The Straits Times, 17 August 2015

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    Lock icon PAP and opposition politicians out on the stump
    139 1 On a busy Sunday for political parties, the People’s Action Party (PAP) introduced its candidates for four more constituencies and went on walkabouts in different parts of Singapore. Culture, Community and Youth Minister Lawrence Wong and Speaker of Parliament Halimah Yacob (far
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    Lock icon Indonesian airplane ‘crashes into mountain’
    537 1  -  Flight with 54 people on board goes missing, wreckage possibly found by villagers: Official Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta wahyudis@sph.com.sg An Indonesian passenger plane carrying 54 people that went missing yesterday in the country’s easternmost, mountainous Papua province could have been found by villagers,
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    Lock icon PAP and opposition politicians out on the stump
    139 1 (2nd Edition) On a busy Sunday for political parties, the People’s Action Party (PAP) introduced its candidates for four more constituencies and went on walkabouts in different parts of Singapore. Culture, Community and Youth Minister Lawrence Wong and Speaker of Parliament Halimah Yacob (far
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    Lock icon Indonesian plane ‘may have crashed into mountain’
    539 1 (2nd Edition)  -  Flight with 54 people on board goes missing, wreckage possibly found by villagers: Official Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta wahyudis@sph.com.sg An Indonesian passenger plane carrying 54 people that went missing yesterday in the country’s easternmost, mountainous Papua province could have been found
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        Lock icon S. Korea-US military drill begins
        73 2 South Korea begins its annual “Ulchi Freedom” military exercises today, involving tens of thousands of South Korean and US troops in war games simulating a North Korean invasion. As in previous years, the two-week drill has drawn protests from the North.The drill also comes after
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        Lock icon Robotic system to dispense medicine
        60 2 KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital has rolled out a robotic bottle dispensing system to increase efficiency. Deployed at the hospital’s emergency pharmacy, the system is able to pick, assemble and label bottles of medication. The system also features an innovative label that allows patients to
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        Lock icon Noble Group to hold investor event
        57 2 The troubled Noble Group, which has been under fire for its accounting practices, will hold an Investor Information Day at The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia hotel today. The management will explain how its business works. There will also be a question and answer session, which will
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        Lock icon Indonesian plane missing
        57 2 TOPOFTHENEWS An Indonesian passenger plane carrying 54 people that went missing yesterday in Indonesia’s mountainous Papua province could have been found by villagers. Officials are trying to verify claims that the wreckage of the plane has been found, with full search and rescue efforts on land and
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        Lock icon Videos in dialect for pioneers
        41 2 TOPOFTHENEWS Videos in Teochew and Cantonese were launched yesterday to explain MediShield Life and the Pioneer Generation Package, following a Hokkien video released last month. There are plans for videos in Malay and Tamil too. A8
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        Lock icon Problem of returning fighters
        68 2 WORLD Howto intercept extremist Islamic State in Iraq and Syria fighters returning from Iraq and Syria? Howto deal with them? These are some of the challenges confronting South-east Asian countries, which are striving to curb the militant group’s growing influence. PAGE A10 Men arrested in Malaysia
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        Lock icon Complaints against e-commerce site rise
        75 2 HOME Complaints against e-commerce site StreetDeal have doubled since January last year, compared with the numbers for 2012 and 2013, said the Consumers Association of Singapore. Most of the cases involved grouses about hidden membership charges. B1 Mr Smith Leong received a separate $88 charge
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        Lock icon Sri Lanka heads to the polls
        47 2 WORLD Some 70,000 police officers fanned out across Sri Lanka yesterday to guard polling booths and counting centres, as former strongman Mahinda Rajapakse sought to return to power as prime minister in parliamentary polls. He lost in January’s presidential election. A12
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        Lock icon Abe’s speech all ‘tatemae’
        45 2 OPINION In Japanese, “tatemae” is what is said for the public gallery. With no apology for the women enslaved by the Japanese military during World War II, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s recent speech was all “tatemae”, says contributingwriter Jean-Pierre Lehmann. A20
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        Lock icon Fewer overtime hours
        38 2 HOME Construction and manufacturing workers have been clocking out earlieronaverageinthepastyear– the number of paid overtime hours a week for them has fallen. It could be due to better productivity and slowing demand, say experts. B5
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        Lock icon Tough quarter for listed firms
        45 2 BUSINESS Singapore-listed companies had a mixed showing in the April to June quarter amid challenging business conditions, with a number posting earnings less than what analysts had estimated. Those in the oil and gas sector as well as property playersarestruggling.C1
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        Lock icon Swiss teen beats Williams
        56 2 SPORT World No. 1 Serena Williams suffered only her second loss of the year when she was beaten 3-6,7-5, 6-4 on Saturday by unseeded 18-year-old Belinda Bencic of Switzerland in the semi-final of the WTA Rogers Cup. Bencic is the youngest player to beat Williams since
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        Lock icon Hard talk from youth coach
        48 2 SPORT Afterthe National Football Academy U-16s defeated their U-15 counterparts 3-2 in yesterday’s Lion City Cup third-place play-off, Richard Tardy, the Republic’s new head coach of national youth teams, said the performances were “not good enough”. He listed three keyweaknesses–technique,speed and mentality. C13
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        Lock icon Big news for Star Wars fans
        64 2 LIFE Disney has unveiled plans for two huge Star Wars theme parks in Florida and California. Planned attractions include an epic adventure that puts visitors in the middle of a climactic battle between the First Order and the Resistance. D12 Stormtroopers from Star Wars
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      Lock icon East Asia thaw still on track
      313 2  -  Why It Matters Goh Sui Noi Senior Writer suinoi@sph.com.sg Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s statement on Japan’s role in World War II disappointed his country’s neighbours which suffered deeply under Japanese occupation and colonial rule. But the measured responses from China and South Korea
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        Lock icon Deadly, poisonous blasts
        36 3 WEB SPECIAL The massive explosions in the Chinese port of Tianjin last Wednesday have raised questions about the deadly blasts and the nature of the toxic chemicals in the air. We lookattheanswersat http://str.sg/Zhgc
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        Lock icon Tragic game of hide-and-seek
        77 3 E-BOOK Took Leng How snuffed out the life of 10-year-old Huang Na and ravaged her body in what he claimed was meanttobeagameof hide-and-seek. He then stuffed her body into a box before disposing of it atTelok Blangah Hill Park under the cover of night in 2004.
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      Lock icon Thai Crown Prince leads ‘Bike for Mom’ cycling event
      613 3  -  T ens of thousands join ride down streets of Bangkok in tribute to Queen Sirikit Tan Hui Yee Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok tanhy@sph.com.sg Sections of Bangkok’s normally choking streets turned into a sea of blue yesterday as Thailand’s Crown Prince Maha
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      Lock icon All 7 MPs to defend their seats: WP
      942 4  -  Workers’ Party puts an end to speculation that a big gun might contest elsewhere Chong Zi Liang ziliang@sph.com.sg All seven Workers’ Party’s (WP) MPs will stay in place to defend their seats in the next election, party chairman Sylvia Lim said yesterday,
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      Lock icon Move shows WP takes PAP seriously: ESM Goh
      424 4  -  Charissa Yong charyong@sph.com.sg The Workers’ Party’s (WP) decision for its incumbent Aljunied GRC MPs to defend their seats in the next election shows that they take the People’s Action Party (PAP) team there seriously, said Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tongyesterday. “It
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      Lock icon MPs should focus on laws, not town councils: NSP
      330 4  -  Tham Yuen-C Assistant Political Editor yuenc@sph.com.sg Members of Parliament are lawmakers first and should focus on issues that affect Singaporeans’ lives –nottherunningoftowncouncils, the National Solidarity Party’s (NSP) Ms Hazel Poa has said. She disagreed with the view of Deputy Prime Minister
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      Lock icon Reform Party in for a tough fight, say Radin Mas residents
      294 4  -  Joyce Lim joycel@sph.com.sg The Reform Party (RP) seeks the support of residents in Radin Mas so its candidate can speak up on issues relating to Central Provident Fund savings in Parliament. Its secretary-general Kenneth Jeyaretnam went on a walkabout
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      Lock icon SPP, DPP still thrashing out slate line-up
      459 4  -  Jeremy Au Yong and Lim Yan Liang jeremyau@sph.com.sg yanliang@sph.com.sg Talks are progressing between the Singapore People’s Party (SPP) and the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on their joint team for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC, their leaders said yesterday, even as differences remain over who will
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      Lock icon PAP teams highlight track record, experience
      538 6  -  Only one new face among the 13 candidates introduced for three GRCs and one SMC Rachel Chang, Walter Sim rchang@sph.com.sg waltsim@sph.com.sg While the opening beats of the People’s Action Party (PAP) campaign have emphasised political renewal, the 13 candidates introduced yesterday took a different
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      Lock icon Plans unveiled to refresh Jalan Besar and Tanjong Pagar
      446 6  -  Walter Sim, Yeo Sam Jo waltsim@sph.com.sg yeosamjo@sph.com.sg Two constituencies that are home to Singapore’s oldest estates, Jalan Besar and Tanjong Pagar, are set to be spruced up over the next five years. Both town councils yesterday unveiled master plans to rejuvenate
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      Lock icon PAP new face Melvin Yong to contest Moulmein
      419 6  -  Rachel Au-Yong rachelay@sph.com.sg Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew yesterday introduced senior police officer Melvin Yong as the People’s Action Party (PAP) candidate who will be fielded in his place in Moulmein at the next general election. Mr Lui has been MP for
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      Lock icon Hawazi mentions likely team for new GRC in speech
      447 6  -  Audrey Tan audreyt@sph.com.sg The People’s Action Party (PAP) team to be fielded in the new Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC will likely comprise Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Lawrence Wong, Speaker of Parliament Halimah Yacob, as well as backbenchers Alex Yam and
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      Lock icon Keeping healthcare affordable will continue to be Gan’s focus
      534 7  -  Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh asyiqins@sph.com.sg Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said that his focus will continue to be on keeping healthcare costs affordable, even if the issue does not feature in the coming elections the way it did the last round.
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      Lock icon ‘I hope to encourage more to volunteer’
      297 7 Yee Chia Hsing, 44 Occupation: Head of Catalist at CIMB Bank Singapore Family: His wife, 42, is in the hotel management industry. They have a son, 12, and a daughter, 13. Education: Bachelor’s degree in accountancy from Nanyang Technological University Hobbies: Walking, cycling
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      Lock icon MediShield Life videos in Teochew, Cantonese
      508 8  -  Malay and Tamil videos will be launched too, to raise awareness of help for pioneers Joanna Seow joseow@sph.com.sg More dialect-speaking Singaporeans will get help in understanding the Pioneer Generation Package and MediShield Life with the launch of new T eochew and Cantonese music videos.
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      Lock icon Tonnes of cyanide stored at Tianjin blast site
      605 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE XINHUA TIANJIN Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived in the port city of Tianjin yesterday to offer his condolences as China began a probe into the explosions at a development zone here that killed 112 people. Separately, a senior military officer
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; XINHUA; PHOTO: EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY  -  605 words
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      Lock icon Teen duped over 3,000 donors with sob story
      317 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING A Chinese teenager has been detained for allegedly obtaining thousands of dollars in donations after falsely claiming that her father was killed in the recent explosions in Tianjin, police have said. The woman surnamed Yang had initially claimed on
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      Lock icon Support for Abe rises after his WWII speech
      324 8 REUTERS TOKYO Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has bounced in the first poll conducted after he expressed “utmost grief” for the suffering Japan caused during World War II in a speech marking the 70th anniversary of Japan’s defeat. Mr Abe
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      Lock icon MFA statement
      228 8 Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) responded last Saturday to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s statement last Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. Here is the MFA statement: “Singapore notes Prime Minister Abe’s statement on the 70th anniversary of the end
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon When terror comes home
      970 10  -  Challenge of dealing with ISIS returnees With hundreds of ISIS followers returning home from the front lines in the Middle East, South-east Asian nations are facing a growing problem on how to identify hardened militants who are intent on radicalising their fellow countrymen and, possibly, planning
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      Lock icon Recruit promised cash to do humanitarian work
      941 10 JAKARTA In a small room in an Indonesian jail, meatball seller Mazlan (not his real name), a slightly built, young father of four, tells of the fear and horror of his life in Syria as a member of the Islamic State in Iraq
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    • ASIA
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        Lock icon Malaysian DPM vows to foil any plot to unseat govt
        504 11  -  He says Umno leader allegedly behind attempt to oust Najib will meet the premier Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur asruls@sph.com.sg Malaysia was abuzz yesterday with talk of a plot to unseat the government and with Deputy
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        Lock icon Mahathir’s funding claim illogical, says Najib
        422 11 KUALA LUMPUR Beleaguered Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak yesterday cast doubt on the “unreasonably” modest campaign funding claimed by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, while arguing that the leader of the ruling Umno should have full control over its political funding. Datuk Seri Najib, who
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        Lock icon Going the distance for love
        49 11 Couples taking part in the Love And Challenge Marathon in Hanoi, Vietnam, yesterday. Fifty couples participated in the fun event, which is being held for the fifth time. This year, the winners of the marathon received a trip to Malaysia. PHOTOS: EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY
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        Lock icon Police on alert as Sri Lanka polls start
        557 12 Some 63,000 officers fan out across country as former strongman tries to stage comeback AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE COLOMBO The Sri Lankan authorities have deployed some 63,000 police officers to guard nationwide parliamentary elections today, as former leader Mahinda Rajapaksa tries to stage a
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        Lock icon In Hyderabad, there’s always time for tea
        124 12 A worker prepares Irani chai tea in The May Rose Cafe in Hyderabad. Irani chai once defined the cafe culture in India, having been a tradition since the 1940s. But it is today losing territory to the onslaught of modern coffee joints. Introduced
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        Lock icon Flood-hit Myanmar needs aid to replant rice swiftly
        388 12 REUTERS YANGON Farmers in flood-hit Myanmar face a scramble to replant rice fields in the next two weeks to avoid food shortages, while aid efforts in some of its hard-est-hit areas remain a challenge, the United Nations said. More than 1.3 million
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        Lock icon Three key players in the polls
        659 12 MAH IN DA RAJAPAKSA Ousted in January, the former president aims to return to power as premier and is a polarising figure. He was hugely popular with the majority Sinhalese for crushing Tamil separatist rebels in a no-holds-barred offensive in 2009 that ended a
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        Lock icon Taxi app firms vying for Indian market
        836 13  -  Growing demand for affordable cabs fuelling competition between Uber and Ola Cabs Nirmala Ganapathy India Bureau Chief In New Delhi gnirmala@sph.com.sg Mr Raghav Kohli usually travels on the Delhi metro. But when he has had a tough day at work or does not
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        Lock icon Birthday wishes for Sultan of Brunei
        72 13 Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and Second Minister for Communications and Information Lawrence Wong (centre) having an audience on Saturday with Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei. Mr Wong conveyed birthday greetings from Singapore’s leaders to the Sultan and expressed the Republic’s appreciation for
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        Lock icon Still waiting for apology for a life robbed at age 15
        1025 14  -  S. Korean comfort woman now a rights activist who wants Japan to compensate her and other WWII sex slaves Chang May Choon South Korea Correspondent In Seoul changmc@sph.com.sg Photographers are such fools, jokes 88-year-old Lee Ok Seon as she
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        Lock icon British royals lead events marking 70th year of VJ Day
        472 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II led commemorations marking the 70th anniversary of VJ Day, joining veterans and former prisoners of war for a service in London. Crowds lined streets in the city centre on Saturday to watch the
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          Lock icon Envoy summoned over Kashmir killings
          62 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW DELHI India summoned Pakistan’s envoy in New Delhi yesterday to protest against the weekend killing of at least six civilians in Indian Kashmir after heavy border firings, raising tensions ahead of the Aug 23 talks between the nuclear-armed rivals. A Pakistani official
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          Lock icon Four tourists missing on Borneo dive trip
          65 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JAKARTA Four foreign tourists were missing while on a scuba diving trip in the waters off Borneo, an official said yesterday. Thegroupofsix–five ItaliansandaBelgian–had headed to Sangalaki island, a popular dive spot in East Kalimantan province, on Saturday, provincial search and rescue
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          Lock icon Plane crash at Tokyo golf course kills two
          71 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO Two men, believed to have been a pilot and his passenger, were killed after an ultralight plane crashed into a golf course north-east of Tokyo, police said yesterday. The two-seater plane, which went missing on Saturday, was found at
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        Lock icon Pakistani official killed in bombing
        487 15 Police say blast which destroyed provincial minister’s home appears to be suicide attack AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LAHORE (Pakistan) A bomb killed one of Pakistan’s provincial ministers and at least eight others when it destroyed the minister’s home in PrimeMinisterNawazSharif’spolitical heartland, officials said. Police said yesterday’s blast
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    • WORLD
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        Lock icon The rise and rise of Sundar Pichai
        1023 16  -  India-born 43-year-old has leapt from product manager to CEO of tech giant Google in just 11 years People Melissa Sim US Correspondent In Washington simlinoi@sph.com.sg Nice guys do come out on top. Mr Sundar Pichai, the new chief executive of Google, is proof
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        Lock icon Flights at US airports disrupted by tech problems
        251 16 REUTERS WASHINGTON Hundreds of flights out of major airports in New York and Washington have been delayed or cancelled because of a computer problem at a regional air traffic control centre, aviation officials said. Flights at Washington’s Dulles International Airport, Reagan National
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        Lock icon Telco giant AT&T ‘helped NSA spy on Internet usage’
        384 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON The United States National Security Agency (NSA) has used a unique, decades-old partnership with AT&T to snoop on Internet usage, according to newly disclosed documents leaked by Edward Snowden. The documents provided by the former NSA contractor and
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        Lock icon Will Biden make a bid for the White House?
        619 17 Vice-President isn’t saying, but ‘Draft Biden’ movement is entering more aggressive phase NEW YORK TIMES REUTERS CHATTANOOGA (Tennessee) US Vice-President Joe Biden, the subject of rising media speculation about whether he will run for the White House, gave a speech on
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        Lock icon Tanks battle it out at world military games
        77 17 The T-72 B tank of the Serbian team competing at the Tank Biathlon World Championship 2015, an annual test of racing, shooting and driving prowess for armed forces, in Alabino, outside Moscow, Russia. The contest involving 39 tank crews from 13 countries
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        Lock icon Brazil airport staff allegedly took bribes to let Chinese in
        249 17 REUTERS RIO DE JANEIRO Immigration agents at Rio de Janeiro’s airport are under investigation for allegedly accepting bribes to allow Chinese immigrants into the country illegally, Brazilian newspaper O Globo reported. The Public Prosecutor’s Office initiated the probe after a
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        Lock icon Foreigners buying Aussie property illegally face jail
        447 18 Those who breach law could be slapped with criminal charges, despite promised amnesty SYDNEY Foreign investors who had admitted to illegally buying Australian real estate could be charged with money laundering and face a jail term. This is in spite of the amnesty
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          Lock icon Lee Harvey Oswald gravestone in Texas
          129 18 REUTERS DALLAS A Dallas man won a long battle to retrieve a notorious piece of United States history, the gravestone of assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, which returned to Texas from a small-town Illinois museum after years of legal fights. Mr David Card had to
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          Lock icon Trains crash near Budapest, 19 injured
          77 18 REUTERS BUDAPEST Two trains crashed 50km north-east of Budapest early yesterday, injuring 19 people. Two people were injured seriously, Mr Imre Kavalecz, spokesman for staterailcompanyMAV,was quoted as saying by national news agency MTI. The trains were carrying 3 0 to 40 passengers and were
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        Lock icon Ecuador in state of emergency as volcano stirs to life
        331 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LATACUNGA Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa has declared a state of emergency as the Cotopaxi volcano rumbles to life and prompts evacuation orders in villages at risk of landslides. “As a precautionary measure, 400 people have been evacuated,” he
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      453 19 The Straits Times says Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s statement on Japan’s role in World War II has drawn much interest for good reasons. It’s seen not only against the history of official post-war apologies and the wide-ly-held perception of him as a historical revisionist,
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      1443 19  -  Popular backlash whips European Union’s irrelevant institutions and ideological straitjacket that ignores national electorates’ wishes GlobalAffairs Jonathan Eyal Europe Correspondent jonathan.eyal@gmail.com LONDON “Determined to lay the foundations of an ever-closer union amongthe peoples of Europe.” That’s the first and arguably the most famous
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      928 20  -  Much-awaited speech leaves out Pacific war and sex slave issue JapanPM’sWWIIanniversaryspeech Jean-Pierre Lehmann For The Straits Times stopinion@sph.com.sg Jean-Pierre Lehmann is emeritus professor of international political economy at IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland, and visiting professor at Hong Kong University. He has been visiting professor at a
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      819 20  - Domestic pressure behind premier’s balanced’ statement Ko Hirano For The Straits Times stopinion@sph.com.sg The writer is assistant editor of the world services section in the international department of Japanese news agency Kyodo News. Last Friday, Japanese Premier Shinzo Abe issued a statement marking the 70 th anniversary of the end
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      1900 21  -  Tharman Shanmugaratnam This is an edited excerpt of a speech by the Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister at the Economic Society SG50 lecture last Friday. In it, he highlights the most remarkable part of Singapore’s success story beyond that of economic growth: the
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      1513 22  -  Personalised drugs to treat individual people. Yeast-made cereal optimised for your gut flora. And a whole new range of goods made from nature’s materials. These are the promises of bioengineering. SG+50: Future Trends 2065 David Lane For The Straits Times stopinion@sph.com.sg Professor Sir David Lane is
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      190 23 Who: Cheang Peng Wah, a consultant in his 50s. My family: Married, with one daughter. My home: An apartment in West Coast. My passions: To see, hear, touch, taste, feel, laugh, help and love. I first started writing to the Forum page in...: 2001, after leaving
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      63 23 1. MR DARYL YANG: Lack of diversity in schools a troubling issue. 2. MR OSMAN V.P. MOHAMED: No need to travel far for learning experiences. 3. MRGOH CHOON POH: Bus lane allocation causingTPEgridlock. 4. NEA: Stains on gully trap covers. 5.MRTEOKOKSEAH: Have free rides every National Day. 6.
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      207 23  -  Jeffrey Law Lee Beng It was an inspired decision to rename a think-tank to pay tribute to Singapore’s first President as the country celebrates its Golden Jubilee (“Iseas-Yusof Ishak Institute is born”; last Thursday). Mr Yusof Ishak stuck with Singapore through thick and thin
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      292 23  -  Liau Kah Han I agree that the magnificent stadium and other sports facilities at the Sports Hub should be put to better use to inspire our student athletes (“Inspire our kids, let them compete at the Sports Hub”; July 28). It
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      314 23  -  Paul Chan Poh Hoi Allowing existing hawkers to bid for vacant stalls without penalty is the right thing to do (“Falling rents? Existing hawkers can bid for vacant stalls”; Aug 8). The National Environment Agency (NEA) needs to appreciate that the hawker industry
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      209 23  -  Chua Kin Hua Since the mid-1990s, many of us have welcomed the speed and convenience in the way we communicate digitally. The digital communication revolution changed our lives, but this came with collateral damage. First, digital devices like smartphones and tablets brought about hypercommunicating
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      220 23  -  Irene Kang (Ms) Group Directorof Communications Central Provident Fund Board We thank Mr Shaheedu Pakri for his letter (“Help early CPF members’ kin claim their dues”; Aug 6). The Central Provident Fund Board has robust processes in place to ensure that members’
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      210 23  -  Daniel Ng Peng Keat(Dr) There is no denying that much of modern Singapore’s buildings of steel and concrete are built by foreign workers. Yet, takingmy sonto school over the past few weeks, I saw workers from an adjacent construction site
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      290 23  -  Narayana Narayana While there can be little dispute that the vast majority “work to live”, it is open to argument how many senior citizens really feel inclined to “live to work” (“Work to live, live to work”; July 18). The clear evidence is
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      48 23 Many young women and rich older men in Singapore have joined “sugar dating” sites: I am looking for an intimate relationship, with monthly fnancial support of $5k. Deal! Let’s meet tonight. Wear that pink polka dot dress in your profle picture so I’ll know it’s you. AHHH! Dad?!
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      179 24 A worker inspects the teeth of a 3,000-tonne open-pit rotary excavator 1571 in Weisswasser, Germany. The giant bucket wheel excavator (BWE) is making an 18km journey to the next dig site at the neighbouring open cast mine of Nochten Reichwalde. It will take until Aug 26 to
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      321 24 FORUM ALLOW HAWKERS TO RUN STALLS THEIR WAY A23 World Amateur Golfers Championship SINGAPORE Last year, we played all our qualifiers at Tanjong and the final at Serapong. This time around, we are giving all the participants a real treat by hosting all the qualifiers at Serapong, arguably Singapore’s No
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      27 24 WEATHER Thundery showers over southern, eastern and western Singapore in the late morning and early afternoon. High 32 deg C Low 26 deg C PSI: 59 (Moderate)
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      852 1  -  Customer charged additional $88 for set of drumsticks on sale for $16.40 Jessica Lim Consumer Correspondent limjess@sph.com.sg A few days after avid online shopper Smith Leong bought a set of drumsticks priced at $16.40 from e-commerce site StreetDeal, he was shocked to see a separate
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      822 2  -  Number of seniors aged 65 and above who live by themselves has tripled since 2000 Janice Tai jantai@sph.com.sg Longevity is bittersweet for Madam NgPohChoo. At 83, Madam Ng, who used to serve drinks at a coffee shop, has outlived three older brothers who died of cancer
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      300 2  -  Janice Tai Twice this year, Mr Tan Ngian Wee had to make emergency calls to a friend he met at a coffee shop, to get help when he felt giddy. The 80-year-old bachelor suffers from a host of medical
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      666 2  -  Melissa Lin mellinjm@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Cheryl Faith Wee Complaints against hair salons have fallen significantly, but some customers are still getting burnt. In the first six months of this year, the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) received 24 complaints, fewer than a
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      331 3  -  Audrey Tan audreyt@sph.com.sg An open space in Marine Parade was converted into an arts hub yesterday, complete with dance performances, activity booths and a photo display. Called PAssionArts Village Arts D’Marquee, the one-day event celebrated the heritage of the nearby Joo Chiat and
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      701 3  -  Two-Room Flexi scheme should also allow third-timers to buy flats, say analysts Yeo Sam Jo yeosamjo@sph.com.sg Let existing studio apartment owners extend their leases and allow third-timers to buy flats under the Housing Board’s upcoming Two-Room Flexi scheme. These
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      236 3  -  Yeo Sam Jo WHAT IS THE NEW SCHEME? It is a programme that combines the existing two-room and studio apartment schemes. It will offer buyers two-room flats with lease durations from 15 to 99 years, depending on their age. WHO IS ELIGIBLE? Applicants aged 55 and above
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      618 4  -  Operators seek review of proposed rules, describing some of them as ‘punitive’ Priscilla Goy goyshiyi@sph.com.sg Some pre-school operators have called for a review of proposed rules that will give the authorities more power in ensuring that pre-schools uphold standards. While acknowledging the need to
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      253 4  -  Priscilla Goy A three-line paragraph in a public consultation paper on proposed rules for pre-schools has been called unfair by pre-school experts and operators. The consultation paper states that the proposals will not apply to those run by the Government, such as Ministry of
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      Lock icon Less overtime for workers in manufacturing, construction
      620 5  -  Boost in productivity and slowing demand may explain slide, say bosses and economists Joanna Seow joseow@sph.com.sg While some maybe happy to do less overtime, Bangladeshi construction worker Siddik Abu Bakar, 25, is not happy to be working shorter hours this year. Overtime, which
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      Lock icon 13 young sharks found dead in fishing nets at Lazarus Island
      513 5  -  Audrey Tan audreyt@sph.com.sg Thirteen juvenile blacktip reef sharks were found dead yesterday in three fishing nets at Lazarus Island, south of Singapore. More than 30 crabs ofvarious species, some fish and a blue-spotted ray were also found in the
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        91 5 A store stocked with non-perishable food items such as canned food, rice and biscuits donated by different faith organisations was launched in Henderson Road yesterday. The Interfaith Goodwill Store was converted from a 40-foot cargo container, and will be manned and managedby Tanglin-Cairnhill grassroots leaders
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        89 5 The Southwest Community Development Council (CDC) launched a healthy living guidebook yesterday to encourage vulnerable families to cook more at home and exercise regularly. The Healthy Lifestyle, Healthy You Guide includes recipes by Shatec students and the Health Promotion Board using ingredients found in the monthly food
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        100 5 Twenty-one maritime-related technology prototypes, including 3D visualisation tools and delivery booking systems, were created yesterday, during the Smart Port Hackathon held by the Maritime Port Authority (MPA). The prototypes were devised by 120 participants in 21 teams. One of the winning teams developed a 3D
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      977 6  -  Florist recently recognised for his efforts to build bridges between races and religions People Calvin Yang calyang@sph.com.sg At one corner of the grubby void deck at Block 5, Lorong Lew Lian, a festive mood hung over a modestly decorated Malay wedding ceremony, where guests
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      507 7  -  NUS, A*Star scientists create world’s first chemical dye to target and stain live neurons Audrey Tan audreyt@sph.com.sg Scientists here have come up with a tool that can help researchers better understand neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. The tool is a
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      Lock icon Chance to learn life-saving skills
      144 7 About 800 women learnt how to carry out cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) yesterday morning. After the CPR lesson, they took part in a mass Zumba dance party at ITE College Central in Ang Mo Kio, led by People’s Association (PA) trainers. The event to celebrate National
      PHOTO: DANIEL NEO FOR THE STRAITS TIMES  -  144 words
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      128 1 HIS LIFE’S WORK BUILDING BRIDGES BETWEEN RACES B6 DEAD SHARKS13 TRAPPED IN NETS AT LAZARUS ISLANDB5 STUDIO UNITS CALL TO LET OWNERS EXTEND LEASES B3 Discover Yangon's most famous skyscraper with Myanmar National Airlines. Admire Shwedagon Pagoda in all its golden glory in Yangon, as well as other historical landmarks
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      87 3 THE STRAITS TIMES’ NEW CRIME E-BOOK GUILTY AS CHARGED Download the new e-book Guilty As Charged to delve deeper into 25 criminal cases which shook Singapore Viewer discretion advised INCLUDING NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN PHOTOS HOW TO GET THIS FREE E-BOOK: 1. Go to Apple App store on your iPad or Google Play
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      75 3 The new look is More Local More Global More Visual More Digital More Social Available in print and on mobile and Web To subscribe, call 6388 3838 or visit http://www.stsub.com/st170 Register with us to get free digital access until Aug 9, 2015 Visit www.straitstimes.com for more details ST’s apps for
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      270 3 A LAW DEGREE IS NOT JUST TO BECOME A LAWYER... “I was drawn to law partly by the opportunity to improve my intellectual skills and partly because of its practical application in my profession. Chris Matten Partner, Financial Services Industry Practice PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Singapore r i K W was keen
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      21 5 Finest Bespoke Tailors Voicesthroughtheyears P.Krishnan Veteran radio producer and writer INTERVIEW COLUMNON MONDAYS To subscribe to Tamil Murasu call 6388 3838
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      40 5 Congratulations Mr Peter Liong Thiam Keong, pbm Hong Kah Secondary School Advisory Committee On being conferred The Public Service Star BBM by His Excellency The President of Singapore from The School Advisory Committee Principal, Staff Students Hong Kah Secondary School
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      88 7 THE STRAITS TIMES' NEW SG50 E-BOOK HOME 50 Truly Unforgettable Moments Of Singapore's Golden Jubilee GOLDEN JUBILATION Relive Singapore's 50th birthday bash in photos and videos HOW TO GET THIS FREE E-BOOK: I 1. Go to Apple App Store on your iPad or Google Play Store on your Android tablet
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      508 8  -  Get to know the basics of ginseng, $/1 2+7+(/1 47-&6, /6 ’4.’+ $/1 5.4!$/% BY SHERYL QUEK FOR thousands of years, the Chinese have consumed ginseng, a restorative herb that is believed to enhance one’s immunity and relieve stress &=3!$1(@ =;9:$ 93"(7 <(:(-34> American and Asian ginseng
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      162 8 TAN Chong Motor Sales brings back its king of pickup trucks the all-new Nissan NP300 Navara. The 12th generation of Nissan’s pickup boasts best-in-class fuel economy, improved acceleration and easier operation and a more durable frame. Mr Ron Lim, general manager, sales and marketing, Tan Chong Motor
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      159 8 IF YOU think the Sentosa Merlion looks especially clean these days, that’s because it is. F: -33!:$ 37!<13( 39 .!:$=897( &97 !34 golden jubilee, leading high-end cleaning equipment Kärcher gave the monument a spring-cleaning. /0(7 -0( )=G4 E1KG@ *K(=:!:$ (H8(734 from Kärcher scaled up and down
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      172 8 LG ELECTRONICS’ new LG Magna LTE range strikes the perfect balance between quality and affordability. The latest addition to LG’s mid-range smartphone series comes with a highdefinition 5-inch display and LTE Cat 4 connectivity. Running on Android 5.0 Lollipop, the smartphone packs an 8GB native memory.
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      121 8 POP singer Meghan Trainor (“All About That Bass” and “Lips Are Movin”) has been chosen to front Skechers’ global campaigns through 2017. She will make her appearance in a new Skechers television commercial set to launch later this year. Mr Michael Greenberg, president
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        49 8 Dutch jazz crooner Laura Fygi will celebrate her 25th anniversary as a solo artiste with a concert at The Star Performing Arts Theatre on Sept 9, 8pm. Local jazz artiste Nathan Hartono will open for the concert. Ticket prices start at $168 and are available via Sistic.
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        36 8 FromnowtoAug23,gotoIkea’sSG50 Sale for special deals such as $50 for an armchair (U.P. $119), $29 for a twodrawer chest (U.P. $59) and $6.90 for a table lamp (U.P. $14.90). Visit ikea. sg/sale for more information.
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        45 8 Till Sept 13, enjoy Panasonic’s SG50 promotions such as its DECT handset KX-TG6811CXB for just $50 (U.P. $89). Also going for half price is Panasonic’s laser printers (U.P. $229). Available at all authorised Panasonic dealers including Harvey Norman, Best Denki and Courts Singapore.
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        64 8 Show your care for your loved ones withBrand’snewgiftpackssuchasthe Essence of Chicken gift pack ($24.90 for 12 bottles), Essence of Chicken with Cordycep gift pack ($27.40 for 12 bottles) and InnerShine Berry Essence gift pack ($24.90 for 12 bottles). Its Essence of Chicken tablets ($29 for 60 tablets) are
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        51 8 Getasuperbwhole-bodymassagewithNovita’s new M series massage chair, MC 9000. Equipped with 24 pairs of strategically positioned pressure massage units, the chair effectively targets key regions such as the eyes, neck, back, hips, calves and feet. Pre-order the chair at estore. novita.com.sg and enjoy a discounted price of $5,999 (U.P.
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        50 8 Konica Minolta has launched a new digital production printer that produces bolder, intense and more vibrant hues. Called the bizhub PRESS C71hc, it uses a High Chroma toner that allows it to reproduce a wider range of sRGB gamut. For details, go to www.konicaminolta. asia/business or call 6895-8595.
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      223 9 SMU EMBA Singapore Management University Executive MBA Capture global perspective with the mastery of Asian business. Riding on Asia’s rapid growth and great expectations for continued prosperity, SMU EMBA is designed especially for the global senior leader who is interested in business innovation and growth. With inputs from over 100
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      1141 9  -  Despite a bilingual home environment, the writer finally sends boy for classes Jane Ng stnewsdesk@sph.com.sg Jane Ng isaformereducation journalist and now a freelance writer. And so, I have succumbed to the tuition pressure. The thought of getting Chineselanguage
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      743 10  -  Life at this stage of your education is what you make it out to be Tan Eng Chye stnewsdesk@sph.com.sg ProfessorTanEngChyeisthe deputy president (academic affairs) and provost ofthe National University of Singapore. In many Western societies, families regard going to university as a momentous
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      346 10 Financial literacy National financial literacy programme MoneySense and youth financial education centre MoneyTree Singapore give parents tips on teaching their children financial literacy. Give your children a weekly allowance, and teach them to save what they have. Even the very young can be taught how to
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      253 11 Financial literacy courses seek to show children that money is only a tool, and to teach them how to make responsible money decisions for themselves. Essentially, such courses aim to teach children from a young age how to effectively earn, save, invest
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      1201 1  -  Bluechips’April-Juneearningssofarbelow estimates; outlook uncertain in next half-year Wong Wei Han whwong@sph.com.sg The April-to-June quarter has been a muted one for Singapore companies, many of which have had to grit their teeth in order to deliver earnings in the face of challenging business conditions and global
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        85 2 LimBanHoe: Appointed executive director last Wednesday. Mr Lim,58, joined International Enterprise (IE) Singapore in 2003. In his role as group director for Transport Logistics Natural Resources Groupof International Enterprise (IE)Singapore since 2011, he supervised two divisions to facilitate Singapore-based companies in the Aviation, Land Transport, Maritime and 3PL
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        58 2 Yap Suat Kam: Appointed group financial controller lastTuesday. Ms Yap, 45, will be responsible for the group’s finance functions, tax and financial reporting. TehTeong Lay:Steppeddownas group financial controller on Aug 11. Mr Teh, 42, has been redesignated as consultant to the Semua group of companies to oversee
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      398 2 Overheard A monthly salary of $10,000 would imply a senior manager’s role here but some local students are pocketing that for internships at American techfirms–alongsidechoiceperks like tickets to Broadway shows. One local, third-year computer science student apparently reaped such a lofty sum
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      1087 3  -  Insurer’s chief believes consumers still need the human touch despite tech advances Rachael Boon In Hong Kong rachaelb@sph.com.sg Digital technology is unlikely to replace the human touch at insurers, especially in Asia, says a top insurance executive. That is why human capital
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      219 3  -  Rachael Boon AIA Singapore chief executive Tan Hak Leh will assume a new role in Hong Kong next month, said the insurer last Friday. He has been promoted to group chief risk officer for AIA Group and will be a member of the group
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      716 4  -  Countries in region facing the reality of rising rates, political woes and the China factor Rupali Karekar rupsk@sph.com.sg Asian economies are entering the second half of the year bracing themselves for headwinds from all directions, from a slowing China to
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      597 4 BLOOMBERG SAO PAULO Cartier and Louis Vuitton, those global symbols of opulence, suddenly look like bargains in one of the world’s economic trouble spots: Brazil. Because of a plunge in the value of Brazil’s currency, the real, many mar-quee-name luxury
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      388 5  -  Developer hopes to woo S’poreans as Sing$ close to parity with Aussie unit Yvonne Lek ylek@sph.com.sg A major central Sydney residential and hotel project has been unveiled here as developers cash in on the Singapore dollar’s greater buying power Down Under. Sydney-based Crown Group
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      1146 6  -  Offshore firms refocus on basics and prepare to respond quickly when demand picks up CaiJin Goh Eng Yeow Senior Correspondent engyeow@sph.com.sg The dramatic slump in crude oil prices over the past year or so has cast a huge pall over the once-buoyant offshore
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        135 6 Broker: DBS Research Group Call: Hold Target price: $2.45 The recommendation reflects a lower valuation for Myanmar Brewery Limited (MBL). The disposal of F&N’s 55 per cent stake in MBL is expected to be completed by Aug 20 at US$560 million ($786 million). This is about 35
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        107 6 Broker: CIMB Call: Hold Target Price: $1.06 Boustead’s first-quarter 2016 revenue declined by 8 per cent adjusted for its 48.8 per cent demerger of Boustead Projects. Core earnings per share is estimated to be down 19.6 per cent to 27.4 per cent for 2016-2018, in view of the
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        143 6 Broker: CIMB Call: Buy Target price: $8.24 UOL’s core net-profit increase to $98.7 million for the first half was largely in line with expectations and made up 40 per cent of full-year forecast. The group continued to enjoy a better showing from its residential operations, such as Katong
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        123 6 Broker: RHB Call: Buy Target Price: $1.02 Genting’s management reiterated its cautious medium-term outlook due to China’s continued push to eradicate corruption as well as the appreciation of the Singapore dollar against regional currencies. That said, its second-quarter bad debt provisions improved significantly to $56.6 million, which can
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        111 6 Broker: RHB Call: Neutral Target Price: $4.07 Singtel scores well across key mobile metrics, with Optus clawing back market share and its Singapore mobile business trumping its peers. Singtel has sharpened its strategy in the digital business and will now focus on digital marketing, regional premium video content and
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      656 7  -  STI may test 3,000-point level as investors likely to remain uncertain: Market watchers MarketsInsight Wong Wei Han whwong@sph.com.sg While regional markets calmed down after the shock of the yuan devaluations last week, the longer-term impact is likely to be one of increased
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      763 9 Exciting3rdroundcappedbyJones’escape act, Spieth is just 2 shots behind leader Day NEW Y0RK TIMES AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HAVEN (Wisconsin) No sequence exemplified the madcap, can-you-top-this personality of the third round at the PGA Championship as perfectly as golfer Matt Jones’ shot from the blue
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      458 9  -  Jeremy Lim ljeremy@sph.com.sg Singapore confirmed they are Asia’s top netball team on a day Australia sealed their status as the world’s best. The Republic beat Sri Lanka to finish 15th at the World Cup in Sydney yesterday but national coach
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      641 10 Unseeded Bencic speechless after upsetting world No. 1 in Rogers Cup semis AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS TORONTO World No. 1 Serena Williams suffered just her second loss of the year after she was sent crashing out of the WTA Rogers Cup by Swiss teenager Belinda Bencic on
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      350 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MONTREAL Andy Murray will replace Roger Federer as world No. 2 after defeating Japan’s Kei Nishikori 6-3, 6-0 on Saturday to reach the final of the Montreal Masters. The Scot will today move into second slot on the ATP Tour’s
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      488 10  -  Jeremy Lim ljeremy@sph.com.sg Nearly 130,000 spectators got to catch a slice of the action at the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA)Finalslastyear–anewmilestone but tournament director Melissa Pine wants to do even better this year. Yesterday, she revealed that the organisation is leaving no stone
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      560 11 Fifa silent on claim that anti-Platini report is alleged to have been distributed from its HQ REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ZURICH European football’s governing body has asked Fifa to investigate the alleged distribution of an anonymous heavily critical “dossier” on Uefa president Michel Platini from
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      495 11 REUTERS LONDON Sunderland manager Dick Advocaat has conceded that his side must find a quick solution after another shocking display left them stuck at the foot of the English Premier League. The defensive fragility that haunted the Black Cats against
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      420 11 REUTERS LONDON Claudio Ranieri insisted that points are more important than position after his Leicester City moved to the top of the English Premier League table on Saturday after registering a 2-1 victory at West Ham United. First-half
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      693 12 Rodgers holds training in famous stadium to get everyone ready to be invincible at home AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Brendan Rodgers has given his new players a sneak preview of Anfield ahead of their first Premier League home game of the season against Bournemouth
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      778 12 People THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON The scrape on his hand, he sheepishly explains, came from falling off a hover board. It seems Danny Ings has not mastered what is something of a craze in Liverpool’s dressing room. He is devoted to improving
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      488 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino admits he still needs forward reinforcements after watching his team blow a two-goal lead in their 2-2 draw against Stoke on Saturday. Pochettino played down his decision to take off talisman Harry Kane before Stoke began
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      208 13  -  WANG MENG MENG Tottenham Hotspur bagged the 26th Lion City Cup after a convincing 4-0 thrashing of Liverpool at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday evening. The final, which featured both the Under-15 sides of the English Premier League teams, was a high-tempo
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      675 13  -  Coach says U-16, U-15 sides lack technique and are weak in physical, mental attributes Wang Meng Meng meng@sph.com.sg After watching the congratulations, high-fives and brotherly handshakes between both sets of players, Richard Tardy felt the need to deliver some hard truths. This, after the National Football
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      460 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Crystal Palace 1 Arsenal 2 LONDON Arsenal got back on track after their opening-day meltdown as Olivier Giroud’s superb volley inspired a 2-1 Premier League win against Crystal Palace yesterday. Arsene Wenger’s side were embarrassed by a
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        68 13 Geylang International crashed out of the Singapore Cup after going down 2-4 on aggregate to Filipino side Global FC in their quarter-final tie at Bedok Stadium yesterday. The teams were tied at 2-2 on aggregate at full time, but Global went on
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        76 13 REUTERS KINGSTON Six-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt will miss Jamaica’s training camp in Japan before athletics’ World Championships in Beijing later this month. “He’s the only one who is not in camp, because you know he was undergoing some amount of examination
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        87 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BRNO (Czech Republic) Spain’s Jorge Lorenzo won the Czech Republic MotoGP race in Brno yesterday to equal Yamaha team-mate Valentino Rossi at the top of the standings after 11 out of 18 races. Fellow Spaniard Marc Marquez, the reigning champion
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        69 13 athletes.XINHUA RIO DE JANEIRO Competitors on Saturday praised the condition of Guanabara Bay in the final Rio 2016 sailingtest event ahead of next year’s Olympics. More than 300 sailors from 52 countries are taking part in the regatta which will run until Saturday. The
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        48 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BERLIN•BorussiaDortmund threw down the gauntlet to defending champions Bayern Munich on Saturday with a 4-0 drubbingofBorussia Moenchengladbach on the opening weekend of the new Bundesliga season. Winger Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored twice while Marco Reus and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang also netted.
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        68 13 REUTERS BUENOS AIRES South Africa hit back after their upset home defeat by Argentina a week ago by beating the Pumas 26-12 in a World Cup warm-up on Saturday, their first Test win of the year. Wings Bryan Habana and Lwazi Mvovo scored two first-half
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      651 14 Malaysian not ruling out World C’ships in 2017 after another major defeat by Chen ASIA NEWS NETWORK/THE STAR REUTERS JAKARTA Malaysia’s nearly-man Lee Chong Wei vowed to continue his quest for the elusive world and Olympic badminton titles following his latest major heartbreak. The 32-year-old
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      446 14 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JAKARTA Carolina Marin produced a brilliant display to retain her world badminton title yesterday but the Spaniard’s 21-16, 21-19 win over Saina Nehwal was slightly marred on the podium. Draped in her country’s flag, the 22-year-old looked somewhat embarrassed when
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      388 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON World athletics’governing body blocked the publication of a report that showed that as many as a third of the world’s top athletes admitted using banned perform-ance-enhancing techniques, Britain’s Sunday Times reported. The authors of the report told the
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      44 14 “If they don’t have good technique, they cannot play at a high level. Some miss easy balls to control, some play long passes but do not know why. RICHARD TARDY, head coach of Singapore national youth teams, criticising Singapore’s Lion City Cup players. C13
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      79 1 Composer Kelly Tang, who is acclaimed for his embrace of diverse and eclectic music, attributes his insatiable curiosity about the world to his carefree childhood and adventurous father. Venessa Lee reports.D4 DESIGN: LIM KAILI PHOTOS: YEO KAI WEN, AXN r i O O O ITn O DEALER o v o
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        1158 2  -  But it is important to The Wire creator David Simon to portray an issue truthfully Alison de Souza In Los Angeles stlife@sph.com.sg Seven years on, the crime drama The Wire (2002 2008) is still hailed as one of the best television series ever
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        733 2  -  Alison de Souza When he left and renounced Scientology, director Paul Haggis says the controversial organisation tried to intimidate him into silence. Yet the Oscar-winning filmmaker has maintained his sense of humour about this dark chapter of his life, which he recounts in Going
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        1169 3  -  Electronic dance music pioneer Armin van Buuren, who is heading here for ZoukOut in December, is going strong on the scene 8Q Paige Lim paigelim@sph.com.sg You would think that for someone whose job involves partying and playing music in clubs, Dutch DJ Armin van
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        294 3 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEWYORK•Politicallychargedrapper Talib Kweli on Saturday released a musical indictment of capitalism and, true to his principles, he gave it away for free. The New York rapper, known for his left-wing activism, put out with no prior warning a new album titled F**k The Money,
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      258 6 344 Toyota For Sale 10/2007 TOYOTA VIOS 1.5A, low mileage, no repair needed, $37k only. Trade-in welcome. Please call *****109 BRAND NEW ESTIMA Premium. Ready stock. $159,800. Full accessories. Power door. Auto tailgate. Ken *****827 IMMED DELIVERY AVAILABLE 2015 Toyota Wish. High Loan Avail. Free 3 Years Servicing. Call 6743
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      249 6 344 Toyota For Sale NEW HARRIER PREMIUM/ Elegance. Full options. Flexi loan. Immed regn. CaseTrust SVTA 9762 3411 Sing Wang NEW ESTIMA AERAS/ Premium. Full options. Flexi loan. Ready regn. CaseTrust/ SVTA *****246 Sing Wang 02/13 TOYOTA ESTIMA 2.4. 1 Owner, OMV $40,695 High Trade in/ In Hse Loan Jeffrey
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      266 6 344 Toyota For Sale 3/2011 VELL FIRE 3.5V L edition. OMV $65.8k. Depreciation $18K a yr. Full option. Airplane seats. *****999 TAI HUAT CAMRY 2.5 Hybrid $146,800 2015 G’teed COE leather, sport rims, call: 6344-3786, 9005-5033. TAI HUAT TOYOTA Harrier G/ Premium/ Style Mauve 2015 $137,800. Panoramic roof. Call *****786,
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      330 6 Volkswagen For Sale 346 JUNE 2011 VOLKSWAGEN Passat 1.8. 1 Owner. 7 yrs Warranty by Agent. Selling Only $93,800!! 9776 4550 FEB 2015 GOLF 1.4A TSI. Fuel Saving. Worth Buy. well kept. With Warranty. Selling $67.8k. Call *****418 now! **REPUBLIC AUTO: *****267 Dec ’11 Jetta 1.4A TSi. 1 owner 71K
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      456 6 Vehicles For Hire 361 NEAR MRT LOWER DELTA RD 6738 7777 ANG MO KIO MRT 6556 1777 BOON LAY MRT 6898 0777 T. BAHRU MRT 6232 8888 TAMPINES MRT 6741 8888 www.bkw.sg ¡°WE ARE SPECIALIZED ONLY on corporate leasing or month rental for commercial vehicles (14 or 10 footer lorries,
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      343 6 Servicing/ Workshops 368 GEAR BOX SPECIALIST KATC Autotrans Pte Ltd Come for Free Checks/Advise GEAR BOX SYMPTOMS Car Vibrates or Jerks Loss of Power or Noisy Delay engage R or D Engine Check Light ON Raymond Khang *****200 19 Ubi Road 4 Tan Chong 3rd floor S(*****3) www.katcautotrans.com AUTOMATIC GEARBOX
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      339 7 Lorries For Sale 387 **BRAND NEW TOYOTA Dyna 10ft Euro 5. 3-yr warranty. High loan/ trade-in. Low interest. $90,800. *****833 BRAND NEW MITSUBISHI 14ft, wooden/metal body. 3yr free servicing/ warranty. Ready stock. $106,800. *****833 NEW TOYOTA DYNA $*****. Interest Rate 2.45%. 5 Yr Warranty Servicing. 100% Loan. *****310/*****091 NEW CABSTAR!
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      469 7 Lorries For Sale 387 2/2001 NISSAN CABSTAR Good Cond! Neg. 100% Loan High Trade in avail. Call 9068 8008/6555 3300 TAI HUAT DYNA 1.5T long deck $96,800 New 2015, G’teed COE, manual, diesel. Call *****786, *****033 8/’12 CABSTAR 3.0. 1 owner, done 23K km. 5 yrs warranty. 100% Agt svc.
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      289 7 389 Pick-Ups For Sale BEST BUY!! 2/2005 Ssangyong Musso Doublecab COE Till 10/2019. Good Cond. High Paper Value. Call *****146 2007 TOYOTA HILUX D/cab with Hood, New 5yrs COE 100% Loan High Trade in Call 9674 1842 6555 3300 07/’04. ISUZU TFR 54. HSR Single cab Pickup. Good cond. neg.
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      445 7 Vans For Sale 391 03/01 TOYOTA HIACE 5-dr COE till 04/17. Excellent condo. Well maintained. Nice no. Asking low. HP: 9787 1918 BRAND NEW NISSAN NV350 Immediate delivery. Limited Stock. 5 yrs warranty by agt Call: *****300 *****300 BRAND NEW TOYOTA Hiace GL HiRoof $50k. Warranty 3yrs/ 100k mileage call
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      1192 7 PropertiesCLASSIFICATION GUIDE 433 Choa Chu Kang 434 Clementi 435 Geylang 436 Hougang 437 Jurong East 438 Jurong West 439 Kallang/ Whampoa 441 Marine Parade 442 Pasir Ris/ Changi 443 Punggol 444 Queenstown 445 Sembawang 446 Sengkang 447 Serangoon 448 Tampines 449 Toa Payoh 450 Woodlands 451 Yishun 452 Mixed/ Other
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      123 7 D05 PASIR PANJANG/WEST COAST/ CLEMENTITOWN HOUSES FOR SALE 402 THE HILLS ARE Alive! Pasir Panjang Semi-d Pool/Parking 4+2+balcony+patio. Tasteful See full slide show on www isabelredrup.com/ir25.php $5.75m. *****190. Susan D10 BUKIT TIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/ TANGLIN HOUSES FOR SALE 403 LEEDON PK *****/ ***** sf. Brand new. Beautiful hse. Best quality!!!
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      119 7 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN HOUSES FOR SALE 403 AWESOME LAND FOR 2 GCB! *****sqft Belmont peak! Dual frontage *****269 Teo Gallery 186 Bukit Timah Rd GALLOP PK GCB *****sf land Elevated w/ingrd pool. Quiet Cul-de-sac.Near MRT/Botanic Gdns. Carin 6494-3890 JLL **CORONATION SEMI-D BRAND New. Land 3500/3000sf 5rm ensuite, Park 3
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      229 7 D11 NEWTON/NOVENA HOUSES FOR SALE 404 RARE A* GCB in prime locale! ***** sqft regular plot, 40m dual frontage. *****333 Vic. Gallery 186 Bukit Timah Rd Don't Miss ALMOST NEW CLUSTER House Move in cond. Near good Schools, Amenities. F/furn. $3.08M. 9017-4387 Moses D15 KATONG/ JOO CHIAT/ EAST COAST HOUSES
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      1485 8 Property Prices Here is the list of private residential property transactions with caveats lodged for apartments, condominiums and executive condominiums in July 2015 This week: 13 17 PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT District 13 Bartley
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      257 8 D15 KATONG/ JOO CHIAT/ EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE 417 BEST PRICE ST PATRICK’S RES. Developer SG50 Promotion! 2/3/4/5rm, PH. 1528-3423sf! Tao Nan Sch. Joanne Kam 8138-6666. D16 BEDOK/ UPP EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE 417 Titan Tan 9188 3678 BEDOK RESIDENCE -Developer Last 3 bdrm 1292 sf
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      267 9 D22 JURONG/ BOON LAY PTE APTS FOR SALE 420 D22 JURONG/ BOON LAY PTE APTS FOR SALE 420 D22 JURONG/ BOON LAY PTE APTS FOR SALE 420 D22 JURONG/ BOON LAY PTE APTS FOR SALE 420 D22 JURONG/ BOON LAY PTE APTS FOR SALE 420 Don't Miss WESTMERE JURONG EAST
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      54 9 CENTRAL HDB APTS FOR SALE 432 Prime Location 4’I’ BLK 233 Bain St. Nicely reno. High flr, unblock view. Walk to City Hall MRT, $700k only! Jeremy See *****948 CHOA CHUKANG HDB APTS FOR SALE 433 EXEC APT BLK 458 CCK Ave 4. Spacious layout. Simple renovation. Near amenities. All
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      211 9 CLEMENTI HDB APTS FOR SALE 434 CLEMENTI HDB APTS FOR SALE 434 CLEMENTI HDB APTS FOR SALE 434 HOUGANG HDBAPTS FOR SALE 436 PRICED REDUCED! 3’I’ Blk 642 Mid/Lift flr. 60sqm. Squarish. Near sch/amenities/eateries Well-kept. All race/PR eligible MARINE PARADE HDB APTS FOR SALE 441 Must Sell 3’I’ UTILITY Blk
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      112 10 TAMPINES HDB APTS FOR SALE 448 TAMPINES HDB APTS FOR SALE 448 TAMPINES HDB APTS FOR SALE 448 TAMPINES HDB APTS FOR SALE 448 TAMPINES HDB APTS FOR SALE 448 WOODLANDS HDB APTS FOR SALE 450 LHG PROPERTIES-HDB DIV. 4’A’ Corner Blk 549 Windy Unblocked $350K Mins to Vista Point.
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      25 10 WOODLANDS HDB APTS FOR SALE 450 4-RM BLK 762, Ave 6. Mid flr. Spacious, walk to eateries/ amenities. All races/ PR. Serious seller. Iris *****036
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      342 10 YISHUN HDB APTS FOR SALE 451 Must Sell 4A BLK 248 YISHUN Good buy Low flr. Corner. Sell only. All races Immed. regn. Serious seller. Hamidah 9386-3633 5I BLK 863 Corner, 122sqm 4bdrms, full reno, move in, low flr, lift, walk to MRT,ame nities Mervin Yeo *****878 MIXED/ OTHER ESTATES
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      315 10 D15 KATONG/ JOO CHIAT/ EAST COAST HOUSES FOR RENT 454 80C MEYER RD. Prime location, City. Bunglw. 5+1. Pte pool, carpark. Built-up 6300 sf F/furn Immed $14.5k. Rent/ sale Call 9863-5635/ 9727-2996 More sale/ rent (www.wahkhiaw.com.sg) 2STY SEMI-D Upp East Coast. 4+1. 5000 sf. Reno. P/furn. 9660-0259 EC10 D16 BEDOK/
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      403 10 D04 SENTOSA/ TELOK BLANGAH PTE APTS FOR RENT 462 THE AZURE Best full sea view! 3 bdrms 1712 sf. Avail immed. Bright breezy. $7200 neg. Call Josh Fraser 9383 0040 D05 PASIR PANJANG/ WEST COAST/ CLEMENTI TOWN PTE APTS FOR RENT 462 THE ESTRELLA 342 Pasir Panjang Rd *3rm/ 3+study
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      311 11 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN PTE APTS FOR RENT 463 BELMOND GREEN ORCHARD. 2bdrm 985 sf. High flr. Pool view. Amenities. *****989 JUST TOP! D’LEEDON 2 bdrm Partial/ unfurn. Avail Immed. F/facilities LimSY 9023 3392 D11 NEWTON/ NOVENA PTE APTS FOR RENT 464 Cara Loke 9007 0076 CHANCERY COURT 926 sqft
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      250 11 D21 ULU PANDAN/ CLEMENTI RD/ SUNSET/BTTIMAH PTE APTS FOR RENT 464 D21 listing can be found after D11 D23 HILLVIEW/ BUKIT PANJANG/ CHOACHUKANG PTE APTS FOR RENT 469 Victor Ho H Y 9858 6078 TREE HOUSE 3-BDRM 1152 sf Unfurnished. Immediate. High floor. Unblocked view. Lease neg. Asking $2.9K neg.
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      281 11 529 BUSINESS CENTRES 529 BUSINESS CENTRES (CENTRAL) PTE RMS FOR RENT 511 NO OWNER. COMMON room Somerset MRT. Furn. $800/ Common rm Sixth Ave. Furn. $750. Call 9744-2121 SOMERSET MRT/ ORCHARD Boulevard fr $800. F/furn, AC, wifi. Immed. *****896 (EAST) PTE RMS FOR RENT 512 SERVICE RM @SIMEI MRT. Huge
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      265 11 HDB/HUDC APTS WANTED (RENT/ BUY) 527 INDONESIAN COUPLE WORK in bank looking for 2+1/ 3+1 to rent. 8448 9988 S.N. Ang FACTORY/INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR RENT 531 PAYA LEBAR (MacPherson MRT Station) Showroom Industrial: Ground floor 1352 sf Industrial/ Warehouse/ Office Spaces: 428, 500, 700, 1000, 1227, 1765, 2800, 5000, 12,636
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      579 11 FACTORY/INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR RENT 531 FACTORY/ INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR RENT 531 123 GENTING L ANE 9,000 19,000 sqft available W hole floor plate available Suitable for light industries Canteen within premises Agents welcomed 6580 7760 Don't Miss FOOD XCHANGE. FEW units. Fitted unfitted. Bakery, catering, food processing. Immed. Esther *****794
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      396 11 FACTORY/INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR SALE 532 FACTORY/ INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR SALE 532 LOCAL PROJECTS, INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS, G-SYSTEM 3, SPH SUBSIDY MANY MORE! BUYING? SELLING? RENTING? Commercial/ Industrial CALL ME NOW CEA Reg No: New/Experienced Agents Welcome R*****1D3 131D Edwin Yeo www.gps.com.sg9830 0555 WEST 119,540SF/86,165SF B2 dual entrance heavy duty fty. fitted
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      285 12 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 534 ORCHARD ROAD From $4.00psf/mth From 398 to 3600sqft Central location at suburban rates Outside ERP zone Agents are welcome Please call 6736 6028 Golden Bay Realty Pte Ltd CHINATOWN TENANT OF 1100 sf HDB office in good location, wish to assign low rental unit. With/
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      382 12 534 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT JALAN BESAR APPROX 1500sf #01. Office/ Trading/ Retail. #03. Approx 200 sf, office. Immed *****108/ *****920 CONSERVATION BEACH Rd. 1) Office 900-1000 sf Bare. 2)shop space approx 1300 sf (retail). Call 9762 4818 Irene FURNISHED OFFICES FOR 2-5 pax immed. Avail@ Kaki Bukit Eunos Techpark.
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      349 12 534 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT PANTECH BIZHUB PANDAN Loop 2110/1206sf, Renovated Gd view. F/aircon *****939 KELWARAM HSE. BT Merah 4400sqft. Corp image. Reno furnished. Call *****654 HIGH STREET CENTRE 550/ 786 sqft. Fully Renovated. High flr. Owner *****654 PENINSULA PLAZA 345/ 1000/ 1485/ 2485 sqft. Reno. Fitted. Owner 9139-0654. CLARKE
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      240 12 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT 537 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT 537 Retail and F&B Space for Lease Located next to Novena MRT Station Linked to medical facilities Novena Specialist Center and Novena Medical Center 1-min walk to Tan Tock Seng Hospital and Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital Minutes’ away from City Orchard
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      451 12 537 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT Jane Lee 9691 2311 1) BLK 116 Geylang East Ctr whole shop. Crowded Aljunied estate. Between Watson 24hr NTUC. Big frontage 2) Alexandra Ctrl new shpg mall 161/ 290/ 667/ 950sf 3) Alexis, facing Ikea main rd. 140/ 194/1378/ 1690/ 3068sf 4)Vibes@ East Coast side
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      526 12 537 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT RARE! 109 TOA Payoh Lor 1. Abt 400sf #01. Braddell MRT. $6500 Suits professional svc /dentist Call *****426 Elaine ENINSULA PLAZA #0109/10. Rent/Sale. 323sf Suit most trade, no F&B Jeff *****706. No agt pls. P Prime Location ALEXANDRA CTR NEW shop 237 sf. #03. Next
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      314 12 SHOP SPACE FOR SALE 538 RICHARD TAN 9113 3380 ***PRIME CBD SHOPHOUSES Hongkong Street 6-sty Nice Tg Pagar F&B,Bridal 4% yield Freehold Club St. 3% yield Chinatown F&B w 4% yield Haji Lane 999yrs.F&B license SOUTH BRIDGE RD Land 131.7 sqm total area 5037sqft est. 3.5 Sty high ceiling/ regular
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      625 13 WAREHOUSES/ STORAGE SPACE FOR RENT 543 WAREHOUSES/ STORAGE SPACE FOR RENT 543 WAREHOUSE FOR LEASE 2 Fishery Port Road 40 ft Ramp up 27k/47k sf 11m clear height 20kN/m2 Dedicated loading bays Chiller/ Freezer facility, located within food zone 49 Pandan Road 40 ft Ramp up 32k/ 38k sf 8.2M
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      295 13 Travel Planner r lanner l Plannr vel Plnner nneranner er v n raveravel Plann AY SH O PPING F O R Y OU R H O LIDAYS Cruises 574 Cruises 574 Free and Easy Travel 575 Free and Easy Travel 575 Tours 581 Tours 581 4N Phuket 5N Spice of
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      226 13 Tours 581 Tours 581 Tours 581 Tours 581 Best of Melbourne 1 Return Airfare by QF Daily Breakfast 4 Night stay at Grand Mercure Swanston (2 Dbl bed) > Full day tour to Great Ocean Road, Port Campbell National Park > Full day tour to Penguin Parade Koala Conservation Centre
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      32 13 TAIWAN 4D3N LAND Tour fr $238. Call Centour *****492 TA459 LOOKING FOR TAIWAN tours, call Nam Ho Travel *****433 TA140 Hotels/ Other Accommodation 587 WORLDWIDE HOTEL RESERVATIONS. Call Giamso Tours *****200 TA354
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      228 14 Tuition 636 GRADE BUILDER JC1 2 6–Day Intensive Revision for Promotional Prelims GP Econ Math Chem Phy Bio 9171 1113 Eunos Novena Clementi www.gradebuilder.com.sg ESTAB. REG’D SINCE 1978 Pacific Practical Tuition Ctr Home Tuition Specialist μ Interviewed Tutor/Teachers familiar w/sch syllabus μ Pri/Sec/JC/IB/IP.Allsubj/dist μ Specialised lang/ academic tutors for foreign
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      97 14 Tuition 636 PHYSICS AT BISHAN Group Tuition by one of Sunday Times’ 5 ’most sought-after’ Super Tutors. First Class Honours Graduate (Ex RJC/ RI). Call *****800 Read www.physics. com.sg H2 MATH/SCI (JC/SEC) by Top Tutor. Ex-Hwa Chong 1-1/ Group. Ms Cheng 9750 8711 RJC/ HCI/ VJC Teacher for A/O IP/
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      676 14 NOTICES T O L L F R E E 1 8 0 0 -2 8 9 8 8 2 2 I E m a i l n o t i c e s s p h c o m s g I w w w. s p h c l
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      795 14 BANKRUPTCY ACT (CHAPTER 20) NOTICE TO CREDITORS TO FILE CLAIMS BKCY NO IC/PP NO NAME 3168/2005 S*****25I AMBROSE MATHEWS JAYASEELAN 886/2005 S*****66C ANG KAI CHUAN 175/2006 S*****51I ARYANIE BT AHMAD TAHUDIN 1199/2010 S*****44C BALAKRISHNAN REVATY 1563/2004 S*****67B CHEONG KAH LOON 1148/2005 S*****60Z CHIAM WUI NEE 216/2010 S*****90A CHONG CHUANG THIN
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      387 15 Lecturing/ Teaching 715 New centres in Sengkang, Woodlands Yio Chu Kang 1) Child Care Teachers 2)Child Care Assistants Fundamental/CITC/CPT/DPT Island-wide locations Singaporeans only Attractive staff benefits 6334 2826 careers@starlearners.com.sg A Childcare in Bukit Batok Seeking Passionate Individual To Join Us CENTRE SUPERVISOR DPE-L DECCE-L DPL 2 Yrs Relevant Experience TEACHERS
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      393 15 721 Nursing/ Health Care 721 Nursing/ Health Care Sales 730 Sales 730 Sales Executives Salary earn up to $10K per month Self driven motivated Bilingual, Fluent in English able to liaise with Chinese speaking clients Location: Serangoon Singaporeans Only Interested, pls call 8200 2551 $1,000 RETENTION PAYOUT! Full Time LOANS
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      337 15 Retail Sales 731 Retail Sales 731 An expanding leading toys distributor is recruiting for its shop at CHANGI AIRPORT TERMINAL 2: RETAIL SALES ASSOCIATES û Min ’N’ Level or with working experience in retail û 5 days work week including weekends public holidays with rotating shift û Independent and good
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      235 16 Call Centres/ Telemarketing 734 CALL CENTRE OFFICER for Beauty Ind. $1500++ w/CPF. Mon-Fri, Braddell, S’porean Male/female SMS *****494 TELEMARKETERS NEEDED URGENTLY. Hourly rate comm. Only S’porean. Start immed Interested call *****743 TELEMARKETERS, 5-DAYS CENTRAL $1.6K-$1.8K. Basic Incentive Comm. Please call *****492 *****401 TELE-APPOINTERS $80~$100/ DAY. Part timers students ORD welcome.
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      213 16 Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge 742 Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge 742 Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge 742 Raffles Singapore is an iconic landmark, and no visit to Singapore is complete without a visit to the Grand Dame. We believe in recruiting and retaining the right and best talents, offering excellent career development and growth opportunities
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      423 16 742 Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge 742 Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge Hotel Royal, a well established and expanding public-listed organisation, invites suitable candidates to join us as: DUTY MANAGER (Front Office Operations) X K!? 5!=V>@B B?( BA>4& X -E* O&B;9 &Q=&;!&?+& R;>?8 3%G+& 3=&;B8!>?9 INM/ /O98&@H FRONT OFFICE ASSISTANTS X K!? P7T ,3)
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      492 16 745 Hair/ Beauty 745 Hair/ Beauty High Salary 1. Trainer (ACTA certified) 2. Branch Manager (up to $15k above) 3. Consultant (up to $5k $10k above) 4. Masseuse (up to $3k $8k above) 5. Front Desk Assistance 6. Marketing Assistant For Singaporean only Contact Person: Ms Anna Tel: 6345-4321 HP:
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      383 17 Administrative/ Clerical 748 CO IN SEMBAWANG requires 1) Purchasing Assts. 2) Customer Svc Asst. Alt Sat. Immed. $1.8K. careers@culina.com.sg ADMIN/ A/CS ASST. Prefer w/experience. For interview call *****765 or 21 Bt Batok Cres. Wcega Twr. #23-78 EVENT COORDINATOR NEEDED. With/ w/o experience. SMS name, age to *****701 Accounting/ Bookkeeping 749
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      438 17 General Production/ Operators 758 PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS Secondary education/Form 5 certificate or equivalent Understand simple English Willing to operate machines Shift work is required Able to start work immediately Interested applicants, please walk in for an interview from 9.00am to 5.00pm HR Department Toppan Security Printing Pte. Ltd. 97 Ubi Avenue
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      405 17 763 Warehousing/ Inventory/ Logistics Security WAREHOUSE ASSISTANT With class 3 driving licence Able to read write simple English Interested, please call between 9am 5pm 6292 5416 Warehouse Assistants -Location: Islandwide -Transport provided -At least 1 year experience -Good salary Bonus Allowances Call *****367/*****985 Manfield Employment Svc Lic: 95C2823 Warehouse Assistant
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      262 17 763 Warehousing/ Inventory/ Logistics Security LOGISTICS ASSTS Changi Jurong. 5 days OT. Transport provided. Immed. *****580/ *****190 JURONG/ CHANGI/ TAMPINES Toh Guan. Store/ Delivery Asst. $1.5k-$1.6k. 8.30am5.30pm $64. Call *****325 LOYANG STORE ASST/ Forklift 8am-5pm. $66/ $71. Immed 6636-1318 Meow (98C3337) URGENT DRIVER/ CARGOHAND Shifts: 12am-6am/ 12am-12pm Changi Airport Hp
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      199 17 SECURITY OFFICERS *$2350 Orchard Road *$2300 Victoria St,Marina Sq *2200 Marina Square *$2000 Queensway, Jurong East, Corporation Road *$1900 Balestier Rd (OMO) RELIEF also Required *****451/ *****652 105 Sims Ave Junction Lor 13 Geylang #03-13 Chancerlodge Complex SUPERVISOR-PasirRis OFFICER Kallang, Bedok, Marine Parade û 5 Days Wk avail û 8HR
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      183 18 766 Security 766 Security U R G E N T SECURITY SUPERVISORS N E E D E D (Monday Friday, permanent shift) Report at Paya Lebar Jurong $2,600* monthly SMS: 9101 8696 Terms Conditions apply MCST Plan No. 2190 requires SAFETY FIRE SECURITY SUPERVISORS OFFICERS STARTING ON OCTOBER 2015 IF@*-GA
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      581 18 766 Security 766 Security seeking responsible mature SENIOR SECURITY OFFICERS Senior Security Officer(Day)$2,540 per mth Security Officer(Day+Night) $2,148 per mth 2 year project,Lorong Chuan (next to MRT) Call 6253 5562after 10am, 187A Thomson Rd, Goldhill Centre enquiry@securitypersonnel.com.sg SECURITY SUPERVISOR OFFICER SALARY UPTO $2800 SUP/ $2300 SO 3x salary advance per
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