The Straits Times, 28 August 2017

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    Lock icon Storm turns deadly, lashing Texas with torrential rain
    465 1 At least five deaths as storm hits Houston; residents told to stay indoors amid warning of ‘catastrophic’ floods AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG NYTIMES ROCKPORT (Texas) Tropical Storm Harvey lashed central Texas with torrential rains yesterday, unleashing “catastrophic” floods after the megastorm the most
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    Lock icon A first winter sports gold for S’pore
    240 1  -  Jonathan Wong Jonathan Wong In Kuala Lumpur jonwong@sph.com.sg Singapore figure skater Yu Shuran glided her way into the history books yesterday by becoming the country’s first SEA Games champion in winter sports. The 17-year-old clinched the women’s singles gold after totalling 135.52 points
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    Lock icon PCF to help children develop interest in arts, sports
    115 1 Singapore’s largest pre-school operator, the PAP Community Foundation (PCF), will offer opportunities for children under its charge to develop their interest in a range of areas in the arts and sports, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has said. He was at
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  • BRIEFING
    • What’s News
      • Article
        Lock icon Harvey batters central Texas
        59 2 TOP OF THE NEWS Tropical Storm Harvey lashed central Texas with torrential rains yesterday, unleashing “catastrophic” floods after the megastorm the most powerful to hit the United States since 2005 left a deadly trail of devastation along the Gulf Coast. The storm has caused at least
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        Lock icon Find your car easily at airport
        72 2 TOP OF THE NEWS Many have experienced the frustration of wandering around a carpark looking for their cars. Changi Airport’s new Video-based Parking Guidance System has solved this problem. It uses video analytics to give drivers a foolproof way to find their cars if
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        Lock icon N. Korea keeps up pressure
        76 2 WORLD A day after firing three short-range missiles that could strike United States military bases deep in the South, North Korea yesterday again blasted the ongoing military drills between the two allies. A9 An undated photo released last Saturday shows the Korean People’s Army in
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        Lock icon Myanmar evacuates 4,000
        54 2 WORLD Myanmar’s government said it has evacuated at least 4,000 non-Muslim villagers amid ongoing clashes in north-western Rakhine state, as thousands more Rohingya Muslims sought to flee across the border to Bangladesh yesterday. The death toll from violence that erupted last Friday with attacks by Rohingya insurgents
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        Lock icon National reputation matters
        34 2 OPINION National reputations make a difference to trade would you buy a French- or Lithuanian-made handbag? Countries need to deal with reputations and the risks they pose, says Jonathan Eyal. A19
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          Lock icon The world in 2 square miles
          19 2 VIDEO United States bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh visits Hamtramck, America’s first Muslim-majoritycity. http://str.sg/4HUw
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          Lock icon Horror haunts
          27 2 VIDEO Lifestyle correspondent Benson Ang visited 12 locations where the hit American TV series American Horror Story was filmed. See six of the best. http://str.sg/4H3Z
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        Lock icon Service learning at varsities
        41 2 HOME The People’s Association Youth Movement (PAYM) is extending its service learning programme to institutions of higher learning here, allowing students to continue to contribute to society and be active in the community in their universityyears. B2
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        Lock icon Affordable gym in CBD
        55 2 HOME Workers in the Central Business District (CBD) will be able to work out in a more affordable gym when the Telok Ayer Hong Lim Green Community Centre is refurbished in a year’s time. The new centre, ImPAct @Hong Lim Green, will span two floors and
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        Lock icon HSBC ‘back in growth mode’ here
        67 2 BUSINESS HSBC ‘back in growth mode’ here British bank HSBC is now “back in growth mode” in Singapore after investing heavily in turning around revenue and profitability, said a top executive. Despite a competitive retail market, the bank has high hopes for its business
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        Lock icon Silver for oldest medallist
        75 2 SPORT Lee Yuan Min, 59, is currently Team Singapore’s oldest medallist at the Kuala Lumpur SEA Games, after taking silver in the men’s singles final of the lawn bowls. “I can stand a little taller among my fellow bowlers, even though I’m not very tall,” quipped
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        Lock icon Art for new Jurong residents
        75 2 LIFE As part of the Art For Our Homes initiative, a total of300 limited edition prints were produced by STPI and mounted by Q Framing. The prints will be distributed to selected new residents in Jurong GRC throughout the year. D4 Member of Parliament Desmond
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    • What’s Next
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        Lock icon Macron to host Paris summit on Europe
        66 2 French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting a summit today to discuss European issues with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the Italian and Spanish prime ministers, Mr Paolo Gentiloni and Mr Mariano Rajoy respectively. Mr Rajoy said he would bring up how to improve
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        Lock icon Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine opens
        61 2 Singapore’s newest medical school opens officially today. The Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine is a partnership between Imperial College London and NanyangTechnological University, Singapore. Its location in Novena allows it to leverage on links with neighbouring health facilities, such as Tan Tock
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        Lock icon Investors await Trump’s tax reforms
        66 2 Investors will be looking for more signs that United States President Donald Trump is proceeding with long-anticipated tax reforms one factor that drove up the stock market after his election win in November last year. Investors have been worried recently that MrTrump’s legislative agenda is
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      Lock icon Key pre-school changes ahead
      315 2  -  Why It Matters Priscilla Goy goyshiyi@sph.com.sg Many government initiatives to improve the pre-school sector have been rolled out in the past five years, but those announced last week are among the most significant to date. The number of kindergartens run by the Ministry of Education (MOE)
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
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      Lock icon Forgot where you parked? Airport’s got you covered
      708 3  -  Changi’s new system able to decipher licence plate data to locate cars; it will also help staff monitor parking behaviour Shayna Toh shaytoh@sph.com.sg Carparks are getting smart too. Those LED lights above parking spaces that indicate if a space is available have
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      Lock icon Going beyond the normal curriculum at PCF
      670 4  -  PAP Community Foundation will offer more opportunities in areas like painting, aikido and drama Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh asyiqins@sph.com.sg As families filed into the National Gallery Singapore for a day of fun and festivities, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong pledged that his party’s
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      Lock icon How kids learn at MOE kindergartens
      324 4  -  Yuen Sin 1 Language immersion through Big Book reading When learning English or one of the mother tongue languages, a teacher guides students in the reading of a picture book. It has been customised to fit the local context and can also include content
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      Lock icon MOE sharing resources as it moves to ease fears over pre-school pressure
      469 4  -  Yuen Sin yuensin@sph.com.sg News of the Ministry of Education’s (MOE) plan to run 50 kindergartens by 2023 announced at the National Day Rally has prompted fears among some parents and industry observers that this will mean more academic
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      Lock icon RSAF clinches two awards at US air combat exercise
      499 5  -  Weapons systems officer is top mission commander; ground unit wins for aircraft maintenance Lim Min Zhang mzlim@sph.com.sg The mission involved taking out a ground target in enemy territory, while fending off adversarial air forces and threats on the ground. Republic of
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      Lock icon HK, Macau pummelled by storm four days after typhoon
      616 6 No deaths reported, but hundreds offlights cancelled or held up as cities struggle to repair last week’s damage AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS HONG KONG A powerful storm lashed Hong Kong and Macau yesterday, four days after a punishing typhoon swept through the
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      Lock icon ‘It was all night of slam, bang, boom’
      548 6 WASHINGTON POST ROCKPORT (Texas) The wind was so intense that resident Cathy Dever thought it was a tornado one that never seemed to end. Ms Dever fled her double-wide trailer and sought refuge in her neighbour’s utility closet, clutching a small plastic
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      Lock icon Climate change may mean stronger storms: Expert
      316 6 NYTIMES NEW YORK How much does Hurricane Harvey, or any particular storm, have to do with climate change? The relationship between hurricanes and climate change is not simple. Some things are known with growing certainty. Others, not so much. The most recent draft
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      Lock icon Umno leaders make pitch to Chinese voters to support BN
      664 7 With strong Malay backing expected, party seeks to shore up support for its partner MCA KUALA SELANGOR Two top Umno leaders reached out to Chinese Malaysians over the weekend, with Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi saying the community should
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      Lock icon Tribute to Spain’s terror victims
      94 7 People placing placards and candles in a tribute to the victims of the Barcelona and Cambrils attacks in Spain, as tens of thousands joined by Spain’s King Felipe VI marched through the heart of Barcelona on Saturday in a defiant display of unity against terrorism.
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      Lock icon GIC invests $1.9b in Indian real estate
      350 8 Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC is investing about US$1.4 billion (S$1.9 billion) in a landmark joint venture with India’s leading real estate developer in a portfolio of office and retail assets across India. In a statement yesterday, GIC said it was one of
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      Lock icon More tech start-ups in healthcare springing up
      572 8  -  Growing demand as people seek greater personalisation and convenience from service providers, says expert Cheow Sue-Ann suean nc@sph.com.sg With connectivity at nearly everyone’s fingertips, the tech-driven consumer healthcare industry in Asia is estimated to be worth billions of dollars today. Associate Professor Sarah
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      Lock icon Personalised healthy meals, with help from a ‘digital dietitian’
      566 8  -  Eating well is not always easy, but reporter Cheow Sue-Ann gets some help from a new app. Cheow Sue-Ann As a young working professional who mostly eats out, I can’t always pick and choose what I eat. I eat some vegetables
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      Lock icon Heart surgery patient adopts healthy lifestyle, thanks to an app
      532 8  -  Cheow Sue-Ann A computer programmer by trade, he had an unsustainable lifestyle a lot of stress, little sleep, no exercise and a reckless diet. Mr Veradej Phipatanasuphorn, 41, never tried to change his lifestyle until he was diagnosed with a
      PHOTOS: COURTESY OF VERADEJ PHIPATANASUPHORN, LAU FOOK KONG  -  532 words
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      Lock icon Beijing watchdog to probe popular eatery Haidilao over hygiene lapses
      305 8 BEIJING Popular Chinese hotpot chain Haidilao, which has five outlets in Singapore, is in the soup after hygiene lapses were uncovered in two of its restaurants in Beijing. All its restaurants in the capital will be inspected by the authorities
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon N. Korea’s missile firing provocative: Tillerson
      884 9 He says US will keep up ‘peaceful pressure’; Pyongyang sends UN letter over joint drills SEOUL US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson yesterday said North Korea’s latest missile firing was a provocative act but that the United States will continue to seek a peaceful
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      Lock icon S.Korean defence chief to visit US for talks with Mattis
      340 9 SEOUL South Korean Defence Minister Song Young Moo is travelling to Washington this week for talks with his American counterpart James Mattis. It will be their first meeting as defence chiefs. They will discuss countermeasures against the growing nuclear and
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      Lock icon Samsung ‘open to foreign influence’ without its heir
      484 9 SEOUL Foreign stakeholders may expand their intervention in management decisions at Samsung Electronics after its vice-chairman Lee Jae Yong was sentenced to five years’ jail, market watchers told Yonhap news agency. After a six-month trial over a scandal that brought down Park
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    • ASIA
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        Lock icon Tsunami: Sharing lessons across borders
        1084 10  -  Japan has extensive experience in recovery and rebuilding in the wake of natural disasters. The Straits Times reports on how it is sharing know-how in this and other areas with countries in South-east Asia. Charissa Yong Charissa Yong In Higashi-Matsushima (Japan) charyong@sph.com. sg Six years
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        Lock icon Japan’s aid agency downplays possible clash with China’s BRI
        659 10  -  Charissa Yong For decades, Japan poured development aid into its own backyard of South-east Asian nations, and reaped the dividends of peace, stability and prosperity in Asia. But some say the Japanese policy of building infrastructure to smoothen regional trade may
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        Lock icon S’pore, Japan to update training scheme for developing nations
        310 10  -  Charissa Yong Singapore and Japan will soon update the training programme they jointly run for developing countries, said officials from Japan’s overseas development assistance agency. The programme, called the Japan-Singapore Partnership Programme for the 21st Century (JSPP21), turns 20 this year.
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        Lock icon China’s businesses woo singles on Chinese Valentine’s Day
        617 11 They target the nearly 200 million unmarried who are willing to spend more AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING Alone on Chinese Valentine’s Day? Gift yourself a dried flower. Or better yet, indulge in a cake shaped like a “single dog”. Eating by yourself? A
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        Lock icon Beijing probes graft buster
        212 11 REUTERS XINHUA BEIJING The head of the anti-graft committee for China’s Ministry of Finance has been put under investigation himself for suspected graft, the ruling Communist Party’s anti-corruption watchdog said yesterday. Mr Mo Jiancheng, 61, was suspected of “serious discipline breaches”, a euphemism for corruption, the
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        Lock icon 98 dead as border gunfire drives more Rohingya to flee Myanmar
        575 12 Observers see latest violence as ‘breaking point’; at least 4,000 non-Muslims evacuated REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE YANGON/COX’S BAZAR (Bangladesh) The Myanmar government said it has evacuated at least 4,000 non-Muslim villagers amid ongoing clashes in north-western Rakhine state as thousands
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        Lock icon Political heavies share a light moment
        178 12 It was a rare sight to have four of Japan’s political heavyweights sharing a laugh during a get-together, reportedly on Aug 15. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (second from right) and his predecessors (from left) Junichiro Koizumi, Yoshiro Mori and Taro Aso, a former prime
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      • Asia Briefs
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          Lock icon 3 missing in Japan helicopter accident
          99 12 REUTERS TOKYO Japan’s military and coast guard were searching yesterday for three navy personnel who went missing along with their helicopter in a night accident, an official said. The Maritime Self-Defence Force lost contact with the SH60 J patrol helicopter carrying four crew members
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          Lock icon Muslim cattle drivers killed in India
          116 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KOLKATA Villagers in eastern India beat two Muslim cattle drivers to death yesterday, police said. The drivers were transporting cows in West Bengal near the border with Bangladesh when they were stopped by villagers. Police said it was too early to say
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          Lock icon China promotes Vietnam war veteran
          83 12 REUTERS BEIJING China’s military has promoted an army general who fought against Vietnam in a brief border war in 1979, the Defence Ministry said. It is part of a broad reshuffle that is expected ahead of the Communist Party congress to be held later this
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          Lock icon Philippine cop shot dead vigilante-style
          83 12 THE PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER/ASIA NEWS NETWORK MANILA A policeman became the latest addition to the growing list of vigilante-style killings in the Philippines after he was shot dead outside a fast-food restaurant on Saturday night, reported local press. Chief Inspector Ernesto Eco, 39, was in
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        Lock icon Rape conviction fury: Guru’s followers end impasse with army
        488 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SIRSA (India) Thousands of supporters of a controversial Indian guru ended a tense stand-off with soldiers yesterday, avoiding renewed violence after their leader’s rape conviction sparked riots in which at least 36 people died. Followers of Ram Rahim Singh,
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        Lock icon Politics runs in the Shinawatra family
        758 14  -  Family members have held posts from MP to deputy minister, and several are still in politics People Tan Hui Yee Regional Correspondent In Bangkok tanhy@sph.com.sg The shock disappearance of ousted Thai premier Yingluck Shinawatra last week has fuelled belief that her family’s political influence
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        Lock icon Thai junta under fire over Yingluck’s escape
        265 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BANGKOK Thailand’s junta has come under fire from conservative allies following ousted prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s escape overseas, with many questioning how the military could have let her flee given that she was heavily monitored. Analysts say Yingluck most likely cut
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        Lock icon Unassuming ex-banker who ‘never seems to seek spotlight’
        526 14  -  Instagram posts by his new wife, actress Louise Linton, have turned up the heat on US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who has hitherto managed to stay under the radar. Straits Times US correspondent Paul Zach takes a closer look at the Washington
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        Lock icon A history of courting controversy
        532 14 Even before posting an Instagram photo flaunting the designer clothes she was wearing while leaving a United States government jet she and her husband reportedly used for a personal trip and following up by belittling a woman who called her out for it actress Louise
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    • WORLD
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        Lock icon Throttled by EU, Greece warms to China’s cash
        628 16 Chinese investments start to pay off economically and politically as Athens’ diplomatic stance shifts NYTIMES ATHENS After years of struggling under austerity imposed by European partners and a chilly shoulder from the United States, Greece has embraced the advances of China, its
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        Lock icon Pardon row: Trump asked A-G about dropping case against ally
        475 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON United States President Donald Trump asked Attor-ney-General Jeff Sessions about dropping a criminal case against controversial former sheriff Joe Arpaio, a close ally of Mr Trump who has since received a pardon, The Washington Post has reported.
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        Lock icon Israelis leaving high-tech jobs to pursue dreams
        498 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JERUSALEM Former high-tech executive Dotan Goshen carefully arranges some melons at the bottom of a crate, followed by courgettes, tomatoes and lettuce. With a satisfied smile, he contemplates his “organic basket”, ready to be delivered to a customer. Mr Goshen, a
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      • World Briefs
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          Lock icon Turkey arrests five in link to alleged Doha hack
          66 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DOHA Qatar said on Saturday that Turkey has arrested five people in connection with the alleged hacking of Doha’s state news agency, an incident which sparked the current Gulf political crisis. The alleged hack of the QNA website took
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          Lock icon Macron and French PM’s ratings slide further: Poll
          76 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron’s popularity rating slumped a further 14 points this month to hit 40 per cent, following a sharp 10-point drop last month, reported a poll. Prime Minister Edouard Philippe also saw his popularity fall nine points
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          Lock icon Colombia rebels to debut political party for polls
          75 16 REUTERS BOGOTA Colombia’s leftist Farc rebel group was to debut its political party at a conference that began yesterday, a key step in its transition into a civilian organisation after more than 50 years of war. The six-day meeting in Bogota of
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          Lock icon Six hurt in blasts at Azerbaijan military base
          70 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BAKU Six people were injured yesterday when a fire at an Azerbaijan military base set off explosions of weapons in a storage depot, officials said. Residents were evacuated from the two villages, Gilezi and Shitalchai, nearest to the base, about
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        Lock icon Iraqi forces retake most of Tal Afar from ISIS in 8 days
        725 17 Quick defeat will deprive militants of major hub of movement between Iraq and Syria AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS BAGHDAD/ERBIL Iraqi forces have retaken almost all of Tal Afar, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria’s (ISIS) stronghold in the
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        Lock icon Syrian army agrees to ISIS-Hizbollah deal
        425 17 REUTERS BEIRUT The Syrian army has agreed to a deal between the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and Hizbollah that allows for the transfer of ISIS militants from the Syria-Lebanon border to eastern Syria under a deal negotiated by the Lebanese group,
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        Lock icon Barcelona holds peace rally after deadly attacks
        567 18 Thousands join Spain’s leaders to condemn extremism, Islamophobia, even as tensions over Catalonia remain NYTIMES REUTERS BARCELONA•Half a million people gathered in the heart of Barcelona over the weekend, clutching roses and holding banners not only denouncing violence and extremism, but also warning
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        Lock icon ISIS claims Brussels knifing; 2 held over London attack
        382 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BRUSSELS The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has claimed the knife attack against patrolling soldiers in Brussels, an assault that came just hours before a swordwielding assailant wounded police outside London’s Buckingham Palace. The knifeman in Brussels,
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        Lock icon Diana still wreaking revenge on Charles: Biographer
        495 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Princess Diana rocked the monarchy when she leaked shocking details of palace life to author Andrew Morton, who told Agence France-Presse that the revelations are still causing damage two decades after her death. His 1992 book, Diana: Her True Story
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        Lock icon Britain’s Labour offers ‘soft Brexit’ solution
        447 18 BLOOMBERG LONDON The opposition Labour Party wants Britain to stay in the European Union’s single market for an extended period after it leaves the bloc, a shift in its position that could undermine Prime Minister Theresa May’s efforts to deliver her vision of Brexit.
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    Lock icon Occupational safety, health are basic rights
    903 11  -  Hosted for the first time in South-east Asia, the World Congress on Safety and Health at Work looks at preventing occupational accidents, diseases SPONSORED CONTENT Xin Yun Occupational safety and health should not be put on the back burner when it comes to discussing
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      1235 20  -  Donald Trump faces two bad choices. One leads to war, the other to a loss of credibility and erosion of US influence in Asia, and a likely nuclear arms race in East Asia Hugh White For The Straits Times stopinion@sph.com.sg Hugh
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      961 20  -  Maya West NYTIMES Within 13 hours of North Korea’s second intercontinental ballistic missile test launch last month, I attended a music festival on the banks of the Han River. Seoul, the South Korean capital, was in the middle of a heatwave, a
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      204 21  -  Lawrence Loh Kiah Muan The calls from Mr Pavithran Vidyadharan (Time to make choping an offence; Aug 23) and Ms Inderjit Kaur (Don’t put up with ‘choping’; Aug 26) to put an end to the “choping” practice are not new. Several other readers
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      234 21  -  Jeffrey Law Lee Beng The Passion Made Possible brand will certainly help to make Singapore a destination for both businessmen and tourists (Wooing tourists and firms with new tagline; Aug 25). Businessmen, while exploring investment opportunities here, may be keen to
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      202 21  -  Sebastian Tan Gee How I could not agree more with Mr Liew Eng Leng (Singapore footballers must play ‘one gear up’; Aug 24). I have lost count of the number of our national footballers who succumb to cramps during matches, causing
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      255 21  -  Alex Yeo Eng Buan To go cashless, it seems that one would need a smartphone with QR code scanning capabilities and a data plan to connect to the Internet on the go (Can Singapore catch up in race to go cashless?; Aug 24). Are
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      384 21  -  Lee Zhong Han Despite our love for food, Singaporeans generate a lot of food waste (Do our part to curb food wastage, by Mr Paul Chan PohHoi; July 12). Last year, 791,000 tonnes of food waste was generated. It
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      182 21  -  David Tan Kok Kheng It is disturbing that there are so many buildings in Singapore that fall short in fire safety standards (36 buildings using cladding that may not meet standard; Aug 25). It is also surprising that the newly opened OurTampines Hub
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      78 22 It was a sea of life on the Atacama Desert in the Huasco region, some 600km north of Santiago, last Saturday. A gigantic mantle of multicoloured flowers covered the Atacama Desert, the driest in the world. In years of very heavy seasonal rains, a natural
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      35 22 WEATHER Thundery showers mainly over northern, eastern and western Singapore in the late morning and early afternoon. High 33 deg C Low 26 deg C 24-hr PSI as of 5pm yesterday: 28 to 38 (Good)
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      413 2  -  Lim Min Zhang mzlim@sph.com.sg Singapore’s young student entrepreneurs seem to be embracing the move towards a cashless society. At this year’s Digital Business Challenge, about nine in 10 projects from the 23 secondary schools participating in the inter-school social entrepreneurship challenge provided the option
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      479 3  -  Specialised CC to open in 2018 next to Hong Lim Park is targeted at young professionals Cheow Sue-Ann sueannc@sph.com.sg Those who work in the Central Business District can look forward to a more affordable gym. The Telok Ayer Hong Lim Green Community
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      332 3  -  Zhaki Abdullah azhaki@sph.com.sg The delegation from Singapore for the haj the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca is being led by Minister for Communications and Information Yaacob Ibrahim this year. This is as a “gesture of the Singa- pore Government’s appreciation to the Kingdom of Saudi
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      257 3  -  Lim Min Zhang mzlim@sph.com.sg Pull less, bend more, professional speaker Manoj Vasudevan told a rapt audience at the finals of the world’s largest public-speaking competition, about what it takes to make a marriage work. “When I first met my wife, I imagined that
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      156 7 President Tony Tan Keng Yam presenting a cheque for $1,050,000 to Dover Park Hospice, the total amount raised at the hospice’s Sunflower Gala Ball 25th anniversary event yesterday. To his right is Ms Joy Tan, co-chairman of the fund-raising committee, and on his left is
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      764 8  -  Is the modern man in good health? Two indicators heart disease and sperm count seem to suggest things could be better. In the second of a two-parter on men’s health, Lin Yangchen looks at how Singaporean men are finding new avenues, some
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      613 8  -  Lin Yangchen The streets around Tampines Junction were quiet at 9pm but on the eighth floor of the building, Mr Terence Yeo, 38, was gyrating to loud music, along with about 20 others at at a True Fitness outlet. The engineer was one
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      228 8  -  Fabian Koh A 60-year-old man has been arrested for making a false bomb threat at Mandopop star Wakin Chau’s concert on Saturday. A security officer from the Singapore Indoor Stadium had detained the man, who claimed he had a bomb, and
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      970 13  -  Singaporean cycles through 12 European countries to complete gruelling race People Zhaki Abdullah azhaki@sph.com.sg Sleeping at bus stops, almost getting mowed down by trucks, and cycling for hours on end in blistering temperatures these were just some of the hardships Mr Steven Hon endured
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      183 13 About 1,000 people made a big splash at the North West SwimSafer Day 2017 yesterday. The annual event aims to boost community bonding, healthy living and water safety, and was organised by the North West Community Development Council and National University of Singapore
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      116 1 STEVEN HON CYCLIST COMPLETES 4,000KM TRANSCONTINENTAL RACEB13 IN THEIR SHOESWHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE DISABLEDB7 FALSE BOMB THREAT 60-YEAR-OLD ARRESTED AT CONCERT B8 I I S'" B' rthdW ..«hus«' aw o<"®' ate 3SeP rt Bring your family for a fun day of, laughter, music food with: Bouncy Castles, Carnival Booths,
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      2192 4 / 5 Redefining Medicine, Transforming Healthcare BROUGHT TO YOU BY New medical school,new DNA The Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine) was officially opened today by Deputy Prime Minister Mr Teo Chee Hean. Its establishment was first publicly announced almost exactly seven years ago to the day by Prime Minister Mr
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      68 6 Congratulationsto Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine A Joint Medical School by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and Imperial College London on the School’s Official Opening by Mr Teo Chee Hean Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security on 28 August 2017 LEAD CONSULTANT CONSULTANTS MAIN CONTRACTOR Construction CONTRACTORS
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      448 12 Sporty packaging Quench your thirst after a satisfying workout like top athletes do reach limited-edition top for a can of limited-edition 100PLUS. It is the official isotonic drink of the ongoing 29th South-east Asian (SEA) Games being held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and the 325ml can with the
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      149 12 From Sept 21 to 24, head down to The GREAT Food Festival organised jointly by Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) and Savour Events. Held at Resorts World Sentosa, this event will bring together international names in the culinary world, including 40 celebrity chefs. Spread across multiple venues in RWS
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      43 12 UP COMING Soak in the rustic life of Honduras, part 2 Bon Voyage, Aug 29, The Straits Times Milk kefir: Getting the hang of a new culture goo.gl/qKk7W8 My neighbourhood Properties, Sept 2, ST Classifieds, The Straits Times Man on a mission goo.gl/hVcKJx
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      582 14  -  Compassvale students look into classroom conditions for National Science Experiment Metys Ngo metysngo@sph.com.sg Here’s a tip for study time: If your classroom or study environment is too warm, you might not be able to concentrate or cram for that paper you need to
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      451 15  -  Clara Chong They might share a birthday, but their very first encounter was far from friendly. Former Tanjong Katong Secondary School (TKSS) student Marcus Tang, 18, recalls the first time he met Mr Clarence Tng, who heads physical education (PE) and
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      810 1  -  Bank sees retail, wealth management as key areas for success, says top executive Rachael Boon rachaelb@sph.com.sg British bank HSBC is now “back in growth mode” in Singapore after investing heavily in turning around revenue and profitability, said a top executive. Despite a fiercely
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        45 2 Sam Ang: Announced his retirement as executive vice-president last Thursday. Mr Ang, 62, will undertake a transition of his duties until Nov20. Groupchief executive Paul Coutts will cover Mr Ang’s duties on top of his own while the company looks for a replacement.
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        27 2 TanChee Keong: Appointed groupchief financial officer and company secretary last Monday. Mr Tan, 54, was previously group chief financial officer of Broadway Industrial Group.
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      776 2  -  Rachael Boon rachaelb@sph.com.sg It looks like the end of an era for Singapore’s best-known beauty outlets for women, the Mary Chia chain of stores. It also marks an eye-catching diversification for Japanese restaurant group Suki Sushi. Shares of beauty and wellness firm Mary
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      461 3  -  Annabeth Leow leowhma@sph.com.sg Driverless cars, move over. The next big thing in transport might be pilotless planes, though nervous passengers will need some reassurance first. An investment research report out earlier this month estimated the move could save the industry as much as
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      225 7 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DUBLIN Irish media hailed Conor McGregor for a gritty display yesterday following his 10th-round loss to Floyd Mayweather in their Las Vegas su-per-fight. The pundits focused on the mixed martial arts star’s endurance and bravery in managing to stay upright for 10
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      583 9 Manager refuses to take credit for victory over Foxes after his three changes all make impact on game REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho saw all three of his substitutes contribute to the goals that earned a 2-0 win over
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      381 9 REUTERS BARCELONA Lionel Messi made amends for a missed first-half penalty by scoring both goals as Barcelona won 2-0 at Alaves on Saturday, and Atletico Madrid grabbed their first LaLiga win of the campaign by thrashing Las Palmas 5-1. Messi, who hit the
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      373 9 REUTERS MILAN Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon said referees were overusing the VAR (video assistant referee) system after it helped award a penalty against the Italian champions for a second successive game on Saturday. Serie A is one of the leagues testing the use
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        96 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON An accusation that Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero struck a stadium steward while celebrating Raheem Sterling’s winning goal in City’s 2-1 Premier League victory at Bournemouth on Saturday has been withdrawn. Stewards intervened to prevent supporters spilling onto the pitch as Sterling
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        106 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK British Open champion golfer Jordan Spieth turned up the heat on the back nine on Saturday to seize a threestroke lead over world No. 1 Dustin Johnson at the Northern Trust Open. Spieth fired four of his eight birdies
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      501 10 ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Chelsea lifted Antonio Conte’s spirits ahead of the crucial final days of the transfer window as goals from Cesc Fabregas and Alvaro Morata sealed a comfortable 2-0 victory over woeful Everton in the Premier
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      564 11  -  Bouncing back from any injury a top priority for Cheong as champion diver is coy on goals SEA Games 2017 Nicole Chia In Kuala Lumpur cnicole@sph.com.sg Cheong Jun Hoong is diving’s latest darling, a little-known Malaysian who beat the favourites from China to lift the world
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      193 11 CYCLING (TRACK) Men Individual sprint: Elyas Yusoff, Darren Low. Individual pursuit: Goh Choon Huat, Low. Omnium: Goh Choon Huat, Calvin Sim. Women Individual sprint: Dana Loo (from 2pm) DIVING Men 1m springboard: Timothy Lee, Mark Lee (6.15pm) Women 10m platform: Freida Lim, Myra Lee (5pm) Mixed
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      739 12  -  At 59, Lee is making the most of his chance to represent S’pore, winning lawn bowls silver People Nicole Chia In Kuala Lumpur cnicole@sph.com.sg Lee Yuan Min has a collection of 60 or so medals in his home, all of them stored in a cupboard for
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      393 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUALA LUMPUR Thailand took aim at table-topping Malaysia for stacking the sports programme in their favour as they conceded defeat in the SEA Games medal race. The Thais dominated the last edition of the 11-nation biennial competition in 2015, when they claimed
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      317 12 ASIA NEWS NETWORK/THE STAR PETALING JAYA RTM has admitted to making errors when displaying the flags of certain participating countries during its SEA Games showcase and vowed that action will be taken to prevent similar occurrences. The Malaysian national broadcaster’s director-general of broadcasting
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      645 13  -  Just-recovered Yokoyama debutante Teo now fired up for Asiad and Tokyo Olympics SEA Games 2017 Lester Wong lesterw@sph.com.sg They very nearly did not make the start line, so imagine the disbelief from sailors Yukie Yokoyama and Cheryl Teo when they were crowned the
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      474 13  -  Ho Cai Jun caijunh@sph.com.sg The 2015 SEA Games presented her with the chance to shine in front of her family and friends, since it was held in Singapore. But gymnast Tong Kah Mun dropped the ball literally during the women’s rhythmic individual all-around
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        55 13 Singapore’s mixed wakeboard team retained their silver medal, finishing behind Thailand for the second straight Games at the Water Sports Complex in Putrajaya yesterday. The team comprised of Sasha Christian, Gooi Jia Yi, Melanie Jane Tan, Samuel Chua, NgSim Hwee and Joshua Tay.
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        36 13 Singapore squash player Sneha Sivakumar has clinched a bronze medal after losing in the women’s singles semi-finals at the National Squash Centre yesterday. She lost to Malaysia’s Rachel Mae Arnold 6-11,5-11,6-11.
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        57 13 Judoka Gary Chow won a bronze medal for Singapore in the men’s 81kg category at the Kuala Lumpur Conventional Centre yesterday. He had beaten Vietnam’s Nguyen Huu Hung 1-0 in the repechage round to reach the bronze medal match, but lost
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        26 13 Cyclist Luo Yiwei clinched a silver medal in the women’s omnium track event at the Nilai Velodrome yesterday.
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      178 11 48 SINGAPORE GOLD COUNT 8 BROUGHT TO YOU BY YESTERDAY’S TRIUMPHS PHOTO COURTESY OF SINGAPORE SAILING FEDERATION SAILING •Women’s 470: Elisa Yukie Yokoyama/ Cheryl Teo (above) WINTER SPORTS •Women’s figure skating: Yu Shuran MEDAL TALLY G S B Total Country 64 96 Malaysia 63 1 223 71 Thailand 54 68
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        1065 3  -  Up-and-coming Indian singer Ananya Birla also started an initiative that sets out to eliminate the stigma of mental health illnesses 8Q Anjali Raguraman anjalir@sph.com.sg She is only 22 years old, but Ananya Birla is already responsible for two successful start-up companies and one
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        1250 7 Ex-American footballer Nnamdi Asomugha plays Carl King, who sacrificed much fighting to free a wrongly imprisoned friend WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON In a Foggy Bottom restaurant one recent afternoon, Carl King sat side by side with Nnamdi Asomugha, who plays him in Crown Heights, a
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        476 7 REUTERS LOS ANGELES For some, Leonard Bernstein (left) was the person who opened up the world of classical music for the first time. Others played in his orchestras. One man remembers hearing of Bernstein’s death as a nine-year-old. Composer, conductor and teacher, Bernstein touched
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        833 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LOS ANGELES On a crisp December evening in 1960s California, two men near the peak of their powers locked horns in a battle that would go down in the annals of gongfu mythology. On one side was a scrawny 24-year-old
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      641 4  -  Rebecca Lynne Tan The throngs of people did not deter Ms Annie Lim from taking her two primary school-aged children to watch performances and enjoy the art installations at the Singapore Night Festival, which ended last Saturday night. The nine-day festival
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      936 5  -  Collaborative works between Singapore and Japan feature in Singapore: Inside Out, a Singapore Tourism Board series that will travel to Sydney next Walter Sim Japan Correspondent In Tokyo waltsim@sph.com.sg Sisters Nonoka and Nina Mashimo, aged five and three, spent last Saturday morning dabbing paint on
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      592 6  -  Conductor Wong Kah Chun ably draws a range of dynamics from the SSO in his debut conducting a full programme for the orchestra Mervin Beng stlife@sph.com.sg There was a great sense of anticipation for this evening’s concert two favourite works and the draw of
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      517 6  -  Germaine Cheng French choreographer Christian Rizzo has been investigating anonymous dances in a trilogy which began with folk dances in 2014, partner dances in 2015 and, now, nightclub dances in 2017’s Le Syndrome Ian. The work is a recollection of
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        387 12 WASHINGTON POST NYTIMES WASHINGTON Throughout the years, pop megastar Taylor Swift has a notable theme in her songwriting revenge. In Picture To Burn (2006), she taunted a misbehaving ex. In Mean (2010), she took down a music critic. In Bad Blood (2014), she brought an
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        252 12 KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK SEOUL•Kim Jae Hwan of South Korean boyband Wanna One got caught up in a controversy over his alleged use of a derogatory word for African-Americans during MBC’s music show Show Champion. But YMC Entertainment, the agency of the band
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        117 12 Buzzing A parody is coming. A spoof of the HBO drama Game Of Thrones will have a three-week run off-Broadway in October. Game Of Thrones: The Rock Musical An Unauthorised Parody is the latest theatre show to piggyback off the success of a
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      25 1 MCI (P) 053/02/2017 MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 2017 Driving progress NDR speech identifies three key areas crucial to moving Singapore forward. SPECIAL EDITION: NATIONAL DAY RALLY
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      270 7 D11 NEWTON/ NOVENA HOUSES FOR SALE 404 TAN SIM BOH Semi-d. F’hold 3-sty 3450/4852 sqft, $6.xM. 5 ensuites. Easy access to PIE. Sole Agent 9828-5222 Chermaine Koh 9070 8880 GILSTEAD ESTATE SEMI-D FH 3 sty land 4650/3000 sqft 5 big rms, all ensuite. No noon sun. ACS/SJI. $15XX psf neg!
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      247 7 D15 KATONG/ JOOCHIAT/ EAST COAST HOUSES FOR SALE 406 BANK'S SALE 324 SIGLAP RD 2/sty Semi-D 2808/ 2794 sf, 4 bdrm, park 2 cars. FH, $3.6xM Siglap Ctr. Auction 31/8. Lim 9386 6300 GOODMAN NICE RENO Bunglw! 7026/ 7000 sqft. Modern Facade. 2.5 Sty 6 Bdrms with Pool. $11.8M. Call
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      2650 8 PROPERTY PRICES Here is the list of private residential property transactions with caveats lodged for apartments, condominiums and executive condominiums in July 2017. DISTRICT 21 28 Classifieds B UY I T S E L L I T F I ND I T PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE
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      171 8 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 S.PRAMCHAND 9011 5155 ***BEST LUXURY TOP Homes Deferred Payment Scheme Twin Peaks 1/3rm fr $1.7M Lloyd 65 1/2/3/4rm fr $1.6M Martin Modern 2-4rm $1.8M+ Sophia Hills 1/2/3/4rm $1.1M+ UP@Robertson 1/2rm $1.5M+ TRICIA LIM 9108 3165 UNDERVALUE F’HOLD SELLING Leasehold Price!!! B&W Coloniel
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      548 9 D11 NEWTON/NOVENA PTE APTS FOR SALE 415 D11 NEWTON/NOVENA PTE APTS FOR SALE 415 D11 NEWTON/NOVENA PTE APTS FOR SALE 415 D11 NEWTON/NOVENA PTE APTS FOR SALE 415 D11 NEWTON/ NOVENA PTE APTS FOR SALE 415 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 MIKE TAN C Y 9191 3358
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      110 9 Excellent Location TOP ISSUED! ONLY $1.08m to own a FH new condo. Novena MRT. Est 3% yield. Gd capital upside. Jessica *****905 Near MRT DERBYSHIRE CONDO F’HOLD. Near Novena MRT, good sch. 1,2,3 rms. Fr $1.08M. Good investment. *****821 Ms Yeo D12 BALESTIER/TOA PAYOH/ SERANGOON/BOONKENG PTE APTS FOR SALE 416
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      326 9 D13 MACPHERSON/ BRADDELL/ POTONG PASIR PTE APTS FOR SALE 416 Sandy Lim 9009 1189 MRT! NEW LIST! Sky Green F’hold 1+1 rm, 721 sqft, full condo facilities. TOP ’2015, Supermkts/ eateries/ school Visit SRX.com.sg/code-6622 Must Sell MACPHERSON RD. PRIVATE apt. 1067 sqft. 3 rms, 2 baths. F’hold. $900K. Closing soon!
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      292 9 D15 KATONG/ JOOCHIAT/ EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE 417 COTE D’AZUR PENTHSE 4bdrm 2852sf. Enjoy your breakfast while gazing the sea! Ask $3.1M. Catherine *****288 Visit SRX.com.sg/code-1445 D15 TELOK KURAU. 700 sq.ft. 1 bdrm+study. Freehold. Near amenities. $8xxk. Mins to MRT. HB *****548 KC Sim Freehold **FREEHOLD NEW! KATONG
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      253 9 D22 JURONG/BOON LAY PTE APTS FOR SALE 420 Sean Zhong 9123 0000 *RARE! FLORAVALE PRICED to sell! 3rm $868K only! Big functional layout!Auspicious no! Direct pool view! Windy Visit SRX.com.sg/code-2067 Sandy Lim 9009 1189 NEW LIST! RARE! Lakeholmz 4bdrms w/2 ensuites. 1518sf Summerdale #01. 3bdrms 1678 sf. Face NS $998K
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      982 10 ANG MO KIO HDB FOR SALE 425 ANG MO KIO HDB FOR SALE 425 ANG MO KIO HDB FOR SALE 425 ANG MO KIO HDB FOR SALE 425 ANG MO KIO HDB FOR SALE 425 BEDOK HDB FOR SALE 426 Near MRT CALL TEDDY *****821 to view 3NG 529 Bedok
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      239 10 WOODLANDS HDB FOR SALE 450 New Listing CHEAP GOOD Must Sell Blk 782A 5’I’ 3 yrs new flat Blk 741 5’I’ Can make 4 bdrm Corner units. Mich *****888 Visit SRX.com.sg/code-5349 SRX Verified Under X-Value 5-RM 671 WOODLANDS. $408k Rare! Unblock. 110sqm. Very Spacious! Near MRT/ shpg mall. Shawn Lee
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      280 10 D11 NEWTON/ NOVENA HOUSES FOR RENT 454 IMMEDIATE DUNEARN ROAD Reno 2½sty detached5300sf 7+servant’s. MRT. Cobroke welcome. Edwin 9239 9239 LA SUISSE 3-STOREY terr. Area 1,860 3,300sqft. 4+1+1 bdrms. Enquiries: *****828 D13 MACPHERSON/ BRADDELL/ POTONG PASIR HOUSES FOR RENT 454 Joseph Benedict 8714 7338 2-STY+ ATTIC basement at Chiltern Dr,
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      631 10 D10 BUKIT TIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/ TANGLIN PTE APTS FOR RENT 463 D10 BUKIT TIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/ TANGLIN PTE APTS FOR RENT 463 D07 ROCHOR/BUGIS/ BEACH RD PTE APTS FOR RENT 462 SOUTHBANK 2RM F/FURN. F/ facilities. A1 view. Lavender MRT. Avail immed $4.5K. Co-broke welcome *****578 NEAR BUGIS/ LAVENDER MRT.
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      801 11 BEDOK HDB FOR RENT 483 BEDOK HDB FOR RENT 483 BEDOK HDB FOR RENT 483 BEDOK HDB FOR RENT 483 BEDOK HDB FOR RENT 483 BISHAN HDB FOR RENT 484 484 BISHAN HDB FOR RENT 484 BISHAN HDB FOR RENT FACTORY/ INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR RENT 531 FACTORY/INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR RENT
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      152 11 FACTORY/INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR SALE 532 Excellent Location EUNOS TECHNOLINK 5045SF B1 Fty Grd flr. High ceiling. mezzanine office. Bathroom. Near MRT. Kelvin 9623-3200 Visit SRX.com.sg/code-8349 Keener Sense of Real Estate NEW LISTING VERTEX. UBI AVE.3. 1464 sqft. High flr. Attached toilet. Near service lift. Corporate image Price neg. Call 9791
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      354 11 FACTORY/INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR SALE 532 F’HOLD *****SQFT LAND B1 Future MRT Line 2-Storey rebuild total GFA *****sqft Sole Agt LamHH *****000 BENOI S-STY WITH 2 sty off open yard Land 136,800sf GFA 89,000sf. Bal 19 years High Ceiling. Chan 9112 2063 NORTHLINK BLDG. B1 6360sf. Ramp-up. #05 Bal 42 yrs.
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      338 11 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 534 VISION EXCHG@ JURONG MRT 1,689sf $5.3psf, ceiling AC ready/ Oxley Twr@ Robinson Rd 1001sf fr $6.2psf. Pte lift, toilet, furn. MRT. *****181/ *****501. Full comm to agt F/FURN SERVICED OFFICES for 1 to 20 people at The Metropolis. Flexible term from 1 mth. Call 6808
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      403 11 534 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT NEWLY RENO CBD Offices w/ toilet a/c, pantry High ceiling 2 min to MRT. Immed. From 1200sf est. Owner *****674 350 SQFT OFFICE Club St! Own office address access to own toilet. Fitted office. $2k neg. Kristy *****994 OFFICE UBI 300/650/1500 sqft. Carpeted, AC, Partition
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      330 12 OFFICE SPACE FOR SALE 535 Prime Location CECIL ST GB Bldg. Good corp ID 5424sf. Whole flr, column free. Nicely fitted, meeting/ conference rms, pantry own toilet. Mins MRTs, Food ctr. VTO. Lynn 9664-4664 Penny Ang 9022 9821 SBF CENTRE (TG Pagar) Heart of Central Business commerical hub, high flr,
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      362 12 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT 537 MRT DOORSTEP CORNER 915 sf. #02, lift, carpark. Comm sch, tuition, hair salon, etc. Owner *****635/*****996 www.wahkhiaw.com.sg INIMART TO TAKEOVER FOC Eight Courtyards, 8 Canberra Dr #01-10. 900 sf Owner HP 9786-8266 M ARIBBEAN KEPPEL BAY 400sf Laundry,Nail Spa Hair Salon, Water Point Others. Owner
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      355 12 538 SHOP SPACE FOR SALE BOAT QUAY River view... $25M CHINATOWN 3.7% yield. $28M CHINATOWN 3000 sf........ $8M TG PAGAR 3500 sf............ $9M TG PAGAR 2000 sf............ $5M DUXTON F&B 3500 sf.....$7.5M DUXTON adj 7000 sf........ $15M CLUB ST 5000 sf............. $16M J.B. LIN *****395 NEWSMAN CITYGATE: PRICE DROPPED! Huge
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      432 12 RESTAURANT/ LOUNGE SPACE FOR RENT 540 F&B SPACE FOR LEASE HAW PAR VILLA Seeking New Themed Restn, Seafood Restn, Chinese Restn, Food Court operator, Bistro, Live Band Exhaust, Grease Trap, 3 Phase High Electrical Loading, Fibre Termination Point provided F&B sizes Approx 1,645 sqft to 9,259 sqft High Human Traffic
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      616 12 NOTICES Tel 6289-8822 I Email notices@sph.com.sg I www.sphclass.com.sg BANKRUPTCY ACT (CHAPTER 20) NOTICE TO CREDITORS TO FILE CLAIMS BKCY NO IC/PP NO NAME 375/2009 S*****43J ABDUL RASHID BIN ALI 1888/2009 S*****30Z AGNES HO AI LING 360/2012 S*****92H ANG CHONG ENG 348/2012 S*****96D ANG KER CHUNG 158/2012 S*****70Z AZIMAN BIN TOHID
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      458 12 THE BANKRUPTCY ACT (CHAPTER 20) THE BANKRUPTCY RULES Re: MANICKAM RAMAKRISHNAN (NRIC NO. S*****34G) STATUTORY DEMAND UNDER SECTION 62 OF THE BANKRUPTCY ACT NOTICE OF ADVERTISEMENT TO: MANICKAM RAMAKRISHNAN (NRIC No. S*****34G) whose last known address was at 111 Bukit Batok West Avenue 6 #03-136 Singapore *****1. TAKE NOTICE that
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      1150 13 IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE HC/CWU 164 of 2017 In the Matter of Section 254(1 )(e) of the Companies Act (Cap. 50) And In the Matter of DOUBLE ACE TRADING COMPANY PTE LTD (Singapore UEN No. *****0580N) Between KATHRYN MA WAI FONG (Malaysia Malaysian ID No.
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      5111 13 MANDATORY UNCONDITIONAL CASH OFFER by CIMB BANK BERHAD(*****-P) Singapore Branch (Incorporated in Malaysia) for and on behalf of SUKI SUSHI PTE. LTD. (Incorporated in Singapore) (Co. Reg. No: *****4495W) to acquire all of the issued and paid-up ordinary shares in the capital of MARY CHIA HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in Singapore)
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      1101 14 ST Iobs Executive Appointments 6289-8822 I www.sphclass.com.sg I Jobs 1800-289-9988 Jobs Jobs in ST Classifieds Executive Appointments JOBS IN ST CLASSIFIEDS 1800-289-9988 Email: class@sph.com.sg 746 Fitness/ Spa 748 Administrative/ Clerical 749 Accounting/ Bookkeeping 751 Secretaries/ Personal Assistants 752 Human Resources 753 Shipping 754 Technical 758 General Production/ Operators 763 Warehousing/
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      480 14 Sales 730 Sales 730 Retail Sales 731 Retail Sales 731 1. Full Time Sales Assistant 2. Part Time Sales Assistant 3. Mooncake Promoter West Zone (Wendy 9842 6094) Central Zone (Kelly *****845) East Zone North-East Zone (Mary 9386 1667) Singapore¡¯s Sales 730 *DUE TO EXPANSION Male/ Female Sales Exec required
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      352 14 Retail Sales 731 Retail Sales 731 Retail Sales 731 Call Centres/ Telemarketing 734 Call Centres/ Telemarketing 734 CALL OPERATOR Job Responsibilities: Receive incoming calls Input required details into Call Taking forms Perform telephone triaging based on the guidelines provided Route completed form to the respective resource dispatcher Job Requirements: No
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      147 14 TELEMARKETERS URGENTLY REQUIRED. Interested pls call Patricia 8157 3330 email: patriciasinn@yahoo.co.uk Customer Service 736 CUSTOMER SVC CUM Coordinator at Hougang. Fluent in English, handle Chinese speaking clients. PC literate. 5.5 day. *****925/ *****889 CUSTOMER SVC/ ADMIN. IT savvy. Weekend shift required. Send CV photo: hr@smartsciencelab.com.sg ESTAB. CAR RENTAL company Customer
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      292 14 Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge 742 BEARD PAPA’S Plaza S’pura requires Shop Crew. FullTime $1800-1900, 6 days incl weekends PH. 8hrs/ day Medical, Annual Performance Bonus, Sales Commn. Career advancement. Part-Time $8.50/ hr. 5hrs/ day 4 days/ wk. Call *****154 Email CV hazel.ang@muginoho.com KITCHEN ASSTS FOR restn in Marina Sq Owen Rd
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      832 15 745 Hair/ Beauty 745 Hair/ Beauty Established award winning beauty chain welcome you to join us. Award Winning brand premium beauty equipment and effective products Wide base of regular and new customers Beauty Consultant (Full-time) Perks Benefits: Basic commission $15K income per month A proven track record is preferred Minimum
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      756 15 Technical 754 Technical 754 Fast Growing Mechanical Electrical Contractor is Hiring.... 1) Experienced Aircon Maintenance Supervisor Possess Class 3 licence Good communication skills Able to manage all aspects of day to day operations efficiently Demonstrate initiative and make decisions to the best interest of the company Possesses technical expertise, troubleshooting
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      307 15 General Production/ Operators 758 12 HRS PERM Day Operators $1400 Changi North. Lots of OT, Simple job. Co benefits Trpt. S’poreans only. Prefer stay in East.Vision (02C5351) Call *****688/ 9853-4226 1K-1.2K PRODN ASST x30 Perm fixed 12 hour shift 15 days (3443) Day $12 Night $26. Trpt to JB. Mr
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      163 15 Warehousing/ Inventory/ Logistics Security 763 WAREHOUSE ASST )From $1500 )5½ day work week )With warehouse experience )Transport provided )Singaporean only )Immediate start work Walk In Interview No 38 Jalan Buroh Level 3 Bus No 98 Eric 9090 3536 WAREHOUSE ASST Islandwide, Trpt provided OT Bonus Allowances Basic up to $1800
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      145 15 763 Warehousing/ Inventory/ Logistics Security LOGISTICS ASST. RECEIVE arrange incoming goods in warehse, schedule deliveries. Physically fit. Able to liaise w/ Eng Mandarin speaking clients. Pls call *****484 CHANGI STH 8.30AM-5.30PM 5.5 days. Store Asst $1,550, Forklift Driver $1650. Lots of OT. Joo Koon Forklift Driver $1650. Immed. *****165 9387
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      195 15 766 Security EXCELLENT SECURITY 6323 9335 SECURITY OFFICER *AMK IND PARK 2 *AYER RAJAH CRES *CITY HALL *RAFFLES PLACE*LOYANG DRIVE *KENT RIDGE ROAD *SCOTTS RD *TANJONG PAGAR WALK-IN: MON-FRI (9AM-5PM) #31-05 INT’L PLAZA (TANJONG PAGAR MRT) SECURITY OFFICERS Haji Package 31 Aug 4 Sep $500 Permanent Post Alternate 4/5 Days
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      895 16 766 Security 766 Security 766 Security 766 Security 766 Security 766 Security AUXILIARY POLICE OFFICER UNARMED (OUTRIDER) ARMED Walk-in Interview Monday to Friday, 9am 5pm AETOS Holdings Pte Ltd 145 West Coast Road S(*****7) Bring along your NRIC, educational certifi cates, NS COS Transcripts (originals) Requirements: Min 3 ‘N’ level
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      228 16 SUPERVISORS/ SECURITY OFFICERS for Punggol. $105$80 daily cash. 8127-8226 SENIOR SECURITY Officers for condo West area. $85$90 daily cash. *****117 SCHOOLS IN BUKIT Batok/ Punggol/ Hougang. Permanent day. 9725-2566. DAY OFFICER. OFFICE bldg Raffles Place MRT. Weekly advance. Call 8125-6955. DAY/ NIGHT OFFICER. Condo/ shpg ctr Buona Vista. Weekly advance.
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      372 16 769 Cleaners CLEANER SUPERVISOR $1700$1850/ Shpg Mall Cleaner $1250-$1350/ Rubbish Collector $1300-$1400. Block Cleaner $1250-$1350. Floater $1400-$1500. Compound Cleaner $1250-$1350. Please call: 9051-8332 ***US CLEANING CO urgently requires Full-Time Cleaners. 5.5 days Seletar/ Changi Business Park Lavender/ Woodlands, $1250 to $1300 benefits CPF. S’poreans Call: 8121 3766 9615 5489 GOOD
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      361 16 769 Cleaners CLEANERS WANTED 1) Ang Mo Kio 6-days work wk. 7-4pm. 2) Tai Seng area. 5-day work wk. 8-5pm. Call 8468-1842 CLEANERS NEEDED 1) Choa Chu Kang near Lot 1 Mall. 2) Cleantech Loop, Jln Bahar. 74pm. S’porean. 9272 2953. SIM LIM SQUARE requires Cleaners. Singaporean only. Interested pls
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      386 17 Despatch/ Delivery 772 FULL-TIME DESPATCH Riders, must own bike, Good salary/ incentives Mon-Fri 9am-5pm *****238 3 CLASS 3/4 DELIVERY Drivers in Sembawang.5.5 days(Sun/ PH off) Handle pork/ wine. Strictly S’poreans.*****388 NIGHT FLYERS DISTRIBUTOR for Car Drop. Islandwide. 5days per week. With own bike $900 per mth. 9070-7779. IMMEDIATE DELIVERY DRIVER
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      909 17 775 Drivers/ Chauffeurs 775 Drivers/ Chauffeurs 775 Drivers/ Chauffeurs We are a leading engineering service company and have vacancies to support a store operation in the eastern part of Singapore as follows: LEADERS DRIVERS ✓To provide logistics support. ✓Need to have Class 3 driving license. ✓Preferably to have forklift driving
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      352 17 Other Positions 789 Other Positions 789 GROW WITH SATS Equipment Operators (Cargo) Up to $1700 $1900* per month You will operate forklifts, pallet trucks and tow cargo. Requirements: At least 21 years old with minimum secondary education Valid Class 3 driving license Able to read, write and communicate in English
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      331 17 Other Positions 789 AVIATION SCREENING OFFICERS New Assignment BONUS Up To $7,000* Other Positions 789 Min. 1 ‘N’/ 1 ‘O’ Level 12-hr rotating shift WALK-IN INTERVIEW Mon-Fri: 9am-5pm Sat: 9am-1 pm Paya Lebar Recruitment Centre 20 Jalan Afifi, Level 1 Singapore *****9 Call: 9113 2437 Earn Up To $2,100* Please
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      1020 18 Culinary expertise Cafés and restaurants hiring cooks Moulding young minds Jobs for early childhood educators island wide Class 715 Customer service Telemarketers needed E x e c u t i v e A p p o i n t m e n t s 6 2 8 9 8 8
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      121 18 Now Hiring Opening Team A) RESTAURANT ASST MANAGER B) SUPERVISOR C) SHIFT LEADERS D) PART FULL TIME SANDWICH ARTISTS Attractive packages Clean, non-oily environment 1min walk fr Boon Keng MRT Hurry! Call 8128 4183 PTC Copier Company requires: Depatch Riders (Male/Female) Assist on delivery of copier/ toner/spare parts etc. Class
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