The Straits Times, 29 December 1997

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    13 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1997 60 CENTS MTTA(P) 114/12/97
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  • Article
    Lock icon Thailand may ask IMF to ease rescue terms
    585 1 Thailand may ask IMF to ease rescue terms Bangkok fears balanced budget may be impossible BANGKOK Premier Chuan Leekpai has warned that Thailand may be forced to ask the IMF to relax the terms of its rescue package as the economic slump further erodes state revenues. Mr Chuan, who has
    AFP  -  585 words
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    Lock icon This toilet will make sure you wash your hands
    162 1 DUNKIRK (France) A Frenchman's mission to ensure better hygiene among restaurant staff has inspired him to invent a toilet which locks users inside unless they wash their hands. People are trapped within the toilet until they put their hands under the
    AFP  -  162 words
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    Lock icon HK to destroy all its chickens
    598 1 Deadly bird-flu virus found m farm and wholesale market HONGKONG Hongkong will kill and burn all chickens to rid itself of the "bird flu" that has killed four people and aroused fears worldwide of an epidemic, the government said yesterday. The radical step, m
    Reuters; AFP  -  598 words
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  • NEWS FOCUS
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      Developer offers to replace tiles in Changi Court
      410 2  -  Elaine Lo Cracks and holes m marble flooring By Residents will get payment if they prefer CHANGI Court residents, who had complained about shoddy workmanship that left holes and cracks m the flooring of their new apartments, are to have all the
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      Lock icon Time to get dressed, again...
      81 2 Time to get dressed, again Even before the Christmas decorations come down, Singapore is dressing up for Hari Raya Puasa. On Boxing Day, this archway, which is across Changi Road at the Still Road junction, was being installed by workers from Peaksun Graphic Designs, which was also behind Centrepoint's award-winning
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      Lock icon Suzhou Park offers good lessons for other zones, say Chinese economists
      291 2 SUZHOU The Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP) has applied the Singapore experience successfully since it was set up three years ago, according to Chinese experts. By making the necessary changes to suit China's conditions, the Suzhou experience would offer good
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      Lock icon Relatives back; next — dredging the river
      791 3  - Relatives back; next dredging the river Dominic Nathan By 1 felt better after the mass. We all need time to heal and to draw strength from the love and concern of those around us. This was a tragedy which has touched us all. 1 Mr Simon Ong, who attended the
      RAYMOND LEE; CHEW SENG KIM  -  791 words
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  • WORLD
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      160 km off Land's End... could this be the lost city of Atlantis?
      552 4 160 km off Land's End could this be the lost city of Atlantis? LONDON Russian scientists believe they have pinpointed the sunken ruins of the mythical island of Atlantis, about 160 km off Britain's Land's End. A 20-strong team led by Mr Viatcheslav Koudriavtsev, an internationally respected classical scholar, plans
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      Lock icon Prison murder threatens Northern Ireland peace talks
      701 4 Killing of Protestant rebel chief sparks reprisal shooting This killing, coming during the Christmas season, makes no sense at a time when the people of Northern Ireland have real reasons for rejoicing at the prospects for peace and security m the coming year/
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      Lock icon French recluse finds dogs gnawing dead wife
      156 4 LUNEVILLE (France) —A man's discovery of his dead wife being eaten by their dogs m their bedroom has horrified residents m the south-eastern French town of Chanteheux. The authorities there said the man returned from work on Friday afternoon and found the mutilated
      AFP  -  156 words
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      Lock icon Cairo council upholds ban on female circumcision
      100 4 CAIRO Egypt's State Council, m a iblow to Islamic extremists, yesterday upheld a Health Ministry ban on female circumcision. The council, the highest administrative court, threw out a verdict issued on June 24 by an administrative court here overturning the ban. In a
      AFP  -  100 words
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      US army makes deeper forays into virtual reality to train soldiers
      490 5 When the soldier walks up a hill, he can break a sweat That s the unique feature of this device/ A tester on the virtual-reality system. ATLANTA While it is still effective to send infantry soldiers crawling through the
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      Lock icon 7 Kashmir teenagers attempt suicide after failing exams
      258 5 SRINAGAR Seven children tried to commit suicide after failing school examinations, the police here said. Six girls and a boy aged between 16 and 17 years swallowed poison on Saturday after being told that they had failed papers which would have allowed
      AFP  -  258 words
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      Lock icon Killer slugs... ... to be made into symbol of peace
      93 5 Killer slugs to be made into symbol of peace ALBANIAN President Rexhep Meidani lends a hand to children collecting bullets m the northern village of Blinisht, m the Lezhe district, 85 km from the capital, Tirana. Some 50,000 cartridges and 22,000 bullets shot during the months of unrest earlier this
      Reuters  -  93 words
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      Lock icon Stop immigrant traffic, Turkey urged
      453 6 Italian call comes after rescue of 825 illegals, mostly Kurds, from grounded ship ROME Italy has called on Turi key to take action against gangs involved m ferrying illegal immi- grants to Europe after more than i 800 men, women and children 1 were rescued
      Reuters; AFP  -  453 words
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      Lock icon Peruvian soldiers killed Japanese rowers, say police
      308 6 i LIMA A gang of soldiers beat to 1 death two Japanese university stu- dents deep m the Amazon jungle as the tourists were on a rowing expedition to Brazil m a flimsy wooden boat, Peruvian authorities said. A family of five which
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      Lock icon Mayor charged over Mexican massacre
      256 6 TUXTLA GUTIERREZ (Mcx ico) The mayor of a small town who is also a member of the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) has been charged formally m connection with the massacre of 45 villagers m the troubled state of Chiapas. Jacinto Arias Cruz, the mayor
      AFP  -  256 words
    • WORLDFILE
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        Lock icon 3 DIE IN BOMB ATTACK
        65 6 :a suspected Tamil Tiger guerilla truckbomb exploded prematurely m southern Sri Lanka yesterday, killing three people but missing the intended target, a senior police officer said. The rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam were possibly trying to assassinate navy chief Cecil Tissera who was m
        AFP  -  65 words
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        Lock icon HOPE FOR IRAQI GIRL
        71 6 An Icelandic charity which flew to Iraq with a "Santa Claus", Christmas gifts and medical supplies for sick children, said on Saturday it would send an Iraqi girl for treatment m an Amsterdam hospital. "We appeal to the United Nations and the Iraqi government to allow
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        Lock icon SPHINX RESTORED
        65 6 The Sphinx is finally free of the scaffolding that caged the 4,600-year-old limestone monument during seven years of restoration work. Mr Ahmad al Haggar, director of antiquities for the pyramids region on the outskirts of Cairo, said on Saturday that 100,000 stones were used between 1990 and 1997
        AFP  -  65 words
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        Lock icon WINDSOR CASTLE REOPENS
        77 6 Britain's Windsor Castle, restored to its full glory after being ravaged by a blaze five years ago, reopened to the public on Saturday. The castle, one of the queen's favourite royal residences, has undergone a £37 million (Ssl o3 million) restoration paid for mainly from the proceeds
        AFP; Reuters  -  77 words
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        Lock icon GIANT PRIZED CATCH
        68 6 Iranian fishermen made their most precious catch when they netted a giant sturgeon with some 57 kg of caviar, an official said on Saturday. The official Iranian news agency, Irna, quoted Mr Ali Fakhreddin, nead of the fisheries organisation m Mazandaran province, as saying that the 3.7-m
        Reuters  -  68 words
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        Lock icon EUROFIGHTER RENAMED
        64 6 The new Eurofighter aircraft to be produced by Germany, Britain, Italy and Spain is to be renamed "Typhoon" or "Tempest" to give it more commercial appeal, a British Defence Ministry source said on Saturday. The four nations have been discussing for months to find a new name for
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      Lock icon Arafat's pullout plan a non-starter, says Israel
      531 8 The proposal Mr Arafatf s plan is to have international troops patrol areas of the West ißank that Israel views as vital for its security, allowing the Jewish state to withdraw its troops. The response This is not a new plan. Arafat has
      Reuters; AFP  -  531 words
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      Lock icon Grandmasters once again deadlocked
      156 8 GRONINGEN (The Netherlands) Viswanathan Anand of India and Michael Adams of England fought their way to a second successive draw on Saturday, remaining deadlocked m their best-of-four World Chess Championship eliminator. Anand. ranked third m the world, held the initiative through much of the game, but
      Reuters; AFP  -  156 words
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      Lock icon Leaning Tower of Pisa to get steel 'braces'
      246 8 Leaning Tower of Pisa to get steel 'braces' ROME Experts plan to attach two 103-m steel "braces" to Italy's Leaning Tower of Pisa early next year to steady the fragile structure during key preservation work, the Cornere della Sera newspaper said yesterday. It said the two temporary, plastic-coated steel cables
      Reuters  -  246 words
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      Network to keep tabs on nuclear test ban to undergo tests soon
      594 8  -  R. Senthilnathan By m Vienna A MILESTONE m nuclear disarmament will be reached early next year when a UN office runs the first trials of the global system to monitor the nuclear-test ban treaty, the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test Ban
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    • PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Princess 'crowned' Swede of the Year
        112 9 STOCKHOLM Sweden's popular Crown Princess Victoria (above) has been elected Swede of the Year by the Expressen newspaper, finishing just ahead of politician and former Bosnia civilian High Representative Carl Bildt (right). The paper characterised the 20- year-old princess as "a livery schoolgirl m
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        Lock icon Police catch baby, then burglar mum
        55 9 NAPLES A teenage mother found burgling an apartment threw her five-month-old baby at pursuing police officers. But it was to no avail. Giordana lurik, 19, and her two sisters were arrested and charged. The baby and the policeman who caught it were treated m
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        Lock icon McCartney 'not the creative force' behind Beatles
        103 9 LONDON The late Beatle John Lennon's companion Yoko Ono reopens hostilities against Paul McCartney (above) m a television programme to be aired next month. In the programme, entitled The Ballad Of Yoko And John, she dismisses McCartney's claim to have been the creative
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      Lock icon Keep criminals out of Parliament, Gujral urges
      458 9 NEW DELHI Former Indian Premier P.V. Narasimha Rao would delay releasing his controversial debut novel until after next year's polls to avoid embarrassing his embattled party, a report said. The Indian Express on Saturday said that The Insider, which reportedly contains "realistic" and
      AFP  -  458 words
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      Lock icon Aussies toughen laws to curb growing Asian sex-slave trade
      284 9 SYDNEY Australian Justice Minister Amanda Vanstone yesterday flagged tougher laws to curb the burgeoning sex-slave trade between Asia and Australia. "This legislation will be aimed quite specifically at getting people who bring young Asian girls into Australia, keeping them m servile
      AFP  -  284 words
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  • EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Taking no chances with mysterious chicken disease
      66 11 A worker using a chemical spray to clean chicken cages Geft) and members of a local television crew shooting a live broadcast (right), at Hongkong's Cheung Sha Wan chicken market yesterday. The wholesale market, which supplies 70 per cent of the chicken consumed
      Reuters  -  66 words
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      Lock icon 'Birdflu' scare spreads to Guangdong province
      574 11 'Birdflu' scare spreads to Guangdong province Manila on alert for new bug MANlLA— President Fidel Ramos yesterday ordered close monitoring of the Hongkong "bird flu" to avoid its spread to the Philippines, a presidential statement said. He ordered the Health and Foreign Affairs Departments to "monitor carefully to ensure that
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      Lock icon Graft a major cause of state-run China companies going bust
      245 11 BEIJING Cormption and economic crime were present m 44 of the 110 loss-making state enterprises covered m a survey m eastern China, the official Economic Daily reported yestorday. The survey of Anhui province showed that graft played a leading role
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    • Article
      Top Taiwan criminal Chen tells judge name of arms supplier
      377 12 TAIPEI Taiwan's most notorious criminal, Chen Chinhsing, revealed his arms supplier m a written note to the judge as his trial opened at the weekend. The note, read only by Chief Judge Tuan Ching-jung of the Panchiao District Court, reportedly
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      TV star Pai seeks apology from media
      150 12 TAIWANESE television celebrity Pai Pingping has written to five publications to demand apologies and compensation for what she said were untrue and libellous reports during the kidnapping and murder of her daughter, Pai Hsiao-yen. There were also reports which she said violated confidentiality
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      Lock icon Taiwanese opposition leader to step down next year
      515 12 picture. TAIWAN'S opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) chairman Hsu Hsin-lf-ang has announced that he will not seek another two-year term as party chairman. After stepping down m June next year, he will concentrate on preparing for the island's presidential election m 2000.
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    • EAST ASIAFILE
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        Lock icon Qian visits S. Africa to set up formal ties
        80 12 CHINESE Vice-Premier and Foreign Minister Qian qichen arrived m South Africa yesterday at the start of a visit to establish formal diplomatic ties. Mr Qian is due to sign an agreement with South African Foreign Minister Alfred Nzo m Pretoria tomorrow.
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      • Article
        Lock icon TAIWAN DRILL
        48 12 Taiwan's marine corps had held a military exercise m the southern county of Pingtung to sharpen its combat preparedness, it was reported yesterday. Over 3,000 troops from two divisions took part m the manoeuvre codenamed "Lien Hsin 77" on Saturday, the United Daily News said. AFP
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        NO CURBS
        62 12 Taiwan's Council of Grand Justices has ruled that travel restrictions on na tional-service draftees are unconstitutional, anc ordered them to be removed within six months The council said the Interior Ministry's order which bars would-be draftees from going abroad violates the Constitution that protects th people's freedom of
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        Lock icon CHINA DRUGS
        71 12 About 59 kg of stimulant drugs seized m Miyazaki Prefecture m south-west-ern Japan m April, which were then thought to have originated from North Korea, were made m China, police sources said yesterday. The sources said the drugs seemed to have been bought from a Chinese crime organisation
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      • Article
        NEW HEART
        65 12 A Japanese toddler who went to the US for a heart transplant remained m critical condition at the University of California Los Angeles Medical Centre after receiving a new heart. Eighteen-month-old Rina Taira arrived m Los Angeles last month for the procedure, which Japanese law prohibits for young
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        Lock icon KEEP PAPERS
        54 12 South Korea's niajority party yesterday joined a growing clamour against the outgoing government, warning officials not to shred documents that might be used £gainst it. "It is inexcusable and illegal if the current government destroys documents which could provide clues to their corruption and mismanagement," a Grand National
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Sign of lean times... fewer postal items
      93 15 Sign of lean times fewer postal items POSTAL workers at the Phra Khanong office m Bangkok sorting parcels and letters on Thursday. Post office chief Sane h Paengsapa was quoted as saying by The Nation that the number of postal items during this holiday season dropped sharply to 140,000 per
      The Nation  -  93 words
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      Lock icon Ramos to cut spending by 25% through austerity measures
      472 15 MANILA President Fidel Ramos shelved all new capital projects and ordered other austerity measures, adopting the policy of South-east Asian neighbours m the face of a devastating regional financial crisis. "The current economic difficulties brought about by the peso depreciation require
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      Today in Berita Harian Saksi nahas Silk Air
      48 15 Today in Berita Harian Saksi nahas Silk Air Perhentian sembilan anak kapal sebuah kapal peronda Indonesia tersentak Jumaat lalu apabila mereka melihat satu "benda" menjunam dari langit dan meledak ke dalam sungai. Tetap terbaik Walaupun masih "digam", M Nasir tetap berjaya merangkul anugerah Lagu Terbaik Juara Lagu '97
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      Lock icon Foreigners eyeing repossessed luxury cars
      349 15 Sales will bring Thailand much-needed foreign cash BANGKOK Foreign businessmen were eyeing cheap deals among a welter of luxury cars repossessed from Thailand's "formerly wealthy" as the economic downturn worsened, a report said yesterday. The move could provide an unexpected for-eign-exchange windfall for cash-strapped Thailand,
      AFP  -  349 words
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      Lock icon THE BIG CLEAN-UP
      53 16 picture. Members of a youth body, the Harapan Social Foundation, cleaning the dome of the Istiqlal .Mosque in central Jakarta over the weekend. To welcome the Islamic holy month of Ramadan this week, it sponsored a 10-day cleaning of the 3,785-sq-m dome which began on Dec 19.
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      Act as one, Suharto tells Christians and Muslims
      432 16  -  Susan Sim By Indonesia Correspondent JAKARTA In times of crisis, it is important for Indonesians to combine the spirit of Christmas with that of Ramadan and act m solidarity, President Suharto has said "Christmas reflects love while Ramadan reflects selfcontrol m the
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      Lock icon Thai minister wants army to take over security in the south
      246 16 BANGKOK Thai Interior Minister Sanan Kachornprasart has called for security m the southern provinces near Malaysia to be put under military control to halt a wave of Muslim insurgent attacks, reports said yesterday. He said the responsibility for security
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    • REGIONALFILE
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        Lock icon NO SHOOTING
        61 16 The Philippine government is cracking down o gunmen, and policemen m particular, who fire m the air to celebrate the New Year. All Manila policemen have been ordered to turn m their guns for testing betore and after Jan 1 to check if they have been used during
        AFP  -  61 words
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        Lock icon NEW SNATCH
        77 16 A coconut-plantation owner was kidnapped m the southern Philippine city of Iligan yesterday as troops hunted the abduc tors of freed German businessman Robert Buehs, police said. They said Mr Jacin to Papito, 65, was seized at gunpoint by four men and dragged into a car early yesterday
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      • Article
        Lock icon PARTY'S OVER
        71 16 Indonesian police broke up a year-end party organised by an unrecognised labour union and arrested seven people, a union official said yesterday. About 100 people, including members of the Indonesian Labour Welfare Union (SBSD, workers and street singers, gathered at the party headquarters m Jakarta to celebrate the
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        Lock icon ALCOHOL BLITZ
        66 16 Thailand will launch a crackdown on drunk drivers during the New Year holidays m a bid to slash the huge road death toll, reports said yesterday. Police and health offi cials will give drivers random breath tests dur ing the four-day nationa holiday from Jan 1-4. Drivers face
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        44 16 Cambodian police said yesterday they were investigating leaflets scat teredin Phnom Penh that fiercely attacked ousted co-premier Prince Norodom Ranariddh, calling the act a case of incitement On Saturday night, unidentified people tossed hundreds of unsigned, typewritten leaflets onto busy streets. Reuters
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        55 16 Philippine courts have sentenced 533 criminals to death since the country restored capital punishment m 1994, Senator Ernesto Herrera said yesterday. He said this included 251 criminals sent to death row since the start of this year. The death penalty is for murder, armed robbery, drug trafficking, rape
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  • MALAYSIA
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      Lock icon Tis the season for salted fish
      70 17 picture. THIS sea of salted fish at a farm m Kuala Terengganu will be snapped up once they reach the market. Malaysians have turned to salted fish as a result of the steep prices of fresh fish. A wholesaler said his daily income from
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      453 17 Johor stops work on port project Halt ordered pending environmental assessment KOTA TINGGI Johor Cor poration has been ordered to suspend all work on its port project, including the clearing of a 200-ha mangrove stretch at Sungai Kirn Kirn m Pasir Gudang, until the Environmental Impact Assessment for the area
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      382 17 but Port Klang cruise terminal gets green light PORT KLANG The project to build a proper cruise and passenger terminal which is to be part of the Msl.s-billion (*****-million) New Harbour City complex will start as scheduled early next year. State Infrastructure and Women's Affairs Committee chairman Datin Paduka Rakibah
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    Govts 'should start talks on fair toll fee for Second Link'
    177 18 JOHOR BAKU Singapore and Malaysian governments should start discussions to decide on what is a reasonable fee to charge for the use of the Second Link, Johor State Tourism Committee chairman Datuk Jimmy Low has said. "If the fee
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    Lock icon This woman beat 119 men to be top cop
    183 18 INSPECTOR Haslah Bachok, 28, resting on her laurels, or rather the tarmac, m her moment of glory after being named best overall student m the police inspectors' basic training course. The Pontiac-born policewoman's achievement is all the more laudable because she
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    376 18 Most sightings were m: Kluang Kota Tinggi Kahang KOTA TINGGI More tigers were sighted m Johor this year than m previous years, with most being reported m Kluang, Kota Tinggi and Kahang, the New Sunday Times reported yesterday. State Environment and Consumer Affairs Committee chairman
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    Lock icon Armed forces 'help ensure food supply is adequate'
    282 18 PARIT The armed forces had, by curbing the smuggling of goods along the border, helped ensure that there was an adequate supply of food m the country, Defence Minister Datuk Sen Syed Hamid Albar said yesterday. He said the armed forces, m
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      Lock icon Umno members told not to hold own break-fast functions
      110 18 KUALA LUMPUR Umno has told members not to hold breaking-of-fast functions individually m a bid to prevent them from using the occasion to campaign for party posts. Umno secretary-general Datuk Sabbaruddin Chik said on Saturday that such functions could, however, be
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      INTAKE CUT
      49 18 The intake of foreign nurses will be reduced by the year 2000, Deputy Health Minister Datuk Dr Siti Zaharah Sulaiman said on Saturday. They will be replaced by local nurses now being trained at the Nursing Training Centre, she was quoted Dy the newspaper Sunday as saying.
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      46 18 The pclice has assured the public that several packages touna along me North-South expressway m the last three days were not explosive devices as initially thought. the New Sunday Times reported yesterday. The police found instead dry-cell batteries packed m 11 plastic containers. NST
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      HOMES RAZED
      62 18 Over 40 squatter families m Kampung Damansara Dalam m Petaling Jaya lost their homes when a fire broke out at about 3.30 pm on Saturday, the Sunday Star said. The cause of the fire believed to have started near a sundry store is not known. Four fire engines
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      59 18 Two senior civil servants were killed m a road accident m Sabah. Sabah's Deputy Fed- eral Secretary Hamdan Hassan, 46, and state director of the AccountantGeneral's Department M. Balakrishnan, 42, died on the spot when their vehicle skidded and overturned at KMIB of the Sikuati Road, near Kam
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      59 18 Three men died m a road accident involving a trailer and two lorries m Kuantan on Saturday night. Police identified the deceased as trailer driver Mohamed Hakisu Mo named Nazri, 25, lorry driver Samsul Bahar Ab Bakar, 25, and his attendant Bahari Samad, 20. Two fire engines had
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      74 18 ffhe Perak government is confident of achieving its target of planting 90,000 trees this year under the National Tree Planting Campaign, the New Sun day Times said. Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Dr Ting Chew Pc said Perak was one of the three states which showed good
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      I was asleep when he jumped from the cab, says girlfriend
      593 19  -  Chang Ai-Lien Sharon Vasoo 1 looked around and saw that my boyfriend wasn't m the car.' By and A WOMAN whose boyfriend was run over and killed when he jumped out of a moving taxi on an expressway said
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      Burglars take $10,000 from reptile park restaurant
      206 19 CROCODILES may frighten some people but not determined burglars, it seems. Burglars broke into a restaurant at the Jurong Reptile Park m Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim and got away with $10,000 on Friday. They got into the Jumbo Jurong Restaurant by breaking a glass
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      President on short holiday
      49 19 PRESIDENT Ong Teng Cheong and the First Lady are on a short holiday from yesterday until Friday. During their holiday to Malaysia and Thailand, the Speaker of Parliament, Mr Tan Soo Khoon, will act for the President from today until Friday, an Istana statement said.
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      Parents happy at refund for books and uniforms bought
      482 19  -  Pearl Lee By But others still unhappy over mix-up m secondary school postings PARENTS whose children were posted to the wrong schools for Secondary 1 are satisfied with the Education Ministry's assurances that money spent on books and uniforms would be
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      Elderly road sweeper killed by pick-up
      126 20 AN ELDERLY road sweeper died on Christmas Eve after he was hit by a pick-up truck along West Coast Road. Mr Chua Leong Chuar, 55, who was cycling along the road, suffered severe head injuries when he was thrown off his bicycle at about
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        624 20  - Developer wins case but gets nominal damages Tan Ooi Boon By FOUR owners of terrace houses m the Seletar Hills estate have accused a property developer of being unreasonable and demanding m a recent High Court suit. While the court ruled m favour of the developer, Wei Sin Investments, it
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        Deputy PM hopes 1998 will be better for Singapore
        364 20  -  Joanne Lee By DEPUTY Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong hopes 1998 will be better than 1997 for Singapore, despite the economic problems m the region which will spill over into the new year. Speaking to reporters after an Edusave scholarship and
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        M-cyclist hurt in collision
        77 20 A 23- YEAR-OLD motorcyclist is under intensive care m hospital after his motorcycle collided with a bus on Saturday morning. The driver of the Trans-Island Bus Services bus was not hurt Police said yesterday that at about 7 am, the motorcyclist iSI 8? u g along
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      Lock icon 2 landmarks being redeveloped
      586 21  -  William Phuan Church to be rebuilt, Hindu temple to have annex By MORE THAN 1,000 people packed the Holy Family Church m Katong when it held its last worship service yesterday. This landmark at the junction of East Coast Road and Chapei Road will be pulled
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  • Crash of Flight MI 185
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      Lock icon Several theories on what caused the crash
      608 22  -  Rav Dhaliwal ©y *!rEN days after the MI 185 crash, the cause is still a mystery. There have been conflicting reI ports. And these have given rise to several theories on what happened moments before the crash. Here are a few: The plane
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      Silk Air helplines
      87 22 FAMILY members of crash victims of MI 185 should contact Silk Air if they have queries about financial assistance or compensation, the airline said yesterday. In a statement expressing its deepest condolences to all families and loved ones of passengers on-board the fUght, the airline said that
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      CRASHES INVOLVING THE BOEING 737
      343 22 BOEING'S 737 series is one of the most popular commercial jets, according to the company's Internet web page. Eight versions of the plane have been made since the first orders were placed back m 1965. According to the US company, more than 2,700 such jets
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      Crash 'will not affect reputation of Silk Air or SIA'
      404 22 Crash 'will not affect reputation of Silk Air or SIA' THE tragic crash of Silk Air flight MI 185 on Dec 19 will not affect the reputation of the airline or its parent company, Singapore Airlines, Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday. No airline is 100 per cent
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      Sacrificing her Xmas to tend to grieving relatives' requests
      475 23  -  Tan Hsueh Yun By from Palembang 1 could not say no. My colleagues were already here, and by Christmas Eve, they were already feeling the strain. 1 would have felt guilty if I had not come.' —Ms Caroline Tan (right a
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      Her whole world crumbled when her father died
      184 23 A DEAR FATHER PROFESSOR Ashoke Sengupta, 67, was a well-known orthopaedic surgeon m Calcutta, India, and meant the whole world to his daughter Aparajita, a pharmacy student. That world crumbled when MI 185 crashed. "My father was my best friend, my philosopher
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      Victim's wife had just given birth
      61 23 THIRD CHILD BORN A SINGAPOREAN whose wife had just given birth to their third child was among the passengers on the Silk Air flight Mr Lim Liang Biau, 35, was m Indonesia on a business trip, said a member of his family. His wife
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      Executive was born just downstream from crash site
      384 23 Executive was born just downstream from crash site THE VICTIMS BY A twist of fate, crash victim Leo Khoen San, 74, had come into this world near the Musi River. He was born just downstream from it, on Bangkak Island. His son, Mr Leo Teck Yung, 34, who runs an
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      More brickbats than bouquets
      655 24 THE ink was barely dry on the Kyoto Protocol, the international treaty on the reduction of carbon emissions, before the United States gave notice that it was not going to keep its word. House Speaker Newt Gingrich pronounced the treaty an "outrage", while another Republican politician
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      61 24 QUO IbS "I get attached to gifts, especially diamonds." Ines Misan. a Latvian model, sued by her former boyfriend for the $500,000 worth of gifts he gave toner. In Russia, people don't see there is a direct link between commercial success and social responsibility This explains why people don't find
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        The IMF cometh to the region
        1031 24  -  Manuel F. Montes Trends Ai_m_M_ >_OMII___+__l_lWJ_«__A--»_i__B < By THE International Monetary Fund (IMF), lons the bane of import-dependent economies with profligate governments m Latin America and Africa, has come to Asia to help rescue Thailand, Indonesia and South Korea. Under the approach typical of
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        Economies still far from hitting rock bottom
        778 24  -  Thomas L. Friedman By New York Times THINKING about the economic crisis m South-east Asia reminds me of that joke about being on the 30th floor of a hotel, looking out your window and suddenly seeing a man falling past your room. "How
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      Lock icon He's one reason our financial services grew
      1158 25  -  Tan Sai Siong BY THE WAY By NEXT Monday, the Monetary Authority of Singapore will have a new team at the helm. A new chairman, a new managing director and a new deputy managing director. Will the new chairman continue the Monday lunch
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        Lesson is get back to basics
        159 25 From a commentary m the Bangkok Post: IN DEFIANCE of the predictions that things will get far worse before they get better, Phra Phayom Kallayano has offered us words of wisdom and relief. The outspoken abbot of Wat Suan Kaew m Nonthaburi says there
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        Step to tackle joblessness
        156 25 From an editorial m Suara Karya, an Indonesian language daily published from Jakarta: AS IS well enough known, the present monetary upheaval has had wide implications. All kinds of projects have had to be terminated, causing an increase m unemployment. Unless something is done to alleviate
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        Tung unhappy with media
        137 25 From an editorial m Hongkong's Ming Pao Daily News, an independent paper: HONGKONG Chief Executive Tune Chee Hwa has grumbled that the local media is overplaying the HSNI bird flu issue. According to him, this has created a false impression that a disastrous epidemic has emerged
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        Cross-strait tension
        145 25 From a commentary m Taiwan's United Daily News, a mass-circulation and pro-unification daily: ACCORDING to media reports, more than a hundred members of the "God Save the World By Flying Saucer" cult have flown to the United States to kill themselves and be "transported to heaven by flying
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        It pays to revive market
        143 25 From an editorial m the New Straits Times. Kuala Lumpur: AS POINTED out by Prime Minister Datuk Sen Dr Mahathir Mohamad recently, it pays for Malaysian investors to revive the stock market. Such a proposition is not without merit. With some foreign investors still unsure
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      344 24 Opinion on the demolition of Confucius Hall, Hong Kong An Open Letter Confucius Hall, with its beautiful trees and expansive garden, was built following generous donation of some hundred thousand square feet of land by Mr Kan Hung Chiu. With the support of the general public, members of the Board
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      Lock icon No Ewing,no sting as Knicks loses to Raptors
      412 27 NBA BASKETBALL NEW YORK Seven days after Patrick Ewing played his last game of the season, the magnitude of his loss became painfully clear as the New York Knicks was beaten at home by one of the worst teams m the National
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      Lock icon Jordan amasses 47 points to send Chicago top
      343 27 CHICAGO Michael Jordan scored 47 points and Dennis Rodman grabbed a National Basketball Association season-high 29 boards on Saturday to carry the Chicago Bulls to the top of the Eastern Conference with a 97-90 win over the struggling Atlanta Hawks. Jordan was
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      Indonesian Oka made for No. 1
      269 27  - Indonesian Oka made for No. 1 Chan Tse Chueen YACHTING By IT WOULD seem that Indonesia's Olympian Made Oka Sulaksana's sail number of INAI at the Singapore Open Boardsailing Championships was well-chosen. The South-east Asia Games gold medallist m Jakarta shot to the top of the leader's board after winning
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      SCORES AND STATISTICS
      243 27 AMERICAN FOOTBALL NFL: National Conference: Mm nesota Vikings 23 New York Giants 22. American Conference: Denver Broncos 42 Jacksonville Jaguars 17. BASKETBALL NBA: Toronto 97 New York 94, Portland 102 Utah 91, New Jersey 112 Milwaukee 104 (2-OT), Orlando 96 Charlotte 87, Chicago 97 Atlanta 90, Houston
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      Lock icon Ho returns from injury — and strikes the right note
      555 27  - Ho returns from injury and strikes the right note Shirlynn Ho-Pereira She claims women's crown m only her second appearance BOWLING By 1 never expected to win as this is only my second tournament. My first one was earlier this month m Taiwan where I was unplaced/ Ho on her
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      Another Ho strikes right chord, too
      413 27 Its not that I don't want to join the squad, but Fve got a good job. I've had a look at the national team's training programme, and if s practically full-time training which I cannot afford/ Ho on his reluctance to join the national
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        'Lightning' strikes Australia
        99 27 'Lightning' strikes Australia PACE bowler Allan Donald took three top order Austra> lian wickets to put South An> ca back m contention m the First Test at Melbourne Cric* et Ground yesterday. After dismissing South Africa for 186, Australia wa| stunned to finish the third day on 67-4 with Donald,
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        German club eyes Wynalda
        62 27 GERMAN League leader Kaiserslautern plans to make an offer for United States international striker Eric Wynalda as cover for the injured Olaf Marschall, club president Hubert Kessler told Bild m Bonn on Saturday. The footballer, currently with Californian side Sari Jose, made a total of 54
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        Sampdoria signs Jovicic
        45 27 ITALY'S Sampdoria has signed Yugoslav soccer striker Zoran Jovicic from Crvena Zvezda (Red Star) Belgrade, Yugoslav media reported off. Saturday. He has a five-year contract worth 10 million Germair marks (559.3 million) and wut join Sampdoria at the end at this season.
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        Thrilling finish
        44 27 HONGKONG maxi Exile and. favourite Brindabella fought a duel for line honours yester* day m the Sydney-Hobart yacht race, with the tightest' finish m years expected today* By late yesterday, the 66» foot Exile was two nautical mi les ahead of Brindabella.
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        Ukrainian tests positive
        56 27 LEADING Ukraine freestyle^ Yelena Lapunova will miss the. World Swimming Champion* ships m Perth, Australia, next month after failing a drug test Ukrainian Swimming Fed* eration president Andrei Via*kov said Fina. the sport* world governing body, ha£ barred Lapunova until afte» an investigation into her caser Lapunova
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        Broncos avenges loss
        43 27 HOST Denver Broncos turned the tables on Jacksonville Jaguars with a crushing 42-17 win m their American Nation* al Football League wildcard play-off game on Saturday. Last year the Broncos wa» stunned by Jaguars, whicA reached the AFC title game.
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      Lock icon Man United releases Poborsky to Benfica
      401 28 ENGLISH SOCCER LISBON Czech international midfielder Karel Poborsky, frustrated at being unable to secure a firstteam place at Manchester United, joined Benfica on Saturday for an undisclosed fee. "Benfica is an excellent club with a great international reputation," said Po borsky, who moved to
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      1997 — a cruel year for sport
      784 28 1997 a cruel year for sport Marathoner Danson, cyclist Ong head catalogue of top-line casualties SPORT often projects a joyful face, but it has a depressive side, too. PETER SIOW looks at some of the shattered dreams and heartbreaks of the year. SPORT can be cruel. Very cruel. It is
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      Lock icon Rangers cashes in as Celtic crashes
      344 28 Rangers cashes in as Celtic crashes SCOTTISH LEAGUE GLASGOW Reigninc champion Rangers stretched its lead at the top of the Scottish Premier Division with a 4-1 win over Dundee United as archrival Celtic crashed at St Johnstone on Saturday. Rangers, chasing a record 10th successive title, came from behind to
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        508 28 LONDON Arsenal and England star Tony Adams is heading to the south of France for a course of "water therapy" to repair his battered body m a desperate bid to rescue his club and international career. The 31 -year-old centre-back, currently struggling for
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        Lock icon Maradona to head Napoli?
        160 28 BUENOS AIRES Re-cently-retired Argentine ace Diego Maradona has declared an interest m taking over as president of ailing Italian club Napoli, where he starred between 1984 and 1991. In an interview with television network America 2, the former World Cup star said he planned to send
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      408 29 SWIMMING SYDNEY The United States team is wary of Australia and China m the medal hunt at next month's World Swimming Championships m Perth. The 43-strong American squad, including five Atlanta Olympics individual champions, arrived here yesterday and spoke of the
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      795 29 Teenagers Jiang Bo and Chen Van set the world buzzing with Olympics looming FOCUS: China HONGKONG Chen Van? Jiang who? Out of the blue, China, "bitter" at its treatment by other nations, has unleashed a new generation of sports stars on what is looking increasingly like
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      539 29  -  Malcolm Bastians RACING ROUND-UP By FOUR-DIGIT DRAW Dec 28 1997 FIRST 4443 SECOND 3275 THIRD 2474 1 STARTERS 4850 9606 8866 6466 6847 9075" 0088 9633 7939" 8256 CONSOLATIONS: 5037 7328 9820 3444 2900 3933 1348 8217 3953 7758 OUZO, the top four-year-old
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      988 29 RACEI RES TERMS DIV 2 1,400 m 4 GRAM) STYLE 57 (16-6) KHNg (11) 1 1 1 10 ULTIMATE ASSAULT 57 (11 -6) BaMantyne (7) 6 3 2 6 LIBERTY HOUSE 57 (28-6) CWpman (4) 5 4 3 Others m finishing order: Circus In Town (251-37)
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      1219 29 RACE 1: Liberty House reared at the start, shifted ground, bumping Circus In Town. Shortly after this, Grand Style shifted ground inwards, crowding Extreme Machine onto Sejati Flame. Approaching the 1.300 m, Sejati Flame hung m badly and tailed the field throughout. The
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      540 30 850 Deaths 850 Deaths 850 Deaths Jmmum mmid: "Bmemumm I Live, You will live a I mo" John 14: f 9 ELDER PANG KIA HO Age: 92 called home to be with the Lord on 27 Dec 97, leaving behind loved ones. (Wife: Yeo Woong Cheng, deceased) Son: Daughter-in-law: Rev
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      48 30 854 Condolences 854 Condolences 854 Condolences 854 Condolences Our Deepest Sympathy and Condolences to the Family of the Late Dr. Meenakshi Sivakumar A Dear Friend and Respected Colleague Departed on 26 December 1997 From The Board of Directors, Management Staff of The Singapore National Eye Centre Pte Ltd
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      277 30 850 Deaths 850 Deaths PACKIRIS AM Y GO VIND ARAJOO THEVAR (Former Supervisor Cold Storage Sunshine Bakery) Age: 76 passed away peacefully on 28/12/97 Sadly missed by: Beloved Wife: G. Kamalambal Sons: Daughters-in-law: G. Elanggovan Karthini G. Kumanan Gabriel Lydia Rathi G. Pandian Sinthamani G. Harry Kannan Shanthi Daughters: Sons-in-law.
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      191 30 852 Acknowledgements 852 Acknowledgements The Family of The Late LIM KO TEK (Mrs Heng Vow Tong) Partner off Hsu Brothers, Funan Centre called Horn* on 24.12.1997 wish to express their sincere thanks and heartfelt gratitude to the Pastors and Congregations of Faith, Zion B-P and other Churches and all business
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      268 30 854 Condolences 854 Condolences 854 Condolences With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to The Family of the Late WOO MAY LING who passed away suddenly on 19 Dec 97 on Silk Air Flight Ml 185 From: The Management and Staff of the NATIONAL COMPUTER BOARD Jmsum mmld: "I mm the
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      29 31 MBf Capital 17,197,000 UracoHWgsiOc 16,106,000 Sing Tel 15c 15.758,000 RHBCapWI99 13,171.000 AsiaFoodiProp 9,954,000 DBS Land 9,867,000 Rekapacificßh 9,516,000 STEnggiOc 9,415,000 M Resources 8,770,000 SIA Foreign 7,521,000
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      67 31 Total Mertat Frt Wed IndwtriaJi 33.187 m 37 574 m Fmanct 14.038 m 17 143 m Hotete 0.908 m 2.014 m Propertiee 6.038 m 9.432 m Loans Slocks 7.568 m 6.450 m Plantations 1.548 m 1.464 m Mining 249,000 190.000 Total voiuma 13.534 m 74.267 m Total value
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      274 31 MNMEtt LOANS Local EnttrariM Franca Sdiame (LEFS) and Local EfflwtxiM Fnanca Ovaratat Scheme (LEFSO) loans ara tuaJalili from 30 banks and finance houaat Ej^ort Factoring 1 yaar 3W Domeaac factoring 1 year 6Vf Equipment and Factory toana up to 4 years 6W Equpmam and Factory loans 4-10 years
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      551 31 t noay, mjcetnoer £0 2? ABN AMRO Bank NY 7Vi ABSA Bank Umited 7> Agricultural Bank of China 7 Allied Irish Bank 6Vi American Express 7V* Arab Banking Corp 7V* Arab Bank PLC 7 ANZ Banking Group 7 Aaahi Bank Ltd 7V4 Ban Hin Lee Bank 7Vfc
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      781 31  -  PATRICK TAN Stocks will take lead from regional developments MARKET REPORT NOT BARGAIN-HUNTING We reiterate that it is still a little too early to bottom-fish for property, construction and automotive stocks. We would also be a bit careful of highly geared companies, like Sembawang
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      570 31 FOCUS ON NEW YORK This is still going to be a long-term, painful workout, and the implications for earnings of US companies are just beginning to be seen/ MrNordberg. THE grinch may have stolen Christmas on Wall Street, where a traditional year-end rally
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        230 31 JAPANESE share prices are likely to end this year near their lows, with investors moving to close out positions m lacklustre trading, brokers said. They said thin buying support on Friday left the market open to a wave of selling m the
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        290 31 Stocks are expected to remain m the doldrums this week after plunging 3.1 per cent last week on a weakening currency and lack of buying incentives. "The bourse will see cautious trading as most investors are away on a holiday. The weak ringgit will cause trading m the
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        186 31 Hongkong's stock market is braced for further uncertainty this week amid a deepening regional financial crisis after losing 0.6 per cent m the last holiday-shortened week to Wednesday, dealers said. Trading day-to-day would depend on what went on m other markets, particularly Tokyo and Seoul which were embroiled m
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        150 31 This week, the Austra- lian bourse is heading for a volatile week m thin holiday trade but is capable of moving ahead if the news from Asia brightened, brokers said. "No data releases, no major scheduled events to usher m the New Year. Rather the well-prac-tised art of Asia-watching
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        258 31 Thai stocks are ex- pected to trade quietly this week after losing 7.3 per cent over the Christmas week as foreign investors stayed away and local investors heard nothing but bad news. "It's going to be a short week with Thursday and Friday not being traded so we don't
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        139 31 Indonesian stocks are expected to stay flat this week amid uncertainty over the direction of the rupiah and year-end window-dressing by institutional buyers, dealers said "I expect there to be more win-dow-dressing next week for the end of the year but overall it's going to stay pretty flat," a
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        238 31 British stocks fell mar- ginally last week, led by banks such Barclays Pic and Lloyds TSB Group Pic, after US stocks tumbled on concern South Korea may default on its foreign debts. "You still have question marks over the Far East," said Mr Simon Smith, a fund manager at
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      908 32 Big brokers get bigger while small ones get picked up Gulf likely to widen further next year, say analysts NEW YORK In the global -v securities industry, 1997 was a year when the rich got richer, and the poor got bought. Some firms, such as Merrill Lynch Co and Goldman
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      Lock icon KLM eyes merger with Alitalia
      183 32 ROME Dutch flag carrier KLM is interested m taking a stake m Alitalia when the Italian airline is privatised with a possible eventual merger, KLM managing director Leo Van Wijk said. "If we had to make a financial investment m Alitalia I think a merger
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      346 32 HAMBURG German industry is set to enter 1998 m a confident mood, with strong growth from foreign markets the main engine behind New Year optimism, a new survey has revealed. An advance copy of the survey from yesterday's Welt am Sonntag newspaper showed
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      377 32 WASHINGTON After years dominated by federal Budget deficits, the capital faces a new quandary: how to deal with the prospect of surpluses. Ever since the early years of the Reagan presidency, the federal deficit has defined the political debate and limited the range
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      236 32 STUTTGART Germany's Daimler-Benz AG has denied reports that technical problems would lead to a sixmonth delay m the launch of its latest top-of-the-range Mercedes S-Class model. 'There is no question of a delay," a spokesman said on Saturday, following an advance copy of a report
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        48 32 India's Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on Saturday said it has reused its trading hours from today. The market will be open for trading from 9 am to 4 pm, the BSE said m a statement. It had been operating from 9.30 am to 3.30 pm. Reuters
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        74 32 1997 offshore oil output is expected to hit a record 16.2 million tonnes, China National Offshore Oil Corp president Wang Van was quoted as saying. Offshore natural gas production will reach four billion cubic metres this year, he told the official Xinhua news agency m Beijing yesterday. The
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        150 32 Igium's biggest bank Generate Bank will try to make a good bid for French bank Credit Industriel et Commercial (CIO, which is being sold off by the state as part of the privatisation of insurer GAN, according to an interview published on Saturday. "I hope to be able
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        45 32 Citibank said on Saturday it had opened its seventh branch m India at Pune m western Maharashtra state. Citibank, a unit of Citicorp, openec its first Indian office m Calcutta m 1902, and Later expanded to Bombay, New Delhi. Madras and Bangalore. Reuters
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        38 32 Profits of Chinese state enterprises under the state Budget slid 6.6 per cent m the first 10 months to 30.7 billion yuan (556.3 billion), Xinhua news agency yesterday quoted State Statistics Bureau figures as showing. Reuters
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        125 32 EIAI Israel Airlines, the country's state-owned airline, expects to lose US$lO million (5516.7 million) next year, Hebrew daily newspaper Ha'aretz reported m Tel Aviv, without citing sources. The airline will finish this year with a loss of US$l5 million, following losses of US$B4 million m 1996,
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      433 34 We should make it clear to the public that we will not allow banks to fail. We should not let securities companies of considerable size fail either. The United States and Britain have not done it either. This is
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      143 34 TOKYO Japan is not considering a further cut m its income tax, Mr Taku Yamasaki, chief policymaker for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), said yesterday. When asked whether Japan planned further cuts m income taxes after the recent announcement of a one-year,
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      Lock icon Hongkong to see fewer IPOs in next six months
      668 34 1 do not expect too many big issues m the coming year, but still, H-shares and red chips will continue to dominate. Hongkong is still a main channel for them to raise capital/ Research manager KinsonAu. HONGKONG Initial public offerings (IPOs)
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      189 34 TAIPEI Taiwan financial authorities are to raise the ceiling on foreign investment m the stock market, allowing foreign investors to control up to 30 per cent of shares on the bourse, it was reported yesterday. Finance Minister Paul Chiu announced on
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      146 34 Hyundai and Kia resume car production SEOUL Hyundai Motor Co and Kia Motors Corp, two of South Korea's top three car manufacturers, said they resumed production yesterday after Mando Machinery Corp re-commenced supplying car parts. The car makers provided an emergency loan to Mando after haying to halt some assembly
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      562 34 Tosses have been serious and the risks are high. We have to change this situation as soon as possible Although there is domestic financial risk, from the wider perspective we will not have a crisis like the one m some South-east Asian nations/ -Mr Dai
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      684 35 KUALA LUMPUR Local finance companies have finalised talks to have five or six of them acting as "anchor companies" under which others will very soon merge to consolidate and strengthen the industry. Sources said the five or six anchor companies have
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      360 35 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's market-driven crisis and pressure from a government determined to avoid seeking external aid to solve its problems are expected to force a large number of mergers m the country's banking sector. Analysts and banking sources say that almost all financial
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      322 35 TOKYO Japanese stocks will likely trade little changed as the threat of more bankruptcies offsets any gains among blue-chip exporters, traders said. Concern about the financial health of Tomen Corp, a trading company, renewed fears that a worsening credit crunch could trigger more bankruptcies. Yamaichi
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      894 35  -  Patrick Tan Compiled by Cerebos gains may take ahit FRASER-AMMB Research regards DBS Bank's acquisition of Thai Danu Bank as a net plus for the local bank as there is simply no alternative for DBS Bank and the
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      225 35 KUALA LUMPUR Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), m marshalling the consolidation of local finance companies, will not only protect the deposits the public has m these companies but also the accruing interests. Bank Negara assistant governor Datuk Abdul Murad Khalid, who confirmed that talks
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      212 35 RAFIDAH SAYS KUALA LUMPUR Measures taken to overcome Malaysia's economic crisis may not be the same as those adopted m Thailand, Indonesia or South Korea because of the different economic situation m each of the countries, International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Sen Rafidah Aziz
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      840 33 MEETING OF TITANS Grim financial statistics from South Korea suggest the possibility of corporate defaults soon may take on a more human face one scarred by layoffs and personal bankruptcies. NEW YORK About a dozen of the country's most influential commercial and investment banks will
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      647 33 SHALLOW POCKETS JAKARTA Indonesia is expected to announce a tight 1998/99 (April-March) Budget early next month as government revenues are expected to deteriorate because of the currency crisis hitting the country, economists said. "It would be a very tight, austere Budget.
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      510 33 IN THE DOCK SEOUL Chonggu Group, one of South Korea's biggest housing contractors, has filed for court mediation to reschedule its debts. It is the ninth of South Korea's big industrial groups, or chaebol, to become insolvent this year. The group launched
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      387 33 TAKING POTSHOTS SEOUL South Korea's central bank has stepped up its criticism of two financial reform Bills that may be passed as early as today, saying they will erode its autonomy. The criticism underscores the bitter rivalry between the Bank of
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      383 33 NEW NUMBERS Wefaceavery fluid situation. Not just m Korea, but the whole region. And therefore you can never make forecasts which are always valid forever/ Mr Neiss. SEOUL The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said yesterday it would have to review its economic forecasts for
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      683 36 Reality sinks m as joy over IMF aid fades The rules of the game are simple. High rates mean money shortages and many bankruptcies. They are certainly the prelude to a big bang.' An economist. SEOUL South Korea is bracing itself for
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      667 36 MORE mergers of local and foreign share tranches may be m the pipeline, following last Tuesday's proposal by Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) to scrap its dual listing. At least two of the remaining 10 listed companies with dual listings indicated that they are
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      580 36 ASIA'S financial turmoil enters its seventh month this week amid forecasts that the currency meltdown will persist next year as economies contract, governments tighten spending and people put up with higher interest rates. The Chinese calendar's Year of the Tiger could see Japan, South Korea,
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        1109 2 THE DEATH OF THE FIVE-YEAR PUN THERE was a time when five-year plans were all the rage. Government workers had them. Private-sector employees stood by them. Stalin coerced them. And (Stalin aside), they worked well, m most cases at least. But that was when workers
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        84 2 CAREER specialist Chris tine Bennett offers these tips for thinking long-term about your career. Formulate a plan ranging from three to five years. Revise it ever/Six months. JT > Share your plan wXh your supervisor once a month. Within that &6m, thin of yourself as ah economic
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        134 2 MR DOUGLAS KOELE MAY, m charge of workforce issues for Northern Virginia Technology Council, pinpointed several personality traits technology workers should mould: Leadership and management skills Even subor dinates are leaders m the high-tech arena so they must be able to carry the ball if it
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        Lock icon Something to think about — philosophy pays off in life and work
        711 2 Something to think about philosophy pays off in life and work WHAT can you do with a philosophy degree? In an age of MBA's and computer scientists, more than 4,000 American college students graduate each year with a bachelor's degree m the ancient discipline. Sometimes, their parents and friends wonder
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      617 3  -  REBECCA LIM ANCIENT Chinese legend has it that the Monkey God was born from a rock, after the rock exploded. Now, Chinese rock music is bursting forth m the same manner, right here m Singapore. Po Van Shi Po Van Shi,
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      Lock icon To give or not to give refunds? Now Sentosa ground staff can decide
      479 3  -  SELINA LUM SENTOSA ticketing clerk Hatimah Kana used to spend precious time apologising to irate visitors for not giving them a refund for lost tickets. Then, all she could do was to take down their names and
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      740 4  -  REBECCA LIM I A KNOCK-OUT WOO HOP M *"»"«T T COOL SAX COME March, Elton John and Billy Joel will be performing m Singapore. They will be brought m by Overseas Union Bank, which was behind the Michael Jackson and Tina Turner concerts
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      918 6 ON TELEVISION, she plays the tearful, troubled Sarah m Party Of Five. But fans of Jennifer Love Hewitt are fast discovering that there is more to this rising star than TV fame. Already an established singer m the recording industry, she is
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      832 7  -  JANET HO The king of Hokkien pop, Chen Lei, drew smaller crowds this week than on his last visit to Singapore. But he plans no changes to his country-bumpkin image. 'I am really like how I appear. I am a country
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      386 7 AFTER an absence of 10 years, Hokkien pop concerts had a mini-resur-gence this year. The interest m Hokkien songs m concerts started last year when Mandarin pop singers such as Zhao Chuan began incorporating Hokkien tracks m their shows here. Taiwanese star and current rage
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        652 8  -  MAFOOT SIMON i Tales of those who have done well are aplenty but man of the year should be one whose spirit refuses to be broken by hardship J IF I were to vote for a man of the year
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        181 8 MOHAMMAD A. TUAH (tuah is Malay for good luck) has not been lucky. He told The New Paper recently that his family had been evicted from flats eight times m five years the last, hours before he picked Mr Palanimuthu's pocket. "I had no money
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        1640 8  -  Li Lien Fung Bamboo Green WHETHER I loved or hated a subject m my secondaryschool days m Shanghai seemed to depend mostly on my relationship with the teacher who taught it, but m the case of Chinese lessons, my love for them was not merely
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        479 8 Malay Sayings THE truth is best heard from the horse's mouth, so the saying goes. And it would seem there is a lot of truth m this. But the truth can be obtained also from someone who is either close to the
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      157 14 Gibson steps in and Keaton's upset THERE are not that many spots left m the cement area for footprints at the Chinese Theatre m Hollywood but Batman star Michael Keaton was miffed when he was relocated for Mcl Gibson. Keaton's block on the Hollywood Plaza Of The Stars was moved
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      99 14 JULIAN LENNON is still attempting to get out of the shadow of his famous father, murdered ex-Beatle John Lennon. He is trying another foray into performing and plans to release a CD. "I'd like to do something on my own time,
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      72 1 I rhfl IllaVH Ttg lSli*s lx^"^^B Illustration by LUDWIG ILIO In today's working world, where few employees expect to be with one company Mf^Bft^SiiUi^ for lon Q' making five-year career plans is unrealistic. Instead, have a five-year JB|^^^^^Q^^^^Aj^^^^^^H vision for Me, Inc, say career advisors m the US. On Page
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      7 1 Mafoot Simon salutes Mohammad A. Tuah 8
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      165 4 TO ENTER the contest and vote for the Best Concert Of 1997, readers have to call 1900-914-0800. Calls will be charged at 30 cents a minute. The Best Concert Of 1997 will be the one which garners the greatest number of votes from callers. The winner will win a $10,000
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      974 12 lAM m m^^ B^ ed from all over the world. Includes a children's art workshop. Free. SAFRA PHOTOGRAPHIC CONVENTION '9B Vl i»M S*i% IV^ I S hmf lanrrrr antimif mimK awn rvmiKfTF cttiwf carvimtc Safra Tam P |nes Jan 10 T °P' CS Include desktop digital darkUV %%m M^ j^m
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      502 13 CHANNEL 5 6.00 AM Breakfast Briefing (News) 6.30 AM Singapore (Breakfast show) 8.30 Sing Me A Story With Belle (Educational) 9.00 The Magic School Bus (Cartoon) 9.30 The FHntstones (Cartoon) 10.00 Gadget Boy (Cartoon) 10.30 Ultraforce (Cartoon) 1 1 .00 The Art Of Mcx can Cooking (Instructional/last episode) 11.30 Yvonne's
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      478 13 10.00 News In Mandarin 10.30 Crlmewatch (True crime re-enactment) 11.00 Justice Pao (Drama/English subtitles/episode 49 of 75) 12.00 MN Entertainment News Express 1.00 AM Orange Road (Animated drama) 1.30 Fashion On Air (Variety) 2.00 Home Shopping 3.00 Monday Late Night Movie The Mahjong Incident: This detective story focuses on Lan
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      486 2 First time to school! January draws nearer, and the primary one hurdle looms formidably ahead of both you and your little six-year-old. Invariably, there will be jitters, anxiety, tension and even tears not just for your child, but also (more likely?) for you, the parent. To make the transition easier
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        89 14 852 Acknowledgements 852 Acknowledgements gfgf PAUL SUNG KEE SIT (JACK) AGE: 54 Departed: 22 December 1997 wishes to express their sincere thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends, colleagues business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement. nT^STnhTTTri IGNATIUS TEO CHIAT MENG Departed
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        205 14 In twoot Womambranca of VIOLET LOH YUET FOON Dapartsd on 2«th Doe 19»4 Vivid memories of your tenderness remain. Images of which we hold so dear, Our parting had brought us much sorrow. Longing for you and wishing you hart, Evar the dearest mother m our hearts,
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      338 5 239 Packing/ Storage/ Delivery/ Removal 818 ABOVE FOR lorry/ house/ office removal. Disposal services. 24 hours. *****21. $25 PICKUP, 840 lorry, house/ office removal delivery. Labour available Tel: 785-0692 830 ABOVE- Hse./ Office Removal; disposal workers. Free quotation *****30 dey night. IMMEDIATE VAN DELIVERY. Page. *****601 Ishak. PICKUP $20. LORRY
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      574 5 316 Honda For Sale IV9I CIVIC I.S GL manual 4 dr. Good cond. $44,800. View: 356 M Alexandra Road. *****77 12/94 HONDA CIVIC ESi 1.6 eu to. Good cond. Selling $82. 8K 0.n.0. *****88/ *****88 12/96 CIVIC I.S VTI auto. 1 owner. Accident free. $104,800 458 9997 No. 8 Jin
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      181 7 381 Scrap Vehicles ALL MODELS OF cars wanted for scrap/ export. High price offered. Tel. 348-8900/ 9303-8119 Autolink ATTRACTIVE CASH FOR all PARF/ used/ SZ scrap cars *****08 (day/ night) CHECK US OUT. High price, all scrap, SZ cars/ lorry/ van/ bus for export. *****88 *****093 Joyful WE WANT YOUR
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      676 7 382 Vehicles For Hire HCCK Oaily Mthly Pickup (GM) $18 $400 Van (GL) $28 $600 10ft. (YG) $38 $700 Doubtecab (YG) $48 $980 Fr dncl. CDW Insurance) $68/ day [TEL: 299 1551 8-10 SEATER AIRCON Mini Bus es with driver avail, for local tours, staff transport, charters from $25. 1
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      701 7 391 Vans For Sale ALMOST '99 TOYOTA Liteace 5 drs. Petrol. 1 owner. Ong. blue Tax 3/98. $40,800 Tel 545 3300 BEAUTIFUL '89 NEAR Daihatsu' Hijet 1 0 5 door Tax 10/98. an, con, 1 owner $3800 Tel: *****18' MIO '84 TOYOTA panel van. Pel rol. Aircon. Radio. Paint new.
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      1005 8 404 009-10 Orchard/ Tanglin/ Holland PTE APTS Rent D.OS ORANGE HOTS. F/renovat cd. 3100 sq.ft. 4 bdrms./ family. Facilities. $9500. LOG *****28 D.OS LUCKY PLA2A Apt. Opp Takashimaya. 2 rms. Good view. Well kept. Furn. $3.7 K. UL *****55 D.OS LUXURY CONDO. (new) 2 rms with s/pool. Only $2500. Immediate.
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      829 8 404 DO9-10 Orchard/ Tanglin/ Holland PTE APTS Rent LERMIT LODQE. NEAR Botanic Gdn P/furn. 3+l bdrms 2400 sq.ft. Swimming pool. 222-9867 PENTHOUSE 3.500 .q ft 3+l $9,000 Call *****56 Agents welcome SILVER TOWERS. NEAR Somer set MRT. 2400 sq.ft. Available 1/"98. Tel: 732-7235 SOMMERVILLE PKV HOLLAND Rd. 1300 sq.ft. 3+l.
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      804 8 406 Dll ft 21 Newton/ Bt Timah/ Clementi PTE APTS Rent HIQHGATE 3 RM. Full condo F/furn. Pool view. High fir. Well kept Only $2500 *****223 ERA LA SUISSE N, 1750 sq ft 3+l, air con., furn. Near foreign scht. View to offer. Clarence 9209-3617 PEN IS SHELFORO RO. Brand
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      304 9 404 DO9-10 Orchard/ 404 DO9 10 Orcharc Tanglin/ Holland Tanglin/ Hollam PTE APTS Rent PTE APTS Rer I 3 **&n GB| 35fi m> a flsßßt IttJ. I *M bbbbbbib I SP^m J SB! 1? GREAT Location Situated within Great World City, between Kirn Seng and Zion Road. In the heart
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      915 9 V 410 Dl 5 16 Eatt Coast d PTE APTS -Rent i D.lB MERLIN MANSION. East Coast Rd. apt. Reasonable rent. Tel: 241-8542 D.lB NEPTUNE CT Sea view/ greenery 1600 sq.ft. 3+l. F/furn. Rent neg. Transworld 9315 4626 D.16 OFF MEYER Rd New. 2 rms. apt Designer decor, furn., aircon.,
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      787 9 416 022-28 West/ North PTE APTS Rent D.22 LAKEPOINT. 2 rms Very well kept, f/furn. Pool/ tennis/ 5 mins. to MRT. S2K. *****994 fPI 0.23 HILLVIEW HOTS. 2 rms f/aircon. F/furn. 1000 sq.ft. Rental $2800 Pg. *****422 owner D 26 CASTLE GREEN. 968 sq.ft. 2+l rms. Full facilities. Near Yio
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      805 9 420 Houses For Rent 420 Houses For Rent I HOUSES FOR LEASE I Immediate Occupation ■111 Chancery Grove 3+l 2031 9 B (3 storey townhouse) 9 111 Watten Estate Condo 3+l 2465 f (272 storey townhouse) j| 911 Watten Estate Rd s+l+l 8657 9 (2 storey bungalow) 111 Watten Estate
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      610 9 D.21 KO. CHANTEK bunglw 9500 sq.ft. 4+l. $12K. Near Ger man sch. HTC *****02/ *****973 D.21 SUNSET HOTS, brand new I 2)4 storey bunglw 6+l. 7500 sq.ft. F/aircon. Goldworth *****66 D 21 TON TUCK Rd. 2 storey i semi d. 3+l rms. Aircon. Furniture. $2800 Avail. 15 Jan *****265 D.28
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      987 9 422 HUDC/ HDB Apts For Rent APPROVED VISHUN EXEC. I mais. Blk. 328. Furnished. Aircon. j MRT. $1800 Pg. 9-*****82 agt. APPROVED 4 'A' CCX. Blk. 290 F/ furn. Family/ professional preferred. Avail. 2/98 *****670 ERA APPROVED PASIR RIS Exec Apt. F/furn. Aircon. $1900. Bt. Ba tok 1 rm 1
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      613 9 424 Service Apts 424 Service Apts PLAZA PACIFIC SERVICE APARTMENT SINGAPORE XIAMEN, CHINA BJsmk LvA iLH fj^m ENJOY THE COMFORTS OF HOME WITH GREAT SERVICES Panoramic view Located at Beach Road, within walking distance to Bugis MRT Public transport easily available Fully furnished one and two bedrooms with fully equipped
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      572 9 426 Rooms For Rant FOREIGN STUDENTS. BT. Timah, full board, shuttle bus to town. Tel. 489-7902. FOREIGN STUDENTS. CONDO. facilities m Jurong. Meals, laundry, guardianship. MRT. *****354 FOREIGN STUDENT. NEAR AM Kio aircon rm. Food/ laundry guardianship. Pg. 9608-2655. FURNISHED COMMON ROOM m Tampines for rent. To single Chinese ladies.
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      837 9 441 001-08 City 41 South-Wast PTE APTS Sala ANCHORAGE (2 UNITS) 164 sq m High floor/ high ground Designer decor, 3*l I Full condo facilities Fully furnished Near amenities/ sch. Owners seWng/ rentinfl Neman Perfcton *****83/ B2IOS7SS ACT FASTI EMERALD Pk. Twr. 1. #01. 990 sq.ft. 2-rms. Facilities/ 1 privacy.
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      699 10 446 DO9-10 Orchard/ Tanglin/ Holland PTE APTS Sale D.lO SO HOLLAND Rd Balinese I resort. F'hold. Full facilities. Best investment. Town hse. 2 bdrms. I Seldom avail Pg 9595-8887 PALM SPRING (ACS/ SCGSI 1054/ 1206/ 1830/ 1851/ 2659/ i 2798/ 2928 (penthse I sq ft. Pool view. TOPI Connection *****317
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      455 10 451 Dll &21 Newton/ Bt Timah/ Clementi PTE APTS Sale s D.ll LA SUISSE 1 3+ l About 1700 sq.ft. 999 yrs. Tenanted. Full Facilities. Renovated. 9637-5061. D.21 ASTOR GREEN. 1575 sq ft 3-rms. High fir. Expensive interior design. Urgent salel 9525 9980 D.21 CAVENDISH PK. Newly decorated 2+l+ balcony.
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      559 10 460 Dl 5 16 East Coast 4 HOUSES Sale District 15 LA SALLE STreet I Beautiful 1-H storey detached I 5 bdrms. 7400/ 3600 sq.ft. I Renovations furniture wort! $1M I Valued $4.9 M I Asking 53.99 M Owner *****796 D.IS 2/STOREY SEMI-D. (2 units). Land 3250/ 3500 sq.ft. Good
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      317 10 165 Dl 7-18 Chanai/ 465 Dl 7-18 Changi/ 465 Dl 7- 18 Changi/ 465 Dl 7-18 Changi/ 465 Dl 7- 18 Changi/ 465 Dl 7 18 Changi/ Paair Ris Pasir Ris Pasir Ris Pasir Ris Pasir Ris Pasii ■Ris HOUSES Sale HOUSES Sale HOUSES Sale HOUSES Sale HOUSES Sale HOUSES
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      516 10 470 D l 9-20 Serangoon/ Thomson HOUSES Sale GOOD BUNGLW. LAND, sales. 4234 sq.ft. URA approved. 1 pair 3 I storey semi-d. Immed. *****874. NO. 39 JALAN Pelatina. Land 1848 sq ft F'hold. 3+l. Original. 51.26 M. Tel: 9636-3336 Mr. Lim 471 D l 9-20 Serangoon/ Thomson PTE APTS -Sal*
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      644 10 488 HUDC Apts For Sale HOUGANG AYE. 7. Blk 349, very high fir. F/renovated. 3+l rms. View to offer. *****480 SML HUDC CASH S2OK onlyl Blk. 882 Eunosville. High fir. Well renovated. Valued $660 K. 445-9418 MUST SELLI S73OK neg.l Jurong E. ground fir. mais.; high/ mid fir. apt. Pg.:
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      702 10 493 HDB Apts For Sale (Bedok/ Chai Chee) A DREAM HOMEI 5 "I' Chai Chee blk. 53. High fir. F/renovated. N.S. facing. *****-681 Data ALMOST SOLDI SI49K above. 3 rm Bedok S. Blk. 3. MRT. Low cash. Pg. now 9494-8282 ERA AT VALUATION S T blk. 146 corner Bedok Res.
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      646 10 494 HDB Apts For Sal* (Bishan) 4 'A' BISHAN blk. 156. Ceramic. < well kept. Shops/ school/ ameni- i ties. Low cash! A&G *****509 I 4 'A" CORNER. Bishan St. 12. MRT/ central. No blockage. Breezy. Marble. HV *****02/ 9-*****52 4 'A' SSK cash Bishan blk. 249. High fir. Windy.
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      645 10 496 HDB Apt* For Sal* (Bukit Batok) 4 'A' BT. Batok Blk 105, f/renovated, lift level, opp. MRT/ central/ amenities. Pg: 9410-4100 REA 4 'A' 11*. 107, 414 MRT. 4 'A' 112, 118, 131. 210. 4 NG' 225. 241, 313, 410. 4 'S' 347. *****88 4 'NO' BT. Batok Blk.
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      1033 10 499 HDB Apts For Sals (Central/City) B ffiXl l l^B a. I si ■"======s9 Made -X Easy Irfajt I h rough iRDMtTZHs TO. PAOAR PLAZA 3 T. High flr. Well kept. Can contra. MRT/ amenities. Pg. 9501 9558 ARN 3 'I' BLK. 2 Beach Rd. High flr J no blockage,
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      797 11 < =^-i^^^^^aiS^^SS H^ MMMHM M _i_^_ t i Sembawang) ====i s^^ The Straits Times Ciassified PROPERTY GUIDE (HDB ESTATES) f >— Woodlands/ f^ JJ^ Sembawang V km >^ V ><_ 518 i lc\ www x > > I j \^n^^^^ p"^ f 1/ V Fttj DlShan Qprannnnn/ Tfi^ J B
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      697 11 504 HDB Apt. For Sale (Hougang/ Sarangoon/ Yio Chu Kang) ATTRACTIVE S-RMV Sxee. apt. Hougang Central. High flr. F/renovated. Contra. 9508-5620 A Land BLK. 421 DR.-TO-OR. 4 A'. Near Hougang Mall/ MRT/ pk. Unblocked. Move-in cond. 9581-2345 Art BLK. S3S EXEC. Mais. Serangoon Aye. 4. Low flr. Marble/ parquet Valued
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      743 11 SOS HDB Apts For Sale (Jurong) 4 'A' BLK. 406. High flr Windy. Merble flooring. Unblocked. Near schsV amenities. Low cash. Valued. Richard 9215-8435 ERA 4 'A*. 108 sq m. Blk. 406 Jumng W. St. 42. Marble. F/renovated. Face S. Big square hall. Cash only $BK. Hurry I Pg: 9601-9541
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      726 11 510 HDB Apts For Sale (Marina Farads) LOW CASHI LOW Ceshl Selling cheap. 3 rm Marine Creec. blk 47. #02. Unblocked, renovated. Can contra. 9311-6669 Bestlink ANY OFFER CONSIDERED!!!!! 5-rm. Pt. Blk. 43, #05. Lift level. Can contra. OMH: *****906 CORNER 3-RM. BLK. 31/ 32/ 67 Marine Cresc. High flr.
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      746 11 514 HOB Apts For Sale (TampiiMM/ Simei) 4 'AY S 'IV Exec. Mais. Tampines. 933/ 815/ 245. All choice units at unbelievable price. MRT/ amenities. Can contra. 9603-7425 ERA ATTN.I 3 'A' Tampines St. 83, high flr. Move-in. Privacy. Amenities. Face S. Price neg. *****968 BELOW VALUEI S T Tampines
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      730 11 514 HDB Apts For Sale (Tampines/ Simei) 4 'S' TAMP BASIS Central blk 419. High flr. Unblocked. Well renovated. Big recess. MRT. Pg. *****518 4 TAMP— IB (Cash $6000 on lyl). High flr. South facing. Ceramic flr. Don't missl *****663 agt. B 'A' BLK. 922. Tampines. High flr. Unblock. Big
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      1057 11 LOW PWCEI VIEW to Offerl 4 "S' Woodlands. Near MRT. Vacant now. Renovated. 9409-4106. NO CASHI 4-RM. Blk. 33. F/reno vated. 335, big sq. hall/ 3 NG' 102. MRT. 24 upgraded. *****318 S2ISK NETT 4 NG' corner blk 30. Marsiling Rise. High fir. Renovated. Can contra. *****092 ABR 4 'A'
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      734 11 4 -S- YISHUN Blk. 247. Renovat ad. Windy. Neer amenities. Can contra. $196K neg. l *****998 YSP 4 *S*. SIX to secure! Unblocked. Windy. Mid floor. Market/ Park Must seel 1 1 CP 9408-7977. 4 V SOB, 768, 759, 798, 773 corner/ 4 'A' 866, 864, 821, 820 132 low
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      875 11 a Ready Buyers a Sell within 1 weak a Free valuation a. Bridging loan available II a 10 yrs. experience 9-211 61 48J URGENT' GENUINE BUYER LOOKING. FOR A 8-RM. (must be lift level) M LENOKONO TWA between Blk. 112 116 Owners. pssSM contact Msrtsw Oon 9*77 1480 CHANS- REALTY
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      734 11 A. JURONO S/s*e*ey 5,000/ 10,000/ 25,000/ 40.000/ 60.000/ 70,000 to 180,000 sq.ft. Overhead crane, chemical use Sprinkler ft levellers avail. B. LOYANGV CHANOI SMarey 2500/ 6000/ 14.000 sq.ft. Close to amenities C BUKIT BATOK S/storey 20,000/ 35,000/ 43.000 sq.ft. Self-contained. High ceiling D. SENOKCV SUNOEI KADUT 6,000/ 10.000/ 20.000/ 30,000/
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      686 12 S3l Factory Space 531 Factory Space For Bant For Rant pichfieTuTSsfaiaJCeiifjel Area: 1518 1636 sq.ft. Loading capacity: 7.5kn/sq.m Calling height: 3.8 m Near amenities/expressway Immediate occupation Reasonable rental ForEnqtMhm: RBI FAR EAST ORGANIZATION Xl Tel .*****11 DSfU. 1100 SQ.FT. 3 face. Aljunied Aye 6. d/«torey. 1600 sq.ft. Urgent takeover *****101
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      245 12 532 Factory Space For Sale ELITE V CITITECH. Macpherson area. 1421/ 2325 sq.ft. Fitted office. F'hold. $666 p.s.f. REZ *****037 MACPHERSON VICINITY INO. Bldg. Lettable area. 36,600 sq.ft. approx. F'hold CKS *****009. MUST BELLI F'HOLD fty. Tenanted approx. 30 mths. Sishan MRT 2,033 sq.ft. 9634-8991 HY. MUST BELLI F'HOLD fty.
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      408 12 534 Office Space 534 Offlca Space For Rant For Rant NATWEST CENTRE Situated In me hub of the CBD (oft the junction <A Cccl! Street and McCoHum Street) 5 minute* walk to Tanjong Pagar MRT Station Opposite Amoy Street Hawker Centre Suitable for use a$ OS, Architect, legal firm office*
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      496 12 DIST.O7 PARADI2 Centre. Off Orchard Road, good location, convenient and easily accessible by MRT/Bus. Area 400-1000 sq.ft. For enquiries call *****22. D.03 HENDERSON. AVAR, immed. 5 units. Newly renovated office space. 100 180 sq.ft. F/aircon/ carpottad. Near MRT/ amenities. Pg: Elsie 9410-2488 KRP D.OB CATHAY BUILDING. 800-2000 sq.ft. Neer MRT/
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      992 12 534 Office Space For Ront OFFICE. RETAIL. SERVICE 66A Prinsep Street, conservation Shophse. 2nd fir attic. 1750 aq.ft. Mr Loh *****77/ *****693 SILIOsI COMPLEX 2 units 845 sq.ft. Carpeted, aircon, partial partition. Suitable for office k school Neaf MRT. *****560 TSA THE PLAZA 700 sq.ft. outside CBO, aircon. up to
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      778 12 534 Office Space For Rout WRIAMPOA VtCBOTY. 000 sq.ft. Suitable for storage, office a machine shop. Please call 2SI-0083. $3 P.S.F. ONLVI New Bldg 1500 sq.ft. Outside CBO. Near Pays Labar MRT. *****82/ 9 *****45 agt. $1200 ONLY. 0.07 Golden Mile Tower. 700 sq.ft. Well renovated. Owner *****33/ 9-*****77 0000
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      543 12 535 Office Space 535 Office Space For Sale For Sale I I Attractively priced entire floor space of 1 26.000 sq ft. Located just outside the CBO Restricted Zone. Within close proximity to Lavender MRT Station and Kampong Glam conservation area. Attractive yield with good potential for rental ■1 swpejjs)^p"
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      186 12 RETAIL/ SIIOWOJOOM. 3OOV 500 sq.ft. at Balestier for computer/ office products a sves. 9201-3186 to SHOP FOR hair a 1 facial rm for rent separately m hotel along Hevetocfc. *****32/ *****215 Tay SHOP FOR RENT, #01-180 Tyrwhitt Road. Contact Mr. Kwah Handphone *****127/ *****35. SHOP SPACE FOR rsnt at Hougang.
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      609 12 537 Shop Space For ftont THE ARCADE. SALE. #03. Prime location. 250 sq.ft. Immed. Cheep rent for short-term. Pg. 9 *****76 TO LET 2* storey shop/ offices at Ounlop St. Outside CBO. Aircon. For rental pie. call *****30 TOA PAYOH CENTRAL h shop for rent. Near MRT/ bus interchange. Pg.
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      463 12 543 Warehouses,' Storage Space For ftont WARMIOUSS SPAO»« FOR RENTAL 9MAR M*a? JURONO) lAST We are warehousemen, safe.. alising m Licensed ft Bowed warehouse facilities. Storage space of 60,000. Sf ft available immediate ocewpa tion, including part of ground floor. 2 spacious cargo lifts avith 4-ton capacity each. Ceiling height
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      759 13 573 Air Tickets SPECIAL L LOW FARES diract flights Hongkong- SQ $609 Bang kok- TG $295 Manila $550 Bali $440 Penang $215 Vietnam $450 Jakarta $180 Taipei- SQ $705 Call Metro Tours (TA 917) Tel: 737 0577 Fax: 737-0166. SPECIAL G GREAT BARGAINS non-stop flight Hongkong $390 Taipei-SQ $709 Brunei-SQ
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      915 13 581 Tours 581 Tours 581 Tours 581 Tours MUJU PHOENIX DRAGON VALLEY A?B 111 81^ 1 RESORT BNM»»»ksre%naiß ChoicE of Selectlon O/7/S DAYS su^xn S^ Lotte World Hotel or Novotel Ambassador Hotel/Holiday Inn Ski Suit, Lesson, Ski Equipment provided Original Korean Borbeque provided I Best 5 ticket at Yongin Everfand
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      159 13 3/40 PHUKET fie /-$378 4/50 HATW/lOH SAMIfI *371 4/WKOHSAMUii.E /.$5BB 3D LOMBOKn.I aSSN J/40BALI 5D MAURITIUS aSIMI 5D MALDIVES *$ll!5 7P StYCH£U£S 6/70 KOUA SKI SPECIAL 1038 7D KOREA SKING/ *$|38S HONGKONG ID KOREA SU/ >-$1538 HONGKONG 5/60KOWA* "5948 fjONGKONG^^^^ 40 BANGKOK -$M 8 4/S0 BANGKOK/PAnAYA^W ID lANGJCOK/FAnAYA//.soiB CMANGMAI/CMANGtAI 7D
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      160 13 Special Promotion B. Permata Beach Resort Tg Pinanq 2Diqo •FAT a^P 3P PERDATARKOr?r Alf QflfiMi AMItM -iL; BANGKOK W SEDONA :_WLEUTE V JANIANtIEEAIIIi: pjAHAMAHA^7i 2DBATAM $25 :LaDTGPINANG $45; r©€ cosy ■■rOTTcryvi ZZ^^Ji BBPjilljiuji /AnHuiunl ruiiujru/ MuiiivljU BBwMlOftOn^Ol (AH Juf I I yHong Kong [^6J h LAKE TOBA tM9 PBALI T%
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      216 14 581 Tours 581 Tours 581 Tours I i .KUALA BANGKOK LUMPUR SyD*«..™«~«fc Syih^^AlH^ FA 'S?** W«2d ••■p^PATTAYA $J5d^27.21.2». UV $l*dd 0^.27 21.29 <>>m> n f*WM <& 30,31J0n'9> 30.3) JwW Sf«yD«p:27Ji'»l AA C sf^M A INTERNATIONAL &M> C^ 6^ jfb 4O 4O 3 fTM C #0237 PgAEI'S CENTRE g Hk^tt#v«eb«|r«ew|l Thai
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      186 14 4O HATYAI OEF- 30 Jan stay at Deluxe Hotel. Call Giamso tours at *****10 TA3S4 CALL T AIKAR TEL.-SM«BM for Hong Kong, China/ Bangkok/ Indonesia/ Malaysia tours.TAB7l. CHINESE NEW YEAR confirmed scats avail, for Sydney tour. Dap. 27/1/98. Call *****88. TA 0888. CTC HOLIDAYS- OET the bast rates for hotel,
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      51 14 818 Lot MISSING DOG! mf CORGI NAME: BUCK Loot on 17 Doc. 97. around Thomson HWa Eatat*/ Thomson Orson. LJfjm DfOWn Wlin wfnn#) p^tcn^s T«l: *****97 i THE NEW PAPER FASTADS LUNCH GUIDE Make Lunch Guide Your Lunch Date! The most delicious ideas are served m Lunch Guide, every Monday.
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        385 1 Toll Vwv: l-SOO-7:57-l KM/ Fax: 7\7-MY2'2 W 606 Professional Executive 609 Engineering 612 rr 615 Lecturing /Teaching 618 Tutoring 621 Healthcare 624 Ait/Creative 627 Marketing /Communications 690 Sales 633 Counter /Telephone Sales 636 Customer Service 639 Agent /Broker /Trader 642 Hotel /Restaurant /Lounge 646 Beautician /Hair Stylist 648 Administrative Clerical
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        747 1 WM Professional/ 006 Professional/ 606 Professional/ Executive Positions Fsaßatbsj PeaWoae Executive PoeWona A fast growing Company seeks I Requirements For the right candidates Age 25 above W Vsi^ eaaaaassssssssassss-i Mm GCE O' level Active incentives Commumcate effectively Q^^Zec****** WSMM •a%as IEEHr^B Opportunities for overseas V convention H V Writ* /fox:
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        321 1 A local food manufacturer a retailer requires: ADVERTISING ft PROMOTIONS EXECUTIVE i Greduete or experienced Diploma holder Experience m public rewttone work Able to do copywriting a write-up Able to turn conceptual idees to implementation I stage Bilingual m English I Chineee Attractive salary Interested applicants pleeae write m to:
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        905 1 ouo I'iuiessKMiav tM*o rTOTeestonav Eiecwutwi Positions Executive Posrtiofis *^Bsjisct engineer^ aw -k Diploma In BecsiceJ Engineering •at •Mmof 2 yrs axpenence m the design, co-ordination, sat r rrafcttiate control and supervision of M4E bldg Ik services Ik B PROJECT ASSISTANT W Diploma /ITC m Electrical Engmeenng \m Preferatty 1 year
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        477 1 ToT^feel^LaV* 5 btecutfre PoeWons Regd. with BCD Condo experience preferied. Karen *****60 SALIS a MARKETUM Exec. needed for smell entertainment outlet Age 24-30. Fax: *****38 SWIFT OFFJCIK S3OOO. Merchant bank. Mm. 3 yrs. m Swift Operations. Select *****33 x 14. SISOO. A/CS. EXECS, for CPA firm. Rafflee. 5 davt Freeh
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        672 1 X' aW J 612 IT Positions 612 IT Positions (1) Youw«bereapc<^st)tetostuc^,lrnproveand develop new systems for the Company and other related functions. (2) Setting up EDP Department. Degree m computer science or equivalent Experience m Application System Development Familiar with programming m Window, NoveN Netware and Unix environment |Ojc^edgeofCrt>M..MS-SCR.andRDBMS skill Strong
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        675 2 -612 tTPoaWona VISUAL BASSO required M Write with full resume to: PssLai SM Mnalia- Re—- ee)7^>4, ManlK M Cemetei ft CNQRQ. JOBS everywhere. fABeOO/ Unix/ C/ RPG/ MS SOU Oracle/ Sybeee/ Lotus Notes/ Visual O C**) Good pay *****30 B MKTQ tXBC ALCXANDRA. ■*MB. m computer studies/ mktg. Know networking.
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        803 2 616 lacturinoy Teaching 615 Lacturinoy Teaching Positions Positions ft CNRIICNOINO CRftCCR I 1 UfITH CMILPRCN ■SAF CHILD DEVELOPMENT CEPOKeI at Depot Roud CMPBlGombuk camp I B have vacancies for I Requirements: 9 I• 3 CCX o' level credits/equivalent 1 I Benefits: I Attractive salary I Fringe benefits e.g. Medical, bonus,
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        638 2 018 Tutoring Positions FEMALE TUTORS NEEDED for 1300 assignments islsndwide. 581-8635/ 563*625/ 452 6456 GOOD S> IMMEDIATE assignments for Sch. Teacher, full-time/ part-time tutors. Tel: 756-0807. 0000 OFFERI FULU part-time tutors required for immed. assignments. *****15 (9am to 10 pm). YOU ARC looking for students near your area Tel 382
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        613 2 024 Art/ Creative j 624 Art/ Creative Positions Positions ai» established jewellery company invites application tor s.ni«9^Sfflßi^ i Y n W ij A«je: »8 a below jJ O Diploma/Decree mi n graphic ocaj—W f creative portfolio is a must V 5 V»sj anperien.ee m advertisdjry or qKi«/n field a strong
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        440 2 630 Sales Positions (PERM/TEMP, rULL/PAJrTTIMI) Requirements I Pleasant outgoing personality Training provided Those waiting for results are welcome INTERESTED, PLS CALL MARILYN TEL: 276 9377 •9 18 January 1996 WorWrq houn 18pm- 7p»n defy •A9e below 40 Experience In dhect scSnj of coofcwi product! m Pept Stores Ptsaunt personality WAUUM
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        568 2 030 Sales Positions 030 Sales Positions 030 Sales Positions 630 Sales Positions ===B aßa==; SALES COORDINATORS BEAUTY CONSULTANTS (Nigh* Safari/Zoo/Jurong Bird fini) (MilLnia) Completed Secondary education Completed Secondary education Age from 20 to 45 Minimum 1 year's relevant experience Minimum 1 year's relevant experience Well-groomed with good complexion Japanese language
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        132 2 An established Co. dealing with electronic A computer compoosntai rsQitirssi FEMALE SALES COOftDMATOm (Cl*»eee preferred) Able to communicate m English Mandarin Positive thinking With oma counter sales oxptnonco Salary $1200 commission food sHowajncs rmarMiadappNcants pea. call far aw leieerwtoev Multi- National Company has vacancies tar SALES MMeneWTATIVIS Mm. GCE m
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        332 2 Age 18 above Contracted for 3 mths. commencing 1 Jen. '88 to relieve a staff on maternity leave Pr#ftr D| v with tales Working m Orchard departmental store Basic salary commieeion 'A' level students waiting for results may appry Caal 757-M32 tor interview Shoe Boutique at Ngee Ann City requires:
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        447 2 610 %*—**iXk>m An establithed MNC urgently toonoQ tot Age 18 abova I days week Able to leed c group of personnel Training will be provtdeo Income: $2000 to ***** Interested applicant*, pis. call Aihlay at *****25 or 324M33 axt 17 or walk-in 11 CoNvar Quay The Arced. #16-01 An Evant
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        542 3 —MO tal-Po»rtron» Salet Portions 530 Sal- Potltlont 630 Sak>» Po.ition. 630 Salet Po.ltlont 630 Sal- Portion. 630 Satot PotHiont 636 Cuttomar Strvica 636 Cuttomar Sarvica 1 i Positions Positions Lounge Positions ACCOUNTANT ■M Registered CPA preferred Qualified candidate awaiting CPA Status advantage ACCA Dec. '97 Finalist shall also be considered
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        702 3 TECHNICAL SALES EXECUTIVE required by established metal cutting tods company GCE O' level 170 NTC 2 m metal machining Knowledge of HSS solid carbide tools is an advantage Some sales experience preferred lutef ested pta. call BBS BBio Mk. 183 Bt. Batok Bt. 11 04-2 M. S'por*. *****1 THE GAMESSHOP
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        675 3 I •ifa'O'lml I •At bast ona year npenanct ond product troimng providad •&oos<»Wyt>ptos27oo(flWjtoidlnjptf/orwffln»xp^flflfart j dtmi of mcnootriol poutton) I Mwsl be SofdwoAmg and bu«n«ss onantad opportunity to work ovtnaos JUNIOR BUSINESS ASSISTANTS I I -Mr'H'lml 2 S H laetft —a* ionium mi awaW Hainan pww**! I I«Gr»doryiiptosim/*AMHteoV^MpdbnM4 •Mortbaho^Wbig«)dbiM«sonen<adopportunifytowoAovafM(B Z ■TRAINEE
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        790 3 [KIDDY LAND Gift Boutique M requires: rFuUnbne j SALES ASST. f O 20 years old above 0 Rotation 2 shifts MM O High salary and good benefit #03-02/03 Parco Bugis Junction M Tel: 337 9665 H SALIS/ MARKETING $1650 M 1 SUPERVISORY $1850 S 2 MANAOEMENT TRAINEE $2500 ASSISTANT MANAOIR
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        827 3 rCHRNOI fIIRPORTi Airport TranaW Restaurant J rnaWi top class staff KMORCHB? tltafJ rtUPOVvMRt %\0m W fAPTAMt UMt i eOUNTBICRfW liiOtJ cam ma hjmrl VOttHWAtrSM UN, i i 7 CLEAMEM Heat A GOURMET COFFEE VOUPERVItORt $14tf i f MANAOER naaaal rftWk-in IntsKvtow 34pm i for Mon-Fri 4 Blk 3 #02-27 oal
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        541 4 •42 MrttV Restaurant/ 642 Hotel/ Restaurant/ 645 Beautician/ Hair 645 Beautician/ Hair 648 Administrative/ 648 Administrative/ 648 Administrative/ 648 Administrative/ 648 Administrative/ 648 Administrative/ lounge Positions Lounge Positions Stylist Positions Stylist Positions Clerical Positions Clerical Positions j Clerical Positions Clerical Positions I Clerical Positions Clerical Positions PURAJAYA BEACH RESORT BATAM
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        293 4 648 Administrative/ Clerical Positions 910 Established service co. at Pasir Ris requires an ACCOUNTS OFFICER Salary up to $1600 1-2 years accounting experience an advantage Fresh Pofy-grads welcome To handle partial a/cs Male/Female Chinese i preferred Cal Dorcas *****20 I Secretary/ Accounts Asst/ Admin Asst/ Receptionist/ Customer Service Coordinator/ Shipping
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        610 4 ST GREGORY MARINI IPA Offers challenging opportunities to self-motivated individuals with experience m the beauty industry. SPA CONSULTANTS AESTHETICIANS/THERAPISTS ADMINISTRATORS/RECEPTIONISTS MASSEUSES WALK-IN INTERVIEW Monday Friday 10.00 am 12. 00n00n. 2.00pm 4.30pm The Personnel Department Grand Plaza Hotel (Next to Peninsula Plaza) lOColeman Street. Singapore *****9 Tel: 432 5581/82 An iiiociiic
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        970 4 I WALK-IN INTERVIEW I I 1 30 December 1997 I 9.00 am 1 2.00 noon; 2.00 pm 4.00 pm 1 5 A. Support Service Officers > 3 Gross Salary Range: $914 $1,733 per month ft Function: Provide clerical support duties such as typing, filing and/ I or frontline operations. i
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        702 4 Good start for Year 1998 PHQTEMPS *****88 Secretaries fi^lc^J^K PSC/Ms ofc skill/Ud cumnund m English/AMK Jnr Secretary $I.«K-SI.6K "OVA'/Gd interpersonal skill/Tg Pagar SALES COORDINATOR $1.8K52.0K Dip In Electric/Elect ronics or O lrvel/5-day Mm 2 yrs exp/co-odination works. Jurong Assistant Chemist $1.1K52.0K Dtp m Chemlstry/exp In coating A chemical ind/Tuas WmmsMm
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        488 4 mm -ajflj Required Mm GCE O' level Familiar with MS Office ■•Pleasant personality ■•Able to start worV I immediately Interested, pis cal I Ms Serene Lav 1 at *****01 IK* I*o.l I BRINKS SINGAPORE I has vacancies for asf GCE N- or a levels Typing keyboard skHts Aoe 35 4
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        842 5 648 AdministrativW 648 Administrative/ Clerical Positions i Clerical Positions 41 An established laboratory specialising m building ll "■I materials/ buildings survey requires: GCE '0' level with LCCI Intermediate Accounting 1-2 yrs. relevant working experience Knowledge of Miscrosoft Windows j I Able to start work immediately PC literate, 1 year relevant
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        511 5 648 AdministrativW Clerical Positions j] Co-O»DliaATOst H J Preferably with computer I m Knowledge II J Able to coordinate with v A clients independently L H J Mm 1 year experience I) J J Can start work immediatelyT H J Basic incentives 1 Interview at I Bilk Uoii/laita JJ AvelMl
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        514 5 848 AdministrativW Clerical Positions Building Construction Company requires FEMALE CLERK 1) GCE 'a or N' level 2) Able to reed write English. 3) Must have computer knowledge Interested applicants, pis call *****51 for an Interview appt Company m Eunos area requires 1. EXPERIENCED GENERAL CLERK Mm. GCE 'O* or 'N'
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        949 5 648 Administrative)/ Clerical Positions 1. Account* Cfcsrfc Able to handle full set of accounts Computer literate Working experience with LCCI/ Diploma Able to surt work m Jan. 98 2. Admin. Executive PC literate with working experience Able to work independently Interested applicants, pis. call 7M-040S ACCOUNTS CUM AOMIN. Clerk with
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        735 5 648 Administrative)/ Clerical Positions REQUIRED: FEMALE GENERAL Cl*rfc cum RECEPTIONIST and Accounts Clerk. PC knowledge; above 20 years old. Call 286 0811 Mimi. Tuas (2/1998) A/Ca ASSTS./ OFFICERS needod m Jurong/ Town/ North. N/ 0/ LCCI/ Dip. $1.5K $2.2K Jovin *****51 A/CS. ASSTS. NEEDED m Loyang/ Boon Lay/ Woodlands/ Alexandra.
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        914 5 648 Administrative/ Clerical Positions ACCOUNTS ASSTS. M Jurong/ Town. Full sets. ACCPAC. Prefer Chinese SI.SK. Call 479-1535 ACCOUNTS/ AOMIN./ HR/ Re ceptionists/ Jr. Sec./ Shipping P*rm. jobs Good pay. 733-3392. ADMIN. ASST. HOUOANG. PC ft simple accounts knowledge. Salary negotiable. Alan *****880 AOMM. ASSTV RECEPTIONIST. '07 'A' level. Type/ PC.
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        390 6 I Petracarbon, the leading test engineering company I m Singapore invites talented self-motivated J L individuals to be part of our 2nd shift team r& Working Hours: '/V Mon to Fri: 3.00pm to 1 1 00pm tj. Saturday: 12.30pm to 5.00pm £i (We offer rtnctive trinee benefits >nd shin tllowtnee)
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        361 6 An established powdar coating plant is looking foe suitable candidate to fill me to flowing position LAB ASSISTANT (MALE) Minimum GCE 0' level. Experience not required Age 20 30 years Interested applicants. please call 4756 m to arrange tor an interview LEA HIN CO (RM.) PTE LTD 293 Alexandra Road
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        610 6 TYTON HELLERMANr RE QUMES: 1) Technician. Possess NTC 2/ 3. 2) Storehand Mm Pri. 6 education. For both positions must be able to read ft write sim pie English ft Mandarin Interested pis. walk-in to 546 Yishun Ind Pk. A. Aye. 7. From 9am 4.30pm. MANUFACTURER OF SECURITY products requires
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        287 7 672 Despatch/ I Delivery Positions OfHCf ASST. CUM DESPATCH $950 incentive. Office duties, experience required. City Hall. 5 days. Call Manpower 235 1238 x 11 or walk-in to Ngea Ann City Tower B. «25-07. DESPATCH. $1K SI.2K. GENT WM Lane Class 2B licence Co bike provided. Call: 226-1686 DESPATCH IN
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        2427 8 CHAI CHEE INDUSTRIAL PARK y^fp^vptyte^ 1 Contract/Program Administrator c^ IaTCTW (Contract Temp 1 Year) mmaMm^ You will be responsible for generating Renewal Notifications as well as following up with customers for their maintenance renewal. Other duties include processing HfeBHI^^IHHHH of Customer Fulfillment order, preparation of customer declaration documents and $U&.'*W!&
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        402 8 Earn SSO SSO a day 10 Sales Assistants Promoting children books Speak English ft Chinese Female, age 17- 25 Salary plus commission Training provided with pay 'o'/ 'A' level 821 Aljunied Rd. #08-06 Lipo Bldg. 5.*****4 Tel: *****31 INVITING ALL RETIREES/ personnel of all levels Take Advantage of your free
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        625 8 675 Driver/Transport 678 Driver/ Transport Positions Positions DRIVER cum STORE ASSISTANT* Age 20 to 40 Must have completed NS Class 3 driving licence Experience is not necessary as training will be provided. WALK-IN INTERVIEWS: Monday 9.30 am 5.30 pm Tai Wah Building 112 Killiney Road Singapore *****1 (Be iind Comcentre.
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        349 9 715 Foreign Education 716 Foreign Education F^Study In Australia University Foundation Programmes Diplomas, VCE Year 12 IT KttS CORotuniC4nl*M| llHfWlff W9fCMHt^f^ TMbtlMbi WC. I Preferwaiy XJfX abdanb my apply lor Jan/Fab 1988 Makes no* Poly Optoma holders may gain maximum exemption* Call 732 728 tor more information INSWORLD CONSULTANT SERVICES
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