The Straits Times, 21 December 2016

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    25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 21,2016 SINCE1845 86 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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    Lock icon Europe on high security alert after day of terror
    608 1  -  Attacks in Berlin, Zurich, Ankara on Monday –seemingly unrelated–put cities on edge Tan Dawn Wei In London dawntan@sph.com.sg Europe has gone on high security alert just days before Christmas, after terror attacks hit three cities in the same evening, while news
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    Lock icon Panel calls for national office for disabled people
    423 1  -  Priscilla Goy goyshiyi@sph.com.sg To coordinate various initiatives to meet the needs of disabled people, experts have suggested settingup a dedicated office comprising relevant government agencies. This office would oversee efforts ranging across sectors such as education, health and social services. This was
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      126 1 Life Assassin’s Creed actors never played game D4 Sport Korea training for Singapore skater C11 Digital Which is the best camera phone? B13&14 hone? Top of the News MP Charles Chong recovering after liver transplant A3 Top of the News AYE crash driver charged in hospital A6 Sport Tennis star
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  • BRIEFING
    • What’sNews
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        Lock icon TOP OF THE NEWS Terror alert in Europe
        43 2 Europe has gone on high security alert just days before Christmas afterterrorattackshitthreecities– Berlin,ZurichandAnkara–on Monday evening. News that the perpetrator of the deadly Berlin assault might still be at large sent fresh jitters across Germany. A1
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        Lock icon TOP OF THE NEWS More security for festivities
        65 2 There will be greater police presence at landmarks such as the Esplanade and Resorts World Sentosa during the festive period and at year-end events such as the Marina Bay Singapore Countdown following the Berlin terror attack. The incident has also sparked an
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        Lock icon WORLD Turkey opens Eurasia Tunnel
        68 2 President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday opened the first road tunnel underneath the Bosphorus Strait between Europe and Asia, the latest project in his plan to transform Turkey’s infrastructure. The 5.4km tunnel will reduce driving time for the route from up to two hours to just
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        Lock icon WORLD Still hoping to find MH370
        53 2 Malaysia said yesterday it had not abandoned hope of finding Flight MH370 and it remained to be seen how anew report by investigators could help locate the aircraft. Australia has rejected their proposal to extend the search area in the Indian Ocean by 25,000
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        Lock icon OPINION Effects of Fed hike on S’pore
        56 2 The timing of the US rate hike is not good for Singapore’s slowing economy, and there is also a risk of an outflow of investment funds. But economics correspondent ChiaYan Min finds that on balance, the hike was anticipated and the city-state can
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          Lock icon VIDEO Be safe with 2FA
          16 2 Technologyjournalist Lester Hiotellsyou howto staysecure online with two-factor authentication (2FA). http://str.sg/2factor
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          Lock icon VIDEO Living smart
          17 2 What’s it like living the green life in Fujisawa,a “smart town” in Japan? http://str.sg/smarttown
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        Lock icon HOME Not-for-profit food centres
        46 2 Nine more hawker centres will be run as social enterprises next year, after successful pilots in Bedok and elsewhere. NTUC Foodfare, which runs two of the existing four, will run seven. Such centres aim to keep prices low, among other things. B1
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        Lock icon HOME Asia still key to US, says envoy
        41 2 OutgoingUnited States Ambassador to Singapore Kirk Wagar sees President-elect Donald Trump continuing to view Asia as important because the region is part of his country’s core national interests. HealsopredictsthattheUSwill not turn isolationist. B5
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        Lock icon BUSINESS Twist to stock crash probe
        52 2 Prosecutors produced new evidence yesterday suggesting that the alleged mastermind of the 2013 penny stock crash, John Soh Chee Wen, had tampered with witnesses linked to a probe of listed firm ISR Capital. The crash wiped out $8 billion in market value of the
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        Lock icon SPORT Mane move boosts Liverpool
        62 2 Sadio Mane’s (below) stoppagetime tap-in ensured that Liverpool move back into second place in the English Premier League after a 1-0 win over Everton on Monday. The game failed to deliver many goalmouth incidents until the 94th minute, when Daniel Sturridge’s shot struck the goalpost
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        Lock icon What it should have been
        65 2 In Saturday’s report, “Can new kids givetelcosapush?”,wesaidthatM1 became the third telco in 2002. This is wrong. StarHub became the third telco when it was commercially launched in 2000. In the same story, we also said that the reserve price for the new entrant spectrum auction
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      Lock icon Wake-up call on work safety
      318 2  -  WhyItMatters Selina Lum selinal@sph.com.sg Ten years ago, laws were reformed to improve workers’ safety following three high-profile workplace accidents in 2004, including the collapse of Nicoll Highway. The enactment of the Workplace Safety and Health Act meant the maximum fine for companies was raised to
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        Lock icon Aleppo evacuation draws to a close
        68 2 The evacuation of rebels and civilians from the rebel-held pocket of Aleppo is set to be completed today, tweeted Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, who was in Moscow to hold talks with his Russian and Iranian counterparts on the future of Syria. T ens
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        Lock icon COE tender results out today
        65 2 The tender results of this month’s second open bidding exercise for certificates of entitlement (COEs) are expected later today. At the latest tender exercise that ended on Dec 7, premiums for bigger Category B cars fell below those for smaller Category A cars, tumbling to
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        Lock icon Thai rates expected to stay the sa me
        59 2 The Bank of Thailand will announce its latest interest rate decision today. Economists expect the Thai central bank to leave rates unchanged despite a slow economic recovery. Thailand’s policy rate has been unchanged since April last year, and is just marginally above
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
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      Lock icon What is non-alcoholic steatohepatitis?
      138 3 Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (Nash) is an inflammation of the liver, which happens when fat builds up in that organ. Nash is the most serious form of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Its most common causes are obesity, diabetes and genetic factors, instead of heavy drinking. Patients may experience
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      Lock icon MP Charles Chong recovering from liver transplant
      725 3  -  63-year-old, diagnosed with liver condition three years ago, underwent operation this month with son as donor Rachel Au-Yong rachelay@sph.com.sg Punggol East MP and Deputy Speaker of Parliament Charles Chong disclosed yesterday that he went for a liver transplant earlier this month, with his
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      Lock icon Ensure no let-up in push for inclusive society
      855 4  -  More resources needed for education, jobs, but public views of disabled people must change too News analysis Janice Tai jantai@sph.com.sg Every five years, the Government releases a national blueprint to meet the needs of people with disabilities. The first of these Enabling
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      Lock icon Key proposals
      148 4  -  Priscilla Goy Some recommendations for the Government in the Enabling Masterplan: Introduce a standardised case management and care planning system, so people with disabilities can access services easily as they move through different life stages. Explore more opportunities for interaction between children in mainstream and special education schools,
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      Lock icon Panel seeks more support to help caregivers plan for future
      553 4  -  Priscilla Goy goyshiyi@sph.com.sg Madam Tan Lye Han, 60, is looking for a night job, perhaps as a cleaner at a hotel near her home. The single mother needs to care for her 24-year-old son during the day, and wants to
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      Lock icon Prevalence of disabilities in different age groups revealed
      425 4  -  Priscilla Goy For the first time, there is a clear indication of how many people with disabilities there are in different age groups. The prevalence in the student population (aged seven to 18) is 2.1 per cent, and that in people aged
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      Lock icon Driver in fatal AYE accident charged in hospital
      500 6  -  Printing business owner, 53, accused of causing death by dangerous driving Elena Chong, Ng Huiwen, Zaihan Mohamed Yusof elena@sph.com.sg nghuiwen@sph.com.sg zaihan@sph.com.sg Businessman Lim Chai Heng, 53, has been charged with causing death by reckless or dangerous driving for his role in Monday
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      Lock icon Victim’s wife phoned siblings for help in car
      359 6  -  Ng Huiwen, Janice Tai The wife of Mr Jackie Liong Kuo Hwa, 37, who was killed after a Mer-cedes-Benz slammed head-on into their car on Monday morning, was still trapped in the car when she made two phone calls to her siblings
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      Lock icon China returns US drone, but war of words goes on
      582 7  -  Pentagon describes seizure as unlawful; Beijing calls for end to US surveillance Goh Sui Noi China Bureau Chief In Beijing suinoi@sph.com.sg China has returned the underwater drone it captured in the South China Sea last week to the United States,
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      Lock icon Electoral College confirms Trump as US president
      409 7 WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON Mr Donald Trump has clinched the US presidency after members of the Electoral College cast ballots declaring him the victor, a perfunctory conclusion to the most stunning presidential contest in modern history. Mr Trump became the winner on Monday after
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      Lock icon Joy, then horror as truck hits revellers in Berlin
      733 8 / 9 Latest terror attack raises pressure on Merkel to amend immigration rules ahead of polls AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS BERLIN A truck ploughed through a crowded Berlin Christmas market on Monday night, turning a scene of festive joy into one of carnage and
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; REUTERS; PHOTOS: EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS  -  733 words
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      Lock icon Survivors recall lucky escapes, scene of carnage
      427 8 / 9 WASHINGTON POST AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BERLIN Visitors to the Breitscheidplatz Christmas market were drinking traditional hot wine and taking in the sights and sounds when there was a sudden bang and everything went dark as a truck mowed into the crowd, killing 12. A
      WASHINGTON POST; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; Source: REUTERS; STRAITS TIMES GRAPHICS  -  427 words
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      Lock icon S’pore steps up security for festive period
      434 8 / 9  -  Tan Tam Mei tammei@sph.com.sg Expect tighter security and more bag checks in Singapore this festive season, with Monday’s attack in Berlin serving as the latest reminder of the global terror threat. Security companies are reporting a rising demand for their services from shopping
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      Lock icon Singapore expresses shock over market attack
      198 8 / 9 Singapore has expressed shock at the attack on the Breitscheidplatz Christmas market in Berlin that left 12 people dead and scores injured. “We express our deepest condolences to the bereaved families, and wish the injured a speedy recovery. We also express our solidarity with
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      Lock icon Christmas a daunting time for security services
      416 8 / 9 BERLIN The Christmas season is looming as a daunting challenge for law enforcement. In France this year, the annual Strasbourg Christmas market opened under heavy security, the Washington Post reported. Instead of the usual gleam of holiday decorations in the central square, it
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      Lock icon Turkey detains six over murder of Russian envoy
      812 8 / 9 Both countries cast attack as an attempt to undermine recent thawing of relations REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ANKARA Turkish police have detained six people over the killing of the Russian Ambassador, state media said yesterday, widening a probe to relatives of the assassin
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      Lock icon Envoy worked to ease Syria tensions
      213 8 / 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NYTIMES Russia’s Ambassador to Turkey, Mr Andrei Karlov, was a career diplomat who started working for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR and Russia in 1976. Born in 1954, he attended the Moscow State Institute of International Relations and the
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      Lock icon Suspect in Zurich mosque shooting found dead
      240 8 / 9 REUTERS NYTIMES BLOOMBERG LONDON A man who shot three people at a Zurich mosque on Monday is dead, police said yesterday, confirming that a body found near the scene was that of the assailant. Zurich cantonal police said the authorities had identified the
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    • 2016: A YEAR OF DISRUPTION
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        Lock icon Random is the new normal
        823 10 / 11  -  Rise in self-radicalisation and lone-wolf attacks forces governments to rethink tactics Lim Yan Liang yanliang@sph.com.sg On the evening of July 14, tens of thousands of revellers packed the Promenade des Anglais in the French city of Nice, which had been pedestrianised for Bastille Day celebrations.
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        Lock icon Terrorism’s bloody fngerprints
        746 10 / 11 No region was spared this year, as ISIS operatives and supporters carried out attacks around the world. Lim Yan Liang outlines 10 incidents that stood out: Jan 12 Blue Mosque, Istanbul Attack: Suicide bomb Dead: 13 tourists Barely a year after a suicide bomber killed a police
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        Lock icon Returning militants to fuel plots in S-E Asia
        708 10 / 11  -  Francis Chan Indonesia Bureau Chief In Jakarta tkchan@sph.com.sg The threat of South-east Asia turning into the next battlefield for the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) looms large, with the militant group expected to cede even more territory in the Middle
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        Lock icon Hard fight ahead defeating ISIS ideology
        503 10 / 11  -  Lim Yan Liang Military operations currently under way to drive the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) out of territories crucial to its selfdeclared caliphate may soon ring a death knell for the group in its current incarnation. But with ISIS in retreat
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        Lock icon Spike in ISA arrests a reminder of threat
        553 10 / 11  -  Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh asyiqins@sph.com.sg It is an oft-repeated line by leaders here: Singapore is not immune from the threat of terror. And the past few years have made that bleak reality clearer than ever, serving as a stark reminder that radical
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Erdogan opens first road tunnel linking Asia and Europe
      710 12 It sits 106m under the seabed; slashes driving time for the route AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ISTANBUL President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday opened the first road tunnel underneath the Bosphorus Strait between Europe and Asia, the latest project in his plan of transforming
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      Lock icon Building a new Turkey: Erdogan’s ‘crazy projects’
      318 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan boasts that no other Turkish leader has dared dream of his “crazy projects”. Here is a run-down of the projects whose completion Mr Erdogan has overseen and those still in progress. OCTOBER2013 The Marmaray Tunnel was
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    • ASIA
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        Lock icon When ordinary face masks are not enough
        613 13  -  Some in northern China turning to gas masks; hundreds of flights cancelled in Beijing Chong Koh Ping China Correspondent In Beijing kohping@sph.com.sg University lecturer Zhang Bo rode his bicycle to work yesterday morning in thick smog, wearing a heavy-duty gas mask. Ordinary face
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        Lock icon Pollution in China? Douse it with jokes
        282 13 REUTERS BEIJING A Beijing driver calls a radio station in panic. The smog is so thick he shot through five red lights because he could not see properly and wants to know what to do. “It’s fine, the smog is so bad nobody
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        Lock icon No new cross-strait policy in the works, says Taipei
        581 14  -  China affairs chief cautions against ‘over-interpreting’ top policymaker’s words Jermyn Chow Taiwan Correspondent In Taipei jermync@sph.com.sg The China affairs chief of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has sought to temper expectations that Taiwan will have a new crossstrait policy after the
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        Lock icon Boar-ding now: Police in wild pig chase at HK airport
        343 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HONG KONG A wild boar led Hong Kong police on a merry chase after it wandered onto the apron of Hong Kong’s international airport yesterday. Several officers were able to trap the animal, holding it down with their
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        Lock icon Slurping noodles is one way retiree promotes Japan’s culture
        508 14  -  Walter Sim Japan Correspondent In Tokyo waltsim@sph.com.sg Mr Teruyuki Watanabe was seeking a new challenge after retiring from a transport company when he chanced upon an opportunity to be a cultural ambassador of sorts. The 62-year-old has been helping to promote
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        Lock icon Ask Premier Li: China invites foreigners to give their views
        349 14 REUTERS BEIJING China’s central government has for the first time asked foreigners what they would like to ask Premier Li Keqiang as he prepares his annual work report for the meeting of the country’s largely rubber-stamp Parliament next March. Beijing
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        Lock icon Prosecutors: Picture is real S. Korean artist: It’s a fake
        258 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL A painting attributed to one of South Korea’s most renowned artists has been declared genuine by state prosecutors, despite the insistence of the late artist herself that it was a fake. The painting, Beautiful Woman, by Chun
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        Lock icon Asean should keep engaging Myanmar on Rohingyas: Experts
        664 15  -  Spillover effects–mass migration and rise of extremism –impact region, they say Tan Hui Yee Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok tanhy@sph.com.sg Those hoping for more concrete initiatives out of Monday’s meeting of Asean foreign ministers over the situation in Myanmar’s Rakhine state were duly
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        Lock icon Malaysia and Indonesia arrest suspected militants
        616 16 Malaysia nabs 7 it believes have ISIS links or are planning attacks; Indonesia apprehends 3 bomb plot suspects REUTERS KUALA LUMPUR Both Malaysian and Indonesian police announced yesterday they have recently arrested people with suspected links to terrorist organisations. Malaysian police said they have
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      • Article
        Lock icon Philippines to get $21m worth of Chinese arms
        504 16  -  Raul Dancel Philippines Correspondent In Manila rdancel@sph.com.sg China is providing the Philippines with US$14.4 million (S$20.8 million) worth of guns and equipment to aid President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on criminals and terrorists. “We have already received a list from China. We will
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        Lock icon All groomed and bloomed for the season
        59 16 Pots of Erica formosa in a greenhouse in Japan's Yamanashi prefecture, where they are exclusively developed. Called “Christmas erica”, they are trimmed to look like Christmas trees and timed to bloom during the Christmas season. Each pot is priced between 2,000 yen (S$25)
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        Lock icon Prosecutors seek $11,000 fine against Singapore boat captain
        385 16  -  Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta wahyudis@sph.com.sg Prosecutors have asked that a Singaporean boat captain, who has previously been acquitted of illegal fishing in Indonesian waters, be fined 100millionrupiah(S$11,000)forentering Indonesian waters illegally. They called for the fine against Mr Shoo Chiau Huat,
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      • AsiaBriefs
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          Lock icon Thailand frees 1MDB-linked Justo
          59 16 BANGKOK Thailand yesterday freed from prison a Swiss man jailed for blackmail and attempted extortion in a case linked to a scandal over Malaysianstatefund1MalaysiaDevelopment Berhad (1MDB). Xavier Justo was among 150,000 local and foreign inmates granted a royal amnesty this month by Thailand’s new King. He
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          Lock icon Sri Lanka probes assassination plot
          73 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE COLOMBO Sri Lanka yesterday saiditwas investigating a former navy sailor, convicted of trying to assassinate India’s Rajiv Gandhi 25 years ago, on suspicion of involvement in an alleged plot to kill its President. VijithamuniRohanadeSilvaserved21/2yearsin prison for trying to murder the former Indian leader
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          Lock icon Ex-official in China gets life for graft
          62 16 REUTERS BEIJING A Chinese court yesterday jailed for life a former deputy governor of Shanxi province for corruption, state television said, as the government presses on with its crackdown on graft. The court found that Du Shanxue abused his position and took bribes
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        Lock icon Japan’s top court rules to shift US base on Okinawa
        527 17 Locals bemoan US military presence, preferring to get rid of the base TOKYO Japan’s top court yesterday ruled in favour of a government plan to relocate a United States military base on the island of Okinawa, dealing a significant blow
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        Lock icon Ahok’s blasphemy case: Court to decide whether to proceed
        364 17  -  Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta wahyudis@sph.com.sg REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Indonesia’s court will decide on Tuesday next week whether to proceed with the blasphemy trial against Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, said a judge yesterday, after hearing arguments from prosecutors. Prosecutors
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        Lock icon Tourists take ‘walk of shame’ in Indonesia
        295 17 JAKARTA Two Australian tourists accused of stealing a bicycle have been forced to take a “walk of shame” through an Indonesian island with signs round their necks, an official said yesterday. “I am thieve (sic). Don’t do what I did,” the signs read.
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    • WORLD
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        Lock icon Timeline of the search
        223 18 2014 March 8: Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 goes missing, sparking a frantic search. April 28: The surface search ends after a 4.5 million sq km area is scoured. Oct 6: The underwater search begins in a 60,000 sqkm area. A Royal New Zealand Air Force P3
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        Lock icon MH370: Investigators point to new search area
        801 18 Report calls for zone to be extended by 25,000 sq km, but Australia not convinced REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY/KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia said yesterday that it had not abandoned hope of finding missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 and that it remained to be seen
        REUTERS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; Sources: UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, JACC, ATSB, MALAYSIAAIRLINES, BOEING, AUSTRALIA GOVT, INMARSAT, CSIRO; STRAITS TIMES GRAPHICS adapted from AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  801 words
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        Lock icon Prince decorates gingerly for mental health awareness
        105 18 Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, decorating a gingerbread house at charity The Mix in London on Monday. Prince William and his wife Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, as well as Prince Harry, joined an annual general meeting and Christmas party hosted by
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      • Article
        Lock icon Brexit talks: Scotland threatens UK exit
        454 18 BLOOMBERG EDINBURGH Scotland has put forward plans to remain in Europe’s single market after vowing to seek independence from the United Kingdom should its voice be ignored in Brexit talks. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon detailed her semi-autonomous government’s red lines on keeping access to
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        Lock icon Restorers uncover iconic artwork’s master strokes
        387 19 NYTIMES GHENT, Belgium Layers and layers of paint have been virtually and physically removed from the 15th-century Ghent Altarpiece, a renowned work of biblical figures on wood panels, revealing for the first time in centuries the individual brush strokes of the original paintings. In
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      • WorldBriefs
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          Lock icon Militant leader, policeman killed
          73 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CAIRO A suspected leader of a newly emerged militant group, the Hassam Movement, and a policeman were killed during a police raid in the Egyptian capital, the interior ministry said on Monday. Security forces raided a group hideout, where members “held organisational meetings and
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        • Article
          Lock icon El Nino to blame for Zika’s rapid spread
          73 18 WASHINGTON POST NEW YORK A new study has provided new evidence that environmental changes can increase the threat of disease. The report, led by Dr Cyril Caminade, a research fellow at the University of Liverpool, concludes that unusually warm temperatures caused by
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      • Article
        Lock icon Lagarde gets IMF support despite negligence verdict
        546 19 With global bodies facing populist criticism amid change, fund seen to need strong leader NYTIMES REUTERS WASHINGTON The International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday threw its support behind its leader Christine Lagarde despite her conviction in a French court on charges of misusing public
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        272 19 REUTERS SYDNEY Australia and France yesterday formally sealed an agreement under which French naval contractor DCNS will build a new fleet of submarines, a deal worth A$50 billion (S$52.3 billion). Australia picked DCNS in April as its preferred bidder to build what will be
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      Lock icon Building on enduring Philippine ties
      479 20 The Straits Times says Singapore got a close-up look at the flint-edged new President of the Philippines last week when he paid a two-day visit to the island. The famously free-spoken Mr Rodrigo Duterte stuck to his recent script on several issues. These included an
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      1588 20  -  Fed’s latest hike has downsides, but change was expected and local economy can weather it EconomicAffairs Chia Yan Min Economics Correspondent chiaym@sph.com.sg One of the world’s most closely watched games of “Will they or won’t they?” finally came to an end last week.
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      Lock icon As test scores slip, China must rethink its schools
      807 21  -  Adam Minter BLOOMBERG VIEW It had become something of a ritual. Every three years, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development would release the results of its Pisa exams taken by hundreds of thousands of students in dozens of countries. And
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      Lock icon Righting protection of China’s property rights
      692 21  -  Shang-Jin Wei •Shang-Jin Wei, a former chief economist attheAsian Development Bank, is professor of Chinese business and economy at Columbia University. PROJECT SYNDICATE NEW YORK China recently adopted new guidelines to strengthen protection of property rights. The guidelines are an important step towards ensuring
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      Lock icon IMF needs a better way to pick its leader
      616 21  -  Mohamed A. El-Erian BLOOM BERG VIEW The board of the International Monetary Fund was right to reaffirm its full confidence in Ms Christine Lagarde as the institution’s managing director despite her conviction for negligence on Monday by a Paris court. She
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      Lock icon Expect Trump’s selections to have a big impact
      829 22  -  Tyler Cowen BLOOMBERG VIEW It is natural to evaluate Mr Donald Trump’s appointments based on whether we agree with the stances of the appointees. But it is also worth asking how effective a United States administration those picks will produce. The most
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      Lock icon Trump’s Budget proposals don’t add up
      679 22  -  Desmond Lachman The writer, a residentfellowattheAmerican Enterprise Institute, was a deputy director in the International Monetary Fund’s policy development and review department. NYTIMES One of the basic themes of Mr Donald Trump’s election campaign was that the United States was being ripped off by
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      857 22  -  Gideon Rachman FINANCIAL TIMES So which is it to be: “hard” or “soft” Brexit? Maybe neither. There is a third possibility that is little discussedbut increasingly likely: “train-crash Brexit”. In this version of events, the United Kingdom and the European Union fail to agree
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      Lock icon Remove cap on clinics in commercial developments to rein in rentals
      257 23  -  Francis Cheng Cooling measures on medical properties alone won’t help to lower costs (“Time for cooling measures on medical properties?” by Mr Lionel Loi ZhiRui; Dec 17). Rather, the Government should be more proactive in helping general practitioner clinics
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        129 23 A key global study has ranked Singapore’s students the world’s best in mathematics and science (“Singapore students top maths, science rankings”; Nov30) butpersonally I don’t think that is true. The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) tested only Primary 4 and Secondary
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        110 23 I was touched by the article “Afriendinneed–eveninthe afterlife” (Dec 7). Mr Lim Hang Chung, 77, is indeed a friend in need for taking care of seniors who lack family support by taking them on outings and, where needed, providing them with free funeral services. Young
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        Lock icon S.U.R.E way of exposing fake news
        131 23 It is heartening to know that publishing fake news in Singapore can warrant a fine, jail term or both (“Facing up to fake news: How to fight back”; Dec 4). Perpetrating fake news can have significant consequences, leading to distrust and misunderstanding which could
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        124 23 I agree with Time Magazine’s choice of Mr Donald Trump as its “Person of the Y ear” (“Time names Trump 2016 ‘Person of the Year’”; Dec 8). The United States President-elect’s victory is a result of the less privileged becoming displeased and angry with the
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        149 23 I was encouraged to see that children with special needs are given similar opportunities in co-curricular activities as their mainstream peers (“Acting dream comes true for young Aiden”;Nov28). Perhaps partnerships can be formed between private organisations and special education schools so that students are
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      Lock icon Heed tell-tale signs of wall cracks
      353 23  -  Steven Lo Chock Fei Short of an earthquake, wall plasterings and well-designed concrete structures are highly unlikely to fall without first showing tell-tale signs (“Plaster falls 12 storeys from HDB blocks in Hougang”; ST Online, Nov 28 and “Sunshade dislodged at Tampines block had
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      Lock icon Encourage S’pore optical shops to capture global market online
      140 23  -  Lim Heng Him The guidelines by the Optometrists and Opticians Board are not helpful for a nation that has one of the highest rates of myopia in the world (“Look out if you’re buying spectacles online”; Dec 16). Stringent regulations will
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      212 23  -  Peh Hui Peng (Miss) I applaud the Proximity Housing Grant for encouraging inter-generational contact and the strengthening of familial bonds (“Proximity grant a boon for over 5,200 households”; Dec 11). However, there seems to be a misconception that married couples
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      185 23  -  Qu Aohan (Ms) I agree with Mr Paul Heng’s proposal of a mindset shift from “it could never happen to me” to “what am I going to do if I lose my job?” (“Enhance skills, network to prepare for challenging year”; Dec
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      142 23  -  Lim Poh Seng I was disappointed when I read the Housing Board and Urban Redevelopment Authority’s letter (“Adequate supply of new parking coupons”; Dec 17), which seemed to dismiss Mr Joe Chua Cheok Kwang’s suggestion (“Allow pro-rated use of old parking
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      36 23 1. MR ROLAND CHONG KWONG MIN: Parking coupon exchange after work hours still a hassle. 2. MRSYED ALWIALTAHIR: Many lessonsfrom cleaning classrooms. 3.MRGANKOKTIONG: Don’t overburden escalators by walking on them. MORE LETTERS ON www.straitstimes.com
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      55 23 To get more likes and followers, some overseas social media stars have tagged pictures of themselves in the US as “Singapore, Singapore”. So has this one, taken next to a road... Singapore,Singapore 865k likes ...where drivers are making rude gestures at each other. Looks legit. NEWS ITEM: Road rage back
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      160 24 This boy in Mumbai, India, was looking forward to getting some customers on Monday, as he waited for the annual Mahim Fair to get into full swing. The fair, which began last week, features giant wheels, toy trains and stunt performers showing off
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      596 1  -  NTUC Foodfare to run seven more next year; NEA calls for tenders for two new centres Tiffany Fumiko Tay tiffanyt@sph.com.sg Social enterprises look set to play a bigger role in the management of hawker centres here, with nine more centres slated
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      222 2  -  Rachel Au-Yong A senior government official from China yesterday called on Ms Sim Ann, Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry and Culture, Community and Youth, as part of a three-day visit to Singapore. At the meeting, Mr Wang Xiaotao, vice-chairman of
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      Lock icon Bedok centre’s recipe for success
      736 2  -  Foodfare has successfully managed Bedok Interchange Hawker Centre since 2014: NEA Toh Wen Li tohwenli@sph.com.sg Two years after its relocation to a larger site and transfer of management to NTUC Foodfare, Bedok Interchange Hawker Centre (BIHC) remains popular with diners. The hawker centre was busy
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      493 3  -  About one in four is revalidated; high COE prices and uncertain economic climate cited as factors Adrian Lim adrianl@sph.com.sg More motorists are shelving plans for a new car, opting to renew the certificates of entitlement (COEs) instead when their cars hit the 10-year
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      124 3 Hedged by Housing Board flats and an MRT track, Singapore’s last Hakka cemetery has been in Holland Close since the late 1960s. With 2,700 tombstones standing in 65 neat rows, Shuang Long Shan Cemetery is about the size of 21/2football fields. For former cemetery
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      270 4  -  Seow Bei Yi byseow@sph.com.sg A 23-year-old Malaysian man will be charged with murder today, in connection with the death of a cleaning supervisor at Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal last month. On Nov 25, Madam Maimunah Awang was found in a 2m-deep drain behind a
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      Lock icon Tycoon facing jail now being sued for $11m
      550 4  -  Bangkok-based carrier Orient Thai Airlines alleges ex-director breached fiduciary duties K.C. Vijayan Senior Law Correspondent vijayan@sph.com.sg A Singaporean businessman facing jail for passport offence convictions is being sued in the High Court by Bangkok-based carrier Orient Thai Airlines for about 279 million
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      Lock icon Man fined $2,500 for hurting another
      454 5  -  Elena Chong Court Correspondent elena@sph.com.sg While he was engrossed with reading the e-mails on his phone, New Zealander Stefan Paul Afendoulis, 48, got into a collision with Mr Toh Peng Hwee, a teacher, causing a “tangling of legs”. Afendoulis, a Singapore permanent resident, grabbed
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      Lock icon Asia still part of US’ core interests: Outgoing envoy
      583 5  -  He does not see America under Trump administration ‘receding from the rebalance or the importance of Asia’ Charissa Yong charyong@sph.com.sg Outgoing United States Ambassador to Singapore Kirk Wagar said yesterday the extraordinary focus on America’s President-elect Donald Trump and how his
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      Lock icon 50 workers say firm owes at least 2 months’ wages
      497 7  -  Manpower Ministry looking into pay claims against subcontractor Joanna Seow joseow@sph.com.sg A total of 50 construction workers have reported to the Manpower Ministry that their employer owed them at least two months of wages. A ministry spokesman said yesterday that
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      Lock icon Pimp jailed over prostitution-related charges
      407 7  -  K.C. Vijayan Senior Law Correspondent vijayan@sph.com.sg He started out as the boss of a modelling agency but became the pimp running a social escort agency. Instead of models, Wong Beng Chye, 45, recruited prostitutes and partly lived off their earnings. One of the women he
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      729 8  -  Time has caught up with the California company, which was acquired by Fitbit last week Commentary Trevor Tan Deputy Tech Editor I was one of the “lucky” people who pledged and received the Pebble 2 smartwatch last month, following its last Kickstarter
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      530 9  -  The Flex 2 has a 50m water-resistance rating and is small, light and comfortable Wearables Trevor Tan trevtan@sph.com.sg The Fitbit Flex 2 is the successor to the original Flex, which was launched three years ago and considered by many as Fitbit’s most iconic product. Like
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      429 9  -  Compiled by Trevor Tan Fujifilm X-A10 MIRRORLESS CAMERA Price/availability: To be confirmed TheX-A10isthenewentry-level model of Fujifilm’s X series mirrorless cameras. It has a 16.3-megapixel image sensor, a 49-zone autofocusing (AF) function and a sensitivity range of ISO 200 to 6,400. Plus,ithasa180-degreetiltable screen for that perfect selfie. When you flip
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      658 10  -  Sun And Moon surpasses all that its predecessors had to offer Gaming Lester Hio lesterh@sph.com.sg The Pokemon Go mobile app may be the biggest mainstream Pokemon game of 2016, but fans of the original Game Boy game have another Poke-treat this year
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      Lock icon The Nikon D5600 is as solid as its predecessor
      621 10  -  Photos Trevor Tan trevtan@sph.com.sg Nikon’s new D5600 is the successor to the company’s D5500, but it is not much of an upgrade. It adds the SnapBridge app support with Bluetooth and Near Field Communications (NFC). Thus, a constant connection between the
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      615 10  -  Printers Vincent Chang vinchang@sph.com.sg The Canon Maxify MB5470 improves slightly on last year’s MB5370. Canon’s top office inkjet all-in-one printer is now a bit faster at printing documents. Maximum print speeds (achieved using the draft mode) have gone up from 24 colour pages to
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      466 11  -  The Reference On-Ear II is nothing fanciful, just solid build and good music playback Audio Lester Hio lesterh@sph.com.sg Klipsch’s Reference On-Ear II is a modest upgrade on the popular closed-back on-ear headphones released last year, featuring cosmetic and audio-performance improvements from the
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      861 12  -  With Lenovo’s latest device, writing lesson notes with pen and paper goes to a new level PC Vincent Chang vinchang@sph.com.sg Before Steve Jobs unveiled the first Apple iPad in 2010, a team in Microsoft was working on a portable computer that they described as
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      506 12  -  Vincent Chang Taiwanese PC maker Asus is known more for its gaming PCs than business laptops, but you’d not know it from the AsusPro B8430U. This 14-inch laptop ticks all the boxes when it comes to enter-prise-friendly features, from a fingerprint reader for user
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      583 12  -  Vincent Chang The Acer Swift 7 is the latest frontrunner in the ongoing race among laptop manufacturers to craft the thinnest laptop. At 9.98mm thick, the Acer Swift 7 dethrones the HP Spectre, which measures 10.4mm. The Swift also becomes the first notebook to go under
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      323 13  -  The smartphone’s monochrome image sensor garners more details, sharpness and sensitivity Trevor Tan trevtan@sph.com.sg The Huawei Mate 9 uses a 20-meg-apixel monochrome camera and a 12-megapixel colour camera for its rear dual-camera system, different from the two-focal-length scheme ofAppleandLG. The
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      279 13  - LG V20 for the widest possible angle Smartphone camera shoot-out Trevor Tan LG V20’s dual-camera system is designed for those who want the widest possible angle. It consists of a 16-megapixel 28mm wide-angle camera and an 8-megapixel 10mm camera. This 10mm camera delivers an ultra wide-angle or “fish-eye” type of
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      285 13  - Galaxy S7 edge great for daytime landscape shots Trevor Tan For obvious reasons, the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge has to take the place of Note 7 in this round-up. Yet despite being around six months older than the rest of the smartphones in the shootout, the S7 edge’s 12-megapixel camera
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      295 13  -  Trevor Tan Considering that Sony makes dual-camera systems for the likes of Apple and LG, it is surprising that the new Sony Xperia XZ still uses a single rear camera. However, in this round-up, the XZ packs the most megapixels into its image sensor
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      523 14  -  Users can expect newer and better features as manufacturers try to get ahead of their rivals Trevor Tan trevtan@sph.com.sg The smartphone is now so much more than just for making calls and sending messages. And it is probably the only camera you use. In
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      297 14  - Apple iPhone 7 Plus lenses working together Smartphone camera shoot-out Trevor Tan The Apple iPhone 7 Plus uses a du-al-camera system consisting of a 28mm wide-angle f/1.8 lens and a 56mm telephoto f/2.8 lens. The two cameras actually work together in every shot. Each time you take a shot, both
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      570 1  -  Wong Wei Han whwong@sph.com.sg Platinum Partners, the New York hedge fund manager whose top men were arrested for alleged fraud on Monday, was at one point seen as a close ally to the three companies at the heart of the 2013 penny stock
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      411 1 REUTERS NYTIMES NEW YORK Top executives of hedge fund manager Platinum Partners were arrested and charged with running a US$1 billion (S$1.4 billion) fraud that federal prosecutors said became “like a Ponzi scheme” as its largest investments lost much of their value.
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      439 2  -  He retires March 31; Temasek’s Neil McGregor replaces him Rachael Boon rachaelb@sph.com.sg Sembcorp Industries group president and chief executive Tang Kin Fei will retire on March 31 next year after 30 years with the group. The move is “part of its
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      462 2  -  Rachael Boon The value of deals struck in Singapore this year hit a two-year high, with the energy and power sector making up the lion’s share. The total value of announced mergers and acquisitions (M&As) involving Singapore companies hit US$71.3 billion
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      538 2  -  Marissa Lee marilee@sph.com.sg This has been a boom year for equity capital markets with a huge increase in the amounts raised by Sin-gapore-based companies. Firms here have accrued US$4.8 billion (S$6.9 billion) so far this year, a 72.7 per cent
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      499 6  -  Strong US dollar draws concerns for regional currencies, with EU attacks adding to worries BullsAndBears Jacqueline Woo tsjwoo@sph.com.sg Singapore shares slid yesterday, in line with most regional peers, on continued worries that a stronger United States dollar will spell further capital
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      42 6 1 EzraHoldings’associated company,EmasChiyoda Subsea,hasinitiated discussionswithvariousparties aboutitsfinancialobligations. Thecompanyisajoint ventureinwhichEzraholdsa 40percentstake. 2 QTVascular’sunit,TriReme Medical,hassignedan agreementwithHealthtrust PurchasingGroup.Thislets Healthtrustmembersacquire TriReme’ssuiteofangioplasty balloonsthattreatvessel blockageduetoarterialdisease. 3 Redeemableconvertiblebonds issuedbyLionGoldCorpwith anaggregateprincipalvalueof $100,000willbeconverted into117,647,058sharesata priceof$0.*****pershare. Theconversionsharesaresetto belistedonCatalistonDec22. 4 EquationSummit’swholly ownedunit,DisaDigitalSafety, hasproducedatechsolution calledSerializationthathelps retailerspreventreturnfraud. 5 BumitamaAgri,togetherwitha companyassociatedwithits controllingshareholders,has acquiredplantationcompany DamaiAgroSejahterafor 250millionrupiah(S$27,000).
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      79 7 Points Change Points Change Mid Cap Small Cap Fledgling Catalist China China Top Maritime Basic materials Consumer goods Consumer serv Financials Healthcare 678.96 1,426.95 710.97 340.50 -0.63 378.69 719.66 Industrials Oil and gas Real estate Real estate hldg dev Reits Technology Telco Utilities -7.05 -2.13 -2.28 -2.36
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      457 9 REUTERS CHICAGO Detroit Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy was furious with his team’s “disgusting” performance, after they were defeated 113-82 by the Chicago Bulls in the National Basketball Association on Monday. “It was a disgusting performance,” he said. “By all
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      276 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WELLINGTON Former Fiji rugby sevens coach Ben Ryan said yesterday that the team he led to Olympic glory earlier this year should split from the Fiji Rugby Union (FRU) to ensure they are managed properly. He said the players in
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      435 10 LONDON British triathlon star Alistair Brownlee has admitted his surprise that Mo Farah yet again failed to make the top three of the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year (Spoty) on Sunday, and suggested it might be because “some people don’t see him
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        82 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ROME Italian Antonio Giovinazzi will be Ferrari’s Formula One reserve driver next season, the team said on Monday. The 23-year-old, who is likely to drive the car in testing during the campaign as well as carry out work in the simulator, was
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        92 10 THE GUARDIAN LONDON Fifa has levied more than £1.4 million (S$2.5 million) of fines on national football associations this year, including those issued to England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland for displaying poppies during last month’s World Cup qualifying matches. The country fined
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        63 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LOS ANGELES Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin will undergo surgery on his right knee this week and is expected to be sidelined until at least next month. The Clippers announced on Monday that the arthroscopic procedure would remove loose material from
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        64 10 REUTERS ROME Olympic ski cross bronze medallist Anna Holmlund of Sweden was put in a medically induced coma after suffering a head injury in a training accident in Italy, news media reported on Monday. According to the Expressen newspaper, the 29-year-old crashed while training
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        47 10 REUTERS LONDON McLaren Racing chief executive Jost Capito is set to follow Ron Dennis out of the British Formula One team, the BBC and Autosport.com reported on Monday. McLaren did not comment on the reports and Capito was not immediately available.
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        72 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LAUSANNE Real Madrid can buy new players in next summer’s transfer window after sport’s highest court yesterday reduced their initial two-window ban imposed by football’s world governingbodyFifa. The Spanish giants had been sanctioned for irregularities in signing foreign Under-18 players, but after an
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      664 11  -  In just 2 months of training, short track speed skater Ng has repeatedly shed personal bests Alvin Chia chiazya@sph.com.sg Having been based in South Korea since late October, top national short-track speed skater Lucas Ng has reaped immediate dividends. The 28-year-old clocked five per-sonal-best
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      403 12 THE NATION/ASIA NEWS NETWORK BANGKOK Diminutive midfielder Chanathip Songkrasin’s star is clearly rising. The Muangthong United midfielder on Monday secured a loan move to Japanese top-flight outfit Consadole Sapporo, less than 48 hours after playing a key role in Thailand’s historic win
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      319 12 REUTERS ZURICH Barcelona have agreed to withdraw an appeal against fines imposed by Uefa last year after their supporters waved pro-Cata-lan independence flags at two matches, European football’s governing body said on Monday. In return, Uefa will consider loosening rules which prohibit the
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      236 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUWAIT CITY The Kuwaiti government on Monday agreed to amend controversial sports legislation in a bid to end a 14-month international suspension led by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and world football’s governingbody Fifa, lawmakers said. The Gulf state’s
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      563 13 City winger believes form can turn quickly in the EPL and Chelsea remain vulnerable LONDON, THE GUARDIAN THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON Raheem Sterling insists Manchester City can knock Chelsea off their perch and win the Premier League this season. City ended a near-three month
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      484 13 THE TIMES, LONDON THE GUARDIAN LONDON Marouane Fellaini may end his disappointing spell at Manchester United by joining AC Milan in next month’s transfer window. He has told his United team-mates that he is thinking about leaving next month after losing his
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      369 13 THE GUARDIAN REUTERS LONDON Chelsea will resist attempts by rival football clubs to secure Michy Batshuayi on loan next month, as the Belgium forward prepares to make his first English Premier League start for the leaders when Bournemouth visit Stamford Bridge on
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      714 14 Tennis star’s playing hand badly injured after intruder attacks her with knife at home AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE THE GUARDIAN REUTERS PRAGUE Two-time Wimbledon tennis champion Petra Kvitova has said that she is “fortunate to be alive”, after suffering severe hand injuries while fending off a knifewielding
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      891 14 THE GUARDIAN REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Jurgen Klopp has praised Daniel Sturridge’s impact off the bench in Liverpool’s 1-0 Premier League win at local rivals Everton on Monday, after the oft-in-jured striker’s opportunistic shot bounced off the post to set up Sadio Mane’s
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      1297 1  -  Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt hit it off from the get-go, making their romance in Passengers believable Boon Chan In Beijing bchan@sph.com.sg Take two of today’s most bankable actors Jennifer Lawrence and ChrisPratt–andputthemtogether in a movie. Add elements of science fiction, romance and some thrilling action, and then
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        337 2 Jennifer Lawrence Actress Jennifer Lawrence has been an outspoken advocate for pay equality and women’s rights. According to Forbes, she has been the highest-paid actress in the world, with annual earnings of US$52 million (S$75 million) last year and US$46 million this year. She
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        957 4  -  The director and leads of Assassin’s Creed have never played the video game and hope to put a fresh spin to the story Eddino Abdul Hadi In Sydney dinohadi@sph.com.sg Michael Fassbender plays two characters and is also one of the producers for Assassin’s Creed, a movie based
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        348 4  -  REVIEW/ACTION ADVENTURE ASSASSIN’S CREED (PG13) 116 minutes/Opens tomorrow The story: Sentenced to death by lethal injection,criminal Callum Lynch (Michael Fassbender) wakes up instead and finds himself in a facility run by scientist Sofia Rikkin (Marion Cotillard) and her father Alan (Jeremy Irons) of Abstergo Industries, the modern-day
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        603 5  -  Passengers is a competently handled romance-tinged adventure in space while Barry is an entertaining biopic on one year in Barack Obama’s life Reviews John Lui Film Correspondent johnlui@sph.com.sg In what might be the bravest and most expensive attempt yet to lure
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        459 6 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LOS ANGELES A huge debut for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has seen Walt Disney Studios become the first distributor in history to hit US$7 billion (S$10.1 billion) in annual global box office receipts, the studio said on Monday.
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        895 7  -  F ans bemoan the end of the hit South Korean game show in Februaryamidcontroversyover the ousting of two beloved hosts Gwendolyn Ng nggwen@sph.com.sg The impending end of popular South Korean game show Running Man will leave a void in the lives of fans here, including student
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        428 7 NAMETAG RIPPING BATTLE The game of catch dreamt up by producers has become synonymous with the show. The velcro name tags worn by contestants are their lifelines and if they get ripped off, the players are eliminated from the game. The nail-biting chase has taken place
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        266 8  -  Boon Chan The first thing that grabs your attention is the unusuallooking title. Interestingly enough, the Chinese phrase Mo Lu Kuang Hua is also the translation used for the American movie title Thelma Louise (1991). That road movie about two women breaking free of their mundane
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          195 8  -  Chang Tou Liang Two of music’s greatest piano quintets are the sole examples by Johannes Brahms and Cesar Franck, both of which play for about 40 minutes. Casting the net wider for quintets of this stature, one will eventually stumble upon these virtually unknown and unjustly neglected works
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        232 8 APPLE MUSIC 1. I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (Fifty ShadesDarker) Zayn and Taylor Swift 2.(1)Closer The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey 3.(-)FxxkIt BigBang (Korean) 4.(2)SayYouWon’tLetGo James Arthur 5.(-)LastDance BigBang (Korean) 6.(4)Starboy The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk 7.(6)Faded Alan Walker 8.(3)LetMeLoveYou DJ Snake featuring Justin Bieber 9.(-)24KMagic Bruno Mars 10.(5)Don’tWannaKnow Maroon 5
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      711 9  -  Singapore’s Gen Neo, a composer and producer in South Korea, is working towards releasing an EP Yip Wai Yee yipwy@sph.com.sg Follow Yip WaiYee on Twitter @STyipwaiyee As a new singer, Singapore’s Gen Neo could have asked any of his famous K-pop friends such as Eric
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      379 9  -  Olivia Ho Singaporean conductor Darrell Ang has been tapped to helm the Sichuan Symphony Orchestra. The 37-year-old, whose appointment as artistic director was revealed on Monday, says he feels excited and honoured to be tasked with bringing the orchestra from provincial level to
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      582 10 GUARDIAN LONDON Former MasterChefhost Michel Roux Jr has begun reimbursing staff who he paid less than the legal minimum wage at his £212 (S$380)-a-head Mayfair restaurant. Current and former chefs at Le Gavroche are in line for payments
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        652 12 NYTIMES NEW YORK Long before the Kardashians, there were the Gabors. Before Paris Hilton, Ivanka Trump and other blondes with an air of effortless wealth and exaggerated glamour, there was Zsa Zsa Gabor. Gabor, who died on Sunday, was a working actress who
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          71 12 Legendary singer Nina Simone, art-rock pioneers The Velvet Underground and funk great Sly Stone will receive Grammy Lifetime Achievement Awards in 2017, the Recording Academy announced on Monday. Simone–whodiedin2003 and never received a Grammy during her lifetime –wasoneofthemost celebrated singers of soul and
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          115 12 Girl group Fifth Harmony has become four. The pop group, formed out of the talent show The X Factor in 2012, said on Monday that Camila Cabello was leaving the quintet but that the band would be moving ahead. Cabello, 19, said she
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        223 12 TAIPEI Taiwanese movie and television star Michelle Chen gave birth to a boy yesterday, five months after she married her Chinese co-star Chen Xiao, said Apple Daily. She shared a photo of the family’s three hands two bigger and one much smaller
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        355 12 NYTIMES REUTERS NEW YORK The two albums this year that made the biggest splashes, by far, on the Billboard chart were Drake’s Views and Beyonce’s Lemonade. But as 2016 draws to a close, there has been a close contest for the bronze.
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      230 5 Mercedes For Sale 326 JCWC AUTOMOBILE BRAND NEW MERCEDES Benz GLC 250 4-matic/AMG. Inhse loan trade-in. Call JCWC 6569 6969/ 9151-2330 9/15 C180 AVANTGARDE 1 owner. 5kkm Accident free 3yrs C&C warranty ask $158.8k. Call 6472 2222 12/15 B180 STYLE (facelift) 1 owner 13kkm Accident free 3yr C&C warranty. ask
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      346 5 Mitsubishi For Sale 328 1 OWNER 5/’10 Lancer MR 1.6A. Accident free, OMV $13.7K *****434/ *****422 3/’12 GRANDIS 2.4A S/gear. 1 owner. Low km. OMV $26K. Like new! $79.9K. *****922 Nissan For Sale 329 JCWC AUTOMOBILE BRAND NEW NISSAN GTR Black Edition 4WD. Inhse loan trade-In. For enquiries JCWC *****969/
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      278 6 344 Toyota For Sale QUANTUM ARMOUR PTE LTD READY STOCK! TOYOTA Sienta Best Price $102,800 COE ’1 Bid G’teed’. Test drive avail. 33 Ubi Ave 3 #01-39 Vertex. Call *****387 *****555 QUANTUM ARMOUR PTE LTD BRAND NEW! TOYOTA Wish $108,800! Ready Stock! COE ’1 Bid G’teed’ Test drive avail. 33
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      258 6 344 Toyota For Sale SAN HUP BEE 3 DAY DELIVERY! New Estima Area Premium downpayment $39.8k; mthly $1353. #04-20 AML *****805 *****283 P.I.N CARS $92,800 NO COE/ $139,800 New Toyota Harrier premium Panoramic Roof. G’teed COE. Call *****667/ *****776 TAN WEI AUTO 10% DOWN BRAND New Prius 1.8S Hybrid. Pioneer
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      223 6 344 Toyota For Sale CROWNSTON PREMIER ***TOP OF THE Line Model. Brand new Harrier 2.5 (4x4) Ready stock. For enquiries, call 9622-3231/ 9691-0001 CROWNSTON PREMIER NEW 2016 ESTIMA Premium aeras Flextone. Ready stock. 1 bid gteed COE.For enquiries 9622-3231/ 9691-0001 ABWIN G’TEED CHEAPEST BRAND new Toyota Harrier/ Estima/ Sienta. G’teed
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      245 6 344 Toyota For Sale STEVEN MOBILE 06/2009 VIOS 1.5A, Silver, OMV $12,468, Like New, Good Cond, 80% Loan Available, *****282 *****909 SHIN AUTOMOBILE CHRISTMAS PROMOTION!!! SIENTA G LED with lots of freebies just $101.8k Hurry! Call *****457 *****827 SHIN AUTOMOBILE HARRIER PREMIUM ROOF drivein a week! Last 2 units! Promotion
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      336 6 344 Toyota For Sale $115K NO COE! Monthly $1744 Deposit $20K. 3 day delivery! Few colors 201 Henderson Rd #07-28 S(*****5) *****333 EVERGREEN MOTORING EVERGREEN MOTORING P L New Wish $58.8k Face lifted w/o COE. Full accessories. Immed delivery. 9090-4449 EVERGREEN MOTORING EVERGREEN MOTORING P L $85.8k Harrier Elegance with
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      456 6 Vehicles Wanted 363 Vehicles Wanted 363 Vehicles Wanted 363 WHEEL DEAL The smarter way to sell your car Wheel Deal offers a hassle-free platform for car owners to sell their cars at the best price. We offer: Established car dealers with a good track record A broad network of car
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      310 6 Registration Numbers 379 NICE CAR PLATES for sale. Call *****888/ Visit: www. SingaporeAutomobile.com 381 Scrap Vehicles BUY SALE Scrap Car BMW 320/ 523/ 730 Lexus IS250/ GS300/ ES300/ LS460 Honda CRV/ Toyota Altis/ Rav 4 H/P: *****177, *****300 HIGHEST OFFER for all scrap/ export/ used car commercial vehicle. *****888 Ricky
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      231 6 Lorries For Sale 387 INDEX CREDIT PTE LTD NEW TOYOTA DYNA. Easy Loan, Low price. Immed delivery, various colours. EuroV engine, Ready stocks. Call *****800, *****686 CAR (S) PTE LTD 05/09 NISSAN CABSTAR High Box. 1 Owner, New Paint Accident Free. Trade In Welcome. Call: Ong *****875/ Anthony *****880 BRAND
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      393 7 Lorries For Sale 387 10/2007 TOYOTA 10FT lorry for sale can wait to renew cheap COE very good cond. Call now 9776-4550 Roger 10/2005 TOYOTA DYNA for sale very reliable brand no repair needed cheapest in the market. Call 9776-4550 ABWIN BUS NEW 14FT FUSO Loan/ Tradein Free 1 yr
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      443 7 Lorries For Sale 387 05/09 MIT FE83 Low deck metal body. Original paint. LowKM. 100% accident free. Call Jerry @*****163 COE +5YEARS ISUZU NPR85 14ft box truck. Non-VPC/ Class 3. 6.5Ft hgt. New paint. Refurnished. Lum *****870 4/2011 MITSUBISHI FE83 14ft with canopy. Class 3 lic. No VPC needed. 100%
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      362 7 Mini Buses For Sale 388 2014 MERCEDES VIANO luxury minibus. Only 46k Km mileage. Good as new car. neg. High loan avail. *****138 11/14 MIT ROSA 21 seater bus. 1 owner. Original paint. Low KM. 100% accident free. Call Rosson Ng *****033 $0 DEPOSIT @$787p/m!8/2011 Golden Dragon 20 seaters diesel.
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      391 7 Vans For Sale 391 CAR (S) PTE LTD 03/07 WITH 5YR COE.Reliable Workhorse, Powerful engine very quiet,New Upholstery. Fully carpeted and Spacious Call Dennis/8858 3322 CAR (S) PTE LTD 08/04 TOYOTA LITEACE, Reliable workhorse in. Excellent Condition, Full Metal plate, good for catering business. Call Dennis/ 8858 3322 SCOTTS MOTORS
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      228 7 Vans For Sale 391 ONLY $5.8K! 07/’07 Citreon Berlingo 1.6 HDI, Manual, Silver, Good cond, Trade in Loan avail Call 6555 3300 8/2010 FIAT DOBLO Cargo 1.6MJ, Diesel, COE $30,112! COE till 8/2020. Asking $35.5K! Call now 6555 3300 AFFORDABLE VAN! 2009 Honda Acty Pro-B660 M, Petrol.. 1 owner, Only
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      304 7 Other Commercial Vehicles For Sale 392 Other Commercial Vehicles For Sale 392 Other Commercial Vehicles For Sale 392 Vans For Sale 391 TAI HUAT AUTO LITEACE 1.5GL PETROL, 3 yrs warranty g’teed COE, $85.8k loan up to 100%, immediate stock *****786/ *****033. CAR (S) PTE LTD 06/10 PEUGEOT PARTNER. 1
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      1390 8 PropertiesCLASSIFICATION GUIDE 434 Clementi 435 Geylang 436 Hougang 437 Jurong East 438 Jurong West 439 Kallang/ Whampoa 441 Marine Parade 442 Pasir Ris/ Changi 443 Punggol 444 Queenstown 445 Sembawang 446 Sengkang 447 Serangoon 448 Tampines 449 Toa Payoh 450 Woodlands 451 Yishun 452 Mixed/ Other Estates RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES FOR
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      709 8 D10 BUKIT TIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/ TANGLIN HOUSES FOR SALE 403 D10 BUKIT TIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/ TANGLIN HOUSES FOR SALE 403 Landed Property Transactions in the month of Nov 2016 Street Prop Contract Tenure Built-In/ Price Psf Name Type Month Land Area (S$'000) (S$) (sq ft) District 5 Chwee Chian View
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      310 8 D11 NEWTON/NOVENA HOUSES FOR SALE 404 NEW BUNGALOW $9.98M only! 7200/8ksf Quiet enclave 7+1 rooms, multi-gen family/ lift. Greenery view *****997 RS NAMLY VIEW 6000/ 7300 sqft Brand new, hilltop bunglw. Park 6 cars, lift. Motivated seller. *****348 Newsman SWISS CLUB ***** sqft, Quiet. Only $17.5M yet neg. Also *****
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      453 8 D16 BEDOK/UPP EAST COAST HOUSES FOR SALE 406 D16 BEDOK/ UPP EAST COAST HOUSES FOR SALE 406 EMBARK YOUR ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNEY WITH US IN 2017! Dual-Career Path Local Expertise, Global Network Direct Mentorship Intensive Training •Smart Tools •Yearly Incentive Trip/s Celine Guo CEA Reg No.: R*****9D Unveil Your Dual Career-Path
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      2588 9 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: 16 19 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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      150 9 D28 SELETAR HOUSES FOR SALE 410 William Lee 8666 4333 MUST VIEW! SEMI-D Jln Antoi! 999 yrs 2.5 sty. Land 3366/, built up approx 3500 sf. 6 ensuites +1 maids. Hurry PHELIA YEO 9173 3138 STAR BUY! SEMI-D $3.78m neg. Jln Labet Daun 3400sf 6+1 Natural lover’s Hse. Park 2car.
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      481 10 D03 QUEENSTOWN/ TIONG BAHRU PTE APTS FOR SALE 413 Henson Pang 9107 8070 THE CREST -$100K Disc!!! Ltd period for 1 2 bdrms 105 Prince Charles Cres. River Bishopsgate GCB view. Reno 1 2 bdrms fr $1.162M! View actual units. TOP 2017. 3/4/5 bdrms also avail. Most spacious layout in
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      249 10 D08 LITTLE INDIA PTE APTS FOR SALE 413 D08 LITTLE INDIA PTE APTS FOR SALE 413 EMBARK YOUR ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNEY WITH US IN 2017! •Dual-Career Path •Local Expertise, Global Network •Direct Mentorship •Intensive Training •Smart Tools •Yearly Incentive Trip/s Celine Guo CEA Reg No.: R*****9D Unveil Your Dual Career-Path in
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      159 10 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 Must View F’HOLD OLEANAS RES. 1668sf. Very beautifully kept furn. 4-rms. Near to MRTs shpg $2.48M. Daniel *****012 www.daniel777property.com Keener Sense of Real Estate GOOD LOCATION ONE CHATSWORTH FREEHOLD En bloc potential! 3403sf 5+1 Low flr. Full facilities. Serious seller. Tan 9455
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      252 10 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 CLUNY PARK RESIDENCE Freehold condo next to Botanic Gardens Private lift access to own unit Premium fittings appliances Immediate occupancy Call Developer 8338 8280 8100 1801 Ardmore Pk 15, 2885sf $8.5M Ladyhill PH 3810sf terr $7.xM Crystal Twr PH 8740sf $9.xM
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      189 10 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 VALUE FOR MONEY SIXTH AVENUE VILLE 3bdrms with patio. 1583 sf. 5 mins to MRT, sch, designer decor. Serious seller. Alan *****886 STELLA TAN 9423 7373 SERIOUS SELLER! PENTHSE Holland 3+1 FH. Resort living Spectacular view. Don’t miss! reduced!! Good investment
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      234 10 D11 NEWTON/NOVENA PTE APTS FOR SALE 415 THOMSON 800 URGENT! FH. 1625 sf. 3+1. Reno. No west sun. Last offer $1.8xM, almost sold! Lester *****088 Reduced Price VERY CHEAP! NEAR MRT,Malls Good Schs. 1-3rms PH. High Rental Yield Capital Gain Potential. Call 8100-8812 Joy D12 BALESTIER/ TOA PAYOH/ SERANGOON/ BOON
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      233 10 D14 GEYLANG/EUNOS/ PAYA LEBAR PTE APTS FOR SALE 416 BUY BEFORE XMAS! Geylang charmer with front courtyard 2000 sf 3+1 /Parking/FHld isabelredrup.com/ir21.php $2.68m. *****190. Susan D15 KATONG/ JOO CHIAT/ EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE 417 Champa 9100 0101 NEW LISTING! RARELY Avail!! 1)4+1 Haig Ct. 1550sf, High flr, unblocked,
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      218 10 D16 BEDOK/UPP EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE 417 Since 1993 URGENT SALE BEDOK RES. 3/4 bdrms/ PH, 1970/2800sf, face pool, MRT /shpg. Choice units. Best location. Eileen Lau *****681 Visit SRX.com.sg/code-5786 3 BILIK Jazz Kee 8500 8000 FIRE SALE! COSTA Del Sol. 1475sf 4bdrm@3bdrm Price! Unbelievable! Renovated unit $1.46M
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      291 11 D19 SERANGOON GDN/ HOUGANG/ SENGKANG/PUNGGOL PTE APTS FOR SALE 419 D19 SERANGOON GDN/HOUGANG/ SENGKANG/PUNGGOL PTE APTS FOR SALE 419 D19 SERANGOON GDN/ HOUGANG/ SENGKANG/PUNGGOL PTE APTS FOR SALE 419 D19 SERANGOON GDN/HOUGANG/ SENGKANG/PUNGGOL PTE APTS FOR SALE 419 D19 SERANGOON GDN/HOUGANG/ SENGKANG/PUNGGOL PTE APTS FOR SALE 419 JAMES NG 9321
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      56 11 D21 ULU PANDAN/ CLEMENTI RD/ SUNSET/BTTIMAH PTE APTS FOR SALE 420 NEXUS PREMIUM STUDIO showrm 592 sf. Tenanted $3.4k; Corp tenant. King Albert MRT. Owner 8612 1995 D22 JURONG/ BOON LAY PTE APTS FOR SALE 420 FR 669K ONLY! Westwood EC Limited starbuy! TOP soon! Deferred payment scheme! 3/4/5 rms.
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      437 11 BEDOK HDB FOR SALE 426 BEDOK HDB FOR SALE 426 BEDOK HDB FOR SALE 426 D23 HILLVIEW/ BUKIT PANJANG/ CHOACHUKANG PTE APTS FOR SALE 420 FR $356K ONLY! Sol Acres EC Limited starbuy! TOP soon! Deferred payment scheme!! 1-4 bdrms. Direct Developer Sales Team *****808. Grab! ’RARE’ MI CASA. 1259
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      680 12 BISHAN HDB FOR SALE 427 BISHAN HDB FOR SALE 427 BISHAN HDB FOR SALE 427 427 BISHAN HDB FOR SALE 427 BISHAN HDB FOR SALE CENTRAL HDBFORSALE 432 ANG YM 9722 7922 CHEAP! DON’T MISS! Unblock! 5’I’ 11 Farrer Pk. Corner, high flr, reno,bright, windy,walk to MRT,mkt,malls. Serious seller Excellent
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      145 12 JURONG EAST HDBFOR SALE 437 5’I’ 276 TOH Guan Rd. 121sqm. Corner. High flr. Reno. Balcony Move-in cond. $665K. Hurry! Call Kelvin 9790-7071 EM BLK 337. 149sqm. High flr. Unblock. Spacious hall. MRT. $600K up. 9004-0944 Mar JURONG WEST HDB FOR SALE 438 Choice Unit 3’I’ 119 HO Ching #01
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      231 12 JURONGWEST HDBFOR SALE 438 5I MUST VIEW! Blk 468 121 sqm. Dr to Dr. 100% Reno. #08. Spacious. Unblocked View. MRT, Wet Mkt, Eateries MUST SELL! 4’A’ 756, big hall 4’A’ 540 Dr-to-dr. Sq. hall. 3’I’ 211 High floor. 9270 5895 KALLANG/ WHAMPOA HDBFOR SALE 439 PAULINE SIM 9457 2966
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      253 12 TAMPINES HDB FOR SALE 448 448 TAMPINES HDBFORSALE EMBARK YOUR ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNEY WITH US IN 2017! Dual-Career Path Local Expertise, Global Network Direct Mentorship Intensive Training •Smart Tools •Yearly Incentive Trip/s Celine Guo CEA Reg No.: R*****9D Unveil Your Dual Career-Path in our Career Seminars! 21 Dec (Wed) or 28
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      188 12 QUEENSTOWN HDBFORSALE 444 ’I’ 6 Ghim Moh Rd. Reno Mrt, amenities, popular sch. Lift level. All races. Low Owner 9023 6966 3 SEMBAWANG HDB FOR SALE 445 TOP FLR EA, move in, unblock 5 Mins Walk to Sembawang MRT Mall. Direct Seller. No agts pls. 9727-2359 Owner Exclusive 4RM SEMBAWANG
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      456 13 TAMPINES HDB FOR SALE 448 448 TAMPINES HDB FOR SALE 448 TAMPINES HDB FOR SALE 448 TAMPINES HDB FOR SALE 448 TAMPINES HDB FOR SALE TOA PAYOH HDBFORSALE Keener Sense of Real Estate 449 DON'T MISS 3’I’+UTILITY BLK 17. High flr, quiet, 67 sqm, convenient, Near mkt, Pei Chun Pri,
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      99 13 451 YISHUN HDB FOR SALE EM 723, SPACIOUS 146 sqm NS, well kept, windy, MRT/ Coffeeshop. VTO. 9641 0571 D04 SENTOSA/ TELOK BLANGAH HOUSES FOR RENT 454 1) SENTOSA SEA view Bunglw 3+study+theatre rm 7300 sf 2) Waterway 5 bdrm 9300 sf $23K. *****062 *****592 FULL COMM! SENTOSA Luxury Villa.
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      576 13 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL HOUSES FOR RENT 454 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL HOUSES FOR RENT 454 GOOD CLASS BUNGALOWS With Dedicated Maintenance Team Up to 1.5 MTHS COMM. T&C APPLY Nassim Road Belmont Road 1.5 MTHS COMM. T&C APPLY Contemporary house with pool Bright and spacious Surrounded by lush landscape 7,800 sq
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      363 13 D03 QUEENSTOWN/ TIONG BAHRU PTE APTS FOR RENT 462 New Listing JUST TOP. ACHELON. 2 mins walk Redhill MRT. 2 bdrms, pool view, $3800. 3 bdrm premium, high flr, pte lift lobby, $6000. Daniel *****210 Expat's Choice METROPOLITAN 1400SF 3+1, Redhill MRT, high flr, bright breeze, good cond new white
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      1039 14 D08 LITTLE INDIA PTE APTS FOR RENT 462 D08 LITTLE INDIA PTE APTS FOR RENT 462 D08 LITTLE INDIA PTE APTS FOR RENT 462 D08 LITTLE INDIA PTE APTS FOR RENT 462 D08 LITTLE INDIA PTE APTS FOR RENT 462 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR RENT 463 D09 ORCHARD/
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      240 14 D14 GEYLANG/EUNOS/ PAYA LEBAR PTE APTS FOR RENT 465 UNOSVILLE 1700 SF 3+1 MRT. High floor. Clean Partial/full furn. Immed. $3.1K neg. Sim 9617-6532 E D15 KATONG/ JOO CHIAT/ EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR RENT 466 ULCRUM BRAND NEW 2bdrms/2baths, High flr Balcony best seaview $4k 700sf Owner *****266 F
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      393 14 BISHAN HDB FOR RENT 484 484 BISHAN HDB FOR RENT 484 BISHAN HDB FOR RENT D18 TAMPINES/ PASIR RIS PTE APTS FOR RENT 467 Maytoh Lim 9199 5149 FIRE SALE! EDEN 3 bed Patio! 1539sf 3 bed study new paint. Mart/ schs/ Changi Biz Pk/ Airport/ MRT 2017 D20 THOMSON/
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      359 15 QUEENSTOWN HDBFOR RENT 500 HOLLAND AVE BLK 12. 3’I’ near MRT/ Mall. Whole unit immediate. Call *****766 SENGKANG HDBFOR RENT 502 Excellent Location 32X NEAR MRT, amenities. High flr, unblock view, windy, F/furn. Avail by Dec. Friendly landlord. Call Evon *****446 Visit SRX.com.sg/code-9328 4 RM BLK 324A. Convenient. F/furn, Sengkang
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      307 15 (NORTH/NORTH-EAST) HDB RMS FOR RENT 515 New Listing LOR AH SOO Blk 134. Master Common rms. P/furn. Aircon. Wifi. Next to MGS Sch Single lady. Immed. Call 9113-9897 Near Amenities COMMON RMS 899A W’lands New, nice, furn, AC, privacy; 103 Rivervale Walk. Furn, AC. LRT, mall. Juliana 9735 1727 (CENTRAL)
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      631 15 FACTORY/ INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR RENT 531 FACTORY/ INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR RENT 531 JURONG SELF CONTAINED unit. Land 247k sqft, GFA 55k, 10 tons cranes, suits heavy trades. *****338 LPN TERR FTY IN Marsiling. High roof. Metal/wood work/ storage. 120 sqm. Good for short term. Call *****935 Owner ONE COMMONWEALTH 1421SF
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      189 15 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 534 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 534 20 COLLYER QUAY High floors with full bay view Next to Raffles Place MRT Station 754sf to 9,699sf 6225 7000 I 6428 7858 GOLDBELL TOWER 47 SCOTTS ROAD Office space 1001-9343sqft Flexible individual aircon control Walking distance to Newton MRT
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      213 15 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 534 Charming Conservation Shophouse in CBD 31B Kreta Ayer Rd, 250m to MRT. Timber floor, bright, high ceiling Air con, pantry, 2 bathrooms store room 1200 sf, $4850 negotiable, Owner: 6298 4022 New Listing DON’T MISS!!! TENANTS grab!! 1) Amoy St approx 2000 sf F/fitted reno.
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      166 15 534 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT PENINSULA PLAZA UNITS (236 882 sq ft) avail for rent. Pls call: 6416 1317 or *****318. TANGLIN SHOPPING CENTRE, 689 sq ft/ 861 sq ft, Cheap Rent in Orchard. Tel: *****818 THE ARCADE, FROM 603 sq ft to 5,501 sq ft, Attractive Rent, Central Location.
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      430 16 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 534 SULTAN LINK. NEAR CBD. 1307 to 4800sf. Column free. Good lease terms. Immediate $Neg. Link (THM) *****095 MAXWELL HOUSE 2300 sf. Well fitted. Opp Food Ct. MRT/ High flr. Avail 15 Feb. Co-broke welcome *****578 VERTEX 114 SQM. Ubi Ave 3 rent/ takeover. 4-rms 10pax
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      253 16 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT 537 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT 537 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT 537 OFFICE SPACE FOR SALE 535 THE CENTRAL @CLARKE Quay 635 sf Soho 2 $1.55M 635sf Office Twr 2 $1.65M 883 sf Office Twr 1 $2.5M 926 sf Office Twr 1 $2.75M Many units for Rent
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      192 16 F&B Space for Lease Close to Bras Basah MRT Station, SMU, SOTA and NAFA Catchment of shoppers from Dhoby Ghaut precinct comprising tourists, students and office executives Ideal for F&B (Chinese Korean Thai Japanese Café) Unit sizes from 775 to 3,251 sq ft Marketed by: Call *****336 retailleasing@fareast.com.sg Upp Bukit
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      192 16 PAGODA STREET 2nd Floor 1200 sf (Good for F&B/Office use) Near MRT *Rent/Sale* immediately Agents welcome Owner 9759 9391/9728 0766 ATTRACTIVE RENTAL OFFER high commission for agents. SBF Center. Brand new bldg with excellent finishing. Robinson Rd near MRT busstop. Ample parking lots. Retail space of approx. 700sf. Near escalator,
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      508 16 537 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT 537 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT Retail Space for Lease Above Clarke Quay MRT Station Conveniently located in the city centre Fronting Singapore River and Clarke Quay Shopper traffic from Central Office, Great Eastern Centre, Parkroyal on Pickering and Swissotel Merchant Court Suitable for Fashion Home
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      300 16 WAREHOUSES/ STORAGE SPACE FOR RENT 543 WAREHOUSES/ STORAGE SPACE FOR RENT 543 WAREHOUSE FOR LEASE (including ancillary offices) West Properties Pandan/ Penjuru Ambient/ Cold Room (including space in Food Zone) 40 ft Ramp up 11k to 40k sf 8.2m to 11m clear height 20kN/m2 Dedicated loading bays East Properties Changi/
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      271 16 11 BEDOK N Ave 4. 50k sft/flr, 6 dock levelers Flr 20 KN/m2 10m high ceiling, ramp up, dedicated flr. Call *****554, rent@richlandlogistics.com 40 ALEXANDRA TERRACE 2sty building. Land 624sqm. Builtin 368sqm. Ac, carpark, back yard. 6474 0389/ 8411 6729 *****089 All agent welcome. ENTERPRISE ROAD 17,000SF high ceiling warehse
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