The Straits Times, 11 May 1998

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  • 24 1 The Straits Times Established 1845 JVlOnClciy May 11, 1998 72 Pages m four parts mita(P) 114/12/97 •Jp A Singapore Press Holdings publication DU lents
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  • 531 1  - Officer killed as tension mounts DERWIN PEREIRA Indonesian police suffer first fatality m clashes when an intelligence man dies from a blow to the head By IN JAKARTA IN MOUNTING tension between students and the military m Indonesia, protesters m the West Java city of Bogor killed an intelligence officer
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  • 298 1 LONDON Leading industrial nations told Indonesian President Suharto bluntly that they expected him to enact sweeping political reforms to head off social unrest triggered by the country's economic crisis. The warning was issued on Saturday by finance and foreign ministers of the Group
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  • Article, Illustration
    70 1 STEPHANIE YEOW A devotee scoops perfumed water onto the golden statue m a Tibetan Buddhist ritual aimed at washing away a person's ignorance. This took place yesterday morning at Vesak Day celebrations organised by the Amitabha Buddhist Centre. Devotees also erected a 20 m tall structure, called a
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  • 537 1  -  TAN OOI BOON By LAWYERS will have to tell their clients clearly how they propose to charge for instance, whether it will be by the hour or for the whole case when a new code of conduct for them comes into effect next month.
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  • PRIME NEWS
    • 380 2  -  NIRMAL GHOSH Make sure that the polls today are peaceful and showcases political maturity, says the Filipino president BY. PHILIPPINES CORRESPONDENT PRESIDENT Fidel Kamos yesterday urged Filipinos to earn the world's respect by ensuring that the general election today was peaceful, orderly and
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    • 272 2 BEIJING China has expressed outrage at a new Japanese film entitled Pride, An Instant In a Lifetime, which deals with the trial and last days of the often-re-viled wartime general Hideki Tojo. "Hideki Tojo was the chief criminal of the war of
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    • 53 2 WE USED the wrong photograph m our profile story on Chinese ambassador Chen Baoliu m yesterday's Sunday Times. The woman m the photograph is Madam Jac- queline Scow, a Singaporean seminar organiser, not Madam Chen. We are sorry for the error. Above is a picture
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    • 566 3  -  LEE SIEW HUA BG Lee says new banking policies which are being set up now will enable Singapore's financial sector to grow By US CORRESPONDENT LOS ANGELES The Singapore financial sector will see undramatic growth this year because of regional weakness, but
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    • 87 3 The trend of banking super-mergers sweeping the world would not directly affect Singapore as it was "not a major part of the activity", said DPM Lee. "But indirectly, yes, because the whole industry is moving towards consolidation, towards mergers, towards rationalisation, removing a lot of the
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    • 79 3 WONG KWAI CHOW r\ couple were slightly injured after their car (extreme left) rammed into a traffic-light pole. The drivers of the other two cars escaped unhurt m the accident at the junction of Tampines Avenue 2 and 7 on Saturday at about 6 pm. They had
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    • 433 3  -  JASBIR SINGH Bu A PRISON warden died from slash wounds m the throat yesterday morning, after he tried to intervene m a quarrel at a coffeeshop. Mr Jaranjeet Singh, 40, died instantly from his injuries. The murder weapon, a broken beer bottle, was recovered at
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    • 223 2 INSIDE World.. 4,6,9,10, 12, 13 People 13 East Asia 14,15 S-EAsia 16-18 Malaysia 19,21 World Focus 22, 23 Weather 25 Home 26,27, 29-31 Home Focus 32, 33 Editorial 34 Forum 37 Sports 38-41 Racing 41 Money 43-46 Stocks 43 Currency 43 OFEI Young, Kool offering for Arts Festival Page 2
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  • WORLD
    • 527 4 The Israeli-Palestinian summit today falls through, but hopes are still up among officials m Washington that it will take place later this month BOSTON The possibility of an Israeli-Palestinian summit called by President Clinton for today has been ruled out but officials said
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    • 208 4 ALLEGED ARMS SCANDAL LONDON British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook cancelled all his appointments yesterday to try to defuse an escalating scandal over the Foreign Office's alleged involvement m illegal sales of arms to Sierra Leone as part of moves to oust the former military junta. The
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    • 60 4 REUTERS REUTERS a smokestack for a new power plant in Ashkelon, southern Israel, claimed the lives of nine workers on Friday (left). Ihe w^nvers died when a scaffolding crashed down on the last day of work on the chimney. An Israeli Air- Force helicopter winches
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    • 116 4 JERUSAIJiM Nine workers fell to their deaths when a scaffolding collapsed while they were finishing a 250-m smokestack for a new power (ilant m Ashkelon, southern srael, on Friday. "Nine people were killed here," said Mr Rafi Peled, president and CEO of Israel Electric Corporation.
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    • 415 6 Economists warn Eastern European countries that they risk going the way of crisis-hit Asian tigers if they do not crack down on corruption KIEV Corruption that sapped the strength of East Asian tiger economies may yet derail the progress of Eastern Europe, the region's financial leaders
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    • 177 6 Tests on unknown soldier WASHINGTON United States Defence Secretary William Cohen has ordered the exhumation of a Vietnam veteran, buried m the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery. The Washington Times reported that the family of Air Force Lt Michael Blassie, who was shot down during the Vietnam
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    • 228 6 AUCKLAND A third of the central business district m New Zealand's biggest city was blacked out yet again yesterday, after a power cable failed and burst into flames. Auckland's centre had only returned recently to normal after weeks without regular electricity when the city's
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    • 262 6 TOUGHER U.S. LABELLING RULES WASHINGTON Food products fertilised with sewage sludge, irradiated or altered genetically could lose their "organic" labelling under proposed guidelines m the United States. The US Agriculture Department (USDA) announced on Friday that it was proposing to alter previous guidelines which allowed
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    • WORLD FILE
      • 56 6 SCORES of student revellers, apparently celebrating the end of classes, skirmished with police m Oxford, Ohio, for the second consecutive day early on Saturday. Officials said the unrest was unusual m the usually quiet campus town and some speculated that students were too enthusiastic
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      • 40 6 DEATHS AND BOMBING IN ALGERIA ALGERIAN troops killed five rebels m M'Sila province, some 200 km south of Algiers, on Saturday. In a separate incident, a bomb exploded near a market m the capital, wounding at least 15 people. Reuters
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      • 42 6 AN EARTHQUAKE measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale shook Mexico's south-west Pacific coast on Saturday, but no damage or casualties were reported. Mexico's National Seismological Service said the quake struck m the Balsas river region of south-west Guerrero. Reuters
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      • 69 6 SAUDI Arabia has inaugurated the second largest dam m the Middle East after the Aswan Dam m Egypt, at a cost of around US$66 million (SsloB million), newspapers reported yesterday. The all-concrete dam for agriculture and drinking water m the Bisharegion of south-west Saudi
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      • 45 6 THE United Nations said on Saturday that the Rwandan government had sus- pended the local operations of the UN human rights mission, UNHRFOR, pending a review of its mandate "to take into account the changing situation m Rwandn a Reuters
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    • 323 9 REGIONAL TOUR BY MINISTER AMMAN The Iraqi Foreign Minister arrived here on Saturday from Baghdad on the first stop of an Arab tour aimed at gaining support for the lifting of United Nations sanctions, said the official news agency Petra. "We hope
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    • 54 9 AFP This woman chilled out on Saturday m an inflatable "Zen" balloon which was specially constructed m Central London to give busy shoppers a break and the chance to relax during London's current heat wave. To add to the experience, the balloon is filled with relaxing
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    • 418 9 'Change Indian system of govt' A senior member of India's Hindu nationalist BJP party sparks a national debate by arguing for a presidential system of Government MODEL: The British way Vjonstitution, one ot the most exhaustive m the world, advocates a parliamentary It was introduced after independence and based on
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    • 184 9 LIMA Rescue workers have found and identified the remains of all 7+ people killed when a Peruvian Air Force Boeing 737 crashed m the Amazon jungle. The jet, chartered by United States-based Occidental Occidental Petroleum, crashed on Tuesday. All of the remains have been flown out
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    • 157 10 MOSCOW The Russian government has received a demand for ransom from the kidnappers of President Boris Yeltin's envoy to Chechnya, a senior security official was quoted as saying on Saturday. The kidnappers are demanding a "very large" sum for the release of the hostage, Mr
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    • 488 10  - Cancer toll likely to rise TRIXIA CARUNGCONG GLOBAL HEALTH SNAPSHOT WHO expects increasing occurrence of cancer m the developing world and predicts it will be a common cause of death well into the new millennium Bu A QUARTER of a century into the new millennium, cancer will remain a common
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    • 614 12 The world's richest countries ban all investment m Serbia, hoping to use their economic clout to stop the killing m the southern province of Kosovo LONDON World powers have announced fresh sanctions against Yugoslavia, saying that they were deeply disturbed by the escalating violence m
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    • 415 12 DISASTER IN ITALY SARNO (Italy) Blazing sunshine inflicted fresh misery on Italy's landslide-hit south on Saturday as mud solidified making the search for survivors ever more hopeless. Rescue workers kept on hauling corpses froTri the debris, pushing the known death toll from Italy's "mod-ern-day
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    • 259 12 G-8 spells out plan to save forests LONDON Eight major powers have announced an "action programme" m a bid to halt the destruction of the earth's forests. The Group of Eight nations, meeting here on Saturday, made a political commitment to protect their own forests. They said they would encourage
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    • PEOPLE
      • 144 13 HUBBY TRIED WONDER PILL WASHINGTON The wife of former Republican senator and presidential candidate Robert Dole gave her endorsement to the anti-impotence pill Viagra, after her husband praised the wonder drug earlier this week, the New York Times reported on Saturday. Asked at a
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      • 110 13 CHARLOTTE AMALIE (US Virgin Islands) Pop star Michael Jackson could become a casino mogul if a beachfront gambling, resort and hotel complex he is considering m the Caribbean comes to fruition, his prospective partner m the project said on Friday. Mr Don Barden, a De-troit-based casino
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      • 48 13 Quoteworthy In my 25 years, nothing even comes close. United Stales Police Deputy Chief Hick lleinz on the case of a 100-year-okl man wlm> h«s heen found eompctcnt to stand trial on charges of criminal sexual conduct for allegedly molesting three girls under the age of 16. > l
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      • 92 13 A long-time friend of former US President Richard Nixon, Mr Charles "Bebe" Rebozo, died on Friday of a brain aneurysm m Miami at the age of 85. He was a prominent banker on Key Biscayne. The 1994 Olympic ice-skating champion. Ukranian Oksana Baiul, 21, has entered a rehabilitation clinic to
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      • 177 13 NASHVILLE (Tennessee) Singer-composer Eddie Rabbitt, the Brooklynborn son of Irish immigrants who scored dozens of country and pop music hits m the 70s and 80s and later voiced disdain for the racy side of rock, has died, his publicist said. The 56-year-old suffered from lung
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    • 427 13  -  LEE SIEW HUA The Deputy Prime Minister reminds Singapore's air force personnel at Luke Air Force Base why they need to keep the national flag flying high Bi, US CORRESPONDENT PHOENIX (Arizona) Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, on a visit to
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    • 112 13 Frasier crew get damages LOS ANGELES Nineteen people have been awarded U*****,000 (*****,600) by a jury that concluded that Jerry's Famous Deli m Studio City, California, sent them contaminated turkey takeout that made them ifl with salmonella. The 19 included a former NBC creative executive and crew members from the
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    • 396 4 New Govt System For India? **^Sp*n Gang Attacks In Macau Water Woes Worsen P*pS India's Home Minister has called for a national I '&I_MB| Petrol bombings and arson attacks Pbbbbb -V- Water supply to Kuala Lumpur's international fcjTl j^ t debate to decide if the country should switch L t
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  • EAST ASIA
    • 316 14 TRIAD TENSIONS IN TAIWAN TAIWAN police have arrested a man m connection with the murder of the son of "White Wolf, a gangland chief who heads the islands most notorious and powerful triad. On the run since last month after the murder of
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    • Article, Illustration
      77 14 full-size replica of a Farman biplane is suspended from the ceiling m Hongkong's new Chek Lap Kok airport. The replica, modelled on the original plane which flew into the territory m 191 1, represents the birth of aviation m the region. Thousands of local visitors made the
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    • 228 14 BEIJING At least four stallholders were killed and 20 were hurt m south-west China when police cleared a street market. New York-based Human Rights In China (HRIC) said yesterday the clash occurred m the early hours of April 30 m Chengdu, the capital of
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    • 429 14 Macau hit by third day of violence Triads keep up petrol bombings and arson m retaliation for the capture of a triad ringleader. Gambling tycoon Stanley Ho says police are coping MACAU Macau was subjected to a third consecutive night of petrol bombings and arson attacks yesterday, reportedly launched by
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    • 586 15 Political analysts say Chinese rulers could use the occasion to attack leftist hardliners, who may exploit problems from a necessary reform package HITS SPEECH: Words for truth released the text of a speech last Friday by Vice-President Hu Jintao, the likely successor to President Jiang
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    • 249 15 Bakery boss who went bust turns down top prize HONGKONG Failed Maria's Bakery boss Maria Lee Tsang Chiu Kwan was named the 1998 Leading Woman Entrepreneur of the World months before the chain's spectacular collapse. Mrs Lee, 70, said she had to turn down the prize. The annual award is
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    • 375 15 Global firms accept ban with grace NO DIRECT SELLING IN CHINA BEIJING r International direct-selling companies have reacted calmly to the State Council's announcement of a ban on direct sales, despite the blow to their considerable interests m China. The official announcement said consumers m the domestic market were not
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    • EAST ASIA FILE
      • 69 15 AT LEAST 21 people were killed and 14 injured when three vehicles collided on a highway m southern China yesterday, Hongkong television reports said. The victims were mostly Kassengcrs on an over>aded bus which collided with a cargo truck and a private car on the
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      • 56 15 BUIjGARIAIS President Petar Stoyanov arrived m Beijing yesterday with a group of businessmen seeking better economic ties with China. Mr Stoyanov, the first Bulgarian President to visit China m about 10 years, will meet President Jiang Zemin, head of Parliament Li Peng and Premier Zhu Rongji
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      • 62 15 CHINA'S air force has successfully tested a new air-to-air missile, the puangzhou Daily said. The test involved a new type of jet fighter firing the missile at an unmanned drone, it said yesterday. Meanwhile, Taiwan has also successfully tested a French-made Mica missile m preparation for
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      • 54 15 AN EARTHQUAKE measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale rattled northern and eastern parts of Taiwan yesterday but no damage or casualties were reported, the Central Weather Bureau said. The tremor struck m the early hours of the morning with its epicentre located about 22 km north-cast
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      • 42 15 CHINA has developed an injection form of anti-can-cer treatment based on the principles of traditional Chinese medicine, the official Xinhua news agency reportThc treatment, extracted from the herb semen coicis, kills cancer cells while regulating the body's immune system. AFP
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
    • 863 16 CANDIDATES FOR PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT WHO THEY ARE AND WHERE THEY STAND SANTIAGO DUMIiO Party: Partido ng Pambansang Pagpapanibago (Bago) Age: 64 (Jan 20, T934) Platform: Renewal of politics through nonviolence and Christian love; economic reforms, including abolition of personal income taxes and lending rates;
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    • 123 16 Nationwide appeal is vital m this election and only frontrunner Joseph Estraaa speaks the universal language of the masses. In this vast archipelago with about two dozen major dialects, where you are from can help make or break an election bid. Number of voters
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    • 174 16 Population: 71 million. 85 per cent Roman Catholic and 5 per cent Muslim. Area: 297,420 sq km, of which 276,910 sq km comprise the 11 largest of the country's 7,090 islands. Capital: Manila. Metropolitan area includes the cities of Manila, Makati, Quezon. Pasay and Caloocan
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    • THE PHILIPPINE ELECTION
      • 361 17  -  NIRMAL GHOSH The media m the Philippines says a clean election is paramount if the incoming administration does not want to start out on the wrong foot By PHILIPPINES CORRESPONDENT MANILA The influential Philippine media yesterday called for credible elections and a responsible use of
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      • 180 17 MANILA Philippine election officials yesterday scratched the name of former first lady Imelda Marcos from the list of candidates for the presidency. The widow of dictator Ferdinand Marcos announced last month that she was withdrawing from today's polls, but failed to noti- fy officials formally
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      • 392 17 LAST-DITCH EFFORT AGAINST COURT RUUNG MANILA The Philippine fjovernment yesterday aunched a last-minute appeal against a court ruling allowing exit polls m today's presidential elections. In a country where the unofficial "quick count" takes two weeks and the formal counting can last six weeks, the
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      • 34 17 REUTERS A Philippine marine checking the bag of a passenger at a (Jotabato city checkpoint on the island of Mindanao yesterday, as part of security measures ahead of today's elections.
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      • 180 17 ILIGAN About 150 heavi-ly-armed men blocked roads m the southern Philippines yesterday to bar the transport of election materials, police said on the eve of polling. Today's elections m the area could be delayed unless the materials are delivered to 37 towns m the province of
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    • THE INDONESIAN CRISIS
      • 237 18 REUTERS Another face-Off between students and troops unfolded on Saturday at the Padjadjaran University m Bandung, the capital of West Java, as the students tried to leave the campus grounds. About 20 of them were hurt m the demonstrations calling for quick political and economic
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      • 414 18 Civvies preferred when off duty Indonesia's security forces and civil servants now realise it is prudent to hide all traces of their vocation as they could fall victim to student mobs JAKARTA Security forces and civil servants are refusing to wear their uniforms and covering up their car licence plates
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      • 134 18 Talk is order of the day JAKARTA Persuasion remains the order of the day for commanders leading an-ti-riot forces to quell student protesters and rioters, according to a military manual. The Jakarta Post yesterday reported the manual as saying that although each anti-not unit was supported by three troopers carrying
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      • 343 18 KICK-STARTING ECONOMY CAIRO Indonesia was negotiating with its main trading partners on how to revive foreign trade, a casualty of the country's economic and political upheaval, a government official said. "One of the problems we are facing is the refusal of our trade partners
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    • 208 17 AS VOTERS head for the polling booths today, here is a sampling of what some are saying about the elections and the Candida 'He 5 an actor. He needs a script, and you have to go over things very carefully with him.' Mr Ante I <ie Guzman, leader of group
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  • MALAYSIA
    • 425 19 Supply restored to XL airport but many residential areas are still without water. Selangor officials say tankers are on the way RATIONING: Rationale been facing water rationing since late March as reservoir levels have dropped due to dry weather. The government
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    • 305 19 Farmers to dump chicks on MTUC RETALIATORY MEASURE PETALING JAVA Poultry farmers, facing losses due to a glut, plan to send 100,000 chicks to the Malaysian Trades Union Congress m retaliation for the MTUC's earlier campaign to boycott consumption of chicken. The Sun yesterday re ported that the farmers intended
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    • 291 19 PETALING JAVA The Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club incurred the wrath of its local workers and the unions m its latest retrenchment exercise, when it retained about 40 foreign workers but retrenched 17 local women workers. The Sun reported that the club
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    • 65 19 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's Ms9-billion (553.6-billion) international airport is to be officially opened by Tuanku Ja'afar Tuanku Abdul Rahman on June 29. The Kuala Lumpur International Airport m Sepang, south of Kuala Lumpur, will take over the activities of the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah airport
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    • 149 21 Grants for 'special' students JOHOR BARU The 41 non-Chinese students at Foon Yew Chinese High School took centre-stage at a school function, earning the admiration of guests with their fluent Mandarin. The students also became the first recipients of a Ms6oo (*****) grant each from the Foon Yew Foundation to
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    • 293 21 PENALTY FOR TRAFFIC OFFENCES KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian motorists found guilty of committing certain traffic offences maybe asked to do community service as part of the penalty, said the Road Transport Department. A Malay Sunday paper, Mingguan Malaysia, quoted the department's director, Datuk Pahamin A. Rajab,
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    • 339 21 The Gerakan chief hits out at a paper for misquoting him over the issue of Malaysian millionaires transferring $8.1 billion to foreign banks KUALA LUMPUR Gerakan president Datuk Seri Dr Lim Keng Yaik has denied criticising Chinese millionaires or saying they had transferred some Ms2o billion
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      • 50 21 A TOTAL of 395 illegal Indonesian immigrants comprising 199 men, 171 women and 25 children were sent back to Dumai m Sumatra at the Malacca River jetty yesterday. The Sunday Star yesterday said that they were transported m trucks from Bakri Camp m Johor.
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      • 50 21 THE proposed second bridge-cum-tunnel between the mainland and Penang island would cost about Ms 2 billion (SsBfj() million) to build, said a state government official. The Sun quoted Dr Hilmi Yahaya as saying that the cost would be borne by the builder, Mekar Idaman.
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      • 38 21 THE Education Ministry had received numerous complaints on misleading 4 advertisements for institutions of higher learning, said its deputy minister, Datuk Khalia Yunus. He said these advertisements would tarnish the country's image. Bernama
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      • 47 21 PENANG state police believe they have crippled a major heroin syndicate with the discovery of a processing laboratory m Sungai Petani and the arrest of two members. The Sunday Star reported that police also recovered 3.9 kg of heroin and arrestecf a buyer.
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      • 50 21 PARENTS should not be afraid of registering their disabled children as it would help them to be cared for or rehabilitated by the government, the Sunday Star reported National Unity and Social Development Minister Datin Paduka Zaleha Ismail as saying m Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.
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    • 1233 22 Protests lack unifying leadership Indonesian Student Unrest Student protests m several parts of Indonesia have become an almost daily occurrence since mid-February. Will they be able to sustain their efforts m the months ahead DEMHN PEKRA m Jakarta finds out. INDONESIAN universities are turning into battlefields these days. Barricaded inside
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    • 100 22 'Many people tend to only look at Suharto and the military as the only power brokers m Indonesia. We students are the thirdforce. A student activist m Yogyakarta. What the student movement really needs is a leader. Without one, there is little chance of it becoming a
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    • BEHIND THE SCENES
      • 358 23 DE VENECIA CAMP LOSING HEART BY THE first week of this month, signs were pointing to ruling Lakas party politicians losing steam m the campaign to get President Fidel Ramos' preferred successor, Mr Jose de Venecia, elected President. "It's like dragging a log uphill," a source said. Lakas party
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      • 281 23 THAI GIANT WANTS SPORE INVESTORS ONE of Thailand's largest and best- known conglomerates, the Charoen Pokphand (CP) Group, is sending out feelers to Singapore for investors who may want stakes m the company. An informed source said senior executives met Singaporean governmert officials, including some ministers, recently to discuss
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      • 67 23 COMMUNIST PARTY CAN'T FIND WORKERS THE Chinese Communist Party apparently has a braindrain problem. Few young people want to work m the party because the pay is low around 600 yuan (Ssl2o) a month compared to what the private sector pays. Those who do join the party do so
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    • 918 23 A US psychiatrist introduces classes where young people can correct their aggressive driving habits by learning to get a grip on their anger NORWALK (Connecticut) They were a class of future road warriors, about 20 teenagers gleefully admitting that they break the speed limit,
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    • 356 26 When a two-hour search for a missing man drew a blank, the SCDF pumped out a water-filled manhole to find him AN employer found his missing foreign worker after a two-hour search yesterday at the bottom of a manhole near the worksite. It is believed that
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    • 383 26  -  WONG CHEE MENG MOST BEAUTIFUL GRANDMUM By IT WAS a triple treat for a young grandmother yesterday. It was Mother's Day, it was her birthday and she took top prize m a beauty contest. Winning the Most Beautiful Grandmum title was housewife Patricia Choy, 51.
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    • 210 27 Bedok North residents get a water garden FOUNTAIN IS CENTREPIECE THE children of Bedok North love the new feature m their estate a fountain that shoots water up to two storeys high. Installed three months ago, it is m the new water garden, between Blocks 542 and 543 of Bedok
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    • 446 27 Pizza chain aims to go halal Pizza Hut has applied for a halal certification m order to capture the Muslim market and increase its sales GOING HAUL: Changes providing halal-slaughtered meat, some other conditions include having the chains' crockery, cutlery and cooking utensils Nually cleansed by vis-appointed Rcials. l.ilal icken/beef
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    • 538 29 More new buses coming your way More air-conditioned double-deckers and super-long buses will soon be on the roads, beefing up existing fleets AT 17.5-M Long, each can carry up to 142 'passengers 68 more than the normal 12-m-long bus. I The Bendy bus has three doors, so people can get
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    • 345 29 VOLUNTARY WORK THE juvenile offender did not brush off the request to help paint a community home for old people m Ang Mo Kio, run by the Asian Women Welfare Association. The 17-year-old graphic design student was one of 17 young probationers who joined 60 other
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    • 343 30 Buddhist group to get new home Crowning the eight-storey centre will be a 3 m-high statue of Buddha. The place is expected to be ready by 2000 IN ABOUT two years, train commuters will be greeted by a new face when their ride pulls into the Aljunied MRT station. Plainly
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    • 283 30 A NEW class of drugs which can help post-menopausal women combat osteoporosis without the risks of breast i and womb cancer is awaiting registration m Singapore. In international trials, patients taking these new drugs over two years have shown some increase m their bone
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    • 303 30 Five caught while trying to leave illegally FIVE Thai nationals, including two women, were caught when they tried to leave Singapore by hiding under the seats of a Ma-laysian-registered van on Thursday. Three were illegal immigrants while the other two had overstayed. An unemployed Malaysian, Wong Wei Chian, 17, was
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    • 223 30 THE Education Ministry has launched a $150,000 advertising drive to recruit more teachers. The campaign introduces a new slogan "Teach. Mould the future of our nation". The advertisements, consisting of 40-second television commercials and three print advertisements, show scenes of teachers at work, with a
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    • 556 31  -  CHIN SOO FANG HELPING THE NEEDY By Promotion services Essentially a free consultancy service for groups which do not have English-speaking staff. Said Thye Hua Kwan Moral Society chairman Lee Kirn Siang: "These are the people who need assistance m drafting their proposal letters,
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    • 461 31  - Condo carpark flooded by rain TEH JEN LEE Four times m the last six months. Amberville residents have had to rescue their cars from deep water By 'Raising the carpark is very expensive and it is not fair to ask residents of the affected blocks to pay. The canal will
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    • 1014 32  -  BRAEMA MATHI The Menons will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary this week. They recall how they made it through By J G) "Women wanting to lead and be m front of their men and even asking their husbands to serve coffee this is
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    • 454 33  -  TAN OOI BOON THE LAW PAGE By A new code of conduct requires lawyers to be upfront on legal costs. Some fear it may scare off clients THE costs will have to be laid out, and this may succeed m scaring clients instead. That
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    • 296 33 WHEN lawyers commit profess i o n al misconduct, they face disciplinary action, which can be severe. Here are some examples: Failure to supervise staff: Lawyers have a duty to keep an eye on their employees. A lawyer's secretary had photocopied a document, which contained confidential
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      • 568 34 WHOEVER wins today's election m Asia's most rambunctious democracy, the Filipino people must not lose, which they might if the exercise is not free and fair or if the outcome affects economic growth. Such fears are partly rooted m the failure of the initiative urging Philippines
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    • 1950 34  -  EDWARD TANG BY THAILAND CORRESPONDENT NUKUL COMMISSION REPORT: The main findings The central Bank of Thailand (BOT) adopted a liberal money market policy m 1990. In 1993, MrTarrin Nimmanahaeminda, then Finance Minister, introduced the Bangkok International Banking Facilities which opened the floodgates
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    • 906 35  -  TAN SAI SIONG BY THE WAY By MY HEART goes out a little to those early birds who bought a landed home at Westville m Jurong West. Imagine, seeing the home on which you have committed your life's savings losing value m
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      • 114 35 WHY PAY TAX AT All? THE recent exposure of several major cases of graft involving high officials have made some people wonder why they should work hard and pay tax. This is because millions of dollars of taxpayers' money are involved m each of these cases, huge sums which
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      • 138 35 FIGHT GRAFT IN EARNEST THE survey findings on corruption, which the Centre for Study and Development revealed recently, may not have come as something new to most of us. Still, by providing empirical validation of what has for long been merely a general assumption, the study has helped to
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      • 96 35 DISPUTES ARE CHINA'S AFFAIRS THE Hashimoto administration has tabled a Bill on new defence guidelines m parliament which places the Taiwan Strait, the Korean Peninsula and the South China Sea within the scope of the Japan-US Security Treaty. Cross-strait disputes are China's internal affairs. The move indicates clearly that
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      • 132 35 Tooimu, TOO LATE THE announcement by former Premier Chavalit Yongchaiyudh, who took full responsibility for the effects of the economic crisis on Thailand, may be too little, too late. Perhaps it may have meant more if it had come at a time when something could have been done to
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      • 67 35 MAKE GAMES A SUCCESS WE WILL soon play host to thousands of foreign athletes, officials, sports enthusiasts and tourists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. Apart from watching and participating m the events, they will also be witnesses to the country's capability m hosting the world's second largest sports competition.
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      • 105 35 PRESS FREEDOM STILL INTACT A JOINT statement was issued recently by some international human rights and media organisations, alleging that human rights and press freedom had deteriorated m Hongkong since its return to Chinese rule. The accusations could not be further from the truth. The Hongkong Special Administrative Region
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    • 1546 36 THE Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) achieved its greatest political success to date m India's March 1998 elections, winning 176 of the 545 parliamentary seats, compared to only two m 1984. The formation of a BJPled coalition government represents a significant
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    • 504 37 I REFER to Mr Yap Kirn Sang's letter Is price hike justified?" (ST, May 8). We are pleased that Mr Yap, v/ho started this debate m the Forum Page, now accepts that Case should not "oppose every price increase mindlessly". We have also painstakingly pointed
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    • 268 37 MOST local banks kept their interest rates unnecessarily high m the aftermath of the currency crisis, when the attacks on the Singapore dollar had subsided and confidence had returned. During the crisis, Hongkong banks raised their prime lending rate (PLR) from 8.75 to 10.25
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    • 107 37 WHILE I applaud theUßAfor converting Pagoda and Trengganu streets into a pedestrian mall with outdoor dining, I notice that many motorists are still driving into these streets. I see this happening every evening. Perhaps motorists have the misconception that it is still a public road
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    • 212 37 Higher charges: SingTel's reasons not convincing I REFER to the article "Sing Tel reviewing call charges" (ST, May 8). I am not convinced by SingTel's justification of the need to increase the tariffs for local calls. First, its spokesman suggested that local services had been subsidised by profits from international
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    • 177 37 I REFER to the exchange between Mr Ravi K. Jagasia "Let Giro user control his funds" (ST, May 7), and Ms Kym Chan "Cancel Giro m writing" (ST, May 9). Many people, including myself, are reluctant to use Giro to pay their bills,
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    • 507 38 ENGLISH SOCCKR Viallfs men do fellow- Blues huge favour by beating Bolton 2-0 LONDON Everton drew 1-1 at home with Coventry yesterday to preserve its English Premier League status as Bolton's 0-2 defeat at Chelsea sent the Lancashire side down on a tensionfilled final day.
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    • 108 38 ENGLISH SOCCER LONDON Jurgen Klinsmann has been given the chance to extend his English Premiership career next season with Sheffield Wednesday, reports Soccernet. Hillsborough manager Ron Atkinson, a long-time admirer of the German, has made a daring bid for the 33--year-old striker. Germany's World Cup captain played
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    • 430 38  -  S. MURALI S-LEAGUE SOCCER BY THEY must be sheep m lion's clothing. That was how one fan summed up the performance of national midfielders Rafi Ali, Dalis Supait and Zulkarnaen Zainal m Geylang United's 3-0 win over Sembawang Rangers on Saturday. And there was
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    • 90 38 ITALIAN SOCCER TURIN Filippo Inz.aghi scored a hat-trick as Juventi'S beat Bologna 3-2 yesterday to clinch its 25th Italian championship title. The Italy striker scored the winner 10 minutes from the end to ?pve the title to Juventus or the third time m four years after Roberto
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    • 460 38  -  BEN NADARAJAN S-LEAGUE SOCCER 'There has been a charge from the ranks of the unknowns. BY KADI R YAH AYA may be the undisputed No. 1 at rightback. But he may be looking over his shoulder soon. Tanjong Pagar United's Bernard Lim Soon
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    • 271 38 MOTOR RACING BARCELONA World championship leader Mika Hakkinen dominated from the start to win yesterday's Spanish Grand Prix m his McLaren-Mercedes. The Finn scored his third victory of the year, finishing ahead of his Scottish team-mate David Coulthard as McLarens again finished 1-2. Two-time world
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    • 199 38 Zhang inspires Tong Whye's victory BASKETBALL IN THE end, it was far too easy for defending champion Tong Whye. It beat Chong Ngee 80-63 m a Singapore Press Holdings-Nation-al Basketball League match at Geylang Indoor Stadium last night. Tong Whye's third consecutive win was inspired by Zhang Xuelei, the tallest
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    • SPORT IN SHORT
      • 102 39 THE green-and-white half of Glasgow could not contain its joy on Saturday as Celtic ended a 10--year wait for the Scottish League soccer title breaking Rangers' nineyear stranglehold on the championship trophy. It beat St Johnstone 2-0 at Parkhead and finally brought to an end
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      • 77 39 AMERICAN basketball superstar Michael Jordan is back on top as sports' most desired product endorser. In a poll won last year by golfer Tiger Woods that asks business and advertising executives to choose tne sports celebrity they would like most to pitch their products, Jordan
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      • 62 39 SAUTIN DIVES TO ANOTHER GOLD RUSSIAN Dmitry Sautin, the reigning Olympic and world champion on men's platform, added another springboard title to his impressive list on Saturday at the 29th Fina/USA Diving Grand Prix m Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He won the three-metre title with 692.58 points. China's Cai Yuyan, the
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    • 362 39 Home in the Knick of time BALL Ewing leads New York to vital play-off victory over Indiana NEW YORK Patrick Ewing returned to the loving embrace of his Madison Square Garden fans, and Cnris Childs recaptured their respect as the New York Knicks got a play-off win over the Indiana
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    • 252 39 SAN ANTONIO After losing two games to the Utah Jazz m the final seconds, the San Antonio Spurs won Game Three of its of seven Western Conference semi-fi-nal series m the opening minutes. The Spurs' victory of 86-64 began
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    • 280 39 CHARLOTTE (North Carolina) Chicago Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf has leaped into the controversy over the future of his team even as all signs point to a break-up of the basketball dynasty. "If we win the championship, I would be inclined to invite everyone back," he
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    • 366 40 SOCCER Shearer denies he will shed armband if found guilty by English FA LONDON Alan Shearer shot down suggestions that he would step down as England captain should he be found guilty of bringing the game into disrepute by the Football Association. Newcastle United's
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    • 470 40  -  PETER SIOW MOTORCYCLING By IX PASIR CI'DANC MALAYSIAN Chow Van Kit took his well-tuned Yamaha to the limit yesterday to claim the opening leg of the Asian Road Racing Motorcycling Championships at Pasir Gudang, Johor. The third-fastest qualifier gunned his 250 cc rocket to the front at
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    • 246 40 Malaysia stays as venue of Sept Games CWEALTH GAMES LONDON The Commonwealth Games Federation has moved to dispel rumours that a smoke haze may force the September Games m Malaysia to be shifted to another country. CGF chairman Michael Fennel said m a statement that criticism and apprehension about Malaysia's
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    • 318 40 TENNIS ROME World No. 1 Martina Hingis swept past unseeded Croat Mirjana Lucie 6-2, 6-1 to reach the final of the Italian Open on Saturday, where she will renew her rivalry with fellow-teen-ager Venus Williams. American No. 9 seed Williams earlier shook off a mystery
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    • 853 40 SCORES STATISTICS AUSTRALIAN RULES Australian Football League. Rd 7: Hawthorn 15.9 (99) Fremantle 8.9 (57). Western Bulldogs 16.15 (111) North Melbourne 12.11 (83), Richmond 13.13 (91) Melbourne 7.7 (49). Adelaide 11.13 (79) West Coast 10.11 (71). BASEBALL American League: Oakland 15 Chicago White Sox 7, Baltimore 7 Tampa Bay 0.
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    • 57 38 Knicks Stays Alive sMBF/Si Patrick Ewing produced the show he BRHF was capable of and helped New York EjK^__ rally hack m the play-off series, pm.i :i» ■I Show Ili.i.iii'-ilM'JiHT'i'ni i Singapore _XHHH la present at the draw during QUT on Show j^SwSaS far your chance to win one of
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  • Page 38 Miscellaneous
    • 61 38 TODAYS EVENTS SEPAKTAKRAW Perses Premier League: Bawean Putre v Ponggol, Perses/Spex 2000 v Police Assn, Eunos v PUB RC (Perses Centre, 7.45pm). SOCCER Prime League: Balestier Central v Woodlands Wellington (Toa Payoh), Gombak United v Geylang United (Bukit Gombak), Home United Tampines Rovers (Bishan), Marine Castle United v Sembawang Rangers
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  • SPORTS/RACING
    • 596 41 GOLF Woods shoots course-record nine-under 63 to take charge by three shots DU L U T H (Georgia) Tiger Woods, seeking his first United States triumph of the year, fired a course-record nine-under-par 63 on Saturday to open a three-stroke lead at
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    • 475 41 DULUTH (Georgia) Reports of Greg Norman's retirement have been greatly exaggerated, the Australian star said on Saturday at the Bell South Classic. Although he probably will not compete tnis year because of shoulder surgery last month, he believes a strict rehabilitation
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    • 215 41 Golf MAJORCA (Spain) Spanish golfer Miguel Jimenez, troubled with a kidney-stone problem, needed emergency treatment during play on Saturday, but it did not prevent him from grabbing the lead m the third round of the Balearic Open. His stop to have an injection and the
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    • 902 41 RACEI RESTERMSDIVI 1,200 m 3 EASY TOUCH 57 (7-6) Azhar (4) 1 1 1 10 PRETTY LUCRATIF 55.5 (39-8).. KW Leong (1) 5 4 2 4 KING'S GENIE 57 (251-33) Sam (6) 3 3 3 Others In finishing order Winqatul Wonder (71-12) 00. Ocean Opal (37-9) Weatherley,
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    • 846 41 RACE ll Wingatui Wonder jumped awkwardly. Mr Strong slipped behind upon jumping. Proficient returned cut near-fore. RACE 2*. Joyous was slow to begin. Wallypoly jumped out onto Fantasy Flight. Approaching the 800 m, Town Winner, when steadying from the heels of Harrier,
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    • 329 41  -  TAN THEAN LOON PENANG RACING Bo May 10 1998 FIRST 8446 SECOND 3299 THIRD 3830 STARTERS 7475 6104 2321 7854 3495 2859 9495 9364 0952 7050 CONSOLATIONS 1344 0403 1650 3126 8769 7985 1088 8978 1578 7345 TRAINER David Chua was a very happy man
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  • OBITUARIES
    • 210 42 850 DEATHS 850 DEATHS 850 DEATHS "Whoever hears My words and believes m Him who sent Me has eternal life." John 3:24 SEOW LEE N6IOK (Mrs Lai Peng Yet) Age: 83 passed away peacefully on 9 May 98, dearly missed by: Childrtn: Lai Song Tat Lai Slew Chin (Cynthia Yap)
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    • 268 42 856 IN MEMORIAM 858 IN MEMORIAM In Loving Memory of DAY.'D GNANA PRAGASAM Departed 11 May 1997 We who love Mm know How much we lost a year ago. A memorial mass will be offered for the dear departed at Church of our Lady of Lourdes. 50 Ophir Rd. on
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      58 42 In Everlovlng Memory Of TAY QUEE NEO Departed: 11 May 1993 Deep m our hearts a memory is kept. To love, to treasure and never forget. Our hearts are with you, dear Mother, every day, And miss you more than words can say. Dearly missed and always
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      60 42 Athma Santhl Pooja Mrs. Valamarthi Eramam'jrthy (Malar) Departed: 29/4/98 wish to thank relatives friends for their condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement. KerumatM will be held on 13/5/98 (night) at Bik 320 «03-335. Yishun Central, followed by prayers on 14/5/98 at 7pm at Sivan Temple. Geylang
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    • 142 42 850 DEATHS 850 DEATHS PANG AH SIONG Age: 83 passed away peacefully on Sat 9 May 1998, madly missed by: Wife* Chan Ah Quen Sons: Daughters-in-law Pang Weng Fai Tracy Lee Dr. Pang Weng Sun Dr Audrey Tan Daughters! Pang Wai Fun Pang Wai Kuen Grandson: Grand daughters! Pang Zhen
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    • 108 42 852 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 852 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS "Sear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ' Cal 6u The Family off the late HENG TAT TOW Departed 7th May 1998 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and sincere appreciation to: Rev Eric Chua, Pastors Wong Chong Mun, Fang Kum Sent),
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      62 42 ATHMA SHANTI POOJA P MATTHEW <£> MATHAN S/0 PARASURAMAN Departed on 26/4/98 Always remembered by loved one*. Athma Shanti Prayers will be held at Sri Sivan Temple. 24 Geylanq East Aye. 2 on 11/5/98 (Monday) at 7.30 pm. Kindly please treat this as a personal invitation. We wish
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      63 42 EM CHUN NAN (Mrs Kunjanbu) Departed on 27.4.98 wish to express their sincere thanks for the donations, wreaths, condolences and assistance rendered during their recent bereavement. Prayers will be held at Sri Sivan Temple, Geylang East on 12.5.98 at 7 30pm All relatives end friends are kindly invited
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    • 145 42 852 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 852 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 852 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The family of the late LOW KUI HENG AGE 74 Departed on 5 May 1998 Wish to express their sincere thanks and appreciation to all relatives and friends for their kind assistance, condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement. The Family Of The
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    • 46 42 852 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 852 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Family of the Late JOSEPH 60H SOON LIP Departed on 7th May 1998 wishes to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends and colleagues for their kind assistance, attendance,! condolences, wreaths and donations during their j recent bereavement.
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    • 36 43 Easykmt HKIOc 54.976.000 RHBCepWt99 32,276,000 Rekepacific Bh 29.794,000 Renong Bhd 50c 25.647.000 M Resources 25,585,000 Sing Tel 15c 25.385.000 ST Engg 10c 23,651,000 MBt Capital 18,018 000 HK Land USKJc 17.278.000 RHBCepßhd 16.766.000
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    • 63 43 TaUlMarfcet m Tfcaj Industrials 55.524 m 104.056 m Flnanca 21.519 m 41.154 m Motels 0.786 m 1.515 m Properties K>.547m 19.486 m Loans Stocks 10.712 m 23.121 m Plantations 1.439 m 3.003 m Mining 0.064 m 0.273 m Total volume KM.59lm 192.608 m Total value m S$ 233.929
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    • 620 43 ROUND-DP Singapore EVENTS OF THE WEEK US releases estimates of import and export US Commerce Department reports on April retail sales. US Labour Department releases Producer Price Index for April. TtoLV*MWf May 14 US releases Consumer Price Index for April and initial weekly unemployment claims.
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    • 888 43 ROUND-UP Overseas markets MALAYSIAN stocks are likely to trade sideways m the coming days after falling 7.3 per cent m the week to Friday, analysts said. The market is likely to be quiet and moving m a tight range, with investors keeping an eye
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    • 588 43 ABN AMRO Bank NY 8 ABSA Bank Limited 8' 4 Agricultural Bank of China 8 Allied Irish Bank 7 American Express 8 Mi Arab Banking Corp 8 Arab Bank PLC 7W ANZ Banking Group 8 Asahi Bank Ltd B'j Ban Hin Lee Bank 8 1 Banca Commerciale
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    • CURRENCY REVIEW
      • 34 43 RINGGIT STAYS SHADY THE ringgit was almost locked against the Sing dollar last week as both currencies fell against the greenback. The ringgit closed last Friday at 42.33, compared to 42.98 the week before.
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      • 34 43 THE greenback surged against the Singapore dollar last Thursday on news of more social unrest m Indonesia. The US dollar closed last Friday at 1.6258, up from 1.5835 the week before.
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      • 35 43 THE yen weakened against the greenback last week. But against the Singapore dollar, the yen strengthened. The Japanese currency ended last week at 1.2199, up from 1.1867 the week before.
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      • 36 43 EVEN though the sterling slipped lower against the major currencies, it ended higher against the Singapore dollar last week. The sterling closed last Friday at 2.6793, up from 2.6383 the week before.
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      • 27 43 THE Australian dollar rose against the weakened Singapore dollar last week, closing on Friday at 1.0350,. up from 1.0273 the week before.
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    • 396 43 FOCUS ON NEW YORK PROFIT growth may slow and the US economy may be growing fast enough to push interest rates higher eventually. Still, there is one powerful force behind this longrunning bull market that shows no signs of waning: the record pace of
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    • 375 44 Jakarta and creditors end talks to reschedule private-sector debt without a deal, and seek more time TOKYO Indonesia and its creditors ended their latest talks to reschedule the nations private-sector debt without agreement yesterday, saying more time is needed to solve the problem of
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    • 432 44 Low jobless rate will not will not says Rubin LONDON A decline m the US jobless rate to a 28-year low last month does not mean that US inflation is about to take off, Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin said. The US government said on Saturday the economy added 262,000 jobs,
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    • 227 44 SEOUL South Korea's five largest conglomerates have succumbed to government pressure and announced sweeping reform plans, but analysts question how they can raise necessary funds and whether they are serious. The reform programmes of the five Hyundai, Samsung, Daewoo, LG and SK
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    • 307 44 TOKYO German carmaker Daimler-Benz AG, due to merge with the US giant Chrysler, is also seeking to take over the truck manufacturing unit of Japan's Nissan Motor, press reports said yesterday. Nissan is negotiating a deal to sell part or all of its 39.8 per
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    • 435 44 TOKYO Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, under the gun at home and abroad over his economic policies, will seek to shift world leaders' attention this week to new moves he wants to take to solve Japan's massive bad loan problem. Having apparently quelled previous
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    • 329 44 LONDON Japan's latest stimulus package may not boost growth for more than a year, the Australian Financial Review reported on Saturday, citing comments from Mr David Nellor, deputy director of the Asia and Pacific Office of the International Monetary Fund. Japan's 16.65 trillion
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    • 404 44  -  LEE SIEW HUA BG LEE EXPLAINS By i s i.wnitf.sni.MJt.'Vi LOS ANGELES Asia is one continent, but it is not one uniform shade of dark grey. In the earlier stages of the Asian currency crisis, investors had stampeded out of Asia wholesale, but
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    • 242 44 LONDON Aero engine maker Rolls-Royce may demand up to £100 million (***** million) for the use of its name by Volkswagen if the latter buys Rolls-Royce Motor Cars (RRMC) from Vickers, a newspaper reported yesterday. Sunday Business quoted a senior Volkswagen executive
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    • MONEY WORLD
      • 54 44 MALAYSIAN Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said yesterday he expected the 1998 annual Budget to end m deficit. "While we take pride m our surplus of last year of about Ms 6 billion, we admit that it is no longer possible to sustain
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      • 39 44 SEAGRAM IN TALKS TO BUY POLYGRAM SEAGRAM Co is negotiating to buy Polygram NY, the music and nlm unit of Royal Philips Electronics NY, Europe s largest consumer electronics company, the New York Times said on Saturday. Bloomberg News
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      • 46 44 THE Organisation of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) said on Saturday it will convene a three-day summit m Damascus yesterday, where representatives ot 20 Arab states will study ways of reversing the current trend of lower oil prices. Bloomberg News
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      • 55 44 FRENCH Finance Minister Dominique StraussKahn said on Saturday Europe's nascent common currency, the euro, will become a primary reserve currency tor trade and investment within a few years. "Many countries are going to see it's m their interest to hold reserves both m dollars
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      • 56 44 US COMMERCE Secretary William Daley said on Saturday he does not believe an expected surge m imports from financially troubled Asia will have much of an impact on US But Mr Daley said he remained cautious about Asia's ability to work through the financial crisis
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    • 1302 45  -  RAVI VELLOOR FOOD FOR THOUGHT IN GOOD COMPANY B» 'We were late coming into Asia. Others had a 20 to 30--year head start. When you are this late, the only way is to buy your way m. Mr Israel. THERE'S no bigger brand m the world than
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    • 536 45  -  KALPANA RASHIWALA Developer Straits Trading will go ahead and build mega commercial complex on its two adjoining parcels BY STRAITS Trading has decided to proceed with the development of its two adjoining China Square plots m the Central Business District as a single "mega
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    • 319 45 VW moves Asian operations to Singapore VW plans to strengthen operations m China, Singapore and Tokyo, and aims to produce new models, said Mr Buechelhofer. HONGKONG German car maker Volkswagen AG (VW) is closing its Asia-Pa-cific headquarters m Hongkong as part of an extensive restructuring of its Asian business, the
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    • 623 45 KUALA LUMPUR Telekom Malaysia Bhd expects to report a drop m profits this year a second year of declines as the slowing economy and swelling foreign debt costs hurt the country's largest telephone company. Profits fell for the first time m five
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    • 400 46 Sumitomo to fork out $246 m in trading fine Record payout for illegal copper transactions includes penalties and compensation to customers WASHINGTON The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) may announce as soon as today that Sumitomo Corp has agreed to pay a record fine totalling US$l5O million (***** million) to
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    • 364 46  -  CHAN WEE CHUAN MORE SHARES CHANGE HANDS, BUT STOCK PRICES SLIDE By TRADING REVERSAL THE total value of shares traded on the Stock Exchange of Singapore (SES) has fallen below last year's numbers for the first time this year as the stock market
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    • 121 1 Arts Festival goes Kool The Arts Festival this year offers a profusion of productions form htu with and about youth. Roping m young talent is one of Dramaplus' aims for its workshops. Singapore youth are not shy. In fact, they are hungry for creative expression and the National Youth Council,
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      • 73 10 IN A STRANGE CITY Variety Vision Ch 55, 10 pm A YOUNG businessman with political aspirations rises quickly to the top with the help of his father-in-law. He arranges meetings with his mistress m strange cities, where no one knows them^* Painfully slow-paced and repetitive,
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      • 107 10 DISCOVERY PROFILE SERIES: SHIPWRECK DEADLY HARBOUR Discovery Ch 12,1 lpm THE tragedy of The Wahine, a ferryboat that faced the worst storm ever m New Zealand. The ship's radar failed as 12-m waves and winds of 90 knots pummelled the ferry. The ship slammed into
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      • 116 10 MAXIE Cinemax Ch 59, 10 pm Repeats: May 16, 20, 24,29 THE ghost of a flaming flapper floozy, Maxie Malone, snatches the body of a prim and proper Bishop's secretary, Jan, periodically. All Maxie wants is to prove that she can be a great 4 movie star,
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    • 97 9 from the sale of the ceramics works will be donated to the college's educational fund. More than 150 items will be exhibited. These include individual ceramic forms, decorative tile paintings and domestic tableware. Ffw Retro furniture At HwHlflnMfllvi 5 70 SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE Ifllnc 11.30 am -9.30
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    • 318 9 COURSES Jazz Tap Drama Centre Inrf Mm Sat 3 4.30 pm. 5 6.30 pm (Sat) and 6 7.30 pm, 8 9.30 pm (Mon) In the tradition of Sammy Davis Jr and Gregory Hines, Leon Munro brings improvisational jazz tap dancing to Singapore. Learn this American tap percussion which is full
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    • 259 9 National Essay Writing Contest For Pre-U And JC Students All essays should be sent to: The chairman, Business Relations Committee. Consumers Association of Singapore. Bik 164 Bukit Merah Central 004-3625 Singapore *****4 This contest is open to teams from all Junior Colleges and Pre-University students of Singapore. Each team may
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      • 791 5 ■B HI MERCEDES FOR SALE '73 MERCEDES 200 manual. COE. leather seats, new tax. tip top en gine. $3900. *****57 araa BENZ 200 Auto. 2 owners Converted to E2OO Model. COE 8/2008. Choice ol colour *****19 '87 300SCL AUTO. COE 2004 near, new upholstery/ paint, smooth engine, $67,500. Pg. 9575
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      • 1366 6 Vehicles Properties 191 OTHER COMMERCIAL 191 OTHER COMMERCIAL 191 OTHER COMMERCIAL VEHICLES FOR SALE VEHICLES FOR SALE VEHICLES FOR SALE I *AM lITEIWT C w Tat t*^ _<fl .i-tfiß l l l B» aff/Mm _rs_^R ~^y/__| Jm*ea\ 'm\ *4* s%&".■ f- cat s "d' dfll l _k_H.M_kVß____=-< ..._j___HHHHHMIHHHBH-HHHHHHBHHH-Hil v*y¥iimwpwi\ mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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      • 899 6 404 009-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS RENT D.lO. WALK UP. Furn. apt. bath attached. Aircon. Cooking Carpark. For professionals. Immed Owner not staying. 9746 9337 Jlffle EXPATRIATES' RELOCATION PROGRAMME: Best coverage. 2000 units avail. To your choice. $2K $15K. Satisfaction g'teed. *****47 LEONIE CONS. PENTHSE. Mesmeris ing pool pond
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      • 947 6 404 DO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS RENT PARISIAN PENTHSE./ DORMER Pk 3+l/ 4+l. High flr. Renovated. $9.2K/ $8.6 K. 732-1669 agt. RC6CNCY PARK. F/RCNOVATCD. High flr. 4+l family. 3700 sq.ft. $13,800. HB pg: 9492-7149. ridgcwood 3/ 4-RM. Kamehameha/ Kalakauwa High flr. Renovated. Rent nag. 9709-8430 ERA SOMMERVILLE PK. OVER
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      • 745 6 I -^-MB--_a----__-_B____________i 408 012-14 BALESTIER/ MACPHtRSON/GEYLANG PTE APTS RENT D.M DELIGHT APT. Lor. 33, Gey lang. 3 bdrms. with aircon. Avail. Ist July. Pg. 9404-1515 agt. 0.14 SUNNY SPRING. 3/ 3+l. Pool view. High flr. Security. $2K up. *****667/ *****469 agt. D.M SUNNY SPRING/ Astoria Pk./ Geylang Lor. 26. 3+l
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      • 919 6 410 Dl 5-16 EAST COAST PTE APTS RENT 0.18 MANDARIN GARDENS. 19th flr I Beautiful 3+l bedrooms. Best unit. New kitchen Full sea view. $4000 Sole agent 9637-4611/ *****-426. _+^__P' D.IS MEYER TOWER/ Makena/ Park East/ Costa Rhu. 2/ 3+l. Big rms. Full facilities. F/aircon. Full sea/ pool view. Lav
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      • 841 6 M___BM__B____n__________ 414 019-20 SERANGOON/ THOMSON PTE APTS RENT BRAODCLL/ SHUNFU/ HOUGANC 3+l. new renovation, furn., aircon. Facilities. $1.6K/ $2.2 K. *****408 D.19 CHILTCRN PK. 1572 sq.ft. 3+l, full facilities. Immed. $3500. *****30/ 9706-1364 (owner). 0.19 HIGHLAND RO. Condo. 3 bdrms. Exclusive. S/pool. Renovated. Living/ dining. Furn. *****725 D.19 KENSINGTON PK.
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      • 807 6 420 HOUSES FOR RENT D.07 NEWLY RENOVATED 4 storey i conr ervation hse. 4600 sq.ft. s+l. I Big master bdrm. With Jacuzzi. TV I projector. Own car porch. P/furn Near Lavender MRT. $8000. 9604-5462 WYY D.IO PEIRCE RO. (Near Botanic Gdn). S/storey bunglw. Sited on 33.000 sq.ft. of land. Ouiet
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      • 882 7 4*o HOUSES TOR RENT 0.21 3-STORCV SCMI-D. Built m 5000/ Land 7000 sq.ft. Furn. Air con. $6.5K neg. 9208 5389 IPS D.26 COUNTRYSIOC NCAR MRT. New terr 1818 sq.ft 3+l. Gdn. Car--oOrch. $3.2K *****363 DW D.26 NEAR SPRINGLEAF. 2 storey Semi-d 3200 sq.ft. F/turn/ aircon. $2.5k *****582 SML 0.26 SPRINGLEAF
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      • 984 7 I maemmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm 442 HUDC/ HDB APTS FOR RENT APPROVED MAIS. TECK Whye Lane. Serangoon North, Sembawang. Hougang Bt. Purmei. *****78 APPROVED 3-RM. KDOK blk. 529 corner. Aircon. P/furn. Near mkt./ amenities. Pg: *****134 Adriel APPROVED 4-RM. YISHUN at Chong Pang City. Furn. with access area. Prefer Christian. Taiho 9600-2912 APPROVED
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      • 1557 7 424 SERVICE 424 SERVICE APARTMENTS APARTMENTS Greenview Mansion Brand New Prestige Apartments $1,500 p.m. onwards g With housekeeping Sen/ice. 24hr» Security Located above Shopping Centre Type 1 or 2 bedroom Apartments iTcl; 7555QX2 *****J61 604 Sembawang Road, #04-14. Sembawang Shopping Centre, Spore *****9 414 ROOMS FOR RENT 424 ROOMS FOR
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      • 740 7 429 SHORT-TERM ACCOMMODATION AIRCON. RMS. WITH bath. TV, heat er. $500 per mth. up. Hougang N. Short/ long term. 9-286-7100 0.13 AVON PARK. 1700 sq.ft. 3*l rms. High floor. Fully furnished. Superland 9-*****94. NEAR NOVENA MRT. 2/ 3 bdrms. service apt. From $3800 $4200 Mthly./ wkly. *****209/ *****84 *****1-06 CITY
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      • 1060 7 444 009-10 ORCHARD/ 444 009-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND TANGLIN/ HOLLAND HOUSES SALE HOUSES SALE PRIME GOOD CLASS BUNGALOW AT OEI TIONG HAM PK FOR SALE BY TENDER 11,800/ 4,000 sqft 2 storey bungalow with ingrd pool Squarish elevated land Unblocked greenery view Serene, exclusive environment Freehold Tender closes 21st May
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      • 679 7 44«D09-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS SALE ASPEN HGTS. 1582 sq.ft. Full amenities. TOP 6/1998. S.W. facing. Interested page. 9498-9816. BUY NOWI LEONIE Garden. 4*l bdrms. 2540 sq.ft.. Ouiet. Cosy. MRT. Price neg. *****-888 HSR. COSILY RENOVATED HOLLAND Hill Pk. 1650 sq.ft. 3*l rms. Facilities. Convenient. F'hold. *****315 TR D.09
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      • 1035 7 Properties < m mmmmmwmaammmmmmmma 441 Dll 21 NEWTON/ BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI PTE APTS SALE D.ll MINBU COURT 1184 sq.ft. 2 rms. F'hold. High flr. High ceiling. Good location. Good view. South facing. Pool. Autogate. MRT. ideal for young couple or rental. *****770 AMA2INCI BT. RECENCY. F'hold 2 yrs. 2*2 rms.
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      • 1486 8 Properties 481 Dll 21 NEWTON/ 4SI Dll 21 NEWTON/ 481 Dll 21 NEWTON/ BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI PTE APTS SALE PTE APTS -SALE PTE APTS SALE I I MM9AAWMMM ESM M I (^lUtcodMM I by HABITAT PROPERTIES PRIME FREEHOLD RESIDENCE IN DISTRICT 11. Auspicious Address
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      • 2085 8 mammmmmmmammmaaamammmam 4B SlrDur^J/rll. »dr 460 D15 16 EAST COAST 4 D' s l6 EAST COAST 4 1 1516 EA ST COAST 461 Dl 5-16 EAST COAST PTCAPTS^SALE HOUSES -SALE HOUSES -SALE PTE APTS -SALE PTE APTS -SALE OPtM H'SC. 2.30-SPM. 56 A WilKin UMM TWRS. 1754/ 1464/ 1152/ on d
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      • 842 8 cm m_____w______i.____B_w_.M_____ 441 015-16 CAST COAST PTE APTS SALE D.IS MARYLAND PK. F'hold. 165 sq.ft. Facilities. En-bloc potentia View to offer. *****203 Data 0.15 NCPTUNC CT. Very high flr. Or blocked. Nice view. Must sell! Pric neg. Pg. *****745 ERA 0.15 NEPTUNE CT. at SS4OK neg Blk. 7. 1350 sq.ft.
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      • 861 8 470D19-20 SERANGOON/ THOMSON HOUSES -SALE 0 il. 70% SOLDI v I 23 UNITS 3-STOREY MOOCRN TCRR. Land 1628 sq.ft. onwards Built-up approx. 2800 sq.ft. I! Spacious 4*2 bdrms. 7 Easy access/ near future MRT i Ouaiity finishes provided j. TOP obtained m Walk-in 12 -spm. No. 3D, Palm Grove Avenue
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      • 3029 9 441D17-1* .HANGI/ At>% Dl7-1C .HANCI^" 4nOI7MBCHANGI)^™" TwOtTMeCHANGIT^™" I^™ HOUSES -SALE HOUSES^SALE HOUSEs'^SALE HOUSEs-SaLE HOUSES^SALE HOUSEs'^SALE The Straits Times Classified PROPERTY GUIDE PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL af __J^^"^ 1 1 Jtfl I T7 _A "**v j KJ Jf _T _k"^ V _>t X. J m ___J MT X X 1 f_A M I
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      • 692 9 491 HDB APTS FOR SALE (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) EXEC APT BLK. 634 Bedok Res. High flr. Ouiet. F/aircon. Renovated. MRT/ sch. NBI 9526-8075 EXEC. MAIS CORNER blk. 114 Bedok Res. High flr. Unblocked. Move m. Can contra. Melvin *****341 ERA EXEC. MAIS. BEDOK Res./ View 719, 145. 114. 738/ Bedok
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      • 568 9 MHi^H_a_..ilHi 444 HDB APTS FOR SALE (BISHAN) B* SI Of HISIIW 4 A Blk 21.1 Abv #12. I- Renovated. Near amenities, 7 yrs. All races. 5 T Blk 10) Abv #18. Pt Blk. 2 yr*. Renovation. Open View. Valued. Beautiful Roof Terrace Abv #20. 1770 sqli. Panoramic view. Designer Decor.
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      • 491 9 ■a__Ma___^ B^ 494 HDB APTS FOR SALE (BISHAN) 5 'I' SHUNFU blk. 310, mid floor Renovated/ well kept Can contra New listing! *****281 Palms S-RMS. BLK. 242 Bishan. Mid flr. Spacious master rm. Unblocked Amenities. Pg. 957 .-2300 Agt. 494 HDB APTS FOR SALE (BUKIT BATOK) _K:J*>_.l .KIM Open House
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      • 735 9 Properties 4M HOB APTS FOR SALE (BUKIT BATOK) i EXEC APT. CORNER 120 Big recess I MRT. Exec. Apt. 330, 362. Corner 1 Mais. 120. 125. 366. 526 *****88 EXEC APT,/ MAISV 5-rm. Blk. 120. 125, 366. 403/ 223/ 117. 236. 257 J 319. Must sell! *****545 WJL EXEC. ART.
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      • 2463 10 Properties m m ***aa^aa^maamm -_™_^_™_i-«_^_^_i_M I I mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm I mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmma 4M !£™_7s_"?. R ,.5£t E 4M HDB AP T S rOR SALE 4M HDB APTS FOR SA E 493 HDB APTS FOR SALE 4M HDB APTS FOR SALE 493 HDB APTS FOR SALE (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) (BEDOK/
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      • 707 10 800 HDB APTS FOR SALE (CHOA CHU KANG/ BUKIT PANJANG) SHOW HSC. TOOAY 2 spm. Exec, mais. Blk. 109 Teck Whye Lane. High flr. Corner. No blockage. View to offer. Ricky *****627 ERA foTßoTfo' [plwßeld 2-SPM. S3OK BELOW valued. 5 T Corner Fajar Rd. Future LRT. 4 bdrms. Early move-in.
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      • 941 10 I aa_wa_«a_«__«__«_i__w__«_i 800 HDB APTS FOR SALE SCHOA CHU KANG/ lUKIT PANJANG) S T BUL 113 Teck Whye Lane. High flr. Open view. Beautiful interior. Nice unit no. Pg: 9218-8458 ALR S 'I' CCX Blk. 429. High flr. Enlarged master bdrm. with aircon. Nicely done up Agt. *****752 S 'I'
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      • 803 10 -a__^-«-«--«_^_™__M_i 501 HDB APTS FOR SALI (CLEMENTI/ WEST COAST) 3 'NG' CHEAP. Val'.e SIS2K. Higl flr. View to offer. Pte landing. Spa Cious. Call 3633)50 ERA 3 'NG' CLEMENTI blk. 334. High flr Marble/ move-in. MRT/ amenities SI6SK neq. 9515-3458 sole agt 3 'NC' CLEMENTI W. blk. 731. Higt flr.
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      • 919 10 102 HDB APTS FOR SALE (GEYLANG/EUNOS/ MACPHERSON) J BEAUTIFUL 3-RM. ÜBI Blk. 325 Faces park. Absolutely convenient. MRT. 9218 8500 Exclusive BLK. 3 4 A' Joo Chiat Rd. High flr. Windy/ aircon./ big hall. Rare unit. Call Albert *****787 ERA I BLK. 330 ÜBI, 4S' with attach bath. High flr.
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      • 940 10 BO4HDB APTS FOR SALE (HOUGANG/ SERANGOON/ YIO CHU KANG) OPCN HOUSE. 3-Spm. 3 NG' Blk 123 Hougang. Mid floor. New renovation. Near mkt. shops. Anthony *****701 RE/MAX SEUIN6 BCLOW VALUATIONI View to offer. Can contra. 4 NG' Hougang/ 5 T Serangoon N. Low flr. renovated. Clarke 9704-1676 TOOAY I- 3PM.
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      • 890 11 f MB HDB APTS FOR SALE (HOUCANC/ SERANGOON/ YIO CHU KANG) 3 'NG' HOUGANC Blk. 309/ lIS. H.gh/ low flr Renovated. 3 A' Blk. 524. Near future MRT. 9801-7522 3 W HOUCANC 24. 100% move m. SISOK $6K cash. Direct buyer, no commission. Owner 9305-1929. 3 'NC' HOUCANC 114/ 123
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      • 994 11 808 HDB APTS FOR SALE (JURONG) WE'VE GOT THt RIGHT PRICE EXEC. APARTMENT AT Jurong West Blk. 701, 702. 708, 709 710 5 yrs. Several units avail. Designer's decor. Dave 9501-9145 DW OKN HSC. 1-4PM. Bik. 709. Exec, apt. High flr Unblocked. 154 sq m 4 bdrms. 2 balconies 100*
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      • 902 11 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm* 808 HDB APTS FOR SALE (JURONG) S 'A' CORNER blk. 551 Jurong W. Very high flr. Near MRT/ mkt. Move m cond. Pg. 9312-0007 DW. 5 'A' CONNER. Blk. 553 Jurong West. Mid flr. Unblocked. Renovat cd. Can contra. 9303-7807 S 'A' CONNER Jurong 555, high flr./ 5 T
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      • 518 11 HDB APTS FOR SALE (PASIR RIS/ CHANGI) 0i tin .tin Niii Ready Buyers Sellers TOPTW ACHEVERSIW7 KATMEMNEKOH 958mT07 A CtN PfOMfuM nl lid r _-_.Ha_na«g-Xy AU IN PASIR RIS Eiac. Apt. 534. Designer decor. Pond/ park view. 2 mins to MRT. S 'I' 192 High flr. Totally unblocked. j Fully
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      • 903 11 ■12 HDB APTS FOR SALE (PASIR RIS/ CHANGI) EXEC APT. BUL 130. Pasir Ris, designer decor. Homogenous flr/ timber strip. Can contra. Reasonable offer consider. *****13? WP lorssio [gliHfclji VIEWING 12-4PM. EXEC. Apt. Blk 133. high tlr. Marble flr. 149 sq.m. 2 balconies. Split aircon.. cornices. Wilson Tay 9219-2929 CW
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      • 809 11 512 HOB APTS FOR SALE (PASIR RIS/ CHANGI) 4 'A' BUL 254 Pasir Ris. 5 yrs Move-in cond. Unblocked. High flr. Loyang Point. Pg: 9494-9797 ERA. 4 'A' BUL 115. Selling at valuation! Walk to MRT. Near Neighbourhood ctr. 9219-9086, Propex 4 'A' BLK. 406 Pasir Ris. Nicely renovated. Can
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      • 376 11 Sl4 HDB APTS FOR SALE (TAMPINES/ SIMEI) A YUPPIES DREAM Home. Blk. 4958 Tampines, Exec. apt. Modern lavish designer decor. Majestic master bdrm. Fully fitted kitchen. Low flr. with a soothing greenery view. Henry Butcher *****660 CSmVj 2-SPM! RARE! Exec. mais. Apt. Blk. 230H Tampines. 154 sq.m. Corner, unblock, 5
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      • 609 11 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm •14 HDB APTS FOR SALI (TAMPINES/ SIMEI) excelleot LOCATM 4 'A' CONNER. Opp. Tampines Cen tral. Blk 910. Marble. Face N. Well kept. Valued. View to offer. Move m cond. Pg. *****638 AMB EXEC. APT. TAMPINES. Blk. 230J Well renovated. Mid flr. Split air con. Balcony. Yin *****650 ER
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      • 1267 11 Properties l 314 HDB APTS FOR SALE Sl4 HOB APTS FOR SALE (TAMPINES/ SIMEI) (TAMPINES/ SIMEI) 3 'S' BLK. 433 Tampines St. 43. S T CORNCR Tampines 423. 10th Nicely renovated. Valued SI4OK. flr. MRT. Mkt. Buy location. Pg Selling SIS3K. *****008 Fait. owner *****281 Save commission 4 'A' BLK.
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      • 1161 12 Properties Travel Guide m ST LE "•w«r°>™ 4 T 8LK. 208 T Payoh North. New I <D_l_tf__' S _ft___fi_J list. High flr. Can contra. Valued 1 V^vwl 4\CUU_J S23BK. Jan *****820 ERA HOB SPECIALIST 4 'NC CONNER Potong Pasir blk. For Eflfcißncy i 115. High fir. Good view. Nice no.
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      • 827 12 I rHDB APTS FOR SALE (YISHUN) FANTASTIC RESERVOIR VIEWI 4 'S' > Blk. 651/ 3 NG Blk. 138. High flr. Lift level. Contra. 9509-5761 LS GROUND FLR. 4 S Yishun. Orig. I cond. Near school. No blocking. I Amenities. 9257-5600 I LOW CASNI CNCAPI 3 NG7 4 A'. Near MRT.
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      • 667 12 518 HDB APTS FOR SALE (YISHUN) 4 BLK. 173. High flr. Valued SI77K. Movein cond. 3 NG' Blk. 124 High flr. 569-3303 PRN 4 "S" LIFT landing blk 327/ 390 Yishun. renovated, mins. to MRT/ park. Pg.: *****003 PROPEX 4 YISHUN Blk 329. Mid flr. Lift level. Well kept Near
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