The Straits Times, 22 January 1998

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    13 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1998 60 CENTS MITA(P) 114/12/97
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    Lock icon VIOLENT PROTEST
    74 1 THAI policemen clashing with demonstrators during a violent protest on the outskirts of Bangkok early yesterday morning. About 1 000 angry car-industry workers, demanding a higher annual bonus than the one month they had received from their employers, sealed off the main highway linking the Thai capital to
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    Execs in Malaysia to sweep the floor
    124 1 ALOR STAR Staff from the Muda Agricultural Development Authority (Mada) may soon have to clean their office and sweep the floor of their MS 10- mill ion (553.9-million> building. To cut costs during the economic slowdown, Mada has decided to lay off about
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    Jakarta to come out with revised budget tomorrow
    507 1  -  Susan Sim Rupiah continues crash to new levels By Indonesia Correspondent JAKARTA A ministerial council set up by President Suharto to oversee implementation of sweeping reforms got down to work yesterday by announcing that a revised budget would be presented to Parliament
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    Stay the course of reforms, SM urges
    712 1  -  Edward Tang East Asia recovery 'possible m three years' By Thailand Correspondent We have not become weak We have got into trouble by carelessness and stupidity. We will rise again.' Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew. BANGKOK East Asian governments must carry out sweeping
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    Yen as supplement measure of trade?
    557 1 BANGKOK The yen is a possible long-term supplement to the US dollar as a measure of trade between countries, but it does not have the capability to eliminate the use of the greenback completely, Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew said yesterday. "So for Asia,
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      Lock icon Break-in, but robbers get away with maid's savings
      613 2  -  David Miller By 'As I came downstairs, one of them grabbed me and pointed a pair of scissors at my neck. He told me m Malay to keep quiet and that they only wanted money.' Businessman Teo Tai Hong (left). A BUSINESSMAN
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      Lock icon Swedish military buys Russian electronic bomb
      357 2 is among the best m the world when it comes to manufacturing this type of electronic weapon/ Mr Anders Kallenaas of the Swedish National Defence's Research Institute (FOA). STOCKHOLM The Swedish military has bought and tested a Russian electronic bomb using high-power microwave signals
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      Lock icon Thailand open to US floating base
      256 2 BANGKOK Thailand would allow the United States to set up a floating base off its coast, Army Commander-in-Chief General Chettha Thanajaro has been reported as saying by the Bangkok Post. "There should be no problem if they were to seek permission," the general said,
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      What it should have been
      131 2 IN YESTERDAY'S report, "Celebration at the river", we said that senior citizens and children pay 45 cents for special buses provided for the Singapore River Hongbao 98. This is wrong. Senior citizens are to pay 90 cents for the air-conditioned service while children will pay
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      Lock icon Use cashless means, prepare for competition, says PM Goh
      531 3  -  Koh Buck Song By PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong last night urged Singaporeans to make use of electronic transactions more extensively, so as to use their time more productively and help keep the economy competitive amid the region's currency devaluations. He
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      Credit POSB raises mortgage rates
      510 3  -  Tan Li Eng By SINGAPORE'S largest home loan provider, Credit POSB, announced yesterday it is raising its mortgage rates by another half a percentage point. Starting Feb 1, borrowers will have to pay 6.25 per cent a year for a loan of up to five
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      Lock icon No monkey business for orangutan
      182 3 BANGKOK An orang utan who got the cold shoulder from his mate at a zoo m central Thailand has been denied a mistress, following public complaints, a report said yesterday. The Bangkok Post said that patrons of Sa Kaew Zoo, who were mainly women and
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      Lock icon British minister got sums wrong
      140 3 LONDON The minister responsible for standards m British schools went to the bottom of the class yesterday when he got his sums wrong m a radio interview. Mr Stephen Byers, interviewed on BBC radio about government plans to improve numeracy m schools, was asked to
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon It's time to bring on the cheerleaders
      543 4 When American corporate morale flags Do themed events' help to bolster employees? If these things are done with the right heart, they can be very powerful.' Mr Ritch Davidson, who goes by the title of "vice-emperor of fun" at Playfair, a California management
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      Lock icon Japan pop star to woo honeymoon couples back to NZ
      156 4 WELLINGTON Japanese pop star Anri has been drafted by New Zealand to woo honeymooners back to the windy isles, officials said yesterday. The tourism authorities said that New Zealand's share of the Japanese honeymoon trade had dropped from 4.5 per
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      Lock icon The many phases of man
      61 4 picture. IRANIAN-BORN artist Seyed M. S. Edalatpour sits with his work, entitled 12th and 13th (detail), at the British Art '98 exhibition at London's Islington Design Centre. Edalat pour's work of men's heads carved m Portland stone represents the beauty of the face of man
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      Lock icon Some are born losers... literally
      190 4 Some are born losers literally LONDON Some people really are born losers, inheriting characteristics that lead to a succession of disasters, according to several reports of research by British scientists published here yesterday. Researchers from the University of Wales m Cardiff say studies of depression suggest bad luck runs m
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      Lock icon Internet poised to become major music sales outlet
      196 6 CANNES The Internet is poised to become one of the world's biggest record stores m less than five years' time. By 2002, buyers downloading records from Internet sites at the click of a button could make up 15 per cent of the
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      Lock icon Unknown Soldier 'not an unknown'
      585 6  -  Louise Branson By m Washington Relatives claim US Army knew of his identity "AS A child, did he play on some street m a great American city?" President Ronald Reagan asked during a Memorial Day ceremony m 1984 as the remains of an American killed
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      Lock icon Cubans look to Pope's visit to trigger changes
      256 6 Cubans look to Pope's visit to trigger changes HAVANA Crisis-weary Cubans eagerly awaited the arrival of Pope John Paul II amid speculation that his pilgrimage would usher some change into this communistruled Caribbean nation. The authorities here hope the anti-communist pontiffs first Cuban visit will help end the 36-year-old US
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        Lock icon FATAL SLOPES
        59 6 A total of 52 people were killed and 115,000 injured m accidents on French ski slopes m the 1996-97 season, said the first nationwide report issued m France on skiing accidents on Tuesday. Released by the Mountain Sports Council of Chamonix m eastern France, the report said rescuers
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        Lock icon SKELETON FIND
        69 6 Demolition workers have found a skeleton inside the bricked -up toilets, of a railway station m Germany which has been out of use for 14 years, police said on Tuesday. The skeleton of a man m his 50s was wrapped inside a sleeping-bag. Food tins and beer cans,
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        Lock icon OLD CONDOMS
        58 6 Polish sex shops stock condoms past their sellby date, sex aids without instructions and aphrodisiacs they have no right to sell, inspectors said. The PAP news agency on Tuesday said a government probe- of 97 such shops Late Last year revealed abuses m 95 per cent of the
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        Lock icon FOUR JAILED
        66 6 A Swedish court has sentenced four Americans to one month m jail each for making Nazi salutes during a rock concert near Stockholm, a court official said on Tuesday. He said Eric Dobbs, Andrew Miokovic, Danielle Reda and Lee Sugg were among a group of2o foreigners and almost
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        Lock icon DESSERT FANS
        48 6 Americans are the world's greatest consumers of ice-cream, eating an average of 20 litres each per year, but the greatest growth market for ice-cream is Asia. Market-research group Euromonitor on Tuesday said global consumption of ice-cream rose 17 per cent from 1993 to last year.— Reuters
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        Lock icon LIGHTS OUT
        67 6 A power failure plunged much of Montreal into the dark again late on Tuesday, just as the city appeared to be getting back to normal after a two-week ice storm. The new problems affected 110,000 Montreal power customers, said power supplier HydroQuebec, and shut down part of the
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      Lock icon Asian crisis threatens launch of EU single currency'
      472 9 Asian crisis threatens launch of EU single currency' The risk of the Asian turmoil spreading to the US and Europe was so high that their monetary authorities could not contemplate loosening monetary policy. BRUSSELS The possibility of Asia's financial crisis disrupting preparations for a single currency m Europe is far
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      Lock icon Unabomber suspect 'mentally fit for trial'
      156 9 SACRAMENTO (California) A psychiatrist has found Unabomber suspect Theodore Kaczynski mentally competent to stand trial, and lawyers for both sides said the case could get back on track. In a court hearing on Tuesday, defence and prosecution attorneys discussed the conclusions of federal psychiatrist
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      Lock icon The Baby hits the road again
      63 9 picture. THE Mercedes-Benz Class A scatters the cones m an "Elk test" on Tuesday near Montpellier, France. The Baby Benz had been subject to a flood of bad publicity over its stability. The new version is equipped with the state-of-the-art Electronic Stability Programme, which
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      Lock icon Star-gazers Russian navy peep into the future'
      277 9 MOSCOW A Russian newspaper blew the lid on one of Moscow's most unusual military secrets yesterday a naval astrology team that provides the Defence Ministry with regular glimpses into the future. "In the recent past, astrologers m shoulder flashes poring over tactical maps
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      Lock icon Bofors arms-deal papers 'should not be released'
      501 10 It would violate Swiss terms, say Indian police NEW DELHI Indian police have said that making the documents relating to an 11-year-old bribes scandal public would violate the conditions set by Switzerland when handing them over to the Indian authorities. Indian political parties
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      Lock icon Count me out
      252 10 Rajiv's daughter won't be taking part m polls NEW DELHI Miss Priyanka Gandhi, daughter of assassinated Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and a member of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, denied she would contest upcoming elections, reports said yesterday. Miss Gandhi, 25, told reporters on Tuesday during an election
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      123 10 Mahatma's great-grandson to contest coming elections LUCKNOW (India) Mr Tushar Gandhi, great-grandson of India's revered Mahatma Gandhi, has said he will contest the forthcoming elections on a regional-party ticket. Mr Gandhi, 37, said that India faced a renewed threat from religious fundamentalism something that the Mahatma had
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      Lock icon Clinton presents 'fresh ideas' on M-E peace process
      520 13 Clinton presents 'fresh ideas' on M-E peace process No accord reached m talks with Netanyahu WASHINGTON US Presi dent Bill Clinton has given Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fresh ideas on the Middle East peace process m a blunt exchange US officials said was designed to show US frustration with
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      Lock icon Dutch farms killing pigs to curb swine fever
      175 13 AMSTERDAM The Dutch authorities have imposed new curbs on some pig farms m the wake of fresh outbreaks of swine fever m the south of the country and m neighbouring Germany. One new case of swine fever was found m Ravenstein last
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      Lock icon Solved: Mystery of phantom limbs
      166 13 LONDON Phantom limb, a puzzling condition m which amputees felt sensation m a missing arm or leg, was caused by sensory neurons m the brain that continued to function, doctors said yesterday. Medical experts have known that the brain reorganises itself after some inputs have
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      Lock icon Silicon Valley boom shows signs of strain
      506 14 LOS ANGELES Silicon Valley the United States' premier technology hub and exporter is struggling to attract well-paid, highly trained workers and to provide housing for them. Some 53,000 jobs were created there last year, with average salaries jumping to US$6O,OOO (S$106,800) compared to
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      Lock icon Zimbabwe calls in troops to end food riots
      232 14 HARARE Zimbabwe has deployed troops to end two days of violent food riots m the capital Harare with orders to stop looters from reaching the city's industrial and business districts yesterday, a Cabinet minister said. Home Affairs Minister Dumiso Dabengwa told a
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      Lock icon Criminals have $900b in dirty money tucked away
      488 18 Criminals have $900 b in dirty money tucked away Lawyers search the world for lost black millions' DOUGLAS (Isle of Man) Up to US$5OO billion (Ss9oo billion) m dirty money is hidden offshore around the world and barely a tenth of that is ever recovered, according to a leading lawyer.
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      Lock icon THE INTELLIGENT SUB:
      34 18 picture. Autosub One, undergoing trials m Scotland, is an "intelligent" submarine that is able to navigate by itself. The 3-m-long craft, developed m Britain, can carry out complex undersea missions. AFP
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      Lock icon Suspended jail term for crash victim who hit driver
      83 18 BRUSSELS An Antwerp court gave a woman a three-month suspended jail sentence and fined her 20,000 francs (Ss92o) for hitting the driver of the car that ran into her, Belga news agency said. The incident, m which she was more shaken
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      Lock icon Lift oil embargo 'or no access to presidential sites5
      431 18 Lift oil embargo 'or no access to presidential sites 5 Iraq freezes talks on arms checks BAGHDAD Iraq had imposed a freeze on the issue of access to presidential sites by UN weapons experts and linked it to a lifting of the oil embargo m defiance of the UN Security
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        Lock icon Ex-Miss Universe on kidnap charge
        120 19 CARACAS A former Miss Universe is being investigated m connection with a plot to abduct an 11-month-old infant, the Venezuelan media reported here on Tuesday. Alicia Machado (right), who was crowned Miss Universe m 1995, is accused of helping her boyfriend, Juan Rodriguez Reguetti, kidnap
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        Lock icon British cricket legend punished for hitting ex-lover
        116 19 GRASSE (France) A French court on Tuesday sentenced British cricket legend Geoffrey Boycott to a suspended three-month prison term for attacking his former lover m 1996. The 57-year-old former Yorkshire and England crick-eter-turned-commentator was found guilty m his absence of assaulting Ms Margaret
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        Lock icon Bulgarian composer to sue Jacko for copying song
        124 19 SOFIA A Bulgarian composer said on Tuesday he planned to sue pop idol Michael Jackson, alleging that the US megastar had stolen a tune he wrote 16 years ago. Mr Atanas Atanasov (above) said Jackson's 1997 hit, Blood On The Dance Floor,
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        Meanwhile...
        136 19 Meanwhile CHEF KEEPS STARS: Mr Marco Pierre White, the enfant terrible of British cooking, has retained his coveted three stars m the latest edition of Michelin Guide, published on Wednesday. DUO OFF ON LONG RUN: Britons Nick Bourne, 27, and Chris Rainbow, 30, each equipped with 24 pairs of running
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      Lock icon Now, meet George and Charlie
      567 21 First, Dolly shook the world Calves a boon to Pharmaceuticals Charlie and George, the cloned calves, lead the way towards "pharming", the practice of creating genetically altered animals that will serve as living drug factories. BOSTON First Dolly, the sheep; now George and Charlie, the
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      Lock icon World's oldest 'natural' mum lied...
      321 21 World's oldest 'natural' mum lied About Her baby: She said it was fathered by her boyfriend, but it was conceived at a London fertility clinic, said a newspaper report. T0... The fertility-clinic doctors about her age and identity; her family about why she went to London; the press, which had
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      Lock icon 43 more Algerians killed m latest violence
      87 21 ALGIERS Forty-three people, including two old villagers unable to run fast enough to escape attacking gunmen, were killed m the latest violence reported by Algerian newspapers yesterday. About 30 attackers cut the throats of two 60-year-old villagers m Zouabria hamlet m Chief province,
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      410 22  -  Kwan Wenq Kin And the region is going to be the better for it, says Cohen By Japan Correspondent TOKYO Building stronger ties among the United States, China, Japan and Russia to the extent of possible joint military exercises m
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      155 22 HONGKONG In a suspected double suicide, a property agent and his wife died when their car plunged into Hongkong's Castle Peak Bay, reported the South China Morning Post yesterday. The couple were under probe m a HK$l.5 million (*****,000) deception case.
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      36 23 picture. CUSTOMERS m an electric cart find things within easy reach at a supermarket m the north-east-ern Chinese city of Shenyang. It is one of many new attractions at stores m China. AFP
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      371 23 China gets set to resume exports hit by bird-flu scare HONGKONG Hongkong people might have fresh mainland chicken on their table for the Chinese New Year after all, following signs that China has not been affected by a deadly Hongkong "bird flu'
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      144 23 TOKYO Japan is to set up a "virus bank" to collect and store viruses from around the world to prepare for any outbreak of new types of flu, officials said yesterday. "The virus bank will collect several thousand kinds
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      317 23  -  Allen Zhuang By A HONGKONG firm, forced by the territory's economic slowdown to lay off its staff, is being accused of coercing its workers to resign on their own accord by deducting their pay for being late. Gemex, a subsidiary of a
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      116 24 HONGKONG British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook yesterday gave a ringing endorsement to Hongkong's new order under Chinese rule, saying the territory remained "a genuinely free and prosperous society". "The first six months after the handover make us optimistic that 'one country, two systems' has been
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      184 24 FORMER North Korean ter-rorist-turned-bride Kirn Hyun Hui, 36 (left), on her wedding day on Dec 28 last year. Ms Kirn, who blew up a KAL Boeing 707 and killed all 115 passengers more than 10 years ago, married a South Korean
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      381 24  -  Mary Kwanq Re-elected Beijing mayors urgent goal is good govt By China Correspondent BEIJING Beijing's top official, party secretary Jia Qinglin, has been re-elected mayor by the capital's Municipal People's Congress, which voted yesterday for the city's government for the next five years. In his first address as
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        54 24 Taiwan is to appoint a senior military-intellig-ence officer as the island's de facto ambassador to Vietnam, it was reported yesterday. Lieutenant-General Hu Chia-chi, director of the Military Intelligence Bureau, was to replace Mr Lin Shui-chi as the representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office m Hanoi, the
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        41 24 Chinese dissident lawyer Zhou Guoqiang had been freed after more than three years m a labour camp, his friends said yesterday. Mr Zhou, 39, a founder of the 1993 "Peace Charter", was expected to re- turn to Beijing. AFP
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        42 24 Drug crimes m China had risen to record levels, state media reports said yesterday Public Security Minister Tao Siju said police uncovered 106,000 drug cases and arrested 135,000 dealers and traffickers m the first 11 months of last year. AFP
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        36 24 :a new Japanese opposition party to be formed by two former prime ministers this week would be called Minseito, or the People's Politics Party, reports said yesterday. The party will be launched tomorrow. AFP
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        60 24 Police m Tokyo searched forests north-east of the city yesterday for the body of a Peruvian woman, missing for four years, after a man allegedly hinted that he had killed her. About 80 police officers hunted through hilly wooded areas m Tochigi Prefecture for the body of Ms
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      198 26 JAKARTA More than 100,000 workers m Central Java and East Kalimantan have joined the rising number of jobless m the country. The Indonesian Observer reported on Tuesday that at least 100,000 construction workers m Central Java had lost their jobs as the
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      580 26 Isolated incident or tip of the iceberg? Highway blockade by 1,000 Thai car-parts workers broken up by riot police and angry motorists We do not have a history of violent confrontation but we do have episodes which become milestones where people snap and do things that shock people.'
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      144 26 SURABAYA The governor of Indonesia's East Java province said yesterday that unrest m the region was the work of criminals and had no link with soaring food prices. Mobs attacked shops and supermarkets last week after shopowners raised prices of essential goods. It
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      329 27  -  Nirmal Ghosh Method more efficient than incineration By Philippines Correspondent MANILA The Philippines will choose landfills over incinerators to dispose of the growing amount of waste generated by its 70 million people. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said it would open
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      497 29  -  Edward Tang They have stake m economic and social well-being of region' By Thailand Correspondent BANGKOK The United States and Japan must help restore confidence m East Asia as the two countries have significant national and economic interests
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      182 29 MANILA— The head of the Philippine Senate, Mr Ernesto Maceda, was rushed to a clinic yesterday shortly after he was informed that he was being ousted from his post, Senate officials said. Fourteen senators, half belonging to the opposit ionLAMMP (Party ofthe Philippine Masses)
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      US pledges support for Thai reforms, but not more money
      364 29  - US pledges support for Thai reforms, but not more money Lee Slew Hua By US Correspondent 1 told the minister that the United States has and will continue to support adequate financing ...for the Thai reform effort.' US Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin after talks with Thai Finance Minister Tarrin Nimm«n«VifleiTnn{to
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      Lock icon Philippine hit-squad leader freed on bail
      299 29 MANILA The suspected leader of a Philippine communist hit squad, the second-most-wanted man m the country before his arrest three months ago, has been released on bail, reports said yesterday. Nilo de la Cruz, believed to head the feared Alex Boncayao Brigade (ABB), was
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        42 30 BIKERS' BANE Hanoi police announced yesterday that they will use truck-mounted fire hoses to disperse illegal motorbike racers and crowds of supporters, a report said yesterday. The move is to clamp down on the increasing number of late-night races m Hanoi. AFP
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        46 30 2 YEARS' DELAY The completion of Bangkok's skytrain project will be delayed by two years, an official said yesterday. The elevated rail network will now begin operations m the year 2000 instead of this year as planned, the Bangkok Mass Transit System of- ncial said. AFP
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        31 30 An Indonesian court m the district of Tangerang has sentenced two men to a year's jail each for defaming President Suharto m illegal pamphlets, The Jakarta Post reported yesterday.
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        53 30 Jakarta police detectives shot and killed four alleged vehicle thieves, believed to be members of one of the city's most wanted gangs m Cibubur, West Java. The Jakarta Post quoted a police spokesman as saying that the officers were forced to shoot after the armed suspects shot at
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        66 30 Se- yen people were condemned to death for corruption m Vietnam last year, up from only two cases m 1996, the first year m which the death penalty was imposed for such convictions, court statistics published yesterday said. Another 23 people were sentenced to life terms m
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        42 30 For- mer US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger yesterday began a threeday official visit to Thailand at the invitation of the Foreign Ministry. The country's economic turmoil is expected to be discussed m his meetings with Thai lead- ers.— AFP
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      453 30 Chuan cites attacks by separatist Muslim groups The Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle was launched m July 1993, two years after the idea was mooted by Malaysia. Malaysian states under the aegis of the Triangle are Perlis, Kedah, Penang and Perak while the
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      476 31  -  Brendan Pereira While hotels doing well with more Malaysian guests By m Kuala Lumpur MORE Malaysians are holidaying at home with contrasting results for hotels and travel agents m the country. For the hospitality industry, hit badly by the publicity surrounding the
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      386 31 Sell your gold, women told KUALA LUMPUR— Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Sen Dr Mahathir Mohamad has urged women to help ease the inadequate capital faced by the country by selling their jewellery and depositing the proceeds m banks or investing them m local
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      126 31 A MOMENT of greed led 84-year-old grandmother Lee Soon (above) to lose all M 560.000 (5525,200) of her savings to a conman. The man, described as a Chinese m his 30s and of medium build, had approached her after she left her
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      227 31 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian police have warned that people spreading rumours that aggravated the economic crisis could be prosecuted under the country's Internal Security Act and other laws. "There are certain parties that are fishing m troubled waters amid the country's economic crisis,"
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      397 33 Allan's milestones lAt 1 4: He enrolled m Deakin University m Melbourne lAt 1 6: He obtained an honours degree m chemistry ■At 1 9: He is expected to obtain his PhD MELBOURNE Malaysian student Allan Lim Eng Kian, who completed
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      155 33 ALOR STAR Health authorities will investigate several doctors who allegedly faiiedto diagnose a three-year-old girl who contracted rabies m Sungai Petani early this month. Sally Lav, who died on Jan 9, was believed to have succumbed to rabies after being bitten
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      Malaysian tycoon's divorce case settled out of court
      377 34 Millionaires' marriages on the rocks Name: Datuk Lim Thian Kiat.CEO, Multi-Purpose Holdings Net worth: Ms7oo million, plus property at home and abroad. Wife: Teresa Haesook Dean, married 1983 KUALA LUMPUR Datuk Lim Thian Kiat, the chief executive officer of Multi-Pur-pose Holdings, and
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      102 34 ONE of Malacca's landmarks, the Rex cinema, was gutted m an early morning fire on Tuesday, the Sun reported. The blaze, which started at 2.15 am, destroyed a large part of the building, which was over 50 years old, including its 180 seats and the
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      377 34 Name: Tan Sri Halim Saad, Executive Chairman of Renong Net worth: Between Mss billion and Ms 7 billion. Wife: Puan Sri Norani Zolkifli, married 1979 KUALA LUMPUR Renong executive chairman Tan Sn Halim Saad denied m the Syariah Court on
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        45 34 The Fire and Rescue Services Department receives between 1.3 and 1.9 million non-emergen-cy calls, including hoaxes, each year. Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Dr Ting Chew Peh asked parents not to allow their children to call 994 except m emergen- cies. Bernama
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        61 34 Awel- fare officer m Seremban was jailed for six years and given three strokes of the cane for criminal breach of trust, involving financial aid for the elderly, children and the poor, The Star reported. Wan Hashim Wan Abdullah, 35, was found guilty on three charges involving a
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        42 34 Enforcement officers have seized 27 bags of sugar worth MS 1 ,350 (Sss4o) from a wholesaler m Kapar, Klang, for storing them at unauthorised premises. The trader had violated the Control of Supplies Act 1961, and would be compounded. Bernama
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        35 34 About 200 big-bike riders are expected to cover 1,600 km m an expedition m Borneo to boost tourism. The tour is to mark the 1998 Malaysia Sports and Recreation Year, The Star reported.
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        39 34 A trader m Kota Baru was fined M 55,000 (552,100) or five months' jail m default for selling 83 imitation Panadol tablets. Enforcement officers raided Loo Pui Tien's premises at Taman Bahagia m 19%, the Sun reported.
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        50 34 Thieves carted away six sacks of red onions worth about MsBoo (Ss32o) from a retailer m Teluk Intan, Ipoh, on Monday. Police said the onions were kept m a van m front of the retailer's house. The van's door was prised open and the padlock was broken. Bernama
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        44 34 Ares- taurant owner was wounded seriously when he was shot m the shoul der after resisting two robbers at his house m Kajang on Tuesday. The Malay Mail reported that the robbers fled empty-handed after MrCheahTenSee,sl, collapsed m a pool of blood.
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      MP arrests three who posed as govt officials to cheat hawker
      537 35 KUALA LUMPUR Cheras Member of Parliament Tan Kok Wai turned detective last Friday night when he apprehended three men who impersonated City Hall health officers to solicit money from a hawker. With the help of several patrons of the
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      286 35 Houses built m flood-prone area, say buyers SHAH ALAM Twenty-sev-en people who bought houses m Taman Aman Jaya m Sekinchan are suing a district council and a contractor for breach of contract and negligence m developing the project m a flood-prone area. The buyers of double-
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      72 35 KUALA LUMPUR Umno Youth will form a committee to recover the artistic works and copyrights of films by the legendary ac-tor-singer-comedian P. Ramlee. The wing's Consumer Affairs Council chairman Abdul Aziz Sheikh Fadzir said it hoped to succeed where others had failed m the
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      357 35 Why Yomeishu is good for you. Most people know when to take Yomeishu, or what Yomeishu does for them. But do they know exactly why Yomeishu is good for them? What goes into the making of Yomeishu? Where does it come from? Read on to find out more about this
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      NUS law faculty to take in doctors, engineers, bankers
      427 36  -  Karen Wong Mature students must have at least Second Upper honours for first degree They must be m their late 20s and 30s They need not have work experience They can complete their degree m three years, a year less than
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      Colombian minister here
      107 36 COLOMBIAN Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mrs Maria Emma Mejia Velez, begins a threeday official visit to Singapore today. Accompanied by senior officials of the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, she is here at the invitation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Professor S. Jayakumar. On Saturday, she
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      Lock icon Hot and spicy dances from Sichuan
      406 36 THE Red Chilli Pepper will be seen at this year's River Hongbao celebration. No relation to the US pop group, it is the title of a hot and lively Sichuan dance number which depicts the peppery Sichuan girl. Sichuan dances are as lively and
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      Lock icon Cerebral palsy student gets lift offer to school
      465 37  -  Braema Mathi By We got this story because you called us. Keep the calls coming STUDENT Chan Yu Leong just could not stop smiling as he went to a normal school for the first time m his life on Monday and mingled
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      Lock icon TOSS FOR PROSPERITY
      132 38 DrS. Vasoo,MPfor Tanjong Fagar UKC tfourtn from lew, and Mr Bill Beaty, senior vice-president and general manager of American International Assurance, tossing raw fish salad at the Samsui Reunion lunch yesterday for an early celebration of the Year of the Tiger. Dr Vasoo was the guest of
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      2 top economists differ on growth in next few years
      583 38  -  Tan Hsueh Yun Joanne Lee IPS Year m Review 1997 Conference Reports by and TWO top economists differed markedly m their economic forecasts for Singapore and the region m the next few years. Speaking at the Institute of Policy Studies'
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      PM Goh emerges as world leader
      382 38 Ambassador-at- large Tommy Koh gave a review of Singapore's foreign affairs achievements and setbacks last year. Here are excerpts from his paper. "1997 was a good year for PM Goh m foreign policy for three reasons. First, when Chancellor Helmut Kohl of Germany wanted
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      Currency crisis Svill put younger leaders to the test'
      611 39 IPS Year m Review 1997 Conference Politics and social issues Need for checks THE current economic crisis will serve as the most severe test for younger ministers m the Government, and how they steer Singapore through it, will make or break
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        BABY DIES
        61 39 Asix- week-old baby boy went blue m the face at his grandmother's flat m Jurong East on Tuesday. The baby, Ong Hong Vi, was rushed to the National University Hospital, but he died at 11.45 pm. It was not immediately known if he had been suffering from any
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        NURSES HIT
        83 39 A Jaguar car collided with an SBS Service 2 bus and then hit four Filipino nurses who were crossing a road near their workplace, the Singapore General Hospital. They were crossing Outram Road at about 8.30 pm on Monday when they were hit. Two of them were warded
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        INDIA INVITE
        42 39 The High Commission of India will celebrate the Republic Day of India on Monday at 9 am. A flag-hoisting ceremony will be held at its premises at 31 Grange Road. All Indian nationals and their families are invited to attend.
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        ROAD CLOSED
        76 39 A section of Lowland Road, at its junction with Upper Serangoon Road, is closed to traffic till the middle of the year 2000. The Land Transport Authority said the road closure was to facilitate the construction of the Kovan station on the North-east MRT line. Motorists travelling along
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      CDL's appeal to use name dismissed
      405 41  - CDL's appeal to use name dismissed Lim Li Hsien By CDL HOTELS International will not get to use the name "Millennium" for its hotels m Singapore or anywhere else m the world, the Court of Appeal ruled yesterday. Chief Justice Yong Pung How and Justices M. Karthigesu and L.P. Thean
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      Immigration officer took bribes for letting Indonesians in
      454 41 AN IMMIGRATION officer took bribes to make it easier for Indonesians to enter Singapore, and had also passed bribes to five of his colleagues. Abu Bakar Koya Pattukudi. 35, admitted on Mondayto receiving $6,200 for himself, and passing on $13,000 to five
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      Lock icon Aussie music lessons for students
      260 41 MOVE over Spice Girls. More than 20,000 students here will soon have fun learning songs from Africa and Latin America under an Australian music education programme. Two Australian groups of the Musica Viva In Schools programme, which provides quality bye performances, will teach them songs
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      Continuous education for police officers
      258 45 SELF-STUDY groups and tuition classes may become buzzwords m police stations with the launch of a continuous education programme by the Singapore Police Force. At its launch at«the Senior Police Officers Mess on Tuesday, Commissioner of Police Khoo Boon Hui said that the programme will
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      Lock icon U Perm president Judith Rodin on
      99 45 Globalisation: "Whether we like it, information technology has given each of us a new street address m a global village. We must get to know our new neighbours quickly and learn what we can accomplish with them." Restructuring: "The role of the university as
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      U Perm may set up MBA programme for Asia
      532 45  -  Kao Chen By THOSE wanting to study for a business degree from the prestigious Wnarton School m the United States may be able !to do it right here. The University of Pennsylvania may set up a distancelearning MBA programme for Asia,
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      402 44 General Automotive Services Pte Ltd (GAS), a wholly-owned VSP^SP specialised chassis straightening and measuring equipment. subsidiary of Comfort Group Ltd and the leader m vehicle maintenance LWjS^J-^ > 3-D wheel alignment system, paint preparation systems, and repair m Singapore for over 20 years, is proud to announce the U^lßßflnSflMßldßl s
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      97 45 I M.uuj.ii.mi.mn -i (Good Year Local Hainanese Chicken Rice Ball) With effect from 18 January 1998 our new address will be at:--282 Jaian Besar Existing branch: Blk 111 Toa Payoh Lorong 1 #01-1366 Tel: *****48 lYu-Sheng Jellyfish lkg 4 Lobsters lkg 2 Scallops lkg 5 Sea Cucumber lkg 3Crabmeat 500gm
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      207 45 111 1 K^^^^^^^l RRR^Rp^RSH^.^S When we promise quality furnishings, we put our money where our mouth is. But there are some tasks we wouldn't dream of leaving to a mcchine. In the past 10 years alone, we invested a total of US$5O million m technology, to Like piecing together delicate
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      Prevention, not cure
      665 46 Prevention, not cure CRISES tend to breed, m great profusion, gurus, shamans and soothsayers. If it is difficult to tell apart the genuine from the fake at the best of times, the difficulty is a thousand times greater at the worst of times. The gurus disagree, among themselves, change their
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    54 46 "If there are millions of people cut off from the mainstream, trapped m poverty and unemployment, on welfare systems that aren't working, that's not social justice." British Prime Minister Tony Blair, calling for a reformed European social model. "The well-being of Japan is the well-being of the world." US ambassador
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      Currency crisis: How and when will East Asia recover?
      2734 46 Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew spoke at the Thai National Defence College m Bangkok yesterday. Below is the full text of the speech I LAST addressed the National Defence College m September 1989. Since then, the geo-strategic landscape has changed beyond
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    • Asian currency turmoil and banks' lust for profit
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        European banks face the music
        833 47  -  Neil Behrmann Bent on a lending spree, they ignored risks until currencies tumbled By The Business Times European banks obtain the bulk of their Asian banking income from loan operations. It doesn't take a financial wizard to calculate that the turmoil m Asia will have
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        S. Korea pays lenders dearly for its life raft
        443 47  -  Kim Yong Geun By Of course, lenders possess leverage. But they appear to be bargaining with a drowning man, increasing profits by threatening to withhold a life preserver. INDIANAPOLIS South Korea has been saved from default by the International Monetary Fund's
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      130 47 M^^r .^^^l i^^l gaBBMSa avoufiag the irresistible taste ofTudor Gold takes new i meaning. Now, every time you purchase Ss£oo worth (\2 of Tudor Gold chocoktes you'll be tempted with *The Flavour Of Passion Lucky Draw" It's that simple. I I Desirable prizes worth SSISJSQQ await you. So get tempted
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      Iras property tax assessment appeals daunting
      333 48 Iras property tax assessment appeals daunting Appealing against the Iras' decision is not as easy as it may appear Lacking the time and not wanting to incur hefty professional costs, I dutifully paid the increased tax. Fees, paperwork costly and take time I ItEFER to the letter "Home-owners can appeal
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      $10 levy was for late payment to firm, not a bank charge
      184 48 I REFER to Mr Ng Tian Siong's letter "Two bank penalties because of one late payment by Giro" (ST, Jan 16). We confirm that retail banks do levy a $10 administrative or processing charge for Giro transactions rejected
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      Clob counters not listed on SES
      95 48 I REFER to Mr Denis Distant's letter "Why did the SES suspend trading of Renong shares?" (ST, Jan 13). Although Clob International counters are traded here, they are not listed on the SES, and do not follow our listing requirements. They are regulated by
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      Cabby remembered me and my cat
      315 48 Taxi-drivers to be proud of UNLIKE some people, I have nothing but praise for taxi-drivers m Singapore. They are honest, clean, well-be-haved, and speak only when spoken to. And the fares are inexpensive compared to the rest of the world. In Singapore I usually
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      Kind cabby was ready to give free ride
      263 48 I BOARDED a cab one morning to go to school. After it had travelled about 50 metres, I suddenly realised that I had used up the notes m my wallet and would not nave enough money to pay for my fare. I
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      Scheme easy to start and stop, more convenient
      287 48 ON GERO PAYMENTS I REFER to the letter "Giro is not good enough, cheques are stillbetter" by Mr Lim Boon Hee(ST,Janl7). The Electronic Payment Committee has been working with banks and 10 major service providers to streamline Giro procedures. We have simplified
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon More drugs found in hotel
      429 49 Police sweep uncovers pills, vials m Chinese quarters DRUGS PERTH Vials of an unknown substance and a cache of pills have been discovered m the motel where the disgraced Chinese swimming team stayed during the world championships here, police said yesterday. A Western Australian police
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      Boroskae, STBC to split?
      409 49  -  Chan Tse Chueen Singapore's chief coach and council cannot agree terms BOWLING By THE Singapore Tenpin Bowling Congress and its chief coach Mike Boroskae look set to part company. Sources told Timesport last night that the STBC and its director of coaching could not agree on
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      SCORES AND STATISTICS
      892 49 BASKETBALL NBA: Atlanta 103 Milwaukee 93, Portland 86 Cleveland 84, Dallas 107 Seattle 98, Vancouver 88 Denver 77, Phoenix 87 Golden State 69. CRICKET Shaw Foundation Juniors: RJC 10C-8 (Shanthan 30, Khantik 17. Laksh 33 n.0., Rajesh 3-11, Aravind 3-12, Kumar 2-16). HCJC 105 all out (Aravind
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      A gritty Chew roars into contention
      250 49 ADAM CHEW showed the heart of a lion to recover from a major disappointment at the November AMF World Cup bowling competition m Cairo and win the Indosat International Open m Batam two weeks later. His never- say-die attitude puts him m strong contention
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      Lock icon Klim, Thorpe in bumpy landing at World Cup
      202 49 SYDNEY Swimming's new golden boys Michael Klim and lan Thorpe were brought down to earth last night alter both lost their respective events at a Fina World Cup short course meeting. Klim, who won the Fina award for the outstanding swimmer at
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      Lock icon Sorry sis, but this is tennis...
      1325 49 Sampras makes killing off court, too TENNIS Australian Open MELBOURNE American teenager Venus Williams sent her kid sister Serena out of the Australian Open yesterday, beating her 7-6 (7/4), 6-1 m 87 minutes. What started out as an evenly-balanced, if patchy, encounter between Venus,
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      Warriors seek tie with Thais
      311 49  -  Santokh Singh SOCCER By WHERE the Lions have failed the past two years, the Warriors hope to succeed. Singapore Armed Forces FC is hoping to arrange a match with Thailand and beat it during its threematch training tour of Pattaya from March 2-9. Said SAFFC
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        Vietnamese faces jail for rigging
        98 50 A VIETNAMESE football play er under investigation for match-fixing could face a possible prison sentence, a Vietnamese Football Federation official said In Hanoi yesterday. Truong Van Duong, captain of the Ho Chi Minh City Customs Football team who allegedly confessed to police he had fixed
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        Sainz wins at Monte Carlo
        79 50 CARLOS SAINZ, driving a Toyota Corolla for the first time for six years, took no gambles to win the Monte Carlo rally, first round m the world championship, yesterday. The Spaniard's third win after his triumphs m 1991 and 1995 equalled the rally record of
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        Charvet on loan
        43 50 CHELSEA has signed Cannes midfielder Laurent Charvet on loan for six months, the French club said on Tuesday. The deal cost U*****,000 (*****,000) with an option for the English side to buy the footballer at the end of the season.
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        Benn plans comeback
        45 50 FORMER world super-mid-dleweight boxing champion Nigel Benn hopes to return to boxing soon 15 months after hanging up his gloves. The Briton, who turns 34 today, told the Daily Mail newspaper that he is back m training and planning a full comeback.
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      Lock icon Woods seeks to leave mark on European Tour
      625 50 But Faldo and company looking to tame young Turks GOLF PHUKET (Thailand) World No. 1 Tiger Woods could conquer another golfing frontier this week with victory m the first PGA European Tour event of the season, the U*****,000 (*****,504) Johnnie Walker Classic
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      Anderson's buzzer shot sinks Cavs
      357 50 NBA BASKETBALL CLEVELAND Kenny Anderson took an inbounds pass from Rasheed Wallace and buried a foul-line jumper at the buzzer to give the Portland Trail Blazers an 86-84 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday. Isaiah Rider scored 24 points and Wallace added 17 tor
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      Lock icon Jones confident of beating Flo-Jo's 100m world record
      443 50 ATHLETICS 1 think I can break the world record. I am not saying next year or m three years, but I can do Jones on her intention to break the 100 m world record of 10.495 ec set nearly 10 years ago
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      It's Owen's night as Reds hoist themselves
      1187 51 Narrow win lifts Liverpool into joint-second spot ENGLISH SOCCER LIVERPOOL It was meant to be another Alan Shearer show, it could even have been Robbie Fowler's return to form. But once again, it was the brilliant young Michael Owen who outshone them all,
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      Lock icon Security plans earn nod for World Cup finals
      162 51 PARIS France won general approval on Tuesday for its planned security measures for the World Cup finals later this year but was warned of possible trouble if tickets were not allocated properly. A Council of Europe body that studied plans for the
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      Lock icon Bologna in crisis as coach quits over Baggio row
      481 51 ITALIAN LEAGUE BOLOGNA (Italy) Bologna was m crisis after coach Renzo Ulivieri, who had a row with Roberto Baggio over the weekend, announced that he was quitting. Ulivieri, who faced public flak for dropping Baggio for last Sunday's game against his
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      Rivolino displays good form
      493 51  -  Malcolm Bastians TRACKWORK By RTVOLINO, who failed to saddle up on a heavy track last week, lost no marks for eagerness at Bukit Timah yesterday. The three-year-old gelding by Rivotious was hard on the bit but jockey Saimee Jumaat kept him under control m a 40.4
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      Lock icon Juventus through to Cup semi-finals
      237 51 TURIN Juventus booked its place m the Italian Cup soccer semi-finals on Tuesday night, after the champion ground out a 0-0 draw with Fiorentina. The away-goals rule saw the home side through after having rallied from 0-2 down to a 2-2 draw m Florence a
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      Lock icon Asprilla making $18m move back to Parma
      153 51 ROME Colombian striker Faustino Asprilla completed his 18 billion lira (5518.33 million) move from Newcastle to Parma, signing a contract until the end of the 2000-2001 season. It marks a return to the club where he launched his European career m 1992 when
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    • THE WHIP HAND
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        More of McAullay
        136 51 RACEGOERS who enjoyed the race commentaries of Darren McAullay (right) at Ipoh a fortnight ago would be pleased to know that he could be back for another visit soon. The handsome Western Australian, who was m town recently with Murray Tillet and Veronica Jack-son-Smith to promote the
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        Buyers'market
        169 51 Buyers' market THE economic crisis m Asia has obviously not affected the spending power of horse players m Oceania. The strong prices seen at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale and the William Inglis Classic Yearling Sale continued unabated at the opening session of the Karaka Premier Sale m
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        Weight factor
        156 51 RETIRED jockey Yeap Poh Keat was asked yesterday if he had given up his Penang Governor's Gold Cup chancemount Kirdoun last month because he wanted to bow out m a blaze of glory. The 44-year-old had won on his final declared mount, Burong Matahari, two races earlier. "No-lah.
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        Back on track
        86 51 EXCEPT for a few, the flashing of the horses' bodyweight on the CCTV was well received when the Singapore Turf Club started its trial run last Saturday. Excited punters scribbled the weights for comparison but, unfortunately, weights were not available the following day "due to a problem
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        Holiday flutter
        128 51 SINGAPOREANS who want to spend next Wednesday, the first day of the Lunar New Year, at the races, are going to be able to do so at the three Malaysian clubs. The Perak Turf Club will be staging a card of nine races at its professional-amateur meeting on
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      Leek rues the ones that got away
      441 51  -  Tan Thean Loon RACING By TOP-SCORING Singapore trainer Charles Leek was both happy and sad with his results at Bukit Timah last weekend. Happy that he had a wonderful trot with four winners which took him to joint second spot m the trainers'
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      Cropp back in saddle at KL races
      258 51 JOCKEY Lisa Cropp, who fell from Mount Fuji at Bukit Timah on Dec 6 last year and fractured her collarbones, will be riding as a visitor at Kuala Lumpur next week. The Selangor Turf Club has also allowed Australians Jason Holder, Glen Colless
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      780 52 850 Deaths 850 Deaths 850 Deaths 850 Deaths 850 Deaths WANG WEN HAN CHUA SIEW CHENG HENRY TINA passed away suddenly m Melbourne, Australia on 17 Jan 98. Father: Mother: Father: Mothers: (Wang Chee Thow, deceased) Wang Lan Jen Chua Seng Kian (Tan Hock Kee, deceased) Brother: Sister-in-law: Brothers: Sisters-in-law:
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      850 Deaths 850 Deaths
      454 52 850 Deaths 850 Deaths KOH HOCK CHUA AGE: 86 passed away peacefully on 20-1-1998 leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Tan Kar Giok Sons: Daughters-in-law: Koh Hai Yew Shak Chong Thye Koh Hai Nghee Mary Tan (Koh Hai Peng, Koh Hai Hua Koh Hai Leng Koh Hai Luen Low Boey Lye
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      850 Deaths
      132 52 TAN HEE WOO, FRANKIE AGE: 53 passed away peacefully on 20-1-1998 leaving behind loved ones. S3: Sister Sister-ln-Law Nephew, Niece, Relatives ft Friends. Body resting at Spore Casket Pearl Room 3rd level 131, Lavender St. For Enquiry Tel: *****88. Cortege will leave on 22.1.1998 (Thurs.) at 1.00 p.m
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      854 Condolences 854 Condolences 854 Condolences
      256 52 854 Condolences 854 Condolences 854 Condolences BEATTY ALUMNI BEATTY SECONDARY SCHOOL SCHOOL ADVISORY COMMITTEE DR T.P. PA RAN (Principal from 1969-1973) jJeepest condolences to Mrs Paran and dear ones of Dr T.P Paran who passed away peacefully on 10 Jan 98. A Biology teacher of Beatty tcho also became the
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      852 Acknowledgements 852 Acknowledgements
      167 52 852 Acknowledgements 852 Acknowledgements THE FAMILY OF THE LATE CATHERINE SNG (SOON) GEK VAN Departed 17 January 1998 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends, colleagues, :orporate representatives, the clergy and church members for their kind assistance, attendance, prayers, donations and floral tributes during their
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  • MONEY
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      HONGKONG
      326 53 January 2 1.1998 MX» ASM Pacific 4.40 +0.050 M-dMM. 0.54 AJHedOversea 0 30 -0.02 AeieSecrnt 04S +0.03 BankotEA 13.65 0 90 CPPokphsnd 128 +0.27 COL Hotel 2-20 unch CataDeCoral 1.43 +0.01 CaeiPacAjr 50 +0.05 CenturyC/ty 1.12 0.06 Cheung Kong 41 30 -120 Chmaught 42.00 +020 Ctwia Motor Bus 66
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      TOKYO
      390 53 January 21, 1998 YEN Adverted Corp 8830 +50 A|momoto 1400 -50 AkaiElectnc 138 +11 Amada 519 +16 Aaaht Chem md 553 4-36 AaahtGlaes 579 +27 BfcotTky-Mrtsutwh. 1840 -10 EWdgeetone 3270 +80 Canon 3180 +60 Caen 874 -2 C«-_en 906 +21 Dei Nippon 2SIO -40 0a«-ich< Kangyo 910 +8 Oeiei
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      BANK RATES
      276 53 OCBC OUB UOB DBS TLB POSB KB DEPOSIT RATES Savrgs 3 l 3v. 3v, 3. 4 3v, 4 Food Mpos4 1 month HI BM M 5»-4 BM 5Vi 3 months 5 1 BM 5W s'* sv_ SV, 6 months sv, SV. HI SV. 5V_ SV, '2 months HI
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    • OVERSEAS MARKETS ROUND-UP
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        Lock icon Nikkei makes gains for six days in a row
        75 53 TOKYO share prices closed 1.9 per cent higher yesterday, with the key Nikkei Stock Average gaining for the sixth straight trading day, the longest string of consecutive rises since December 1995. The index rose 317.89 points to end the session at
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        Lock icon HONGKONG
        67 53 Shares fell 2 per cent yesterday as bearish sentiment overtook Asian markets after regional currencies, led by a record-low Indonesian rupiah, were hit by renewed weakness. The key Hang Seng Index fell 186.9 points to 9,246.8 on a turnover of HK$9.l billion. Property and financial stocks led the fall
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        Lock icon KUALA LUMPUR
        121 53 Malaysian stocks yesterday gained 0.89 per cent, with mixed sentiment prevailing m the market, due partly to a possible rise m interest rates. The benchmark Composite Index gained 5.2 points to 590.55. The broader Emas Index fell 0.26 point or 0.18 per cent to 147.5. Yesterday, Finance Minister
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        Lock icon SYDNEY
        58 53 Australian share prices yesterday fell 0.6 per cent as a strong opening gave way to reticence arising from fears of further instability m Asian markets. The Australian Stock Exchange's main indicator, the All-Ordinaries Index, fell 16.6 points to 2,622.8. The All-Industrials Index fell 28.1 points to 4,523.8, while the
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        Lock icon NEW YORK
        45 53 Blue-chip stocks closed on an upswing on Tuesday, with the pharmaceutical sector leading gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 119.57 points or 1.54 per cent to 7,873.12. Some 642 million shares were traded, with gainers outnumbering losers by 1,987 to 1,015. AFP
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        Lock icon LONDON
        46 53 The London share market posted a small gain on Tuesday, with the Footsie index tacking on a modest 4.6 points or 0.08 per cent to close at 5,278.2. The market was still suffering from investor fears about the Asian financial situ- ation, traders said. AFP
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        Lock icon JAKARTA
        66 53 Indonesian stocks rose as investors bought up US dollar-earning companies to protect themselves against further declines m the rupiah, traders said. Of the top 10 gainers yesterday, six were US dollarearners, including PT Indosat and PT Indah Kiat Pulp and Paper. The Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite Index rose 18
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        Lock icon BANGKOK
        31 53 Foreign interest m Thai blue-chip stocks pushed the Stock Exchange of Thailand Composite Index 4.6 per cent higher yesterday, dealers said. The index finished 19.07 Doints hieher at 432.86. AFP
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      SIMEX FUTURES
      362 53 January 21. 1998 Brent Crude Open High Low Sett Eat Vol Mar 98 1537 15 38 15.28 15.38 476 Act Vol (Tue): 5. Open Int (Tue): 724. Spot US Dollar/Japanese Yen Open High Low Sett EstVol Mar 98 129.42 129.42 ***** 128.79 3 Act Vol (Tue): 26. Open
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      SOLD PRICES
      73 53 SINGAPORE Physical (S5) Wad Tue Kitobar *****-*****54 *****-*****.07 100 gm 1635-1712.89 1620-1697.44 50 gm 819-861.08 812-853.87 20 gm 326—***** 323-347.11 sgm 82— 94 76 81-94.76 1 gm 16-25.75 16-2575 Bullion coma (SS/oz) Spore bullion coin 523—529 519—525 Canadian maple leaf 523—529 519—525 Australian nugget 523—546.93 518—541.78 ÜBS gold
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      ASIAN CURRENCY UNITS
      103 53 Contract date: January 21, 1998 UNrr ONE 3 6 9 12 VALUE UNn IWTHMTTIIiim.IIim.MTH CALL DATE USS 5 5 5 s'/,, 5% 4'/„ 23/1/98 A$ 4% 4% 4V„ 4% 4% 3% 23/1/98 NZ$ 7% 7% 7% 7V. 7% 7 5 23/1/98 STG 6'V,, 6% 7 7 7
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      TIN
      10 53 Closing prices (MS/kilo) KLTin $22.15 (+0.74) Turnover 86 (—3)
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      INTERNATIONAL
      19 53 Wed Tim Singapore (USSta) 292.00-292.30 *****-***** Tim Mon NMrYorfc(USS/oz) 290 50-290 80 London morning fix (WtdnMday) 291 90
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      KUALA LUMPUR
      3416 53 Transaction Date: January 21 1998 (gAdtufdtornwiflMU— P»rv»lu»Msl unl— »othfwiM«pectfi«d; P/E r»tio« »r» not «d)u»fd tor currency diWfnc— Consumer Producta 245 180 Ajinomoto 210 -25 2 116 106 73 Angkasa 93 -4 30 2 2 183 123 Apollo Food Hlg 175 -5 31 51 250 190 Beqaya Land 250
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      CLOB INTERNATIONAL
      1811 53 Tranjaction Date Gr's 1»7 98 Curr Last Vol Day Dlv Net M Cap High Low Company Traded Sale +or- '000 High Low P/E $m.l 478 28 m s AISB 50C 95.5 +0.5 4608 104 85 5.0 42.3 98 0 137 125 m s AMOBSOC 20.5 -2 427 21
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      CRUDE & PRODUCT PRICES
      63 53 CRUDE PRODUCT PRICES CRUDE PRODUCT MONTH* CHANGE PRICE (US$) BBL BRENT BLENO Feb -0.57-0 57 1526-1531 WEST TEXAS Mas Fab -0.34-0.37 1638-16.42 DUBAI FATEH Mar -058-058 13.06— 13.11 TAW BLEW Fab -0.30-0.30 15.55-15.65 MNAS Fab -0.30-030 14.40-14 50 NAPHTHA (OF Jap) -350-150 168.00-***** NAPHTHA -0.10-0.10 17.10-17 30 CST-HOHSTO -2 00-200
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      SICOM FUTURES
      259 53 January 21, 1998 Month High Low Sett Vol Open Int Feb 98 131.75 225 Mar 133.25 250 Apr 135.50 4025 May 137.75 4250 Jun 139.75 3725 JuVSep ***** 4395 RSS 3 Contract (UScents/Vg) Feb 98 39.25 1540 Mar 7175 5980 Apr 74.75 2070 May 77.25 1745 Jun 79.75
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      PALM OIL
      35 53 Crate palm oil (MMonm) Jan 98 2,510.00 (Sooth) Rtfiiwd palm oil (USSAoniM) RBOPaknOH Feb 98 582.50 (se«er) Mar 580.00 (seller) RBOOtem Feb 98 587.50 (se»er) Mar 585.00 (seter) RBoSteann Mar 98 550.00 (sder)
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    • CURRENCY
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        COUNTER RATES
        138 53 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency Buying OD Selling US dollar 1.7380 1.7755 Sterlingpound ***** 2.9035 Australian dollar 1.1440 1.1926 Canadian dollar 1.1966 ***** NZdoHar 1.0069 ***** EC unit ***** Singapore dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian schilling 13.2086 13.9254 Belgian franc 4.5214 4.7352
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        SPOT RATES
        26 53 Open Close USS/DMK 1.8365 ***** USS/Yen ***** ***** USS/SS 1.7440 1.7630 USS/HKS 7.7355 7.7365 AJAJSS 0.6666 0.6628 tJUSS 1.6269 ***** Source, free AP Spom
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      SILVER
      22 53 Cto*ng pncw (USMroy oz) Wtd Tut Smgapom 5780-5 790 5 760-5 770 Tut Mon Htm Yort 5 740—5 750 Source Rctrscnti
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      SES MAINBOARD
      4066 54 Transaction Data: January 21 1 99f1~l 1997 98 Curt Last Vol Day Gr_ Net M Cap Wt Avg High Low Company Traded Sato +or- 000 High Low Div P/E Smll Price 157 18.5 c ACE C_narnicseOc 26 +2 117 26 24 213 24 ASE NTJIO 200 US SeS
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      INDICES
      81 54 January 21 Chang* ST industrials *****0 +14 49 ST Finance *****4 -16 61 ST Hotels 1553 75 +1 76 ST Properties ***** -095 BT Composite 1125 21 -7 58 BT-MGA 776 51 +6 01 BT— SRI 594 71 -1 51 BT 08/ OS -120 +166 BT CADI -***** -34
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      SCOREBOARD
      62 54 MAIN CLOB Up Dn Unch Up Dn Unch Industnal 86 66 26 10 38 3 Financß 4 22 2 2 10 2 Hotels 8 4 2 0 2 1 Properties 6 6 3 1 20 0 Plantations 0 0 0 0 7 0 Mining 0 0 0 110 BLW
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      Rupiah and Dow emit mixed signals
      327 54  -  CHAN WEE CHUAN MARKET REPORT SINGAPORE shares ended mixed yesterday after a roller-coaster ride, with investors torn between buying and selling as the rupiah hurtled ever lower. Dealers said investors were unnerved initially by a 15 per cent plunge m the rupiah m the
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      TOP ACTIVES
      33 54 Sing Tel 15c 15,719,000 STEnggiOc 11,827,000 MBf Capital 11,353,000 Rekapacific Bh 10,382,000 Innovestßhd 9,266,000 Renong Bhd 50c 7,161,000 DBS Land 6,926,000 RHBCapWt99 5,149,000 MBF Land Bhd 5,029,000 Wing Tai 25c 4,942,000
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      TURNOVER (READY)
      75 54 Total Market Tue Wed Industrials 153.568 m 130 329 m Finance 57.824 m 37 012 m Hotels 4 828 m 2 822 m Properties 61.690 m 39 839 m Loans Stocks 37 676 m 17 619 m Plantations 12.082 m 8.805 m Mining 2.373 m 1 755 m
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      BONDS, LOANS & WARRANTS
      1777 54 BONDS, LOANS WARRANTS All shares quoted neve t par value of $1 unless otherwise specified bi trading m this stock is restricted to buymgnn markat only. Adjusted for scrip/rights. N Tax-exempted dividend. P/E ratios reflect trie last annual consolidated results P/E ratios and Gf s Y'ld of foreign share* art
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      UNIT TRUSTS
      891 54 Mgrs Prices, January 22 Aberdeen A.wt Mot Afi. Lid Aberdeen S pore GrTund 0847-0861" Aberdeen Select Portfolio (it NAY) Asian Fixed Income Fund 0937" Pacific Equity Fund 0935" Indonesian Equity Fund 0874" Malaysian Equity Fund 0903" Philippine Equity Fund 0901" Singapore Equify Fund 0823" Thailand Equity Fund 1
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      SESDAQ
      904 54 1997/98 Curr Last Vol Day Gr'a Net MCapWtAvg High Low Company Traded Sale +or- '000 High Low Div P/E Smil Price 186 76 eABRHIdgsSc 116 3.0 1657 516 107 448 76 eASAuiOIOc 139 -6 239 145 138 15.0N 11.6 1587 137 129 48 5 c AS. Hldgs 20c 49.5
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      Lock icon Largest-ever corporate merger in the making
      488 55 SmithKline-American Home Products talks LONDON US and British drug giants American Home Products Corp and SmithKline Beecham pic said on Tuesday they are m talks that could lead to the largest corporate merger m history. In a graphic illustration of the enormity of the
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      Lock icon AIMING HIGH
      46 55 Daimler-Benz Aerospace AG chairman Manfred Bischoff posing for photographers m front of a Eurofighter prototype m Munich on Tuesday. He told a news conference the company aimed to achieve the Daimler-Benz group goal of 12 per cent return on equity this year. Reuters picture
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      Lock icon Full probes for accountancy mergers
      229 55 BRUSSELS The European Commission (EC) is set to open a detailed investigation into the merger of accountancy firms KPMG and Ernst Young, the same way it will launch a full probe into a rival alliance between Price Waterhouse and Coopers Lybrand this week, EU competition
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    • MONEYWORLD
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        Lock icon MICROSOFT'INTERFERENCE'
        88 55 MICROSOFT 'INTERFERENCE' The US Justice Department said on Tuesday that Microsoft Corp's continued court filings are interfering with attempts to resolve issues m the government's case against the company. Microsoft has argued that it was unable to understand a court order requiring it to sell its Windows 95 operating system
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        Lock icon COMPAQ SHOWING
        121 55 Compaq Computer Corp, the world's largest supplier of personal computers, reported higher fourth-quarter profits yesterday, surpassing Wall Street expectations, thanks to record sales and improved profit margins. Compaq, with nearly US$25 billion (5544.5 billion) m sales last year, said it expected to overcome weakness m Asian markets this
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        Lock icon PACT SOON
        63 55 General Motors Corp expects an agreement for a planned US$l.2B billion (552.3 billion) joint venture with Daewoo Corp and Ukrainian car maker Avtozaz to be reached within the next three months. Although Daewoo signed a preliminary agreement for the joint venture with the Ukrainian government last August, continued
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        Lock icon CINEMA DEAL
        79 55 Investment firms Hicks, Muse Tate Furst and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts Co (KKR) on Tuesday announced plans to buy Regal Cinemas m a US$l.5 billion (552.7 billion) deal that would create the world's largest movie theatre chain. The move represents the first time the giant buyout firms, both of
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        Lock icon COSMO CUTS
        71 55 Cosmo Securities Co, a mid-sized Japanese brokerage, said it will trim its workforce by almost one-third and cut other costs to prepare for greater competition after planned deregulation of the financial industry. It wants to eliminate 380 jobs by end-March, from 1,380 as of Sept 30 last year.
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        Lock icon BLACKLISTED
        96 55 In an apparently unprecedented move, the central State Bank of Vietnam has ordered all commercial banks to freeze credits to troubled joint venture Proctor and Gamble Vietnam (P&G), a banking source said yesterday. A Hanoi-based banker, whose organisation has outstanding credits to the company, said the State Bank of
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        Lock icon NEW JOB FOR AMELIO
        54 55 Dr Gilbert Amelio, former chief executive of Apple Computer Inc and National Semiconductor Corp, has joined a San Francisco investment firm to lead its high-technology financing business. He was named a partner and director of Parkside Group, which specialises m corporate buyouts m cooperation with the
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      Lock icon Fujitsu may invest less in new chip plant
      218 55 Fujitsu may invest less in new chip plant TOKYO Japan's Fujitsu is considering a delay to the start of a leading-edge microchip plant north of Tokyo, where capital investment could also be revised downwards, company officials said. The company may abandon plans to introduce 300--mm wafer production lines at the
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      ABR to focus on core Swensen's operations
      669 59  - ABR to focus on core S wensen's operations Kalpana Rashiwala By THE new owners of ABR Holdings reckon they have a recipe of success for the moribund company and the ingredients include quality coffee, yummier ice-cream and more outlets to consume them. The controlling shareholders who also own unlisted club
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      MAS rejects call to peg currency to US$
      483 59 THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will stick to its long-standing policy of managing the Singapore dollar against a trade-weighted basket of currencies as it has served the Republic well, an official said yesterday. MAS economics department director Khor Hoe Ec was
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      Unit trust awards to raise funds for charity
      216 59 A TOTAL of 67 locally-autho-rised unit trusts will qualify for the latest Investment Fund Awards 46 per cent more than the inaugural event launched two years ago. There will also be a strong charity element to the 1997 awards, which will be
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    • COMPANIES IN BRIEF
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        Lock icon SINGTEL CONSIDERS HK
        59 59 Singapore Telecom says it will consider providing telecommunications services m Hongkong. On Tuesday, Hongkong Telecommunications Ltd said it will surrender its monopoly on international telephone calls eight years ahead of schedule or by 2000 m return for HK$6.7 billion (Ssl.s billion) m cash from the government and
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        MARITIME SHOW
        101 59 A majorevent m Singapore's snipping conierence calendar, the SingaPort International Maritime Exhibition and Conference, will feature seven national group exhibitors when it is held from March 24 to 27 at the World Trade Centre. They include Germany, Japan, Britain and Singapore, which is fielding the largest number of
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        NEW SNP PRESIDENT
        54 59 Printer and publisher SNP Corp has appointed Mr Yeo Chee Tong, 38, as its president with immediate effect following the resignation of his predecessor, Mr Jeffrey Tan Boon Khiong. Mr Yeo, who has been the group's executive vice-president of development since last August, will have executive responsibility
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        STAKE RAISED
        63 59 Infrastructure developer Ipco international s substantial shareholder, Malaysian-listed Promet Bhd, has raised its stake from 40.83 percent to 43.03 per cent after picking up 1.6 million Ipco shares m the market a US$2.3l (554.11) each, excluding brokerage and other fees. This works out to a total of U553.64
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        RIGHTS ISSUE UNDERSUBSCRIBED
        76 59 Stationery supplier Nippecraft's renounceable rights issue at 1 1 cents per rights share was 67.6 per cent subscribed, with 101.4 million of its 150 million rights shares taken up. This was despite a cut m the issue price from an earlier 20 cents each. The company said
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      Lock icon Seagate's 2nd-quarter loss lower than expected
      240 59 SCOTTS VALLEY (California) Seagate Technology reported a fiscal second-quar-ter loss that was lower than analysts had expected but it continues to be Hurt by falling prices and weak demand for its computer disk drives. The company reported a loss of US$lB3 million (*****.7 million),
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      Comfort plans to develop GAS into core business
      420 59  -  Patrick Tan By LISTED transport company Comfort Group plans to develop its wholly owned General Automotive Services (GAS) into a core revenue-generating business. GAS has expanded its operations substantially with its $25 million vehicle maintenance and repair centre m Loyang, which opens
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      Manufacturing output up 10.3% in November
      207 59 MANUFACTURING output grew 10.3 per centyear-on-year m November, driven by strong growth m the electronics, chemicals and engineering industries. The November figure brings the first 11 months' manufacturing output growth to 4 per cent over the same period m 1996, the Economic Development Board
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      Lock icon Repaying hard-currency debts in rupiah 'may aggravate crisis'
      652 56 WORSENING WOES LONDON Indonesian banks have been repaying distressed hard-currency debt m rupiah for more than a week, a worrying development that could bring the country's financial crisis to a head, London analysts said. The repayment of US dol-lar-denominated loans m rupiah
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      Lock icon Thai banks turn in dismal earnings
      667 56 AWASH IN RED INK We are keen to encourage the banks to increase capital and complete recapitalisation within the first quarter of this year. Recapitalisation, once complete, will build confidence m the sector/ Ms Tarisa. BANGKOK Thai banks began announcing huge losses yesterday amid
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      Lock icon TEARS FOR FEARS
      65 56 A small investor from CA Pacific Securities being close to tears as sne ana more man 100 other investors protested at Hongkong's Securities and Futures Commission yesterday after the commission ordered the company to liquidate because of its weighty financial problems. The company has mnrp than i
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      Lock icon Samsung chairman takes temporary 90% pay cut
      392 56 TAKING THE PLUNGE SEOUL South Korea's Samsung Group yesterday swallowed the bitter pill of restructuring with a pledge from its chairman to give up temporarily most of his salary. A company statement said Samsung wanted to "take the lead m sharing the pain"
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      Taiwan shops for bargains in battered S-E Asia
      894 58  -  Lee San Chouy ON THE LOOKOUT By Taiwan Correspondent TAIPEI Riding on the financial crisis that continues to batter South-east Asia, Taiwan has gone shopping m the region for possible business and other opportunities. This week, after a 10-day government sponsored fact
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      Manila needs Taiwan to boost economy
      851 58  -  Luz Baguioro BALANCING ACT By m Manila TAIWANESE investments partly underpin the Philippines' hopes for steady and brisk growth but efforts to woo them sometimes lead to diplomatic rows with China. A prime target of Taipei's "Look South" policy on diplomacy and trade, the
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      Manila seeks standby aid of $4.8b
      494 58 Manila seeks standby aid of $4.8 b BUTTRESS MANILA Worn down by battling the regional financial storm for almost seven months, the Philippines is seeking a standby facility of at least US$2.7 billion (Ss4.B billion) from international financial institutions to buttress its dwindling foreign-exchange reserves and ailing economy. The facility,
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      Asia 'will emerge stronger than ever'
      361 58 SILVER LINING BRUSSELS Asia will overcome its financial crisis and emerge stronger than ever before by the end of the century, International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Michel Camdessus said. He told the European Parliament that the IMF gave "a good strong push" to
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      316 58 TUMBLING PRICES THE price of a seat on the Singapore International Monetary Exchange (Simex) plunged to about US$l6O,OOO (S$281,000) on Monday, down almost 50 per cent from last year's high. The drop, from US$3lO,OOO m September last year, reflects the recent sale of
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      91 58 Who thumped the rupiah? We reconstruct the day's events and try to pin down the sellers who drove the rupiah and ringgit to unprecedented Mailing connections count HSfe* I The co-founder of the Singapore M^ Internet Ifej? Community m speaks her mind m H about free speech, B£lSi Singapore and
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    531 60  - 67 workers axed as Hazeline plant is relocated abroad Elaine Tan Unilever to beef up IT division instead By 'Between 80 and 90 per cent of those retrenched have since found new jobs.' Mr Sankaran. CONSUMER goods heavyweight Unilever has shifted its Hazeline manufacturing to Shanghai, a quiet move that
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    545 60  -  William Choong By THE Indonesian rupiah nosedived to yet another record low of 12,000 against the US dollar yesterday, depressed by political concerns and rising demand for scarce greenbacks. It was hit by reports that Indonesian companies and banks were resorting to using the
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      8 1 THE STRAITS TIMES Life! THURSDAY JANUARY 22, 1998
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        886 2  -  ONG SOR FERN EURASIAN QUARTET 1 was asked by many people Why did you write?, and that completely stumped me because I didn't know why. I was doing a lot of work on the computer, then one night, I just started
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        684 2  -  Ong Sor Fem Fiction A RIVER OF ROSES by Rex Shelley Times Books International/ 400 pages/$1 2.90 Rex Shelley creates a distinct slice-of-life portrait of his characters, who live and love against a backdrop of changing social norms and historic events THERE is an old
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      390 3  -  TEO PAU LIN Singapore takes seven trophies at Asian Television Awards, soon to be released m behind-the-scenes documentary SINGAPORE has garnered the most wins at this year's Asian Television Awards, having taken trophies m an impressive seven categories. Winners include Under One
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      104 3 Best Drama Series: Joint winners, Longing (TCS) and The Criminal Investigator (TVB, Hongkong) Best Single Drama Or Telemovie: Frog Or Prince (TCS) Best Comedy Programme Or Series: Under One Roof (TCS) Best Light Entertainment Or Variety Programme: Joint winners, Star Search Grand Final (TCS) and Love For
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      315 3 THIS year's Sundance Film Festival is off to a lively start, with the showcase for independent film-makers filled with the frenzied excitement for which it is famous. For 11 nights and 10 days, the film industry's glitterati are drawn to this small
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      695 4  - Directors' answer in one table, two chairs ELIZABETH A. KAIDEN Ong Keng Sen will be among 12 Chinese from around the world presenting works at Hongkong festival THEATREWORKS director Ong Keng Sen has joined the list of directors who will present short works at the Journey To The East festival,
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      608 4  -  Lionel Choi Music TeddJoselson, piano Victoria Concert Hall Monday and Tuesday Chijmes Hall AS THE music world today faces a growing number of talented pianists with barnstorming techniques, it becomes increasingly difficult for one to stand out from the crowd. Gone
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      187 5 FOOTNOTES LYNNSEAH AMONG the many events held m Hongkong on July 1 last year to celebrate its return to China was a collaboration between two of the foremost Chinese musicians of today composer Tan Dun and cellist Yo-Yo Ma. Tan, born m China, and Ma,
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      56 5 Ml YOUTH CONNECTION, The Necessary Stage's festival for young people, is off to a rousing start this week. Tickets went on sale last Saturday for Pax Bosnensis, Taliesin, Look At Us!, History: Us And Them and Thicker Than Water at Sistic outlets. You can
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      126 5 MIME UNLIMITED presents Seven Days and The Giving Tree, its latest touring theatre programme for the community. Combined with the poetry of John Keats, D. H. Lawrence and other writers, as well as live music woven into the performance by guest musician Penny Tan, Seven Days
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      192 5 THE Singapore Symphony Orchestra has a new associate conductor and Chorus Master. Bart Folse, from Louisiana, the United States, takes up residence m Singapore this month. One of his first jobs is to hold auditions for the Singapore Symphony Chorus. Auditions will be neld at Studio
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      143 5 A BATTLE between a snake goddess and a monk will take place before the rocky outcrops of Singapore's Little Guilin this Sunday at 5 pm. The Chinese Theatre Circle will perform an excerpt from the legend, Madame White Snake, at Bukit Batok Park as part
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      92 5 TEMASEK Polytechnic is now m the midst of its own arts festival which started last week. The highlight of the festival is tonight's evening of dance, Reflections On The Koi Pond. The performance will be held where else? by the koi pond at the
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      165 5 ACTION THEATRE is selling scripts of three prizewinning plays from its past 10-minute play contests as part of its current contest. And those who are plugged onto the Internet do not even have to leave home to get them. Drunken Prawns
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      462 6 Illeshopping^eiitrespeciais end this week wiM >'- Marina Si^uare popping Mall Location: 6 Raffles Boulevard, Singapore *****4 Opening hours: 10 am 10 pm daily Number of tenants: Over 270 shops. Anchor tenants: Metro Departmental Store, Mega Mart by IMM Enterprises, The Best Connection, Golden Village Marina,
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      155 6 EVEN if you are no chess player, it is hard to resist the beautiful piece of handicraft. This Scacchiera Florence chess set from Italy has a green and white marble top. And pay attention to the exquisite handcarved table legs. The chess pieces are equally awesome. They
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      184 6 Embroidered Satin Tote Bags (assorted designs) from Metro (Level 3) SO LOVELY. So handy. Ideal for carrying Mandarin oranges and red packets during Chinese New Year visits. From $6.90 to $12 (with every $20 worth of purchas. at Metro). Handpainted Dinnerware from Chintz Collection f#o3-100A) DELIGHTFUL art
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      559 7 Eastpoint DID you know that Eastpoint the six-storey shopping mall m Simei, which is celebrating its first anniversary this month has a giant "balloon" perched on its roof? No, it is not a UFO. The "balloon" is actually the roof of the mall's atrium. Interestingly,
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      162 7 Location: 3, Simei Street 6 Opening hours: 10 am to 10 pm Number of units: 159 Anchor tenants: NTUC Fairprice supermarket (81); The Pasar by Fairprice, an air-conditioned wet market (Level 1); Funpolis (entertainment centre); Studio City Cineplex (six-screen at Level 6); Popular Bookstore (Level 4)) Shop mix: Studio
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      104 7 THIS Indonesian-made three-seater Spalore mahagony wood sofa with tasseMike carvings, at $1,250, will give your home an exotic feel. A matching table costs $343. The antique-looking furniture is found at Interior Effects at 81--16/17. The shop specialises m reproductions from Asean countries such as Indonesia and the
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      372 7 Ylck Ming Optical Co, #01-09 THE right pair of sunglasses can go a long way to enhance your image. And if you fancy branded sunglasses but are not prepared to pay high prices for them, visit this optical shop. It is offering a pair of sil-ver-rimmed and
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      221 8 Tiger tiger burning bright in the facai of the night, what creative hand or eye could frame thy fiery symmetry? DRESS designers can. Thanks to the current craze to decorate fashion in J the Year of the Tiger. Trend followers bemoaned the fact when accessories became smaller than a five-cent
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        461 10  - Double Celebration of the art of writing TUMINAH SAPAWI Two calligraphers, both from China but representing two religions, are here to mark the Chinese New Year and Hari Raya festivities BOTH hail from China, but it has taken an exhibition outside their homeland to bring these two prominent calligraphers from
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        262 10 East Meets East exhibition is on at the Great Hall, Millenia Walk from Jan 22 31 from 11 am 8 pm. Prices of calligraphy start from $300. However, prints of these works are also available. CALLIGRAPHER Li Yun-Chuan, who comes from Sichuan, is no stranger to
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        252 10 EVERY stroke and every sweep of the brush is a labour of love, of passion and, most importantly, of this artist's true calling m life. "Art, especially Islamic art, is more than just for art sake. One needs to have passion and calling. The feel
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        192 10 WIT HUMOUR FROM ANCIENT CHINA A FIERCE WOMAN SCARES THE EMPEROR FANG XUANLING, a high-ranking official of the Tang dynasty (618-907), was a henpecked husband who lacked the courage to take a concubine. ;fcmperor Taizong ordered Fang's wife to the palace $visre he explained to her the official system of
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        339 10 FIRST there was kuih bangkit, a Hari Raya favourite made of flour, sugar and coconut milk. Then years later, kuih bangkit sagu, an improvisation of kuih bangkit, made its way into the bazaars at Geylang Serai. This year, especially for Hari Raya,
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        520 10 Tanners likened our donation of ad time to their produce as akin to the delivery of coal m snowy weather* MsTanXison&headofCCTVs advertising department CHINA'S national television network has donated 120 million yuan (Ss24 million) worth of commercial time since August last year to poor
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        791 2 KUKUP GOLF RESORT 36 HOLE PREMIER GOLF COURSE VERY CLOSE TO 2ND LINK Special Promotion:--$32 Weekdays/ $42 Weekends (Incl. 18-hole green fees and caddy) GET YOUR GOLF VOUCHERS TODAY Call Our Hotline 9-*****76/ 9-*****60/ 9-*****21 Office tel no.: *****95 i POWER GOLF MARKETING BUY a SELL TMCC SI4BK, SICC SI49K,
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        1497 2 Busy preparing for Hari Raya? Let y% m O ■jfr- 'A J -y:y r nanu Klassified Berita fctA Harian today. CAJS. 8 114 House 114 House 118 Plumbing Renovation/ Decor Renovation/ Decor May Tat Construction Pte Ltd -Bfife: .Jhd 400 Baiestier Road #02-28 Baiestier Piaza *****02 111 Tel: *****40 Fax
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        637 3 GARAGE SALE: COMPUTER PI66MMX $750, AT4B6DX2 66 $120. (Trade-in above 200 MB) Harddisk 1.2G8 $140, 2 SGB $195, 3 2GB $230, 4.3G8 $300, new plain paper fax $449, used SVGA monitor $80, Dot printer $20, overhead projector $60, slide projector $80, Minolta copier $500, size plot ter $50, CTV 20"
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        642 4 5/-91 BMW 850., electric ieathe' seats. CD. sunroof, s rims SCP plate, OMV $122,095, 9-*****22 5/96 BMW 316. 1 owner, acci dent tree, bidded no Low mile age Pg Nora *****370 6T94 320 i, 24 valve Facelift '96 look 1 owner Leather seats $129K ono *****11 Carhnes '87/ '91 BMW
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        2662 5 SB -»aB I 11. Bbßß^ fa^A^v. T^- 'Tmy!w*^&< mm 310 Daihatsu For Sato 310 Daihatsu For Sale 310 Daihatsu For Sale 310 Daihatsu For Sale 310 Daihatsu For Sale j 317 Hyundai For Sale 321 Lancia For Sale 324 Mazda For Sale 325 Mercedes For Sale 325 Mercedes For Sale
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        675 5 I 316 Honda For Sale 2/92 HONDA CIVIC ESi. Auto. 1 owner. Orig. cond. Loan avail. Interested pg. *****345 3 UNITS '80/ '81 Accord. COE 2002, auto/ manual. Tax 6/'9B, new 2k paint. $12,800. Tel. *****57 i 3/92 ACCORD 2.0 auto EXi. 3 owners. White. Full accessories. Beautiful cond. Tel:
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        897 5 Br^BkSjkVr^l 1 7i MID '96 CAT eye Elantra 1.6 GLSi, 1 owner, metallic green, leather seats, ABS, tip top cond. Low mileage, accident free, asking $71,800 neg. *****33. Autoway DEPOSIT $SK. 10/90 Excel 1.3 GLS. Power steering. A1 engine. PARF $11. 2 K. .Vthly. $800 x 42 mths. Lot 2A
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        1785 5 MID '90 LANCIA Dedra 1.6 i. 7/93 MAZDA ASTINA I.6EGi j Power steering. Full accessories, manual, sporty red, showroom t Price $26,800. 9753-9189 cond. $58,800, call *****88 BKW I $6K DEPOSIT. 9/89 Lancia The- 7/93 MXS 1.6 i convertible. Tax I ma. 2.0. 16 valves. Auto. PARF new, s/ rims,
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        1167 5 I HIN LUNG CREDIT PTE LTD No. 3 Hoy Fatt Road TEL: 472 2222 09/97 Benz SLK 200 Silver 01/95 Benz S2BO Silver 05/95 Benz E2OO M/P Silver 05/94 Benz C 220 White 09/94 Benz SL2BO Green 06/93 Benz E2OO White 06/93 Benz E2OC Beige 12/93 Benz S32OL Silver 02/91
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        905 6 325 Mercadas For Sato '79 MERCEDES 200 auto COE 6.2001 full accessories new paint/ Ux uade n $19,800. *****75 8/88 BEN 2 200 Auto SBY plate Tax 3/98. Converted to E2OO. Well kept $44K. Pis. call 9576-0908 S/8« MERCEDES 3OOSEL auto. mc« no. Silver. PAfIF $***** good cond $50K *****95/
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        866 6 326 Mitsubishi For Sale s LATE '90 LANCER 1 SGLXi auto. Fuel injection, s/rims, PARF j $11,200 Beautiful cond. 9738-9711 MID '91 LANCER 1.3 GLX manual. White 1 owner. Tax 4/98. j $36,800 Excellent cond. *****17 MID '91. COLT 1.5 GLX. Manual. Tax 4/98. Excellent cond. S/rims. 534.5K neg. Pg:
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        960 6 328 Nissan For Sale Kian Seng WhatUa We Buy Sell Any Model of Private Car, PARF, COE Car. A BETTER DEAL All brands Japanese Cars »UY/ SELL WITH COE CAR *****05 *****22 LEI FU TRADING CO (Contact Mr Tan) I MANAGER'S 1 owner onlyl :nd '90 Sunny I.6SS. PARF i11.2K.
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        815 6 328 Nissan For Sale MID '89 BEAUTIFUL Bluebird I.BGL. Auto. IPARF $29K). $34,800. Lot 18, Kallang Auto Centre. MID '91 NISSAN NX Coupe 1.6 auto. Deposit $B.BK. Loan S3OK j Trade m. Tel: 444-3003. MID '95 SUNNY I.SEX auto, sil ver agent maintained. CD, hifi, orig. cond. $70.8 K. Tel.
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        729 6 328 Nissan For Sale 8/96 NISSAN MARCH 1.0 manual. Immaculate cond. Owner leaving. Call *****073/ 9311-7886 '82 PULSA. COE 2002. S/ rims. Power window. New paint. Superb engine. *****54/ *****388. '82 STANZA 1.6. SGL. COE 7/2000. Hi-fi. Excellent. S9BOO 0.n.0. Loan/ trade-in. *****98 '83 PULSAR DXI.O. New tax/ silver 2K
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        754 6 i 334 Proton For Sale 2/93 ISWARA 1.5G1i, 5 speed. I 4-dr., power steering. 12-valve. j Beautiful. $*****. *****373. 2/94 WIRA I.SGLi Aeroback. new tax, beautiful cond. S/rims, hi-fi. $59.8 K. Lot 19 Kallang Auto 1 2/95 WIRA I.SGLi manual, Lift- back, 5-dr. 1 owner. Well kept. New car cond.
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        799 6 i 337 Rover For Sale I LOW DOWNPAYMENTI 1 owner f 9/96 Rover 620SLi auto. Leather i seats. Sunroof. Sports rims. I $113,000 neg. Pis. call: *****28 1 OWNER MID '93 Rover 820 SI 4 door auto. OMV $32K. New tax. i Excellent cond. $68,800. Lot 55 Kaki Bukit Car
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        830 6 341 Subaru For Sale 1 OWNER. S/'9B Legacy 2 OGL: auto. 4WD. 2 airbags, leather seats, s/rims. *****11 Carlines 10/90 GREY VIKI MBO 5-dr. PARF $9200. Central lock. Excellent cond. $24,500. Pg. 9-*****64 10/90 SUBARU LEGACY. 2 2 Auto. 4 drs. IPARF $43,700). Orig. paint. Like new. $58,800. *****75 2
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        1028 6 344 Toyota For Sale 344 Toyota For Sale NEW MIT SPACEWAGON 2.4 GDI OTHER MODEL Toyota Emma 2.4 IS/IRV Toyota Prevria 2.4 I\AF*\/ Toyota Ipsum 2.0 fVIPV Toyota Chaser 2.0 24 Valve Toyota rVlark II 2. 0 24 Valve Toyota Cstmry 2.2 16 Valve Toyota Spacio 1 .6 MPV Toyota
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        1624 7 341 Subaru For Sale 341 Subaru For Sale i 341 Subaru For Sale 341 Subaru For Sale 341 Subaru For Sale 349 Other Makes 349 Other Makes 382 Vehicles For Hire 382 Vehicles For Hire 387 Lorries For Sale ••^^^^■■mbi^™™^^^^""^^™^^^^^^""^^^^**"'^ m^^^mmmi^m^^^^^^^^^m^^^m^^^^^^^^^mmmmm^m^m MMBaawaHa^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Cam Cal A tZ*% Cal A im i
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        382 7 347 Volvo For Sale 6/97 VOLVO S7O 2.0 Auto, 1 owner, green, leather seats, nice no. (SCR), tip top cond. Asking SI69K, please call *****86 $113,000 1 owner. Mid '94 Volvo 850 Estate auto. Low mileage. Regular service by agt. *****28 $93,800 ONLYI LATE '91 Volvo 240SE. OMV $27,344. Mint
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        365 7 354 Jeeps/ 4-Wheel Drives SPORTY ft BEAUTIFULI '81 Suzuki Jeep U-80. COE 7/7000. New paint, tax, warranty. SSK loan avail. Mthly. $242 x 24 874-0675 2 UNITS. '82 Suzuki Jeep 1.0. COE paid. 4x4 gear. Aircon. 2 tone colour. Deposit $2800. Mthly. $439 x 1-2 yrs. S/rims. *****00 356 Off-Peak
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        666 7 Wishes You Happiness Prosperity m 74e Ife** *4 (Ac *7tye>i '96 PORSCHE 91 1 Twin Turbo $538K '96 PORSCHE 91 1 Carrera 4S EKS $458K '96 PORSCHE 91 1 Carrera 4S EKS $448K '96 PORSWfcfti 1 Carerra 2 Tip $398K '95 PORSCHE 91 1 Carrera 2 Tip Cabriolet $388K •93
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        417 7 377 Car Financing/ Insurance A Up to 7 years repayment Call 738 6233 HITACHI LEASING (S) PTELTD 3 Killirtey Road #04-06/07 Whsland House, 5(2395 19) TAI THONG LEE offers lowest interest rate Immediate Approval Insurance Agent Rates from 3.875% upwards for new/ used cars non-transfer loans 173, GEYLANG RD. S{
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        2052 7 Lease a brand new yo»G chu.n moto. TMOG MITSUBISHI SPACEWAGON '"c'otwiiciL'vE^^ #> i-AB^ m«i^> T^ l 280-0766 DAVID UM 2.0 AUTOMATIC Airport Road. Lot B Defu U»ed Car Centra, 5.1953 For only $2590 per month Only 5 units available, call us now for details JJ fiSffi^ZZL"** '94 Mitsubishi 24 ton
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        1576 8 387 Lorries For Sale 387 Lorries For Sale 387 Lorries For Sale 387 Lorries For Sale j 387 Lorries For Sale 387 Lorries For Sale 387 Lorries For Sale 387 Lorries For Sale 387 Lorries For Sale 387 Lorries For Sale THE NEW NISSAN CABSTAR ttjlmbKL Now With Power Windows
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        883 8 392 Other Commercial 392 Other Commercial 392 Other Commercial j 392 Other Commercial 392 Other Commercial 392 Other Commercial Vehicles For Sale Vehicles For Sale Vehicles For Sale Vehicles For Sale Vehicles For Sale Vehicles For Sale ISU2U t^% t^^ mm^ mm^ mmm^^^ ■HM MMMHHMH| M wUK& VEBBHafIH BdS^W^^^^ WM
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        1099 8 402 DOl-08 City 402 DOl-08 City South-West South-West PTE APTS Rent PTE APTS Rent D.03 ANCHORAGE 1464/ 1830 MT. FABER LODGE mais 2500 i sq.ft. 3+l. Mid fir $5500-$6500 sq.ft 3+l. Fully aircon P/furn Low 3Bay *****277/ *****88 George rent. Richard *****666 ERA D.03 ANCHORAGE. 1163 sq ft NORMANTON PK.
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        509 9 I BbbbbbH I I^BbbV BbbbbbH JL baSaT^BVB flßa^Bß aWSfe S Balv J^^^^^m^^B^l BB^B^BaHKaßtalill 404 009-10 Orchard/ 404 DO9- 10 Orchard/ 404 DO9-10 Orchard/ Tanglin/ Holland Tanglin/ Holland Tanglin/ Holland PTE APTS Rent PTE APTS Rent PTE APTS Rent (Cjzchard Service of a GrandJ lotel tWI j (from week) I Accepted
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        328 9 D.09 Paterson Twr. near MRT. 2600 sq.ft. 4+l. Pg. *****961 D.09 The Claymore 2680 sq.ft. i 3+l good facing *****922. $13K D.09 Horizon Twr. East. High fir. 2400 sq.ft. 4+1.*****922. $7900 i D.09 Grange Hgt. Penthouse s+l+l, face pool. Renovated. *****106. $9900 D.09 Claymore Plaza studio, Or i chard. 770
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        728 9 404 DO9-10 Orchard/ Tanglin/ Holland i PTE APTS Rent VALLEY PARK Studio Apt. Face pool/ Regency Pk. Partial/ f/furn. Avail, immed. UE SOUARE Various units. Range 1100/ 1600 sq.ft. 2+ store/ 3+l. Face pool/ Orchard/ Fort Canning. Immed. ST. MARTIN'S LODGE 1248 sq.ft. 3 rms. Mins. to Orchard. Avail, immed.
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        865 9 404 DO9-10 Orchard/ Tanglin/ Holland PTE APTS -Rent DlO Queen Astrid Gdns Lowrise small development m good class bungalow zone Brand new designers kitchen, 2600 sqft. 3 huge rms Picture book view Absolute serenity! S9.BK MAURICE *****445 MOBILE 7 CLAYMORE ROAD (Choice Residential District) 2-bedroom 807 sf 3-bedroom 1216 sf
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        896 9 404 DO9-10 Orchard/ Tanglin/ Holland PTE APTS Rent D.lO PALM SPRING. Brand new. Near Orchard. 1800/ 2500 sq.ft. 3+l+l/ 4+l. Quality fittings. Facilities. Balcony. Call: 256-8825 D.IO PALM SPRING. Brand new condo Full facilities. 3+l $5300--$6OOO/ 4+l S6OOO-*****. Available immediately. Call *****571. D.lO PALM SPRING. Showhse. 2-spm. New. 4+l/ 2
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        973 9 404 DO9-10 Orchard/ Tanglin/ Holland PTE APTS Rent D.09 REGENCY PARK. High fir 4+l. 3600 sq.ft. Full resort facilities. Rent neg. MS *****11 D.09 RICHMOND PK. High fir. 1733 sq.ft. 3+l. City view. P/furn. $12K. Richard *****929 ERA D.09 RICHMOND PK. 2+l 1260 sq.ft. Full facilities. Orhcard Rd. F/ furn.
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        1027 9 404 DO9- 10 Orchard/ Tanglin/ Holland PTE APTS Rent D.IO JERVOIS LODGE 2/ 3 rms 2 with Pte gdn. Part/ f/furn. $3500- i $6000. Landridge 9-*****65. t D.lO JERVOIS LODGE. 3+l 1216 sq.ft. Facilities. $4500. TRE 1 9514-4881/ 9815-8865. D.IO JERVOIS CT. 3rm walk up apt. Quiet. F/furn. Spacious. Only
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        1499 9 404 DO9-10 Orchard/ 406 Dll &21 Newton/ Tanglin/ Holland Bt Timah/ Clementi PTE APTS Rant PTE APTS Rent UON RD. WALK Up. Opp. Great D.ll MAIS. WITH gdn. Hilltop. Vorld City. 2+l. Aircon. Residen- Quiet MRT Renovated 280u M.fl ial/ office $2000 Agt *****939 3+l $6500 HB *****70 ***** 149
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        914 10 408 Dl 2-14 Balestier/ i Macphenon/toytong PTE APTS Rant j SUNOS PARK CONDO 3 bdrma. Vary ntar Eunoa MRT Direct pool viaw. P/furn. Asking $3,300-00. Call: *****22 ASTORIA PK. 2/ 3+l BjBJM Pool view Immed. MRT/ amenities. 52.3K, $3.8 K. ET Co. *****064. AVON PK. (OF* Upp. Sarsngoon I Rd.)
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        936 10 410 01 tVIS East Coast 410 019-16 East Cosst PTE APTS Rant PTE APTS Rant FOR LONG OR SHORT TERM LEASE (As SERVICED APARTMENTS) Located along Bayshore Road a Linen and crockery provided (sve apt.) 2/3/4 bedrooms utility room Built-in area: 947 sq ft 1 960 sq ft a Penthouse
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        790 10 D.16 CASCADALE. (Upp. Chan- gi Rd.). 1538 sq.ft. 3+l. F/furn. I Low rental. Mickey 9-*****81 ERA D.16 CHANOI CT. 1388 sq.ft. 4+l. Pool viaw. $3500, f/furn. Reunion: 9676-2278. D.16 CHANOI CT. New. 4+l. 1389 sq.ft. Full facilities. Full/ p/furn. Pool. $3.2 K. *****023 ALP. D.I B CHANOI CT. Nawl 2/3/4
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        869 10 414 019-20 SaranoooiV Thomson PTE APTS Rant BRADOELL VIEW 1700 sq.ft. 3+l. $2500/ Chuan Pk. 1200 sq.ft. 2 bdrms. $2200/ VI Mci Gdn. (panthse). 3200 sq.ft. 4+l. $4000. Furn. Facilitiea. 9-*****51 SML AT COUNTRY GRANDEUR, new cosy 3 1 rms., aircon., furn., facilities, rent neg. 3V: 9-*****13 CHILTERN PK. 2/
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        765 10 420 Houses For Rent j 420 Houses For Rant 420 Houses For Rent 420 Houses For Rent 422 HUDC/ HOB Apts 422 HUDC/ HDB Apts 3BSSSSSSSS=^=sss j ==^^ss^s^^s For Rent For Rent Localities Description Area (sq ft) North Eeurt KovanPark 4+l 2062 (3 storey terrace) North Melody Villas 4+l 4918
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        849 10 RESORT LIVING D.lO A rare and well presented Balinese style home with linked pavilions, landscaped gdn. pool, 3 bdrms, study additional rms. Airy living and dining rooms, opens to patio pool. Strongly recommend viewing. LANDSEER 7SSS6II i D.ll MAJESTIC BUNGLW. 25,000 sq.ft. land. In-ground pool, golf course, suana. $18K. D.ll
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        955 10 D.lO/ 11 SEMI-D./ bungalow. Few units. New/ renovated. Reasonable rent. Pg. *****848. D.lO 2-STOREY SEMI-D. 4+l rms. Big gdn./ patio, serene ambience, near town. ESPRO *****208 D.ll D/STOREY DETACHEO bunglw. 14 Sime Rd. 5+2 rms. F/aircon. S/pool. P/furn. 334-3552 j D.ll GENTLE VILLAS. 3 storey semi-d. s+l. Brand new cond.
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        957 10 ACT FASTI HBD RENTAL 3-rm. Hougang ***** 3-rm. A.M. Kio ***** 3-rm. Outram $1600 4-rm. Simei ***** 5-rm Woodlands ***** 5-rm. Kallang $1400 1-rm. 1 hall A.M. Kio 8800 1-rm. 1 hall Whampoa 8890 2-rm. 1 hall Bedok $1300 2-rm. 1 hall Marina Parade ***** 2-rm. 1 hall CCX *****
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        898 10 APPROVED S-RM. SIMEI, f/furn Aircon Near MRT $1800 nag. Call Ricky. *****92 No co-broke RQpHY APPROVED 3-EXEC. Apt. Pasir Ris, Potong Pasir Hougang, Bishan, Clementi. F/furn *****08 APPROVED 3/ 4/ 5-rms. Yishun/ Beaok. Woodlands P/furn Amenities. Pg: 9592-5161 agt APPROVED PASIR RIS Exac mais. Pond view, Ist claaa designer decor.
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        970 11 422 HUOC/HDBApts For Rant 3 RMS. APPROVED CLEMENTI. Naar MRT amemtias. Newly furn. Aircon. Rant neg. 9313-3108 agt 9/ 4 RMS. F-furn. Approved. Khatiby T. Payoh. MRT. All races welcome. Pg. 9517-5&31 Chandra. 4 'I' BLK 35 #04. Bedok South Value 5236K SSK. Very well kept/ Amenities. Pg. *****303 Agt.
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        1033 11 426 Rooms For Rant CHEAP! 1650 $950, In cosy classy condo. Aircon./ furn. Bath, no owner stayirg, 9-*****77 HMR CLEMENTI. NEAR MRT. Master room for rent. Aircon. Can cook. GP *****288/ 489-8643 CLEMENTI BLK. 3SS. Common rm. F/furn. Aircon. Prefer professional ladies. $500 nag. 9411-8894. CLEMENTI, ALJUNIED, KIM Tian, Teban
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        6381 11 441 DOl-08City 448 DO9-10 Orchard/ 448 DO9-10 Orchard/ 446 DO9- 10 Orchard/ 451 Dll &21 Newton/ j 460 Dl 5-16 East Coast 461 015-16 East Coast 461 Dl 5-16 East Coast A South-Wast Tanaiin/ Holland Tanglin/ Holland Tanglin/ Holland Bt Timah/ Clamanti HOUSES Sala PTE APTS Sala PTE APTS Sate
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        769 11 466 Dl 7-18 Changi/ Pasir Ris PTE APTS Saia DONT MISSI F'HOLO. Esteite Garden 2 bdrms 958 sq ft Full facilities Pg. *****109 ERA D.17 CHEAPI A vila Gdn 2 yrs 1298 sq.ft Facilities Good view Quiet Tenanted Agt 9621-9611 D.17 LOYANG 3-STOREY townhse (renovated). 1963 sq ft 3+l*l Pool
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        3937 12 465 D l 18 Changi/ 465 017-18 Changi/ 465 D l 7- 18 Changi/ 465 Dl 7- 18 Changi/ 465 Dl 7-18 Changi/ 465 D l 18 Changi/ Pasir Ris Pasir Ris Pasir Ris Pasir Ris Pasir Ris Pasir Ris HOUSES Sale HOUSES Sale HOUSES Sale HOUSES Sale HOUSES Sale
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        1142 12 493 HDB Apts For Sale (Bedok/ Chai Chee) 5 'I' BEDOK Res. Blk. 710. Below valuation. High fir. Facing pk. Can contra. Co-broke. 9309-0981 AB. 5 'I' BEDOK Res. 613. Best buy! High fir. City view. Access area. Breezy. Below value. 9209-0959 CX 5 T BEDOK Res. blk. 612. High
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        1256 12 496 HDB Apts For Sale (Bukit Batok) EXEC. MAIS. 354, #02. Cheap. Well renovated/ MRT/ sch. Unique. $455K neg. Rare! *****621 ERA GROUND FLR. BLK. 215 Bt Ba tok. 3 'NG'. Nice. 2 entrances. Near central/ MRT. CXL 9210-6828. HILLVIEW AVENUE, 5 I Door-to-door Blk. 13. Mid floor. Can contra.
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        950 12 497 HDB Apts For Sale (Bt Merah/ Q'town/ Telok Blangah) 2-RM BLK. 66 C wealth Dr Unblocked Upgrading soon Wellkept. $78K. Lek 9805-2398 ERA 2-RM. HOY FATT RD Blk 28 High fir. Amenities/ hawker ctr. Valued $81K. Contra *****65 EPS 1 RMS. BLK. 55 Tanglin Halt. MRT/ mkt./ sch./ temple/
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        1039 12 500 HDB Aptt For Sale (Choa Chu Kang/ Bukit Panjang) CCX. EXEC. APT. Blk 274 (S4SOK), 5 T corner Blk 250/ 4 'S 1 Pending Rd Blk 120 9410-8140 CCX. 204 EXEC. Mais 100% move-in Breezy Unblocked Face gdn Lot 1/ MRT/ mkt 9503-0338 CHEAPI SO CASH 4 NG Teck
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        938 13 493 HOB Apts For Sale 493 HDB Apts For Sale 493 HDB Apta For Sale E 493 HDB Apts For Sale 493 HDB Apts For Sale 493 HDB Apts For Sale (Bodofcy Chai Chee) (Bedok/ Chai Chee) (Bedok/ Chai Chee) (Bedok/ Chai Chee) (Bedok/ Chai Chee) (Bedok/ Chai Chee) __-__>_______l
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        861 13 502 HDB Apts For Sale (Geylang/Eunos/ Macpherson) HAIG RD 8 'I' (point) blk. 7. High fir. Lift level. Recess area. Good location. Pg. 9494-9797 ERA LOW CASH! 3-RM Balam Rd. blk. I 32. Renovated. Upgraded. Ameni- ties. Must view. 9-*****31 (IDA) i LOW CASH! 3-RM. Balam Rd. I Low fir.
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        834 13 504 HDB Apts For Sale (Hougang/ Serangoon/ i Yio Chu Kang) i NEW LISTING! 4 NG Blk 337 Hougang. High fir. Lift level. Near amenities. Pg. 9309-0466 DW NO CASH! 4 'NG' corner/ 4 "S\ Blk. 224, 220/ 204 Serangoon. Nice view. Pg. 9490-4287 SELL NEAR VALUATION! 4 'S' Serangoon
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        785 13 505 HDB Apts For Sale (Jurong) AT SBKI 3 'I' Boon Lay blk. 208 *19 fir. Face N.S. Unblocked/ very breezy. Renovated/ move-in. Can contra. Mkt. *****955 ET Co. EXEC. APT. BLK. 831 Jurong West. High floor/ Corner. Move-in cond./ open view. Best offer secured. *****523 PACIFIC. LOW CASH! JURONG
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        916 13 505 HDB Apts For Sale (Jurong) NO CASH! 8 "I' Jurong E. Blk. 227, high fir. Can contra. Near MRT/ shops. *****819 Polaris SELL BELOW VALUE. 4 A' blk. 447. Renovated. Early move m. Mins. to MRT. Eliz 9595-7355 HY URGENT! ANY OFFER considered. 5 'I' corner Jurong W. Ext.
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        760 13 505 HDB Apts For Sale (Jurong) 8 'I' JURONG W. Blk. 931 High fir. Opp. mkt., shops. Valued S32OK Owner: *****23/ *****889 8 'I' JURONG W. Blk. 815. Mid fir. Lift landing. F/aircon. Selling cheapl Chane Realty: *****432. 8 'I' JURONG E. Blk. 209. High fir, renovated. Selling below valuation
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        1342 13 512 HDB Apts For Sale (Pasir Ris/ Changi) NEW LISTING. 5 A Pasir Ris corner blk. 234, (5 yrs). Low fir. Lift level. Orig. cond. Selling S3OK below valuation. 9688-7718 agt. SEE TO BELIEVEI Pasir Ris. Exec. Apt. Blk. 246. High fir. High ceiling. Tall windows. Good view. Valued 5523K
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        988 13 512 HDB Apts For Sale (Pasir Ris/ Changi) 5 "I" CORNER Pasir Ris Blk. 231. high fir./ windy. Just 5 yrs. Can contra. Must view. 9494 8886 ERA. i 5 'I' CORNER blk. 558 Pasir Ris. Low fir. Reasonable price. Just 5 yrs./ amenities. Pg. 9208-6162 agt. 8 'I' CORNER
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        1187 13 514 HDB Apts For Sale (Tampines/ Simei) NEW LIST! 3 A Tampines Blk 244. 100% move-in Near MRT/ Century Sq *****478 B Knight NO CASH! 4 A7 5 'I' corner Tampines 281/ 470/ 141. Can contra. Convenient *****715 Wynn NO CASH!!! 8 'I' Tampmes blk 842/ 864. High fir Corner.
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        1113 13 514 HDB Apts For Sale (Tampines/ Simei) 5 T SIOK BELOW valuation Tampines St 43 High fir Can contra No blockage Pg 9306-8317 agt 5 T 491-G Tampines. high fir. move m cond Near amenities Low cash Pnce neg 9709 0371 516 HDB Apts For Sale (Toa Payoh/ Potong Pasir)
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        1361 14 518 HOB Apts For Sale 518 HDB Apts For Sale i 527 HUDC/HDB Apts 531 Factory Space 531 Factory Space 532 Factory Space j 532 Factory Space 534 Office Space 534 Office Space 534 Office Space (Yishun) (Yishun) j Wanted (Rent/ Buy) For Rent For Rent For Sale For Sale
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        1141 14 4 'S' AT Blk. 625/ 388. Yishun. Next to corner. High fir. Near i MRT/ sch Valued. 9410-4082 C&H 4 'S' AT valuation Blk. 276. Mid i fir. Unblocked, windy. Near market park. All races. 9408-7977 CP 4 'S' BLK. 790. Yishun. Mid fir. Near MRT/ amenities. Low cash Can
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        1022 14 j A COUPLE/ FAMILY/ profession al urgently looking for 2 to 4-rm. flats (locked 1 rm.) m any area. I $800-*****. Tel. 9751-2210 agt. i ALL AREAS. BUYING back 3/ 4 rm. If you still can't sell, call me now! Immed. buyer. Pg. *****188. 5-rm./ Exec, owners also welcome. CHINESE
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        1212 14 I i Richfield Industrial Centre W Area: 1518- 1636 sq.ft. Loading capacity: 7.5kn/sq.m Celling height: 3.8 m Near amenities/expressway Immediate occupation Reasonable rental For Enquiries: HFAR EAST ORGANIZATION Tei *****11 1) SINOU STOMY 1 40, Mt-t30,0M SQ ft A High Ppilina c. Massive Loading Bay/Car IVrk d. 1,600 Amp Electric
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        544 14 SHUN LI INDUSTRIAL PARK ABrand New Development of the Era KAKI BUKIT/ BEDOK VICINITY 60 years leasehold, no ground rent TERRACED FACTORY: 3-storey/ 4-storey 5996/ 7963 sa.ft. Private carpark/ loading unloading High ceiling. Private lift 6 STOREY FLATTED FACTORY: I Ground floor from 1 338 sq.ft onwards Upper floors from
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        740 14 ■lllfftt Bl I mMi I m _Bl i 4IbM He 111 f 1 1 II ■II Hh U I ~mS f < bB HHi f .dan Office, Shop Restaurant Premier Location Centrally located m Singapore's up-and-coming Riverfront district with the CBD, Subordinate Courts, and Clarke Quay just minutes away. It
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        500 14 D.02 INT'L PLAZA 463 936 sq.ft. Priced from $5 p.s.f. High fir Gateway *****38 D.02 INT'L. PLAZA. 473, 937 sq ft. High fir. Attractive rent. Amenities' MRT. Heng Fan, 225-5558. D.02 NEAR TG. Pagar MRT 800 sq.ft. onwards. Foody aircon./ carpeted/ toilets. K. Bern *****715 D.02 TRAS ST. 5 mins.
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        379 14 GOLDEN MILE COMPLEX. 700 sq.ft 2 partitioned rms AirCfcr. #05 Chane Realty: 746-2933. HIGH ST. CTR. Immed avail of fice space. Approx. 500 sq.ft F/furn Aircon Pg 9304-4881 ICB ENT. HSE. 1200 sq.ft Nicely finished Near MRT Immed $3,800 GP 469-8543. 9808 1288 INT'L PLAZA 445 sq ft #15 Ful
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        662 15 534 Office Space For Rent SHENTON HSE. GROUND flr 6512/ 1314 sqft Good 'rontage Tel: 222 1569. SHENTON HOUSE. 450/ 600/ 1700 sq.ft. High flr Move m. Im- mcd. Pg *****929 ERA TAN BOON LIAT. High flr 4.145 Kj.ft. F airccn carpeted. 9-rms. 81 •aniry Can sublet. 9218-0040 TANQLIN SHOPPING
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        1319 15 537 Shop Space 537 Shop Space For Rent For Rent ALBERT COURT SHOPS Located at the junction of Selegie Road, Albert Street and Rochor Canal Road Shop space area 560 sq.ft. Restaurant/foodcourt space from 3412 to 8493 sq.tt. Ideal for retail trade, cafes, fitness centre, office cum showroom, training school,
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        885 15 537 Shop Space For Rent TG. KATONG GROUND fir. Main rd. facing. Busy frontage 1600 sq.ft. Immed. Pg. 9219-2619 ERA. TG. PAGAR PLAZA/ Ann Siang/ Gemmill Lane. 1100/ 1950/ 1500/ 4000 sq.ft. Others avail. 9 *****99 THOMSON PLAZA GROUND fir 300 sq.ft. Excellent location. $3800 p/mth. yet neg. Pg. 9-*****12,
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        1492 15 543 Warehouses/ 543 Warehouses/ Storage Space Storage Space For Rent For Rent fl^ur^By c!w* •^■■f ?PPH il^P fc t* "> UF\H- Pjtiulfc. I Heshe Building at 9 Tai Seng Drive TOP obtained m December 1997 Immediate occupancy Brand new 6-storey warehouse with basement car park Only 2 floors available, 33,000/
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        844 2 606 Professional/ 606 Professional/ Executive Positions Executive Positions H We are a regional subsidiary of a China stateowned multinational construction enterprise. As we progress into the next lap of achievement we invite outstanding individuals to build a career with us. We have a HDB housing project worth $140 million for
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        746 2 606 Professional/ 606 Professional/ Executive Positions Executive Positions jmmmmmm 'ic^hubimbW. mmtmm I jBSk APPLIED PRECISION pteltd 1 IP We are an established manufacturing organisation I j \A with head office m Singapore. In line with our 1 M continued expansion, we are seeking an ambitious I I individual to join
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        550 2 609 Engineering Positions HARDWARE ENGINEERS/ TECHNICIANS. Dip. Computer. 2 yrs: C/ C++. Paya Lebar. *****06. SERVICE ENGINEERS. UPTO S2K. Dip./ ITC/ NTC. Hydraulic experience. Jurong. *****13 x 22 612 IT Positions A company requires: COMPUTER SOFTWARE TECHNICIAN Experience m computer networking PC application support Responsible for system administration oversea smooth
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        499 2 615 Lecturing/ Teaching Positions Metropolitan YMCA Child Care Development Centre has vacancies for TEACHERS Enjoy working with young children Mm. GCE 'O' levels With/ without experience Interested applicants may call the Supervisor for an interview Sims *****16 (43 Lor. 17 Geylang) Bishan *****71 (Blk. 171 St. 13) Upp. Boon Kang
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