The Straits Times, 16 March 2004

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    32 1 The Straits Times BEST IN NEWSPAPER DESIGN IN ASIA Established 1845 1 UGSQ&y March 16, 2004 •82 Pages in five parts mita (p) 048/03/2004 •P A Singapore Press Holdings publication Ov Cents
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    Lock icon More funds to keep SAF at cutting edge
    732 1  - More funds to keep SAF at cutting edge DAVID BOEY Additional Mindef money will be spent on research and development to enable the armed forces to fight a high-tech war By DEFENCE CORRESPONDENT MRT covered by wily ptans The security ofourMßT system is something that has been carefully considered... It
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    Lock icon Blast outside US mission averted
    395 1 Guards spot van packed with explosives in Karachi KARACHI Police in Pakistan defused a huge car bomb found outside the American consulate in Karachi yesterday, two days before United States Secretary of State Colin Powell visits the country. A suicide car bombing outside the same
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    212 1 SCIENTISTS are set to announce they have discovered the 10th planet in our solar system, say reports. The discovery was made by a team of astronomers led by Dr Michael Brown of the California Institute of Technology using the recently launched Spitzer Space Telescope,
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      217 1 POOL TRAGEDIES: Two young children drown in separate incidents within hours of each other page 4 YEAR OF THE M^^ TIGER AIRWAYS E^Mli d I*j "4 1 I APPLIES FOR Airways is v^^^^^k. I 1 1^ T i 1 1 IHIHPH Jl BM I[BBK9BVV^H '^^^"'v LU Women dominate fist of
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      154 2 6ST HUNTS RETAIL SALES RETAILERS of big-ticket items such as furniture, watches and jewellery have been hit by the goods and services tax hike, which took effect in January. Their earnings fell between 18 per cent and 28 per cent that month compared to December's figures. The cutback in
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      109 2 SAME MSTMES MADE Mi lAO THE US seems to have learnt nothing from the past when it comes to handling Iraq, writes columnist Sunanda K. Datta-Ray. Iraq's interim Constitution, which will come into force on July 1, has not ended bickering by the majority Shi'ites about Sunnis, who comprise
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      76 2 FlMffiE CMlfll CITY, MSHINII THE Singapore Tourism Board should capitalise on the Republic's image as a Garden City to attract tourists to visit our shores, writes Mr Simon Ng. After all, it is the first thing that comes to the minds of many foreigners when Singapore is mentioned. Mr
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      76 2 OOnrsaSECHESTOAIIILT WOMEN have often had the reputation of being lousy drivers, but not columnist Teo Pau Lin. She has been called an excellent driver and what's more, can parallel park with ease. But she had set herself a loftier goal to drive like a man. Alas, a recent trip
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      96 2 Students 'editors' for a day SOME students got a chance to become editors for a day, when they were asked to pick a news item for their front page story. The 98 secondary school students were taking part in the first Fun With Newspapers Adventure Camp, and the game
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      82 2 Young couples opt for 3-room flats THE Government's decision to build three-room HDB flats again after a 19-year break was welcomed by many, including young married couples. Now that budgets are tighter, more are opting for smaller flats as their first homes, say property agents. The news that HDB
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      84 2 Europe taps older workers IN THE face of a rapidly-ageing population and shrinking numbers of working-age people, governments in Europe are under pressure to get more of the elderly to stay employed. But this is easier said than done. Europe has a jobless rate of 8 per cent, and
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      89 2 ECONOMY TO GROW 5.7%: POLL ECONOMISTS in the private sector expect the Singapore economy to grow 5.7 per cent this year, according to a Monetary Authority of Singapore poll carried out last month. Their upbeat prediction exceeds the Government's forecast of 3.5 per cent to 5.5 per cent, and
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      79 2 MMMHD PROBE FINGERS AL-QAEDA THE Al-Qaeda terrorist network has emerged as the prime suspect in last week's train blasts in Madrid, which killed 200. Citing evidence collected so far, as well as findings from the interrogation of five arrested suspects, officials believe a multinational cell of Al-Qaeda loyalists carried
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      166 2 FREENES DRAW CROWDS TO RALLIES INDONESIANS are turning up in droves at election rallies across the country, but they are doing so not to listen to speeches or to show support. Instead, they are there to collect freebies being handed out by big guns such as the Indonesian Democratic
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      55 2 lIOILS DRESSED FOR SUCCESS? LOCAL professionals at this week's Caltex Singapore Masters are not expected to be in the top slots, but they will stand out for a different reason their attire. For the second year in a row, the Singapore contingent will be decked out in neon-coloured shuts
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      548 2 MAIN Prime 3-6 World 8-15 Editorial 16 Commentary 16,17 Forum 18 HOME Home Hl-H7 Parliament H3-H5 Tech Science H8 ASIA/SPORTS/ MONEY Asia Al-A7 Taiwan polls A2,A3 S-E Asia A5 Malaysia polls A6.A7 Sports AB,A9 Money... All-AlB LIFE! The Buzz L2 Girl Talk L4 Travel LB-LlO What's On Ll2 TV guide
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      Lock icon Deep tax cuts for gas cars in a push away from diesel vehicles
      726 3  -  CHRISTOPHER TAN By SKXIOR CORRESPONDENT Singapore will adopt much stricter dfesd emission standards in October 2006 TAXIS running on compressed natural gas (CNG) are going to incur much lower taxes than diesel vehicles, in an aggressive push
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      Lock icon Man who beat caretaker to death to hang
      449 3  - Man who beat caretaker to death to hang ELENA CHONG Judge rejects his defence that he was not lucid at the time By THE man who battered a 68-year-old caretaker to death during a robbery last June, was yesterday sentenced to death for murder. After a 10-dav trial, Justice Kan
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      Lock icon DOUBLE DROWNINGS: Boy, 4, in country club, girl, 4, in condo
      354 4  -  BEN NADARAJAN Bu TWO young children drowned in separate incidents within five hours of each other on Sunday. A four-year-old boy was pulled unconscious from the swimming pool of the Raffles Town Club at about 2pm and died an
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      Lock icon Spanish troops will leave Iraq
      549 4 Spanish troops will leave Iraq ADJSFHDJFHJDASHFJSDHJ SDFJHDJSFHJDSHFJDJ Spaniards vote in Zapatero's Socialists, ending 8 years of rate by conservatives who backed US-led involvement in Iraq MADRID Following dramatically from last week's Madrid train bombings, Spain's Socialists announced yesterday plans to pull the country's troops out of Iraq after trouncing the
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      Lock icon What it should have been
      119 4 IN OUR report, "S'porestyle schools proving a hit in Indonesia" on March 11, we said that the Singapore International School in Jakarta (SIS), and its affiliate Singapore Indonesian Schools are a commercial venture, and that the operating costs of a fourth school to open in
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      Lock icon The bad news about 'good' cholesterol
      635 6 The bad news about 'good' cholesterol It may not stop heart disease as thought NEW YORK For years, doctors have been saying that to prevent heart disease, patients should pay attention to both "bad" and "good" cholesterol. The good, they said, can counteract the bad. But now, some scientists say,
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      Lock icon President Nathan visiting Brunei
      295 6  -  M.NIRMALA Bv PRESIDENT S R Nathan begins a three-day state visit to Brunei today, against a backdrop of warm and personal friendship that continues to develop between leaders of the two countries. The visit, at the invitation of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei, is the second
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      Lock icon Malaysian NS men go on rampage
      299 6 KUALA LUMPUR Hundreds of Malaysia's first national service trainees went on the rampage after four of their colleagues were beaten up by camp officials. Police told Bernama news agency the violence erupted late on Sunday in a camp in Sarawak, after a heated row
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      Lock icon HANGING OUT: Together
      36 6 BERITA HARIAN MALAYSIA AS WELL as instilling discipline in the nation's youth, Malaysia's national service programme is intended to boost racial harmony by forcing the different ethnic groups to live and train together.
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      563 8 SO He 's the besdag anypoct couiaeverness POLICE: He s suspected ()r killing 9 01 his children FRESNO (California) The son of a California man suspected of killing nine of his own children has defended his father, calling him "the best dad anybody could ever have". Mr Serafino Wesson, 19,
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      Lock icon Putin's in but juiy's still out on reform
      525 8 Though he has been re-elected, critics doubt his sincerity to fulfil promises of reform made in Ms first term 4f MOSCOW Will the real Vladimir Putin please stand up? Now that his re-election is behind him and he has a new, strong
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      60 8 Russians' wishlist the corruption that permeates daily life and by all accounts has increased during Mr Putin's reign. A f oflo\v-through on die f J*gtag horde of underfcrained and abused conscripts to a sleek, professional force. A real start to reforms in areas that touch all Russians: housing, health care
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      Lock icon Summit hopes dashed after suicide attacks
      248 10 ASHDOD (ISRAEL) A long-awaited summit between the Palestinian and Israeli prime ministers has been postponed indefinitely after 11 civilians were killed in a twin suicide attack in the southern port of Ashdod. Around 20 people were also wounded when the two teenage bombers blew
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      49 10 REUTERS A rooftop sculpture is engulfed in the flames exploding from the Manezh exhibition building in Moscow, just outside the Kremlin, as a firefighter does battle. The fire gutted the 19thI century structure, once used by aristocrats as a horse-riding centre. Faulty wiring may be the cause.
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      Lock icon US polls battle getting ugly already
      734 10  -  ROGER MITTON Personal attacks in ads so early in the campaign will be costly and could hurt support for both Bush and Kerry Bu US CORRESPONDENT WASHINGTON Although the US presidential election will not take place until Nov 2, President George W. Bush and
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      Lock icon Britain to deploy undercover cops to crack down on drinking
      250 10 LONDON *r- Undercover squads to catch pifcs serving minors and marshals at taxi stands are part of Britain's new drive to curb heavy alcohol consumption and related crime. "The government estimates that alcohol abuse costs £20 bil- Hon (Ssti2 billkra)
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        Lock icon IRAN TO LET NUCLEAR INSPECTORS BACK IN
        79 10 IRAN has agreed to let United Nations inspectors into the country by March 27, reversing an earlier decision to stop inspections, Mr Mohamed ElBaradei, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (lAEA), said yesterday. Iran had put off inspections earlier to protest against
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        Lock icon MADAGASCAR HIT BY CYCLONE, 74 DEAD
        62 10 MADAGASCAR is reeling from the effects of Cyclone Gafilo, which ripped through the Indian Ocean island nation last week, killing at least 74 people and leaving 200,000 homeless. The government said it was the worst cyclone to hit the country in over a decade.
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        68 10 ZIMBABWEAN police on Sunday charged 60 suspected mercenaries detained in the country with attempting to buy guns without a certificate, their lawyer said. The 60 were among a group of 67 men arrested a week ago when their cargo plane landed in Harare
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        69 10 NEARLY half of Jordanian women suffer physical abuse in the home, a United Nations report has found. The report marks the first time that violence against women in Jordan has been statistically analysed, the BBC reported yesterday. The study found that 42 per cent of
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        Lock icon BOMB SCARE OUTSIDE CITIBANK IN ATHENS
        60 10 A LITTLE known group from Greece calling itself Revolutionary Struggle claimed responsibility yesterday for a time bomb planted outside an Athens branch of Citibank. Police used a controlled explosion late on Sunday to destroy the bomb, which was hidden in a backpack and placed
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      Lock icon All signs point to Al-Qaeda
      891 12 Madrid Blasts POUR days after the devastating terrorist strikes in Spain, all signs point to Al-Qaeda being responsible. They include: ft The discovery of a white van that contained m detonators and an Arabic tape in a part of K II Madrid on the day
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      37 12 REUTERS ftaVfMStm fli LtMkm ask the public to report suspicious bags on public transport in the wake of the deadly Madrid blasts. Many fear Britain's support of the US-led Iraq war may provoke a similar terrorist strike.
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      Lock icon Muslim migrants fear backlash
      421 12 Arrest of three Moroccans may strain already tense relations MADRID The arrest of three Moroccans and two Indians in connection with Thursday's terrorist attacks in Madrid has sparked fears of a violent backlash against Spain's large north African community. Most Moroccans stayed indoors yesterday. Mr Mohamed
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      Lock icon Spanish govt's poll defeat weakens anti-terror fight
      639 13  -  JONATHAN EYAL NEWS ANALYSIS Ru FOR THE STRAITS TIMES Across Europe, politicians may think they will lose votes if they are seen to have brought terrorism upon their country LONDON Within days of the worst terrorist attack in Europe for decades, the political
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      Lock icon Germany urges EU security talks
      398 13 Madrid blasts spark new fears of terror attacks BERLIN Germany has called for an urgent meeting of European Union interior ministers amid growing indications the Madrid bombings were carried out by Islamic extremists and not Basque separatists. After a meeting of its national security Cabinet
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      200 13 US rules out baggage checks on subways WASHINGTON The United States has ruled out sweeping, airline-style baggage checks for rail passengers as "impractical" despite the threat of terrorism. "I don't know that we ought to apply the same strategy that we're using with the airlines. "Is it practical to have
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      Lock icon Toll rises as Iraq insurgents use new bombing tactics
      540 14 They hide bombs in animal carcasses, set up multiple charges along roads and plant empty shells to tare troops to an ambush BAGHDAD Insurgent bombmakers, whose roadside explosives claimed the lives of six more American soldiers at the weekend, have adopted
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      Lock icon White House marks invasion anniversary with media blitz
      204 14 WASHINGTON The White House will mark Friday's first nmuversary of the invasion of Iraq with a week-long media blitz trgvmg that the overthrow of Saddam Hussem was essential to combating global terrorism and making the Unite* States safer. The message is crucial
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      152 14 AS THE enemy finds ingenious ways to conceal its bombs, the US Air Force is now relying on surveillance planes to track them. Hie air patrols make it difficult for insurgents to carry out larger or more complex operations. A valuable fool in the battle
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        128 14 Campbell will now ask the questions NEW JOB AS TV INTERVIEWER LONDON Mr Alasta ir Campbell, the once powerful communications chief of Prime Minister Tony Blair, is taking a new job as a TV interviewer. Mr Campbell, who quit his post as one of Mr Blair's most influential advisers last
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        117 14 VATICAN CITY Pope John Paul II has become the third longest reigning pontiff in the history of the Roman Catholic Church. The pope, who will turn 84 in May, has served for 25 years, four months and 20 days since October 1978, surpassing the reign
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        84 14 SYDNEY Hollywood superstars Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe were among 15 Australians to be named "Living National Treasures" by the National Trust of Australia. The latest list followed a request by the trust for nominations to replace 15 "national treasures" who had died since the
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        Lock icon 'METRIC MARTYR' DIES AT 39
        116 14 LONDON A greengrocer whose stubborn refusal to abandon imperial weights and measures led to him being dubbed a "metric martyr" has died from a suspected heart attack at the age of 39. Mr Steven Thoburn waged a three-year legal battle after being prosecuted for selling
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        64 14 Quoteworthy It sounds like a foul-up, a first-class foul-up. United Nations chief Kofi Annan responding to reporters' questions after a "black box** flight data recorder believed to be from a 1994 plane crash which lolled the presidents of Rwanda and Burundi and preceded the African massacres in which more than
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        45 14 Dlllla Omar, South Africa's best-known human rights lawyer during the apartheid era, has died of cancer. He was 69. Federal appeals judge Herbert Choy the First Asian American to serve on the United States federal bench, has died of pneumonia in Honolulu. He was 88.
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      1165 15  -  GRACE SUNG Governments are under increasing pressure to encourage more off the elderly to keep working but they face significant hurdles By The reality is that if you are an unemployed man over 50, you have a 5-per-cent chance of getting a fuu-timejob. Mr Chris Walsh,
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      305 8 Sharon Cancels Summit JEs& AH Signs Point To Al-Qaeda I^S Insurgents' New Tactics Sfe The meeting with the Palestinian Premier is M^^Z^^ It planted the train bombs that killed 200 1 Bombs hidden in carcasses, 'drop and pop' fjk postponed indefinitely after 1 1 civilians are people in Madrid last
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      681 16  -  CHRISTOPHER TAN By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT WHEN is it justified for the state to interfere in the affairs of a listed company? Clearly, one occasion would be when that company is in a position to influence national welfare. In the public transport domain, tjie
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      912 16  - There's already a means test: Income tax EDDIE LEE By SENIOR WRITER AT A community event two weekends ago, Acting Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan made another push for means testing in health care as a way the wealthy could help less fortunate fellow Singaporeans. It would be the decent
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      803 16  -  SANDRA DAVIE By EDUCATIOS'CORRESPONDEST THE teenager contemplating higher education must be wondering which turn to take right now. Just a week before the release of the A-level results and the start of the university admissions application period, he was told the admission rules had
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      351 2 Monthly takings from big-ticket items fell by 18-28% in January THE goods and services tax (GST) hike that kicked in at the start of the year put the brakes on four straight months of booming retail sales in January. In particular, those
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          240 4 THE Defence Ministry once again turned down a call this time led by several women MPs to conscript women into national service (NS). Women here already contribute to nation-building and total defence through the workforce and are also "critical pillars in support of civil,
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          236 4 THE Singapore Armed Forces' participation in operations in Iraq and Timor Leste, among others, has been valuable in boosting the professionalism of its personnel. It also reinforces servicemen's confidence in the equipment they use and their training. Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean said in such missions,
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          180 4 MOST accounting irregularities detected at the Defence Ministry (Mindef) were the result of human lapses and non-systemic problems, and all wrongful claims discovered by the Auditor-General have been recovered. Minister of State (Defence) Cedric Foo assured that such lapses would not recur and that the ministry
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        361 4  - Same payout for all SAF casualties SOH WEN LIN NSFs or NSmen, all will be compensated at same rates as regular soldiers if they're killed or injured during service By FULL-TIME national servicemen (NSFs) and operationally ready NS men (NSmen) who get injured or killed during service will now be
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        362 4 The Defence Ministry (Mindef) can get up to 6 per cent of Singapore's annual output for its budget, but usually spends only 4.5 to 5 per cent and does not always ask for the full amount it is entitled to. Here's how it manages
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        282 5 HDB can't use $13b reserves to finance deficit THE Housing Board is expected to run a deficit of $422 million this year but it cannot touch its reserves to finance the deficit. The shortfall will be mainly due to the sale of subsidised flats and the provision of Central Provident
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        557 5  -  SHARMILPAL KAUR FASDJFJSDHFJD By RENAME IT MWSTOY Of OUR UHIUHUII 'Hopefully the day will come when we will not be talking about the environment but our environment. I think that's the day when we can truly say that they have taken ownership
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        514 5  -  TAN HUI YEE Upcoming legislation to tighten payment process in hard-hit construction industry and set up low-cost adjudication system to settle payment disputes Bu SUB-CONTRACTOR Clare Lim has half a million dollars owed to her for work she did on
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      598 6  -  CRYSTAL CHAN First batch of 100 students are doing that at Fun With Newspapers Adventure Camp; second one starts on Thursday Bu Rock-climb at camp too THE camp is not all about talks. Participants will also engage in outdoor activities involving
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      350 6  -  HO KA WEI Bu ing how to design and develop robots with Lego, programming them to perform tasks such as moving and stopping, compared to two weeks of theory. Said Prof Wang: "I learnt that going straight into programming was like teaching a foreign language the
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      401 6 SINGAPORE'S consumer watchdog has criticised SingTel over its new opt-out missed-call service for roaming subscribers. The telco has not stated clearly enough that it intends to charge users for the alerts after a free trial period, said the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case)
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      555 7  -  KARAMJIT KAUR If all goes well, it will roar by 04; budget rivals Valuair and Air Asia are likely to be soaring by then too TRANSPORT CORRESPONDENT TIGER Airways, backed by Singapore Airlines, has applied for its licence to operate commercial flights out of
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      296 7 IT HAS such a good reputation that within a month of opening applications, the DPS International School has filled close to half the 900 places it will start with. All who have applied are Indian expatriates eager to have their children attend what is considered
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      712 1  - It's the free T-shirts they're after DERWIN PEREIRA What's attracting sceptical Indonesians to election rallies? THE TALK IN JAKARTA Bit ISDOSESIA CORRESPONDEST JAKARTA It began with a bang. Just six days ago, party faithful thronged the streets of Indonesia in carnival mood to mark the start of the country's election
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        578 2  -  LAWRENCE CHUNG In a live telecast from LA, be shows tapes and receipts as proof that the President accepted illegal funds By THE STRAITS TIMES TAIWAN BUREAU TAIPEI A fugitive tycoon yesterday produced evidence, including receipts and tape recordings, to prove his claims
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        161 2 TAIPEI Cable television station TVBS will hold Taiwan's first is-land-wide exit poll for the presidential election on Saturday, company officials said yesterday. TVBS said it planned to screen the results of a poll of at least 16,500 people at 4.01pm on Saturday,
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        324 3 BEIJING Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday criticised Taiwan's plans to hold a referendum, during a telephone conversation with Chinese President Hu Jintao, according to state media. During the phone call last night, Mr Putin told Mr Hu of his opposition to the
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        218 3 BEIJING China and France will hold rare joint naval exercises off the mainland's eastern coast today, just four days before Beijing's rival, Taiwan, holds a presidential election. China's official Xinhua news agency made no link between the exercises off Qingdao about 1,250km from Taiwan's
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      563 4  -  JASON LEO W Chinese Premier wants provinces to tackle poverty, the environment and graft and not aim solely for growth CHINACORRF.SPONDENT BEIJING Premier Wen Jiabao's goal for economic growth of just 7 per cent, announced this year at the annual parliamentary meetings, sends a
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      111 4 BEIJING China may impose a unified real estate tax to replace a plethora off fees that currently push housing prices to sky-high levels, state media said yesterday. The unified tax could slash housing prices by as much as 50 per cent, the China
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      414 4 Seoul markets rally as acting leader vows to restore stability SEOUL South Korea's financial markets rallied yesterday as the country's interim leader Goh Kun vowed to restore stability to the economy, guarantee security and maintain neutrality in the coming general election. "With just 30 days to go before the election,
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      371 4 SHANGHAI Attention men: Want a new face? Willing to go under the knife? A Shanghai hospital may do it for you for free. Kinway Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery Centre has selected three finalists in a contest it held for those who responded to its offer
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      342 4  -  MARY KWANG MK BASIC LAW ROW By HONG KONG CORRESPONDENT A GROUP of 14 Hong Kong delegates to the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) are accusing prodemocracy advocate Martin Lee of having lied in his testimony at a United States
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        68 4 A US AIRCRAFT carrier has arrived in the southern port of Busan to take part in joint military drills with South Korea which have already drawn protests from Pyongyang, officials said. The 81,123-tonne USS Kitty Hawk, backed by cruisers and destroyers, arrived in
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        68 4 AIKELAMU Aishayoufu, the former chairman of financially troubled Xinjiang Hops Company, has been arrested by the Chinese authorities, state press reported yesterday. Once ranked 22nd on Asiamoney magazine's China wealth list, the former regional official with the People's Bank of China disappeared on Oct 30 last
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        73 4 SINCE the Chinese government started to reform state-owned newspapers seven months ago, 677 government and party newspapers have been shut down. There are 1,452 party and government newspapers involved in the stateowned newspaper reform. Besides the cancelled 677 newspapers, 325 stateowned newspapers were
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        95 4 A MAINLAND hunter has been summoned to Hong Kong to resume the search for a runaway crocodile that has eluded animal wranglers since it was sighted in a neighbourhood stream five months ago, reports said yesterday. Mr He Zhang Zhao will make his second
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      211 4 COCHIN (India) American soft drink giant Coca-Cola yesterday suspended production at a south Indian plant after the government ordered the company to stop using groundwater until monsoon rains start in June. Coca-Cola has issued notices to its employees and the state government saying
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      558 5  - Water level at Mekong down to 20-year low NIRMAL GHOSH As the water levels drop, six countries which share the river are forced to study ways to protect crops and fish stocks By THAILAND COKRKSPONDKNT BANGKOK As the dry season grips Thailand's droughtprone north-east, farmers, fishermen and traders who use
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        60 5 AN INDONESIAN prosecutor yesterday rejectea defence arguments that the trial of Malikul Zurkoni, who is accused of storing explosives for the deadly Marriott hotel bombing last year, should be halted. Lawyers for Zurkoni, 33, have demanded that the judge halt his trial on the
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        63 5 ILLEGAL loggers who plunder vast tracts of virgin forests in Indonesia may face the death penalty under a presidential decree to be issued next month. Indonesia loses a huge portion of its tropical forests each year to loggers, with more than 90 per cent of
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        49 5 INDONESIA'S dengue fever outbreak, which has killed 452 people this year, is showing signs of slowing. The Health Ministry said yesterday that the worst of the outbreak has passed and they expect to bring the disease under control within a few weeks. Reuters
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        49 5 TROOPS clashed with communist guerillas in the central and southern Philippines during the weekend, leaving one rebel and one soldier dead. Separate clashes took place between troops and New People's Army rebels on Sunday in Bohol province and in Misamis Occidental province. AP
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      359 5 Two Suharto kin launch campaigns JAKARTA Two family members of former dictator Suharto have launched separate campaigns for the coming Indonesian elections. His eldest daughter Siti Hardiyanti "Tutut" Rukmana, clearly aware of the popular longing for a return to the rapid economic development of the Suharto era, has promised to
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      167 5 JAKARTA Terror bombings do not seem to be a matter of concern for voters in the coming Indonesian elections. A recent survey ranked terrorism last among issues worrying Indonesians who are more concerned about fixing the long-running economic crisis and combating corruption. Less than 1 per
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      82 5 VIETNAMESE war veterans tour the former command post of French commander Christian de la Croix de Castries to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the battle of Dien Bien Phu which began on March 13, 1954, and ended on May 7, 1954. The French forces were
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      301 5 PATTANI (Thailand) Thailand plans to spend 32 billion baht (Ssl.4 billion) on a development scheme to undermine a new surge of violence in the Muslim south. The proposal came as unidentified attackers yesterday killed a government official, wounded a security guard and
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      980 6  -  CHEONG SUK-WAI Premier fields questions and complaints from callers on live radio show By IN KUALA l.l'MPl'R "We can build buildings but I am concerned about the people t inside the buildings/ On wh^ the core of his manifesto is changing the mindset of Malaysians, especially the
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      399 6  -  REME AHMAD By IN ALOR STAR, KEDAH FIRST it was radio and newspaper ads. Now, Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi is appearing on television, reading poems to woo voters. He has also sent direct mailers to some 500,000 voters, opening up a new front in Malaysia's 11th general
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      123 6 KUALA LUMPUR Poster wars do not have a significant impact on voters these days, a Gallup survey here has shown. The poll, conducted by Beraama's official website, showed that only 6.1 per cent of respondents, or 50 people, agreed poster wars could garner more votes. Apart from
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      624 6  -  BRENDAN PEREIRA NEWS ANALYSIS hu NEW STRAITS TIMES KUALA LUMPUR Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) is right when it says Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi does not want to openly engage it in a debate on the concept of an Islamic state. He does not
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      304 6 Majority support Premier's view of Islam: Survey KUALA LUMPUR Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's more progressive interpretation of Islam is likely to win widespread support in the election this weekend, an opinion poll published yesterday shows. In the nationwide poll conducted after Parliament was dissolved on March 4, people across age,
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      147 6 Boyband with a spiritual touch KUALA TERENGGANU When Asrul Nizam Abas steps up to the microphone, his mellow, pitch-perfect voice stamps him as a performer worth hearing. But it's what he sings that captivates a crowd of families and teenagers with the females all wearing Islamic headscarves. "Muslims, seek the
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      579 7  -  LESLIE LAU The Barisan Alternate dishes out other campaign promises instead, hoping to attract more non-Malay Muslim votes By IN KUALA LUMPUR PAS IMS NOT ABANDONED OW GOAL OF All BUHiC STATE, BOTWEHAVETOffIST PROVE THAT SUCH AN PRACTICAL' —PAS president Datuk Hadi Awang at
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      484 7  -  REME AHMAD Bu IN ALOR STAR, KEDAH PAS is wheeling around its big gun in key battlefront states to help with its political attacks. The conservative Islamic party's president, Abdul Hadi Awang, has been rushing around the country on the stump, catching
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      92 7 Resist Umno s money: Nik Aziz PARTI Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) spiritual adviser Nik Aziz Nik Mat yesterday urged Malaysians to focus on eternal salvation and reject Umno's bait of money. "Umno has a lot of money. They buy people like buying dried fish. This is not democracy but corruption," he
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      47 7 THE government will continue carrying out projects in the rural areas as constituents there are its biggest supporters. Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi said: "We know they are our supporters and we do not want them to be left behind." New Straits Times
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      68 7 NEWSPAPER advertisements accusing the Democratic Action Party of "sleeping with the enemy" has irked the opposition party, which asked the Election Commission to intervene, the news website Malaysiakini reported yesterday. DAP national publicity secretary Ronnie Liu claimed the Barisan Nasional ads appearing in all
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      73 7 THREE Umno members who opted to contest as independents have automatically been expelled for life from the party, Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razaksaid. He said the expulsion, which cannot be appealed, took effect the moment they decided to stand. The three are former Pasir Mas
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      42 7 BARISAN Nasional won four more Sabah state seats uncontested Labuk, Klias, Pantai Manis and Sugut when three opposition candidates and an independent withdrew their candidacy during the three-day "cooling off period which ends today. Bernama
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      108 7 REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK Got the joke? RARISANNasionaI members joke that the first checklist for any newly minted elected representative has three key questions: "Got Rolex watch? Got jade ring? Got S-Class Mercedes?" But lest you think the opposition PAS is inured to such worldly considerations, its candidate for the seat of
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      368 7  - PAS seeking to woo sidelined Umno leaders AHMAD OSMAN By in johor PARTI Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) is using what it calls a "win-win" strategy to woo disgruntled Umno leaders excluded from Barisan Nasional's election line-up. The Islamic party is telling them to eitner vote for PAS so that it will
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      639 8 Alex Ferguson sell-by date: May 31, 2003 SOCCER After derby loss, some fans even say United boss has stayed one season too long MANCHESTER Manchester United fans vented their frustration at manager Alex Ferguson after Sunday's derby loss to Manchester City put the champions 12 points adrift of Premier League
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      579 8 SOUTHAMPTON Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier, who is feeling the heat himself, was forced to come out for his under-fire striker Michael Owen again. This time, Houllier had to answer questions on whether Owen's gambling habit was affecting his form, in the wake of the
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      443 8  -  MARC LIM GOLF in THEY may not make the weekend play in this week's Caltex Singapore Masters. But the local professionals will stand out when the tournament begins on Thursday if only for their attire. For the second year in a row, the Singapore contingent
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      733 9  -  TAY CHENG KHOON CRICKET Fans will be glued to TV for historic series between India and Pakistan By DKPUTY SPORTS EDITOR IT WAS the last ball of the match, Pakistan needing a six to win. India's paceman Ashish Nehra unleashed a full toss
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      393 9 NEW DELHI As cricketmad fans in India celebrated their sensational win over Pakistan, their players tried to keep their minds focused on todays second one-day match. Indian fans partied well into the early hours of Sunday after the five-run victory in Karachi
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      861 9 WAoaemTOH Mr-Caw** Oa-pliwililn, fhMrs Mae's staf*K Lin Dan (Chn) M Peter Gade (Den) 9-15 IS 5 15-8 Deeaees: Jens Eriksen/Martin Lundgaard Hansen (Den) bt Choong Tan Fook/lee Wan Wah (Mas) 9-15 15-13 15-3. Ihmi steftot: Gong Rulna (Chn) bt Zhou Mi (Chn) 11-7 11 7 DiwMn: Gao
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        128 9 NO CONSPIRACY AT ALL-ENGLAND, SAY CHINA CHINA coach Li Yongbo dismissed any conspiracy theory after another pull-out in a major final by China's leading badminton women's pair Zhang Jiewen and Yang Wei on Sunday. Zhang and Yang reached the All-England women's doubles final only for Zhang to report on Sunday
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        90 9 BIRDIES AND BINCO FOR ROOKIE HAMILTON TODD Hamilton, 38, a US PGA Tour rookie who starred on the Japanese golf tour, birdied the last two holes to pass Davis Love and win the Honda Classic in Florida on Sunday. Hamilton began with a fourstroke lead then soared to four over
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        53 9 HENRY'S NOT FOR SALE, ARSENAL TELL BARCELONA ARSENAL vice-president David Dein confirmed that Barcelona have made another sensational bid to sign Thierry Henry, after testing their resolve earlier in the campaign. But the Gunners chief says a flat-out "no" was again the response, hoping the Catalans finally get the message,
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        79 9 A YORKSHIRE consortium are set to take over control of finan-cially-troubled English soccer club Leeds United this week for £20 million (Ss62 million). The Mail on Sunday reported that chief executive Trevor Birch has reached an agreement of a £20 million buy-out to
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        48 9 ANOTHER WORLD CUP WINNER TO RETIRE NEIL Back yesterday became the fourth member of England's World Cup-winning rugby squad to announce his retirement from the international game, after excaptain Martin Johnson, scrumhalf Kyran Bracken and prop Jason Leonard. The flanker will retire after the current Six Nations championship.
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        61 9 FREE TICKET ENDS IN THE WRONG HANDS RUGBY World Cup winner Ben Cohen will have his allocation of complimentary tickets for England matches stopped after one found its way on to an unofficial ticket agency. "I have made a genuine mistake and it's one I regret," the Northampton hack said
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      106 9 REV. FR. FRANK DEPOORTER, CICM Born: Ostend (Btfajum), 25 S«p 1948 First Vows: 6 Sop 68 Ordained a Priest: 26 Nov 1977 AQOC 5o Wu caMes* home to be with tho Lord on Monday, IB March 2004 at I.oBpm. Body resting at St. Thorosa's Homo, 49 Upper Thomson Road (formerly
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      89 9 SEAH GEK CHIEW AGE: 68 passed away peacefully on 13 March 2004, leaving behind loved ones. (Wife: New Kam, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law. Seah Keng Leong Chiang Jui Chun, Heidi Seah Keng Swee Chen Man Yen Seah Keng Ho, Dennis Grandson: Granddaugher: Seah Han Sing, Hanson Seah Hui Chin, Sabrina and
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      101 9 P*~" "I *M Be down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O LORD, make me dwe« in safety." ajaaaaaaajaaaaß Psalm 4: 8 MAY CHARLOTTE PINTO Age: 90 was called home to be with the Lord on 14 March 2004, leaving behind loved ones. (Husband: Arthur Benedict Pinto, deceased) children,
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      651 10 p "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me I all the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23: 6 ALLAN SEET CHOO HONG Age: 54 Was called home to be with the Lord on 15 March 2004. Dearly missed and
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      204 10 HO CHEW HIAN6 Aft: 82 passed away peacefully en 15 March 2004. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by relatives and loved ones. Wake is held at Emerald Room, Level 3, Singapore Casket, 131 Lavendar Street. Cortege leaves on 17 March 2004 (Wed) at 4pm for Mount Vernon Crematorium (Hall 1)
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      476 10 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to MR HENRY PHANG on the demise of his beloved mother TANG TONG KWAI Departed on 1 3 March 2004 From: THE GABRIEUTES ST GABRIEL'S OLD BOYS' ASSOCIATION With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to MR HENRY PHANG on the demise of his beloved mother TANGTONGKWAI
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      191 10 HENG MENG POR II Age: 76 II passed away peacefully on 15 March 2004 [I leaving behind loved ones II Wife: Mah Lee Chung II Sons: Daughter-in-law: Heng Soo Hong Philip Rachel Kiang Kheng Kien II Heng Soo Meng Kelvin Daughters: Son-in-law: 11 Heng San San Richard C S Wong
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      55 12 Yesterday's close: 12,919.41 (Down 12.82 points) Hong Kong stocks ended flat as a Wall Street-inspired rebound ran out of steam and investors worried about global security and the results of a Federal Reserve meeting on interest rates. Volume totalled HK516.64 billion (553.7 Mown) compared with
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      437 12 'The market is clearly taking off. The obvious reason is that this recovery is led by consumer products. National Semiconductor chief executive Brian Halla Capacity utilisation rises to the highest since August 2001 as manufacturers appear to be regaining their footing WASHINGTON Industrial
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      289 12 DISK DRIVE INVESTMENTS BANGKOK Seagate Technology, the world's biggest maker of computer disk drives, and rival Western Digital, plan to invest 17.5 billion baht (Ss77O million) to boost capacity at their factories in Thailand, a Thai government spokesman said yesterday. Seagate will
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        131 12 MALAYSIA'S export growth slowed to a 7-5-per-cent pace in January from a year earlier after the Chinese New Year holiday disrupted shipments of goods by companies such as Top Glove and palm oil maker 101 Corp. That compares with a revised 35-per-cent surge in December and
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        113 12 HONG KONG'S No. 2 airline Dragonair will spend US$l.3 billion (552.2 billion) over the next four years to buy 12 passenger and freight planes to beef up its international and mainland China services, a local newspaper said yesterday, citing the firm's chief executive. Seven of
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        89 12 THE container shipping arm of state-run China Shipping (Group) has applied to the Hong Kong exchange to launch an initial public offering that sources have said would be worth up to US$2 billion (553.4 billion). "The listing is waiting for stock exchange approval," a
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        131 12 MOTOROLA, the troubled US technology company, has agreed to pay its new chairman and cnief executive officer more than US$2O million (Ss34 million) in signing-on bonus, stock awards and guaranteed firstyear pay. Details of the hefty remuneration package for Mr Ed Zander, a former
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      63 12 Yesterday's close: 11,317.90 (Up 155.15 points) Tokyo's benchmark index ended higher for the first time in four sessions as foreign and retail investors bought property, banking and other domesticoriented shares after last week's selHrff. Turnover on the First Section stowed to 1.62 billion snares from
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      128 12 Mar 15, 2004 Rubber Futures (Closing prices) RSS 1 (S centt/kg) Month High Low Sett Vol Open Int Apr 04 234.25 May 04 236.75 Juno4 240.25 Jul/Sep 04 246.25 RSS 3 (US cents/kq) Month High Low Sett Vol Open Int Apr 04 134.75 200 2200 May 04 *****
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      62 12 CRUDE PRODUCT PRICE: Crude/Product Month* Change Price (USS) BBL Brent Blend Mey -0.55 31.82-31.87 W Texas Interm May -0.88 35.53-35.57 Dubai Fatah May -0.41 29.82-29.87 Tapis Blend Apr +020 36.55-36.65 Timing of cargoes. Prices as at 17:55 15/3/2004 Crude/Product Month* Change Price (U»s>BBi Mines... Apr +0.20 35.75-35.85 tNaphthaClFJap +2.25/+425 346.50-350.50
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      587 12 Mar 15 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES Maro4 98.892 98.892 98.890 98.890 3949 ***** Juno4 98.825 98.830 98.820 98.820 7462 ***** Sepo4 98.690 98.700 98.680 98.690 ***** ***** oeco4 98.460 98.485 98.440 98.470 ***** ***** MarOS 98.170 ***** 98.160 98.195 ***** ***** Junos 97.830
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      161 12 <aMS I Company Cloae Anhui Gujing D B 4.99 0.04 Beijing Or Elec B 8.03 0.15 Benqanq Steel B 4.03 0.07 Ch Int Marine 15.55 0.76 Chine M Shekou B 8.83 0.15 Ch South Glass B 529 0.20 China Vanke B 7.09 -0.04 Chqinq C Auto B 10.04 0.21
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      52 12 Yesterday's close: 3,410.40 (Up 8.30 points) Australian snare prices closed 0.27 per cent higher with resources and market heavyweight News Corp leading the upturn, boosted by a weaker Australian dollar, dealers said. Market turnover was 857.3 million shares worth ASI.B bH«on<Ss2Jbillion). Gainers beat losers by 651 to
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      128 12 Mar 15 Company Close Canon Inc 5280 10 Denso Corp 2330 15 Eest Jepan Rail *****0 -1000 Fanuc Ltd 6530 -20 Fuji Photo Film 3300 40 Fujitsu 619 -3 Hitachi 758 5 Honda Motor 4800 20 Ito Yokado 4410 260 Kansai Electric 1960 -15 Kao 2330 10 Kyocera Corp
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      720 12 BONDS, LOANS WARRANTS Transaction date: Mar 15, 2004 52-Wk Tel Last Vol Day Last Quote High Lew Code Company Sale ♦or- 'OOP High Low Buyer Seller 53 2 3698 ASTIWO4O62I. 43.5 +0.5 76 46 43.5 42.5 44.5 4 0.5 3697 AcmaWo4lll6 0.5 0.5 142 50.5 3602 Amtek W*****0 100 unch
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      141 12 Mar 15 Company Close Bank Of China HK 14.85 0.05 Bank Of East Asia 22.60 0.15 Cathay Pacific 15.50 -0.25 Cheunq Konq 66.50 -1.00 Ch Konq Infre 18.85 -0.20 China Mobile 24.65 -0.15 China Res Entp 1035 unch China Unicorn 8.95 -0.05 CITIC Pacific 22.05 0.10 CLP 40.00 -0.20
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      60 12 Yesterday's dose: 890.29 (Up 5.74 points) Malaysia's Key share index rose to its highest level in more than a week, lifted by institutional interest in power firm TenaQa and shipper MISC. though news of trading curbs dampened appetite for smalt stocks. Volume was a moderate 572
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      124 12 (9am, Itar 15) DJFHDJHFJDHSJFHDJFHD Buying, Selling Singapore dollars to one unit of forelqn currency Australian dollar 1.2500 1.2650 Canadian dollar 1.2760 1.2910 Euro 2.0840 2.1070 NZ dollar 1.0940 1.1180 Sterling pound 3.0680 3.1030 US dollar 1.7040 1.7230 Sinqapore dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Chinese renminbi 20.50 20.90
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      129 12 15 Company Cl— o AMP Limited 5.28 0.06 ANZ Bank Grp 18.91 -0.26 Brambles Ind 521 -0.07 Broken Hill Prop 1233 0.28 Coles Myer 8.11 -0.02 CSL 19.80 0.10 CSR Ltd 1.91 unch C'weelth Benk 32.46 -0.09 Foster's Grp 4.39 -0.01 General Prop Trt 3.09 0.03 Macquerie Benk 34.04
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      130 12 KUALA LUMPUR Ma' 1= I Company Ctoeo AMMB Holdings 4.12 024 B Amer Tobacco 47.75 0.75 Berjaya Sports 4.60 0.16 Commerce Asset 5.40 0.05 Diqi.com 4.26 0.16 Gamuda 6.35 -0.05 Gentinq 18.20 -0.50 Golden Hope 3.78 0.06 Honq Leonq Bank 5.65 0.05 101 Corp 9.40 -0.30 KL Keponq 7.40 -0.05
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      60 12 Yesterday's dose: 295.54 (tip 6.51 points) Chinese share prices dosed up 2.45 per cent at tbefc' highest level in 27 months as sentiment was boosted by constitutional amendments passed by the National People's Congress on Sunday recognising proateproperty rights, dealers said. The Shenzhen B-share Index 1 was
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      240 13 EMIRATES will soon add non-stop flights to its present Dubai-Melbourne services, the airline announced yesterday. The move comes close on the heels of daily Emirates non-stop flights to Sydney launched last December. According to a statement by the airline, the new service to Melbourne will
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      527 13 OUTLOOK: Turning more bullish DOUBLE-DIGIT growth in PC demand is expected because of a rebound in corporate spending, but it is happening at the same time as Dram capacity is being cut. This is because chipmakers are shifting capacity to flash memory chips in
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      211 13 TOKYO The government said yesterday that Japan's economic recovery is becoming more broadly based, thanks to growing consumption, put refrained from raising its assessment in a regular report and remained wary about the yen's strength. "Personal consumption is improving," the government said in
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      416 13 BEUING China drew US$4.2 billion (Ss7-2 billion) in foreign direct investment (FDI) last month, up 5 per cent from a year earlier, as overseas businesses poured in more funding to cash in on the booming economy, official data showed yesterday. Contracted foreign investment, an
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          101 14 ADVERTISING agency M&C Saatchi Singapore has launched a new branding division called The Distillery. It is led by director of strategic planning Angela Koch, who will be aided by planner Mylene Ong and deputy strategic planning director Vicky Keith-Roach. The Distillery will allow the agency
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          71 14 NUSS TO ADVERTISE MEMBERSHIP DRIVE FOR the first time in more than a decade, the National University of Singapore Society (NUSS) will advertise to recruit new members. In conjunction with its 50th anniversary, the 12,000-strong alumni society of NUS plans to spend $136,000 on print, broadcast and Internet media ads.
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          82 14 DIGITAL deliveries of The Asian Wall Street Journal (AWSJ) and Far Eastern Economic Review (Feer) are now possible, thanks to an agreement between Dow Jones and NewsStand, which reproduces publications online. "With senior executives spending so much time travelling for business these days, a
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        732 14 He breathes life into PR campaigns WHAT'S the secret of your success? Visualise the final outcome from the viewpoint of the target audience and maintain clarity of thought and personal confidence. It is so easy to be derailed when managing a major corporate transaction, a campaign or a crisis by
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        282 14  - Synovate locates regional HQ in S'pore HUGH CHOW By INTERNATIONAL market research giant Synovate has made Singapore its regional headquarters so that it can be closer to drug firms and carmakers for whom it interprets data on consumer behaviour in Asia. The Republic's sec-ond-largest market research firm after AC Nielsen
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        609 15  - Absolut-ly clean concept that's now cult classic NICHOLAS FANG Absolut Vodka boasts of at least 950 variations of original ad, and campaign that is highly regarded by global industry Bu We cant just go up to them and tell them that if they drink our drink, then they will become
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        547 15  -  AUDREY TAN Bu HIGH INCOME Fridae.com, an online portal that bills itself as Asia's Cay and Lesbian Network, has a registered membership database of 120,000, of which around half earn more than $45,000 a year and up to 20 percent take home
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      206 16 SESDAQ aspirant SNF Corporation yesterday said it had inadvertently left out two pieces of information in its listing prospectus, barely a day before its initial public offering (IPO) closes at noon today. The company said it had come to the attention of its
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      499 16  -  EDNA KOH Her comments are significant as recent Temasek deals have been in countries where TLCs do not have a major presence Bu FINANCE CORRESPONDENT 'The concept from a Temasek portfolio perspective is to increase or broaden our exposure to
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      869 16  -  EDNA KOH NEWS ANALYSIS liu FINANCE CORRESPONDENT With Temasek aiming to deliver robust shareholder returns and to build "global champions", it probably makes sense to Keep an open mind and to take both a private equity and strategic approach to investing, say some observers.
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      511 25  -  LEE SU SHY AN Carrier filled 69.4 per cent of seat and cargo capacity last month, up 0.9 percentage point on year-on-year basis By COMPANIES CORRESPONDENT Coming up NEW weekly cargo services: Two Los Angeles-bound flights and three Chicago-bound ones,
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      307 25  -  Lee Su Shyan THE external auditors of United Fiber Systems have qualified the accounts of the mainboardlisted company, saying that they disagreed with the directors over the accounting treatment in relation to a reverse takeover of the company. Auditors qualify the accounts of a
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      439 25  -  COLIN TAN TAKING STOCK Bit MARKETS CORRESPONDENT STOCKS edged higher yesterday to break a six-day losing streak which had wiped off more than 3 per cent from the market benchmark. However, yesterday's rebound was far from convincing as the Straits Times Index (STI)
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      469 25  -  AZHAR KHALID SINGAPORE, HK FIRMS IN TIE-UP By MAINBOARD-LISTED Flextech Holdings is acquiring Hong Kongbased Dynax Digital Creation from the company's founders for US$l2 million (5520.4 million), a move that will allow the electronics company to flex its muscles in the burgeoning China market. Flextech,
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      48 25 TOP RISES MeTTS CtntS Fatmac Ltd 20c 8 23.1 1.5 PNEMicronSc 18 20.0 3.0 Teteoatasc 12.5 19.0 2.0 GMG Global 5c 3.5 16.7 0.9 LHTHldgslOc 7.5 15.4 1.0 PSI Hldgs Wc 6 MJ 1.0 Interrasc 22.5 12.5 2.5 Jade Tech k 9.5 T1.6 1.0 LeongHin2oc 9.5 11.8 1.0
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      49 25 TOP FALLS mm cwts BSembawang 1370 60.0 4.2 Venture Corp2sc 1900 40.0 2.1 TACBIIO2OO 292 W.3 2.0 Parkway H 25c 108 6.0 5 J SBSTransit 500 25c 136 6.0 4.2 AP Breweries 715 5.0 0.7 G&WGrpZOc 22 5.0 18.5 Jurong Engg 50c 262 5.0 1.9 OUE 655 5.0 0.8
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      47 25 TOP FALLS HoTtS Onts Global Tech HKIc. 1.5 25.0 0.5 GSWGrp2Oc 22 18.5 5.0 Greatronic Ltd 5c 9 18.2 2.0 BBR Hldgs 5c 3 14.3 0.5 VlcptasSc 6 14.3 10 Shining 15c 9.5 13.6 1.5 PKTech3c 6.5 13.3 1.0 NeoCorpfe 4 H.l 0.5 TastyfoodlOc 8 U 1.0
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        95 25 MAINBOARD- LISTED RSH, known formerly as Royal Sporting House, said that its Middle East subsidiary has disposed of its distribution business of Hasbro brand of toys to Sandgate for US$l.OB million (Ssl.9 million) plus cost of current inventory, estimated at U*****,387. Sandgate is
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        86 25 LINDETEVES JACOBERG BLEEDS RED INK MOTOR components maker Lindeteves Jacoberg fell into the red last year, posting a net loss of $27.5 million ror the year ended Dec 31 compared with a net profit of $23.2 million in the previous year. Group sales rose 0.1 per cent to $389.1 million
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        88 25 NOBLE TO RAISE $345M THROUGH BOND ISSUE NOBLE Group, a Hong Kong-based commodities trading firm, plans to raise US$2OO million (*****.6 million) through the issue of bonds that are convertible into the company's shares. The bonds will pay investors a coupon interest rate of 0.9 per cent a year and
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      647 18  -  BRYAN LEE AUDREY TAN Private economists raise forecasts from earlier MAS survey and are upbeat about prospects for Singapore this year Bu and PRIVATE-SECTOR economists expect the Singapore economy to grow at a robust 5.7 per cent tnis year, according to a survey carried out
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      242 18 Aviation On The Up And Up Singapore Airlines reports increase in seat and cargo capacity last month. pageai7 Investment A Question Of Strategy Observers have two schools of thought on Temasek's investment strategy. pageaig Media&Marketing It All Ads Up It began with a simple bottle. Now Absolut Vodka has 950
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      13 1 Life! CELEBRATES THE WONDER OF LIFE The Straits Times Tuesday, March 16, 2004
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      222 2 HONG KONG Singeractress Sammi Cheng was seen in public on Sunday, the first time since her split from Andy Hui. She looked visibly thinner. Hui, 36, announced the breakup last month, and Cheng, 31, then skipped a series of events, allegedly to nurse her broken
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      205 2 SINGAPORE movie-maker Royston Tan's debut film 15 about five youths on the fringe of society won the special jury prize at the Asian Film Festival in Deauville, France, on Sunday night. South Korean director Im Sang Soo's A Good Lawyer's Wife, in which a frustrated wife
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      120 2 HONG KONG Lin Chinghsia (inset) former film star, billionaire's wife, and now, parttime political campaigner. Last Saturday, she made a rare appearance at singersongwriter Lo Ta-yu's postconcert party in Hong Kong and endorsed Taiwanese Kuomintang leader Lien Chan for president. Lin, 49, said she would re-
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      121 2 PARENTING magazine Young Parents (YP) is looking for a little cover girl or boy who is 10 months old or younger. If you want your baby on the cover of the magazine, take him or her to the annual YP Fiesta to enter the Cover
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      756 4 When someone said I was a great driver, it sent me on an ego trip. But fjeel driven to be more that that: 1 want to drive like a man NOT long ago, a female colleague commented to me as I was giving her a ride home:
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      390 4  -  NEO CHAI CHIN The life of French singer Edith Piaf was similar to Hong Kong singer Anita Muis in many ways Bu IF THE name Edith Piaf does not ring a bell, think of her as the 1950s French version of the late Hong Kong
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      88 4 Photos: 'How can anyone legislate who you can love r Barbra Streisand (above, with husband James Brolin) on gay marriages 'Babe, district attorney and Driving Miss Daisy.' Diane Keaton (right) on film roles for women in Hollywood 'All that pressure, it's like being in school when you
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      1150 6 Ladies night Seven nominations for Best Actress. Looks like women ruled the Singapore stage last year. Wul they steal the limelight on March 29 too? BREAKING the rules. That's what this year's Life! Theatre Awards is doing. But there's method to the madness. The changes have been made to accommodate
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      276 6 THIS year, DBS Bank has taken a bow after being presenting sponsor for the life! Theatre Awards for the past two years. It was previously called the DBS life! Theatre Awards and will now be known as The Straits Times life! Theatre Awards. The Straits Times'
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      308 7 PLAY OF THE YEAR Agnes Of God (luna-id) Atomic Jaya (Checkpoint Theatre) Balance (TheatreWorks) Bent (Ist staging/Toy Factory Theatre Ensemble) Descendants Of The Eunuch Admiral (Mandarin staging/Theatre Practice) Invitation To Treat (Wild Rice) BEST DIRECTOR Beatrice Chia (Bent/Toy Factory Theatre Ensemble) Low Kee Honf (Balance/TheatreWorks) Samantha
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        552 8 The must-sees and must-dos in central and eastern Hokkaido Ice Breaker Cruise in Mombetsu Harbour in eastern Hokkaido: This is a must-do for visitors in winter. The one-hour cruise is on the Garinko, which sails out to the Sea of Okhotsk. It is fitted with huge drills
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        741 8  -  TAY SU AN CHIANG It may be cold in Hokkaido, but the sight of beautiful ice carvings and delightful hot springs will warm you up Bu COLD RUSH: Coloured lights illuminating ice sculptures and icicles at the Ice Fall Festival in Sounkyo lend an ethereal look to
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        201 10  - Live it up in a villa in Subang Jaya Magdalene Lum DSFJDFHGFHDGFHD mm SCHOOL holidays are a good time to bond with your kids. If you have not booked a package to Malaysia yet, consider two packages from Holiday Villa Subang in Subang Jaya, which is near Kuala Lumpur and
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        250 10 INSIDE a tank are 910 litres of water and it is spun at a rapid rate of 17 rounds per minute. Spinning inside, too, with arms and legs shackled is Singapore's illusionist Lawrence Khong who is fighting to make his escape. This Ultimate Water Torture
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        24 10 Pick from two packages at Holiday Villa Subang (left) which include a stay in a deluxe room with fun activities thrown in.
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        28 10 SOTiSfc Choose from among 13 destinations, offered by Berjaya Hotels Resorts, at $198 per person, be it atßedang (above) or Tioman (left).
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        154 10  -  Magdalene Lum MALAYSIA GETAWAYS GET a headstart on your next Malaysian vacation at the upcoming Natas fair. Travel 04, the annual event organised by the National Association of Travel Agents Singapore (Natas), will be held at Suntec Singapore Halls 601-603 from Friday to Sunday. The Berjaya
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      155 10 To book, call the hotel's Singapore office on 6732-2965, the hotel direct on 02-03-5633-8788 or e-mail hvs@holidayvillasubang.com.my. Continue the fun at Genting from just $24.50. When the festive celebrations come to an end, the fun continues at Genting! From just $24.50* per person, enjoy a 2D/1N twin-share accommodation at First
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        550 5 fTjQ ALFAFORSALE FULL LOAN AVAIL 7/'Ol Alfa 156 2.0. Blue. 1 owner. Low mileage. High PARF. Accident free. Asking 572.8K. Call 9745 0292 WH AUDI FOR SALE 1 OWNER 10/00 Audi A6. I.BT. Tiptronic. OMV $38K. S/rims. Electric leather seat. *****200 MID 2000 AUDI A6 I.BTTIP. Turbo. 1 owner. OMV
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        703 5 GSDFGFJGKJF B HONDA FOR SALE $0 DOWNPAYMENT! ALL 1 owner 1/02 Civic 1.5 VTI 4-door Auto. 9/'OI Civic 1.5 VTI 4-door Auto. I/'OI Civic 1.5 VTI 4-door Auto. 02-19 AML *****832 *****349 04/'O3 ACCORD 2.0 Vtec. Euro R model. Blue. New tax. Leather/ s'rims. Low mileage. Showroom cond. $888 driveaway.
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        506 6 BN VMBNJKFG E MAZDA FOR SALE 1 I 10/'O2FAMILI 323 1.6 auto. Beige. I 1 owner. F/accessones. Leather i 1 seats. $57 8K Call: 6467 3393 4/'94 MXS. Auto. Cabrio. New 10 yrs COE. Asking $*****. Good condition. Call 6472 2222 $0 DEPOSIT! END 92 Mazda 323 1.6 Auto. COE
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        687 6 msfm MERCEDES KIMFORSALE 1/02 MERCEDES BENZ E2OOK. 1 owner. Accident free. 100% loan, j Silver. OMV $*****. PARF 80%. *****517/ *****207 2 UNITS '91 E2OO Fully converted New paint/ tax. C&C. COE 2010 2011. Walnut/ leather. Showrm cond. Selling $37.8K. *****054 VICOM EVALUATED free 6 mths maintenance! 3 units '92
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        1000 6 mm MERCEDES K«!l MITSUBISHI KI&M FOR SALE iffIIFORJALE FEW UNITS '91 Benz E2OO Fully '02 GALANT 2.0GD1 auto. OMV converted. COE 10/2010. Tax new $24K. Tax 7/'O4. $0 deposit.' $36K only. *****922/*****493 Leather/ rims $69.7K. *****119 EG 8118X (123) Driveaway under 1 0WNER 8/'OI Lancer. I.SGDi. Aus9K. COE 3/7006. Owner
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        1003 6 H NISSAN FOR SALE R| NISSAN FOR SALE Bf NISSAN FOR SALE I NEW NISSAN SHOWROOM I NOW OPEN. I 19 ÜBI ROAD 4 -Tel: 6266 7711 We have relocated our showroom from 55 Übi Avenue 3, to a new and bigger I building. Now, you can truly appreciate the
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        584 6 E NISSAN FOR SALE 1 OWNER. 9/'O2 Sunny 1.5. Auto. OMV $15K. Black. Leather/ s/rims. Low mileage. 9767-3755 1 0WNER! 11/2001 Sunny I.6SS au to. White. Full options. Beautiful cond. Call *****282 •CHEAP! 6/92 SUNNY 1.5 manual. COE 8/2011. Silver. Asking $25,800. Low mthly. *****415 '88 MARCH I.OGL. 5-dr. COE
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        439 6 EfVjl SEAT FOR SALE $0 DRIVEAWAY! 7/01 Toledo 1.6 manual. 1 owner Black, leather, s/rims. OMV $16K. *****288 KiR SUBARU FOR SALE BOOK NOW WITH Mysterious Gift! $0 downpayment for Latest Leg- acy. Impreza. WRX. STI, Forester, i High trade-in. *****585 SHL 05/'O2 IMPREZA TS 1.6 auto. Sporty blue. S/rims.
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        317 6 mm TOYOTA FOR SALE IST 1 .3 Fitl.3A-sDrs Wish I.BX/X-E Celica 1.8 SSI Accord 2.0E VTEC 2.4 'S' Vftv/fh nmr Air-con I) Estima 2.4 J Harrier 2.4G M/Roof Harrier 2.4G/GL Harrier 3.OGL M/Roof Harrier 3.0 AIR 4WD 3 YEARS WARRANTY FREE SERVICING by own workshop using advance diagnostic equipment TOYOTA
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        768 7 fir\ TOYOTA FOR SALE «fjl TOYOTA FOR SALE BWI TOYOTA FOR SALE Come To RICARDO for exciting Toyota Ct\f mOf/p/Q I Toyota Celsior, Windom, Prado, Estima, Harrier, Camry, vwi fifi/u^ia ceiicSStfSSll,Altoza,RAY4, Wish, IST, Markll.Caldina, Allex (Corolla Hatchback) 3 Years Warranty with 3 Years FREE Servicing.,^ :4 **jfci*-r4 Servicing Done at
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        541 7 FULL BODYKIT. '86 Starlet 1.0. 5 dr manual. COE 2/'2006. S/rims. orig cond. Ask $7.8K. 6453-5535 7/'O2 COROLLA 1.6 auto. Silver. 1 owner. Leather, agt warranty, orig cond. 564.8K. 9695-7977 08/'Ol COROLLA 1.6GL1 auto. 1 owner. Low mileage. Full option. Beautiful. Like new. *****588 6/'9l COROLLA 1.3 manual. COE till
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        598 7 Clfjl OTHER MAKES ■MJFORSALE sfiiof REPOSSESSED VBKIES Clowno Dote i Time: 18 Morth 2004 (Thun) at 3pm Sharp OffentobewbmilMot: 100 Beach Road, #35-00 Shaw fewer, Singapore *****2 y KWinfl Of VWHCICSI 16 17 March 2004 (9.300m to 4.30pm) 18 March 2004 (9.300m to 1 2pm) at 35 West Coast Highway
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        1001 7 JfJJ OTHER MAKES JSH OTHER MAKES $0 Driveaway 0% Installment Plan Make Model OMV Mthly 11/01 Ford Focus 1.6A 4-dr $11,558 $766 10/01 Ford Mondeo 2.0A 4-dr $14,742 $928 10/01 Nissan Sunny 1.6A $12,777 $740 08/01 Nissan Sunny 1.5A $14,248 $700 07/01 Subaru Impreza 1.6A $12,693 $747 06/01 Mazda 323
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        921 7 Bit SCRAP VEHICLES COMMERCIAL BODY TO EXPORT 4/'2OOO Mercedes Vito 108 3/'2OOO Mercedes Vito 108 '99 Mercedes 412 Diesel '98 Toyota Liteace (Petrol) '2000 Nissan Cabstar '99 Nissan Cabstar '01 Kia Frontier '01 Hyundai Truck '99 Renault Kangoo '97 Toyota Hiace (Diesel) Call Simon 9248 7227 FREE LTA DOCUMENTATION free
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        720 7 M,BVMNJFHJKF Bffl VANS FOR SALE Bffl VANS FOR SALE I r <&> HYunop. RENAULT-^ Free Insurance Special Promotion Free Instalment g $1900 Drive Away ■■> I LjHL> New KANGOO H I OOjJ Sb r^*_. Express 19D TRAFIC Truck Anthunxd Draltr^^^mr rg64^oBiTfg&W3s3r.,l I LORRIES FOR SALE '01 NISSAN YU4I diesel metal.
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        470 7 MID '93 DAIHATSU Hijet 1.0. Weil kept. COE 6/08. Selling cheap $BK. Deposit $500. *****-744 2001 TOYOTA HIACE Diesel van. 5-dr. New tax/ tyres. 1 owner. Selling cheap! Hp: 9682-8024 JAN/'OI NAVY BLUE Berlingo 1.9 diesel. 1 owner. CD player. Well kept. 522.5K neg. 9008-9539 1998 REFRIGERATED VEHICLE. Daihatsu 2700cc.
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        2152 8 CVMNVMNBJKHFSGJF HDOI-08 BfH °0 1 -08 Wffll DOl -°8 CITY SOUTH-WEST MUI3 CITY SOUTH-WEST IuUI CITY SOUTH-WEST PTEAPTS-RENT PTEAPTS-RENT PTEAPTS-RENT 3 4 Bedroom units (1 ,281 2,110 sqft) V 1 2& 3 Bedroom Maisonettes c 259 3 < 229 sc i ft Fully/Partial furnished units available I Private outdoor Jacuzzi
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        357 8 BDO9-10 ORCHARD/ WJf| DO9-10 ORCHARD/ PRfl 009-10 ORCHARD/ |fljf| DO9-10 ORCHARD/ BRIt 009-10 ORCHARD/ W!MI 009-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND Mjjfl TANGLIN/ HOLLAND EjM TANGLIN/ HOLLAND |U£l TANGLIN/ HOLLAND Ejjjl TANGLIN/ HOLLAND |U£l TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTEAPTS-RENT PTEAPTS-RENT BH_^£^l^__ l I PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL ""^C, >*V <*2U I C.A.T.S. I Ay Buy It.
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        343 8 FOUR SEASONS PARK 2874 sq.ft. 4+l+ family. Renovated $nag. I REGENCY PARK 2250/ 3200 sq.ft. 3+l+family, balcony. Bright. Neq Claymore 2680 sq.ft. 3+l $7K Richmond Pk 1012 sq.ft. 2rm 53.7K j Rldqewood Townhst 2800 sq.ft. l 3+study gdn. F/facilities...s3.sK KtM«ttCt9sosqft.2rms $1.5K 28 Shtlford 850/ 1250 sqft. 2/3+l Greenery, pool $1.5K/
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        495 8 I THE COLONNADE Luxurious Homes for Modern City Living I Prestigious District 1 0 I I Residence at 82 Grange Road I B Set on 4 acres of lush tropical Bv 24-hour security. Facilities W'- include swimming pool, gym. W», jj tennis court. BBQ deck and W> children's playground i|n|M
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        446 8 I VALLEY PARK 1216 sqft 2-rms. $2.5K-S3K/ 1356 sqft. 3-rms $3.5K. 1701; 1808 sqft. 3+l; 4+l. $4K-SSK/ 1-rm $I.BK. 6665-1478 MERASAGA 1400 SQFT. 3+l $4.5K/ Woollerton pk 2800 sqft 4+l big balcony. Renovated, amenities. $6K. 9009-5530 Agt HDebenham* Tie Leung EXPATS A CHOICE T* THE EQUATORIAL 3*1. 1500 sq.ft. Pool
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        1030 8 IDO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTEAPTS-RENT 3 CUSCADEN WALK 3600 sqft 4+l 2 mins to Orchard MRT. P/furn. Call: SHIN Property *****466 RIDGEWOOD 3-RMS. 1600 sqft. $1.5K. Ansiey Penthouse $10K. 9668 6468/ asiahomes.com D.lO LUCKY TWR 3+l. 2650 sqft. P/furn, mid fir. Immed. $4.8K BB Tan 9205-8453 D.lO JADE MANSION Mais.
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        820 9 WAIJM DO9-10 ORCHARD/ ■till TANGLIN/ HOLLAND I PTE APTS RENT WOOLLERTON PK. GROUND/ High fir. 3+l bdrms. F/renovated. Na- i ture ambience. 6465-4139 agt PINEWOOD GDNS. MINS to Or-1 chard Rd. 3+1. 1630 sq.ft. P/ furn. Immed. 9422 9028 agt. ASPEN HGT/ D'GROVE Villa. 4+l. Pool/ city facing. High fir.
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        818 9 WTTfI on &21 newton/ Wfifm on &21 newton/ Mnfl on &21 newton/ mjnJ BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI Ml!iJ BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI jiUg BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI I PTEAPTS-RENT I PTEAPTS-RENT I PTEAPTS-RENT K" "IIU I '33 AMARYLLIS VILLE 3h <£ !^'»l. Full condo facilities m M 3 iff S J "Siij! Near
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        518 9 •HJI Dl5-16 EAST COAST PTEAPTS-RENT COSTA DEL SOL SEAVIEW CONDOMINIUM FOR LEASE BY DEVELOPER Brand new Full condo facilities 3& 4 bedroom units 1.227 sq.ft. 1,798 sq.ft. Partially/ fully furnished Full commission to agents VIEWING DAILY (10AM-7PM) TEL: 6448 7707 Looking for a good propwtyl Onc# In IM> ttnw OfUKHIMwHy.
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        761 9 WIU 015-16 EAST COAST PTEAPTS-RENT 1 2+l CHANGI CT. SIA training ctr/ i S'pore expo. Furn. Aircon. Pool facing. cheap! 9637-6367 PN PEBBLE BAY. 2*1. 1350 sq.ft. Bay view. P/furn. $3000. Avail, mid April. Agt. 9618-4311 AMBER RD. IST fir (backyard/ carpark) 3 rms. P/furn. 1200 sq.ft. J Amenities. $1,200.
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        935 9 WTVI 019-20 SERANGOON/ MLM THOMSON I PTEAPTS-RENT GDNS AT BISHAN/ Rio Vista. TOP obtained. 1/2/3/4/ Penthse. Full condo facilities. Immed. From $1200 to $4000. 9183 6825 DW COMPASS HEIGHTS. BRAND new! $1.2K. 2-Rm Furnish. Unblocked j High fir. Best Facing. Near MRT. Call William 9456 8889 PN COMPASS HGTS. 3/
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        685 9 Rrl D22 24 Bffil D22 24 WjUJM west EUI west PTEAPTS-RENT PTEAPTS-RENT Along Pasir Panjang Swimming pool and Near NUS maid service Excellent accessibility Short term lease via AYE available 3 Bedrooms Utility Asking 552,000 PaulPoh 9066 0792 Ashley Ho 9687 7154 Jerome Lee 9385 0188 RJjl HOUSES FOR RENT
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        2263 9 SGJDFKJGKFJGKF I HUDC/HOB m| APTS FOR RENT 3+l CCK 215/ Jurong W/ Clementi I+l/ 2+l AMK, Cwealth. Tg Pagar Tiong Bahru, T Blangah. Jurong W Eunos, Bt Batok. *****079 3-RM BLK 195 Toa Payoh $850... 4-rm Blk 118 Potong Pasir $800. 5-rm Blk 706 Pasir Ris $900. F/furn. Immed. 9765-7683
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        945 10 SGFKJGFKJGKFJK I HUDC/HDB APTS FOR RENT APPROVED 4-RM AMK. Unfurn. Convenient. Above coffeeshop. Immed. 9023-9943 APPROVED 4-RM. HOUGANG 252 Yishun 321. Woodlands 307. Buangkok 985A. *****781 WHOLE UNIT 4-RM in Simei. Unfurn. No commission. No agt. $850. Call Matthew *****214 3-RM APPROVED! CLEMENTI. Furn Nicely done. MRT/ amenities. High fir.
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        503 10 Wffl SERVICE RWI SERVICE WM SERVICE WBI SERVICE APARTMENTS UU APARTMENTS MM APARTMENTS .MyAPARTMENTS «j2 Lbbbb^Lbbbb! Hflljjf^l H| TREETOPS K* 4aBBBB _>| Elegant apartments Personalised services JHR^ JLHbES*3H Resort setting -_^MM aaaaaaWati m *^"Tf i.i _mlj_ .a^B ■ate> ,jj| Central location JBaaaaaaaaaaaatt^»3sl Ifii 1 tits luxurious haven. W You'll want
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        156 10 Wfik ROOMS FOR A|| I RENT (HOB) S3OO-S4OO NEAR MRT. Rm for single only. Short/ long term. Pis call 9422-3961 MRT SERANGOON BLK 413 Master/ common. New furnishing, TV, aircon, SVC. 9100 4570 Owner RMS AVAIL IMMED. Aircon/ nonaircon/ master rm at Tampines. H/p 9897-7451 1 RM. 3 mins to
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        769 10 I ROOMS FOR RENT(HDB) TAMPINES BLK 838, Yishun blk 403. F/furn. Can cook. Freedom, landlord working. 9686-7725 DW NO OWNERS OPP Tampines mart blk 355 common room/ f/furn/ aircon/ can cook. *****560 Agt FURN COMMON RM. Tampines St I 32. F/furn. Opp Tampines Mart. j Avail April. Owner 9116-1854 AMK
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        720 10 I 009-10 ORCHARD/ MJJH TANGLIN/ HOLLAND HOUSES -SALE D.lO FREEHOLD. 2-STOREY Terr. 2000 sqft. Holland Village vicinity. 3+l. Mkt/ shop/ amenities. Good location. HB 9105-1045 LOVELY BUNGLW (OLD Holland Rd). 16,525/ 8677 sqft. 6+l rms. Designer decor, s/pool, koi pond, nice landscape. 9067-7463 Agt NEAR RAFFLES TOWN Club. Elegant 5500
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        865 10 a 009-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTEAPTS-SALE The Legend penthse. renovated 6+l-rm. 4700 sqft, f'hold. $4.xM The Equatorial high tech/ fir. 2005 sqft, 4+l, greenery, f'hold. 16 Anderson luxurious 3/4+l. 2778/ 2885 sqft. F'hold 52.55M Sam Kiang Mansions 3+l. 1210 sqft, near MRT/ Orchard Rd. •JCDraycott2-rm 850 sqft, quiet facing, f'hold
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        862 10 WfTI Dll &21 NEWTON/ ■iCil BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI HOUSES -SALE WATTEN. SPECTACULAR UNBLOCKED view. 4800 sqft land. 2storey old semi-d. East facing. F'hold. $2.2M. HB 9852-7944 D.ll TROPICAL 2-STOREY bunglw. Beautiful greenery. Posh finishing. 19,000 sq.ft. Pool. $7.5M. Don't miss! HARVEST *****035 D.ll 2-STOREY BUNGLW. Jin Naga Sari. 4+l. Land 5900/ built-up
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        640 10 ■fWjt Dl5-16 EAST COAST j^^ HOUSES -SALE D.15 BRAND NEW F'hold terrace houses. Haigsville Drive. Bright, modern, breezy. Quality finishes. Dream home! Face South. Ready mid 2004. Tel: 6466 6600 D.15 OPERA ESTATE. 2/storey corner terr. Land 2250 sqft. F'hold. Face S.E. Original. Great potential to rebuild. $920K. 9271-8792 SEA
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        731 10 &Dl5-16 EAST COAST PTEAPTS-SALE BUTTERWORTH VIEW. OFF Haig Rd. F'hold. 4-yr old. 1227 sq. ft. 3rm, bright quiet. S/pool, gym, near MRT. neg. 6276-6628-agt D.15 BRAND NEW F'hold. Full condo facilities. Spacious 2/ 3/ 4/ Penthse. Near Katong Shpg Ctr. For preview, 9239-8484 ERA NEW F'HOLD CONDO. Immed occupation. 2
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        899 10 IJfll Dl9-20 SERANGOON/ BULI THOMSON S93OK NEG! Kovan MRT. F'hold 2/storey terr. 1700/ 2000 sq.ft. 4+l. Renovated. Spacious. Extended rm/ kitchen. *****518 PN CLOVER AVE 2-STOREY corner terr. Split level. 3+l/ attach bath. Mins to Bishan MRT. 3150/2400 sqft. F'hold. Rolf *****811 D.20 D/STOREY Semi-D Upp Thomson Jalan Khamis. Below
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        953 11 EDZZ-ZA WEST PTE APTS -SALE MAYSPRINGS 2-RMS/ 818 sq.ft. High fir. Pool view. (Like new). F/ facilities. $368K. 9857-8618 I 025-28 NORTH APTS SALE FH SERENITY PARK. Spacious living/ dining 3+l rms. F/Facilities $680K. $12K voucher for choice units. 9680 1858 NIM GDNS. F'HOLD. 3+1. 1830 sq.ft. Rare choice unit!
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        3712 11 BJJI HDB APTS FOR SALE WJI HDB APTS FOR SALE WBS HDB APTS FOR SALE WJfl HDfi APTS FOR SALE Iffifl HDB APTS FOR SALE Blf HDB APTS FOR SALE (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) (BEDOK7 CHAI CHEE) Mj||(BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) U2I (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) *i^^ W m m IIMB 1 CA.T.S. 1 f
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        688 11 BHDB APTS FOR SALE (CLEMENTI/ WEST COAST) ALL CLEMENTI NEAR MRT/ AMENITIES 3 1 2 Cornar 322. High fir. MRT. 3-NG 304 High/ mid fir. Lift level 3-NG 379/431 renovated unblock 3-NG 320 Unblocked. 3-min MRT 4-NG 349/302 Nicely renovated! 4-NG 712 New renovation High fir Exec Mais 206. Simple.
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        970 11 Rfl HOB APTS FOR SALE Kl| (CLEMENTI/ WEST COAST) 5 'I'/ 5 'A' 5/ 7 Holland. Urgent!!! 4 'A' 7. High floor. Windy. Urgent l 4 'NG' 509 Clementi, 9233 7788 5T TOH Yl Blk. 13 renovated incl bathrm. neg. Malay minority eligible. Contra. *****081 agt ITW HDB APTS FOR
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        1167 11 DGFKJGFJGKFJK a HDB APTS FOR SALE (HOUGANG/S'GOON/ YIOCHUKANG) IT BLK 329 S'goon. Near MRT. 5T at value 542/ 156 Hougang. 4'A' Blk 239. Mid fir. Renovated. Exec Apt Blk 560. 9001 4187 PN 5 T BLK 951/ 971/ 970/ 955. High fir. Renovated. Exec Apt 959. F/ renovated. Windy. Amenities.
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        1176 11 HW HDB APTS FOR SALE 4 'A' CORNER Boon Lay 265 #15 blk 262 #10. Lift fir 115 sqm. MRT. 4 T lB2 #08, 220 Boon Lay Nice. 4 A 313, 413. 640. 816. Lift level.. 3 T 170 #09 Mkt *****680 CBS 9857-0043 CLIVE CBS. Low 3-rm 536 Mid
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        1047 12 SGFKJGKSFJGF ■TTI HDB APTS FOR SALE I^ytKALLANG/ WHAMPOA) GEYLANG BAHRU 5 T Blk 59C Corner, high fir, good view! 6 yrs old. Spacious. Privacy assured. Must View! Sharlyn: 9007 3438 RACE COURSE RD. blk 683. 4 A 103 sq.m. Mid fir. Bio spacious. Near MRT/ town/ amenities. S29OK. Andy 9681-9239
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        861 12 VRI HDB APTS FOR SALE J^J (SEMBAWANG) !HsEDebenham« Tie Leung BELOW 4fe IVALUATION^I 4-RM BLK 336. High fir. Renovated. Facing park greenery. Bright breezy. Near MRT/ amenities. neg. 9182 8823 OWNER SAY SELL! 5 T 481. #12. Unblocked. Windy. F/aircon. 200% move-in. *****767 4 'A* SEMBAWANG Blk 470. High fir.
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        1158 12 fflfl HDB APTS FOR SALE (TAMPINES/ SIMEI) 4 'A' TAMPINES Blk 342. #10. Nice decor. 112 sq.m. Spacious. Ouiet. Bright Windy. Amenities. 5265K Neg!!! 9068-3700 Wynn s'A' 498A High fir/ corner. Design/ built/ condo layout, ambience. New renovation, Gdn view. G'teed impress! Agt 9697 0905 5 T CORNER 731/ 862A
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        1085 12 ■39 HDB APTS FOR SALE J^ (WOODLANDS) Damlen Lim *****011 C2l ML Jumbo 403 #High.lift.MßT $0K Jumbo 816 Unblock.Move in. ntq Jumb0 419,411 #High.l77sqm. SOK Jumbo 128 3 toilets. MßT36sKne<j Jumbo 302,307,326MRT $340Kup Jumbo 847,832#High.Movein$OK Jumbo 121, 124 MRT neg Mais 362,658 ttHigh.MßT..37Okup Extc Apt 362,359,516MRT375Kup Exec Apt 650,681C#High ntg
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        1136 12 IB HDB APTS FOR SALE MJM (WOODLANDS) 4 'A' BLK 525 Design and Build. Ground floor. 104 sq.m. Aircon. Privacy. Move-in. Windy. Link to carpark. Price neg. LV 9851-1036 4 'A' CORNER Blk 745 Mid fir. Un- blocked. Vacant. Near MRT/ Sch. j 100% move in. Valued $10K consider. 900
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        958 12 I HDB APTS FOR SALE 3NG 8LK.701 #09. Marble fir. Malay owner. Very convenient/ Chong Phang mkt/ MRT. Face North. Abdullah ***** 444 ERA. 4 'A' CORNER 868/ 247. High fir. 4 'S' 289 high fir. $165K neg. Sch 3 'NG' 111/ 134 high fir. Renovated. Mkt/ MRT. Hurry! 9238-8680
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        785 12 n HDB APTS FOR SALE (MIXED/OTHER ESTATES) $268K! 5 T Corner CCK 704. #02. Owner migrating/ $228K!! 4 T Chai Chee 35. #02. Ahmad *****-406 PN. for referrals a ROOMS WANTED (RENT) ALL AREAS RMS wanted in HDB/ pte apt/ condo. Furn/ unfurn. *****964/ *****809. 24 hrs READY CLIENT WANTED
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        1492 12 H FACTORY SPACE Rll FACTORY SPACE FOR RENT Lowerßents ActNow! CjC\ housing I DEVELOPMENT KSD BOARD Website: www.place2lease.com For Enquiries: 6866 3076 B»Area 1518-1636 sqft I Loading capacity 7.5KN/sq m I Ceiling height 3.8m I Near amenities/expressway Suitable for woodworks, carpentry, light industry, H repacking, garment manufacturing, pnnting H bookbinding,
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        436 13 RCT FACTORY SPACE JURONG INTERNATIONAL RD/ Lok Yang. *****/ ***** sq.ft. High ceiling, mezzanine office, general ind. 300amp. *****843 DW BANK SALE @> Aljunied CircleLine MRT. Ground fir: 550 5500 sqft. Upp fir: 1860 5000 sqft. F'hold. Attach toilet. *****750 EUNOS TECH PARK 11. 211 sqm x 2 units. Orig
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        644 13 fjfl OFFICE SPACE Ril OFFICE SPACE Wfl OFFICE SPACE J^I^FORREfn 1^ J±j| FOR RENT °VKIT Afep.^ fi? j Raffles ""fcHAH < t~ Place £j jl MRT n..»~m Financial S^, GX* mrt District *C > *vV/\y «i JLjbL lanjong t t. so oi i #r fcjiwT j* w^ ff MtFaber ffi
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        407 13 Vffl OFFICE SPACE Ril OFFICE SPACE fB&U p O Rf KNT mtjiM FOR RENT THE CHOICE OFFICE LOCATION Novena Square 1700/2833/3113/3165/3757/5693/ 6152/9395 sq. ft. Directly above Novena MRT Station Raised flooring for easy laying of cables Linked to amenities in the shopping mall food court, F&B outlets, bank, supermarket, retail
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        526 13 a OFFICE SPACE Riff OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT K^FOR^ENT 3 at W^j a/lTl^aM 'M I Jj^jj^ I M II M wit I fc^T?^^^^C^^i^^y^^^^^^^^^wi I Panaromlc sea-view Raised floor system 2,200 sf to 8.500 sf Urttobby frontage __*jasvoccess to ECR AYE, CTE. Column free space n J L Fringe of CBD
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        622 13 RAFFLES MRT 10,000/ 20,000 sq.ft. Prestigious building, high fir, direct sea view, fully fitted out, move in condition. $3.00 psf NEXT TO MRT 1000 to 10,000 sq.ft. Novena $2.80 psf Bugis $2.00 psf Tanjong Pagar $2.20 psf FORWARD 6293-4800 GOOD SERVICE, BEST SOLUTIONS Raffles Place, Bugis, Lavender 400/ 600/ 850/
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        978 13 RIUTIRUWTER Rfl OFFICE SPACE I^^FORRENJ OUTSIDE CBD NEAR Lavender MRT. Various sizes avail, central aircon. Agents welcome. Tel: *****177 D.13 FULLY FURNISHED office, workstation 2925/1356/1390 sq ft. www.crystaltime.com.sg (office rent) Tel: 6745-3888 owner. BDebenham" Tie Leung BEST J[ NEHSONS BLDG 24 Peck Seah St, I MRT, newly retrofitted. Office 400
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        830 13 Rfl OFFICE SPACE I^UFOrVRENT D.07 THE PUZA 1313 sqft. $2.20 psf only! High floor. Good view. No ERP! Immed. RMPC 9107-1170 D.19 KOVAN MRT. #01 Lowland Rd. 200/ 400 sq.ft. Showrm/ retail/ office. 9128-9480 Owner NICELY DONE UP Office cum warehse space for rent. 3000 sq.ft. MRT. Immed. 9040-7235 DCRC
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        626 14 BVMBNJKFUIRUETIO UR I SHOP SPACE I SHOP SPACE J^JOR^RENT jm FOR RENT UNITED SQUARE 396 sf 529 sf prime shop units. Suitable for fashion, gifts and novelties, home accessories and other interesting trades. Retail kiosk on Ist storey. Suitable for fashion accessories, sunglass, tie, cosmetics, gifts and novelties, etc. NOVENA
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        1024 14 I SHOP SPACE J^ PEOPLE'S PK CENTRE. Approx 1095 sqft/ Parklane shopping ctr. Approx 190 sqft. Shop/ office. Good frontage. Next to MRT. Interested. pis call 6272-3898 MACPHERSON PETROL STATION space for rent. Sjits: 1) Tyres. 2) Aircon 3) Car Accessories 4) Motorcycle Repair 5) Manual Car Wash. Tel: 9105-5352
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        856 14 B SHOP SPACE FOR RENT BEDOK CENTRAL BLK 218 shop. Rd frontage. Renovated. Immed. $2K neg!! 9386-5045 GLW GOOD FRONTAGE. 500-1200 sqft. East Coast. Bt Batok Central Jurong E. H/p: *****813 agt GOLDEN MILE TWR. ground fir shop facing main rd. Retail/ travel. 550 sq.ft. Beng 9636-8834 SHOP IN CONDO,
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        608 14 Bfl SHOP SPACE maa for sale NEW UPPER CHANGI shophse. Upgraded. Good location/ human flow. Convenient. 9637-6367 PN D.Ol PEOPLE'S PK Complex. 452 sq.ft. «02. Tenanted. Near MRT. $720,000. HARVEST *****888 PARKLANE SHPG MALL. 872sqft shophse. 99 yrs. Tenanted. Water supply. Vacant Rolf *****811 MACPHERSON RD SHOPHSE 2-sto-rey. 3500/ 5300
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        609 14 a RESTAURANT/ SPACE FOR RENT CHANGI VILLAGE/ GEYLANG/ Joo > Chiat/ Raffles Place. Ideal for I F&B. Call now! *****363 agt FULLY EOUIPPED RESTN for takei over 9 Little India. No cash. Call i 9387-1320 j ESTAB STALL FOR takeover in Haig Rd f/eguipped. Rent $6.5k Fees $50K neg. *****706
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        651 14 a WAREHOUSES/ RBI WAREHOUSES/ STORAGE E|Cl STORAGE SPACE FOR RENT SPACE FOR RENT I COIDR^OMS J I*. AIS IMIUSTRIAL BUILDING 95 103 KALLANG AVENUE •> Central location j Located on ground floor Accessible 24 hours a day Various sizes J Individual temperature control (from -20 to 5 °C) Agents welcome
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        1671 14 Jfffft OTHER REAL ESTATE (fTI OTHER REAL ESTATE 103 Jalan Senang 014 2-sty detached. 4605 sf. fhokj. 5 b/rms. Kembangan MRT 298 Lorong K Telok Kurau Dl5 3-sty inter terrace, 1668 sf. fhold. 4 b/rms 4 Wiltshire Rd 016 2-sty link house with basement, 4811 sf, fhold. 7 b/rms 33
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        1007 18 ADJKSFHJDHFJASDH This is to inform that Mr Chae Fook Yuen, (NRIC No.: *****522J) is no longer in the employment of FEN FANG PTE LTD and FEN FANG HONGKONG SEAFOOD FISHHEAD STEAMBOAT with effect from 16th March 2004. With immediate effect, he is not authorised to represent the companies in any
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        1442 18 TENDER NOTICE SIA Engineering Company Limited invites tenders for the following items: Item No Description ECT 01 Design, supply, delivery, installation, 495 testing and commissioning of two (2) units of 180 kVA, 1 15V/200V, 400 Hz, 3 phase solid state convenors for SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC) Hangar 4 and Hangar
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        3459 19 i MiiiiiiiiMi^ fffl PROFESSIONAL/ Ifjil PROFESSIONAL/ X^EXECUTIVE Wd^ EXECUTIVE I I I I A leading lifestyle Interior Design Firm I f^^^^^^J^as^nmgcj/ateVacancy for Specific Responsibilities: Motivate and Supervise IDs Plan and Execute Sales Activities Assist in Business Development Qualifications: Degree/Diploma in Architecture/ID 5 10 yrs of good Sales &ID Project experience
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        464 19 MR LECTURING/ IJfl LECTURING/ KlCl TEACHING UiJ TEACHING p^ F IMMEDIATE VACANCIES FOR I I I^lPHlV^l^lF^H^P'^^HrY^^ir^^^^r^Vl^^S^lil Preferably bilingual Must possess min 3 GCE '0' level or above with ELI English CPT/ diploma teaching in Pre-sch required Fax 6752-0724 Email: soahken@yahoo.com.sq SHi ART/CREATIVE iTTI ART/CREATIVE Diploma in Visual Communication/ Graphic Design
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        407 19 Renovation Company has vacancies for (Hbay D B contractor) SALES DESIGNERS with the following: Interior Design Qualifications Motivated aptitude for high salary Possess creative flair initiative/ good work environment 0 Relevant experience preferable/ Malaysians welcome Basic fr $1,500 $4,000 Plus commission Be a team leader Interested pis call *****506 for
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        357 20 <><><><><><><><> SALES CLERK '0' or 'A' levels Remuneration based on experience, matured S'poreans or PR only Interested parties, pis call: 6266 233S or tax 6265 9648 Add.: No 11 Chin Bee Drive. 3rd storey, Jurong FULL/ PART-TIME SALES PROMOTERS Female working environment Able to speak Mandarin Self-motivated Residing in central
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        807 20 seeking young, cheerful fun individuals $I.BK Incentive trips Various career opportunities career2OO49)cconsuitant.Mz Call 9161-6296 ESTAB REAL ESTATE firm requires Sales Execs/ Associates. I With or w/o experience. Allowance commission. Opportunity in project mktg. Call 9109-0003 SALES ASST. REOUIRED immed. at Orchard area. Female working environment. Chinese speaking. Fresh sch leavers
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        619 20 ESTAB VCD/ DVD shop requires Full-Time Shop Asst in Bt Timah. M'sian preferred. Tel: *****377 i SALES ASSTS REOUIRED. Town ar- ea. No experience needed. Call 1 Serene 6837-3538. j SHOP ASST. ORCHARD. M'sian I welcome. Bi-lingual. Shift work. > *****702 Synthesis C*****1Z i USED CAR DEALER at Übi needs
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        471 20 a CUSTOMER BTCfT CUSTOMER SERVICE WXM SERVICE A(^^ immediate vacancy 355? for the post of: CUSTOMER SERVICE ASSISTANT GCE '0' level with knowledge of MS Word/Excel 1-2 years' relevant working experience Receptionist/Secretarial/Front Office duties Fluent in Mandarin, pleasant and outgoing Customer-oriented and Singaporeans only PRT AGENTS/ BROKERS/ gj^mAOERS UK Based
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        534 20 WfSt HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ Wjl± LOUNGE BAKER Experience preferred KITCHEN ASSISTANT J Training provided SERVICE STAFF Training provided Conduslv* environment Willing to Itarn Immatflate Town araa Interested call 6227-2129 Joyce Cafe looking for 1) PART/ FULL-TIME COOK 2) PART/ FULL-TIME SERVER 3) CHEF DE PARTIE 4) DELIVERY MAN Experience preferred Preferably those
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