The Straits Times, 22 December 2003

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    30 1 The Straits Times Established 1845 BEST IN NEWSPAPER DESIGN IN ASIA December 22, 2003 •74 Pages in five parts mita (p) 033/03/2003 Mm A Singapore Press Holdings publication OU Cents
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    Lock icon 200 feared dead in Philippines mudslides
    499 1  - 200 feared dead in Philippines mudslides LUZBAGUIORO Entire villages buried in Leyte province; experts blame illegal logging and massive deforestation for floods and landslides By PHILIPPINE CORRESPONDENT MANILA Rain, mud and floodwaters hampered rescue efforts in the central Philippines yesterday where up to 200 people were feared dead following massive
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    Lock icon 'Al-Qaeda boats' with drugs seized
    544 1 WASHINGTON The US Navy has intercepted and seized two small wooden boats laden with illegal drugs in the northern Arabian Sea, in what may turn out to be the first hard evidence of AlQaeda involvement in drug smuggling. Three of the 33 crewmen detained after
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      153 1 HOMES AUCTION; A record 2,006 properties were repossessed and sold by banks this year page 4 f" fit* "15r T f -f^PHß^.^!^ 1 1 ■^feljl B| Jmh^MMl 1 t p t I* T Singapore's air hub status helped its economy take off, 1 Bfiw ■^pHHiUHB^pI 1 t^:, Ja but a
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      90 2 II M K MOBILE FOOD VENDOR THRIVING JIFFY Foods managing director David Tan, the man who proposed having vans selling snacks at public carparks but never got a chance to do so, is nevertheless making inroads into the mobile food business with the help of Alice, Mary and Jenny. They
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      Lock icon THEY TAKE MUSEUM TO CLASSROOM
      61 2 AN ART management company here is bringing the great masters into the classroom to help children learn about and appreciate paintings and sculptures, under a community service project called Art Outreach. More than 2,000 students this year have benefited from volunteers' explanations and bringing in
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      82 2 HERE'S THE REAL DANGER SADDAM Hussein may have been captured, but the world does not seem like a safer place. What is worrying is the absence of anything approaching an international security architecture, like after World War 11. Part of the blame, writes Philip Stevens, lies with US President
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      76 2 THE TEACHING MAKES CHINESE HARD THE way Chinese is taught in schools is a major reason so many find it so difficult to pick it up, writes secondary school student TanYanShuo. Students are forced to memorise lists of characters, words and phrases, but are hardly encouraged to speak the
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      82 2 TO PLEASE A MAN THIS XMAS... FORGET the Celine Dion CD and the socks. What men really want in their Christmas stockings, according to Rand Miranda, are gadgets, like an iPod and a Nokia 6600. Consider action games too, he adds. If you buy clothes, avoid the his and
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      Lock icon Stadium to allow food, drink at shows
      127 2 HOME THE ban on eating and drinking during shows at the Singapore Indoor Stadium will be relaxed when the 12,000 seats there are replaced with ones covered with a waterproof and stain-proof material that can be cleaned easily. The new seats will come
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      79 2 THE Institute of Mental Health (IMH) has refused to compensate a female patient who claims she was molested by a male patient and traumatised by him while warded there. Its lawyers have written to her lawyer, and poked holes in her case. They say her two female
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      94 2 Saddam's family helped hide him A TIGHT-KNIT network of family and clan members sheltered former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein from American soldiers. They put him up in 20 to 30 nondescript safe houses in the Sunni Muslim heartland, as well as kept him informed of what was happening in
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      86 2 STOCKS THAT OFFER CHEER WHEN the going gets tough, the darlings of fund managers get creative over determining new ways to bump up their top line, rather than cut costs. Healtn-care products company Osim and water-treatment company Hyflux are good examples of this. Others, such as Jurong
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      70 2 SAUDIS FACE CRIME WAVE A POPULATION boom, rapid social change, rising unemployment and snrinking oil revenue have resulted in a crime wave in Saudi Arabia. The authorities there reported this year that crime among young jobless Saudis rose 320 per cent between 1990 and 1996, and coma go
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      71 2 HIGH PRICE OF ELECTIONS BILLIONS of dollars will be exchanging hands next year, when India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Taiwan will be holding their elections. The money comes from donations, fund-raisers, corporations and the sale of a political party's newspapers, and can be spent in odd ways, such
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      Lock icon TAIWAN'S DEBT GROWING
      71 2 TAIWAN is running up an increasing amount of debt, much to the concern of its people and opposition lawmakers. At September, the country owed NT53.183 trillion (Ssl62 billion), or 32.22 per cent of its gross domestic product. Some experts argue that the debt is actually larger, more
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      68 2 WIU IT BE COURT FOR MAN U? ENGLISH football champion Manchester United is prepared to go to court over player Rio Ferdinand's eight-month ban for missing a drugs test, due to start on Jan 12. This may delayhis suspension till the start of the next soccer season. However, football's
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      79 2 MAIN Prime 3,4,6 World 8-13 Editorial 14 Commentary 14,15 Forum 16 HOME Home Hl-H9 Education HlO-Hl4 ASIA/SPORTS/ MONEY Asia A1,2,A5 China A4 S-E Asia A6 Malaysia A6 Sports A7.AB Money... AlO-Al4 UFEI Straight Talk... L4 Comics L4 Cover story L6 Arts L8 Television L9 WhafsOn LlO TV guide Lll Weather
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      Lock icon STEVE CHIA BARES ALL
      770 3  - STEVE CHIA BARES ALL BEN NADARAJAN Non-Constituency MP reveals he likes to pose nude, admits taking 'sexy' photos of his maid, but says he did not force her By In our seven years of marriage, we were God-loving people. Then halfway through, we backsliaed and we stopped going to church.
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      Lock icon No, he didn't molest maid, wife now says
      313 3 She believes the worker had been a willing party MRS Doreen Chia, 31, who had twice reported her husband to the police for molesting their maid, now accepts he is innocent. She told The Straits Times yesterday: "I believe now that the
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      Lock icon Well again, Mrs Lee gets birthday cheer
      457 4 MRS Lee Kuan Yew, who suffered a stroke in October, celebrated her 83rd birthday with her family yesterday and is now back to nearly all her usual daily activities. A press statement from Senior Minister Lee yesterday said that Mrs Lee had been
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      Lock icon Picture this: The largest photo collage ever
      152 4 A WORK of art, a contender for a new world record and a successful fund-raiser all three come together in a 17m by 8m collage, composed of photographs of about 16,800 people. The contender for a new Guinness World Record for a photo
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      Lock icon Record 2,006 properties repossessed
      533 4  -  VLADIMIR GUEVARRA Last year, 1,654 were repossessed and put under the hammer; analysts blame the poor economy and weak sentiment *l A BUILDING contractor in her 40s and her husband used to run their business out of a 3,000 sq ft office worth $3 million in
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      Lock icon Higher fees at 4 girls' schools next year
      525 6  -  JANE NG Rising costs and dropping government grants the reasons for increments planned by independent schools BR SCHOOL fees at the four independent girls' secondary schools are going up between $25 to $30 a month next year, in the first of a
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      46 6 GIRLS' SCHOOLS 2003 2004 Methodist $100 $125 Girls' Singapore $100 $125 Chinese Girls' Nanyang $100 $130 Girls' Raffles $100 $125 Girls' BOYS' SCHOOLS (no change in fees) 2004 Anglo- $200* Chinese School (Independent) St Joseph's $150 Institution The $200 Chinese High Raffles $200 Institution
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      Lock icon THE CRUSH BEFORE CHRISTMAS:
      57 6 It's standing room only as many rush to do their last minute shopping in town. Retailers report a steady increase in sales and most expect it to build up right up to Christmas Day. Many of the big stores, like Tangs, have extended shopping hours to
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      Lock icon Libya meets nuclear watchdog
      474 6 It discusses WMD reversal at meeting with UN officials TRIPOLI Libya has acted swiftly to prove its commitment to the world at large, meeting United Nations nuclear inspectors after a surprise announcement that it was abandoning efforts to build an atomic bomb and other banned weapons.
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      182 5 I EXPRESS LONG LIVE DREAMS The American Express' Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Gold Credit Card now rewards you with even more KrisFlyer miles. That's 50% more miles on every purchase, from now until December 31, 2004. So you have 13 months to clock them all up. In addition, you'll receive all
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      Lock icon GOING UP
      80 8 Serious robberies: In the past three years, 13,000 such cases have been recorded. Drug Crimes: The number of smugglers, dealers and users in the kingdom has increased sharply, from 4,279 in 1986 to 17,199 in 2001. Domestic and child abuse crimes: A doctor said that more wives are
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      Lock icon SAUDI CRIME WAVE
      908 8  -  JOHN R. BRADLEY By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES Muggings, shootings, violence and drugs now plague country JEDDAH Shortly after Friday prayers in the laid-back coastal city of Jeddah, an Indian grocery shop assistant was shot in the hand and leg by three young Saudi robbers. A local
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      Lock icon FITTING END:
      21 9 \n American at a Washington shopping mall displays a T-shirt that features Saddam's capture in his hometown, Tikrit. XINHUA
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      Lock icon Dictator betrayed by right-hand man
      161 9 TIKRIT The Iraqi man who gave up Saudam Hussein to American forces was his "right arm" through his eight months on the lam, a senior US military intelligence officer said. Major Stan Murphy, the head of intelligence for the 4tn Infantry Division's First Brigade in
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      Lock icon US soldier is Time's Person of the Year
      214 9 NEW YORK The American soldier was named the Time magazine's Person of the Year yesterday, giving credit to those who face bullets and grenades and not the politicians who formulate foreign policies. The weekly magazine said it was using the term broadly
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      Lock icon New Osama tape may be old, says CIA
      322 9 New Osama tape may be old, says CIA SATURDAY BROADCAST DUBAI An audiotape purportedly by Osama bin Laden broadcast over the weekend accused Arab governments heeding US calls for democracy of being "infidel" agents of America, but the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) cast doubt on the tape, saying it appeared
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      Lock icon Hundreds of Iraqis nabbed after Saddam's capture
      554 9 Cell leaders among the people caught; deposed leader not cooperating with interrogators, says American official WASHINGTON Saddam Hussein's capture has led to the arrest of more than several hundred" Iraqis, including some leaders of the insurgency, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs
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      Lock icon Pledge marks victory for diplomacy
      342 10 It clearly proves that diplomacy can win over proliferation of nuclear, oiological and chemical weapons. Mr Javier Sol an a, the European Union's foreign policy representative PARIS British and American diplomacy has won European praise for winning Libya's pledge to renounce its weapons of mass
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      Lock icon US in no huny to lift sanctions
      145 10 WASHINGTON Despite Libya's promise to dismantle its illegal weapons programme, US officials said they would proceed cautiously in lifting sanctions in order to signal to North Korea that it must end its nuclear programme before receiving any rewards. "Our position is that even
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      Lock icon Six hours to pen deal with Libya
      539 10 Six hours to pen deal with Libya Final text was produced after three days of to-inq and f ro-ing between Tripoli, London and Washington LONDON In a private room at the exclusive Travellers' Club on Pall Mall, four British officials and three Libyan counterparts met last Tuesday to put in
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      Lock icon Pakistan put Iran on nuclear fast track
      623 11 Papers released by Teheran show it secretly obtained sensitive parts and designs over 17 years VIENNA Evidence discovered in a probe into Iran's secret nuclear programme points overwhelmingly to Pakistan as the source of crucial technology that put Iran on a fast track
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      Lock icon CAPACITY: 24 bombs a year
      58 11 enrichment plant under construction nearby for at least two dozen nuclear bombs a year. Agency detected traces of Soviet-made highly enriched uranium at Iran's Kalaye nuclear facility, a former testing centre for uranium-enrichment equipment, US and European officials said. Several distinct types of enriched uranium
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      521 11 LONDON In less than a week, Prime Minister Tony Blair has had two big moments in the international spotlight, going public first with important good news for him and his close ally, US President George W. Bush. Mr Blair appeared before
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        169 13 Michelle's a big hit with Pop Idol fans VIEWERS OVERRULE JUDGES LONDON A Scottish woman who was told she was too large to be a "Pop Idol" has been crowned the winner of the British talent show. Ms Michelle McManus, 23, who weighs 96kg, fought off criticism from judges on
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      Lock icon CRASH ENDS DREAM FUGHT FOR GRANNY
      121 13 LONDON A British grandmother's bid to make a record-setting pole-to-pole helicopter tlight ended with a crash landing in Antarctica on Saturday in which she and her British co-pilot were injured. Ms Jennifer Murray, 63, dislocated her arm in the crash 193km north of the
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      Lock icon BRITON CLAIMS SCUBA DIVE RECORD
      123 13 BANGKOK A British dive instructor has gone to a depth of 313m off the Thai coast to claim a new record for the deepest scuba dive. Mr Mark Ellyatt took 12 minutes to make his descent off the resort island of Phuket in southern Thailand
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      Lock icon MENEM CHARGED WITH TAX FRAUD
      74 13 MENEM CHARGED WITH TAX FRAUD BUENOS AIRES Former Argentinian president Carlos Menem has been charged with tax fraud. He is accused of failing to declare a Swiss bank account containing US$6OO,OOO (Ssl million). Menem, whose 1989-99 presidency was marred by allegations of corruption, will not be jailed if convicted but
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      Lock icon Lawmakers scale back Schroeder's reforms
      443 13 Watered-down measures to cut income tax and revamp welfare system will do little to rev up economy, say analysts BERLIN German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's Agenda 2010 plans for tax cuts and labour and welfare reforms have been watered down, with legislators proving unwilling to enact
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      77 13 Princess Diana was pregnant when she died in a Paris car crash in 1997, London's Independent newspaper reported yesterday. Former US congressman Gary Condit is suing tabloids for US$3B million (Ss6s million), saying they connected him falsely with the killing of a Washington intern two years ago. Quoteworthy We have
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  • COMMENTARY ANALYSIS
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        Lock icon Trying Saddam
        608 14 THE trial of Saddam Hussein, when he is put in the dock, has to be a showcase for Iraqi justice. How the brutal tyrant is to be tried, who tries him, and the justice meted out are immensely important issues for Iraq's rebirth. It is thus crucial that
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      Lock icon Chens referendum gamble coming to the boil
      1067 14  - Chens referendum gamble coming to the boil RAYMOND R.WU Bi FOR THE STRAITS TIMES IT IS possibly the longest-running live TV reality snow that the world has watched. While the plot and the cast remain relatively unchanged, it almost always gets sizeable viewership around the world. Every four years, when
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      Lock icon The world is still a dangerous place
      977 14  -  PHILIP STEPHENS By FINANCIAL TIMES IT IS a strange thing to say after those satisfying images of a dishevelled Saddam Hussein being pulled from his hole in the ground, but the world does not seem like a safer place. Two years have passed
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      Lock icon A broader mission for Nato
      604 14  -  R. NICHOLAS BURNS INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE BRUSSELS This month at Nato's defence and foreign ministers' meetings in Brussels, United States Secretary ofDefence Donald Rumsfeld and Secretary of State Colin Powell challenged Nato to assume a more prominent role in the peacekeeping forces in Afghanistan and
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      Lock icon When regulations widen digital divide
      861 15  -  SCOTT WALLSTEN Bu A FEW years ago, a local Internet entrepreneur was arrested in Ghana, her employees jailed and her computer equipment confiscated. Her crime? Providing consumers with a way to make low-cost telephone calls over the Internet. That businesswoman's brush with the law typifies
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      Lock icon India treads cautiously around Saddam's arrest
      831 15  -  SIDDHARTH SRIVASTAVA By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The current reaction of the Indian establishment has more to do with the way the larger intentions of the US are perceived here, than with Iraq or Saddams welfare. NEW DELHI Unlike the rest of the world,
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      Lock icon Hiring maids from China will help kids
      96 16 MY FAMILY and I recently agonised over whether to employ a foreign domestic worker to help with our newborn. In the end, we decided to hire an Indonesian maid. It makes economic sense but we were warned that there might be communication problems
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      Lock icon Why coerce young into learning?
      683 16 The Great Chinese Language Debate JUST BECAUSE A PERSON IS CHINESE BY ANCESTRY DOES NOT MEAN HE MUST BE CHINESE BY CULTURE NOR DOES IT MEAN HE HAS ANY OBLIGATION TO BE RUENT IN CHINESE. TO INSIST ON THIS IS A FORM OF RACISM PIGEONHOUN6
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      Lock icon Asset in work and cultural identity
      228 16 Asset in work and cultural identity I REFER to Ms Amanda Koh Wei Lin's letter, "F9 in Chinese but she's as Singaporean as the next person" (ST Dec 3). Being a Singaporean born and bred, I would like to share my experience with languages. As a child, I spoke Cantonese
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      Lock icon Problem lies in way language is taught
      457 16 Problem lies in way language is taught I REFER to the letter, "It all boils down to attitude" (ST, Dec 3), by Mr Chee Yew Chung. He said that the difficulty Chinese Singaporeans face in learning Chinese "all boils down to the attitude.. .and the will to do so". I
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      6 1 TheStraitsTimes home Monday, December 22, 2003
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      Lock icon EAT, DRINK AND BE MERRY
      587 1  -  V LADIMIR GIUEVARRA (You won't be thrown out of the Indoor Stadium New waterproof seats allow relaxed rules but you still can't eat during: Operas Jazz concerts Orchestra performances By Installed to replace the old non-waterproof blue seats, which are in quite bad shape after
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        592 2  - IMH rejects woman 's claims for damages BEN NADARAJAN Molestation In Hospital Hospital argues it was not negligent in security in the mixed-gender ward, and raises doubts about reliability of two witnesses who were patients By THE Institute of Mental Health (IMH) has rejected a woman's claims for damages for
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        567 4  -  ALEXIS HOOI But docs say device should not replace treatment for disorder By It's a mind game for Javier, who says he enjoys his sessions on the Play Attention. The helmet is fitted with sensors that detect brainwaves, which are then used to
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        457 4  - Scientists discover gene for muscles CHANG AI-LIEN Find by Singaporean and British team could pave the way for curing inherited muscle diseases By SCIENCE CORRESPONDENT Fish tested THE research was based on a study of zebraf ish which had the u-boot gene removed. The fish embryos were unable to swim
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        1088 6  - then now 'Betrayed', but bounced back in a Jiffy TAN HUI YEE Food van man's idea was taken by the authorities and opened to the public, but he's recovered and found success his way By June 3, 2003: Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) seeks vendors for its year-long trial of food
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        421 6 MADAM Sim Swee Keng, 51, feels on top of the world since she moved into her new home in McNair Road last month, after her old flat was taken for redevelopment. Not only does she have a flat in the same
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          157 6 THE Singaporean man shot twice in the head in Johor Baru died at about Bpm yesterday. Mr Kelvin Tan, 28, a renovation contractor, was dragged out of his Honda Civic by two men and shot when he stopped at a petrol kiosk in JB
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          123 6 TWO documentaries by seven graduates of Nanyang Technological University (NTU) as part of their final-year projects won Jury Awards at the 37th New York Exposition of Short Film and Video. One of the two, Radio Station Forgot To Play My Favourite Song, is
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          65 6 MOTORISTS will not have to pay any Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) charges on Christmas Day and New Year's Day. The ERP will also end early for motorists who enter the Restricted Zone on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. The operating hours are
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        536 7  -  BENJAMIN HO Check of 16 hotels and restaurants finds more than half almost fully booked for Christmas dinner By IN GOOD or bad times, the end of the year is still an occasion for celebration. Business undergraduate Dulcie Ho, 22, is a
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        2300 8  -  REBECCA LEE NIRMAL GHOSH By By m»MNf»€OftBESPOMPENT p, iTfTfi?lc^RHviif^iwK^RUH^i!^j fllTllltJtJiA^iitmWiiHfll I MS JANICE Wong, 35, always has in hand a ticket that lets her fly any time to Bangkok. Whether it's on Thai Airways or Singapore Airlines, the media executive uses the Thai capital as her
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        631 8 FREER SUES HURTING SINGAPORE? WHEN Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific airline won the rights to fly the lucrative transatlantic London-New York route from the British government earlier this month, it gained the upper hand over Singapore Airlines. But what is more significant about the victory is that it underlines how critical
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        426 10  -  YVONNE KOH Art lesson brings Van Gogh into the classroom Asian Art Options conducts free art appreciation sessions for pupils and hopes to reach 25,000 by 2007 Bu AS FAR as 10-year-old Joshua Lee was concerned, a painting was just, well, a painting; something people put up
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        98 10 BLUE IS COOL The colour of his suit is cool and the shadowslook real. The atmosphere matches his sad, determined expression. I like his attitude. A review of British artist Thomas Gainsborough's The Blue Boy, by Fuchun Primary pupil Joshua Lee LETS TALK ABOUT IT The pupils light up when
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        325 10  - Youths learn about theatre from youths VIVIZAINOL By THIS December holidays, 15 students from Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary are learning about theatre from peers passionate about the subject. The idea is the brainchild of Theatrix, founded by 12 youths aged 17 to 25 from various schools and backgrounds, which won one
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          136 12 It is aimed at getting upper secondary and junior college students up to speed in current affairs and English, and comes in three parts: the story, the lesson and the worksheet. This week's story is a commentary on the political situation in Iraq. Read it once or
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          737 12  -  S UN AND A K MOTHER OF ALL CAPTURES Bu DATTA-RAY IF JESUS Christ was betrayed for 30 pieces of silver, it is no surprise that a bribe of US$25 million (Ss43 million) secured Saddam Hussein. The wonder is that it took impoverished and long-suf-fering Iraqis eight
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          139 12 Readers of commentary on important events in the news expect to gain insight about the background of those events. Mr Datta-Ray is a respected writer who regularly provides such commentary for general circulation periodicals such as The Straits Times. In this piece, he uses his extensive
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          96 12 A great way to improve your writing is to learn from professional writers. The comments below suggest ways you can use some of the techniques employed by the author of this article in your own writing. There are many elements that make this a good piece of writing.
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          250 12 insurgence n. rebellion impoverished adj. poverty-stricken evoked v. called to mind bombast n. pompous speech or writing niche n. a situation specially suited to a country's interests and nature commentators n. writers who analyse and interpret events in the news reiterate v. say again foisted v. imposed on
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          568 12 Choose the best word to fill in each of the blanks in the story: shambled niche foisting dishevelled truculence bombast allegiance equanimity lavish compounded reiterate imperial expertise evokes turbulent insurgence lair tyrant skulking disaffected profound It was the big day. In a few minutes, Tammy would get the
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          121 12 Mr Datta-Ray provides a viewpoint different from the ones normally expressed in the West. In doing this, he calls into question some of the prevailing views in the West. As noted, he argues persuasively for his views and provides good support for them. Note, however,
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          313 12 Saddam Hussein Iraqi political leader who became Iraq's president in 1979. On Aug 2, 1990, he ordered his soldiers to invade neighbouring Kuwait. However, Iraq was forced out in early 1991 by an international military coalition. Iraq's failure to cooperate fully with the United Nations after the conflict
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          120 12 SOf 3S. It is a common mistake to use the word "so" when comparing items or people, instead of "as". For instance, people tend to say: Things are not going so smoothly for the Nortn-East Line as it did for the two other lines now running.
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          41 12 I. lavish 2. skulking 3. bombast 4. evokes' 5. compounded 6. niche 7- reiterate 8. foisting 9. turbulent 10. truculence 11. insurgence 12. equanimity 13. imperial 14. tyrant 15. expertise 16. shambled 17- lair 18. dishevelled 19. disaffected 20. allegiance
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        602 13 Child has speech problems? Play Snap I AM a volunteer giving free tuition to a group of primary school children from poor families, and have noticed a Primary 1 girl Iwving some difficulties pronouncing words. For instance, she can 't seem to differentiate the uxml "circle" from "colour", but when
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        20 13 These children learn about science, as well as Singapore's heritage, at the robotics camps at Singapore Discovery Centre.
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          85 13 EIGHT youngsters spent four days last week climbing Mount Kinabalu in Malaysia with former mountaineer David Lim, 39, a member of the team that attempted to scale Mount Everest in 1998. The Naval Base Secondary and Queensway Secondary students, all participants in the Central Communitv Develop-
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          140 13 BOYS' BRIGADE HOSTS MALAYSIAN PEERS THIRTEEN members of The Boys' Brigade in Singapore hung out with their Malaysian counterparts last week, as part of an exchange scheme to strengthen ties. The group from Malaysia also visited the Newater plant, took in the Christmas light-up in Orchard Road and explored a
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          176 13 FROM next month, 10 students from Yishun Junior College will stand a chance to win $1,000 cash each every year if they get good grades. The money will come from Canberra University in Australia, which has a campus in Singapore. It has pledged to give
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          119 13 AROUND 40 children combined what they know about Singapore history and scientific concepts at two robotics camps at the Singapore Discovery Centre. The youngsters, between six and 13 years old, visited the centre's exhibits on Singapore's different cultures, military hardware and virtual reality
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      12 1 TheStraitsTimes asia Monday, December 22, 2003 TheStraitsTimes money Monday, December 22, 2003
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    • ASIAN AGENDA: ELECTION SPENDING
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        1562 1  - CAMPAIGN EASON BHAGYASHREE GAREKAR Money is in the air and billions will be spent as the region's political parties ana their candidates seek financial backing to run for next year's elections B J Slush fund or state subsidy, cash counts CASH will flow freely across Asia next year as candidates
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        214 2 IN SINGAPORE IN SINGAPORE'S last general election in 2001, political parties spent more than $2 million, most of it by the governing People's Action Party (PAP). According to figures released by the Elections Department, the PAP spent nearly $1.8 million, compared with
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      • ASIA THIS WEEK Dec 22-28
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          26 2 Chinese Defence Minister Cao Gangchuan will inspect new Sukhoi fighter jets in Zhukovsky, near Moscow, today before returning home after a week-long visit to Russia.
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          61 2 Vice- Defence Minister lin Chong-pin returns from a visit to the United States tomorrow, possibly with a message from Washington about President Chen Shui-bian's controversial referendum plan for March next year. Mainland Affairs Council Vice-Chairman Chen Ming-tong will hold a briefing on cross-strait issues late this week, including China's
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          49 2 Former US Secretary of State James Baker visits Tokyo early this week to discuss a reduction of Iraq's national debt Japan is the biggest lender to Baghdad after Russia. An advance contingent of Japanese troops is expected to set off for Kuwait ana Qatar later this week. n
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          21 2 About 70 officials from Seoul and Tokyo meet today to discuss a bilateral free trade agreement and related issues.
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          75 2 South Korea Foreign Minister Yoon Young- Kwan will meet Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and other officials during a three-day visit to New Delhi. He arrived yesterday and will address prominent businessman today. Foreign Minister Yashwant Sinha will meet Thailand's Foreign Minister Surakiart Sathirathai and Myanmar's Foreign Minister Win
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          14 2 A five-day South Asian trade fair begins on Saturday to boost regional commerce.
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          67 2 The independent Indonesian Survey Institute releases its latest survey results today on election issues and party prospects. President Megawati Sukarnoputri will address Indonesian army personnel today at an air force base in Jakarta. Police will launch a security campaign codenamed Candle Operation on Christmas Eve that will run until
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          25 2 The special Sandiganbayan anti-graft court will decide today whether deposed leader Joseph Estrada is allowed a Christmas furlough from Wednesday until Jan 2.
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          81 2 Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will fly across the Myanmar border in a helicopter on Friday to visit villagers who have successfully substituted opium crops with other cash crops. This follows moves by the dominant ethnic group in the area, the Wa, to convince him they have moved away from
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          40 2 Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi leads a public dialogue tomorrow on ways to reduce Malaysian road accidents. The forum, the first of its kind, has been organised by the Ministry of Transport and the Asian Strategy and Leadership Institute.
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        119 4 FACE masks have made a return to Taiwan's streets after a researcher was infected by the Sars virus in his lab. The patient, lieutenant-Colonel Chan, has since shown further improvement and is now breathing through tubes instead of an oxygen mask, according to the
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        1464 4  - Taiwan's debts pile up, sparking concern LAWRENCE CHUNG Outstanding debt stands at $162b; many fear that the burden will fall on future generations By inc. SIHAH9 IIMCS TAIWAN BUREAU 'How can the government afford to pay for the several projects now under way or being planned? It already has more
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        326 4 BEIJING Underscoring China's determination to retake Taiwan, President Hu Jintao told US President George W. Bush during a teleShone conversation late on Saturay night that the island's independence "cannot be tolerated". The two leaders also discussed Premier Wen Jiabao's recent visit to America, the North
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        547 5 12 years ago, the country came close to defaulting on loans; now, its forex reserves have crossed the USsloob mark NEW DELHI India's foreign exchange reserves crossed t^e US$lOO billion (Ssl7l billiofc) mark for the first time, markiri^ a significant milestone and a
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          70 5 EXPLOSIVES used in an attempt to assassinate Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf a week ago were the s'ame type as those used in the Bali bombings, Pakistani intelligence sources said yesterday. They confirmed a report in the Pakistani newspaper, The News, that C4 plastic explosive was
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          52 5 SOUTH Korean Prime Minister Goh Kun has ordered the slaughter of 2.5 million chickens in a bid to halt a bird flu outbreak in the country even though the health authorities say the virus could be a variant that poses no threat to
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          38 5 CHINA has unveiled plans to form eight to 10 large coal- mining firms, each capable of producing more than 51 million tonnes of coal annually, to address the country's serious energy shortage. AFP
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          46 5 TAIWAN police have arrested a businessman who is accused of swindling NT$l.5 billion (Ss7s million) from more than 1,000 unwary investors in Taiwan, the mainland and North America by pretending to have influence with Chinese VIPs, the China Post reported yesterday.
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          31 5 RESUMPTION of a ferry service between India and Sri Lanka, suspended for 20 years, has been delayed because the operator's ship is awaiting spare parts. AP
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          27 5 FROM next month, married women in Beijing will be able to get free condoms from vending machines, the Beijing Times reported. AFP
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        442 5 Sri Lanka's President and PM refuse to budge POWER TUSSLE CONTINUES 'WE ARE READY TO NEGOTIATE WITH ANYONE WHO COMES TO POWER AT A GENERAL ELECTION IN SRI LANKA AS LONG AS HE OR SHE ISA PERSON READY TO WORK TOWARDS AN S.P. Thamilselvan, leader of Tamil Tigers' political wing
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        100 5 Pop star accused of people smuggling ARMED detectives escorting Indian singer Daler Mehndi (centre) to a court in New Delhi on Saturday to face charges of running an illegal immigration racket that smuggles people into Western countries by disguising them as members of his troupe. He was remanded in custody
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        328 5 TOKYO Tokyo's chances of winning a bid to build an oil pipeline across Russia to Japan are looking favourable in the wake of a visit here by the Russian Prime Minister last week although Moscow has not ruled out a bid by
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        671 6 With the Malaysian economy picking up, LESLIE LAU of The Straits Times looks at why the electronics sector in Penang is slipping while fortunes are looking up in sleepy Senai WHEN Mr M. Khrishna moved to Penang in 1999 to join Solectron, the world's largest contract manufacturer, there
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        692 6 Senai taking off WHEN Datuk Khoo Che Wat first became an elected representative in 1982, Senai was just another predominantly Chinese village of old wooden houses, small businessmen and rubber plantation smallholders. Senai airport had come up, but it was still a pretty sleepy area, he said. Since then, it
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        557 6  -  NIRMAL GHOSH That's the key to reform of education system, he says By THAILAND CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK As Thailand's newly installed Minister for Education, Mr Adisai Bodharamik has the huge task of changing the entrenched culture of a nationwide system used to
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          60 6 MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has backed the merger of two ethnic Chinese parties in his government as officials said the move could boost support for the coalition ahead of polls next year. The MCA and Gerakan are among the biggest pro-government parties and have
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          49 6 MALAYSIA blasted the United States government yesterday over a report accusing it of restricting religious freedom, with a deputy minister describing it as "irresponsible and untruthful". "They can come here and see for themselves how tolerant we are," Deputy Information Minister Khalid Yunus said. AFP
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          42 6 CAMBODIA'S King Norodom Sihanouk saia yesterday that the interim government spawned by the country's inconclusive elections five months ago was "acceptable", but called the squabbling political parties who can't agree on forming a new one "big children".
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          45 6 THAILAND'S OPIUM OUTPUT DOWN 80% THAILAND'S war on drugs, launched this year, has slashed opium production in the north by 80 per cent, the army said, according to a report yesterday. The tough anti-drug policy has reportedly stopped the hill tribes from growing opium poppies.
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        237 6 KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian immigration authorities have deferred the planned deportation early yesterday of an Indonesian preacher suspected to be a senior member of the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) terror network, his wife said. Mohamad Iqbal Abdul Rahman, 46, an Indonesian with permanent resident status in
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        728 7 United prepared to take Rio's case to court, but Fifa warn club they face expulsion MANCHESTER Manchester United's appeal against Rio Ferdinand's eight-month ban for missing a drugs test could just be the beginning of a lengthy legal battle that may delay any suspension until the start
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        449 7 ROME AS Roma retained their six-point lead in Serie A after AC Milan suffered their first league defeat of the season yesterday, beaten 1-2 at home by Udinese. A late David Trezeguet goal gave 10-man Juventus a 1-1 draw with Lecce and lifted
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        156 7 P W D I F A Pts AS Roma 14 11 3 0 31 4 36 AC Milan 13 9 3 1 22 6 30 Juventiß 14 9 3 2 31 15 30 Inter Milan 13 8 4 1 24 7 28 Lazio 13 8 1 4 21
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        177 7 r i I i r i Hi Valencia 17 II 4 2 3) 12 37 Real Madrid 16 11 3 2 33 17 36 Deportivo Comna 16 9 3 4 24 13 30 Osasuna 16 7 6 3 18 12 27 AtMico Madrid 17 8 3 6 23
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        534 7 LONDON Rio Ferdinand went on a marathon drinking session with a millionaire banker's wife the day before his FA disciplinary hearing for missing a drug test. The Manchester United star looked like he did not have a care in the world as he kissed and
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        277 7 LONDON Manchester United put aside their disappointment over Rio Ferdinand's eight-month ban and climbed back to the top of the English Premiership with a 2-1 win over Tottenham last night. Goals from John O'Shea (15th) and Ruud van Nistelrooy (25th) gave the
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        171 7 t I I I f ft Pts Man Utd 17 13 1 3 34 11 40 Arsenal 17 11 6 0 31 12 39 Chelsea 17 12 3 2 31 12 39 Southampton 17 7 5 5 18 12 26 Fulham 17 7 4 6 28 23 25 Newcastle
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        540 8 LeBron's at his best again against Bulls BASKETBALL CHICAGO The best week of Leßron James' brief National Basketball Association career continued as the teen sensation scored 32 points for Cleveland in a 95-87 victory over Chicago. One night after scoring 36 points at Philadelphia, James played a key role in
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        312 8  -  PEH SHIN G HUEI GOLF Bu SINGAPORE'S Lam Chih Bing (right) failed to take advantage of warmer weather in Japan yesterday and finished the Okinawa Open in 24th place. Despite the sun shining brightly after two days of blustery winds, the 26-year-old could only
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        463 8  -  JOHN BELL HORSE RACING Written By FRIDAY night's racing action at Kranji will wind up another successful season for the Singapore Turf Club and expect a clash of the titans in the Class 1 sprint over 1400m Tried and true sprinters Que Expresion, Blizz
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        Lock icon PENANG RACING RESULTS SUNDAY 21 DECEMBER 2003
        621 8 Track- Good. Race 1 Restricted Mdn 2*3vo (2) 1200m 11 ROMANRIC SCHOLAR. r p OObalan 1 1 Babvlstan. AppHMohammed"' 2 3 Elect o V Sivan I 3 Electro V Sivan 3. m TmJ!wip7, w *,c It', ilm J' «c' $15, $24. FCT: $908.
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          97 8 SRI Lanka's cricket board called for a police investigation yesterday after a large sum of cash was reportedly found in a hotel room that had been occupied by national vice-captain Marvan Atapattu. An article in the Sunday Observer claimed that 1.1 million rupees (5519,600) had
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          Lock icon LONARD WINS AUSTRALIAN OPEN
          74 8 WORLD No 42 Peter Lonard clinched his first Australian Open golf title when a birdie at the 72nd hole edged out Stephen Leaney and Chris Downes by one stroke in Melbourne yesterday. Lonard, who started the day two shots behind overnight leader Downes, closed with a
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          39 8 AMEIICM FOOTBALL NFL: Denver Broncos v Indianapolis Colts (Live, Ch23, 9.30am). College football: Tangerine Bowl North Carolina State v Kansas (Live, Ch23, tomorrow, 6.30am). SOCCER: English Premier League: Man City v Leeds (Live, Ch24, tomorrow, 3.55am).
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        656 8 SOCCER Fixture pile-up, injuries mean that clubs with big squads can cope better LONDON Manchester United had their best Premiership start to date and, given their traditionally strong finish to a season, would have been the favourites to retain their title. But then came
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        108 8 PREMIERSHIP Fixtures FRIDAY Arsenal v Wolves (Live, Ch24, 7.55pm), Fulham v Southampton, Charlton v Chelsea (Live, Ch23, 8.25pm), Birmingham v Man City, Blackburn v Middlesbrough, Leeds v Aston Villa, Leicester v Newcastle, Liverpool v Bolton (Live, Ch24, 10.55pm), Man Utdv Everton (Live, Ch23, 10.55pm), Portsmouth v Tottenham. SUNDAY Chelsea v
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        607 8 AMERICAM FOOTBALL NFL Atlanta 30 lampa Bay 28, Minnesota 45 Kansas City 20. New England 21 NY Jets 16. BASKETBALL NBA: New York 103 Atlanta 92. New Orleans 94 Memphis 89, Cleveland 95 Chica go 87 Milwaukee 9? New Jersey 87, LA Clippers 115 Dallar 105, Phoenii
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        78 9 With Deepest Sympathy And Heartfelt Condolences To Our Managing Director Mr Bek Tian Seng on the demise of his beloved mother KHOO KIM KEE DEPARTED ON 20 DECEMBER 2003 From: Directors, Management Staff of SEW-EURODRIVE PTE LTD, SINGAPORE SEW-EURODRIVE PTE LTD, JAKARTA LIAISON OFFICE SEW-EURODRIVE PTE LTD, MANILA LIAISON OFFICE
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        63 9 With Deepest Sympathy And Heartfelt Condolences To Our Managing Director Mr Bek Tian Seng on the demise of his beloved mother KHOO KIM KEE DEPARTED ON 20 DECEMBER 2003 From: Directors, Management Staff of SEW-EURODRIVE (CHINA) HOLDING CO., LTD SEW-EURODRIVE (TTANJIN) CO., LTD SEW-EURODRIVE (SUZHOU) CO., LTD SEW-EURODRIVE (GUANGZHOU) CO.,
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        146 9 "Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord does not count against him..." Psalm 32:1,2 HENG HOCK SWEE nee ONG HOCK SWEE Age: 84 passed away peacefully on 20 December 2003, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Ling Hoon Chiaw
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        128 9 "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7 CHUANG SIOW HIONG PETER Age: 60 passed away peacefully on 21 December 2003. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Wong Lan Yin Sons: Daughters-in-law: Chuang Li Shian Andrew
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        165 9 TAN KIM TAY Age: 82 passed away peacefully on 20-12-2003. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Poh Geok Sons: Daughters-in-law: Tan Cheng Kong Teong Kwee Moy Tan Cheng Ming Thng Ah Huay, Elaine Tan Cheng Thiam Chua Siew Lay, Audrey Tan Cheng Leng, David Tan Cheng Wah,
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        117 9 OM NAMA SHIVAYA ANNAMALAI MARIMUTHU THEVAR Thambikottal Avayangadu (Ex INA Soldier) Age: 83 passed away peacefully on 21 Dec 2003 leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Kamalachi Sons: Daughters-in-law: M. Kanagasabapathy N. Nyanavalli M. Sivasubramaniam T. Shanmugavadivu M. Thirunavukkarasu K. Komathi M. Chandra Sekaran S.K. Rajeshre Daughters: Sons-in-law: M. Parvathy M.
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        26 9 In Loving Memory of Vlnce Ko Kay Kuan Departed: 22 Dec 2001 Remembering and Cherishing those happy moments. Always missed, never forgotten by Wife, son daughter.
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        47 9 11th Anniversary In Memory Of a Loving Husband and Father TAN SIN LIOU Departed: 22/12/92 God comforts us in all our tribulations, That we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble 2 Corinthians 1:4 Sadly missed and fondly remembered by: Wife, children grandchildren
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        47 9 ATHMA SHANTI POOJA KALA D/0 VELOO Departed on 13 December 2003. Dearly missed by: Husband: A. K. Balasubramaniam Mother-in-law: Janaki Arumugam family and loved ones. Athma Shantl Pooja will be held on 23 December 2003 at Sri Slvan Temple, Geylanq East Ave 2 at 7pm. Tel: *****042
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        37 9 3rd Anniversary In Loving Memory Of FU WA CHU Departed: 22.12.2000 You left us so suddenly we still feel the pain. At heaven's gate, we shall meet once again. Always remembered by: Wife, children, grandchildren loved ones.
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        88 9 The family of tht fate TAN HIAN HUI JOHN Departed 16 December 2003 wishes to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends, and colleagues for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, wreaths and love offerings during their recent bereavement. Special thanks to Fr Michael Sitaram, Fr Eugene Chong,
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        697 10 ROUND-UP Overseas markets UNITED States stocks may cruise a bit higher this week as investors celebrate the holidays with renewed faith in the US economy and corporate profits. But Santa Claus could have a tough time delivering big gains after the rally
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        99 10 Sing fmrig,, stocks. Value mlruUitnl using Stmittuit's exchange rates. TURNOVER COOO) VALUE ('000) Main Sdq Total Main Sdq Total Multilnd 17,088 17,088 25,466 25,466 Manufacturg 233,663 23,809 257,472 191,422 7,368 198.791 Commerce 38,594 1,738 40,332 24,912 428 25,340 Tpt/Stor/Com 46,688 261 46,949 102,608 221 102,829 Finance 15,216
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        132 10 Artiiv counters with no volume today are not mrluilvii. MAIN SDO TOTAL Up On Unch Up Pn Unch Up Pn Unch Multilnd 692 000 692 Manufacturg 38 73 31 16 20 18 54 93 49 Commerce 20 27 11 5 10 4 25 37 15 Tpt/Stor/Com 11
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        41 10 Chang* Straits Times Index 1710.81 -4.82 BT 08/OS ....-244.00 +132.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -32.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -24.00 UOB Sesdaq 106.21 -0.25 UOB Blue Chip 618.80 -1.29 STI Futures 1719 +6 MSCI Singapore 209.06 -0.45 SiMSCI Futures 209.50 -0.20
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        33 10 Hi-P 5c 418,607,000 Asia Env 5c 250,888,000 BeautyChina HKIO 224,670,000 Chart SemiCond 26c 114,491,000 LantroVis 2c 111,155,000 CreativMast HKIOC 103,306,000 BrightOrient USI.Sc 82,987,000 SingTel 15c 71,081,000 UniFiberiOc 45,216,000 SupFasten HKl7c 39,817,000
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        426 10 ABN Amro Bank NV 5.25 ABSA Bank Limited 5.5 Agricultural Bank of China 5.5 ANZ Banking Group 6 American Express Bank 5 Arab Bank PLC 5 Banca Di Roma 5.5 Banca Monte Dei Paschi Di Siena S.P.A 5.6 Commerciale Italiana SPA 7.25 Bangkok Bank 6 Bank of
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        3903 10 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AMI Amro Asm* Mft (Sport) Star Europe EatyT 0.731/ Star Europe Bon) 1.26/ Star Europe Bat 1.04/ Star Asian Tiger Eqty 0.849/ Star Asia Bond 1.32/ Star Asia Balanced 0.906/ Star Global Technology Fund!" 0.229/ Star Bnv finance Japan Fund!" 0.682/ Multi Strategy Fd 1.009/ Star Asia
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        442 10 Asia-Pac currencies steady against US$ REVIEW Currencies CURRENCIES of the Asia-Pacific region were largely stable against the US dollar last week as fears of a new spread of Sars in the region eased and some markets were sluggish ahead of the Christmas holidays. JAPANESE YEN: The Japanese yen was quoted
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        460 12 DENVER What to give the man or woman who has everything isn't the problem this year. It's what to give the man or woman who has no job. Cheery shoppers filling their carts with the prizes of prosperity and conspicuous consumers loading
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        822 12  -  NARENDRA AGGARWAL Investment-luring China is also keen investor overseas, putting $60b into more than 160 countries in 23 years By ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT Outward bound In the 1980s, China's annual outward foreign direct investment was US$400 million (S$687 million). In the 1990s, the figure was
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        339 12 US stock analysts cautious on 2004 NEW YORK After predicting three years of rallies that never came, Wall Street's stock-mar-ket forecasters finally §ot the direction right lis year. Now, they are restraining their optimism for next year. The Standard Poor's (S&P) 500 Index has risen by 24 per cent for
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        432 13  -  NICHOLAS FANG Engine overhaul centre in Singapore is on track to be world leader in handling engines of the A3BO super-jumbo by 2005 TRANSPORT REPORTER SINGAPORE Aero Engine Services (SAESL), which specialises in the repair, overhaul and maintenance of new-gen-eration Rolls-Royce
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        352 13  -  VLADIMIR GUE VARRA Bu THE Ascott Group is looking at acquiring an American service apartment chain to penetrate the United States market and help it boost its number of apartments by more than 60 per cent to 22,500 units over the next five
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        45 13 ASCOTT has been aggressively expanding tins year, opening around 1,200 units in 10 properties in several countries including Japan, Thailand and China. Still, the company would need an average of 1,700 apartment units per year to meet its 2008 target of 22,500 units.
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        290 13 A CONSORTIUM comprising Keppel Corp unit Fels Setal and France's Technip has clinched a US$775-million (551.33-billion) contract to build an offshore rig for Brazil's state oil giant Petrobras. Fels Setal will hold a 75-per-cent share in the management, construction and procurement
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        478 13 TAKING STOCK R ij COLIN TAN MARKETS CORRESPONDENT 1 o x. H j.l T TRADING activity is likely to dry up even further in this holiday-shortened week, severely stifling any hopes of a Santa Claus rally as the local market barometer stays
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        52 13 Cents JMHUS2Sc4OO 900 34.1 2.3 JSHUSSCSOO 430 30.7 4.4 FSN 1190 20.0 1.7 TACWIO2OO 166 13.7 5.1 AP Breweries 615 10.0 1.7 City Dev 50c 595 10.0 1.7 Jade Tech 50c 78.5 9.5 13.8 AVJermingsA2sc 183 7.6 3.4 Noble Grp HKIOOc 302 7.0 2.4 GPlnd2oc 96.5
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        56 13 WEEKS' TOP RISES Cents OKPtOc 15 30.4 3.5 SHC Capital 10c 14.5 26.1 3.0 Global Tech HKIc 2.5 25.0 0.5 KohßrosWo4 2.5 25.0 0.5 Lion TeckC 50c 22 22.2 4.0 Frt Links 1c 11.5 21.1 2.0 NewWave W*****1.... 3.5 16.7 0.5 Nylect 15c 11 15.8 1.5 HorKewSc 7.5 15.4 1.0
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        49 13 Cents Creative T 25c 1750 60.0 3.3 SIA2OO 1120 60.0 5.1 SIASOC 1120 60.0 5.1 DBSGrp 1430 40.0 2.7 GP Bat 80c 366 30.0 7.6 UOB 1250 30.0 2.3 CSC 570 25.0 4.2 OUE 675 25.0 3.6 BSembawang 1530 20.0 1.3 OCBC 1180 20.0 1.7
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        49 13 WEEK'S TOP FALLS Cents Benefun2ok HKIc 1.5 25.0 0.5 BakerTech2oc 12 22.6 3.5 Teamsphere WOBIOOB 5.5 21.4 1.5 FalmacLtd2oc 6.5 18.8 1.5 LantroVrs 2c 21 18.3 4.7 Mediastreamsc 2.5 16.7 0.5 Bergerlnt2sc 22 15.4 4.0 Unidux6c 8.5 15.0 1.5 Superbowllsc 20 13.0 3.0 BBR Hldgs 5c 3.5 12.5 0.5
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          Lock icon NEW ABN AMRO UNIT CHIEF APPOINTED
          118 13 JAMES PEARSON: Appointed head of ABN Amro's corporate finance team in Asia. Mr Pearson returns to the Dutch bank after 3' 2 years with Morgan Stanley and has significant investment banking experience, having led many notable transactions for Asian and international clients during his
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          198 13 OGILVY MATHER CHAIRMAN RESIGNS ANDY GREENAWAYt Resigned as Singapore chairman and executive creative director of public relations company Ogilvy Mather. Mr Greenaway, who was appointed Singapore chairman two years ago, will leave on Jan 1 to pursue a new marketing communications business venture which will be in cooperation with his
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          102 13 GRAHAM BELL: Appointed as executive chairman of seafood processing company Amanda Foods. Mr Bell (above) will provide strategic direction especially in the company s global branding and expansion plans. He joins Amanda after completing a variety of major consulting projects for companies around the Asia-Pacific region.
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        949 14  - Companies discover fresh growth stories LEE SU SHYAN They are on fund managers' screens due to their ability to boost profits through higher revenue instead of just cost-cuts By COMPANIES CORRESPONDENT KBfiiBBE Other companies cited for being able to find new avenues to expand revenues include Jurong Technologies, UniSteel, Stamford
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        Lock icon MORE HIGH-CLASS
        49 14 We want this project to be Luxurious, to beabit'atas'.' Mr Ong (left in picture), using the Malay term for high-class to describe the project, which he said was crucial for Ho Bee to strengthen its profile as a builder of waterfront-housing project*. With him isMrChua VLADIMIR GUEVARRA
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        Lock icon Ho Bee wants to go upmarket with project
        479 14  -  VLADIMIR GUEVARRA BID FOR SENTOSA COVE CONDO SITE Kij HO BEE Investment is attempting to make its mark as a leader in waterfront-home rejects with the expected adition of Sentosa Cove's first condominium under its portfolio. The company is also betting that
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        468 14 Italian govt to rescue rood giant Parmalat; debt may swell ROME Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Saturday that his government would save food group Parmalat, as concern grew that a hole in the accounts of the global food group could be even bigger than feared, adding to a
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      376 1 Br I Asia From Poor To Rich India's forex reserves hit $171b, thanks to investments page as aja^pjf .^ar :j rvw i Asia Impasse Continues Talks between Sri Lanka's President and Premier fail. pace as Soijth-eastAsia Retraining For Teachers New Thai education minister aims to reform schools, pageag sports Starts
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      46 7 DUFF'S SECRET ADMIRER 'When I don't put him in the squad, my mother, who is 84, asks why. She kills me about it, it is true!' Chelsea Football Club coach Claudio Ranieri, who reveals that his mother is a fan of his Irish winger, Damien Duff
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      39 8 HOCKEY hi Jnlw »HF Cm 2003, Ihm's: Tawan I Hong Kong i4pm) Mm'c Hong Kong v Singapore (6pm). Iran v Bangladesh (Bpm) Delta. SEPAWTAKRAW Pints riilMwt Cir Kampong Übi v Woodlands Sri Kallang v Toa Payoh (Perses COE. Bpm)
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      41 10 L 111 I xWvfk THEN <Pi How the Meiji Emperor changed the capital's name to Tokyo in Journeys by Ashleigh Sim lHHff j^HANGE ij HABIT For the general good, use the 1 public toilet like it's your own, says SARAH NG
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        568 4 Iff] GARAGE SALES Best City Electrical Furniture New D/Decker+2Mattress $99 NewLG Washing Machine $230 i New sft Bed Frame $68(3ft-$45) New PVC Modern Sofa $249 Used Spring Mattress 3-6ft.... $30 Used Wardrobe or Chest $49 Used Dining Set/ Sofa Set $99 Used Branded Fridge $120 3 Playfair Rd (Macpherson) Tel:
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        813 4 UJtI business |m OPPORTUNITIES SEMINAR 'PRACTICAL HOMEBASED Import/ Export for Beginners' By Lim B.T Consultant. Topi ics cover sourcing, procedures L/C etc. Fee $100 incl contacts, notes advice. Choose this/ next Sun 10am-4.30pm. Call *****123, *****42! (Parklane) NEW STOCK ARRIVED for your Christmas New Year sale. Lady apparel fashion bags
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        584 5 ISHoPPORTUhIITIES Ply OPPORTUNITIES jKerru Ibhl BTIWffTyPIViRWn i? o v I mtnmuuN^iiULmim Hi IV I Ipit Jk^l H^l£jjyfl||^|£g^||j^^|||2i|B Attend FREE V^sMMfei ERA Success Seminar Tue&Fri 7.30pm B^L^BaMHHH^^ 490 Lorong6Toa Payoh HT^^^ #09 10 HDB Hub Biz 3 Lift Lobby 1 WL' IWe have created an unbeatable lifelong "jßrMidualincomefor^^ Call us Now!!!
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        437 5 IJTI COURIER SERVICES NEW COURIER SVC is looking for new clients. We provide good, fast efficient svc with a team of experienced support staff despatch riders. Every item is fully guaranteed. Please call Evelyn: 6312-8406/ Fax: 6875-9152 a OFFICE EQUIPMENT/ SUPPLIES AT WHOLESALE PRICE Direct fr importer, Digital Analogue Copiers/
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        437 5 KCEI OFFICE FURNITURE/ Hy FURNISHING OUALITY FURNITURE: CHAIRS fr j j $35, 3'-6' tables fr $50 workstaj tion fr $550 cabinets fr $75, j i metal racks, fridge, etc. 211 j Henderson Rd 801-01. *****102 NEW USED reconditioned office furniture, open plan partition, work station. Blk 3018 Bedok N j
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        626 5 Rf| PACKING/ STORAGE/ EUi DELIVERY/ REMOVAL ]RCMOVAL7DAvsf IABAWAINPWCE^gJ Specialised in -i' XBjSkl* 5 removal b^ J^^^fl packing setviceT* I''l^^'^^1 1^^'^^ •Experienced workers provided I STORAGE PROVIDED 1 rrLANDWIbi'MOyIL 1 fXPOKNCED DfIKATt MOVIRS I L M^m.t^ J PAYS IpffiS m^^ I ■j Bw Lony Prtwidtd amr it»*m m rX7|T^mn|^ffi^i^^^3p^rrTu^" ***** 3126j
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        615 5 ■WI AUDI FOR SALE 07/'OI AUDI A4 1.6. 4 dr. 1 owner. Blue. OMV $25K. Agt sve warranty. Accident free. *****665 Bffl| BMW FOR SALE 06/'Ol CLK 200ML Black 08/'99 Mercedes 280S. Body only Silver 04/'O2 BMW 318IA Green 09/'Ol BMW 5201A Silver 01/'OI BMW S2OIA Silver 08/'OO BMW 5201A
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        662 5 Kffll HONDA FOR SALE j FOR YOUR USED CAR I ALL MAKES AND MODELS CASH PAYMENT ,;>. PL.bCAILPEBRICKTAY aV/^ fTi for all makes models BUY SELL Cash Payment Immediate Transfer Iciujcl I $1 DOLLAR ALL-IN Driveaway! Free 1 mth instalment transfer. Free Iyr insurances leather seat I '93 Civic I.6ESi
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        1754 5 WfH HYUNDAI FOR SALE Wffi HYUNDAI FOR SALE KIR| HYUNDAf FOR SALE WPfl HYUNDAI FOR SALE f7|]l Results of December 2003 L^m 2nd Open Bidding Exercise For COE Lcatl ■■■j r Buy It Sell It Find It COE price Quota Bids Cars (1600CC and below) ft Taxi $24,281 1,911 2,376
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        749 6 I^H MERCEDES 09/02 C2OOML AUTO, 1 owner, silver, OMV $*****, COE $*****. Loan trade-in. *****777 06/'Ol BENZ E2OOML, 1 owner, blue, OMV $*****. COE $*****. Loan/ trade in. *****751 11/'OO BENZ E2OOML. 1 owner. Silver. OMV $44K. Done *****km. From C&C. New tax. *****262 08/*O2 06/'O2 Benz CIBO auto, 1
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        743 6 BfJJ NISSAN FOR SALE GUARANTEED $0 ORIVEAWAY! '93 Presea 1.6 ABS auto $18.8K ■93 Presea 1.6 ABS manal SIB.BK ■93 Presea 1.6 CTII auto. $18.8K ■93 Presea 1.6 CTII auto $18.8K '92 Sunny I.6SS. Silver. $18.8K Free transfer fees road tax. Free 1 yr insurance servicing. COE 8/2011. Mthly $318
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        744 6 WMI NISSANFORSAIE 5/'Ol CEFIRO 2.0 V6. Auto. 1 own- j er. New tax, silver. Low mileage, j Good cond. $69.8K. *****896 I '01 SUNNY 1.5 Manual. 1 owner, j F/accessories. Low mileage. A1 j cond. $49.2K. *****896 10/'OI SUNNY 1.6 Luxury Auto. 1 j owner. OMV 517.5K. A1 cond. Low
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        390 6 KfR SUZUKI FOR SALE IE $1 DOLLAR ALL-IN driveaway! Free 1 mth instalment transfer. Free 1 yr insurance leather seat '93 Swift 1.0 4-dr Manual $18.8K. ■93 Swift 1.0 5-dr Manual SIB.BK. COE 8/'2OII. Mthly $308 x 7 yrs. Interest 2.2%. Kallang Leisure Pk #02-20. *****001 (Daily 9-9pm) j FAMILY
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        1136 6 ■ffl TOYOTA FOR SALE fWI TOYOTA FOR SALE I Weekly Promotional Models 1 \estimo 2.4 ITt/K^Jorrier IAGy XjUish I .B jC€^X i 08/2003 1 OWNER Estima 2.4. Ti model. Beige. OMV $34,500. Like new. *****611/ 9007-7633 BEAUTIFUL '92 STARLET. COE 2006. 2 units. Sell S9.BK. Deposit $IK, mthly $300+. *****433
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        544 6 Jffl VEHICLES FOR £*****000 J:H.'.l*M:rm7T ECONOMY RATES for BUSINESS CLASS CARS Mondeo «u?SJID Comry EMO Qjd^7 SECTION Special MPV* $85 with Free Premium Gift Ang Mo Kio 6484 2002 Batestwr 6256 2002 Bt. Merah 6273 2002 Jurong 6565 2002 Ksmbangar, 6749 2002 Ottitmrd 6268 2002 V# <#* v> xS* cm
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        370 6 EC ARC ARE/ GROOMING/ UPHOLSTERY ■E22Z3b I Call the speSSt] I Raymond® 9777 5200\ Efffl SERVICING/ f^ WORKSHOP SERVICING PACKAGE CASTRO*. 41 ENGINE OIL FREE! PC OIL FILTER 4PCS STD SPARK PLUGS MULTIPOINT DIAGNOSTIC CHECK Specialize in continental ear repairs enquiry@wegacare.com.sg FREE QUOTE FOR MECHANICAL REPAIR BODY RESPRAY PROFESSIONAL ADVICE
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        484 7 ■TJI VANS FOR SALE ITJI VANS FOR SALE JfJI VANS FOR SALE fyj| VANS FOR SALE FREE servicing for 1 year. FREE insurance for a year. FREE first month instalment. FREE company logo painting. 3 year/1 OO f OOO km warranty. Immediate delivery. Low downpayment. The L3OO is yours for
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        371 7 BUYING '82-'OO Scrap Cars for export. Good price for BMW, Mercedes, Toyota. Sell PARF paper/ COE rebate. 9727-0300 Andrew j j ALL MAKE WANTED. Export welcome. Parf/ COE also. High price j assured. 6-*****97/ 9-*****91. NEW CAR DEALER wants PARF, scrap paper, COE rebate, vehicle I body. 6287 1818/ 6280
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        258 7 I W CRNTEr? *T^BrrnftfiffifjfwtifyMjß flppjv^ ILv^la^MillW v REASONABLE PRICE! 2 units 200 Kia Frontier Std Cab 10ft Diesel, owner. A1 cond. G'tee 6 mths tax, svc.s2o.BK.Why wait! *****69* NEAR 2001 MITSUBISHI 14ft. high deck box. No VPC. New tax, paint. Selling cheap! Deposi $I.BK. Can trade-in. *****901 '93 MITSUBISHI FUSO
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        484 7 i Ef!l LORRIES FOR SALE 02 Y PLATE Isuzu NHR69 10 ft. j Low deck Lorry Open Orig Paint j Condition. 6542 3773 I 01 NISSAN CABSTAR 10 ft. Low deck diesel P/steering New Tax/ j Paint Cond. 6542 3773 I I/'OI Y-PLATE ISUZU. 10ft diesel. 1 owner. Euro2/ new
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        1588 7 BRCT OTHER COMMERCIAL ETC] OTHER COMMERCIAL ETC] OTHER COMMERCIAL U|i VEHICLES FOR SALE m| quince cnpcin: BUJvEHICLES FOR SALE r Special Promotion. The Vito Van at $49,988* with COE. FREE Ist1 st Year Insurance Premium FREE Ist1 st Month Instalment Immediate Registration 3 Years/100,000km Vito Care Programme Factory Installed Features
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        1358 7 HDO9-10 ORCHARD/ KmTI DO9-10 ORCHARD/ ififl DO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND Mml TANGLIN/ HOLLAND WuiMl TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS RENT PTEAPTS-RENT ■^^T-jM^ ?*"Bj >^Fl& flp Prestigious address a! Leonie Hill Road I shopping belt I fft 1 ■•■■fH "-fc^^Sr""* Spacious 4*l apartments/ penthouses I 'XmX Xiflfl ifttli^H Ensuite becirooms balcony, airlirMll
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        700 7 WM 011 S 21 NEWTON/ Ijliy BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI PTE APTS -RENT D.ll SHELFORD VIEW. Spacious walk-up apt with greenery/ privacy. 3+l family area. Pool. $4.2K neg. Comrealty *****722 XXX NEWTON ELMIRA heights maisonette Let $3K/ Sale SI.2M 1700 sq ft facing pool. Full amenities. F'hold 9634 3837 D.21 SIGNATURE PK Ton
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        1063 8 Wtfi 025-28 NORTH WSI D25-28 NORTH RENT btciotc.pcmt •4 1 U 3 Storey Semi-D Terrace Easy access to CTE Built up area from 2659 sq ft Daniel Wong 9639 3879 PaulPoh 9066 0793 Ms Low 9003 1037 Prlscllla Low 91 01 6778 Jeromslee 9385 0188 Jackie Lim 9455 9666 TricloNg
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        1175 8 iffl SERVICE Iffl SERVICE I Leisurely morning showers. Wake up to a leisurely, invigorating shower every morning. With our fully-furnished studio, 1, 2 3-bedroom service apartments minutes from Bugis MRT and everything else that matters, you'll have more time than you imagine every morning. iMMNN CALL NOW! TfWQ Tan Chong
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        510 8 PHI DIIS 21 NEWTON/ HRI Oil &21 NEWTON/ |R| Dll 5 21 NEWTON/ VRI Dll 5 21 NEWTON/ VRI Dll &21 NEWTON/ Vffl Oil &21 NEWTON/ KfiJ BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI EUM BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI Kfill BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI KCJ BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI ||cj BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI Uj BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI I PTEAPTS-SALE ■■pT£APTS-SALE |MpT^APTSjSALE H^J^^J^^ HL!!i^lLi!lf__ jHL!!L^ILJ!!!L_ ■■^'^^■■■■■■iHnVMBHH IS D B^a 13
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        356 8 mjUa WEST HOUSES BURGUNDY HILL 3-STOREY SemiD. Approx 2200 sqft. s+l. F/aircon. Below value. BV 9450-2330 JLN INTAN. 2-STOREY inter terr. 2250/ 3000 sqft. F'hold. $400K on renovation. *****151 Kaizer UU NORTH HOUSES $50,000 CASH FOR renovating $1M Jalan Kayu 2 independent storey terr. 2400 2900 sqft. Upgraded. 5 bdrms.
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        443 8 ■Rl HDB APTS FOR SALE fr^| (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) [LUted Homing Agency! w/ J 1111/ fb^iExecWMaisl TONY HO J 9021 2349 A A ALL BEDOK RES. Exec Mais Blk 114. High fir. Unblocked. Designer's house/ 4 'S' Blk 132. High fir. All Bedok S. 5-rm Pt Blk 61. High fir.
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        447 8 t HOB APTS FOR SALE (BTMERAH/O'STOWN/ TELOK BLANGAH) SAVE 2% CASH BEFORE 31 DEC! 9207 8101 CBS :< 3 'NG' 142 Jin Bt Merah 1 Simple. HDB value $3K neg! 4 'S' 101 Henderson Crescent High fir. 5 mins Redhill MRT i 5 'S' 67 Telok Blangah. High fir j
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        582 8 I9!f|l HDB APTS FOR SALE W^a (CHOA CHU KANG) 5 'A' GROUND Fir. Blk 618. S3ISK only. Good investment. Spacious j 135 sq.m. Beside MRT/ sch/ shop. 101% move in. 9628 1170 RS NEW LISTING! 5 A' Blk 785 CCK. 100% move-in. Huge master bdrm. Price to sell! *****193 UA
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        464 8 EXfl HDB APTS FOR SALE |X|J (HOUGANG/ S'GOON/ YIOCHUKANG) 4 'A' BLK 976 Hougang. High fir. i Unblocked. Hougang Pt/ sch. Sell near value. Call 9631-9266 agt 5 T 575 Hougang, below HDB i value. Marble fir, nicely renovated. Hougang Green. *****517 SAVE 2% CASH BEFORE 31 DEC! 9207 8101
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        849 9 aHDBAI'TS FOR SALE ifSI HDB APTS FOR SALE fWI HDB APTS FOR SALE iffi! HDB APTS FOR SALE if{l HDB APTS FOR SALE IWI HDB APTS FOR SALE I (BEOOK/CHAICHEE) |f£j (BEOOK/CHAICHEE) 1^ wcnmVrunrum iDc^r/ru».rucr> Jgjf^ mnMlcwrum Buy It. Sell It. Find It. I Sembawang f I I 513 r\v.
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        712 9 B HDB APTS FOR SALE (WOODLANDS) ASKING S2OOK! 4 A' Blk. 773/ 620 100% renovated. Asking 5249K! 5 T 673/ 761. Move-in. *****805 HSR URGENT SALE! 5 T corner Blk. 542. Nicely renovated. Cosy. Rms aircon. 5 yrs old. Malay owner. School. Sadia 9005-1985 PN j $55K BELOW VALUE! 5
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        416 9 Rfl HDB APTS FOR SALE (SENGKANG/ i v\ ERA 4-^ NEW LISTING!!! 4 A' 223A. Opp i Sengkang MRT. 803. Very good I location. Move-in cond. Well kept, j j Interchange/ Shpg. 9818-4921 REI HDB APTS FOR SALE mj (MIXED/OTHER ESTATES) EXEC MAIS HUDC Euosville 824 high fir. Exec Apt
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        417 9 RSI HUDC/HDBAPTS MM wiMTCiwnriiT/pim LOAN ARRANGEABLE! PR Buyers tenants require 3-rm to Jumbo. $5K immed +ssK. *****801 sms READY BUYERS LOOKING for 3/ 4rm, near MRT/ sch. Good budget! Owners call 9189-1829 Texan HDB WANTED! EXCHANGE! Any area. S'pore PR/ Local. Immed. Hurry!!! Pis call 9270-9969 McR EXPAT COUPLE/ STUDENT/
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        451 9 a FACTORY SPACE FOR RENT D.13 YENOM IND. Bldg. Various sizes. Bare/ fitted units. Hoist/ free parking. *****318 UT 150-1500 SQ.FT UP Ground/ upp fir. Aljunied, Paya Lebar, AMK, Henderson. Promax 6100-2289 FOOD FTY! BEDOK/ Woodlands. Ramp-up. 700, 1700-3400 sq.ft. Easy loading. 6284-8969 Agt. DEFU LANE. 500-8800 sq.ft. Ground level.
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        195 9 I 1 Rffl OFFICE SPACE |^UFORRENT I ■EDHi Fwellingtonl f building 1 20 Bideford Road I (Next to Crown Prince Hotel) Affordable rental Office space from 250 2000 sq ft Flexible individual air-con control Walking distance to Orchard Somerset MRT Serviced offices in Suntec City at competitive rates! We offer:
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        861 9 Bfl OFFICE SPACE Bfl OFFICE SPACE EJttJFORRENT m| C [UT Prime office space Near Tanjong Pagar MRT dIL Area from 1,000 sf to tfji ft Fitted units of various i t~ sizes B. Ground floor space |Jf Good frontage L Enquiries please call: B^^^^HH 6433 7786 (Natasha) J^/^^f Available Tan
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        748 9 Rfl OFFICE SPACE S'PORE POST CTR. 4900 sq.ft. Bare/ fitted. Modern bldg. 13 rms. I IV*/ 2/ 3-yr lease. Immed. $1.70 psf. Call 6323-2121/ *****199 300A BALESTIER RD office space. 900 sq.ft. Rental $1500. Call Owner 6252-4328 CLUB ST CONSERVATION 2nd I 3rd fir shophouse for office. Call 6468 0477
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        865 9 Rfl SHOP SPACE |^Ufor rent $0 TAKEOVER! SHOPHOUSE at Prinsep St. avail for rental at lev- el 1 2 or separately. All trades. Call: *****191/ *****696 2 UNITS Sultan Plaza 1300/ 550 sq.ft.; near CBD; covered i carpark; fully-fitted; newly reno- vated/ partitioned. 9382-9000. SUNSHINE PLAZA 129 sq.ft., face food
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