The Straits Times, 4 January 1998

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    12 1 The Sunday Times No: 3204 65 CENTS MITA(P) 113/12/97 JANUARY 4, 1998
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    Lock icon Over 400 people killed in Algeria massacre
    499 1 Over 400 people killed in Algeria massacre PARIS Four hundred and twelve people, including many women and children, were massacred by unidentified attackers in Algeria's western region of Relizane on Tuesday night, French radio reported yesterday. If confirmed, it will be one of the worst massacres in Algeria since the
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    Free funerals for poor Thais
    91 1 BANGKOK The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (MBA) will provide free funerals for poor Thais as part of the Chuay Thai (Thais Help Thais) scheme to help the less fortunate during the current economic crisis, city officials said yesterday. Low-income families would now be able to save
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    Lock icon 3 foreign workers die in fire
    395 1  -  Jasbir Singh By ANOTHER pre-war shophouse caught fire early yesterday, killing three Bangladeshi workers. This is the second time in less than two months that foreign workers have died in a shophouse blaze. On Nov 15, four Malaysians were killed in a Jalan Besar
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    All the help you need on one number —1800-*****34
    557 1  - All the help you need on one number 1800-*****34 Chua Lee Hong By NEED help getting a job? Or looking after your young children or aged parents? Having problems paying your hospital biMs? Or even your rent and utility bills? Then the number to call, toll-free, is 1-800-344-1234. This is
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    Lock icon Like a pack of cards...
    53 1 Like a pack of cards Picture by See Page 20 Office manager Mary Tan watched in horror as her neighbour's retaining wall collapsed into her backyard yesterday afternoon. Hers was one of five terrace houses at Mount Sinai View affected when a 2-km long concrete retaining wall collapsed after a
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      The story of two runaways
      95 2 They are runaway teenagers who sometimes stay away for more than six months at a stretch. And unknown to their parents, they work as prostitutes and lounge hostesses or became easy pickups. Their numbers are growing. Recently, The Straits Times reported that social workers and
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      After a beer, she awoke naked
      618 2 hjck VANI could not help but be impressed when she met the suave and handsome 29-year-old businessman she was, after all, just 14 years old and he had said he 'I was jealous of him. I really wanted her love but she told me
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      Lock icon She serviced three men a night
      638 2 knmkhkhk WHEN Michelle (not her real name) was 14, she was already having sex up to three times a night, with different men for money. The persistent 1 worked from 2 to 5 am. I would get three customers a night. Once, on a
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      It's good for you, he says...
      748 3  - It's good for you, he says Wong Chee Meng Kao Chen Crab shell pills for $650, magnetic mattress for $1 ,700, pain-relief plasters for $10 By and "ARE you happy?" shouted the sales presenter. "Do you want to buy?" "Yes," roared the audience of mostly old people, waving $10 notes
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      Lock icon ... and they pay hundreds of $$$
      282 3 and they pay hundreds of ARE crab shell pills worth $1,000 for 540 or even at a "special price" of $650 for 540? Mr Saito Hiroshi. general manager of Honest Happy Pte Ltd thinks they are. He told the sales rally that what he calls "kaitosan". the active ingredient in
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      Lock icon Second attack made on UN offices in Baghdad
      296 3 BAGHDAD Two rocket propelled grenades were fired on Friday at the headquarters of the United Nations in Baghdad in the second attack on its offices in three months, but there were no reports of casualties, a UN official said yesterday. "There has
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon British minister tells of shock and pain over son's alleged drug-dealing
      681 4 British minister tells of shock and pain over son's alleged drug-dealing 'Being a parent means giving love and support and when it's necessary confronting children with their wrongdoing. When a child does wrong, I believe it to be the duty of a parent to act promptly. That is what I
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      GLOOMY DAYS FOR A BRIGHT STAR
      182 4 LONDON Christmas and New Year have been a miserable time for William Straw, despite receiving the offer of a place at Oxford University on Christmas Eve the day on which The Mirror newspaper published allegations about his involvement with drugs. By then, The Times
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      Lock icon Daytime army patrols to return to Belfast after spate of killings
      391 4 BELFAST Britain will reinstate daytime army patrols here after a spate of killings which threatened Northern Ireland's peace process, according to the minister responsible for the province, Ms Mo Mowlam. Speaking after crisis talks with police chief Ronnie Flanagan,
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      Lock icon Rome's wards have Bonn worried
      90 6 THESE Kurdish refugees peering out from the entrance of the Regina Pacis charitable institute in San Foca, southern Italy, were among 225 illegal immigrants brought here safely after their vessel was intercepted off the southern coast last Tuesday The upsurge in arrivals of Kurds has
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      Lock icon Italy braced for more boatloads of Kurds seeking political asylum
      411 6 ROME Italy, which has picked up more than 1,200 immigrants in the past week, is bracing itself for the arrival of 1,300 more, as coastguards and a pro-Kurdish news agency in Turkey said other ships were on their way. A
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      Lock icon US balloonist Fossett reaches Britain in record time
      238 6 ST LOUIS (Missouri) American balloonist Steve Fossett soared over England on Friday in what may be record time for a balloon crossing of the Atlantic but problems lay ahead for the millionaire adventurer. His balloon had glided across a path north of
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      Lock icon Miniature marvel
      100 6 RETIRED engineer Rudolf Baron displaying his miniature precision-built steam generator in Munich on Friday. The 81 -year-old, who spent 250 hours fashioning the tiny parts from brass and assembling them, hopes to get his creation into the Guinness Book Of Records. The engine has a 3-mm piston and
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      Lock icon Smoking the leading cause of fatal fires in US
      458 8 Tobacco firms 'snuffing out efforts' to make cigarettes safer LOS ANGELES Smoking is considered the leading preventable cause of death in the United States. But it is less widely known that cigarettes are also the leading cause of fatal fires, responsible
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      Lock icon Strong winds wreak havoc in France
      51 8 picture. WORKERS clearing a road in Redon, western France, on Friday, after strong winds struck Brittany overnight. Trees were uprooted and rooftops and chimneys sent flying in areas across western Brittany, where emergency services reported power cuts, traffic chaos and delays in rail services.
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      Lock icon Cold spell claims another 6 lives in two days
      120 8 In Bangladesh DHAKA— Bitter cold sweeping Bangladesh has claimed six lives in the past two days, pushing the nationwide toll to 44, reports said here yesterday. The six new deaths were reported from the north-western Dinajpur district, in the foothills of
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      Lock icon Slow appointments to US Bench hurting justice system, says CJ
      368 8 Slow appointments to US Bench hurting justice system, says C J WASHINGTON What started as partisan bickering over US judicial appointments has gone up to the Supreme Court, whose Chief Justice now says that the quality of the country's justice system is in jeopardy. While some legal specialists applauded Chief
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      Lock icon Karpov takes first game in World Chess finals against Anand
      286 10 LAUSANNE International Chess Federation (Fide) champion Anatoly Karpov played an edgy, sacrificial game to beat his Indian challenger Viswanathan Anand with white on Friday in the first contest of their scheduled six-game match. Anand, 28, replied to Karpov's queen-pawn opening
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      Lock icon What's in a name? Almost anything goes in Egypt
      451 10 Some newborns are named after: ANIMALS: Fil (elephant), Deek (rooster) and Kalb (dog). BREWS: Kawha (coffee) and Shay (Tea). NEWSPAPERS: Al-Ahram. Al-Gomhuriya and Al-Wafd. THINGS: Chanta (bag), Marwaha (fan) and Hizam (belt). MONEY: Guinea (pound) and Bariza (10 piasters). FAMOUS PEOPLE:
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    • DATELINE ASIA
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        A star abroad, an unknown at home
        68 10  - A star abroad, an unknown at home BRENDAN PEREIRA MALAYSIA: The latest Bond girl, Malaysian Michelle Yeoh (above), has become a familiar face around the world, but not in her home country, it appears. In a recent interview, the 34-year-old actress said: "When I landed at the airport, I realised
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        Suharto scores a first with Japanese business daily
        121 10  -  KWAN WENG KIN JAPAN: Indonesia's President Suharto has the honour of being the first personality to be featured this year in Japan's leading business daily, the Ninon Keizai Shimbun, in a regular column penned by famous people. The honour is doubly significant
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        Socialite Arenas taking another shot at politics
        97 10  -  LUZBAGUIORO PHILIPPINES: Socialite Rosemarie "Baby" Arenas (above) is taking another stab at politics. The irrepressible Arenas, who lost in the senatorial elections three years ago, has indicated that she wanted to run for the post of mayor of the central business district of
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        Novels so good you can film a TV serial right off them
        113 10  -  MARY KWANG CHINA: Hotelier and crime writer Lu Haiyans novels are said to be so well-written that film directors say they could dispense with a script and film a television serial right off his books. Shanghai Television paid
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        Philippine presidential hopefuls turn to feng-shui
        110 10  -  LUZ BAGUIORO PHILIPPINES: Now that newspaper publishers have agreed to ban self-serving press statements on popularity ratings, presidential hopefuls have taken another tack quoting seers andfeng-shui experts. Newsrooms last week were surprised to get a statement from Mr Renato de Villa's camp, quoting afeng-shiii
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        Lock icon TROOPS BLOWN UP
        54 12 Thirteen Indian soldiers were killed after their vehicle hit a landmine laid by separatist guerillas in the eastern state of Manipur, officials said yesterday. Eight other soldiers were wounded seriously late on Friday at Shaniung, a village about 100 km south of the state capital Imphal, an
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        Lock icon MIR BACK ON TRACK
        80 12 Cosmo- nauts have replaced a faulty component of the Mir space station's main computer which broke down early on Friday, the space-flight ground-control centre (TSOUP) said overnight, Itar-Tass report ed. The breakdown had caused the orbital station's solar panels to swing away from the sun, thereby
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        Lock icon DEATH ON LIVE SHOW
        77 12 A gunman burst into a Brazilian radio stu--1 dio and shot to death a presenter during a live show on New Year's Eve, police said on Friday. Mr Antario Teodoro Filho, who was alI so a local politician, died on the spot after being hit by
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        Lock icon BROGUE COPS
        94 12 Police officers I fired from Argentina's largest force, the f Buenos Aires Province Police, were the I main suspects in two attacks on Jewish t cemeteries on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve, officials said on Friday. Mr Eduardo Duhalde, governor of the I province where the attacks
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        Lock icon U.S. OFFERS LASER DATA
        100 12 The United States has proposed sharing I with Russia information on lasers shot in space, to avoid damaging or interfering with orbiting satellites, a White House official said on Friday. In talks with Russian officials in Washington last month, the US sug- gested snaring the information
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        Lock icon TRAIN RAMS JEEP
        65 12 Eight people were tailed when a speeding passenger train rammed into a jeep in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, The Hindustan Times newspaper said yesterday. Four others were hurt in the accident near Champaran town, it said. The jeep was crossing a railway line when it
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        Lock icon FREAK CRASH
        98 12 I: Eight members of the same family were killed when two cars belonging to the family crashed i head-on in north-eastern Brazil on New Year's Day, police said on Friday. "It was a coincidence that the acci- dent involved cars of the same family, but they may have
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      Lock icon Ballots don't always stop the world's bullets
      762 12 Elections fail to resolve conflicts in many nations There is something called good governance of which elections are a part but not necessarily the first step.' Mr John Ruggie, a UN assistant secretary-general, who said elections were a simple definition of democracy that
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      Lock icon New York jaywalkers foil plan to ease traffic congestion
      274 12 picture. NEW YORK The Big Apple's pugnacious mayor, Mr Rudolph Giuliani, might have endeared himself to New Yorkers by pushing the crime rates down, but he nas also infuriated them by erecting pedestrian barricades at the city's busiest intersections. The barricades,
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      Lock icon Castro drops in on visiting US ocean-research vessel
      232 12 HAVANA Cuban President Fidel Castro has paid a surprise visit to an American ocean-research vessel making an unusual trip to the commu-nist-ruled Caribbean island. The R/V Seward Johnson, which is registered in Fort Pierce, Flonda, was moored at a protocol dock in
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      Lock icon South Africa hit by spate of jail breakouts
      640 13 South Africa hit by spate of jail breakouts More escape during year-end holiday season The people have had enough... The police must wake up. The government must wake up. People are demanding answers here and now/ Mandla Nxumalo, national coordinator (tf the South African Stop Child Abuse organisation. JOHANNESBURG "We
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      Lock icon SUN, SAND AND CHELSEA
      46 13 picture. US President Bill Clinton and wife Hillary playing with their new puppy, Buddy, in the surf on Friday during their weekend vacation with daughter, Chelsea, in Megan's Bay, St Thomas, US Virgin Islands. The Clintons will return to Washington today. AFP
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      Lock icon US judge orders drunk driver to move close to a liquor store
      109 13 CINCINNATI An Ohio judge has ordered a chronic drunk driver to move within easy walking distance of a liquor store or face jail. In a sentence meted out on Wednesday, Hillsboro Municipal Judge James Hapner ordered Dennis Cayse
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  • EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Over one million HK voters yet to sign up for first election under Chinese rule
      476 14 HONGKONG More than a million of Hongkong's eligible voters have shunned a high-profile campaign to register for the territory's first Legislative Council election under Chinese rule. The public put-down to Chief Executive Tung Chee Hwa's
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      Lock icon Divorce becoming more acceptable in Japan
      235 14 Divorce becoming more acceptable in Japan TOKYO More Japanese feel that divorce is acceptable and that it is all right for married couples not to have children, according to the results of a nationwide survey released by the Prime Minister's Office yesterday. The survey found that 54.2 per cent of
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      Lock icon Top HK official offers to quit over chicken fiasco
      596 14 Culling to check 'bird flu' described as disorganised' and unprofessional' 'I should take the blame because I was there. If my resignation is going to help solve the problem, then I will consider it.' Dr Lessie Wei, Director of Agriculture and
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      Lock icon Japanese fans at Jackie Chan display despite virus scare
      123 14 HONGKONG About 600 Japanese have flown to Hongkong to see an exhibition of their idol action star Jackie Chan apparently undeterred by the "bird flu" scare. While admiring the exhibition with her boyfriend, Ms Yukari Noda, 30, said she was not
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    • EASTASIARLE
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        59 15 Taiwanese Foreign Minister Jason Hu yesterBejjing's recent success in wooing South Africa away from the island's small group of diplomatic allies. He also said that Taipei was thinking about arranging a "damage-control" African tour by President Lee Teng-hui, while he would visit the continent tomorrow to preside over
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        30 15 The North Korean official media on Friday broadcast for the first time that Mr Kim Dae Jung had been elected President of South Korea, Radiopress reported Reuters yesterday.—
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        36 15 Choking deaths from eating rice traditional cakes on the first two days of the New Year have risen to 21 in Tokyo. The national daily Yomiuri Shimbun said most victims were senior citizens. Reuters
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        59 15 '.The Japan Communist Party JCP) was ready to restore links with Chinese communists if a 30-year dispute could be resolved, said a party leader in Tokyo yesterday. Relations between the two parties soured in 1966, when the late Chairman Mao Zedong scrapped an agreement with then JCP chairman
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        34 15 Ma- cau would be linked to China's southern boomtown of Zhuhai by a bridge before the Portuguese enclave reverted to Chinese rule next year, said the official Xinhua news agency. Reuters Xinhua
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      Lock icon Shopping for luck
      57 15 picture. SHOPPERS rushing for a "Lucky Bag" at the Matsuzakava department store in downtown Tokyo yesterday. The shop prepared some 2,000 bags containing 30,000 yen's (Ss6so) worth of goods each but sold at a third of the price, on the day when most major department stores resumed
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      Taipei shoot-out 'hero' under probe for fraud
      445 15 Officer who led police team accused of playing up his role TAIPEI A police officer accused of falsifying a report concerning the gunbattle last year between police and a malor kidnap-rape suspect has been referred for investigation on fraud charges. Mr Chang Yao-sheng,
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      183 15 SEOUL North Korea's top military officer has not been seen in public since Dec 8, spawning speculation in South Korea that something might have happened to him. Chief of Staff Kim Yong Chun of the Korean People's Army was last reported as appearing
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      349 16 BANGKOK Thailand planned to hold discussions with Malaysia on the increased terrorist activity in southern Thailand, senior officials said yesterday. The discussions would take place when Foreign Minister Surin Pitsuwan visited Malaysia tomorrow, they said. An aide to
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      Thai ministers to reveal tax payments
      102 16 BANGKOK Thai Cabinet ministers will have to disclose their income-tax payments as part of an effort by the authorities to eradicate political corruption, The Nation said yesterday. The Cabinet of Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai's two-month-old administration will be the first to undergo scrutiny, which
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      Habibie takes over top Golkar leadership post
      196 16 JAKARTA State Minister of Research and Technology B. J. Habibie has replaced Coordinating Minister for Production and Distribution Hartarto in a top Golkar leadership position. Dr Habibie assumed the position of executive chairman of Golkar's Patron Council on Thursday, The Indonesian Observer reported
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      30 16 Some want Ranariddh back in Cambodia Workers fixing a light to a sign supporting deposed Cambodian co-premier Ranariddh at his Funcinpec party head- Reuters quarters in Phnom Penh on Friday.
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      Lock icon ... but others are joining those opposing his return
      163 16 but others are joining those opposing his return PHNOM PENH A Cambodian students' group yesterday joined a growing chorus of calls from government supporters opposing the return to Cambodia of ousted co-pre-mier Norodom Ranariddh. Groups of state workers and several student and women's groups have issued statements in recent days
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        38 16 Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has said that she hopes the country's 50th year of independence would bring about better human rights. Today, Myanmar celebrates its 50th anniversary of independence from Britain. Reuters
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        53 16 A power cut left most of the main Philippine island of Luzon without electricity yesterday, the state-run National Power Corp said. Its president Alfredo Delgado, in an interview aired over radio stations, said that the outage occurred when a transformer in Laguna province, which lies just outside Ma-
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        61 16 A Philippine businessman, kidnapped by Muslim bandits last month, was rescued by a joint military and police team near the southern Iligan city yesterday. Mr Jacin to Pepi to was found in a hut in a forested area about 100 m away from a site in the town
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        HAJ GUIDES
        36 16 Indonesian students in Egypt are be. ing recruited as guides for Indonesian pilgrims during this year's' haj season. About 200,000 Indonesians are expected to perform the pilgrimage this year, The Indonesian Observer reported yesterday.
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        66 16 Five New Year revellers were killed and 1 1 others injured in a highway accident in eastern Thailand on Friday, according to a local press report yesterday. The accident occurred when a pick-up truck plunged into a ravine in Chanthaburi province. Police said the driver appeared to be
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      288 17 pictures. AMERICAN Vietnam War veteran Arthur Lee Guerrero is one of 56 middle-aged veterans from Vietnam and the United States, many of them disabled, who set off on New Year's Day on the Vietnam Challenge a 2,240-km bicycle ride
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      406 17 Call for nationwide cut in spending JAKARTA Indonesia's powerful military has urged the civilian and military sectors to trim their spending as it pledged its backing for the government in fighting the country's economic crisis. The official Antara news agency quoted
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      289 17 In Thailand BANGKOK Crime and mentalhealth problems are on the rise as a result of Thailand's economic crisis, reports said yesterday. The number of civil and criminal lawsuits increased by close to one third to 280,000 last year, with most of them related
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      270 17 In Vietnam HANOI Thousands of workers in Ho Chi Minh City have been laid off in the last three months due to business difficulties and the current financial crisis in South-east Asia, a report said yesterday. In the last quarter of 1997, thousands of
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  • MALAYSIA
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      Foreign workers will bear brunt of job losses
      397 18 KL's priority is to protect interests ol locals /Regional CRUNCH KUALA LUMPUR The Malay sian government has to come up with strict measures to protect the interests of local workers as an estimated one million jobs are expected *to be lost this
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      230 18 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's opposition yesterday urged the government to spell out its policy towards two million foreign workers after a deputy minister was quoted as saying half of them would have to be sent home due to an economic slowdown. Media reports
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      49 18 picture. These youngsters were tickled by the water jets from a iacuzzi tub during an exhibition held in conjunction with the "Buy Malaysia" campaign at the Mines Resort Citv in Kuala Lumpur on Friday. The made-in-Malaysia iacuzzi tub was Malay Mail among several local products on display.
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      331 18 PENANG The drive to promote locallymade products has been given a boost with the launching of the Malaysian Chinese Association's "Buy Malaysian campaign to help the government overcome the economic slowdown. MCA president Datuk Sen Dr Ling Liong Sik said the
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        No leave for holidays abroad
        48 18 ALL heads of government departments have been directed to reject applications from staff for annual leave for holidays abroad. The Star yesterday reported that the directive was aimed at further enforcing the government's austerity drive and to check the outflow of the ringgit.
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        Shops told to put up notices on curbs
        87 18 THE management of supermarkets, hypermarkets and retail shops in Johor Ba ru have again been told to put up notices to remind Singaporeans that they are only allowed to take out of the country a maximum of 2 kg per person of
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        More food items may be controlled
        82 18 FISH and vegetables may be gazetted as controlled items to prevent them from being smuggled to neighbouring countries, The Star reported yesterday. Deputy Agriculture Minister Mahmud Mansor was quoted as saying that the government might take such an action to ensure an adequate supply
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        Highway toll rates to be cut
        61 18 TOLL rates on all highways will be cut to ease the impact of the slowing economy, Works Minister Datuk Sen S. Samy Vellu has said. The Star yesterday quoted the minister as saying that among the highways affected would be the North-South Express way,
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        Farmers urged to grow vegetables in backyards
        59 18 SOME 60,000 farmers in Johor have been directed to start planting vegetables around their houses besides their farms to ensure more vegetables are produced for export. The Star yesterday quoted Johor Farmers' Organisation president Ibrahim Daud as saying that the vegetables could be
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      60 19 picture. MUSLIMS in Petaling Jaya can now have their religious tithes computed at temporary counters, such as this one, operated by the Selangor Religious Department. The counters, which will open throughout the fasting month of Ramadan, have been set up to make it more convenient
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      JB nightspots urged to close for Ramadan
      317 19 'Mark of respect' lor fasting month JOHOR BARU The Johor religious authorities want all entertainment outlets to be closed throughout the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan as a mark of respect for the holy month. A Malay-language daily, Berita Hanan Malaysia, said the
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      Singaporeans hurt when elephant rams car
      122 19 Singaporeans hurt when elephant rams car JOHOR BAKU A Singaporean family of three on holiday were injured when an elephant crossing the road rammed into their car. Berita Harian Malaysia reported that the accident took place on Thursday near the junction of Desaru and Teluk Ramunia trunk road at 7.45
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      Cholera outbreak in Sarawak claims two lives
      270 19 MIRI (Sarawak) A cholera outbreak here has so far claimed two lives over the past few days. Several people here had already been hospitalised and the health authorities had is- sued a warning to the public, The Star reported yesterday. Confirming the deaths,
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        114 19 A TWO- YEAR-OLD died of head injuries after falling off the bed in her Cameron Highlands home, Pahang state CID chief ACP Sulaiman Mahmud said in Kuantan yesterday. He said C. Vinodini was declared dead due to head injuries upon arrival at the Cameron Highlands
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        67 19 IVisiy,o*U io$o,oo4; when the money was stolen from his car boo state Criminal Investigation Department chief Supt Osman Bakar said yesterday. He said that the man ager had left his car in the carpark of a nearby hotel at Bayan Lepas at about 12.30 pm on Friday. He
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        64 19 Strong north-easterly winds are expected over the waters off the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia and Sarawak from 8 pm today till 10 am on Tuesday. The Meteorological Services headquarters, in a statement issued in Kuala Lumpur yesterday, said that the strong winds would cause rough sea with
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        51 19 Malaysia's petroleum resources can only meet the national requirement for another 20 to 30 years, said the country s Electricity and Gas Supply Depart ment yesterday. The reserves can sustain controlled production for the next 50 to 60 years, said the department's directorgeneral. Datuk Monamed Annas Mohamed Nor.
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        59 19 The state Fisheries Department in Kuala Terengganu hatched 49,230 turtle eggs in its turtlebreeding programme last year, Terengganu State Secretary Datuk Baharuddin Ismail said yesterday. Datuk Baharuddin, who is also the adviser to the turtle sanctuary, said that the figure represented a 115 per cent increase over the
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        67 19 Two Bangladeshi workers were killed when they were hit by a south-bound passenger train, about 100 m from the Seremban railway station, on Friday night. According to the Negri Sembilan state police, Mr Jalil Ayubali and Mr Mohamad Rahmod Ali, both 29, were believed to be
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        51 19 Sarawak state police confirmed yesterday that residents affected by the Christmas Day blast at the Shell middle distillate plant in Bintulu had lodged complaints with the police. The affected residents complained that some parts of their houses and shophouses were damaged during the explosion which hurt 12 people-
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      Lock icon Families move out after wall collapses
      519 20  -  Sharon Vasoo 'I heard a sharp crackling sound and all of a sudden the wall broke apart into three pieces.' By THREE families had to move out of their terrace houses yesterday after a 2-km retaining wall collapsed and crashed into their backyards in
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      'Even more important' to remember less fortunate in hard times
      285 20 bung Amal Aidilfitri (TAA) boxes at Joo Chiat Complex yesterday. He said: "If the concern is only for the individual, then we lose an important part of our tradition. Singapore has succeeded because it is a community that works together."
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      Health Ministry to air true stories of Aids cases on TV
      444 20 STARTING from today, the Health Ministry will be showing on television three truelife accounts of people here with Aids. Called From the Aids Files, each 15-minute story will be broadcast in English, Mandarin, Malay and Tamil over this month.
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      451 21  -  Investigators confident of finding black box as most of jet's tail found By Karamjit Kaur in Palembang THREE truckloads of debris, or about three times more than that recovered the first time around, have been recovered from the bed of the Musi River for investigations.
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      133 21 Dredging of the Musi River, which started on Wednesday night, has recovered human parts and large chunks of the SUkAir aircraft that crashed mysteriously on Dec 19 while cruising at 35,000 feet in clear weather. How the dredging works OThe clamps of the dredge are lowered
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      MPs' team leaving for Seoul
      112 21 THREE parliamentarians, led by Mr Goh Chee Wee (Boon Lay), will represent the Singapore Parliament at the four-day sixth annual meeting of the Asia- Pacific Parliamentary Forum in Seoul from Wednesday. The other two MPs in the team which is leaving on Tuesday and returning
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      Lock icon Administrator charged with embezzlement
      215 22 AN ADMINISTRATOR of an old folk's home was charged in a district court yesterday with embezzling $115,000 from donations collected for the home. Ng Chai Hoon, 36, is alleged to have taken the money between April and December last year, while she was working at the
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      Manager charged with tricking others into giving him watches
      435 22  -  Um Seng Jin By AN ASSISTANT manager of watch retailer The Hour Glass was yesterday charged with tricking his fellow managers into handing over 11 Rolex watches by lying that he had found buyers for the watches. Ng Cheng Kee, 30,
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      17-year-old girl jailed for stealing from her friend
      262 22 17-year-old girl jailed for stealing from her friend A GIRL of 17 stole an ATM card from a teenage student, withdrew $340 from the girl's POSBank account and spent the money. Siti Sa'adiah Ali was yesterday jailed for a total of four months. A district court heard that she also
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      He stole woman's handbag in a disco
      156 22 SHE was dancing happily in a disco with her husband when she saw a man stealing her handbag. Yesterday, the thief, hawker's assistant Tan Ti Lung, 21, was sentenced to a years jail for theft. He has three similar previous convictions. Secretary Adeline
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      Motorists find themselves in a jam ...
      665 23  - Motorists find themselves in a jam S. Tsering Bhal la Alison de Souza Opening of second link between Singapore and Malaysia and By But lorry drivers nave only praise for speedy crossing MOTORISTS from Singapore who set out on a fun drive to check out the second link found themselves
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      Many unsure where to get bus
      224 23 DAY-TRIPPERS who wanted to get a look at the new bridge turned up at the Tuas Checkpoint with little idea about how to go about catching the bus shuttle to Larkin in Johor. All that they knew was that there was a shuttle service.
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      Vehicles zip through Causeway as others try out second link
      370 23  -  Jasbir Singh By TRAFFIC flow at the Causeway went smoothly yesterday as many motorists heading for Malaysia decided to go via the new second link instead. Cars going through the Causeway at Woodlands zipped from checkpoint to checkpoint at both
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      Lock icon Some still not convinced about keeping seat-belt on all the time
      704 24  -  Wong Chee Meng Tan Shzr Ee UA jumbo jet hit by air turbulence last Sunday By and 'I thought that is what the light indicator is for. I do not remember airline crew reminding passengers to fasten seat-belts all
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      Lock icon Changi airport holds shop-and-win promotion
      348 24 PEOPLE who shop at Changi airport may get lucky and be rewarded with prizes worth more than $1 million including a BMW car, a cabin cruiser and a designer home entertainment system. The airport will hold a year-long shopping promotion from Tuesday to Dec 31
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      142 20 Moment of Truth Today, 8 pm, English, Premiere 12 Tomorrow, 10.30 pm, Mandarin, Channel 8 Tuesday, Jan 6, 9.30 pm, Malay. Prime 12 Friday, Jan 9, 6.30 pm, Tamil, Prime 12 Dear Diary Sunday, Jan 11,8 pm, English, Premiere 12 Monday, Jan 12, 10.30 pm, Mandarin, Channel 8 Tuesday, Jan
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      265 23 OR THE TUDOR INTERNATIONAL 1998 Watch them in action! It is an exacting contest of speed, will and overall control as combative participants vie for honours at The Tudor International 1998. Leading competitors include the men's world champion (Mistral-One Design), New Zealand's Aaron Mclntosh; ladies' world no. 2 (Mistral-One Design),
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  • MONEY
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      694 25  - SingTel bags 001 Tammy Tan By Branding of access code gives firm an edge over competitors '001 is almost a universal access code. And now, with the branding, it will make it even more difficult for the new operators to break into the market.' An Industry pundit. SINGAPORE Telecom has
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      Lock icon US stock market kicks off new year quietly, with solid gains in late rally
      330 25 SLOW START NEW YORK Wall Street started 1998 with solid gains, staging a late rally after digesting a key report that showed little inflationary pressures, but also raised some concern about prospects for economic growth. But
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      Lock icon Home-buyers face higher monthly repayments
      437 25  -  Edna Koh By HOME-BUYERS can expect to suffer a further dent to their wallets as the latest round of prime-rate increases to 7 per cent by the Big Four local banks translates into higher housing loan interest rates for them. A check with the branches
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  • OBITUARIES
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      435 26 DR TAN SWAN BENG Age: 58 passed away peacefully on Friday 2nd January 1998 leaving behind loved ones. (Father: Tan Kia Chew, deceased) Mother: Han Tock Eng Wife: Chan Lean Hong Sons: Daughter-in law: Dr Tan Yi Ryh Dr Cindy Yang Tan
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      44 26 STH ANNIVERSARY M. PAKIRISAMY Departed on 4/1/93 To us hit name will ever be The key that unlocks memory Of a dear one gone but cherished A beloved face we'll nvnr forget Alwaa* rtmtwbfd by your chiWc #n end loved omi
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      101 26 850 Deaths 850 Deaths EDDIE TAN SENG CHIAT Age 65 was called home to be with the Lord on 2nd January 1998, leaving behind loved ones. Wife Josephine Tan Sons Daughter-in-law Nicholas Tan Carolina Goh James Tan Daughter Evelyn Tan Adopted Brother Adopted Sister-in-law Tng Teng Chua Lim Thwee Kim
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      330 27  -  Malcolm Bastians By IPOH ROUND-UP FOUR-DIGIT DRAW Jan 3 1998 FIRST 2924 SECOND 4763 THIRD 2802 STARTERS 3856 3737 6926 6484 8419 6057 3263 4209 7504 9648 CONSOLATIONS 9256 2358 7461 0721 5435 2583 8498 4793 0026 8613 JOCKEY Saimee Jumaat, who has
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      531 28 NBA BASKETBALL NEW JERSEY The New York Knicks still have more fans, sell more jerseys and play in a more glamorous venue. The New Jersey Nets, however, have something better than that a future. Led by rookie Keith van Horn's 29 points,
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      208 28 The South African hurtled into a pine tree, but was fortunate to miss the trunk by about a metre and crash instead into branches. He suffered lacerations on his forehead and arms. The player was able to laugh on the incident on Friday, but admitted
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      276 28  -  Joe Dorai SOCCER By JURONG FC's new signing V. Sundramqorthy will have exLeeds United scorer Damien Henderson, 24, as his striking partner in the S League starting in April. Jurong coach Jimmy Pearson persuaded the 1.8--metre tall Henderson to accept the club's terms
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      207 28 HELEN Wills Moody, an eight-time Wimbledon champion whose name is evocative of tennis' elegant golden age, died on Thursday at Carmel Convalescent Hospital in California. She was 92. Nicknamed "Little Miss Poker Face" for her stoicism, Moody's record of 31 major titles
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      869 28  -  S. MURALI By SHORTCHANGED, that was how I felt after watching Vijay Singh win the Toyota World Matchplay Championship on television last weekend. While I was expecting to see a series of brilliant shots from the Fijian as he pulled the
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      574 30  - Hunting foreign talent can cost $15,000 or nothing S. Murali By SOCCER WOODLANDS Wellington is believed to have spent $15,000 doing it. Geylang United's bill is less than $100. And the end product is almost the same three new players scouted and signed. The art of scouting is becoming a
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        1957 2  - Will HK's aged be better off living in China? WANG HUI LING Based on running costs, as long as we have the money to build, it definitely makes sense to run homes in China. Mrs Johanna Arculli, chairman of Helping Hand's Building and Development sub-committee THE Portable Comprehensive Social Security
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        When tragedy helps heal a nation's cracks
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        Are UN issues being driven by US policies?
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        562 5 MANY managers of Pacific Rim mutual funds, which were among the worst performers of 1997, are putting their hopes in China and Hongkong shares this year, not yet daring to tread back into South-east Asia. Turmoil in Asian stock i markets began early
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        1217 6 Haifa year after the handover, most of the dire predictions about curbs on civil liberties in Hongkong have not materialised. Rather, the ailing economy has taken centrestage, especially with low tourist arrivals and the deadly 'bird flu* scare. Hongkong correspondent WANG HUIUNG examines
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        Asia to take lead by year 2025
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      560 14 150 Domestic Help Available SSSS INDON. MAN) for transfer New biodata. Just arrived. Free replacement 2 mths. Call Amsco *****36. Peninsula Plata #04-60. (Agency No. C *****1 Z) ACADU S2SO DtRECT Hire. Al so avail. Indo./ Filipino/ Sri Lankan*, experienced ft hardworking. *****22 (Agency No C*****1F) AM YOU LOOKING for
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      576 14 152 Domestic Help Wanted EXPAT 7 LOCAL FAMILIES need Maids with release paper* for transfer. No regn. feel. Biodata* from Philippine* welcome. Averise Agency Tel *****77. #04-56 Lucky Plaia. Agency no. C*****1F WORK 'MONO KONG'. Fast de ployment reliable friendly Filipino staff. Transfer maids available. Call Kally *****11 (Agency no.
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      428 14 160 Gold/ Pawn Tickets ABSOLUTELY HIGHEST PRICES offered all kind of Jewellery. Gold, Diamonds, Watches, Rolex. #03 75 Peoples Park Ctr Tel: *****11 166 Hearth Centres HOTEL ROYAL HEALTH Ctr. 36 Newton Rd. #03-12. Masseuse: Malaysia. China. Taiwan. $35 45 mins. Tel: 266-7338/ 254-3338 176 Private Investigators CALL KOKUSAI ISOO-*****01
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      550 14 209 Business Opportunities OWNER OF 12 seater bus I've a contract to fetch worker* from Re dhill to Tuas Pg. *****976. SeO PCS. AUSTRALIAN msde sun dresses for girls under 10. Bright colour*. Pg. 9546 4278 95% COMMISSION FOR experienced Real Estate Agents. Full of fice support. Call *****80 SR
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      757 14 239 Packing/ Storage/ Delivery/ Removal PICKUP 620. LORRY $30. Labour avail. *****10 (Bam- 11pm) 241 Phones/ Fexes/ Pagers/ Special Numbers WANTED/ BUY/ BELL/ upgrade GSM/ PCN 337/ 388/ 3810/ 8110/ 628/ 688/ 8700/ Startec retail no. new model Sintel/ M1 avail. #02 34 Peninsula Shpg. 338-1196. UNO 688. BRAVO Jazz
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      919 14 Lv.EiHUICiLlE'S^B^^m^j* 303 Audi For Sele 303 Audi For Sale B^B^ Test drive gSBIeR THE NEW AUDI TODAY. BBl^^^^^ai Lbßbw I .^BBBVBBaa.. j^ffojf'fi i eWE SInTj'oCKLEE B^^^^^L^^^^a^s^u^L|A^Xaj£avgfl 1 A Upftr Pwyj Lfltar nwd BBP^yy^^^HWlW|_Hß||Bl Tol: 202 BfiS 3 j 306 BMW For Sale 6/63 BMW 3184. 4-dr. Auto. Accident free. OMV
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      852 14 313 Ford For Sale 669,666. '94 NEAR. Telstar I.Bi GHIA. 4-dr. 5 speed. Auto. 16 valves. Twincam. 2 units. PARF $18K. 1 owner. Tax 2/98. Ist payment $10.9K ($lO9B x 1-6 yrs). Lot 72 Kallang Auto. Offer 2 days 1 OWNER. '64 Mondeo 2.0 F/auto. ABS. Part $20,308. Tax new.
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      989 14 316 Honda For Sale MID '62 CIVIC I.3GL. 4-door manual, new paint/ tax. Interior re I furbished. $14K. Loan avail. Trade-in welcome. Tel: 291-2002. (PARF $29* SCA' 10/ '9O Accord 2.0 EXi (auto). 4-dr. Fuel injection. Hifi, s/rims. Loan 3 yrs. avail./ beautiful cond. *****33 6BZ CIVIC 1.6 VTEC. Mupen
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      1034 14 317 Hyundai For Sala DIAMOND STAR CREDIT offer deposit $3.8K driveaway Mid 89 Hyundai Excel. 4-dr. New paint. New tax. $14,000. Loan IV> yrs. Trade-in welcome. Call *****33 Lot 23 Kaki Bukit Carman LIMITED EDITION SUNROOF i 2/95 Accent. 1/5 GLS. 1 owner S/nms. CD set. Tip top cond (also
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      911 14 324 Mazda For Sal* 1 OWNER VS7 Famili 1.6. Manual. ABS. Airbag. Under agent warranty. Brand new cond. Above $848K Pg. 9208-9043 Kenneth 'SI MAZDA ASTINA 1.6 Hatch back. F/auto. S/rims. Tax new. Parf $12,823. Beautifu* cond. Lot 13 Al junied Used Car Ctr Tel. 286 8588 'S3 MAZDA MXS.
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      724 15 Kancil For Sale 318 Kancil For Sale 318 Kancil For Sale 318 Kancil For Sale 318 Kancil For Sale 318 Kancil For Sale 3To^Ca7SnSr^se 3^B K«7iclm>r^se The new Kancil. $53,800. V^s^ Don't walk. Drive. /%O^U>c4L The new Kancil. At $53,800* including COE, it's the most affordable car ever. ICi At
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      668 15 325 Marcadas For Sals 2 UNITS '93/ '94 Mercedes Benz E2OO auto. 2 owners, showrm. cond. Loan avail. Tel: *****00. 2/96 MERCEDES S2SO. 1 own er. Low mileage. Excellent cond. 2 airbag. 4 electric seats. 9200-2007 3/92 BENZ 200E. Converted to f 2OO Tax till 5/981 walnut! Very well kept
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      497 15 326 Mitsubishi 326 Mitsubishi j 326 Mitsubishi 326 Mitsubishi For Sale For Sale For Sala For Sale 1/-94 SyWAOON I.BGLXI. Auto. 1 owner. Hi-fi. Orig. Accident free. Tip top cond. *****96 11/-90 MITSUBISHI GALANT 2 oi, s/rims. Auto, 2 owners, low mileage, agt. maintained. *****18 lir»2 SPACEWAOON I.S auto. New
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      608 15 328 Nissan For Sale BEST PRICE A OFFER FOR ALL NISSAN MODELS Buy Sell PARF/ Non PARF Japanese/ Continental/ Off Peak Cars *****84 Hup Hang Lee Ent. Mr Ong Umyi wight) Kian Seng WhattS?C? d We Buy Sell Any Model of Private Car, PARF, COE Car. A PILOT'S '90 Bluebird
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      656 15 328 Nissan For Sale MARCH 1998. NEW tax. Tip-top I cond. 2nd owner. 30 Ah Hood Rd *****81 Ms Heng. MARCH '9B NISSAN SX 200 aui to. Beautiful body kit. Accident free. $IOBK Tel. 9726-3183. MID '90 NISSAN Sunny 1.4 s/wagon, 1 owner, power steering, beautiful cond. Tel: *****33 MB
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      1249 15 337 Rover For Sale 489.9K. NEAR '96 (12/95) Ist. owner. Rover 416 SLi. Airbags. 16 valves. Auto 5 speed. 2 units j PARF SI6K Leather seats. New tax. Nice no. Full accessories. Ist. payment SI49K ($1267 x 1-7 yrs). Lot 72 Kaliang Auto Offer 3 days 662.9K. NEAR *94 Rover
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      1025 16 337 Rover For Sale erss novcn 2i« auto. gsm* i let. rims, leather teats, nice no. Showrm. cond. $85 8K *****29 «r*4 ROVER S2OOSI auto Ma I roon. leather Mats. CO. hi-fi, well I kept, orig. cond. 594.8K. *****29 6/SS ROVER 416 SLi s/rims. CO changer. 1 owner. Tax 5/98
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      910 16 342 Suzuki For Sale '92 SUZUKI SWIFT. 5 drs Road tax expires 7/*9B. Selling at $42 5K o no. Contact 9209-9859 344 Toyota For Sale"" TOYOTA IPSUM 7 seaters (2.0) MPV with C.O.E. We provide Balloon Scheme Flexi Scheme Fixed Rate High Trade In MALAY BUYERS ARE welcome! 94 near
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      706 16 344 Toyota For Sale 344 Toyota For Sale 344 Toyota For Sale faff* jyytTTTTMMII^IB 3/94 COROLLA XLI 1.3 auto/ manual. 2 units. Showroom cond. $72,800. Loan/ trade in. Lot 3 Irving Road. Tel: *****00 Scotts 4/94 CORONA. AUTO 1.6GL1. Full accessories. Beautiful Beige. Loan/ trade in. Lot 3 Irving Road.
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      560 16 347 Volvo For Sale 353 Sports/ Coupes/ i^— Cabriolets $116,888. '9« NEAR. Ist. owner -940i GLT Estate 2.0. Auto. Turbo. S/wagon. Tax 2/"98. COE/ OMV rebate now $93K. Low mileage. Sel- yr y dom used. Full accessories. Ist. *s ■■Sk. payment $18.8K ($1672 x 1-7 yrs). -**^^^r-a¥Bl Lot 72 Kallang
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      265 16 ISBB BMW 320i cabriolet. Collector's item. Only 2 in Spore COE $44K+. 06/2004. No 53, Iqbal Ave. (Teachers Estate). $96K. 354 Jeeps/ Wheel Drives LAND ROVER. SHORT wheel base. Full aluminium body. COE 7/2000. Aircon. Call 9679-1312. OPEN TOP SUZUKI. Only a few available in Singapore. $18,000. Please ring 546-4153
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      249 16 387 Q Plate Care Q PLATE WANTED. Any pte.. PB bus. commercial. Kwang Chun *****00/ Mr. Chan 9 *****00 4/92 O' NISSAN Cedric 3.0 auto. Chauffeur driven. 1 owner. Agt. maintained *****91/2/3/4/5 367 Servicing Workshop DOOR-STEP SERVICING. 1 6cc ($80). 2 Occ above ($120). Islandwide. Call 473-2688 (24 hrs.) 372
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      502 16 382 Vehicles For Hire DAVE'S SPECIAL: $75 $130. New cars. Long/ short term. Mercedes E2OO. $350 per day. Tel: *****43. Bam. to 9pm daily. TEL. *****18/ *****9S Venus. Daily, Weekly, Monthly rent. $55 to $120 per day #01 18 Roxy Sq 383 Vehicles Wanted" BEST DEAL IN Townl We buy
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      868 16 388 Mini Busas For Sala '83 MODEL MITSUBISHI L3OO pte. plate. 11-seater minibus. Front rear aircon. Hifi, s/rims. COE 2/2002 New tax. Passed Vicom. Tip top cond. 3399-326 Tely Auto. 389 Pick-Ups For Sala irsi DATSUN PICK-UP. New road tax Good cond. Selling $47,500 Tel: 276-5313 391 Vans For Sala
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      951 16 I aaaalar SJI I^— 1 404 DO9 10 Orchard/ Tanglin/ Holland PTE APTS Rant 0.09 RJVERIA VIEW. Spacious 3 bdrms. Exclusive tranquil location. Near Great World City/ MRT. Designer kitchen. Balconies. Nice views. Call 272-4643 YK QTorarfD' n I house o NO. 1 BALMORAL. #02 02 Open hse. 3 spm
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      921 16 406 Dll &21 Newton/ Bt TimarV Ctementi PTE APTS Rant D.21 SOUTHAVEN. 3+l. brand new. 1539 sq.ft. F/aircony fum. Immed. $3 SK. 9319-0998 C&H D.21 3+l HIGH fir Good view. No blocking 2 yrs. lease/ unfurn Price neg. Pg 9207-2446 Colonial NEW KING ALBERT Pk Condo < 3+l. Convenient, supermarket.
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      868 17 IX j I I L i\ I JL L. «3 Jy iUi«MUL-_JI ir^^ttHßwffaiakj Lflsnad 412 Dl7-18 ChangV Pasir Ris PTE APTS Rent MELVILLE PK. POOL view, 2/ 2+l/ 3/ 3+l. P/furn. $2000-$3500. 81 4320/ 9308-3646 PLATINUM 414 D l9-20 Serangoon/ Thomson PTE APTS Rent D.20 FLAMETREE PK. Breath taking city/
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      940 17 420 Houses For Rent D.OS STARLIGHT RD. Brand new inter-terr. Beeutiful interior/ exterior. Land 2000/ 2600 sq.ft. s+l rms. Only $3300. *****306 CR 0 10 DUCHESS RD. Newly refurbished d/storey bunglw 4500 sq.ft built in. 7000 land. 6+l. $10.5K. Pool optional. Owner. *****153 D.ll BUNOLW. 2-STOREY 6000/ 3500 sq.ft. 4+l.
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      911 17 422 HUDC/ HDB Apts For Rent SIMEI S T. Near MRT/ all amenities. Mid floor $1800 neg. Pg: *****446 Colonial. TAMPINESI PASIR RIS/ Wood lands, 4/ 5/ Exec. apt. Furn. Aircon. From SI.7K *****289 ERA TOA PAYOH S-RM. Approved, blk. 73. Furn. Aircon. High fir. MRT/ centre. 9310-2954 Tops. WHOLE
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      752 17 426 Rooms For Rent D.03 PTE. APT. 1 rm. 1 hall. Aircon. Kitchen. Rent $1200. Pg. 9-*****53 O.OS ROOM FOR rent near Haw Par Villa. Condo. facilities. $750 p/ mth. Avail, immed. Pg. *****426. 0 18 AMBER GLADES. 1 rm. for rent. F/ furn. Air con. Call *****55/ *****11 sole
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      480 17 441 DOl-08 City South-Wast PTE APTS Sale OPEN HOUSE 10-7 pm Anchor age. Alexandra Rd. Blk. 370 #02-07 Studio, full condo facilities and balcony (direct sunlight). Good deal. Buyers direct. Tel: *****17 D.03 EMERALD PK. 1130 sq.ft. 3+l. Full facilities/ aircon. Amenities/ MRT. Best value in Townl View to offer.
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      592 17 445 DOS- 10 Orchard/ Tanglin/ Holland HOUSES Sale IRRESISTIBLE BUNGALOWS!! I PRIME A PRESTIGIOUS HI p A ir«. Mill 1 a^lrr m MA A few choice units available Brand new 2-storey bunglws. Elegant majesticlll Commending hilltop views! II Land 16.000 to 19.000 sq.ft Raffles Park (2 units) (1) Brand new
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      450 17 445 DO9-10 Orchard/ Tanglin/ Holland HOUSES Sale i lUßffi OPEN HSE. 4-ePM. Brand new 3 storey semi-d. 3000/ 2710 sq.ft. 6+l. TOP soon. Quality finish. F'hold. $3M valuation. $2.5M se cures. Tony *****720 B. Knight ASTRID HILL BUILD 3/storey pal ace or retain the country cherm. 31,500 sq.ft. Land at
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      1104 17 446 009-10 Orchard/ 446 009-10 Orchard/ 446 DO9-10 Orchard Tanglin/ Holland Tanglin/ Holland Tanglin/ Holland PTE APTS Sala PTE APTS Sala PTE APTS Sala pPfcftA NOVACREST X 17 Peck Hay Road A Jjjjlj] W PRIME DISTRICT 9 9t\ Only 20 luxurious ■Ifcfc^l 1 apartments. j| 1 sL^"^ entertainment belt of
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      611 18 450 Dll A2l Newton/ Bt Timah/ Clementi HOUSES Sal* D.21 UPP. BT. TIMAH. New 2/ 3 storey terr. 4+l bdrms./ family hall. 2000/ 3200 sq.ft ti.BBM D.21 HUA GUAN VICINITY. Opp. MGS. 2 storey semid. 3 rma/ gdn. 2550 sq ft Fhold. SI.SSM PO «e)O2 9992 OPEN HOUSE 2.30 S
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      935 18 450 Oil ft 21 Newrton/ Bt Timah/ Clementi HOUSES Sal* D.21 HUA OUAN. D/storey terr 1812/ 2200 sq.ft. 3*l. F hold. Face S. SI 43M Quiet. 9-*****79 SML 0.21 PRICE NEG. Toh Tuck vicinity 2 storey inter, terr. 3 bdrms. Unblocked. F'hold. *****383 CPC. D.21 ROSEOALE RARE unique 3 storey
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      574 18 455 012-14 Balestier/ 455 Dl2-14 Balestier/ 458 Dl2-14 Balestier/ IWsKpWBfSon/ OovMng MeKphorson/ Ooylang Macpherton/ Geylang HOUSES Sale HOUSES Sal* HOUSES Sal* BKEEk^sf aW^^sls^Bßk M BEEbP '^P^Bfcw S ILaaß neebl TBeWBEaaW* ta^^^aßsffaf^EEßa! i I La^^^- '^Pfi BB^B It^Hi IP^^tl^^^bDß 188 llaaaalli f~^| I VEluk^Ujjl I H0 atf^EßßaJEEsiV^^ INTERMEDIATE CORNER TERRACE HOUSES
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      440 18 456 Dl2-14 Balestier/ Macpherfonv Goywno, PTE APTS Sala OPEN HOUSE (2-SPM) D.14 FREEHOLD APTS. GuiUn Ct. 1186 sq.ft. 3 rms. Po Stevam SMMHMOI Tonview Mam. 1238 sq.ft. 3+l Pg Oarma 8208-OSS3 WkM Fong Ct. 968 sq.ft 2+l Pfl Eddi* 9211 9877 Near MRT. popular school*. Move-in cond. Good price. Lewie
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      263 18 456 012-14 Balestier/ Mdcphersorv Geylang PTE APTS SaU OPEN H$E. 3 spm. Oleander Twr. Blk. 1 #14-02. 1141 sq.ft. 3+l. Face pool/ S.E. View to appreciate. 2-8 PM. D.12 Kemaman View. F'hold. 3+l. 1324 sq.ft. High fir. Facilities. Must setll *****949 ERA 460 Dl5-16 East Coast" HOUSES Sato rfoFoßiAiNib'i I
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      692 18 460 PJS'.Lt?* 1 0 1 46 015-16 EMt Cowl 460 D l5- 16 East Coast 460 D l6- 16 East Coast 460 016-16 East Coast HOUSES Sale HOUSES Sato HOUSES Sato HOUSES Sato HOUSES Sato A'itf. /fcw Drive d&Bf^ ('HS i HH^ EL] v m*f^ Turn Your Dreams A'<>. I
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      154 18 D.lB PLEASANT CORNER. 2 storey, fhold. 2650/ 2400 sq.ft. F/renovated. Face S. MRT. D.lB SPACIOUS SEMI-D. 3 storey. 3500/ 3400 sq.ft. 5 bdrms with attached. D.lB LIKE NEW 3 STOREY Comer tatr. 3040/ 2600 sq.ft. 4*l. Face South/ very breezy. MRT. Die OAMET VET ACT— LK. 2 storey terr. 2200/
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      184 18 OPEN HOUSE: 2.00 B.OOPM. SENNETT AVENUE 2 storey semi-d Elevated ground Squarish land 3975 sq.ft land KNIGHT FRANK AMm Lam pg. 9*07-9887 HeniSphone 9888-9647 VALUE FOR MONEY Brand New 3 STORCY E xcKisrv* Designed BUNOLW Almost 7000/ 5300 sq.ft. Double volumn dining hall Ritz Cartton's finishes fixtures 6 spacious rooms
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      293 18 D.IS 2/STOREY SEMI-D. (2 units). Land 3250/ 3500 sq.ft. Good facing. Quiet ambiance. Wide frontage. Pg. 9513 3025 DEANS D.lB 2V. STOREY BUNOLW. TOP soon. F'hold. S+l. 4400/ 4500 sq.ft. Face N. Park 3 cars. Prime location. Must viewl *****587 WB D.16 OUAN SOON Est. 4300 sq.ft. F'hold. semi-d. on
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      471 18 2-5 PMI D.II 2 storey corner terr Lucky gdn. F'hold. 4+l. 2800 sq.ft. Must Mill Call for appt. *****896/ *****516 ERA BEDOK D/STOREY BUNOLW. I 5900/ 2000 sq.ft. F'hold. Below val- ue S3M Urgent sale *****959 CK BEDOK RIA. F'HOLD D/storey semi-d. 100% move in. 4+l. Nice gdn. 4919 sq.ft
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      1046 19 4«1 DIB-16 East Coast 461 Dl5-16 East Coast PTE APTS SaU PTE APTS Sale THE BAYSHORE SEAVIEW CONDOMINIUM CHOICE UNITS Located at Bayshore Rood 2/3 bedrooms utility room Builtnn area: 947 sq ft 1 259 sq ft A Kill range of recreational facilities: swimming pool, wading pool, Jacuzzi pool, fantasy
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      524 19 401 Dl5-16 East Coast i PTE APTS Sale >^ PEBBLE BAY. ISO2 sq.ft. 2+l, facing river. $1 08M. Open hse. on Sun. 3 spm Blk. 4, #03 08 Call *****038/ *****910 Jackson 4PM. OPEN HSE. Bedok Ct. corner 2411 sq.ft. 3+l rms. Unblock. New renovation. Designer decor. Foreigner eligible. *****063
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      335 19 461 Dl6-18 East Coast PTE APTS Sale D.ie BAYSHORE PK. 1292 sq ft Nice layout. Bright. Valuation WSOK Prica neg. 288-3892 ARN D.IS PARBUAY HILL. High fir. 2300 sq.ft 4+l. Beautiful tea view Immed. Price neg. 9-*****50 D.lB TMf BAYBHOME. 2+l rma. 947 sq.ft Rented out at $3600 Call Owner
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      191 19 465 Dl7-18 Changi/ 465 Dl7-18 Changi/ 465 Dl7-18 Changi/ 465 Dl7-18 Changi/ 465 Pasir Ris Pasir Ris Pasir Ris Pasir Ris Pasir Ris Pasir Ris HOUSES Sale HOUSES Sale HOUSES Sale HOUSES Sale HOUSES Sale HOUSES Sale >>| aSSS^B^BSS^SBBS 5B^ a—S jfrjl The Straits Times Classified PROPERTY GUIDE PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL
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      71 19 0.17 TOH CLOSE. 3 storey bungiw 7200 sq.ft. Can rebuild 2 semi-d. Amenities. Any serious offer considered! Pg. 9491-2182 CW n I house I n j SELLING CHEAP, BELOW valuation. F'hold. 3-storey new semi-d. 3000/ 2700 sq.ft. 4+2 rms. Best buy at 120G Tanah Merah Besar Lane 4 6pm *****11/
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      73 19 I OPEN HOUSE 4-6 PM. NO. 47 LIRIA TERRACE Must Sen, View To Offer 3-etoc#y Inter. Tetroce Brand new 4+l rooms Freehold. 162V 2450 sq.ft. Serene breezy j Near amenities SERV MARKETING PTE LTD 9616-1738 HARVEY CRESCENT. 2/STOREY terr. 3 rms. Big garden. 1600 sq.ft. F'hold. 100% move-in. Opp. MRT/
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      72 19 LIVING PASIR RIS PK. Inter, terr. Land 2400/ 2970 sq.ft. 4+l rms. $880K F/ aircon./ f/ furn. Good cond. Joceryn: 9261-4101, B. Knight. BELOW PRICE ft Cheap I Loyang Villa 1615/ 2745 sq.ft. s+l. (River Valley type). Renovated. 9218-2800 D.17 LIRIA TERRACE. Brand new 3/storey terr. 1700/ 2500 sq ft.
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      94 19 D.17 TERRACE LIKE 3 STOREY townhouse 999 yrs 3+l. 1963 iq.lt. 51.05M Pg. 9312 8523. 466 D l7-1 8 Changi/ Pasirßis PTE APTS Sal. 0.17 OPEN HSE. 2 spm Blk. 17 I Avila Gdn. #07 02 (along Flora Road.) New luxurious penthouse. 2716 sq.ft. 4+l bdrms. Full facilities. Freehold. Asking
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      48 19 466 Dl7-18 Changi/ Patir Ris PTE APTS Sale D 17 CASA PASIR RIS RESORT LIVING CONOO FROM 543 1 PS F ONWARDS TOP OBTAINED 946 yrs Leasehold •3*l bfJrms. 18 oniti to choose from roof terr/ pte enclosed space Sea front Near NTUC Resort For enquiry WBM3I ERA
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      567 20 400 Dl7 18 Changi/ Paalr Ria PTE APTS -Sala \w%lVße**r D.17 PASIR RIS vicinity The property market is week but this Apt. was told recently. When selling or buying property, call us first. I duis Yeap Realty, tel: *****93. D.17 LOYANO VALLEY. Huge site. Large built in 1900 aq.ft. approx.
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      577 20 470 D l9-20 Sarangoon/ 470 D l9-20 Serangoon/ Thomson Thomson HOUSES Sala HOUSES Sala I Grand architecture Huge KjLdjjß interior 5 1 bdrm all with TT^^^^TS bathroom attached. Large living/dining family hall. Quality finishes. ■L^L^wfl I Site area: 15, 348 sq.ft. near BTaHaTaMBVBTaVaI future Kovan MRT Luxurious -p 1 3
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      682 20 D.IS CHARLTON PK. elevated d/storey detached. 6400 sq.ft. 4+l. Face S. Pool/ mature gdn. Unbelievable price! 9500-0001 Faber D.19 GIGANTIC 2 V, STOREY semi-d. (8 yrs.) 5000/ 4000 sq.ft. Huge frontage. Valued S2.BM. Sell $2.45M. neg. Multiplex: 9504-2318 D.IS JLN. LABU Manis bunglw. F'hold. Quiet area. Huge land 12.097 sq.ft.
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      613 20 476 D22-28 Weit ft North PTE APTS Sale QToraTfii [n I house I n 2 SPM. Castle Green. 1280 sq.ft. Ground flr. 3+l gdn. Just TOP. Brand new. Good facing. Asking S79BK *****819 6L, sole agt. CASHEW HOT. 1647 sq.ft 3+l bdrm. High floor. Full facilities. Sell at $1 02M
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      944 20 488 HUDC Apt» For Sal* BRADOCLL VIEW. TOP Floorl Beat orientationl Good possibilitietl Near MRT, good schools Blk D #25-16 Open House 2:30--s:3opm. $750K 0.n.0. Tel 255 6622/ 440-3688 Mr Sng EUNOSVILLE BLK. 522. Well kept. Selling below valuation. Highest offer secures. Pg. owner 9801-0081 No agts pis. NEW LISTING
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      1071 20 492 HOB Apts For Sale (Ang Mo Kio) 3 'NO' A.M. Kio blk 150 High fir MRT/ market. View to offer Knight Frank: 9 *****22 Dawn. 3 'NO' A.M. Kio Blk 621. Near MRT/ mkt sch. No blocking. Lift level. Can contra. 9-*****98, VST. 3 'NO' A.M. Kio Ave. 10,
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      750 21 497 HDB Apts For Sala (Bt Merah/ Q'town/ Telok Blangah) URGENT SALEI BLK. 166 3 T Stirling. Can contra/ move in early. Malay owner *****279 Agt. VALUATION PRICE. 3-Rm. Ta man Ho Swee. Near MRT/ shpg. Convenient. Agt. *****982 SSKIt SSKII 88KII 3 "S- b1k. 41 Tanglin Halt, high fir.
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      1028 21 501 HDB Apts For Sala (Clamant!/ Wast Coast) 3 'NO' 0000 location Windy No blocking. Valued. Co-broke welcome Pg 9608-5365 SML. 3 'NO' 402/ 343 Clementi. Mid' high flr. MRT/ amenities. Unblock Renovated. Maria 9319-1567 ERA 3-RM GHIM MOH. Blk 1. High flr. I unblock, windy. Upgrading soon Valued SIS9K.
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      1188 22 505 HDB Apts For Sala (Jurong) JUMP THE QUEUE. Blk. 136, 4 T Tah Ching Rd. High fir Face N. Renovated. Louis *****686 ERA JURONO EAST/ BOON Lay 3 NG' Blk. 233/ 212 Renovated Near amenities. Pg. 9705-8332 BR JURONG WIST EXT. 4 A' Ground level. Breezy. Near amenities. Good
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      951 22 506 HOB Apts For Sale (Kallang/ Whampoa) SPECTACULAR PANORAMIC VIEW 3 T Upp Boon Keng Blk 12. Nsar MRT/ mktV sch. Windy View to offer. Mark *****007 DW BLK. 83. WHAMPOA Dr. 3 'I' corner. Upgrading. Orig. Mid fir. Near mkt/ shops. 9301-6844 DW EXEC. MAM). BLK. 105. Jin. Raiah.
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      772 22 512 HOB Apts For Sala (Pasir Ris/ Changi) Blk 422 Exec. Mate. High fir. l Sea viewl MRT. Value 5533K BIk.BOO Executive Apt. Mid flrl River viewl Renovated 81k. 210 Executive Apt. Mid fir. Full park view Value SS2BK 81k.861 B 'I' Corner High floor! Unblocked. MRT, pond 81k. 184
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      1180 22 512 HDB Apts For Sala (Pasir Ris/ Changi) BLK. 215. 4 "A'. Good location. Near amenities Mid floor. Price neg. Pg: 9578-0146 BLK. 506/ 507 Exec. Apt. Park/ river view. Elias Park Pri. School. 7 mins. MRT. Pg. 9494-8883 ERA. BRIGHT COSY S 'I' 5 mins. to MRT. Asking S4OOK.
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      776 22 812 HDB Apts For Sala (Pasir Ris/ Changi) 5 T BLK. 180/ 428 Pasir Ris. Well kept. Renovated. 5 yrs. old. Near amenities. Pg. 9210 4794 ARY 5 'I' BLK. 567 Pasir Ris #03 4 bdrms. Renovated. MRT/ shpg. *****928 S 'I' BLK. 187 Pasir Ris. 5 in 1, high
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      988 22 514 HDB Apts For Sala (Tampines/ Simei) n 1 house 1n j 4 'A' CORNER Tampines Blk. 236. Sat. Sun. 2 spm. High fir. Windy. Big spacious. S. facing. Amenities. *****886 B. Knight <?r£rzy I*rices 5 T CORNER Blk. 843 Tampines New listing. High fir. Unblocked. Windy. Move-in cond. Valued
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      1028 22 514 HDB Apts For Sals (Tampines/ Simei) 4 'A' TAMPINES 282. #02 Ac cess area. 100% open view 3 split aircons 5325K. 9407 3699 PSP 4 'A' TAMPINES St 21 Blk. 259 High flr. Open view. Tip top cond Valued SIBK. Talo 9410-5454 4 'S' AT blk. 459 Tampines. Windy,
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      1065 22 516 HOB Apts For Sale (Toa PayorV Potong Pasir) 3 T T. Payoh Blk 199 High flr. Renovated. Beany Pri Sec Sch near MRT Price neg. *****735 3 T TOA Payoh. blk. 32. lift landing, can contra. South facing. Unblocked. Breezy 9494 8222 ERA 3 T TOA Payoh Lor. 7.
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      1077 22 518 HDB Apts For Sale (Yishun) BM^L^b^B^^BM I Ml Vm I [I I VJ M^W I j JlWffffllTP"! I3 A Blk 838 #04 4*B I Mid fir Face N S Beside comer/ I quiet Khatib MRT/ mkt Wei 1 kept Must sen Atvyn 9805-6663 MUmmUilMiJUMmtMiiiii I URGENT SALEII. 4 'A'
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      1086 23 518 HDB Apts For Sale (Yishun) 3 'A7 S T Yishun 132/ 232. Convenient location. Near MRT. Amenities. Reasonable price. *****283 3 'MO' BLK. 157 f/renovated 2 yrs. ago. split aircon./ wardrobes. 3 mins. MRT. 9-*****63 ARN 3 'NO' BLK. 206 Yishun. Unblocked. Windy. 5 mins. to Northpoint ft Yishun
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      8 1 SUNDAY plus The Sunday Times January 4, 1998
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      26 1  -  Picture by Cover design by WEN Picture of edited by John Little DARREN SOH Bruce Lee from Words Of The Dragon
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        361 1 SUMIKO TAN I fi My A-Z Plan for the New Year U Tarnished fortunes I FMJ KENNEDY family BILL a Days Tokyo Disneyland/ Lake Kawaguchi/ $1 388 Mount Fuji/ Hakone/ Shiraito Falls/ fc_ HongKong (jhr) R^H Dep. Every Mon/ Fri Dec'97. 29 OiineM New Year— Jan'9B: 24. 2s, 28, 27,
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        Started off in melodramas
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        237 7 Are you proficient in English Are you content with the way lessons. How to avoid errors, you speak and write? Are you How to express your ideas sure that you are not making fluently, mistakes that cause people to The study requires only a little underrate you? You are judged
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        37 10 More choice. Less cash. Visit us during Amazing Thailand Year and you'll get even more value for money. Call your travel agent or the Tourism Authority of Thailand, Singapore: Tel. 235-7694, 235-7901 Fax. 733-5653 Internet: www.tourismthailand.org, www.amazingthailand.th
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