The Straits Times, 13 February 2017

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    45 1 THE STRAITS TIMES MONDAY FEBRUARY 13,2017 SINCE1845 EXCELLENCE IN REDESIGN: SOCIETY OF NEWS DESIGN BEST IN NEWSPAPER DESIGN, BEST NEWS WEBSITE: WAN-IFRA 82 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS 82 PAGES $1.10 $1.10 To subscribe: 6388-3838 sphsubscription.com.sg sphsubscription.com.sg A Singapore Press Holdings publication publication MCI (P) 041/02/2016
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    Lock icon Jobs Bank to link up with skills portal
    486 1  -  Singaporeans will be able to use one portal for their training, learning, job-hunting needs Joanna Seow joseow@sph.com.sg The national Jobs Bank will soon be more than just a portal for Singaporeans to find work, as the Government moves to improve its functions
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    Lock icon All trees in Gardens’ Palm Valley safe: NParks
    232 1  -  Samantha Boh, Calvin Yang The National Parks Board (NParks) has found all trees in the Singapore Botanic Gardens’ Palm Valley to be safe after a detailed investigation, and will be conducting more checks on trees nearby and on all Heritage Trees in
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  • Article
    Lock icon US backs Japan '1OO per cent' after N. Korea missile launch
    154 1 PYONGYANG North Korea has fired its first missile since the election of Mr Donald Trump as US President in November last year. The launch yesterday is seen as a protest by Pyongyang against the affirmation of US-Japan securi- ty
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      237 1 Life Writer with the winning touch D2 Sport Marathoners meet SEA Games mark C10 Home Internships in demand among millennials B1&2 Top of the News US cracks down on undocumented migrants A8 Top of the News Budget 2017 to build on CFE recommendations A9 World Man charged with arson over
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  • BRIEFING
    • What’s Next
      • Article
        Lock icon Who will be big winner at Grammys?
        56 2 The Grammy Awards, the biggest event in the music industry, opens at 9am Singapore time today, with Beyonce and Adele vying for the top prizes. More than 13,000 music professionals in the Recording Academy voted to determine the winners, to be announced in
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        Lock icon HomeTeamNS club in Tampines opens
        43 2 A new HomeTeamNS Clubhouse at Tampines Hub will be officially opened today, coinciding with year-long activities marking the 50th anniversary of national service. It is the newest addition to four others in Balestier, Chinatown, Bukit Batok and Sembawang.
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        Lock icon Japan releasing Q4 growth figures
        56 2 Japan will release data on its fourth-quarter economic growth today, with economists expecting upbeat numbers. A poll by Reuters found that analysts believe the world’s third-largest economy will likely register an expansion for the fourth straight quarter between October and December, owing to stronger exports
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    • What’s News
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        Lock icon Views sought on home rentals
        53 2 TOP OF THE NEWS The Government will seek views from industry stakeholders and the public on a proposal to allow a new category of homes to be rented out for short periods. It comes amid criticisms of measures that National Development Minister Lawrence Wong floated
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        Lock icon Budget: What’s in store?
        57 2 TOP OF THE NEWS Budget 2017, to be announced on Feb 20, will likely include details on how the Government plans to implement recommendations made by the Committee on the Future Economy in a report released last week, economists said. These include ideas to boost innovation
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        Lock icon HK train attack: Man charged
        73 2 WORLD A 60-year-old man has been charged with arson after last week’s firebomb attack on an MTR train that was heading to downtown Tsim Sha Tsui, reported Hong Kong media. Nineteen people were injured in the blaze. Three people, including a Taiwanese tourist, remain in
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      • Straits Times Digital
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        Lock icon ISIS grooming child terrorists
        53 2 WORLD The threat presented by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is taking on a new form: child terrorists in contact with or inspired by the group. Even as it suffers setbacks on the battlefield in Iraq and Syria, ISIS is cultivating adolescents in
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        Lock icon Europe may rebuff populists
        47 2 OPINION With populists gaining ground and mainstream parties weakening, it may seem Europe’s political system is collapsing from within. But jonathan Eyal says the continent remains resilient and that this might be the year it surprises by rebuffing racist and nationalist politicians. A19
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        Lock icon Finding jobs the millennial way
        41 2 HOME Millennialshere–thoseintheirlate teenstillaround30yearsofage– believe internships, working on industry projects and taking part in competitions may work better in helping them secure jobs. This was among the findings of a survey done by a career-development portal. B1
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        Lock icon Remembering fall of S’pore
        50 2 HOME On Feb 15,1942, the British military commander in Singapore surrendered to the Japanese. Ahead of the 75 th anniversary of the fall of Singapore, The Straits Times revisits the bunker where that decision was made, and sites that are haunting reminders of Japanese rule. B6
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        Lock icon Plans for more access to IPOs
        52 2 BUSINESS Changes are under way to make initial public offerings (IPOs) more of a public affair by including more retail investors. The bourse operator here is pushing ahead with plans to impose a minimum retail allocation for mainboard IPOs, a source close to the
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        Lock icon S’pore runners rejoice in HK
        52 2 SPORTS It was a double delight for Singapore runners Jasmine Goh and Rachel See as they both clocked personal best times at the Hong Kong marathon yesterday. As their times were under the SEA Games qualifying benchmark of 3hr 7min 14sec,theywillbeconsideredfor selection for this year’s
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        Lock icon S’pore’s Tang treasures in US
        74 2 LIFE Artefacts from a 1,200-year-old Arab dhow wrecked in South-east Asian waters will be exhibited for the first time in the United States. The showcase from March 7 to June 4 at the Asia Society Museum in New York is organised by the New York
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      Lock icon Provide clarity on short rentals
      318 2  -  WhyItMatters Rachel Au-Yong rachelay@sph.com.sg Incasethereisanydoubt–itisofficiallyillegalto rent out your home for less than six months. The Planning Act was amended in Parliament last week to make short-term rentals of private homes an offence, to bring the law in line with guidelines in place since 2009. The
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      133 2 REACH US AT Website: www.straitstimes.com Facebook: www.fb.com/thestraitstimes Twitter: @STcom Instagram: @Straits_Times Working in Partnership with a AMITY 57 GLOBAL BUSINESS SCHOOL THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON t v fti l BUILD YOUR CAREER IN LAW OR MANAGEMENT PURSUE GLOBALLY UK UNIVERSITY DEGREE DBA/MBA/LLM FEB 2017 INTAKE Doctor of Business Administration Master
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
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      Lock icon Govt to seek views on home rentals for short term
      531 3  -  Maximum duration of rental in a year, safety and privacy of other residents among possible issues Rachel Au-Yong rachelay@sph.com.sg The guidelines around a new category of private homes for short-term rentals will become clearer in the coming months, with the
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      Lock icon Singapore star in the making
      78 3 Born and raised in Singapore, Kilani Daane, 16, honed her beach volleyball talent here. The teenager, whose father is Dutch and mother is Canadian, will play in the top tier of the National Collegiate Athletic Association championships from next year, after earning a scholarship to
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      Lock icon Botanic Gardens safe for visit: NParks
      635 4  -  Comprehensive tree management scheme in place and more checks will be done, it says Samantha Boh samboh@sph.com.sg All the trees in the Singapore Botanic Gardens’ Palm Valley have been found to be safe after a detailed check, with more inspections to follow, said the
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      Lock icon Victim was ‘inspirational leader respected by all who knew her’
      472 4  -  Samantha Boh, Calvin Yang samboh@sph.com.sg calyang@sph.com.sg The woman who died after being hit by a falling tembusu tree at the Botanic Gardens last Saturday was an inspirational leader who garnered huge respect from all who knew her. Ms Radhika Angara,
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      Lock icon Visitors resume park activities a day after tragedy
      377 4  -  Calvin Yang Visitors to the Botanic Gardens yesterday morning went about their usual activities, a day after a 40m-tall tembusu tree crashed onto unsuspecting visitors, leaving one woman dead and four injured. It was a stark contrast to the scene of panic
      ST PHOTO: SEAH KWANG PENG; STRAITS TIMES GRAPHICS  -  377 words
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      Lock icon ‘Not likely’ tree fell owing to lack of space
      355 4  -  Audrey Tan audreyt@sph.com.sg The tree that killed a woman and injured four others when it uprooted last Saturday was unlikely to have failed owing to a lack of space, said a former senior arborist at the Botanic Gardens. The 270-year-old tembusu
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      Lock icon Give elected presidency chance to develop: Yaacob
      567 6  -  He urges Malay community and youth to recognise need to evolve and learn from experiences on the ground Melody Zaccheus melodyz@sph.com.sg Give the elected presidency (EP) a chance to develop and allow it to evolve, Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Yaacob Ibrahim yesterday urged
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      Lock icon Home Team agencies marching together at NS50 gala
      456 6  -  Zaihan Mohamed Yusof, Seow Bei Yi zaihan@sph.com.sg byseow@sph.com.sg Officers from the police, Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) and other agencies such as the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) will march alongside one another for the first time, as the Home Team holds
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      Lock icon Timeless display of love
      82 6 A married couple caught in an embrace during a “freeze flash mob” event in Orchard Road on World Marriage Day yesterday. To celebrate marriage in a unique way, about 350 people, including couples and families with children, gathered outside Ion Orchard for the event organised by
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      Lock icon Electric car sharing scheme set for Aug start
      535 6  -  Christopher Tan ChristopherTan SeniorTransport Correspondent christan@sph.com.sg Environmentally conscious individuals will have another reason to ditch their cars in as early as August, when the first of 1,000 Frenchmade battery-powered hatchbacks are deployed here in the first big-scalecar-sharingschemeofitskind. Unlike some tax-exempt electric taxis
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      Lock icon N. Korea’s missile launch draws rebuke
      708 8  -  First provocation since Trump was elected seen as show of force against US-Japan security alliance Chang May Choon ChangMayChoon SouthKoreaCorrespondent InSeoul changmc@sph.com.sg North Korea has fired its first ballistic missile this year, in what is seen as a show of force against the leaders
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      Lock icon Ways to deal with a belligerent Pyongyang
      426 8 REUTERS BLOOMBERG SEOUL South Korea and the United States have agreed to explore all possible options to rein in North Korean provocation. Here’s a look at the main options: PRE-EMPTIVE STRIKE In 1994, the US deployed an aircraft carrier for a potential strike
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      Lock icon Hundreds of undocumented migrants arrested in US raids
      396 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS WASHINGTON The United States authorities arrested hundreds of undocumented migrants last week in the first large-scale raids under President Donald Trump, triggering panic among immigrant communities nationwide. The federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency rounded up undocumented individuals
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      Lock icon Rising threat
      151 8 BLOOMBERG 1991: The two Koreas sign declaration on denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula. 1994: Former US president Jimmy Carter negotiates deal in which North Korea freezes its nuclear weapons programme. 2002: US President George W. Bush labels North Korea, Iraq and Iran an “axis of evil” for building
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      Lock icon Trump says he will bring down cost of border wall
      267 8 EUTERS WASHINGTON United States President Donald Trump has pushed back on assertions that the wall he wants built on the US border with Mexico would cost more than anticipated, and said he would reduce the price. He made his comments
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      Lock icon Budget ‘likely to detail ways to spur innovation, boost skills’
      598 9  -  Economists say panel’s proposal to tweak tax system might also be fleshed out this year Chia Yan Min Economics Correspondent chiaym@sph.com.sg The upcoming Budget will likely flesh out details for implementing the Committee on the Future Economy’s (CFE) recommendations, especially
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Man charged with arson after HK train attack
      860 10 Lawmakers call for better public awareness and beefing up of safety measures on MTR HONG KONG A 60-year-old man has been charged with arson after last Friday evening’s firebomb attack on a Mass Transit Railway (MTR) train, reported Hong Kong media. The
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      Lock icon Two jailed for selling HK-published books
      432 10 HONG KONG Two people have been jailed in China for illegally selling books published in Hong Kong, reported South China Morning Post (SCMP), citing two sources familiar with the matter. The case was handled by the same police bureau that investigated five people linked
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    • ASIA
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        Lock icon Provincial leader surges ahead in S. Korean polls
        590 12 Governor seen as down-to-earth presidential candidate, which serves him well in nation roiled by Park’s scandal REUTERS SEOUL A provincial governor nicknamed after a leading boy band is surging in South Korean presidential polls, following former United Nations chief Ban Ki Moon’s
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        Lock icon Taiwanese artist lights up lantern festival with eco-friendly creations
        432 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TAIPEI As Taiwan lights up for the start of its annual lantern festival, one eco-friendly craftsman is breaking with tradition. Lantern-maker Lin Chow-chin is part of a growing movement on the island to make the celebrations greener, creating sustainable
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        Lock icon Xiamen varsity rewards students for being filial
        376 12 CHINA DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK BEIJING In an effort to promote filial piety, a university in Fujian province has set aside 100,000 yuan (S$20,650) to reward students who returned home during Chinese New Year. Students at the Xiamen University of Technology who went home
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        Lock icon 4 S’porean tourists hit by carbon monoxide poisoning
        319 12 TAIPEI Four Singaporean tourists have been taken to hospital in Taipei after coming down with carbon monoxide poisoning, according to media reports yesterday. The incident happened at about 1am yesterday after the tourists, all men in their 20s, showered in an apartment
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        Lock icon Foreign ‘trainees’ fill manpower gap in Japan
        831 13 More labourers entering the country on such visas, leaving them open to abuse and fraud NYTIMES GIFU (Japan) Ms Liu Hongmei was fed up with her job at a Shanghai clothing factory, where she worked long hours for little pay. So, three years
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        Lock icon Suu Kyi urges ethnic groups to sign peace deal
        542 14 Myanmar leader has been under fire for ignoring plight of Rohingya, failing to stop abuses against other minorities PANGLONG (Myanmar) De facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi urged all of the country’s armed ethnic groups to sign a ceasefire agreement, as
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        Lock icon Philippines starts repairing damage in quake-hit areas
        461 14 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SURIGAO (Philippines) The Philippine authorities have begun restoring the water supply and electricity in the areas hit by a powerful earthquake that killed six people. President Rodrigo Duterte visited the affected areas in Surigao City yesterday, and pledged that the
        REUTERS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY; STRAITS TIMES GRAPHICS  -  461 words
      • Asia Briefs
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          Lock icon Cambodia opposition names acting chief
          102 14 REUTERS PHNOM PENH Cambodia’s main opposition party named Mr Kem Sokha as its acting president yesterday, after exiled leader Sam Rainsy resigned unexpectedly in the face of a possible ban ahead of elections. Political tension has been growing in Cambodia, where Prime Minister Hun Sen
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        • Article
          Lock icon 90 Philippine police sacked for drug use
          158 14 REUTERS MANILA The Philippine police have sacked nearly 100 policemen since the start of the year because they were found to be drug users, a top official has said. The move came as part of a cleanup of the ranks after President Rodrigo
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        Lock icon PAS says it won’t work with Mahathir’s party
        278 14 PETALING JAYA•Malaysia’s Islamist opposition party, Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS), has said it will not work with Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM) because of the PPBM’s ties to two other parties that it does not want to be aligned with. PAS president Abdul
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        Lock icon Soul sister pitted against loyalist
        1411 15  -  The Indian state of Tamil Nadu has been undergoing a political crisis since its popular chief minister J. Jayalalithaa died two months ago. V.K. Sasikala, once her constant companion, and O. Panneerselvam, a frequent stand-in for the late leader, are battling to become the next
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    • WORLD
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        Lock icon New ISIS threat: Child terrorists
        793 16 Militant group now making kids its vanguard in the West, using their age to foil authorities WASHINGTON POST ESSEN (Germany) The package ordered online arrived at his apartment on a Saturday morning a cardboard box packed with magnesium, potassium nitrate and aluminium powder for a
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        Lock icon Rockets hit Baghdad’s Green Zone after deadly protest
        493 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BAGHDAD Rockets were fired at Baghdad’s Green Zone over the weekend, after Iraq’s most violent protest in years saw at least seven people killed in clashes between police and demonstrators advancing on the fortified area. The body coordinating security operations
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      • Article
        Lock icon Hamburg airport shut briefly over ‘substance’ in the air
        203 16 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BERLIN The German authorities yesterday briefly closed the airport in Hamburg after a discharge of a corrosive substance caused eye irritation and breathing difficulties among 50 people in a security check area. Firefighters and ambulances were rushed to
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        Lock icon Steinmeier voted in as German president
        713 17 Ex-foreign minister elected for 5-year term by Federal Assembly, takes office in March AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BERLIN Billed as Germany’s “antiTrump”, centre-left former foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has been elected the country’s ceremonial president in a vote held in the national Parliament. Mr Steinmeier was
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        Lock icon Greece defuses WWII bomb after mass evacuation
        372 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS THESSALONIKI (Greece) Greek soldiers yesterday defused a World War II bomb in the second-largest city Thessaloniki after evacuating tens of thousands of people from the area. The bomb was deactivated by specialists by midday but was still considered dangerous as
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        Lock icon Swiss to simplify immigrant citizenship
        468 17 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE GENEVA Swiss voters yesterday approved making it easier for third-generation immigrants to become citizens, dismissing suggestions that the move could pose a security threat. Projections by broadcaster SRF after polls closed showed the measure easily winning by a 59-41 per cent margin.
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      • World Briefs
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          Lock icon EU’s Juncker won’t seek second term
          86 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BERLIN Mr Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the European Commission, said he would not seek a second term when his tenure expires in 2019. The head of the European Union’s executive body also admitted last Saturday to fearing that Britain’s negotiations to leave
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          Lock icon Aussie man charged with raping tourist
          64 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY An Australian man has been charged over the alleged abduction and rape of a 24-year-old Belgian tourist after responding to her online advertisement asking for farm work. The man, 52, was arrested in Meningie, 150km south-east of Adelaide city, and charged
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        Lock icon Australian bush fires threaten homes, close roads
        444 18 Authorities order evacuation of some rural areas in NSW amid heatwave on east coast AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS SYDNEY The Australian authorities ordered the evacuation of some sparsely populated rural areas of New South Wales (NSW) yesterday as bush fires, fanned by extreme heat
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        Lock icon Trump backer plans to stay in Aussie Parliament
        281 18 BLOOMBERG CANBERRA–ADonaldTrump-supportingconserv-ative Australian lawmaker who quit Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s Liberal Party has said he plans to stay in the Senate and position his new party as a “principled alternative” to mainstream politics. Senator Cory Bernardi said yesterday that he had no
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        Lock icon NZ beached-whale crisis 'likely over'
        253 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE FAREWELL SPIT (New Zealand) Whale rescuers were cautiously optimistic yesterday that the current wave of mass beachings in New Zealand was over, after hundreds of the creatures died after being stranded ashore. The crisis began early last Friday when a pod of 416
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      12 10 FAMILY BONDING FUJIAN UNIVERSITY REWARDS FILIAL PIETY A12 EXTREME WEATHERAUSTRALIAHIT BYHEATWAVE, FIRESA18
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      41 10 “They know that in the West, you don’t expect a 10-year-old to be a terror suspect. MR DANIEL KOEHLER, director of the German Institute on Radicalisation and Deradicalisation Studies, on children being cultivated by ISIS to carry out terror acts. A16
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  • OPINION
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      Lock icon Role for all in shaping future economy
      469 19 The Straits Times says Expectations of a detailed map for the future, dotted with big new ideas, are out of sync with the thrust of the Committee on the Future Economy. Yet these surfaced in some responses to its report released last week.
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      Lock icon Surprise, Europe elections may rebuff populists
      1430 19  -  The continent’s populist movements differ–lumping them together makes them seem bigger than they are. Global Affairs Jonathan Eyal Europe Correspondent jonathan.eyal@gmail.com LONDON For most of those following European affairs, pessimism now seems the only form of realism. Europe is, supposedly, constantly tottering on the
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      168 21  -  Goh Eck Kheng Kheng Chairman Speak Good English Movement TheroleoftheSpeakGoodEnglish Movementistoencourage Singaporeanstousegrammatically correctEnglish.Webelievethat properpronunciationisalsoan importantpartofspeakingEnglish well(“Drawlinebetweenmistakes andlanguageevolution”byMadam NgPohLeng,and“Balancecorrect pronunciationandbeing understood”byMissAdeleneSoh LiTheng;bothpublishedonFeb9). WeagreethatSinglishisa culturalmarkerformany Singaporeansandthatithasa syntaxandvocabularyofitsown, usingwordsandstructuresfrom English,Malay,Tamilandvarious Chinese dialects. Itis,therefore,notsurprisingthat linguistshavelongfoundSinglish interestingtostudy. However,eventheywouldagree thatthereisatimeandplacefor Singlish,andthatitisprobably inappropriatetouseSinglish syntaxinschoolwork,forinstance. TheinclusionofSinglishwordsin the Oxford
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      29 21 NOW What? Two years of NS?? National service enlistment letter IN THE FUTURE (...when NS includes cyber warfare) What? Only two years of NS?? My son, the computer nerd.
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      469 1  -  Over 7 in 10 young people seek internships, industry projects to gain skills: Survey Sandra Davie Senior Education Correspondent sandra@sph.com.sg Taking a few classes on how to write a resume and handle job interviews is not enough to land that dream job. Instead,
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      232 2  -  Chew Hui Min chuimin@sph.com.sg Three men helped put out a fire that broke out yesterday at a hawker stall in the popular Whampoa Makan Place food centre. Photos and a video of the men fighting the fire at the Hi
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      548 3  -  Artwork depicts about 15 S’pore landmarks, and will be moved so the public can view it Melody Zaccheus melodyz@sph.com.sg A 1979 glass mosaic mural at the former Braddell-Westlake Secondary School depicting about 15 landmarks of Singapore will get a new lease of
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      426 3  -  Leong Weng Kam LeongWengKam SeniorWriter wengkam@sph.com.sg It set up one of the earliest Chinese temples here, Thian Hock Keng, in 1840, and founded Singapore’s first Chinese school, Chongwen Ge, in 1849. It still runs six schools, a secondary and five primary schools, as
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      663 5  -  Sales veteran recalls old days; half of those who worked at last outlet redeployed within group People Jalelah Abu Baker jalmsab@sph.com.sg Mr Jonathan Toh has seen his workplace shrink from being an old giant in Singapore’s retail space to
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      211 5  -  Jalelah Abu Baker Long-time customers recall their trips to John Little with a sense of nostalgia. Mrs Rukmani Gunasegaram, 69, still remembers her trips to John Little’s Specialists’ Shopping Centre branch in the 1980s. The housewife said she would spend about four leisurely hours shopping
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      1363 6  -  On the morning of Feb 15,1942, the British raised the white flag of surrender. In the second of a three-part series, Chong Zi Liang drops by the bunker where the decision was made 75 years ago and visits sites that are haunting reminders
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      1087 7 Britain’s failure due to its war commitments in Europe to dispatch armed reinforcements and replacement troops, and the Allied troops’ inadequacy in jungle warfare in the Battle of Malaya consigned them to a bitter defeat in just 55 days. Singapore’s meek capitulation in Japanese hands
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        1947 8 / 9  -  Couples all over the world will celebrate their love on Valentine’s Day tomorrow. The Straits Times executive photojournalist Caroline Chia speaks with five couples who have been married for at least 30 years, and takes them back to the same spot where they previously had a
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      847 10  -  Hotels in Singapore go the extra mile to offer couples creative and memorable wedding experiences BY MEREDITH WOO STILT walkers, fairy-themed costumes, Doraemon and space for a dance floor these are some of the unique requests hotels have received from for their received from couples for
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      174 10 THIS weekend, head to Singapore Expo Halls 7 and 8 for the 50th Natas Travel Fair. Says Mr Devinder Ohri, president of the National Association of Travel Agents Singapore (Natas): “We’re heartened by the support that our members are demonstrating by their participation
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      200 10 DECLARE your love with the help of Robinsons’ #WeKnowValentine’s campaign. Find the perfect gift with the complimentary Personal Shopper Service (www.robinsons.com.sg/ services) at Robinsons The Heeren. Your friendly consultant will take note of any budget constraints and your partner’s likes and dislikes, and scour the
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        43 10 The new Valentine’s Day collection from PANDORA is inspired by Pop Art, with blushing accents of cerise pink, heartfelt engravings on two-toned metal and bow designs that symbolise a strong and everlasting bond between two people. Visit www.pandora.net/en-sg/ collections/valentines for details.
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        59 10 Swedish sound The new u-JAYS Wireless on-ear headphones ($338) from Swedish audio developer Jays has arrived in Singapore. Enjoy 25+ hours of uninterrupted listening on a single charge and excellent sound isolation. Take calls and swipe through your song list easily with the intuitive, full-feature touch controls. Visit
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      122 10 THIS Valentine’s Day, from 7pm to 9.30pm, orchardgateway’s Level 3 glass tubular link bridge across Orchard Road will be transformed into a romantic dining venue for 10 couples who participated and won in the mall’s Valentine’s Day Social Media Contest. Check out their entries via
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      171 10 JUST a stone’s throw away from Kuala Lumpur’s iconic Petronas Twin Towers is the up-and-coming Stonor 3 freehold residences. The project is jointly developed by Tan Tan Developments and Japan’s leading property developer. Residents can spend weekends in the 20ha KLCC Park or
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      146 13 13 jcu.singapore.fanpage jcusingapore video W @jcu_singapore jcusingapore j www.jcu.edu.sg JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY SINGAPORE J jqj Public Lecture series begins 2009 y Dr. Robyn Anderson Senior Lecturer, Education r Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education) Intakes: March July and November Next intake commences on 13 March 2017 Register Now! C 8222
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      1113 12 THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION To get street children in the western Indian city of Thane into school, civic officials initially forced their parents to send them to regular state schools. The kids showed up late or not at all,
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      414 13  -  Christine Hauser NYTIMES After five teenagers defaced a historic black schoolhouse in Virginia with racist and anti-Semitic graffiti last year, a judge in the United States handed down an unusual sentence. She endorsed a prosecutor’s order that they read one
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      495 13  -  Student has also picked up guitar, ukelele, drums by observing others Raynold Toh raynoldt@sph.com.sg Most people pick up musical instruments by attending formal lessons, but not Chong Boon Secondary School student Tan Ou Wen. As a Primary 6 pupil in Mayflower Primary, he
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      325 1  -  Yasmine Yahya Small and medium-sized enterprises have been urged to innovate over the past decade, and one got a head start when it decided to completely revamp its business model and jump feet first into innovation, back in the 1990s. PBA Group started
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      598 1  -  Lee Xin En xinen@sph.com.sg As Mexico’s relations with the United States become frostier because of US President Donald Trump’s bellicose rhetoric, the Latin American country is looking to the East for new friends. Mr Francisco Rios, IE Singapore’s Mexico City-based centre director, said
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      1323 2  -  It is crucial for the Republic to rebuild its core software talent, says Pivotal’s Lionel Lim People Rupali Karekar rupsk@sph.com.sg Tech industry veteran Lionel Lim regards Silicon Valley as more a state of mind than a geographical location, so he
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      528 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho claims his side’s attacking efforts would be hailed more if someone else was in charge at Old Trafford and even aimed a dig at former club Chelsea. United completely outplayed Watford in Saturday’s 2-0 Premier League
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      535 8  -  Teen mixed doubles aces Zheng Chen and Olympic champ Zhang join other big names May Chen maychen@sph.com.sg Some of the world’s top doubles badminton players, among them a world No. 1 pair and a former world and Olympic champion, will be here to
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      714 9  -  Singapore-raised student the first to play beach volleyball in NCAA competition May Chen maychen@sph.com.sg Kilani Daane may not hold a Singapore passport not yet at least but this teenager is already set to fly the Republic’s flag in one of the world’s most competitive collegiate
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      454 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS KUALA LUMPUR Fabrizio Zanotti played an impeccable round yesterday, notching a nine-under 63 to clinch the Maybank Championship Malaysia with a one-shot victory over American David Lipsky in Kuala Lumpur. The Paraguayan tied ninth after54holesonSaturday–captured his first
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      437 9 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SAN FRANCISCO Jordan Spieth putted superbly on Pebble Beach’s bumpy, rain-softened greens to surge six strokes clear after the third round of the weather-hit AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Saturday. Joint leader when the fog-de-layed second round was completed
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      522 10  -  Goh and See finish with first sub-3hr times in Hong Kong to reinforce claims for KL berths Chua Siang Yee siangyee@sph.com. sg In 2011, Jasmine Goh began running with one simple aim to lose weight. Fast forward six years and the 37-year-old
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      476 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS KINGSTON Jamaican sprinter Nesta Carter, who returned to competition on Saturday as he battles a doping charge, has his eye on the athletics World Championships in London in August. The 31-year-old, who won an individual bronze in the 100m
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        76 10 The Singapore Slingers were upset 64-62 in overtime by third-placed visitors Alab Pilipinas in their Asean Basketball League game yesterday at the OCBC Arena. The score was tied at 55 apiece at the end of regulation time. It was the Slingers’ second straight
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        61 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HYDERABAD India’s off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin yesterday became the fastest bowler to claim 250 Test wickets, as Bangladesh were bowled out for 388 on day four of the one-off cricket Test in Hyderabad. Ashwin achieved the milestone in his 45th match by taking
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        64 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON The Miami Heat’s 13-game winning streak in the National Basketball Association (NBA) ended on Saturday in Philadelphia, where they fell 109-117 to the 76ers. It was Miami’s (24-31) first defeat since Jan 13. Their run is the longest winning streak this
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        58 10 XINHUA BEIJING The updated corridor on the roof of Beijing’s iconic “Bird’s Nest” has been opened to the public, which enables tourists to view the Chinese capital at the highest point of the National Stadium. As one of the Beijing Olympics’ most famous legacies,
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      305 10 REUTERS CAPE TOWN South African athlete Caster Semenya is not excited about the prospect of having her 2012 Olympic and 2011 World Championships silver medals upgraded to gold in the wake of Mariya Savinova-Farnosova’s doping ban, her coach said yesterday. Savinova-Farnosova was stripped of her
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      499 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CARDIFF England coach Eddie Jones accepted that his side had used up all their “get-out-of-jail cards” following a gripping 21-16 win away to Wales in the Six Nations. The Grand Slam champions were behind 14-16 with just four minutes left when wing
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      246 11 REUTERS WELLINGTON Tributes poured in for former All Black Sione Lauaki, after it was announced that the retired New Zealand forward had died overnight at the age of 35. The cause of death was not immediately revealed but the Tonga-born Lauaki had been diagnosed
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      353 12 NEWYORK Holly Holm wants a rematch after her controversial loss to Germaine de Randamie at UFC 208 on Saturday. De Randamie became the first UFC women’s featherweight champion following her unanimous-deci-sion victory at Brooklyn’s Barclays Centre, with all three judges scoring
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      685 12 People THE GUARDIAN LIBREVILLE Eighteen months ago, Christian Bassogog was a teenager 10,000km from home playing third-division football on a last-place team before crowds of 2,500 on Cape Fear in North Carolina. A week ago, the Cameroonian winger was basking in
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      352 13 REUTERS LONDON Manchester City skipper Vincent Kompany believes the chase for perfection has worked against his side at times this season but is confident they are on the right track. The fit-again central defender is hoping to make just his third Premier
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      44 1  -  Scriptwriter Ang Eng Tee pushed for Channel 8 hits The Little Nyonya and Hero to be made despite facing scepticism. Yip Wai Yee reports. D2 Yip Wai Yee DESIGN: LEE CHEE CHEW PHOTOS: ASIAN CIVILISATIONS MUSEUM, SEAH KWANG PENG
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        483 3  -  The South Korean television personality and rapper reveals that he loves music, watching TV shows and “making love” Eddino Abdul Hadi Music Correspondent dinohadi@sph.com.sg South Korean star Kang Gary’s two favourite places in Singapore are Resorts World Sentosa and Zouk. Unfortunately, he did not get a
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        438 3 Obituary AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS Jiro Taniguchi, a legend of Japan’s art of manga, died in Tokyo last Saturday at the age of 69, his publisher in France, Casterman, announced. Taniguchi attracted an international following with works such as The Walking Man, The
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        1002 4 NYTIMES LOS ANGELES Because he was told that neo-westerns were boxoffice poison, and he wrote the screenplay for Hell Or High Water anyway, resulting in one of the few Hollywood films of last year to shine a light on red-state America.
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      687 6  -  Artefacts salvaged from a ninth-century Arab shipwreck go on show at a New York museum next month Akshita Nanda Arts Correspondent akshitan@sph.com.sg Singapore-owned artefacts from a 1,200-year-old Arab dhow wrecked in South-east Asian waters will be exhibited for the first time in the
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      401 6 Young musicians, take note. The annual Goh Soon Tioe Centenary award, Singapore’s onlyprivately funded award for string players, has opened applications for this year. The $6,000 award will be given to a deserving string player who can “communicate powerfully with an audience
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      464 9  -  Veteran American band Journey saved the best for last with a revelatory encore Eddino Abdul Hadi dinohadi@sph.com.sg The bulk of the two-hour show at The Star Theatre was reserved for their best-known tunes from the 1980s–nooneheadingtoaJourney showwouldexpectotherwise–but the real gems appeared during the encore. Returning
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      379 9 Obituary NYTIMES NEW YORK Nicolai Gedda (left), the Swedish singer who rose from an impoverished childhood and a youthful career as a bank clerk to become one of the most cele- brated tenors of the 20th century, died on Jan 8 in Tolochenaz, Switzerland.
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      485 9  -  Mervin Beng Billed as a chamber concert by the Stradivari Quartet, this event was the first of two evenings where musicians of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO) joined members of the quartet to perform chamber works from Beethoven’s early period. The music this evening ranged from a charming
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      1086 10  -  Secret Love In Peach Blossom Land is a meditation on memory, love and loss Huayi Chinese Festival of Arts Adeline Chia chiahta@sph.com.sg In the two plays-within-a-play of this production, the lead characters have something in common: they remember the past and wish they could forget.
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      415 10  -  Chang Tou Liang Film music was on the table for the Singapore Chinese Orchestra’s (SCO) contribution to this year’s Huayi Chinese Festival of Arts, organised by the Esplanade. Conducted by music director Yeh Tsung, the orchestra delivered a huge dose of nostalgia
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      551 10  -  Akshita Nanda In 1966, Peter Handke’s Offending The Audience broke theatre convention. Performers spoke directly to viewers more used to an invisible wall between ticket-holders and performers. Singapore director Liu Xiaoyi similarly delights in challenging audiences. His experiments with time, space and the physical body are
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        389 12 WASHINGTON POST REUTERS NYTIMES NEW YORK Calvin Klein is renewed. The nearly 50-year-old American brand famous for jeans and underwear looks youthful but not immature, and sharp and relevant. Belgian designer Raf Simons, the brand’s new chief creative officer, situated it in the centre
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        271 12 NYTIMES NEW YORK A museum in Queens has shut down an online art installation by actor Shia LaBeouf, calling it a “serious and ongoing public safety hazard” after he was arrested and the exhibit became a target for threats of violence. The participatory exhibit,
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          87 12 Former United States vicepresident Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, have signed with Creative Artists Agency to help “amplify” their post-White House agenda. “Jill and I remain more dedicated than ever to addressing the critical issues of the day,” he said in a
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          34 12 Nineties movie siren EllenChan, 50, is set to wed actor Daniel Wu’s 45-year-old cousin Martin (both right), sayHongKongnewspapers. (bothright), sayHongKongnewspapers. Thetwometatapartyin Augustlastyearandthe businessmanaskedtheactress tomarryhimathisbirthday partyinNovember.
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      60 1 ALEX LAM Not just his father’s son D4 ON SHOW IN THE US Singapore-owned artefacts from 1,200-year-old shipwreck D6 CIRQUE DU SOLEIL bv *0 is A 4 it PRESENTED BY i 'Sab i! f r J) <*4 >s 4“ E 4 £> i^rtanMl >» V BOOK NOW! OPENS 12 JULY
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      104 3 THE HIT BROADWAY MUSICAL (VIA TANJONG PAGAR) LA CAGE AUX FOLLES MUSIC LYRICS BY JERRY HERMAN BOOK BY HARVEY FIERSTEIN BASED ON THE PLAY ‘LA CAGE AUX FOLLES’ BY JEAN POIRET DIRECTED BYGLEN GOEI STARRING IVAN HENG WITH SEAN GHAZI HOSSAN LEONG DARIUS TAN JO TAN FRANCES LEE AARON KHALED
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      331 7 4 March 2017 (Saturday) 8pm Victoria Concert Hall Flavours of Chinese Music A Night of Liu Xi Jin’s Works Of u (/>! Continuous Prosperity Conductor: Hong Xia Choir: Vocal Associates Festival Chorus Chorus Mistress: Khor Ai Ming The Seven Great Elements of Buddhism (Tathagatagarbha) Conductor: Hong Xia Konghou: Wu Lin
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      46 1 MCI (P) 041/02/2016 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2017 You call the shots Aspiring film-makers now have all the tools to make local cinema big again. p9-11 RAISE YOUR INSTA-GAME No-frills photo tips with pro results. p8 LOVE IS ALL AROUND How the world celebrates Valentine’s Day. p7
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        517 2  -  BY SERENE EDITOR SERENE LUO EDITOR An issue involving some chickens have been ruffling feathers among my colleagues. They are crying foul over the fowl in Sin Ming that were culled after the authorities received some 20 complaints about the amount of noise
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        177 2 POMP, GOLD ROYALS Sporting achievements were in the headlines this past week. Scan or click on these QR codes to get an inside look at the competitions that made the world sit up and take notice. SUPER PERFORMANCE The showcase finale of the American football of the American football season
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        152 3  -  Ang Yiying The Schoolings were named winners of The Straits Times Singaporean of the Year award for 2016 last Monday. Joseph Schooling, 21, clinched Singapore’s first Olympic gold and set a new Games record with a 50.39sec swim in the men’s 100m butterfly event at the 2016 Rio
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        259 3  -  David Tay Mr Mohamed Firdaus Anwar, who is Ma-lay-Chinese, loves celebrating Chinese New Year with his maternal relatives. Last December, the 21-year-old who volunteers with nEbO, the youth membership arm of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), decided to usher in the Year of the
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        267 12 / 13 Dirty habits die hard. Based on the latest released figures, the number of fines handed out for littering rose to a seven-year high last year. The authorities meted out more than 31,000 fines, a 19 per cent jump from the more than 26,000 fines handed out in 2015. Singapore
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        198 12 / 13 Singapore indoor skydiver Kyra Poh is flying high on her latest success. The 14-year-old bagged two gold medals at the 2017 Windoor Wind Games held in Spain on Feb 3 and 4. The annual meet, now into its fourth edition, featured almost 200 fliers from more than 18 countries
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        360 12 / 13 Former leftist trade unionist and political detainee Fong Swee Suan, a founding member of the People’s Action Party (PAP), died on Feb 4. The 85-year-old had liver cirrhosis and was in and out of hospital for treatment over the past three months. Mr Fong was once in the upper
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        181 12 / 13 The Year of the Rooster did not start well for 24 free-roaming chickens in Sin Ming. They were culled following residents’ complaints that they were noisy. However, others spoke up against the culling. For instance, Mr Louis Ng, Member of Parliament for Nee Soon GRC and founder of animal
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        315 12 / 13  -  Compiled by Ang Yiying The Straits Times A National University Hospital (NUH) programme that helps children overcome peanut allergies has been extended to overcoming allergies to cow’s milk. In the pipeline are plans to expand it to include other allergens caused by common food such as eggs or tree
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        266 14 / 15 MONGOLIA Reuters Private citizens in Mongolia are donating cash, jewellery, gold and even horses to help their government make a US$580 million (S$818 million) payment to bondholders next month. The cash-strapped nation has been embroiled in an economic crisis caused by a collapse
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        234 14 / 15 RECORD BREAKING DRUG HAUL AUSTRALIA Agence France-Presse Australia has made its largest cocaine haul ever after seizing a yacht carrying 1.4 tonnes of the drug with an estimated street value of A$312 million (S$337 million). The boat was stopped off the New South Wales coast on Feb 2 and six
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        219 14 / 15 BRITAIN Agence France-Presse British supermarket giants Tesco and Morrisons rationed vegetable sales on Feb 3, even as shoppers tweeted their frustration over widespread shortages caused by bad weather in southern Europe. Courgettes, broccoli, aubergines and salads were either unavailable or in very short supply in some supermarkets
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        175 14 / 15 JAPAN Reuters Nestle unveiled a limited-edition KitKat “sushi” set in Tokyo on Feb 2. The “sushi” comes in three different flavours: “tuna” tastes like raspberry; “tamagoyaki” (omelette) is pumpkin pudding; and “sea urchin” is mascarpone cheese. All are served on a bed of sugar-coated puffed rice. The sets
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        203 14 / 15  -  AFGHANISTAN Compiled by Nur Syahiidah Zainal Agence France-Presse Rescuers battled to reach survivors of avalanches in Afghanistan’s remote and mountainous northern region last week. Even as the death toll topped 100, fears are growing for the dozens of people still believed to be trapped beneath the snow. Aid
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        351 4  -  BY ANG ANG YIYING If you spend a lot of time looking down at your smartphone, you might have “text neck”. The term refers to the repetitive strain injury caused by adopting a prolonged forward head posture while using a mobile device. For instance, research indicates that
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        195 4 PRESSPLAY 2017 Until March 18 Where: Various public libraries Price: Free Fancy making a desk lamp or knitted necklaces? Or do you want to learn how to shoot a music video with your friends? Then this event is just the thing for you. Filled with artisan workshops, panel
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        535 5  -  MOVIE REVIEW BY ANG ANG YIYING This PG13 psychological thriller had just the right amount of atmospheric horror, without veering into gratuitous gore, that kept me at the edge of my seat. Scottish actor James McAvoy (the young Charles Xavier from X-Men: First Class) displayed serious acting chops
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        160 5 L If you are into biographical dramas or female empowerment, watch: Hidden Figures (PG13) Expected release date here: Feb 23 Based on a true story, the film looks at how three female Afri-can-American mathematicians at NASA helped the agency launch the first American astronaut to make a
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        668 6  -  There is just something visceral about the romances in young adult (YA) fiction. The characters often love desperately; fiercer and harder than is probably wise. A good YA romance combines the authenticity and raw force of young love to create a free-falling roller coaster that
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        410 7  -  With tomorrow being Valentine’s Day, ANG YIYING compiles some ways the occasion is celebrated in different parts of the world. ANG YIYING DENMARK The Danes started celebrating Valentine’s Day only in the 1990s. Red roses may be synonymous with the occasion in many parts of the world
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        112 7 There are a few origin stories about Valentine’s Day floating around. The most popular version has it that Valentine was a priest who helped wed couples in secret during third-century Rome. Then, Roman Emperor Claudius II had outlawed marriage for young men in the hope that
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        417 8  -  WONG XIN EN uses household items to create phone photography hacks that will raise your Instagram skills a notch WONG XIN EN www.lomography.com,diply.com, www.cnet.com, Buzzfeed PETROLEUM JELLY Add a suggestion of mystery or an air of antiquity Create a foggy, ethereal effect using this simple substance. Get some:
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        1033 9  -  Affordable gear and online platforms make it easier for young people to produce films, but making it a career is still just a dream for most. KATELYN WOODWORTH reports KATELYN WOODWORTH Singapore’s film industry is growing, slowly but surely. For one thing, Singaporean film-makers have
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        850 10 / 11  -  ANG YIYING tracks the industry’s ups and downs ANG YIYING The Straits Times, The Business Times, roots.sg, sindie.sg, fom.sg 1950-1960 The Singapore film industry churned out a series of hits, thanks to the Shaw Brothers’ Malay Film Productions studio in Jalan Ampas and Cathay-Keris’ studios in East
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        260 10 / 11  -  Katelyn Woodworth Ms Maisarah Mohammed Nassir originally wanted to pursue drama, but after joining her secondary school’s Media Comm Club, the 20-year-old discovered that she enjoyed working behind the camera more than acting in front of it. By the time she was 16, she and her school’s
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        1025 16 / 17 CCE Public spaces are vital arteries of a bustling city. When designed well, these can encourage diverse and gracious uses of spots that are open to one and all. Free of barriers and walls, they help to make the city feel welcoming. Yet, civic considerations
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        885 18 / 19 ENGLISH The Visual Text section in the O-level comprehension paper requires students to: L make connections between the text and visuals in a webpage; L identify and explain the purpose, audience, context and culture; L analyse how the writer’s style can impact the interpretation of a
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        112 18 / 19 “affordable” is enlarged. 3. The quote from a young boy appeals to families with children (1) with the message that children can easily/readily visit the doctor at low cost as the word also smiling to indicate their happiness with the subsidised healthcare. 2ii. They support the message that the
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      92 20 the in part taking group dance traditional A in (Candlemas) Candelaria of Virgin the of celebrations Villa Lobos, Guatemala, on Feb 5. The celebration is to the ritual purification of Mary, 40 days after the birth of her son connected tradition Jewish a to linked that candles church
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      111 4 Honda For Sale 316 AFFINITY AUTO SHUTTLE NEWEST MODEL With COE! Down $10k. Mthly $753. Buy Now Deliver Now! Call: *****687 *****332 AFFINITY AUTO VEZEL NEWEST SENSING With COE! Down $10K. Mthly $795. Buy Now Deliver Now! Call: *****687 *****332 TAI HUAT AUTO SHUTTLE 1.5G, LED light, smart key, leather,
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      422 4 317 Hyundai For Sale 317 Hyundai For Sale 317 Hyundai For Sale COE Results of February 2017 1st Open Bidding Exercise For COE Cars (1600cc and below) Cars (1601cc and above) Goods vehicles and buses Motorcycles Open category COE price Quota Bids 2,060 1,366 164 $48,401 $48,209 $48,901 $6,412 $48,556
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      188 4 Lexus For Sale 322 SKL AUTOMOBILE 10/’09 LEXUS RX350 Black. Low mileage.Agt maintained. Accident free. Asking $69K. Call *****811/ *****754 05/12 LEXUS GS350 Luxury High paper. Superb cond. Svcs by agt. Call *****900 ’07 LEXUS IS250. New 5 year COE. Sporty black. *****km Excellent cond. 8569 9983 Mazda For Sale
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      177 4 Mercedes For Sale 326 JCWC AUTOMOBILE BRAND NEW E200 Avante Grade. Full option. In-house loan. 15.2L/100km; 149g/km. JCWC *****969/ 9070 7117 SMARTCARS BOUTIQUE 2017 NEW E200 Keyless go. Various colours. Immediate delivery. Flexi Loan. AML #01-02. Call Gary *****009 SMARTCARS BOUTIQUE 2017 NEW E200 Keyless go. Various colours. Immediate delivery.
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      234 4 Mercedes For Sale 326 LECO PRESTIGE NEWEST GLC COUPE 2.0 Petrol, sunroof. G’teed COE. ready stock. Call *****767/ *****993/ *****777 THINK ONE GROUP DEC 2012 MERCEDES E250, High OMV, 1 owner, In hse loan/ high trade-in avail. Call Hazel 8693 9087/6841 3300 MERCEDES S350L BLACK 2011 C&C unit with new
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      330 5 Mercedes For Sale 326 GUAN MOTOR 2017 BENZ E200 Avantgrade/ Exclusive fr $213,800. Rebate 45k. Guan Motor Trading #04-12 AML. 9187 2721 TAIHUATAUTO BENZ E200 AVANTGARDE widescreen cockpit, 5yr warranty $212,800, rebate $45K *****033/*****786 11/11 S300L AMGKITOMV $*****. 60kkm 1 owner C&C maintain. $139k 6472 2222 12/’08 S300L 3.0A OMV
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      333 5 Perodua For Sale 331 10/’07 KENARI 1.0A low km. OMV $6.8K. Beautiful cond. Well kept. $8,999. *****922 Porsche For Sale 333 RED PORSCHE BOXSTER 2.7A PDK. Reg 6/2013. Stuttgart car. Accident free. Done 22k km. Best price! Call *****826 **2007 PORSCHE CAYENNE Turbo Tiptronic 4.8L. Agent maintained. Call 9389-3388 JUL
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      230 5 344 Toyota For Sale THONG LEE TRADING PTE LTD ESTAB SINCE ’69 New Estima Aeras 2.4A Premium $162.8K 7 Seaters. Top Specs. Full Accessories. Buy With Confidence! *****896 *****482 THONG LEE TRADING PTE LTD ESTAB SINCE 1969 New Sienta 1.5X G Model $93.8K Guaranteed COE. 7 Seaters. Buy With Confidence.
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      235 5 344 Toyota For Sale SAN HUP BEE 3 DAY DELIVERY! New Sienta 1.5. Downpayment $22,800. 5.7L/100km CO2 126g/km Call 8383 3283 9452 8805 SAN HUP BEE 3 DAY DELIVERY! New Harrier 2.0. Downpayment $35,800. 5.1L/100km CO2 122g/km Call 9728 8717 8383 3283 SAN HUP BEE 3 DAY DELIVERY! New Vellfire
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      219 5 344 Toyota For Sale GUAN MOTOR SIENTA $101,800 REBATE 45k. 7 Seater LED. Ready stock. Guan Motor #04-12 AML. 6743 3291/9009 4089 HUP LONG DEPOSIT $13.8K MTHLY $1640 Toyota Wish 1.8 Ready Stock High Trade In. Call *****018 *****018 Hup Long HUP LONG DEPOSIT $25.8K MTHLY$2756 Vellfire 2.5 ZG Ready
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      830 5 Vehicles Wanted 363 344 Toyota For Sale Vehicles Wanted WHEEL DEAL The smarter way to sell your car 363 Vehicles Wanted 363 he Wheel Deal offers a hassle-free platform for car owners to sell their cars at the best price. Deal ners to sell their cars at the best price.
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      349 6 Car Financing/ Insurance 377 Refinancing COE Renewal Car Deregistration Commercial Vehicle PARF Rebate in Cash New/Pre-Owned Car 9111 3808 credit@ssgroup.sg RE-FINANCING INSURANCE! Low Interest In-hse loan. 100% Fast Approval for all types of vehicle. Siew Ling 8429-9484-TAI THONG LEE 6741 6868 Bank or In House Loan offers interest rate from
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      459 6 Lorries For Sale 387 SCOTTS MOTORS NEW DYNA $42K/ $87.8k White Blue Silver ready stock full loan at 2.99% no hidden cost *****090/ *****723/ *****100 Scotts Motors CAR (S) PTE LTD 09/15 HINO XZU710R 14" Truck. -20Deg Freezer Tailgate. Very Low Mileage. Very New. Accident Free. $111.8K. Song *****355 THIAM
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      251 6 Lorries For Sale 387 CAR (S) PTE LTD FEB’07 TOYOTA DYNA (New 5Yr COE) New Paint, Checkered Plate. Accident Free. Ask $44.8K. Song *****355 CAR (S) PTE LTD 2007 FEB TOYOTA Dyna New 5 yrs COE. Low dep, good cond. Call Fey *****383 for viewing test drive now CAR (S)
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      356 6 Lorries For Sale 387 CAR (S) PTE LTD 08/05 NISSAN CABSTAR. $30,800. Good condition, loan trade in available. Call William *****311 SHUN HENG AUTO NEW TOYOTA DYNA 1 5 0 D G’teed delivery. 3yrs warranty 3 free svc. ETS welcome. $88,800. Call: 6344 1918 TAI HUAT AUTO DYNA 1.5 LOW
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      318 6 Mini Buses For Sale 388 SAN HUP BEE 3 DAY DELIVERY! New Toyota HiRoof GL 14 seater Power dr 9.8L/100km CO2 228g/km Call 9728 8717 9452 8805 14 SEATER BUS! 11/2012 Toyota Hiace Commuter DX 3.0 A, 1 owner, Best Price Good Condition. Call 6555 3300 9/2015 TOYOTA HIACE Commuter
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      362 6 Vans For Sale 391 CAR (S) PTE LTD 08/10 FIAT DOBLO maxi 1.6 (M) New paintwork with excellent condition. 6 doors yet spacious.Trade in avail. Doorstep viewing. Leon 9232 9611. ABWIN BRAND NEW TOYOTA Hiace 5dr diesel! 01 Transfer. ETS immed collection! Borneo warranty! $90.8K. Pls call *****444 *****033 SCOTTS
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      244 6 Vans For Sale 391 CAR (S) PTE LTD TOYOTA HIACE, MOST reliable van in the mkt, superb cond COE till Nov 2021, only @$34,800. Roy @*****455 CAR (S) PTE LTD FIAT DOBLO 1.3JTD Sept ’09 Very good cond. Price nego. Ask: $25,8K. For viewing please call Shue: *****114 CAR (S)
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      331 6 Vans For Sale 391 AUTOMOBILSG NEW MODEL TOYOTA Proace 2.0 Turbo. Van MPV Good Size New Look. Stylish Test drive now! 9794-6555 ***12/2012 NISSAN NV200.1 Owner, No Repair Needed, A1 condition. Ask: $53,800. Call: 9759 9391 No Agt! READY STOCK BRAND New Nissan NV200 Auto/ Manual. 3yrs warranty ETS 100%loan
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      1172 7 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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      118 7 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN HOUSES FOR SALE 403 Chermaine Koh 9070 8880 VICTORIA PARK VILLAS @GCB locale. Brand new Semi-Ds Bunglws 2 sty basement attic. Lift. Pool. Special disc 5/6 bdrms fr $4.4M! By appt. GOOD CLASS BUNGALOW WOW $18.88M ONLY! 2.5sty *****/8K sf, private enclave Spectacular greenery view, Sat/Sun
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      127 7 D10 BUKIT TIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/ TANGLIN HOUSES FOR SALE 403 Good Class Bungalow Care Honesty LEEDON ELEVATED 43,900SF. Leedon 15,500sf Nice Plot. Gallop 15,200sf. Mins Botanic Gdn, MRT. *****605 Daniel Bungalow Care Honesty NAMLY ELEVATED 8,000SF. Holland 11,500sqft Nice plot. Corner Elevated 13,000sf 8500 sf. 9009 6605 Daniel Keener Sense
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      651 7 D10 BUKIT TIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/ TANGLIN HOUSES FOR SALE 403 D10 BUKIT TIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/ TANGLIN HOUSES FOR SALE 403 Landed Property Transactions in the month of Jan 2017 Street Prop Contract Tenure Built-In/ Price Psf Name Type Month Land Area (S$'000) (S$) (sq ft) District 5 Jalan Mas Kuning
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      281 7 D11 NEWTON/ NOVENA HOUSES FOR SALE 404 CAROL SANKERAN 9012 1858 2-STY DETACHED DUNEARN Rd. FH. 6409/ 2500 sf. 4+1. Suit A&A/ rebuild. Good schs amenities. Serious seller. $5.XM ONLY 6 New FH Semi-d Chancery 2357/ 4542 sf, 5+1, high-end quality fittings, 1km ACS. 1-6pm, *****644 RS Prime Location FH
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      436 7 D17 CHANGI/LOYANG HOUSES FOR SALE 407 Since 1993 URGENT SALE UPP CHANGI RD North 7bdrm FH Semi-D 2.5-sty, reno, land 3953/ built in 3950sf. Park 3 cars. Eileen Lau *****681 Visit SRX.com.sg/code-7763 3 BILIK Chermaine Koh 9070 8880 JALAN PERNAMA NEW Semi-D 4037/6460sf 6 bdrm ensuite Home lift. Park 4
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      1416 8 Property Prices Here is the list of private residential property transactions with caveats lodged for apartments, condominiums and executive condominiums in January 2017 This week: 1 16 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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      59 8 D23 HILLVIEW/ BUKIT PANJANG/ CHOA CHU KANG HOUSES FOR SALE 409 Stephanie Sim 8181 8280 The Agency of Choice FH BUNGLW ***** SF! Phoenix Rise 4br $11m. Perfect for rebuild/A&A. Sincere, serious seller. Near amenities/ LRT Visit SRX.com.sg/code-2188 Keener Sense of Real Estate NEAR AMENITIES BEAUTIFUL ELEVATED 3-STY Bunglw approx
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      156 8 WENDY ANG 9068 1108 PAVILION GREEN F’HOLD 4-sty corner terr. 2382/ 2824 sf. 5 bdrms w/attached bathroom. Fully done-up. Move in cond Must Sell JLN REMAJA. LAND with 2-sty corner terr, land 4226sf. Orig cond Sell below value $7xx psf. Auction 21/2. 9686 4449 D25 WOODLANDS/ ADMIRALTY HOUSES FOR SALE
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      582 8 Index THE SIHAnS TIMES CLASSIFIED SRX Private Apartment Resale Price Index Volume -EUril SELL IT FIND IT Index Base: 2009 Jan 168.0 Volume 900 80C 167.0 70C 166.0 60C 165.0 500 400 164.0 300 63.0 200 162.0 100 161.0 According to the SRX Property Resale Price Index (SPI), prices for
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      106 8 D04 SENTOSA/ TELOK BLANGAH PTE APTS FOR SALE 413 Auction BANK SALE, AUCTION 24/2, Caribbean at Keppel Bay #01 (D04), 1485sf, 99yrs, 3 BR, $1.98m, Call Jay *****403 D05 PASIR PANJANG/ WEST COAST/ CLEMENTITOWN PTE APTS FOR SALE 413 Karen Seah 9853 4428 THE CLEMENT CANOPY! New! 2rms 635-657sf, Fr
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      295 9 D05 PASIR PANJANG/ WEST COAST/ CLEMENTI TOWN PTE APTS FOR SALE 413 Check This Out PARC RIVIERA $590K up Park 1-5rms, 1st Mover advantage Huge potential upside shuttle to MRT Soo Cheng *****788 THE SPECTRUM. FREEHOLD. $1.36M neg! 3+1Rrms. 1281sf. Pool view. N/S facing. Serious seller. Myronz *****554 Faith Chang
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      334 9 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 Best Deal BLVD VUE 4391SF 4+1 $13.3M Astoria Apt 3035sf $4.6M Ville Royale 1044sf $1.58M Scotts Sq 947sf $3400 psf Call Eileen Koh 9022 5599 Eric Yeo (Sharriff) 9681 1201 GOOD BUY! ELIZABETH Twr FH. 2002 sf, 3 large bdrms, all ensuite.
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      294 9 D10 BUKIT TIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/ TANGLIN PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 Freehold GRANGE RDBRAND New. TOP Luxurious Condo 3/ 4rm PH 1884 7287 sqft. Attractive Patric Poon 9090 8301 Visit SRX.com.sg/code-4719 BALMORAL ROAD. LAST Few 1+Study fr $1.4xM/ 3 bdrm fr $2089 psf. 1km to ACS SCGS/view of Goodwood Hill.
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      305 9 D11 NEWTON/NOVENA PTE APTS FOR SALE 415 SKY ELEVEN. Only $3.1M! FH. Rare, Beautiful. 1851 sqft. 3+1 Mid flr.Unblock. Tenanted till May 2018. Ken *****924 Cara Loke 9007 0076 6 DERBYSHIRE, FH, TOP soon! 1/ 2/ 3 bdrms. Attractive TOP package. Novena Health City MRT/ Malls. See actual units NEW
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      287 9 D16 BEDOK/ UPP EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE 417 Ivy Yap 9111 7508 The Agency of Choice GRANDEUR PARK RES by CEL. 720 units@ Tanah Merah Mrt 1-5bedrooms 420-1453 sqft. Full condo facilities. Hurry! VVIP Preview Price. Grab it! Visit SRX.com.sg/code-4781 EDDY LIM 9456 0372 THE GLADES, TOP! 1
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      291 9 D19 SERANGOON GDN/ HOUGANG/ SENGKANG/ PUNGGOL PTE APTS FOR SALE 419 Bryan Koh 8200 2024 1) KOVAN RES 3 bdrms 1270 sf High flr. Unblocked. $1.4xM. 2)Park Green 3 bdrms 1206sf Reno. High flr. Windy. $917K. Visit SRX.com.sg/code-9134 Serious Seller KOVAN MELODY 3BDRMS MRT 1216 sqft. Well kept, move in
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      280 9 D23 HILLVIEW/ BUKIT PANJANG/ CHOACHUKANG PTE APTS FOR SALE 420 Alan 9744 0404 TREE HOUSE 3 bdrms, 1141 sf. Top flr. Good size living with high ceiling and dining area. Well renovated Serious seller Visit SRX.com.sg/code-1372 Motivated Seller VIEW SAT. RARE Bt Regency Blk 7. 3rm 1399sf Spacious F’hold. Quiet.
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      304 9 BEDOK HDBFOR SALE 426 AIZAH ISMAIL 9873 5402 4’S’ BLK 124 Bedok Res. 84 sqm mid flr well kept amenities,walk to future Kaki Bukit MRT. All races SPR eligible. BISHAN HDB FOR SALE 427 ERIC KWEK 9008 4663 CHEAP! 4A BLK 273A Bishan Just 5yrs DBSS, 95 sqm Corlift level,
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      374 10 BUKITPANJANG HDB FOR SALE 430 BUKIT PANJANG HDB FOR SALE 430 BUKIT PANJANG HDB FOR SALE 430 BUKITPANJANG HDB FOR SALE 430 BUKIT PANJANG HDB FOR SALE 430 BUKIT PANJANG HDB FOR SALE 430 BUKITPANJANG HDB FOR SALE 430 BUKIT PANJANG HDB FOR SALE 430 THE STRATIS TIMES CLASSIFIED HDB
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      207 10 in I®®* ■'ll: tf nr Tj pn r HDB Median Resale Prices in January 2017 Based on transactions compiled 6 February 2017. 1. indicates no resale transactions in the month. 2. Prices in blue indicate median is denved from less than 10 transactions. As such they may not be representative.
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      129 10 CHOA CHU KANG HDB FOR SALE Keener Sense of Real Estate 433 MUST SELL EA 4BDRM, 457 CCK. 1528 sf Reno. Squarish. Well-kept Bright windy. Amenities. nego. Kum Soon 9232-6613 CLEMENTI HDB FOR SALE 434 Near MRT 4RM BLK 421 Ave1. Mid flr. NS facing. Windy. Spacious. Convenient. Many amenities.
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      125 10 GEYLANG HDB FOR SALE 435 FREDDY YEO 8183 8508 SUPER CHEAP! MUST sell 3’S’ Blk 57 Circuit Rd. High flr NS facing. Chinese owner. Lift. VTO. Macpherson MRT. New Listing 4’NG’ EUNOS CRES High Flr. Unblock. Near MRT, mkt, PIE, amenities. Immed! Sincere Seller! Call Delia 9843 0107 JURONG EAST
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      611 11 JURONGWEST HDB FOR SALE 438 JURONGWEST HDB FOR SALE 438 JURONGWEST HDB FOR SALE 438 JURONGWEST HDB FOR SALE 438 JURONGWEST HDB FOR SALE 438 THE STRAITS TIMES CLASSIFIED HDB Volume Heat Map BUY IT SELL IT FI HD IT over the (last 90 days) 0 10 76 142 216
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      103 11 SEMBAWANG HDBFOR SALE 445 Near MRT Care Honesty 5-RM ADMIRALTY 491. Big hall 100% Move-In High Flr Park View Sun Plaza,NTUC, $400k Sole Agt *****688 Joseph Visit SRX.com.sg/code-2161 LIM G. Y. 8611 4517 5-RM BLK 481 S’bwang Drive. Corner. High flr, unblock, NS facing, 100% move in, well kept. $415K.
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      341 11 SENGKANG HDBFOR SALE 446 JEFFREY LIEW 9151 1130 Service You Trust CHEAP! 5-RM AT 4-rm price blk 302A, mid flr, MRT, mall. 4’A’ blk 290A move-in cond. EA 137 reno. Rivervale Plaza. RARE! 2’A’ CORNER Blk 302B High flr. 44sqm. Master rm attached. Simple. Near MRT/ LRT. neg Jeff 9459
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      326 11 TOA PAYOH HDBFOR SALE 449 Good Buy LOCATION! LOCATION! RARE unit! 4’A’ 141 Toa Payoh Lor 2. High flr. MRT/ amenities. Must grab! Vicki 9108-8065 Don't Miss $3XXK 3’A’ BLK 106 Potong Pasir. 796 sf. Well kept. Walk to MRT/ shops/ amenities. VTO. 9297-9154/ 9382-4755 WOODLANDS HDBFOR SALE 450 DEREK
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      282 11 D10 BUKITTIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/TANGLIN HOUSES FOR RENT 454 BUNGALOW FOR RENT Renovated bungalow with inground pool: Ridout Rd From 9,846/15,360 sq ft 7+1+family Interested, please call Owner: 6877 8408 1 JLN JELITA New Semi-D 4100/ 5090 sf. 5+1+pool+lift. $17.5K. Also sale. *****635 /*****996 Owner. Sale/rent at www.wahkhiaw.com.sg HOLLAND VILLAGE BECKONS
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      344 12 D03 QUEENSTOWN/ TIONG BAHRU PTE APTS FOR RENT 462 EMERALD PARK 3+1 rm F/furn Mid flr. Face N/S. Reno $3.5K Immed. Landlord: *****175 D04 SENTOSA/ TELOK BLANGAH PTE APTS FOR RENT 462 HARBOUR VIEW TWRS 2 units 1600 2000sf Next to MRT F/furn. Sea view. $5K-$6K p/mth. Immed. 8338-3225 D05
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      965 12 KALLANG/WHAMPOA HDB FOR RENT 496 KALLANG/WHAMPOA HDB FOR RENT 496 KALLANG/WHAMPOA HDB FOR RENT 496 KALLANG/ WHAMPOA HDB FOR RENT 496 KALLANG/WHAMPOA HDB FOR RENT 496 Index THE STRAITS TIMES CLASSIFIED SRX HDB Rentals Price Index Volume Index Base: 128.0 127.0 126.0 125.0 124.0 123.0 122.0 121.0 120.0 119.0 118.0
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      699 12 FACTORY/ INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR RENT 531 FACTORY/INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR RENT 531 OR RENTAL TUAS South Industrial Building. (B2) $3900. Immed. Also Sale at Tuas South Ind. Bldg Call Owner *****376 to view F UBI AREA-FRONTIER 3927sf $1.50psf I-Lofts Changi 3sty 6650sf/ 1650sf $1.60psf warehouse/office. neg! Call owner *****181/ *****501 OXLEY
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      309 13 FACTORY/INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR SALE 532 Keener Sense of Real Estate GOOD LOCATION WOODLANDS SECTOR 1. 2-sty Terr Fty (B2). Land 14,563/ 17,455sf. Bal 42 yrs. $5.5M Call Ronnie Ong *****922 Visit SRX.com.sg/code-7234 Priced to Sell UBI (B1) $550K neg. 1163 sqft Partitioned office, own toilet, aircon. Bal 52 yrs. Future
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      314 13 534 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT OFFICE SPACE at Orchard Parade Hotel Mins’ walk to Orchard MRT Station Multi-storey carpark 24-hr access air-con supply Unit sizes from 291 to 2,692 sq ft Fitted units available Marketed by: Call *****433 www.rentfareast.com ONE FINLAYSON GREEN Prime location Raffles Place MRT station entrance Regular
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      392 13 534 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT New Listing GOLDEN WALL OFFICE 968 sf. Excellent Location. MRT, Shpg, Hotels, Food Outlets. Ask $5700. Daniel *****012 Keener Sense of Real Estate GOOD LOCATION FOOK HAI BLDG grd flr 635 sf. Good frontage, face main rd. Dual entrances, ctrl aircon. Immed. Edmund *****290 OFFICES
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      353 13 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 534 THE PLAZA BEACH Road. 334/ 689/ 506/ 1195 sf. Facing sea. Please Call 6294-5684 GOLDEN MILE TOWER 1196sqft Corner unit, facing sea. Renovated. Owner 9139-0654 FOCUS ONE UBI 1033sqft Renovated. Fitted. Furnished. F/aircon. Owner 9139-0654 FROM $1.40 PSF onwards Islandwide. 100 sf to ***** sf
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      546 13 537 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT 537 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT Retail and F&B Space for Lease Minutes’ walk to Little India and Rochor MRT Stations Conveniently located near Bugis and Little India vicinity Suitable for Gifts Tailor Beauty Wellness F&B Takeaway Services Restaurants Unit sizes from 151 to 215 sq
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      471 13 SHOP SPACE FOR SALE 538 (R*****8B) L*****26G No. 1 Top Producer Commercial Sale 2014/ 2015 s 9002 1007 BUY/ SELL/ RENT Charles 9002 1007 ★★★SHOPHOUSES★★★ 1) HDB shophses AMK, Jurong, T. Blangah, 2) Conservation @Neil Rd, Keong Saik, Craig Rd, 2) Conservation Neil Rd, Keong Saik, Craig Rd, N. Bridge,
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      410 13 540 RESTAURANT/LOUNGE SPACE FOR RENT 6697 sqft +1959 sqft ORA City, Next to River, Level 2 Funky Trendy Chinese restn È ZT Lee 9423 4841 (Others available) TOA PAYOH AIRCON Coffee shop for takeover 6000sf. 10+1 stall. Sheltered carpk. Well estab. 8838-1320 Lim 321 CLEMENTI 2252SF. Avail immed. P/fitted. No
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      283 14 554 FOREIGN PROPERTIES Sunny Wong 9828 8008 EATON RESIDENCES AT KLCC By GSH Corp, TOP 2020 Prime Location with MRT 1brm to 4brm. Offer 3%+ 9% Exhibition at Mariott Tangs Sat Sun 11am to 7pm. RSVP SK Ng 8161 2973 EATON RESIDENCES AT KLCC By GSH Corp, TOP 2020 Prime
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      128 14 Tours 581 Tours 581 Hassle-free Weekend GETAWAYS 2D 1N MALACCAfr.$85 2D 1N KUALA LUMPURfr.$89 3D 2N A’FAMOSA RESORTfr.$229 3D 2N GENTING KUALA LUMPUR fr.$1 59 3D 2N MALACCA GENTING fr.$1 88 YUTIAN LEE YA PING CONCERT IN GENTING 出发出 fr.$99 3D2N Dep: 13 Mar 2017 *Terms Conditions apply.
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