The Straits Times, 6 October 2015

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    27 1 TUESDAY OCTOBER 6, 2015 G SINCE1845 THE STRAITS TIMES 90 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS 90CENTS To subscribe: 6388-3838 sphsubscription.com.sg A Singapore Press Holdings publication MCI (P) 032/02/2015
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    Lock icon Pacific nations seal TPP trade deal
    534 1  -  They hail transformative effect of pact, but difficult ratification process lies ahead Jeremy Au Yong US Bureau Chief In Washington jeremyau@sph.com.sg It could be one for the record books. Trade negotiators from 12 Pacific Rim nations, including the United States, Japan and Singapore, struck
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    Lock icon ‘Living gallery’ to help conserve mangroves here
    522 1  -  Carolyn Khew kcarolyn@sph.com.sg An area will be set aside at the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve for a living gallery of mangrove trees, comprising about half of the true species in the world, in a move to conserve these plants. The 5ha area at
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      390 1 Life Leading actors in our new Cross Talk series D1&2 Top of the News Consumers’ unsecured debt continues to rise A6 World US-led coalition stepping up ISIS fight A8 Today, enjoy the journey as much as the destination i w Seamless travel made complete with comprehensive travel insurance. The HSBC
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      16 1 Sport Goodbye Rodgers, hello Klopp? C14 Top of the News HK’s ex-leader charged with misconduct A3
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      18 1 Home NEA studying system to manage electronic waste B1 SEETOPOFTHENEWS A6 OPINION A22 8 "8 87 18 1"*****7
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  • BRIEFING
    • What’s Next
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        Lock icon Scientists eyeing UN’s top climate job
        77 2 Top scientists from six countries are bidding to become chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in a vote today at a meeting in Croatia. The winning candidate from either Austria, Belgium, Sierra Leone, South Korea, Switzerland or the US will lead the
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        Lock icon Findings on mental health literacy
        64 2 The Institute of Mental Health will be releasing the findings of its mental health literacy study today. This nationwide study assessed recognition and beliefs about the causes, treatment options and outcomes for alcohol abuse, dementia, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder and schizophrenia. The knowledgewill identify and
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        Lock icon IMF issuing latest economic forecasts
        83 2 The International Monetary Fund is expected to issue its latest outlook for the global economy for the rest of this year as well as next year. It had earlier forecast global growth of 3.3 per cent this year and a stronger 3.8 per cent next
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    • What’s News
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        Lock icon Mangrove conservation plan
        53 2 TOPOFTHENEWS A 5ha area will be set aside for 2,000 native mangrove trees across 35 species at the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, in a move to conserve these plants. Mangroves covered 13 per cent of Singapore’s land area in 1950, but this has fallen to 0.5 per
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        Lock icon Three get Nobel for medicine
        54 2 TOPOFTHENEWS The Nobel Prize for Medicine was given jointly to three scientists who made discoveries that helped to develop potent new drugs against parasitic diseases such as malaria and elephantiasis. The three winners are Irish-born Dr William Campbell, Japan’s Dr Satoshi Omura and Dr Tu
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        Lock icon US steps up action in Syria
        67 2 WORLD The American-led coalition will open a major front in Syria to combat militants from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria group in the country’s north-east. Last week, US President Barack Obama approved two major steps to empower Arab fighters who would join
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        Lock icon India deepens ties with Germany
        84 2 WORLD India is deepening ties with Germany. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced during German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s visit to India that an investment fast-track would be set up for German companies. The teaching of German in government schools, which was stopped last year, will resume.
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        Lock icon Jakarta ‘responsible for haze’
        39 2 OPINION Indonesia is legally and morally responsible for the haze, write international lawprofessors S. Jayakumar and Tommy Koh. Jakarta is also bound to cooperate with other Asean members to prevent transboundary pollution, they add. A20
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        Lock icon NEA studying e-waste system
        47 2 HOME The National Environment Agency is studying if it makes sense to have a regulated national system to collect, recycle and manage electronic waste. While 60 million kg of such waste is discarded here each year, only a tiny amount is recycled. B1
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        Lock icon Yale-NUS needs new deans
        50 2 HOME Yale-NUS College is looking for new deans after all four of its deans left or announced plans to leave. One of the deans said the departures had nothing to do with issues linked to academic freedom, a concern when the tie-up was first announced. B2
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        Lock icon Cheaper to relocate staff here
        45 2 BUSINESS The cost of relocating staff to Singapore has fallen compared with 11 other global cities, according to a new survey by property firm Savills. It found that Singapore slipped from being the sixth-most expensive city in December last yeartoseventhinJune.C1
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        Lock icon Ireland struggle to beat Italy
        56 2 SPORT Ireland came through their first meaningful test of their Rugby World Cup campaign, beating Italy 16-9 on Sunday, thanks to a Keith Earls try and Johnny Sexton’s 11 points. However, they were far from convincing ahead of their crucial final pool game against France
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        Lock icon Teen wins $100k music deal
        57 2 LIFE Jermaine Leong (above), 16, winner of the second season of television singing contest The Final 1, is confident that she can juggle a singing career with her studies. On Sunday night at Capitol Theatre, the T emasek Polytechnic student won a $100,000 recording and
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        Lock icon Massive start for The Martian
        58 2 LIFE The Martian blasted off with a huge US$55 million (S$79 million) in takings over the weekend. It marks the second-best launch of director Ridley Scott’s career, behind only Hannibal’s US$58 million debut in 2001, and the second-best premiere for actor Matt Damon, trailing The
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      Lock icon Tackling terror Down Under
      306 2  -  Why It Matters Jonathan Pearlman In Sydney jonathanmpearlman@gmail.com For Australia, the shocking news that a deadly shooting last Friday was carried out by a 15-year-old radicalised Muslim has sparked national self-analysis about the large number of disaffected young people turning to religious violence. As analysts noted,
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
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        Lock icon Top 100 Asian films
        45 3 WEB SPECIAL Welookatthe Busan International Film Festival’s list of its top 100 Asian films, based on a poll of directors and critics. Anthony Chen’s Ilo Ilo (above) is the only movie from Singapore on the list in the 66th spot. http://str.sg/Z6AB
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        Lock icon Seeking a Red messiah
        43 3 WEB SPECIAL Brendan Rodgers became the latest manager casualty at Liverpool, as he was sacked after a prolonged spell of dire football and poor results. We look at why eight Liverpool managers have had to depart since 1990. http://str.sg/Z6dT
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        Lock icon Vote for your preferred Liverpool boss
        22 3 ONLINE POLL Who will replace Brendan Rodgers?Take part in our poll afterlooking atthefive strongest contenders. http://str.sg/Z6dn
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      Lock icon Ex-HK chief charged with misconduct
      611 3  -  My conscience is clear, says Donald Tsang; he faces two counts of misconduct Li Xueying Hong Kong Correspondent xueying@sph.com.sg Former Hong Kong chief executive Donald Tsang has been charged with two counts of misconduct in public office making him the city’s first leader to be
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      Lock icon Second such high-profile case
      214 3  -  Li Xueying Donald Tsang’s corruption case is the second of its kind involving top officials in his administration. Last year, his former chief secretary, Rafael Hui, was found guilty of taking bribes from property tycoon Thomas Kwok. The former chief executive, who took office in 2005,
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      Lock icon FairPrice among firms yet to sign ‘haze-free’ declaration
      1034 4  -  It wants Asia Pulp and Paper to clarify practices; will act against errant suppliers Jessica Lim Consumer Correspondent limjess@sph.com.sg NTUC FairPrice is among seven companies that have not signed a declaration stating that their paper products are free of raw materials from
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      Lock icon Schools closed in Malaysia as haze reaches hazardous levels
      480 4  -  Eunice Au Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur euniceauyh@gmail.com Additional reporting by Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja in Jakarta Nearly four million Malaysian schoolchildren stayed home yesterday as haze levels breached the 300 “hazardous” mark, even as Prime Minister Najib Razakurged Indonesia to do more.
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      Lock icon More, better education pathways for S’poreans
      555 5  -  Work on this will go on while system expands in scale and complexity, say new ministers Amelia Teng ateng@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Priscilla Goy Both new ministers for the Ministry of Education (MOE) said they will continue building more and better pathways for Singaporeans
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      Lock icon More having trouble paying off unsecured debts
      502 6  -  Debt levels in Singapore also rising but exposure maybe stabilising, report shows Chong Koh Ping kohping@sph.com.sg More people here are having difficultypaying off their debts, according to a report yesterday. It found that 85,352 people had missed two or more months of payment
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      Lock icon TPP deal reached after 5 years of intense negotiations
      545 6  -  News analysis Chia Yan Min Economics Correspondent chiaym@sph.com.sg A far-reaching trade deal covering 40 per cent of the world economy was finally struck yesterday after five years of intense negotiations and several controversies. The final discussions began in Atlanta last Wednesday
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      Lock icon Highlights of the deal
      401 6 REUTERS The agreement reached on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade pact yesterday included the following highlights: The agreement will provide duty-free trade on most goods, and reduced tariffs on others. For the United States alone, the trade pact would eliminate more than 18,000 taxes on US
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      Lock icon Trade pact ‘embodies future of Asia-Pacific’
      427 6 The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will transform the region by reducing tariff and non-tariff barriers, encourage greater investment, and address new trade challenges in the modern economy, said Minister for Trade and Industry (Trade) Lim Hng Kiang yesterday. The trade deal, which was struck in
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      Lock icon 3 scientists share Nobel Prize in medicine
      623 7 Their work led to creation of powerful new drugs to fight parasitic diseases REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE STOCKHOLM/LONDON Three scientists from Japan, China and Ireland, whose discoveries led to the development of potent new drugs against parasitic diseases such as malaria and elephantiasis, have
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon US-led offensive targets ISIS ‘capital’
      723 8 US to directly supply ammo to opposition forces for first time, increase air strikes NEW YORK TIMES AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON The US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has begun preparing to open a major front in north-east-ern Syria, aiming to
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      Lock icon ISIS ‘blows up Palmyra’s iconic Arch of Triumph’
      454 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIRUT Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) extremists have blown up the famous Arch of Triumph in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, the country’s head of antiquities said yesterday, as the militants press their campaign to destroy the
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      Lock icon Public gets partial access to Baghdad’s Green Zone
      406 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BAGHDAD Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi yesterday announced that Baghdad’s “Green Zone” was open to the public for the first time in 12 years, albeit with many restrictions remaining. Theroughly10sqkmheavilyfortified area in the heart of Baghdad is home to the
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    • ASIA
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        Lock icon Tensions in PKR over launch of new coalition
        756 9 Supreme councillors call for EGM to ask Wan Azizah to explain her unilateral move PETALING JAYA The president of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) last month sat down with other opposition leaders to launch a new opposition alliance without getting the approval of
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        Lock icon Ex-Malacca leader claims trial to sedition charge
        430 9 SHAH ALAM The former Chief Minister of Malacca state yesterday pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court over a charge that he had claimed in a Facebook posting that the Selangor crown prince had converted to Christianity. Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik, 65, had
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        Lock icon Hudud Bill: Court dismisses initial objection
        333 9 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s High Court yesterday dismissed a preliminary objection by Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) president Abdul Hadi Awang against four individuals who are seeking to block Parliament from debating a Bill to pave the way for enforcement of the hudud law in Kelantan.
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        Lock icon Widow of respected minister to run for V-P
        558 10  -  Philippine presidential race gathers pace with Leni Robredo entering the fray Raul Dancel Philippines Correspondent In Manila rdancel@sph.com.sg President Benigno Aquino’s ruling Liberal Party has drafted the widow of a widely respected civil servant as running mate to former interior minister Manuel
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        Lock icon Widow of respected minister to run for V-P
        558 10 (2nd Edition)  -  Philippine presidential race gathers pace with Leni Robredo entering the fray Raul Dancel Philippines Correspondent In Manila rdancel@sph.com.sg President Benigno Aquino’s ruling Liberal Party has drafted the widow of a widely respected civil servant as running mate to former interior minister Manuel
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        Lock icon Committee to draft new Constitution for Thailand
        412 10 REUTERS BANGKOK Thailand’s military government, which took power in May last year, yesterday appointed a committee to draft the country’s 20th Constitution after a previous draft was rejected, delaying promised elections until at least 2017. The junta-appointed legislature dismissed the military-backed Constitution last
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        Lock icon Committee to draft new Constitution for Thailand
        412 10 (2nd Edition) REUTERS BANGKOK Thailand’s military government, which took power in May last year, yesterday appointed a committee to draft the country’s 20th Constitution after a previous draft was rejected, delaying promised elections until at least 2017. The junta-appointed legislature dismissed the military-backed Constitution last
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        Lock icon Indonesia says it has found missing plane
        234 10 REUTERS JAKARTA The Indonesian authorities said they have found the wreckage of the Aviastar airline Twin Otter turboprop aircraft that went missing over Sulawesi island last week with 10 people on board. The plane was found in the Enrekang region, around 240km from
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        Lock icon Indonesia says it has found missing plane
        234 10 (2nd Edition) REUTERS JAKARTA The Indonesian authorities said they have found the wreckage of the Aviastar airline Twin Otter turboprop aircraft that went missing over Sulawesi island last week with 10 people on board. The plane was found in the Enrekang region, around 240km from
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        Lock icon DPM leads team on Brunei youth visit
        409 10 A Singapore delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean had an audience with Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah yesterday as they began their visit to the sultanate. DPM Teo, who is also Coordinating Minister for National Security, thanked the Sultan for attending
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        Lock icon S’pore team calls on Brunei Sultan
        408 10 (2nd Edition) A Singapore delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean had an audience with Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah yesterday as they began their visit to the sultanate. DPM Teo, who is also Coordinating Minister for National Security, thanked the Sultan for attending Singapore’s
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      • Asia Briefs Asia Briefs
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          Lock icon Former Malaysian A-G retires
          77 10 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s former attorney-general Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail retired yesterday after a career spanning 35 years. He turns 60 today, the mandatory retirement age for civil servants, the Malaysia Insider news site said. He was unexpectedly replaced on July 28 when he was part
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          Lock icon Another reporter killed in India
          93 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LUCKNOW (India) Gunmen have shot dead a television journalist, the latest in a string of killings in recent months of reporters in the country, police said yesterday. Reporter Hemant Y adav, who worked for Hindi news channel TV 24, was returning home in
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          Lock icon Pacquiao plans to run for Philippine Senate
          70 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANILA Philippine boxing hero Manny Pacquiao said yesterday he plans to run for a post in the 24-seat Philippine Senate despite a lacklustre stint as a congressman. He announced he would run in May 2016, but did not reveal under which
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          Lock icon Tornadoes in China kill seven, injure 200
          69 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING Tornadoes spawned by a typhoon that battered southern China have left at least seven people dead and more than 200 injured, Chinese media reported yesterday. Typhoon Mujigae, which landed in Guangdong province on Sunday, injured 223 others, Xinhua news agency
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          Lock icon Former Malaysian A-G retires
          77 10 (2nd Edition) KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s former attorney-general Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail retired yesterday after a career spanning 35 years. He turns 60 today, the mandatory retirement age for civil servants, the Malaysia Insider news site said. He was unexpectedly replaced on July 28 when he was part
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          Lock icon Another reporter killed in India
          93 10 (2nd Edition) AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LUCKNOW (India) Gunmen have shot dead a television journalist, the latest in a string of killings in recent months of reporters in the country, police said yesterday. Reporter Hemant Y adav, who worked for Hindi news channel TV 24, was returning home in
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          Lock icon Pacquiao plans to run for Philippine Senate
          70 10 (2nd Edition) AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANILA Philippine boxing hero Manny Pacquiao said yesterday he plans to run for a post in the 24-seat Philippine Senate despite a lacklustre stint as a congressman. He announced he would run in May 2016, but did not reveal under which
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          Lock icon Tornadoes in China kill seven, injure 200
          69 10 (2nd Edition) AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING Tornadoes spawned by a typhoon that battered southern China have left at least seven people dead and more than 200 injured, Chinese media reported yesterday. Typhoon Mujigae, which landed in Guangdong province on Sunday, injured 223 others, Xinhua news agency
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        Lock icon India lays out fast-track route for German investors
        645 11  -  Commerce ministry will vet business deals; German to be reintroduced in some schools Nirmala Ganapathy India Bureau Chief In New Delhi gnirmala@sph.com.sg India is setting up an investment fast-track for German companies and will resume teaching of German in government schools, as
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        Lock icon Election fever in Myanmar
        1304 12 / 13  -  Aung San Suu Kyi’s party wooing votes from ethnic minorities Special Report Nirmal Ghosh Indochina Bureau Chief In Myitkyina (Myanmar) nirmal@sph.com.sg Under the baking mid-morning sun, hundreds of people, cheeks plastered with tiny National League for Democracy (NLD) stickers, stream to a swampy open field, buffaloes
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        Lock icon S. Korean detained by North freed, deported
        526 14 Seoul welcomes student’s release, urges Pyongyang to free three other South Koreans AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL North Korea has freed and deported a student born in the South who was arrested in April for illegal entry, Seoul said yesterday. Mr Joo Won Moon, a
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        Lock icon Seoul suspects N. Korea in subway cyber attack
        309 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL North Korea is suspected of having launched a cyber attack last year on the South Korean capital’s subway system that carries millions of commuters every day, a Seoul lawmaker said yesterday, citing intelligence reports. The attack, staged between March
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        Lock icon Mongolian school a diplomatic channel to Pyongyang
        605 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ALTANBULAG (Mongolia) For more than 50 years, children on the windswept steppes of Mongolia have studied in a school built by a surprising benefactor: Isolated, impoverished, often implacable North Korea. An image of the North’s founder, KimIlSung,hangsinaclassroomin the yellow two-storey building,
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        Lock icon Homeless woman lies dead for hours at a McDonald’s in HK
        323 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HONG KONG A homeless woman in Hong Kong lay dead for hours at a McDonald’s restaurant surrounded by diners who failed to notice her, sparking concern over the city’s “McRefugees”. The woman, who police say was aged
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        Lock icon Indian power play in vigilante attack over ‘cow killing’
        849 15 BJPleaderscondemnmurderchargesagainst those who beat innocent man to death NEW YORK TIMES BISADA (India) The vigilantes from Save the Cow sprang into action the moment they heard a rumour that a cow’s slaughtered remains had been found near an electrical transformer looming
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        Lock icon Fragile peace returns to city of Kunduz
        591 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS KABUL Police and residents said Afghan government forces had regained control of most of the besieged city of Kunduz yesterday, and some shops in the centre of the provincial capital opened for the first time since it fell to Taleban
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        Lock icon Taleban’s new chief rises through stealth and secrecy
        478 15 NEW YORK TIMES KABUL (Afghanistan) If ever there was a Taleban bureaucrat who seemed set on a less-than-stellar career path, it was Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour. In the 1990s, he was the Taleban government’s chief of aviation while Afghanistan had few planes
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      Lock icon Israel takes hard line after killings
      521 16 Netanyahu orders Palestinian home demolitions, extra troops in Jerusalem and more detentions without trial AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered security forces to accelerate the demolition of homes of Palestinians who attack Israelis, deploy more forces in Jerusalem and
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      Lock icon Church can’t be museum of memories, says Pope
      369 16 REUTERS VATICAN CITY Pope Francis told a key Roman Catholic meeting on family issues yesterday that the Church should not be a hidebound “museum of memories”, but have the courage to change if that was what God wanted. The three-week meeting of
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      Lock icon Two children drown off Greek island in latest migrant tragedy
      324 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS The badly decomposed bodies of two children were found washed up on the Greek island of Kos on Sunday, the latest victims of a crisis that has seen 630,000 people enter the European Union (EU) illegally this
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        Lock icon Body found in search for lost cargo ship
        97 16 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JACKSONVILLE (Florida) The US Coast Guard said yesterday it discovered a body in its search for survivors of the lost El Faro cargo ship, which is believed to have sunk in the Atlantic with 33 people aboard. Several survival
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        Lock icon Parole board to consider Pistorius release
        62 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JOHANNESBURG A South African parole board was due to meet yesterday to determine whether Paralympian star Oscar Pistorius should be released early from a prison sentence for killing his girlfriend. The 28-year-old double-amputee sprinter was sentenced last year to five years in
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        Lock icon New marine sanctuaries planned in US
        45 16 REUTERS WASHINGTON President Barack Obama’s administration announced steps yesterday to create marine sanctuaries in Maryland and Wisconsin and action to combat illegal fishing. The sites will be the first new National Marine Sanctuaries in the US since 2000. REUTERS
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        Lock icon Swedish crime writer Mankell dies
        48 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE STOCKHOLM Best-selling Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell, whose most famous creation was the detective Kurt Wallander, died overnight at the age of 67, his publisher said yesterday. Mankell, who had been suffering from cancer for several years, died in his sleep.
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      Lock icon Will big brother ‘Dubya’ boost little brother’s bid?
      870 17 Ex-president George W. Bush could win over South Carolinaconservatives,butundermineJeb’shopeslater NEW YORK TIMES GREENVILLE (South Carolina) With US presidential hopeful Jeb Bush struggling to connect with some Republican activists, his campaign has begun exploring whether to bring in the person it thinks may
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      305 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS CHARLESTON (United States) Record rainfall has left large areas of the US South-east underwater, with roads closed and residents warned to stay indoors. The states of North and South Carolina have been particularly hard-hit by heavy flooding, after what South
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      366 17 NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK Four high school students in California have been arrested in connection with what officials called a highly detailed plan to shoot and kill fellow students and teachers, just days after a mass shooting on a community college
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      571 18 Ruling coalition regains power but loses absolute majority as 44% of voters avoid polls AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LISBON Portugal’s ruling cen-tre-right coalition has won a general election seen as a referendum on its austerity policies, but the results also indicated that it has lost its absolute majority
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      296 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LISBON With his dapper suits and baritone voice, Portugal Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho could give former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi a run for his money on a concert bill of political crooners. But for most of his four years
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      505 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MPIGI (Uganda) When Ms Agatha Namusisi, 64, let her grandson leave Uganda for medical treatment abroad, she assumed he would return, but more than a year later she says he has disappeared. “They are nowhere to be seen,” Ms Namusisi said
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      492 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON The number of people living in extreme poverty will this year fall to less than 10 per cent of the global population for the first time, although there is still “great concern” for millions in Africa, the World Bank has
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      506 19 PM Turnbull says blast-resistant Hawkeis, to be made locally, will meet modern threats AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS SYDNEY Australia will spend A$1.3 billion (S$1.32 billion) on next-generation armoured land vehicles for its army, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said yesterday as he announced the latest
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      256 19 REUTERS WASHINGTON An asteroid impact in Mexico compounded by colossal volcanism in India 66 million years ago killed about three-quarters of Earth’s species, including the dinosaurs. But soon afterwards, a little animal that looked like a beaver was thriving, exemplifying the resilience of
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      375 19 LONDON The risk of a serious cyber attack on nuclear power plants around the world is increasing, a report by the influential British think-tank Chatham House has warned. The civil nuclear infrastructure in most nations was not well prepared to
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      416 19 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MELBOURNE Nauru has unexpectedly said that all 600 asylum seekers held at a controversial Australian detention centre will be allowed to move freely around the tiny South Pacific island and that all their asylum applications will be processed this
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      475 20 The Straits Times says Foreign intervention in civil wars turns them into trials of international strength and will whose consequences can be far more damaging than the original conflict itself. That outcome could flow from Russia’s dramatic entry into the Syrian civil war. Moscow’s
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      1124 20  -  Byinvitation S. Jayakumar and T ommy Koh stopinion@sph.com.sg Professor Jayakumar isthe chairman of the International Advisory Panel and Professor Koh is thechairmanoftheGoverning Board of the Centre for International Law, National University ofSingapore. Once again, the forests of Kalimantan, South Sumatra and parts of
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      2958 21  -  Malaysia is undergoing a systemic change that has profound consequences for Singapore Bilahari Kausikan For The Straits Times The writer, a former permanent secretaryforforeign affairs,is now ambassador-at-large. What do most Singaporeans make of recent events in Malaysia? Bersih. Pesaka. 1MDB. A deputy prime minister sacked.
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      906 22  -  Joseph E.Stiglitz and Adam S. Hersh Joseph E.Stiglitz,a Nobel laureate in economics, is professor at Columbia University. Adam S. Hersh is senior economist atthe Roosevelt Institute. As negotiators and ministers from the United States and 11 other Pacific Rim countries meet in Atlanta, Georgia, in an effort
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      921 22  -  Edward Luce THE FINANCIAL TIMES Anyone puzzled by the sustained popularity of Mr Donald Trump and Senator Bernie Sanders should look no further than the latest United States jobs report. The share of prime-age males in work is now markedly lower
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      126 23  -  Raymond Ong Thiam Khoon I welcome the Ministry of Transport’s plans to review private car hire services such as UberX (“Govt to look into car hire services like UberX”; last Saturday). As rightly pointed out by Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan, taxi drivers do not shun
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      108 23  -  Koh Wee Leng (Ms) I fully agree that public transport’s primary function is to move people, while retail facilities and shareholders’ interests should be of secondary concern (“My wish list for the new Transport Minister”; last Wednesday). Eateries should not be allowed at train
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      110 23  -  Francis Chia Han Jeng I congratulate all the winners of the Excellent Service Award for food and beverage staff (“Honouring staff who shine in F&B industry”; last Friday). It is commendable to acknowledge the efforts of those who serve in an industry that draws one of
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      260 23  -  Edmund Lam (Dr) The appointment of the new Cabinet after the 2015 General Election is an important first step to prepare a new generation of leaders, including the one taking over the crucial post of prime minister(“‘Steadyhandsand fresh perspectives’ in new Cabinet”; last
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      85 23  -  Phillip Tan Fong Lip The new Cabinet formed by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is indeed admirable in both form and substance (“Shaping Singapore’s 4th-gen leadership”; Sunday). It has a balance of seasoned and new ministers poised to give both stability and thrust needed for
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      48 23 1.DRV.SUBRAMANIAM: Workhard at maintaining racial harmony. 2. MR HANIFF MAHBOB: Ensure commuters’ safety. 3.MSAWWENNI: Ensure staff know correct details of insurance coverage. 4. MS PRISCILLA POH: Voters, PAP must keep the faith. 5. MR JEFFREY LAW: All wards should be treated fairly. MORE LETTERS ON www.straitstimes.com
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      114 23  -  Lim Lih Mei (Ms) It was shocking to read yesterday’s report (“Many in nursing homes take wrong meds, dosage”). But it is encouraging that some measures are in progress to address this concern. As laymen, we rely totally on the professionalism of doctors,
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      406 23  -  Kannan Chettiar As a 44-year-old PME (professional, manager and executive) who has embarked on a lifelong journey that has included picking up languages, obtaining a Master of Business Administration along with other certifications, and taking up new sports and musical instruments, I am
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      300 23  -  Neeta Lachmandas (Ms) Assistant Chief Executive Business DevelopmentGroup SingaporeTourism Board We thank Dr Patrick Liew Siow Gian for his feedback (“Advance tourism with cause-related global events”; Sept 22). Dr Liew’s comment that Singapore should develop proprietary as well as cause-related events to advance tourism is
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      165 23 Can schools do more to help underprivileged students? If so, how? Kindergarten education should be made compulsory so as to provide early intervention. Anne Wong Assign a mentor to each student. This group of youth have more to overcome, compared with those from normal backgrounds. Grace Ng Can
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      90 23  -  M.Lukshumayeh The desire by the Singapore Sailing Federation (SSF) to build a Singaporean core should be the way forward for Singapore sports (“SSF wants S’poreans to put wind in sails”; Sept 24). Many sports associations today rely on expensive foreign coaches, with no remarkable results to
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      361 23  -  Abhimanyau Pal Executive Director SPD (formerly known as the Societyforthe Physically Disabled) It is heartening to learn that Lemon Tree Hotels, with 13 per cent of its staff beingpeople with disabilities, is hiring more such employees (“Video game training for police, hotel jobs
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      111 24 People dressed as houses standing alongside model homes during a march held on World Habitat Day in central Phnom Penh yesterday. Former residents of Boeung Kak lake, Borei Keila neighbourhood and other communities affected by private development gathered and called on the Cambodian government to
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      650 1  -  Community recycling schemes collect tiny fraction of 60m kg of e-waste created a year Janice Tai jantai@sph.com.sg With residents here getting rid of their old laptops and cellphones without a second thought, Singapore is churning out 60 million kg of electronic waste (e-waste)
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      708 2  -  Three did not renew contracts and the fourth will stay until next June Amelia Teng ateng@sph.com.sg Yale-NUS College is on the lookout for new leaders; all four of its deans have left or have announced plans to leave for institutions abroad. Three of
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      297 2  -  Janice Tai Mobile phones, mobile computers, refrigerators, air-condition-ers, panel television sets and washing machines. These six popular devices will, in future, have to comply with regulations to ensure that they do not contain too much toxic materials before they
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      Lock icon Duo accused of bribing footballers offered bail
      371 2  -  Amir Hussain amirh@sph.com.sg Two Singaporean men facing charges of corruption for allegedly offering bribes to football players here appeared in court yesterday. Rajendar Prasad Rai, 42, and Francis Donahue Marcel, 39, were offered bail of $300,000 and $50,000 respectively. Rai was later seen
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      167 3 Turning 37 yesterday was memorable for former lawyer Amrin Amin (right) as it coincided with his formal appointment as Parliamentary Secretary for Home Affairs. Taking his oath at an afternoon ceremony officiated by President Tony Tan Keng Yam, the new Government’s youngest office-holder was among four
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      417 3  -  Record eight in 10 employers put workers through such schemes, MOM survey shows Olivia Ho oliviaho@sph.com.sg A record eight in 10 employers put their workers through structured training last year, according to a biennial Ministry of Manpower (MOM) survey released yesterday. Most also
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      349 3  -  Zhaki Abdullah azhaki@sph.com.sg Better educated couples are more likely to stay together. Among Muslim marriages, only 18.4 per cent of males and 12.9 per cent of females with university education divorced before their 15th anniversary. This is compared to 34.7 per cent of males and
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      365 3  -  Tham Yuen-C yuenc@sph.com.sg Workers’ Party (WP) chief Low Thia Khiang has urged his party’s volunteers to stay hopeful as he encouraged them to pick themselves up after the party’s drubbing at the Sept 11 elections. At a lunch to thank them on Sunday,
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      659 4  -  Retired cop dies at age 84; his loved ones remember him as a 100 per cent family man Lim Yi Han limyihan@sph.com.sg In the early 1960s, when the demand for driving licences was rising, corrupt testers and instructors banded together to
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        93 4 A new website called Parenthesis was launched yesterday, forwhite-collar workers to go online to pick up business and interpersonal skills. Launched by the Employment and Employability Institute, the portal has more than 650 courses on topics such as project management, negotiation and IT. Students
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        107 4 A hydrographic survey will be conducted to gather data on the distance between the deepest point of a vessel’s hull and the seabed, in five critical areas within the Malacca and Singapore straits. The data collected will enhance existing electronic navigational charts, and enable better
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      509 5  -  Training to raise safety standards, given rise in fatal accidents involving heavy vehicles Adrian Lim adrianl@sph.com.sg The Automobile Association of Singapore (AAS) will launch a training institute targeted at commercial drivers early next year, to address the rising number of fatal crashes involving
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      396 5  -  Seow Bei Yi byseow@sph.com.sg A social enterprise from Germany has brightened up the lives of the visually-impaired here since setting up here in 2009, enabling them to perform in concerts and even take part in crisis role-playing. While the group, Dialogue in the
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      348 5  -  Jasmine Osada osadaj@sph.com.sg Singapore is trying to help Asia get better access to safe, effective and affordable medicines through a new conference that promotes collaboration in the regulation of health products. The Centre for Regulatory Excellence (CoRE), which is part of the Duke-NUS
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      451 6  -  Samantha Boh samboh@sph.com.sg Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a novel prosthetic heart valve that offers a less risky alternative to open heart surgery. The procedure, using the newly designed valve called VeloX, does not require the patient’s heart
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      492 6  -  Indian national took part in assault on victim’s group in Jurong Lake Park Amir Hussain amirh@sph.com.sg A night of festivity for two groups of foreign workers took a tragic turn when one group turned violent and, armed with weapons, attacked the
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      342 6  -  Online vice ring Elena Chong The final chapter in a five-year-long case involving a high-profile online vice ring was written yesterday when the last man was cleared of commercial sex with an underage social escort. Businessman Calvin Yew Boon Liat, 37, clad in
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      464 6  -  Elena Chong Court Correspondent elena@sph.com.sg A Bangladeshi construction worker instigated a Singaporean to rob a compatriot, saying the victim would be collecting money and carrying more than $50,000. Sree Krishna Mondal Omar Chan Modal, 44, is the eighth and last man to
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      73 11 CALL FOR NOMINATIONS SINGAPOREAN OF THE YEAR 2015 Do you know someone or a group whose inspiring or extraordinary acts have made the local community a better place? The Straits Times Singaporean Of The Year Award, in partnership with UBS, seeks to honour the positive impact made by this person
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      645 14 Reds to hold talks with former Dortmund boss while Ancelotti is also being considered Liverpool sack manager Brendan Rodgers THE GUARDIAN THE TIMES, LONDON AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Liverpool will have discussions with Juergen Klopp in the next few days, with the former Borussia Dortmund
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      616 14  -  EyeOnEPL Aleksandar Duric stsports@sph.com.sg The only surprise about Liverpool’s sacking of Brendan Rodgers is that owner Fenway Sports Group (FSG) took this long to acknowledge that the Northern Irishman was the wrong man for the job. Notwithstanding the 2013-14
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      235 14 THE TIMES, LONDON JUERGEN KLOPP The man who masterminded the rise of Borussia Dortmund before leaving last season. Seen as the favourite forthe post, but he may prefer to wait until the summer, when more attractive jobs, including Bayern Munich,could be available. CARLO ANCELOTTI A
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      507 9  -  Jamaican swimmer has not let race issue stop her from making a big splash on global stage Chua Siang Yee siangyee@sph.com.sg Jamaican swimmer Alia Atkinson may not have broken any world records yet, but with her very presence in the sport, she is already breaking
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        124 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LAUSANNE World governing body Fifa yesterday announced sanctions against the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) for the crowd trouble that wrecked a World Cup qualifier against Saudia Arabia last month. Militant fans angry at a 0-10 humiliation in a previous match to
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        66 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL South Korea’s Fifa sponsor Hyundai Motor yesterday called for “prompt and transparent” reforms of world football’s governing body without commenting directly on its scandal-tainted chief. Last week, major sponsors, including Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, Visa and Budweiser called forSepp Blatter’s immediate resignation, after
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        67 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MILAN Sinisa Mihajlovic said he expects to “give explanations” to AC Milan chief Silvio Berlusconi but the football coach said he “won’t resign” after a 4-0 mauling by Napoli on Sunday prompted fans to stage protests at the San Siro. Elsewhere,
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      907 9 NEW YORK TIMES NEWBURYPORT (Massachusetts) In the attempt to remain relevant to the next generation, the Olympics are becoming a less exclusive club. More sports were proposed last week for inclusion in the Summer Games in Tokyo in 2020: baseball,
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      331 10  -  Jonathan Wong jonwong@sph.com.sg After being plagued by uncertainty in recent months, Japan’s new Super Rugby team are finally beginning to take shape. Yesterday, the Japan Super Rugby Association (JRSA) announced thattheteam–thefirstAsianfranchiseoftheelitecompetition–will be called the Sunwolves. The outfit will be co-based in Tokyo and Singapore,
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      578 10 They let Italy come within a point before pulling ahead to win ugly, earn q-final spot Rugby World Cup 2015 REUTERS LONDON Ireland coach Joe Schmidt was not pleased that his team’s usual trademark accuracy went missing in Sunday’s tight 16-9 victory over Italy but
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        51 10 Keith Earls became Ireland’s World Cup try record holder as his side struggled to 16-9 win over Italy on Sunday that secured their place in the World Cup quarter-fi-nals. Centre Earls broke Brian O’Driscoll’s Irish World Cup record with his eighth touchdown in two
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        81 10 Flyhalf Nicolas Sanchez guided Argentina to a five-try 45-16 victory over Tonga on Sunday, setting the Pumas firmly on course for a place in the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals. The bonus-point win in Leicester lifts the Pumas above Tonga to second place in Pool
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      209 10 POOL A Australia* Wales* England Fiji Uruguay POOL B Played Won Drawn Lost For Against 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 126 105 73 37 12 29 47 72 86 119 Bonus points Points
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      352 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LEICESTER (Britain) Diego Maradona has set the bar high for Argentina at the Rugby World Cup after watching a 45-16 Pool C victory over Tonga that puts them within sight of the quarter-finals. The Argentinian football great went to the changing room after the
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      587 11 Petkovic apologises for comments about Chinese fans’ behaviour at Wuhan Open AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING Germany’s Andrea Petkovic apologised yesterday after she caused a furore by criticising the behaviour of Chinese fans at last week’s Wuhan Open. As an umpire tried to rein in spectators, an
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      876 11  -  SportingLife Rohit Brijnath rohitb@sph.com.sg Let us be generous about Serena Williams’ pullout from the Singapore WTA Finals. Let us show sympathy. But only just enough. Let us admit that losing the US Open–andthustheGrandSlam– to a fringe player, when she was three-quarters way into
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      422 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING•Rafael Nadal’s lifelong mentor, his uncle Toni, has broached the subject of engaging a “super coach” if the 14-time Grand Slam winner fails to recapture his spark next season. He said the 29-year-old should consider following Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer
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      569 12  -  LionsXII player gets 1st national-team call-up for key 2018 World Cup qualifiers at home Alvin Chia chiazya@sph.com.sg Must-wins–thatiswhatSingapore national football coach Bernd Stange labelled the Lions’ two upcoming 2018 World Cup qualifiers at the N ational Stadium. And the German has given a
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      286 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS Zlatan Ibrahimovic became the leading scorer in Paris Saint-Germain history on Sunday as the reigning French Ligue 1 champions extended their lead at the top following a 2-1 victory over arch-rivals Marseille. Michy Batshuayi nodded in the opener after 30 minutes
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      405 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MADRID Real Madrid manager Rafael Benitez dismissed claims his side had paid for an overly defensive approach as Luciano Vietto’s late equaliser handed Atletico Madrid a 1-1 draw in Spain’s capital football derby on Sunday. Benitez’s men went in front early
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      403 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BERLIN Thomas Mueller has warned that Bayern Munich’s 5-1 demolition of second-placed Borussia Dortmund is a clear signal to their German opponents that they will not release their iron grip on the Bundesliga. Bayern’s win opened a en-pointlead–anominoussigngiv-en that they
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      594 13 United boss slams players for not sticking to gameplan, lack of desire in 0-3 loss to Arsenal THE GUARDIAN AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Louis van Gaal has questioned the will to win of his Manchester United players after he watched in shock as they slumped to
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      401 13 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON Jose Mourinho has revealed that he will quit as Chelsea manager if he does not have his players’ trust despite being given a stay of execution after a late-night board meeting. The Portuguese was grilled over
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      317 13 REUTERS LONDON Christian Eriksen netted two superb free kicks to earn Tottenham Hotspur a 2-2 draw at Swansea City on Sunday and his manager Mauricio Pochettino believes the Dane’s dead-ball skills rival anyone in the Premier League. Eriksen equalised twice for Tottenham after
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      392 13 THE GUARDIAN Arsenal are Manchester City’s biggest rivals for the Premier League title With champions Chelsea needing an unprecedented run of results just to finish in the top four and Manchester United failing their first major title test, it appears that Arsenal
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      37 14 “I’m still really shocked. I was expecting this (call-up) to happen only two to three years down the road definitely not so soon. CHRISTOPHER VAN HUIZEN, on his first call-up to the Singapore national football team. C12
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        919 3  -  Theatre luminary Yukio Ninagawa takes on the difficult task of staging Haruki Murakami’s Kafka On The Shore Corrie Tan Arts Correspondent corriet@sph.com.sg Follow CorrieTanonTwitter @CorrieTan Talking cats, fish falling from the sky, mysterious aeroplanes, pathways to another world and open-ended, philosophical discussions about destiny and
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        471 3  -  Lee Jian Xuan Indonesian poet Sitok Srengenge has been dropped from the line-up of this year’s Singapore Writers Festival (SWF), after allegations of his past sexual abuse resurfaced in an open letter to the festival by Indonesian artists. Responding to Life’s
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        601 4  -  Frenchman’s installation among works presented by London’s Victoria and Albert Museum Huang Lijie Arts Correspondent lijie@sph.com.sg An exhibition at the National Library, by way of London’s famed Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), offers a compelling look at how Islamic traditions in art, craft and design inspire
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        1155 5  -  New permanent galleries at the National Museum of Singapore respond to a changing cultural landscape Huang Lijie Arts Correspondent lijie@sph.com.sg REVIEW MUSEUM NATIONALMUSEUMOFSINGAPORE’S PERMANENT GALLERIES That a 128-year-old museum dedicated to centuries worth of history needed to revamp its galleries just eight years after its last
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        110 6 I would say it is underrated. Grace, respect, reserve andempathetic listening are qualities sorely missing from public discourse now. yy OSCAR WINNERMERYL STREEP on the power of being ladylike A man that can cook is so appealing. It’s a testament to their lovemaking skills; are they
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        434 6 NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK Holy superhero mash-up! A reporter slips behind the wheel of a Batmobile in a secret place outside Gotham City. Atomic batteries to power, turbines to speed! But absolutely nothing happens. This sounds like a job for... Ms Debra Schmidt Bach, curator
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        944 6  -  Serialised podcasts are so gripping and addictive that I now hit the treadmill to binge-listen to them CultureVulture Nabilah Said nabilahs@sph.com.sg Call me a masochist, but I recently set myself a goal to run 800km in total mileage before the end of the year. It is
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        422 6  -  OffStage Nabilah Said Italian actor, technician and director Andrea Buzzetti (above) will perform in two upcoming children’s shows with children’s theatre company La Baracca Testoni Ragazzi for Esplanade Theatres On The Bay’s children’s festival, Octoburst!, which takes place from Friday to Sunday. Buzzetti, 35, co-wrote and
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          1111 7  -  Tan Keng Yao discovers the delightful New Hakka Cultural Park in Taiwan that is dedicated to keeping alive the area’s heritage Tan Keng Yao NEIWAN Old Street in Hsinchu County, an hour’s drive away from the Taiwanese capital Taipei, is a curious mix of brash commercialism and
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          1230 12  -  The culinary charm of cosmopolitan Istanbul is a many-splendoured thing, where traditional cafés reign alongside a new breed of restaurants, as Grace Ma discovers Grace Ma IT WAS only 10am and we had already eaten three breakfasts. Early that morning, our group of 10 had
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            86 13 Princess Cruises has special deals for their 4N to 11N Roundtrip Singapore Cruises. The ships will call at these South-east Asian cities: Penang, Langkawi, Kuala Lumpur, Bali, Bangkok, Phuket, Nha Trang, Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), Sihanoukville (Cambodia), Ko Samui and Bandar Seri Begawan (Brunei). Get
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            113 13 Selected the “Best Airline in Europe” in 2015 for the f fth time in a row, Turkish Airlines f ies non-stop daily from Singapore to Istanbul with great connections to Europe. The airline is offering promotional fares* to 54 cities in Europe, plus a free stopover in Istanbul,
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            161 13 New Singapore Pattaya flight from AirAsia From Nov 27, Thai AirAsia will operate a daily direct f ight from Singapore to Pattaya (U-Tapao). The route will also offer convenient city and island transfers from U-Tapao Airport to other major tourist destinations in Thailand’s eastern region. Pattaya is important both as
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            214 13 Singaporeans have been f ocking to New Zealand in record numbers over the last 12 months with over 47,500 travelling to the country in the year to August 2015 New Zealand’s highest ever number of Singaporean visitors for a 12-month period. These f
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            56 13 Turkish Airlines’ passengers can now spend their layover touring Istanbul instead of waiting at the airport. The free city tours, offered three times each day, are provided by TourIstanbul and led by English-speaking guides. The tours are open to passengers whose f ight transfer times are
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          838 9  -  From fantastic sights to good food, check out some of the top destinations in the Land of the Rising Sun LEONARD LAI CHAN Brothers Travel’s Japan tours allow clients to learn about the history and charm behind the country’s high-tech cities, cryptic street culture and revered volcanoes. The
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      715 14  -  Student Jermaine Leong, 16, is confident of juggling studies and a singing career Eddino Abdul Hadi Music Correspondent dinohadi@sph.com.sg Jermaine Leong, 16, winner of the second season of television singing contest The Final 1, is confident that she can juggle a
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      439 14  -  Chang Tou Liang REVIEW/CONCERT BRENDAN GOH,Cello KSENIIAVOKHMIANINA, Piano Singapore International Festival of Music, Gallery,The Arts House Last Sunday Fact: 16-year-old Brendan Goh is the youngest Singaporean cellist to have recorded his own CD album. Actually he has two CD recordings; the first was
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      109 4 DOWNLOAD NOW, IT’S FREE! art location Stunning Japan’s art islands’ Teshima and Naoshima Also, in the October issue of The Life e-magazine: LUXURY REDEFINED Four bags get a makeover BEST NEW RESTAURANT Cool underground vibe at Maggie Joan’s How to get the October issue of The Life magazine THE STRAITS
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      493 7 mm L eisure 6/ Relax Tour in Taiwan Take a vacation in Taiwan. It’s good value for money. Yangmingshan->Nagaimo Chicken Soup Wanli—>Crab The Taiwanese have not lost touch with traditional Chinese practices and instead, have incorporated many of them into their daily lives, such as the teachings of the Farmer’s
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      1957 8 Property Prices Here is the list of private residential property transactions with caveats lodged for apartments, condominiums and executive condominiums in September 2015 This week: 1 13 PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT Highline Residences 1,004,000
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      203 8 D19 SERANGOON GDN/HOUGANG/ SENGKANG/PUNGGOL HOUSES FOR SALE 408 D19 SERANGOONGDN/HOUGANG/ SENGKANG/PUNGGOL HOUSES FOR SALE 408 D19 HOUSE FOR SALE MODERN 3½-STOREY SEMI-D Land: 4,360/7,201sf, 8-rm +maid. 999 yrs. 13m lap pool/garden/ pond/lift. High ceiling. Park 2 cars. Near Serangoon Gdn/NEX/ Chomp Chomp/ Int’l Sch. $6.8M. Mrs Chua *****083 Owner COWDRAY
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      135 8 BERWICK DR, VARIOUS Semi-D avail. 4rm 5rm. Pool lift. All brand new! Weekend viewing confirmed. Call now! BURGHLEY DR, BRAND new Semi-D 2800sqft/ 4286sqft, 5+1, 4 ensuites. Weekend viewing confirmed! Call now! S’GOON CORNER TERR 2630 sf 3.5 sty w/basement. 6 rms Pool. Ample car lots. Serene ambience. Doris 9875-9916
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      264 9 D23 HILLVIEW/ BUKIT PANJANG/ CHOACHUKANG HOUSES FOR SALE 409 BIG AND CHEAP! Semi-D off Hillview. Jln Dermawan, 6bed 999 yrs, Land 6000/ 4000sf Elevated. Grab or regret!! Visit SRX.com.sg code 5418 Best Deal VILLA VERDE TERR 1615/3100 sqft 5 bdrm. Near amenities. Quiet. Immed. Cheapest at $1.49M neg. Parry *****450
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      296 9 D01 RAFFLES PL/MARINA/ CHINATOWN PTE APTS FOR SALE 413 THE SAIL 861 sf, 2-rm, #53. City view. Selling with tenancy. Roland *****227 D02 ANSON/ TG PAGAR PTE APTS FOR SALE 413 Priced to Sell NEW LIST! 2 bdrm Skysuites@ Anson. High flr. Superb view. MRT, Tenanted. Good rental. Serious seller!
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      305 9 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 CAIRNHILL CREST PENTHOUSE 2734sf. 4+1. Spacious. $5.8M. Dont Miss! *****991 Angela D10 BUKIT TIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/ TANGLIN PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 NASSIM PARK RESIDENCES Penthouse 6889 sqft 5 bedroom Designer decor Quiet Vacant possession Priced to sell *****348 Sole Agent Newsman
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      175 9 D11 NEWTON/NOVENA PTE APTS FOR SALE 415 D11 NEWTON/ NOVENA PTE APTS FOR SALE 415 D11 NEWTON/ NOVENA PTE APTS FOR SALE 415 D11 NEWTON/ NOVENA PTE APTS FOR SALE 415 D11 NEWTON/ NOVENA PTE APTS FOR SALE 415 D12 BALESTIER/TOA PAYOH/ SERANGOON/BOON KENG PTE APTS FOR SALE 416 TREVISTA
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      104 9 D15 KATONG/JOO CHIAT/ EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE 417 Good Investment SANCTUARY GREEN 3+1/ 4+1 ensuite, 1356/1711sf. Huge living/ bdrms. Pool view. MRT. Tenanted. Wendy 9068-1108 Freehold SILVER FIR 1-RM 527sf $780K Suites@Katong 377sf $640K Pool/Gym,Amenites,Paya LebarMrt Madelyn *****800 Henson Pang 9107 8070 VIBES EAST Coast, T Kurau Rd.
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      187 9 D16 BEDOK/ UPP EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE 417 D16 BEDOK/ UPP EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE 417 SUCCEED TOGETHER WITH US IN 2015 WE GROOM LEADERS WITH RIGHT TECHNIQUES AND PROVEN SYSTEM TO EXCEL IN YOUR CAREER RIGHT STRATEGIES AND ON THE JOB GUIDANCE WITH CLEAR DIRECTIONS
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      110 9 D19 SERANGOON GDN/ HOUGANG/ SENGKANG/PUNGGOL PTE APTS FOR SALE 419 F’HOLD CONDO. BEAUTIFULLY Reno. Ground floor lover, live like landed 1615 sqft. 3+1 rms. Near amenities/ Kovan MRT D20 THOMSON/ BISHAN/ ANG MO KIO PTE APTS FOR SALE 419 Dream Home NUOVO 4+STUDY,1550SF, high flr, reno, spacious, superb view! Rare.
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      312 10 BEDOK HDB FOR SALE 426 BEDOK HDB FOR SALE 426 BEDOK HDB FOR SALE 426 BEDOK HDB FOR SALE 426 BEDOK HDB FOR SALE 426 D23 HILLVIEW/ BUKIT PANJANG/ CHOACHUKANG PTE APTS FOR SALE 420 NEAR MRT THE WARREN 2+S, 1044sqft High floor, golf course view Near MRT. Asking $1M
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      73 10 427 BISHAN HDB FOR SALE 5’I’ 146 BISHAN. 122 sqm. Lift level. Corner. Big living room. Quiet cosy. Mins to amenities. All races PR eligible. Visit SRX.com.sg code 0612 5’I’ BLK.157 BISHAN St 13, 121sqm #02 flr. Nice reno. Opp mkt coffeeshop. All races/ PR. Leonard *****110 BUKIT BATOK HDB
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      427 10 CENTRAL HDB FOR SALE 432 432 CENTRAL HDB FOR SALE 432 CENTRAL HDB FOR SALE BUKIT MERAH HDBFOR SALE 429 BLK 57 HAVELOCK Rd >$799k Just 3+yrs! 5 mins to Tiong Bahru MRT. 94sqm. Low Flr. Eileen Lim ERA *****811 Visit SRX.com.sg code 7111 Ken Pang 9683 2015 4’A’ 108
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      648 11 JURONG WEST HDB FOR SALE 438 JURONG WEST HDB FOR SALE 438 JURONG WEST HDB FOR SALE 438 JURONG WEST HDB FOR SALE 438 JURONG WEST HDB FOR SALE 438 SEMBAWANG HDBFORSALE 445 Don't Miss 5’I’ CORNER 403 Admiralty link, Reno, windy, bright spacious. sch/ amenities, mid flr. $415k neg.
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      231 11 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN HOUSES FOR RENT 454 Modern Tropical Bunglw 4+1+2 Choice location. Pool........$36K Chatsworth Park Elegant 2 sty Bunglw 6+1+1. Patio/Pool.$35K 2 sty Bunglw 5+1. Pool.....$32K Cluny Park 5+1+1. Pool.....$26K Chee Hoon 6+1+1. Pool......$25K Mt Echo Park 5+1. Pool......$21K Merryn Road New Bungalow 4+1 all ensuite. Pool..........$18K Namly
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      1006 11 D25 WOODLANDS/ ADMIRALTY HOUSES FOR RENT 454 D25 WOODLANDS/ ADMIRALTY HOUSES FOR RENT 454 D25 WOODLANDS/ ADMIRALTY HOUSES FOR RENT 454 Woodhaven (New) at Woodgrove Avenue Whiteshores at Punggol Waterway Precinct Bukit Villas along Woodlands Rd Shuttle bus service to Woodlands MRT Station 4+1-bedroom townhouses at 3,358 sq ft Mins’
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      1017 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 The Cairnhill at Cairnhill Rise Orchard Scotts at fringe of Orchard Rd Vida at Peck Hay Rd Mins’ walk to Newton MRT Station 1-bedroom loft, 764
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      519 12 ANG MO KIO HDB FOR RENT 482 ANG MO KIO HDB FOR RENT 482 ANG MO KIO HDB FOR RENT 482 ANG MO KIO HDB FOR RENT 482 ANG MO KIO HDB FOR RENT 482 D11 NEWTON/ NOVENA PTE APTS FOR RENT 464 D11 NEWTON/ NOVENA PTE APTS FOR RENT
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      270 12 D16 BEDOK/UPP EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR RENT 466 QUARIUS BY THE Pk 3+1 1227sf. High flr, pool view. Facilities. Shuttle to Bedok. Owner 8556 0628 A Don't Miss CHANGI GREEN, 3RM 1023sqft. Lush greenery view. Windy. Move-in cond. Flexible viewing. Call now! 9060 5104 POOL VIEW. THE Bayshore/ others.
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      297 12 D21 ULU PANDAN/ CLEMENTI RD/ SUNSET/BTTIMAH PTE APTS FOR RENT 469 REGIS MANSIONS, 2 rms, 1000 sqft. Quiet. Pool. Near Pei Hua Sch. Immed. Low rental. Call Loh YS 9238-6788 HSR D23 HILLVIEW/ BUKIT PANJANG/ CHOA CHU KANG PTE APTS FOR RENT 469 THE JADE 2+1, 1087 sf. Nice unit.
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      242 12 HOUGANG HDBFOR RENT 493 3’I’ BLK 642, 66 sqm. Corner. F/furn. Windy. Near eateries. Buses to MRT/ Mall. Immed $1.8K. Patrick 9693-9338 realestategroup Best Deal 721 HOUGANG AVE 2. 3bdrm mais, high flr, aircon, f/furn, WiFi, cooking allowed, immed All races. Grace 9889-9939 JURONG EAST HDB FOR RENT 494 3
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      424 13 YISHUN HDBFOR RENT 507 4-RM BLK306 Yishun Central F/furn. F/aircon. Move-in cond. All races. Near MRT/ shpg ctr. Joe 9830-0524 Agt (NORTH/NORTH-EAST) PTE RMS FOR RENT 509 SVC RM HOUGANG MRT. Pte Ensuite. Cook. Wifi. 1/9. $1.2k$1.5k. Call *****333 Owner (CENTRAL) PTE RMS FOR RENT 511 00 SF MASTER rm
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      389 13 FACTORY/INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR RENT 531 FACTORY/ INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR RENT 531 FACTORY/ INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR RENT 531 FACTORY/INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR RENT 531 IMMEDIATE! ATTRACTIVE COMMISSION! INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR LEASE 79 Tuas South Street 5 68,000 sq ft of GFA High ceiling up to 9m High incoming power supply Approx. 30,000
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      243 13 Excellent Location COMMERZE IRVING. B1 fty for rent. 1066sf with 3 air cons. 2 mins walk to Tai Seng MRT. Pls call: 9796-7908 NEAR MRT AMK STREET 62. Near MRT. Brand new Link@AMK. Ramp up, 2153 sqft. Attached toilet. 3 private lots. *****225 OT C/W COOKING/ PER head charge, Minimart,
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      167 13 AFFORDABLE CLEAN Hi-tech B1. AC. Corp image. S’goon Nth. 5.6m ceiling. *****000 BT.MERAH B1-INDUSTRIAL 1,000SF-2,000sf. Near Redhill, MRT. *****000 CENTRALIZED LOCATION. (B1) MRT/AYE/CTE.Ample loading W Canteens. Now. *****000 FR 2,122SF MACPHERSON (B1) 40 footer access 3.8m Hgt/ CTE/KPE/PIE. 6377 8000 MACPHERSON FTY @976SF Next to PIE. Production/ Mfg Distribution/ IT.
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      516 13 FACTORY/INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR SALE 532 FACTORY/INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR SALE 532 FACTORY/ INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR SALE 532 New B1 Business Space At Gambas Crescent NEW LAUNCH! Unique product mix of ramp-up, flatted 3-storey factories Unit sizes from 1,636 to 5,888 sq ft Floor-to-floor heights of up to 6m Ramp-up unit access
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      588 14 FACTORY/INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR SALE 532 FACTORY/ INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR SALE 532 Sale By Expression of Interest Ayer Rajah Ê Strategic location near One North/Buona Vista Ê 4-storey light industrial building Ê Land approx. 50,700 sq ft Ê Floor Area approx. 78,900 sq ft Ê Tenure JTC leasehold ending 2025 Ê
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      339 14 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 534 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 534 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 534 Millenia Tower Centennial Tower GRADE A OFFICE FOR LEASE: Located in the prime Marina Bay district Distinctive architecture with immaculate finishes Spectacular views Ample spacious car parking Direct connection to Promenade MRT interchange station Professional
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      96 14 137-2,052 SQ.FT OFFICE. Fitted With Aircon Lightings. F&B Amenities Avail. Near Circle-Line MRT. *****966 BOON TAT ST 2000 sqft. 2nd level. Suits office/ cafe and retail. Many windows/ MRT. Call 9876-6574 Mag, DWG. NEWLY RENO. WOODLANDS Biz Hub. F/fitted. 200 to 1500sf. Avail immed. Attractive rates Agents welcome. 9239-7986 ***NEW
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      242 14 475-1,514 SF. OFFICE ShowRoom Tuas. Suits Banks/ Clinics. Grd Flr Units. Fitted. Fr $1.xx psf/mth *****966 175-1,608 SQ.FT Tanglin Keppel Rd. Fitted with Aircon Lightings. Near MRT. Free Parking. Call *****966 TG PAGAR PLAZA Office cum Showrm Blk 1 Level 2. 450 sf with toilet. Face Amara Hotel Immed $2.8K
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      472 14 534 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 534 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT INT’L PLAZA. 463/ 936/ 1260 2357 sf. Bare/ Fitted. Reno. City Sea view. Attractive. Sale also. 9668-9337 Matt. SUNTEC 1392/3700/ 4822SF $8 psf up Fitted. Renovated. Bare. High flr. Bay/Sea view. Immed. Call 9005-2048 THE ADELPHI. 2,000 sf Face Funan,
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      405 14 OFFICE SPACE FOR SALE 535 INTERNATIONAL PLAZA. CHEAP! Above #28. 2357 sf. Vacant. Sub-divisible. Tg Pagar MRT. Call *****098 $1.6XM OFFICE central. 635 1270sf. 24-hr aircon. Marina Bay view. Clarke Quay MRT. Vacant. Call *****098 Lynn Yeoh 8100 0208 PARK LANE 764SQFT. High flr. 41 yrs. Fitted unit. Near MRT/
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      463 15 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT 537 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT 537 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT 537 Retail and F&B Space for Lease Hip and trendy location at the heart of Orchard Direct access from Somerset MRT Station Orchard Gateway Catchment of shoppers from Somerset precinct comprising tourists, residents and office executives
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      483 15 537 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT *DUXTON ROAD WHOLE 2-sty shophse Approx 2200sf,suits F&B/ Office/ Showrm. MRT/ carpark. Immed. 9672-0983 best price **THOMSON PLAZA #01. 615sf Dual-frontage Regular shaped. Heavy traffic. Immed. $7.5K.SMChia 9068-6500 HAIG RD BLK 12. 2-sty HDB Shop 1660 sf. Face main road Heavy human traffic. $17K. MRT/bus-stop.
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      640 15 538 SHOP SPACE FOR SALE 538 SHOP SPACE FOR SALE FOR SALE BY EXPRESSION OF INTEREST Closing: Thursday, 8 October 2015 at 4pm Heritage Collection Joo Chiat Road Located near Paya Lebar Sub Regional Centre Walking distance to Paya Lebar MRT station Master plan 2014: Commercial with Plot Ratio of
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      251 15 WAREHOUSES/ STORAGE SPACE FOR RENT 543 WAREHOUSES/ STORAGE SPACE FOR RENT 543 AREHSE/ WORKSHOP. PIONEER/ Tuas/ Gul 5000- 80,000 sf. Yard 5K-100Ksf. 9383-6111 W JURONG EAST 31K/40K/50K sf, Ht 6.5m,15-20kN/m2, Covered dedicated bay. Asking $0.80 psf/mth. 9638-9433 WAREHOUSES/ STORAGE SPACE FOR SALE 544 Jane Lee 9691 2311 EUNOS TECHLINK Kaki
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      317 17 Nursing/ Health Care 721 Nursing/ Health Care 721 Sales 730 Sales 730 Renovation Company looking for: SALES EXECUTIVES Hungry for Monthly INCOME $6,000 above ?(!?<7?%$? <?>67<? 068 Strong Sales Background !<?=?<<?" > Medically Physically FIT for Healthcare Training Employment Job Opportunities with various Healthcare Employers /03? 8# :81<8 8<17%7%; 7’’?"718?3&
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      297 17 SALES EXECUTIVE/ REPRESENTATIVE ’O’/ ’A’ Diploma With own transport Industrial Safety Products experience preferred 5 days work 10 Ubi Cres. Ubi Tech Park 04-86 Lobby E *****383 AVANT AUTOMOBILE require Experienced SALES EXECS $1500 basic High Commission Incentives Class 3 license Singaporeans only Call Dave 9222 3331 No 61 Ubi
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      335 17 Sales 730 ESTAB CAR COMPANY requires Sales Personnel, High comm!! Good prospects!! All welcome. Call *****461 SALES AGENT $2k Per deal Selling software PIC ICV claimable to SMEs Easy deals Email *****356 for appt FASHION BOUTIQUE Beach Rd require a Knowledgeable Sales Manager/ Assistant in Ladieswares. Call 9088 3333 LAUNCHING
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      360 18 Administrative/ Clerical 748 Administrative/ Clerical 748 BUILD YOUR CAREER WITH BALESTIER STUDENTS’ HOSTEL Balestier Students’ Hostel (BSH) is inviting applicants for the following positions 1) SENIOR MANAGER (China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos) Requirements: Grads in Business Studies Able to work under pressure Must possess Class 3 License 2)
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      287 18 PA FOR REAL Estate Toa Payoh, min ’O’ level, can handle Mandarin speaking clients, Mon-Fri. Call *****598 ADMIN ASST REQUIRED Bt Batok. Computer literate, S’porean only @$1500 Email: changwang@singnet.com.sg S’POREAN. U GRAD/ Degree. 5-days wk. Bilingual. Eunos MRT. Immed $3K. 10pax 1)Sec 2) Mktg Exec 3)PA. *****977 DATA ENTRY CLERKS.
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      225 20 Cleaners 769 CLEANER FOR CONDO at Grange Road. working hours: 8am-5pm. Call: *****135 CLEANERS SEMBAWANG Woodlands 5.5 days week. Salary $1100 Call *****632 FULL-TIME CLEANER WANTED nearby Dover MRT. Interested please call: *****704 FULL-TIME OFFICE CLEANER Urgently required Tuas area. Pls call 6224-0310 BT TIMAH SCHOOL requires Cleaner. Interested please
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      1122 20 THE STRAITS TIMES RECRUIT Classified Jobs 1800-289-9988 I www.sphclass.com.sg/recruit I Executive Appointments 1800-289-8822 Cleaners 769 INSTITUTE OF MENTAL Health at Buangkok needs Cleaner S’porean. Pls call 9128-5558 SHOPPING MALL CLEANERS Tampines: 5pm-11pm, $700. 5day. *****512/ *****894 CLEANER@ GLENEAGLES Medical Centre. 8am-5pm, 6days $1200 +lunch. Call: *****230 Despatch/ Delivery 772 Industrial
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