The Straits Times, 3 February 2000

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    26 1 The Straits Times y/ Established 1845 TlllirSQciy February 3, 2000 82 Pages m four parts mita (P) 034/12/1999. tW A Singapore Press Holdings publication \J\J fenb
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    Lock icon Wiranto defies calls for him to resign
    397 1  -  SUSAN SIM He turns up at Cabinet meeting despite President's calls to quit; generals dismiss rumours of imminent coup Bu INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA The impasse between the travelling President Abdurrahman Wahid and his Security Coordinating Minister, General Wiranto, continued yesterday with the former
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    Lock icon Man, 89, sees daughter stabbed
    377 1  -  JULYN KANG LAUREL TEO Bu and A WHEELCHAIR-bound 89-year-old man saw his daughter die yesterday, just after she had helped him to apply for financial support. Madam Chua Bian Neo, 56, was fatally stabbed m the back as she was leaving the MCD Building with
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    Lock icon US rates up 0.25 point
    89 1 US rates up 0.25 point 1 3.30 AM LATEST] THE US central bank this moraine (Singapore time) raised snort-term interest rates by a widely-expected quarter of a percentage point to 5.75 per cent, to keep inflationary pressures at bay. The Dow Jones was up 35.99 points, or 0.33 per cent,
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    Lock icon Aussie central bank boo-boo opens a window to windfall
    428 1 Aussie central bank boo-boo opens a window to windfall SYDNEY The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) got a tongue-lashing from financial market participants yesterday after admitting it had released details of a rate hike six minutes early to part of the market. In a statement, the RBA said it had
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      59 1 GOODIES Bakkwa hits $45 a kilo Page 23 CLOTHE^] Go Bollywood! Life! /4^k I HI m^ I H CUSTOMS Will you kneel to Ma and Pa? •Life! PARLIAMENT SITTING! Parliament will sit m session on Monday, Feb 21 at 12.30 pm, the Clerk of Parliament said yesterday. 8 '*****V*****7 The
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  • PRIME NEWS
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      Lock icon McCain floors Bush in nations first primary
      567 2  - McCain floors Bush in nations first primary LEE SIEW HUA The win m New Hampshire may force Bush to a more combative strategy m the Republican nomination race liv VS COHRKSI'ONDKM WE HAVE SENT A POWERFUL MESSAGE TO WASHINGTON THAT CHANGE IS COMING. AND IT'S THE BEGINNING OF THE END
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      Lock icon Housewife loses disputed flat suit
      362 2  -  ALETHEA LIM THE Indonesian housewife who claimed her signature was forged on the sale agreement for her $920,000 Spanish Village apartment and who sued the law firm that handled the deal, lost her case m the High Court yesterday. Madam Go Trimulyati, 47, claimed that
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      Lock icon Women the target of graduate pickpocket
      439 3  -  ELENA CHONG Ten years behind bars for serial offender with an economics degree who preyed on Orchard Road shoppers 5s SENTENCE: 10 years' detention PICKPOCKET Low Ji Qiang alias Low Soon Kheng (left), 35, was sentenced to 10 years' preventive detention yesterday. Last month,
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      Lock icon SEA OF SADNESS
      61 3 AP A woman stares out at the vast Pacific Ocean, where Alaska Airlines Flight 261 had plunged into on Monday. It was revealed that for about 20 minutes, the pilots had reported struggling with the jetliner's controls. They had managed to stop the terrifyingly steep descent briefly,
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      Lock icon Drug courier uses mother as decoy
      448 3  -  TAN KAH TIAN A 23-YEAR-OLD Malaysian drug courier used his mother as a decoy as he drove through the Causeway Checkpoint into Singapore on Tuesday to deliver heroin to a Singaporean drug peddler. The two, along with 17 of their clients and fellow dealers,
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      Lock icon Singapore road show to hit Silicon Valley
      382 4  - Singapore road show to hit Silicon Valley ZUR AIDAH IBRAHIM SM Lee will speak at a conference there next month, which aims to promote high-tech business tie-ups By IN SAN FRANCISCO This is an excellent opportunity for some of Singapore's most promising companies to demonstrate their capabilities to the US
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      Lock icon Pele's first time was with gay man
      139 4 FOOTBALL legend Pele has admitted that his first sexual experience was with a homosexual, when he was just 14 years old. In an extraordinarily candid interview with Colombian weekly magazine New Stage, Pele revealed that he was a teenager w»th Brazilian club Santos,
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      Lock icon U.S. House votes to pass bill
      401 4  - U.S. House votes to pass bill LEE SIEW HUA TAIWAN SECURITY ACT By USCORRKSI'ONOKNT WASHINGTON The US House of Representatives has voted overwhelmingly to step up US military links with Taiwan a move which infuriated China and which the Clinton administration also opposed for its potential to destabilise the island
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      Lock icon CHINA: 'Gross interference'
      62 4 CHINA yesterday summoned the US ambassador to Beijing to express its "utmost indignation". Vice-Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi was quoted as telling Mr Joseph Prueher that the Bill "is a complete violation of the three Sino-US joint communiques and a gross interference m China's internal affairs". It also
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      Lock icon TAIWAN: Cautious welcome
      54 4 THE Taiwanese government gave a guarded welcome to the Bill's passage. "We welcome any moves that may enhance Taiwan's security, Defence Minister Tang Fei said. But he declined to commen'. on whether the Bill would help the island acquire various US weapons it wants, including four cutting-edge
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      346 4 Will you turn up? Football fans who want to watch an annual support the first, on Monday. Football officials want at least 30,000 fans at the National Stadium. In Sports, Page 34 -22k SSI mmiJl 1 i a JHBS M B JH^l^^MwLiHßH^^Bi PlllfllllDV H vlllvUlvA Singapore cinema operator Cathay Cineplexes
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Dr Jekyll and Hyde
      522 5 Serial killer Harold Shipman had two sides, one a cold-blooded murderer and the other, the trusted physician 'YOU ARE A WICKED, WICKED MAN. I HAVE LITRE DOUBT THAT EACH OF YOUR VICTIMS SMILED AND THANKED YOU AS SHE SUBMITTED TO YOUR FEARFUL ADMINISTRATIONS/ Presiding Judge I
      THE TIMES OF LONDON; AP  -  522 words
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      Lock icon Austrian conservatives form coalition
      621 6 Unmoved by EU and US threats of diplomatic isolation, rightist parties announce they will form a government, but the President still has to approve What right-wing chief said 'Our soldiers were not criminals. At most, they were victims/ Mr Haider (left) to World War II veterans
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      Lock icon Chechen rebels begin pullout from Grozny
      399 6 They plan to hit Russian units from countryside MOSCOW Separatist rebels r>ave announced they are abandoning the Chechen capital and will carry out attacks on Russian forces from the mountains and countryside of the breakaway republic. Large numbers of Chechen rebels fled Grozny on
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      Lock icon Ex-Indian chief minister jailed
      260 6 MADRAS A court yesterday sentenced a powerful regional politician to one year m prison for corruption, committed when she was the chief executive of one of India's largest states. Jayaram Jayalalitha, 52, a former movie queen, and four others were convicted of accepting bribes from businessmen
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      Lock icon CIA protected ex-boss, says report
      522 8  -  LOUISE BRANSON Spy agency accused of covering up after ex -director broke the rules m taking home top-secret computer files IN WASHINGTON Frenzied activity THE CIA inspector-general's report details frenzied activity to prevent former CIA chief John Deutch (left) from being found out. For example,
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    • PEOPLE
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        Lock icon He climbed KL Tower ... backwards
        139 8 He climbed KL Tower backwards 2,058 STEPS TO SET A RECORD KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian G. Deo walked into the record books by climbing the 2,058 steps of the XL Tower backwards on Tuesday. The achievement will be listed m the Malaysia Book Of Records as the "first backward staircase climb".
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        Lock icon SOPHIE RUFFLES FEATHERS WITH HAT
        89 8 LONDON Sophie Wessex, wife of the Queen's youngest son, Prince Edward, sparked a storm of protest when she stepped out with a real fox fur nat, The Sun said yesterday. The 35-year-old, who runs a public-relations firm, bought the hat during a Switzerland business trip,
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        Lock icon YELTSIN APPEARS HAPPIER, HEALTHIER
        138 8 MOSCOW A month after shocking Russia by resigning abruptly, Mr Boris Yeltsin celebrated his 69th birthday on Tuesday amid reports that he was happier and healthier than during his final years m office. Spending the day quietly with his family members, he received an earlymorning visit
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        33 8 Mr Nelson Mandela will open a museum honouring his life's achievements next week. Mr Michael Portillo, tipped to be the next leader of Britain's Conservative Party, has been named the party's finance spokesman.
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        78 8 Quoteworthy 'I fell into the habit of thinking how so many problems coulahe settled over a good meal. It was all part of politics a way to stay informed, engage m plots and intrigue and consume good food and wine all at the same time. German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer
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      Lock icon The face of the vanquished
      67 9 TEXAS Governor George W. Bush, Republican presidential contender, pauses during his rally m Manchester, New Hampshire, after the state primary. Arizona Senator John McCain scored a landslide victory over Mr Bush on Tuesday m the primary, puncturing the latter s aura as the inevitable Republican
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      Lock icon Size does not always matter in this race
      767 9  - Size does not alway s matter in this race LEE SIEW HUA NEWS ANALYSIS US CORRESPONDENT Presidential hopefuls ignore the crucial primary m New Hampshire at their peril as it historically has a huge influence on the presidential race WASHINGTON Tiny New Hampshire loves contrarian politicians and has rewarded Senator
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      Lock icon Little New Hampshire
      73 9 ST Population: 1.2 million, the sixth smallest state. Politics: 37 per cent independents, 36 per cent Republicans, 27 per cent Democrats. Primary milestones: 1996: Pat Buchanan heat President George Bush. 1992: Mr BHI Clinton became the first President since 1952 who did not win the New Hampshire
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      Lock icon Indian radical admits killing Aussie missionary
      239 9 BHUBANESHWAR (India) A Hindu radical yesterday admitted to the killings of an Australian missionary and his two sons who were burnt alive m their car, but said he had only meant to scare them, police said. Dara Singh, arrested on Tuesday m the eastern
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      Lock icon STRANGERS WED
      81 10 Ms Martina Steindorf, 30, waits for her wedding to begin at the Venetian Hotel and Casino m Las Vegas on Tuesday. She and her husband, Mr Gerhard Spitz, 35, both of Berlin, were paired by German radio station 94.3 Der Superstation. The wedding was broadcast live to the
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      Lock icon Davos talks end on Net euphoria
      572 10  -  CHUA MUI HOONG DAVOS DIARY THE Seattle spectre of failed trade talks retreated and the Internet bulls charged into Davos to conclude the sixday World Economic Forum here on an upbeat note. Fully 97-7 PI 51 cent of par ticipants said m an interactive,
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      Lock icon China's WTO entry 'will aid world peace'
      528 10  -  CHUA MUI HOONG China's membership of the world body is more important than a new round of trade liberalisation talks, says Singapore minister George Yeo IN DAVOS 'They've decided to take the leap. So it's a gamble for them. But if they succeed,
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      174 10 Oral sex not as safe as some may think SAN FRANCISCO Oral sex, long regarded by many gay men as a low-risk practice, appears to be a surprisingly frequent way of spreading Aids. A study released on Tuesday found that oral sex was probably the cause of 8 per cent
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        Lock icon 7 FOETUSES ABORTED TO SAVE MOTHER
        49 10 DOCTORS m Neptune, New Jersey, have ended the five-month pregnancy of a woman carrying septuplets to save her life. The seven foetuses were aborted on Monday after it became clear a bacterial infection was endangering the life of Mrs Ivette Zapa-ta-Smalls, 31. AP
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        Lock icon U.S. BODY WANTS FBI TO EXPAND ROLE
        55 10 A UNITED States commission has recommended giving the FBI control over the enforcement functions of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and the Drug Enforcement Administration. Its report said lack of coordination among law-en-forcement agencies made the US more vulnerable to global
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        Lock icon RWANDA WAR CRIMES SUSPECT DETAINED
        47 10 THE former head of Rwanda's military police, accused of a leading role m the genocide m his country, has Been arrested m Belgium. Former Lt-Colonel Augustin Ndindiliyimana is m custody after being detained m a town north-west of Brussels. Los Angeles Times
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        Lock icon GREEK PRIEST GUILTY OF RAPING MINORS
        56 10 GREEK Orthodox priest Petros Papoutsakis, 84, who ran an orphanage he named the "House of Love", has been convicted of the rape and attempted rape of five girls under the age of A court m Halkida on the island of Evia sentenced him to
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        Lock icon FOUR 'WITH LINKS TO OSAMA' ARRESTED
        47 10 FOUR suspected Islamic militants, belonging to the international network of billionaire radical Osama bin Laden, have been arrested m Mauritania. The US blames Osama for bomb attacks on its embassies m Nairobi and Dar-es-Salaam m 1998, which killed 224 people. AP
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  • EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Coalition cuts Diet seats amid protests
      173 14 TOKYO Japan's ruline coalition yesterday defied an opposition boycott of the Diet and rammed through a hotly-contested law to cut the number of seats m the lower house. "The law was passed with 134 lawmakers m favour, and one against m a vote taken
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      Lock icon BRRR... OR MAYBE NOT
      79 14 AP It is the dead of winter and the temperature is minus 20 deg C out there m Hokkaido Japan's northern-most island. But putting a 2.4-m wide tub into a hot spring m Shikaribetsu Lake turns it into an outdoor hot bath amid frigid conditions. There
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      Lock icon 2 Customs chiefs under probe for smuggling
      238 14 2 Customs chiefs under probe for smuggling HONGKONG Two senior Chinese Customs officials are under investigation on suspicion of involvement m large-scale smuggling, Hongkong newspapers reported yesterday. Wang Leyi, 57, deputy director ofthe central Customs administration m Beijing, was suspended from work last week pending the outcome of inquiries, The
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      Lock icon Honest officials being sucked into web of graft
      535 14  - Honest officials being sucked into web of graft MARY KWANG Observers say it is corruption not unemployment or cults that will destabilise Chinese society. Bribery is seen as normal government conduct CHINA CORRESPONDENT BEIJING The customs officials implicated m the Xiamen ana Zhaniiang cases were considered good and upright cadres
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    • EAST ASIA FILE
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        Lock icon JAPAN TO DISCUSS POKEMON IN U.S.
        58 14 JAPAN will discuss the Po kemon children's craze m a series of government forums m the United States, an offi cial said yesterday. Nintendo executives an< other companies marketing the Pokemon phenomenon would "discuss the inside story from before they created Pokemon and the
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        Lock icon NEW HK LAW ON MOBILE PHONES
        43 14 HONGKONG is expected to ban the use of hand-held mobile phones while driving, starting m April, a government spokesman said yesterday. People who violate the law could be subject to a maximum fine of HK$2,OOO (Ss42O). AFP
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        Lock icon HIJACK COUPLE'S JAIL TERM EXTENDED
        71 14 A CHINESE couple jailed by Taiwan for hijacking a jetliner m 1993 nave been sentenced to more prison time by a court m China, an official said yesterday. Luo Changhua was sentenced m December to 15 years m prison and Wang Yuying to 10 years
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        Lock icon CHINESE COURT JAILS MYANMAR PIRATES
        45 14 A COURT m south China has handed down sentences ranging from imprisonment to death for 14 Myanmar pirates. The pirates were charged with hiiacking a Taiwanese cargo ship atnd setting its 19 crew members adrift m the Andaman Sea. Xinhua
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        Lock icon NEW VIDEO MACHINES FOR HK AIRPORT
        46 14 NEW video-taping equipment is to be installed at Hongkong airport's interview rooms. This was to prevent the wrongful prosecution of visitors and came after a Chinese girl was wrongly convicted of having a forged passport, the Hongkong Standard reported yesterday.
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      Lock icon China's conduct 'a threat to key trade status'
      213 15 WASHINGTON The US Congress will probably grant China a key trade status this year, but the biggest threat to such action comes from Beijing itself, US Senate Republican majority leader Trent Lott says. "China's going to have to watch its conduct," he
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      Lock icon LOTTERY FEVER
      59 15 Beijing went into a frenzy as lotteries with attractive prizes of cars and cash amounting to $35,000, went on sale yesterday. To quell disorder a soldier was sent to guard the prizes while the ticket sellers sat below him. The lottery is part of the buildup to the
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      Lock icon US battle group gets green fight to visit HK
      625 15  -  RICHARD HALLORAN The visit, expected to take place this month, is the most visible signal yet that Beijing and Washington are resuming military contacts «v IN HONOLULU The Stennis' route US OFFICIALS declined to say which route the Stennis battle group
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  • INDONESIA
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      Lock icon State secretary denies he has quit
      144 16 State secretary denies he has quit JAKARTA Indonesian State Secretary Ali Rahman said he has not resigned from the Cabinet, countering a report citing President Abdurrahman Wahid as saying the minister had stepped down. "I haven't resigned," he told reporters after a Cabinet meeting at the palace. Yesterday's edition of
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      359 16 Rumours of coup: Military is 'unhappy' Armed forces back decisions by Gus Dur and govt, says spokesman JAKARTA Indonesia's military is not planning a coup and is unnappy with rumours that it might, armed forces spokesman Air Marshal Graito Usodo said here yesterday. "It's impossible," he said, when asked at
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      206 16 BANDA ACEH At least five people have been killed as renewed violence rocked Indonesia's unruly province of Aceh. One soldier and a civilian were killed m skirmishes between security forces and suspected members of the Free Aceh Movement m the Matangkuli area of
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      694 19  -  JAMES EAST Human-rights groups say the death of 10 rebels at the hands of commandos highlights a widespread problem By IN BANGKOK 'This has brought a negative image that the Thai government violated Thai law and Thailand's commitment to international law. It will also tarnish Thailand's
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      304 19 Estrada unaware pardons included killer of priest MANILA Philippine President Joseph Estrada said yesterday he was unaware that the killer of an Italian priest was among the 500 prisoners he pardoned m December, as criticism grew of the murderer's release from prison. Norberto Manero, his two brothers and four others
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        46 19 SA PA, one of Vietnam's most popular tourist resorts, was blanketed m 10 cm of snow yesterday after the first fall m 16 years. The snow prompted adults and children to rush out into the streets m excitement. AFP
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        49 19 CAMBODIA'S King Norodom Sihanouk left Phnom Penh yesterday for two months of medical treat ment m China, leaving be hind a fierce political row over the choice of his succes sor. Prime Minister Hun Sen said the shadowy succession procedure would remain the same. AFP
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        32 19 AN EARTHQUAKE registering 5.4 on the Richter Scale jolted Mataram, a town m central Indonesia, but there were no reports of damage or casualties, seismologists said yesterday. AP
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        64 19 TWO former Philippine Muslim rebels, who were integrated into the military as part of a peace accord, were found to be among six Muslim guerillas killed m a clash earlier this week, said the local marine commander yesterday. The discovery fanned suspicions that some
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        54 19 MASS GRAVE FOUND IN EAST TIMOR UN OFFICIALS m East Timor found the remains of 1O bodies m a burial site they fear may contain up to 6O victims killed by anti-inde-pendence militia gangs. UN spokesman Manoel de Almeida c Silva yesterday said the bodies were recovered near the border
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      503 20 Keeping Festive Road Deaths Down 60 deaths in just four days SINCE the launch of Ops Statik 2000 on Saturday to curb road deaths during the Chinese New Year season, 60 people have been reported killed just four days into the campaign. There have
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      369 20 JOHOR BARU From March 1, traffic from Singapore into Johor will see reduced congestion. The usual congestion at Jalan Bukit Meldrum outside the Tanjung Putri Customs Complex here is expected to ease as tour coaches waiting to pick up passengers from Singapore
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        74 20 A PETALING Jaya policeman, suspended three months ago for extorting and robbing foreign workers when he was not on duty, has been arrested m connection with the kidnapping of a Bangladeshi worker last month, a report m The Sun said. The policeman, together with three
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        40 20 POLICE m Penang have raided a cyber casino, the first m the state to be uncovered, and arrested a 30--year-old man. Some cash, five computers, betting slips and furniture were confiscated. New Straits Times
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        59 20 AUTHORITIES m Ipoh have rescued more than 1,000 rare snakes from smugglers but are m a dilemma as Malaysian zoos are too crowded and cannot accept the snakes. Mr Ahmad Harun, deputy director of the Perak Wildlife and National Parks Department, said there was little
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        55 20 POLICE m Kedah believe they have crippled a heroin syndicate with, the arrest of five men, including one believed to be the syndicate's mastermind. Police said the five men were detained during three separate raids which resulted m the seizure of 21 slabs of heroin
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        60 20 KL WANTS ILLEGALS SENT HOME QUICKLY MAIAYSIA has urged foreign embassies to confirm the citizenships of illegal immigrants more quickly to speed up their deportation. Deputy Home Minister Zainaf Abidin Zin said that last year the government had spent RMH million (556.2 million) feeding the detainees and the sooner they
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      175 21 KUCHINS The Kuehing airport is equipped with sophisticated guidance systems and is safe for all flights, the Malaysian Department of Civil Aviation (DC A) says. Rejecting claims that the airport was unsafe, a DC A spokesman said on Tuesday the airport was fitted with Distance
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      111 21 THE SUN Despite receiving a verbal suspension, seven students from Sam Tet Secondary School m Ipoh attempted to turn up for school as usual on Monday but were turned away at the gate. They were among the eight students who were suspended for attacking two prefects.
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      211 21 MALACCA A man armed with a meat chopper ran amok ir»-»de an express bus travelling from Johor Baru to Kuala Lumpur and slashed five passengers. Police said the incident happened at about 11 pm on Tuesday between Tangkak and Ayer Keroh inter- changes
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      572 21 Defence produces letter given secretly to Anwar by Sukma to prove that his alleged sex partner was forced to make the accusations The day 'Ismail' showed up 'He was desperate and m fear because he was earlier arrested by the
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      493 22  -  JULYN KANG The MCD Building lobby is patrolled m shifts only from noon to 10 am r by guards from the SLF Building INCIDENT: A first 'Her back was to me, and then I saw her falling, quite slowly. This is the first time
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      290 22 ABOUT 350 sfinmii women and Ah Mi Jie.s were honoured for their contribution to society at an annual Chinese New Year reunion lunch organised by AIA Company Limited yesterday. The samsui women, some as young as 69 and one as old as 92, wore
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      892 23  -  KRIST BOO CHINESE NEW YEAR RUSH Big prawns and pomfret have doubled m price. Frozen supermarket fare is the best bet for the tardy shopper H'l HAWKERS' BONUS 'It's just a few cents. Just take it that you are giving these hawkers a bonus.
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      440 24 MURDER OF EX-INSPECTOR HIS VERSION LOGANATHA testified that on the day of Mr Maniam's death, he and two friends, Chandran and Mani, had waited m a pick-up for the man. Chandran then approached Mr Maniam when he emerged from the
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      398 24  - $20,000 stolen from parked Mercedes TAN KAH TIAN Contractor leaves his car for only 15 minutes and when he returns, he discovers that his money is gone Hu 7 was away for only a short while and did not expect the thieves to act so quickly. Mr Leow, who was
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      105 24 COMMUTERS can look forward to greater cheer when they visit relatives m the city tomorrow the eve of the Chinese New Year with the ERP system m the Restricted Zone ending early. The Land Transport Authority said yesterday the Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) system
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      468 26 EX-BOXERS' TRIAL Victim tells court that he was helping out at party A MAN yesterday said that a former champion boxer stabbed him m the chest once at a party m 1998. Technician Anandan Joseph, 25, was testifying at the trial of seven
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      420 26  -  ZALETHEA LIM Court tells 48-year-old that what he did counts as rape even if he had used 'friendly persuasion' instead of force lin A 48-YEAR-OLD man raped a 12-year-old girl twice, forced her to perform oral sex on him and then
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      109 26 KKIDAYWKKKI.Y THERE are not many young people who have the patience and time to practise origami m Singapore today. However, Lin Li Wei, 14, has been folding paper into all sorts of shapes since she was four or five. She said: 'There are few
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      857 28  -  M. NIRMALA Those doing good work should be given enough time to make an impact before being posted out SPOTLIGHT: PRINCIPAL POWER By A PRINCIPAL I once met thought principals should be rotated every two years. But to this person, being a principal
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      66 28 As principals have a dramatic impact on whether schools stay afloat or sink, perhaps more attention should be paid to the way principals are used and deployed. Keep principals who are doing good work m the same school for a longer time. Taking schools to greater heights, Mr
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      445 29  -  LESLIE KOH Its former students want more land at the new site for more sports facilities and possible expansion m the future liv PRELIMINARY building plans have been drawn up for the new Bishan site of Raffles Junior College (RJC) but the school's old boys and girls
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      290 29 PSB to help ISO-9000 firms gear up NEW INDUSTRY STANDARDS THE Productivity and Standards Board will help ISO--9000 companies prepare for new standards to be introduced this year, said its chairman and Minister without Portfolio, Mr Lim Boon Heng, last night. About 1,500 organisations have been certified by the board
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      229 22 XI I \II 0 I I I* I l M<) I i M Let Good Principals Stay Raffles JC Snag pp^"^ 'All I Wanted Was Money' Principals who do good work should be f^ Former students, unhappy with building L'» [wf|j Accused of murdering a retired CID y given enough
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      272 24 Ballroom, Hilton Singapore Monday, February 7, 2000 Viewing time 10.30am- 12 noon Auction sale From 12.15pm To welcome m the year of the golden dragon, Edmund and Shukor have explored remote villages throughout the vast weaving regions of Central Asia to bring you A startling array of collectible flat weaves
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      593 25 WEATHER TODAY: Occasionally windy with passing HAZE WATCH i'^A fit r!*"" X^ 11 ,52 c? udy f** 9 iJ° wers !T '*P 31 showers m the late morning and early Haze reading taKen yesterday V^-^< j; fc *5" sfc 83fc J5 83j afternoon over most areas. c-T maim VR Cloudy
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        621 30 The sliding euro THE much trumpeted euro is turning out to be the little engine that could but did not so far, at any rate. Since its inception m January last year, it has fallen by almost 18 per cent against the greenback, closing yesterday at US$O.97 (about 551.60) compared
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      942 30  - An age of renewal in China OLIVER CHOU By IN HONGKONG IT'S A MATTER OF PRACTICALITY CCP top leaders have probably settled on 55 as the desired age because people of that cohort would be able to serve at least one five-year term after they are elected members ofthe 16th
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      818 30  -  GARY RYNHART Hu IN DUBLIN WITH the creation of a single European currency the euro on Jan 1 last year, a process initiated almost 30 years previously nad finally come to fruition. Economic and monetary union (EMU), the final manifestation of the single
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      769 31  - Mastery of English eludes Japan. KATHRYN TOLBERT Bo WASHINGTON I'OS T Japan is suddenly swept by a sense of crisis, almost panic, over its lack of facility with English m the Internet Age. TOKYO Japan is a country that embraces English, teaches it to every student, adopts English words for
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      641 31  - ...even as S. Koreans go all out to learn it DON KIRK Hi, INTERNATIONAL HKRALD THIBUNK The main concern among the critics was that 'Korean children may lose their cultural and historical identity as Koreans'. SEOUL In a country where everyone studies English from primary school through high school, Koreans
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      676 32 A happy child or flashy life? It's up to us AS A working father who is very happy staying at home to look after his toddler son, I would like to reply to Mr Wong Hoong Hooi's letter, "Men still key breadwinners" (ST, Jan 31). Perhaps, m some cases, he
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      336 32 Maintenance: Law reflects social beliefs I AGREE with Mr Wong Hoong Hooi when he says that men are still the main providers m our society ("Men still key breadwinners", ST, Jan 31). I also concur that most men and women believe that husbands should be the breadwinners. As a result,
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      364 32 Ethnic views ignored by Aussie media I REFER to Kalinga Senoviratne's article, "Hansonism entering mainstream" (ST, Jan 28), and Rod Williams' rebuttal from Brisbane, "Why Australia can be picky about refugees" (ST, Jan 31). As a longstanding Australian resident of Middle Eastern origin, I think Mr Seneviratne's article reflects a
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      122 32 Library should boost user security THE recent computerisation of the National Library's services has generally been welcomed. I would, however, like to pinpoint certain areas the library can improve upon. The library's Internet service only requires a user to enter his identity card (IC) number to log on. No password
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      505 33 Bring back those noisy, wonderful firecrackers! IT WAS inspirational to read Deputy Prime Minister I,ee Hsien Loong's thoughts on Singapore, extracts of which were published on Jan 7. In particular, one comment struck a chord. In response to how Singapore can hold its talent together, he said: "It's partly a
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      280 33 This is because each is m charge of recruiting its own employees and would thus need to establish additional criteria for assessing candidates. The Education Ministry, as the employer of teachers, sets stringent criteria for selection. We look at various factors,
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      502 33 Deregulate petrol prices to curb cartel THIS TIME AROUND, IN ORDER TO MARE IT LOOK LESS UREA CARTEL AT WORN, THE DIFFERENT COMPANIES CHOSE TO STAGGER THE INCREASES. IT SEEMS like the oil companies are at it again. This time around, m order to make it look less like a
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      429 33 THE recent letter, "ENV studying need to label modified food" (ST, Jan 26), by Mr Tan Yew Soon of the Ministry of Environment stated that there was "no agreement or international trend" on the labelling of food containing genetically modified (GM) material. Since
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      363 32 Make the switch. Make a difference. They did. WPP eVe awson Correspondent w W^* graduated from the University of London JB^H^^^^H^^^^^^^^l^^^^^^H^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^l^HH^SJl^^^^ v Ut)l 'kt'(l as a chartered tax accountant London and Singapore for the past 11 years. i Cheong Suk-Wai, journalist A law graduate from the National University V F§M&mmmnlll^^^^^BEr
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        49 34 ENGLISH FA PUSHES FOR QUOTA SYSTEM THE English Football Association, the Premier League and the Football League yesterday called on the British government to introduce a quota system for foreigners m a bid to develop home-grown talent. They were concerned about the quality of some of the foreign imports.
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      556 34  -  KELVIN PHANG SOCCER Lions v Tigers the prelude to more quality matches if fan turnout is good Hu IT MAY only be a friendly tie but the Singapore-Malaysia match on Monday is being labelled an "acid test". Not for the players but Singapore soccer fans.
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      198 34 Pakistan Steed Anwar c Warne h B. !,<•<• 7 Shahitl Afridi c Cilchrist b McGrath I. Aimed c Warne b McCrath luwnMin wi Hag Jbm b McCraA 0 Y. Youhana lbw b S. Lee 14 A. Razzaq c S. Waugh I) B I*-*--24 A. Maliuiont! t S. auiili b
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      210 34 CRICKET MELBOURNE Glenn McGrath wrecked Pakistan with a deadly opening burst as Australia took a 1-0 lead m the tri-series finals with a six-wicket romp here yesterday. The brilliant fast bowler, voted Australia's Player of the Year by team-mates, removed three top batsman m his first 11
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      567 34 ultimatum? THE Football Association of Singapore read our lament, heard us, and is acting on it. Now it is up to you fans, who have been grumbling about not seeing the national team play on home turf, to turn up. It has been four long years since the
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      298 34 FANS may enjoy the special rivalry that a Singapore-Ma-laysia meeting brings, but for skipper Nazri Nasir next Monday's match takes on a more special meaning the captain is the only active Lion m the current squad to have played against Malaysia. At 28, he has played
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      408 35 Tiger gets boost GOLF Pairing with a friend m pro-am will improve his chances vastly PEBBLE BEACH (California) Tiger Woods' chances of extending his winning streak to six straight tournaments received a considerable boost when it was confirmed that he will partner former Stanford teammate Jerry Chang at this week's
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      494 35  -  DAVE ANDERSON 5* LOS ANGELES When Tiger Woods tees off today m the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro- Am, he will be seeking his sixth consecutive victory m a PGA Tour event. But it is misleading to think that,
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      118 35 ...IF HE CAN MAKE IT SIX IN A ROW? TIGER Woods has won five US PGA Tour events m a row. If he wins at Pebble Beach, he will beat Ben Hogan's record of five m a row. The streak includes the NEC Invitational, the National Car Rental Golf Classic,
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      298 35  -  S. MURALI DAVE ANDERSON is absolutely right (see story, this page). Tiger Woods, who has won his last five US PGA Tour events, is theoretically not on course to break Byron Nelson's record of 11 straight tournament victories. But my question to Mr Anderson is:
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      191 35 SOCCER EMILE HESKEY could be just one game away from a dramatic 1 12 million (Ss33 million) transfer to English club Liverpool. Leicester's 2 2 -year-old England soccer striker was expected to move to Anfield at the end of this season. But if Leicester
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      361 36 RUGBY ONLY three training sessions together but players and coaches both agreed that Singapore rugby is ready to beat Hongkong today m an Under-16 international Test at The Chinese High School. The match will be a historic occasion as it is the
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      831 36 BASKETBALL Loss to Spurs means they lose their lead m the Pacific Division SAN ANTONIO It has been almost three weeks since the Los Angeles Lakers' 16-game winning streak ended, and never did they look further removed from such success than on Tuesday night. The San Antonio Spurs
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        90 36 IN CLEVELAND, Darrell Walker, part-owner Michael Jordan's second choice to coach Washington, lost his debut with the Wizards. Shawn Kemp led the Cavaliers with 28 points and 12 rebounds. Danny Ferry added a season-high 18 points. Tracy Murray led the Wizards with 23 points. Walker became
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        59 36 IN OREGON, Brian Grant scored 19 points as Portland beat Chicago to move to the top of the NBA overall standings. Rasheed Wallace, selected to the All-Star team for the first time m his career, added 14 points and nine rebounds for Portland. Elton Brand
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        65 36 IN LOS ANGELES, Antawn Jamison had 24 points and 12 rebounds and John Starks added 20 points m Golden State's win over Los Angeles. Donyell Marshall had 19 points and 13 rebounds for the Warriors, who enjoyed their most lopsided victory of the season. Tyrone Nesby
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        45 36 IN INDIANAPOLIS, Rik Smits had a season-high 26 points as Indiana beat the Boston Celtics 99-96. Jalen Rose added 20 points to help the Pacers to their ninth straight home victory over Boston. Antoine Walker led the Celtics with 27 points.
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        32 36 In NEW YORK, Chucky Atkins tied his career-high with 22 points as Orlando's reserves led the Magic past New York. Marcus Camby led New York with 23 points.
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        27 36 76ERS 101 MAVERICKS 100 IN DALLAS, Allen Iverson scored 29 points, including two free throws with 17.1 seconds left that capped a rally, as Philadelphia beat Dallas.
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      295 36 NEW YORK In an awkward coincidence, the All-Star fate of Latrell Sprewell was left m the hands of the coaches. And on Tuesday, the coaches choked back. That is the most logical way to rationalise what happened to a deserving player who is haunted
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      383 36 SWIMMING SHEFFIELD There was no world record this time. But lan Thorpe, the fastest man around at 200 and 400 metres, scorched to victory m the 100 m and 400 m freestyle at a World Cup shortcourse meet on Tuesday to
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      293 36 BADMINTON SINGAPORE will field an almost brand-new line-up for the Thomas Cup qualifying rounds from Feb 13-20 m New Delhi. Seven of the nine players m the team will make their debut, including students Kendrick Lee, Gerald Ho and Indonesia-born Aman Santosa and Ronald Susilo.
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      227 36 BOXING NEW YORK Lennox I>ewis is the Fighter of the Year for 1999 m which he became undisputed heavyweight champion, although it took him two tries. I,ewis won the Edward J. Neil Award m voting by the Hoxing Writers Association of America, which was announced on
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      411 37  -  CHAN TSE CHUEEN TEi\NIS That is new tennis boss Lee's aim and vision for the flagging sport lh. Fact file Name: Edwin Lee. Age: 45. Occupation: Director, Lee Kirn Tah Holdings. Family: Son Mark, 18, University of New South Wales. Daughter Nicole, 16, Sec 4
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      231 37 ROUTE TO DAVIS CUP GLORY THE World Group (where the Cup is contested): 16 nations. Eight are winners from the previous year's first-round ties and eight are winners of the World Group qualifying round. World Group qualifying round: 16 nations. Eight losers from previous year's lst-round
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      670 37 SCORES STATISTICS BASKETBALL NBA: Indiana 99 Boston 96. Cleveland 112 Washington 108. Orlando 98 New York 77, San Antonio 105 LA Lakers 81. Philadelphia 101 Dallas 100. Houston 99 Charlotte 83, Seattle 104 Utah 96. Portland 92 Chicago 81, Golden State 107 LA Clippers 76. CRICKET First limited-overs tri- series
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      168 34 DETAILS Whit: The SingTel-Challenge Cup. When: Monday Feb 7, Bpm. Where: National Stadium How much: Grandstand tickets: $9. Gallery: $6 (adults), $2 (students) Tickets are on sale now at all 7-Eleven Outlets (gallery tickets only), FAS Office at National Stadium (Thurs 9am-6pm, Fri 9am-noon), No sales on weekends and match
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      14 36 LIVE ON TV BASKETBALL College: Villanova v Connecticut (ESPN Ch23 and 25, 10 am).
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      38 36 TODAY'S EVENTS BASKETBALL Schools' Championship East Zone, Group A(Anglican High School, lpm). Gp B (Geylang Indoor Stadium, lpm). NETBALL Schools' East Zone, C Division (Dunman Secondary, 3pm). SAILING Singapore Open Board Sailing Championship 2000 (Europa Sailing Club, 11am).
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      998 37 Li Chow Sau Ymg Age: 95 was called home to be with the Lord on 2/2/2000 Always remembered by family and loved ones. (Husband: Li Chak Wing, deceased) Chao Sui Ying, deceased) Sons: (Li Yu Fong, deceased) Daughters-in-law: Yang Yu Zhen (Li Yu Jie, deceased) Chang Pei Li Li Cheung
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      38 37 I JACKSON M Geoffrey Eustace (Jacko) passed away peacefully on 31st January 2000. Very sadly missed by his loving wife Esther, family, relatives, and good friends. w. is "In Memoriam" is for the loved ones whom you remember.
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      573 38 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to Our Chairman Mr Li Hung On the demise of his beloved mother Our Managing Director Mr. Ng Kam Ming On the demise of his beloved mother-in-law LI CHOW SAU YING Departed: 2 February 2000 From: Directors, Management Staff of Eng Kong Holdings Limited Eng
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      3453 39 Transaction date: Feb 2, 2000 Ad|usttd for now If sun; Par v«hM Msl unlns otlMoris* specif wd; P/E <-itlo» «r» not »d)uit»<J for currtney «ff*r»nc**. 2000 Lnt Vol Nit High Low Company S.I. COOP) Pit INDUSTRIALS Consumer Products 372 310 Ajinomoto 352 -18 1 22 3 119 91
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      98 39 Phytle. l(Ss) Tut W«d X nobar *****-*****.15 *****-*****.44 100 gm 1551-1642.85 1545-1636.67 50 gm 776-832.24 773-829.15 20gm 310-344.02 309-342.99 5 qiD 78-101.97 77-101.97 I gm 16-36.05 15-36.05 Button coins (Ss/ex) Tv« W«« S'por* bullion coin 511-505 508 502 Canadian maplt M<f 511-505 508-502 Australian nuqq*> 492-525.30 490-523.24 ÜBS goto
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      180 39 Foreign Currency Note Rates (9am, Feb 2) Buying 00 Selling Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency Australian dollar 1.0770 1.0920 Canadian dollar 1.1600 1.1850 NZ dollar 0.8300 0.8480 Sterling pound 2.7260 2 7540 US dollar 1.6920 1.7030 Singapore dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian schilling
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      1673 39 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Feb 3, 2000| Managers' prices (Ss) LEGEND AM prices «r» Indleotlve except lor Ex Rlnqqlt Assets; Broadly Dl/.rslfi.o (CPF Approved); I Narrowly Focun i (CPF Approved); Lower Risk; Low to Medium Risk; i. Medium to Minn Rl»k; Higher Risk; o'«n-»rM)ed: CPF approved: Before subdivision of units; M.A-
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      410 39 Feb2, 2OOo| MK$ ASM Pacific 15.55 -0.40 Bank of East Asia 20.05 0.15 C P Pokphand 0.30 unch Caf» D« Coral 2.68 -0.13 Catnay Pacific Airways 12.40 0.20 CDL Hotels 2.15 0.15 Century City Infl 0.38 -0.01 Cheung Kong Holdings 102.00 3.00 China Motor Bus 48.40 0.50 CITIC
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      41 39 Cruo* palm oil |MS/lonn<) F»o 00 1150 (South) Rtflnrt palm oil (USS/tor-nt) RBD Palm Oil F«b 00 322.50 (stll«r> Mir 00 322.50 MM RBD Oltin F«o 00 345.00 (Mlltr) Mar 00 345.00 ($tll»r) RBO Sttarln Frt 00 250.00 (s«ll»r)
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      19 39 Cio«lnq prices (USS/troy O2> Tv« w.d Smqapore S.2S-5.27 S 215.23 Mon Tv« New York 5.25-5.26 5.24-5.26 Sourc*. ROTHSCHILD
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      12 39 C lo»lr>g prtcw (MS/Uto) XL Tin 21.83 unch) Turnover 128 (+5l)
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      281 39 Feb2,2OOo| Rubber Futures (Closing prices) RSS t (Tonnes, S cents/kg) Month High Low S«tt Y?L__OP«n Mar 00 122.75 1200 Apr 00 126.75 300 M«yOO 129.25 129.25 129.25 600 300 Jun 00 131.75 300 Jul/SepOO 133.75 Oct/0«cO0 136.75 RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Mar 00 74.25 72.75 74.00 2100 2470
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      374 39 Feb2, 2OOo| Eurodollar 3-Month dtpoitt (100 Implied interest rat*) Op.n High Low Sott E«t Vol rebOO 93.8100 93.8100 93.8000 93.8100 690 Mar 00 93.690 93.700 93.670 93 695 ***** Apr 00 93.570 0 Act Vol (Tu* ***** Op*n Int (Tu* ***** Sing Dollar Int ere it
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      170 39 Transaction date: Feb 2, 2000 1 52-Wk Curr Lait Voi Day Crest n« m Cap Hlqh Low Company Tradad Salo 'OOP M>a» I— «w P»/E Smll HONGKONG STOCKS 365 173 CDH2OOO) HK2IS 8 7.3 4253.7 Cathay Pac 2Oc HK72O 265 6 *****.4 Cheung KongSOc HKI7BO 2 40 3
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      107 39 Contract d«(t: I Ffft 2. 2000 On* 3 6 9 12 Vilu* Unit mth mthi mths mths mths Call d«tt UJS 5'V,, SV, 57. 6'/,, 6'7u A"/,, 04/02 AS 47. 5'A 5'A. s'V* 6'/,. 4V» 04/02 NZ 4V. 5A s'/, s'/. 6V, 47. 04/02 STG s'/» 5V,.
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      70 39 CRUDE PRODUCT PRICES Crude/Product Month* Chanq* Prk« (USS) BBL BRENT BLEND Mar +0.50 26.70 26.75 WEST TEXAS lnt»rm Mar *0 68 28.49 28.53 DUBAI FATEH Mar »O 32 24.49 24.54 TAPIS BLEND Mar +0.40 27.00 27.10 MINAS Mar +0.25 25.40 25.50 NAPHTHA (CIF J«o> +5 00/5.50 250 00 252.00 NAPHTHA
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      3870 40 Transaction date: Feb 2, 2000 1 52-t*h Curr Last Vol Day Gr'i N«t M Can wt i>n "W too Company Tra4«4 Sal* »or- -000 High Low Dlv P/E $mH Prk, w !s tf.Si£W::::::::: S 9 283 129 126 10 106 «1 'II 202 52 {mcmxPS-ZLus-*
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      42 40 ChM** Straits Tim»s Index 2271.40 *41.0 l BT 08/ OS -224.00 *335.00 BT CADI -*****.00 *134.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -22.00 DBSsolnd«« 740.24 *12.72 OCBC 30 725.40 »12.90 (JOB Blue Chip 813.03 »8.97 MSCI Singapore 306.15 »5.71 SiMSCI Futures 306.50 »6.30
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      102 40 MAIN SDO Up Do Unch U» Pn Unch Multilnd 9 5 4 0 0 0 Manufacturing 64 14 19 28 5 6 Commerce 17 10 10 2 2 4 Tpt/Stor/Comms .18 5 4 10 0 Finance 17 3 4 0 0 0 Construction 12 5 3 4 2 4
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      297 40  - Shares rally as rate fears ease Chee Jann Perng THE Singapore stock market rebounded yesterday as investors became more confident that US interest rates would go up by only 25 basis points, an increase factored into share prices already. Since the beginning of this week, the market has been spooked
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      36 40 E«Stq«t» lOC 27,402.000 •T«nChonqlntsOc 26.073.000 MMI Hldqj 10c 24.230,000 GES Intl Ltd 20c 21,196.000 I &M 14,000.000 »>t*. h usidc i 0.306.000 KOi 9,569.000 Kiar> Ann 2oc 9,459,000 K.nq-oird USIOc 8.931,000 OiMßuls* 5c 8.715,000
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      58 40 TURNOVER COOO) Main Stsdaq Total Multilnd 15 747 15 747 Manufacturing 156.244 35 980 *****4 Tpt/Stor/Comm* 26.794 258 27 052 unanc* ***** ***** Construction 25^24 3,999 2*023 Hot.U/Rjts 957 217 74 I*™*" '5.027 3.980 t9.007 ?klfji 39.026 794 39.820 JP^* L 334.767 45.612 380.379 CLOB 29.308 Sing lortiqn
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      1350 40 BONDS, LOANS WARRANTS Transaction date: Feb 2. 2000 STOCK PRICES LEGEND NOTES L **r?!l?'' l nMlnd s 0 < ll *«siw*» quoted lw«joirv*l«.o«sl«nd«rt»rid*.«lols of 1.000 tfwx £U' MCh»nl»«o«iea«itsp««ifltd L JfC2ll*\ir? OO w* ll B ni F "t"*»<. •"< l!J2!!f tlpttd vld ir? »«tx-dlvW«Hl cdcum Currmr tr«Md -S$ uMst othww.w sp«ifi«<)
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      1109 40 52-Wk Curr LMt Vol D.y Or i N.t M C«p Wt A.g High Low Com—ny Trod* Sf "000 Mlfh L*w «v% P/I $m»l Prtei 218 86 c •AS Auto 10c 182 -2 1265 186 181 lON 239 189 '37 54 c ASJHldgs2oc 100 3.8 16.4 90.2 99 186
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      514 41 Toshiba's record $3.5 b settlement over faulty floppy-disk controllers could spark torrent of lawsuits TEST CASE THE PROBLEM: Computers with faulty floppy-disk controllers that can corrupt data THE SUIT: Toshiba settled a case m Texas on Monday for US$2.l billion (553.5 billion) ATLANTA
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        58 41 CiKRMAN media giant Bertelsmann is holding talks over a possible taKeover with two music giants, Seagram Universal Music Group m Canada and Sony Music Entertainment m Japan, the daily Frankfurter Allgemcine Zcitung reported yesterday. On Tuesday, the New York Post reported that Sony and Bertelsmann wore
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        73 41 AMAZON.COM was expected to report wider fourthquarter loss yesterday as the Internet's biggest retailer spent more to promote and add products to its website, analysts said. They expect a loss of 48 US cents a share before ac-quisition-related costs such M goodwill. Amazon. com had a
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        84 41 INTERNATIONAL Business Machines (IBM) said it plans to sell its computer storage systems to manufacturers that will resell the products under their brand names, a new strategy designed to boost sales. The world's biggest computer maker's first product under the plan will be
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        72 41 M ANN KS MANN may agree to be acquired by Vodafone Air Touch if the German company's investors arc paid extra shares m the mobile phone business Orange, people familiar with the talks said. Mannesinanii bought Orange, Britain's No. 3 mobile phone company, last
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        60 41 GENERAL Motors (CM), the world's largest car maker, is expected to name president Richard Wagoner to succeed Mr John Smith Jr as chief executive officer today, person familiar with the company's plans said. Mr Smith, 61, is expected to remain chairman while Mr
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      276 41 Merrill to take on banks for savings deposits NEW YORK Merrill Lynch Co said it would introduce a federally insured interest-bearing account tied to brokerage accounts, challenging banks and thrifts for some of their US$4.l trillion (556.9 trillion) m US savings deposits. The new service gives the world's biggest Drokerage,
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      523 41 MILAN Fiat, Italy's largest industrial company, and other companies linked to the Agnelli family soared amid talk the company is getting set to merge with a foreign partner such as Germany's DaimlerChrysler. Fiat common stock closed up 3.05 euros, or 10.5 per cent,
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      313 41 PROFIT SLUMPS 24% LONDON British Telecommunications (BT), Britain's biggest phone company, said third-quar-ter profit fell a worse-than-expected 23.9 per cent and it planned to axe some 10 per cent or 3,000 managerial jobs. The news shocked financial markets and sent Bt shares plunging 21
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      93 41 Evidence 'stacked against' Microsoft WASHINGTON The judge m Microsoft's antitrust trial was told by an expert he appointed that there is enough evidence to rule that the software giant squelched competition illegally by bundling Internet browsing software into its Windows operating system for personal computers. Harvard University law professor Lawrence
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      388 42 TIGHTER CHECKS ON U.S. AUDITORS NEW YORK Stung by revelations of widespread rule violations at PricewaterhouseCoopers, an accounting industry group adopted new industry guidelines to ensure that accountants remain independent from the companies they audit. The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (CPA)
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      468 42 Tokyo banks write off $81 1b in bad loans Analysts are hopeful that the banks will produce healthy balance sheets after the massive write-offs TOKYO Japan's 17 largest banks have written off 51,000 billion yen (*****.9 billion) of bad loans m the last eight years m an effort to clean
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      239 42 Why Japan must sell $473 b in bonds TOKYO Japan needs to sell at least 30 trillion yen (*****.5 billion) of new bonds a year for the next five years to pay its interest bill and fund its spending plan, according to Ministry of Finance (MOF) estimates. The interest on
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      369 42 TOKYO Sony, Japan's leading electronics group, yesterday launched online selling directly to Japanese consumers, which may herald a shake-up of retail distribution m the country. Sony has created Sony Style.com to market electronic products and related services. The website, which sells Sony's Vaio personal
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      395 43 Agreement will enable Dragonair to break dominance of Chinese airlines flying between HK and the mainland Until now, Chinese carriers have rights to the bulk of traffic between Hongkong and the rest of China, which are considered separate territories for aviation purposes. HONGKONG Hongkong
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      478 43 INTERNET OPTIONS LONDON Mr Rupert Murdoch, chairman of News Corporation, has held "exploratory discussions" with Nokia, the Finnish mobile telecommunications group, about cooperation m Internet activities. The news emerged as Nokia announced a 57 per cent rise m pre-tax profits last year
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      41 43 AP British Agriculture Minister Nick Brown cleaning himself after an unidentified woman shoved a cake into his face at the National Farmers Union Conference. Many British farmers are unhappy over the han on French beef and falling farm incomes.
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      145 43 DETROIT Ford Motor and United Parcel Service (UPS), the largest pack-age-delivery service, scheduled news conferences for yesterday at which they were expected to detail an alliance involving e-commcrcc. Both firms declined to comment. A Fort! advisory described its announcement only as "a
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      493 44  -  RAVI VELLOOR It will include behavioural factors to give a better feel of how the Singapore economy is faring By The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has unveiled a new forecasting model of the Singapore economy that combines the latest advances m the science with
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      68 44 SUCCESS FACTORS A macro model must be responsive to structural changes m the economy; It should give policymakers a good feel of the directional effects of policy options; Must be transparent; Have a pluralistic approach; and Be pragmatic. MAJOR CONCERN In the post-Asian crisis era, one
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      214 44 KUALA LUMPUR Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi reiterated Malaysia's call for the frozen Central Limit Order Book (Clob) issue to be resolved by the private sector, Bernama news agency reported yesterday. "The government is not involved m it, I'm sure they
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      535 45  - Far East bags prized site in Clarke Quay COLIN TAN Winning bid of S34lm for the 1.3 ha plot above the MRT station beats DBS Land's by about $8m />'/ IN A photofinish, Far East Organisation has pipped DBS I .and m the bidding for the prized site above Clarke
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        69 45 CENTREPOINT Proper ties has entered into a joint venture to buy and develop properties m Australia. The venture with SQ In ternational, to be called CPL (Australia), would have an initial investment of As4o million (Ss43. million) m the form of shareholders' loans. Centrepoint would
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      609 45  - Tan Chong and C&C back in favour LEONG CHAN TEIK liv RECOVERY Tan Chong: Shan jumps 16 HK cents toHKsl.46on after news of company buying back nearly a million shares on Monday, and on strong vehicle sales for last month. CtC: Stock rebounds 18 cents to $4 on bargainhunting after
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      542 45 SINGTEL-C&W HKT MERGER TALKS 'HSBC Holdings belongs on the Morgan Stanley Britain Index, and not the Hongkong Index, as HSBC's registered base was moved to London earlier. A source, explaining that the address of a company determines the index m which the company appears
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      8 1 Life! The Straits Times Thursday, February 3, 2000
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        459 2  -  HELMI YUSOF Next Change Mega Pavilion's 1,426-seater cineplex, which is located m the new City Square shopping centre, hopes to target those who want quality cinematic sound CATHAY CINEPLEXES is expanding its operations into Johor Baru. Last night, Mega Pavilion, which is a subsidiary of
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        724 2 RAFFLES CITY ATRIUM ABTS IK THE Cm Toawrrwr I 1.45 pm. Free Take a breather at lunchtime and be entertained by the Peizhen Arts Performing Group. CHIJMES HOPE MMH MTOTS' PWJECT Tl Ftb 17: 9 am 10pm daily. Free This affiliate exhibition of the just-ended Nokia Singapore Art
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        494 2  - Me nominated for Grammy s? No joke JESSICA TAN Homegrown composer made it to preliminary round of the years Best Classical Composition lh< THE 42nd Annual Grammy Awards will not be handed out until later this month, but Singaporean composer Eddie Phoon is already feeling like a winner. Together with
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        372 3 Taiwan Serial Star 25-year-old Chinese actress Liv Dan was killed when she was run over after being flung out of a car, which had crashed into a fence beside the road Hotel, scheduled to be screened on Feb 14 m cinemas throughout China. When told
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        130 3 AP A dramatic commercial len some paralysed people believing that Christopher Reeve could walk again and wanting to know where they could find the same help, the leader of an advocacy group said. In the computer-engineered ad for Nuveen Investments, aired during the National Football League game on
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          100 3 BEVERLY HILLS Actor Chow Yun Fat, who stars opposite Jodie Foster m the film Anna And The King, will be one of the presenters at the 72nd Academy Awards, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said. Born m Hongkong, he earned popularity as
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          108 3 Naomi quitting catwalks SYDNEY British supermodel Naomi Campbell announced yesterday that she was quitting the catwalks m New York and London she has graced for over a decade. Campbell, 29, said she was still undecided about whether to appear m Milan. "I find it really stressful," she said during a
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          107 3 LOS ANGELES American Beauty, a satirical look at a mid-life crisis gone over the edge, received a leading four nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Awards. It got nominations for best actor for Kevin Spacey, actress for Annette Bening, supporting actor for Chris Cooper and ensemble acting. The
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          92 3 CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts Billy Crystal will soon find out just how marvelous he looks dressed as a woman, when he and Jamie Lee Curtis are honoured at Harvard University. They have been chosen to receive the annual Hasty Pudding awards, given out by America's oldest undergraduate
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          66 3 LONDON Sophie Wessex, wife of the queen's youngest son, Prince Edward, sparked a storm of protest when she stepped out wearing a real fox fur hat, The Sun newspaper reported yesterday. It said Sophie, 35, who runs a public relations company, bought the hat
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      51 4 AP 1 Students m colourful costumes dance during the annual parade to celehrate the feast of the baby Jesus m suburban Manila on Sunday. The festivity is one of the many religious activities which Filipinos hold to show their deep devotion m Asia's predominantly Roman Catholic
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      101 4 'I only look good from the left side, unlike Zoe who looks good from every angle.' Actress Inn Can (left), comparing herselfto ZoeTay 'It looks like a dangerous gongfu instrument.' Actor Samuel L. Jackson on the goatee he sported for his role m Shaft They can single-handedly
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      618 5  - Being a Saint can be hell on your life JESSICA TAN Price Of Fame A member of British quartet says she has been stalked and is afraid to walk by herself on the streets sometimes Ku 'When we first started out, there were all these rumours about how we hated
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      239 5 Berlin glitz for film festival BKRLIN The 50th Berlin Film Festival opens next week at the rebuilt Potsdamer Platz here, the new venue reflecting the dynamic changes m the city since the government's return this year. That means a new festival," director Moritz de Hadeln said on Tuesday. The Berlin
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      651 5 This may send record stores the way of the vinyl album 'A whole generation has been pulled away from video games and back to music because of the online sites. Mr Ted Cohen ofwebnoize.com CANNES Kuta, an emerging singer from
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        700 6  - THEY BOW to tradition CLARISSA OON Custom-Made They are citizens of the world, but cosmopolitan young Singaporeans gladly turn old-fashioned when Chinese New Year comes around Hu MISS LYDIA LIM, 27, has spent half her life abroad. And if she could, this assistant manager with the Singapore Tourism Board would
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        207 6 HOW MUCH TO GIVE WHOM PARENTS: $20 to $400; more if they help look after your kids. IMMEDIATE FAMILY: At least $20. Depends on age (%vhether they are too young to care or old enough to support themselves), and how many you are giving to.
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        423 6  -  Nicole Tee Additional REPORTING BY GIVING out hongbao can be a costly business. A household may spend as much as $2,000 on red packets during the festive season, going by a Life! survey of 30 married Singaporeans between the ages of 24 and 73. Hence
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        238 7  - Which is taps in this Mandarin test? C larissa Oon HEY, WHAT'S IN LO HEIP HOW TO SPEND IT WISELY #v DO YOU know your oranges? There are actually four types of Mandarin oranges available during the Chinese New Year season. They differ slightly m appearance, taste and packaging, says
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        181 7 TAIWAN PONKAN $25.80f0r pack of 24 SLIGHT sour tinge, but very refreshing. Every little orange sac practically spurts withjuice. The only kind of Mandarin orange from Taiwan, it has a thin skin which peels off easily. Conies wrapped m clear plastic. LU CAN (LU
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        516 7 Amazon soar or sink? Despite record sales over the holidays, stock prices of the e-commerce company are stillfalling AMAZON: Books m Amazon's fourth-quarter sales are expected to total more than US$65O million (SSI.I billion), compared to US$253 million for the same period m 1998 and greater than its US$6lO million
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      263 8 ge To India •A. That's the new I. Gold and sequins are Chinese New Year, »y are even prettier 5T or st? In vords, from od or fhat is riously is their year of longer around essing. lowing s, now 1 m Inof the i busimost salvar kameez and
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      277 8 HOLLYWOOD or BOLLYWOOD? AT A GLANCE: Hot fusion or the latest fad? HOW to tell when the influence is traditional Indian and not more Hollywood hype. IT'S A WRAP: Count the folds. Many times over? It's not Occidental. SARONG ON: Twist it, sister, then tie it tight, that is Oriental.
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      571 16 New Material Her remake cuts four choruses and several verses from the song, making it a radio-friendly 4 1 2 minutes LOS ANGELES Dance music icon Madonna's latest career surprise will hit the airwaves m the United States today, when radio stations play ncr new song,
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      502 16 TWO decades after Mac West died, dispatched on a cloud of noxious reviews for her final film Sextette, the platinum icon is having a lively time. An unofficial mini-festi-val that might be billed Mac In Winter has been unfolding m Manhattan,
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        2211 5 Business Services Products Vehicles ALMOST "92 HONDA CIVIC 1.5 GL 16 valve. Tax 5/2000. OMV $14K. Metallic maroon. S/rims. Accident free. $28,800 only! 344-3786 2/90 HONDA ACCORD 16 EX. COE 5 yrs. Deposit $7900. Tax 8/2000. New paint. S/rims. Accident free. Mthly. $552+. $30,900. 344-3957 3/94 ACCORD 2.0LX1. (Auto) 4-dr.
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        885 6 Vehicles 316 HONDA FOR SALE 90 CIVIC 1.56 L. COE 2005. New 2K pamt. S/ rims. Deposit $4888. Can loan 3-4 yrs. Tel. *****00 8/96 CIVIC VTI 3 dr. 1 owner. Sporty white lip top. Deposit 8 BK. Mthly $994 x 7 yrs. *****19 '83 ACCORD 1.6 Auto COE 2002
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        346 7 337 ROVER FOR SALE 7/96 ROVER 216 cabriolet, auto, I silver 2 owners OMV $24K. Acci- I dent free. $86. 8 K. H/p: 9681-8519 11/95 6205L1 AUTO. Grey Tax 5/2000. S/rims. Sunroof. Leather seat. Airbag. Well kept. *****35 < '93 NEAR ROVER 820 SI Auto. New model. Sunroof Leather seats
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        354 7 Vehicles 341 SUBARU FOR SALE .AOY DOCTOR'S MID 92 Subaru Vi ii MBO 4-dr. Rod. Excellent cond. S/nms. Hi ti. New tax tyres Very ?conomical Selling cheap $21,600 ieg Tel: *****47/*****005 SUBARU LEGACY RSK Twin Turbo Very special price for the Ist sooking). Gteed. COE. High over rade. Call 2t?2
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        910 8 Vehicles 342 SUZUKI FOR SALE 1 OWMER NEAR 96 Swift 10 4 dr. Low mileage. OMV $10,946 Ask 551.8 K. *****89 BKW Car Ctr. '91 SUZUKI SWIFT 10 5-dr. Manual, s/rims. Beautiful cond. Ask $15 8K 741 8833 BKW Car Centre 8/91 SWIFT I.OCL. 4 dr Maroon. Aircon. Hid. Tip
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        493 8 379 REGISTRATION NUMBERS NUMBER PLATES FOR sale SBCIH' EPBK' SW9999MT Prices negotiable! Tel: 9673-1983 381 SCRAP VEHICLES SCRAP CAR SPECIALIST. Highest cash payment for Honda, Toyota 89 BMW 316. BMW 520. Ben* 200 E. '89-95. All are welcome. Call Mr Koh 9686-3833/ 9803-3833 (24 hrs.) ALL HIGH PRICE. PARF/ Scrap
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        519 9 402 001-08 402 DOl-08 402 DOl-08 CITY SOUTH-WEST CITY SOUTH-WEST CITY SOUTH-WEST PTEAPTS-RENT PTEAPTS-RENT PTEAPTS-RENT I M^w~~^3WN3fe '^iMMBC^ I Premier Location: centrally located m the city at Havelock Road. J^flßSSl' I"* «V**'u For leasing enquiries: <^^ Apartments With V^# Services For Lease Serviced Office Tastetully turn.shed 1-. 2- HDU D
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        335 9 404 DO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS RENT Serviced Apartments 9 TANGLIN STUDIO D.09 21 Leoni* Hill Close to 2 MRT Stations (Somerset Orchard) 1 or 2 bedrooms fully furnished Immediate occupation From 7 days onwards Affordable rates TEL: 733 1322 i OTO NASSIM REGENCY 3+ 1 bedrooms (1,939 1,959
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        486 9 404 009-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS RENT D.lO RICH MANSION. 3+l. $4000. D.09 Chateau Eliza, 1 rm. $2500. 0.10 Valley Pk. 3+l rms. $5500. 0.10 Beverly Hill 4+l. $11,000. *****82/ *****318 Sam Ow (aqt.) THE CLAYMORE BLK.A. 2680 sq.ft. 3+l. P/furn. Immed. Greenery. Ouiet. MRT. Mins to Orchard Rd.
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        497 9 404 009-10 ORCHARD/ 404 DO9-10 ORCHARD/ 404 DO9-10 ORCHARD/ 404D09-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND TANGLIN/ HOLLAND TANGLIN/ HOLLAND TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTEAPTS-RENT PTEAPTS-RENT PTEAPTS-RENT PTEAPTS-RENT lures are shot on location Wm^^^^J I Prest 'H' ous address m district 1 0 I mm wa < )r< tllU(l K< ;SIKI S! <" inn SPH*^H
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        394 9 EXPATS! CONDOS NEAR MRT. $2KS3OK. *****468. Many others visit www.asiahomes.com FOUR SEASONS PARK. 2260/ 2874 sq.ft. 4+l. Very high fir., f/furn./ p/furn. $12K up. 9785-2426 OPM. THE BALMORAL MAIS. Approx. 3000 sq.ft. 4+l. F/facilities. S7.BK neg. WK 733-5838/ 9599-5047 CENTREPOINT STUDIO APT. Quiet. Pool view. F/furn. Aircon. Somerset MRT./ Shpg.
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        468 9 D.09 JC DRAYCOTT. New 850/ 1216 sq.ft. 21 3 bdrms. $3000. Near Orchard MRT. 9501-9704 Lite D.lO SOMMERVILLE PK. Furn. 3 bdrms Balcony. S/pool. Clubhouse facilities. $2300. Metz 734-1488 ALL EXPATS CHOICEI $3K-SBK. for your viewing, please call HB 250-8070/ 9217-1734 NASSIM PK./ TANGUN Pk./ Morningside. 2000/ 1722 sq.ft. 4+l/
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        816 9 404 009-10 ORCHARD/ 404 009-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTEAPTS-RENT PTEAPTS-RENT THE COLO NNA DE 82 GRANGK ROAD (District 10) The Colonnade is the only apt. Wdg m Spore which is designed by world renowned American architect Paul Rudolph and features an architecturally innovative yet imminently livable design Single
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        590 9 410 Dl 5-16 EAST COAST PTE APTS RENT WATERSIOE 2411/ 2142 sq.ft. 3 4 rms. maids rm. All rms. attached. Beautiful spacious living dining areas. Peaceful serene. F/facilities i PEBBLE BAY STUDIO APT. 1420/ i 785 sq.ft. I+l. High fir. River view/ i gdn. ideal for single professional. BAYSHORE PARK.
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        651 9 Properties 412 Dl 7-18 CHANGI/ PASIRRIS PTEAPTS-RENT AVILA GARDENS. 3+f full condo fa cilities. Furn. Immed neg. Short term avail $2K 881-5779 MV 414 019-20 SERANGOON/ THOMSON PTEAPTS-RENT D.20 KENTISH GREEN, Oxford Rd 3*l. P/furn. Full condo facilities. Rent neq. Pq. 9524-2941 Prop-net END YOUR HASSLESI View few units at
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        587 10 Properties 414 Dl9-20SERANG00N/ 414 Dl9-20SERANGOON/ 414 Dl9-20SERANG00N/ THOMSON THOMSON THOMSON PTE APTS -RENT PTE APTS RENT PTE APTS -RENT I■ t i 9 ifc: I ■R .x.mh i^tWLi y. .-&t&-*J- > B J B. H El El < ■I m Im m m ■■VHHI w m p **z I'■ m
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        164 10 D.22 YUNNAN GDN. 2 storey spacious terr. Nicely renovated. 3*l. Part/f/furn. neg. *****722 DW D.IS NEW 2' ..-STOREY semi d. 4 rms./ 3 baths F/furn. Near amenities. Asking $3K. Pg. 9292 1188 BEAUTIFUL EUROPEAN STYLE Bunglw. Pool, patio, gdn. s*l. Mint cond. $12. 5 K. Oakley 9634-4551 D.lO NAMLY PL.
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        595 10 422HUDC/HDB ARTS FOR RENT ANY AREAS. 346-1180/ 456-9737. Holland/ Yishun/ Jurong. E., W/ Bedok/ Tampines/ Ris/ S'goon./ Hougang/ AMK/ Bukit Batok/ CCX/ Woodlands/ Tiong Bahru/ Clementi/ Teban Garden. TOA PAYOH MRT. Approved 2+l. Aircon. Nicely furn. Ouiet/ cosy/ amenities/ privacy. SB5O per mth. No co-broke. 9603-6093 Roof. BLK. 320 WOODLANDS
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        920 10 422HUDC/HDB APTS FOR RENT APPROVED 4 'A' blk. 945 Tampines. Locked 1 rm Unfurn. Near MRT/ amenities. Immed. 9414-2302 HOLLAND VILLAGE. 3-RM Type. Aircon. Furn. Immed. Single/ couple. MRT. $1200. *****79 Agt. TAMPINES/ SIMEI/ M. PARADE/ Dorset Rd./ Bishan/ AMK/ Yishun/ CCX/ Jurong/ Pasir Ris. *****17 INDIAN TENANTS, whofc units
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        1388 10 424 SERVICE APARTMENTS 424 SERVICE APARTMENTS J&ELUXE SERVICED APARTMENTS IMMEDIATE OCCUPATION leowe View mtHmmnMAKSiAsmM District 9 at 1 Leonie Hill, near Orchard MRT Station 2 or 3 bedrooms fully furnished apartments complete with well-equipped kitchen Housekeeping services Attractive rentals For Long or Short Term Leases For Enquiries: HFAR EAST ORGANIZATION
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        571 10 446 DO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTEAPTS-SALE MELROSE PK. FHOLD. 3+l/ 3+l+l. Various choice unit. F/ facilities. High fir./ pool view. TOP soon. Investment potential! *****392 SRN 1 ■■■I 51.12 M NEG. BELLERIVE <Bt Timah) 3 yrs. 1150 sq.ft. 3+l. Ground fir. Nicely furn. Best view. Spacious layout. Good sch. 9494-8222
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        617 10 450 D11& 21 NEWTON/ BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI HOUSES -SALE D.21 MAJESTIC BUNGLW. Sitting North(hiil) facing South (sea) 7+2 6200/ 7800 sq.ft. Pool/ waterfall Quality finishings. CP *****312 Opportunity^!^ DUNMAN PL. F'HOLD. TOP 2002 Special offer. Type B\ 107 sq. m. 2 bedrms. Bought cheap can sell cheap. Don't miss! *****825 D.ll HUGE
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        595 10 456 Dl 2-14 BALESTIER/ MACPHERSON/GEYLANG PTE APTS SALE LAST CHANCE TO own a brand new 2-bdrm. (980 sq.ft.) m SimsVille! Resort living with full facilities. TOP. Near Paya Lebar Sub-region-al/ MRT/ amenities. 9529-1112 ERA first cinss JEfrinll D.12 BELOW VALUE. St Francis Ct 1295 sq.ft. 3+l. 4 yrs. Mid fir.
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        726 10 461 Dl 5-16 EAST COAST PTEAPTS-SALE TANAMERA TWR. 5. 99 yt s 3+l 1518 sq.ft. High fir Face airport. Windy MRT Good price neg. 9405-1893 D.15 F'HOLD $660K! Tembehng Rd. Walk-up apt. 1 yr. old. 2+l rm F/ aircon. Move-m *****42 Kat s BAVSHORE PK. »24. Sea/ City view. F/aircon.
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        478 11 465 Dl 7-18 CHANGI/ 465 Dl 7-18 CHANGI/ 465 Dl 7-18 CHANGI/ 465 017-18 CHANGI/ 465 Dl 7-18 CHANGI/ 465 017-18 CHANGI/ PASIRRIS PASIRRIS PASIRRIS PASIRRIS PASIRRIS PASIRRIS HOUSES -SALE HOUSES SALE HOUSES SALE HOUSES SALE HOUSES -SALE HOUSES SALE 1 The Straits Times Classified PROPERTY GUIDE PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL A
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        399 11 476 D 22-28 WEST NORTH PTE APTS SALE PARC VISTA BLK. 3. High fir. Ouiet. Face pool. 1340 sq.ft. 2 yrs. old. 3+l rms. Near MRT/ shops/ amenities. S76OK. 99 yrs. 9414-8889 HSR ORCHID PK. $540K up. 958 sq.ft. 2+l F/facilities. Khatib MRT station. Mkt. Amenities. Good investment. Sale/ Rent.
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        477 11 488 HUDC APTS FOR SALE HUDC BLK. 348 Hougang Aye. 7. 803. F/renovated. 100% move m cond. Future MRT. View to offer. Don't miss! Pg. 9509-8603 Roof. EXEC. APT. HUDC Blk. 347. Ground fir. 1750 sq.ft. Spacious 3+l rms. Sch./ amenities. 9494-8889 ERA EMOMIUf MAIS. SS3OK! 3 MM. to MRT.
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        441 11 492 HDB APTS FOR SALE (ANGMOKIO) 5 T LOW Cash! Corner. Blk. 111/ 622. High fir. IGO% move-in. Amenities. Unblocked. 9321-0097 OMH 5 T JUST 5 yrs. only! AMK Blk. 1048. Fully renovated. 128 sq.m. Near mkt.. sch. Pg. 9310-3333 J3 5 'I' BLK. 250. Dr. to dr. High fir.
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        435 11 493 HOB APTS FOR SALE (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) 5 T BLK. 605. High fir. Bedok Res. Rd. Can contra. Well renovated. 9571-5798/ 9652-1016 Wong Agt 5 'I' BEDOK Res. 604. «09. Well renovated. 100% move-in. Valued S3OSK. Contra. *****478 ERA 5 T BLK. 52. Chai Chee. High fir. Unblocked. Good view. Near
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        531 11 496 HOB APTS FOR SALE (BUKITBATOK) 3 'NG 1 BLK. 241. Upgraded. F/ renovated. With aircon. 3 mins. to MRT. Near West Point. Unblocked. With access corridor. *****384 CR 4 'A' CORNER Blk 131. Well kept. Master rm. aircon. Amenities/ MRT. N.S facing. View to offer. Don't miss! Hurry! 9233-6570
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        779 11 497 HDB APTS FOR SALE (BTMERAH/OUEENSTOWN/ TELOKBLANGAH 3-RM. RUMAH TINGGI. Blk. 37. high fir. Untlocked. Redhill MRT, amenities. Contra 9407-8289 DTZ TL 3-RM JLN. BT. Merah Blk 107. Mid fir. Parquet flooring. Cosy. MRT/ mkt. Urgent! Gomez *****105 4 *A BLK 46. Dr todr. Lengkok Barvu. Mid fir. MRT/ amenities.
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        640 11 501 HDB APTS FOR SALE (CLEMENTI/ WEST COAST) 3 T GHIM Mon blk. 21 «03. Last chance to view. Migrating soon. Unblocked. N.S. $152K only. Also blk 3. High fir. Upgrading now. SISSK Both can contra. *****418 ALL RACES. CORNER 4 NG West Coast Blk. 702. Hioh fir. Near mkt./
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        1673 11 Properties 504 HDB APTS FOR SALE (HOUGANG/SERANGOON/ YIOCHUKANG) 3 'S' HOUGANG Blk. 632. High fir. Lift level. Renovate to your taste. No afternoon sun. Amenities/ sch Malay owner. Hp *****858 FC. 4 'A' CORNER Hougang Blk. 239 with recess area. Spacious 115 sq.m High fir. Unblocked. Chinese not eligible. 9706-4655
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        395 12 Properties 493 HDB APTS FOR SALE 493 HDB APTS FOR SALE 493 HDB APTS FOR SALE 493 HDB APTS FOR SALE 493 HDB APTS FOR SALE 493 HDB APTS FOR SALE (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) The Straits Times Classified PROPERTY GUIDE (HDB ESTATES) l\/> V /CtoSwJ y~^ jr^^Vso6S
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        499 12 512 HDB APTS FOR SALE (PASIR RIS/CHANGI) FIRST CLfISS lI J^ jjl J BEST BUY! 4 A' Pasir Ris Blk. 421. Door to door. Malay owner. Near amenities and park. View to offer!! Rahim Hassan 9324-239 FC. EXEC. APT. CORNER blk. 250. Open view/ cosy. Renovated. Motivated seller! Own a
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        568 12 512 HDB APTS FOR SALE (PASIR RIS/CHANGI) S 'I' BLK. 758. low fir. Move m cond. Near amenities. Just 5 yrs. C« contra. 9559-3332 agt. 5 T BLK. 736 »03. Unblocked, bright, best unit. F/renovated. Aircon. 100% move-in. Pg. 9317-6381 5 T PASIR Ris 81k. 762. 5 yrs. 4bdrm. 127
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        663 12 514 HDB APTS FOR SALE (TAMPINES/SIMEI) LOW CASH! 4 A' blk. 361 Tampines. High fir. Renovated, ai.con. Near amenities. *****88 Albert NEW LISTING 4 'A' Tampines Blk 888A. Lift ievel. «05. Renovated. All races Amenities. Pg. 9411-9242 TAMPINES CORNER EXCLUSIVE! 4 •NG' Blk. 158. MRT/ Mall/ Century Square. High fir.
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        370 12 516 HDB APTS FOR SALE (TOA PAYOH/ POTONG PASIR) 3-RM. T. PAYOH blk. 159. 2+ utility. Spacious. Unblocked. Windy. MRT/ bus/ shops. 9587-5465 agt. 4 T DR. to dr. Blk. 222 T. Payoh (2 units) high fir. Total unblock. Low cash! Renovated. 9409-6548 YES 517 HDB APTS FOR SALE (WOODLANDS/
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        636 12 517 HDB APTS FOR SALE (WOODLANDS/ SEMBAWANG) 4 'A' CORNER. Woodlands. Blk. 834. Low fir. Move-in. Peaceful. Convenient. S27OK neg. AA 9-558-2324 4 'A' BLK. 856 Woodlands, only 5 yrs. Beautifully renovated. High fir. Malay owner. 9575-1488 4 'A' CORNER Woodlands 855 MRT. Good community environment. S3OK neg. *****801 Agt
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        863 12 518 HDB APTS FOR SALE (YISHUN) 5255K ONLY! 4 A blk. 308. Mid fir. 7 mins. to MRT/ amenities. Move m. Can contra. 9326-3571 agt. 3 'A' LOW cash 114, 274/ 4 A 1 corner, 165, 254 (all races) 273. 302, 403. 852. High fir. *****660 Roof 3 'A' BLK.
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        806 12 327 HUDC/HOB APTS WANTED (RENT/ BUY) A.SAKER *****32/ *****651. Rent at specialist. HDB. HUDC wanted m all area. 2-5 rms./ Exec, mais Budget *****2000 Professionals with good budget, ready clients. INDIAN/ MALAY OWNERS. 2 5 rms. apt./ whole unit needed urgently for rent m all areas. Ready tenants. Good budget.
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        647 12 534 OFFICE SPACE 334 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT FOR RENT FABER HOUSE 950/1270/2640 sqft, fitted-out unit, move-in condition. Prime location next to shopping centre. Opposite Somerset MRT Station. UOL BUILDING 1098/1270 sq ft, fitted-out unit, move-in condition. Suitable for computer/ language school/ office. Next to Somerset MRT Station. Ample car
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        606 13 534 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 3 OFFICE UNIT for rent m Upp Aljumed. S3OO-SSOO. With aircon, carpet. Call owner *****53/ *****15 OFFICE AT SUNTEC. Approx. 1440 sq.ft. for rent. F/renovated. Inter ested call Ms Ouek at: *****78 D.15 PARKWAY PARADE 1593 3200 sq.ft. High fir Sea view. Am pie parking.
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        1027 13 337 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT 537 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT ALBERT COURT SHOPS I 1 Located at the junction of Selegie Road, Albert Street and Rochor Canal Road Office/restaurant/foodcourt space from 215 to 8493 sq. ft. Ideal for retail trade, cafes, fitness centre, office cum showroom, training school, travel agencies
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        963 14 IMRE INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH ENGINEERING TENDER NOTICE Tenders are invited for the following: 1) Tender No: IMRE/T/1 01/2000 Rapid Thermal Low Pressure Chemical Vapour Deposition (RTLPCVD) System Only companies registered with EPU/CIDB m the appropriate categories are eligible to tender. Tender documents are non-transferable and no exchange will be
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        2676 15 638 EN-BLOC SALE PROPOSED APPLICATION TO THE STRATA TITLES BOARDS FOR SALE UNDER SECTION 84A OF THE LAND TITLES (STRATA) ACT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT KNOWN AS GRENVILLE CONDOMINIUM (STRATA TITLE PLAN NO. 702) COMPRISED IN LAND LOT NOS. MK4-4230C, MK4-4231 M MK4-4232W Notice is hereby given that the owners of
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        70 15 Jk SINGAPORE <^P* PRISON SERVICE TENDER NOTICE Tenders are invited from registered tenderers for the following:--1) SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF 50 NOS OF ULTRA PORTABLE NOTEBOOK PC TO PRISONS DEPARTMENT: Tender No PL/3/G046/0200 Eligibility EPU/CMP/10 Financial Limit SI Tender documents are obtainable from Prison Logistics Branch. 46 Abingdon Road. Singapore
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        720 16 I NOTICE I ***** Ntntendo. CREATURES, GAME FREAK. T V Tokyo. ShoPro. JR Kikaku A \J Licensed by MedaLink InternalKxial Limited tf^v z' jr B MEDIALINK INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (Media Link") has been appointed B Hi the exclusive agent for licensing of the rights of manufacture of "POCKET B MONSTERS/POKEMON" (Chinese
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        632 16 Notices THE BANKRUPTCY ACT 1995 lACT 15 OF 1995) THE BANKRUPTCY RULES 1995 IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE IN BANKRUPTCY NO 3758 Of 1999 RE TANG MOEY LUM (NRICNo *****40/ D) EX PARTE AMERICAN EXPRESS INTERNATIONAL INC (RCNo. F*****H) ..Creditor IN THE MATTER OF A BANKRUPTCY
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