The Straits Times, 1 September 2015

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  • 741 1  -  First time since S’pore’s independence in 1965 that PAP has such a fight on its hands Ignatius Low ignatius@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Rachel AuYong Parliamentary hopefuls from nine political parties head to nine nomination centres islandwide today to register for the General Election.
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  • 387 1  -  Nirmal Ghosh Indochina Bureau Chief In Bangkok nirmal@sph.com.sg Thai police are now hunting for four people besides the man they arrested last Saturday in connection with the deadly Aug 17 rush-hour blast in downtown Bangkok that claimed 20 lives. Among the
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    • 103 1 World Migrants’ tough journey to Europe A18&19 Home S’pore ‘tops region in mobile data speeds’ B1 Sport City’s $119m man aims high C13 Top of the News Rout resumes in regional markets A6 Home Tree falls hits boy in HDB flat B3 6u66^z<x DIAMONDS The Buddha Diamond celebrates kindness, bliss
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    • 18 1 Life ‘Terror’ of writing Millennium trilogy sequel D2&3 SEETOPOFTHE NEWSA8-13 SEE TOP OF THE NEWSA6 8871 8 1"*****7
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  • BRIEFING
    • What’s Next
      • 59 2 The Singapore Forum on Politics and Policy will be hosting a forum on the 2 015 General Election, titled A Conversation with the Candidates, which is intended to provide an avenue for students from the National University of Singapore to meet the candidates
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      • 58 2 International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde kicks off a two-day visit to Indonesia today, during which she will hold consultations with President Joko Widodo and Bank Indonesia governor Agus Martowardojo, among others. She will also take part in a high-level conference in
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      • 72 2 The first Singapore Savings Bond will be issued on Oct 1 but interested investors may apply for this issue from today. Interest seems to be growing for the product, with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) receiving many calls on the bonds. At 4.30pm today,
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    • What’s News
      • 65 2 TOPOFTHENEWS Police probing the deadly bombing in Bangkok have issued arrest warrants for two new suspects, a 26-year-old Thai woman and a foreign man. The warrants came even as Thailand’s police chief handed his own officers a reward of some US$84,000 (S$118,000) for apprehending
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      • 49 2 TOPOFTHENEWS Electoral reforms group Bersih’s 34-hour rally may have been a success, but that did not deter Prime Minister Najib Razak from presiding over a rally at which 13,000 celebrated Malaysia’s Independence Day. Bersih leaders acknowledge that it remains an uphill battle to oust him. A4
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      • 56 2 WORLD An increasing number of Hong Kongers are leaving to seek a better life in neighbouring Taiwan, fed up with the soaring rents, cramped living conditions and political uncertainty in Hong Kong. Some also see Taiwan as offering an escape from China’s influence, which they say is
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      • 79 2 SPORT Australian golfer Jason Day romped to a six-stroke victory in The Barclays tournament on Sunday, firing an eight-under-par 62 to seize the lead in the USPGA Tour’s FedExCup. Day, who won his first Major title at the PGA Championship earlier this month, fired eight
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      • 42 2 WORLD A barbed wire fence erected by Hungary onitsborder with Serbia to stem the flow of migrants has highlighted the lack of cooperation between European Union nations as they struggle to come to terms with an escalating crisis. A18&19
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      • 51 2 OPINION Germanwings’ Andreas Lubitz had a history of depression and consulted more than 40 doctors before crashing Flight 4U9525 in March. When should a doctor report that a mental health patient might be a danger to the community, asks By Invitation columnist Chong Siow Ann.
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      • 46 2 HOME Singapore has the fastest mobile data speeds in South-east Asia and the Oceania region, according to a report. The Republic was ahead of countries like Australia and Thailand, and had a median download speed that allowed for smooth video streaming. B1
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      • 48 2 HOME A woman, 26, was arrested yesterday for allegedly attacking her 33-year-old husband with a knife in their Bukit Panjang flat. He was found dead in the unit with multiple slash and stab wounds. Police have classified it as a case of murder. B2
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      • 56 2 BUSINESS The development charge (DC) rates for land uses for the next six months remain unchanged, with the exception of industrial use. DC rates, levied by the Government on developers for intensifying land use, for commercial and residential uses have been left unchanged. The rates for
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      • 61 2 LIFE Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards were all about the shock factor as a scantily clad Miley Cyrus, 22, cursed her way through her hosting duties, flashed her left breast and nipple, and performed a new song about smoking marijuana. She closed the Los Angeles show with
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      • 37 2 Last Saturday’s report, “Former MP Teong Eng Siong dies at 81”, stated that the late Mr Teong had three daughters among his children. He had four. We are sorry for the error.
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    • 310 2  -  WhyItMatters Esther Teo China Correspondent In Beijing esthert@sph.com.sg China is holding a massive military parade on Thursday in the historic Tiananmen Square to mark the 70 th anniversary of the end of World War II. Even as President Xi Jinping is expected to proclaim his
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  • Straits Times Digital
    • 101 3 GESPECIAL Radio personality Arnold Gay of Kiss92’s morning show, Maddy, Jason Arnold, will host The Straits Times’ 5 Things video coverage of the general election. You will get his daily take on the five most important things that you need to know from the campaign trail,
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
    • 573 3  -  Number of offences cut by 90%, better traffic flow especially near MRT stations Christopher Tan Senior T ransport Correspondent christan@sph.com.sg Closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras have helped cut down cases of illegal parking by as much as 90 per cent. Motorists and bus operators have noticed
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    • 634 4  -  Najib presides over colourful parade in KL just hours after massive weekend rally demanding his resignation Shannon Teoh Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur shannont@sph.com.sg Prime Minister Najib Razak presided over a colourful parade cheered by thousands of flag-waving spectators yesterday, the annual Independence Day event
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    • 365 4 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO Tokyo said it has complained to the United Nations over Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon’s plan to attend a huge military parade in Beijing to mark the 70th anniversary of Japan’s defeat in World WarII. Top government spokesman Yoshihide Suga yesterday
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    • 609 6  -  In addition to China fears, market jitters set in over spectre of higher US interest rates Yasmine Yahya Assistant Business Editor yasminey@sph.com.sg Asian shares resumed their bloodletting yesterday after falls in Shanghai shattered the brief respite investors had enjoyed late last week. The
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    • 775 6  -  News analysis Nirmal Ghosh Indochina Bureau Chief In Bangkok nirmal@sph.com.sg As the police hunt for a Thai woman and at least two foreigners reveals the scale of the network thought to be behind the Aug 17 bomb that killed 20 people, security
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    • GE 2015
      • 568 8  -  Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council issue Tham Yuen-C The Workers’ Party (WP) town council submitted its accounts on time yesterday and said it had an annual surplus of $1.7 million, if government grants were taken into account. But this set of accounts still failed to receive
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      • 825 8  -  Joanna Seow joseow@sph.com.sg The way the Workers’ Party (WP) town council has been managed is expected to be one of the key issues during the nine days on the hustings as election campaigning gets underway today, observers say. Some foresee
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      • 625 8  -  Claims are for fees related to projects and won’t affect bottom line, says Sylvia Lim Tham Yuen-C Assistant Political Editor yuenc@sph.com.sg Workers’ Party (WP) chairman Sylvia Lim yesterday confirmed that the party’s town council had received a legal demand for $3.5 million from
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      • 1592 10  -  Aljunied GRC the focus at RI; Fengshan school to host rivals for tough battles in east What to expect Francis Chan tkchan@sph.com.sg Raffles Institution (RI) will be the focus of attention when nominations for the general election open today. All eyes will be on whether
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      • 604 11  -  The candidates: People’s Action Party TwoPAPveteransarepoisedforbattleinchallengingterritorythiselection–MrSitohYihPininPotongPasirandMrCharlesChong in Workers’ Party-held Punggol East. The Straits Times looks at their preparations on the eve of Nomination Day. Lydia Lam lydialam@sph.com.sg Potong Pasir MP Sitoh Yih Pin yesterday announced his campaign slogan for the general election
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      • 1180 11  -  Aaron Low aaronl@sph.com.sg For veteran People’s Action Party (PAP) MP Charles Chong, contesting in Punggol East is a little like returning home, with less hair. That is what he tells people he meets on his rounds and who recognise him from his
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      • 396 11  -  Melissa Lin mellinjm@sph.com.sg Residents of Chua Chu Kang GRC can expect at least $385 million worth of upgrading and improvement projects over the next five years. These include covered linkways, a network of cycling paths, two new community clubs, and more playgrounds
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      • 606 12  -  3 WP candidates say this can help them run their own town councils if elected The candidates: Workers’ Party, Singapore People’s Party Danson Cheong dansonc@sph.com.sg The Workers’ Party (WP) candidates believe they are able to run town councils of their own if elected,
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      • 283 12 Leon Perera, 44 Occupation: CEO of a business research and consulting agency Family: Married to a freelance writer, 41. They have a son, seven, and a daughter, nine. Education: Bachelor of Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University Hobbies: Reading and watching
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      • 221 12 Bernard Chen Jiaxi, 29 Occupation: Project executive at a charitable foundation Family: Single Ed ucation: Master of Studies in Global and Imperial History from Oxford University, and Bachelor of Arts from the National University of Singapore Hobbies: Reading and collecting books Why politics?
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      • 511 12  -  Lim Yan Liang yanliang@sph.com.sg The Singapore People’s Party (SPP) is taking the unusual move of having separate manifestos for the four constituencies it is contesting, with the first launched yesterday by lawyer Jeannette Chong-Aruldoss, 52. Although called a manifesto, the 40-page booklet resembles a
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      • 654 13  -  Party chief says of all the polls he has taken part in, SDP is ‘most prepared’ for this one The candidates: Singapore Democratic Party, Singapore Democratic Alliance Interview with SDP’s Chee Soon Juan Tan Hui Yee, Joyce Lim tanhy@sph.com.sg joycel@sph.com.sg The flags and
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      • 524 13  -  Rennie Whang wrennie@sph.com.sg The Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) may be contesting only one ward, but it believes it can have a national impact through the issues it is championing, said party chief Desmond Lim Bak Chuan yesterday. Speaking as he unveiled the
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      • 151 13 Ong T eik Seng, 44 Occupation: Sales director Family: Married with three sons aged 18,15 and 14 Education: Diploma in Music Performance Hobbies:Basketball,jogging swimming, playing the piano Why politics? Wages have not kept pace with inflation, with the majority of Singaporean white-collar workers earning
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      • 182 13 Wong Way Weng, 53 Occupation: Quality assurance manager with a pre-school. Has more than 25 years of experience in shipping and logistics companies, with senior management positions in areas including strategic planning and finance Family: Married with two children aged 25 and
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      • 159 13 Abu Mohamed, 64 Occupation: Co-director of an oilfield services company; president of the Singapore Malay National Organisation Family: Married with three children and five grandchildren Education:Alevels Hobbies: Fishing Why politics? People are unhappy with many issues–costofliving,increased population, Central Provident Fund–butratherthanjust grumble, I
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    • 163 10 GE2015 Instant updates on our GE site: straitstimes.com/GE2015 •ST live blog on the site Live video streams from key Nomination Centres Interactive graphics Nomination Day special report in Sept 2 print edition Follow ST’s coverage live through the day The Straits Times will bring you the news as Singapore heads
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  • WORLD
    • 663 14 Obama visits Alaska to call for urgent action on climate change NEW YORK TIMES ABOARD COAST GUARD CUTTER ALEX HALEY (Chukchi Sea) With warming seas creating new opportunities at the top of the world, nations are scrambling over the Arctic its territorial waters,
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    • 453 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BONN Crunch climate negotiations opened in Bonn yesterday with a United Nations official urging countries to replenish coffers for the critical Paris conference tasked with sealing a global car-bon-curbing pact in December. UN climate chief Christiana Figueres told delegates there was a deficit
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    • 385 14 NEW YORK TIMES ABOARD COAST GUARD CUTTER ALEX HALEY (In the Chukchi Sea) US commanders are watching warily. Russia’s military buildup of the north and re-opening of Cold War bases underscores the country’s increasingly assertive territorial stance and ambitions in the Arctic. Of particular concern,
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    • ASIA
      • 740 15 They cite high costs, cramped space and China’s growing influence over the territory AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TAIPEI Squeezed by soaring rents, cramped living conditions, and unease over their city’s political future, increasing numbers of Hong Kongers are leaving to seek a betterlife in neighbouring
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      • 409 16 Apartments closer to blast warehouse than allowed; move comes amid public anger REUTERS BEIJING People whose apartments were damaged in explosions in the north-eastern Chinese port city of Tianjin can sell their homes to a group of property developers or choose to have
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      • 330 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS TOKYO Japan’s defence ministry yesterday made its biggest budget request, as Tokyo bolsters its military amid lingering territorial rows and worries over China’s expanding naval reach. The ministry wants 5.09 trillion yen (S$59 billion) for the next fiscal year, with
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      • 324 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING China’s air force has called monkeys and falcons into service to ensure safe skies for a huge military parade this week to mark Japan’s defeat in World War II, reports said. Almost 200 aircraft will take part in the event on Thursday.
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      • 496 16 REUTERS BEIJING The removal of a stone plinth sign written by former Chinese president Jiang Zemin at the entrance of a key Communist Party training centre is not a gesture of disrespect, a senior official said yesterday, after rumours of destabilising
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      • 419 17 Former Thai PM’s grain policy led to $22.5 billion losses and huge stockpile REUTERS BANGKOK Thailand’s former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra yesterday appeared before the Supreme Court to review evidence in a case involving rice subsidies that haemorrhaged billions of dollars and could
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      • Asia Briefs
        • 72 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ISLAMABAD Pakistan’s top diplomat said yesterday that military offensives in its north-western tribal areas had almost wiped out the Haqqani militant network known for its brazen attacks across the border on Afghan and foreign forces. Mr Sartaj Aziz, adviser to Pakistani Prime Minister
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        • 85 17 REUTERS NAYPYITAW Myanmar President Thein Sein yesterday signed into law the last of four controversial Bills championed by radical Buddhists but decried by rights groups as being aimed at discriminating against the country’s Muslim minority. Mr Thein Sein signed the Monogamy Bill after it was
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      • SPECIAL REPORT
        • 1166 18 / 19 BORDER HIDE SEEK GAME As soon as checks become more stringent, the people smugglers find another route THE NEW YORK TIMES AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS NICKELSDORF (Austria) At this border town, where the Iron Curtain once divided Austria from Hungary, the authorities decided to step up efforts to detect international people
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        • 516 18 / 19  -  Jonathan Pearlman For The Straits Times In Sydney jonathanmpearlman@gmail.com Australia’s hard-line approach to migrants has been trumpeted as a solution to Europe’s woes, but it turns out Canberra’s plan increasingly appears to be in disarray. In the first of two setbacks yesterday, the
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      • 594 20  -  It feels death penalty is no longer a deterrent, recommends executions only for terrorism Nirmala Ganapathy India Bureau Chief In New Delhi gnirmala@sph.com.sg A law panel tasked by India’s Supreme Court to look into the death penalty has recommended that it be abolished
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      • 768 20 NEW YORK TIMES AHMEDABAD (India) The resentment built slowly in Hardik Patel. It took root when he watched his younger sister lose out on a college scholarship because of India’s version of affirmative action, a system of strict quotas that reserves nearly
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      • 426 20 BEIJING China has removed the death penalty for nine crimes after its top legislature adopted amendments to the country’s Criminal Law. Analysts said the decrease in the use of the death penalty is an important step in China’s judicial reform and an improvement
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    • 656 21  -  Relative unknown catching up on her in Democrats’ presidential race Melissa Sim US Correspondent In Washington simlinoi@sph.com.sg It seems like 2008 all over again, with Vermont senator Bernie Sanders gaining ground on former secretary of state Hillary Clinton in the same
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    • 362 21 NEWYORK During a meeting with consumer advocates in Washington in July 2010, US Vice-President Joe Biden praised the Obama administration’s progress on reforms it had long sought while offering pointed words about the practices of lenders and banks. “Credit card companies,” Mr
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    • 658 23 Move a historic first for kingdom where women face curbs such as driving ban AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JEDDAH Saudi Arabia has let women register to stand in local elections, in a historic first for the ul-tra-conservative Muslim kingdom. In a country where women face
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    • 439 24 Extent of damage to ancient Palmyra temple –secondhitinaweek–notyetknown PALMYRA (Syria) A powerful blast in the ruins of Syria’s ancient Palmyra has raised fears that militants of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) had targeted another of the Middle East’s most treasured
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    • 279 24 The destruction of irreplaceable antiquities in Syria and Iraq has become something of a grim wartime routine for the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), with the Temple of Baal at Palmyra the latest to be obliterated. Here’s a look at some
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    • World Briefs
      • 65 24 REUTERS WASHINGTON The White House is considering sanctions against companies and individuals in China it believes have benefited from hacking of US trade secrets, the Washington Post reported on Sunday. The newspaper, citing several unidentified Obama administration officials, said a final determination on whether
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      • 78 24 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KANO (Nigeria) Suspected Boko Haram gunmen shot dead nearly 80 people in attacks on three villages in Nigeria’s north-east Borno state at the weekend, residents and a vigilante said yesterday. Vigilante Babakura Kolo said 68 people were killed in the attack
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      • 93 24 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WARSAW A regional governor in Poland said yesterday he had serious doubts about the alleged discovery of a Nazi gold train days after a deputy culture minister revealed he was “more than 99 per cent sure” one had been found. “There
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  • OPINION
    • 446 25 The Straits Times says The decision to raise Singapore’s re-employment age from 65 to 67 will give an additional two years’ lease of working life to healthy and productive employees when a new law comes into effect by 2017. There are sound economic reasons for
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    • 1351 25  -  Byinvitation Chong Siow Ann For The Straits Times stopinion@sph.com.sg Thewriterisvice-chairmanofthe medical board (research) at the Institute of Mental Health. In late July, a ceremony took place in the French Alps for the families of the passengers and crew in
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    • 1128 26  -  Singapore companies have come a long way in the Republic’s decade-long Corporate Social Responsibility journey, but it isn’t nearly enough OnePlanet Jessica Cheam For The Straits Times stopinion@sph.com.sg Greenpac is a home-grown green packaging company that has gained media attention in recent years, thanks
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    • 607 26  -  John Kay THE FINANCIAL TIMES It is hard to imagine life without digital search and the Internet. This is as true for me as for anyone else: The greater ease of obtaining and checking relevant facts and data has transformed the life of
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    • 1344 27  -  Ker Sin Tze For The Straits Times stopinion@sph.com.sg •The writer, a former People’s Action Party MP, is an adjunct professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University ofSingapore. The major goals of the Government, as illustrated by Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Tharman
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  • FORUM
    • 369 28  -  Shelen Ang (Mrs) Head Research and Development Focusonthe FamilySingapore It is both sad and heartening to read Ms Jenny Yeo’s account (“Teach, don’t demand, success”; Aug 24). Our children do face a lot of pressure to perform, but their sense of self-worth should not
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    • 282 28  -  Gil Simon Schneider (Dr) The lifting of the ban on short-term visits by HIV-positive visitors is long overdue (“Entry ban eased for foreigners with HIV”; yesterday). Singapore was one of the few developed countries with such a restrictive policy. However, the restriction
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    • 57 28 1.MRTANKARQUAN: Changing realities for today’s youth. 2. MR MUHAMMAD DZULAZHAN HAJISAHBAN: Focus on issues that matter to Singaporeans. 3. MR STEWART SAN JAY SOLOMAN: Problems with tray-return campaign. 4. MR DAVID KWOK: Why exclude doctor’s review from health screening package? 5. MR GERALD NEO: Going round in circles
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    • 296 28  -  Priscilla Poh Beng Hoon (Ms) Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has correctly said that good policies cannot alleviate the costs that come with changing lifestyle habits (“Measures in place to ease woes of higher living costs”; Aug 24). This applies to hawker food, too.
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    • 325 28  -  Tang Kum Cheong It was interesting to learn that former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew once told former transport minister Raymond Lim that helming the transport portfolio was “a thankless job” (“Transport Minister’s a thankless job, Mr Lee told Raymond Lim”; last Friday).
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    • 175 28  -  Soh Ah Yuen I belong to the pioneer generation. For many years, my wife and I joined travel activities organised by the Women’s Executive Committee (WEC) in a community centre in the east. We have made many friends our age on trips to Malaysia
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    • 127 28  -  Raymond Anthony Fernando I am sure many older workers would welcome the news that the Government plans to raise the re-employment age from 65 to 67 by 2017 (“Re-employment age will rise to 67 by 2017”; Aug 24). Being gainfully employed gives older workers the
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    • 230 28  -  Richard Goh Tiong Hwee Recently, my father issued a crossed cheque to my mother and submitted it to the bank in order to open a fixed deposit account in her name. The next day, we found that the funds were withdrawn but had not been
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    • 272 28  -  Yeo Boon Eng (Ms) Mr Calvin Cheng has analysed the current meritocratic system of education remarkably well and offered very constructive suggestions (“How not to dismantle a meritocratic system”; last Friday). The streaming of students based on examination results depends more
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    • 343 28 Will the move to look beyond academic qualifications marginalise university education? How can we better increase equality between graduate and non-graduate employees? What is the value of an academic qualification? What is the value of a vocational skill? At the end of the day, both serve as proof
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    • 145 29 The families of more than 1,700 people, most of them Kosovo Albanians still missing since the Kosovo War (1998-99), marked the International Day of the Disappeared on Sunday. Together with volunteers in Pristina, the capital of Kosovo, they covered hundreds of chairs with question marks to
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    • 503 1  -  It leads competition in region, helped by usage of high-speed LTE networks Lisabel Ting lting@sph.com.sg Singapore has the fastest mobile data speeds in the South-east Asia (SEA) and Oceania region, according to a report by communications technology and services provider Ericsson. The Ericsson
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    • 357 2  -  Christopher Tan No more fishing out your wallet, or fumbling with your handbag. In future, you can pay for your bus and train rides just by putting your wrist near the fare card reader. The Land Transport Authority
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    • 563 2  -  Incident allegedly took place in master bedroom of their Bukit Panjang home Lim Yi Han, Ng Huiwen limyihan@sph.com.sg nghuiwen@sph.com.sg A 26-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with a knife attack on her husband in their Bukit Panjang flat that left him
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    • 558 3  -  11-year-old in Pasir Ris second-floor flat hit on head by branch; 2 units above also damaged Yeo Sam Jo yeosamjo@sph.com.sg Eleven-year-old Sheik Sheqal Muhd Fazel was getting a drink from the fridge on the balcony of his grandparents’ flat on Sunday when he
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    • 393 3  -  Olivia Ho oliviaho@sph.com.sg At least four major home-grown companies have given their married male employees up to two weeks of paid paternity leave, in response to recent government calls. The staff of Singtel and its whol-ly-owned subsidiary NCS, and those of
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    • 548 4  -  PM Lee hails Lee Bock Guan as good man who never discriminated along racial lines Kok Xing Hui kxinghui@sph.com.sg Condolences have poured in for the late Singapore Buddhist Lodge president Lee Bock Guan, who died last Saturday morning at age 70.
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    • 250 4  -  Zhaki Abdullah azhaki@sph.com.sg Singapore has become a venue in Asia to settle disputes arising from the Law of the Sea. It signed ajoint declaration yesterday to allow the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (Itlos) to hear such proceedings here. The
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    • 585 5  -  Both nations to strengthen links as they mark 50 years of diplomatic relations next year Trixia Carungcong Assistant Foreign Editor ctrixia@sph.com.sg Singapore and Egypt have hailed their longstanding friendship and welcomed more opportunities for cooperation as they look to mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic
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    • 343 5  -  Kok Xing Hui kxinghui@sph.com.sg Close to 3,000 Marine Parade GRC residents used red and white umbrellas to form the Singapore flag on Sunday morning, before joining a mass walk islandwide. They were part of about 100,000 people who woke up early for a morning stroll
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    • 287 5  -  Elena Chong elena@sph.com.sg An unemployed man was jailed six months yesterday for threatening his girlfriend with a knife and kicking two policemen who later tried to restrain him. Ivan Vincent, 50, admitted to threeofsevencharges–placingthe tip of a kitchen knife on his girlfriend’s thigh
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    • 559 6  -  Writers’ forum kick-starts series of pre-launch programmes Leong Weng Kam Senior Writer wengkam@sph.com.sg The long-awaited 11-storey China Cultural Centre in Queen Street has been completed and a writers’ forum featuring five reputed Chinese novelists tonight will kick-start its series of pre-launch programmes.
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    • 319 6  -  Selina Lum selinal@sph.com.sg Lee Kok Leong ran a business selling clothing, footwear and bags most of them fake. He hired a professional Web designer to set up an online store for the goods sold by his firm, M Mall. He also
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    • 109 7 The first group of pilgrims for this year’s haj to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, leaving early this morning. The group of 43 were seen off by the Mufti of Singapore, Dr Mohamed Fatris Bakaram, and the senior director for Capacity Building and Strategic Engagement
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    • 197 7  -  Zhaki Abdullah Two men will appear in court on Thursday on charges of dangerous driving and and participation in an unauthorised speed trial. The pair, aged 25 and 26, were caught in a joint operation by the Traffic Police and Land Transport Authority
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    • 423 7  -  From age of 10 to 14, girl was sexually violated by her divorced father during weekend visits Selina Lum selinal@sph.com.sg A divorced 46-year-old man who sexually abused his biological daughter when she went over to his place on weekends was yesterday jailed 19 years and
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    • 212 5 personal friendship between our founding Prime Minister, Mr Lee KuanYew,andPresidentGamalAbdelNasser, who met in Cairo in the early 1960s before Singapore became independent. Given the uncertaintysurroundingourfutureas anewnationatthetime,weremain grateful to Egypt for its early support,”DrTansaid. People-to-people ties have since grown steadily with thousands of Singaporeans having studied at Al-Azhar University in Cairo,
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  • MIND&BODY
    • 1056 9  -  Joyce Teo speaks to financial planner Andrew Ang about finding time to exercise each week FitAndFab Joyce Teo joyceteo@sph.com.sg Q How important is it for you to keep up with your fitness routine A It’s definitely my priority, as exercise can help save
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    • 285 9  -  AskTheExperts DR CHAN POH CHONG Head and senior consultant atthe division of general ambulatory paediatrics and adolescent medicine at National University Hospital Q It is very sad to see my 12-year-old grandson’s thick, shinyblackhairfallingout.Heisalmostbaldnow–he has seen skin specialists and dermatologists. But they could
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    • 279 9  -  LEE SHU YEN ADJUNCT ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR LEE SHU YEN Senior consultantand deputy head of the surgical retina department at the Singapore National Eye Centre’s Retina Centre QIama60-year-oldman.Aboutthreeweeksago,Ihad cataract surgery in my right eye. Although the operation went well, I am seeing numerousfloaters–about20blackdots,withthebiggest about1mmindiameter.ThisisveryevidentwhenIam
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    • 1000 10  -  Bosses, colleagues can help mothers to keep their supply of milk going at the workplace HealthySpaces Joyce Teo joyceteo@sph.com.sg You know they say breast is best for baby, so if you intend to keep breast-feeding when you go back to work, plan on making it
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    • 534 10  -  HelpAtY ourFingertips Joyce Teo If you feelyour menstrual flow is abnormally heavy, do not just dismiss it. You may need to get it checked to rule out serious problems. According to Dr Cynthia Kew, a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist in private practice at Mount
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    • 210 11 INGREDIENTS 1 pack of maitake mushrooms, cut off tough bits of stems and chop into bite-sized portions 1 packof buna shimeji mushrooms (white or brown), cut off tough bits of stems and separate mushrooms 1 onion, peeled and sliced thinly 2 red chillies, use chilli
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    • 661 11  -  These fungi pack a wallop in terms of health benefits and nutrients, and they’re tasty too EatToLive Sylvia Tan wdspice@gmail.com SylviaTan isafreelancewriterand cookbookauthor. Herprevious EatTo Live recipes can be found in two cookbooks, Eat To Live and Taste. I’ll never look at mushrooms the same
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    • 280 11  -  Kitchen Sylvia Tan I cook, but I also like to get in and out of the kitchen in quick time, relying on time-savers worked out in the kitchen over the years. Most are just common sense, but fewknowit, judging froma competition
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    • 713 12  - Soap, rinse, repeat 40 times a day Obsessive compulsive disorder is a brain disorder that affects information processing Joan Chew joanchew@sph.com.sg Imagine washing your hands up to 40 times a day, all because you are worried about germs. You avoid touching anything that you deem dirty, and when you accidentally
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    • 720 12  -  DocTalk Ian Yeo feedback@snec.com.sg Associate Professor Ian Yeo is the deputy medical director (education) and head and senior consultant at the medical retina department, Singapore National Eye Centre. Seventy-year-old Alan has had diabetes for many years. He had suffered a heart attack and stroke
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    • 656 13  -  This problem, quite common among elderly, is linked to the kidneys, lungs and spleen SinsehSays LIM LAY BENG Traditional Chinese medicine practitionerat YS HealthcareTCM Clinic QIama75-year-oldwoman.For two years, my chest, back and head have been sweating at night when I sleep. It is so bad
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    • 580 13  -  Poon Chian Hui chpoon@sph.com.sg Ms Tang Yue, 45, has her hands full treating patients at the Eu Yan Sang Premier TCM Centre at Paragon Medical. Yet, the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) physician has spent about 18 hours in the classroom since November, attending
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    • 871 14  -  About 60% of registered TCM practitioners have taken courses to upgrade their knowledge Poon Chian Hui Mind Body Editor chpoon@sph.com.sg The move to get traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioners to constantly upgrade their know- ledge is gaining ground. It is fuelled by a national scheme
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  • BUSNESS
    • 598 1  -  Move unexpected as outlook still bleak; rates for industrial plots to be cut by average of 3% Jacqueline Woo tsjwoo@sph.com.sg Developers have little to cheer about amid the tough market, with development charge (DC) rates for residential sites set to
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    • 464 2  -  Total loans up 0.6% to $610.4m, with growth seen for both businesses and consumers Yasmine Yahya Assistant Business Editor yasminey@sph.com.sg Total bank lending rose again in July the third consecutive month of increase but at a slower pace of growth.
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    • 629 2  -  Rachael Boon rachaelb@sph.com.sg If some investors are fleeing and others are too scared to enter, you may just have found an ideal place to invest your cash. That is the advice from wellknown stock picker Mark Mobius, who told The Straits
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    • 288 2  -  Ann Williams ann@sph.com.sg Mainboard-listed Keppel Corp said its subsidiary, Keppel Offshore Marine (Keppel O&M), is buying Cameron International’s LeTourneau rig design and rig kit business for US$100 million (S$141 million) in cash. The company said the LeTourneau suite of jack-up rig designs
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    • 465 3 REUTERS BEIJING China relaxed its housing investment rules for the second time in two weeks yesterday by slashing the downpayment level for most second-home buyers as the authorities try to jump-start growth in a part of the economy that is showing rare signs of
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    • 441 3 BLOOMBERG TOKYO As China’s economic slowdown and a possible US Federal Reserve interest rate increase roil global markets, currency traders are treating the yen and the euro as havens of choice. The correlation between the yen and the euro reached its highest
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    • 310 3 BLOOMBERG HONG KONG Asia’s currencies posted their biggest monthly loss in three years, led by Malaysia’s ringgit, after a yuan devaluation heightened the risk of a currency war in the region as the US prepares to raise interest rates. The Bloomberg-JPMorgan Asia Dollar Index,
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    • 733 3 Deep-water deposit may hold gas equivalent to 5.5 billion barrels of oil, says Italian firm BLOOMBERG CAIRO Italian oil company Eni has discovered a “super giant” natural gas field off Egypt’s shore in what it said is the largest find in the
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    • 778 4  -  No bourse in region spared; STI 8.8% down with $74.3b in market capitalisation lost Jacqueline Woo tsjwoo@sph.com.sg The full force of the global selldown hammered Asian markets last month, leaving many with their biggest monthly losses in more than three years.
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    • 275 4  -  Jeremy Koh jkoh@sph.com.sg Olam’s earnings and revenue are unlikely to be affected in the short term by its partnership with Japanese trading giant Mitsubishi Corporation, an OCBC report said. OCBC Investment Research noted that while it is in favour of the deal announced
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    • Company Briefs
      • 152 4 Chocolate confectionery firm Petra Foods has agreed to settle a commercial dispute relating to the sale of Petra’s cocoa ingredients business to Barry Callebaut, which was completedonjune30,2013, and for which Barry Callebaut had sought an adjustment of US$103 million (S$145 million). Under the settlement, Petra Foods will pay
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      • 104 4 Raffles Medical Group said its wholly-owned subsidiary, Raffles SurgiCentre, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in a clinic chain for US$24.5 million (S$34.5 million). It is acquiring a 55 per cent stake in International SOS (MC Holdings) from AEA International Holdings. International SOS (MC Holdings) provides
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      • 122 4 Singapore Technologies Engineering yesterday said its joint venture agreement between its unit, ST Aerospace Resources, and Wings Capital Partners Holdings has been terminated. The joint venture, WingStar, was set up to acquire mid-life to end-of-life aircraft for lease, conversion or part out. The parting of ways was a
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    • 461 6  -  Blue chips take a beating, but commodity counters buck the trend as oil prices rise BullsAnd Bears Jeremy Koh jkoh@sph.com.sg Local shares got the shakes again yesterday after a few days of respite, with blue chips leading the market into negative territory.
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    • 42 6 1 Lastmonth’seurozone inflationheldsteadyat0.2per cent,showingthatastimulus programmelaunchedbythe EuropeanCentralBankmaynot beworkingoutasplanned. 2 GoldmanSachshasnowcutits forecastsforChina’sgrowth overthenextthreeyearsasit turnsmorepessimisticover thehealthoftheworld’s secondlargesteconomy. 3 VegetableprocessorChina MinzhongFoodsaidtherewas nodefinitiveagreementwith PTIndofoodSuksesMakmur regardingtheacquisitionof ChinaMinzhong’sshares. 4 EuroSportsGlobal,whichpaid adepositof€1.2million (S$1.9million)forfiveGTA Spanocars,saidtwoexecutive directorswouldindemnify thefirmifthecarswere undelivered.EuroSportswill waituntilMay31nextyear beforeexercisingitsrightsto claimthemoneyback. 5 Thehedgefundsarefavouring e-commercecompanyJD.com overAlibabaGroup,reports Bloomberg,inareversalfrom lastyearwhenAlibabamadeits recorddebutontheNewYork StockExchange.
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    • 204 11 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN HOUSES FOR RENT 454 1 JLN JELITA. 4100/ 5090. Newly rebuilt, prime location, near Holland Village. Modern elegant design. 5+1. Large pool gdn. $18.5k. Also sale. Call Owner 9863-5635/ 9727-2996 More sale/ rent at www.wahkhiaw.com.sg ELEVEN HOLLAND Brand New Cluster semi-d 3700 sf. 5 bdrms with
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    • 148 11 D11 NEWTON/NOVENA HOUSES FOR RENT 454 16A BARKER RD. Prime Chancery area. 2800/ 5100 sf. New,rebuilt, beautiful design. 5 1+ family pool. $18.5k. Also sale. Owner 9863-5635/ 9727-2996 More sale/ rent at:-www.wahkhiaw.com.sg **396A DUNEARN RD 3Sty Semi-d 3800/6100sf 7+1+ pool quiet immed *****635 *****996 More sales/ rent (www.wahkhiaw.com.sg) NATURE RESERVE
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    • 165 11 D15 KATONG/JOO CHIAT/ EAST COAST HOUSES FOR RENT 454 63 GOODMAN RD New bun galow. Prime landed estate 4900/7300sf 6+1+ family rm+ media rm+ swimming pool Corner, Face park, peaceful. $23k. Avail immed. Call 9863-5635/9727-2996 More units for sale/ rent (www.wahkhiaw.com.sg) 80C MEYER RD. Prime location, City. Bunglw. 5+1. Pte
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    • 353 11 D17 CHANGI/LOYANG HOUSES FOR RENT 454 22 TOH DRIVE Double Storey Bungalow 4 Bedroom 7,266 sq ft Land Area with 3,983 sq ft built in area Partial Furnished Easily accessible via ECP, TPE and PIE Rent: $5,500/month excluding GST For Enquiry please call: *****919 *****195 www.tanjinchwee.com.sg 11 TOH HGTS New
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    • 381 11 D01 RAFFLES PL/MARINA/ CHINATOWN PTE APTS FOR RENT 462 expat’s choice D01. 1-2BDRM: THE Sail 678sf/ Marina Bay Res 2368 sf/ One Shenton 581 sf/ The Clift 572 sf. 9005-2539/ 9693-2263. MARINA BAY SUITES 4-Bdrm 20xx sf, above #50 level! beautiful bay/seaview.Immed Dennis Low 9489-8981 THE SAIL, 1-BDRM, 689 sq
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    • 326 11 D05 PASIR PANJANG/ WEST COAST/ CLEMENTITOWN PTE APTS FOR RENT 462 WESTPOINT CONDOMINIUM 3 PEPYS ROAD ∞Low rise apartment ∞4+1 bdrms ∞3807sf with new roof terrace ∞Partial Furnished ∞Full Condo Facilities ∞Near MRT/NUS/Science Pk ∞Available Mid August 2015 ∞Rent:$6,700/month excluding GST For enquiry please call: *****919 /*****195 www.tanjinchwee.com.sg 319 PASIR
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    • 616 12 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR RENT 463 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR RENT 463 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR RENT 463 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR RENT 463 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR RENT 463 Bayron at home in the city Double frontage at 49
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    • 337 12 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN PTE APTS FOR RENT 463 GRANGE RES 2669SF, 4+1. No construction noise. Balcony, high flr, F/facilities. $14k neg Immed. Anand 9656 9450 best price HERITAGE APT Ardmore Pk. 3-bdrm 1561sf $6K/ Duplex 4+1. 4392sf. $16.5k. Wooden flr Immed SMChia *****500 CYAN. 3+1 BDRM. 1528 sf. Almost
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    • 285 12 D11 NEWTON/ NOVENA PTE APTS FOR RENT 464 THE TREVOSE. 4+1. 1896 sf. Reno. Quiet. Pool view. MRT. Immed. Adhome *****257. LINCOLN 8. NOVENA 872/ 1153 sf. 1/2rm big balcony pool view. Tip Top. *****234 FP D21 ULU PANDAN/ CLEMENTI RD/ SUNSET/ BT TIMAH PTE APTS FOR RENT 469 D21
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    • 346 12 D16 BEDOK/ UPP EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR RENT 466 D16 BEDOK/ UPP EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR RENT 466 Burnfoot Terrace Apartment for Lease Next to Siglap Centre and Siglap Village Walk up apartment with rooftop and quiet surrounding Approx. 2,600 sq ft with 3 bedrooms Immediate occupation Call
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    • 318 12 D19 SERANGOON GDN/ HOUGANG/ SENGKANG/PUNGGOL PTE APTS FOR RENT 468 CHOICE UNIT THE FLORIDA 3+1 F/furn, facilities. Near MRT/amenities. $3k neg. Immediate. Viewing anytime. Jacq 9622-0203 **SCALA 3+1. POOL view. Kengsinton Pk 3rm Australi an French Sch. Prefer Fam ily/ Prof Eileen 9238-8328 $2.8K UP! SENGKANG 3bdrms Unfurn. Riversound Res.
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    • 375 13 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 ISLANDWIDE ALL HDB wanted urgently. Good budget. Ready Clients. *****026 FACTORY/INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR RENT 531 Harbourside 2 2 Boon Leat Terrace Near to Harbourfront PSA 2,400 sq ft 12,000
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    • 165 14 FACTORY/INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR SALE 532 MIDVIEW BLDG 1356/ 1755 sf B1, reno. 60 years. High flr Amenities. Jen *****318 UR $220PSF 3-STY LOYANG/ Changi Sth/ Ubi 32K- 90K sf. Balance 37 yrs. LC *****178 HENDERSON BLDG 980/ 1882 sqft. High flr. Central aircon. Freehold. Adeline 9001-1328 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT
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    • 428 14 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 534 PRIME RAFFLES PLACE office, Phillip Street. 800 2500 sqft. Top Penthouse office avail. Call *****242 INT’L PLAZA. 463/ 936/ 1453 2357 sf. Bare/ Fitted. Reno. City Sea view. Attractive. Sale also. 9668-9337 Matt. CITY FRINGE B1 space Henderson Ind Pk, 4 storey bldg, 10,000 sf
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    • 308 15 OFFICE SPACE FOR SALE 535 **PAYA LEBAR SQUARE New Office. MRT. 484 to 2900 sf, Keys with us, Daily Viewing With/ without GST. $9xxK up. Motivated Seller THE CENTRAL OFFICE 2, 926sf river view, tenanted Jan 16 high flr, Asking $2800psf. Call Soo Cheng *****788 CHEAP! INT’L PLAZA 2357sqft High
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    • 301 15 TANGLIN SHPG CTR 1000sf Squarish suits office/ clinic/ sch. Ample parking. Avail soon. neg JFoo 9226-0978 CHINATOWN/ KEONG SAIK/ S’goon. Grd/ 2nd floor. *****000 sf. Aircon. pantry area MRT/ carpk. Molly *****395 CITY PLAZA 360SF. Beach Rd/ Arab St grd flr shophse 450sf with food lic. Heavy traffic, immed. 9662-6267
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    • 379 15 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT 537 best price CHILDCARE CTR, AZ Paya Lebar.Macpherson MRT. Corner fitted, grd flr. No takeover fee. SM Chia *****500 Don't Miss LUCKY PLAZA L-SHAPE 500sf good crowd. Banking, office remittance, agency, retails Other units avail *****100 CLUB STREET SHOPHOUSE space for office use. 2nd flr. Call
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    • 373 15 SHOP SPACE FOR SALE 538 CITY GATE SHOPS/ F&B $1.35M/ $2.18M up. 3 mins MRT. More than 80% sold. Future no more shop space!! SYLVIA LAU 9625 5221 CITYGATE, LTD UNIT Fr $1.3xM Retail/ restn/ supermarket. Fr $1.39xM 2 3 dual key/ PHs avail. Good buy! Call now VACANZA EAST
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    • 310 15 RESTAURANT/LOUNGE SPACE FOR RENT 540 FULL COMM TO Agents! View Daily. #01-F&B: 1625sf 19 Leedon Hgts. $6.50 psf only! 3phase 100amp. 3 glass walls Suits Cafe/Fusion *****938 RARE CAIRNHILL RD grd flr w/ alfresco, main rd. Est 1750 sf. F&B/ office/ all trades. 3mins to carpark. Grace *****733 CORNER CLUB
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    • 267 15 WAREHOUSES/ STORAGE SPACE FOR RENT 543 550-11K SF OFFICE, Canteen, Warehse Tai Seng. From $2 psf/ mth. With aircon. Accessible. Call *****966 choice unit WEST COAST RAMP-UP Brand new.Good layout.High ceiling Ample loading docks,parking. Heavy flr load.Dom *****101 FROM $0.70 PSF/MTH. Up to 140K sf Open Yard Penjuru Jalan Papan.
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    • 229 18 Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge 742 Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge 742 Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge 742 First Gourmet Seeks: 3. Dishwashers 4. Prata Chef 1. Team Leaders 2. Service Crew FT/PT Positions available Meals and Uniform is provided Singaporeans Only Contact Sintee: 9163 9311 Marhaini 8291 2204 HOTEL ROOM ATTENDANT/ Handyman required. No experience
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    • 210 18 FULL/ PART-TIME SERVICE Crews for Cafes in Kovan. 3 days off. Fr $1800. S’poreans only. Call: 8218 1870 BAKER/ CASHIER REQUIRED IMM, Orchard NEX. Part/ Full time avail. 8395-5603 Food Stalls 743 LKS@SINGAPORE TURF CLUB hiring cook, kitchen helper Tel *****317/*****117 VEGETARIAN STALL HELPER SGH Kopitiam. Pls call *****033 Hair/
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