The Straits Times, 11 January 1998

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    9 1 The Sunday Times No: 3205 65 CENTS MITA(P) 113/12/97
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    Japan and US to pressure Jakarta on IMF reforms
    606 1  -  Susan Sim JANUARY 11, 1998 By Indonesia Correspondent JAKARTA Japan and the US have agreed to jointly press the Indonesian government to follow through on its commitment to an IMF-led reform package. Reports out of Tokyo said that Japan's deputy chief
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    No cutback on spending in 3 areas
    606 1  -  Walter Fernandez PPM Tony Tan on long-term investments Education and training Defence and internal security Economy and infrastructure By EVEN if Singapore's economic growth slows down and the Government has to tighten its purse-strings because of the regional crisis, it will not jeopardise
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    56 Across: Will you marry me? Man proposes through crossword
    301 1 NEW YORK A New York man found a novel way of proposing to his girlfriend he asked The New York Times crossword editor to devise a puzzle that had "Will You Marry Me" as an answer to one of the
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    For first time, Asian may get soccer world's No 2 post
    210 1  -  Yap Koon Hong By THE upcoming race for the fwesidency of Fifa, the world ootball body, may see an Asian assuming the federation's second most important job for the first time. Long-time soccer administrator Peter Velappan of Malaysia told
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    Retrenchment stable despite difficulties, says Lim Boon Heng
    373 1  -  Jason Leow By RETRENCHMENT has not gone up much for now despite the present economic difficulties and unemployment will not become a problem m the next few months, Minister-without-Portfolio Lim Boon Heng said yesterday. Sounding this optimistic note, he foresaw the labour
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  • NEWS FOCUS
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      AG to study graft-case judgment
      483 2 Acquittal of ex-GIC manager Far-reaching implications The judgment has far-reaching implications on Parliament's power to legislate, including extra-territorial legislation m certain cases. 'For example, if Parliament does not have the power to legislate extra-territorial ly, it makes it impossible to comply with our obligations under
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      Lock icon Sir Stamford Raffles gets a new suit — after 13 years
      154 2 Sir Stamford Raffles gets a new suit after 1 3 years SIR Stamford Raffles, seen signing the Treaty of Singapore m the same suit for the last 13 years, finally got a new coat last week. His wax statue, part of Sentosa's Images of Singapore exhibition, was dismantled before it
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      Malaysians shun call and transfer $7 bil to foreign banks
      635 2  -  Brendan Pereira Currency crisis: Malaysia By m Kuala Lumpur PATRIOTISM has its limit, even m times of crisis. That is what the government is realising as its repeated calls to Malaysians to keep their money m local banks and faith
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      What it should have been
      99 2 A REPORT on Jan 5 headlined "HDB flats m l km area hit by spate of robberies" said that there had been more than half a dozen robberies at Housing Board flats m the Bendemeer, Upper Boon Keng and Whampoa areas m the past six
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      Lock icon A TATTOO IN REMEMBRANCE
      102 3 JOHN TAN will always have an indelible memory of his brother who died m the Silk Air crash last month. He has his name and the flight number MI 185 tattooed on his arm. "Nothing can bring my brother back, but I decided to have this
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      Lock icon Some S'poreans trim travel plans
      596 3  -  Ginnie Teo Sebastian Tong Currency crisis: Singapore Families heading for US, Europe change destinations By and Great get-aways on the cheap Life! Cover story THE weaker Singapore dollar has made many Singaporeans rethink their travel plans and choose travel destination? carefully. Yesterday, some moneychangers were
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      18-year-old may not be able to study in the US
      314 3 1 8-year-old may not be able to study in the US THE currency turmoil may have put paid to 18-year-old Brenda Han's hopes of joining her sister, Andrea, 19, at university m the US. Brenda is waiting for her A-level results. She hopes to study mass communications m the US
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Only minor problems found in US Boeing 737 inspections
      402 4 WASHINGTON Only minor problems, such as a loose hinge bolt and a missing screw, have been found so far during inspections of some Boeing 737s flown by US airlines, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Friday. The checks of bolts
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      Lock icon Another global balloon quest goes bust
      491 4 Latest venture by two Americans ends m comedy of errors ALBUQUERQUE (New Mexico) A daring venture to circle the globe non-stop m a balloon ended m a comedy of errors when the pilots had to parachute to safety and the runaway balloon led police
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      A lot of hot air so far
      242 4 US brewer Anheuser Busch has offered a US$l million (Ssl.7 million) prize to the first team that makes the historic flight to circumnavigate the globe by balloon. There have been five attempts to claim the record but none has succeeded. US balloonists Dick
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      Eloper, 92, goes to court battle to keep bride of 84
      328 4 LOS ANGELES A 92--year-old man has gone to court to save his marriage to an 84-year-old woman who eloped with him from an old people's home. Mr Charles Barnes' romance with Mrs Connie Driscoll has become a legal issue
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      British art students lose their touch ...
      422 5 British art students lose their touch so museum scours world for sculptors LONDON Art school training m Britain is so dire that Madame Tussaud's, the world's premier wax museum, has been forced to go as far afield as Azerbaijan m a search for artists who can sculpt, The Times newspaper
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      Lock icon Karpov blitzes Anand to keep chess crown
      298 5 LAUSANNE Russia's Anatoly Karpov retained his world chess champion title on Friday with a 2-0 victory m speed play-offs against Indian challenger Viswanathan Anand. The result upset the predictions of many pundits who reckoned that Anand would exploit his reputation as the quickest
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      Lock icon IMF bail-out deals worsened Asian crisis, says economist Sachs
      350 5 'My sense is that the IMF added to the panic.' The IMF took its normal remedy off the shelf and started to apply it.' Harvard economist Jeffrey Sachs. MADRAS (India) Harvard economist Jeffrey Sachs yesterday blamed the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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      Lock icon Need to rent a hangar? Try the Russian air force
      309 6 MOSCOW Russia's cashstarved air force has come up with some novel ways to raise funds, including renting out aircraft hangars and offering private treatment at military clinics, according to the armed forces daily. Krasnava Zvezda on Friday quoted Major-General Nikolai
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      Lock icon Lenin embalmers turn to mob victims to make ends meet
      116 6 MOSCOW Cash-starved embalmers looking after Vladimir Lenin's mummified body have resorted to preserving the corpses of wealthy Russians killed m gangland wars m a bid to mate ends meet, according to the Interfax news agency. On Thursday it quoted Mr
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      Lock icon Tears and laughter at final farewell for Bono
      518 6 PALM SPRINGS (California) Led by his sobbing former wife Cher and US House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich, more than 2,500 people bade an emotional farewell to Sonny Bono, the pop singer who became a Republican congressman. Cher mixed Friday's funeral eulogy
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        Lock icon CAUGHT NAPPING
        62 6 A burglar who decided to take a nap under a bed m a Madrid home he was robbing had a rude awakening when the owner heard his snoring andcalled police, Spanish authorities said on Friday. "The man was found fast asleep clutching the homeowner's jewellery box," a police
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        Lock icon TEST UPROAR
        58 6 An Italian court's noanua 10 anuw companies to perform a pregnancy test on women applying for work drew fire on Friday from the government, the Vatican and trade unions. The Supreme Court of Appeals on Thursday ruled that drug and pregnancy tests done on job applicants as part
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        Lock icon NZ PLANE CRASH
        65 6 A Japanese couple on honeymoon were among three people killed when their light plane crashed on New Zealand's South Island, officials said yesterday. Kiyomi Komuro, 29, and Kazuya Kohara, 35, died m Fridays crash along with pilot Bruce Charles Bierre, 32. The Cessna 172 was on commercial
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        Lock icon JAIL FOR SLATER
        68 6 A US judge on Friday gave actor Christian Slater until Jan 14 a day after his latest film's premiere to begin serving his 90-day jail term for misdemeanourbattery and drug convictions. Slater's attorney tried unsuccessfully to persuade Judge Joseph Biderman to give Slater, 28, jail time credit
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        Lock icon DAMAGES CASE
        83 6 In a case invoiving me iyjw aowning of a Korean airliner, the US Supreme Court agreed on Friday to decide whether relatives of those killed m crashes over international waters may win damages for pain and suffering felt by the victims. The justices said they would hear an
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        Lock icon ROYAL THEFT
        70 6 Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Fahd has lodged a writ against an aide alleging that he and his family stole US$23l million (Ss4o6 million), the Guardian reported yesterday. The money disappeared from the prince's accounts between 1985 and 1997 and he had not noticed. He has now accused his
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      Lock icon LUCKY TO BE STILL STANDING
      59 7 picture. A large section of the road leading to the city of Cochaba mba. Bolivia, broke apart on Thursday, driving this truck driver and his truck into the ditches. Recent torrential rains, attributed by local meteorologists to the El Nino weather phenomenon, have caused severe
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      Lock icon 600 massacred in Algeria since New Year
      329 7 600 massacred in Algeria since New Year ALGIERS Up to 57 civilians have been killed by suspected Islamic extremists m Algeria since Thursday, newspapers here reported yesterday. The latest reports added to the country's unconfirmed death toll of at least 600 for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The reported
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      Lock icon US air-traffic control system down for hours
      113 7 LOS ANGELES An airtraffic system which monitors planes flying from the US Pacific Coast to Asia went down for 16 hours when testing with new software failed, an aviation official has said. But aircraft were never m danger during the breakdown between 7pm
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      Lock icon Millions of Canadians battle cold snap without electricity
      431 7 MONTREAL More than three million people m Quebec and Ontario battled the winter cold without electricity on Friday as one of Canada's worst ice storms swept into its fifth day and thousands of soldiers were deployed to help restore power. The storm
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      Lock icon Unemployment in Germany rises to post-war record
      467 8 Govt targets won't be met, Kohl concedes FRANKFURT German unemployment rose to a postwar record last month and has forced Chancellor Helmut Kohl to abandon his major jobs goal for the year 2000. "Looking at the current situation, it will not be possible
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      Lock icon France's jobless reject compromise offer of aid
      274 8 France's jobless reject compromise offer of aid PARIS The organisers of an unprecedented monthlong movement by jobless people m France have vowed to press ahead with their protests despite offers of substantial aid by Prime Minister Lionel Jospin. Mr Jospin announced on Friday the creation of a one-billion-franc (***** million)
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      Lock icon Basque alert after car-bomb attack
      62 9 picture. MASKED policemen standing next to an ambulance carrying the body of ruling party politician Jose Goiena after he was killed by a car bomb on Friday m Zarauz, Spain. The 35-year-old Popular Party town councillor was drivin c to work at that time. Officials
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      Lock icon 17 nations to sign European ban on cloning of humans
      334 9 STRASBOURG (France) The Council of Europe opens tomorrow for the signing of the only international accord strictly banning human cloning, amid an outcry over a US researcher's scheme to clone people. Seventeen European countries have already announced that they will
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      Lock icon You're not welcome, Mexico tells Dr Seed
      92 9 MEXICO CITY Mexico has sharply rejected a US scientist's suggestion that he might bring his experiments to Mexico if the US government bars him from cloning human there. The Health Ministry on Friday expressed its "broadest repudiation" of scientist Richard Seed's statement The
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      Lock icon Minister wins Irish prisoners' support in face-to-face talks
      380 10 Minister wins Irish prisoners' support in face-to-face talks BELFAST In an unprecedented and dramatic gamble, Britain's Northern Ireland Secretary Mo Mowlam held face-to-face talks with Protestant inmates m the Maze prison and won their support for this week's peace talks. She held discussions with convicted killers and other criminals for
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      Lock icon 'Radical plans' for peace
      109 10 LONDON British Prime Minister Tony Blair is planning a new push for peace m Northern Ireland and may publish radical plans for limited all-Ireland institutions this week, The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported yesterday. Mr Blair's plan, which is still not finalised, would establish a council including
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        Senator dumps her partner
        112 10  -  LUZ BAGUIORO for Ramos' man PHILIPPINES: Senators Gloria Macapagal- Arroyo (above) and Vicente Sotto, deemed as the unbeatable pair m the upcoming presidential race, have split up, much to Mr Sotto's anger. She had agreed to team up with House Speaker Jose de Venecia (right) President
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        Stop misusing Bahasa Indonesia, says minister
        108 10  -  SUSAIN SIM I INDONESIA: Environment Minister Sarwono Kusumaatmadja is fed up with Indonesians who do not know how to use their own language properly. What they say is sometimes extremely different from what they mean, and their distortions are to blame for the country's
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        Keeping up with the tradition of giving
        81 10  -  MARY KWANG CHINA: Shanghai's most senior official, party secretary Huang Ju (above), 59, has kept up what has become a tradition with the city's officials when he gave a month's salary to the Shanghai Charity Fund Association He and his wife, Madam Yu
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        Going on 90, but the applause never stops
        95 10  -  KWAN WENG KIN JAPAN: Mr Takashi Asahina is not only the oldest conductor m Japan, but reputedly also m the world. The musical director, who turns 90 this July, heads the Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra, a post he has held ever since the
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        Rumours? Blame it on Malaysian traits
        70 10  -  BRENDAN PEREIRA MALAYSIA: Chief executive Tong Kooi Ong of Philleo Allied thinks that certain Malaysian traits provide fertile ground for rumours to thrive. They enjoy idle talk. There is also an absence of scepticism about hearsay. And people like to pretend they know more
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      Lock icon Mum found guilty of child abuse in teenager's death from obesity
      381 11 OAKLAND (California) The mother of a 308-kg teenager who died from extreme obesity at home has been convicted of misdemeanour child abuse. Superior Court Judge Richard Arnason said that there had been "passive misconduct" on the part of Marlene
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        Lock icon Healthy teeth, healthy heart
        66 11 Healthy teeth, healthy heart LONDON Healthy teeth could help to reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes, British dentists said yesterday. After reviewing studies comparing the two disorders, Professor Robin Seymour and Dr James Steele said m a report m the British Dental Journal that gum disease could be
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        Lock icon Gene mutation may shed light on Alzheimer's
        70 11 WASHINGTON A genetic mutation may be the key to understanding a form of Alzheimer's disease that strikes older people apparently at random. A Dutch research team has discovered a set of proteins m the degenerating brains of people with non-hereditary Alzheimer's and Down's
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        Lock icon 'Safer' bug spray puts kids at risk
        66 11 WASHINGTON The insecticide chlorpyrifos, which was thought safer than older formulas, may accumulate on toys and furniture, US researchers said on Friday. Writing m the journal of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, they said children risked absorbing a significant amount of
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        Lock icon Legionnaire's bacteria in sauna
        50 11 Legionnaire's bacteria in sauna LONDON Six cases of Legionnaire's disease, including two deaths, have been traced to a sauna, Dutch health officials said on Friday m a letter to the Lancet medical journal. After taking water samples from the sauna, the Legionella pneumophila bacteria was found m a footbath. Reuters
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      Lock icon Benazir files three graft charges against Premier
      346 11 ISLAMABAD Pakistan's former Premier Benazir Bhutto filed three corruption cases against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif here yesterday, m a bid to counter the government's campaign against her. She filed the complaints at the country's Accountability Commission, urging it to take "expeditious" action against
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  • EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Stumped Hongkongers blame it all on bad luck
      706 12  -  Wang Hui Ling 'Bird flu' crisis Reports by Hongkong Correspondent WHEN it transpired that a 60--year-old domestic worker living m Tsuen Wan m the New Territories had died from the killer "bird flu" virus, it was a matter of weeks before the
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      Lock icon Girl, 6, is latest victim as toll rises to 17
      204 12 HONGKONG The Department of Health said yesterday that a six-year-old girl had contracted the "birdflu" virus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 17. The girl was admitted to hospital on Dec 7, before the authorities ordered the slaughter
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      Poultry workers won't be paid
      242 12 1 THE WORST HIT i- OUT of the estimated 20,000 to 40,000 people m the poultry industry affected by the avian flu virus, it is likely that the worst hit are the average poultry workers who work for farmers, wholesalers and retailers, slaughtering and selling
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      New data collected on ancient part of Great Wall
      169 13 JINAN Five elderly people m China's eastern Shandong province have collected the most complete materials to date on the 2,500-year-old Qi Great Wall after an investigation tour. The wall, a section m Shandong built by the Qi state during the Warring
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      Lock icon Taipei delays Chinese team's visit to island
      398 13 Taiwan tit-for-tat TAIPEI Taipei has delayed a Chinese delegation's visit here m retaliation against Beijing's decision to postpone a Taiwanese mission to the mainland, it was reported yesterday. The semi-official Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) has decided to defer a visit by Mr Yang
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      Lock icon Pro-Beijing protesters mar Gere's photo exhibition
      308 13 TAIPEI A handful of pro-Beijing activists clashed with Hollywood star Richard Gere's security guards yesterday as they tried to force their way into the actor's photography exhibition. They said they had wanted to protest against his support for Tibetan independence from Beijing. Television showed
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      Lock icon 1997 a profitable year for Kuomintang
      221 13 TAIPEI Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang, one of the world's wealthiest political groups, had a very prosperous 1997, the party said yesterday. In the first six months of last year the party's total assets rose NTSIB.3 billion (***** million) to NT5103.3 billion, the party's business arm
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      46 14 MR MAO Xinyu, 27, a grandson of China's late Chairman Mao Zedong, mantel Miss Hao Mingli m Beijing on Dec 1 1 The Yangcheng Evening News published this picture of the couple m front of a bust of his grandfather during the wedding.
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      436 14  -  Choo Li Meng By MAVIS HEE, the local singer who was refused entry into Taiwan for five years last month, is likely to have her ban lifted because she has not violated any employment laws, according to Taipei government sources. They
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      577 14 A day after predictions of a tremor BEIJING At least 47 people were killed and 2,000 injured 250 of them seriously when an earthquake struck northern China yesterday, one day after seismologists predicted that a tremor would hit the region. The
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        63 14 Seoul stocks closed yesterday's half-day session sharply higher on steady buying support from foreign investors. The composite stock price index closed up 6.47 per cent or 26.78 points at its day high of 440.78. Meanwhile, Ssangyong Motor rose to its daily limit high of 2,750 won (552.50) after
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        52 14 \t least 53 people were injured when fire swept through an entertainment complex m Taipei m the early hours of yesterday, police said. Most victims of the fire, which broke out early yesterday, suffered smoke inhalation and broken bones when they jumped off the 21-storey building to escape.
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        62 14 China's Defence Minister Chi Haotian will visit Japan for about a week early next month, Japan's Defence Agency chief Fumio Kyuma has said. He made the timing of General Chi's visit known on Friday during a stopover m Kuala Lumpur on his way to Vietnam from Australia. China
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        72 14 British Prime minister i ony uiair visited graves of World War II British soldiers yesterday, putting a spotlight again on a five-decade row about Japanese compensation for Prisoners of War. British officials have said that Mr Blair planned to raise the issue of compensation when he meets
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        61 14 Japan's Home Affairs Ministry has decided to submit to the Diet soon a Bill that would lead to the assignment of a 10-digit identification code to each and every Japanese citizen m the year 2000, ministry officials have said. The ministry envisages also applying the code system m
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        78 14 Gao Yulin, an education official m charge of examinations m the north China's port city of Tianjin, has been sentenced to death, subject to a two-year reprieve, for embezzlement. Gao, former deputy director of the Tianjin Municipal Education and Health Commission, took advantage of his post between
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      624 15 It's outrageous. They're hoarding all the food both fresh and instant food. Many people bought dozens of boxes of instant noodles and sacks of rice. For what? Are they going to eat all of it? Think of the less fortunate people who can't
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      397 15 But plans to build its first passenger jet stay on track JAKARTA President Suharto decided yesterday to review or postpone 15 major infrastructure projects due to the country's financial crisis, the official Antara news agency reported. The agency quoted State Secretary Moerdiono as saying
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      446 16 He will step down only if he can find able successor JAKARTA President Suharto will step down only when he is assured that his successor will be able to shoulder the responsibilities of leading the nation out of its economic crisis, the
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      390 16 TOKYO Despite concerns about Indonesia's willingness to adhere to International Monetary Fund-recom-mended economic reforms, sources here have indicated that Tokyo and Washington were not considering an extension of any bilateral aid to bail the country out of its
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        138 16 YOKOHAMA (Japan) Visiting British Prime Minister Tony Blair, responding to a question on the Indonesian economic crisis yesterday, stressed the need for Asian countries to reform their economies and financial systems m order to restore investor confidence. Speaking after opening the British industry Centre here, he
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        98 16 CAMBRIDGE (Massachusetts) Financier George Soros said on Friday thai the mounting currency crisis m Indonesia was worse than the problems facing South Korea because of differences m leadership. "Korea, rather luckily, has got a new president who is eager to change the system, whereas m
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    34 19 picture. Cambodia's Second Prime Minister Hun Sen seeing the lighter side of golf after missing a putt yesterday at a course south-west of Phnom Penh. AFP
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    285 19 KAMPONG SPEU (Cambodia) With aspirations to join the golf-mad world of Asean this year, Cambodia's most powerful men took to the links yesterday to strut their stuff. Second Prime Minister Hun Sen, Parliament chief Chea Sim and former head of state Heng Samrin all
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    259 19 Pol Pot's killing fields crime now on CD-ROM Ironically the regime produced much of the evidence which is today being used against it. PHNOM PENH The Yale University-based Cambodia Genocide Programme has released damning evidence against Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot and his disastrous "killing fields" regime on CDROM in
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    327 19 BANGKOK Thai Foreign Minister Surin Pitsuwan said he expected an information exchange with Malaysia on terrorism m the south of the country to help identify the cause of rising violence there, a news report said yesterday. He said that mounting separatist violence
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      63 19 The editors of five Cambodian opposition newspapers yesterday denounced a government decision to suspend their publications and said they would not attend a court case against them as it would not be a fair hearing. On Thursday, the newspapers were suspended for 30 days pending a court case
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      38 19 Philippine gun owners will be banned from carrying their weapons m public when campaigning for the May 11 presidential elections begins today, a police official said. Police said about 300,000 civilians owned guns m 1996. Reuters
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      46 19 l woman died m a huge fire m the Cambodian town of Poi Pet near the Thai border, which destroyed at least 1,000 shops, officials said yesterday. The fire, which began late on Friday evening, was the result of an electrical fault. AFP
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      69 19 The leader of the rebel Bougainville Interim Government, Francis Ona, has indicated he will back the peace process to end nine years of secessionist war on the Papua New Guinean island, says Mr Gerard Sinato, premier of the PNG-aligned Bougainville Transitional Government. Ona, seen by many
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      56 19 A defendant charged with injuring three people after a drinking session last month has escaped during his trial m a southern Vietnam province, a court official said. Nguyen Van Thuan, 26, managed to get out of the dock and flee under the nose of police while his verdict
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      61 19 Residents of a southern Vietnamese province who were protesting attempts to evict them from their homes were arrested last Thursday, police said yesterday. The 15 protesters had blocked a section of the Number One national highway m Long Binh district which links north and south Vietnam. Residents
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      282 20 It will ease hardship of lorry owners, says association MUAR The Johor state government has been urged to lift the ban on the export of sand to Singapore to ease the economic hardship suffered by lorry operators. A Malay daily, U tusan Malaysia, yesterday
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      360 20 No deficits registered m budget KUALA LUMPUR State governments m Malaysia are still strong financially and do not register deficits m their budgets, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Sen Anwar Ibrahim has said. "Feedback from the auditor-gen-eral showed that the financial position of state governments
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      296 20 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian exporters should repatriate their profits and do their part m stabilising the country's financial system, Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has said. The Star quoted him yesterday as saying that they should not take advantage of the steep decline m
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      438 21 Move will kill many firms m service sector' PETALING JAVA Employers of foreign workers m the services sector are crying foul over the government's decision to shut the door on eight activities under the sector to these workers. They claim the move is
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      123 21 BY DAY, Ms Azlina Abu Hassan (right), is your average retail designer but by night, she trains as a Shaolin gongfu exponent. The youthful-looking 32--year-old is a student of the Chung Hwa Gor Chor Shaolin Kung Fu Association m Kuala Lumpur. Within a period
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      438 21 UEM won't make general offer for Renong shares KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian construction giant United Engineers (Malaysia) Bhd said yesterday that it would not be making a general offer for the shares m its affiliate Renong Bhd that it does not own already. In a statement to the Kuala Lumpur Stock
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      1152 23  -  Jean Chia Investment choices m a volatile stock market Reports by 'Wait for the dust to settle before you can see what's looking good.' Mr Mano Sabnani, head of Investments at DBS Bank private banking, on how it might be too late to
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      73 23 1 MOVING ON UP 1 ONLY one way to go but up? At least that is what this homeowner seems to think. The owner of this corner terrace house at Wilton Gardens along Frankel Avenue is making the most of his small plot
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      494 24 Crash of Silk Air Ml 1 85 'She worked exceedingly hard. But she still maintained a great sense of humour. 'She exemplified the professionalism and dedication that jaw schools seek to instill m aspiring lawyers.' Mr Haywood Blakemore, managing partner of the law
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      Sinda seeks first full-time head as CEO steps down
      391 24  -  Walter Fernandez By THE Singapore Indian Development Association (Sinda) is looking for a new chief executive officer, its first to be full-time, to replace incumbent police superintendent Vendesan Somo. Mr Vendesan will end his two-year secondment to the self-help body m
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      361 24 HE PUT his university studies on hold to get an early start on his career m the air force. The decision paid off handsomely for Second-Lieutenant Goh Wei Shin, 21, who was awarded the Sword of Honour yesterday for topping his class
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      81 26 TRENGGANU Street, a traditional shopping area m Chinatown during Chinese New Year, has a new look no traffic, no clutter and no smog. Instead, the red-tiled road, decorated with red lanterns, has cafes lining one side and shops selling batik and other artifacts along the other
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      474 26  -  Joanne Lee Pang Gek Choo By and SINGAPORE'S drive to go regional should not be dampened by the economic crisis now gripping the region, said National Development Minister Lim Hng Kiang. He said that for Singapore to achieve developed nation status, it
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      437 26 THE need for the X-factor the ability to rally the people and transmit confidence to them is a key lesson of the current economic crisis, National Development Minister Lini Hng Kiang told 130 young people at a People's Association Youth Movement dialogue on Friday night.
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      610 27 River Hongbao '98 A 15 m-high statue of the God of Fortune, painted gold. More than 100 stalls. A tea house modelled after Beijing's famous Lao She teahouse. Sichuan tea chefs who perform a tea ceremony with pots with 20 cm-long
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      212 27 TWELVE-YEAR-OLD Mohammad Ya'akob Mohammad Noor started fasting for the Muslim month of Ramadan on Wednesday with no father or mother to encourage or support him. But for two days this month, he will experience the holy fast m a family setting. He
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      706 28  -  Roderick Chia Jasbir Singh By and They have to turn many away since the ban on renting out rooms by the hour THIRTY-FIVE hotels m Geylang said their earnings have been halved since the Hotels Licensing Board stopped them from renting out rooms
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      Biggest Ecstasy bust was in Geylang hotel
      351 28 THE DRUG CONNECTION BUDGET hotels m Geylang were the setting for many drug busts by Central Narcotics Bureau officers last year. A CNB source told The Sunday Times: "The rooms are cheap to rent for a few hours. They provide good cover for
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      375 28 but it's boom time for run-down shophouses offering 'love rooms' Dirty no more? 'Last time, the couples shun us. They thought our place was dirty. But now they come without our asking them.' Shophouse owner K. H.Tan. RUN-DOWN shophouses m Geylang are cashing m on the demand for two-hour rooms
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      Health product firm fined 5 times for false advertising
      906 29  -  Kao Chen By Despicable tactic 'Any sales tactic which makes unsubstantiated medical claims to sell products of questionable health value at exorbitant prices is despicable. We must put a stop to such practices. Case executive director Edmund Baker. Mass euphoria The
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      432 30  -  Elena Chong By Passed over for promotion, he sends anonymous letters to CPIB, saying they took bribes A RETIRED teacher who bore a grudge against two primary school principals wrote anonymous letters to the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau alleging the principals had taken bribes. But
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      195 30 INFORMATION and the Arts Minister George Yeo will be attending the three-day Fourth Pacific Dialogue m Kuala Lumpur from today. The forum aims to enhance cooperation and understanding between East Asian countries and the United States. Other speakers include Malaysian Prime
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      459 30 Pictures by THE Republic of Singapore Navy's move to Changi m two years' time will mean an end to operating m cramped conditions on Pulau Brani. The new naval base at Changi will be twice as large, have deeper
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      726 31 Courts delivered in terms of quantity and quality, says C J Last year was a fruitful one for the courts, said Chief Justice Yong Pung How (right), when he opened the legal year yesterday. They forged ahead, clearing cases despite a heavy workload; dealt with family problems m a variety
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      403 31 EIGHT NEW SENIOR COUNSEL EIGHT new Senior Counsel were appointed yesterday, including three women for the first time. The second batch of Sintapore's equivalent of the English Queen's Counsel, bringing the total to 20 m practice, are: Mr Chelva Retnam Rajah, 49; Mr
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      433 31 THE Law Society would soon set up a Resource Panel comprising senior lawyers and those with specialised skills to serve as a "think-tank" and advise the profession on its needs and future plans. The President of the Law Society, Mr George
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  • OBITUARIES
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      712 32 850 Deaths 850 Deaths 850 Deaths LOH KENG HUAT Age: 82 passed away peacefully on 9 January 1998, leaving behind all loved ones. Wife: Chua Or Koon Sons: Daughters-in-law: Loh Hung Chuar Tay Kah Nai Loh Hung Tong Chew Siok Bin Loh Hung Chew Ooi Siew Dr Loh Hung Soo
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      278 32 850 Deaths 850 Deaths 850 Deaths "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7 TAN HEE PHUAN Age: 83 returned home to the Lord Jesus Christ on 10.1.98 Leaving behind beloved Wife Ec Lian Neo, Sons Samuel, Alfred Eric
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      31 32 IN LOVING MEMORY Of ALAN CHEW LYE SOON AGE 60 D«part«d on 11 Jin 97 Gone from our lives one so dew. But m our hearts forever neer.
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      165 32 850 Deaths 850 Deaths CANDY LAI MUI CHUI Age: 25 passed away suddenly on 19 Dec 1997 leaving behind loved ones. (Silkair Flight Ml 185) Husband: David Hiu Khoon Fatt Father. Mother: Lai Scow Seng Chin Wan Father-in-law: Mother-in-law: Anthony Hiu Sze Leong Margaret Phea Brothers: Sisters-in-law: Lai Kok Fong
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      185 32 850 Deaths 850 Deaths Jesus said to h«, I am th» nsumction and the lift. Ha who believes m ma will liva. avan though ha dies, and who evar lives and believes m ma will never die. Do you believe John 11:25.26 CHOO KAN AGE: 76 wm called to be
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      852 Acknowledgements 852 Acknowledgements
      79 32 852 Acknowledgements 852 Acknowledgements The Family Of The Late Mrs JANET CHUA nee CHEE MEI LAN called home on January 5, 1998 wishes to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to Rev Melvin Huang, assistant pastors, LCEC members, staff and members of Christ Methodisi Church, doctors and nurses, all relatives,
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      91 32 852 Acknowledgements 852 Acknowledgements The Family Of The Late i/ARSHA RAHBARAH ANANTH departed on 7th Jan. 1998 vish to express their heartfelt thanks and ippreciation to all friends, colleagues, priests md church members for their kind assistance, ittendance, condolences, donations and vreaths during their recent bereavement The Family Of The
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  • OBITUARIES
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      87 33 854 Condolences 854 Condolences 854 Condolences 854 Condolences 854 Condolences ■Mm trf With Deepest Sympathy and \^B I Heartfelt Condolences to the I I Family Of Our Late Chairman I I LEE YEOK CHAI I who departed on 8 January 1998 j From Management and Staff of j I KISO
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      854 Condolences 854 Condolences 864 Condolence*
      102 33 854 Condolences 854 Condolences 864 Condolence* With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to the Family Of The Late LEE YEOK CHAI who departed on 8 January 1998 From Partners and Staff of LEE YEOK CHAI CO. PRIMA MANAGEMENT PTE LTD 4s a mark of respect our offices will be closed
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      854 Condolences 854 Condolences
      60 33 854 Condolences 854 Condolences Our Heartfelt Sympathy And Condolences to The Family Of The Late Lee Yeok Chai a former colleague and friend who has touched our lives. Always remembered by: Cheah Wi Beng Lee Kwek Chong Chan Wah Tiong Lee Seng Chuan Dennis Chee Kevin Urn Richard Foo Lim
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      856 In Memoriam
      45 33 IN LOVING MEMORY OF CYRH. FREDERICK (JERRY) SAWYER called home on 11 Jan 93 With All Our Love Adela, Melissa, Harvey. Steven GOH HOON MENQ O«p«rt*d. 11th January IMS IN DEAR MEMORY Mother, brother. Jittery brother m law, sister-in-law, nephew and niece*.
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      44 33 In Memory Of DELLA BUTCHER Never more than a thought away Loved remembered everyday. Loved onea. In Ev«rlov)r»9 Memory Of S SUPPIAH HMitod on 25 Doc/! Ramamharaii IvWlf# M#9MAtoM |L- f t- 1-^ iiiwUPlPffJrfflW, fJMtvfJf^BJtt JnhMaaiß _^t ,^i. ■nowMwin atva rvtvxnn
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  • RACING
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      Sonic Abjar just too speedy
      352 34  -  Danny Khoo IPOH ROUND-UP By SONIC ABJAR showed himself to be a useful second-run galloper when he scored a scintillating win at Ipoh yesterday. The three-year-old Radjhasi gelding, with jockey Marcus Au aboard, snowed the benefit of his ninth to Your Excellency last Sunday to
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      Rookie Tai recovering from fall, expects to ride soon
      193 34 APPRENTICE Brethem Tai, who took a tumble from Nifty m a race at Penang on Dec 27, expects to be back m the saddle by the end of this month. The 21-year-old rookie, who is indentured to leading trainer Malcolm Thwaites,
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      EXCERPTS FROM PERAK TURF CLUB STIPENDIARY STEWARDS' REPORT
      990 34 RACE 1: Shanghai Raider jumped awkwardly. Shortly after the start, Estar laid out and was awkward on the hindquarters of Raghee. Estar raced wide m the middle stages while Raghee raced wide rounding the home turn. RACE 2: At 2.20pm, the state
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      YESTERDAY'S IPOH RACE RESULTS
      960 34 RACE 1 CLASS 4 DIV 7 1 ,200 m 2 GRAND SUCCESS 56 5 (8-5) KHNg (5) 1 1 1 U 11 SHANGHAI RAIDER 53 (43-9) John (3) 8 6 2 3 BUMPER CROP IN 55.5 (29-7) Ballantyne (2) 3 3 3 Others m finishing order:
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      TODAY'S IPOH RACE GUIDE
      2186 34 GOING FORECAST: GOOD TO YIELDING I Terms CHv 2 1,200 m (SCIKIU Three-year-okis only Stakes $20,000 1 69 Argent Star 3 (3ac M Breuketen-Red Star) .Au 57 2 04 Circus In Town 13 (3agHoy-Ariay) Lot) 57 3 -8 Extreme Machine 8 (3ag T Tan-Sungei Besi No.
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        South Korea calls off its shuttle event
        100 35 SOUTH Korea has cancelled the Korean Open badminton championships for 1998 because of austerity measures imposed by the International Monetary Fund, a spokesman at the Korea Badminton Association said on Friday "We are not able to pay USss2so,ooo m prize money for the
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        Trials for U-23 players
        29 35 S-LEAGUE club Marine Castle FC is holding trials for Under 23 players today. Those interested should show up at Block 601, Bedo'k Reservoir, at 4pm.
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        Fukuoka is 2001 host
        79 35 THE Japanese city of Fukuoka was yesterday announced as the venue for the Ninth World Swimming championships m 2001, world body Fina said. Fukuoka, which hosted last year's Pan Pacific Games m August, beat the bid by the 1992 Spanish Olympic city of Barcelona for the
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        India beats Bangladesh
        69 35 INDIA beat Bangladesh by four wickets m the three-na-tion Independence Cup cricket match m Dhaka yesterday. India registered 191 for six wickets m 46.2 overs after the host was all out for 190 after a disastrous start, with four wickets down for only 22 runs. The limited-overs
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      Tragedies, disagreement put Wong's trip on hold
      499 35  -  Hakikat Rai ATHLETICS By A DOUBLE tragedy and protracted negotiations over training allowances have forced South-east Asia Games athletics gold medallist James Wong to postpone his training trip to Germany indefinitely. The athlete, who won the discus and hammer gold medals at the
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      Indians gunning for honours
      141 35 BEWARE of the Indian challenge. That is the warning to Singapore's long-distance runners taking part m the Nike 47th SAAA cross-country championships at Macßitchie Reservoir this afternoon (3.45pm). Singapore Airlines has flown m the men's and women's winners of a series of mini-marathons it held m
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      Lock icon Slovaks complete fairy-tale run
      226 35 TENNIS PERTH Rank outsider the Slovak Republic completed a tennis fairy tale yesterday, beating second-seeded France m the final of the A5900,000 (551.03 million) Hopman Cup tournament. Forced to play a qualifying match a week earlier to gain entry to the eight-nation contest, Karol Kucera and
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      Lock icon Jordan's 44 points come in handy as Bulls pips Knicks
      340 35 Jordan's 44 points come in handy as Bulls pips Knicks NBA BASKETBALL NEW YORK Michael Jordan scored 14 of his 44 points m the fourth quarter, including the go-ahead three-point play with a minute to go, as the Chicago Bulls outlasted the New York Knicks 90-89 on Friday. Ron Harper
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      Lock icon Top US coach says IOC keener on money than 0stopping drug cheats
      763 38 World Swimming Championships m Perth PERTH The United States' top swimming coach yesterday accusecT international sports administrators of being more interested m Chinese money than m stopping drug cheats contaminating the sport. Jon Urbanchek, head coach of the
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      Lock icon Fina sets up taskforce on performance-enhancing drugs
      303 38 PERTH Swimming's governing body Fina said yesterday that it would set up a taskforce to examine the issue of performance -enhancing drugs and make recommendations to other sports groups on how to catch cheats. As criticism of Fina's response to a Chinese doping
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      Lock icon Yu gives China its second crown
      246 38 PERTH Yu Zhuocheng survived a bold challenge by 17--year-old American Troy Dumais to win the men's one-me-tre springboard gold medal yesterday and give China its second diving title of the World Swimming Championships. Yu beat Dumais by just 1.80 points to match the golds
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      Lock icon Leopold probe to take a long time
      234 38 BONN The investigation into German head swimming coach Winfried Leopold's alleged involvement with doping m former East Germany will be a lengthy one, Berlin prosecutors warned. "It must not be expected that the procedure will be completed shortly," a spokesman for the prosecutors
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      Lock icon Tarquin dreams of vaulting to fame
      595 38  -  Chan Tse Chueen SPORTSPEOPLE GYMNASTICS By SOMEWHERE m England, an 11 -year old Singaporean is studying and training and harbouring hopes of vaulting to fame. Gymnast Tarquin Wong's first taste of it came when his Sicture was splashed across ye columns of the back
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      SCORES AND STATISTICS
      642 38 Jim ii m hi NBA: Seattle 111 Boston 92, Atlanta 82 Washington 77, Detroit 101 Golden State 72, Minnesota 96 Portland 91, Chicago 90 New York 89. Miami 98 Denver 79, Charlotte 98 Vancouver 90, LA Lakers 125 LA Clippers 115, Phoenix 100 San Antonio 79. 4th
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      Lock icon Cook keeps up good work to lead by two strokes
      429 38 GOLF CALIFORNIA John Cook continued his bogey-free streak to extend his lead to two strokes during the second round of the US$l. 7 million (Ss3 million) Mercedes Championship. Cook picked up three birdies to improve to 10-under-par and he was
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      Lock icon Woods baas PGA Tour Player of the Year award
      181 38 CALIFORNIA Tiger Woods was predictably named the PGA Tour Player of the Year on Friday. The American, who last year won four tournaments including the Masters and who also topped the money list, was a hot favourite to win the award,
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      Lock icon Man in the thick of Asia's soccer future
      989 39  -  YAP KOON HONG SPORTS WORLD SURPRISED that a Southeast Asian may well be the first Asian to hold the second highest office m world football? Not surprising if you are. Malaysian Peter Velappan has witnessed many firsts m football but he is
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      Lock icon 49ers gears up well for showdown
      566 39 San Francisco coach Mariucci confident his team can upstage Super Bowl defending champ Packers AMERICAN FOOTBALL SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco 49ers coach Steve Mariucci said his team's practices m preparation for today's National Football Conference title game with the Super Bowl defending champion Green
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      Singapore ranked among second tier of Asian footballing nations by AFC
      643 39 THE Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has grouped its members into three categories m a bid to produce squads that can play against and beat the best teams m the world m top-lev-el competition regularly AFC general secretary Peter Velappan
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      33 38 J^DATSJVENTSj ATHLETICS NikeSAAA Cross Country Championships (MacRitchie Reservoir, 3.45pm). BOWLING Cosco Super Handicap Challenge: Masters qualifying (Cathay Bowl Westside, Jurong Entertainment Centre, 9am). SOCCER Marine Castle's U-23 trials (Block 601, Bedok Reservoir, 4pm).
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      Lock icon Malaysia's Velappan tipped for Fifa's No. 2 job
      798 40  -  Yap Koon Hong Asia's top soccer bureaucrat contirms offer of general secretary's post by association's key presidential hopefuls By A SOUTH-EAST Asian is set to assume the second-most important soccer job m the world when Joao Havelange relinquishes the presidency of Fifa.
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      Lock icon Swimmer and coach face $57,000 fine by customs
      333 40 DRUG SCANDAL IN PERTH SWIMMING PERTH Yuan Yuan and and her coach Zhou Zhewen have been banned from the World Swimming Championships and could also be fined up to A550,000 (5557,500) by Australian customs. The pair have been ordered to remain m
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      18 40 SPORTS WORLD YAP KOON HONG Man in the thick of Asia's plan to achieve first-world football Page 37
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        For Pete's sake!
        2474 2 Ever wondered what business guru Tom Peters tells CEOs m his high-priced corporate seminars? The man himself shares with KEVIN KELLY his four-letter corporate terms of endearment. 'The most important thing I read on a regular basis is the Life section of USA Today. It's not as
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          What price feel-good?
          309 3 PAYING $1,700 for a mattress in-laid with magnets, said to relieve aches, is a snip for those who are convinced it chases away rheumatic pains. That should be no different from a woman executive who thinks nothing of paying $3,000 for a Paris-label jacket. Helps m her
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        25 years ago
        88 3 On this day AMERICAN road-safety expert Mr Donald Vaughan suggested that Singapore introduce laws against jaywalking to promote road safety. He proposed legislation where a pedestrian could be arrested and fined if he or she tried to cross a road less than 100 ft from an overhead
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        Is there a cost to sudden leadership changes?
        1127 3  -  Koh Buck Song VIEW AS THOUSANDS of students and teachers m more than 70 schools started to get to know their new principals last week, one question intrigued me. Is it so easy to adjust to a new principal? Could it be
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        The phone went dead — and I became a victim of Rumour
        1112 4  - The phone went dead and I became a victim of Rumour Susan Sim Ja^lSa! FROM the dim, velvet-lined and mirrored entrance, it looked like one of those nightclubs popular among some men because of their topless dancers. But the Nirwana Supper Club m Hotel Indonesia was supposed to be atmospheric
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        People effort will help fuel recovery in Asia
        1182 4  -  Sunanda K. Datta-Ray GLOBAL VILLAGE AS ONE currency after another tumbles m eastern Asia's stricken economies, I am reminded of then Indian Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao adapting for a Singapore audience a '20s New York governor's comment: "All the ills
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        Lock icon Warrants becoming too costly to convert
        774 5 As panic selling continues on the Singapore bourse, many warrants are m danger of becoming worth not even a single cent. PA TRICK TAN reports. WARRANTS are the latest victims m the frenzied selling of Singapore shares which sank more than 270 stocks to
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        Brave new world of profits and pitfalls
        753 5 As CPF liberalisation opens up US, German and Japanese markets, investors should remember that higher returns also mean higher risks. NG WEIJOO reports. THE third stage of CPF liberalisation, first unveiled by Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew m 1994, takes effect this year.
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        Lock icon the pebble's thunderous downhill path
        1422 6  - the pebble's thunderous downhill path JANADAS DEVAN Likening Asia's weaknesses to a 'small stone', Harvard economist Jeffery Sachs suggests that the IMF's policies, far from preventing the Asian avalanche, have served instead to grease Is it an 'amputating God' or an angel of mercy? As the financial turmoil deepens m
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        I'm in no govt's pay
        755 6 JANADAS DEVAN spoke to Dr Jeffrey Sachs m a telephone interview last week about his criticism of IMF policies m the region. 'High interest rates and fiscal austerity will impose widespread bankruptcies. This approach won t work. Q: In your Financial Times article you say
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        Lock icon Dr Sachs, you are dead wrong
        1267 8  -  LINDA LI M A REBUTTAL TO IMF CRITICS JEFFREY SACHS' criticisms of the IMF policies m Thailand, Indonesia and South Korea are both familiar and off the mark. First, let us remind ourselves why countries call m the IMF. They do so when their
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        Fund foresaw problems in 1996
        662 8  -  LOUISE BRANSON THE IMF RESPONSE m Washington IMF spokesman Graham Newman said Dr Sachs had simply chosen to ignore IMF warnings directed at South Korea and Thailand m its 1997 annual report, and instead selected passages praising these economies THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has
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        Terms not too extreme, says Japanese expert
        584 8  - Terms not too extreme, says Japanese expert KWAN WENG KIN A necessary evil or too severe? FROM TOKYO 'In fact, on a recent trip to Europe, European financiers told me they thought the conditions imposed on South Korea were too lenient. Mr Tomomitsu Oba, president of the Japan Centre for
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        They don't want the whole pill
        2112 9  -  SUSAN SIM Our foreign correspondents report on the attitudes of countries towards the financial regime imposed on them by the IMF. FROM JAKARTA WHEN the government announced last October that it was calling m the IMF, intellectuals m Jakarta went round asking each other
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        Thais are for belt-tightening
        786 9  -  EDWARD TANG FROM BANGKOK THEY may not like the medicine prescribed by the International Monetary Fund, but Thais accept it as a necessary evil for economic recovery. "The measures are tough but necessary m order for Thailand's economic reforms to receive the endorsement of the international
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        S. Korean experts slam IMFs 'textbook' approach
        696 9  -  KWAN WENG KIN FROM SEOUL THE tough regime imposed by the International Monetary Fund as part of its programme to bail South Korea out of its currency and financial crises is a "textbook" programme that is not fine-tuned to the realities m the
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        Lock icon If I have more, I can give more
        1776 24 Corporate lawyer Dr Thio Su Mien sees no contradictions m her Christian faith and her material well-being, says JAIME EE Education 1963 65: PhD (Laws) London School of Economics and Political Science 1961: LLM University of Malaya m Singapore LLB (Hons) University
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      59 3 warehouse; Strictly at our factory outlet •Wide selection at low low prices J for Tiles and Windows I EUROPA WALLCOVERINGS PTE LTD S Blk 3 Pasir Panjang Road #05-09/12 ij^paarj:! C Alexandra DistriPark Singapore 118 483 Tel: 272 3030 (4 lines) ""^y g^* Please bring along floor plans/window measurements. SBSAIBS
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      383 4 I A WEEKLY SUMMARY OF I I HOME NEWS I I AT YOUR FINGERTIPS I r 3^. I The Straits Times Weekly Edition brings you a crisp summary of cii. M >*^fl r T\lV^^ C wee^ s haH>enings m Singapore and m the Asean region. "Wkß^y&ft&vj^j^m^^~ *•>■ Covering news from
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      91 6 y\ VINT/W.E COLLECTION Wj 9-12 January 1998 a£ f$ I 9 Raffles Boulevard 3bBL Singapore *****6 Open S7noi/ahon To view a fine selection of vintage watches Patek Philippe, Vacheron Gmstantin, Audemars Piquet, Rolex, Omega, Longines, Jaeger LeCoultre, etc and jewellery m precious stones Fancy coloured diamonds (with GIA certificates), rubies,
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      11 6 Page Eight: The IMF responds Page Nine: View from the region
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      1330 7 The IMF cure Dr Linda him looks at the IMF policies, how they work and their limitations. Demand for a >^m/^^I^ mr^Jr\\m Increase demand for the country's N. X. >v^-^ JV country's currency f v Jk^V vB^-V Jm\ currency (to buy its exports and assets) I ~^J0BLf> is weak relative
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      142 8 J&r Exquisite fr designs Qs/t Complete Set <j ■-~~'i.'"> ooff/w ff/ O^ v.p. fee >DoU Now tl7So 1 v JIM'-CL BELLA MEDINA JOSk I M H^ Armchairs, 1 Sofa, Ell E^ fHilll^ IHBkJ Coffee Table «f.isl ft H^ va V-| u.p tweeTX AQUlNO^^Mj^^^ m/L* 2 Armchairs, A im^Uft^L f\ 1
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      2371 10 BBC^/ \h 88l 9bßw BBT BBb .^BB BBT aY ST RBBY BBBB^^^bl wß^^r I aY n*fcv i A^^ aaa^^k^ b^v AiSaa aM aftb '*wßls H2fl aai .^aal jbh MSmf aaak aaaaaar^ ll^*"*^ V zl H Sm bm^B 9LW aaf 'v B im^^m^mamA LaaV /tv 11 bbbbb^ im JbV S^m m
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      224 10 DESIGNER'S FURNITURE AT M«t f/» MANUFACTURER'S PRICES Dan? fo ftf Di/frrnft' 20% DISCOUNT Furniture Designer, "Jfu/isA furniture MaUk MM<a IQ Magazine Sat sun 2pm 10pm Our customers say we are THE BEST We Mwuta want to show you what Rustic furniture mm of r»nfcj«\»d should be Be the judge get
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      127 10 70 Hobbies CERAMICS. FOLK ART. Stencil ling. Glass painting lessons. #02 10 Orchard Point. 235 6267 72 Musical Instruments PIANO -MART FACTORY DIRECT SALE) Excellent Quality Used Pianos Unbelievable Ex-factory Price Various Made/ Models Avail. Free After-Sales-Service Hire Purchase Arrangeable SAT SUN Only! 12*pm Blk 51 06-07 Lor 3 Geyiang
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      819 11 72 Musical Instruments WHY PAY MORE Children giving up Yamaha UIA, ClOB. LUIOI, EL9O, 40, HSB, h price selling, Shelley Co *****22 Piano/ organ wanted. BRAND NEW PIANO $2350 2nd hand $650 up Piano wanted/ rental/ repair. Piano course. *****76 HAMILTON PIANO 131 cm for sale. 8 mths old ft
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      598 11 74 Pets/ Pet Care THE PET SPECIALIST Free transport for grooming, petfood, pet taxi ft puppies sales *****79 TRICOLOUR MALE Beagle puppies for cheap sale $550 Interested call *****34 7 WEEKS OLD Black Female Labrador puppies at $390 each only. Interested pg. 9522 9425 78 Photography/ Video Filming $50 PER
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      697 11 102 Gardening/ Landscaping j PLS CALL RM for free estima tion. Tree ft grass cutting. Cow ft carpet grass turfing. Disposal demolition Pg *****120/ *****36 106 Home Appliances/ Lightings WASHING MACHINE. COOKER. fridge repair. Day ft night service. Call Al Nasim, 566-1240/ 762 3794 108 Home Furnishing FREE DESIGN DIRECT
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      489 11 114 House 114 House Renovation/ Decor Renovation/ Decor Seiamat nrw Tar"* Hart Kay a aidiffktrr 118 Plumbing ALL KINDS OF PLUMBLING T. Plumbling Services (24 HRS) Repair ft replace toilet system Specialised m all chokage Auto machine for choke Pipe leaking Basin choke ft leaking WC choke $30+ Gullery choke
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      238 11 ISO Domestic Help Available KNESIAN^^Li^ --fcliliptata-rl ho«>ga^g *****00 (HAYMOND MAIDS] IhNDONESIAN SPECIAUSTj English Speaking Strict Training II Own Training Centre m Indonesia 1 IT 345 6788 (8 Lines)! I #06-20 Katong Shopping Cantrtr I 1T 468 5688 (8 Lines) ll BukrtTlmah Plaza <J SRI LANKAN MAIDS BBWAII IMIH J"aa CAli
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      1537 11 150 Domestic Help 150 Domestic Halp 150 Domestic Help 150 Domestic Help 150 Domestic Help Available Available Available Available Available PS!^ 3 I S 1 Lai 3 M i Hal I A lalOHal H BaV__J_^^al. JL_^J__^^aß X M SB I I Jl J Eat pork Jl BEST QUALITY: $2 BEST
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      913 12 150 Domestic Help 150 Domestic Help I 150 Domestic Help Available Available Available 25 2 1 8 4 8 AIR TKTS FOR MAIOS AT SPECIAL #01-40 B ALESTIER PLAZA MON-FRMOAM-7PM INDON/ RUPINO/ SRI LAHKAN MAIOS e AT Qi, MIftAII KD _l INDIAN SKILLED WORKERS SAT SUN 10AM- 6PM agwv^tt. C*****1E
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      474 12 154 Factory/ Warehouse Sales GENUINE CRYSTAL VASES, ta bleware. stemware figurines sale at 600 Kallang Pudding Rd. •02-07. *****56. 10.30 7.45pm. 158 Oarage Sales ALL MUST QOI I Beautiful paintings, Antique cast iron gdn. set Carpets, crystal figurines, Consoles, solid wood tables, Used office equipment many other items to go
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      418 12 158 Garage Sales COMPUTER. COLOUR TV, Divid er, fridge, microwave, hifi, speaker, aircon.. bed, others 9556-3008 EXPAT. GARAGE SALES. All household items must go. Contact 542-7187. GARAGE SALEI SOFA, dinner wagon, 2 wardrobes. 1 bed. TV, etc. Tel: 453-4451 GARAGE SALE AT 60 Mariam Way (S *****9) 12 4pm. 1
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      676 12 176 Private Investigators UNABLE TO SOLVE your prob I lem. matrimonial, unfaithful spouse. Surveillance, photo-taking oversea case. 235-4898. 24hrs. 186 Wanted BUYING OLD CTV, VCR, hifi, mini compo, VCD LD players. Good/ spoilt $20 $600 Day night. Call 769 0659/ 9578-6529 1 WE BUY AND sell CTV, hi-fi, fridge, washer,
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      1279 12 209 Business 209 Business Opportunities Opportunities 230 Office Equipment/ 230 Office Equipment/ Supplies Supplies bbT^% af* (am \ffori Rw#^_ 239 Packing/ Storage/ 305 BMW ror Sale Delivery/ Removal FOO HUA TRANSPORT 15 ft. 30 ft. box lorry. $100 $250. Hse./ i I B» office removal. *****78 (24 hrs.) B>ell 4
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      929 12 305 BMW For Sale 8/89 7301 L. Tip top condition Leather electric seats. Chris *****181 6/91 BMW 3261A. 2 owners White colour OMV $43,286 Leath- er seats. Original cond 472-2222. '82 BMW 6201 manual. COE 10/2001. No repair needed Full accessories $18K Tel *****77 9/93 BMW S2OIA. Low m.leage Leather
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      908 12 9 In HF 313 Ford For Sale APRIL 1992 FORD Telstar 2 01 Auto. Full accessories New paint Tax 3/98 G teed tip top cond I See to believe! $60,800. *****820 1 OWNER 11/94 Laser 16 Ghia Auto Tax 4/98. Parf $14,884 Immaculate cond Lot 13, Aljunied Used Car Ctr
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      917 13 *fife y&^^K~"~ IE *^B r^ BWBii^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I^^^V^^^^^^itfitfßl 316 Honda For Sale '96 CIVIC ESI auto, (latest model), 1 owner, new rims. CD changer, brand new condition. $92,800. Lot 22 Aljunied Used Car Ctr HONDA ACCORD '82. Expat, leaving. COE 9/2001 Good no. plate Best offer. Call 9739 7040 MS9 '91
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      4414 13 317 Hyundai For Sale 317 Hyundai For Sale 317 Hyundai For Sale 317 Hyundai For Sala 325 Mercedes For Sale 325 Mercedes For Sale 326 Mitsubishi 328 Nissan For Sale Porsche For S —s=^^^^— aa For Sale 2/S3 MERCEDES 200. 4 dr. j '84 230T/E. S/WAOON. Auto, 2 '92 NEAR
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      4095 14 347 Volvo For Sale 3/95 VOLVO 960 2.5 (auto) 2 owners. Full leather seat. MainI tamed by agt. Beautiful *****00 STSe VOLVO 76OGLE U auto PARF $43,700. Accident free. $55,800. Lot 59 Kallang Auto Ctr '92 VOLVO 9400LE 2 3 auto PARF $31K. 2 owners. Original cond Tel: *****83/ 9685
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      603 14 349 Other Makes 349 Other Makes For Sale For Sale 39 Bar^y* livil Wishes You Happiness Prosperity m 96 PORSCHE 91 1 Twin Turbo SS3BK 96 PORSCHE 91 1 Carrera 4S EKS $458K 96 PORSCHE 91 1 Carrera 4S EKS $448K 96 PORSCHE 91 1 Carerra 2 Tip $398K 95
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      669 15 377 Car Financing/ Insuranca HITACHI LEASING (S) PTE LTD BMUiaUinlUliißf] Can 9671 6683 Anytime 378 Certificate Of Entitlement LATEST COE CATEGORY 7 for sale Reasonable offer secures Call Leon at 9676-0600/ 9521-0600 379 Registration Numbers "SCH lU' S< 'SCM 11P* avail, for sale. Highest bider secures! Interested buyer, fax offer
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      830 15 389 Pick Dps For Sale AUG '84 NISSAN Pickup 3246 cc, 1 owner only. 4 WO, diesel. COE May 2000. Rd. Tax $840/ 6 mths. Selling $6,000 Tel: *****782 Own er 391 Vans For Sale BOOKSHOP OWNER 'SI model Suzuki 800 van. COE paid. New tax. Engine g'teed Al. Branded
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      722 15 402 DO l-08 City South Weit PTE APTS Rent LANDMARK TOWER Like Brand new. 3 rms./ 1300 sq.ft. High flr. Outside CBD SS.BK ne«. HARBOURLIGHTS Brand new. 3*l rmtj 1249 sq.ft. Greenery. Outside CBD Rental neg Margaret *****666 Spore Multiple Listing OPEN HSE. JAN. 11, Bam 4pm for rent. Normanton
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      1150 15 iI I li\j w j I L. l\ I 1 L J _^ftmiMr~^ 404 DO9 10 Orchard/ 404 DO9-10 Orchard/ Tanglin/ Holland Tanglin/ Holland PTE APTS Rant PTE APTS Rant j I ■■■ta^liMAiLM s I I F B *^lkt^U Iffuvnl •■■■■bKLHbHLH D.OB THE MORNINGSIDE. 1300 sq.ft. 3+l. Near Orchard. Rent
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      785 15 410 Dl 5 16 East Coast PTE APTS Rant D.IS THE BAYSHORE 1421 sq ft. 2+l. High flr. Sea view. Bree/y Facilities. Good rental. *****153 D.16 BAYSHORE PK. 1292 sq.ft. 3 bdrms. Nice layout. F/furn. Bright Rental neg. 288-3892 ARN j D.16 BAYSHORE PK. 2/ 3 rms Furn. High fir.
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      1445 15 e»«^S»B«»B«^S^S^SMBMBMaBBBBBaB«^S^S^S^SIsaBMS»aa eMS«aaMB^SMS^S^SMS»»aaBBBBBa.WSjS^aa aM S»BJBBsMB»a» 414 Dl 9 20 SerangooiV 414 019 20 SorangoorV Thomson Thomson PTE APTS Rant PTE APTS Rent Ol id To m pu m. PROSPERITY HEALTH o' b 420 Houses For Rent 420 Houses For Rent I ID. 26 NEW HOUSES FOR LEASE 1 1 J $3,000
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      1462 15 422 HUDC/ HDB Apts 426 Rooms For Rent For Rant FOREIGN STUDENTS. FULL 3-RM. DOVER BLK. 22. F/furnV S oard d JL v ,V diln renovated. $1250 Near mkt./ Vl Cnu n fl Tel *****834 i shoot. Avail. 1 Feb. *****862 J3 ooaroIANS AVAM_ BTUOV m 3 RMS. BLK. 88
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      1645 16 441 DOl 08 City 441 DOl-08 City 441 DOl-08 City 445 DO9-10 Orchard/ ft South-Wast ft South-Wast South-Wast Tanglin/ Holland PTE APTB Sala PTE APTS Sala PTE APTS Sala HOUSES Sale 5^ E!T Buy TODAY 111 II !j Jl I 3 I J "(I I IKM Mbl w" I I
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      590 16 445 009-10 Orchard/ Tanglin/ Holland HOUSES Sale PRIME DETACHED HOUSES View today I New 7800/ 6800 sq.ft. Attic 6+2 Spool. Off Holland Rd. 19.600/ 5000 sq.ft. 5+2 Patio/ pool Oentl* Rd. 5200/ 4000 sq.ft. 6200/ 4000 sq.ft. 5+2 Wide frontage. Renovated. Steven* Rd 9000/ 3SOO sqft. 5+2. Wide frontage SB.9M
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      800 16 446 DO9-10 Orchard/ 446 DO9 10 Orchard/ 446 DO9 10 Orchard/ Tanglin/ Holland Tanglin/ Holland Tanglin/ Holland PTE APTS Sale PTE APTS Sale PTE APTS Sale iPaSA NOVACRII 17 Peck Hay Road prime district 9 jWfr -Only 20 luxurious ■fefe* apartments. ■fcef I 2 ln Orchard shopping/ J'J w A
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      487 16 c of Land. Freehold Planning Approval t* D.IO (OPEN H'SE.) Beaverton Ct. 2055/ 3200 sq.ft Full facilities. Freehold. $1.45 M. Tel. 9662-4070 D.lO PALM SPRING. Balmoral vicinity. 1066 sq.ft. 2 rms. F'hold. $1.09 M. Pg. Jan *****820 ERA D.lO RIDGEWOOD CORNER unit. 1378 sq.ft. Panoramic pool view. Call *****232 D.lO
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      420 16 to: DC 124/68 PT2(*****5-O4JI-M) 450 Dll A2l Newton/ Bt Timah/ Clementi HOUSES Sale HbW^«^^b^L^bW*^^^bV^P^b^^^"^b^lb^W 21 ENG KONG PI 2 storey inter, terr. Orig. 1762/ 2100 sq.ft. F'hold. 3+l. Face gdn. Nice no. $1 35 M neg. Jeffrey Sim *****318 ET. Co. OPEN HOUSE No. 35 35A NEWTON RD (Opposite Royal
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      708 16 450 Dll &21 Newton/ Bt Timah/ Clementi HOUSES Sale ffl_fj#OF »THE WWEEK D.21 SUNSET BRAND new 2V, storey bunglw. 6+6+ l TOP soon. F'hold. Price reduce to sell! Good buy! Sole agt. *****720 B Knight i D.ll KHEAM HOCK Rd F hold 2 storey terr 1850 sqft 3+l Ren ovated.
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      738 16 451 Dll ft 21 Newton/ Bt Timah/ Clementi PTE APTS Sale 2 SPM TODAY. D.21 Pine Grove Blk IB #12-05. 1755 sq ft. Spacious 3*l. Privatised. Full facilities View to offer 9317 3208 AA. BT. REGENCY. 1847 sqft 3*l Beautiful cond. Pool view. High fir. Name your price *****455 CMA
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      634 17 4SI Dll ft 21 Newton/ 461 Dll A2l Newton/ Bt Timah/ Clementi i Bt Timah/ Clementi PTE APTS Sala PTE APTS Sala PEPPERMINT GROVE Showflats Open Daily: 10.00 am. 6.00pm. FREEHOLD Boutique Development With Swimming Pool at 45. NEWTON RD. Only 15 apartments TOP obtained! Walking distance to MRT Tal.
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      492 17 456 Dl 2-14 Batostier/ Macpharsoiv Gsylano; PTE APTS Sals D.12 DE ANOELO. F'hold. 3 rms. 1130 sqjt./ 1302 sq.ft. Facilities. MRT. CTE/ PIE. ARN: 9313-1122. D.12 KEMAMAN POINT. 1300 sq.ft. 3 rms. High fir. Unblocked. Below valuation. *****182 CW. D.12 MUST BELLI Boon Teck Twr. 1650 sq.ft. 3+l. F'hold. Open
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      455 17 455 Dl 2-14 Balastiar/ j 455 Dl 2-14 Balestier/ 455 Dl 2-14 Balestier/ MacphfowV Geylang MacphenonV Geylang Macpherson/ Geylang HOUSES Sala HOUSES Sale j HOUSES Sale M MM l i INTERMEDIATE fiC CORNER TERRACE HOUSES 1 B/aD/E Jalan Slnga SC 2/2 A/4/4A Jalan Punai Land area 2471 to 3616 sq.
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      374 17 —I GREAT OPPORTUNITY M D.16!!! Prestigious newly built 3-storey bunglw. hse. for $1.48 M only. Land 5200 sq.ft., built-in 4200 sq.ft. with 6 rms. $286 p.5.f.11l OPEN HSE. Sat. ft Sun. From 12pm 7pm Tel: 5730-2471/ 9730-2472 Bring Cheque Book I OPEN HOUSE 2JO 5.30PM. SB ELITE PARK AVENUE Best
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      477 17 460 Dl 5 16 East Coast HOUSES Sale 2 STOREY BUNGLW OPEN hse. 12- 3pm. 48 Jin. Greja (BedoK Rd.) Just TOP. 5500 sq.ft. s+l. Separate living/ dining. Bright/ breezy Best buy for ***** Only $2 35M still neg. HARVEST *****88 l Don't <£&* MISSf D.IS OPERA EST. Beautiful, f'hold.
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      1351 17 480 SiuX? B^ 11 46 S^Uf'l 0 0 460 D«-ie Eart Coast 460 D l 16 East Coast 460 D l 16 East Coast =ssss^^^ s J^_ r HOUSES Sale HOUSES Sale HOUSES Sale HOUSES Sale y^ At Upper East Coast Road Kew Drive J^ i i i ■<■ rj—
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      3665 18 460 315 16 East Coast 460 DIB- 16 East Coast I 460 D lB- 16 East Coast 460 Dl 5- 16 East Coast 460 D l 16 East Coast 461 D l 16 East Coast 465 Dl 7-18 Changi/ 466 017-18 Changi/ 471 HOUSES Sale HOUSES Sato HOUSES Sala HOUSES
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      661 19 «/O UT9-Z0 Serangoon/ 470 Dl 9-20 Serangoon/ 470 D 19^20 Serangoon/ 470 D l 9-20 Serangoon/ Thomson Thomson Thomson Thomson HOUSES Sate HOUSES Sale HOUSES Sal* i HOUSES Sato l= i I y LaaVavVlP^^ J ■aaa^Ba^Baav^Baaaaaaaaaaaa^aaaa^^T BaaT^^^"™ L^Hia^H v r ra I hle IT Hi IT 111 ti^r~ hIE 1
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      94 19 SPRJNGLIAF GON. 2-STOREY SEMM>. Freehold Land approx 3600/ 3100 sq.ft. 3+l+l bdrms Newly renovated, extended master bdrm/ kitchen Move m cond Pg. *****810 HSR International Realtors UNBEUEVEABLE SALES MO. IA. COLCHESTER GROVE Irend new 2-1/2 Moray sami-d. Land 3300 sq.ft./ 999 yrs. Built up 3600 sq.ft./ 5+2 rms. 1 Quality
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      93 19 32 RIPLEY CRESCRENT Brand new 2K storey bungalow. Open House 12 30 4.30pm) 8 rooms with all bath attached and aircon Land 4878/ 4300 sq.ft. Autogate/ Alarm TOP obtained 5660-3153 (Handphona) 292-7229 (Offloel I n l house 1n BEST 2 STOREY SEMIO. at D.20 Ellington Square. Freehold. Approx. 3300/ 2500
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      114 19 D.19 POH HUAT Gdn. 2 storey terr. 2500/ 2300 sq.ft. 3+l. 999 yrs. Long driveway. Autogate. Very well renovated. View to offerl No agts. pis. Pg. 9-*****18. JLN. CHENG AM. IST offer above $1.1 M secures. Freehold. In-ter-terrace. Approx. 2,000 sq.ft. Renovated. Autogate. Car porch. Sch./ amenities. Pg. 9409-6856 CS.
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      867 19 470 Dl 9-20 Serangoon/ Thomson HOUSES Sale O.IS SERANQOON QONS. new beautiful 2h storey semi-d. 2650/ 3330 sq.ft. Park 2 cars. Quality finishes. B+l rms. Pg. 9-*****13. Dl 9 SERANGOON GDNS 4 units. Brand new. 3 storey terr. 1800 2800 sq.ft. 4+l. Quality fin ishes. TOP soon. *****22 ET Co
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      735 19 475 D 22 28West 475 D 22 28 West 475 D 22-28 West 475 D 22 28 West 475 D 22 28 West ft North ft North North North A North HOUSES-Sale HOUSES-Sale HOUSES-Sale HOUSES-Sale HOUSES-Sale r^JP' Class, Convenience Comfort im^L Three words rarely used to describe a single property.
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      203 19 (HILLVIEW) JLN. DERMAWAN 2Hstorey Hill top new bunglw. with tenancy. F'hold. 4600/ 3800 sq.ft. 7+l. F/aircon. 4 cars. $2.68 M neg. Jeffrey Sim 9-498-8318 ET Co. 0.26 SPRINGLEAF HGTS. Open hse. (3-spml, 2 brand new 3 storey semi d, 2A/ 28. 2772/ 3139 sq.ft. Low price. View to offer. Pis.
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      367 19 OPEN HOUSE 2pm-6pm 25/ 28-A JLN. CHEAPEN new 2-storey Semi-D. with attic on hill-top 6 bdrms. approx. 2700/ 2900 sq.ft. fully aircon. Fersina windows. Quality finishes freehold TOP issued View To Offer! Po. S7OS 5461 Open Km. tmn. 11/1 < 12-Spm.) 0 28 117 MWWOIA CRESCENT eWWIQ n#w 2-storvy Dim^MOw
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      796 19 D.2S BELOW VALUATION D.28 LENTO*. 2/STOREY corner $1 93 M 43 Jin. Jarak, 0/storey. i terr. F'hold. 4300/ 3200 sq.ft. 4+l. Semi-0. 3500/ 2800. 4+l. Pit. call Renovated. Pg. 9-808 5555 agt Henry at *****23/ *****69 M D.2S DEDAP AREA semi-d. Condo facilities. 3028 sq.ft. 4+l+l. 2/storey. 3700 sq.ft. Spec
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      907 20 476 D 22-28 West North PTE APTS Salo CASHEW HOTS. UROENT. Desperate Salel 1647 sq.ft 3+2- 999 yr. Beautiful cond. l Pool view. S92BK Only $550 p.s.f. View any timel Sole agt. Cashew 9608-1434 D.28 SEASONS PK. Open House 12 4pm 3+l rms. High fir. Reservoir/ full pool view. Various
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      777 20 488 HUDC Aptt For Sale SEDOK RES. MAIS. Corner, well j renovated, quiet, amidst greenery. 1 Reservoir view. No afternoon sun. Below value *****118 ERA. AI COND.I F/RENOVATED. mais at blk 735 Bedok. SS7OK neg. Pg. 9607-7105 agt. SEDOK RES. MAIS. Blk. 736. 3+l. Serene/ breezy/ facing park. Very well-kept
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      687 20 4 'NO' BEDOK Res. Rd. blk 623. Mid fir. Renovated. Near shops/ mkt./ amenities. 9-*****49 SRS 4 'NO' BEDOK North. Blk. 81. 427, 543, near MRT, amenities. Can contra. 9606-5174 VISA 4 'NO' BEDOK Res. blk. 120. High fir. Windy. Renovated. Aircon. Amenities. 9315-5114 AMB 4 'NO' BLK. 408 Bedok
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      683 20 494 HDB Apts For Salo (Bishan) SHUNFU EXEC. MAM. Blk. 301 Rarely avail. Panoramic view High fir. Well kept. Schs./ mkt./ amenities. Move m cond. Highest offer secures. Pg. 9209-1418 PLATINUM BISHAN 3-RM. 178/4 "S' 178, 180/ 4 -A' 112, 122, 126, 136/ srm. 179, 190. 165, 157. 234/ mais.
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      852 21 499 HDB Apts For Sato (Central/City) I 3 R©omaßak46#o72*3| I Owen Road. Mid floor Lift I 1 level Unblocked Near future I MRT Pg Heng 9802-6481 4 RMS. KANOANG Kerbau mkt. Blk 661 High flr. Well renovated. Split aircon. Panoramic view. Valued 1263 K. Alan *****552 ERA ASKING SI7SK $XXX.
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      868 21 500 HDB Apts For Sato (Choa Chu Kang/ Bukit Panjang) 4 'A' AT corner CCX blk. 232. High flr. Nicely renovated. Near MRT/ Lot 1/ sch *****337 agt. 4 "A' BANOKIT Rd. Blk. 252 Mid flr Well renovated Valued $230K Agt. Pg: *****906. 4 "A" BLK 416 Saujana corner. LRT/
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      921 21 501 HDB Apts For Sato (Clementi/ Wast Coast) S2K VALUATION. 4 A' corner Blk. 117 Clementi (Sunset Way). Near amenities. 9607-0863 ARN 3 T BLK. 2 Holland. Corner high flr. Lift landing. Renovated. Open facing. Holland Village. *****-862 3 T DOVER Rd. blk. 1. High flr. No blocking. Renovated. Valued.
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      938 21 504 HDB Apts For Sale (Hougang/ SerangoorV Yio Chu Kang) 4 'A' CORNER Hougang Blk. 438, high flr Unblocked Windy Park view. Can contra. *****442 SA 4 'A' HOUGANG. Cash SI2K onlyl Blk. 672. High flr. F/ renovated. Early move-in. 454-2994. J3 4 'A' HOUGANG Blk. 436. 674. High floor.
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      597 22 512 HDB Apts For Sala I (Pasir Ris/Changi) 8 'I' CORNER Blk. 552 Pasir Ris. 5 yrs. Renovated. Near MRT/ sch amenitiet. Pg 9411-5223 ET Co. 8 T CORNER Patir Rit blk. 446. MRT/ mkt. Marble fir. Central aircon. No commission. 9206 1494 8 T CORNER. Blk. 228. High fir
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      833 22 514 HDB Apts For Sals (Tampines/ Simei) BEAUTIFUL CORNER 5 T Tarn pines Blk 384. 5 yrt. High fir. Tampinet Mart. See William at void deck 12-2pm. *****762 ERA BEST LOCATION I BLK. 401. 5 T corner, Tampinet Central. High fir Unblocked, nice view. 101% move m. Good facing. *****693
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      1094 22 514 HDB Apts For Sale (TampinesV Simei) URGENT SALEI 8 T Corner Tampines blk. 843. High fir. Renovated. Below value. *****633 ERA URGENT SALEI BELOW valuation 843 Tampinet. 5 T corner. High fir. Renovated. *****633 ERA URGENT SALEI 4 A' Tampinet blk 934. Well kept. Amenitiet Convenient. Price neg. 9602-1630
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      789 22 514 HDB Apts For Sale (Tampines/ Simei) 8-RM. 'I' TAMPINES St 84 4 j bdrms. Near Central. S4OOK neg. Pg 9414-2203 Elaine. DEANS. 7 RM./ MAIS7 APT. Privacy Can contra. Unblocked. Mins. to MRT, NTUC. etc Oeav 9494-9191 ERA 516 HDB Apts For Sale (Toa Payoh/ Potong Pasir) JOY^LUCK iaiß3l!pw
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      836 22 517 HDB Apts For Sale (Woodlands/ Sembawang) SELLING CHEAPI 4 A' Blk 840. #03 Woodlands. Sq. hall. Move m early. View to offer. Viewing: 7.30 Bpm Pg 9520 4782 agt. WOODLANDS 4 'S' blk. 825 #10-44. Marble fir. Good cond. Open House Sunday 11 Jan. 1-3 p.m. 9738-7223 ERA. WOODLANDS
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      758 22 518 HDB Apts For Sale (Yishun) SSK UP. 3 rm. 107. 121. 137. 145. 150. 218. 304, 707. 734. 739 MRT 4 'S' 327. Lift level. 4 'NG' 125. 146. 201. Central. 4 'A' 175. 331. 778. Nice renovation. 5 'I' 221, 229. 231, 232, 624. 626, 636. Contra. Exec,
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      1108 22 518 HDB Apts For Sala (Yiahun) EXEC. MAIS. BLK. 724 Urgent salel High Fir F/ renovated Price nag. Pg: 9490 0147 B Knight EXEC. MAIS. 325. Near MRT/ Northpoint. Marble/ parquet. #04 Move m. Co-broke *****155 ERA LOW CASHI 3 NG' blk 121 Well kept. Near amenities/ MRT. Must sell!
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      761 22 518 HDB Apts For Sala (Yishun) 4 'S' YISHUN Blk 642/ 4 A' cori ncr Blk. 276. High fir. Amenities/ MRT Contra. Pg 9235-0155 Agt. 4 'S' YISHUN Blk 435 Low fir. Low cash Valued SI92K. Ameni- ties. Can contra 9300-1881 RG 4 YISHUN Blk. 718. Renovat ed Near amenities.
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