The Straits Times, 28 March 2016

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  • 24 1 THE STRAITS TIMES MONDAYMARCH 28,2016 SINCE1845 82 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS $1.10 To subscribe: 6388-3838 sphsubscription.com.sg A Singapore Press Holdings publication MCI (P) 041/02/2016
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  • 300 1  -  Tan Weizhen wztan@sph.com.sg Runners, cyclists and hoverboard riders were among those taking advantage of the unusually empty city streets yesterday, as the second Car-Free Sunday opened with longer routes and extended hours. The first, held on Feb 28, saw roads closed from 7am
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  • 526 1  -  Police battle far-right protesters as hunt for 8 suspects continues; four detained after multiple raids Tan Dawn Wei In Brussels dawntan@sph.com.sg Police fought far-right protesters who turned up at a square in central Brussels yesterday, where people had gathered to mourn victims of Belgium’s
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  • 128 1 The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund last year dropped 11 companies over deforestation, including palm oil firms clearing rainforests in Indonesia, with one firm accused of using fire to the clear the land. The decision by Norway’s US$830 billion (S$1.14 trillion) government pension fund underscores the growing clout
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    • 246 1 World Big challenges for Myanmar’s new leader A14 Top of the News Greater recognition for heritage trees A6 Sport Joseph Schooling breaks swim record C14 Life K-drama hunk had to fight for iconic role D6 Home Poly makes community work compulsoryB3• Home PAP stalwarts rekindle comradeship in social clubB6 SEE
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  • BRIEFING
    • What’sNext
      • 77 2 It took a decade to get to the negotiating table, and could take another to finish the job, but United Nations talks in New York to safeguard ocean life will finally begin today, the first of four two-week sessions scheduled through the end
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      • 56 2 National water agency PUB will announce today the winners of this year’s Watermark Award. Three champions for water sustainability will be recognised for their outstanding contributions and commitments. The annual award, first given out in 2007, recognises organisations and individuals for their contributions towards protecting and
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      • 56 2 Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat will be visiting Feinmetall Singapore’s factory in Marsiling today as part of the post-Budget engagements with the business sector. At Feinmetall, Mr Heng will be learning more about the company’s operations, as well as its partnership with the industry body, the
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    • What’sNews
      • 63 2 Malaysia yesterday indicated its reluctance to escalate tensions near the South China Sea over dozens of alleged Chinese fishing boats found in Malaysia’s Exclusive Economic Zone. Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said he is confident that, if the sightings are confirmed, the
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      • 60 2 The 3km-long Civic District Tree Trail will be launched by the National Parks Board in May. Stretching from the Istana to the Raffles’ Landing Site, it will feature trees dating back as far as the 19th century. There will be monthly guided walks
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      • 64 2 In Republican front runner Donald Trump’s view, the US has become a diluted power, and the main method by which he would re-establish its central role in the world is economic bargaining. In an interview, he approached most international conflicts through the prism of
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      • 108 2 A boundary wall and a group of graves from a former lunatic asylum are to be preserved after surviving almost 130 years. The remnants on the site of Singapore General Hospital (SGH) were rediscovered in 2014, and there were fears they
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      • 54 2 Sidelined Umno leaders and Malaysian opposition politicians yesterday rallied together to ratchet up pressure on Prime Minister Najib Razak, after months of attacks over a funding scandal failed to substantially dent his support. The group will go around Malaysia until June to collect signatures from
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      • 32 2 A new Russian ideology that pits itself against Europe has been asserting itself, and the West should take note, says Europe Correspondent Jonathan Eyal. A17
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      • 42 2 A diner at a basement restaurant in Punggol’s new Waterway Point mall has complained that a rat fell from the ceiling before scurrying off towards a kitchen. The National Environment Agency is investigating the complaint. B7
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      • 48 2 A string of recent announcements by banks here underlines the importance they attach to the small and medium-sized enterprise segment, even as SME loan demand looks set to moderate this year. SMEs are vital to the local economy, so any slowdown will onlybetemporary.C1
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      • 65 2 The recent buzz in the S-League has extended to the women’s game too. Last month’s Women’s Football Day drew more than 500 participants, and there are now three all-girls FAS training centres for the association’s Cubs Programme. The Lionesses, too, are back in action, playing
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      • 77 2 It might sound unthinkable to legions of swooning fans of Descendants Of The Sun across Asia, but Captain Yoo Si Jin did not exist in an early screenplay for the K-romance and actor Song Joong Ki was not the top choice for the
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      • 46 2 More than two years after he was ordained as a monk, retired actor Xie Shaoguang, once Channel 8’s biggest star, has hung up his Buddhist robes and is now a chef at a vegetarian eatery in Johor Baru. D12
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    • 278 2  -  WhyItMatters Jeremy AuYong US Bureau Chief In Washington jeremyau@sph.com.sg Singapore’s interest in nuclear security may not be immediatelyobvious–itdoesnothavenuclear weaponsnordoesitusetheenergy–butPrime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s presence at the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington this week is a sign of how seriously the Government views the issue. PM
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  • | | TOPOFTHENEWS
    • Straits Times Digital
      • 31 3 Find out if you qualifyforany of the schemes that were announced in the Budget on March 24, using the Budget calculator broughttoyou by ST and PwC. http://str.sg/ZvZe
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      • 34 3 Compare this year’s Budget statement with last year’s using keywords that featured prominently,such as “innovation” and“ seniors”. You can also search by category to see what was saidthisyearand last year. http://str.sg/ZvZn
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      • 66 3 1. Retired actorXie Shaoguang isn’t a monk any more, returns to secular life and cooking 2. Why Jackpot Auntie gave away windfall twice 3. SAF relaxes rules on mobile devices in camps 4. Song Joong Ki’s Captain Yoo in Descendants Of The Sun didn’t even exist
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    • 553 3  -  Defence minister confident the issue can be resolved bilaterally due to strong China ties Eunice Au Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur euniceau@sph.com.sg Malaysia yesterday indicated its reluctance to escalate tensions near the South China Sea over dozens of allegedly Chinese fishing boats found
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    • 185 3 Traffic at the Causeway in the direction of Woodlands last night was lighter than anticipated. In a travel advisory issued by Singapore’s Immigration and Checkpoints Authority last Monday, it had warned of heavier traffic flow at the Causeway and the Second Link in
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    • 746 4  -  Govt schemes balance dual needs of boosting economy and strengthening social safety nets, says Speaker Budget 2016 Lim Yan Liang yanliang@sph.com.sg The elderly and needy were not forgotten in this year’s Budget, which struck a good balance between boosting the economy and strengthening social
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    • 629 4  -  Wong Siew Ying wongsy@sph.com.sg The absence of any measures in Budget 2016 to help the beleaguered property sector was greeted with an air of resignation among industry players, and disappointment by some home owners hoping to buy an investment property. These come even
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    • 395 4  -  Tan Weizhen wztan@sph.com.sg Singaporeans were yesterday urged to join the information and communications technology (ICT) sector, which is set to be “abundant” in opportunities and growth potential. Minister for Communications and Information Yaacob Ibrahim made the call, stressing that he needs Singaporeans due to
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    • 679 5 Pro-govt troops recapture Palmyra city from ISIS, vow to march against other strongholds PALMYRA (Syria) Syrian troops recaptured the ancient city of Palmyra from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group yesterday, and pledged to build on the win
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    • 715 6  -  Staff at SMRT and SBS do live monitoring to ensure services are regular, don’t bunch up Adrian Lim adrianl@sph.com.sg The time one spends waiting for a bus depends in part on the likes of Mr Eng Boon Hou, although he is not behind the
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    • 334 6  -  The Civic District's majestic and historic trees are part of a new tree trail to be rolled out by NParks from May 1. It features 20 stops. TEXT: MELODY ZACCHEUS The rain trees at the mouth of the Istana are hardy and provide shade. An ideal species for
      Source: NPARKS; ST PHOTOS: LIM YAOHUI; STRAITS TIMES GRAPHICS  -  334 words
    • 410 6  -  Melody Zaccheus melodyz@sph.com.sg They watched over Singapore long before its independence from the British, and some even date from the 19th century. Now, some of the Civic District’s trees such as the angsana and raintree–aretogetgreaterrecognition as part of a 3km-long Civic
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    • 500 7  -  Move demonstrates finance sector clout in pushing for greener practices David Fogarty Assistant Foreign Editor dfogarty@sph.com.sg Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG), the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, has dropped 11 companies because of connections to deforestation, the fund said in its 2015
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    • 459 7  -  David Fogarty Last year, Norway’s sovereign wealth fund formally excluded two South Korean and two Malaysian companies after investigations by its ethics council showed the firms’ oil palm plantations had caused serious environmental damage in Indonesia. The council publicly released its detailed findings and
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  • WORLD
    • 855 8 / 9 Candidate says he would use US economic clout as bargaining chip in S. China Sea row US Elections 2016 NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK Republican presidential front runner Donald Trump says the best way to halt China’s placement of military airfields and anti-aircraft batteries on
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    • 791 8 / 9  -  Who calls the shots? With heated battles under way to pick presidential nominees, The Straits Times US Bureau looks at the role of party establishments in picking the winners. Melissa Sim US Correspondent In Washington simlinoi@sph.com.sg The Republican establishment stayed silent
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    • 771 8 / 9  -  Jeremy AuYong US Bureau Chief In Washington jeremyau@sph.com.sg The relatively orderly Democratic Party’s nomination process can seem miles away from the rough and tumble Republican one but the circumstances are not all that different. Like in the Republican Party, the Democrats
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    • 86 8 / 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON More than 22,000 people have signed a petition calling for Americans to be allowed to carry firearms at the Republican National Convention because the ban puts lives at risk. Guns are not allowed inside the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleve-
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    • 505 8 / 9 NEW YORK TIMES SEATTLE Senator Bernie Sanders routed Mrs Hillary Clinton in all three Democratic presidential contests on Saturday, infusing his underdog campaign with critical momentum and bolstering his argument that the race for the nomination is not a foregone conclusion. Mr Sanders found
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    • ASIA
      • 614 10 Unlikely congress comes after months of attacks failed to substantially dent PM’s support SHAHALAM Sidelined Umno leaders and Malaysian opposition politicians yesterday sat together in an unlikely congress in a bid to ratchet up pressure against Prime Minister Najib
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      • 611 10 (2nd Edition) Unlikely congress comes after months of attacks failed to substantially dent PM’s support SHAHALAM Sidelined Umno leaders and Malaysian opposition politicians yesterday sat together in an unlikely congress in a bid to ratchet up pressure against Prime Minister Najib
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      • 212 10 Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan is on a two-day introductory visit to Thailand, starting today, at the invitation of his Thai counterpart, Mr Don Pramudwinai. During his visit, Dr Balakrishnan will have an audience with Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, and will be
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      • 212 10 (2nd Edition) Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan is on a two-day introductory visit to Thailand, starting today, at the invitation of his Thai counterpart, Mr Don Pramudwinai. During his visit, Dr Balakrishnan will have an audience with Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, and will be
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      • 356 10 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK PETALING JAYA Those responsible for what happened at state fund1MalaysiaDevelopmentBerhad (1MDB) should be held accountable, said the younger brother of Prime Minister Najib Razak. “The future is about making sure that 1MDB never happens again,” said Datuk Seri Nazir Razak, chairman
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      • 394 10 (2nd Edition) REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LAHORE, Pakistan A suicide bomber killed at least 52 people, mostly women and children, at a public park in the Pakistani city of Lahore yesterday, government officials and police said, striking at the heart of Prime MinisterNawazSharif’s political
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      • 1036 11  -  Troubled carmaker chaired by Mahathir needs govt grant but staff, suppliers fear they will be scapegoats in ongoing political bickering Leslie Lopez Regional Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur ljlopez@sph.com.sg Malaysia’s political crisis is slowly finding its way to the country’s corporate boardrooms and
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      • 464 11 BLOOMBERG HANOI Vietnamese Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao made her first million at 21, trading fax machines and latex rubber. Almost a quarter of a century later, she is poised to become South-east Asia’s first self-made woman billionaire, known for putting bikini-clad models on
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      • 541 12 ‘Greater urgency to meeting’ after Gambia switches diplomatic recognition to Beijing TAIPEI President Ma Ying-jeou and President-elect Tsai Ing-wen will discuss the transfer of power, cross-strait ties and diplomatic issues in a closely-watched meeting this week. The meeting on Wednesday will
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      • 324 12 BEIJING Like many other teenagers in his village in the mountains of the north-western province of Shaanxi, Chen Youliang decided to quit school early so he could follow in the footsteps of his migrant worker parents and find a job in a
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      • 222 12 A two-storey building in Shanghai came under the spotlight over the weekend. It was completely covered in posters of President Xi Jinping in what appeared to be a last-ditch attempt to escape demolition. The prefabricated building is believed to have been illegally
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      • AsiaBriefs
        • 125 12 AGENCEFRANCE-PRESSE MANILA A raging fire on the Philippines’ highest mountain forced hundreds of people to flee from the peak on foot, officials said yesterday. Firefighters dug ditches that we re 2 m de ep in their battletocontaintheblaze– which started last Saturday afternoon and
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        • 136 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ISLAMABAD A video showing a group of angry men at a Pakistani airport assaulting a former pop star accused of insulting the Prophet Muhammad’s wife has gone viral, in the latest case of vigilante violence linked to blasphemy. Mr Junaid Jamshed, one
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      • 62 13 People waving flags as the first train of the new Hokkaido shinkansen, or bullet train, bound for Shin-Hakodate Hokuto Station from Tokyo, approached Kikonai Station in Kikouchi town on Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido last Saturday. The long-awaited bullet train service, linking
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      • 553 13 Two parties merge to form new bloc amid talk of rare double election TOKYO Two Japanese opposition parties merged yesterday to form a new grouping intended to put pressure on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s conservative ruling party before the Upper House election this summer.
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      • 272 13 REUTERS BEIJING A prominent Chinese columnist has been released after being detained earlier this month, possibly in connection with an online letter critical of President Xi Jinping, his lawyer said yesterday. Mr Jia Jia, who writes a regular column for Tencent Online, went missing on March
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      • 801 14  -  People Nirmal Ghosh Indochina Bureau Chief In Bangkok nirmal@sph.com.sg Tall, soft-spoken and almost self-ef-facing, Mr Htin Kyaw will on Wednesday be the focus of a handover ceremony in Naypyitaw. The next day, the 69-year-old will assume his duties as Myanmar’s first civilian president
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      • 469 14 He warns of 2 obstacles that must be tackled even as Suu Kyi govt prepares to take over AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NAYPYITAW Myanmar’s powerful army chief vowed yesterday to keep the nation “on the path to democracy”, days before Ms Aung San Suu Kyi’s
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    • WORLD
      • 761 15 Interrogators showed Paris terror suspect photos of suicide bombers before they struck Brussels attacks NEW YORK TIMES REUTERS BRUSSELS The stench of chemicals emanating from the sixth-floor apartment at 4 Max Roos Street made the owner of the building gag. Other odd happenings
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      • 579 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Two brothers who dabbled in crime, a freelance journalist, a university drop-out and a mysteryman thefivesuspects in Belgium’s airport and subway train attacks are a mixed lot. Two of the men blew themselves up at Brussels’ airport, and a third
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      • 261 15 REUTERS VATICAN CITY Pope Francis has urged the world, in his Easter message, to use the “weapons of love” to combat the evil of “blind and brutal violence”, following the terror attacks in Brussels. After a week of sombre religious events commemorating the
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      • 573 16 Besides supplying activity trackers, they offer perks such as cash, discount on Apple Watch AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON Stroll around the office or neighbourhood six times a day, and earn US$1.50 (S$2) towards your health insurance. Step up activity a bit more
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      • 355 16 REUTERS DUBLIN Thousands of members of Ireland’s armed forces marched through Dublin yesterday to mark 100 years since the Easter 1916 uprising launched the country on the road to independence from Britain five years later. The rebellion has been described as
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      • 209 16  -  Jeremy Au Yong NEW YORK Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong visited the New York High Line yesterday as part of his week-longworking visit to the United States. The High Line a 2.3km linear park built on a defunct section of a
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      • WorldBriefs
        • 71 16 REUTERS DOHA Qatar’sAlJazeerabroadcastingnetwork is laying off about 500 employees, or more than 10 per cent of its staff, reflecting financial pressures on the tiny Gulf state due to low global prices for oil and natural gas. Most of those affected are based at its
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        • 109 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Britain’s press regulator censured media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s The Sun tabloid for a “significantly misleading” story claiming one in five British Muslims sympathises with fighters of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The mass-selling daily claimed an exclusive poll
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  • OPINION
    • 480 17 The Straits Times says SMRT’s admission of the disregard of a key safety procedure that ledto the death of two trainees reversing its earlier comment that procedures had been observed confirmed what many had suspected. Indeed, one might ask if there were other procedures that
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    • 1217 17  -  A new Russian ideology that pits itself against Europe has been asserting itself, and the West should take note GlobalAffairs Jonathan Eyal Europe Correspondent Jonathan.eyal@gmail.com LONDON Easter has come early this year for Christian believers belonging to Western churches, yet it
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    • 1343 18  -  Goh SuiNoi East Asia Editor suinoi@sph.com.sg After what seemed like an initial reformist turn, Chinese President Xi Jinping appears to be changing course. Soon after taking power in late 2012, he dropped references to Marxism and Mao Zedong thought and
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    • 972 18  -  JustinYifuLin The writer, a former chief economist and senior vice-president at the World Bank, is professor and honorary dean of the National School of Development at Peking University, andthefounding director ofthe China Centre for Economic Research. PROJECT SYNDICATE BEIJING China’s 13 th five-year
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    • 992 19  - What goes on in the House This is the second of 12 primers on various current affairs issues, published as part of the outreach programme for The Straits Times-Ministry of Education National Current Affairs Quiz Primer Chong Zi Liang ziliang@sph.com.sg Singapore has an international reputation as a country where there
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    • 563 19  -  TheSingaporePerspective Chong Zi Liang Parliament seats are filled by politicians who win at general elections held every five years or so. But what happens when a seat becomes vacant before a general election is due? A special election, called a by-election, can be
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    • 96 19 AboutTheBigQuiz This primer is part of The Straits Times’initiativetodiscussissues ofnationalconcern. Each Monday, the paper’s journalists will address burning questions in the Opinion section, offering unique Singaporean perspectives on complex issues. The primer articles, as well as five campus talks helmed by editors and correspondents, are part of this paper’s outreach
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    • 19 19 Have a burning question related to this week’s Primer topic? E-mail us at askST@sph.com.sg For more information, visit www.straitstimes.com/askST
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  • FORUM
    • 298 20  -  Heng ChoChoon The report last Thursday (“‘JB can be Malaysia’s second-biggest city’”) brings hope of a brighter future for both Malaysia and Singapore. During the Mahathir era, the relationship between the two countries was somewhat acrimonious. When Datuk Seri Najib Razak took
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    • 66 20 WRITE IN: Letters should be meant for exclusive publication in The Straits Times. They should be no longer than 400 words and must include the writer’s full name, address and phone numbers. The Forum editor reserves the rightto edit the letters. For women, please indicate Miss, Ms, Mrs
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    • 61 20 1. MS IRENE CHIASWEE NEO: Appealing to kampung spirit may notalwayswork. 2. MS MARIA LOH MUN FOONG: RegisterearlyforSingPass2FAfor lead time to resolve issues. 3. MRCHINKEETHOU: ATMs should not display full account numbers onscreen. 4. MRSNG BENGCHOO: Guests should not have topayforwedding frills too. 5. DR WONG WEN TSUNG:
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    • 272 20  -  Chew Seng Chye Mr Wayne Wee Woon (“Study of religions not the same as religious studies”; last Wednesday) disagrees with Ms Maria Loh Mun Foong (“Leave religious studies out of secular schools”; March 19). But there might be a way to satisfy both
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    • 268 20  -  Tan Kin Lian In his Budget speech, Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat mentioned the need to help small and medium-sized enterprises meet rising costs and tackle slowing export demand. Another way to help the SMEs would be to make it easier for them
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    • 267 20  -  V. Subramaniam (Dr) I am saddened that despite SMRT’s efforts to improve its maintenance regime, equipment failure, train disruptions, and workplace security and safety breaches continue to take place, the last resulting in the death of two young workers (“Safety lapse in track accident, says
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    • 164 20  -  Gan Kok Tiong The report on March 10 (“More leave cars at home to take trains, buses to work”) shows an increase in the proportion of working residents aged 15 years and above going to work by bus, train or
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    • 372 20 Who: Allein Moore, 74, retired agency creative director and publisher, who now lectures from time to time on related subjects. My family: I came to Singapore from London 36 years ago. Naturally, I married a Singaporean. I have a daughter and two grandchildren in Britain from a previous marriage.
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    • 185 20  -  Adrian Villanueva The stepping up of security measures by the Ministry of Home Affairs is to be commended (“Major ramp-up in security in face of mounting ISIS threat”; March 19). In recent days, we have read of the increasing threats posed
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    • 208 20  -  Liu I-Chun (Ms) In having a cigarette machine, it seems FairPrice is disingenuous in fulfilling the letter of the law but not the spirit, and dressing it up as a productivity improvement (“Tobacco display ban: FairPrice pilots opaque dispenser”; March 17). The mere presence
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 41 20 The growing trend of pop-up stores in shopping malls As a retailer, a temporary shopfront suits me very well because there is no costly lease to commit to. But this is not a mall. You’re in... Illegal sex drug peddler ...Geylang!
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    • 116 21 It was a close encounter of the prehistoric kind for this visitor as she came face to face with a velociraptor at Dinosaur Planet in Bangkok. The life-sized model of the Cretaceous carnivore is one of more than 200 dinosaurs featured at the 12,000 sq
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    • 33 21 WEATHER Occasionally windy. Passing showers mainly over northern, eastern and western Singapore in the afternoon. High 35 deg C Low 25 deg C 24-hr PSI as of 5pm yesterday: 56 to 60 (Moderate)
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    • 746 1  -  Old lunatic asylum wall and nearby tombstones won’t be affected by redevelopment of hospital’s Outram campus Melody Zaccheus melodyz@sph.com.sg When part of the boundary wall of a 129-year-old former lunatic asylum and at least four 19th-century tombstones were found on the
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    • 627 2  -  It should remind people about values that underpinned Singapore’s founding: Halimah Lim Yan Liang yanliang@sph.com.sg Fort Canning Park is historically significant, which is why the People’s Action Party (PAP) Seniors’ Group prefers the location for the Founders’ Memorial. Speaker of Parliament Halimah Yacob,
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    • 873 2  -  Tan Weizhen wztan@sph.com.sg Extracting tumour cells and DNA to track how the cancer is progressing in a patient will soon be as simple as doing it via a blood test, instead of the traditional biopsy. This new method, known
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    • 544 3  -  Some feel such mandatory service becomes an obligation, doesn’t come from the heart Wong Shiying sywong@sph.com.sg Community work by tertiary students here has often been a voluntary effort but another school has recently made it a compulsory part of its students’ curriculum, raising the question
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    • 486 3  -  Chong Zi Liang ziliang@sph.com.sg The Bukit Batok by-election has not been called, but the two candidates who have said they will stand there are gearing up for a tough fight. Over the weekend, People’s Action Party candidate Murali Pillai and Singapore Democratic
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    • 727 6  -  More than 30 party stalwarts and founding members attend social group’s 35th anniversary lunch Leong Weng Kam Senior Writer wengkam@sph.com.sg They are in their late 70s and 80s, but a group of People’s Action Party (PAP) stalwarts and founding members are keeping
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    • 196 6  -  Leong Weng Kam Former Cabinet minister Ong Pang Boon turns 87 today, but celebrated his birthday early with members of the MK Club at its anniversary and annual general meeting last Sunday. Mr Ong, the last surviving member of the People’s Action Party’s first Cabinet
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    • 431 7  -  Facebook post of rodent falling from Waterway Point eatery’s ceiling prompts NEA probe SeowBeiYi byseow@sph.com.sg A diner’s complaint about a rat that had fallen from the ceiling above her at a new shopping centre in Punggol has sparked an investigation by
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    • HomeBriefs
      • 85 7 The 10 th T amil Language Festival will take place next month and encourage the community to “Love Tamil, Speak Tamil”. Mr R. Rajaram, chairman of the Tamil Language Council, which spearheads the festival, said it has seen increasing youth involvement over the years. This year’s
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      • 73 7 Dr T. Chandroo, chairman of the Modern Montessori International (MMI) Group, launched his autobiography, Reach The Top With Big Dreams, yesterday. Following a panel discussion on the challenges of entrepreneurship, the book was unveiled by Minister for Trade and Industry (Industry) S. Iswaran at the
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      • 73 7 The Police Coast Guard (PCG) arrested two men for unlawful entry into Singapore in the early hours of Saturday. The PCG detected the two swimmers in the sea off Poyan Reservoir. It deployed land and sea resources to intercept them just after 3.30am. The
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    • 935 8  -  Born with cerebral palsy, he continues to minister to his flock and inspire people while acknowledging his limits People Priscilla Goy goyshiyi@sph.com.sg He walks with a staggering gait towards the stage in a church. The congregation goes quiet and all eyes are on
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    • 513 8  -  K. C. Vijayan Senior Law Correspondent vijayan@sph.com.sg An association representing the owners of Lagoon View estate has failed in its court bid to force a unit owner to contribute more than $35,000 to buy up common areas. District Judge Seah Chi-Ling dismissed
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    • the NEW market
      • 695 10  -  Hotels are updating their offerings to attract millennial travellers BY ESTHER TEO AMID a looming hotel room glut here this year, players are bullish about the industry’s fastest-growing customer segment millennial travellers. Numbering close to one billion in Asia, millennials already spend around $300 billion a year
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      • 184 10 E-COP, a homegrown Managed Security Services Provider and a business unit of Certis CISCO, has relaunched as Quann. The move comes with the expansion of the unit’s security offerings and next-generation Security Operations Centres (SOCs), as well as investments in manpower development. Expanding its footprint overseas,
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      • 231 10 THE People’s Association is looking for individuals to take on roles as trainers for their programmes. Classes are conducted at community clubs (CC), where residents meet to pick up a skill or two while forging friendships in the process. While they could have had their
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      • 189 10 SAFEGUARD your family against a wide spectrum of pests with PC-CIDE, an anti-insect coating. Incorporating paint technology, PC-CIDE is a waterbased emulsion that can be easily applied to wood, concrete, metal, and almost any other surfaces. It dries from white to a transparent coating when applied in about
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      • HERE&NOW
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          52 10 The Ultimate Abyss, onboard Royal Caribbean International’s Harmony of the Seas debuting in May, will be the tallest slide on the high seas. Tower- ing more than 45m, the pair of side-by-side slides boast a 30m drop with twists and turns at 14km/h. Visit RoyalCaribbean.com/ Harmonyof theSeas for
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          57 10 Gold Quotient has unveiled their Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice medallions. Now available for pre-order are the 1 kg 999 Fine Silver Medallion, set of four (1/4 oz each) 999.9 Fine Gold Medallions set, 1 oz 999.9 Fine Gold Medallions and 1 oz 999 Fine Silver Medallions.
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          40 10 IM Medical’s new Restylane Skin Booster treatment infuses skin with hyaluronic acid through micro-injec-9!@A;F <B@A% @9#’= C’A’19;H !9 #’Y?; to replenish skin’s moisture to create a radiant, luminous and youthful complexion. Visit www.imclinic.biz or call 6247-7626 for information.
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        • 57 10 FromApril 1 to24, BHGisoffering$21 anniversary buys and great deals of up to 80 per cent off. Spend a minimum of $200 ($150 for BHG Reward Cardholders) to redeem an eco bag; or $50 for a chance to win a 3D2N Family Dream Vacation to Pattaya, Bangkok or Vietnam.
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        • 57 10 New at Marina Bay Financial Centre, Crystal Jade Prestige tables an inspired repertoire of Chinese provincial specialties that have been refined and elevated with modern culinary techniques and incorporate top quality ingredients. It is an ideal destination for hosting business luncheons for VIP guests or gatherings with friends
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    • 154 3 NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY You question the answers. The world is changing, and so is the way you learn. The Hive, our new architectural icon, is the centrepiece of flipped classroom learning. Described by CNN as having redefined the traditional classroom, The Hive has classrooms equipped with the latest technologies for
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    • 385 4 A treasure trove in the heart of the city The Khoo Teck Puat Gallery brings to life ancient maritime folklore mingled with swashbuckling adventure By Kenneth Goh For more than 1,000 years, ancient treasures from a ship lay hidden, nestled in the sand, a mere 17m beneath the blue waters
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    • 1198 5 proves the region was a bustling trading centre, with Singapore nestled between two oceans,alongabusysearouterunningfrom theMiddleEasttoIndia,South-eastAsiaand China. Thesizeoftheship’scargoshowsthatChinese ceramics were popular in foreign lands duringthattime. It also highlights the mass-production proIt also highlights the mass-production proCeramicsweremadeatkilnsinmanyparts ofChinaandthensentdownrivers,viainternalshippingnetworks,toaporttobepacked togetheronashipboundforexport. InternalshippingnetworksinsideChinadeliveredproductsfromproductionsitesallover thecountrytooneportforconsolidation. ThecargoonthisshipwasprobablyassembledatthemajorportofYangzhouorfarther southatGuangzhou. Thevastbulkoftheship’scargowasmade in the kilns of Changsha in Hunan Province,
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    • 163 6 12 -15 April 2016 Tuesday Friday Singapore Expo FHA BOIG FoodAsia2016 HospitalityStyleAsia2016 ASIA’S LEADING AND MOST COMPREHENSIVE INTERNATIONAL /FOOD AND HOSPITALITY TRADE SHOW IS HERE! (iMmza 97,OOOsqm of exhibition space 3,000 exhibitors from 70 countries/regions 60 international group pavilions New group pavilions from Algeria, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Korea, Morocco,
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    • 208 8 Show Me the Money (Book 3) writes about the methods to spot financial bubbles, the danger signs of the market and the fraud of listed companies. Based on the case studies of past downturns, it teaches us the techniques to analyse the severity of each financial crisis. A clear plan
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    • 349 11 Lien Fung’s Colloquium SMU SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY E= m m Hffl JJ 1 n s j F: m Featuring The Inimitable Gurmit Singh aka Phua Chu Kang and Siva Choy 2 April 2016 (Sat) 4:30 pm to 7:00 pm In this featured presentation, the Lien Fung Colloquium is proud to
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  • EDUCATION
    • 903 11  -  Letting them watch Netflix or play apps can be great for family bonding Oo Gin Lee stnewsdesk@sph.com.sg Backin the mid-2000s, the one channel that every parent needed to get for their pre-school kids was Playhouse Disney. So when my eldest daughter (now 14) turned
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    • 798 12  -  S’pore firm trains Tatarstan educators to train other teachers in classroom skills Yuen Sin yuensin@sph.com.sg The Republic of Tatarstan, which lies east of Moscow, has been establishing a name for itself in recent years. Just last year, it topped national rankings
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    • 536 13  -  Contributions to teaching profession Kazuya Takahashi (Japan) Calvin Yang Students call him the “Lego teacher”, and Mr Kazuya Takahashi of Kogakuin University Junior and Senior High School in Tokyo, Japan, has certainly earned the title. After all, the 35-year-old uses novel teaching
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    • 370 13  -  Robin Chaurasiya (India) Calvin Yang Former United States Air Force lieutenant Robin Chaurasiya, who was born to Indian immigrant parents in Los Angeles, was forced to leave her job several years ago when her employers learnt that she was a lesbian. Undeterred by the
      PHOTO: GLOBAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS FORUM  -  370 words
    • 519 13  -  Joe Fatheree (US) Calvin Yang American high school teacher Joe Fatheree started his teaching career more than 25 years ago, and soon discovered that his students did not respond well to the methods he had learnt when he was training to be an
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    • 225 14  -  Winner and finalists of Global T eacher Prize enjoygreaterrecognitionfromcountrymen Calvin Yang calyang@sph.com.sg They might not have won a US$1 million (S$1.37 million) teaching prize earlier this month. But these finalists of the Global Teacher Prize dubbed the “Nobel prizefor teaching”– haveenjoyed greater recognition from their
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    • 496 14  -  Ayiib Mohamud (Kenya) Calvin Yang Kenyan teacher Ayub Mohamud teaches at a school in an inner-city Nairobi neighbourhood identified as a recruiting ground for Islamist militant group Al-Shabab. Kenya has, in recent years, been hit by terror attacks by the Al-Qae-da-linked group, which
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  • BUSINESS
    • 925 1  -  They make big push to nurture segment amid business headwinds and slower growth Wong Wei Han whwong@sph.com.sg A string of recent announcements by banks here underlines the importance they attach to the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) segment, even as
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    • 1185 2  -  His switch from oil and gas to insurance has seen him rise at AXA to become S’pore CEO People Jeremy Koh jkoh@sph.com.sg Given the oil and gas sector slump, AXA Life Insurance Singapore chief executive Glenn Williams is probably thanking his
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    • MoneyBriefs
      • 206 2 REUTERS China’s industrial profits returned to growth in the first two months of this year, despite weakening business conditions and slowing growth in the world’s No. 2 economy. Profits earned by industrial firms in January and February rose 4.8 per cent from a year ago,
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      • 184 2 BLOOMBERG Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to announce a package of new spending measures tomorrow to boost the economy, the Nikkei newspaper reported, without saying where it obtained the information. Mr Abe will probably give details of the measures at a press conference
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      • 61 2 Mr Chew Khong Yuen: Appointedfinancial controlleron March 21. Mr Chew, 44, is in charge of finance and accounting, as well as cash flow managementand budgetary and internal controls. In the past 10 years, he has held the post offinancial controllerat various companies, including TTL Holdings, Pan
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      • 40 2 MrChewSien Lup: Named chieffinancial officer, with effect from April 14. Mr Chew, 52, will be responsibleforthe company’s finance and accounting matters,and its compliance with financial reporting and regulatory requirements. He is currently the chieffinancial officer of Singapore eDevelopment.
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      • 32 2 Mr Jeremy Yee Pinh: Resigned from his position as chief executive officer on March 21 to pursue other interests. Mr Yee, 47, was appointed to the post in June 2011.
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      • 31 2 MrLai Han Yen: Appointed as chief financial officer on March 21. Mr Lai,32, is responsibleforfinanceand treasury matters. Before joining the company, he was thegroupfinance manager at China Environment.
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      • 46 2 Mr Madhu Rama Chandra Rao: Will retire as chief financial officerwith effect from April 15. Mr Rao, 64, is passing the baton to MrToh Hup Hock. The 50-year-old Singaporean iscurrentlythe chieffinancial officerand an executive director of Sands China, which he joined in April 2007.
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    • 382 2  -  Jacqueline Woo tsjwoo@sph.com.sg Rig builder Keppel Offshore Marine (Keppel O&M) announced yesterday that its wholly-owned subsidiary Keppel Fels has delivered two jack-up rigs to a Mexican client. The two rigs, built to Keppel’s proprietary KFels B Class design, are the first of five
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    • 1058 4  -  Even big markets like New York, HK having problems in getting their IPO trains running CaiJin GohEngYeow Senior Correspondent engyeow@sph.com.sg It has been a long, dry spell in the initial public offering (IPO) market and the drought looks unlikely to end any time soon. So
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    • 424 5  -  Struggling marine firm hopes diversification into solar energy will spark a turnaround Wong Wei Han whwong@sph.com.sg Struggling SBI Offshore has unveiled sweeping changes to its management, with chief executive Tan Woo Thian stepping down and chairman Chan Lai Thong taking over his role.
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    • 705 6  -  More uncertainty likely for Asian markets, with prospect of higher US rates back in focus: Analysts MarketsInsight Jacqueline Woo tsjwoo@sph.com.sg More uncertainty could be on the cards for Asian markets, with the prospect of higher interest rates in the United States coming
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      • 189 6 Broker: OCBC Investment Research Call: Hold Target price: 1.51 cents SMRT Corporation (SMRT) acknowledged a lapse in its safety procedure that led to the deaths of two of its staff members at Pasir Ris MRT station on March 22. The team of 15 members was granted authorisation to
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      • 173 6 Broker: DBSGroup Research Call: Hold Target price: 97cents Earnings of food and beverage maker Super Group are expected to be positive but not exceptional. Growth will be supported by better sales transaction from newproduct launches and stable margins from low input prices. However, earnings growth projection is low at
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      • 172 6 Broker: OCBC Investment Research Call: Hold Target price: 1.51 cents Based on SGX filings, CMA CGM has been slowly accumulating shares of Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) since early December, and has spent more than $160 million to acquire more than 130 million NOL shares through open market purchases.
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    • IN SIDE TRACK
      • 578 2  -  BY SERENE GOH EDITOR Hagiography: it’s a big word to describe an account of someone’s life that makes it seem better than it really is or was. But what Founding Prime Minsiter Lee Kuan Yew avoided while he was
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      • 593 3  -  BY CLEMENT YONG Stories of Mr Lee Kuan Yew’s courage and tenacity, even his frugality, were among those selected for a workbook titled LKY: Follow That Rainbow, Go Ride It. Its launch at Bendemeer Secondary School on March 23 commemorated the first death
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      • 330 4 / 5  -  The authorities nab four people who planned to take part in violence abroad Compiled by VEENA BHARWANI Four Singaporeans were arrested under the Internal Security Act for engaging or intending to take part in violence abroad. But this time, surprisingly, the four did not intend to
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      • 269 4 / 5 After the shock resignation of Bukit Batok Member of Parliament David Ong over an alleged extramarital affair with a married grassroots activist in his constituency, leaders from his party, the People’s Action Party (PAP) say they are taking major steps to ensure
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      • 304 4 / 5 As the threat of a terror attack on Singapore has reached its highest level in decades, the nation is responding by initiating a major security upgrade. For one thing, the use of police closed circuit television cameras, already in use in multi-storey carparks and Housing
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        528 4 / 5 MAN ARRESTED OVER WIFE’S DEATH They were described by neighbours as a very loving couple in their 60s. So it is a major mystery how the wife was found in a pool of blood in her living room of her Compassvale Crescent flat on March 14. Her 68-year-old husband
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      • 189 6 / 7 Nineteen Jews were successfully extricated from Yemen and brought to Israel safely in a covert mission, the Jewish Agency announced on March 21. This included a rabbi, who brought a Torah scroll a handwritten copy of the holiest book within Judaism thought to
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      • 278 6 / 7 Brussels was rocked by multiple blasts that left nearly three dozen people dead and 187 injured on March 22. Explosions were reported at the main terminal in Brussels Airport and Maelbeek metro station, which is near the European Union offices. Terrorist group Islamic State of Iraq
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      • 184 6 / 7 The Great Barrier Reef Park Authority has raised its response to the highest level, after startling images of coral bleaching across parts of the Great Barrier Reef surfaced on March 21. The reef is a World Heritage Site and the largest living thing on the
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      • 164 6 / 7 Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg visited China on March 20. The entrepreneur, who has a net worth of about US$35 billion (S$48 billion), is hoping to persuade China to open up its vast market to Facebook. He met with Mr Liu Yushan, China’s propaganda chief,
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      • 252 6 / 7  -  Compiled by Clement Yong Agence France-Presse New York Times Reuters The Straits Times Thousands took to the streets in London, Athens, Barcelona, Vienna, Amsterdam and several Swiss cities on March 19 to show support for migrants from the Middle East, especially from Syria, Afghanistan and Yemen.
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        1361 8 / 9  -  MORE THAN 9,000 HARDCORE urban dancers CONVERGED HERE TO LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER. KATELYN WOODWORTH REPORTS KATELYN WOODWORTH Any dancer worth his salt was at *Scape from March 18 to 20 to attend the ninth edition of the annual urban dance festival Radikal Forze Jam. What began as
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      • 549 12  - Chicken feet sugary drinks From personal finance questions to education and entertainment matters, Straits Times journalists are answering readers’ questions in askST, the broadsheet’s new reader engagement programme. ANG YIYING rounds up some of the interesting questions that have been answered so far ANG YIYING MYSTERY SPOTS Ms Sher Yen
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    • IN SCHOOL
      • 459 13  -  River Valley High students delve into the history of Lim Nee Soon to create an exhibition about his life. ANG YIYING reports ANG YIYING How pineapple and rubber tycoon Lim Nee Soon (1879 to 1936) maximised the use of his lands by planting both types
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      • 348 13  -  David Tay Forty Hougang Secondary School found out what the inside of a newsroom looks like, and how newspapers and photographs were archived before computers, among other things, when they visited the Singapore Press Holdings News Centre during the March school holidays. The
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    • RECESS TIME
      • 791 14  -  Ms Crystal Goh started Diamonds On The Street to help at-risk youth through the use of music. DAVID TAY reports DAVID TAY As a budding singer-songwrit-er, the most devastating thing that could have happened to 24-year-old Crystal Goh was to lose her voice. Yet,
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    • IN THE STRAITS TIMES
      • 343 15  -  Turn to the primer series in the Opinion section of The Straits Times today to read about Parliament and by-elections Lesson activity by DEBRA ANN FRANCISCO Parliament is in charge of lawmaking, controlling the nation’s finances and ensuring that the Budget is responsibly spent. It also
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    • PERSONAL ASSETS
      • 730 16 / 17  -  Doping claims career of former world No. 1 player Lesson activity by ALISON DRAGON-HUMPHRIES Discuss in groups of three or four SPONSORS DITCH SHARAPOVA AFTER REVELATION OF FAILED DRUG TEST The Straits Times, March 9 Maria Sharapova’s multimillion-dollar business empire has been plunged
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    • THINKING
      • 605 18 / 19  -  Learn how to stamp out mosquito viruses with this lesson activity by ANNE KINGSLEY-LEE ANNE KINGSLEY-LEE EDITING (10 MARKS) Read the text on the right, consisting of 12 lines, about project ideas that are part of Singapore’s drive to be a progressive, smart nation. The first
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      • 586 20 The band never reformed after its vocalist drowned in a freak accident in 1970 The Crescendos was first formed in 1961 by schoolmates John Chee, Leslie Chia and Raymond Ho, who were all from St Patrick’s School. Like many other aspiring musicians of the time,
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    • 250 9 D04 SENTOSA/ TELOK BLANGAH PTE APTS FOR SALE 413 TURQUOISE SENTOSA #0409 Pte lift 2777sf 4rm+1. Waterway/ pool/ seaview. 99yrs. Must sell! *****668. D05 PASIR PANJANG/ WEST COAST/ CLEMENTI TOWN PTE APTS FOR SALE 413 Florence Wong 9794 0033 HORIZON RESIDENCES 2BDRM balcony $1.59m Freehold pool view. spacious bedrms near
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    • 270 9 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 NEAR MRT NEAR MRT Best Location. Regency Park-Ardmore Park The Claymore 3/ 4+1 bdrms. Also rent. *****666 Evon D11 NEWTON/ NOVENA PTE APTS FOR SALE 415 Tan Zong Gen 8288 3131 6 DERBYSHIRE FH Launch 1/2/3 bdrm Fr $977k up Free
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    • 312 9 D16 BEDOK/UPP EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE 417 Benson Yan 8318 7083 THE GLADES 1MIN to MRT. Special $38k Disc till 31 Mar. 1rm 6xxk,2rm 8xxk, 3rm 1.1xm 4rm PH Call for promo info Visit SRX.com.sg/code-6756 D19 SERANGOON GDN/ HOUGANG/ SENGKANG/PUNGGOL PTE APTS FOR SALE 419 CHEAP! RARE! BLK
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    • 355 9 ANG MO KIO HDB FOR SALE 425 ANG MO KIO HDB FOR SALE 425 ANG MO KIO HDB FOR SALE 425 TAMPINES HDBFORSALE 448 Shirley Tan 9670 7868 842B TAMPINES 5’I’. Corner 4bdrm 128sqm, Move in. Mins to Tampines MRT/ Mall. Next to St Hilda’s Pri/Sec, Move in. Visit SRX.com.sg/code-1063
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    • 531 9 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN PTE APTS FOR RENT 463 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN PTE APTS FOR RENT 463 D12 BALESTIER/TOA PAYOH/ SERANGOON/BOON KENG HOUSES FOR RENT 454 TOWNERVILLE at May, Towner McNair Rd Mins’ walk to Boon Keng MRT Station Mins’ drive to int’l schs City Square Mall 2-storey conservation
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    • 488 10 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 D14 GEYLANG/EUNOS/ PAYA LEBAR PTE APTS FOR RENT 465 EXPAT CHOICE THE ALCOVE 2+1. 1066
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    • 199 10 CENTRAL HDBFOR RENT 489 Choice Unit BLK 53 4-RM Chin Swee Rd. High flr. Reno. AC. Convenient. Near amenities/ MRT. Immed. Open Hse 9199-7932 CLEMENTI HDB FOR RENT 491 REALLY CHEAP!! FRI/ Sat 9am -9pm. 4-rm Blk 350 Clementi. 10 mins MRT. 3 ACs corner, all races. cobroke.9062-6269 GEYLANG HDB
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    • 364 10 (WEST) HDB RMS FOR RENT 519 Don't Miss BT BATOK ST.11. Master,junior master common rm $650 $900. Eateries/ ameni-ties. Unblocked. Sky 8499-1434 PRIVATE APTS WANTED (RENT/ BUY) 526 CONDO/APT Expats/families /PR/couple. All size $2K-20K. Sale value. Owners pls call Johnny Tan 9389 8708 JP QUALIFIED TENANTS LOOKING for whole unit
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    • 526 10 FACTORY/INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR RENT 531 FACTORY/ INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR RENT 531 FACTORY/ INDUSTRIAL SPACE WANTED 533 FACTORY/ INDUSTRIAL SPACE WANTED 533 New salespersons start at ersons start at and we pay up to peron tart at nd we py up to 90% or practising 93% for practising Estate Agent Lic
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    • 891 11 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 534 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 534 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 534 Liat Towers Orchard Road Prime Office Space For Lease #17-01 1,464 sqft Nicely fitted, immediate Contact Landlord at *****-784/785 WOW!!! SMALL OFFICE/ WORK DESK for rent THE ADELPHI Near to Capitol Bldg City Hall MRT
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    • 164 11 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT 537 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT 537 Retail Space for Lease Minutes’ walk to Bugis MRT Station Arab Street and Kampong Glam vicinity Suitable for Lifestyle Tailor Jewellery Art Gallery Unit sizes from 248 to 1,593 sq ft Marketed by: Call *****336 retailleasing@fareast.com.sg FORUM THE SHOPPING MALL
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    • 330 11 537 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT 537 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT Retail Space for Lease Walking distance to Clarke Quay MRT Station Singapore River vicinity Suitable for Advertising Antique Art Galleries Architectural firms Interior Design Outlet Store Unit sizes from 280 to 1,500 sq ft Call *****336 retailleasing@fareast.com.sg Retail and F&B
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    • 152 11 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT 537 114 AMK/ PENINSULA Plaza/ City Plaza/ Bedok Ctrl/ Jurong E Ctrl/ Clementi Ctrl /T Payoh Ctrl.*****398 Lim Don't Miss CONCORDE SHPG CTR. #02. 320 sf. Aircon, furn, suits consultancy/ tuition/ agy, etc. $2K neg. Ivy 9144 2886 CLUB ST 1500SQFT estimate 3rd floor with attic.Beautiful/
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    • 330 12 SHOP SPACE FOR SALE 538 NEAR MRT BLK 261 WATERLOO Ctr. #02 2 units, 764 570sf. Fitted. Suits stockist, consultancy, tuition ctr. Rina 9662 2269 Hot Property FAR EAST PLAZA F’hold. 387 sqft. $2.5M neg. Tenanted. High human traffic. Good frontage. Alan 9765-6153 BANK SALE SIM Lim Square. Prime level
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    • 260 12 WAREHOUSES/ STORAGE SPACE FOR RENT 543 UBI. SUITS individual commercial use. Various sizes. Long/ short term. Visit: www.self-storage.sg Call 1800 800 5555 158 GUL CIRCLE 1) Fty open space 32ksf 2cranes 15 20 tons 2.) 4ksf Open Space 3.) warehse 6ksf 4)office all rent $neg,Mrliew/Angie *****251 LIBERTY WAREHOUSE (D26) 1119
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    • 224 12 Travel Planner S H O PPIN G F O R Y O UR H O LIDAY S Tours 581 Tours 581 Cruises 574 Free and Easy Travel 575 BANGKOK Hotel Exclusive Deals Pay 1 night FREE 1 night Pay 2 nights FREE 2 nights 3D fr $218 shopping right @your
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    • 281 12 Tuition 636 #1 TUTOR IN SG: CHEM/PHY/MATHS F9-A1 IN 3-MTHS/$ BACK MR ALLEN :R1 LECTURER(13YRSEXP) :NUSSCHOLAR DR MARISA NUS Ph.D (Med) FOCUSES ON CONCEPTUAL LEARNING (M.S.G) APPLICATIONS. O LEVEL, INTENSIVE PROGRAM (MAR/JUNE) SEC1-4/IP/IB/IGCSE FREE TRIALS (GROUP /1-1) CALL *****805 GUIDES TUITION SERVICES Dedicated Tutors, Results Assured Sch Teachers, Fulltime Tutors,
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    • 323 12 Tuition 636 JC/IP/IB Physics, Maths, Further Maths Kembangan and Beauty World 1-1 home tuition/ small group tuition Excellent Track Record Call Espen9681-*****684-8137 Ex-PSC Scholar Teachers 100% A-grades for 2014. O A levels small classes with free trials. 6871 4041, 9617 5764 edvantedge.edu.sg Mathematics H2 IB (HL) Year 2015 Results “A”
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    • 879 12 NOTICES TENDER NOTICE Raffles Institution is pleased to invite tenders for provision of managed print services, photocopying network laser printing for a period of 3 years from 1 June 2016 to 31 May 2019 with an option for 2 years renewal on a yearly basis (Tender Ref No.: RI/2016/ADM/IT/02) Availability:
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    • 4292 14 STARHUB LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Co. Reg. No. *****2208C NOTICE OF EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING StarHub NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Eighteenth Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Meeting Room 331. Level 3. Suntec Singapore Convention Exhibition Centre. 1 Raffles Boulevard, Suntec
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    • 750 14 TENDER NOTICE TENDER FOR THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF AUDIO, VIDEO AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS FOR TRINITY CHRISTIAN CENTRE AT 247 PAYA LEBAR ROAD SINGAPORE *****5 COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS Tender Documents can be collected from Davis Langdon KPK (Singapore) Pte Ltd at 865 Mountbatten Road #07-01 Katong Shopping Centre Singapore
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    • 2136 15 RECRUIT C l a s s i fi e d J o b s 1 8 0 0 -2 8 9 9 9 8 8 I w w w. s p h c l a s s c o m s g /r e c r u i t I
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    • 316 15 Call Centres/ Telemarketing 734 ADMIN ASSISANT CUM Telemarketer. Good communication skills. PC literate. 15.30pm Tg Rhu. *****926 EXPERIENCED RECRUITMENT OFFICER needed. Alexandra area. Call *****411 for appt. Customer Service 736 $600 JOIN IN BONUS Woodlands Tuas Checkpoint CUSTOMER SERVICE OFFICERS yearly performance bonus Full benefits and incentives -N/O/WPLN level5/ ITE
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    • 350 15 Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge 742 Western Restaurant in Tanjong Pagar requires: 1) Full-time Cooks 2) Full-time/Permanent Part-time Service Crew Directly Behind Bus Stop Buses Available 642,75,196,167 5 mins walk from Outram MRT Meals, uniform, medical and confirmation bonus provided Interested Please Call 9145 6813 Club Starz at Orchard hiring 1) Service
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    • 184 16 Hair/ Beauty 745 KOREAN HAIR STUDIO in town requires energetic friendly Hair Stylists Assts. Basic fr $3500. Immed. 8328 0048 MANICURIST/ WAXING THERAPIST wanted. Full-time earn up to $3K-$5K mthly. Basic OT Comm. SMS *****395 VOX SALON Spa Somerset requires Hair Stylist, Hair Assistant Spa Therapist. SMS: 9853 6603 Fitness/
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    • 336 16 Administrative/ Clerical 748 Administrative/ Clerical 748 SALES CLERK required by Company Jurong Responsibilities: Prepare shipping documents Coordinates between Sales Production team Other ad-hoc tasks as requested by the department head Requirements: Minimum GCE ’O’ Level holder Minimum 1 year relevant work experience Able to start work immediately or within short
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    • 198 16 Administrative/ Clerical 748 PERSONAL ASSISTANT REQUIRED. Salary $1500. Competent in using Microsoft Office. Call 9004-3767 PART-TIME ADMIN CLERK needed. Must liaise with Eng Mandarin speaking clients. info@dreamcentregroup.com ***SINGAPOREAN ONLY 1)HR/ Admin Officer Office near Boon Lay MRT. 2)Operations Executive. Call *****801 ADMIN ASST Blk 106 Clementi. Able to liaise with
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    • 802 16 754 Technical Technical 754 SENIOR MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN You will carry out preventive and corrective maintenance of facilities equipment, upgrading, retrofitting work, trouble-shooting and repair of mechanical, electrical and air-conditioning systems. You should possess at least a NITEC (NTC2) in Mechanical/ Electrical Building Services Engineering with preferred 8 years of relevant
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    • 691 16 766 Security 766 Security General Production/ Operators 758 FURNITURE CO. LOCATED at Sungei Kadut requires Machine Operators Packaging Workers. Call 6369 6006 COSMETIC PACKERS Jurong 8.15am 5.30pm (5day OT) 8.30pm 8.15am (4day OT) Trnpt provided. 6337 7580 ALEXANDRA 7AM-3PM $57, 311pm, $63, 11pm-7am, $66. 5 days. Jurong 8.15-6pm, $67/ $60.
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    • 836 17 766 Security 766 Security 766 Security 766 Security 766 Security 766 Security BE PART OF OUR SECURITY TASK FORCE auxiliary police offi cer (Armed Unarmed*) apply. *No IPPT Required Walk-in Interview Monday to Friday, 9am 5pm AETOS Holdings Pte Ltd 145 West Coast Road Singapore *****7 Take Bus 175 from
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    • 273 17 766 Security 766 Security A. Security Controller Headquarters With supervise Security Cert WEAREHIRING!! B. Security Officers at sites: Jurong Island Buroh Crescent AIA Alexandra AIA Tower AIA Tampines HTNS Bukit Batok Bukit Timah (Grand Stand) Mei Chin Road (School) LKC Mandalay Road North Changi (UTC) 6 days week Day Night
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    • 240 18 Cleaners 769 Weekly Pay $60 (5-DAY) HOTEL CLEANER 11pm-6am Annual Leave $300 Quartely Bonus Near MRT Meal provided Call 6291 0989 FULL TIME CLEANERS @East Area Call 9488 3954/9247 5407 FLOATERS SUPERVISORS @MRT station Call 8267 4726 *Attractive salary Only Singaporean Tanjong Rhu Condo requires 1) Block Cleaners $1300 (Need
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    • 178 18 Cleaners 769 GOOD BENEFITS incentives Cleaners required @Geylang/ Pasir Ris/ Tampines *****598 Thomson Road *****417 Tanjong Rhu *****313 Floaters *****417 *****313 *****598 GOOD PAY, PERM 3rd shift Cleaners in Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 electronic factory, Mon to Fri, 10pm to 7am, 5 days week. Experience Mobile Floater needed. S¡¯porean
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    • 211 18 Cleaners 769 CLEANERS NEEDED IN Pioneer Sector area. 5 days work. Able to speak Mandarin with colleagues. physically fit. S’porean only. 9009 9734 CLEANER NEEDED Mandai area. 5 day. Annual leave, Medical leave, Performance incentive, Attendance incentive. Call Ben *****800 FACTORY CLEANER Floater needed KLA (4 Serangoon Avenue 5). $1000
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    • 256 18 Despatch/ Delivery 772 Despatch/ Delivery 772 An established local non-halal caterer urgently needed: Food Distributor Distribution of home meal, packet lunch dinner and setting the buffet spread etc for all occasions Min. 2 years class 3 driving experience Working Hours: Mon-Sat, 8am-6pm Monthly Salary: $1,800.00 above Lunch provided Van can
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    • 327 18 Cleaners 769 CONDO COMPOUND CUM Pressure Washer. Salary $1600. S’poreans only. 5.5 days. 7am-4pm. Call: 9109 5098 SCHOOL CLEANER NEEDED Bedok Reservoir, Bedok Sth, Tampines, Marine Crescent Simei *****800/ *****800 BT GOMBAK CHILDCARE need Cleaners. 5 days. 8am-5pm. $1.3K. *****067/ *****584 5-DAYS OFFICE CLEANERS at Jln Bahar. 8am-12pm. $600. Call
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    • 385 18 Drivers/ Chauffeurs 775 Drivers/ Chauffeurs 775 Drivers/ Chauffeurs 775 smlo" OtqCab High referral fee when you bring a friend to join as a HIRER. aSOSbi COMFOR1DELGRO =5# Cash incentive Rental-free days Lowest priced diesel Flexible driving hours and many more 'tTaxilComoanv^Todav! SigmUpjwith ineapore;s in COMFORT TRANSPORTATION PTE LTD 383 Sin
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    • 269 18 Class 3 Manual Class 4/5 Driver (Container/Loose Cargo) Salary: Up to S$5K Walk-in Interview Weekdays, 8.30am 5.30pm at: 20 Gul Road, Level 5, S(*****5) Tel: 6225 9260 Email: hr@handlingsystem.com.sg UBER DRIVERS wanted: Earn up to $5000/mth Full/part time welcomed Take home car, start immediately Rent as low as $56/day Call
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    • 295 19 Executive Appointments Other Positions 789 Other Positions 789 Ramky Cleantech Services Pte Ltd COME JOIN OUR BIG FAMILY Earn up to $2800 per month Special Joining Bonus for Experienced Staff 1) TRAFFIC WARDEN 2) RESPONSE OFFICER 3) PATROLLING OFFICER With/ Without Class 2B lic welcome Walk in: 16 Jalan Kilang,
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    • 77 19 Other Positions 789 KITCHEN EQUIPMENT FOR restaurant company at Ubi Rd 1 requires 1) Technican 2) Tele -Marketeers. Basic commission. Call *****589 PUMP ATTENDAND/ CASHIER Esso Newton. S’porean. *****659/*****394. Bus no 66, 67, 48, 960, 171 700. DELIVERY DRIVER/ ASST, Sales, Handyman, Techinician, Telemarketer, Tai Seng MRT good benefit *****560
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    • 203 20 OPENINGFOR FULL TIME PART TIME POSITIONS IN TAMPINES DRIVER CUM CATERING ASSISTANT DISHWASHER Location Near: Tampines IKEA and GIANT Available Bus Service No: 27, 34, 58, 168 Interested candidates, whatsapp/SMS: *****595 (Mon to Fri, 9am to 6pm) or drop email to career.sg@sodexo.com (Only Singaporean may apply) Singaporeans Only Outdoor Interview:
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    • 175 20 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 Central area Liang Court/ J-Cube/ BukitTimah/ Toa Payoh/ Hougang/White Sands/ Orchard Gateway/ Bukit Batok HTNS/ One Km/ Easpoint Mall/ Bedok Point *****315 For
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    • 146 20 Expanding Transportation Company requires EXPERIENCED MAINLAND PRIME MOVER DRIVER (Class 4/ 5 Licence) EXPERIENCED FORKLIFT DRIVER Full/Part time È9723-6763 Delivery Rider WANTED $8.50/hr+Dockets ($4-6)+Petrol Flexible working hours Various locations Own motorbike required Call or SMS/WhatsApp: 9851 2309 An Estab Grade ’A’ Security Agency is looking for SECURITY OFFICERS Woodlands/ Hillview
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    • 127 20 SERVICE CREW (Full/Part-time) -Starting from $1250. Part time $6.80/hr. -Uniform, Training and Meals provided Walk in: 8AM-11AM, 2PM-5PM One North MRT Station 9 Ayer Rajah Ave #B2-04 East point Mall 3 Simei St 6 #B1-10 For enquiry *****298 *****366 Singaporean ONLY New Bikes looking for New Owners! Rider Specialist Up
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    • 96 20 WE ARE HIRING! Child Care Centre at Yishun looking for English Teachers (CPT DPT) Part-Time Full-Time Please email us at alcobros.mgmt@gmail.com or call us at 8555 8523 Ubi/Tampines/Paya Lebar/ Bugis/Katong/Clementi/ Lakeside/Serangoon 2200 $220 2400 2600 00 $2600 2600 0000 S/O $2000 $2200 S/S $2400-$2600 Part-time $90 Part-time $90 (Quick Response
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