The Straits Times, 2 February 2000

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    24 1 The Straits Times Established 1H45 Wednesday February 2, 2000 116 Pages m five parts mita(P) 034/12/1999 •ff A Singapore Press Holdings publication OvJ :««nts
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    Lock icon SGX slams KLSE account of Clob talks
    508 1  -  DOUGLAS WONG SGX did not endorse Effective plan but had no objections to including it "as part of a comprehensive solution" By] THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) yesterday took strong exception with a statement issued by the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange on the outcome
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    Lock icon TOWED AWAY
    368 1 EIGHT motorists jfcho owe a total of $64,800 m parking fines have had their vehicles a Mercedes Benz and a Rover among them towed away. One of them amassed $22,800 worth of unpaid fines. The two women and six men had a total of 162 warrants of arrest
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    Lock icon US economy just keeps growing and growing
    453 1 WASHINGTON The US economy has written a new record of an unbroken path of 107 months of growth the longest stretch ever m American history. The current expansion began m March 1991. Yesterday, it beat the old mark of 106 months set during
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      281 1 ABUSE HORROR: Injured maid says she was punched and beaten by wealthy woman employer page 3 [(ifi [I [w^i L^l^^^^^mJ^^^j I P l l l HUH I P Lhh Kj if hJ -m I Kl I J* J I 1 1-J^^M. I I H I I I L rsJM I
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  • PRIME NEWS
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      96 2 saassadfsadf LONDON Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid said yesterday that he now prefers Security Coordinating Minister Wiranto to resign immediately. The BBC Online quoted Mr Abdurrahman as saying at an investment conference yesterday m London: "I just today telephoned our Minister of Defence to go to General Wiranto and
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      Lock icon Wiranto fights back
      479 2  - Wiranto fights back SUSAN SIM He will not resign before meeting Gus Dur to defend himself against panel which, he says, ignored his evidence INDONKSIA COMESrONDENT JAKARTA Indonesia's most influential Cabinet minister, General Wiranto, said yesterday that he was not about to step down without a chance to clarify his
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      Lock icon Hepatitis B cases on the rise
      381 2  -  SALMA KHALIK 'Like a good soldier, I am going to continue to fight for the truth. General Wiranto YOUNG ADULTS HIT THE number of hepatitis B cases here has more than doubled over a four-year period, from 91 m 1994 to 205 m 1998.
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      Lock icon 'I was forced to cane myself
      392 3 'I was forced to cane myself Alleging abuse, maid says woman boss also hit her with wooden blocksclothes hangers and a toilet brush PETALING JAYA An Indonesian maid has alleged that she was forced by her employer to cane herself on the thighs 50 times, twice a day, on numerous
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      Lock icon Finding fault
      88 3 It was always me who was beaten, even for the slightest mistake. Ms N urjanah Matyak alleged that though her employers had two other maids, they only picked on hei THE SUN She was punched In the face for getting the kitchen floor wet while getting some milk
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      Lock icon I amputated healthy legs to help patients
      379 3 DOCTOR'S CLAIM LONDON Two psychologically disturbed men each paid to have a healthy leg amputated at their own request, even though nothing was physically wrong with them, a private hospital m Scotland nas revealed. And the surgeon who performed the surgery insisted his
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      Lock icon Driven to find truth about car
      125 3 KUALA LUMPUR A High Court judge m Penang stepped out of his courtroom and took a BMW car for a spin at speeds of up to 110 kmh to test the owner's claim that the steering was defective, said The Star. Justice Wan Adnan
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      Lock icon No need to rush for these
      547 4  -  JULYN KANG People have 17 days to get vouchers for the latest pair of Hello Kitty toys and will then redeem them m July Bu COOL S2OM: McDonald's rakes it m MCDONALDS raked m $20 million last month from selling Hello Kitty soft toys
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      Lock icon Taiwan Act puts Sino-US ties at risk
      417 4 CHINA WARNS CONGRESS WASHINGTON China has warned the US Congress against passing the Taiwan Security Enhancement Act to tighten military ties with the island, saying that passage could damage Sino-US relations and trigger a military confrontation m the Taiwan Strait. "We strongly urge
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      347 3 Management Creating dynamic organisations University of Bradford, UK *> Kstal)lishe<l m 1860. A memJ>er of the Asscxiation of Commonwealth Universities (ACU). SB^S One of the foremost business schools m Kurope. Awarded a Research Grade of 4 UNIVERSITY OF tne Rf' s «*airh Assessment Exercise (HAE), on par with Oxford and
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      434 4 v problem but do Singapore soccers *w^^j£^\ 1 M woes all boil down to SAFFC boss L Pf^i i Wai Leong versus coach 4jtkS*g |M |r^l m^7 Vincent Subramaniam? 4 J /jj LI Timesport finds out. jjK w 1 IJi > Sports Page 36 aw fey |^^^^H|H|^B Fed up of
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Plane crashes into sea near LA
      574 6 Pilot had reported stabiliser problem Jet carried 88 crew and passengers All feared dead; 1 body recovered Main fuselage still not located How the stabiliser works THE horizontal stabiliser is the device that makes the plane' s nose move up or down. On an
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      Lock icon First fatal crash after 24 years for Alaska Airlines
      248 6 SEATTLE Before an Alaska Airlines jet plummeted into the sea off the California coast on Monday, the airline had not had a fatal crash m nearly a quarter of a century. The airline's most recent fatal accident before Monday was m
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      Lock icon Britain considers bond for visitors from South Asia
      421 9 Critics say the plan is discriminatory and India warns it might take reciprocal action, but Britain insists only illegal overstayers will be hit LONDON A British government plan to make South Asian visitors pay a £10,000 (5527,600) bond if they are suspected
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      Lock icon French worker duped by shuttle to Mars ruse
      236 9 French worker duped by shuttle to Mars ruse NANCY (France) A Yugoslav trickster managed to persuade a French postal worker to part with nearly US$lOO,OOO (S$170,000) after telling him he would be investing m a space shuttle bound for Mars, a court here was told on Monday. Prosecutors m the
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      58 9 LONDON postwoman Jacqui Buck, 30, won the battle of the bulge by more than a slim margin! She lost 56 kg, winning the Slimming Magazine's Slimmer of the Year title. At her heaviest m June 1997, she reached her target 1 1 months ago. PICTURES: AFP NOW:
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      512 12 He murdered at least 15 patients A British doctor gets a life sentence for each of the people he killed, while the government will investigate how he got away with killing for so long PRESTON (England) An official inquiry got underway yesterday into now a family doctor was
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      Lock icon HISTORY'S NOTORIOUS KILLERS
      408 12 LONDON Harold Shipman, the British doctor convicted of killing 15 of his patients and suspected of murdering scores more, is one of a long line of serial killers to have marked the 20th century. Last October a Colombian, Luis Eduardo Garavito, confessed to the killing of 140
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        58 12 THE European Union warned yesterday that its 14 other members would isolate Austria diplomatically if its antiimmigrant Freedom Party, led by Mr Joerg Haider, enters a coalition government. The statement said the EU "will not promote or accept any bilateral official contacts at a
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        Lock icon SUSPECT IN MURDER OF AUSSIES FOUND
        39 12 THE main suspect m the grisly murder of Australian missionary Graham Staincs and his two young sons a year ago was arrested m the eastern Indian state of Orissa yesterday, officials said. AFP
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        40 12 ISRAELI leaders said yesterday they would act with restraint after the death of three soldiers m the battlefields of south I^ebanon m the bloodiest attack m a year, despite army pressure to strike back. AFP
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        Lock icon BRITAIN AND IRELAND STUDY REPORT ON IRA
        57 12 THE British and Irish governments were studying a key report on paramilitary disarmament yesterday, as the future of the Northern Ireland peace process hung m the balance. It is believed to show little or no progress by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) on
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        Lock icon CUBAN BOY ALL FENCED UP
        29 12 THE Miami relatives of Cuban boy Elian Gonzalez began to fence m their backyard, hoping to give him more privacy, the family said. AFP
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      Lock icon Clash of the Internet titans
      873 14 Clash of the Internet titans WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM DAVOS DIARY One is hailed as the result of the biggest merger m the entertainment industry. The other is a software befiemoth m the midst of an anti-trust suit. What happens when content king Steve Case meets Microsoft's Bill Gates? CHUA Mill
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    • PEOPLE
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        37 17 Dwayne McKinney, 39 f jailed for a 1980 murder m California, has been released as prosecutors are no longer certain he is guilty. Actor K.N. Singh, the "gentleman villain" of Hindi cinema, died m Bombay on Monday.
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        52 17 Quoteworthy 'If you spend a lot of time watching people's quest to survive, you end up believing you can do it too.' Nigerian Kmmanuel Madu, 33, one of 10 known survivors from the crash of a Kenya Airways flight off Abidjan on Sundu\ ll<survived by swimming, something he could not
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        Lock icon From 'Anna' consultant to actor?
        136 17 NO WAY, SAYS LECTURER BANGKOK After his success as a fine arts consultant for the controversial movie Anna and The King, Paothong Thongchua now has another offer from the movie industry a role as an actor. Twentieth Century Fox has asked the Thammasat University lecturer
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        Lock icon GINGRICH AIMS TO BE MAN OF IDEAS
        72 17 GINGRICH AIMS TO BE LAN OF IDEAS NEW YORK Shunned by his Republican political pals, former US House Speaker Newt Gingrich has said he doubts he will ever hold public office again. Instead, he wants to be a man of ideas. His proposals include limiting the combined federal and state
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        Lock icon NY FIRM GETS HILLARY'S VOTE
        154 17 NEW YORK US First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton has hired the Manhattan advertising firm, whose advertisements for New York magazine m 1997 enraged Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, to produce the media campaign m her bid for the US Senate, officials said. The firm, DeVito/Verdi, has a
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        Lock icon AUSSIE BAN ON HISTORIAN STAYS
        104 17 CANBERRA Controversial British historian David Irving will still be barred from entering Australia where he has been branded undesirable because of his controversial views on the Holocaust. "We have a view that because of his record, he should not come to Australia," Prime Minister John
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      601 17  - Hindu mob violence halts making of film NIRMAL GHOSH Film-maker Deepa Mehta rejects accusations that her new movie portrays the sacred city of Varanasi, and Hinduism, m a negative light H, t INDIA CORRESPONDENT TRILOGY: Fire, Earth, Water into a lesbian relationship caused riots m Mumbai with Hindu right-wing activists
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  • EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon China tightens rules for judges
      472 19 WHAT JUDGES CANNOT DO THE Supreme People's Court has decreed that: Judges step down temporarily if they meet, m private, plaintiffs, defendants or their lawyers without the court's permission Judges are barred from accepting money or gifts from plaintiffs, or attending banquets and other activities
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      Lock icon Teenager jailed after false plea
      370 19 Chinese girl to claim compensation from HK govt HONGKONG A Chinese teenager who was jailed after falsely pleading guilty to using a fake passport said yesterday that she would seek compensation from the Hongkong government. "I hope the government will have to compensate me for
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      236 19 Guessing game over Japan polls date intensifies TOKYO Speculation mounted yesterday that Japan's Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi may call a snap election m April as opposition parties stood firm m a boycott of the Diet. Foreign Minister Yohei Kono fuelled the election fevrr by sjiying the polls could I c
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      Lock icon Family-run scam that raked in $11m busted
      102 19 TAIPEI A family-run syndicate that cheated more than 1,000 people of NT$2OO million (Ssll million) using a scratch-and-win contest was busted by Taiwanese police. It is believed to be the biggest scam m Taiwan. According to the United Evening News, the ring was
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        71 19 SIX leaders of a Chinese gang, which killed 77 people with meat cleavers and scissors, were executed on Friday, the official Legal Daily said yesterday. The murders took place during a series of robberies mainly m homes m rural villages m Henan province between February
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        Lock icon JAPANESE RADIATION TALLY SOARS
        70 19 THE number of residents exposed to radiation last year during Japan's worst nuclear accident has soared to 439, almost four times higher than initial estimates, a government official said yesterday. Of the total, 119 residents were exposed to more than the annual permissible limit of radiation,
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        Lock icon CHINA WARNS OF SHODDY FIREWORKS
        52 19 CHINA yesterday warned its citizens to steer clear of shoddy fireworks over the upcoming Chinese New Year, after a spate of accidents killed at least 25 people. The authorities found that almost 60 per cent of firecrackers surveyed by inspectors could explode through physical contact
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        Lock icon 'CLAMPDOWN ON CATHOLICS' CHARGE
        62 19 CHINA has burnt down and blown up churches and taken dozens of clerics into custody m an intensified campaign against the underground Catholic Church, said the Vatican's missionary news service, Fides. The alleged crackdown implements a plan outlined by the Chinese government m August to force
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        Lock icon FIVE HELD IN HK OVER DRUGS SEIZURE
        50 19 FIVE HELD IN HK OVER DRUGS SEIZURE FIVE people have been arrested m Hongkong, following the seizure of HK$B.B million (Ssl.9 million) worth of heroin, a police spokesman said yesterday. The four men and a woman were detained after poljce smashed a centre at which "dangerous drugs" were packed. AFP
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      Lock icon Issue now 'more complex'
      497 22  -  LARRY TEO China-Taiwan Ties China expert Wang Gungwu says the picture is more complicated than five years ago and both sides should tread carefully to solve the impasse l ±L BEIJING and Taipei should tread more carefully m solving their bilateral problems as many factors have
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      Lock icon China ignores candidates' views
      521 22  -  GOH SUI NOI Taiwan Presidential Election Hu TAIWAN CORRKSPONDENT CHINA is not too concerned with the individual crossstrait policy of Taiwan's presidential candidates as their positions are meant to win votes at next month's election rather than reflect their genuine views about Beijing, analysts have noted.
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      Lock icon Parties woo Taiwanese abroad
      510 22  -  TERENCE TAN iIL ALL votes will be important m the closely-fought presidential race, including those of Taiwanese working or living abroad. Taiwan's main political parties have therefore been targeting their campaigning at Taiwanese abroad, an hitherto untapped source of votes. Taking the lead is the ruling
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    • What experts say
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        Lock icon WANG KANGMAO
        54 22 Fellow of Department of Finance and Accounting, NUS 'Taiwan is the more affluent brother, wary of its impoverished elder brother, China. Now, Taiwanese should go take a look at prospering Shanghai to remove that apprehension. .The island should also consider integrating with China, using a Mandarin-speaking common market
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        Lock icon SHENG LIJUN
        57 22 Research Fellow, Institute of South-east Asian Studies The eight-point proposal is one big leap Forward from the "one country, two systems" ...since it fleshes out the formula and points to a clearer way to reunification. Drawn up m 1995 primarily to pacify pro-independence and pro-reunification advocates m Taiwan,
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        63 22 President, Sino-Sinqapore Friendship Association 'The eight-point proposal is essentially a three-tiered document: one for spelling out the principles guiding reunification, one on how to achieve it and one serving as a rider clause. The last is the part about reserving the right to use force... Even with such
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        59 22 Research Fellow, East Asia Institute Like it or not, 70-80 per cent of Taiwanese are m favour of independence. The clause on the military' force.. .in the eight-point proposal is the devil. If it is taken out, the independence supporters would surface, rooting for the "two states" theory,
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        Lock icon ZHENG YONGNIAN
        64 22 Research Fellow, East Asia Institute It is not off the mark to say that the eight-point proposal is a starry-eyed document, since, for all its generous concessions and sincerity, it has found little appeal among the Taiwanese. Unlike m Hongkong and Macau, there is no Xinhua agency to
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      545 23  -  DAVID BOEY Philippine Foreign Secretary notes that relations have gone from frosty after the 1995 crisis to very warm Hu Both sides have learnt lessons 'What is most important is that we have learnt very much from the events of 1995
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      215 23 MANILA Macau casino kingpin Stanley Ho has indicated that he is not giving up on investing m the Philippines despite his tirade against the Philippines press. The Today newspaper yesterday reported that Mr Ho had declared through his representatives that ne was
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      74 23 Former minister charged MANILA Special state prosecutors yesterday filed graft charges against former Philippine Interior Secretary Ronaldo Puno m connection with the cancellation of a radio communications deal for the national police. Mr Puno, who was removed from his post m a Cabinet revamp on Jan 8 and is being
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      330 24 JAKARTA All six Indonesian generals named by a rights commission investigating last year's post-bal-lot violence m East Timor should resign from the military, said parliament speaker Akbar Tandjung. "It is better for those that are on the list to be non-active until further investigation,"
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      387 24 She admits economic woes are caused by graft and nepotism, and reassures donors that problems will be solved JAKARTA Indonesian Vice-President Megawati Sukarnoputri admitted the country's dire economic situation was due to corruption and nepotism yesterday as she asked international aid donors
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      41 24 Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid (second from right) arriving with his entourage m London yesterday for an official one-day visit to Britain. He was due to meet Foreign Secretary Robin Cook and Prime Minister Tony Blair. AP
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      144 24 Riau's main parties call for secession JAKARTA A gathering of the main political parties m Indonesia's affluent Riau province ended yesterday with a call for the region to declare itself independent. The official Antara news agency said that the four-day conference of political groups from all 15 districts m the
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        44 24 FARMERS PROTEST OVER LAND GRAB HUNDREDS of farmers led by Cambodia's parliamentary opposition party took to the streets of Phnom Penh yesterday to protest against land seizures oy the rich and powerful. The 500 protesters demanded urgent passage of legislation clarifying land ownership. AP
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        61 24 PHILIPPINE marines yesterday stormed a mountain hideout of a Muslim extremist group blamed fo numerous kidnappings m the southern Philippines killing six rebels, a military commander said. The raid on Patikul town on Jolo Island triggered a battle with 60 members of the Abu Savyaf
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        31 24 CHINA yesterday condemned the Philippines for its "wanton" detention of Chinese fishermen m an m creasingly-acrimonious dispute over a shoal m the South China Sea. AFP
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        36 24 THAI Foreign Minister Surin Pitsuwan left yesterday for the third Thailand-Cam-bodia Joint Committee talks m Siem Reap, which will include probing ways to clamp down on antiques smuggling, officials said. AFP
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        51 24 A RUSSIAN woman who was mauled by a leopard at a Thai theme park m Pattaya has demanded US$l5,OOO (5525,500) to pay her medical bills, police m Bangkok said yesterday. Irena Biliard, 19, was attacked while she was posing for a picture with the chained leopard.
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        29 24 AN AMERICAN karate instructor was arrested at Manila's airport yesterday after authorities found a gun and ammunition inside nis luggage, Philippine police said AP
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      359 25 Premier says experience has shown that there is a tendency for the party to split when there has been a keen contest for positions SEPANG Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad yesterday reminded United Malays National Organisation (Umno) members that while the party elections
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        33 25 AN OSTRICH meat fastfood restaurant opened for business m Petaling Jaya yesterday and will operate under a franchise. It is the first such outlet m the world. Bernama
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        33 25 POLICE raided five video games centres m Malacca on Monday and seized eight video machines used for gambling. They also detained a 40-year-old man for investigations. Bernama
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        32 25 ALL celebrations and cultural events held m Malaysia should be promoted as tourist products, said Deputy Culture, Arts and Tourism Minister Datuk Dr Np Yen Yen. Bernama
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        38 25 THREE people, including a mother and her son, 1, were reported missing and feared drowned m Ranau, Sabah, after they were swept away by strong currents while attempting to cross a river. Bernama
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        37 25 A GANG of robbers armed with four Ml 6 rifles shot their way into a Kuala Lumpur pawnshop and made off with RM1.55 million (*****,000) m cash and jewellery, the Sun reported yesterday.
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      230 25 KUALA LUMPUR The absence of navigational aids, which assist landing, at Kuching International Airport is making it tough for pilots to land at one of the "trickiest" airports m Malaysia, said Malaysia Airlines chief pilot for safety and security, Captain Suhaimi Saman. A
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      216 25 KUALA LUMPUR A controversial project to build a dam m the heart of Malaysia's tropical rainforest is to go ahead, but possibly on a smaller scale than first planned, an official involved m the scheme said yesterday. Mr Stephen Wan, managing
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      94 25 A MOTHER and her baby escaped death when 254,000 litres of water gushed into their house from a burst tank (above) standing 10 m above the ground at Kuala Klawang, Negri Sembilan. A section of the water tank wall gave way at 8.30 am on
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      198 25 PENANG Several vehicles broke down after getting a tank full of water instead of fuel at a petrol station here. The 10 motorists and motorcyclists had a rude shock on Monday when their vehicles broke down shortly after their tanks were filled at
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      299 26 l AVVYER Gerald Khor Guan Yu, 29, turned up m court yesterday to face the youths accused of beating him up after he had scolded one of them for talking on a mobile phone during a movie. He was m the usual courtroom
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      564 26  -  CHANG AI-LIEN Advances of up to $150,000 are being offered to flat owners who need money quickly no questions asked lit, LEGAL, BUT IS IT TRUTHFUL? 'THE LEGAL DOCUMENT DOES NOT STATE THE INTEREST RATE. IT COULD JUST SAY THAT A SUM HIGHER THAN THE
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      232 26 SHE was desperate for money, and ended up paying $63,000 for a quick $18,000 loan. The 36-year-old woman, a customer coordinator, who has a 10-year-old son, said her family was facing bankruptcy m 1997Her husband had been struck down suddenly by diabetes and heart trouble
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      291 27 HOUSE BREAK-IN THREE robbers broke into a semi-detached house off Upper Bukit Timah Road m the early hours of the morning, tied up four people there and robbed the family of nearly $93,000 m cash and valuables. But robbers Ary Sugeng, 25, Johan Johari, 25, and
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      292 27 WHEN HE DIES, I WILL GET IT ALL, WIFE SAID A LAWYER told the High Court yesterday that he heard Julaiha Begum saying that she would wait for her husband to die so she could "get it all". Lawyer John Abraham, a prosecution witness m the trial of the 51
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      418 27  - Accused admits hitting ex-cop ALETHEA LIM He confesses m a statement to the police that he used an iron pipe to hit the retired CID inspector four times By, ONE of the men charged with murdering a retired inspector had confessed that he used an iron pipe to hit Mr
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      452 28 McDonald's explains its moves MURK AND MAYHEM... WHY DID MCDONALD'S LET THIS HAPPEN? Tackling the problem We /z^ no idea that the situation would continue to escalate. Fast-food chain says response to Kitty was unprecedented; it had expected to keep the situation under control ASIDE from giving details on how
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      136 28 Traffic updates on ECP MOTORISTS on the East Coast Parkway (ECP) from Keppel Road to Still Road South now get traffic updates from electronic signboards. The Expressway Monitoring and Advisory System (Emas) began operating on the ECP yesterday. Under the system, electronic messages on traffic conditions will be flashed on
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      58 28 DONT leave home without your umbrella this month. The weatherman says February will be a wetter month than usual. The Meteorological Service predicted soggy afternoons for about a third of the next 14 days. There could be strong winds too, thanks to the North-east monsoon. Rainfall
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      331 28 A WOMAN who stabbed her former lover and threatened to kill his family was fined $3,000 on Monday. Toh Lay Tin, 30, who had worked as a craftsman m a jewellery shop with Mr Ng Teck Lee, 35, was given the maximum $1,000 fine for stabbing him
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      Lock icon Singapore fuels dream for Timor
      347 29  -  LYDIA LIM XANANA GUSMAO'S VISIT sa. *What we saw here will not be immediately applicable, but fed our dream to bring a comfortable standaraof living to our people. Mr Xanana Gusmao, during a visit to the PSA Corporation yesterday EAST Timor independence leader Xanana Gusmao
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      Lock icon One-stop centre to get technology
      371 29  - One-stop centre to get technology EDMUND TEE Five research institutes will combine their marketing and promotion efforts under a single organisation FIVE research institutes here are to be marketed under a single organisation, giving companies m the infocommunications industry a shortcut to acquiring Ix^al technologies. Instead of seeking out each
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      204 29 168 nabbed in blitz against drug addicts NEARLY 170 people were rounded up m an islandwide Central Narcotics Bureau operation against drug abuse on Monday. Operation Dragnet also caught a 27-year-old trafficker red-handed along the 12th floor corridor of a flat m Eunos Crescent. The unemployed man was arrested for
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      604 30 WHAT THE PLAYERS SAY Stigma must be attached to immorality PUBLICITY A HELP 'A few pictures of pornographers being led aivay m handcuffs or seducers of married women being sued successfully for "alienation of affection*' will go a long way. Mr John Carpenter, 35, an American
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      328 30 Ms Claire Chiang, 48, is a Nominated MP, executive director off Banyan Tree Gallery and mother off three aged 17, 15 and five. "IN THE last parliamentary debate, I asked for sex education to be outsourced to experts outside of schools, who are able to
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      195 30 Portrayal of sex encourages young rebels Ms Dawn Wee, 18, is waiting for her A-level results. She says she does not advocate premarital sex, although she "would not think less of friends who did it either". "WK SHOULD take the risk somewhere along the line ami say that contraception should
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      186 30 Mr Anthony Yeo, 51, is clinical director of Counselling Care Centre and father of two teenaged sons. "I DONT think it is an ei-ther-or issue. Sex education should be aimed at teaching children to know and understand their sexuality, sexual functioning, and how
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      Lock icon Batam police free arrested S'poreans
      337 31  -  SHARON VASOO Police also warned that they would monitor the 62 gamblers' activities on their next visit to the island liy THK 62 Singaporeans who were arrested m a gambling raid m a Batam hotel over the weekend were released on Monday, but they have
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      Lock icon Xinhua newsman loses $2,400 in flat-tyre' scam
      275 31  - Xinhua newsman loses $2,400 in flat-tyre' scam LAUREL TEO CASH STOLEN FROM CAR a A CORRESPONDENT for China's Xinhua news agency fell for a "flat-tyre" scam here on Monday and had nearly $2,400 stolen from his car. A stranger "alerted" Mr Zhu Changdu, 57, that his car tyres had been
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      417 31 Maid accuses labour agent of molest I DID NOT SCREAM ANN DID NOT TRY TO RUN AWAY BECAUSE I WAS VERY SCARED, AND I DID NOT KNOW THE ROADS IN SINGAPORE. 1 The Indonesian maid, 27, who has three children AN INDONESIAN maid yesterday told a district court that a
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        602 32 OSTERITY tends to remember every H IUS presidential election by a summary B tag or two. In 1988, it was "Read my lips, no new taxes" and "Willie Horton". I In 1992, it was "It's the economy, stuW pid" and "I didn't inhale". And m 1996, it
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      1477 32  -  KWAN WENG KIN JAPAN CORRKSPONDKNT GROUNDWORK: Seven areas to he sorted out A SENIOR Japanese trade official listed the following as necessary "ground preparations" towards launching the New Round of WTO talks: Improvement m the WTO's decision-making process: Developing countries
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      990 33  - New PM, new direction TAN TARN HOW '<!/ Singaporeans, essentially, do have a kind of collective choice between how long Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong stays and how soon his successor takes his place by the square they cross on the voting slip. PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong's recent remarks
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      786 33  -  SIA CHEONG YEW SECOND LAST WORD Lee Kuan Yew and Bill Clinton AS I watched Mr Clinton (right) wow his audience, I could not help but compare his ability to engage and connect with his people with that of SM Lee
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      449 34 I HAVE SEEN ...HUSBANDS GRINNING SHEEPISHLY WITH THE TOY IN THEIR HANDS KNOWING THAT THEY HAVE PLEASED THEIR WIVES. TO ME, THE QUEUEING WAS A GESTURE Of LOVE. I REFER to the article, "Oh how swiftly we fall m line" by Susan Long (ST, Jan
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      265 34 Ruling on fog lamps inconsistent I WAS booked recently for fixing fog lamps on my vehicle. A composite fine of $100 was imposed and I had to remove the fog lamps prior to a Land Transport Authority (LTA; inspection. I wrote to LTA to explain that I was not aware
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      154 34 I REFER to the report, "Car auction to go on the Internet" (The Sunday Times, Jan 30). In the CarAuc system, bidding will be restricted to second-hand car dealers. This presents them with an excellent opportunity to collude and fix bid prices. I am
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      477 34 MR lAN Urquhart's letter, "Give kids the digital advantage" (ST, Jan 29), is timely for Singapore. I would like to add that it is not just the computer that is creating the divide. Today, the divide is greatest between those children who embrace
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      116 35 Travel agency was probed I REFER to "Is Natas merely paying lip service?" by Mr Stephen Loke of Case (ST, Jan 29). When the letter, "Singapore guide forced us to tip him", was published on Jan 14, the Natas Travel Services Bureau took up the matter with the agency concerned.
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      372 35 Adjustments, both m expectation and attitude, need to catch up with changing social reality. In truth, not many families can be comfortable with only one working spouse. THE predicament of the modern family has been brought up again by Ms Dawn Kua
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      185 35 I HAVE, on more than one occasion, expressed my displeasure about the slow cable modem's speed. Before cable service was commercialised, trial users were enjoying very fast upload and download speeds. However, after commercialisation, the speed has been capped at 1.5 mbps (megabits per
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      309 36 Do they see eye to eye? Here's an extract of their responses when Timesport asked them about their relationship 0. How would you describe your working relationship at Singapore Armed Forces m 1998? Vincent S libra ma mam: didn't enjoy our relationship... but I was
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      628 36  -  KELVIN PHANG Vincent and Kok may not be agreeable, but maintain professionalism »L VINCENT BUOYED BY WEATHER, PLAYERS' ATTENDANCE NATIONAL coach Vincent Subramaniam was a much happier man on the second day of training yesterday. The Lions are now preparing for a friendly match against Malaysia on
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      396 36 LESS than six weeks to the start of the S-League season and Tampines Rovers is the only club without a coach or foreign signing. So m comes club chairman Quah Kirn Song to take responsibility. Said Quah yesterday: "I will be personally involved m
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      733 36  - End this nonsense once and for all GODFREY ROBERT GODFREY AT LARGE THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS HUT LOCAL FOOTBALLS REGULAR OUTPOURINGS ABOUT THIS 'DISEASE' ARE SELF-MADE. AND THE ROOT Of THIS EVIL IS THE LACK OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PARTIES. THIS is a true story. The scene: A daily briefing for
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      196 37 OLYMPICS LAUSANNE (Switzerland) Ten cities have submitted letters to the International Olympic Committee exf>ressing interest m bidding or the 2008 Summer Olympics. Bangkok, Istanbul, Havana, Osaka, Paris, Beijing, Seville, Toronto, Kuala Lumpur and most recently Cairo have already filed their candidatures with the
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      533 37 |{\SKI I li VII NBA All-Star 2000 starting line-ups Eastern Conference: F Vince Carter (Toronto) 1,911,973 votes. F Grant Hill (Detroit) 1,371,304. C Alonzo Mourning (Miami) 1,878,588. G Allen Iverson (Philadelphia) 1,843,011. G Eddie Jones (Charlotte) 734,940. Western Conference: F Kevin Garnett (Minnesota) 1,550,976. F Tim
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      496 37 EVEN the constant booing by Magic fans couldn't throw Penny Hardaway off his game m his first trip back to Orlando. Hardaway, traded from the Magic to Phoenix last summer, scored 21 points on Monday night to nelp the Suns beat Orlando 117-113. The four-time All-Star,
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      540 38 BOWIJNG ♦Allen will continue to train the national squad ♦The 14 players will send letter of apology KUAIA LUMPUR The dispute between the Malaysian Tenpin Bowling Congress (MTBC) and the 14 bowlers who walked out from the Project Gemilang 2001 is over with both sides
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      446 38 MOTOR RACING LONDON Eddie Jordan has said that ever-improv-ing Heinz-Harald Frentzen and a new addition 23--year-old Italian JarnoTrulli may be able to push the Jordan team past Formula One giants McLaren and Ferrari. "Jordan is going all out to try to be a champion this
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      527 38 Tm not sure he would make a great manager, but as a coach he would be good because he's played at the highest level, and under Alex Ferguson, but most of all he is so enthusiastic. Andrew Duncan on Cantona (above) IF ERIC CANTONA
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      309 38 LONDON England striker Alan Shearer came back to haunt his former club by scoring twice, the second his 250 th career goal, m Newcastle United s 2-1 win at Blackburn Rovers m an FA Cup fifth-round tie at Ewood Park. The former Blackburn star put Newcastle m
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      340 39 BASKETBALL NBA: Miami 104 Detroit 82. Minnesota 105 Sacramento 90, Phoenix 117 Orlando 113. Denver 83 Philadelphia 80, Milwaukee 92 Vancouver 87. CRICKET International Schools League, Under-20: Temasek Polytechnic 135-9 (Sarawan 18, Deepark 17; Tiju 3-24. Kalyan 2-22) bt Nanyang Technological University 117-8 (Tinu 20. Ritwi'< 17;
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      52 39 Time takes away the edge of grief But memory turns back every leaf. MORE OBITUARIES ON PAGE 40 flSKrop Sweet little flower of heavenly birth, W She was too fair to bloom on earth. In Memoriam And, oh the wrench, an angel came, Verses For Child. And took our dear
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    216 40 To the family of MICHAEL GAW Our Deepest Heartfelt Condolences From The Board of Directors, Management Staff of SINCERE WATCH LIMITED SINCERE WATCH DUTY FREE PTE LTD With deepest sympathy to Mrs Gaw Kian Lay, John, Jeremy and family on the grievous loss of their beloved MICHAEL JOHN GAW
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      64 41 asdfsadf On. 3 6 9 12 V«lut Unit mth mthj mint m«hi mtht Catl datt USS Mi SV. W% ML 6V. 47. 03/02 5 57. SV« 5'V.. 37, 03/02 STC Jfc SV» SV, 6 6'/. 4"/,. 03/02 'k k L 2 ssi gzziza. g SL i^ X
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      109 41 SINGAPORE Physic* (Ss) _Tv Mon X b r *****-*****.15 *****-*****.57 100 gm 1551-1642.85 1552-1643 88 f° Igm1 gm 776-832.24 776-832.24 9 m 310-344 02 310-344 02 vn 78-101.97 78-101.97 1 m 16-36.05 16-36.05 Bullion calm (Ss/oi) Tim Mon S'por* bullion coin 511-505 511 505 Canadian mapl* l*a( 511-505 511-505
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      176 41 Foreign Currency Note Rates (9am, Feb 1) Buying OO Selling Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency Australian dollar 1.0770 1.0920 Canadian dollar 1.1650 1.1900 NZ dollar 0.8380 0.8560 Sterling pound 2.7380 2.7660 US dollar 1.6980 1.7090 Singapore dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian schilling. 11.90
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      1690 41 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS asdfsad Managers' prices (Ss) UNIT TRUSTS MW*M Asset MH Atto IM Aberdeen Select Portfolio: Global Technology Fd!" 1.377 1.446 UK Blue Chip Fd!" 0.971 1.021 American Ooport Fd 1.035 1.088 Continental Euro Eqty Fd 1.202 1.263 Japan Eqty Fd!** 1.608 1.689 Asian Fued Income Fo 0.997 1.027
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      415 41 asdfasdf MK$ ASM Pacific 15.95 0.40 Bank of East Asia 19.90 0.15 C P Pokphand 0.30 0.01 Cafe Dc Coral 2.80 0.03 Cathay Pacific Airways 12.20 -0.10 COL Hotels 2.00 -0.15 Century City Int'l 0.39 -0.01 Cheung Kong Holdings 99.00 0.75 China Motor Bus 47.90 0 40 CITIC
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      42 41 Crudt palm oil (MS/tonnt) f•" 00 1160 (South) R»fln«d palm oil (USS/tonnt) RBO Palm Oil f«b 00 325.00 (seller) Mar 00 325.00 (seller) RBO Olem F>b 00 347.50 (seller) Mar 00 347.50 (seller) RBD Stearin f *b 00 250.00 (seller)
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      44 42 Chang* Strait j Times Index 2230.39 *0.11 8T 08/ OS -559.00 »102.00 BT CADI ...-*****.00 -9.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -56.00 DBS 50 lnd«i 727.52 -0.18 OCBC 30 712.50 -0.97 UOB Blue Chip 804.06 +5.36 MSCI Singapore 300.44 »0.09 SIMSCI Futures 300.20 *1.70
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      104 42 MAIN SCO U» On Unch Up On Uoch Hultlind 7 4 0 0 0 Manufacturing 36 32 26 14 19 9 Commerce 14 13 11 5 3 2 Tpt/Stor/Comms .9 8 10 0 o Finance 7 11 6 0 0 o Construction 6 8 4 2 5 3 Properties
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      34 42 NOL 21,595.000 ST Assembly 25c 16,264.000 MMI Hldgs 10c 12.462,000 KianAnn2oe 11.006.000 ST Cngg lOc 9,779,000 F*ftedl USIOc 9.242,000 Ur*<p R 8.206.000 DdMpuls. 5c 1'2^222 LfcM SOc 7,842,000 Stic r«l 15c 7.842,000
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      66 42 TURNOVER COOO) Main S«sdaq Total Multilnd 18 315 18 315 ?.T.* C 2I 628 1.156 22.784 Tpt/Stor/Commj 3a 104 264 38 368 Fin»nc» -15.224 15 224 Construction n\ Z27 2765 Properties 15.547 15 54' Mot.ls/Rsts 1,3 6 3 229 |5i Soviets ,2,94, 4A09 7 350 5k!?.-. 27.208 287
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      290 42  -  MARKET REPORT SHARES m Singapore ended flat yesterday, weighed down by fears that the US Federal Reserve could raise interest rates more aggressively by 50 basis points. The Straits Times Index closed a marginal 0.11 point higher at 2,230.39, helped by gains m Singapore
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      484 43 TOKYO Toyota Motor, the world's No. 3 car maker, has received initial approval to proceed with plans for a car-making venture m China with Tianjin Automobile Industrial, a Chinese manufacturing group. Tianjin Automobile told Toyota on Monday that the country's State Development Planning
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      279 43 Retailers sue music giant over Web links on CDs WASHINGTON Sony Music Entertainment was sued by retailers who say the world's No. 2 recording company steers customers illegally to its online stores by including hyperlinks on music compact discs (CDs). The National Association of Recording Merchandisers filed the suit on
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      499 43 Both groups decline comment on media reports about them creating the world's biggest music company TOKYO Sony, Japan's No. 2 home electronics maker, and Germany's Bertelsmann, the third-largest media group, may merge their music businesses, creating the world's largest music company, media reports
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      397 43 Growth in US factory output slows CONCERN OVER HIGHER PRICES INFLATION FEARS US manufacturing cools as production and jot i growth slow. More companies report price increases. The index of prices paid rises to 72.6 from 68.3. Most businesses forecast increases in labour and raw material costs but say they
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      317 43 Compaq's sales in Asia up 64% to $3.4 b 'In many of the Asia-Pacific countries, we still need distributors because of logistic challenges. Mr Chan, on why the region lags behind the US ana Europe m direct sales COMPAQ Computer, the world's biggest maker of personal computers (PCs), said its
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      415 44 GSM's strong foothold m China's $13b mobile phone market could be under threat if the licensing pact is sealed SAN DIEGO Qualcomm said on Monday it was "very close" to a pact that may lead to widespread use of its cel-lular-phone technology m
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      401 44 Hubert Neiss joins Deutsche Bank as head of Asian ops EX-IMF MAN MAKES SWITCH MR HUBERT Neiss, the soft-spoken, tough-talking Austrian who was the public face of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) during the region's financial crisis, will join Deutsche Bank as chairman of Asian operations, the German bank said.
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        90 44 US ENERGY Secretary Bill Richardson said his country, the world's largest oil-con-suming nation, has no plans to use its emergency oil reserve to combat rising oil prices. While a proposal to release supplies from inventories had been made, no decision was imminent,
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        81 44 THE battle for control for National Westminster Bank (Nat West) continued on Monday as first Royal Bank of Scotland, then Bank of Scotland, produced new bids for the English bank. Royal Bank valued its new offer of cash and stock announced on Monday at US$4O.5
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        105 44 VODAFONE Airtouch and Mannesmann edged closer to a deal yesterday when the British mobile phone group suggested it would be willing to give its German counterpart almost 50 per cent of the equity m the combined group if the deal was recommended. Vodafone dropped its
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        80 44 ASSOCIATED Press (AP\ the oldest and largest news organisation m the world, and CNet Inc, the Internet source for computer and technology information, are entering into a partnership to share up-to-the-minute content ana news. AP will select stories from CNet News.corn's daily coverage
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      367 45  -  PAUL JANSEN HIGH-SPEED ACCESS Bij] We are determined to have the technology bases covered/ Mr Knox, on the company's strategy m Australia PACIFIC Internet (PacNet) is a step closer to offering broadband services to its Australian customers. It announced yesterday that its Australian subsidiary,
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      620 45  -  RAVI VELLOOR The best from the world will help the industry set itself up as the entrance to the regional economies Hu THE PANEL: Who's who CHAIRMAN Mr J.Y.Pillay, chairman, Singapore Exchange MEMBERS Mr Alfred Berkeley, president, Nasdaq Mr Gerald Corrigan, managing
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      796 45 FULL TEXT OF SINGAPORE EXCHANGE'S STATEMENT OFFICIALS of the stock exchanges m Singapore and Malaysia met m Kuala Lumpur on Monday to discuss the Clob issue. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) issued a statement after the meeting. Yesterday, the Singapore Exchange (SGX) disputed its
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      417 46  -  TAMMY TAN Instead of fixed-amount fees, firms will pay recurrent fees charged at 1 per cent of the annual gross turnover REVISED FEES ASPIRING telecommunication operators will not have to pay as much m licence fees as their predecessors had to under new
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      341 46 DBS BANK, the biggest player m the Sing dollar market here, has predicted that the currency would strengthen to 1.58 to the greenback by year-end. That is higher than many industry forecasts although Standard Chartered Bank expects to see
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      522 46  - B A spends £200 on cabin makeover IGNATIUS LOW BUSINESS CLASS BATTLE It wants to win back business travellers on London- S pore route from SIA Reports by IN LON DON- To be able to sleep m a bed m business class on such a long flight is going to
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      342 46  -  MARY KWANG Bu CHINA CORRESPONDENT BEIJING Natsteel Electronics' associated company, Multiwave Innovations, aims to challenge Microsoft and other rivals m providing settop box access to the Internet for websurfers m China. The information technology company has teamed up with Landmark Towers, a
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      154 46 NEW DELHI PSA Corporation is among three companies that are interested m building a new container terminal at Chennai, one of the busiest ports m India. The government said it would set up a committee to seek and evaluate bids from Hongkong's Hutchison Port
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      198 46 BRITISH Airways (BA) said discussions with its lawyers on its lawsuit with Singapore Airlines (SIA) regarding the design of sleeper seats for first class cabins were "ongoing". BA commercial director Carl Michel declined to say more, adding that he could reveal nothing further. He was
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      408 47  -  CHEE JANN PERNG GPE will pay HK parent Gold Peak $223.7 m for all the shares it owns m GP Batteries and Clipsal Bg THE MAKEOVER HONGKONG-BASED Gold Peak Industries is re-orga-nising its three Singaporelisted subsidiaries, which will see GPE Industries emerging
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      249 47 SIA unit's venture with Rolls-Royce sees sales rising 30% SINGAPORE-BASED International Engine Component Overhaul (IECO), a joint venture between Rolls-Royce and SIA Engineering (SIAEC), has forecast a 30 per cent growth m sales for the current year ending December. According to lECO chairman lan Lloyd, the company recorded a higher-than-antici-pated
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        249 3 asdfasdfsadf WASHINGTON Disabled American actor Christopher Reeve said on Monday he was "elated" to see a television commercial showing him walking after an imaginary recovery. The commercial made for Nuveen Investments aired during Sunday's Super Bowl game showed computer-gen-erated footage of Reeve walking on his
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        159 3 IN HER death, an obsessive fan may have finally attracted attention from her idol, Leon Lai. Miss Ye Guijuan's obsession with the Heavenly King may have driven her into deep debt and suicide, Hongkong newspapers reported yesterday. The 26-year-old Hongkong resident was found dead m
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      410 5 Is there any way to copyright fashion designs? And would designers do so? THE United States Supreme Court is hardly known for its fashion daring. But now, it is considering a question likely to resonate m every corner of the US$lBO billion
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      633 16  -  ARTI MULCHAND Savage Garden tells now it topped US charts again Hu FIVE minutes. That was how long Savage Garden took to write its second Billboard chart-topper, 1 Knew I Loved You, from its second album, Affirmation. "The record company
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      385 7 342 SUZUKI FOR SALE 1993 SWIFT I.3GL. 4-dr. $*****. 12/94 Swift. I.OGL. 4 dr. $44,800. 1 owner. Lot 18 Kallang Auto Ctr. END '96 SWIFT 1.0 4 dr. Very low mileage. Asking $58. "X. Lot 2A. Irving Rd. Tel: 343-0020 10/94 SWIFT I.OGL. $43 6K New tax. Beautiful cond. S/sims.
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      641 8 387 LORRIES FOR SALE 1/90 TOYOTA DYNA Double Cabin (5 passenger) with cover. Petrol. New paint/ cushion. 1 owner. Aircon. COE 1/2005. Well maintained. Selling $***** neg. Trade-in/ loan. Call *****803 2 UNITS 4/89 8/88 Nissan Cabstar 10 ft. Diesel. Low deck. New paint/ cushion/ aircon COE till 5/2004 2003.
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      692 9 402 DOl-08 CITY SOUTHWEST PTE APTS RENT CHINATOWN LOVELY CONSERVATION APTS. 3 bdrms./ attics/ high ceiling 1200/ 1500 sq.ft. Tel: 732-7235 t DO5 BANYAN CONDOMINIUM Resort style apartments/with I balconies 1393 1873 sq.ft. Full Condo. facilities Close to Pasir Panjang Village i amenities TEL 235 2411 I RIVERSIDE PIAZZA 2/3
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      731 9 402 DOVOB CITY SOUTH-WEST PTE APTS RENT 0.05 PARKWEST, 3 rms. 1250 sq.ft. Furn. Aircon. F/ facilities. AYE/ PIE/ MRT. $1800. *****510 Lite 0.05 NORMANTON PK. 3 rms. Newly upgraded. F/facilities. Long/ short term. Few units. 9805-2399 ERA PASIR VIEW PK. Balcony High fir. Ouiet. 3*1. 1335 sq.ft. F/facilities. neg.
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      516 9 404 DO9-10 ORCHARD/ 404 DO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGUN/ HOLLAND TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTEAPTS-RENT PTEAPTS-RENT For Lease (§£§>) (from 1 week) N^Now/ Prestisious Service Apartments In District 9 I I isilll JHIPaW^ i r r r,.. U« aflk i ''"Iffigji. r^W B| r L.'. HBatta^HMflfc^f* JL- .^^kf> Easy Accessibility To All Parts Of
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      623 9 404 DO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS RENT Richmond Pk. 1259/ 1550 sq.ft. 2/ 3+l $6K up Scotts 28. 1636 sq.ft. 3+l $BK. Th« Claymorr 2680/ 3348 sq.ft. 3/ I 4+l. $12K up Nassim Jadt 2067 sq.ft. 3+1..511.5K Sommtrvlllt Grandtur 1800/ 2600 sq.ft. Pandan Valley Penths*. 6100 sq.ft. 4+l Balcony
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      755 9 404 DO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS -RENT UE SO. NEAR Clarke Quay. 1100 sq.ft. 2 bdrms. Well furn. Be im- pressed! Pool/ tennis/ gym/ squash. 53.6K/ Valley Pk. Big studio. $2.3 K. 733 8522 Highpoint GRANGE RD. LUXURIOUS penthse. with pte. lift lobby. 2+l bdrms. 3700 sq.ft. Timber flooring.
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      945 9 404 DO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS RENT 0.09 ASPEN HEIGHTS. 1324 sq.ft. 3+l with full facilities. Near Clarke Quay. Pg. *****909/ *****544 KIM YAM HGTS. 1668 sq.ft. 4+l with full facilities. Near Orchard Rd. Pg. *****909/ *****544 LEGACY PENTHOUSE. 3+l. 2500 sq.ft. Terr, with pte. Jacuzzi. Scenic view Just
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      634 9 404 DO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTEAPTS-RENT CENTREPOINT STUDIO APT. Ouiet. Pool view F/furn. Aircon. Somerset MRT./ Shpg. Ctr. *****118 0.10 SMALL DEVT. s*l. 4000 sq.ft. Facilities. Balcony. Beautiful view. Greenery. $IOK. Trevose *****43 0.10 AURA PK./ Tanglin Pk./ Sommerville Grandeur. 2/ 3+l. 52.5K $4.8K neg. *****168 agt. 0.10 GREENWOOD. AREA.
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      1315 9 Properties 406 011 21 NEWTON/ BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI PTEAPTS-RENT D.21 SIGNATURE PK./ Good Luck Gdn./ Dairy Farm. 2/ 3/ 4 rms. I (SI.SK up). M.ndy 9233 8811 HAN SHELFORD ROAD TOWNHSE. 2 rms. Spacious. Facilities. Must view. Low rental Rl 9416 1417 MAPLEWOODS RESORT CONDO. 980 sq.ft. 2 bdrms. F/aircon. Facilities. Avail.
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      825 10 Properties 410 Dl 5-16 EAST COAST PTEAPTS-RENT EAST COAST LOVERS. Very cheap rent. Walk to cinemas, shops, food. Several units avail. *****050 DW CASUARINA COVE. 1597 sq.ft. 3+l. Face pool/ gdn. F/furn. Exclusive. Immed. 53.6K! 9805-6718 ERA D.15 FINLAND GDN. F/furn. 3 bdrms. Pool view. Siglap Ctr./ amenities. $2.5K neg.
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      812 10 414 Dl 9-20 SERANGOON/ THOMSON PTEAPTS-RENT EVERGREEN PARK. BRANO new! 3+l. High/ ground fir. Full facilities. Good facing. Available immediate 1 Sarah 9590-9389 RE/MAX THOMSON/ BISHAN MRT. New apt. I 1/2/ 3 rms./ mais. P/furn. Balcony. 650-2050 sq.ft. $1 2k/ $1.4K/ SI.BK/ S2.IK/ S3K. CER: 9306 6810 AMK AYE. 4.
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      1079 10 418 MIXED DISTS 418 MIXED DISTS PTEAPTS-RENT PTEAPTS-RENT APARTMENTS FOR LEASE i 1 1 1 City Central Districts Buklt Timah Mansions 3♦ 1 3079 Devonshire Building 1/2 11 19 to 1647 Elizabeth Regency 3 1 2300 Horizon Towers 4+l 2304 to 2314 Leonle Condotel 4 1 2568 to 2931 Landmark
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      865 10 420 HOUSES FOR RENT D.lO HOLLAND RD. Refurbished co j lonial bungalow. s+l. Large patio. Overlooking pool. 33,000 sq.ft Vacant. Agt. *****363/ *****011 D.lO HOLLAND RD. Refurbished co lonial bungalow. s+l. Large patio. Overlooking pool. 33,000 sq.ft. Vacant. Agt. *****363/ *****011 j D.21 SUNSET. SPACIOUS white, light, bright. D/storey bunglw.
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      911 10 422HUDC/HOB APTS FOR RENT ALL AREAS 2-5-RM. Upp. Boon Keng. Marine Terr.. AMK, T. Payoh. Bishan, Hougang, S'goon., Yishun, CCX. Bt. Batok. Pasir Ris, Tampines, Sengkang, Jurong E7 W Teck whye, etc. Tel: 560-3392. HDB APT. PASIR Ris. Tampines Kallang Bahru, St. George, McNair, AMK, Hougang. S'goon N Yishun. Woodlands,
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      940 10 422HUDC/HOB APTS FOR RENT APPROVED CHAI CHEE 5 rm. Furn. i High fir. F/aircon. Ist class design- er decor. $1200. 258-2818 agt. 4 'NG' BOON Lay Drive. Renovated. I Mid fir. Malay owner. $I.IK. Immed occupation. 9582-3738 i gate 4-RM. BLK. 35 CIRCUIT Rd. Whole hse. Approved. Well renovated. F/furn.
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      803 10 424 SERVICE APARTMENTS 424 SERVICE APARTMENTS 424 SERVICE APARTMENTS Call Somerset Residences on (65) 272 7272. J SOMERSET I I RESIDENCES 1 ShcMon W.iy. »l i-01 Tcm.isolk Tower. Singapore MMI 1 WrhMtiv wuw M*M~M <.'.in j I fan II tut! law ma* Bl»IW T OiiOWIIMOI Hanoi •Mo C m Mini.
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      1176 10 440D0108 445D09-10 ORCHARD/ CITY SOUTH-WEST TANGLIN/ HOLLAND HOUSES -SALE HOUSES SALE I___ Outtn Astrld Park most coveted Itjfj Debenham neighbourhood, am.dst lush U^ m greenery sitting on 19.000 sq ft. I Tie LeUllQ Perfect square land. Create your <= architectural masterpiece for only $450 p.s.f. Incredible investment HRVT Jt^ opportunity!
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      852 11 446 DO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTEAPTS-SALE Nassim Ptnths*. 4800 sq.ft s+l 57.5 M 7 Nassim 4200 sq.ft. s>! 56.2 M The Claymore S4.IM/ 55.7 M 2680/ 3348 sq.ft. 3+l/4+l. Ardmore Park. 2885 sq.ft. 1 54.9 M Four Seasons .Y6O sq.tt. 4+l 53.95 M 18 Anderson. 2960/ 2885 sq ft 4
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      627 11 446 DO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTEAPTS-SALE THE CLAYMORE. 3*l bdrms. 2680 sq.ft. A good investment. Good j facing. No blockage. 2 units avail. Asking $3.95 M $4.3 M. Tokyu I 9753 9389 PRIME LOCATION! AFFORDABLE UE Sq. 2 yrs 506 sq.ft Studio High fir. Panoramic view No blockage. Big pool/
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      863 11 446 DO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTEAPTS-SALE NASSIM JADE/ FOUR Season Pk/ Ardmore Pk. 4 rms/ family. $3.6 M upwards. Aqt. 7 *****0/*****543 FOUR SEASONS PK. Luxurious con do 2260/ 2874/ 3821 sq.ft. 4+l. F'hold. High fir. Orient *****316 D.09 FUTURA F'HOLD 2800 sq.ft 4+l. High fir. Pte. lift. Facilities. 52.68
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      780 11 450 D11& 21 NEWTON/ BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI HOUSES -SALE D.ll ORCHID INN. 2' -storey bunijlw. 5000/ 5600 sq.ft. 7+l--bdrm Convenient. Move m cond. Valued $4.5 M. HB 9709 1479 MUST VIEW JLN. JAMBU AVER. 6000/ 3300 sq.ft. 6 1. If you like the outside, you'll love the interior. Designer decor. Edward Lim
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      563 11 465 Dl 7-18 CHANGI/ 465 Dl 7-18 CHANGI/ 465 Dl 7-18 CHANGI/ 465 Dl 7-18 CHANGI/ 465 Dl 7-18 CHANGI/ 465 Dl 7-18 CHANGI/ PASIRRIS PASIRRIS PASIRRIS PASIRRIS PASIRRIS PASIRRIS HOUSES -SALE HOUSES SALE HOUSES SALE HOUSES SALE HOUSES SALE HOUSES SALE The Straits Times Classified PROPERTY GUIDE PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL
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      518 11 456 012-14 BALESTIER/ MACPHERSON/GEYLANG PTEAPTS-SALE TOPAZ MANS. 2*l. F'hold. 1055 sq.ft. Elegance m design. F/ aircon. Near mkt./ food ctr./ sch. Lift/ carpark. Asking S63OK. Pg. *****271 ASTORIA PARK CONDO. 3 rms. 1173 sq.ft. F/furn. Morn. sun. Mid. fir. Unblocked. F/facilities. Next to MRT. Tel: *****33 Andy/ CR D.12 F'HOLD
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      396 11 460 Dl 5-16 EAST COAST HOUSES -SALE D.IS CARPMAEL RD. 3 storey terr. 2 yrs. 4+l en-suite. Advant Garde design. Lovely airwell. Open house 12-2pm. 30/1. Jason *****234 DW BEST l^| Buy bsu 1 JLN. LIMAU Nipis. Corner semi-d. 999 yrs. 4537/ 2657 sq.ft. 4+l. S3SOK renovation. Face pa^k. Quiet.
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      338 11 461 015-16 EAST COAST PTEAPTS-SALE ki^B v> FORT GDN. F'HOLD. 1-42 sq.ft. 3+l Look To The East Ccast For The Yields! Facilities. Mins to Airport, Orchard. Jurong Amenities. Serious Seller, not to be missed! BELOW VALUE! KOON Seng RJ Walk-up apt. Near new Haig Girl Sch. Ground fir, patio, gdn
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      854 11 Properties 461 015-16 EAST COAST PTEAPTS-SALE ).15 PEBBLE BAY. Approx 2357 iq.ft. 4*l. High fir. Nice view. Full acilities. *****361 Citygarden D.15 OE CASALLE Lor. N 3 yrs. 1300 sq.ft. 3*l rms. Pool/ lift. F'hold. 5900K 0.n.0. SPS 9600-4950 D.15 MANDARIN GARDEN. 3+ 1 bedrms. 1572 sq.ft. Fully furnished Must
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      468 12 Properties 470 Dl 9-20 SERANGOON/ THOMSON HOUSES -SALE CMCIIMUf Mi J HILLSIDE DR. BEAUTIFUL 3/storey townhse. 2200 sq.ft. 3+2 rms. F'hold. Near Rosyth/ Parry sch. Priced to sell. Pg. 9599-6219 HSR I fnll LA m THOMSON NEW SEMI-D. F'hold. TOP soon. s+l+ family. 01.76 M. 6+l family. $1.86 M. Quality
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      572 12 471 Dl 9-20 SERANGOON/ THOMSON PTEAPTS-SALE SPRINCBLOOM 2-UNITS. 1130/ 1432 sq.ft. 2+l/ 3+l. Mid/ high fir. Designer lecor. Good facing. Reasonable pr cc. Hurry! *****468 CR BISHAN 8. BRAND new condo. 3+l. High fir. Quiet facing. Good view. Near Paffles Institution. Catholic High, Junction 8. 9404-8485 D.19 ROSALIA PK. F'hold.
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      673 12 475D22-28 WESTS NORTH HOUSES-SALE JLN. SELASEH. 999 yrs. corner terr Land 3100/ 2800 sq.ft. 6 bdrms. 5 toilets, S3OOK renovation, quiet ambience. *****663 VILLA VERDE 3-STOREY inter./ cor ncr terr. Rooftop terr. Type BT/ I M 2. Yeow Meng 9312-2328 ERA D.28 NIM RD. 2/storey semi-d. F'hold. 5239/ 3200 sq.ft.
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      898 12 476D22-28 WESTS NORTH PTEAPTS-SALE CASTLE GREEN CONDO. Superb View. 3+l rms. 1.173 sq.ft. High fir. i F/aircon/facilities. 9266 1888 agt. S-BELOw VALUE Pare Oasis! Vacant since TOP. Beautiful renova- tion, facing. 3+l. Owner *****882 NORTHVALE. 1300 SQ.FT. High fir. Pool view. N.E facing Near MRT. Yeow Meng 9312 2328 ERA
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      752 12 -isaraaaig 1 -sßssssaas* -sßsssasaf -•{ssasasas 1 -=s -as^sasas 1 The Straits Times Classified PROPERTY GUIDE (HDB ESTATES) Classification Codes HDB Estates 502 Geylang/Eunos/Macpherson f?S i^ all^"9 Whampoa A/ofe: The numbers m the map are Classification Codes for advertisement bookings. SIO I oa Payoh Potong Pasir This may not be reproduced
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      464 12 492 HDB APTS FOR SALE (ANGMOKIO) 5-RM. AMK. BLK 249. High fir. Windy. Mins. to amenities. 9805-2381 Mickey ERA 493 HDB APTS FOR SALE (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) m ACT FAST! 3 T upgraded blk. 32, Chai Chee. orig. High fir. Lift level. Near amenities. Walk to MRT/ central/ sch. Valued.
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      607 12 4 'S' BLK 128 Bedok Res. Urgent sale. 5226 K. **06. Lift level. Malay eligible. Pg. 9222-5671 Ivan 5 'I' BEDOK N. Blk. 94E. High fir. Unblocked. 6 yrs. Renovated. 124 I sq.m. Near amenities. 9312-0843 5-Rm Blk 97 Near amenities. Immediate occupancy/ contra. Good price Must view *****965 RW
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      490 12 496 HDB APTS FOR SALE (BUKIT BATOK) 4 'A 1 BLK. 113, 129 536. 3 A' b1k.249, unblocked. Peaceful. Near i schs., low cash. Indi *****364. 4 'A' BT. Batok Blk. 341. Lift level. Simple renovation. Near MRT. Can contra. Winston 9600-8689 OW. 4 'A' AT Blk. 639. f/ aircon.
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      428 12 497 HOB APTS FOR SALE (BTMERAH/OUEENSTOWN/ TELOK BLANGAH 3 'S 1 BLK. 90 C'wealth Dr. Ground fir. Amenities. Using contra Valued SIO2K. Pg: 9292-9797 Propex 4 'I' BLK 160 Meiling St. Mid fir. Fully renovated. Windy bright. Near MRT, mkt, schs. *****816 LS. 4 'NG' DELTA Aye. Blk. 3. High
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      683 12 SOO HOB APTS FOR SALE (CHOACHUKANG/ BUKIT PANJANG) HAPPY t PROPEROUS New Year" *4 A' CCX Blk. 205. High fir. Unblocked. F/renovated. Vacant. Can Contra. Ronald 9672-3655 LOW CASH! CCX 4 A' Corner 281/ 5 I T Corner 221. Bt. Panjang 4 'S' 274/ 4 A' Corner 232. 272. 132/
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      1491 13 500 HDB APTS FOR SALE SO2 HDB APTS FOR SALE (CHOACHUKANG/ (GEYLANG/EUNOS/ BUKITPANJANG) MACPHERSON) 5 T CORNER 249 CCX. 1 mm. to 5 T LENGKONG Tiga Blk. 102. CorLRT. Best layout Beautiful cond. ner. Mid flr. Unolocked. MRT. Low High flr. Amenities. *****026 CW cash! Christopher 9494-9797 ERA 5 T
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      1997 13 304 HDB APTS FOR SALE 505 HDB APTS FOR SALE (HOUGANG/ SERANGOON/ (JURONG) YIOCHUKANG) NEW LIST! UPGRADED 3 T Lor. Lew I Lian. High flr./ amenities/ future 1111 l MRT. Must view! Leon *****230 \M Wt- T SGOON/ HOUGANG EXEC M.,s Ugh VPPPVPIII flr. MRT/ sch./ mkt. Renovated. NMMWWmI V
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      2398 13 505 HDB APTS FOR SALE 512 HDB APTS FOR SALE 512 HDB APTS FOR SALE (JURONG) (PASIR RIS/CHANGI) (PASIR RIS/CHANGI) k./ 1 BL 5' 158 Yunq Lon Rd 4 i CORNER 4 'A' Pasir Ris Blk. 423. bdrms High flr. Good view No High flr. Move-in Near NTUC reblockage. *****542
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      712 13 512 HDB APTS FOR SALE (PASIR RIS/CHANGI) 5-RM. CORNER BLK. 766. High fir. 100% move m. No afternoon sun. Open view. Pg. 9300-4078 Talo 314 HDB APTS FOR SALE (TAMPINES/SIMEI) TAMPINES DESIGN BUILD! 4 'A' 497G high/ mid/ low fir. Corntr. Unblocked. Well renovated. No afternoon sun. Greenery view, nice
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      1489 13 Properties Sl4 HDB APTS FOR SALE 316 HDB APTS FOR SALE (TAMPINES/SIMEI) (TOAPAYOH/ POTONG PASIR) 4 'A' CORNER Blk. 271. High fir. Malay eligible. Good layout. Near fn-bloc -> oy Tn j p Jun h on, .->«. amenit.es. Musa 9524-8946 H&A It 4 'A' BLK 463 Tampines Mid fir. nese
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      705 14 Properties 517 HDB APTS FOR SALE (WOODLANDS/ SEMBAWANG) MRS r ClflSS jflfl[^^ 4 'A' BLK 882. Unblocked, nice view Well renovated. Valued 5227 K. Near amenities. Can cobroke. Pq. *****305 5 T CORNER Blk. 881 Woodlands. 4-rms. Low fir. Good layout. New split aircon. Well kept. Unblocked. MRT/ supermart. 9707-2489
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      1029 14 518 HDB APTS FOR SALE (YISHUN) 3 'NG' BLK. 137. New listing! Nice renovation! Move m. Lift level. Un blocked. Mins. to Chong Pang City MRT Contra. 9545 2475 ERA 3> HNt BLK. 160. All races. 3 mins. walk to MRT. Unblocked. Can contra. Valued $166 K. Well kept. View:
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      759 14 518 HDB APTS FOR SALE (YISHUN) 4 'S7 4 NG 1 Blk. 703/ 202. High f :r. Near MRT/ Northpoint. Unblocked. Move m. Hurry! 9522-8687 PW. 4 'S' BLK. 772. Low cash! Serious sttafi Renovated. MRT/ mkt./ sch. No co-broke. Pg. 9325 5103 agt. 4 'S' CORNER recess 807. Low
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      1624 14 527 HUOC/HDB APTS 531 FACTORY SPACE 531 FACTORY SPACE WANTED (RENT/ BUY) FOR RENT FOR RENT H p__p_-^____ PLEASE CALL 9636-4843. Looking I"/*\M If J A,] _J M ifl for a flat m Tampines/ Simei or Pasir Ris. Prepared to wait. Willing __^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H to pay high price. I"J§ 1 IZ#
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        321 6  -  MELANIE LIEW »> To grow further m the Internet age, it will begin to sell high- and middle-end servers. In line with the fast growth of the Internet, NEC Corporation is shifting gear to supply high- and medium-end servers to data centres and network server
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        284 6 Allocate sufficient resources Dotcom companies Corporations must al-" locate enough resources for their dotcoms set up to realise the value associated with ecommerce. Mr Thomas Pike, global managing partner, Communications High Tech, Andersen Consulting, said that new start-ups should not make the mistake of their US counterparts, which did not
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        574 8  -  GRACE CHNG Another initiative to help service providers get aligned with e-commerce. By It is important that Singaporebased companies possess world class capabilities m the delivery of quality services via the Internet. Miss Yong Ying-I, chief executive officer, Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore, on Singapore's
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        582 10  - More options soon ONG BOON KIAT By< SCVs cable infrastructure will be ready to handle telephone services. ■w- -y -yhen Singapore Cable \A/ Vision (SCV) enters V V the telecommunications fray as expected by yearend, it could prove a worthy competitor to incumbent telecom operators. This is because its existing
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        467 10  - Establishing a VPN architecture HENRY LIM TER BOON SENG CHUANG SHYUE-HONG By fTT^he Internet is typically I an open, unsecured .A. and routed network. For companies sending corporate information over the Internet, they need to be assured of a secure network connection. Virtual private network (VPN) technology is a framework
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        454 11 All these services at your fingertips On the WAPpath brought to you by Mobile One (JQi Coming soon to a pocket near you: The Internet, accessible on your mobile phone. In the not too distant future, you will be able to get customised information such as weather updates, traffic details
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        365 11 How mobile Internet access will affect the way we work and play. RETAIL The Internet on the move will enable us to shop whenever and wherever we want to. It will provide us with a new sales channel that can be tailored to
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        479 12  -  ONG BOON KIAT Cisco System's newly-opened US$6 million ($10.1 million) lab here will showcase hot telecom technologies like multiprotocol layer switching (MPLS) and soon, dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM). By Imagine mailing a set of china away to a friend m a plain,
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        207 12 If MPLS (multiprotocol layer switching) gives networks their brains, an optical technology called DWDM (dense wavelength division multiplexing) gives them the brawn. DWDM s magic lies m its ability to store different types of data signals m various frequencies, or colours, of light. What's more, the
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        381 15 m IT managers, Linux 1-4 presents a unique chalJL lenge. The old adage, "No one ever got fired for buying Microsoft", is coming under increasing pressure. As Linux is increasingly seen to be viable m a range of situations, hard questions are beginning to be
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        584 17  -  BILLY TEO Websites m Chinese are growing m number covering everything from Aaron Kwok to international events. *L Surf here www.zaobao.com Singapore's major Chinese news and information portal. www.sina.com A popular Chinese language portal. www.c3s.org.sg The Central Chinese Content Services website, also known as the official search
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        724 18  - Draw it out ALFRED SIEW Learn how to place graphic elements on your website m the last part of our series on Web design. bj: The snazzy webpages we see today are a combination of background images, icons, navigation bars, column dividers and text put together with precision and attention
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        149 18 Web Browsers that do not have Chinese language support installed will not be able to display the Chinese characters. Instead, you will see indecipherable symbols and characters. You will have to download additional programs or language packs from the homepages of your browser software, and run
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        290 18 INPUT METHODS Feel the itch to send Andy Lav some e-mail m Chinese? There are several Chinese language word processors which can be used to send as well as read e-mail m Chinese. These include HansVision, Chinese Star, Win Mass, Twinbridge, Njstar and MS
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        121 13 Schlumberger has begun shipping its new Visa Cash 1.6.1 stored value cards for distribution m Asia and the US. This latest offering provides multiple application features and simplified customisation for the user, allowing functionality to be shaped according to the needs and applications desired. In
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        188 13 Intel's new PRO/100 S network security-en-abled adapters help accelerate network security over the local area network (LAN) and are designed for today's e-business network environment. Featuring an onboard network encryption co-pro-cessor, the Intel PRO/100 S management adapter and the Intel PRO/100 S server adapter enable higher
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        124 13 Netlife Singapore and Algorithmic Research Singapore have formed a partnership to develop new security solutions for mobile banking applications, public key infrastructure (PKI) and kiosk implementations m Asia. The partnership adds Algorithmic Research's expertise m cryptography, smart cards and the design of security components to Netlife's secure
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        181 13 MCI World Com has expanded its managed international private line (MIPL) service, known as International Business Link (IBL), to 25 new cities m Europe and Asia to meet the demand for dedicated high-speed connections. Countries with expanded coverage include France, Germany, Malaysia, Philippines, South
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        608 14  -  ALIN SIOW B asdfasdf Key areas of knowledge management and what a knowledge management programme should achieve. Most enterprises today have a repository of information, such as customers' personal data, and their purchases, credit worthiness and buying patterns. Some of this data is useful, but unfortunately,
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        666 16  -  GRACE CHNG asdfas dsadfasdf Electronic mail is now an indispensable business tool. Whether it is a price quote for one million units of nuts and bolts, project approval or simply keeping people informed, e-mail cuts across space and time. While people are sometimes slow to
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        239 16 Sun seminar Sun MicroSystems is holding Sun Technology Day 2000 for developers to learn about the latest m Java 2 technology and new products m the Solaris range. This two-day conference on March 6 and 7 will be held at the Pan Pacific Hotel. The registration fee
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        543 19  - Face off virtually ALFRED SIEW In this second part of a series on videoconferencing, we explain how you can hold face-to-face meetings with anyone around the world. By, For many jet lagged business executives, videoconferencing seems too good to pass up. It allows visual communications unlike e-mail or phone calls,
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          97 19 IBM's new ThinkPad 390 X notebook series comes equipped with Intel's Pentium 111 mobile processors, m speeds of 450 and 500 MHz. The models come with IBM's three-spindle design that integrates the fixed disk drive, 24X CD-Rom and a 12GB hard disk drive. Standard features include a 56K
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          90 19 Ml and Phillip Securities have tied up to offer their customers the ability to buy and sell share shares using Ml mobile phones. This is done through the Phillip's Online Electronic Mart System (Poems). Ml users with Poems accounts can carry out share trading
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          88 19 High performance Gateway PC Gateway's Performance 800 PC is beefed up by the new Intel Pentium 111 800 MHz processor, and comes with 128MB RAM, 20 GB of hard disk space, 8X DVD-ROM drive and a 19 inch monitor as standard features. The graphics muscle is provided by a GeForce
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          186 19 Dell Computer Corporation has announced the Inspiron 5000, a new line of desktop replacement notebooks aimed at both the consumers and small business users. Prices for the Inspiron 5000 notebooks start from $3,798 (with GST), with a 466 MHz Intel Mobile Celeron processor, a 14.1-inch XGA
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          208 19 Download and pay only for what you want. That is what local website Audioload.com is offering its users with its launch last week. Visitors there can now download individual songs from certain CDs, instead of having to fork out the cash for an entire
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        627 20  - Rotate, shatter, emboss-it's easy LYNETTE HERBERT Get even more creative and add special effects to your Illustrator designs with the new KPT Vector Effects filter plug-ins. By MetaCreations KPT Vector Effects 1.5 LIKES Good price. Easy to install. Thousands of different effects possible. DISLIKES Workspace not intuitive. User needs to
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        364 20  -  MELVIN SEAH THOMSON'S MP3 PLAYER By! Product: Thomson Lyra Price $399 Format: Windows 95/98/ NT Availability: Authorised Thomson dealers Thomson Lyra LIKES Illuminated display with 16 characters per line. 64M8 Compact Flash card provided. DISLIKES Large size. High price. Basic features. Thomson Multimedia's new portable MP3
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        272 21  -  CHARLES D'CRUZ BLUE'S TREASURE HUNT By Blue's Treasure Hunt LIKES Personalised settings Simple navigation. Lots of interactivity for kids. DISLIKES Requires changing CDs. Game takes some time to complete and some kids may lose interest. Product: Blue's Treasure Hunt A learning Adventure Price: $49.90
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        789 23  -  JEFFREY TSANG sadfasd asdfsadasdf With deregulation, a whole new slew of technologies and telecom services will be on offer. Sohos must learn to leverage on them. The news has been full on the accelerated liberalisation of the local telecommunications industry. The telecoms sector will no
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