The Straits Times, 13 December 2016

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  • 25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES TUESDAY DECEMBER 13,2016 SINCE1845 84 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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  • 561 1  -  Bilateral cooperation out of question if principle is disrupted: Official Chong Koh Ping China Correspondent In Beijing kohping@sph.com.sg United States President-elect Donald Trump’s latest rhetoric questioning the need to adhere to the “one China” policy has prompted the Chinese Foreign Ministry to express
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  • 308 1  -  Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh asyiqins@sph.com.sg Cleaners’ basic pay will go up by $200 in the next three years, starting from next July. It will then rise yearly by 3 per cent for three years. Those employed by the same business for at
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  • 78 1 Close to 200 Singapore Airlines (SIA) passengers finally landed in Singapore yesterday morning after being stuck in a Hokkaido airport for 57 hours. Flights were cancelled due to heavy snow. During that time, some passengers had to sleep on the floor of New Chitose
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    • 526 1 Life Bangkok’s Greyhound Cafe comes to Paragon D9 Home Last 4 residents to leave St John’s Island B1 Sport Champions League: Arsenal get Bayern Munich C14 Life Explore National Museum’s indoor forest D2&3 Top of the News Sydney to get 2nd international airport A8 Opinion 5 myths about US-China relations
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  • BRIEFING
    • What’sNext
      • 59 2 Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will attend a Leaders’ Retreat in Putrajaya today with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, a key platform for the two nations to foster closer ties. The highlight of the annual retreat this year will be the signing of a
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      • 61 2 The Ministry of Manpower will release its quarterly report on the labour market today. The report will cover the labour market situation in Singapore for the third quarter of this year, such as data on employment and unemployment. Other areas that will be highlighted are redundancy,
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      • 73 2 China watchers get their next triple dose of data today, when gauges give a health snapshot of the country’s economy as it heads towards the end of the year. Economists are expecting retail sales to have picked up last month, while industrial output and fixed-asset
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    • What’sNews
      • 65 2 China’s Foreign Ministry has expressed grave concern over US President-elect Donald Trump’s rhetoric questioning the need to adhere to the “one China” policy, with government-controlled media outlets warning of a backlash. T aiwan, too, is wary of being used as a bargaining
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      • 52 2 Singapore Airlines and Lufthansa have received approval to jointly plan flights and schedules, as well as price and sell seats between Asia and Europe. The tie-up with SIA’s largest joint-venture partner will make it more attractive and convenient for passengers to connect via
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      • 67 2 Hong Kong’s pro-democracy supporters have secured more than a quarter of the seats in an election committee that will decide the city’s next leader on March 26 next year. Polls conducted on Sunday witnessed a record turnout, with analysts suggesting that Mr Leung Chun Ying’s
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      • Straits Times Digital
        • 24 2 Joseph Schooling or Nathan Hartono? Vote for your favourite Singaporean moment out of six high points of 2016. http://str.sg/favouritemoment
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        • 25 2 From Brexit to Trump, Pokemon Go to Olympic glory, we look back on a year full of shockers and surprises. http://str.sg/yearenders2016
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      • 48 2 South Korea is trying to finish installation of an advanced US missile defence system by next May amid political uncertainty after the vote to impeach President Park Geun Hye. T ensions between South Korea and North Korea have heightened this year. A12
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      • 40 2 Singapore was named the most religiously diverse country in a study. Tending this landscape needs constant commitment, in the form of constitutional protections, socialisation of the young, and engagement among different religions, says Barry Desker. A19
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      • 51 2 The last four residents of St John’s Island will return to the mainland next year when the managing agent that two of them work for hands back the island to the land authority. The staff have lived there with their spouses for years.
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      • 56 2 A Bangladeshi worker who pleaded guilty to making a false work injury claim and was jailed for it, had his conviction and sentence quashed. The High Court said he may have inadvertently given the wrong date for when his injury occurred and may have thought he
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      • 49 2 Olam International has denied allegations by environmental lobby groups that it is developing oil palm plantations irresponsibly in Gabon, Central Africa. Mighty Earth and Brainforest have accused Olam of endangering the forest habitats of African wildlife with wide spread deforestation in its oil palm concessionsinGabon.C1
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      • 64 2 Chelsea, having won their last nine Premier League matches, are uppermost in the mind of Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp. The Reds had to be contentwitha2-2 drawat home to West Ham and Klopp said: “It’s difficult to stay in the race with Chelsea when they
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      • 71 2 In July, the cast of Chinese play Top Restaurant (above) learnt to roast duck in a Beijing restaurant, so it can put on an authentic performance. The Beijing People’s Art Theatre group will perform the play, about the ups and downs of a
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    • 267 2  -  WhyItMatters Chia Yan Min Economics Correspondent chiaym@sph.com.sg Singapore finds itself in an elite club that is getting smaller. Credit ratings agency Moody’s last week reaffirmedSingapore’striple-Arating–the agency’shighestrating–andmaintainedastable outlook for the country. This year, a record number of countries have had their credit ratings downgraded by top
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
    • 860 3  -  Some 200 SIA passengers were stranded in Hokkaido after flights cancelled due to snow Melissa Lin mellinjm@sph.com.sg Nearly 200 Singapore Airlines passengers were stuck in northern Japan over the weekend for about 57 hours after heavy snow closed airport runways and caused
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    • 793 4  -  Analysts say his remarks on ‘one China’ policy aimed at getting concessions but could harm cross-strait relations Jermyn Chow T aiwan Correspondent In Taipei jermync@sph.com.sg Taiwan should not be “gleeful” about US President-elect Donald Trump’s latest remarks, in which he questioned the value
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    • 502 4  -  Chong Koh Ping China Correspondent In Beijing kohping@sph.com.sg Beijing may find itself with limited options against Washington even if US President-elect Donald Trump were to carry out his threat not to abide by the longstanding policy that Taiwan is part
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    • 552 4  -  News analysis Nirmal Ghosh In Washington nirmal@sph.com.sg It is increasingly likely that the incoming Trump administration will adopt a hard line towards China over Taiwan, even at the risk of a backlash, analysts say. This would be in line with
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    • 879 6  -  Move will help those struggling to rise above flatline wages and others hit by pay ‘reset’ problem Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh asyiqins@sph.com.sg For eight years, assistant cleaning supervisor Leow Chin Kia’s monthly pay has been stuck at $1,300. The 73-year-old was resigned
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    • 757 6  - Giving cleaners a reason to celebrate for six years News analysis Toh Yong Chuan Manpower Correspondent tohyc@sph.com.sg The move yesterday to come up with a pay structure with steady increments for cleaners is not entirely new. Over the past few years, cleaners have seen their pay go up. As of
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    • 489 7  -  PM Lee and Najib to attend Leaders’ Retreat and witness signing; project billed as game changer for both countries Royston Sim Assistant Political Editor roysim@sph.com.sg Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will visit Putrajaya today for the annual Malaysia-Singapore Leaders’ Retreat with his
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    • 151 7 It is that time of the year again when guests at dinner parties enjoy the spectator sport of turkey carving. Food correspondent Rebecca Lynne Tan makes it look easy as she shows you how to carve a roasted turkey in the second
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    • 504 8  -  Airlines agree to maintain capacity on routes; it will be more convenient for passengers to connect via S’pore Karamjit Kaur Aviation Correspondent karam@sph.com.sg Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Lufthansa have received the official nod to jointly plan flights and schedules, as
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    • 402 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY Sydney’s second international airport has been cleared for take-off after decades of debate. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull yesterday signed off on long-await-ed construction plans after the Australian government approved a facility that will initially handle 10 million passengers a year.
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    • 402 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW DELHI India and Indonesia yesterday affirmed their commitment to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos) and pledged greater maritime cooperation, as Asia’s two largest democracies sought to counter China’s rising influence in the
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    • 522 8  -  Francis Chan Indonesia Bureau Chief In Jakarta tkchan@sph.com.sg Embattled Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama yesterday apologised again for his remarks, which Muslim hardliners had deemed an insult to Islam, just a day before he is set to appear in court for
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    • 4 3 Additional reporting by WalterSim
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  • WORLD
    • 933 10  -  They win a quarter of seats in committee that will pick the city’s next leader Joyce Lim Hong Kong Correspondent joycel@sph.com.sg Hong Kong’s pro-democracy camp has secured about a quarter of the seats in the Election Committee that will pick the city’s next
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    • 501 10 REUTERS BLOOMBERG HONG KONG Hong Kong’s No. 3 official, Financial Secretary John Tsang, has resigned and is expected to announce his intention to run for the city’s top job in March. The city government yesterday said Chief Executive Leung Chun Ying
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    • ASIA
      • 630 12 Defence Ministry trying to finish installation amid political turmoil in wake of Park’s impeachment SEOUL South Korea is moving to finalise the deployment of an advanced United States missile defence system amid concerns that it could be derailed by the
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      • 176 12 The first museum in Taiwan dedicated to comfort women opened in Taipei last weekend after a decade of controversy. The Ama Museum is dedicated to preserving the stories of former Taiwanese sex slaves of the Japanese Imperial Army and making sure that chapter
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      • 302 12 REUTERS TOKYO Japan yesterday said it has protested to China over a Chinese complaint that Japanese fighter jets had engaged in “dangerous and unprofessional” behaviour when they scrambled at the weekend as Chinese aircraft flew near Japanese islands. Chinese military
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      • 240 12 REUTERS SEOUL S&P Global Ratings said yesterday that the vote by South Korea’s Parliament to impeach President Park Geun Hye does not have a material impact on the country’s credit rating. “Although the political uncertainty could remain a distraction to
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      • 490 13  -  Arrest supports police’s theory that an Indonesian ISIS fighter has been setting up militant cells Francis Chan Indonesia Bureau Chief InJakarta tkchan@sph.com.sg A second Indonesian woman who was preparing to be a suicide bomber in an ISIS-inspired attack has been arrested in Solo, Central
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      • AsiaBriefs
        • 94 13 JAKARTA The number of people made homeless by the devastating 6.5-magnitude quake which struck Indonesia’s Aceh province last week has risen to nearly 84,000. Most of the displaced, or 82,122 people, were from the hardest-hit Pidie Jaya regency, and the rest from Bireuen regency, the
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        • 75 13 REUTERS MANILA Islamist militants in the Philippines yesterday freed two Indonesians who were kidnapped six months ago, after the rebels came underpressure from the Philippine army, a military spokesman said. The two were among seven Indonesian crewmen who were kidnapped by the Abu Sayyaf
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        • 77 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CHENNAI Two people were killedyesterday after Cyclone Vardah pounded India’s south-eastern coast at speeds of more than 100kmh,forcingthousands of people to flee their homes. Heavy rains accompanied by high-velocity winds hit the coastal districts of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh states,
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        • 65 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BANGKOK Thailand’s new King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun has pardoned tens of thousands of prisoners, a first act of “mercy” as monarch as he reaches out to his subjects following the death of his beloved father. Revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej died in October at
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      • SPECIAL REPORT
        • 1745 14 / 15  -  Anxieties mount as rural Indians feel the pinch of Modi’s move to take large-denomination notes out of circulation Nirmala Ganapathy India Bureau Chief In Shamli (Uttar Pradesh) gnirmala@sph.com.sg For the past month, Ms Shakuntala Devi and her family of five survived by borrowing, bartering or even foraging
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      • 506 16 International concerns over crackdown on Rohingya Muslims to be discussed next week BANGKOK Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi has called for a special informal meeting with foreign ministers of Asean. It is set for next Monday in Yangon to
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      • 299 16 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KOTA KINABALU With two of its leaders out of action, a group of notorious kidnappers based on the Philippine island of Tawi-Tawi is now rudderless, The Star newspaper reported yesterday, quoting unnamed sources. Malaysia’s Tiger Platoon police squad killed
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      • 103 16 A man examining a piece of a Chinese-built Long March 3B rocket that landed in a field in Suichuan county, in China’s central Jiangxi province, on Sunday. The rocket part fell to the earth following the successful launch of an FY-4 geostationary orbit
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      • 276 16 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s King Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah and Queen Haminah left the state palace Istana Negara yesterday morning in a royal send-off ceremony to mark the end of their five-year reign. They arrived at Parliament Square at 8.30am
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    • WORLD
      • 403 17 Raids in response to Saturday’s bombings at football stadium; death roll rises to 44 ISTANBUL Turkish police have detained at least 235 people in raids targeting officials from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) over alleged links to Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK)
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      • 297 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG WELLINGTON New Zealand’s socially conservative finance chief Bill English has been sworn in as Prime Minister, following last week’s shock resignation of his popular predecessor, Mr John Key. The centre-right National Party caucus unanimously backed Mr English at a meeting
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      • 484 18 Musical nominated for seven awards; racially diverse films including Moonlight and Loving also get the nod NYTIMES LOS ANGELES The candy-col-oured musical La La Land, about dreams and dreamers in Los Angeles, twirled its way towards becoming an awards season juggernaut
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      • 319 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK Mr Donald Trump has formally nominated retired general John Kelly to head the US Department of Homeland Security, the third former military man tapped for a top job in his presidential administration. “General John Kelly’s decades of military service
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      • 445 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS A decade-long surge of the potent greenhouse gas methane threatens to make the fight against global warming even harder, according to top researchers. “Additional attention is urgently needed to quantify and reduce methane emissions,” said a summary of the findings of
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      • 367 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS If Santa is recruiting helpers to haul Christmas presents around the world this year, he had better take a few extra. That is because, researchers warn, reindeer are shrinking. Over the past 16 years, the weight of adult reindeer in
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      • WorldBriefs
        • 73 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ALEPPO (Syria) The Syrian army recaptured a major district of Aleppo yesterday, leaving rebel fighters cornered in a small pocket as the battle for the city entered its final phase. President Bashar al-Assad’s forces held more than 90 per cent of the one-time
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        • 72 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY Sydney’s famous New Year’s Eve fireworks, which traditionally kick off the world’s celebrations, are set to be streamed live on Facebook for the first time, officials said yesterday. The visual extravaganza in Australia’s biggest city is watched by more than a million
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        • 74 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde went on trial in France yesterday over a massive state payout to a flamboyant tycoon when she was finance minister. Ms Lagarde denies the charges of negligence, arguing she was acting “in
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        • 66 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CARACAS Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has signed an emergency decree ordering the country’s largest banknote, the 100-bolivar bill, taken out of circulation to thwart “mafias” he accused of hoarding cash in Colombia. The announcement came as the government of Venezuela–acountryinthe midstofaneconomiccrisis– prepares to
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  • OPINION
    • 469 19 The Straits Times says With Christmas approaching and the school holidays on, there is a natural desire to relax a little, dine out, watch films, enjoy the special lighting around the main shopping districts or simply cruise the malls. However, there are insistent realities with which
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    • 1271 19  -  Republic’s landscape of hard-won religious freedom needs constant maintenance ByInvitation Barry Desker For The Straits Times stopinion@sph.com.sg Barry Desker is a distinguished fellow at theS. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University. An earlier version of this article was presented at a seminar hosted
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    • 1026 20  -  From inflated assets to counterfeit FDI Ying Staton stopinion@sph.com.sg The writerisAsia director ofGlobal Counsel, a strategic advisory firm with headquarters in London and offices inSingaporeand Brussels. China is about to take measures to curb the wave of foreign acquisitions by Chinese
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    • 1551 20  -  John Pomfret John Pomfret, a former Washington Postbureauchiefin Beijing,is the authorof The Beautiful Country And The Middle Kingdom: America And China, 1776 To The Present. WASHINGTON POST United States-China relations have never been easy. No problem in the world can be solved without the pair
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    • 973 21  -  What happens when the tweeter-in-chief controls the US’ influential $1.4 billion public communications machine? John Maxwell Hamilton, Kevin R. Kosar John Maxwell Hamilton isa professorat Louisiana State University’s Manship School of Mass Communication and a global fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Kevin
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    • 867 21  -  Edward Luce FINANCIAL TIMES Forecasters not only said Mr Donald Trump would lose last month. They also thought markets would collapse if he won. Quite the opposite has happened. Investors expect all the good things Mr Trump promised and none of the bad. Instead
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    • 959 21  -  Dwi Soetjipto For The Straits Times stopinion@sph.com.sg Dwi Soetjipto is the president-director and CEO of Pertamina (Persero),an Indonesian state-owned oil and natural gas corporation. The American writer Mark Twain once quipped that reports of his death were greatly exaggerated. The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting
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  • FORUM
    • 161 22  -  Chua Boon Yiang As a parent of three children in primary school, I strongly support the move by the Education Ministry to have daily cleaning activities from January (“All schools to have cleaning activities daily from January”; Dec 12). Perhaps schools should encourage
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    • 409 22 Should bicycles have licence plates? How can we get cyclists and users of personal mobility devices to adhere to the code of conduct to ensure the safe sharing of paths It is high time to change the system by asking all bicycle riders/owners to register their bikes. Also, set
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    • 69 22 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 right to edit the letters. For women, please indicate Miss, Ms,
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    • 249 22  -  Vijayan Nambiar Dr Kelvin Seah Kah Cheng’s analysis of the Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) results (“Kids with tuition fare worse”; Dec 8), and his extrapolations from it, raise questions about the efficacy of putting millions of dollars of donated funds into tuition
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    • 53 22 1. MR HENRYONG: Responsible treatment of all donationsfrom public must be given top priority. 2.MRLEETECKCHUAN: The world’s economic epicentre will certainly move to Asia. 3. MR JOETEO KOKSEAH:Stem the spread of tattooing trend in Singapore. 4. MISSSANTIYEO HERCHUEN: No let-up in hard work to keep growing economy. MORE
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    • 183 22  -  Nicholas Lim Shuqing IreadMrRoyGohHinSoon’s letter (“Little India needs sprucing up”; Dec 10) with much consternation. Contrary to his observations, Little India is firmly on the tourist map, and is prominently listed in travel guides such as Lonely Planet and Fodor’s Travel. One will find
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    • 127 22  -  M.Lukshumayeh Organising and sanitising every part of the country is the usual thought in Singapore, but we must keep in mind that if we continue doing this, we would lose the flavour and culture of Singapore (“Little India needs sprucing up” by Mr
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    • 136 22  -  Eng Soh Seng Director (Car Parks Department) Housing Development Board Since 2006, all new public housing projects have been designed with Universal Design features from the onset, in accordance with Building and Construction Authority guidelines (“Not enough carpark spaces for handicapped drivers”
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    • 101 22  -  Neo PohGoon There has been an endless number of reports and feedback in relation to going car-lite, centring around cyclists and e-scooterists who are taking up precious space on our limited public roads. There have also been complaints about some of
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous

  • BIG PICTURE
    • 151 23 Malaysian youth from the ethnic Indonesian Bawean community competing for prizes by climbing a but-ter-smeared pole in an activity called panjat pinang in Kampung Sungai Kertas, a village in the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, yesterday. Gleeful children and teenagers gathered to compete in the annual
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  • Page 23 Miscellaneous
    • 34 23 WEATHER Thundery showers mainly over southern and western Singapore in the predawn hours and early morning. High 33 deg C Low 24 deg C 24-hr PSI as of 5pm yesterday: 24 to 40 (Good)
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  • HOME
    • 646 1  -  2 SDC staff, who live there with their spouses, will be retiring and moving to the mainland Melody Zaccheus melodyz@sph.com.sg The last four occupants on St John’s Island will have to move to mainland Singapore by the new year. Two
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    • 466 2  -  Cycling network now about 12km long, while six routes for pedestrians cover about 7.5km Danson Cheong dansonc@sph.com.sg More than 8,000 cyclists have been tracked using Sentosa’s on-road cycling lanes since April, the resort island told The Straits Times recently. The Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC)
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    • 320 2  -  Priscilla Goy goyshiyi@sph.com.sg One-third of train delays that lasted more than five minutes this year on the island’s two oldest MRT lines were signal-related, rail operator SMRT said. The lines are the North-South Line (NSL) and the East-West Line (EWL). In
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    • 97 3 More than 100 children and their caregivers, and Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) staff volunteers, attended The Boys’ Brigade Share-a-Gift 2016 year-end party organised by and held at SPH yesterday. SPH staff fulfilled about 300 wishes from beneficiaries from 13 charities, with
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    • 558 3  -  Judge sets aside conviction and sentencing for Bangladeshi over a work-injury claim K.C.Vijayan Senior Law Correspondent vijayan@sph.com.sg A Bangladeshi construction worker who served a four-week jail term for making a false work-injury claim had both the conviction and sentence quashed
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      • 127 4 An Indonesian maid who stole about $24,000 from her employer over five months was jailed for five months yesterday. Yati Nurmala Karjo Jumhandi, 34, who faced 10 charges of theft, pleaded guilty to three counts of stealing about $12,500 from Mr Nallatamby Kunaratnam,
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      • 77 4 Visitors will get their last chance to see the Tanjong Pagar Railway Station on Christmas Day before it closes for an extended period of time, said the Singapore Land Authority yesterday. The national monument will be open to the public from 9am
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      • 67 4 Police are investigating possible traffic offences in the case of a dispute between two drivers on the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) on Friday. Both drivers submitted videos of the incident from their dashboard cameras to road safety community page Roads.sg and the videos
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    • 655 5  -  Device developed here brings ultrasound technology to poor, remote communities Lin Yangchen linyc@sph.com.sg A multinational healthcare company has used Singapore as a springboard to develop a portable device that makes advanced ultrasound technology accessible through a us-er-friendly, high-resolution touchscreen. The device received
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    • 286 5  -  Amir Hussain amirh@sph.com.sg A 62-year-old taxi driver who stole a woman’s mobile phone and punched her in the face has been jailed for one week. Koh Pit Ann yesterday pleaded guilty to one charge of theft and one of causing hurt. A District
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    • 134 6 To celebrate Christmas and the December school holidays, some 50 families experienced a two-day, one-night camp on Saturday at the People’s Association Holiday Campsite in Pasir Ris. Jointly organised by Family Life Champions from Pasir Ris West, Sengkang Central, Punggol Coast, Punggol North
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    • 346 6  -  Worker says victim, who found job for him, refused to help him when he was not paid Elena Chong Court Correspondent elena@sph.com.sg A construction worker from China stabbed a compatriot twice in the chest after a meeting to settle an argument. Zheng
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    • 449 10  -  Foam-rolling improves mobility and flexibility, and can aid muscle recovery HealthySpaces Lester Wong lesterw@sph.com.sg Many people are familiar with the virtues of deep tissue massage to relieve knots and tightness in the muscles. This massage is usually done by a sports therapist or masseuse, especially for
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    • 1247 12  -  Medications for different chronic ailments can interact to produce harmful side effects Lester Wong lesterw@sph.com.sg Taking medicine is no straightforward matter for people who have several chronic ailments. They may have to take multiple pills at different times of the day and in
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  • BUSINESS
    • 689 1  -  Palm oil player defends practices after NGOs claim it is developing plantations irresponsibly David Fogarty Assistant Foreign Editor dfogarty@sph.com.sg Olam International, one of the world’s largest food commodity traders, yesterday denied allegations that it is developing oil palm plantations irresponsibly in Gabon, Central
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    • 404 1  -  Lee Xin En xinen@sph.com.sg Business confidence has taken a turn for the worse, with bosses worried about the global economy, higher costs and financing difficulties. The Business Optimism Index (BOI) for the first three months of next year is at
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    • 460 1  -  Jacqueline Woo tsjwoo@sph.com.sg Offshore contractor Emas Offshore could be headed for a legal tussle with Perisai Petroleum Teknologi as it tries to rid itself of a US$43million (S$61.4-million) payment obligation from a deal made four years ago. This comes as
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    • 1038 2  -  A group of friends from Taiwan Mark Hsu, Ada Chao, April Wu and Peter Chen were planning a big trip to Australia for their graduation trip and ended up starting a company called HelloWings that helps travellers find out when airlines are selling the cheapest tickets
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      • 171 2 Experienced angel investors Michael Blakey and William Klippgen have set up a new $10 million seed-venture firm in Singapore called Cocoon Capital. The company will focus on early-stage investments ranging from $350,000 to $1 million in South-east Asia and India, in sectors such as e-commerce
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      • 76 2 General Assembly, a training school for skills like coding, marketing and user experience design, has signed a memorandum of understanding with U Associate, a unit of the National Trades Union Congress, to address Singapore’s technology and digital skills shortage. It will develop joint training
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      • 169 2 Global-payment operator and fintech investment firm Senjo Group has invested US$1.2 million (S$1.7 million) in Singapore start-up Tjaara and extended an additional US$20 million in trade finance. Tjaara, which means “marketplace” in Arabic, uses a group-buy concept to aggregate demand from companies and wholesalers
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      • 59 2  -  Chia Yan Min Singapore big-data company Latize has won a contract with the New South Wales government after opening its first overseas office in Sydney in June. The company will work with the Department of Industry’s Division of Resources and Energy on mine safety
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    • 660 3  -  He will stay in job after vote count even as shareholders voice concern over governance Marissa Lee marilee@sph.com.sg Air-conditioning specialist Natural Cool Holdings has fought off a bid by unhappy shareholders to remove executive chairman Joseph Ang although the board came under heavy
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    • 389 4 Move is latest of its kind in auto industry as carmakers seek hedge against shift away from private ownership REUTERS South-east Asian ride-hailing service Grab disclosed yesterday that Japan’s Honda Motor has invested in the firm part of a US$750 million (S$1.07
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    • 441 4 BLOOMBERG After luring tourists for half a decade, Singapore’s casinos are now losing out to the shopping mall. Shopping has overtaken gambling as the biggest earner in the tourism industry for the first time since 2012, surging 44
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      • 108 4 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON British bank Barclays yesterday announced the sale of its French retail division in a move which marks its exit from continental European retail banking. Barclays said in a statement that it has signed an agreement to sell the unit to private
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      • 132 4 REUTERS SHANGHAI China should set an economic growth target of around 6.5 per cent for 2017, although it is very likely that it will be able to exceed that level, its State Information Centre said yesterday. The centre is an official think-tank affiliated with
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      • 144 4 REUTERS SYDNEY Switzerland’s Zurich Insurance Group has agreed to buy Australia’s biggest travel insurance provider, Cover-More Group, for A$741 million (S$791 million), stepping up its investment in the Australian market. Global buyers have been drawn to the broader Australian insurance sector, where returns on equity
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    • 366 4 HONG KONG The anti-graft authorities in Hong Kong have arrested 29 current and former staff of five financial firms for alleged bribery related to the disclosure of confidential customer information on market personal loans. Operation Mirabilis began last week and led
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    • 513 6  -  Markets wait to get hint of US central bank’s thinking will its outlook be bullish or bearish BullsAndBears Wong Wei Han whwong@sph.com.sg Singapore shares ended lower yesterday even as oil prices surged and the bull charge on Wall Street continued. Caution set in
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    • 38 6 1 ZhongminBaihuiRetailGroup boughtback37,500ofits sharesat$1.156eachforatotal of$43,485. 2 Swiss-based,SGX-listedLonza Groupsaiditisinterestedin capsule-makerCapsugel,to strengthenitspositionasa leadingsuppliertoseveral importanthealthcaremarkets, butwarnedthattherewasno certaintyofadeal. 3 ChinaEnvironmentsaidacivil suitagainstitsunitoveran allegedloanoffivemillionyuan (S$1million)willbeheardon Dec30,whileacivilsuitoveran allegedloanof490,000yuan willbeheardonDec27.The courtisinChina. 4 Mainboard-listedwater treatmentandenvironmental protectioncompanySIIC Environmenthascompleted itspurchaseof60percentof RanhillWater(HongKong). 5 Hi-PInternationalboughtback 207,100ofitssharesatprices between53centsand53.5 centseach,amountingto $110,539intotal.
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    • 407 7  -  Shares in largest coal-mining company listed in Singapore close below placement price Jacqueline Woo tsjwoo@sph.com.sg Coal miner and trader Golden Energy and Resources made its debut on the mainboard of the Singapore Exchange (SGX) yesterday. Shares of the group formerly known as United
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    • Company Briefs
      • 89 7 Stamford Tyres posted a net profit of $1.47 million for the second quarter, up 60 per cent from the same period a year ago, as expenses fell despite revenue remaining mostly flat. Revenue in the three months to Oct 31 fell 0.58 per cent to $57.7 million, due
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      • 71 7 Frasers Hospitality Group, a unit of Frasers Centrepoint, has launched North Park Place, a 105-unit luxury serviced residence. ThedevelopmentislocatedwithinRajpruek Golf Club in Bangkok, Thailand. The residence is managed by Frasers Hospitality, and offers a selection of one- and two-bedroom apartments that are fully serviced. With the addition of
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    • 480 9  -  Nicole Chia cnicole@sph.com.sg National foil head coach Simon Senft will leave his post at the end of the year. The German is on course to leave his job on a high after the Singapore men’s cadet team won its first European
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    • 340 9  -  Alvin Chia chiazya@sph.com.sg Singapore has enjoyed a bountiful harvest at the Asia/Oceania Powerlifting Championships, with the entire contingent, led by brothers Marcus and Matthew Yap, all winning medals. In total, the 14-strong team bagged 13 golds, 18 silvers and 18
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    • 355 9 REUTERS LONDON British Formula One team Williams have confirmed that they have rejected an initial offer from Mercedes for Valtteri Bottas to replace the newly retired Nico Rosberg, according to BBC Sport. Finn Bottas was reported as Mercedes’ first choice to be Lewis
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    • 583 11  -  Sunwolves coach aware of challenges team will meet and learn to overcome next season Nicole Chia cnicole@sph.com.sg The HITO-Communications Sunwolves may be in a slightly better position ahead of the 2017 Super Rugby season than they were before their debut this year, but head coach
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      • 81 11 REUTERS LONDON Southampton footballer Charlie Austin is set to have an operation on a dislocated shoulder and will be sidelined for up to four months, manager ClaudePuelsaidonSunday. Austin, Southampton’s top scorer this season with nine goals in all competitions, missed Sunday’s 1-0 Premier League
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      • 67 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING Former Manchester City defender Sun Jihai, one of the first Chinese footballers to play in the English Premier League, has announced his retirement from the sport. “Today I am retiring, bidding farewell to 22 years of campaigning on the football pitch,”
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      • 92 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASTANA (Kazakhstan) Italian cyclist Fabio Aru has been named as the new team leader of the Astana team after the departure of his compatriot Vincenzo Nibali, the Kazakh outfit confirmed on Sunday. The 26-year-old Sardinian climber is one of a clutch
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      • 111 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Anthony Joshua can stun Wladimir Klitschko to become the undisputed world heavyweight champion, according to the British boxer’s trainer Rob McCracken. Joshua beat Eric Molina in a second successful defence of his International BoxingFede ration heavyweight title on Saturday, before promoter
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      • 87 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE RIGA (Latvia) Latvia’s powerful skeleton team will boycott the 2 017 world championships in Sochi after Russia was accused of state-sponsored doping, saying on Sunday its giant neighbour had “stolen” the Olympic spirit. Latvia said that they want the Feb 13-26
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    • 407 12 THETIMES, LONDON LONDON Antonio Conte has described the prospect of Chelsea being docked points by the Football Association as a joke. The Blues face the sanction for their part in the 22-man flare-up at the end of their Premier League victory over Manchester City last
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    • 554 13  -  EyeOnEPL Aleksandar Duric stsports@sph.com.sg Jamie Vardy’s struggle to score goals this season is a reflection of his club Leicester City’s form as the Foxes defend their English Premier League title. But a lot of pressure falls on strikers because they are the ones
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    • 476 13 REUTERS LONDON The character Arsenal showed in battling back from a goal down to beat Stoke City 3-1 in the Premier League on Saturday was proof of a growing mental strength in the team, according to manager Arsene Wenger. Wenger’s sides have often been
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    • 855 14 Bayern Munich loom yet again as Gunners tiy to overturn history and reach quarter-finals REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE THE GUARDIAN NYON Arsenal were once again drawn against Bayern Munich in the last 16 of the Champions League yesterday, while Barcelona will also come up against familiar foes
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    • 806 14  -  Alvin Chia chiazya@sph.com.sg He was given three days to vacate the office, leaving him in the lurch while he is still owed about 100 million rupiah (S$10,700) by baseball facility The Hit Factory (THF), which began operations in Jakarta in May last year
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    • 81 1 GETTING THE RIGHT FLAVOUR Actors in Beijing play sent to work in Peking duck restaurant D4 MIGRANT WORKER POETRY CONTEST Shipyard supervisor wins with poignant piece D5 A FOREST IN THE MUSEUM The newly reopened rotunda in the National Museum of Singapore features a digital art installation of a virtual
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      • 250 2 / 3  -  Walk through a lush, virtual rainforest from the past and learn stories behind Singapore’s old trees at the new National Museum rotunda Olivia Ho oliviaho@sph.com.sg For the revamp of its glass rotunda, the National Museum of Singapore looks to the natural world. The rotunda, which reopened last
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      • 785 4  -  Scott Reyburn NYTIMES PARIS It is an auctioneer’s jackpot dream. A man walks in off the street, opens a portfolio of drawings and, there, mixed in with the jumble of routine low-value items is a long-lost work by Leonardo da Vinci. And that,
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    • 853 10 Once muzzled by strict censorship laws in Myanmar, metal bands are slowly discovering a new freedom when it comes to their music AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE YANGON Moshing and sweating, the crowd of headbangers scream their angst into the sultry Yangon night, a rare glimpse of
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      • 355 12 Critics’ Choice Awards REUTERS LOS ANGELES La La Land, a musical love story of two struggling artists set in Los Angeles, swept the top prizes at the Critics’ Choice Awards on Sunday, taking Best Picture and Best Director for Damien Chazelle. It won in eight
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    • 194 5 Mercedes For Sale 326 DON’T MISS! GOLDEN Opportunity! Cheapest in town. Megaspec C200/CLA180AMG Burmester, Keyless, Panroof, Red Factory Leather, 3 Yrs/ 100,000km warranty. Immed Reg/ 1 Bid G’teed. $194,888/ $149,888. View 159 Sin Ming Amtech 01-02. Sms *****711 JACK CARS! NEW C 2 5 0 Coupe, E250 Coupe, SLK250 Sports
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    • 187 6 Mercedes For Sale 326 LECO PRESTIGE FACELIFT ’16 A180. ’Gteed COE Immed delivery. Colour options. Pls call 9727-7767/ 9680-5993/ 8377-7777 THONG LEETRADING PTE LTD BRAND NEW MERCEDES Benz C200 Sport edition High 7 yr loan package avail $*****0 *****686 *****548 ABWIN 12/09 MERZ C180K. 1 owner. Low KM. Accident free.
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    • 111 6 326 Mercedes For Sale TAI HUAT AUTO BENZ E200 AVANTGARDE Widescreen cockpit, 5 yrs warranty $213.8k g’teed COE, immed *****786,*****033 THINK ONE GROUP 2012 MERCEDES S300L Full Service From Agent, High OMV, In Hse Loan Avail. Call Now 9450 5050/6555 3300 SHIN AUTOMOBILE NEW E200 AVG Petrol ver. $219.8k. Immediate
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    • 155 6 326 Mercedes For Sale GLA200 $116K NO COE! $25K Deposit $1684 Mthly. Many colours. 201 Henderson Rd #07-28 S(*****5) *****333 07/11 E250 CGI. Avant. Blue. Low mileage. 1 owner. Tip top cond. Call 9030 3900 1/2010 E300. BLACK. OMV $57.2K. AMG 19’’ rims. Agent svc. 2-digit no. Kris *****661 ’97
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    • 320 6 Mitsubishi For Sale 328 01/08 GRANDIS 2.4 Sports Spacious, Low Depri 9k+, High Parf $24.5k. 9855-8318. REPOSSESSED 07/2007 MITSUBISHI Lancer 1.6 M (SKG9700L) Call *****020 ***REPOSSESSED 04/2007 MITSUBISHI Lancer 1.6 A (SGT3594U) Call *****020 Nissan For Sale 329 CAR (S) PTE LTD AUG 2011 NISSAN Sylphy, condition as good as
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    • 261 6 344 Toyota For Sale DON’T MISS! GOLDEN Opportunity! Cheapest in Town! Prices Adjusted With Lower COE. No Gimmicks. 1 Bid/ Wk Delivery. Harrier Elegance $133,888. Premium $139,888 Premium factory leather with twin memory seats $145,888 HarrierElegance GS $*****8 All colors. View 159 Sin Ming 01-02 Amtech. Sms *****711 FONG HUP
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    • 276 6 344 Toyota For Sale QUANTUM ARMOUR PTE LTD BRAND NEW! TOYOTA Wish $110,800! Ready Stock! COE ’1 Bid G’teed’ Test drive avail. #01-39 Vertex. Call *****387 *****086 *****555 $8000 DRIVE AWAY! Harrier Elegance M/roof. Ready Stock! $86,800. 3 yrs warranty. 10 yr loan. #01-07 Link@AMK. Call *****303 TOYOTA CROWN ATHLETE
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    • 205 7 344 Toyota For Sale HUP LONG 1.99% BRAND NEW Toyota Sienta 1.5. Ready Stock G’teed Delivery. Hup Long: 6743-0018 6742-0018 HUP LONG 1.99% BRAND NEW Toyota Alphard 2.5 SC Ready Stock G’teed Delivery. Hup Long: 6743-0018 6742-0018 HUP LONG 1.99% BRAND NEW Toyota Vellfire 2.5. Ready Stock. G’teed Delivery. Hup
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    • 237 7 344 Toyota For Sale INDEX CREDIT PTE LTD NEW TOYOTA HARRIER Elegance. Immed Regn, Ready Stock. Flexible loan package, neg. *****686, *****090 LECO AUTO NEW MANUAL GEAR Axio 1.5G Ltd. Last 2 units, $88,800. Established Since 1975. Call: 9784 6364 6846 0020 SHIN AUTOMOBILE HARRIER PREMIUM ROOF. $148.8k. Immediate Regn.
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    • 229 7 344 Toyota For Sale ITECH INTERNATIONAL TOYOTA WISH $***** with sunroof. Immed stock. Downpayment $9980. 5 Yrs Warranty. *****535/ *****820 ITECH INTERNATIONAL TOYOTA AXIO 1.5 $*****! Low Downpayment $8980 Brand new. 5 Years Warranty Call *****535/ *****820 CAR (S) PTE LTD 01/2007 TOYOTA ALTIS 1.6A. New 5 Yrs COE. Good
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    • 389 7 344 Toyota For Sale CARS ONLINE $148,800 G’TEED COE! Toyota Harrier Premium. Ready Stock. Deliver before CNY Call: 9820-1180 9851-1344 $115K NO COE! Monthly $1744 Deposit $20K. 3 day delivery! Few colors 201 Henderson Rd #07-28 S(*****5) *****333 SELL $78,800 ONLY! 8/2011 MarkX 2.5. OMV $32,217. Well kept. White. Call:
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    • 221 7 Lorries For Sale 387 FOTON 14FT TO 24ft Ready Stock. Up to 100% loan. Lowest Rate 2.5%. 5 yrs Warranty. 15x Free Servicing. Cummins Engine (USA) ZF GearBox (Ger). Email to: raymond_poh@vertex.sg Call: *****466/*****153 CAR (S) PTE LTD 03/07 NISSAN MKB37BNHRA 5 year COE, one of the most reliable 24ft
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    • 414 7 Lorries For Sale 387 HURRY UP! 12/11 Toyota Dyna canopy. Excellent cond. Low mileage. Free 6 months road tax. Call Jim *****034 THIAM HENG MID 2013 NISSAN UD 10 wheeler wooden 28 ton original can carry 28 tons. In-hse finance. *****156 Richard 2014 HINO 16-TON Open truck. Tip-top. Hino servicing
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    • 201 8 Lorries For Sale 387 CAR (S) PTE LTD 05/07 TOYOTA DYNA, Renew COE, New Paintwork, Engine Gearbox Good Condition, Call Dennis 8858 3322 MYCAR PTE LTD TOYOTA DYNA 150 3 0 M $93,800. Ready Stocks AML #01-08. Call now! *****637/ *****712 GUAN MOTOR NEW TOYOTA DYNA 3.0M. Fr Japan. $44,800
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    • 292 8 Lorries For Sale 387 6/15 MITSUBISHI FUSO Canter 14ft. Low mileage. Almost new! Class 3, no VPC required. $84,800.*****918 CABSTAR 2008 $20K. New model/ full canopy checker plate. Good cond turbo engine. Loan avail. *****870 2013 MIT 14FT freezer (-20 deg) truck. Rare unit in town. Class 3 non-VPC. Call
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    • 314 8 Mini Buses For Sale 388 PRIME MOTOR BRAND NEW! 14 seater Toyota Commuter Bus, G’teed COE, Ready stocks! May *****717 Tim *****026 or Richard *****922 SAN HUP BEE 3 DAYS DELIVERY! Brand New Toyota Hiace Hi-Roof (A) GL Power Dr 14 Seater. San Hup Bee *****283 *****805 2/’08 TOYOTA REGIUS
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    • 323 8 Vans For Sale 391 THINK ONE GROUP BRAND NEW TOYOTA Liteace GL, Auto Ready stock! 3 yrs Warranty and Free Servicing! Full loan available! Call now 6555 3300/ 6467 3300 THINK ONE GROUP BRAND NEW TOYOTA Hiace Super GL! Can reg. under G/P plates! 3 yrs Warranty and Free Servicing!
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    • 180 8 Vans For Sale 391 $0 DEPOSIT@$$788 p/m!11/04 Toyota Liteace diesel! COE 9/2019! cheap!! *****444 BRAND NEW TOYOTA Hiace 5dr manual, white. $86.8K. Immed regn. Call *****051 BRAND NEW TOYOTA Hiace. 4/ 5dr. Diesel. Ready stock/COE Immed delivery. *****158 2004 TOYOTA HIACE 5dr Diesel COE 2019 No repair needed. 100% loan.
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    • 1421 9 PropertiesCLASSIFICATION GUIDE 434 Clementi 435 Geylang 436 Hougang 437 Jurong East 438 Jurong West 439 Kallang/ Whampoa 441 Marine Parade 442 Pasir Ris/ Changi 443 Punggol 444 Queenstown 445 Sembawang 446 Sengkang 447 Serangoon 448 Tampines 449 Toa Payoh 450 Woodlands 451 Yishun 452 Mixed/ Other Estates RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES FOR
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    • 695 9 D10 BUKIT TIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/ TANGLIN HOUSES FOR SALE 403 D10 BUKIT TIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/ TANGLIN HOUSES FOR SALE 403 Landed Property Transactions in the month of Nov 2016 Street Prop Contract Tenure Built-In/ Price Psf Name Type Month Land Area (S$'000) (S$) (sq ft) District 5 Chwee Chian View
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    • 260 9 D11 NEWTON/NOVENA HOUSES FOR SALE 404 $5.XM ONLY 6 New FH Semi-d Chancery 2357/ 4542 sf, 5+1, high-end quality fittings, 1km ACS. 1-6pm, *****700 RS NEW BUNGALOW $9.98M only! 7200/8ksf Quiet enclave 7+1 rooms, multi-gen family/ lift. Greenery view *****997 RS GOOD CLASS BUNGALOW STAR BUY! 21K sqft Chancery Superb
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    • 291 9 D16 BEDOK/UPP EAST COAST HOUSES FOR SALE 406 D16 BEDOK/ UPP EAST COAST HOUSES FOR SALE 406 JOIN USTOBE THETRENDSETTER IN2017TOGETHER! Dual-Career Path Local Expertise, Global Network Direct Mentorship Intensive Training Smart Tools Yearly Incentive Trip/s Cherine Cheong CEA Reg No.: R*****6E Unveil Your Dual Career-Path in our Career Seminars!
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    • 206 9 AVANT-GARDE CORNER TERR. Eastwood 3056/3100sf. 4rm. 100% move in. Bring luggage $2.68M. Cheong 9751 3039 Freehold $5,XM SEABREEZE/ HARVEY Est. new semid. Land 2450/ build 8000 sqft. 6+1-rms All rms 800 sqft up. 8181-7779 Freehold CONTRA YOUR PROPERTY!! Sennett Bunglw ***** sqft 3.5 sty attic+pool+lift+full basement. *****779 Fabius NEW LIST!
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    • 2148 10 Property Prices Here is the list of private residential property transactions with caveats lodged for apartments, condominiums and executive condominiums in November 2016 This week: 7 15 PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE
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    • 304 10 D08 LITTLE INDIA PTE APTS FOR SALE 413 D08 LITTLE INDIA PTE APTS FOR SALE 413 JOIN USTOBE THETRENDSETTER IN2017TOGETHER! Dual-Career Path Local Expertise, Global Network Direct Mentorship Intensive Training Smart Tools •Yearly Incentive Trip/s Cherine Cheong CEA Reg No.: R*****6E Unveil Your Dual Career-Path in our Career Seminars! 16
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    • 36 11 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 D09 ORCHARD/CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 D09 ORCHARD/CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 D09 ORCHARD/CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 D09 ORCHARD/CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR SALE 414
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    • 287 11 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 Good Buy CHAEP! THE LAURELS 1001sf 2+study+1. Reno. Good facing Vermont 1bdrm. Pool view. Carol Phui 9666 9365 PN best price **CONSERVATION 2.5STY APT 281 River Valley Rd Approx 1550sf Rare Heritage! MRT. $2.38M SM Chia 9068-6500 Best Deal CITYVISTA RES (CAIRNHILL)
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    • 305 11 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 TALK OF THE TOWN GRAMERCY PARK FH Brand New, TOP, Luxurious 3/4 Bdrm PH: 1884 7287 sqft Call Joe Leow 9181-1212 ARDMORE PARK. 2885 sf. 4+1. Low/ high flr.Unblock/ greenery view. Resort facilities. Fr $8.2M. JL *****983 sole agt NASSIM PARK
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    • 292 11 D13 MACPHERSON/ BRADDELL/ POTONG PASIR PTE APTS FOR SALE 416 Priced to Sell STAR-BUY! DAISY SUITES, FH. Showflat+furn, pte pool/deck 2rm $1.1m only! Global schs, MRT, quiet. Elsie *****929. Visit SRX.com.sg/code-1112 FREEHOLD BRAND NEW DUPLEX 3 4-rm Quinn 1819sf/ Maison 1636 sf. Unblocked view. Walk to Woodleigh Mrt *****887 Vic
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    • 327 12 D16 BEDOK/ UPP EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE 417 D16 BEDOK/ UPP EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE 417 D16 BEDOK/ UPP EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE 417 D16 BEDOK/ UPP EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE 417 D16 BEDOK/ UPP EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE 417
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    • 59 12 D19 SERANGOON GDN/ HOUGANG/ SENGKANG/PUNGGOL PTE APTS FOR SALE 419 Since 1993 MUST VIEW THE MINTON 4+1 PH Brand new! 1991sf/ 3rm 1216sf, pool view. NS facing. Reno. Near MRT. Eileen Lau *****681 Visit SRX.com.sg/code-1306 3 BILIK JUST TOP! BENTLY Residences Kovan Rd. Last few 3bdrm/ Dual Key units avail.
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    • 311 12 D19 SERANGOON GDN/ HOUGANG/ SENGKANG/PUNGGOL PTE APTS FOR SALE 419 Freehold TOP! BENTLY RES. F’hold. Near Kovan MRT. 3 rm 1130 sf 3-rm penthse 2077 sf. View actual unit.*****277 Tan HP Visit SRX.com.sg/code-6708 FLO RESIDENCE 3BDRM utility Unblocked, scenic view breezy. Mins to LRT. 1006 sf Call now: Iris Low
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    • 334 12 D23 HILLVIEW/ BUKIT PANJANG/ CHOACHUKANG PTE APTS FOR SALE 420 Since 1993 DON'T MISS 41 THE WARREN, Premium stack 1259 sqft 3 bdrm. Walk to CCK MRT, asking $1.15m only call Sim *****428 DWG 3 BILIK Cecilia Koh 9722 2112 The Agency of Choice HAZEL PK CONDO 1206sf Grd flr
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    • 304 12 BISHAN HDB FOR SALE Since 1993 MUST VIEW 427 3 BILIK BLK 180 BISHAN corner 4’A’. Mid floor, move in. Walk to MRT/ amenities. VTO. Call Sim 9066-6428/ 9270-8313 THOMAS TAN 9109 7777 CHEAP GOOD! Must sell 5rm Blk 292. Reno. High flr. Unblocked. N.S. facing. Chinese/ SPR eligible. Bishan
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    • 795 13 BUKIT PANJANG HDB FOR SALE 430 BUKIT PANJANG HDB FOR SALE 430 BUKIT PANJANG HDB FOR SALE 430 BUKIT PANJANG HDB FOR SALE 430 BUKIT PANJANG HDB FOR SALE 430 New Listing 205 PETIR RD 3’A’. High flr. Unblocked. Showrm cond. Immed move in. Just bring luggage. Jeslyn 9878 9339
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    • 199 13 SENGKANG HDBFORSALE Keener Sense of Real Estate 446 DON'T MISS TOP FLR 5-RM 298A. #17. 114 sqm. Nice reno. No noon sun 5I 292A nice reno $400k neg 4A 404B Unblock. *****357 Boon 8383 8048 439A SPACIOUS 4’A’ 94sqm 6yrs. 2mins walk Seletar Mall sheltered walk MSCP. Reno Condo layout
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    • 323 14 YISHUN HDBFORSALE 451 Desiree Ang 8133 5905 240 YISHUN RING Road 4NG 98 sqm. #06, Simple Reno. NS facing. Good/ squarish layout. Huge Master bdrm. Ann Teiw 9004 9947 4’A’ CORNER 437. High floor Reno. Unblocked. Face NS Bright breezy. Huge hall. Near shops/ schs/ amenities D04 SENTOSA/ TELOK BLANGAH
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    • 308 14 D11 NEWTON/ NOVENA HOUSES FOR RENT 454 CHANCERY LANE DETACHED 2.5 Sty Bungalow, Elevated/ Greenery. About 5500sf. 5+2 Nice Pool/ Lift. 8409-7470 **GREENWOOD AVE 4-BDRM Ensuite+1Granny+1bath. Roof top gdn/ backyard/ car porch Pk view. Immed *****078 D13 MACPHERSON/ BRADDELL/ POTONG PASIR HOUSES FOR RENT 454 SUNRIDGE PARK 2.5-STY Bunglw 5500
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    • 775 14 D01 RAFFLES PL/ MARINA/ CHINATOWN PTE APTS FOR RENT 462 D01 RAFFLES PL/MARINA/ CHINATOWN PTE APTS FOR RENT 462 D01 RAFFLES PL/MARINA/ CHINATOWN PTE APTS FOR RENT 462 D01 RAFFLES PL/MARINA/ CHINATOWN PTE APTS FOR RENT 462 D01 RAFFLES PL/MARINA/ CHINATOWN PTE APTS FOR RENT 462 D02 ANSON/TGPAGAR PTE APTS
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    • 254 14 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN PTE APTS FOR RENT 463 HANA 3552SQFT NEW! $24K Ardmore Park 2885sf $17K. Ardmore Res 3186sf $22K. Duet Holland 1668sf $5.8K Call Ms Goh *****189 TRIZON NEAR HOLLAND Rd 1776 sf. 3-rms. High floor. Cosy. Good scenery. Pool view. Immediate. Call Owner *****432/*****838 SHANGRI-LA HOTEL VICINITY
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    • 364 14 D11 NEWTON/ NOVENA PTE APTS FOR RENT 464 Prime Location GOLDHILL TWRS #09-38 1550 sf, 3+1, reno, spacious, greenery view. ACS/ SCGS. $3.8k. Sole agent Eileen 9022 5599 THE ANSLEY 1+PTE lift+ yard+ balcony. Well furn 732sf. Novena MRT. Expats community Elaine Ng *****248 CBRE THE TREVOSE 1776 sqft 3+1.
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    • 453 15 BISHAN HDB FOR RENT 484 484 BISHAN HDB FOR RENT 484 BISHAN HDB FOR RENT D18 TAMPINES/ PASIR RIS PTE APTS FOR RENT 467 Call Now **BEAUTIFUL WHITEWATER CONDO. Facilities. Pool facing 3-bdrm, spacious 1152 sf. Vacant. $2.5K. Eric 9818 1929 STRATUM 2/4-RM PART/ Full furn. Immed. Beside Overseas Family
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    • 364 15 PASIR RIS/CHANGI HDBFOR RENT 498 119 PASIR RIS Corner 3+1, AC windy quiet no noon sun, unblocked MRT, 24hr mkt,ready mid Dec. Gary 9191 9500 QUEENSTOWN HDB FOR RENT 500 Keener Sense of Real Estate CHOICE UNIT NEXT TO MRT. 3+1 furn. with aircon. Well kept, new paint. Suit family.
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    • 362 15 FACTORY/INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR RENT 531 FACTORY/INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR RENT 531 FACTORY/INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR RENT 531 FACTORY/INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR RENT 531 NEW INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR LEASE AND SALE The Index Tuas 40-ft Ramp-up Vehicular Access To All Floors Ground floor units with dual entrance available For light and heavy industries Floor-to-floor
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    • 238 15 B1 GRD FLOOR Macpherson. Fr 1Ksf w/Canteen. CTE/PIE Distribution/Mfg. *****000 1K/ 3K/5KSF MACPHERSON W/ Canteen. B1 Light Ind’l. CTE/ PIE/ KPE. *****000 MACPHERSON FTY @976SF Next to PIE. Production/ Mfg Distribution/ IT. *****000 16 KALLANG PL Cheap Rent 1.6Ksf to 9Ksf. 40ft access. Mfg/ Prodn. *****000 KALLANG FACTORY. GOOD Facility.
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    • 213 15 FACTORY/INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR SALE 532 JAMES NG 9321 7778 TUAS LINK 1. Cheap! Grade B2 $9.2M detached factory.Near MRT. For Sale with 38 years lease. 49,000sf. Good image. Visit SRX.com.sg/code-1839 Rare Opportunity B2 FACTORY WOODLANDS Industry 1151 sf. Tenanted $2K. Balance 39 years. No Gst. $388K neg. Fid 8123-4585 Don't
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    • 561 16 FACTORY/INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR SALE 532 FACTORY/ INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR SALE 532 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 534 GOLDHILL PLAZA (Tower Block) Novena MRT Next to malls restaurants All window units Column free Bare or fitted unit 500/ 670/ 780/ 815/ 1000/ 1545/ 2300/ 2500 sf Gallant Investment Pte Ltd Tel: 6252
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    • 350 16 NEW SBF CENTRE. Recreation deck with pool.Tg Pagar MRT 592sf. Shirley 9387-7384 AP SULTAN PLAZA 204SF #04 Regular layout, own entrance Outside CBD. Neg. *****067 OFFICE SPACE FOR SALE 535 INTERNATIONAL PLAZA CBD 2357 sf $1775 $1875 psf 1453 sf $1800 $1850 psf 1367 sf $1700 $1800 psf 937 sf
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    • 440 16 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT 537 BRAND NEW SHOPS 24-hrs QBay 7/11, Cheers, Minimart, Laundry Beauty Salon, Slimming Ctr, Nail Spa, Foot Spa, Childcare, Tuition Ctr, Maid’s Agy, Cafeteria, Pizza, Photo Shop, Florist, Pet Shop, Clinic Call Mano (owner) *****266 15 TAI THONG Crescent. Central location. Near MRT, condos. Corner, best
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    • 364 17 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT 537 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT 537 LUCKY CHINATOWN Retail Space for Lease Located above Chinatown MRT Station In the heart of tourist area Ideal for TCM Tourist Related Travel Agency Unit sizes from 65 to 270 sq ft Call *****336 retailleasing@fareast.com.sg F&B and Retail Space for
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    • 352 17 SHOP SPACE FOR SALE 538 SERANGOON 4-STY COMMERCIAL shophse. 1530/4000sf. FH. Renovated. $5.xxM. Selling soon.HB *****927 Linda SIXTH AVENUE SHOPHOUSE. 4000/ 6400 sq.ft. F’hold. F&B. Good crowd. Price reduced. HB *****548 KC Sim ZAC CHANG 9765 3423 SERIOUS SELLER!!! CHEAP!!! Vacant Shophse Arab St. 2-stry 1600sf. Retail High St Center
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