The Straits Times, 17 December 2017

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  • 24 1 THE SUNDAY TIMES Sunday, December 17,2017 88 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS $1.10 To subscribe: 6388-3838 sphsubscription.com.sg A ASingapore Press Holdings publication MCI (P) 052/02/2017
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  • 83 1 A trial for a new scramble crossing in Orchard Road began yesterday, with many pedestrians saying they appreciated the convenience and time saved. The trial will take place every weekend and public holiday until Jan 28, and allow pedestrians to cross the Cairnhill
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  • 537 1  -  President Moon pledges to link economic policies to Beijing’s Belt and Road project GohSuiNoi China Bureau Chief In Beijing suinoi@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Chang MayChoon inSeoul South Korea’s President Moon Jae In has pledged to link his economic policies to China’s ambitious
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  • Top of the News
    • 502 2 / 3 Mead Johnson offers exchange of infant formula after discovery of counterfeit cartons in shops PETALING JAYA Mead Johnson Nutrition (MJN) Malaysia has advised consumers and retailers nationwide to return Enfalac A+ Step 1 Infant Formula in 1.8kg boxes for immediate replacement, following news
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    • 719 2 / 3  -  Concept catching on with both customers and restaurants, which also save on rent and costs Tiffany FumikoTay tiffanyt@sph.com.sg New eateries Vios by Blu Kouzina and Truly Singaporean Grill opened to residents in the Katong area a few months ago, but no one’s been able to
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    • 435 4 Hundreds of buildings damaged; tsunami alert sounded, prompting evacuations, but none detected REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JAKARTA A powerful magni-tude-6.5 earthquake struck the island of Java in Indonesia just before midnight on Friday, with the authorities reporting three deaths and damage to hundreds of buildings. The
      REUTERS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTOS: EPA-EFE  -  435 words
    • 412 4 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TACLOBAN At least three people were killed and tens of thousands were driven from their homes by floods as Tropical Storm Kai Tak pounded the eastern Philippines yesterday, cutting off power and triggering landslides, officials said. Kai Tak, packing gusts
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    • 327 4 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK PUTRAJAYA•Some 600 officers from Malaysia’s immigration department have been transferred out of Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) as some are suspected of working with criminal syndicates to smuggle in workers from Bangladesh. Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said
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    • 1083 6  -  Families face financial, emotional demands Linette Lai linettel@sph.com.sg With every hospital visit for his daughter Chloe’s medical treatment, Mr Kenneth Mah chalks up a bill of more than $10,000. Each weekly dose of medicine is just half a gram of powder mixed with water, which is
      PHOTO: COURTESY OF KENNETH MAH; Source: RAINBOW ACROSS BORDERS; SUNDAY TIMES GRAPHICS  -  1,083 words
    • 381 6  -  Linette Lai Nine-year-old Zecia Chew looks and behaves like any other girl her age, but her health has come at a high price. Without fortnightly medical treatment that costs $24,000 a month, her liver and spleen would swell up and eventually burst. Zecia has
      ST PHOTO: JONATHAN CHOO  -  381 words
    • 389 6  -  Linette Lai It takes at least 10 years for most medication, including drugs for rare diseases, to make its way from discovery to marketplace, said Dr Timothy Low, who is head of medical affairs at Shire Asia-Pacific. Clinical trials alone which test if a
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    • 572 7  -  It’s faster and convenient, they say, on first day of trial at Cairnhill-Orchard intersection Lim Min Zhang mzlim@sph.com.sg The scramble crossing trial in Orchard Road was well received by pedestrians on its first day yesterday, as many enjoyed the convenience and time saved.
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    • 746 8 Echoing Trump, US State Secretary now insists North Korea must ‘earn its way’ to talks NYTIMES AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE UNITED NATIONS Three days after offering to talk to North Korea “without pre-condition”, United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson reversed course, insisting as
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    • 309 8 SEOUL A North Korean soldier who suffered critical gunshot wounds during a defection dash across the border to South Korea has been transferred to a military hospital, a South Korean intelligence official said yesterday. The North Korean soldier, 24-year-old Oh Chong Song, was
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    • 239 8 SEOUL South Korea’s spy agency said North Korean hackers were behind attacks on cryptocurrency exchanges this year in which some 7.6 billion won (S$9.4 million) worth of cryptocurrencies were stolen, a newspaper reported yesterday. The cyber attacks attributed to North Korean hackers
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    • 398 10  -  Lydia Lam lydialam@sph.com.sg Two people were killed after a car they were in crashed outside the Istana yesterday morning. The police told The Sunday Times that they were alerted to the accident in Cavenagh Road at 6.06am. The driver and a woman passenger
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    • 1106 10  -  Some protestant pastors attend dialogue on gays; Catholic ministry helping LGBT members Yuen Sin yuensin@sph.com.sg In September, one of Singapore’s few openly gay church pastors Miak Siew conducted a talk. With the help of nifty powerpoint slides, the leader of the independent Free Community
      PHOTO: DIOS VINCOY JR FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES  -  1,106 words
    • 306 10  -  Yuen Sin While Christian and Muslim groups have voiced opposition to the LGBT communities in recent years, leaders from other religious groups in Singapore said their religious teachings do not frown upon those who identify themselves as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender. “Hinduism
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    • 474 11 The world’s main dictionaries have picked their words of the year. Here are the top words from Oxford Dictionaries, Merriam-Webster and Collins Dictionary. big part 2017. NYTIMES, of the news NYTIMES, REUTERS 1. YOUTHQUAKE Oxford Dictionaries’ word of the year is defined as a “significant
      big part 2017. NYTIMES,; of the news NYTIMES, REUTERS  -  474 words
    • 698 11  -  Jonathan Pearlman Jonathan Pearlman For The Straits Times In Sydney jonathanmpearlman@gmail.com Australia’s ruling coalition won a strong victory at a crucial special election yesterday that was heralded as a “renaissance” for the embattled Prime Minister, Mr Malcolm Turnbull. Following a vicious campaign, the Liberal MP,
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    • 413 11 LOS ANGELES American actress Alyssa Milano has hit back at actor Matt Damon’s comments on sexual misconduct in Hollywood after a recently published interview, where he said there is a spectrum of behaviour that should not be conflated. The 47-year-old who
      Angeles January. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  413 words
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  • Home
    • 1028 12  -  Some organisations have not met targets for year, say economic slowdown may be a factor Sue-Ann Tan suetan@sph.com.sg Christmas is just a week away, but this season of giving has not been as fruitful as in years past, several charities told
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    • 459 13  -  Local team faces US players in multiplayer online game with strong ties to Republic Shaffiq Alkhatib ashaffiq@sph.com.sg When US mobile game Vainglory was launched three years ago, its maker chose to release it first in Singapore. One of the game’s key
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    • 735 14  -  Four books by publisher clinch prizes at annual Popular Readers’ Choice Awards Lim Min Zhang mzlim@sph.com.sg Four books published by Straits Times Press bagged top awards at the annual Popular Readers’ Choice Awards yesterday. Sundays With Sumiko, a collection of Straits Times executive
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    • 297 14  -  Shaffiq Alkhatib ashaffiq@sph.com.sg The inaugural Prudential Marina Bay Carnival brings back many fond memories for visitors. Ms Rozana Mhd Zin, for instance, likes scary rides and remembers riding on the Viking ship. “I want to try all the rides,” said the designer, now
      ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI  -  297 words
    • 588 14  -  NgJunSen ngjunsen@sph.com.sg At five, Reuben Paul came up with his first video game a simple program where big fishes chase and eat smaller ones. Recalled Reuben, now 11, with a wide grin: “When the big fish swallowed the small fish, it
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    • 640 15  -  Former MP also keen to mentor aspiring politicians across party lines in attempt to train good MPs, he tells forum Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh asyiqins@sph.com.sg Singapore’s first reserved presidential election will weigh on the minds of voters when the next
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    • 290 15  -  Linette Lai Classical tunes and Christmas melodies filled the air at Ion Orchard mall yesterday, as a 13-hour charity piano marathon was under way, with $17,500 raised as of 9pm. The event, organised by piano maker Steinway and Sons, saw pianists aged
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    • 487 16 Finally, The Top 10 Food Masters 2017 Are Unveiled ZONE WHERE AH? NORTH For full listing of the signature dishes, visit www.imsph.sg/sgfoodmasters ZONE CODE N07 House of Seafood ZONE CODE N08 The Punggol Settlement, 3 Punggol Point Road #01-01 #01-02 S(*****4) Mon–Fri: 11am–2pm, 5pm–11pm Sat–Sun: 11am–11pm Tel: 6466 9000 www.houseofseafood.sg
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    • 562 17 Singaporean foodies have spoken with their votes. We are proud to present you the top 10 food hawker stalls and restaurants from the North, Central, East and West zones, who will vie for the respective zonal titles in the highly anticipated finals. Will they win over the taste buds of
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  • World
    • 982 18  -  Websites promoting homesharing blamed for housing shortage for locals, higher rents NeoHuiMin For The Sunday Times In Berlin stworld@sph.com.sg An unusual series of advertisements by Airbnb appeared recently in Berlin: Rather than seeking to entice tourists to book lodgings through the homesharing website,
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    • 321 18 BERLIN Laws kicked in last year making it illegal for landlords to rent out apartments to short-term visitors, with a penalty of up to €100,000 (S$158,400). Renting out rooms is allowed provided they do not cover more than 50 per cent of the
      cities. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  321 words
    • 166 18  -  Lim Min Zhang It is illegal to rent out or sublet one’s Housing Board (HDB) flat for under six months. Those who flout the rules can be fined or have their flats acquired by HDB. For private homes, the bar was lowered to three months
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    • 974 19 Party strikes deal with conservatives, whose 31-year-old leader will be country’s chancellor REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE VIENNA Austria is set to become the only western European country with a far-right party in government after the anti-immigration Freedom Party (FPO) and Mr Sebastian Kurz’s conservative People’s Party
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    • World Briefs
      • 96 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO Japan is planning a record 5.19 trillion yen (S$63 billion) defence budget for the next fiscal year to strengthen its missile defence against the threat posed by North Korea, a report said yesterday. The government is expected to set aside the
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      • 92 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE RIYADH Saudi Arabian women will be able to drive trucks and motorcycles, officials have said, three months after the kingdom announced a historic decision to end a ban on women driving. In September, King Salman issued a decree saying women will be
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      • 119 19 President REUTERS, President Cyril Ramaphosa, a REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JOHANNESBURG Thousands of delegates from South Africa’s African National Congress (ANC) gathered yesterday for a five-day meeting to elect their new leader in a divisive race seen as a pivotal moment in the country’s
        President REUTERS,; President Cyril Ramaphosa, a REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  119 words
      • 88 19 REUTERS AMSTERDAM A Dutchman wielding a knife was shot by military police at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport on Friday and taken into custody, an official said. The police said the suspect is a 29-year-old man from The Hague. He is known to the police in
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    • 948 20  -  They opt to forgo treatment when incurably ill, ahead of new law Chang May Choon Chang May South Korea Correspondent In Seoul changmc@sph.com.sg More than 3,000 people have signed papers to forgo artificial lifeextending treatment when they become incurably ill, in a pilot
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    • 432 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW DELHI Mr Rahul Gandhi took over yesterday as president of India’s main opposition Congress, becoming the sixth member of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty to head the party that has ruled the country for much of its independent history. Fireworks
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    • 426 20 KUALA LUMPUR•The Malaysian government yesterday abruptly cancelled a new system for visa applications and insurance for umrah (Islamic pilgrimages) following a public uproar. Tourism and Culture Deputy Minister Mas Ermieyati Samsudin announced the introduction of the new system just a day
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    • 813 21  -  Activists lobby Congress to quash proposal; forecast revenue meant to offset cost of Trump’s tax cuts Nirmal Ghosh US Bureau Chief In Washington nirmal@sph.com.sg Alaska is a long way north and four time zones away from Washington. But there is one
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    • 725 21 tech companies WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON The vote by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to repeal its Net neutrality rules marked the end of a brief experiment by the network regulator to rein in the huge power of Internet providers by
      tech companies WASHINGTON POST; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  725 words
    • 221 22 Cities around the world have put up festive decorations and shimmering lights as part of celebrations this Christmas season. Here is a look at some of the most dazzling displays from Beijing to London. An illuminated display at Oktyabrskaya Square in central Minsk, Belarus, is in
      PHOTOS: REUTERS, NYTIMES, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  221 words
    • 535 23 Global intelligence-gathering activities made public in US court NYTIMES SAN FRANCISCO For years, Uber spied on key executives, drivers and employees at rival ride-hailing companies as part of a larger intelli-gence-gathering operation that spanned multiple countries, according to a letter made public in a
      NYTIMES; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  535 words
    • 383 23 NYTIMES NEW YORK A woman running to flip a Kansas congressional seat from red to blue next year is ending her campaign after allegations surfaced that she sexually harassed, then fired, a former subordinate. Ms Andrea Ramsey, 56, is a retired
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    • 374 23 NYTIMES LONDON A prominent British surgeon who etched his initials onto the livers of two patients, in a case that shocked many with its audacity, has been convicted of assault. Simon Bramhall who gained fame in 2010 after successfully transplanting a plane-crash victim’s liver
      NYTIMES  -  374 words
    • 347 23 REUTERS TORONTO Canadian police said they were investigating the mysterious deaths of the billionaire founder of Canadian pharmaceutical firm Apotex, Mr Barry Sherman, and his wife, Honey, who were found dead in their Toronto mansion on Friday. The two were found
      REUTERS; PHOTO: REUTERS  -  347 words

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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
    • 115 21 Weather Singapore 31/23 ºC TodayWindy with passing showers. Outlook Monday Tuesday: Windy with passing showers. Air quality PSI 54-58 24-hour reading as of 5pm yesterday (Moderate) Sunset 7.03pm Sunrise 7am Moonrise 6.02am North Moonset 6.21pm Showers South East Showers West Showers Showers Central Showers Tides Today: 4.33am (1.4m), 10.13am (2.9m),
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  • Sport
    • 720 24 Exercises to strengthen muscles and aerobic workouts good for prevention, study finds REUTERS People who exercise may lower their odds of developing low-back pain or may reduce the intensity of back pain they do experience, a research review suggests. Compared to
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    • 246 24 TODAY BADMINTON BWFSuperseries Finals Day 5: Finals (StarHubCh201,5pm). BASKETBALL ABL Formosa v HK Eastern (3pm), Saigon v Mono Vampire (6pm) StarHub Ch112/205 76.25MHz. NBA Milwaukee v Houston (Singtel TV Ch110, 10.30am). CRICKET 3rd AshesTest Australia v England: Day 4 (Singtel TVCh124& StarHub Ch237,10.30am). 3rd ODIIndia vSri Lanka
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    • Article, Illustration
      257 24  -  Text and pictures by Seah Seah Kwang Peng AnsgarCheng,51 Dentist Height: 1.69m Weight: 57kg Exercise regimen: I run daily, with each 30-45-minute session covering up to 8km during the off-season. I also do strengthening exercises like planking and sit-ups for one hour a week. I run 5,000m races
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    • 528 25 Ex-UCI head doesn’t see how cyclist can prove he broke no rules after failed drug test THE TIMES, LONDON THE GUARDIAN LONDON Pat McQuaid, the former head of cycling’s world governing body, believes it would be very hard for Chris Froome to avoid
      THE TIMES, LONDON; THE GUARDIAN; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  528 words
    • 908 25  -  Commentary Juliet Macur NYTIMES Admit it: You had a feeling it would happen. Chris Froome, the four-time Tour de France winner, confirmed on Wednesday that he tested positive for excessively high amounts of the asthma drug salbutamol during the Vuelta a Espana in
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    • 89 25 LANCEARMSTRONG The American was stripped of his seven Tour titles from 1999 to2005fordoping. FLOYD LANDIS The American was stripped of the title after testing positive for elevated levels of testosterone during the 2006 race. JAN ULLRICH The 1997 champion was banned by the
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    • 210 25 THE TIMES, LONDON REUTERS ALESSANDRO PETACCHI The Italian sprinter was banned for 12 months by the CAS and stripped of his five 2007 Giro d’Italia stage wins. At that time a therapeutic use exemption (TUE) was required to use salbutamol. He had one but exceeded
      THE TIMES, LONDON; REUTERS  -  210 words
    • 634 26 Smith (229 n.o.) and Marsh (181 n.o.) break tourists’ hearts with plundering partnership REUTERS PERTH An epic and unbeaten 301-run stand by Australia captain Steve Smith and Mitchell Marsh left England’s hopes of retaining the Ashes in jeopardy on day three of the third Test
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    • 417 26 REUTERS PHILADELPHIA (Pennsylvania) Never mind that Russell Westbrook and the Thunder were on the road. After his drive and pinpoint pass to Andre Roberson for the winning basket lifted Oklahoma City to a thrilling, triple-overtime 119-117 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday, the guard waved
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    • 82 26 Memeorable Does Diego Maradona’s new statue remind you of anyone? Britain’s Got Talent winner Susan Boyle comes to mind. Say what? Notorious sicknote and retired footballer Michael Owen’s Bentley GT Continental was crushed under the snow, prompting this quip from a fan. Poor Owen, even his car is
      Photos: TWITTER/DREAMTEAMFC, TWITTER/THEMICHAELOWEN, INSTAGRAM/BPUCCI  -  82 words
    • 550 27 Mourinho sparks speculation over the future of players like Mkhitaryan, Shaw and Darmian AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Jose Mourinho will allow any unhappy fringe player to leave Manchester United in the January transfer window, sparking speculation over the future of the likes of Henrikh Mkhitaryan. The manager
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  550 words
    • Sports World
      • 74 27 JAKARTA Inclement weather forced play to be abandoned midway through the third round of the Indonesian Masters yesterday, just like on Friday. Britain’s Justin Rose leads on 16 under after going three under in his first eight holes. Singapore’s Choo Tze Huang and
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      • 90 27 DUBAI Defending men’s singles champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark is through to today’s title decider at the World Superseries Finals again after defeating Chinese shuttler Shi Yuqi 21-12,21-8 yesterday. The world No. 1 will face either South Korean Son Wan Ho or Malaysia’s world No.
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      • 83 27 REUTERS LONDON Formula One team Williams have put off until the New Year an announcement on who will partner Canadian teenager Lance Stroll next season. A team spokesman confirmed that no driver news was planned before January, with the 21-race 2018
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      • 79 27 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LOS ANGELES Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor’s cross-combat superfight was the second richest boxing bout in history, long-awaited final figures revealed on Friday. A statement from Showtime Sports said the August fight between boxing star Mayweather and mixed martial arts king McGregor generated
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    • 1090 27  -  Heart Of Football Rob Hughes stsports@sph.com.sg When Manchester United and Liverpool pit their multimillion-dollar teams in away games at West Bromwich and Bournemouth later today, they are playing for second best in the English Premier League. You will not, of course, get
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    • 773 28  -  Dyche’s astute use of limited budget reason why unfashionable club is flying high Richard Jolly stsports@sph.com.sg It felt fitting. The goal that took Burnley, however briefly, into the top four was scored by a signing. In their own way, Burnley have bought success. But theirs is a budget
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    • 263 28 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS LONDON Jurgen Klopp has dismissed suggestions that the “dark days are back” in terms of inconsistency, just because Liverpool failed to win their last two games. The German whose side have drawn successive games against Everton and West Bromwich Albion, which dampened
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    • 304 28 REUTERS LONDON Christian Benteke atoned for last week’s penalty miss the best way he knew how, scoring a goal and creating another to lead Crystal Palace to their first away win of the Premier League season. After apologising to his teammates for ignoring team
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    • 53 29 Chelsea’s Marcos Alonso celebrating scoring the opener from a free kick three minutes into first-half stoppage time with Tiemoue Bakayoko and Gary Cahill. The 1-0 Premier League success over Southampton at Stamford Bridge pulled them level on 38 points with second-placed Manchester United. PHOTO:
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    • 730 29 Fifa warns against state meddling in election of football federation’s new chief REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MADRID Spain could be out of next year’s World Cup before football’s showpiece event even begins. World governing body Fifa has warned the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF)
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    • 88 1 B Invest Lorna Tan on the ins and outs of insurance planning B16&17 POLICY orna Tan on the ins and outs f insurance planning 16&17 West Side Story Can Jurong Lake District become Singapore’s second CBD? Insight looks at plans to transform the country’s west into a vibrant hub with
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    • 1035 8  - 2017 the year of asking ‘how’ Google trends report shows the top searches; new Facebook button gives more user control What’s Trending Ong Hwee Hwee hwee@sph.com.sg If there’s a word to describe 2017, it would be the year of the “hows”, according to Google. Searches beginning with “how” hit an
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    • 229 8  -  Your Letters Wang Toon Tuan An “up cycle” for Singapore property may last into 2020, Morgan Stanley is reported to have said (Home prices could rise by 8% next year; Dec 11). The report also states that home prices will climb by as much
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    • 395 8  -  Jocelyn Wong Jia Min (Ms) Senior Minister of State for Law Indranee Rajah said in Parliament last month that the Ministry of Law will continue to partner and support family lawyers to facilitate the effective practice of family law (Parliament: Panel to
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    • 242 8  -  Tan Hua Joo Although the Tanjong Pagar Terminal’s lease does not expire until 2027, container operations have been moved out since earlier this year. It appears that the site will remain vacant for the foreseeable future but neither the Urban Redevelopment Authority nor
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    • 141 8  -  Tan Khoon Hui I empathise with Mr Koh Kong Chia’s desire to stay at Pine Grove Condominium (Government should help older Pine Grove residents; Dec 8). I, too, am a resident of Pine Grove, and have lived here for 21 years. Money
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    • 709 14  -  Inflation is the main concern but Schroders fund manager says as long as there’s an upside surprise in prices based on strong growth, then it’s not necessarily a bad thing. Cai Haoxiang haoxiang@sph.com. sg With growth picking up across the world, some Schroders fund managers
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    • 350 14  -  Cai Haoxiang While a lot of easy money has been made, South Korea and Russia still offer value among emerging markets, said Mr Tom Wilson, head of emerging market equities at Schroders. South Korea benefits from the recovery in global trade, and
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    • 1394 15  -  Being underweight in banking stocks that shot up last month among reasons for their decline Save Invest Lorna Tan Invest Editor lornatan@sph.com.sg The three simulated portfolios set up to take some of the mystery out of investing took a hit last month. This
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    • 279 15  -  Lorna Tan Singapore has plenty to offer investors, with one of the strongest earnings growth and lowest valuations among Asean markets, according to the CFA Society Singapore (CFAS) panel. It also provides one of the highest dividend yields around 3.2 per cent partly due to the strong
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          1189 2  -  The Sunday Times rounds up the year with its list of highs and lows Yip Wai Yee yipwy@sph.com.sg John Lui Boon Chan It is that time of the year again, when one settles into a routine of social gatherings, festive jingle-humming and way too much feasting. Another year-end tradition,
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          881 4  -  Foong Woei Wan Alison de Souza BEST Terrace House: Aloha State This Japanese reality show is a brilliant throwback to the old days of watching television in a living room with family or friends. It presents not only a cast of cuties sharing a roof and looking for love,
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          488 4  -  Lydia Vasko BEST Scoot’s long-haul launches Budget-conscious travellers who want to travel to Europe and America have a new best friend in Scoot this year, which is increasing the number of its long-haul destinations and in Boeing 787 Dreamliners, no less. The low-cost carrier of Singapore Airlines Group launched
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          430 6 / 7  -  Boon Chan BEST Wei Bird 2017 Concert, Resorts World Theatre, Oct 28 Given that shows are now planned down to the last note, Taiwanese singer-songwriter Wei Li-an’s 20-minute encore was a lovely surprise. He emerged with a guitar and proceeded to take requests before ending the night with
          PHOTO: BIZ TRENDS  -  430 words
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          416 6 / 7  -  Boon Chan WORST Appreciation by Alan Tam Props to Cantopop legend Alan Tam, 67, for continuing to put out new work but, unfortunately, this disc of Mandopop duets is a misfire. Despite rounding up collaborators such as Kit Chan, Eason Chan and Mayday, the pairings do not work.
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          770 6 / 7  -  Eddino Abdul Hadi, Anjali Raguraman Yeow Kai Chai WORST Memories...Do Not Open by The Chainsmokers American electronic dance music (EDM) duo The Chainsmokers had a massive hit with their single Closer and one cannot help but feel like their debut album is just the pair recycling the same
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        • 523 6 / 7  -  Eddino Abdul Hadi, Anjali Raguraman BEST PJ Harvey, Esplanade Theatre, Jan 13 Equal parts sensual, thrilling and terrifying, British singer-songwriter PJ Harvey’s debut set in Singapore was mesmerising. Her stage movements were compelling and dramatic, while her voice was rich, creamy and seductive. Dipping into her vast and
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        • 393 6 / 7  -  Chang Tou Liang WORST Best Liszt 100 Some bright spark had the idea of cramming 100 tracks of music by Hungarian pianist-composer Franz Liszt into six compact discs for this compilation box-set. This was achieved by sub-dividing his two piano concertos into 10 separate tracks, and allotting the
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        • 359 6 / 7  -  Chang Tou Liang Marc Rochester BEST Messiaen Turangalila, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Esplanade Concert Hall, April 1 It took the Singapore Symphony Orchestra some 23 years to perform Olivier Messiaen’s massive 10-movement, 75-minute-long Turangalila Symphony again, but it was well worth the wait. The French composer’s grand conception of
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          358 8 / 9  -  Akshita Nanda BEST Dragonflies, Pangdemonium, Victoria Theatre, Aug24to26 Written by Stephanie Street and directed by Tracie Pang, this play about a Singaporean man seeking a home for himself and his daughter is set in a frighteningly near future where climate change pushes thousands to migrate. Compassionate, hopeful and exquisitely
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          390 8 / 9  -  Olivia Ho WORST Sad Girls by Lang Leav Leav is known for her brand of social media-friendly poetry, but her debut novel does not even have that brevity to recommend it. Half of it is superfluous verbiage. The other half looks like someone threw a bunch of trigger warnings,
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          713 8 / 9  -  Ankita Varma BEST Diversity in fashion at an all-time high In a perfect world, catwalks and fashion spreads should reflect the vast array of skin tones and body types in the real world. But alas, no matter how we might harp on it, the fashion world’s fascination with emaciated
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          632 8 / 9  - Home Garden Bryna Singh BEST The rise of designer Olivia Lee Local designer Olivia Lee, 32, has been making waves in the design scene both here and overseas. Earlier this year, she was named one of eight most promising designers at the renowned Salone Del Mobile Milano furniture fair, an
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          675 10 / 11  -  Wong Ah Yoke BEST Blackwattle, 97 Amoy Street, tel: 6224-2232; open: noon to 3pm (weekdays), 6 to 11pm (Mondays to Saturdays), closed on Sundays Originality seems to be the trend in the Singapore dining scene this year, with new restaurants coming up with entire menus of dishes I
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          646 10 / 11  -  Anjali Raguraman BEST Atlas, 600 North Bridge Road, Parkview Square; open: 10am to 1am (Mondays to Thursdays), 10am to 2am (Fridays), 3pm to 2am (Saturdays), closed on Sundays Cavernous and classy, the 1920s come to life at the resplendent Atlas bar, with its gilded walls, sharp-suited staff and exquisite
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          916 10 / 11  -  Tan Hsueh Yun BEST Chicken Rendang Nasi Lemak Set, Jia Xiang Nasi Lemak, 01-08 CT Hub 2,114 Lavender Street, tel: 9889-3466; open: 10am to 3pm (weekdays), 11am to 4pm (Saturdays), closed on Sundays; go to www.facebook.com/jiaxiangnasilemak Longing for a taste of home can make people do crazy things. The
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      • 1148 12  -  A loss of a former classmate and friend whom I celebrated many milestones with takes me to the next phase of my life Ignatius Low ignatius@sph.com.sg Back at the tail end of the 1980s, when we were all in junior college, I would occasionally stop and
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      • 852 12  - Will robots take our children’s jobs Alex Williams Alex Williams is co-author, with NickSrnicek, of Inventing The Future: Postcapitalism And A World Without Work. NYTIMES NEW YORK Like a lot of children, my sons Toby, seven, and Anton, four are obsessed with robots. In the children’s books they devour at
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      • 296 14 Young climbers are the focus of The Rock School, which opened its first branch in july 2011 in Bedok Community Centre. This facility offers a sheltered outdoor top-rope climbing wall, which is a vertical climbing wall that requires a harness and a safety rope that anchors at
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      • 293 14  -  At least three new family-friendly climbing centres have opened in Singapore and they offer everything from colourful handholds to themed walls Bryna Singh brynasim@sph.com.sg Instead of watching them scramble up window grilles and gates at home, let your children climb to their heart’s content at various
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        344 14 Want to play a game of ping pong while climbing? Sounds like a feat of multi-task-ing, but at Let ’em Play, you can try this with the help of augmented reality technology. The game, called Climball (right), is projected on the wall with the help of graphics.
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      • 328 14 Challenge yourself at the 19 colourful and unique climbing walls here, all with fun names such as Twister (left), Cheese, Dry Ice and Cloud Nine that reflect their characters. Each wall is about 8m high, has its own theme and allows climbers to choose from three difficulty
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      • 902 15  -  Looking back, a lot of things my wife and I thought were essential now seem silly Zhaki Abdullah azhaki@sph.com.sg Not all those who wander are lost, goes a famous line in J. R. R. Tolkien’s fantasy epic The Lord Of The Rings. These days, though,
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      • 2286 16 / 17  -  Take a walk on the wild side with glamping, leopard safaris and horseback riding through the desert in this Indian state Jill Alphonso stlife@sph.com.sg JillAlphonsoisafreelancewriter and yoga teacher. She was hosted by JacadaTravel. Rajasthan in north-eastern India may be known for its bustling cities of Jodhpur
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      • 568 18 Holidays with a focus on fitness in photogenic destinations may give travellers the motivation they need to stay healthy NYTIMES NEW YORK Many people make resolutions to exercise more and follow a healthy diet at the beginning of a new year, but sticking to those
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      • 695 18  -  Lydia Vasko QANTASFARE DEALS For the holiday season, Qantas is offering 12 days of fare promotions. Every day until Dec 23, the airline will announce a new special fare to popular destinations in Australia, New Zealand, Britain and the United States. The sale started on
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        1521 19  -  From art and architecture to food and shopping, the British capital is abuzz with activity Travel Black Book CEO Series Lydia Vasko Lydia Travel Correspondent vlydia@sph.com.sg Favourite destination: London, England. I studied there and, of the many places I’ve been to, London holds a soft spot for
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      • 408 22 / 23  -  Eurasians usually celebrate Christmas with plenty of food. Here are five recipes to try Rebecca Lynne Tan Rebecca Lynne Tan, Eunice Quek Food Correspondents rltan@sph.com.sg euniceq@sph.com.sg FollowthemonTwitter @STrebeccatanand @STEuniceQ Who: Quentin Pereira, 45, chefowner of Quentin’s The Eurasian Restaurant
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      • 412 22 / 23 INGREDIENTS Butterforgreasing baking trays Forthe dough 500gplainflour 11g (1 sachet) instant yeast, available at supermarkets and specialist baking shops such as Phoon Huat 100g sugar 125g butter 2 egg yolks 50ml evaporated milk 30ml brandy 400g cooked sweet potato, peeled and roughly mashed Forthe spice mix: 10g black
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      • 241 22 / 23  -  Eunice Quek Who: Ms Michelle Sandhu, 58, retired director in the hospitality industry The iconic sugee cake is a Eurasian classic that is integral to celebrations. Ms Sandhu made 25 sugee cakes for her son’s wedding last month and it
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        337 22 / 23 INGREDIENTS 300g fine semolina 520g Golden Churn butter, melted 300g fine sugar 7 egg yolks 100g ground skinless almonds 100g chopped skinlessalmonds 5 Tbs brandy 4 tsp vanilla extract 3Tbsplainflour 3 tsp baking powder 7 egg whites METHOD 1. In a large mixing bowl, mixthe semolina and melted
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      • 334 22 / 23  -  Eunice Quek Who: Damian D’Silva, 61, executive chef of Folklore restaurant at Destination South Beach Road hotel Debal, or curry devil, is one of the staples at chef Damian D’Silva’s Christmas and Boxing Day feasts. The Eurasian dish is very meatcentric with ham,
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      • 284 22 / 23 INGREDIENTS Fortherempah 80g dried chillies, boiled in water, drained and stems removed 80g old ginger, skinned and chopped 300g shallots, peeled,topped and tailed 1 cup peanut or coconut oil 1kg Bombay onions, skinned, topped and tailed, and quartered 2kg pork spare ribs, cut into 7cm long 100g
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      • 245 22 / 23  -  Rebecca Lynne Tan curry because it is not as rich, says the housewife, who is married to retired teacher Frederick Zuzarte (both above), 77. The couple wed in 1964 and have four children and five grandchildren. She learnt to make pot roast pork,
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      • 408 22 / 23 INGREDIENTS 2kg pork collar 2 Tbs salt 1/3 cup vegetable oil, plus 2 Tbs for frying the shallots 120g rocksugar,or moreto taste 150g medium shallots, peeled and blended into a paste 1/4cup dark soya sauce 1/4cup light soya sauce 110g galangal, cut into large chunks and smashed
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      • 218 22 / 23  -  Rebecca Lynne Tan For chef Kenneth Francisco, the annual Christmas feasting begins at about 2.30am, in the wee hours of Christmas morning. It starts after he and his siblings, and their families finish midnight mass at their respective churches and make their way to his
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      • 463 22 / 23 INGREDIENTS Forthe mashed potato: 500g potatoes,peeled (Russet or other Idaho varieties) Water for cooking the potatoes Saltforthe water 50ml milk 150g cold salted butter, cut into 3cm cubes 20g freshly ground black pepper Forthe filling: 30mlcanolaoil 100g diced white onion 150g diced carrots 30g finely chopped garlic 500g
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      • 431 22 / 23  -  Rebecca Lynne Tan Food Correspondent rltan@sph.com.sg Follow Rebecca LynneTanon Twitter @ST rebeccatan Here are some highlights on The Straits Times’ food website ST Food, straitstimesfood.com. VIDEOS: THESCIENCE OF CHRISTMAS When it comes to cooking turkey, chefs and home cooks have plenty of strategies
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      • 1095 24 / 25  -  Make wine a part of the spirit of giving this Christmas Swig Hedy Khoo hedykhoo@sph.com.sg Wines make a choice gift this Christmas season, but which are the best ones to buy? ST Wine presents a curated selection of 12 wines one for each
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      • 515 24 / 25  -  In this series brought to you by the Health Promotion Board, find out where to go for healthier food that is tasty and affordable CHEAP, GOOD HEALTHY Hedy Khoo I f you arenotafanof vegetables or whole grains, this Hakka speciality could be just the dish to
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      • 692 26  -  Cookbook author Lloyd Matthew Tan’s compilation of family recipes highlights everyday Nonya dishes that he cooks at home Singapore Cooks Eunice Quek Food Correspondent euniceq@sph.com.sg After his father, a home cook, died 15 years ago, Lloyd Matthew Tan made it his mission to put together a cookbook compiling
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      • 528 26 INGREDIENTS 100g dried lily buds 1/2tsp salt 1 cucumber 6 belimbing or kamias (optional) 6 shallots 1 red chilli 200g white grated coconut for 150ml of coconut cream (or use 200ml coconut cream from a packet) 1/4tsp salt 1/4tsp sugar
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      • 601 26 MEATSMITH LITTLE INDIA ROGUETRADER Meatsmith Little India offers an eclectic mix of Indian spice and Meatsmith grunge American barbecue from the south, with an accent of Indian flavour. Signature offerings include Meatsmith stuffed suckling pig cooked on the spit, smoked chicken and beef ribs with an Indian
        PHOTOS: ANDAZ SINGAPORE, MEATSMITH LITTLE INDIA, MYO RESTOBAR  -  601 words
      • 794 27  -  Ideal supper fare at Orient Palace ranges from suckling pig to bak kut teh Restaurant Review Wong Ah Yoke Food Critic ahyoke@sph.com.sg Follow Wong Ah Yoke on Twitter @STahyoke and Instagram @wongahyoke •The Sunday Times paid for its meals at the eateries reviewed here. The two-month-old Orient
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      • 492 27  -  Cheap Good Anjali Raguraman anjalir@sph.com.sg Revenge may be a dish “best served cold”, according to The Godfather’s Don Vito Corleone, but rest assured, pasta and pizza are served piping hot and made to order at mobster-themed The Don Pizza Pasta. The Arab Street area continues to
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    • 108 6 D04 SENTOSA/ TELOK BLANGAH HOUSES FOR SALE 402 BALI/ MALDIVES LUXURIOUS Resort Bunglw (Ocean Drive) *****/8800sf.Asking $33mil Call: 8383 9999/9728 0766 122 124 Cove Dr $33M each 9 11 Cove Grove $45M each 8 Pearl Island, $20M Whatsapp to 8188 2988 TREASURE ISLAND BUNGALOW 9269/ 9000sf. (5 rms). $22M Waterway
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    • 163 6 D04 SENTOSA/ TELOK BLANGAH HOUSES FOR SALE 402 SEAVIEW SENTOSA BUNGLW Ocean Drive 2-Sty+ base ment, 5 bdrm. Land *****/ 9580 sf. Ronald 9852-9055 D05 PASIR PANJANG/ WEST COAST/ CLEMENTI TOWN HOUSES FOR SALE 402 Leslie Juay 9873-7772 (L*****48F R*****5F) Just Sold! 1.5sty terr Casuarina Rd. $13xxpsf For Sale: Mt
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    • 256 7 D15 KATONG/ JOOCHIAT/ EAST COAST HOUSES FOR SALE 406 1) CHARMING CONSERVATION Hse Katong. Almost brand new; A&A done. Sell vacant. 2) Detached Hse@Lucky Hgts Spacious. Park 4cars. Sell vacant. Quiet. $neg. *****774 DON'T MISS LDA7772@KL GOH 8382-7772 Frankel Est $10.68M Detach Unique/costly design 7000sf approx. 6 cars. Dual frontage
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    • 913 9 D20 THOMSON/ BISHAN/ ANG MO KIO HOUSES FOR SALE 408 D20 THOMSON/ BISHAN/ ANG MO KIO HOUSES FOR SALE 408 Landed Property Transactions in the month of Nov 2017 Street Prop Contract Tenure Built-In/ Price Psf Name Type Month Land Area (S$’000) (S$) (sq ft) District 17 Mariam Way Terrace
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