The Straits Times, 1 January 1998

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    13 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1998 60 CENTS MITA(P) 114/12/97
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    Confidence in S'pore critical, PM tells nation
    817 1  -  Tan Hsueh Yun 7«f1% growth last year, but this year will be tougher By 'When our partners grow, we grow. When they catch the flu, we will feel unwell. *We cannot isolate ourselves from events m the region. But we can niinimise their
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    Lock icon Cars leaving JB checked for staples
    365 1  -  Edmund Tee By CARS leaving Malaysia are being checked to prevent people from taking large amounts of staples out of Malaysia. Malaysian Customs officers began random checks on Monday, following the announcement of a new regulation governing essential food items. The regulation, to come
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    UFO in Guangzhou? Just an ad blimp for Singapore company
    331 1  -  Mary Kwang By China Correspondent BEIJING Singapore's consumer electronics group, Thakral, has calmed jitters m the southern city of Guangzhou, whose residents had thought that aliens from outer space had invaded Earth. Guangzhou was abuzz last week with reports of
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    Three merged state banks to emerge in Jakarta reform
    554 1  -  Susan Sim By Indonesia Correspondent JAKARTA The government yesterday pushed ahead with long-awaited banking reforms, with a plan to consolidate the country's seven state banks into three and to open them to foreign investors. And m a surprise move to break
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      46 1 Greetings to our readers The Straits Times wishes all its readers a Happy New Year. No New Paper today The New Paper will not be published today because of the New Year holiday. It will be back tomorrow. ill! 8 "***** 1"*****7 __£_______B_. hltp:^\vww. asial com.sg/straitstinies
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  • NEWS FOCUS
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      Lock icon Lenders to repackage Korean debt
      578 2 Also planned: USslob to restore cash reserves of banks NEW YORK South Korea's international lenders are working to complete an agreement within two weeks that could include US$2O billion (5532.8 billion) m debt swaps and new loans, people familiar with the plans said. After agreeing
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      Honorary envoy of S'pore in LA killed in accident in the US
      180 2 AMBASSADOR Daryl Arnold (right), Singapore's Honorary Consul-General m Los Angeles, and his wife, Shirley, were killed m an accident m the United States on Tuesday. No other information about the accident was available. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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      Lock icon Prayers for slaughtered chickens
      60 2 picture. MORE than 70 Buddhist monks joined Abbot Wing Sink m a seven-day chanting marathon m Hongkong yesterday to appease the souls of more than a million chickens, slaughtered since Monday to rid the territory ofthe deadly "bird flu" virus. The Abbot entreated more than one
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      Lock icon Soros calls for new world body to oversee lending
      472 2 We're on the verge of worldwide deflation/ Mr George Soros (right). LONDON The world is on the brink of international deflation as a result of the financial crisis m Asia, and the remedy a new organisation to supervise worldwide lending, says
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      More pay their respects at Indoor Stadium
      68 3  -  CHEW SENG KIM Crash of Silk Air Flight MI 185 People continued to pile bouquets of flowers, teddy bears and hand-written notes at the condolence plaque at the Singapore Indoor Stadium yesterday. And despite the hot afternoon sun, many stood with their heads
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      Dredging of Musi River begins today
      520 3  -  Derwin Pereira Round-the-clock search for wreckage and second black box By m Palembang THE search for the wreckage and second black box from the Silk Air jetliner, which crashed near here on Dec 19, will be stepped up from today, when dredging of the
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      President writes to families of crash victims
      320 3 President writes to families of crash victims PRESIDENT Ong Teng Cheong has written to families whose loved ones were m the Silk Air crash. A total of 60 letters from him went out, with 51 of these hand-delivered to addresses m Singapore. The remaining nine letters were sent to addresses
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      4 2 See also: Page 42
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      497 3 More reports: Pages 32, 34 Today's .the Ist Day o/ 98 (and also the Last Day of our Sale) s_,_-,: UNITED SQUARE 101 "Thomson Road Basement Level «B1 31/34 United Square _St^ (Formerty Goidhili Squarcl _^^__OV. 1 _T_A\/ _T_Ml Open Daiy 12pm 9pm _^Ttf^VV* 1 LIAY VJINLY TEL: *****75 mw*^
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  • WORLD
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      The above means: Goodbye to the Morse code
      402 4 SYDNEY It revolutionised the way humans communicated long before the likes of the telephone, the radio and e-mail. When the Titanic sent out distress signals, when prisoners of war needed to talk, and when ceasefires of both world wars were broadcast, it
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      Lock icon US fund-raising investigators finally call it a day
      435 4 After 32 days of hearings, 418 subpoenas, 196 depositions and testimony from over 70 witnesses WASHINGTON No more investigative jaunts to Asia. No more subpoenas or closed-door interrogations. No more hearings stretching from morning until night. The US Senate's campaign fund-raising probe
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      ANGEL OF DEATH
      418 4  -  Louise Branson Nurse held for killing six patients, possibly 100 more By m Washington It's all right, puiikin, everything's going to be all right now, pui-kin.' Words a woman said she heard Majors Geft say before he kissed her 80-year-old mother's forehead, brushed her hair back, and
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      Lock icon French jobless take over dole offices
      379 6 They want end-of-year bonus and more benefits PARIS Unemployed people continued to occupy dole-payment offices across France yesterday m pursuit of their campaign for an end of -year bonus and a hike m benefits for the needy. From Saint Brieuc m the west to
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      Lock icon Time running out for NZ brown kiwis
      355 6 Bird may be extinct m 15 years, says scientist WELLINGTON The bird which symbolised New Zealand around the world the North Island brown kiwi is headed for extinction, perhaps m 15 years, a scientist said yesterday. In the past 15 years, the population
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      Lock icon Versace's murderer 'acted alone' but motive a mystery
      345 6 MIAMI BEACH Andrew Cunanan murdered Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace and did so on his own, but the alleged serial killer's reasons for the slaying went with him to his grave, police said as they ended their probe into the killing. "One
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        Lock icon CAVE-IN
        58 6 lAnabandoned building collapsec on Tuesday on New York's 42nd Street, closing the famous thorough fare temporarily a day before New Year's celebrations m Times Square. No one was injured. The site is near where crowds gather on Dec 3 to see the traditional ball drop marking the new year,
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        Lock icon BUS BOMB
        54 6 Four people were killed and 24 injured when a bomb exploded on a bus m New Delhi on Tuesday. Deputy Commissioner of Police Rajesh Mai lick said no group or per son had claimed responsibility for the blast so far. He said police had stepped up security ahead
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        Lock icon AIDS FUNDS
        62 6 us President Bill Clinton planned to seek a 35-per-cent increase m spending for Aids drug-assis-tance programmes to help pay for new and expensive medications that help block development ofthe disease, the White House said on Tuesday. Those drugs are usually given as a mixture m a so-called drug
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        Lock icon FATAL GAME
        52 6 A security guard aiming to impress female friends took a deadly gamble playing Russian roulette at a fast-food restaurant m the Bolivian city of La Paz. He lost. Police said that Mr Victor Alba, 21, died instantly last weekend when he put his .38-cali bre revolver to his
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        Lock icon CATALAN MUST
        44 6 The Spanish region of Catalonia has made its local language compulsory for some public-sector services on Tuesday. Civil servants, journalists, and television and radio m the northeastern region will have to use Catalan m addition to Castillian Spanish, Spain's main language. Reuters
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        Lock icon SIGNS UP
        61 6 New warning signs have been posted on San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge urging parents to keep a close watch on children after a girl plunged some 56 m to her death last week m a freak accident Gauri Govil, 2, had tumbled through a littlenoticed 24 cm gap
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        Lock icon JEWS' LOSSES
        60 6 Material damages suffered by European Jews during World War II would total between US$23O billion and US$32O billion m today's dollars, according to a re- port by the World Jewish Congress. The 61-page study based its figures on past reports, property seizures, slave labour and loss of income
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      Lock icon Democracy 'has ruined India'
      576 7 People too poorly educated to understand privileges, says politician BOMBAY Democracy has ruined India, a Hindu nationalist leader has said, forecasting victory for right wing parties at polls due m spring and vowing to hold on to the country's nuclear option. Mr Bal Thackeray, 72, the
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      Lock icon Hollywood's doing fine with $10b revenue...
      236 7 Hollywood's doing fine with $10b revenue LOS ANGELES Hollywood got a welcome present on Christmas Day 1997: revenues from the US market passed the US$6-billion <Sf 10-billion) mark for the year, the Daily Variety trade publication reported. Sony captured nearly 21 per cent ofthe market which was estimated at US$l.3
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      ... but Bollywood hits rock bottom
      232 7 but Bollywood hits rock bottom BOMBAY Bollywood film-making has hit its lowest point, foiling victim to gangsters, censors, satellite television and, most crucial of all, a run of box-office fail ures. According to a report m The Times of London on Tuesday, barely 16 ofthe 800-odd films produced m Bombay
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    • PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Anand to take onKarpov in chess final
        246 8 LONDON Viswanathan Anand of India (above) won the right to meet Anatoly Karpov m the final of the International Chess Federation (Fide) championship by beating Michael Adams 5-4 on Tuesday at Groningen m the Netherlands. His narrow victory against England's No 1 was
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        Lock icon Day the mayor rode into town and robbed a bank
        96 8 PHILADELPHIA The mayor of a Pennsylvania town faced criminal charges on Sunday for his alleged role m a daylight bank robbery last week, police said. Police said Daniel Devlin, the Republican mayor of Upper Darby Borough, near Philadelphia, entered a
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        Lock icon Patten to run for post of London mayor 'if job is right'
        137 8 Patten to run for post of London mayor 'if job is right LONDON The last governor of Hongkong, Mr Chris Patten (rignt), has admitted finally that he would be interested m running for the post of elected mayor of London, "ifthejobisnght". Mr Patten, who conceded m an interview with The
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        103 8 Meanwhile HEART-TRANSPLANT VETERAN DIES: One of Britain's longest-surviving heart-transplant patients, Mr Steven Dolan, 39, died of a heart attack m London on Christmas Eve, the 13th anniversary of the day he was allowed home following his life-saving operation. AWARD FOR EX-PM BOLGER: Former Prime Minister Jim Bolger, who headed New
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        67 8 Don't let your last chance become your lost chance. The next 48 hours will determine how happy your N< w Year is going to be. A nationwide advertisement on Tuesday calling on Tw.Hn._a to take advantage of an amnesty scheme offering tax evaders until midnigh t yesterday to declare their
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      Lock icon Clintons' legal defence fund to be dissolved
      312 10 Ban on soliciting contributions cited by trustees WASHINGTON President Bill Clinton and his wife have agreed to dissolve a trust fund aimed at paying their personal legal expenses, leaving them with at least US$3 million (Sss million) m lawyers' bills, the fund announced.
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      Record number executed in US
      683 10  -  Louise Branson Trend set to continue this year despite high cost of death-penalty trials By m Washington The following are the states that executed the most convicts last year Texas: 37 Virginia: 9 Missouri: 6 Arkansas: 4 Alabama: 3 The execution train is still speeding
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      Lock icon To win this car, touch it for as long as you can
      84 12 To win this car, touch it for as long as you can IT IS all m the touch. With any part ofthe body. To win this new 1998 Mazda Millenia at the Washington Auto Show, the contestant has to stay m contact with the car for the longest time, or
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      Lock icon Transfers to other prisons end Brazil jail siege
      327 12 Transfers to other prisons end Brazil jail siege SOROCABA (Brazil) Brazilian inmates holding up to 650 hostages at a prison near Sao Paulo have agreed to free them m exchange for transfers to other prisons, the authorities said. The hostages, who had been held since Sunday when 15 inmates took
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      Lock icon Police storm bank after gunman frees hostages
      201 12 In Milan, Italy POLICE commandos on Tuesday night stormed a Milan bank, wounding and capturing a gunman who earlier released four hostages he had held for 24 hours. Domenico Gargano, a 35--year-old Sicilian, who at one point was paid four billion lire (Ss3.B
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      Lock icon Hostage-takers brother holds three at knife-point
      187 12 In McKinney, Texas AN ENRAGED father held his former girlfriend and two of their children at knife-point near Dallas on Tuesday, less than two weeks after his brother took 80 young children hostage at a nearby day-care centre. Assistant Police Chief Ray Simmons said
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      Running for office from the prison cell
      503 16  -  Luz Baguioro For some politidans, being m jail seems to make no difference to their ability to remain m office and even their plans to run for office. Philippine child rapist Congressman may run m polls pending appeal B Y m Manila PLANS
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      Lock icon Sworn in as senator, then it is back to jail in a tank
      367 16 Sworn in as senator, then it is back to jail in a tank Benazir's husband ISLAMABAD Former Pakistani Premier Benazir Bhut to's husband, Asif Ali Zardari, has been moved to a jail m Rawalpindi city after taking his oath as a member of the Senate, prison officials said. Zardari, 43,
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      Lock icon Jailed general wins rival's reluctant backing
      337 16 Paraguay President's adversary ASUNCION (Paraguay) Retired army chief Lino Oviedo, whose running feud with President Juan Carlos Wasmosy landed him m jail for 30 days, was confirmed as a candidate m this year's presidential election by the country's Supreme Court of Electoral Justice. Mr
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      Lock icon British paper barred from naming minister's son who sold drug
      495 17 LONDON Tension has risen between the British government and the press after a judge barred a newspaper from naming a Cabinet minister's son who has been arrested for selling cannabis. Attorney-General John Morris won an injunction on Tuesday stopping The
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      313 20 WASHINGTON US investigators have released initial data on the United Airlines flight that hit severe turbulence over the Pacific Ocean on Sunday, saying the plane was pushed up sharply, then downward m the incident In a brief statement on the flight
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      363 20 23 iiimates executed in mass hangings in S. Korea Execution of death-row prisoners first since 1995 SEOUL Twenty-three death-row inmates were executed m mass hangings held m five South Korean cities, said newspapers here yesterday. The Korea Times said that 21 ofthe 23 hanged without advance notice on Tuesday had
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      621 22 In Thailand Watch on bug at Bangkok airport BANGKOK The authorities have been put on alert at Don Muang over possible contact with bird flu among passengers travelling from Hongkong, according to the head ofthe Communicable Diseases Control Department Dr Yooth Bodharamik
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      328 25 BEIJING China's state media yesterday hailed Beijing's latest diplomatic triumph over Taiwan and urged the island to abandon attempts to oreak out of diplo* .atic isolation. China poached Ti-Jwan's last major diplomatic ally, S_uth Africa, and on Tuesday signed
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        78 25 Hongkong's Chief Secretary Anson Chan (left) is to make her first visit to Beijing since the Special Administrative Region government was established following the handover, a government spokesman said yesterday. She will visit Beijing on Monday at the invitation of
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        66 25 Senior Japanese conservative politician Ichiro Oza wa will launch a new opposition party today. Mr Ozawa's dissolution of the New Frontier Party the second larg est force m Parliament after Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto's Liberal Democratic Par ty would split it into she groups, officials said. His new
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        66 25 Two people were killed and nine others injured early yesterday m a pileup on the Tomei express way m Hamamatsu, Shi zuoka prefecture, said highway police and firefighters. One ofthe two killed was a woman found m a vehicle which caught fire after the early morning collision, while
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        28 25 bet is suffering from its heaviest snowfalls on record and the lives of 100,000 cattle have al- ready been claimed, the official Chinese press said yesterday. AFP
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        56 25 The Chinese Bridge Association has banned three players for using a cellular phone and a Eager to cheat during ist year's national tournament m September, the official Xinhua news agency said yesterday. Referees found one o them receiving vital can information via a paging service from his two
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        74 25 Three citizens of Nago, Okinawa prefecture, would sue Nago Mayor Testuya Higa for supporting a government project to build a US mil tary offshore heliport m the city m defiance of a referendum rejecting it. a member of the group said yesterday. They claimed his acceptance of
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      Beijing TV starts satellite broadcasting
      431 25  -  Mary Kwang By China Correspondent BEIJING Beijing Television will begin satellite broadcasting today, the latest m a string of provincial and municipal television stations to beam their programmes from space. At the same time, the Chinese television industry's first tentative steps towards digital broadcasting, a
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      272 26 Jakarta may curb foreign- worker influx Govt considering closing off certain sectors JAKARTA Indonesia was considering closing certain sectors to foreign workers as part of efforts to improve the lot of local labour, Manpower Minister Abdul Latief said on Tuesday. "I have talked to professional and industrial associations we have
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      51 26 picture. Muslims attending the first evening prayer session to mark the start of the fasting month of Ramadan at the Istiqlal Grand Mosque m Jakarta on Tuesday. Muslims around the world observe the fasting month ahead ofthe Aidil Fitri celebrations, which fall at the end of the month.
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      Fire... and you're fired
      328 26  - Fire and you're fired Luz Baguloro Philippine soldiers and police may not discharge weapons m New Year fun By m Manila POLICEMEN and soldiers who fire their guns indiscriminately to celebrate the New Year will be fired. Interior Secretary Robert Barbers issued the order to the Philippine National Police (PNP)
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        Lock icon Thai minister tightens belt to set an example
        164 26 BANGKOK Thailand's Interior Minister has made a New Year resolution to tighten his designer belt as the country battled its toughest economic crisis m decades, The Nation daily said yesterday. Mr Sanan Kachornpr asart has vowed to give up fine wines and
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        48 26 nam's Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld death sentences for two men convicted last year on murder and other charges, state-run radio reHanoi criminal gang boss Duong Van Khanh, 41, and his step-brother, Nguyen Tien Thang, 29, had appealed against sentences handed down m September. Reuters
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        48 26 The Philippine government and exiled communist leaders are to resume their peace talks on Monday m The Netherlands. The leftist National Democratic Front negotiating panel said yesterday both sides hoped to sign an agreement on hu man rights and international humanitarian law by Jan 9. AFP
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        32 26 Indonesian President Su harto will unveil his draft state Budget on Tuesday evening because of Ramadan, Media Indonesia reported yesterday. The Budget speech is usually given m the morning. AFP
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        42 26 At least 10 people were killed and 32 others injured when a public bus bound for Bangkok smashed into four pickup trucks yesterday, Thai police said. Police said the driver lost control on a sharp curve at high speed. Reuters
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        Lock icon MIA REMAINS
        48 26 The United States has recovered from Laos and Vietnam the remains of three US airmen who died during the Vietnam war m 1966 and 1967, the Department of Defence said on Tuesday. The identification of the three leaves 2,099 Americans unaccounted for from the war. Reuters
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        31 26 nam became the secondlargest exporter of rice last year with record overseas sales of some 3.7 million tonnes, Lao Dong newspaper reported yesterday. Thailand exported 5.2 million tonnes. AFP
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      Lock icon Indonesian forces to hold exercise in the Natunas
      307 27 JAKARTA The Indonesian navy and air force are to stage a joint military exercise m the waters of the gas-rich Natuna Islands m the South China Sea, according to a report here yesterday. The week-long exercise is aimed at stepping up coordination
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      Lock icon A hero's last words
      66 27 picture. PHILIPPINE President Fidel Ramos visiting the former cell of national hero Jose Rizal m Fort Santiago on Tuesday to observe the 101 st anniversary of his death. The cell bears a statue ofthe hero writing his farewell message to his family before he was executed
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      Lock icon Dengue fever up as El Nino alters pattern of diseases
      282 27 Dengue fever up as El Nino alters pattern of diseases BANGKOK The El Nino weather phenomenon could be causing an unseasonal outbreak of the mosquito-borne dengue fever m Thailand, a senior health official was reported saying yesterday. Cases of dengue fever, which are usually restricted to the rainy season, have
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      Lock icon Over the limit
      38 29 picture. A Thai housewife was caught trying to smuggle out eight 1-kg packets of cooking oil by enforcement officers led by Perak State Consumer and Unity Committee chairman Datuk G. Rajoo (right) on Tuesday. NST
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      Lock icon Two hack off man's hand in ambush
      176 29 Two hack off man's hand in ambush IPOH A 38-year-old insurance agent had his left hand chopped off by two men who attacked him with paranas near an abandoned colonial mansion along Jalan GopengBatu Gajah on Monday night. Perak Criminal Investigation Department deputy chief Deputy Superintendent Chong Mun Phin said
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      Lock icon Indonesians riot for quick deportation
      147 29 ALOR GAJAH (Malacca) About 300 Indonesian illegal immigrants, detained at tne Machap Umboo transit holding centre here, rioted for more than two hours on Tuesday night, demanding quick deportation, police said. There were no casualties, Alor Gajah district police chief Supt Mohamed Nor Masdar said
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      Lock icon Thai housewives cross border to snap up cooking oil
      217 29 PEN GKALAN HULU (Perak) Thai housewives and traders from the border town of Betongare crossing to this Malaysian town to buy cooking oil which is much cheaper here. The housewives and traders from Betong, about 15 km from here, have increased
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      Put up notices on 2-kg niling, JB retailers told
      361 29 JOHOR BARU The managements of supermarkets and retail shops have been asked to put up notices to remind Singaporeans of the 2 kg-per-person limit when purchasing essential items. The Star yesterday reported that they were tola to place them at strategic
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      Air fares for flights out of KL slashed by 20%
      353 29 Travellers must be m groups of 10 to qualify PETALING JAVA Air fares from Kuala Lumpur to several East Asian and European destinations will be cheaper by 20 per cent from today. But to qualify for the cheaper fares, travellers
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        JB MURDER
        35 30 A snooker-parlour operator m Johor Baru found his employee hacked to death early on Tuesday, Nanyang Siang Pau reported yesterday. The body of Mr Liv Fu Zheng was found inside the locked premises.
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        54 30 Fishermen m the Malacca Straits were alerted as oil slicks spread to three stretches along the Selangor coastline. The Sun yesterday quoted state executive councillor Datuk Abdul Fatah Iskandar as saying thick heavy patches of oil had been spotted m waters near Pulau Ketam and Pulau Ang sa,
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        ROAD DEATHS
        37 30 A minibus driver and four passengers were killed on Tuesday when the bus collided with a lorry m Sandakan, Sabah. The Sun yesterday reported police as saying the minibus was on its way to Semporna.
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        48 30 The Pahang state government will acquire more business lots m strategic areas for middleclass bumiputra entre g renews, said Mentri ;esar Tan Sri Khalil Yaakob on Tuesday. He said lots already acquired m Genting Highlands and Mentakab were being rented out to bumiputra entre prenuers. NST
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        DONT SQUAT
        35 30 Selangor will demolish squatter homes built after today, said a state executive councillor. The Sun yesterday quoted Datuk Fuad Hassan as saying the state government wanted to make the state squatter-free by 2005.
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      450 30 We won't borrow from abroad, Mahathir stresses We ll no longer be free. The people will be left jobless and to suffer. This is the choice that we have if we are not prepared to sacrifice a litUe.' Dr Mahathir explaining his stand. KUALA LUMPUR Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr
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      Lock icon Najib confirms exam papers leaked
      207 30 KUALA LUMPUR The Education Ministry yesterday confirmed that questions for three subjects had been leaked during the recent Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination. But candidates were not required to resit the examination, Education Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak told a news conference at the
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      Lock icon 1998: What lies ahead on the political road?
      902 31 Chua Mvi Hoong looks at what is m store m the political calendar of 1998. SECOND LINK ELECTRONIC ROAD PRICING Opening of Tuas-Johor second link THIS opens to traffic from tomorrow. After much uncertainty over whether Malaysia would charge sky-high tolls, there
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      48 36 Picture by In addition to colourful baju. Madam Aishah Dollan sells scarves, leather bags, shoes and cosmetics at her Sen Kandi Collection Routim.* m quiet corner of Übi Avenue. Those who choose to pay by monthly instalments must pay an initial deposit STEVEN LEE
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      Boutique woos many with novel sales pitch
      384 36  - Boutique woos many with novel sales pitch Siti Andrianie By THE clothing shop is tucked away m a quiet corner of Übi Avenue and will be missed easily if you do not know what you are looking for. But the Sen Kandi Collection boutique has been getting more customers than
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      Second link: Both countries can run bus and taxi services
      277 36 PUBLIC bus and taxi services will be allowed to operate on the second crossing when it opens tomorrow. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) said m a press statement yesterday that Singapore and Malaysia have agreed to allow both countries to
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      Teenager molested maid in lift
      290 38 Judge asks for report on 16-year-old before sentencing A 16-YEAR-OLD student who was on his way to school tailed a 37-year-old Filipino maid to her apartment block one morning, followed her into the lift and molested her. William Yang Chuan Fatt, a Secondary 4 student
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      Jailed for pocketing bookshop's takings
      213 38 AN EMPLOYEE of Times the Bookshop m Centrepoint, Orchard Road, pocketed $166.50 that a customer had paid him for four books. Senior retail assistant Tok Eng Hock, 33, was jailed for a month on Tuesday for criminal breach of trust. He was manning the store's
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      Storeman who stabbed colleague gets jail, cane
      223 38 A WAREHOUSE storeman pulled out a knife and stabbed a workmate. The two men had been arguing earlier. Tan Kian Ser, 38, admitted on Tuesday to knifing Mr Ng Thiam Hoo, 25, and was sentenced to nine months' jail and three strokes of
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      Man gets jail for drug possession and consumption
      222 38 A TRUCK driver was caught outside a nightclub at Apollo Hotel with two packets of cannabis mixture. A urine test on him also showed traces of cannabis mixture. In a district court on Monday, Koh Teck Heng, 36, admitted possessing and consuming
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      Man, girl charged with drug trafficking
      98 38 A 23 YEAR-OLD man and a teenage girl were charged m a district court yesterday with trafficking m more than 7 kg of heroin. Hong Chee Keong, 23, and Ding Chiat Yin, 17, were caught m a flat m Yishun on Tuesday with 12
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        Woman stumbles on find of bones
        90 39 AN OLD woman who was looking for clams on a beach at Punggol on Tuesday stumbled on a grisly find a human skull and some bones. At around 6.20 pm that day, Madam Satinah reported her find to the police. When police arrived at
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        Run over by excavator
        234 39 A DRIVER of a tow-truck was run over and killed when he tried to stop an excavator rolling down a slope after the machine broke loose from his truck. Mr Seah Peng Hui, 44, is believed to have run after the excavator when it broke loose
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        Motorcyclist hurt in crash
        108 39 A MOTORCYCLIST was seriously hurt m a collision with a car on Monday morning. The impact flung the 56-year-old motorcyclist off his machine. He was taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, where he is now m intensive care. The 31 -year-old driver of the car was
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        Man dies in accident
        89 39 A CHINA national died after he was knocked down by a car on Stevens Road on Monday night. Mr Qin Chu Nan, 54, was crossing a pedestrian crossing when the accident happened at around 10.30 pm on Stevens Road m the direction of Scotts Road. He
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        Maid falls to death
        69 39 AN INDONESIAN maid fell to her death from her employer's ninth-storey apartment m Hillview Heights, off Upper Bukit Timah Road. The 25-year-old maid was found blindfolded with a small white towel when her body was found below the block. She had fallen at about 1.15 pm
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        Diabetic found dead
        78 39 A MARRIED woman with a history of diabetes was found dead m her bedroom m Ang Mo Kio on Tuesday night. There was an empty bottle of XO brandy and some vomit on the floor next to her. Factory operator Koh Quee Suan, 42, was found lying
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        Kerbside parking begins
        118 39 THE Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) will start kerbside paid parking at the Changi Road area from today. Altogether, there will be 141 kerbside parking lots. Sixty-two lots can be found along Changi Road, with the rest along Changi Lorong 102, 104, 105, 106, 107 and 108, and
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        95 39 X MOTORISTS are reminded that 1995, 1996 and 1997 parking coupons can no longer be used this year. But expired coupons can be exchanged for new ones throughout the year from tomorrow at the following locations: All HDB branch offices. All URA carpark kiosks. The HDB Car
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        Roads closed for Hari Raya
        182 39 JALAN Pasar Baru is closed nightly to vehicles from now to Jan 30 because of Hari Raya festivities. The road is closed from 7 pm to midnight from Mondays to Fridays, 5 pm to 2 am on Saturdays and 5 pm to midnight on Sundays.
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      Tony Tan to visit crash site today
      460 32 What Dr Tan wrote: To the relatives, families and friends of all those who perished on Flight MI 185 no words of condolence or sympathy can replace the loss of loved ones but the support and shared grief, which Singaporeans have displayed, will,
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      Each and every one a precious asset
      256 32 Extracts from Mr Wee Kirn Wee's speech at the national condolence service at the Indoor Stadium on Tuesday. The former president was cliairman ofthe committee which organised the event. -a* I FULLY realise and I have Af been reminded only two days mm
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      Lock icon Buddhist group holds memorial service for victims
      456 32 Mr Mali on how the relatives are coping: -tfs going to take a long time for the wounds to heal, but I can sense a greater sense of acceptance and assurance that things are being done, and they are certainly far more at
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  • Crash of Flight MI 185
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      Lock icon Mass burial site for victims may be decided this week
      327 34  -  Derwin Pereira By m Palembang OFFICIALS from Indonesia and Singapore are expected to take a decision this week on the site for the mass burial of vL-tims of the Silk Air tragedy. A Singapore team which visited Palembang on Monday
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      269 34 BIT by bit, the Musi River surrenders pieces of the Silk Air aircraft and the people and belongings that were m the Boeing jet when it crashed m South Sumatra. Much more may be found when the dredgers go into action. ENGINE PART: A piece
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      The politics of low growth
      672 42 THE legitimacy of governments m South-east Asia rests m no small measure on their economic performance. The stability of political models m the region relies heavily, as well, on high growth rates. As the financial crisis begins to sink home, the question being asked is
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    50 42 QUOTES "Most of our staff members had never encountered a live chicken. There was a learning process. Some are now experts m killing chickens." "No chickens will be allowed to walk free m the territory. You won't spot any chickens walking around free." Lessie Wei, Hongkong's director of agriculture andfisheries.
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  • COMMENT/ANALYSIS
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      Avoiding a breakdown as countries stand on verge of global deflation
      1327 42 Financier George Soros calls for a new institution to guarantee international loans FLAWED SYSTEM The problems run much deeper. But we are unwilling to face them. The prevailing system of international lending is fundamentally flawed yet the IMF regards
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      World may be saved yet if Japan does what it must
      666 42  -  Mortimer B. Zukermann By The Asian convulsioiis threaten to have a more serious effect on the world economy than most yet realise. Why should we care about the serial collapse of so many Asian economies? Is it not a
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      Time to acknowledge the crimes of communist regimes
      1009 43  - Time to acknowledge the crimes of communis t regimes Tony Judt By NEW YORK Le LivreNoirduCommunisme (The Black Book of Communism), published m Paris recently, has aroused controversy. Edited by SteEhane Courtois, a respected istorian of French communism, it is an 800-page compendium of the crimes of communist regimes worldwide,
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      Have the Japanese discovered the virtues of market timing?
      429 43 The Economist NEW YORK The rumours that cash-strapped Japanese financial institutions are about to become big sellers of American Treasury bonds have been presented as yet another example of the humbling of a once proud nation. In fact, if it happens,
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      78 43 Our POSBprint machines regretfully inform that they can't join m the New Year's Day celebrations. _-__i^^ Because our POSBprint machines wili be updating your annual interest all day on New *P* _T> _f% _f _T_fe AHl# Year's Day, we'd like to apologise m advance for any inconvenience caused. And would
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  • FORUM
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      Property tax hike is absurd
      116 44 AS A private home owneroccupier, I have just received a notice from the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore regarding increases m my property tax due, which was revised upwards effective from Oct 19. I wish to record the absurdity of the increases m view of
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      Grief made our nation one
      149 44 TUESDAY marked a day of grief when the nation mourned for the passengers on board the fateful flight, Silk Air MI 185, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. It was really touching to see people from all walks of life come together as one people. The
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    • Letter
      Exposure to VDU emissions is very low
      645 44 Health and the computer user Meters can be used to test equipment MR PHILIP Lee's letter "Emissions from VDUs do pose health hazards" (ST, Dec 23) states rightly that electromagnetic fields (EMFs) pose a potential hazard to computer users. The good news is
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      VDU use linked most with vision related problems
      587 44 I REFER to your report "Good work practices can cut health hazards" (ST, Dec 19). It is encouraging to see your newspapers and the Ministry of Labour starting to take a role to educate and increase awareness of the potential health hazards
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      79 44 Look what 1997 did to Singapore's market eMpHaHM-tJMi It's painful hut you need to survey the damage to come out stronger m the new year. China's other revolution The most significant event m China m 1997 wasn't the death of Deng or the return of Hongkong. Nor was it Jiang
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  • SPORTS
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      Isn't it time S'pore had a Ministry of Sport?
      993 45  -  Godf rey Robert OUT WITH THE OLD YEAR, IN WITH THE NEW By AS WE ring m the New Year today, try to leave behind the gloom and doom of the Year of the Ox. The Mad Cow Disease scare, the
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      512 46 Record it is for Jordan but Bulls loses NBA BASKETBALL MINNEAPOLIS Michael Jordan scored 33 points m his record 788 th consecutive game m double figures, but another long streak came to an end on Tuesday as the Chicago Bulls was beaten 95-99 by the Minnesota Timberwolves for the
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      Ruud shock for Man United
      532 46 ■____________^^B_^_^B____________l SPORTSPEOPLE Gullit tilling hard to pky m Chelsea's cracial FA Cup tie aga SOCCER FIXTURES W R-_L"JT*K«-* k'A*_M \W LONDON Ruud Gullit stands by to make a surprise FA Cup comeback m Chelsea's most important match of the season. The Chelsea boss yesterday drove
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      Lock icon Van Almsick's wrist still hurts, will not defend title
      727 46  -  Thomas Koh SWIMMING By My wrist is stall not fully mobile as I still have some metal m it. I will probably need another operation after the World Qiampionships.' Van Almsick on the accident A MOTORCYCLE accident involving Franziska van Aimsick
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      Lock icon Are you ready to rumble, Mike?
      199 46 BOXING NEW YORK In its world where illusion is everything, the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) says it is negotiating with Mike Tyson to appear m one of its shows. And m a world where a former world heavyweight champion disgraces himself by biting off
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      Lock icon Queen's honours for Finney, Hughes
      336 46 LONDON Former England footballer Tom Finney, popularly known as the "Preston Plumber", heads the list of sportsmen and women receiving awards m the New Year's honours List. Sir Tom joins a select group of former players who nave been knighted while other honours for the
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    • SPORT IN SHORT
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        Pakistani, 11, creates history
        64 46 Pakistani, 11, creates history PAKISTANI Haider Jamal Zafar, 11, left Islamabad for Britain on Tuesday, becoming the youngest player to compete m the British Open junior squash championship, the state-run television said. Previously the record m the under- 14 event was held by former world champion Ja hangir Khan who
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        SCORES
        87 46 BASKETBALL NBA: Indiana 109 New Jersey 91, Miami 90 Cleveland 78, Detroit 100 Toronto 95, Minnesota 99 Chicago 95, New York 84 Orlando 79, Milwaukee 105 Dallas 98 (OT), Utah 132 Denver 99, Phoenix 100 Boston 90, Portland 96 Philadelphia 86, San Antonio 124 Vancouver 115, Seattle 101 Golden
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      2123 45 1 998 SpOPtS Calendar Major events scheduled 0MMfVMP9PHH|M|MHHHHMHHM| 14: SOCCER- Uefa Cup, semi-finals, second leg 6-7: MOTOR RACING Le Mans: 24 Hour Race A Michael Schumacher: 'I M 15: SOCCER -European Cup semi-finals, second leg 7: ATHLETICS Moscow: I AAF Grand Prix y*ii* i'ii jP» Can he upstage ■**i*a^aiaVaaaa^Ba^Baa^aa^B^a^Baa^a^a^a» 15-19:
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  • RACING
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      Winds of change bode well for MRA
      2362 47 ftjt Beam inquiries EARLY race inquiries be televised live to the racing public for transparency. The current, often cryptic, stipendiary stewards' reports are infamous for what they leave unexplained. It would also be helpful if the stipes' reports reveal whether jockeys have filed
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    • THE WHIP HAND
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        Penang delight
        130 47 Penang delight THE Penang Turf Club must be congratulated for staging a mock pony race m between the real ones last Sunday, featuring three gallopers Nasi Lemak, Char Kuey Teow and Roti Chanai, otherwise known as roti prata m Singapore. Race-caller Alen Noordin filled m delightful details such as the
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        Nod for seven
        105 47 Nod for seven A RECORD seven expatriates have secured permits to guest ride at the Ipoh meeting starting on Saturday. Linda Ballantyne, Laurie Gulas, David Chipman and Darryn Weatherly have been given the green light with Australians Jason Holder, Paul King and American Gary Boag. With the exception of Holder
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        Start point
        48 47 THE Ipoh meeting will mark the debuts of for- 1 mer jockey Tan Soo Beng and Cecil Roberts. Kuala Lumpurbased Tan is represented by Cindi's Smile and Victory Goddess on Saturday and Southern Eagle on Sunday. Pc nang-based Roberts will send out Incredible Kid on Saturday.
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        Future unclear
        62 47 WHEN the new season begins this weekend at Ipoh, former jockeys Tan Kah Wang, Chua Chuan Huat and Yeap Poh Keat would have hung up their saddles. Yeap is expected to work as a stable supervisor with trainer Keith Stone m Penang. But for Tan and Chua, the
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      Lock icon GUIDE TO YESTERDAY'S IPOH TRACKWORK
      272 47 IPOH Vietnam Ranger looked ready for the Class 2 Div l 1,700 m event m Race 7 on Sunday when he did a winning gallop yesterday. Taken out by a track rider, he trotted one lap, then sped over 600 m m 37.8 sec. The
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      Lock icon FOCUS ON NEWCOMERS
      357 47 IPOH Trainer Hoy Kee Poh will introduce two Class 2 newcomers for the opening meeting of the season at Ipoh. The duo are Fair Dinkum and Southern Prince. Southern Prince (late Shotgun Willie) is a four-year-old chestnut Australian-bred gelding by Rory's Jester out of Skip The Rose.
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  • OBITUARIES
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      850 Deaths 850 Deaths 850 Deaths
      568 48 850 Deaths 850 Deaths 850 Deaths "I am the Rmaurrmction and tha Llf*. Whoever bmUmwma In Me Will Live •yen though he diem; and awhoovmr Uvea and bmllmvoa In Me will never dim." John *****6 LIM YEW BEW Age: 78 was called Home to bo with the Lord peacefully on
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      850 Deaths 850 Deaths
      188 48 850 Deaths 850 Deaths Jeaua amid unto her. I mm the Resurrection and the Life Ha that believeth m Mm, though ho worm dead, yet shell ho live: ond whosoever liveth ond believeth In Mo shall novor dio. John 1 1:28. 26 A TAN CHAY BEE, CHERRY (MRS WEE CHEONG
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      852 Acknowledgements 852 Acknowledgements
      164 48 852 Acknowledgements 852 Acknowledgements Rev. Mrs Pang Ek Kwan Dr. ft Mrs David Wong Siong Yong and Family of tha Lata ELDER PANG KIA HO called Horns to be with Jssus on 27 Doc. 1997 wish to thsnk pastors snd members off various churches, relatives snd friends for thsir condolsncss.
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      854 Condolences
      28 48 With Deepeet Sympathy And Condoleneaa To Tka FaaaHy Of Tha Lata JULIUS YEH From: Mr. ft Mrs Seah Kirn Joo Mr B Mra Low Sang Choy
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      856 In Memoriam
      25 48 4th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of WILLIAM CHUA SZE KHIM Departed: 1.1.94 Dearly miaaad and always lovad and remembered by family membara.
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      854 Condolences 854 Condolences 854 Condolences 854 Condolences 854 Condolences
      140 48 854 Condolences 854 Condolences 854 Condolences 854 Condolences 854 Condolences I The Churches m Singapore under the I I banner of AD2OOO Beyond Movement, I I United Prayer Resource Network, I I wish to express our deepest sympathy I I and condolences to the families of the I I crash
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      856 In Memoriam 856 In Memoriam
      151 48 856 In Memoriam 856 In Memoriam In ever loving memory of Teo Bak Seng Departed Ist January 1984 Dearly missed and always remembered by beloved wife Joyce Teo, children, grand children and loved ones. IN LOVING MEMORY OF WONG SOON BOEY Homm with thm Lord ainem 1 January 1997 Aways
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      858 Requiems 858 Requiems 858 Requiems
      275 48 858 Requiems 858 Requiems 858 Requiems ATHMA SANTHI POOJA R. K. MANOGAR (MARIDAS) Born: 12.10.1942 Departed: 18.12.1997 Karumathi will be held at Blk 738, Tampines St. 72 #02-42 Spore *****8 on Ist Jan 1998 (Thursday) night. Athma Santhi prayers will be held at Sri Sivan Temple. 24 Geyalng East Aye
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      10 48 "In Memoriam" is for the loved ones whom you remember.
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  • MONEY
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      HONGKONG
      309 49 December 3 1,1997 HKS ASM PacMc 4.90 uneh MMMMI 0.54 MMOnimi 0.63 -0.01 AalaSacM 1.17 unch BanfcotEA 16.1S +0.08 CPPofcpnand 1.22 4-008 COLHOHI 2.39 +0.10 Cafe Da Coral 1.69 -0.01 CMhPacAfr 6.30 +0.30 CwHuryClty 1.72 +008 ChaungKong SO. 75 +050 ChtnaUght 43.00 +0.10 CNnaMotorßua 72.00 +0.75 CWcPacMc 3040 unch
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      TOKYO
      369 49 December 30, 1997 YEN AoVankMCorp 7400 -100 Oiimixjtu 1270 +40 Afcal Elactric 115 -H Amada 4H +10 AaaMChamlnd .442 +22 AMNOtaM 930 +37 BkotTky-MftaubtaN 1900 +50 Bidnaa tarn 2*30 +co Canon 3040 +40 Caato 936 +18 Cttian 075 unch o*l Nippon 2400 4-70 OaMcNKangyo 770 Oalal 540 +17 DaMpponScraan.
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      BANK RATES
      268 49 BUSINESS LOAMS Local Enterprise Fnanc* Scheme (LEFS) and Local Enterpnee Rnanoa Overseas Schema (LEFSO) loans art avatabia from 30 banks and finance houses Export Factoring 1 year 3>_* Domestic Factoring 1 year 6v«* Equipment and Factory loans up to 4 years 6.* Equpment and Factory loans 4— lo
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        Lock icon KLCI up on plans to merge finance firms
        165 49 MALAYSIA'S key stock index yesterday gained for a fourth trading day, led by Tenaga Nasional Bhd and bank snares, as local investment funds bid up shares m the final 10 minutes of the last trading session of the year. The Composite Index
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        Lock icon HONGKONG
        119 49 Share prices )resterday ended the year's ast trading day 0.3 per cent lower as late profit-taking wiped out early gains on the back of a stronger Wall Street, said dealers. "The current profit-taking is quite natural as investors do not expect the market will be strong enough to break
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        OVERSEAS INDICES
        40 49 OtcSl Chawga XL Comporta 504.44 +5.05 Hang Swig ***** 76 -3245 NkkaiAvwage Australian A»-Ord *****0 +15 10 Dow Jones (Tin) 7915 97 +123 56 FTSE 100 (Tua) 5132 30 +1990 Jakarta Composite Thailand SET 372 69 +6 87
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        Lock icon SYDNEY
        57 49 Australian shares closed 0.6 per cent higher yesterday after a half day's trading m which brokers said positive leads from Tokyo and New York markets had combined with interest m Telstra to fuel a late rally. The key All-Ordinaries Index rose 15.1 points to 2,616.5. National turnover totalled 173.55
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        Lock icon LONDON
        38 49 Shares advanced slightly on Tuesday m the wane of gains on Asian markets overnight and Wall Street on Tuesday morning. The FTSE-100 Index tacked on 19.9 points or 0.4 per cent to end at 5,132.3 points. AFP
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        Lock icon NEW YORK
        51 49 Blue chips rose on Tuesday on a second trading day of buying and on news that large banks m the Group of Seven industrialised countries would help South Korea get back on its feet. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 123.56 points or 1.6 per cent to 7,915.97.
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        9 49 Japanese and Indonesian markets were shut for holidays yesterday.
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        Lock icon BANGKOK
        64 49 Thai stocks rose yesterday for a third day, buoyed by a government report that the nation m October posted its first current-ac-count surplus since 1986. The surplus reduces the country's need to borrow money from abroad, crucial to an interest rate decline. The Stock Exchange of Thailand Index rose
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      GOLD PRICES
      101 49 Physical (St) Wed Tim Kilobar *****-***** 59 *****—*****56 100 gm 1568-1642 86 1558-1632 55 50 gm 786-***** 781— 820 91 20 gm 313—335 78 311—333 72 sgm 78-91.67 78-90 64 1 gm 16-24.72 16-24.72 Button coin* (SS/n) Spore txAon coin 499-605 499-505 Canadian maptt teat 499—505 499-605 Australian
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      CURRENCY
      158 49 Singapore dollars to on* unit of foreign currency BuringOO SaNlng USdorlar 1.6686 ***** Sirtng pound 2.7266 ***** AmtnJandotsr 1.0681 1 1142 Canediandosar 1.1488 ***** NZdolar 0.9606 0.9942 ECunil ***** Singapore dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austnansch*ng 12.9349 13.6558 Belgian franc 4.4291 4.6416 Danish kronor *****1 *****2 Deutachernarfc
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      TIN
      13 49 Dec 30. 1997 Closing prices (Ms/Vilo) KLTin $20.61 (+0.11) Turnover 130 (+74)
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      SICOM FUTURES
      258 49 December 31, 1997 Rubber Futures (Closing prices) RSSI Contract Tonnes (Scsntt/kg) Morth High Low S«O Vol OptnH Jan 98 ***** Fab 119.50 700 Mar ***** ***** ***** 300 860 Apr/Jun ***** 123.75 125 50 300 ***** JuVSap ***** 2145 OctfDec 133.75 4500 RSS3Contract (UScanb/kg) Jan 98 62.00 Fab
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      ASIAN CURRENCY UNITS
      106 49 Contract drt»: D«c«nbf 31,1997 JN i T ONE 3 6 9 12 VALUE UWT MTH MTH MTH MTH MTH C U> DATE USS 5* StU 5 1 SS, 5H 4-. 5/1/96 AS 4*. 4.. 4H 4'U *><> 3S 5/1/96 nzs r% r% r% r% 7v 4 7^,
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      KUALA LUMPUR
      3212 49 Transaction Date: December 31, 1997 I 0 addled lor near leeuee; Par <elueMtliwteee ether, arteeapecMed; P^reSoearanotadtuaSaiHorcoTancy-Waienuee. I 1997 Last Vol Nat High Low Company Sato ('000) P/E INDUSTRIALS Conaumar Products 790 205 A|inomoto 200 11.6 448 89 5 AngkaM 90 -S M 2.1 905 160 Apofcj Food Htg
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      CLOB INTERNATIONAL
      1689 49 fyksr 1907 Curr Last Vol Day Dlv Nat M Cap High Low Company Traded Sal* +or- '000 High Low P/E Smlf 478 39 m AJ88S0C 47 Sod -OS 240 SI 47 5 SO 10 3 46.7 137 IS m t AMOBSOc 21 +0.5 367 21.6 18 S.O 6.2
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      CRUDE & PRODUCT PRICES
      65 49 CRUDE PRODUCT PRICES CRUOE/PROOUCT MONTH* CHANGE PRICE (US*) BBL BRENT BLEND Fab 0.00 1663-16.68 WEST TEXAS hterm Feb -006-006 1757-17.61 DUBAI FATEM F«b -0 30 —0 30 14.91 14 96 TAPIS BLENO Jan -020-020 16 75-16 85 MMAS Jan -020-020 1610-1620 NAPHTHA (OF Jap) 000 *****-***** NAPHTHA 0.00 18 20-18
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      SILVER
      19 49 Ctoalng prices (USVtroy o_) Wed Tim Singapore 6000-6050 6260-6.270 Tw Hon Nm York 6 150-6 160 6 320-6330
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        Soot US Dollar/Japanese Yen
        23 49 Soot US Dollar/ Japanese Yen Open High Low Sett EstVot Mar 98 129 95 21 Act Vol (Tut): 11 Opan Int (Tim): 114.
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        MSCI Taiwan Index
        42 49 Opan Htgh Low Sad EatVoi Spot ***** ***** ***** 337 27* Jan 96 340 00/ ***** ***** ***** 1535 ***** Fab 336 00 ***** 0 Mar ***** 0 Jun ***** 0 Ad V<K (Tv») 2700 Open Irt (Tv«) *****
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        Nikkei Stock Average
        38 49 Optn Mgn Low S*t EaiVol SPOT *****46 *****34 *****46 *****.74* Mar 98 *****/ ***** ***** ***** 8316 ***** Jun ***** 0 Sep ***** 0 Dec ***** 0 Act Vol (Man): 9013 Oom> H (Man): *****1.
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        10-Year Japanese Government Bond
        33 49 10- Year Japanese Government Bond Optn Htoh Low SM EitVd Mar 97 129 80 129 83 129 58 129 81 232 Jon 96 ***** 0 Act Voi (Mon): 27. Open Int (Mon) 3004.
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        Brent Crude
        24 49 Opan High Low S* EatVol F«b9B 1667 0 Mtf 1681 0 Apr 18.92 0 Ad Yd (Tut): 106 Open Int (Tue) 1119
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        Nikkei 300
        48 49 Optn HWi Low SM Ett Voi Spot 232 36 ***** 232 36 236 88* Mar 98 237 50 237 SO ***** 237 30 30 Jun ***** 0 Sap ***** 0 Oac ***** C Mar 99 238 00 0 Ad Vol (Mon) 0 Open lot (Mon): *****.
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        Spot US Dollar/Deutschemark
        30 49 Spot US Dollar/ Deutschemark Optn Mgh Low SM E«t Voi Mar 98 ***** 1.7899 ***** ***** 24 Act Vol (Tin) 89 Open Int (Tue) 98 Spot Mv on miW ctoMd.
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        Eurodollar — 3-month deposit
        68 49 Eurodollar 3-month deposit (100 *n(fd nmnst m») (km HWi Low Ml EatVol Jar 98 94 210 94.215 94 210 94 215 120 Mar ***** ***** 94.186 ***** 1124 Jun 94.156 ***** ***** ***** 338 Sap 94.110 94.115 94.110 ***** 215 Ok ***** ***** 94.020 94.030 358 Mar 99 94.030 *****
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        Euroyen — 3-month deposit
        54 49 Euroyen 3-month deposit (100 implied interest rale) Onm High Low SM E»t Vo) Mar 98 99 095 ***** ***** ***** 1331 Jun ***** ***** ***** 99.195 36 Sop ***** ***** ***** 99.210 24 Ok ***** ***** ***** ***** 121 Mar 99 ***** ***** 99.140 ***** 159 Act Vol (Tue) 9397
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      PALM OIL
      37 49 Dec 30,1997 Crude palm oil (Ms/tome) Jan 98 2095.00 (south) Refined pefctt ow (uSaroana) RBDPaknOI Jan 98 565.00 (seller) Feb/Mar 562.50 (seler) MDQMi Jan 98 572.50 (seler) Feb/Mar 570.00 (seler) RBoS_*w Jan 98 535.00 (seler)
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      ST INDUSTRIALS INDEX
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      INDICES
      77 50 D#C#fTW6f 31 CcMnQS ST Industrials 1529 84 +15 01 ST Ficwnw 3143 15 +2822 STHo»»t« 1662 24 -7 57 ST Properties 1104 06 +8 00 BT Comport* 1361 80 +7 95 BT-WGA ***** +474 BT-SRI 675 43 +1093 BT 06/ OS —336 +189 BT CADI -***** +55 BT 06V
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      SCOREBOARD
      65 50 MAIN CLOB Up Dn Unch Up On Unch Industrial 106 43 27 11 30 5 Finance 17 6 2 5 5 2 Hotels 4 3 4 0 2 0 Properties 9 5 3 6 10 3 Plantations 0 0 0 4 4 0 Mining 0 0 0 0 2
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      TOP ACTIVES
      27 50 MBf Capital 15,170.000 RHBCapW-. 7,358.000 lOlCorpSOc 4,021.000 RHBCapßhd 3,347,000 Kay Hen F 3,084,000 MBfHWgssoc 2,942,000 HKLandUSlOc 2,861.000 STEngglOc 2,772,000 Rekapacitic Bh 2,507,000 M Resources 2,421,000
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      TURNOVER (READY)
      69 50 Total Market Tue Wad Industrials 57 226 m ***** m Finance 28 574 m 33.772 m Hotels 1590 m 1.402 m Properties 10 787 m 10.547 m Loans Stocks 19.438 m 15.389 m Plantations 3340 m 4 987 m Mwiing 531,000 203,000 Total volume *****8 m 106.449 m
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      SES MAINBOARD
      3754 50 tje 1907 Curr Laat Voi Day Gr» N*4 MCipWtAvg H*gjh tow Company Tradad Sat* +<x- 000 High Low Div% P/E $mil Pries 187 23 5 AOE DynamlcaSOc 29 +5.5 46 29 26 23.7 20 ASENT»10P00 US MS 666 ASFUSiclOO US 886 31.2 88.5 AbardaanlOp UK 32 0 AbardaanA
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      Fund buying helps blue chips recover
      318 50  -  PATRICK TAN MARKET REPORT THE Straits Times Industrials Index rose 15.01 points to 1,529.84 m halfday trading yesterday, boosted by institutional year-end buying interest m blue chips. Some property counters also rose on a technical rebound and year-end window-dressing. H The SES-Property Index gained
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      SESDAQ
      871 50 1997 Curr Last Vol Day Qr'a Net MCapWtAvg High Low Company Traded Sala or- 000 High Low DW\ P/E Smil Price ISB 76 ABRHIdgtSc 117 -13 8 117 117 30 167 1 52 0 124 446 116 •ASAutoiOc 136 +1 186 146 136 15ON 113 1553 131 129 63
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      BONDS, LOANS & WARRANTS
      1488 50 BONDS, LOANS WARRANTS All aharaa quoted heve a par valua ol tl unlaaa other-tee ipeofted b. trading m tlito stock n raetiKted to buying** mart*! only AdhioM tor scripAights. N Tsi-sismptod dividend P/E ratio* refect tha tost annual coneofctatod rauito. P_ rsbos er_ Grs rid ol foreign ahsrae sr* •djustod
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      UNIT TRUSTS
      705 50 Aberdeen Spore GrTund 0971— i 020" AW Govett (AW) Ltd Goverl Am P_*c Growth Fd 0935— ***** Gove" GWW Brer* i 012—1 063. AlAUnSLnkedFd 0831-0875/ AlAßegnnal Equity Fd 0949-0999» AURe^F_id income Ffl 09SO-100Q* AXAUM Assured Or Fd 1078-1115" Balanced G> Fd 1 o.l— l 075" CapttlGfFd 3930-0979" Dyne-eG«Fd
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      Lock icon Five licence bids submitted to TAS
      621 51  -  Tammy Tan Bids for telephone licences Sembawang Corp surprises by opting out of bidding for mobile phone licence By EXCEPT for the significant absence of one bidder, the close of the basic telephone and mobile phone licence tender yesterday threw up few surprises, with
      CHOO BEE YIAN; STEVEN LEE  -  621 words
    • COMPANIES IN BRIEF
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        BT-SRI CHANGES
        44 51 The Stock Exchange of Singapore has removed Cycle Carriage, Guthrie GTS and Jardine Strategic Holdings from the list of component stocks ofthe BT-Singapore Regional Index. They will be replaced by Vickers Ballas, Lindeteves Jacoberg and Electronic Resources. The changes take effect tomorrow.
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        WANT WANT'S HANGZHOU UNIT
        28 51 Want Want Holdings has invested US$2O million (5533.7 million) to set up a subsidiary m Hangzhou, China, to make and sell beverages and wine.
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        INNO-PAC DROPS RIGHTS ISSUE
        31 51 Inno-Pacific Holdings has dropped plans for a rights issue. It said it had agreed with underwriters to abort the issue m the light of adverse market conditions.
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        Lock icon MORE PROVISIONS POSSIBLE
        77 51 Pflcific C/&n Investment Holdings said it may have to make further provisions m the current financial year for the regional currency turmoil which saw its losses for the year ended September widen by 16 per cent to $1 1.6 million. "The ongoing turmoil m the regional currencies
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      Forex losses hit profits of two firms
      213 51 PERTAMA Holdings said yesterday it suffered an unrealised $2.3 million foreign exchange loss for the half year ended September m connection with its Malaysian operations because of the regional financial crisis. This resulted m a $1.53 million group net loss, widening the $1.47
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      IPC may develop China properties
      360 51 IPC Corp yesterday surprised the market with news that it may be going into property development m China. The personal computer maker, which was recently dealt a blow m its telecommunications ventures, said it was exchanging its entire stake m IPC Capital, worth $41 million,
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      Acma's US unit gets on Nasdaq with merger
      285 51 DIVERSIFIED telecommunications firm Acma's US associate Hayes Microcomputer Products Ine has gained a backdoor listing on Nasdaq the technology board of the US market. This follows the merger of Hayes with another technology firm, Access Beyond Ine, which is already listed on
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      TOP RISES (¢)
      46 52 TOP RISES trjzer Cents Creative T2sc 3420 150 4.6 Natßroad2sc 149 56 60.2 NBT 261 41 18.6 DBSForeign 1440 40 2.9 Uniphoemx 290 40 16.0 CrtyDevsoc 780 30 4.0 JurongShip 50c 800 30 3.9 UOI 230 30 15.0 CityDevWt9B 500 28 5.9 SRemsurance 140 27 23.9
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      TOP RISES (%)
      46 52 TOP RISES Cents CM Telecom 75c 40 122.2 22 Fun offset2oc 30 62.2 11.5 RolylntUSlOc 38 61.7 14.5 Natßroad2sc 149 60.2 56 SFinanceWl99 16 60.0 6 LCOev 60 50.0 20 Metroplexsoc 58 45.0 18 LionTeckCsoc 52 33.3 13 WeePoh2oc 41.5 25.8 8.5 KianHolOc 35 25.0 7
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      TOP FALLS (¢)
      46 52 TOP FALLS Cent* Sea View 600 50 7.7 SPHForeign 2110 40 1.9 JurongEngWto2 45 25 35.7 GELife 1010 20 1.9 ICB 370 20 5.1 Ul Securities 69.5 15.5 18.2 ClipsalWl9B 100 15 13.0 ABRHldgssc 117 13 10.0 Keppel Landsoc 232 13 5.3 DBS 1030 10 1.0
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      TOP FALLS (%)
      48 52 TOP FALLS Centi JurongEngWto2 45 35.7 25 Broadway 20c 11 31.3 5 SChancelOc 13.5 28.9 5.5 Liang Court Wl 5.5 26.7 2 Ul Securities 69.5 18.2 15.5 ClipsalWT9B 100 13.0 15 MetroptexTSß 3.5 12.5 0.5 IGBCorpnTSR 4 11.1 0.5 LmdeJacobWo2 50 10.7 6 M Resources 38.5 10.5 4.5
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      Lock icon SES market cap down 15% to $218b
      525 52  - SES market cap down 15% to $218 b Jean Chia Only 33 firms worth over $lb By SOME chief executive officers (CEOs) out there had little to toast to on New Year's Eve last night, as their companies are valued 15 per cent less on the stock market from a
      ENRIQUE SORIANO; RAYMOND LEE  -  525 words
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      Lock icon Thai and KL indices more than halved
      227 52 ILL winds blew across Asian financial markets last year, leaving m their wake bruised and battered stock markets, and investors to nurse their wounds. The Thai market had the dubious honour of clocking m the largest fall, with the SET Index slumping 55
      RAYMOND LEE  -  227 words
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      Dual listings in financial sector will stay, for now
      341 52 THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is currently not reviewing the foreign shareholding limits of local banks and finance companies, putting paid to any plans these financial institutions may have to scrap their dual listings. In response to a query from
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      Big Four prime rate now at uniform 7%
      200 52 DBS Bank and Tat Lee Bank (TLB) have raised their prime rates by half a percentage point, mirroring similar moves made by other major banks earlier this week DBS Bank, one of Singapore's Big Four banks, said it would raise its prime
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES Life!
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      8 1 THE STRAITS TIMES Life! THURSDAY JANUARY 1, 1998
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        Lock icon How to survive the crunch
        278 2  -  JANET HO BUCKLE UP FOR A ROUGH YEAR AHEAD GROW vegetables instead of flowers, says Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Sen Anwar Ibrahim. He is planting vegetables m his backyard to stress the need to slash expenses as the country tackles its economic crisis. You
        LIM SIN THAI  -  278 words
      • Article
        Money: Stay liquid
        350 2 m\\ ANDREW TAN, branch manager with DBS Bank: •*OU would want to sleep well about your oxmey matters next year m view of ecooftnic uncertainties. Unless you can spare 46ne cash for investments with moderate fesks, you may want to stay liquid, to minirfiise unforeseen cashflow problems.
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        Hotel bills: Watch out for invisible charges
        276 2 MR WILLY OPTEKAMP, general manager of Conrad International Centennial Singapore: "MOST people think that room charges are the heftiest part of hotel bills. They forget about the 'invisible' charges that they chalk up, the longer they stay m a hotel. So, when I
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        Cars: Shop around for best insurance deal
        188 2 AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION OF SINGAPORE: READ up on your car. Read your car manual to know the car well and avoid unnecessary breakdowns. ■Do not workshop-hop. Stick to one mechanic who will keep records and ensure that parts are changed according to running hours.
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        Lock icon Food: Buy from cheap markets, have reunion dinner at home
        465 3 BUCKLE UP FOR A ROUGH YEAR AHEAD MS VIOLET OON of Violet Oon Consultants, a food and public relations consultancy: BE PRICE-SAWY. "I track food prices m newspaper supermarket advertisements and jot down unit prices of food m a notebook.
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        Lock icon Case: Don't buy on impulse
        300 3 MR EDMUND BAKER, executive director of the Consumers Association of Singapore: "I AM a bad shopper. When I decide to buy something, I just leave the house with my shopping list, compare prices at a few shops and buy it straightaway. But there is one
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        Family owns condo but lives frugally
        689 4 MS GINNY TAN, 37, is a high-powered executive who used to eat expensive lunches and wear branded shoes to match her up-to-date wardrobe. These days, she walks around m a pair of branded black shoes, which has been re-soled and washed several times. They
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        $300 can feed six mouths
        351 4 IF IT ever comes to a crunch for you, take heart that you can get help from places such as churches and neighbourhood welfare organisations. A family of six can also eat on $300 a month. Madam Mary Tan (not her real name) and her
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        Just give us cold hard cash for good work
        1096 5 Viewpoint JanadasDevan SHOW Me The Money, ran a headline m this newspaper recently. I thought for a moment that it referred to a report of a heist m some dingy corner m Washington, DC. I was wrong, of course. The story
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        007: box-office killer
        126 5 HOLLYWOOD studio Met-ro-Goldwyn-Mayer on Tuesday said ticket sales of its new James Bond movie, Tomorrow Never Dies, have topped US$l4O million (Ss23B million) worldwide since opening 10 days ago. MGM called sales "better than expected." The studio said domestic box-office receipts total U5562.2 million to date, upper
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          Operafest to sing about the boy who wants more
          210 6 THE Operafest Children's Choir from Malaysia will be performing the musical about the boy who asked for more Oliver! this weekend at the Victoria Theatre. The troupe of children aged nine and above are no strangers to Singapore. They performed here
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          Dance group using Plastic to raise funds for its rehearsal space
          182 6 YOUNG dance group Dance Dimension Project will be moving into its own office and rehearsal space m Telok Ayer Performing Arts Centre next month, and it needs funds to renovate the place. You can help the group by buying
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          Let's play together, to help the kids
          102 6 THE Hwa Chong Junior College Alumni Band and Hwa Chong Alumni Association Symphonic Band join forces for the first time this Friday to present a concert m aid of Club Rainbow. The latter is a charitable organisation which has a mission to provide
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          Free sounds of Spanish guitar at East Coast Park
          106 6 BE THRILLED by the rhythms of the Spanish guitar at this Sunday's NACEsso Concert In The Park. Last heard at the Concert In The Park series' anniversary bash m November, featured band Bandolero's Fiesta comprises three musicians from Belgium Antonio Caffiero
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          A tour of Europe, anyone?
          89 6 THE Singapore Youth Choir has a busy and exciting year ahead, what with its participation m the Festival Of Arts, a tour of Europe and an upcoming collaboration with an international choir. If you are between 18 and 25 years old and would like to
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          Play Jackie Chan in Who Am I? and take part in a tourney
          303 6 TO FIGHT lions and leopards, is a mouse. est movie (right) sees him marooned m the African wilderness ana saved trom hungry animals by natives. It opens here on Jan 22. But fans who cannot wait till
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        dare to glare
        315 8  - dare to glare CAT ONG Why? Because the new year will be bright and brighter. So goodbye, dark ages. Hello, cherry, lime, peach and lemon. IT'S no longer black to the future for 1998. Now that fashion designers have gone mad about hue for the spring/summer season, you can go
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        Lock icon Neglect humbles ancient glories
        1119 10 China's cultural heritage is m danger as the Forbidden City, the Great Wall and old buildings lose their fight against revolution, population and progress Over the years, peasants have stripped countless bricks from the Great Wall to build homes, outhouses and pigpens THE Forbidden City is
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        WIT & HUMOUR FROM ANCIENT CHINA
        130 10 WIT HUMOUR FROM ANCIENT CHINA THE groove at the median line on one's upper lip is called the philtrum. One day, at a grand feast with his ministers, Emperor Wu Di of the Han dynasty (206 BC AD 220) said: "A book of physiognomy says that if a man's philtrum
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          98 10 IF YOU think the famous bazaars such as those m Geylang Serai and Bussorah Street are too crowded, then you should consider getting those mouth-water-ing kuih and other dishes at other venues. For instance, you can visit the Al-Muttaqin Mosque m Ang
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          128 10 ABOUT 40 orphans rrom the Rumah Barkat orphanage m Johor Baru will get a taste of life m Singapore during Ramadan. The children, aged between six and 12, will be hosted by 20 foster parents during their two-day stay here. TJie foster parent scheme was
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          69 10 THE Aidilfitri charity boxes are now placed at all five outlets Joo Chiat Complex, Targong Katong Complex, City Plaza, Perses Bazaar and Eastpoint at Simei. Next week, the new office of the charity's secretariat at the Geylang Serai Malay Village will be opened officially by the Minister
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          43 10 If you have any event that is of interest to the Malay community, write to Malay Community Newsflash, 390 Kirn Seng Road, Times House, Singapore *****5, or fax: 734-6301, at least a week before the event. Please state your name and contact number.
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          95 10 THE Association of Muslim Professionals (AMP) will be hosting a breaking of fast for 100 donors and businessmen who have contributed towards the Madrasah Aljunied Rebuilding Fund. The event, which is to be held at the Sultan Mosque this Sunday, is one of a series of
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        672 2 WE ARE CLOSED today. Busi- ness will resume on 29/12/97, call us at: Signature Employment Tel: i *****05. (Agency no. C*****2Z) $888 INDON., BBSS Filipino. Video selection. From our own training centres. Call 339-0220, Kokusai. (Agency No. C*****1J). 1 HARDWORKING INDON. good et babysit/ elderly/ housework for immed. tranafar. Max
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        669 2 158 Garage Sales GARAGE SALEI COMPUTER System AT4B6DX $150, AT3B6 $60. Harddisk 1.2G8 $130/ 1.7G8. $150/ 2.5G8. $190/ 3.2G8, $230/ 4 3GB. $300, New plain paper fax $450. keyboard $5, used SVGA monitor $80, Pentium m/board $50, 30pm 4MB SIMM RAM $30. 16MB EDO $35, casing $15, power supply $10,
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        1241 2 239 Packing Storage/ Delivery/ Removal HONG HENG TRANSPORT 30ft Box Lorry, House/ Office removel boxes for sala. Reasonable fee. Free quotation *****80 Day/Night TSL TRANSPORT SPECIALISES m hse/ office removel, packing, storage disposal svs Free quote 6 carton Call *****00/ *****077 A BUDGET PRICE. Immed. ser vice. House/ office removel
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        865 3 I Wk SBS 'I Hfl *9fl i arMWfe Wt^^rn* W______l__l^___H___P^- Z-^mmmmm-^amam/^m I -T 11 m 318 KBHCIIFcSBiT" 1 JlB_J^cHJo jßU_ 318 K.nci. Fo, Se.e 318 Kenci. Fo, Sb= 318 Kbhcl. Fo, S.= 318 K.nci. Fo, 8.5= 318 K.nci. Fo, B,^ 318 K.ncil For S.i^ 318 K.ncil For Sale 318 Kanci.
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        630 3 309 Daewoo For Sale i 309 Daewoo For Sale 309 Daewoo For Sale 309 Daewoo For Sale I A NEW YEAR PRESENT FROM DAEWOO INCLUSIVE OF COE* It's a gift! A new Daewoo ___-^J^^^ Leganza- a festrve season offer /jtfljH that's unbeatable. AZg J^S. ________^mwiiiim#//-^______- S^* m Beautifully styled with
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        601 3 316 Honda For Sala DIAMOND 3TAR CREDIT offer deposit $3.8K only driveawayl '83 Honda Accord I.6EX, COE 4/2002, power steering/ windows, new paint, s/rims. A1 engine, full accessories, mthly. $507 x 48 months. Free transfer/ servicing. *****33 Lot 23 Kaki Bukit Carman A DESIGNER'S 'SO model Civic I.SGL (auto). 2K
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        430 3 316 Honda For Sale 1/-90 ACCORD 1.8. Auto. 2 owners. S/rims. Well kept. PARF. $29,300. Maroon. Call *****707. 1/-92 ESi AUTO. Leather seats. CD/ Hifi. S/rims. Full body kit. $58,500 neg. Pg: *****767, Owner irS7 CIVIC EXI. Manual. CD player. Power steering/ windows. Highest offer secures. 9627-0797 IVB9 ACCORD 1.9
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        421 3 317 Hyundai For Sala 1 OWNER '93 Elantra auto. Sporty look. Full accessories. Asking $49,500. *****003/ *****862 12/88 STELLAR 1.6G3L auto. No repairs needed. New road tax. $15.5K 0.n.0. Owner 9-*****39. 2 UNITS. '94 Elantra I.6GLSL Auto. 1 owner. Alarm. CD. S/ rime. Well maintained. $64,800. *****29 7/93 ELANTRA 1.6
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        776 3 324 Mazda For Sale~ 1 OWNER 3/98, 6/93 7/92 Mazda 626. 2 Oi 5-drs. Auto. Hatch I back. Full accessories. Seldom used. Accident free. *****21 6/93 FAMILI 323. 1.3. $55,800. 4.-92 Mazda 626. 2 0 Auto $62,800. 6/96 Famili 323. I.6GLXi. $82,800 1 owner. Lot 59 Kallang Auto Ctr. SELLING
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        1210 3 325 Mercedes For Sale 325 Mercedes For Sale Jxr^ \^y without coe JA_\ I g- Class I B_ P__Nl \lli» <:■<-«■ 1 1 I Ma* I.XI jW mU SKI We Strive To Serve You Better H UI *mmmT<^ 7 UPP BtUt CO<Ut M S >* SS223 I 328 Nissan For
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        734 3 332 Peugeot For Sale SSB.9K. 1/93 PEUGEOT 405. 4- dr. 1.6. Auto. 5 speed. PARF $18K. 2 owners Tax 6/96 Ist. payment j $8500 ($915 x 1-6 yrs). Lot 72 Kai- I lang Auto. Hurryl Offer 3 days 111 _R____L__J_____________P I j lß_j 333 Porsche For Sala '96 928 GTS.
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        734 3 337 Rover For Sala 2 UNITS: 1 owner "96 Rover 416SLi 5-door. Tip top condition. Asking $99,000. Tel: *****93. 2/96 ROVER 416 HHR. 5-dr Silver Accident free. Asking $96K neg No agts Pg *****919 Tan. 2/96 ROVER 416 HHR sdr Silver Accident free. Asking $95K neg. Pg: 9231-0919 3/83 416G51
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        1459 4 332 P,uo,ot For Sal, 332 P.uuaot For Sal, 332 P.uoaot For Sal. 332 P.ugeot For Sal, 332 P.ug.ot For Sal, 332 P.ug,ot For Sal. 332 P.ug,ot For I^7 332 P,ug,ot Forl^T 332 P,ug,ot ForlSl? 332 P,ug,ot For Sal. THE CATEGORY 3 COE SHOCKER IS OLD NEWS. HERE'S THE SCOOP ON
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        256 4 356 Off Peak Cars A BEST OFFER/ SELL All Used Cars Weekend/ Offpeek Cars Hq: Lot 7 Kallang Auto Ctr Miss Ng (Bam 11pm) Br Lot 8 Kaki Bt Carmart A HIGHEST OFFER/ SELL ALL WEEKEND/ OFF PEAK CARS *****05 from B.ooam. 11 pm. Contact Richard AB MOTORING Lot 41
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        397 4 379 Registration Numbers NUMBER PLATES FOR sale. STOBIOZ/ SCG4S67H. Interested buyers please pg 9-*****68 381 Scrap Vehicle* ALL BRANO CARS export Marcedes. Jaguar. BMW. Volvo. Ricky Tay *****18/ *****19 24 hrs. ALL HIGH PRICE. PARF. scrap/ SZ/ *<_' plate/ used/ COE rebate Kwok 250-5963/ 250-1142 24-hr. ATTRACTIVE CASH FOR all
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        479 4 J 383 Vehiclas Wanted" CASH ON THE spot! Highest offer m town for all vehiclesl No gimmicks! Call Vincent *****300 HIGHEST OFFER FOR any used car. With/ without COE. Cash paymentl *****19/ 9700-7883. 24-hrs. HIGHEST OFFER FOR any made/ model. IOOOcc 2000 cc. Cash payment. Tel. 9683-1767/ 9522-4284 URGENTLY WANTED
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        1106 4 402 DOl-O8 City ft SouthWest PTE APTS Rant ABSOLUTELY VALUE FOR Mon ey. Parkview Condo. 4+l. F/furn. Near Japanese/ Int'l Sch Only $3200. Henry Butcher *****660 BLK. S. WESTPEAK Condo. 3+l bdrms. Fully furnished. #07 01 Facing pool. Immed. Pg. *****475 D.02 ASIA GDN. 1605 sq ft. 3+l rm. Sea
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        278 4 1 404 DOS- 10 Orchard/ Tanglin/ Holland PTE APTS Rant D.OS EURO-ASM CT. 5-Star fur j nishings. 3+l Designer's decor. Absolute beauty. Gdn. view. Coey, i quiet, pool, gym. Jim *****327 LV FURNISHED D.OS KELLOCK LODGE. Opp I Valley Park. Brand new. 1238 sq ft 3 rooms. Face pool/ city.
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        967 5 I PROPFRTTFC. mma m i >^______, ___g_T am a. I3___l.ei.__. Il\ll\J I I r Imm jIV I |Xj|mm J JLJglHf»frJP,l__ 1-^l^ **t*fQfcA^r* -J koF^l _W__ I -''"WWf am bb**.-. r iT- tv 404 DO9-10 Orchard/ Tanglin/ Holland PTE APTS Rant D.OS RIVER VALLEY Rd. Newly renovated. F/furn. Near MRT. Immed.
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        918 5 410 Dl 5 16 East Coast PTE APTS Rant I D.IB THE SUMMIT. 1250 sq.ft. 3+l rooms. Sea view. F/furn Only $3600 CL: 9596-3169 Francis. FERNWOOO/ PARBURY/ To. Ria. Changi Ct. 2/ 3 rms. Melville 3+l rm. Furn/ unfurn. 9516-3130 AMB MANDARIN GDNS. BEAUTIFUL designer decor. Pool view. Rent neg.
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        940 5 422 HUDC/ HDB Apts For Rant ACT FASTI HOB RENTAL 1 rm. 1 hall Chai Chee $900 1 rm. 1 hall Boon Lay $800 1 rm. 1 hall Potong Pasir $900 1 rm. 1 hall Hougang $900 2 rm. 1 hall Sarangoon $1.2K 2 rm. 1 hall Bt. Batok $1.3K
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        850 5 426 Rooms For Rant WIDEST RANGE OF HDB/ pte. rooms available m all areas. Fully furnished. Good fh efficient service. Call 273-4333 FTR (24hrs) AIRCON. RM. FOR rent, f/furn. at Stirling Rd., near MRT/ amenities. Ladies preferred. Pg. *****-066 ARE YOU LOOKING for a room? Pis call Aminah at *****82/
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        578 5 465 017-18 Changi/ 465 017-18 Changi/ 465 D l 7- 18 Changi/ 465 017-18 Changi/ 465 D l 7- 18 Changi/ 465 Dl 7-18 Changi Pasir Ris Paair Ris Pasir Ris Pasir Ris Pasir Ris Pasir Ris HOUSES Sale HOUSES Sala HOUSES Sale HOUSES Sale HOUSES Sale HOUSES Sala The
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        531 5 446 DO9 10 Orchard/ Tanglin/ Holland PTE APTS Sala D.OS MIBAOE TWR. New. Studio. 570 sq.ft. Very high flr. Facilities. F'hold. Pg. Jan *****820 ERA D.OS MIBAOE TWR. New. 1744 sq.ft. 4+l. F'hold. Greet World City. $950 psf. Jan *****820 ERA 0.08 VALLEY PARK. Brand new 3+l, 1615 sq.ft., split
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        523 5 451 Dll &21 Newton/ Bt Timah/ Clementi PTE APTS Sala D.ll MAND ALA V MANS. 2050 sq.ft. 4+l. Nice layout. Quiet. F'hold. *****229/ *****269 Agt. D.21 CLEMENTI PK. 1958 sq.ft. 3+l. Well renoveted. Shuttle bus to MRT. $1.2 M. Pg: 9-*****59 0W D 21 HIGHGATE CONOO. 3-rms. 1227 sq.ft. F'hold.
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        529 5 460 Dl 5-16 East Coast HOUSES Sala OPEN HOUSE IPBK3PM NO. 20 EVERGREEN AVENUE (Opposite Bayshore) Ramaiitoar wall a oaer m mtitd that a GOOD PROPERTY Is HARD TO FINDI 2/storey semi-d, renovated ($lBOK| Big land 3300 sq.ft. (3 toilets) Can park 3 cars F'hold, 100% quiet windy Great location
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        477 5 461 01 5-16 East Coast PTE APTS Solo MMMMMMMMMM wWßWMwbwwwtfw 1-5 yrs :5.75% pji 6-10 yrs :6.00%*p.a 11-35 yrs :6.25%'p.a THE BAYSHORE. TWR 28. 1348 sq.ft. with large balcony. 3+l. High flr. Full saa view. Motivated seller Pts. call *****338 Eunice. CHAPEL/ KATOMO. (FEW units). 1120 1955 sq.ft F'hold. Foreigners
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        530 5 0.1 7 TERRACE-LIKE 3-STOREY townhouse. 999 yrs. 3+l. 1963 sq.ft. SI.OSM. Pg. 9312-8523. NEW YEAR FANTASTIC offer Loyang Emerald. 2153/ 2562 sq.ft s+l Renovated. Pg. 9-*****73 466 Dl 7-18 Changi/. Pasir Ris PTE APTS Sala 4 ALMOST SOLDI VERY attractive price. Elias Green. Pool view. Nice decor. 1528 sq.ft. 3+l.
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        856 6 470 OIS-20 Serangoon/ 470 D l 9-20 Serangoon/ Thomson Thomson HOUSES Sala HOUSES Sale I New 2-storey semi-detached j r^__r^_H^_^ aft C l 3 016 I1 4+ rooms < L^B^^" fully aircon, auto gate Quality finishing, high ground. __r^^T___ Buildup above 2,Boo sq.ft w- \mkMMMMa Leasehold 999 years MUST SILL:
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        967 6 476 D 22-28 West North PTE APTS Sale D.28 SERENITY PK. 1313 sq.ft. Beautiful decor Full facilities. F'hold. Asking S9BOK 9607 .203 QOOO BUY GRANDE Vista. 1259 sq.ft. 3 rms. 999 yrs. Full facilities. Expensive decor Call 9-*****97 HILLVIEW PARK CONOO. P hold. 1348 sq.ft. 3+l rms. High floor. View
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        952 6 493 EP_ __f&___J___ 493 EP_ For Bato 493 HDB A rti For U 4 93 HDB A l*» For *»»3 HDB Apts For Sale 493 HDB Apts For Sale (Bedok/ Chai Chee) (BedoK/ Chai Chaa) (Bedok/ Chai Chaa) (Bedofc/ Chai Chee) (Bedok/ Chai Chee) (Bedok/ Chai Chee) I The Straits
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        674 6 494 HDB Apts For Sala (Bishan) How much does it cost to own a Biahan high flr. Exec, mais with 3+l bdrms. only 5 mins. walk to Junction 8/ MRT/ coffaeshop/ NTUC/ park/ schools? Valuation price 5597K Soiling price SB77K First cheque secures tha homal SOLE AGT BOBBY TAY BSO3BOBS
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        665 6 496 HDB Apts For Sala (Bukit Batok) ATTNI LOW CASH Bukit Batok Best Unrt 4 "A' Blk. 163 corner. Designer decor. Mkts. Almost sold. 8 "A' Blk. 110, comer. 5 mm. to mkt MRT/ pool. No cash. 3 'NO' Blk. 322. Well kept. MRT. 3 "A' Blk. 417 Renovated. Unblocked.
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        735 6 496 HDB Apts For Sale (Bukit Batok) 4 'B BLK. 514 Bt. Batok. Low flr. I Simple renovation. Early move m. I View to offer. 9-*****23 PACIFIC. 4 'S' CORNER with recess area. Bt Batok. Blk. 269. Mid flr. Unblocked. Pg: *****451 agent B 'A' BLK. 171/ 4 'NG' 233/
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        737 6 499 HDB Apts For Sala (Central/City) 3-RM OUTRAM HILL. High flr Aircon. Near MRT. Can contra. All races. Valuation SI3SK. Selling price neg. Owner *****76. 4 NG' DR. TO-DR. Blk. 41 Cambridge Rd. Mid-fir. Can contra. Move-in cond. Easy access to city. View to offer. Taiho 9600-2912 CHEAP PRICE 3-RM.
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        585 6 500 HDB Apts For Sala (Choa Chu Kang/ Bukit Panjang, B 'A' CCX Aye. 4. 134 sq.m. Big hall. 4 bdrms. Opp. Lot 1. MRT Marble. Valued. 9704-9263 agt. B T BLK. 410 Sauiana Rd Reno vated with recess area. Breezy Good views. Pg. 9595-1433 NR 8 'I' BLK. 248
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        1076 6 500 HDB Apts For Sale 500 HDB Apts For Sale (Choc Chu Kang/ (Choa Chu Kang/ Bukit Panjang) Bukit Panjang) ____~fl __P3_^_r^__ Neighbourhood lilll I Specialists I hank all clients for your kind support and wish all a Happy Prosperous 1998 WW _M Am Kelvin Ng Lucy Kwan Ronald Wong
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        914 6 504 HDB Apts For Sale (Hougang/ Serangoon/ Yio Chu Kang) ABSOLUTELY NO SLOCKING 4 'A* Blk 671. Can buy access area. Mid flr. Move-in cond. Opp. sch View to offer Taiho 9600-2912 ANY OFFERI 4 *S" Hougang Blk. 618/ 614. Corner, high flr Renovated. Near amenities Can contra. Urgentl Pg.
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        991 7 504 HOB Apts For Sala 504 HDB Apts For Sala iHougang/ (Hougang/ Serangoon/ Serangoon/ Yio Chu Kang) Yio Chu Kang) M W^^^M BEST WISHES TV AiaLAIYCUENTS. WML »1 ASSOCIATES AND ERI ENDS A HEAITHY W^> JM AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR. I^^^^mf THANK YOL VERY Ml 'CH EOR £^V YOUR KIND
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        1015 7 505 HDB Apts For Sals (Jurong) EXEC. MAIS. CORNER. Blk. 558, Beautiful. 3 aircon. No blocking. Face pk. S44BK *****232 King EXEC. ISAM. BLK 405. Jurong W. South facing, amenities, sell SI3K below velue. 9509-4358 EXEC. MAM. SSS, 471. 558 Ren ovated SSOK m '94. Beautiful Apt. 829. Sell below
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        755 7 SlO HDB Apts For Sala (Marine Parade) 4 T BLK. 76. Marina Dr. High flr. See view. Windy. Renoveted. 5 mins. to Parkway *****969 ERA 4 T BLK. 17. Merine Terrace. 5 mins. to the beach. Selling at valuation. Pg. *****434 ERA 4 'I' MAMNE Dr blk 63 Upgraded. Tastefully
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        1086 7 512 HDB Apts For Sala (Paair Ria/ Changi) COSY CORNER EXEC. Apt High flr. Unblock Face pk. Valued SS2BK. Sell $510* *****562 ERA EXEC. APT. PASM Ris Blk. 222, high flr. Renovated, move m. Valued 5639 K. Pg: 9516-3130 AMB EXEC. APT. BLK. 222 Pasir Ris 5 yrs. Short drive
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        1023 7 514 HDB Apts For Sala 514 HDB Apta For Sala (Tamplnaa/ Simai) j (Tamplnaa/ Simai) I ___P_r^___B_«M__B__^_______Bl __^Vt___l *VN BP IM -_P-^-*-^___ WISHING ALL CLIENT! M M FRIENDS ASSOCIATES W___^-^|« A PROSPEROUS AND T* 9 Of HAPPY NEW YEAR. -1 a_T THANK YOU FOR w 9 l^Mw YOUR SUPPORT. S4BOK
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        505 7 B 'I' ASKING 5365K Tampines corner, mid flr. Renovated, unblock, valued $392k *****929 CW 8 T AT bik. 489 C. 494 C, 862A, 804 Tampines. Corner. Recess. High flr. Below value. *****929 8 T AT corner blk 289 Tampines. Mid flr. Unblocked. Spacious. Low cash! 9304-9337 agt. 8 T BLK.
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        490 7 516 HDB Apts For Sala (Toa Payoh/ Potong Paair) S T CORNER Blk 246. Kirn Keat. Marble flr. Move m. Quiet. Near mktV sch shop. *****969 ERA B T CORNER Kirn Kest blk. 244 Unblocked. Low cash. Csn contra. MktV MRT/ amenities *****938 8-RM. ANY OFFERI Kirn Keat Aye. Blk.
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        496 7 SlB HDB Apts For Sala (Ylshun) YISHUN (LOW PRICEI CORNER 3-rm. 778, 744, 706, 165. 142, 111 4 "S' 800. 796. 395. 655. 246. 289 1 4 'A' 872. 867, 854, 838. 821, 809, 638, 435, 427. 409, 395. 354. 116 4 "NO' 750. 210. 147/2. 138/6, 125. 121. 4
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        565 7 518 HOB Apts For Sal* (Yishun) CHEAPI 8 T 760. 776. 715. 624. 332. 240, 232. 231. 873. 221, 257 657 MRT/ Northpoint. *****549 EXEC. APT. BLK. 328 #10 Un block 100% move m. Can contra. Urgent salel *****885 ERA EXEC. APT. CORNER blk 360. #08 Lift level Marble Move
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        542 7 518 HDB Apts For Sat* (Yishun) 4 'A' CORNER blk 362 High flr Bright It breezy Good layout Mins. to MRT/ park. LPS *****109 4 'A' CORNER blk 867. Low nax Renovated. Near central/ shops/ mktV MRT. Pg 9511 6949 SRS 4 'A' YISHUN Blk 401 Immed move m/ amenities/
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        1348 8 ga^— s==Bssam 881 Tours 581 Tours 581 Tours 881 Tours 581 Tours 581 Tours 581 Tours 581 Tours 581 Tours I ----------------b__s-____- l-Kl Mm>ii_k Jftiml-imf Pi'^K lliBi? l_J_lK^iy_^ ol Sfc-Mycoaaa -MNMli^^x *WT -SSI J__a_B| I suty mi 4- t uu hotaU 90* mamU inciuaiaA X »VJ^_rl_ II iTml mMWj/J[WW (-and
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        667 8 527 HUDC/HDB Apts Wanted (Rent/ Buy) I I, ALAN A Hong Kong PR need HOB fist 3/ 4/ 5 rms. mais. Good budget. Owners cell *****00. I, IVY (HK PR) need a flat m Jurong, Clementi or any West area urgently. Owners csll 565-4797 I. UNA URGENTLY looking for 3/
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        574 8 543 Warehouses/ Storsge Spece For Rent IND./ STORAOE SPACE Size 820 1860 sqft Genting Lane, 5242 sq.ft. Citimac *****88 Desmond TUAS OPEN SPACE, up to 8000 sq.m. $0.40 p.s.f. Immed. Eunos spece for takeover *****715 NBI 556 Properties m Malaysia/ Batam A FACTORY IS ready for immediate sale located m
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        503 8 612 IT Positions I 612 IT Positions An Animation Studio requires WEB PAGE DESIGNER CUM MULTI-MEDIA PROGRAMMER (Full-Timm) *> Diploma m Graphic/ Multi-media Speak and write good English and Mandarin Independent, preferably with Micromedia Director or Authorware and other relevant software Working experience not essential Foreigners/ fresh graduates are welcome
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        359 8 654 Technical Positions We are an established company dealing m all air -conditioning services urgently require: Must have knowledge on Autocadßl3/Rl2 Preferably ACMV bnowledge Fresh graduates may apply j Below 30 years old Singapore citizen or PR Female preferred Interested applicants, piease contact 482 8933 for an Interriew Bib 5090
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        438 8 703 Academic Courses AMERICAN DEGREE PROGRAMS by ths Americsn Academic Alliance Int'l Fashion Mar keting ft Mgmt. Int'l Business, Paralegal Studies, Health Information Mgmt. Interior design, Trsvel ft Tounsm. etc. Call 733-2961 for more information. 709 Commercial Courses LCCI BOOKKEEPING (ELEMENTARY/ Inter.) Classes conducted by quetified Accountents with meny yeers
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        585 8 736 Tuition SMALL GROUP TUITION BY THE BEST CURRENT JC LECTURERS/ TOP SCHOOL TEACHERS Anybody can elaiml Before regieterlna. chock which echoole their teechere are from? Parent, mam welcome to view the numerowe write-upe ft recommendations on our centre by local newspapers. English/ Msths/ Physics/ Chemistry/ Chinese/ A/cs./ Econs/ GP
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        436 8 736 Tuition GET Al/ A* for Chinese. Call experienced bilingual grad. teachers I at 284-7615 (Pri. SmcJ JC) GREAT TUITION SERVICES. Avail at all levels ft dists. Pis. Pg: I *****557/ Tel: *****79 Manikam MASTER DEGREE CHINESE experienced Teecher. G'tee. pess 'A7 07 'N' level. Yong 241-9398 POST GRADUATE TUTOR
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        176 8 753 Cookery Instruction ENHANCE YOUR COOKING I Join Culinery Hobby Class. Baking ft Cooking taught by professionels. Cell 227 3777, 9am 9pm or voicemsil to find out menu for next few days, nesr Outram MRT 764 Fitness/ Sports Instruction NICO SWIM SCH. trsins hydrophobes asthmatics for all ages st sny
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        109 8 When people want faat results, they call CATS 1800-*****66 818 Lost FEMALE BEIGE MALTESE: Joy. 18 yrs. old, lost on 29/12/94 st around 3 4pm around Da Silva Lane. Dog has 4 tumours m her stomach. Being treated for Arthritis heart problems et Edmond Tan Veterinary Surgery. If found pis.
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