The Straits Times, 3 March 1996

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  • 663 1  -  LEE KIM CHEW BANGKOK Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad yesterday said he agreed that the sale of Malaysian water to Singapore should not be linked to the development of rail links between the two countries. He also said Malaysia would
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  • 564 1  -  Lee Kim Chew Group had good chemistry: PM Goh By m Bangkok THE inaugural summit of Asian and European leaders ended here yesterday with a firm political commitment by both sides to take the AsiaEurope partnership to greater heights. Asia's 10
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  • 357 1 BANGKOK Chinese Premier Li Peng reiterated yesterday at a meeting with Indonesian President Suharto that Beijing would solve the issue of Taiwan not by force but by peaceful means. Indonesian State Secretary Murdiono disclosed Mr Li's comment to Indonesian journalists
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  • 427 1  - Keating OUT Surinder Singh Howard leads conservative coalition to landslide victory By m Sydney A CONSERVATIVE opposition led by Mr John Howard won a landslide victory m the general election yesterday, ending 13 years of government by the Labor Party. The 54-year-old Liberal Party leader, who nine years ago had
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    • 40 1 INSIDE Chief Justice 0n CJ Yong Pung How Page 23 SBS chief 0n Accidents: Buses are not Wff^ more m^M X' m jm accident-prone than before g*" Page 3 SBS group chairman Wong Hung Khim. See also: Page 3 8"*****l"l*****''
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  • NEWS FOCUS
    • 690 2  -  Brendan Pereira C J spells out ways to resolve such matters By Key points m CJ's speech Family Court to handle divorce and related matters from next month Divorcing couples should go for mediation Juvenile delinquents will be dealt with m front
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    • 391 2 TRADE and Industry Minister Yeo Cheow Tong said last night that the Government would keep up its effort to explain to Singaporeans that electricity tariffs here have always been low and would remain so even after the proposed rate increases. The price
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    • 185 2 SERGEANT Steve Clarke and WPC Caroline Corry of the Metropolitan police demonstrate the new CS spray m London on Friday. More than 2,000 officers from 16 police forces are being issued with the canisters, which emit a spray that blinds temporarily. In January, Chief Constable Sir
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    • 294 2 PORT KLANG Port Klang and the islands around it will be developed into a coastal trade centre for South-east Asia, Mentri Besar Tan Sri Muhammad Haji Muhammad Taib has said. The Star newspaper yesterday quoted him as saying that Port Klang, Pulau
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    • 728 3  -  Leong Chan Teik Company seeks to dispel concerns about drivers, vehicles and safety By SBS gave these figures to show its safety record last year: Of the 20 or so vehicular accidents involving deaths or injuries m Singapore daily, SBS
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    • 606 3  -  Tan Tarn How By China Correspondent BEIJING China has warned that continued "interference" by the United States m the Taiwan issue would result m a crisis that Washington would not want to see. Accusing the US of abetting the island's move
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    • 285 3 TAIPEI Taiwan yesterday said that China had begun reinforcing its air force units for a planned major military exercise opposite the island but the war games had not begun. "Before Feb 29, the number of aircraft of the communist Chinese Air Force
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  • WORLD
    • The victor... and the vanquished
      • 411 4 'The government I will lead will be not only for those that voted for us, but also for the people that voted against us.' Australian conservative leader John Howard on claiming electoral victory. SYDNEY Australia's conservative leader John Howard said after his election
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      • 435 4  - A defeat most bitter for Labor Party leader Surinder Singh By m Sydney 1 am proud to say today that I leave office as proud of them today as I was 26 years ago.' Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating on his family, the country and the Labor Party after admitting
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      • 457 4 SYDNEY Mr John Howard completed one of the most extraordinary political comebacks m Australian history yesterday when he led a conservative coalition to electoral triumph and earned the right to be the country's 25th prime minister. The Liberal Party and its National Party coalition
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    • 440 6 Five others on the list Afghanistan Myanmar Iran Nigeria fll Syria WASHINGTON The Clinton administration has penalised Colombia and five other countries at the weekend for their links with the international narcotics trade. The blacklisted countries include Afghanistan, Myanmar, Iran, Nigeria and Syria. All
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    • 119 6 LONDON British Customs officers are using robot submarines to detect packets of drugs welded to the hulls of ships, according to The Times yesterday. The paper said three robots, codenamed Phantom, were being deployed secretly at British ports, including the southern city
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    • 320 6 Spotlight on serial killers MERANO (Italy) A man who killed himself In a blazing farmhouse after a siege and shootout on Friday was believed to be a serial killer who brought fear to the quiet northern Italian spa town of Merano, police said. Colonel
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    • 160 6 KIEV Police m western Ukraine offered a cash reward on Friday for help m finding a killer suspected of murdering 35 people, including eight children, over the past two months. Police officer Yuri Skrypchenko said by telephone from the city of Lvov: "All
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    • 323 6 LITTLE ROCK (Arkansas) The first trial m the long-run-ning Whitewater affair is set to open tomorrow with jury selection as lawyers on both sides argue over how President Bill Clinton will testify m the case. Mr Clinton has been ordered
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    • PEOPLE
      • 27 9 Iglesias: His lawyers handed over the last US$6O,OOO of a total U*****,000 payment hours before the auction of his million-dollar ranch.
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      • 124 9 BUENOS AIRES Spanish crooner Julio Iglesias came up with a last-minute damages payment for plagiarism on Friday, narrowly saving himself from the humiliation of seeing his luxury Argentine ranch auctioned off. His lawyers handed over the last US$6O,OOO (S$84,000) of a total U*****,000 payment
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      • 140 9 LONDON A British politician apologised on Friday for saying m a television interview that Prince Charles was not fit to succeed his mother, Queen Elizabeth, as Britain's monarch. Mr Ron Davies, Welsh Affairs spokesman for the opposition Labour Party, put out a statement hours before the
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      • 45 9 US ACTRESS Sharon Stone looking at herself on the cover of the Russian edition of Harper's Bazaar on Friday during the presentation of the magazine at a hotel m Moscow. Stone was there as a representative of the magazine. picture. AFP
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      • 71 9 TOKYO Yakuza storywriter Koichi liboshi died of heart failure yesterday at a Tokyo hospital, his office and relatives said. He was 71. liboshi collapsed at his home on Friday night and was rushed to a hospital m Tokyo's Minato Ward but his condition deteriorated. His stories
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      • 177 9 Meanwhile WOODY ALLEN CHIPS IN: US film director Woody Allen, m Europe on tour with a New Orleans jazz band, on Friday promised money and support to help rebuild Venice's famous 18th-century Fenice opera house which was gutted a month ago. QUEEN LATIFAH FINED: Grammy-winning rapper Queen Latifah was last
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      • 48 9 'In the US, if a young person doesn't want to leave home, everyone wonders what is wrong with this person. In Italy, if a young person wants to leave home, everyone wonders what's wrong with the family.' University of Turin sociology professor Chiara Saraceno on Italy's closely-knit families.
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    • 460 9 Russia's Defence Minister warns: 'Chechnya is a trial balloon. If the army doesn't carry out its tasks, then the collapse of the country will begin.' MOSCOW Defence Minister Pavel Grachev said at the weekend Russia could disintegrate if the Kremlin failed to
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    • 298 9 WASHINGTON Deaths from exposure to pesticides may be vastly under-reported worldwide, with a large number stemming from damage to human immune systems caused by the chemicals, an environmental research group said on Friday. Mounting evidence indicates that many deaths particularly m farm areas
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    • 447 11 South Carolina polls will show if group is now a full Republican ally EBp^/rJj COLUMBIA (South Carolina) The Christian Coalition is not on the presidential ballot here, but the primary at the weekend will test how far the religious conservative movement has moved
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    • 206 11 COLUMBIA (South Carolina) Right-wing commentator Pat Buchanan continued to tug at the traditional heartstrings of conservative South Carolina voters on Friday, vowing that women would never be admitted to the state's all-male military academy if he were elected President. Campaigning before yester- day's South Carolina
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    • 146 11 PARIS The Eiffel Tower is far and away the most popular attraction m France, drawing the equivalent of the population of Israel or Slovakia last year. The French Ministry of Culture said on Friday that about 5.4 million people flocked to visit the 320-m
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    • 174 11 LONDON Thousands of people who lose a tooth m accidents each year need not forgo their smiles if they follow the latest advice from dentists and simply push the tooth back into its socket. Dentists writing m the British Medical Journal said on Friday that
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    • WORLDFILE
      • 75 11 Ukrainian Prime Minister Yevgeny Marchuk has said he will invite leaders of G-7 countries to visit Chernobyl to enable them to take a decision on the future of the nuclear-power plant there. The leaders of the Group of Seven biggest industrial powers plus Russia are due to meet
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      • 59 11 Greece on Friday demanded the recall of Italian and Dutch military attaches after they were caught with notes that contained details of Greek military installations near Turkey. The two attaches, who had diplomatic status, were discovered on Lesbos, a Greek island facing Turkey, carrying notes about Greek
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      • 64 11 Norwegian seal hunters called off their strongly criticised annual hunt on Friday not out of concern for the animals but because of a lack of cash. The Norwegian Fishing Vessel Owners Association, whose members were to participate m the hunt, said the current state subsidies were too
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      • 84 11 Five Greenpeace boats seized by the French military last year during France's nuclear test programme m the South Pacific were to be returned to the environmental organisation, District Attorney Jean-Pierre Dreno said m the Tahitian capital, Papeete, on Friday. The five boats the Rainbow Warrior 11,
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      • 54 11 The British government is considering its most ambitious privatisation yet of the country's road system, a newspaper said yesterday. The Daily Express reported that Transport Secretary Sir George Young had drawn up plans for seven regional corporations which would take over the roads m return for petrol taxes
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      • 62 11 President Boris Yeltsin on Friday ordered the Russian space launch site to be moved to Svobodny m Russia's Far East, Interfax news agency reported. Moscow's current cosmodrome, Baikonur, is located m the central Asian republic of Kazakhstan a Soviet constituent republic when Soviet space travel
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      • 64 11 Three people were killed and at least two injured yesterday when the Taliban militia launched an artillery attack on the besieged Afghan capital, defence and hospital officials said. The three died instantly m a city-centre street when the Islamic warriors fired a volley of nine
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    • 577 12 More of his predictions The next government would not reverse the economic reforms that Mr Rao initiated m 1991, dismantling trade and tariff barriers and inviting private investment. India will end up being part of Asean and Apec but
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    • 113 12 A DIVER checking an overturned whale-watch boat which capsized off New Zealand's South Island yesterday. A 29-year-old Taiwanese woman drowned and five people were taken to hospital with shock and hypothermia after the boat overturned 5 km off the east-coast town of Kaikoura. Police said the dead woman
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    • 367 12 COLOMBO Civilians m Sri Lanka who live under constant threat of attacks by separatist Tamil rebels may gain protection from a novel security method being introduced by a politician. A member of Parliament from the main opposition United National Party has begun
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    • 154 12 JERUSALEM The Israeli army foiled a planned attack m the Gaza Strip when it intercepted a group of armed Palestinians headed for a Jewish settlement, a military spokesman said yesterday. Five members of the group were arrested and two others escaped
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    • 239 12 OTTAWA A man was arrested moments after scaling the fence late on Friday at Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien's official residence, three months after an intruder broke into the Prime Minister's house, police said yesterday. Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) spokesman Derek
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    • 175 15 INVESTIGATORS have found the black box of a Boeing 737 airliner that slammed into a mountain m Peru's southern Andes, killing all 117 passengers and six crew members on board. The officials said the black box should yield vital clues but warned on Friday
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    • 515 15 WASHINGTON President Bill Clinton has declared a national emergency and the Pentagon has prepared to increase its fleet of jet fighters m south Florida to prevent a Cuba-bound flotilla from triggering a new incident. But United States Defence Secretary William Perry said
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    • 244 15 WASHINGTON President Bill Clinton has decided to renew a visa for Mr Gerry Adams, head of the Irish Republican Army's political arm Sinn Fein, for a St Patrick's Day visit but will not allow him to raise money or to visit the
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    • 358 15 President seeks funds for protease inhibitors GAITHERSBURG (MaryZ land) -—'A panel of scientific 1 advisers on Friday voted to. Z apprdve^ another new Aids" drUg, as President Bill Clin- ton requested that Congress allocate US$52 million (Ss72 million) to help pay
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    • 124 15 E*.NEW YORK Blue-chip stocks and bonds rallied on Friday as downbeat US manufacturing data raised hopes that the Z* Federal Reserve will lower interest rates again soon. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended up 50.94 points at 5,536.56, rebounding from a rout that erased 146
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  • EAST ASIA
    • 349 16  -  Tan Tarn How By China Correspondent BEIJING China's top advisory body, the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), opens its annual plenum here today with the issue of Taiwan among the main items on the agenda. "Members of the CPPCC are especially
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    • 248 16 BEIJING New legislation has gone into effect m China, authorising leaders to impose martial law m any part of the country to "safeguard national unity" m case of disturbance, it was reported yes- terday. The Martial Law took effect on Friday, immediately after
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    • Article, Illustration
      49 16 A MIGRANT woman from Anhui province takes a break from towel-washing chores m Beijing to eat fried dough offered by her son. Many of the three million migrant workers have returned to the capital from visits to their home provinces for the Spring Festival. Reuter picture.
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    • 370 16 BEIJING China yesterday declared the "full restoration" of military ties with Western nations last year, saying regular visits had cleared concerns that the Asian giant might become a security threat. The Defence Ministry's foreign affairs bureau director Luo Bin said
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    • 441 16 TAIPEI Taiwanese leader Lee Teng-hui said talks between China and Taiwan could resume after he is elected as President and sworn m m May. "China will no longer be conducting military exercises after May or June. That is when we
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    • 335 16 TAIPEI War rumours on the Chinese coast opposite Taiwan have prompted an exodus of foreign business people, including Taiwanese, from the city of Xiamen, a newspaper said yesterday. The China Times Express, quoting Taiwanese businessmen m Xiamen, said about 30 to 40
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    • 149 16 HONGKONG China-backed Ta Rung Pao daily objected yesterday to the appearance m Taiwan of what it said was a newspaper with the same name and warned it would take legal action. In a front-page statement, Ta Kung Pao warned
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    • 192 16 China bans futures, commodity trading BEIJING To try to end gambling fever among China's new generation of punters, Beijing banned state firms from speculating m futures on Friday and ordered financial institutions to stop commodities futures trading. Economists said the new rules would help manufacturers who were hurt by widespread
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    • 368 17 'We must fulfill our demand, improve the workers' livelihood restrained by the prolonged recession and revitalise the economy.' Mr Jinnosuke Ashida, chairman of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation. TOKYO Tens of thousands of Japanese workers took to the streets of central Tokyo yesterday
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    • 260 17 N-consortium hard But to supply N. Korea with fuel oil WASHINGTON An international consortium implementing a pact under which North Korea will dismantle nuclear reactors acknowledged at the weekend that it was encountering difficulties coming up with fuel oil promised to Pyongyang. "I don't think we will run out. It's
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    • IN A NUTSHELL
      • 62 17 A pro-Beijing political party yesterday led a protest march demanding that the British government grant visa-free entry for holders of Hongkong passports after the territory is handed over to China m the middle of next year. The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hongkong Party also demanded a
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      • 61 17 China's planned launch of the Apstar 1A satellite, delayed by a probe into last month's Intelsat disaster, is likely to be scheduled for next month, according to the state-run contractor Great Wall Industries Corp. The crash was caused by a failure of the "inertia platform" that operates the
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      • 42 17 An eight-year-old boy has made criminal history m Taiwan after being charged with killing his three-year-old cousin over a toy, the China Times Express reported. The boy was the youngest person accused of homicide m Taiwan, the paper said. AFP
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      • 42 17 Bakers m Taiwan are giving people an early chance to state their preference m the presidential polls on March 23. Customers can endorse a candidate by buying a cake with the picture of their favourite man on its wrapper. Reuter
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      • 31 17 Taiwanese legislators have voted to suspend parliament until the island's March 23 presidential elections. The decision came after a disagreement on whether the Premier should have to face questions. Reuter
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      • 41 17 China's top legislature, the Standing Committee of the Eighth National People's Congress, has appointed Mr Bao Xuding Minister of the Machine-building Industry to replace Mr He Guangyuan, who is 65. His candidacy was proposed by Premier Li Peng. Xinhua
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      • 56 17 The United States wants to open an office of its anti-drug agency m China, a US official said on Friday. Assistant Secretary of State Richard Gelbard said at a news conference that opening a bureau of the Drug Enforcement Administration m Beijing would help curb the flow of
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    • 141 17 BEIJING China's Ministry of Personnel has issued rules to try to improve the quality of government bureaucrats, raising for the first time the spectre of demotion for poor performance. The rules, which were published yesterday, stated that promotion and demotion of government
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    • 394 17 Projects that need funds most 'will not benefit' HONGKONG Pro-China newspapers m Hongkong yesterday criticised the government's plan to increase public and welfare expenditure this year and next year, echoing recent criticism from Beijing representatives. The Wen Wei Pao daily was one of
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  • ASIA-EUROPE MEETING
    • 562 18  -  Lee Siew Hua Thai Prime Minister's glowing assessment supported by EC president and Italian Premier By Bangkok Correspondent ASIAN and European Union leaders have achieved more than they set out to do at their firstever summit, said Thai Prime Minister Banharn Silpa-archa yesterday.
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    • 286 18  -  Lee Siew Hua By Bangkok Correspondent THE European experience m building stabiliity during the post-war period would be relevant and useful for Asian countries seeking to boost political peace m the region. This was one issue raised m a "convivial" I bilateral
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    • 43 18 picture. German Chancellor Helmut Kohl (right) receiving a photograph from Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto during their meeting m Bangkok yesterday. Mr Hashimoto told Dr Kohl that he took the picture with a German camera loaded with Japanese film. AFP
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    • 168 18 BANGKOK President Jacques Chirac said yesterday that France would sign a South-east Asian nuclear weapons-free zone pact once certain technical difficulties were resolved. "France is disposed to sign the Treaty of Bangkok," Mr Chirac told reporters at the end of a two-day
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    • 60 18 BANGKOK Asian and European leaders yesterday accepted Britain's offer to host a second summit m 1998 and South Korea's plan for a third meeting m 2000. said Thai Prime Minister Banharn Silpa-archa. This agreement was contained m a statement issued at the end of
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    • 602 19 Highlights of the Chairman's statement LwgrJ Towards a common vision mSSm for Asia and Europe To forge a new comprehensive Asia-Europe Partnership for Greater Growth aimed at strengthening links between the two continents to contribute to peace, global stability and prosperity. HpSp Fostering m\mSmß political dialogue To
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      642 19 FOOD, GLORIOUS FOOD: Napoleon once said an army marches on its stomach, and certainly food played a major role m the Asia-Europe summit as leaders and camp followers strode towards a new future. The top table at an eve-of-summit dinner on Thursday night was served tiger prawn salad
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    • Island disputes in region get an airing
      • 357 20 BANGKOK China yesterday dismissed Japanese concerns that it was preparing to explore oil off a group of islands that are claimed by China, Japan and Taiwan. "I believe China will not explore oil near Diaoyu Island," Mr Chen Jian, spokesman for the Chinese
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      • 366 20 BANGKOK The Philippines and China agreed yesterday to keep their vessels away from the disputed Spratly Islands m the South China Sea to avoid conflict, Philippine President Fidel Ramos said. Mr Ramos said he and Chinese Premier Li Peng made the promises
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    • 362 20  -  Sinfah Tunsarawuth The summit has generated many bilateral meetings between leaders of the 25 participating countries over the past two days. Here are some of them: THAILAND By m Bangkok MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday that he
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    • 161 20 FRANCE BANGKOK French President Jacques Chirac urged Thailand to give serious consideration to projects presented by French banks and insurance companies when it grants new licences, his spokesman said yesterday. Mr Chirac made the request at a bilateral meeting with Thai Prime Minister
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    • 157 20 FRANCE BANGKOK Japan and France agreed yesterday to try to repair bilateral relations that were strained by the series of nuclear tests which France conducted m the South Pacific from last September to January. The agreement to seek better ties was made m
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    • 248 20 SOUTH KOREA BANGKOK Chinese Premier Li Peng and South Korean President Kirn Young Sam have agreed to open negotiations for a bilateral fisheries pact at an early date, Chinese and South Korean officials said. They quoted Mr Kirn telling Mr Li m their meeting
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
    • 265 21 HANOI Fiscal concerns dominated the opening session of Vietnam's National Assembly yesterday, with a top government official calling for a complete overhaul of budget management. Deputy Premier Phan Van Khai told delegates and senior leaders gathered for the first parliamentary session
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    • 433 21 Hun Sen issues challenge at Ngor's memorial service PHNOM PENH Cambodian Second Premier Hun Sen turned the tables on the United States government yesterday, challenging it to arrest and convict the murderers of slain actor Haing Ngor or
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    • 341 21  -  Paul Jacob By Jakarta Correspondent INDUSTRY critics of the policy to grant special privileges to the joint-venture firm producing Indonesia's national car have only themselves to blame for not taking up opportunities to develop the automotive sector, businessman Probosutedjo has
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    • REGIONALFILE
      • 59 21 >: A former Thai legislator extradited to the United States m January on charges of drug smuggling was sent back to a San Francisco jail on Friday after a US judge denied his request for bail. Federal judge Owen Woodruff denied bail to Thanong Siripreechapong, 43,
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      • 38 21 Two US warships, the aircraft earner Independence and the cruiser Bunker Hill, sailed into Manila Bay yesterday for a port call of unspecified duration. Anti-nuclear groups denounced the arrival of the US ships. Reuter
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      • 50 21 The DEATH TOLL death toll from an outbreak of an upper-respiratory-tract infection m Indonesia's remote Irian Jaya province has reached 229. A total of 120 people m the Bonne and Okbibab sub-districts as well as 109 people m the Trikora and Wamena sub-districts have died. Reuter
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      • 57 21 The US Transportation Department said on Friday that Manila airport no longer violated international security standards. The department had found last August that the airport's security measures were inadequate. In a letter to the Philippine authorities, Transportation Secretary Federico Pena said the country had "made impressive gains
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      • 60 21 The Philippines is putting together a package of incentives aimed at wooing firms m Hongkong when the British colony reverts to Chinese rule next year, the official Board of Investments (BOI) said yesterday. In a report, the 801 said its proposal to the Philippine Congress included the
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      • 47 21 More than 500 people are bedridden with malaria after an outbreak m the Philippines, the Health Department said m Manila yesterday. The 500 people from the town of Bulalacao on Mindoro island 260 km south-west of Manila tested positive for malaria after blood tests. Reuter
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      • 38 21 A Japanese company has signed a memorandum of understanding with Myanmar to build a 350-room hotel m Mandalay, a newspaper reported m Yangon yesterday. The company will invest US$25 million (Ss3s million) m the project. Kyodo
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  • MALAYSIA
    • 276 22 Otherwise it will be overwhelmed by foreign giants, says minister KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia said yesterday that while it was committed to the principles of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), it had to protect local telecommunications firms from being overwhelmed by foreign giants. Industrialised countries were
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    • 347 22 KUALA LUMPUR A Singaporean businessman was found dead, with his neck slashed, m Kuala Lumpur on Friday. The body of Mr Leong Yong Jip, 56, was found at about 11 am m his room at the Shencourt Ritz Hotel, according to
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    • 65 22 A LORRY driver grimacing m pain as a good Samaritan tries to free him as he lay trapped m the driver's seat following an accident with an oil tanker m Petaling Jaya on Friday. The driver, who was not identified, was trapped for about an hour before
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    • 422 22 KUALA LUMPUR The Sessions Court yesterday heard recorded telephone conversations between a businessman and a financial consultant regarding the hiring of young and pretty girls to provide sexual services for his clients. According to transcripts of the recordings tendered
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    • MALAYSIAFILE
      • 46 22 French Foreign Minister Herve de Charette will pay a three-day visit to Malaysia beginning today to promote economic and political exchanges, according to the French Foreign Ministry. It will be the first visit by a French Foreign Minister to the Southeast Asian nation. Reuter
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      • 54 22 Pahang police yesterday detained three men from Kampung Gali Hilir and Gali Estate, Raub, m connection with the shooting death of an elderly man on the estate on Thursday. The state CID Chief Assistant Commissioner Wan Ladin Wan Ibrahim said a shotgun and two spent cartridges were seized
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      • 50 22 Road-safety awareness m soldiers, especially those who rode motorcycles, had reduced accidents, Army Chief General Datuk Che Md Noor Mat Arshad said. He said that there were 43 accidents reported during the first two months of this year compared to 94 for the same period last year. NST
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      • 32 22 :The Terengganu state government will launch a "Premier Welfare Brigade" by May. Human Resources Development Committee chairman Datuk Abdul Rashid Ngah said the government hoped to attract 1,000 volunteers. NST
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      • 38 22 .The Prisons Department had discovered that a recently-recruited warder was a drug addict, Prisons Director-General Datuk Zaman Khan said yesterday. Datuk Zaman said "an amount" of heroin was confiscated from the warden at his home. Bernama
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      • 47 22 Some 1,500 foreigners m Sabah lost their homes when fire destroyed 250 houses m Kampung Hidayah m Tawau early yesterday, the state Fire Department said. The seaside settlement was built by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees m 1990 to house illegal immigrants. Bernama
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      • 46 22 Using handphones while driving would >•«■ be banned at the end of the year, Transport Ministry Parliamentary Secretary Chor Chee Heung has said. S3 Mr Chor said m Alor Star on Thursday that road accidents involving drivers using handphones while driving had £3 increased. Bernama
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      • 47 22 Selangor police have arrested a 25-year-old Myanmar woman for allegedly dumping her two-week-old daughter, whose body was found m a drain m Kampung Jawa, J Klang, on Thursday. A police spokesman said on Friday that a man living with her was also held. J Bernama
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  • HOME
    • 255 23 THE challenge ahead for the Singapore Port Workers Union (SPWU) is now to represent the interests of workers after the Port Authority of Singapore (PSA) is privatised. The union's executive secretary, Dr John Chen, told reporters that the structure of the union
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    • 198 23 ONE group of students dreamt up an all-night alcohol-free pub for teens, while another proposed a fruit restaurant serving fruit sushi, fruit popiah and fruit bao. These ideas won two teams of Catholic Junior College students top prizes at an entrepreneurship competition for students
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    • 637 23  -  Brendan Pereira By REPEAT juvenile offenders may be despatched to "boot camp" for a dose of rigorous discipline and a regimented lifestyle to shake them out of their ways. They would also have to face their peers under a new
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    • 455 23 COUNSELLORS, lawyers and volunteer organisations yesterday backed measures announced by the Chief Justice to make divorce less traumatic and to tackle juvenile delinquency. Eight of the 130 volunteers invited to attend the opening of the Subordinate Courts workplan seminar told The Sunday Times
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    • 324 24 A 70-YEAR-OLD woman who held the lift door open for a man m a hurry was "reward- ed" when he pulled a knife on R her and robbed her. Madam Tan Queong was i robbed at her block
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    • 401 24  -  Elena Chong By ■fltMarnsßßßß m-Usm-t-"*^ _____?QR> (111= ■—I A MAN whose car had twice been scratched set up a video camera on his verandah to catch the culprit. He caught his neighbour, a 63-year-old woman, m the act. She said she scratched his
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    • 323 24 A MAN who already knew he was wanted by the Customs Department for involvement m a smuggling case, was caught last month with more than 3,000 kg of duty-unpaid cigarettes m Guillemard Road. Chang Liang Heng, 22, unemployed, rented a van which
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    • 315 24 A CLEANING sub-contractor, who cheated seven people of $10,880 by claiming to be a friend or relative m need, was sentenced to five years' corrective training on Friday. Lee Kheng Seng, 41, chose his victims randomly from the telephone directory and called, pretending to
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    • CASEFILE
      • 134 24 Upset that his wife was not home by midnight, a man threw down newspapers, two fans, pails and other things from the second-floor corridor of* Block 85 Commonwealth Close, where he lived. Before that, Tan Kheng Tiong, 38, had drunk a few^ bottles of stout, a magistrate's court
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      • 67 24 Two men were charged on Thurs- day with robbing a shop last Christmas Eve. Ong Tang Huat, 39, and Tay Leng Hang, 36, were; accused of robbing Wen Cheong Handicraft and Jewellery Trading that afternoon of $80,000 worth of jewellery.. They allegedly hit store manager Chau Wing Cheung
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      • 181 24 A man who was angry with"' his elder brother for coming home drunk and disturbing his sleep one night used a chopper to slash his head and., almost chopped off his left thumb. Painter Khoo Kirn Song, 45, was sentenced on Thursday to nine months' jail and three
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    • 581 25  -  Yeow Pei Lin Redhill en-bloc redevelopment By MANY owners of the threeroom flats affected by the enbloc redevelopment m Redhill have been swamped with good offers from housing "agents, but most have opted to buy a new flat m the
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    • 416 25  -  Leong Ching Ching By THE Kowloon Club, whose members are Hongkong immigrants to Singapore, will organise a seminar m Hongkong later this year, to help some 40,000 families who have been granted in-principle approval for permanent residence to settle here.
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    • 273 25 THE Fu family came to Singapore from Hongkong two months ago. In that time, they have bought a new. house, found schools for the two children, and even found an optometrist who provided "really good service", thanks to advice received via
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    • 284 25  -  Tan Hsueh Yun By_ IMAGINE a bride wafting out of a lamp like a genie or a couple flying over a lake on a magic carpet. Couples have been going to an Ang Mo Kio photo studio, Yo-Ka Photo Company, for these fairytale-like wedding
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    • 96 26 TRAFFIC ALERT Work on CTE tunnel will close slip roads SEVERAL slip roads .will be closed to traffic between midnight tonight and sam to- morrow so that the Central Expressway j tunnel walls can be i cleaned. Portions of certain i roads connected to the 'tunnels will also be j
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    • 321 26 NEIGHBOURLINESS is important if Singaporeans are to live comfortably with one another and avoid the irritations that arise m an urbanised society, Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan said last night. Speaking at a joint Lunar New Year-Hari Raya celebration at the Sembawang Community
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    • 585 26 1 *^^m l «^F 'lil ij K^^^B X 9 I 9 I Effectiveness of HDB's services determined by response time 'Mr Chiam is either naive or misleading his residents, because it Is not how many lift rescues are conducted, but the standard
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    • 204 26 NTUC Income will spend $300,000 m the next two to three years to install about 4,000 new notice boards for Residents' Committees m Housing Board estates, its chief executive officer, Mr Tan Kin Lian, said yesterday. These notice boards would be
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    • 384 26 Opposition on election THE National Solidarity Party (NSP) yesterday called on all opposition parties here to work out a common strategy to contest the next general election, due by April 1997. NSP secretary-general Yip Yew Weng added that his party had
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    • 253 26 and on Budget THE Singapore Democratic Party and the Singapore Malay National Organisation (PKMS) held a joint Hari Raya Puasa and Lunar New Year celebration last night and issued a statement attacking the Government's Budget as an "election Budget". The statement, signed
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    • 251 27 and man loses $500,000 in gems Distracted by US$2O note... A SALESMAN, distracted by a US$2O bill on the floor, had his briefcase containing $500,000 worth of jewellery stolen at a hawker centre. Relating the incident on Thursday, Mr Ho Yee, 44, said he and two friends had gone to
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    • IN SHORT
      • 80 27 Expect weak to moderate winds during the next two weeks. Generally, there will be fair weather over the next three to four days, followed by isolated afternoon showers on five to seven days. The Meteorological Service said that rainfall over Singapore m February was above average. The
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      • 58 27 The National University of Singapore Students' Union will be holding an open house from March 7 to 10 for A-level students interested m getting an insight into university life. There will be exhibitions, tours to various halls and a bazaar, as well as a daily course and
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      • 97 27 A set of four stamps featuring old maps of Singapore will be issued on March 13.The maps include a map of Singapore and adjacent straits published m 1794, a map of 19th Century Singapore, a sketch of Singapore published m 1935, part of the first comprehensive
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      • 38 27 The changing of Istana Guards Ceremony by the Singapore Armed Force (SAF) Provost Unit at the Istana main gate will be held today at 6 pm. The SAF Band B will be m attendance.
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    • 432 27 $104-m The Treasury to house key ministries THE newest government building along High Street will have an old-world facade to blend m with its surroundings m the Civic and Cultural District. To be called The Treasury, it is only 11 storeys high to fit
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    • 409 27 Not too young 1 don't think we are too young to be talking about marriage and family, as our college years are the time when we start looking for partners.' Dinesh Sawlani, 18, of St Andrew's Junior College. WHEN it comes to solving family
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  • OBITUARIES
    • 227 28 850 Deaths 850 Deaths MDM TAN SWEE ENG AGE: 83 passed away peacefully on 2nd March 1996 Leaving behind loved ones to mourn for her. Sons: Daughters-in-law: Pang Loo Tong Woon Soon Way Pang Loo Woon Foo Nam Lye Grandsons: Grand-Daughters-in-law: Pang So Kee Wee Keng Li Pang Toh Chick,
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    • 206 28 850 Deaths 850 Deaths MR. STEPHEN HO YEOW LOONG AGE: 55 was called home to be with the Lord on 1 March 1996 Sadly missed by loved ones. Wife: Amy Poh Gek Hwang Daughter: Audrey Ho Swee Lin Sister: Brother-in-law: Annie Ho (George Yeo, deceased) Brothers: Sisters-in-law: Christopher Ho Elsie
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      140 28 LIM YEE BENG Age 67 passed away peacefully on The Ist March 1996 leaving behind all loved ones Wife: Choo Chai Boey •Men Lim Siew Kee Brother: Lim Siang Bock Sister-in-law: Soo Wai Lin Sons: Lim Lye Eng, John Lim Lye Heng, Albert Lim Lye Hock, Jimmy Daughter-in-law:
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    • 40 28 I The Family ef The Late KOH LEE KIM Departed 27/2/96 wishes to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends and colleagues for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations S. wreaths during their recent bereavement.
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      39 28 Ist Anniversary In Ever Loving memory of TAN SWAN SENG Departed 3/3/95 Always remembered ft dearly missed by family In Loving Memory Of Tan Un Wa Departed 17-2-92 Dearly missed and always remembered by loved ones.
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      59 28 3RD ANNIVERSARY In Ever Loving Memory of MDM. VALLIYAMMAI Departed 6 Mrach 93 Son: Krishnan Daughter-in-law: Saratha Always remembered by grandchildren great grandchildren. Prayers will ba held on 3rd March 1996 m the morning at Blk. 12, #03-43 Mareiling Lane. Spore *****2. In Loving Memory Of LEE
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    • 49 28 856 In Memoriam 856 In Memoriam Ist Anniversary In Everloving Memory of Capt (Res) Lakhbir Singh Tharoo Departed: 3rd March 1995 "Time Cannot Steal The Treasures That We Carry In Our Hearts, Nor Ever Dim The Shining Thoughts Our Cherished Past Imparts." Always remembered cherished by wife and children.
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      63 28 THMA SHANTHI POOJA CHINNAPAH MARUDAPAN THEVAR Karumathi prayers will be tarid on 3/3/96 night at Blk. 4, Bed** South Aye. 1, 13-805. Athma Shanthi prayer* will be held at Sri Sivan Temple at 24, Geylang East Aye 2, on 4/3/96 at 7.30pm. Please treat this as a personal
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    • 306 29  -  Danny Khoo SINGAPORE ROUND-UP By VISITING jockeys Lao Weng Hong and James Byrne made winning debuts at Bukit Timah yesterday. Brisbane-based Byrne had the perfect start aboard newcomer Shinning Crystal, a 3' i -length winner m Race 1. But it was Lao who
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    • 995 29 RACE 1: Andiamo was withdrawn when found to be lame off-fore. Winning Ticket, who lugged outwards at the start and then raced poorly, must pass a Restricted Terms trial. In the straight, Bravo Express hung inwards, placing his rider at a disadvantage. In
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    • 281 30 ATHLETICS BEIJING China's celebrated athletics coach, Ma Junren, stayed true to his enigmatic reputation on Friday when he failed to show for a rare press conference here. The event had been arranged by the Shenyang Ma's Medicine and Health Product Co, which markets
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    • 1004 30  -  TAY CHENG KHOON TEE TO GREEN Selfish old pros ruining chances of rookies on APGA circuit IT IS gratifying to note that Singapore's latest crop of young golf professionals are prepared to venture overseas. Twenty-somethings Howard Wan, Mohamad Said and Jason Yeo all former internationals who surrendered
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    • 236 30 THE second season of the Singapore Golf Circuit will tee off this year at the Laguna National Golf and Country Club on April 18. This was disclosed by Peter Goh, chairman of the circuit, yesterday. He said: "We have finalised the venues for the
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    • 281 30 SOCCER KUALA LUMPUR Australian Scott Ollerenshaw, who was instrumental m Sabittfe excellent run last year, was on Friday named the Most Valuable Player of the Year at the FAM/SAM/Glamoi£ World of Sports Soccer Awards Night. The 28-year-old strict, who scored 20 goals to
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    • 651 31  -  WILFRED YEO SPORT LIGHTS THE way Manchester United fans have been going on the past week, you would think that the world will end if their club does not win tomorrow's (Tuesday 4am, Singapore time) crucial English Premier League soccer match against
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    • 931 31 0 IboUES |[yj ©11A D T -sr|)n SINGAPORE'S experiment with pro soccer kicks off on April 14. Are things m place for this much-anticipated sports event of the year? Recent events suggest not. Shirlynn HoPereira looks at some of the things that still
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    • 499 31 BASKETBALL: NBA CHICAGO Scottie Pippen scored 25 points as the Chicago Bulls remained perfect at home with a 110-87 whipping of the Golden State Warriors on Friday. Toni Kukoc added 23 points for the Bulls, which improved to 27-0 at home this season.
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    • 235 31 TENNIS PHILADELPHIA Jim Courier, ripping the ball with the power and skill that once made him the world's top player, defeated Zimbabwe's Byron Black easily on Friday to reach the semi-finals of the Comcast US Indoor men's tennis tournament. Courier, 25, needed just
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    • 652 31 [BASKETBALL NBA: Atlanta 74 Cleveland 68, Seattle 106 Boston 96, Portland 102 Miami 88, Minnesota 105 Charlotte 101, Utah 99 New York 88, Chicago 110 Golden State 87, Detroit 102 Phoenix 97. Dallas 119 Vancouver 111, LA Lakers 100 Washington 95. [boxing Asian Olympic Q'fying rd m
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    • 461 31 ENGLISH SOCCER LONDON Newcastle United, which has been rebuilt at a cost of £43 million ($94 million) m the past four years, faces its moment of truth when Manchester United visits St James' Park tomorrow night. Kevin Keegan's team faces Alex Ferguson's
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    • 268 31 ATHLETICS ATLANTA Gwen Torrence launched her campaign to defend her Olympic 200 metres title here on Friday as she set a US record of 22.70 sec. m the heats of the US Indoor Athletics Championships. And a confident Michael Johnson cruised through his
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    • SPORT IN SHORT
      • 53 31 Brazil proves too hot for Venezuela BRAZIL crushed Venezuela 5-0 m Friday's Under-23 preOlympic soccer clash m Tandil, Argentina. Its scorers were: Savio (15th and 84th minutes), Caio (48th), Flavio (66th) and Ze Maria (68th). At Mar del Plata, Argentina beat Uruguay 2-0, thanks to first-half goals from Marcelo Delgado
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      • 64 31 NAOMICHI "Joe" Ozaki fired a seven-under-par 65 on Friday to take the lead after the second round of the Doral Open golf tournament m Miami. He came m 10-under-par on 134 one shot better than Michael Bradley who carded a 71. Vijay Singh of Fiji
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      • 61 31 SCOTTISH soccer giant Celtic received a shock on Friday when Portuguese club Sporting Lisbon said it would have to pay £2 million (s4.36million) for international striker Jorge Cadete. Cadete had led Celtic to believe that he was a free agent. The club, which is second m
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      • 61 31 THE Olympic Council of Asia executive board has conferred the OCA Merit Award to S. a Dhillon (above), former sec-retary-general of the Singapore National Olympic Council. The executive board which met m Harbin, China, last month decided unanimously on the award m recognition of Dhillon's contribution to
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      • 72 31 JOE BUGNER, the former British and European champion who fought Muhammad Ali for the world title back m the *****, has been given the green light to continue his comeback to big-time boxing at the age of 46 m Germany. After twice failing to get the
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      • 46 31 MONACO trounced champion Nantes 4-1 m a French First Division soccer match on Friday to go second and leave Nantes shattered before its European Cup quarter-final first-leg tie with Spartak Moscow next Wednesday. Monaco is four points behind leader Paris Saint Germain.
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      • 48 31 THE People's Association Indian Activity Groups are organising a seven-a-side soccer tournament on March 10 from Bam to 6pm at Farrer Park. Registration forms are available from Community Centres and should be submitted to MacPherson CC by March 5. The registration fee is $60 per team.
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  • The Sunday Times
    • 406 32  -  S. Murali SOCCER By FIFTY supporters signed up within 15 minutes of the launching Tampines Rovers new fan club at the Tampines Mall yesterday. The early birds were rewarded with $80--gift packs each, and the promise of many more discounts and special privileges.
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      • 53 32 Everton too good for Boro EVERTON beat Middlesbrough 2-0 m an English Premier League soccer game yesterday. Other results: Coventry 2 West Ham 2, Leeds 0 Bolton 1, Manchester City 1 Blackburn 1, Queen's Park Rangers 1 Arsenal 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1 Nottingham Forest 3, Tottenham 1 Southampton 0, Wimbledon
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      • 40 32 MALAYSIA stayed on course for a berth m the final round when it held Indonesia to a scoreless draw m their opening match m Group Four of the pre- Asia Cup soccer tournament at the Shah Alam Stadium yesterday.
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      • 22 32 ENGLAND beat Scotland 18-9 m their Five-Nations' rugby union championship fourth round match m Edinburgh yesterday. Ireland beat Wales 30-17.
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    • 490 32 Visitors hit their way to surpass host's mammoth total of 271-3 CRICKET NEW DELHI A blazing batting display by Sanath Jayasuriya set Sri Lanka up for a thrilling six-wicket win over India m their World Cup Group A cricket match yesterday, despite another
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    • 182 32 KARACHI Veteran batsman Javed Miandad may be given the honour of leading Pakistan out m front of his home crowd here when the host plays its World Cup Group B cricket match against England today. It could well be the 38--year-old Miandad's last international appearance m the
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    • 230 32 SWIMMING SNG JU WEI was considerably happier after the end of the Australian Institute of Sport swimming meet m Canberra yesterday. The teenager, who is studying and training m the Australian capital, competed m four races. It was his first meet since last
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    • 513 32 Richardson's blues RICHIE RICHARDSON'S captaincy will be under scrutiny as his West Indies team battles for a quarter-final place m its last Group A match against Australia tomorrow. A sequence of chequered performances m recent months, culminating m a sensational defeat by tournament minnow Kenya on Thursday,
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    • 319 32 HORSE RACING TOKYO A male bastion came down m Japan yesterday when Japanese women jockeys made happy, if not winning, debuts, at major racecourses. Yukiko Makihara, 18, finished fourth m the first race of the day at Tokyo's Nakayama Racecourse, having briefly led
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    • 295 32  -  Shirlynn Ho-Pereira SOCCER By TWENTY-FOUR hours later, the Singapore Malays team did what it could not do before win. In a match completely dominated by the host of the Sultans' Gold Cup preliminary rounds, the Republic beat Malacca 4-1. Unfortunately, the victory was
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    • 79 32 TODAY'S EVENTS I ATHLETICS Asics-SAAA Allcomers Meet/Junior Progressive Meet (Serangoon Stadium, 1.30pm). MR2S 15km Progressive Run (Macßitchie Reservoir, 7.30 am). CRICKET SCA Div II: UWC v SRC (UWC, lpm). Friendly: Galaxy (India) v IA (lA, 11am). HOCKEY National Sixes Jrs (Delta Sports Complex, Bam). JUDO National Open C'ships (Singapore Judo
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      • 3366 1 To become the President of the United States, a candidate has to first brave the ritual of the primary, which began last month, during which he 'sells himself from state to state to win as many delegates as possible to earn the presidential nomination at a party convention
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      • 276 2 THE Bill passed last week which makes it an offence to appear nude m public view, even if m a j private place, cannot be faulted on its intentions. Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Home Affairs Ho Peng Kee, who moved it, argued correctly that while a person
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      • 110 2 On this day I. PAKISTAN was today placed back firmly under military control. President Yahya Khan i has designated five lieu-tenant-generals to serve -.as martial law administrators m the Punjab, Sind, Baluchistan, the North-west Frontier and East Pakistan. They will control both the military and civil ad-
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      • 1133 2 TAN SAI SIONG IT SEEMS only like yesterday that I went to the polling station to cast my vote, but m reality, it was almost five years ago. And soon, I shall have the chance of doing my duty again,
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      • 1024 2 CHERIAN GEORGE ONE piece of trivia about the 1991 general election that bears recalling m this election year has to do with a certain Suib Abdul Rahman, and how he and his comrades prevented the People's Action Party's share of the popular
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      • 1043 3 The man m charge of managing the Philippines' relations with the world, Mr Domingo Siazon, is about to complete a year m office. LETICIA PEREZ m Manila profiles the career diplomat who assumed the post under tumultuous circumstances. MR DOMINGO SIAZON, 57, and
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      • 999 5 US companies use incentives to woo workers A growing trend m salary negotiations may have a significant impact on the way employees go about obtaining improvements m their remuneration Stock options give holders the right to buy a number of a company's shares within a particular period of time at
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      • 1101 6 In Britain, its congregation is dwindling. NEVILLE STACK reports on the problems facing the Church as it tries to adapt itself to changing times and to offer guidance on moral issues. THE bishops of the Church of England are more conJ cerned
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      • 365 6 THE Church of England came into being m the 16th century when King Henry VIII broke off from Rome after the Pope refused to grant him a divorce. Roman Catholics suffered much persecution over the centuries and many of the troubles m Ireland are
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      • 1096 18 Harder to enter middle class in the US? ONE of the United States' most cherished ideas about itself is that, with enough pluck and hard work, anyone can achieve the ranchstyle house with the two-car garage. Yet, Pat Buchanan now wins votes by claiming that for ordinary folks, this notion
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    • 397 10 1 OWNER '92 Sunny 1.4 EX. Tax new. Accident free. Must view. $54,800 0.n.0. *****60. 1 OWNER 4/89 Pulsar I.4SLX, orig. paint. S/rims. Well kept. $33,500. Lot 6 Kallang Auto Ctr. 1 OWNER. 8/92 Sunny I.SEX auto. Green. Well kept. Accident free. Page: 9-603 1801. 10/82 PULSAR WITH 86 look
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    • 371 10 330 Opel For Sale 1 OWNER '94 Corsa 1.2 5-dr. Fuel injection, nice no. New tax/ interior, must view. *****091 6/91 OPEL VECTRA 2 Oi auto. S/rims. Power steering/ window. 2 owners. Tax 5/96. Orig. *****29. 332 Peugeot For Sale 7/91 PEUGEOT 405 GL. Power steering. 2 expat, owners. PARF
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    • 397 10 ssss. I 334 Proton For Sale '90 SAGA 1.3. 1 owner. Yong Lee Seng Motor Pte Ltd. 128 Kaki Bukit Used Car Ctr.) *****57 336 Renault For Sale ■S______-_-SS__S____S^s 3/92 RENAULT ESPACE 2.OTXE I auto, fuel injection, 7-seater with twin aircon., s/rims, remote alarm, CD changer, radio cassette. In ex-
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    • 2012 10 344 Toyota For Sale 6/'9l CORONA I.6CD. $56 8k 8/'9O Starlet I.OXL 5-dr. $41. 8 K. 6/1990 Corolla 1.6 Liftback $43.8 K. 7/'B9 Corona I.6CD 4-door. 538.8 K. 1989 Corolla 1.3 XL, 4-dr. $31.8 K. 1 owner. Lot 18, Kallang Auto Ctr. REAL BEAUTY! 3/'B6 Toyota MR2. COE 3/2005. S/rims.
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    • 622 10 344 Toyota For Sale 03/89 TOYOTA CORONA CD manual. 2 owners. Rd. tax 08/96. Good cond. Tel: 841 7737 1 OWNER NEAR '94 Starlet, tex I 10/96, s/rims. Nice cond. $59,800. i Lot 19 Kallang Auto Ctr. *****11 1 OWNER. '94 TOYOTA Corona I.6GLi auto. Well maintained. Aci cident free.
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    • 751 11 342 Suzuki For Sale 342 Suzuki For Sale 342 Suzuki For Sale 342 Suzuki For Sale < i Q <T 10.00-SATURDAY MORNING. IT'S KOURBALL DAY. You're ready to go. Only trouble is, the wife wants to take the kids shopping this morning, 100. So the car's already Tit to burst
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    • 416 11 351 Classic/ Vintage Cara FEW IN TOWN. See toTelieve 1972 Mercedes 280S, 100% fully rebuilt. Highest offer secures. Interest call *****488 MAZDA 808 COUPE. COE 10/2001. Good condition. 10 disc changer. Sports rims. New tyres. Price neg. Pg: 9 *****45 Owner. 352 Luxury Cars FERRARI 308GTB 1982. Very Good condition!!
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    • 385 11 356 Off Peak Cars '94 MODEL ELANTRA 1.6 GLSi. New model. 1 owner. Mthly $499. Lot 7 Kallang Auto Ctr. *****19 '94 MODEL SUZUKI SF 413 GL. 4-dr. Power steering. Mthly $457. Lot 7 Kallang Auto. Ctr. *****00 '94 MODEL 2 owners Racer I.SGTi, mint cond. Power steering. $37,500. Lot
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    • 351 11 382 Vehiclea For Hire Immaculate New Cars Very Attractive Rates for daily, weekend, weekly! 24 hrs [g *****56/*****03 J 383 Vehiclea Wanted ATTRACTIVE CASH OFFER! Scrap cars PARF or COE Private/ Co. Vehicles Commercial vans or pickups Viewing, location time at your convenience TAN HO SENG MOTOR CAR TRADING 139
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    • 1000 11 387 Lorries For Sale '82 CMBO LORRY. COE $11,000 till 2002. Road tax till July. Must sell. Price neg. Pg. *****855/ Handphone: *****393 '94 TOYOTA DYNA Box Van 150. Diesel. 1 owner. Tax new. Original accident free. Beautiful like new. Please call: *****90 12/84 NISSAN CABSTAR 10ft. Lorry. Petrol. Aircon.
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    • 994 11 393 Motorcycles/ Scooters For Sale FM SKIPPER GREEN colour Ask ing $5,000 negotiable. Original condition. Pg: 9 *****32 FM 4100 D Hexagon for sale. Low mileage. Price neg. Interested please pg. 9-*****86, Mr Kuek. HONDA HORNET 125, 9 months old, selling cheap, $8.5 K. Beige/ Orange colour. Tel: 860-4220. INTRA
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    • 1052 11 404 DO9-10 Orchard/ Tanglin/ Holland PTE APTS Rent SHORT/ LONG TERM D .09 studio opp. MRT $1900/ $2400. Also Bayshore 2-rm. $2800 *****914 agt. 406 Dll &21 Newton/ Bt Timah/ Clementi PTE APTS Rent «_37servTceTJudioTms^ gle expat. Nestled m lush greenery with resort facilities. $2500 p/mth. Tel. *****35. No agt.
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    • 938 11 412 Dl 7-18 Changi/ Pasir Ria PTE APTS Rent D.lB MELvT_IETir^3TsaTT rms. P/furn. Good view. $2.5 K. Montarie, pg.: 9410-6680 D.lB ONLY $2800 neg. Melville Pk. High fir. Very windy. Best facing. 2 rms. unfurn. Pg: *****776 D.lB $2600 ONLY. Melville Park. 936 sq.ft. 2+l. P/furn. Facilities. Pool view. Immed.
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    • 1033 11 422 HUDC/HDBApts For Rent APPROVED 4/ 5-RM. Holland/ Simei/ Jurong/ Tampines. Near MRT/ shops/ schs./ amenities. Renovated. High fir. WK 9-*****48 APPROVED 3-RM. CHAI Chee High fir. F/furn. Near amenities. Convenient location. $1500. Gran dhome 9-*****39 Jimmy Yang 2-RM. HAVELOCK RD. Ap proved. F/furn. Near mkt., food ctr. 3 mins.
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    • 976 11 426 Rooms For Rent ORCHARD AREA. F/FURN. with aircon and shower. No agents. Foreigners only. Call 733 3490/ 9721 1775/ Pg. 9704 6210. STEWARDESS STUDENTS Prof, and expat. We have common rm. master rm. (lock 1 rm.) near MRT. Tel: *****13 1 FURNISHED ROOM available at Toh Vi Drive blk.ll.
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    • 713 12 .440 DOl-08City South-West HOUSES Sale _R H____P**t> m ymWmWm m mWfA m mmT"Jt D.03 OPEN HOUSE: 3 to 6pm. Shepherd's Hill Estate. Cul-de-sac at Stirling Rd. 5 mins. to Queenstown MRT. D/storey bunglw. with an inground s/pool Jacuzzi. F'hold. Land 6650/ built-in 3224 sq.ft. Move-in immed. Renovated 1 year 10
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    • 806 12 441 DOl-08 City 441 DOl-08 City South West South-West PTE APTS Sale PTE APTS Sale I j— If you wish to stretch the l«=«JL_r fl financial commitment on your rVj^p I housing loan, you'll find Credit POSB's easy repayment k\\^ schemes of up to 30 years J jsji welcome news
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    • 482 12 I 44S DO9-10 Orchard/ Tanglin/ Holland HOUSES Sale OPEN HOUSE 2pm. Bpm. D.lO. 7 CORONATION ROAD BRAND NEW SEMI-D. with Attic For Sale Or Rental Show house unit with all attached baths; 4+l bedroom Marble, Parquet New furniture, fittings aircon. 2,600/ 2,500 sq.ft. Freehold land Price neg. Contact CHK 9313-9112
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    • 695 12 445 DO9-10 Orchard/ 445 DO9-10 Orchard/ Tanglin/ Holland Tanglin/ Holland HOUSES Sale HOUSES Sale 1 j mmmmmm mmmammmmmammWM^muamammmmmammamamaa i mmmmm I DISTRICT 10 HILLTOP BUNGALOW FOR SALE FOURTH AVENUE, BUKIT TIMAH RD Land area 19,767 sq ft Built-up area 9,000 sq ft Enjoy quality living at this exclusive address the
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    • 494 12 D.IO ROYALVILLE. 3-RMS. 1256 sq.ft. F'hold. Lowrise. Walk-up. Foreigners eligible. Few units. $1.05 M. HTC *****33/ *****032 D.IO SOMMERVILLE PK. 1970 sq.ft. 3+l. Mid fir. Full greenery view. Olympic size pool. F'hold. $850 p.s.f. *****676 Malpore. D.IO SPRING GROVE. 1722 j sq.ft. 4+l. Face pool. TOP soon! i $1.898 M
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    • 784 12 i 446 DO9- 10 Orchard/ I Tanglin/ Holland PTE APTS Sale D.lO "MANHATTAN" NEAR Or I chard. 3+l/ 4+l. 1500/ 2230 sq.ft. Classy finishes *****814 agt. D.IO NASSIM PK. 2067 sq.ft. 4+l. F'hold. New tenancy. Choiced unit. Must sell. *****829 DW D.IO NASSIM PARK townhse. 4+l, private gdn. Freehold. 2800
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    • 1199 12 450 011 ft 21 Newton/ Bt Timah/ Clementi HOUSES Sale OPEN HOUSE 2 BPM I D.ll Brand New Shelford Villa No. 37-C Shelford Road j j Freehold. 3/storey semi-d. j TOP issued. 5 rooms. Very good location. Marble floor/ Fully aircon. I Corner unit, good facing. j Land: 2152/ built-in
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    • 901 12 i 451 Oil &21 Newton/ Bt Timah/ Clementi PTE APTS Sale mmmmmmammmwmmmmmmmmmmmmmammmmm z i D.21 SOUTHAVEN 11. High fir Face pool. 1507 sq.ft. 3+l bdrms. Full facilities. Cannes *****851 D.21 SOUTHAVEN 11. 1313 sq ft. 3 units. 3+l. Pool view. 999 yrs. Pg. *****772 Rainbow. D.21 SYMPHONY HEIGHTS 1152 sq.ft.
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    • 696 12 455 Dl 2 14 Balestier/ Macpherson/ Geylang HOUSES Sale D.14 KEMBANGAN 2-%-STO-REY semi-d. 4370/ 3000 sq.ft. 6 I rms. F'hold. JR *****194. 0.14 LOR. MARZUKI 3 storey corner terr. 2500/ 2700 sq.ft. F'hold. 4+l. Grand Int'l. *****799 D.14 2V. -STOREY SEMI-D. 4378 I sq.ft./ 3000 sq.ft. F'hold. 6 rms. 5
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    • 438 12 460 Dl 5- 16 East Coast HOUSES Sale IK^Nowandtheiu: -PE You make the .SSI right decision!!. ERA SHOW HOUSE (Sunday 3-6pm) O/atorey Australian Design Seml-D Dl 6 41 Seabreeze Road Freehold i Approx 4000/2300 scjlt 3+l+ possible attic j Spacious landscaped garden Priced to tempt even "I the shrewed investor
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    • 819 13 460 015-16 Eaat Coast 460 Dl 5-16 East Coast 460 D l 16 East Coast 460 D l 5- 16 East Coast 460 D l 5-16 East Coast HOUSES Sale HOUSES Sale HOUSES Sale HOUSES Sale j HOUSES Sale lß, _____B J*.-.- AiMm J/ fl I ___K_3_L_____r jß&pjwfe pfll Kiß
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    • 200 13 mW&F ~~jß D.15 AIDA ST. Brand new 214/s.o--rey bunglw. 4500/ 3600 sq.ft. 5+2 rms. Near amenities. F'hold. Sell near valuation. Rising 9-*****93 •a^r^ _____S_9 sm i_VB_B _m_l I D.15 BETTER THAN semi-D.lncred-ible 3 storey corner. 4600/ 3400 sq.ft. s+l. Bright breezy. 100% move-in. 52.66 M. *****619 ERA (D.15) ELITE PARK.
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    • 618 13 460 Dl 5- 16 East Coast 460 D l 16 East Coast HOUSES Sale HOUSES Sale Dl 5 PALM DRIVE 4 Units Of 3-Storey Terrace Biß HB HI HB FL b^__________. IB v wl Land 1,678 2,153 sq ft Floor area: 2,780 2,802 sq ft 4+l rooms /All attach Air-con
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    • 745 13 D.16 URGENT SALEI Upper East Coast Rd. 2-storey semi-d. Land 3720/ built-in 2500 sq.ft. Facing South. 3+2 rms. Orig. cond. Selling $1.98 M neg. *****063 C&H HURRYIIIII LAST CHANCEI D.15 Telok Kurau 3 storey terr. 1819/ 3218 sq.ft. 4+l Beautifully renovated. F'hold. Valued $1.65 M. Exclusive agt. Robin *****910 LV
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    • 796 13 460 D l 16 East Coast HOUSES Sale D!rB^7sTOREY™TERR™7hoId" Well kept 1600 sq.ft. good location. Okoku *****287/ *****88. D.lB 2 STOREY corner terr. F'hold. 2700/ 2200 sq.ft. 3+2. Face N. View to offer. 9520-1713 PW D.16 BEDOK RIA 2-storey inter, terr. 1800/ 2200 sq.ft. F'hold. 4 rm. Amenities/ MRT. *****809
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    • 760 13 461 Dl 5-16 East Coast PTE APTS Sale k H D.16 MESMERIZE BY an enchanting view. Open house: 332 Upper East Coast Rd. #04-07. Dates: 3/3, 10/3 17/3 from 3pm till 5.30pm or call *****938 Louis Yeap Realty D.16 TELOK KURAU. F'hold. Walk-up apt. 3 yrs. old. 1100 sq.ft 3
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    • 623 13 461 Dl 5-16 East Coast PTE APTS Sale D.15 LAGOON VIEW. 3+l 1680 sq.ft. F/renovated. Morn. sun. SE facing. S6BSK neg. *****980. D.IB MAKENA. 1593 sq.ft. 3+l High floor. Full sea view. Freehold. Franks: 735-0900/ 9313-7633. D.15 MAKENA 1292/ 1593/ 1657/ 1776 sq.ft Full sea view. Morn. sun. LPS *****00
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    • 685 14 470 D l 9-20 Serangoon/ 470 D l 9-20 Serangoon/ 470 D l 9-20 Serangoon/ 470 Dl 9-20 Serangoon/ j 470 D l 9-20 Serangoon/ 470 D l 9-20 Serangoon/ 470 Dl 9-20 Serangoon/ j 470 Dl 9-20 Serangoon/ 470 019-20 Serangoon/ i 470 Dl 9-20 Serangoon/ tl__,.„„ tk__ Th__m«__n
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    • 346 14 465 Dl 7-18 Changi/ Pasir Ris HOUSES Sale D.17 LOYANG VILLA (ED Near mkt./ MRT. Quiet. s+l+l. TOP! Move-in. Connection *****317 D.17 NEW F'HOLD Terr. Near Loyang Villas. 3-storey, 4+l. Sell below valuation. 9-*****72 owner D.17 SELLING BELOW cost. 3 storey terr. 1615/ 2573 sq.ft. s+l. Good facing/ pk. Cannes
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    • 554 14 466 Dl 7-18 Changi/ Pasir Ris PTE APTS Sale OPEN HOUSE 2.30 4PM. AVILA GDN. (BRAND NEW) BLK. 9. ***** 601 sq.ft. studio (hotel concept) Freehold. Foreigners eligible Full facilities 9 9407-8810 (.O.t_._.l_LY HAP S.HQ REALTY) THE L.AOINQ AGtMCY SINCE 1918 VIEW BY APPT. 11 -2PM. MELVILLE PK. BLK. 18
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    • 269 14 *m\ Am W ''^^B «___ilJ'*W_ 1 r~J~ La j j [Bflf [jpMp j j %m I 20 E G Flower Road (Off Upper Serangoon Road) Brand new 3 storey semi-detached houses Quality workmanship and finishes Air-conditioning to living, dining and all bedrooms Imported kitchen cabinets complete with cooker hood and
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    • 489 14 Northshore Bungalows YOURS TO ENJOY NOW AND FOREVER. Move In Now To Your Dream Home By The Sea. l\ luxurious haven m idyllic Ponggol, "V Northshore Bungalows is Singapore's first strata hLh Poofloo( Potm bungalow development. Nestled within lush s# u .jjj.^'N.^ _/l^_X^ ii <•_-_ /-> ii i i rr
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    • 103 14 D.19 OPEN HSE. IPM-spm. Brand new semi-d. at 39,41 Burghley Dr. 2V. storey land 3150/ 3135 sq.ft. s+l+l. Split level. Bright, windy peaceful. TOP soon. Pg: 9-809-0048/ 9-*****02 DW BEST PRICE IN TOWN! Opan Houaa 11am. Bpm. D.19 Brand new 2V. Storey Semi-D No. 48 BERWICK DRIVE Land area 2650
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    • 298 14 »*r P*\_____i \wm D.19 BEAUTIFUL 2J4-STOREY inter, terr. at Parry. Well renovated maintained. 4+l rms. 1711/ 2486 sq.ft. Serene environment. Near Rosyth/ amenities. 9497-8475 HSR. D.19 BEAUTIFUL HILLTOP 2/storey corner terr. Lor. How Sun. 3320/ 3000 sq.ft. 6+l. $300K renovation. Valuation $1.95 M. *****824 DP 016. 21 Parry Walk. 3-sto-
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    • 364 14 D.19 LEITH RD. 3-storey inter, terrace. 2,240/ 2,800 sq.ft. 4+l spacious rooms. Valuation available. Renovated. D.19 TRAVISTOCK AYE. A charming s/storey. semi-d. 3,450/ 2,000 sq.ft. 4 rooms. Spanish-style living DON'T WAITI SOLE AGENT C •M 97-8475 THE -EHOIHO AO-NCT SINCE KM D.19 OPEN HSE. 2.30pm to 6pm. NO. 50A PAYA
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    • 378 14 ________JL_m_________p WbwbW D.19 3-STOREY CORNER terr. Lange Road. 2M yrs. 2700/ 2700 sq.ft. s+l. Well renovated. 999 yrs. Good buy! Chua 9-*****09 ERA. HARVEST TIME: 1.30-4PM. NO. 3 LENTOR TERRACE Off Lentor Loop (Fudu Pk. II) Step into the serenity of quiet country living yet near MRT/ sch./ mkt., etc.
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    • 627 14 URGENT SALEI CHEAPI Borth wick Dr. s/storey terr. 2799 aq.ft F'hold. Renovated. View today 46pm. Enquiries m English 9305-9982, m Chinese 9306-6833 D.IS MARIS STELLA School vicinity. 2-storey terrace. Wide frontage. 3+l. Well kept. 1800 sq.ft. F'hold. $1.3 M only. *****773 agt. D.IS MEDWAY DR. S/storey semi-d. Large gdn. 4700
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    • 1001 15 -470 D l 9-20 Serangoon/ Thomson HOUSES Sale D.lB ONLY 53.2 M 2 storey i bunglw. Conway Grove. Sq./ level 5000 sq.ft. land. 9301-7283 DW D.lB PARRY TERRACE. Th sto rey. 1800/ 26C0 sq.ft. F'hold. 4+l, j move-in. $1.58 M. WK: *****075 D.19 PARRY PARK. 3/storey in-ter-terr. With roof gdn.
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    • 395 15 471 D l 9-20 Serangoon/ Thomson PTE APTS Sale D.20 THOMSON VIEW. 1350 sq.ft. Opp. Yaohan. 2 bdrms. High fir. F/furn. *****863 Malpore. 0.20 WINDSOR PK. F'hold. 1700 sq.ft. with gdn. 3 rms. Nice view. Facilities. Grandhome *****026 D.20. S96BK ONLY. Sin Ming Plaza. 1,582 sq.ft. 3 rms. Freehold. Very
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    • 929 15 475 022-28 West 475 D 22-28 West North North HOUSES-Sale j HOUSES Sale I SHOW UNIT READY FOR VIEWING! 11 No. 938 lalan Bumbon« 7 Exclusive Freehold Semi-detached houses I Exclusive Freehold Bungalow Close to Kran|i MRT Station, Woodlands New Town 6 Bus Interchange. Superb Accessibility to BKE, K|E, PIE,
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    • 762 15 D.28 KELULUT HILL. D/ storey terr. Marble/ parquet. TOP '98. 999 yrs. Price neg. Pg. 9514-4130 HSR. D.28 KELULUT HILL 2/storey inter, terr. 3+l +1. 1884/ 2157 sq.ft. $1.68 M. Colossians *****883. D.28 MIMOSA WALK 2M storey semi-d. 3400 sq.ft. 5 rms. renovated, f'hold. $2.45 M. 9-*****23 agt. D.28 SUNRISE
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    • 848 15 493 HDB Apts For Sale 493 HDB Apts For Sale 493 HDB Apts For Sale 493 HDB Apts For Sale 493 HDB Apts For Sale 493 HDB Apts For Sale (Bedok/ Chai Chee) (Bedok/ Chai Chee) (Bedok/ Chai Chee) (Bedok/ Chai Chee) (Bedok/ Chai Chee) (Bedok/ Chai Chee) i faa___a_____________________B_________________.
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    • 649 15 488 HUDC Apts For Sale TAMPINES COURT CORNER MAISONETTE Coma view a coay Country Home! OPEN HOUSE: 2.30 6PM English country designer home Cosily renovated at SIBOK Bright breezy 3 bdrms. with 2 attached baths Extensive renovation done 1 year only Fully aircon. except 1 bdrm. To be privatised soon
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    • 749 15 492 HDB Apts For Sale (Ang Mo Kio) 4-RM. 'NG' ToRNEJTTrTKio" I Aye 3. Blk 230. Low fir./ ceramic. Aircon. Near facilities/ school/ poly. Valuation $253 K. Asking $50K cash neg. *****118 Sole agt. 3V_-RM. 8LK.315 CORNER. Park view. Unblock. Near amenities. Highest offer secures! Immed. MPC *****28/ *****614. 5-RM.
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    • 727 15 ATTENTION! 2-RM. BEDOK N Indicative valuation $85K. $100K only. Amenities. 9515-4108 GV. BEDOK RES. BLK. 105. 4 NG' corner/ can buy recess area. Val ued $222K/ $295 K. ERA 9-*****09 BLK. 167 BEDOK South mais. Well-done up. Very windy. Park, MRT, Pg. 9-*****41 Royalland BLK. 28. 3 'I. Mm. to
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    • 828 15 494 HDB Apts For Sale (Bishan) BISHAN OPEN HOME 3 5 pm. Come see this lovely 4'A' flat, conveniently located near MRT neighbourhood centre at St 22. Non-Chinese eligible. Don't miss! For appt Pg 9703-0169 DW BISHAN 4 "A' corner Blk. 220. 118 sq.m. Low fir. South facing. Breezy. Valuation
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    • 726 15 496 HDB Apts For Sale (Bukit Batok) OPEN HSE. 10am.-12pm. EXEC. APT. BLK. 299 Hurry! Hurry, Hurry! Few weeks only Near pool/ MRT Can contra Abidah Pg. 9709-8003 HP 9639-6060 Colonial Realty Pte Ltd XC CHEAH (Senior Manager) ERA 1995 Sales Record $1.98 IHffl BT. BATOK 5-RM. A' model. Viewing
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    • 1023 16 487 HDB Apts For Sale (Bt Merah/ Q'towiV Telok Blangah) BT. MERAH CTR. Blk. 117 5-rm. pt. blk. Low fir. Marble. 100% move m cond. *****591 Archer BT. PURMEI 4 A'. Nicely renovated, well kept, amenities. $355 K. Valued $290 K. A&G 9-*****10. DEPOT RD. 3-RM. enbloc 105. High fir.
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    • 994 16 501 HDB Apts For Sale (Clementi/ West Coast) f^^ r______!_ri _________E_iivJ'£3s*H UTetoen Gdns Rd #oB-116. 5rtn. Breezy/bright Renovated. Move-in cond. Ul landing. Near amenitiea/Reeervo.-. valuation S3OOK Tony *****382. When It Cornea To Real Estate Results, No One Gives You Morel ACT FASTI PURE 4-rm. Clementi Blk. 302. High fir. Vacant.
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    • 1115 16 504 HDB Apts For Sale (Hougang/ Serangoon/ Yio Chu Kang) OPEN H'SE 3/3 Sun. 11am.-Ipm. Serangoon Aye. 2. #02-322 Exec. Mais. Asking $605 K. Valuation $485 K. Pg. 9304-9361 ERA SERANGOON N. AYE. 1, 5 T blk. 114. Open Hse. 2.30-5.30pm. Newly renovated, valued. Shops/ mkt./ NTUC/ sch. 9-*****55 Latin
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    • 951 16 505 HDB Apts For Sale (Jurong) 5 "I" CORNER Blk. 751. High fir. Fully renovated. Prime supermarket. Valued $330 K. 9418 4503 DW. 5 'I' JURONG. Valued S33OK Blk. 751. High fir. Renovated. Can contra. Pg. *****006 J3. Agt. 5 "I" JURONG West Blk. 751/ 743. High fir. Renovated. MRT/
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    • 1051 16 514 HDB Apts For Sale (Tampines/ Simei) 8 "I" TAMPINES BLK. 230 Mid floor. Door-to-door Prime location. Near MRT/ sch. all amenities Highest offer secures. No contra Beautiful designer's decor. Just renovated B "I" SIMEI BLK. 162 High fir. Near amenities/ MRT Nicely renovated Valued $380K 6 "I" BEDOK RESERVOIR
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    • 1038 16 517 HDB Apts For Sale (Woodlands/ Sembawang) JU^Bo"7Boo~s7^i■T™"_lll^^o3 Walk-up. S6OOK neg. Register end July. 4-rm. blk. 171, 152 move-in cond. 5 mins. to MRT amenities. Call Padmah *****63 MUST VIEWI WOODLANDS Exec, mais. 833 walk-up. Unblock. F/renovated. Spacious hall. Near MRT, bus interchange/ amenities/ sch. Valued $419 K. *****88 ARN
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    • 825 16 518 HDB Apts For Sale (Yishun) 5 T BEST corner unit. High fir. Unblocked. Mins. to MRT/ amenities. 100% move-in. 9-*****71 agt. 5 T BLK. 166 mid. fir. Valuation done. Well kept. Near sch./amenities. Cash neg. Pg: 9-*****36 C&H 5 T CORNER Yishun. High fir. Renovated. Unblocked. Near MRT/ amenities.
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    • 1064 16 527 HUDC/HDBApts I Wanted (Rent/ Buy) ALBRIGHT REALTY NETWORK HDB A HUDC SPECIAUST 3-rm. Value $25K $50K cash 4-rm. Value S3BK-S9OK cash 5 rm. Value* $45K-SIIOK cash Exac. Value* $55K $140K cesh > HUDC. Value S9K-S6OK cash Buyers willing to wait long Immediate deposit, cash $5K Cash PR, buyers tenants.
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    • 974 16 534 Office Space For Rent FAR EAST s7JpG™Cu™3Bo7T2T sq.ft. Peninsula Plaza. 840/ 1270 sq.ft. People's Pk. Ctr. 2370 sq.ft. i The Plaza. 1303 sq.ft. Duxton/ club at conservation. 1200/ 1500/ 1950/ I 3200/ 3450 sq.ft. *****21 C&H D.07 GSM BLDG. 1000 sq.ft. partitioned 1 rm. Rental $5.50 p.s.f. I Pg.
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    • 694 16 558 Land D.28 SQUARE LAND. 7200 SSA. 2 storey bungalow. Convenient Mkt./ sch. F'hold *****760 C&H _____»«___m______._____________m_________^^ 560 Other Real Estatjr VERDUN ENBLOC F'HOLD. New office shop bldg. Grose 13,401 sq.ft. Shop: $920 p.s.f. Office: $720 p.s.f. Cheap. MRT. Goocr— potential. Lee (agt.) 9213-0939 568 Other Properties Wanted T. ALL
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    • 1503 17 581 Tours 581 Tours I 581 Tours TG^^m^l MALD/ VEsl I ISLAND RESORT 44 Q A Q_fQ~-4/5 DAYS fr $1 loUj 13/5 DAYS fr SO IP •Dep Every SaVTue 1 Dep Every FrUMon AT .mm m■■a IA J A Deluxe room at 5 star Christmas flB BM fl IfIEJ I
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