The Straits Times, 14 December 2015

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  • Article
    Lock icon Historic deal may signal end of fossil fuel era
    518 1  -  Nearly200 nations sign pact on climate change and vow to support renewable energy David Fogarty Assistant Foreign Editor In Paris dfogarty@sph.com.sg After more than two decades of fraught negotiations, delegates from nearly 200 countries have agreed to a historic deal to
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    Lock icon 17 women win seats in landmark Saudi elections
    476 1 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS RIYADH At least 17 women won municipal council seats in Saudi Arabia’s first elections open to female voters and candidates, a state-aligned news site reported, in a milestone for the ultra-conserva-tive Muslim kingdom. Sabq.org, a news website affiliated with
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
    • What’sNews
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        Lock icon Leaders hail climate deal
        67 2 TOPOFTHENEWS A historic agreement was sealed on Saturday, after delegates from nearly 200 nations agreed on a pact that commits all countries to curb carbon pollution. It signals the end of an era of dependence on fossil fuels, decisively backing renewable energy and more efficient buildings
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        Lock icon 2 Saudi women triumph at polls
        65 2 TOPOFTHENEWS In a milestone for Saudi Arabia, at least two women won municipal council seats in the country’s first elections open to female voters and candidates. Their success came despite several obstacles, such as female candidates not being able to meet male voters face
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        Lock icon Ted Cruz is new front runner
        61 2 WORLD The latest Republican presidential candidate to lead the polls is Mr Ted Cruz (above), who has surged to a 10-point lead in a newpoll of likely Republican caucus-goers in Iowa. He bested Mr Donald Trump, with 31 per cent picking him as their
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        Lock icon Bucks halt Warriors’ run
        53 2 SPORT The Milwaukee Bucks have finally ended the Golden State Warriors’ 24-game NBA winning streak. After the 108-95 loss, the Warriors’ interim coachsaid:“Evenifyou’re24-and-1,losingstillsucks.”C9 Milwaukee Bucks forward Jabari Parker driving to the hoop in the match against the Golden State Warriors at the weekend. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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      • Article
        Lock icon Russia fires at Turkish boat
        52 2 WORLD A Russian patrol ship fired small arms to prevent a collision with a Turkish fishing boat yesterday. The Russian warship said the Turkish boat did not engage in radio contact or use special visual signs. The incident comes amid frosty ties between the two
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        Lock icon Keeping Britain in the EU
        49 2 OPINION This week’s European Union summit will include discussions on Britain’s plans to renegotiate the terms of its membership. Annoying as the British can be, the EU should resist the temptation to let Britain go its own way, says Europe correspondent Jonathan Eyal. A19
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        Lock icon Funding for arbiter of names
        40 2 HOME The International Commission on ZoologicalNomenclature–which helps to standardise the scientific namesofanimals–hasbeen boosted by a $1.35 million windfall, almost all funded by the Lee Foundation. This follows funding help from NUS two years ago. B2
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        Lock icon NUS group tutors kids for free
        36 2 HOME Agroup of National University of Singapore students tutors children from interim rental housing flats for free every week. Connect Tuition was started last year “to connect disconnected communities”. B2
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        Lock icon More turbulence in 2016
        61 2 BUSINESS If this year has been a rocky one for markets, do not expect next year to be smooth sailing either. Top financial minds here predict that 2016 could continue to see huge volatility, with bonds and equities registering depressed returns. At the heart of the
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        Lock icon In touch with his audience
        47 2 LIFE Singer-songwriter Jonathan Chan (above) connects with his audience in part because they can relate to his songs. The 25-year-old, whose stage name is Jawn, recently launched The Jawn EP and his songs are about companionship and belonging, among other issues. D4
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        Lock icon Help for chef with cancer
        68 2 LIFE The bar scene is coming together to help head chef Sebastian Tan of Strangers’ Reunion cafe, who has Stage 4 cancer. Called Just One Shift 2, the event is on Dec 21 at Club 39 in Duxton Hill from 8pm until late. Twelve bartenders
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    • What’sNext
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        Lock icon Christmas-themed MRT train
        52 2 The Land Transport Authority will launch a Christmas-themedMRT train today to bring some festive cheer to commuters. Commuters can catch the train on the North-South and East-West lines. The move is part of the authority’s efforts to transform the public transport network into a community-centred space shared
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        Lock icon China rights lawyer goes on trial
        77 2 One of China’s most prominent civil rights lawyers, Pu Zhiqiang, will stand trial today on charges of inciting ethnic hatred and causing disturbance for his online criticism of Beijing, including its policies on the Uighur people in the restive Xinjiang region. Pu, who has
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        Lock icon EU to release factory output data
        61 2 The European Union will release its industrial output figures for November, with expectations that it could see a slight drop from October. Analysts are expecting factory activity to expand by 1.3 per cent in November, compared with the same month last year. Industrial output
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      Lock icon Much value in hotel brands
      328 2  -  WhyItMatters Wong Siew Ying wongsy@sph.com.sg News last week of AccorHotels’ proposed acquisition of FRHI Holdings, which holds top-tier brands Raffles, Fairmont and Swissotel, created waves in the industry, coming soon after hotel giant Marriott International agreed to buy Starwood Hotels Resorts Worldwide. In Singapore, this
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    • Straits Times Digital
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        Lock icon Climate deal highlights
        24 3 WEB SPECIAL Singapore and the world welcomed a historic climate pact in Paris. A look at the key points ofthedeal. http://str.sg/Zz6R
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        Lock icon In the Christmas mood
        31 3 IN PICTURES Christmas is more than a week away but people around the world are already getting into the spirit. See how in our picture gallery. http://str.sg/Zz6z
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        Lock icon Causes Week 2015
        38 3 VIDEO The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund celebrates its 15th year this month. Miss Abigail Sim is one of 133,290 needy students who have been aided by the fund in its 15 years. http://str.sg/Zz6D
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      Lock icon Scare at driveway of Hilton hotel
      517 3  -  Plasterboard, frame fall on two vehicles; families inside are shaken but unharmed Olivia Ho oliviaho@sph.com.sg Additional reporting byChewHui Min Two families on holiday were caught by surprise when the ceiling of the driveway at Hilton Singapore fell on the vehicles they were in yesterday
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    • Paris climate agreement
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        Lock icon Ministers hail pact as crucial step to safer future
        627 4  -  S’pore proud to be part of major global deal to limit pace of climate change, says Vivian Singapore David Fogarty Assistant Foreign Editor In Paris dfogarty@sph.com.sg Singapore hailed the adoption of the Paris climate agreement on Saturday, calling it historic and
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        Lock icon Deal ‘may be turning point for the world’
        447 4  -  United States Jeremy Au Yong US Bureau Chief In Washington jeremyau@sph.com.sg United States President Barack Obama led tributes for the climate change agreement reached in Paris, hailing the pact as a potential “turning point” for the world. However, the radio silence thus
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        Lock icon Delegation ‘showed spirit of responsibility’
        336 4  -  China Kor Kian Beng China Bureau Chief In Beijing kianbeng@sph.com.sg The Chinese government, state media and experts have hailed the country’s contribution towards the climate change accord as a reflection of it being a responsible major power. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said that Chinese
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        Lock icon Paris climate deal alone won’t save the planet: Scientists
        673 6 But pact will achieve far larger emission cuts than any earlier accord if faithfully carried out NEW YORK TIMES LE BOURGET (France) After the stomping and cheering died down, a question hung in the air as the climate conference came to
        NEW YORK TIMES; Sources: CLIMATE ACTION TRACKER, DATA COMPILED BY CLIMATE ANAYLTICS, ECOFYS, NEW CLIMATE INSITTUTE AND POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH ST GRAPHICS ADAPTED FROM BBC; PHOTO: REUTERS  -  673 words
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        Lock icon Host nation praised for pulling off tough task
        434 6 France AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LE BOURGET (France) A 195-na-tion wrangle that ended with a historic Paris pact to curb global warming had to be the anti-Copenhagen: as flawlessly organised as the 2009 summit was chaotic, as much a success as the other was
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        Lock icon Country stands to benefit, say experts
        356 6  -  India Nirmala Ganapathy India Bureau Chief In New Delhi gnirmala@sph.com.sg India, which has been criticised by rich countries for posing a significant hurdle to the climate pact, has welcomed the breakthrough in Paris, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling it a victory of “climate
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        Lock icon Highlights of agreement
        294 6 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE THE CHALLENGE The agreement identifies climate change as “an urgent and potentially irreversible threat to human societies and the planet”. It notes “with concern” that countries’ existing pledges to curb greenhouse gas emissions would fail to meet targets for curbing planetary warming. THE GOAL To
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    • Article
      Lock icon The Straits Times Singaporean of the Year 2015 award
      342 8  -  Olivia Ho A good Samaritan, a pair of chefs determined to serve high-end cuisine at low prices, and an engineer with big dreams for Singapore these are the next batch of candidates shortlisted for the inaugural Straits Times Singaporean Of The
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      Lock icon No blood ties but ‘I see them as my parents’
      639 8  -  Olivia Ho oliviaho@sph.com.sg In a nursing home ward, Mr Tan Soy Yong, 76, lay listlessly in bed. But when Madam Noriza A. Mansor walked into the room, his face lit up and he raised a hand in greeting. The 50-year-old
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      Lock icon Engineer racing to put Singapore on the tech map
      640 8  -  Olivia Ho Mr Peter Ho believes in “super soldiers”. They may sound like the stuff of Hollywood movies such as The Avengers, but the co-founder of start-up Hope Technik is not being ingenuous. The home-grown company specialises in high-performance engineering for
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      Lock icon Duo realise dream of serving French food to the masses
      688 8  -  Olivia Ho Mr Dylan Ong has a tattoo of Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper on his right forearm. “It’s related to my passion for food. And it reminds me that I must always serve others,” he says. Mr Ong,
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Russian destroyer fires shots to warn off Turkish boat
      497 9 Moscow says it was to avoid a collision, summons Ankara’s military attache AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS MOSCOW A Russian destroyer in the Aegean Seayesterday used small arms fire to prevent a collision with a Turkish vessel, Moscow said, adding that it had
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      104 9 KONGISH HKLINGORAISESCONCERNSOVER ENGLISH STANDARDS A10 NO TO CHINA’S CHIP INVESTMENTTAIWAN’S CHU BREAKS WITH MAA14 0 PIMCO f f c 9 9 it I 9 f. 4 4 u *j A r r 4: e Our investment process is anchored by our macro outlook for the global economy, financial markets, central
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      10 9 AHMAD ZAHIDHAMIDI MALAYSIAN DEPUTY PM THE MAN TO WATCH A12
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon ‘Kongish’ speaks to hearts of Hong Kongers
      987 10  -  City’s brand of English catches on amid fears over drop in standard of proper English Li Xueying Hong Kong Correspondent xueying@sph.com.sg In an e-mail urging his students not to drop his course, one Hong Kong university lecturer wrote: “If you want to give
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      Lock icon S. Korean mogul quits opposition party
      323 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL A popular South Korean software mogul who ran for president in 2012 said he was quitting the main opposition party in a major blow to the embattled leftleaning alliance before a general election. Mr Ahn Cheol Soo, announcing his departure from
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      Lock icon Migrant workers march for justice and paid holidays
      57 10 Migrant workers and domestic helpers from around Asia taking part in a protest yesterday in Taipei, near the Presidential Office Building. More than 1,000 protesters from Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam demanded justice, equality and the right to paid holidays. PHOTO:
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      Lock icon Cancelled concert shows mercurial nature of N. Korea’s Kim
      543 10 REUTERS NEW YORK TIMES BEIJING An all-female North Korean pop group formed by leader Kim Jong Un abruptly cancelled a Beijing concert because of “communication issues” and headed home, Chinese media said. The move seems to highlight the mercurial and secretive
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      Lock icon Chinese navy carries out more drills in S. China Sea
      249 10 REUTERS BEIJING China’s navy has in recent days carried out more exercises in the disputed South China Sea, the Defence Ministry said, calling them routine drills. Recent pictures on social media accounts of Chinese state media have also shown Chinese
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      Lock icon Zahid the man to watch as Umno looks to mending ties
      955 12  -  Deputy Premier seen as the bridge between estranged leaders Najib and Muhyiddin People Reme Ahmad Assistant Foreign Editor In Kuala Lumpur reme@sph.com.sg Call it the buzz that comes with power. Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi was mobbed
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      Lock icon TV anchor’s sex-abuse revelations win praise
      760 12  -  Amrit Dhillon For The Straits Times In New Delhi amritdylan@gmail.com In talking about her childhood sexual abuse and of later violence by a boyfriend in her first book, India’s most well-known TV anchor, Barkha Dutt, has shown how these experiences are common to Indian
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      Lock icon Cornell expert on Indonesia dies during visit to Java
      227 12 THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK JAKARTA An expert on Indonesia from Cornell University in the United States has died during a visit to the island of Java, his adopted son said yesterday. Dr Benedict Anderson died on Saturday at a hotel
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      Lock icon China holds low-key memorial for Nanjing Massacre
      345 14 REUTERS BEIJING China marked in low-key fashion its second national memorial day for the Nanjing Massacre, with President Xi Jinping skipping the main event and a relatively junior official leading the ceremony. China and Japan have long sparred over their painful history. China
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      Lock icon Suu Kyi seizes on trash issue to stress NLD’s commitment
      439 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KAWHMU (Myanmar) Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in a rare public appearance since her election triumph, took to the streets of Myanmar to pickup rubbish to highlight her party’s commitment to public service. Ms Suu Kyi has
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; HOTO: EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY  -  439 words
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      Lock icon KMT chief breaks with Ma on China’s chip investment
      644 14 Presidential hopeful Eric Chu says ‘not time yet’ to cooperate on sensitive industry BLOOMBERG TAIPEI Taiwanese presidential hopeful Eric Chu said he opposed mainland Chinese investment in the island’s microchip designers, breaking with his ally, outgoing President Ma Ying- jeou, as
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    • Asia Briefs
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        Lock icon Tropical storm races towards Philippines
        91 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANILA A strong tropical storm barrelled towards the Philippines yesterday, threatening the disaster-prone nation’s east coast with giant waves, flooding and landslides, civil defence officials said. Forecasters said that T ropical Storm Melor could strengthen into a full-fledged typhoon by today, when it
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        Lock icon Senior Uighur official killed in Xinjiang raid
        96 14 REUTERS BEIJING A senior ethnic Uighur security official was killed in a police raid on a “nest of terrorists”, the Chinese state media reported, giving details of a previously unannounced operation in the far western region of Xinjiang. The region, which is home
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        Lock icon K-pop band deported by US lacked work visas
        92 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LOS ANGELES Members of a K-pop girl band detained at the Los Angeles airport and sent back to South Korea lacked the proper work visas, the Los Angeles Times reported yesterday. The agency that represents the band, Oh My Girl,
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon French regional run-offs a bellwether for National Front
      476 15 F ar-right party took lead in first round of vote; its success will be key to its leader’s bid for presidency in 2017 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS The French people voted yesterday in run-offs for regional elections that will show whether the
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    • World Briefs
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        Lock icon 23 die in fire at Russian psychiatric hospital
        55 15 MOSCOW At least 23 psychiatric patients, most of them elderly, died when a fire ripped through their care facility last Saturday night. Russian police said they had begun an investigation into possible negligence in the fire at the village of Alferovka in
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        Lock icon Gambia declared ‘an Islamic state’
        53 15 BANJUL (Gambia) Gambian President Y ahya J ammeh has declared the west African country “an Islamic state”. But Mr Jammeh has stressed that the rights of the Christian minority in the country would be respected, and that women would not be held to a dress
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        Lock icon UK denies PM softening on welfare demands
        70 15 LONDON British Prime Minister David Cameron’s government yesterday dismissed reports that he is backtracking on demands for changes to the welfare system, as he renegotiates Britain’s membership of the European Union. He will not use this week’s meeting with fellow European leaders to
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      Lock icon US wants allies to do more to fight ISIS
      957 16 White House requests more military aid from coalition of about 40 countries REUTERS, BLOOMBERG, REUTERS, BLOOMBERQAGENCE FRANCE—PRESSE MELBOURNE -United States Defence Secretary Ashton Carter has written to coalition members to ask them to supply more military assistance to counter the Islamic
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      Lock icon Clashes in Burundi’s capital kill 90
      306 16 REUTERS NAIROBI Nearly 90 people were killed in the Burundian capital, the army said, in the worst outbreak of violence in Burundi since a failed coup in May. Blasts and gunfire echoed around Bujumbura for most of last Friday and residents said officials spent
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    • Article
      Lock icon ISIS camps training children to kill
      229 16 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s counter-terrrorism chief said yesterday that the authorities were aware of two training camps set up by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant group to train young children, with one of the camps possibly involving Malaysian children. At a
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      Lock icon Ted Cruz opens up a lead on Trump
      560 18 He now leads list of likely GOP caucus-goers, opening door to a long nomination fight NEW YORK TIMES BLOOMBERG DES MOINES (Iowa) Texas Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz has surged to a 10-point lead in a new poll of likely Republican caucus-goers
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      Lock icon What’s in store to broaden candidates’ appeal
      618 18  -  Melissa Sim WASHINGTON Candidates running for president of the United States are cashing in on merchandising this election season, coming up with novel paraphernalia to get their voter base to donate. Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton has a “Grillary” Clinton spatula, Mr
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      Lock icon Palestinian refugee thriving at Eton
      476 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ETON (United Kingdom) Wearing a white tie and coat-tails, 18-year-old Ammar Mustapha sits near the manicured grounds of Britain’s most prestigious school, a world away from the Palestinian refugee camps he grew up in in Syria and Lebanon. Mr Mustapha, shy and soft-spo-ken,
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  • OPINION
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      Lock icon Anchoring Singaporeans within
      384 19 The Straits Times says Singapore’sabilitytobuildandmaintainwhatcanonlybecallednationalneighbourhoodsliesattheheartof itsuntiring effortsto sustainsocial resilience. Unlike neighbourhoods elsewhere, which oftenarecarvedoutbythedivisivegeographyof economic and ethnic segregation, the Housing Board precinct bears testimony to the guiding principle of social inclusiveness. Certainly, the HDB estate is not seamless terrain. class,middle-class,socially-aspiringanddysfunc-tional families all exist there. However, the fact
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      Lock icon Once more unto the breach, Eurosceptics
      1422 19  -  Britain’s possible exit from the European Union will feature on the agenda of this week’s EU summit. Annoying as the British can be, EU leaders should resist the temptation to let them leave the union GlobalAffairs Jonathan Eyal Europe Correspondent Jonathan.eyal@gmail.com LONDON Should Britain
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      Lock icon Paris has created a gigantic carbon ‘take-back scheme’
      1090 20  -  Myles Allen The writer is Professor of Geosystem Science and Leader of the ECI Climate Research Programme at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom. I wonder how many of the delegates in Paris realise that they have just created the mother of
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      Lock icon Diversity makes for smarter students
      955 20  -  Sheen Levine, David Stark NEW YORK TIMES Affirmative action is back before the United States Supreme Court. The court agreed to hear, for the second time, the case of Ms Abigail Fisher, a white applicant who claims that she was rejected by the University of
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  • FORUM
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      Lock icon Time for a clean-up at Sim Lim Square
      207 21  -  N.Nagesh With the Jover Chew saga denting the already weak image of Sim Lim Square, it is no surprise that tour guides are cautious about recommending the place to foreigners (“Sim Lim Square: Business plummets despite plunge in number of complaints” and
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      Lock icon FORUM ONLINE
      55 21 1. MR LAWRENCE WONG: Onlyfairforall medalliststoget cash awards. 2.NEA: Various ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’ programmes to reach outto young. 3. MRSEAH KIAN CHONG: Polyclinicdemands immediate payment despite reassurances. 4. MS PATRICIA MARIA DESOUZA: Instil gracious habits oftimely replies, committing to invitations. 5. MRLEETECKCHUAN: Long road to making ‘one country,
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      Lock icon Set up online platform for MPs to ‘meet’ residents
      87 21  -  Yeow Hwee Ming There is always a long queue at MPs’ Meet-the-People sessions. Residents have to wait two to three hours before they get to see their MPs about their problems. And MPs have to work into the wee hours to
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      311 21 Who: Tan Peng Boon, 71, retired department manager at a petroleum refinery. My family: My wife (also a retiree) and I have two children and six grandchildren. My home: A two-storey house in Hillcrest Park. My passions: Gardening, travelling, video editing and tending to my Teochew
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      245 21  -  Wee Soon Thong As citizens, we need to look at our current lifestyles to reduce our dependence on foreign help in running our basic services. We need to look at: Having common rubbish points for landed property. No door-to-door collection means saving
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      663 1  -  St Joseph’s in Victoria Street to be restored; plan for parish house, annex to be linked, redeveloped Melody Zaccheus melodyz@sph.com.sg For the past decade, the 103-year-old St Joseph’s Church in Victoria Street, has stood in a faded blue coat of paint in the heart of
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      396 2  -  Olivia Ho oliviaho@sph.com.sg Shoppers in Orchard Central were plunged into darkness on Saturday afternoon, as water seepage from a heavy downpour caused a blackout. Many shops were forced to close early, losing business on an otherwise busy weekend in the run-up to
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      526 2  -  Endowment will ensure its sustainability, help it better coordinate scientific research Audrey Tan audreyt@sph.com.sg A global commission that helps to standardise the scientific names of animals was saved from extinction two years ago, when the National University of Singapore (NUS) agreed to
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      346 2  -  Audrey Tan The swimming crab is famous in Singapore and the region for being delicious when cooked in chilli or black pepper sauce, but it has also made a name for itself among the scientific community. It was thought to be
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      555 2  -  Lester Hio lesterh@sph.com.sg Most students may groan at the thought of having to head out for tuition after a long day at school, but not Nur Dhamirah Amiszan, 11. The Primary 6 pupil from Chua Chu Kang Primary School receives free weekly
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      696 3  -  Unilever CEO aims to use only sustainable materials, halve its carbon footprint by2020 People Carolyn Khew kcarolyn@sph.com.sg He heads a multibillion-dollar company that makes and sells fast-mov-ing consumer goods from soap to ice cream, but Mr Paul Polman is also a
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      818 4  -  Main contractor’s closure in 2013 could have delayed line by months Danson Cheong dansonc@sph.com.sg The e-mail came like a bolt out of the blue Austrian builder Alpine Bau, the main contractor for a three-station stretch on the Downtown Line (DTL), had gone bust. Overnight,
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      165 4  -  Samantha Boh The NTUC FairPrice Foundation has donated $1.2 million to the FairPrice Food Voucher scheme, which will help about 20,000 low-income households. This is a 20 per cent increase from last year’s contribution of $1 million. The cheque was presented to the People’s
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      305 4  -  Samantha Boh It was her first cable car ride, but it ended up being more than just a breathtaking view. Three-year-old Olivia Chuan and her family also won gifts worth more than $2,000 yesterday for being the Singapore Cable Car’s 50 millionth
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      1065 5  -  Customers should give suggestions directly to service providers to improve their experience overtime, says ISES academic director Dr Marcus Lee YANNLING LIM DON’T hesitate if you want to request a hotel to consider providing eco-friendly amenities for its guests, or suggest ideas to a tourist
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      380 5 Here’s why you should care about your satisfaction and voice it: “If you have customers you know from research who would not complain directly to the restaurant but would complain elsewhere for example, the young head of a family wouldn’t want to complain in front
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      664 5  -  AARON TAN DELIVERING good service takes a great deal of humility a value that the TungLok Group hopes to inculcate in its service staff. During a recent five-day training programme conducted by the Chinese restaurant group, employees were introduced to Di Zi Gui, a book
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      109 6 Madam Ong Poh Neo, great-granddaughter of Straits-born Chinese merchant and philanthropist Tan Jiak Kim, with her cousin, Mr Lloyd Tan (left), and grave hunter Raymond Goh at the Choa Chu Kang cemetery, where the graves of Mr Tan Jiak Kim, his wives, descendants and relatives were
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      562 6  -  Well-respected State Courts bar man was one of the few constants of court life Obituary Danson Cheong dansonc@sph.com.sg Mr Arthur Foo Kok Soon was every lawyer’s friend, always ready with a cold mug of iced Milo or honey lemon after a long
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      815 6  -  Samantha Boh samboh@sph.com.sg On Friday, a Singaporean doctor couple will start on an arduous journey to a district in Nepal to take healthcare closer to the people living in the rural villages there. Husband-and-wife team, Dr Kumaran Rasappan and Dr
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      260 6  -  Rachel Au-Yong rachelay@sph.com.sg The Workers’ Party (WP) yesterday proposed three ways to improve the rail system, following Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan’s recent call for the Land Transport Authority (LTA) to beef up its engineering team. WP Non-Constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) Dennis
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      525 7  -  More than 50 households with the surname found here; fund-raising and membership drive also launched Leong Weng Kam Senior Writer wengkam@sph.com.sg Their Chinese surname, Gong, is a rare one in Singapore. But that did not stop a small groupwiththename–alsoknown as Kiang, Keng, Kong
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      Lock icon 400,000 used textbooks for needy students
      199 7  -  Jalelah Abu Baker NTUC FairPrice renewed its annual tradition of collecting used textbooks for needy students, distributing them on Saturday. The Share-A-Textbook Project achieved its target of 400,000 books this year. Priority students, shortlisted by volunteer welfare organisations and community development councils, were able
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      227 7  -  Kok Xing Hui United Overseas Bank (UOB) donated $16.6 million to local charities supporting people with special needs, children and the elderly on Friday to celebrate its 80th anniversary. The bulk of the money will go to the Community Chest with $11.8 million to help
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      795 8  -  Christmas is the perfect time for the family to get together for a little home improvement BY ESTHER TEO IT’S exactly two weeks till Christmas and even if your abode looks nothing like a toasty, merry, tinsel bedecked place abounding in Yuletide cheer, a host of festive
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      197 8 IT’S Marina Square Shopping Mall like you’ve never seen it before till Dec 27, the mall’s atrium has been transformed into a whimsical Christmas village complete with quaint, adorable buildings and colourful shopfronts selling seasonal fare. Don’t miss event highlights such as The Christmas Village Light and Sound
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      198 8 LONGING for a beach holiday escapade? Catch the next SilkAir flight to the paradisiacal Malé in the Maldives. With the launch of its inaugural flight to the city on Oct 26, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines now has a route network spanning 49 destinations
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        53 8 Man Fu Yuan’s Winter Solstice Festival menu by executive chef Kwan Yiu Kan features delicacies like Double-boiled Frog with “Lepidium Peruvianum” Maca and Chinese Wine and rich stews and tonics. Till Dec 31, indulge in a six-course set menu ($88++) or order the dishes a la carte. Call
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        52 8 Pizza Hut’s new The Star pizza is filled with delicious rolls of turkey ham, roasted chicken, turkey bacon and garnished with spinach, red capsicum and glazed pineapples. Its crust is stuffed with Alfredo sauce blended with cream cheese and roasted chicken bits. Visit www.pizzahut.com.sg for details and other
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        50 8 Suffering from skin allergies, irr i t a tions and sensitivities? Try 0 L I V A forte, a natural health supplement containing Hidrox, a standardised freeze dried blend of organic olive juice which contains a high concentration of natural polyphenol hydroxytyrosol. Available at Guardian, Watsons and 0G.
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        64 8 Till Jan 11 next year, over 440 Conrad Centennial Singapore signature plush bears are up for “adoption” for a fee. Proceeds will be donated to the Association for Persons with Special Needs. The 15-ft Conrad Bear Christmas Tree is also making its last public appearance at the
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        54 8 Till Dec 31, spend $60 at Westgate to redeem a ticket to Galatica Odyssey. Hop on board a Christmas Spaceship, explore dimensions of fun and shoot down aliens in three bizarre worlds to become the greatest gunslinger in the universe. The daily top scorer receives 30,000 STAR$. Visit
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        45 8 Best Denki’s Safety 5 Warranty Programme popular among Japanese consumers for reliable and hassle free after-sales service has enhanced features, providing coverage for fire, theft from home, flood and damage. A basic programme provides protection against product failure. Visit go.bestdenki.com. sg for details.
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      211 8 SWAROVSKI’S first-ever outdoor Christmas tree outside ION Orchard is a feast for the eyes. The 20m walk-in tree comprises 80 20m crystal strands with more than 28,000 stunning clear crystals and over 200 mirrored snowflake ornaments. A Duo Snowflake tree topper sits atop it for added star power.
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      225 8 THE TUDOR Heritage Black Bay One has become the most expensive TUDOR watch ever sold publicly at the Only Watch 2015, a biennial charity auction of unique timepieces created and donated by fine watchmakers to support scientific and medical research on neuromuscular diseases and Duchenne
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      212 10 E-mailyourquestionsto stnewsdesk@sph.com.sg. Specify AskSandra asthe subjectand include yourname, age, gender and contact details. THE BUSINESS TIMESMAYBANK KIM ENG IM PACT &INVESTASIA2016 OPPORTUNITIES CHALLENGES The ASEAN Economic Community The ABC encompassing 10 countries more than 600 million people, is targeted to come into effect this year. How will it change the
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      1505 12  -  More holiday courses on coding, robotics and programming on offer to meet rising demand Pearl Lee leepearl@sph.com.sg Build your own robot. Create a computer game on your own. Design something and print it with a 3D printer. Enrichment centres here have recently begun
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      550 1  -  Key factors that will affect market performance are China’s growth and impact of interest rate hike Grace Leong gleong@sph.com.sg If investors are hoping next year would be a smooth sailing one for the markets, they could be in for an unpleasant surprise. Some of
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      1519 2  -  He is going into neighbouring countries in a big way and eyeing the next big market, India People Rennie Whang wrennie@sph.com.sg When Mr Lim Ming Yan was asked to head CapitaLand’s business in China 15 years ago, some of his colleagues wondered if
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      1106 4  -  That’s what SGX needs to bear in mind as it moves to scrap contra trading Caijin Goh Eng Yeow Senior Correspondent engyeow@sph.com.sg It is tough to recall another time when stock market conditions in Singapore were so quiet. Remisiers–theself-employed brokers who
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      1110 4 Mr Ren Yuanlin knows all too well what it means to survive the odds, having grown up amid the chaos and violence of China’s Great Cultural Revolution in the 1960s and 70s. The executive chairman of Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings), China’s largest privately
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      440 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BARCELONA Barcelona boss Luis Enrique insisted his side must learn from their mistakes after they threw away a lead for the third time in a week to draw 2-2 at home to Deportivo La Coruna. The European champions looked well on course
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        52 11 ABU DHABI Singapore bowlers Shayna Ng and Cherie Tan crashed out of the Women’s World Bowling Championships Masters event yesterday. Ng finished with 1,495 pinfalls to finish in sixth position while Tan came in seventh with 1,494 pinfalls. Korea’s Jung Dawun clinched the
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        77 11 REUTERS NEW YORK Top American sprinter Allyson F elix will double up at July’s US trials in hopes of competing in both the 200m and 400m at next year’s Olympics. She has long wanted to challenge the rare Olympic double but will need a
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      577 12 Toure’s stoppage-time goal against Swansea shows City’s ‘spirit’, despite scrappy display AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Manuel Pellegrini believes Manchester City showed the spirit they will need to maintain their Premier League title challenge after securing a late 2-1 win over Swansea. His side looked set
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      654 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON ]ose Mourinho is going through the most difficult period of his career. But when it comes to mind games, he is still in fine form. The Chelsea manager has turned the heat up on Leicester City ahead of today’s
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      886 12 People THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON In the court of Roman Abramovich, they have learnt to look out for the telltale signs. He rarely voices his displeasure, but when that often inscrutable face morphs into what they call his “death mask”, that is when
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      290 1 LIFE LESSONS Jawn works them into songs D4 HELPING HANDS Bartenders to raise funds for cancer-stricken chef D5 Geeks: A love story Felicia Low-Jimenez and Adan Jimenez write the successful boy detective series, Sherlock Sam, and the first four books have been picked up by US publisher Andrews McMeel. But
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        1084 2  -  Adan and Felicia Jimenez’s love of pop culture leads them to pen the Sherlock Sam books, which have been picked up by a US publisher Two’s Company with the couple behind the Sherlock Sam boy detective series Akshita Nanda akshitan@sph.com.sg Geek couple Felicia Low-Jimenez and Adan Jimenez
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        529 2 Felicia on Adan What Low-Jimenez likes best about her husband is that he does not “man-splain” or patronise her by explaining things she already knows. As a woman interested in anime, comics and geeky pop culture, she has met many male fans who refuse
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        437 2 Adan on Felicia New to Singapore, lonely and homesick, Jimenez was ready to move to a new job in Madrid when he met his wife-to-be at a friend’s party in December2008. “We were talking about comics. She was wearing glasses. I was a
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        596 6 THE GUARDIAN LONDON Chef and broadcaster Nigella Lawson has urged people to stop trying to shame others into eating healthily, saying it is unhelpful. Speaking at a Guardian Live event in London to markthe launch of her new book, Simply Nigella, she admitted
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        302 6 BLOOMBERG AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK All 175 pieces of Star Wars memorabilia were sold at Sotheby’s online auction last Friday, one week before the release of the latest version of the epic film series. The Return Of The NIGO sale coincides with a
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        454 7 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LILLE, FRANCE British graffiti artist Banksy’s mural of late Apple founder Steve Jobs as a refugee on a wall in the Calais migrant camp and two other works in other parts of the city will be protected, the local
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      1302 8 Property Prices Here is the list of private residential property transactions with caveats lodged for apartments, condominiums and executive condominiums in November 2015 This week: 1 10 PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT Principal Garden 1,293,000
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      115 9 D20 THOMSON/ BISHAN/ ANGMOKIO PTE APTS FOR SALE 419 Panoramic View $1.66M TO CLOSE!! Clover By The Park 3-rm 1249 sf #27 Face Bishan Pk No West Sun. Call/ SMS: KS 9006-0063 D22 JURONG/ BOON LAY PTE APTS FOR SALE 420 Serious Seller WESTMERE CONDO ABOVE #16 A1 view. 1292
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      310 9 BISHAN HDBFOR SALE 427 ’A’ BISHAN BLK 214. High flr. Extended entrance. Nice reno. 1216 sf. VTO. Nicholas 9672-9788 4 BUKIT BATOK HDB FOR SALE 428 BEST BUY 3’I’ BLK 506 High flr.Lift level Original. Breezy. Near MRT/ Amenities. $275K neg. Must Sell! Call Henry 8222-2788. CHOA CHU KANG HDB
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      588 9 D26 UPP THOMSON/ SPRINGLEAF/ LENTOR HOUSES FOR RENT 454 D26 UPP THOMSON/ SPRINGLEAF/ LENTOR HOUSES FOR RENT 454 CLUSTER HOMES FOR LEASE Dalla Vale at Springleaf Avenue Mins’ walk to nearby park Sembawang Shopping Centre 3-storey cluster semi-detached, 5+1 bedrooms, 3,218 3,261 sq ft Whiteshores at Punggol Waterway Precinct Close
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      595 10 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR RENT 463 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR RENT 463 Skyline@Orchard Boulevard (New) at Angullia Park Mins’ walk to ISS Int’l Sch Orchard MRT Station Private lift access, 24-hr security, 2 designated parking lots other condo facilities 2+1 4+1 bedrooms, 1,744 2,607 sq ft
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      312 10 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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      277 10 BEDOK HDBFOR RENT Excellent 483 Location 2+1 BLK 704 Bedok Res. Mid flr. F/furn. Aircon. Near 24 hr eateries. Immed. $2K up. Malay owner. Call: 9880-8850 BISHAN HDB FOR RENT 484 BLK 24 SIN ming road. 3rms. Newly reno. Immed. Rent $2.6K. Hp *****072 Muneer BUKIT PANJANG HDB FOR RENT
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      314 10 529 BUSINESS CENTRES 529 BUSINESS CENTRES 529 BUSINESS CENTRES (SOUTH) HDB RMS FOR RENT 516 C’WEALTH MRT NEW flat. High flr. Nicely reno. Single. $950. Owner *****752/*****684 DORMITORIES FOR RENT 521 C/W COOKING/ PER head charge, Minimart, Recreation, Clean 24 hrs security, Agent welcome. *****518 PRIVATE APTS WANTED (RENT/BUY) 526
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      475 10 FACTORY/INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR RENT 531 FACTORY/ INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR RENT 531 Brand NewB1 BUILDING 115 EUNOS AVE 3 From $2.xx psf negotiable 2000 ***** sqft available (Able to subdivide) Column free space with high ceiling from 4.8m to 7.8m Easy access to major expressway: ECP, PIE, KPE, Nicoll Highway 6
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      360 10 FACTORY/INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR SALE 532 #02 NORTHPOINT BIZHUB 1690sf. Tenanted till ’2017. No GST. Balance 55 yrs. Agts welcome. Call Lau *****418 Brand New LINK@AMK 2153 SF, B1. #08. Ramp-up. Bare. Walk to YCK MRT. Serious seller. $4xx psf. Call Bryan Koh 8781-9093 LOW PSF! $3XX psf Ubi 3516 sf,
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      143 11 538 SHOP SPACE FOR SALE realestategroup Near MRT FH SHOPS! WALK to Farrer Pk MRT. Water point.Only $9xxk TOP’16. Ltd units. Call before it’s gone. Maureen *****028 RESTAURANT/ LOUNGE SPACE FOR RENT 540 MARINA SQ Tanglin, F&B approved. Est 2180 1240 sf. Good crowd. F/fitted kitchen. Wide frontage. 9853 0168
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      128 11 WAREHOUSES/ STORAGE SPACE FOR RENT 543 112/422/701 SF ANCILLARY Office Warehouse in the West. Fitted with Ac Lights. Near MRT. Call *****966 628-900 SF. WAREHOUSE Ancillary Office Tai Seng. Fr $2 psf/mth. With Aircon. Accessible. Call *****966 FR $0.50 PSF/MTH. Up to 105k sf Open Yard Jalan Papan. Available immed.
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      57 12 Tuition 636 $100/MTH CHEM/ MATH by Mrs Too, Ex sch teacher near Jurong E. MRT. *****860 Hairdressing/ Beauty/ Spa Courses 673 Nitec in Hair Beauty Therapy Diploma in Hair Beauty Make-up Nail Technology Cert No: EDU-3-3094 Validity: 28/6/2015-27/6/2016 Student Pass Arrangeable Mirror D’International 6226 2056 291 New Bridge Road, Oriental
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      1050 12 NOTICES BANKRUPTCY ACT (CHAPTER 20) NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF INTENTION TO DECLARE DIVIDEND BKCY NO IC/PP NO NAME 1649/2006 S*****48G ASMAH BT ROHANI 2922/2006 S*****65A CHAN CHOON MOY 3840/1999 S*****57G CHEE YEW CHING 465/2009 S*****81Z CHIA REGINA *****7/2001 S*****71I FARIDAH BT SULIMAN 2930/1987 S*****07C FOO CHI LEONG 469/2008 S*****64E LEE
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      785 13 BANKRUPTCY ACT (CHAPTER 20) NOTICE TO CREDITORS TO FILE CLAIMS BKCY NO IC/PP NO NAME 1724/2008 S*****52Z ADAM BIN AHMAT *****1/2002 S*****85D ANBALAGAN S/O SELLAN KANDASWAMY 2230/2002 S*****71F ANG TECK HOE 1720/2006 S*****60I AW BOON KIAT 4417/2004 S*****51C AZMAN BIN JAMALUDIN 1011/2000 S*****11B DAHLAN BIN HASSAN 459/2014 S*****57C EDMUND CHEW
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      834 13 TENDER NOTICE HAWKER CENTRES DIVISION Tenders for rental of cooked-food stalls market stalls at:Cooked Food Stalls No. of Stalls Aljunied Avenue 2 Blk 117 3 Bendemeer Road Blk 29 1 Berseh Food Centre 7 Circuit Road Blk 79 79A 3 Circuit Road Blk 80 1 Clementi West Street 2 Blk
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      503 14 Nursing/ Health Care 721 Nursing/ Health Care 721 Sales 730 Sales 730 Nursing/ Health Care 721 Career in Eldercare Sector: Upgrade your skills and be ready for a sunrise industry. Admin Asst/ Programme Asst Activities Coordinator At least GCE ’O’ above Training subsidies up to 95% for S’porean PRs. Briefing
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      451 14 Retail Sales 731 Retail Sales 731 Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge 742 Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge 742 Come and join one of the largest Japanese Food Beverage Companies. Good leadership qualities with strong business acumen SENIOR FASHION CO-ORDINATOR FASHION CO-ORDINATOR (Full-Time/Part-Time) 7F:(5.&E;4 Staff Benefits: AWS, up to 14 days Annual Leave, 5.5 days
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      324 14 Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge 742 NEWLY OPEN F&B kiosk at Bedok Mall requires Full part-time Staff. S’poreans only. Training provided. Salary $1500. 9 hours, 6 days week. Call 6749-6992 BEAULIEU HOUSE RESTN (Sembawang Park) requires Restn Supervisor Part/ Full Time Servers. 11-3pm/ 6pm11pm. (No agt pls) 9830-4518 Bus 882 fr Sembawang
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      330 15 Administrative/ Clerical 748 INDEX CREDIT PTE LTD requires 1) ADMIN ASST. for Vehicle, Rental Insurance Dept. 2) ACCOUNTS ASST. High salary Pls call *****171 CLERK 5½-day week PC literate Able to handle English Mandarin speaking staff Basic pay OT Tel: 9689-3555 WANTED GENERAL CLERK To work in Ubi Cres PC
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      378 15 753 Shipping ESTAB CO INT’L Plaza requires Shipping Asst. Knows import/ export procedures. Willing to learn. Liaise with Chinese speaking suppliers myong.grace@yahoo.com.sg Technical 754 Reefertec Pte Ltd TECHNICIAN Minimum Primary study or higher Class 3 driving license Physically healthy Willing to work 12 hours shift in PSA Able to start
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      433 15 General Production/ Operators 758 GENERAL WORKERS Physically fit •Able to withstand cold environment Singaporean only Walk in interview 2 Mandai Link (from 3pm-5pm) Or Call6309 7291 Operators x20 needed Immediate Woodlands/Tuas Salary up to $1500 Office hours Air con Environment Sms /call: *****238/ *****700 (Jared/John) Email: iirw4@recruitexpress.com.sg Walk in: 21
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      688 15 763 Warehousing/ Inventory/ Logistics Security 763 Warehousing/ Inventory/ Logistics Security $60/$300 WEEKLY SALARY. Picker Next to Joo Koon MRT (7.45am to 5pm) (10am-7pm) 5days. Immed. Call 6291 0313 STORE ASST REQUIRED Changi Airport Terminal 3. 8am-5pm, S’porean only. Call 6876 5444/ 9018 8468 766 Security Snr Supervisor $3,150.00 Simei St
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      618 15 766 Security 766 Security 766 Security FLOAT SECURITY OFFICERS Gross up to $2,300 SECURITY SECURITY OFFICERS needed Basic salary $1,100 Gross up to $2,200 Raffles Place, Fernvale and Beach Road Area. SCHOOL SECURITY OFFICERS needed Upper Bukit Timah, Bukit Teresa, Dover, Clementi and Toh Tuck area BENEFITS High Basic Salary
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      35 16 SECURITY REQUIRED, DAY/ Night AMK Ave 1, Delta Rd. Orchard, Soon Lee Rd. Pls Call *****978 *****855 SECURITY OFFICERS East Bt Merah. Food lodging. SO with bike Tuas Dorm 1 2. Call 8338 0072/9366 6244
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      645 16 766 Security 766 Security THE HEEREN IN-HOUSE SECURITY OFFICERS Minimum 8-hour shift duties Eligible for Annual increment Bonuses Full CPF Up to max 16 days annual leave/uniform provided/ laundry allowance/ night shift allowance/ medical dental benefits/ No MC Award Service Appreciation Award Please bring along relevant original certificates Walk-In Interview
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      402 16 Cleaners 769 Orchard Unsold Unit Condominium 1. Team Leader 2. Cleaner Students are welcome! (Daily Rated) (5 days work, 8am-5pm) Call: *****059 Cleaning Senior Supervisor and Manager Shopping Centre $2000-$3500 Email resume to: Interview22@yahoo.com.sg CONDO FLOAT CLEANERS required 8.00am 5.00pm Near Simei, Pasir Ris and Tampines Pay 1200 $1450 or
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      387 16 Cleaners 769 GENERAL CLEANERS NEEDED. Salary $1100-$1600. Botanic Garden/ Ang Mo Kio. Call 9791 2744/ 9653 6626. Buona Vista call 8288 3667 CONDO CLEANER REQUIRED at Sengkang Sq. Block Cleaner General Worker at Punggol Ctr. S’porean. Call *****091 CHANGI S Marina Bay area. Office cleaners 7.30am-12pm. Toilet Cleaners 7.30am2pm. Call:
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      421 17 Cleaners 769 CLEANERS JURONG East Shpg Ctr/ 8am-5pm or 10pm8am/ $1.2k-$1.6k. 8180-7998 CLEANER WOODLANDS Loop $1350 and above/ 5.5days/ Interested pls call *****094 CLEANERS URGENTLY NEEDED Salary up to $1400 Various locations. Call 8411-8808 Despatch/ Delivery 772 OCS invites: 1) RIDERS Class 2.......$1650 2) DRIVERS Class 3.......$1750 Incentive $50 and
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      490 17 Drivers/ Chauffeurs 775 Drivers/ Chauffeurs 775 Drivers/ Chauffeurs 775 STOREMAN Cum DRIVER Company Located at Tuas Ë GCE "O"/ "N"Level Ë Class 3 forklift driving lic Ë 1-2 year experience preffer Ë 5-1/2 day work Interested please call (65) *****900 PERSONAL DRIVER NEEDED. With Class 3 driving lic. Able to
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      124 17 SALES PURCHASE C o ordinator. ’O’ level or SPM. 5.5days@ Macpherson. Email thaielectricsg@gmail.com MINIMART PASIR Ris requires Department Manager, Cashiers, Retail Assts. S’poreans. 8122-1612 8685-9202 CAR WASHER/ POLISHER needed in Jln Sultan area. 6 days week. Salary $1.4-$1.7K. Call/ SMS 9128-8170 ***PESTMAN TECHNICIAN/ WORKERS Blk 37 Defu Lane 10, #02-61.
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      181 18 Let's Join Saizeriya Service/Kitchen Crew Full-Time: fr $1650/mth *Part Time available *work at fixed location Management Trainee Fr $1800/mth Location: Islandwide *We are hiring more staff at City Square Mall, Cathay Mall Liang Court/J-Cube/ BukitTimah/ Toa Payoh/ Hougang/White Sands/ Orchard Gateway/ Bukit Batok HTNS/ One Km/ Easpoint Mall/ Bedok Point
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