Today, 1 April 2017

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    26 1 TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING AFTER-PARTY SPOTS FOR THE NIGHT OWL TODAY SI NGAPORE LI FE STYLE 17 mediacorp SATURDAY, 1 APRIL 2017 MCI (P) 026/06/2016
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    Lock icon For at-risk and underprivileged youth, sports has a special kind of magic
    1694 1  -  LOW LIN FHOONG AND FARIS MOKHTAR linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sgfarism@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Fresh out of school after completing his GCE ‘A’ Levels in 1997, national sprinter UK Shyam took a job waiting tables at an American diner, eating patrons’ leftovers because he
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    Lock icon WARMING UP FOR COLDPLAY
    78 1 Coldplay fans throng the Sports Hub for the band’s A Head Full of Dreams concert yesterday. Around 50,000 fans turned up for last night’s concert, with tonight’s show also fully sold out. More than 100,000 tickets have been snapped up by fans. Coldplay are more than
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    Rule of law a game-changer for S’pore: PM
    938 1  -  Criticalfor our words to count and hold others to theirs he says A VITAL NATIONAL INTEREST, HE SAYS OF AGC’S ROLE AT 150TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION TAN WEIZHEN tanweizhen@mediacorp.com .sg SINGAPORE —Upholding the rule of law is not only an important reason for
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon Executive orders tied to US trade deficit likely to add to tensions
      585 2 AGENCIES BEIJING WASHINGTON —China sought to downplay tensions with the United States and put on a positive face yesterday, as Washington slammed Beijing on a range of business issues ahead of President Xi Jinping’s first meeting with President
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      Lock icon US President to sign executive orders on trade issues
      597 2 AGENCIES WASHINGTON —United States President Donald Trump is expected to sign two executive orders aimed at identifying abuses that are causing massive American trade deficits and clamping down on non-payment of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties on imports, said his top trade
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      Lock icon Century-old forest at Botanic Gardens opens
      752 4  -  MORE THAN 700 PLANT SPECIES ON SHOW, INCLUDING SOME THAT WERE ONCE EXTINCT SIAUMINGEN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Having a feel of the white flaky bark of the Gelam tree, taking in sights from the height of tree canopies on a boardwalk perched 8m above ground,
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    • Article
      Ecological sensitivity, tributes part of planning for new forest
      388 4  -  SIAUMINGEN SINGAPORE —Years before restoration or construction works for the new Learning Forest began, a team at the Singapore Botanic Gardens had begun poring over maps from the 19th century and conducting detailed surveys of the site’s flora and fauna, soils,
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      Lock icon Walking among wetlands and giants
      589 5 The Learning Forest is located in thenew Tyersall- Gallop Core of the Singapore Botanic Gardens. Designed to integrate with the existing 6ha primary forest of the gardens, it gives visitors more areas to explore through boardwalks and elevated walkways. Nature-lovers will get to see plenty
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    • Article
      3 films on local-foreigner integration set for release, but 4th is dropped
      408 6 SINGAPORE —Three short films on lo-cal-foreigner relations will be released next week, though a fourth effort directed by Eric Khoo has been dropped on concerns among early viewers that some scenes in the film depicting foreigners as zombies
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      FILM WITH FOREIGNERS PORTRAYED AS ZOMBIES DROPPED
      274 6 According to a statement from the Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI), the director’s film was presented in a musical theatre style, with a Singaporean human protagonist, and foreigners portrayed by zombies. In a statement, Khoo said: “It was a pity that the
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      Lock icon NAC ups arts funding, but some groups see cuts
      667 6  -  REENADEVI SINGAPORE —While the National Arts Council (NAC) has set aside more money this year to support the arts in Singapore, some arts groups will still see their funding cut. The NAC announced yesterday that a total of S$16.34 million is
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      Imam apologises for remarks at sermons, but says he did not quote Quran
      495 7  -  SIAUMINGEN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —An imam, who is facing police investigations for his remarks that had allegedly insulted Christians and Jews during his Friday sermons at a mosque, yesterday apologised for his “act of indiscretion”, which he acknowledged
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      Lock icon Tan Cheng Bock questions timing of reserved election for president
      817 7  -  VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Former presidential candidate Tan Cheng Bock, who said he disagreed with the Attorney-Gener-al’s Chambers’ (AGC) advice on when to trigger a reserved presidential election, has called on the Government to apply for a court review on
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      AGC must ‘draw cream of S’pore, develop talent’ to stay at top of game
      419 10  -  TAN WEIZHEN SINGAPORE While the Attorney-Gen-eral’s Chambers (AGC) started out being manned by expatriates due to Singapore’s colonial history, today it has grown into a Singapore team that can hold its own internationally, Prime Minister Lee
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      Challenge on Pedra Branca: S’pore’s case is ‘strong’
      350 10  -  TAN WEIZHEN SINGAPORE —Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday said he was “confident” of the eventual outcome of Malaysia’s recent challenge to the Pedra Branca judgment. “Malaysia is now taking steps to revise that judgment. They are entitled to try, but it
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      425 8 ELECTRICITY TARIFF REVISION (1 Apr to 30 Jun 2017) For the quarter 1 Apr to 30 Jun 2017, electricity tariffs will increase by an average of 6.1% or 1.20 cents per kWh compared to the previous quarter. This is due to a 12.0% increase in the cost of natural gas
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      243 9 TRANSFORMING TO SERVE Y(f U BETTER ■mi m I I 177 It’s great! Our neighbours are very friendly. Wait, I think your phone’s buzzing. There s a payment kiosk just around the corner. Ah, it’s a Hey Moby, how are you settling into your new home? reminder for me to
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  • Singapore
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      Relief fund to help low-wage workers with salary woes
      553 12  -  KELLY NG kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Starting from today, lowwage workers who are owed salaries because their employers are unable to pay up can get temporary financial help through a fund that pays up to S$1,000 or one month’s salary to each claimant.
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      Lock icon FUN TIMES AT RECYCLING CARNIVAL
      68 12 A girl from one of four Salvation Army Child Care Centres attempting to hoop a ring onto some plastic bottles during The Salvation Army’s first recycling carnival for the children at the organisation’s Territorial Headquarters yesterday. The games and activities were designed to teach and
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      New tripartite firm to support employees
      464 12  -  KELLY NG S I NG A POR E In an unprecedented move, the Government, unions and employers have jointly set up a company to better serve workers’ interests. Called Tripartite Alliance Limited (TAL), this new firm will be funded and owned by the three
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      Lock icon Some EWL stations to close earlier for a few days in April, May
      353 14 SINGAPORE —Some MRT stations along the East-West Line (EWL) will close at 11pm on a few days over the next few weeks to allow for track maintenance and renewal work at railway junctions, said rail operator SMRT
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      Water-inefficient taps to be phased out today
      320 14 SINGAPORE —Taps that are not wa-ter-efficient will be phased out from today as part of efforts to promote water conservation, the national water agency PUB said yesterday. A four-tick Mandatory Water Efficiency Labelling Scheme will also be introduced for washing machines at the
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      Electricity tariffs to go up from April to June
      135 14 SINGAPORE —Electricity bills are set to go up from April to June, with tariffs increasing by an average of 6.1 per cent, or 1.20 cents, per kWh compared to the previous quarter. For households, the tariff will increase from 20.20 cents
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    • business
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        SMEs to get funding for energy-efficient tech upgrades
        483 15 SINGAPORE —Starting from Monday, local companies will be able to tap the National Environment Agency’s (NEA) Energy Efficiency Fund to improve their use of energy resources. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), in particular, are encouraged to upgrade their manufacturing facilities through resource-efficient
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    • sports
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        Lock icon It’s going to be very different, vows Lim Kia Tong
        747 16  -  FAS provisional council president and team unveil 10-point manifesto NOAH TAN noahtanyw@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Change is in the air for local football as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) heads into a landmark election on April 29, and that is what
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        FAS set for revamp, if Team LKT wins
        427 16  -  GERARD WONG SINGAPORE —The way the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) is run, and the way it governs the sport in Singapore will come under review if Team LKT wins the FAS elections. This was the promise made by the team at
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    • lifestyle
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        Lock icon Where’s the after-party, Singapore?
        1122 17  -  These are the places to look for when you aren’t ready to head home HONJINGYI honjingyi@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It is 11pm on a Sunday night and at Employees Only, the party is still going, and showing no signs of slowing down. A psychic is reading tarot cards
        PHOTOS: EMPLOYEES ONLY SINGAPORE, ENSOF PHOTOGRAPHY, DANNY CHUA  -  1,122 words
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      204 13 S EMI NA R S FROM BUMP BIRTH TO P A HEALTHY PREGNANCY STARTS WITH YOU! DATE Saturday, 29 April 2017 VENUE Regent Hotel Orchard TIME 12 pm to 4.30pm (Registration starts at 12pm) KEY HIGHLIGHTS: PRICE: $30 Single/ $50 Couple SPEAKERS: EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT 50% OFF! Promo code: EBTODAY
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  • comment & analysis
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      Lock icon Trump’s failed healthcare repeal exposes Republican civil war
      1406 18  -  DEEP DIVISIONS BETWEEN PARTY’S CENTRIST ESTABLISHMENT AND POPULIST RIGHT-WING FRINGE PRASHANTH PARAMESWARAN Prashanth Parameswaran is associate editor at The Diplomat Magazine, based in Washington, DC, where he writes extensively about US foreign policy in the Asia-Pacific, Asian security affairs and South-east Asia.
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      Lock icon Robots: What is holding Singapore back?
      920 19  -  ADOPTING AUTOMATION EASIER THAN MANY FIRMS THINK SHERMINE GOTFREDSEN Shermine Gotfredsen is general manager at Universal Robots, SEA Oceania. Universal Robots is a manufacturer of collaborative robots (cobots) headquartered in Odense, Denmark. Singapore has been abuzz with debates on how to propel our economy
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      33 18 With security guards on duty round-the-clock at some of these places (malls and public clubhouses), maybe the National Environment Agency may want to consider empowering these guards to warn or book smokers.VOICES 20
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      Empower security guards to police no-smoking zones
      320 20  -  FROM FRANCIS CHENG In the malls and public clubhouses that I have been to, there are notices put up on the walls of the toilets or walkways reminding people that smoking is not allowed on the premises. They warn smokers of the penalties
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      Promote local produce with separate displays, special offers
      158 20  -  FROM PATRICK TAN KEONG BOON I came across a radio programme talking about produce grown in Singapore. It was interesting, and I wish more could be done to create greater awareness that there are such products available here. Some of our supermarkets
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      Worker welfare key to long-term business profitability
      302 20  -  FROM EDMUND KHOO KIM HOCK Prudent employers welcome Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as a major consideration for business sustainability. Established views concerning CSR can broadly be categorised under corporate philanthropy and employees volunteering towards charitable causes. However, more employees are seeing worker welfare
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      Risk of mosquitoes breeding in ‘pond-sized’ hole
      102 20  -  FROM ROM NG YONG DA In front of Block 102, Ang Mo Kio Street 11, a large hole the size of a pond has been dug in a plot of land. When it rains, water collects in the hole. This poses a risk
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  • world
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      Lock icon EU demands progress on Brexit divorce before trade talks
      648 21 AGENCIES BRUSSELS —The European Union (EU) demanded that Britain make “sufficient progress” on its divorce before talks on a trade deal can start, as it laid out its tough Brexit negotiating plans yesterday. European Council president Donald Tusk ruled out an
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      Lock icon China factory activity grows at fastest in nearly 5 years
      606 21 REUTERS BEIJING —Activity in China’s manufacturing sector expanded at the fastest pace in nearly five years last month, showed data yesterday, adding to evidence that the world’s second-largest economy has gained momentum early this year as construction booms. But while
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        Lock icon 3 N Korean suspects return home with Kim’s body
        649 22 REUTERS KUAL A LUMPUR —Three North Koreans wanted for questioning over the murder of the estranged half-broth-er of their country’s leader returned home yesterday along with the body of victim Kim Jong-nam after Malaysia agreed to a swap deal with the
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        Lock icon Ex-president Park arrested for bribery, extortion, abuse of power
        672 22 AGENCIES SEOUL South Korea’s recently impeached president, Park Geun-hye, was arrested yesterday, becoming the first leader since the nation’s transition to democracy to be sent to jail. Park’s dramatic downfall capped months of turmoil and intrigue, as huge crowds took to
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        Lock icon Indonesia arrests Muslim leader ahead of anti-Ahok rally
        601 23 AGENCIES JAKARTA Indonesian police arrested five people, including a Muslim leader, for suspected treason yesterday, signalling a clampdown on hardline Islamist groups that have agitated against Jakarta’s Christian governor ahead of a mid-April election in the capital. The arrests came just before
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        Lock icon Philippines’ drug war stalled over surge of China imports
        575 23 BLOOMBERG MANILA —The chief enforcer of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs acknowledged the difficulty in halting a surge in methamphetamine imports from China despite a campaign that has claimed thousands of lives. “We do not guarantee that we will
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        Lock icon The time has arrived to stand up and be counted
        1149 28  -  It might be April Fools’ Day but there will be no larking around on Premier League pitches this weekend. The “business end” of the season is officially upon us. TODAY’S EPL analyst Adrian Clarke (sports@ mediacorp.com.sg) talks us through four
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  • INSIDE ASIA
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      Lock icon Wasteful HK seeks to curb water usage
      821 24 SOUTH CHINAMORNING POST HONG KONG —While cities such as Singapore and London have successfully cut water consumption, water use in Hong Kong has risen 17 per cent per person over the past two decades. And that is not the worst of it. Considering
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      Lock icon Indonesia develops growing taste for ‘economical’ dog meat
      890 24 THENEWYORK TIMES JAKARTA —Mr Parlin Sitio leaned back from a table of empty dishes at a restaurant in eastern Jakarta with a look of satisfaction. He had just enjoyed an order of rica-rica dog meat with Indonesian spices. “Minimum, I eat it
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      Lock icon Malaysian actress accuses school of racial typecasting
      487 25 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR —A Malaysian primary school is in the spotlight after being criticised for typecasting the country’s ethnicities in a moral examination question. In a post on Instagram, actress Sarah Lian shared a picture of a moral test paper apparently from a
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      QUOTE OF THE WEEK
      131 26 Had America really wanted to avoid trouble (in the South China Sea), early on... why did you not send the armada of the 7th Fleet which is stationed there in the Pacific? You just make a U-turn and go there and tell them right (to) their
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      Lock icon Japan uses tougher test for seniors who want to drive
      793 26 KYODONEWS TOKYO Amid a spike in the number of accidents involving elderly drivers, Japan has begun implementing a tougher cognitive function test for senior citizens who wish to renew their driver’s licence. Those suspected of dementia will have to forfeit
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      NEXT WEEK ONE THING TO LOOK OUT FOR
      56 27 April 7-10 Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to make a trip to India. New Delhi will reportedly offer its neighboura credit line of at least US$3.5 billion (S$4.9 billion) for infrastructure projects during the visit, as China and India jostle
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      Lock icon Adapting to a different pace in Phnom Penh
      442 27 WORKING IN ASIA What do you like most about working in Phnom Penh? I enjoy meeting people from different professions and cultural backgrounds. Phnom Penh is a city where business opportunities can be found if one looks hard enough.In the past few
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      Lock icon Korean language test draws 30,000 Myanmar nationals
      526 27 ships.THE MYANMAR TIMES YANGON —More than 30,000 Myanmar nationals have applied to sit for a Korean language proficiency test, which is a requirement for those hoping to work in South Korea, said Ms Thin Thin Lwin, staff officer of the Government Overseas Employment
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  • Page 29 Miscellaneous
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      894 29 CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM Classical Destinations (HD) 7.00 The Dr Oz Show VI (HD) 8.00 On The Red Dot In My Parents’ Shoes (HD) (CC) 8.30 Wheel Of Fortune XXXIII (HD) (CC) 9.30 JML TV Home Shopping (Paid Presentation) 10.00 Euromaxx (HD) 10.30 Arts 21 (HD) 11.00 Ottolenghi’s Mediteranean Feast: Morrocco
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      374 29 Mediacorp’s latest online TV service offers entertainment, lifestyle, information and news across multiple devices. Log on to www.toggle.sg or download the Toggle App now. TOGGLE SPORTS Watch LIVE Premier League matches. PAID LIVERPOOL VS EVERTON One of the biggest rivalries in English football arrives as Liverpool host Everton in the
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      228 30 Mediacorp’s latest online TV service offers entertainment, lifestyle, information and news across multiple devices. Log on to www.toggle.sg or download the Toggle App now. TOGGLE ORIGINALS Check out exclusive series produced by Toggle at home or on-the-go. THANK GOD IT’S WED, THU, FRI (PG13-SEXUAL REFERENCES) Starring Jeremy Chan, Shane Pow,
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      944 30 CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM The Burrowers: Animals Underground 7.00 The Dr Oz Show VI (HD) 7.35 Just For Laughs Gags XV (HD) 8.00 Talking Point Specials (HD) 8.30 Wheel Of Fortune XXXIII (HD) (CC) 9.30 JML TV Home Shopping (Paid Presentation) 10.00 This Is Opera (HD) (PG) 11.00 Ottolenghi’s Mediteranean Feast:
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      113 31 Channel Newsasia Channel newsasia SUSTAINABILITY DIALOGUE SUSTAINABILITY DIA GUE 0. fc "V THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING 29 March, Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore channelnewsasia.com/sustainability Channel Newsasia SUSTAINABILITY DIALOGUE Channel Newsasia SUSTAINABILITY DIALOGUE rd Developing a Successful CSR Sustainability Strategy Dawn Tan, Presenter Senior Producer, Channel NewsAsia, Martin Pun, Head of CSR, Serge
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      104 32 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC Changes for the Better i MITSUBISHI BT&. ELECTRIC £asy To Clean! teachable Inner Vent i for Easy Clean Excellent Energy Savings ENERGY EFFICIENCY I 489 181 O^r a£m&ouc Q p/eres 7 9d v SINGAPORE'S FIRST MOST ENERGY-SAVING 5 TICKS MULTI SPLIT AIR-CONDITIONER Mitsubishi Electric uM/ r r Air-Gonditioner
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