. S’poreans only need apply. Call *****227 RETAIL CUM CASHIER for chocolate electronic shop needed urgently in Lucky Plaza. 6235 9820 FULL-TIME HANDBAG ASST. shpg mall. Next to MRT High comm/pay 8157-1998 RECEPTIONIST EST.
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      321 15 SECURITY OFFICER Monday to Friday (9am 4pm) 240 Jalan Besar, Singapore *****3 Te l 6392 3838 WALK-IN INTERVIEW TELE-APPOINTERS NEEDED. $80-100/DAY. Students/ ORD welcome. 9859-6962 APPT SETTING OFFICERS No experience required. Near Q’way. Immed. 9336 5152 TELEMARKETER BASIC+ COMM Hourly rated. Beside Newton MRT. 6572-6878 Customer Svc $1350-$1550 Woodlands/ Tuas
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      173 16 Hair/ Beauty Hair/ Beauty JEAN YIP HAIR CONSULTANTS Monthly salary package from $2,000-$6,000 HAIR THERAPISTS Monthly salary package from $1,800-$3,000 HAIRSTYLISTS Monthly salary package from $2,000-$5,000 HAIR ASSISTANTS Monthly salary package from $1,600-2,500 CUSTOMER SERVICE OFFICERS Monthly salary package from $1,800-$3,000 Training will be provided Call 8200 7403 Expanding Beauty
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      83 16 SPA ORCHARD n e e d s Beauticians. Good salary. Only S’porean. Pls Call *****231 HAIR SALON Orchard requires Hair Stylist. Able to liaise with Eng speaking clients. Pls call *****209 Food Factory in Woodlands requires Admin Assistant Job Scope Requirements Data entry, filing and other admin jobs Take process
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      244 16 8 Administrative/ I Cfffk Administrative/ Clerical |fi|f Clerical We are a leading manufacturing company in Jurong with a workforce of more than 200 exployees and we have vacancy for:' Store Clerk Minimum 'NT level Certificate Computer literate Singaporean only Interested applicants, please call to arrange for an interview appointment or
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      351 16 Law Firm urgently requires ADMIN ASSISTANT with/ without experience 5½ days work PC literate, -S’poreans may apply Independent and able to work under pressure Able to handle Punjabi speaking clients Interested email: skumar24@ singnet.com.sg High Pay Purchase Coordinator ‘O’ level Knowledge in Microsoft office words 5½ days work 52, Ubi
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      347 16 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH PROFESSION FOR MAJOR PROJECTS LOCALLY OVERSEAS IMMEDIATE WSH OFFICERS AND COORDINATORS 7MOM-Registered WSH Officers (Preferably with FSM qualification) 7WSH Coordinators with Lifting Supervisor and Work-at-Height qualifications will be an advantage. 7Preferably with 4 to 5 years of relevant experience in oil and
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      253 16 OFFICE ASSISTANT REQUIRED @Yishun. Pls apply at: www.teoboon.com/hr/ Sungei Kadut Way Logistics Company is hiring Account Assistant Proficient in English Chinese (to liaise with Chinese-speaking clients) ‘O’ ‘N’ level 5-day work week lg@venturemovers.sg ACCOUNTS ASST/ EXEC. in Sembawang. Experienced. 5-day. Strictly S’poreans. careers@culina.com.sg Celebrate Together! LOOKING FOR Experienced Accounts Exec.
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      340 16 12-HR SHIFT JURONG Island Operators/Forklift Drivers. Trpt. Immed. 9789-2935 P C Networks Pte Ltd has vacancies for 1. FORKLIFT DRIVERS CUM WAREHSE ASST 2. GENERAL WORKERS μ Physically fit Walk in interview 9 Neythal Rd S(*****4) Call *****450 (Bus 252 from Boon Lay Interchange) ASSISTANT TRAFFIC CONTROLLER for container trucking
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      306 17 BS NEED DELIVERY Driver, Warehouse Asst. Cargo Hands Physically fit. Walk-in at: 7 Clementi Loop *****783 or at: 7 Airline Rd Blk E #02-24, call: 6546 5508 E STORE CUM OFFICE Asst. Basic computer knowledge. Able to read Chinese documents. S’porean only. Start work Immed. Please call 6483 2878 TUAS
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      392 18 JASAINVESTIGATION SECURITY SVS PTE LTD IMMEDIATE POSITIONS AVAILABLE!!! (Locations: Jurong/ Clementi/ Central/ City Hall/ Tai Seng/ Expo) 1) PROTECTION SUPERVISOR $2,800 and above 2) PROTECTION OFFICER $2,200 and above 3) QUICK RESPONSE TEAM *$110 per day (flexible Days work) (With/without experience/ Training will be provided) Remuneration Package Includes:- 13th Month
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      166 18 SECURITY OFFICERS Tuas Bukit Merah Jurong Toa Payoh Daily $75 above FULL TIMERS 4 days $1200-$1350 5 days $1500-$1650 6 days $1950-$2100 Call @6348 7247 9721 7841 $1800 $2100 (Basic $1000) Factory Warehouse NIGHT SHIFT AMK/Yishun/JurongPort Rd/Penjuru/ Jurong East/Changi (Near Loyang Ave) DAY SHIFT AMK/Tampines/TaiSeng/Chai Chee/ Jurong East/Tuas South/Changi North
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      165 18 Security Supervisor AMK Ave 5 (D)........ $2300 Security Officer Security Officer Tuas South (D/N)......$2100 Somerset (D/N).......$2050 Jurong East (D)........$1850 Robinson Rd (D)........$1850 Changi North (D)......$1800 Changi Expo (D)........$1800 Loyang Crescent (D) $1800 *****011 *****063 ONESTOP SECURITY PLATFORM Calling all valid Security License Holders. Permanent or Relief. Register Free with OSP
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      148 18 Security Personnel For Condo Commercial Hillview Area Jalan Buroh DAY/ NIGHT $2K $2.3K Officer $2.4K $2.6K Supervisor Asst. Supervisor Call: Richard 9112 9696 IMMEDIATE VACANCY Security Personnel NEW ASSIGNMENT BEDOK Walk to Bedok Interchange $2.3K Officer Day/Night $2.4K Asst Supervisor Night Call: Chin 9722 9930 Celebrate Together! SECURITY SUPERVISORS Officers.
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      383 18 $2.1K (12HRS DAY shift Sun PH Off) 7 to 7 Pioneer Boon Lay area, must be PC literate. Call Rusli 82 999 555 SUPERVISORS SECURITY Officers for condo in Sentosa Cove. Good pay. Call *****565/*****844 RELIEF/ NIGHT Clementi. Perm/ day/ night AMK/ BuonaVista/C’wealth/Alexandra/Jurong. *****246 SECURITY PERSONNEL FOR Condo Sentosa $2.6K
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      416 18 Daily Cash Pay $50 Per Day DISH/POT WASHERS 8am-4pm, 3pm-11pm 6 days work, 1 day off Meals provided Immediate Singaporean only Call 6457-1130 6457-1646 1. Cleaning Supervisor 2. Dish Collector for Taman Jurong food ctr 1. Dish Collector 2. Dish Washer for Jem Kofu Mei Zhen 9450-2066 Ah Lian 9189-6657
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      342 18 Celebrate Together! GOOD INCENTIVES! SALARY $1000-$1400. Rivery Valley 9002-6636/ *****276. Orchard 9720-1788/ 9745-1276/ Bukit Timah 9647-6465 Woodlands 8459-5992 Yio Chu Kang 9059-0156 Bukit Timah/ Seletar/ Floater 9756-2417 Potong Pasir 8287-7238 Simei *****673 Bayshore Rd 8242-3989 Pasir Ris 9160-2598 West Coast 9105-5861 Tampines/ Tanjong Rhu/ Floaters 9339-1313 1) FULL TIME Condo
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      259 18 DAILY RATE/ PART Time Full Time Cleaner Sengkang Shopping centre Starts immediate. Pls Call: *****728 *****894 NIGHT KITCHEN CLEANERS Dishwashers needed Pasir Ris Central area. S’poreans only. Interested, Call 6841-6953. BUS INTERCHANGE AMK Toa Payoh Bedok requires Cleaner, 6.30am3.30pm, 3pm-10pm. Call *****248 *****805 Celebrate Together! CLEANERS REQUIRED AT Tampines. 8am-5pm,
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      276 18 SCHOOL CLEANERS NEEDED at Telok Blangah,C’wealth, Selegie River Valley. 9787-6664 9851-8198 REQUIRED CLEANING SUPERVISOR Office Cleaner at Shenton Way. Please Call Fido 9139-6939 CLEANER NEEDED $1200 $1400 Near Serangoon Yishun MRT 8am ¨C5pm (Mon¨CSat). Call *****571 URGENTLY REQUIRED CLEANERS near Hougang area. Only S’poreans preferred. Call *****255 DAILY PAY. IMMED
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      222 19 THE STRAITS TIMES RECRUIT Classified Jobs 1800-289-9988 www.sphclass.com.sg/recruit Execut ve Appointments 1800-289-8822 Class 4 Lorry Driver Gross Salary up to S$2.8K Perform logistics support and delivery of goods to customers Interested please call 9619 9649 DELIVERY DRIVER Possess valid Class 3 driving license Good knowledge of S’pore roads Knowledge of
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