The Straits Times, 18 June 2004

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    32 1 The Straits Times Established 1845 BEST IN NEWSPAPER DESIGN IN ASIA Friday Tune 18, 2004 120 Pages m five parts mita (p) 048/03/2004 r •Mtf A Singapore Press Holdings publication OV/ Cents
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    Lock icon DPM: Local banks haven't arrived yet
    841 1  - DPM Local banks haven't arrived yet EDNAKOH HUGH CHOW By and Given competition at home and abroad, they need to grow even bigger and find ways to stay viable m the long run 'THE LOCAL BANKS MAY WELL FIND THAT IN ORDER TO HOLD THEIR OWN AND BE VIABLE, THEY
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    Lock icon Suicide car bombing kills 35 outside Iraqi military base
    444 1 119 wounded; interim PM says unnamed foreign states behind bombing BAGHDAD A suicide car bomber killed 35 people at an Iraqi military base and army recruitment centre m Baghdad yesterday as guerillas in- tensified a bloody campaign to sabotage plans for
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      190 1 NIGHT MARKETS: Buzzing Chinatown of the 60s to be recreated from today with open-air stalls page 3 "v^™^ m "^^^^^T^w^^^ *"^fl b^b^B^b^b^b^M^b^P^^b^b^b^b^b^b^b^b^Mbl^bhl^b^b^b^b^bl I jfH^i jF% r^P i^^ AI-HAFnA r Q ii^^aHßfc Ma st erm^ Kt^ RiGivlw^H ■B^bl BM fl^B^^^Bl Bb I r /M 1 B^B^B^H iniiwUl V I^lvß\^BbßT^b i^l B\^bl
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      156 2 LEGAL TUSSLE AT CONDO AN ALUMINIUM roof and some windows installed on condo property have got some residents at Kentish Lodge condominium into a full-scale legal brawl. A couple claim that permission was given to erect the structures, while the management corporation maintains that it was not consulted. The
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      72 2 CALLING NORTH KOREA'S BLUFF ARE North Korea's conventional armed forces any good? Not very, according to ST columnist Richard Halloran. He feels that Pyongyang's propaganda is laden with bluff, and its fighting forces not as dangerous as it would have the rest of the world believe. The Korean People's
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      56 2 BANISH SMOKE FROM PUBS, CLUBS WHY not ban smoking m places such as restaurants, bars and clubs? Forum writer Apoorva Gogna feels that Singapore can emulate other big cities which have such a ban. Now, a night of clubbing leaves party-goers smelling like an ashtray, even if they don't
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      72 2 STEP INTO SARAH'S HAREM PETITE siren Sarah Brightman is performing songs from her album Harem, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium tonight. Her latest effort fuses her fascination with the Arabian Nights stories and her desire to make a record with Middle Eastern tones. As for her concert, expect the
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      93 2 Euro 2004 V mane event THE players at Euro 2004 may be fashionable trendsetters, but has style gone to their heads? Some think so. Even as the official suits and jerseys are put together by designers, the footballers are turning heads with experimental hair cuts and colours. Look out
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      89 2 Trafficking a problem here? THE United States State Department has classified Singapore as having a "significant trafficking problem". A report noted that the Republic is a destination for a number of girls and women trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation. In response, Singapore said m a statment by
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      74 2 Soon: Auto-car driving tests DRIVING tests conducted m an automatic car could become a reality as early as January next year, if signs are anything to go by. Even major driving schools have already prepared for the change, with some of them securing certificates of entitlement for new automatic
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      76 2 CHANGES YOU CAN BANK ON CUSTOMERS of "Qualifying Full Banks" m Singapore, like Citibank and Standard Chartered Bank, may soon be able to withdraw cash from more locations here. And for the first time, cash from a credit card account opened with a foreign bank could be dispensed from
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      73 2 U.S. SENATE AGAINST TORTURE THERE will be no torture the United States Senate has voted to make clear that the country will not treat detainees inhumanely. The measure, part of an amendment to a defence spending Bill, says the US "shall not engage m torture or cruel, inhuman or
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      141 2 RE-LOOK 'ONE-CHINA' POLICY THE bipartisan US-China Economic and Security Review Commission has declared Washington's "one-China" policy, which dictates relations with Taiwan, as outdated. The commission said the policy was crafted 25 years ago when China was not a military and economic power. Now, it recommends that Washington reform its
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      53 2 SOCCER DREAM REVISED THE goal of being on the world soccer stage has been moderated. There is no more Goal 2010. Instead, the dream has been revised to being a top South-east Asian side within three to five years' time, said Football Association of Singapore's new president Ho Peng
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      187 2 MAIN Prime 3,4,6 World 7-20 Editorial 22 Commentary 22,23 Forum 24,25 H22£§ Home Hl-Hl4 Tech Science Hl5-H2O ASIA/SPORTS/ MONEY Asia AI,A4-A6 China A2 S-EAsia...AB-AlO Malaysia. A11,A12 Sports Al3-AlB Money... A2O-A26 LIFE! Cover story L 4 Mailbag L 5 Arts Festival L 6 Music L7,LB Comics Ll4 Cinema guide Ll5-LlB What's
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      Lock icon Chinatown bazaar to bring back the old buzz
      540 3  - Chinatown bazaar to bring back the old buzz GLENYS SIM m Tourism board aims to recreate bustling scenes of days of yore with permanent night market featuring vanishing trades 7 picked up the skill from other clog-makers when I was retrenched many years ago. I nave taught my children how
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      Lock icon Ministers, top civil servants to have pay cuts restored
      477 3 Ministers, top civil servants to have pay cuts restored Previous peg to private-sector pay revised, Future changes will no longer be automatic AS THE economy has recovered and is growing again, the Government is restoring the pay cuts that ministers and top civil servants took m 2001 and last year.
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      Lock icon AI-Qaeda's original plan for... 9/11
      562 4 AI-Qaeda's original plan for... 9/11 WASHINGTON The Sept 11 attacks m the United States were a scaled-down version of an Al-Qaeda plot that included crashing 10 planes into targets on both US coasts and simultaneous hijackings m South-east Asia. The commission investifating the attacks said Osama m Laden's terrorist organisation
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      Lock icon What it should have been
      57 4 OUR report on June 15, headlined "Chinese tycoons place their bets", said that Indonesian Chinese businessmen, including lippo Group chief executive James Riady, were backing several candidates m the Indonesian presidential election. The Lippo Group and Mr Riady nave since informed us that this is
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      388 6  - Polios 3 Bookies O REME AHMAD Malaysian police smash two major 4-D syndicates and nab a bookie taking Euro 2004 bets MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian police have made the biggest bust this year against ille- gal gambling, smashing two major four-digit syndicates m the process and nabbing an
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      Lock icon Jordanian PM calls on PM Goh, President Nathan
      261 6 PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong met his visiting Jordanian counterpart, Mr Faisal El-Fayez, yesterday at the Istana. The two leaders' discussions focused on strengthening bilateral cooperation, m particular m the areas of tourism, trade and investments. They also exchanged views on the
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      182 6 Bookie nabbed A STALL assistant m Boon Lay has become the first person to be charged wrth taking bets illegally on the Euro 2004 football tournament that began last Saturday. TaiYouWah r 44,was charged m a magistrate's court yesterday. Clad m a Mack note T-shirt and dark trousers, the short
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      Lock icon No proof of links, says US report
      350 7 Al-Qaeda And Iraq PHOTOS: No credible evidence Baghdad cooperated with Osama m attacks against US but White House still maintaining otherwise WASHINGTON The official investigation into the Sept 11 attacks has cast doubt on Bush administration claims of links between Iraq and AlQaeda
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      Lock icon OTHER FINDINGS FROM US NATIONAL COMMISSION INVESTIGATING SEPT 11 ATTACKS
      313 7 School for terror: Al-Qaeda turned out perhaps 20,000 professionally trained soldiers for conflicts involving Muslims around the globe but saved the most promising recruits for terrorism plots of its own. Funds for jihad: Osama bin Laden, contrary to popular belief,
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      Lock icon Saudis step up hunt for militants as deadline looms
      531 9 Riyadh maintains it will not give m to Al-Qaeda's demands, despite threat to kill captured American by tonight RIYADH Saudi security forces hunted for militants yesterday as the deadline for an Al-Qaeda threat to kill an American hostage loomed, but there
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      Lock icon Mubarak cancels meeting with Palestinian PM
      163 9 Mubarak cancels meeting with Palestinian PM CAIRO Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, strongly rumoured to be seriously ill m Cairo, abandoned a scheduled meeting with Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei, according to a Palestinian official. Mr Qurei will instead meet intelligence chief Omar Suleiman and presidential adviser Osama Al-Baz, the official
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      Lock icon LOAFING AROUND:
      41 9 REUTERS French designer Jean-Paul Gaultier is turning heads with his display of bread models at the Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Arts m Paris. He has turned the place into a gigantic bakeiy with designs made of bread and wicker.
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        Lock icon SMOKESCREENS FOR GERMAN NUCLEAR PLANTS
        89 9 FRANKFURT Large German energy companies are introducing smokescreens to increase security at their nuclear power plants and fend off potential terror attacks, utilities and arms company Rheinmetall said yesterday. E.ON, RWE, EnBW and Vattenfall Europe have asked Rheinmetall to build a defence system to counter
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        Lock icon POLISH SOLIDARITY FOUNDER DIES
        84 9 WARSAW Mr Jacek Kuron (right), a key figure m the anticommunist opposition m Poland and founding member of the Solidarity trade union movement, died yesterday m Warsaw, Polish radio reported. He was 70. A historian and sociologist, Mr Kuron co-founded the Committee for the Defence of
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        Lock icon CATERPILLAR GETS WARNING FROM RIGHTS BODY
        102 9 UNITED NATIONS The sale of bulldozers by Caterpillar to the Israeli military could violate Palestinians' human rights, a United Nations human rights investigator has warned the US heavy-equipment maker. Mr Jean Ziegler, an expert on the right to food m the Geneva offices of
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        Lock icon CHICKEN LESSONS FOR CURIOUS TEENS
        90 9 STATESBORO (Georgia) Seven teenagers who beheaded two chickens because they were curious whether they would run around with their heads cut off will soon learn a lot more about the birds. A judge ordered the five boys and two girls, aged 17 to 19, to
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        Lock icon NAPPING MAN IN TUNNEL STOPS RAIL SERVICES
        99 9 OSLO Up to 20,000 Norwegian commuters were late for work yesterday after a man decided to take a nap m a railway tunnel, causing disruptions on the train network during the Oslo rush hour, railway services said. A man was seen walking into
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      Lock icon Pentagon admits holding Iraqi man in secret
      283 10 It's taking steps to rectifybreach of Geneva Conventions WASHINGTON In a rare admission of a violation of the Geneva Conventions on prisoners of war, the Pentagon has acknowledged it improperly held an Iraqi prisoner m secret for more tnan seven months. The military
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      Lock icon Iraqi prisoners to be released
      39 10 this week from the notorious Abu Ghraib prison m Baghdad lining up for their turn. The US military has pledged to free or transfer to the Iraqi authorities 1,400 detainees by June 30. AP
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      Lock icon US Senate rejects torture of detainees
      454 10 Vote also calls for guidelines to ensure that troops comply with standards WASHINGTON The United States Senate has voted to make clear that the country will not use torture against detainees. The measure, which was passed on Wednesday, followed recent disclosures m Bush administration
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      Lock icon Support for use of private contractors in prisons
      276 10 Support for use of private contractors in prisons WASHINGTON The United States Senate has come out m support of the continued use of private contractors to conduct interrogations at American military prisons, despite questions about whether contractors were involved m abuses of detainees at Abu Ghraib prison m Iraq. The
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      Lock icon The worst of post-war Iraq—on TV
      516 11  - The worst of post-war Iraq on TV BETSY PISIK By FORTHK STKAITSTIMKS New alternative TV series aims to show grim version of reality, where ordinary citizens can triumph over lawlessness BAGHDAD Falah Abub has a vision of post-war Iraq, and it is being reflected m the soap opera he is
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      Lock icon Iraqis already taking control of govt ministries
      338 11 BAGHDAD With two weeks to go until full sovereignty, Iraqis are running more than half of the government's ministries. They are now m full control of 15 of the 26 ministries including the key departments of oil, foreign affairs, health, education, public works
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      Lock icon GRADUATION DAY:
      49 11 REUTERS REUTERS A British Army soldier of the Royal Horse Artillery celebrating on Wednesday with a class of 200 graduating Iraqi border police at a ceremony m Basra, southern Iraq. The American, British and other coalition troops have been helping Iraq to create its own security forces.
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      Lock icon Fears of food shortage if violence continues
      275 11 WASHINGTON Iraq's food supplies are threatened by the country's deteriorating security and problems could get worse when the United States hands over power to Iraqis m the next two weeks, US officials have warned. The 14-month-old US occupation of Iraq has been hobbled
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      Lock icon OIC endorses Iraqi interim govt
      519 12 Islamic Grouping's Seal Of Approval Organisation of 57 Islamic nations to 'actively assist' new administration, giving it much-needed legitimacy finally, an organisation m the region has come forth m favour of the interim government: Analyst Soncr Cagaptay ISTANBUL The world's largest Islamic group has thrown
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      Lock icon Guilty verdict for Belgian serial rapist and killer
      276 12 ARLON (Belgium) A jury yesterday convicted Belgium's public enemy No 1, Marc Dutroux, for a series of child rapes and murders m a case that has horrified the country for nearly a decade. The 12-member jury convicted Dutroux, a 47-year-old ex-convict, for
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      Lock icon WHALE OF A TUSSLE:
      73 12 AP AP Luna, an orca whale, is fond of the residents of Gold River, a small town on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. And the Indians of the Mowachaht-Muchalaht tribe love him back they believe that he embodies the spirit of their late chief. The tribesmen are
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      Lock icon Protesters cut power in more areas of Paris
      258 12 Protesters cut power in more areas of Paris PARIS A major tourist area and top political sites m Paris were briefly plunged into darkness when anti-privatisation French electricity workers continued their powerslashing campaign. The Champs Elysees shopping strip and the presidential palace and the United States embassy m the same
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      Lock icon Better health after liposuction? Fat hope
      454 13 Better health after liposuction? Fat hope Study finds that people may look better after having fat sucked out, but the deeper fat deposits which remain still pose a risk to health NEW YORK Having 10kg of fat removed by liposuction makes people look better but provides none of the protection
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      Lock icon Malnutrition kills most kids: Study
      258 13 WASHINGTON Malnutrition is to blame for more than half of all the deaths of children around the world including deaths caused by diarrhoea, pneumonia, malaria and measles, according to researchers. Poor nourishment leaves children underweight, weakened and vulnerable to infections that do not have to
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      Lock icon Money-spinner Kerry rakes in a million dollars a day
      529 16 Internet donations have played a big part m Kerry's record fund-raising since winning the Democrats' presidential candidacy WASHINGTON Since locking up the Democratic nomination m March, Senator John Kerry has raised more than US$lOO million (Ssl7o million) at the rate of
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      15 16 AP "Absolute legend" Frank Moody making his tandem jump with an experienced skydiver. AP
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      Lock icon 101-year-old Aussie jumps into history
      192 16 A DRUNKEN DARE SYDNEY A 101-year-old Australian man has become the world's oldest parachute jumper on a "drunken dare" with his mates at a local football club. Mr Frank Moody, of Cairns, could earn himself a place m the Guinness Book of World Records after
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      Lock icon MUGABE'S FAMILY HIT BY HIV/AIDS
      141 16 HARARE Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has revealed that members of his own family have been affected by HIV/Aids. Without naming anyone, he told the country's first conference on Aids that sufferers included "the extended family 0f... the president himself, the BBC reported. He said HIV/Aids
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      65 16 LONDON Artist David Hockney has raised "substantial" funds to help his financially troubled hometown team Bradford City, the English club said. The exact size of the donation is confidential, said Mr Perry AustinClarke, editor of the Telegraph and Argus newspaper that is running the
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      Lock icon GLEN CAMPBELL JAILED FOR HIT-RUN
      68 16 PHOENIX (Arizona) Country music star Glen Campbell, famed for his hit song Rhinestone Cowboy, was been sentenced to jail for a drunken hit-and-run accident last year. A judge sentenced the Grammy Award-winner to 10 days behind bars, two years' probation and 75 hours of community
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      Lock icon Clinton proud of fight against impeachment
      500 17 1 did something/or the worst possible reason. Just because I could. I think that's just about the most morally indefensible reason anybody could have for doing anything. Former US president Bill Clinton on his affair with intern Monica Lewinsky which resulted m him, wife
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      187 17 ASUNCION (Paraguay) A laid-off bus driver on Wednesday became the third person this week to be nailed to a cross m a mock crucifixion as part of a protest against the firing of 300 public transport workers. The grimacing worker, Mr Ramon Vera, was affixed
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      Lock icon Alarm over new police stun guns
      403 17 Human rights groups warn of danger to bystanders PARIS Defence firms are about to pitch "a frightening new breed of stun gun' to police m America and Europe that has left human rights groups appalled about the risk to bystanders, the New Scientist says.
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      Lock icon EU to try formulating charter one more time
      619 19 Bruising battles among members may leave draft too politically damaged to save and add to general disenchantment BRUSSELS European Union leaders gathered yesterday for a summit where they must overcome national politics if there is any hope of agreeing on a historic
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      Lock icon KEY CONSTITUTION ISSUES
      199 19 Voting rights: The draft proposes overhauling decision-making rules. Poland ancT Spain, which have oversized voting influence under the current system, are resisting. God and Christianity: Eight countries want a reference to Europe's Christian heritage m the Constitution's preamble. France and Belgium are against this. Muslim and other
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      Lock icon EC presidency a diplomatic tight rope
      454 19 BRUSSELS Wanted: Respected European politician. Must speak French and English; German preferred. Must consider self a "true European". Must be welcome m all European Union capitals. When m Washington, wield some clout. Back m Brussels, know your place. Some heads of state will see
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      Lock icon Scotland Yard tackles rising crime by South Asians
      576 20  -  ALFRED LEE By Team of top detectives will probe soaring numbers of murders and other violent crime m London FOR THE STRAITS TIMES LONDON Scotland Yard police are setting up a special team of top detectives to investigate a soaring number of
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      Lock icon CARE FOR SOME OLD BONES?:
      52 20 AFP AFP This Psittacosaurus skeleton on display outside the Fox studios is looking for a new owner, as are other fossils and bones of dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures. They will be put up for auction by Guernsey's Auction House next Thursday m New York's Park
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      Lock icon Bubbly 'fingerprint' identifies the right stuff
      139 20 PARIS Researchers at Spain's University of Seville have devised a test to spot the difference between Champagne and its cheaper rivals m a move that could help French producers to defeat bubbly fraudsters. The test is based on an analysis of trace metals that
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      Lock icon Mistake in Iran nuclear report, UN admits
      368 20 Mistake in Iran nuclear report, UN admits VIENNA The United Nations nuclear watchdog admitted yesterday that it had wrongly accused Iran of withholding information about imports of potentially weapons-related machinery. Iran is likely to seize on the admission to call into doubt the investigations into what Teheran says is a
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      Lock icon The Straits Times FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 2004 The water margin
      573 22 The Straits Times FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 2004 The water margin ATHROWAWAY reference to China's newest icon, the Three Gorges Dam, m a routine United States assessment of the country's military strength is making Beijing's relations with Taiwan more fraught. The mention is buried deep m the Defence Department's annual report
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      1041 22  -  JANADAS DEVAN IN THE short run, it is good news that the price of a barrel of crude oil has fallen below US$4O (Ss69). In the long run, however, this is not good news. In fact, it may be terrible news. Cheap oil, of
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      862 22  -  ORVILLE SCHELL Bu ON JUNE 1, Dr Jiang Yanyong, a surgeon at Beijing 301 Military Hospital, and his wire, Dr Hua Zhongwei, Doth 72, left home to pick up a visa at the American embassy. They have not been heard from since. Family and friends assumed
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      813 22  -  RICHARD HALLORAN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES NORTH KOREAN MILITARY LEADERS ARE REASONABLY WELL-INFORMED ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO THE IRAQI ARMY AND ARE EAGER NOT TO SEE IT REPEATED ON THEIR PENINSULA. LURKING behind the resumption of negotiations with the North
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      908 23  - How much is that weapon in the window? EVAN WEIGHT m LOS ANGELES To the American troops m Iraq being subjected to a daily rain of fire from roadside bombs, mortars and rocket-pro-pelled grenades, it often seems the insurgents have limitless stocks of munitions. In fact, m the time I
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      717 23  - Sometimes the best leaders act like followers CHEONC SUK-WAI IN A poll of 22 MPs by this newspaper last week, opinion was split as to whether they should declare publicly the directorships they held m listed companies and, perhaps, even the fees they were paid. At least 12 of them
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      362 24 SEVERAL cities m developed countries have adopted the laudable move of banning smoking m enclosed spaces, including restaurants, bars and clubs. The health of employees and patrons was a major factor m these decisions. So why is Singapore trailing behind? The music
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      239 24 IN THE article "Death to stare smokers m the face" (ST, June 15), regarding graphic health warnings on cigarette packs, it was suggested tobacco companies oppose such warnings. For the record, Philip Morris Singapore does not oppose the Government's decision to use graphic health warnings
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        144 24 I refer to the article about health warnings on cigarette packets, "Death to stare smokers m the face" (ST, June 15). The images of a cancerous lung, a dying patient and a family suffering from second-hand smoke may serve as a warning to older people, but
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        202 24 I am sceptical the new graphic warnings on cigarette packets can effectively drive home the message that smoking kills. The six images selected of diseased gums, a cancerous lung, a dying baby, a patient on his death bed, a bleeding brain and a suffering family are
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      414 24 WE REFER to the letter, "Let down by SSC payment system" (ST, June 10). We would like to thank Mr Chong Ching San for his feedback and for the opportunity to clarify the matter. The Singapore Sports Council (SSC) Online Sports Facilities Reservation System, ißook, enables
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      225 24 I WOULD like to thank the writers of the letters, commentaries and articles m The Straits Times following the Government's announcement m March that it is studying the development of an integrated entertainment resort, which may also include a casino. The proposed integrated
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        64 25 Recently, I went to a Singapore Pools outlet to place 4D bets and was surprised to learn that since June 10, there had been a service charge of $0.20 per Nets payment and a two-cent fee for each Cash Card payment. Why are there service charges
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        176 25 I donate on a monthly basis to the National Kidney Foundation (NKF). Once a year, it sends me a "Lifesaving Card", asking me to gather contributions for the NKF Children's Medical Fund. Its staff usually call at least twice m this period, informing me that they
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        115 25 Before the Nicoll Highway collapse, motorists bound for the Central Business District (CBD) from the eastern part of Singapore used the Nicoll Highway and paid the applicable electronic road pricing (ERP) charges, whereas the East Coast Parkway (ECP) tended to serve motorists travelling from east to west.
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        143 25 I completed my full-time national service m May and will enter a local university m August. I will have to apply for the tertiary student ez-link card m order to be able to buy concession bus and/or train passes. As I already have an NSF ez-link card
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      401 25 I REFER to Ms Lee Lay Pheng's letter, "Poly grads merit credit exemptions" (ST, June 17). She claims graduates from local polytechnics often have to start from the first year m university even when they pursue the same discipline. However, I and
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      192 25 I REFER to the article, "NS cut by six months" (ST, June 16). Due to Singapore's limited resources, it is crucial that local organisations, be they private or public, work smart. The reduction m the national service (NS) stint will also remove the hassle
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      163 25 Second-year entry depends on grades WE REFER to Mr Loo Tzexiang's letter, "No direct entry" (ST, June 14). The Nanyang Technological University's School of Biological Sciences currently admits good polytechnic graduates with relevant diplomas directly into the second year of its undergraduate course. This condition is stated clearly on the
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      388 25 I REFER to the article, "Most MPs say no to cap on board seats" (ST, June 8). It maybe impractical and inappropriate to enforce a definite cap on non-executive directorships as we move towards a disclosure-based regulatory framework. On the other hand, without
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      125 1 KEEPMB OTHERS IN LIMBO 'By now they should have decided which school they want, and they should let us know. Don t just leave us dancing. Nanyang Technological University's dean of admissions, Professor Victor Choa, on students who can't decide between offers from the National University of Singapore and NTU
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      8 1 The Straits Times home Friday, June 18, 2004
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      708 1  - Legal brawl over the difference between this and this TANYA FONG Bu Condo MC and couple feud over changes made to apartment, with multiple lawsuits following WHAT began as a dispute over aluminium roofs and windows installed by a couple who live m the Kentish Lodge condominium has escalated into
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      582 3  -  THERESA TAN Bu US State Department report says more than 100 women brought here each year as prostitutes SINGAPORE has been cited by the State Department of the United States as having a "significant trafficking problem". It said that more than 100 foreign women and girls
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      Lock icon NEW WELFARE GROUP TO GIVE PROSTITUTES HOPE
      375 3  -  BENNADARAJAN *L A NEW welfare organisation will soon be set up to counsel prostitutes working m Singapore and help those who want out. Reverend Edward Job of the Christian Care Services Centre has become familiar with Geylang over the last two years through
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      190 4 Showcase for rail specialists EVERY other week, the North-East Line turns into a showcase for foreign transport officials and rail specialists keen to know how one of the world's first driverless heavy rail systems is run. Close to 300 delegates from Canada, China, India, Japan and elsewhere have visited the
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      Lock icon Year-old NEL did better than expected
      567 4  - Year-old NEL did better than expected GOHCHINLIAN B^ Operator SBS Transit says new line had fewer delays and above-target reliability and service availability 'LAST YEAR, I SAID WE WOULD END THE SEASON LIKE MAN U, BUT WE DID BETTER. WE STARTED LIKE ARSENAL AND STAYED WITH THEM!' Mr Simon Lane,
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      Lock icon Driving tests in auto cars from next January?
      543 5  -  CHRISTOPHER TAN By Learners may opt for it but those who pass will not be allowed to drive a manual vehicle SENIOR CORRESPONDENT AS EARLY as January next year, people taking up driving will have an option never open to them before:
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      Lock icon Lorry licence not needed to drive hefty car
      292 5 Lorry licence not needed to drive hefty car DRIVERS of hefty cars such as Rolls-Royces, Bentleys and stretch Mercedes limousines do not need to apply for a lorry licence after all. The Traffic Police has raised the weight limit of the Class 3 driving licence to 3,000 kg from the
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      Lock icon Conman preyed on bereaved families
      501 6  - Conman preyed on bereaved families ELENA CHONG By He convinced them to pay him 'legal fees' so he could help them get their dead relatives' insurance payout SHANKAR Ganesan preyed on bereaved families by convincing them to pay him "legal fees" to get the insurance claims on their dead relatives.
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      Lock icon JUDGE THROWS OUT APPEAL FOR MORE OF $24M ESTATE
      483 6  -  SELENA LUM Bu ENGLISHWOMAN Jane Rebecca Ong's latest bid to get more money out of her late fa-ther-in-law's multi-million-dollar estate failed when the High Court threw out her appeal against a lower court's decision. In a saga that started m 1991,
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      Lock icon Another man jailed for sham marriage
      340 6 Another man jailed for sham marriage A 38-YEAR-OLD dispatch rider became the second man this week to earn a jail term for accepting money to marry a Vietnamese woman so that she could continue to stay on m Singapore. Chee Tuck Phak is at least the sixth man to be
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      Lock icon Asef: Pulled funding nothing to do with Govt
      400 6  -  SOHWENLJN b<l 'THE SUGGESTION BY THE SDP THAT THE SINGAPORE GOVERNMENT WAS INVOLVED IN ASEF'S DECISION HAS NO BASIS IN FACT WHATSOEVER, WE DEEPLY REGRET THE SUGGESTION.' Asia-Europe Foundation's statement THE Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) has accused the Asia-Europe Foundation (Asef) of
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      71 8 TERENCE TAN A. fire broke out m a four-bedroom flat on the eighth floor of Block 101, Henderson Crescent, at lunchtime yesterday, but no one was hurt. Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) firefighters had to force their way m as no one was m at the time. An
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      Lock icon Lawyer probed for lapsed licence
      384 8  -  K.C.VUAYAN By CRIME CORRESPONDENT He allegedly represented a client m a civil suit after his practising certificate expired m March 2002; police are investigating A LAWYER is being investigated by the police for purportedly representing a client after his practising certificate had lapsed. Police confirmed
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      Lock icon PRACTISING LAW HERE
      135 8 THE population of lawyers practising m Singapore has remained at around 3,500 each year for the past five years. This is shown by the number of practising certificates, which have to be renewed each year on April 1, by the Law Society. The number is unlikely to
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        Lock icon VAN DRIVER DIES AFTER COLLISION ON THE AYE
        102 8 A PEST control technician died after he lost control of his van and it slammed into the rear of a mechanical road sweeper yesterday. Mr Rudy Iskandar Abdul Razak, 23, died at Singapore General Hospital (SGH) from severe injuries at around 6.30
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        Lock icon MYANMAR TRIO CAUGHT OFF NORTHERN COAST
        61 8 THREE youths from Myanmar who tried to enter Singapore illegally to look for work were detained m the waters off the northern coast of the island on Monday night. The Police Coast Guard caught them as they were trying to swim towards Sembawang Shipyard
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        Lock icon TWO ELDERLY DIE IN BEDOK ACCIDENTS
        92 8 TWO elderly people died on Monday m separate road accidents m Bedok. Cyclist Abdul Rahman, 81, was riding along Bedok Reservoir Road towards Eunos at about 10am when he collided with a lorry turning from Bedok Reservoir Road into Bedok North Road. He died
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        Lock icon 2 CARS BROKEN INTO IN PUBLIC CARPARKS
        104 8 BURGLARS broke into two cars at public carparks on Sunday and Monday. For an hour on Sunday night, a woman left her car m an open carpark beside Raffles Hospital m Bugis. She returned at 9.40pm to find the front passenger window smashed,
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        Lock icon 3 TEENS CHARGED WITH SETTING FIRE TO BIKES
        95 8 THREE teenagers have been charged m court with setting fire to several motorcycles parked m a multi-storey carpark m Jalan Kukoh off Chin Swee Road at about 3.30 am on Sept 1 last year. The carpark damage cost about $20,000 to fix
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      Lock icon Speedier test for bird flu virus now
      422 9 New technique can help the authorities confine culling to poultry infected by H5 and H7 virus sub-types that can spread to humans SINGAPORE has fortified itself further against the bird flu with a new test that can detect the virus m poultry more
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      19 9 that have been infected is one of the ways to prevent the bird flu from spreading.
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      Lock icon Boost for Singapore as global arbitration centre
      138 9 THE relaxation of restrictions on foreign lawyers who wish to argue arbitration cases here will help Singapore grow as a global arbitration centre, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre said on Wednesday. It was commenting on amendments to the Legal Profession Act passed m
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      Lock icon Dual varsity offers: Most have chosen
      474 12  -  LYNN LEE By But 105 of the 1,500 applicants accepted by NUS and NTU have yet to decide which they will enrol m ALL but 105 of the 1,500 students who had clung on to offers of places at both the National University of
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      71 12 DESMOND WEE DESMOND WEE Armed with a makeshift, century-old replica camera with built-in speaker and antics galore, performers Enric Caso Samso (left), 41, and Caspar, 43, entertained shoppers outside Chinatown Point recently. They are from Compagnia La Tal, a group from Spain, and are m town as part
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      250 12 THE year-long celebrations of the International Year of the Family will end on a fitting note m November with a family festival that will let Singaporeans do what they enjoy most shopping and eating. Civil society group Family Matters! Singapore hopes to
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      Lock icon New scheme acts as safety net for the retrenched
      525 14 New scheme acts as safety net for the retrenched NTUC Income will be launching a new insurance plan that will allow policy holders to take out a loan if they get laid off INSURER NTUC Income is coming up with a new loan plan for those worried about making ends
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      144 6 The economy is bad and from now on, promise to devote was about to say have I HOW Will wage the company is going my entire life to the oWicej will to restructure your wages I rottrilCtilrtllg through a tough time. ho t take any days oW I will not
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      459 19  -  TEHJOOUDV IhL Its anti-spam chief instead suggests slowing dispatch by tagging messages, so putting the 'cost' on spammers MICROSOFT appears to be back-pedalling from its much-criticised "postage stamp" proposal to make users pay to send e-mail, with its visiting antispam chief instead suggesting
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      715 20 Lifelong partners It could be an affair of the genes Scientists studying the promiscuity and monogamy of voles say tendency to form bond may hinge on gene m brain's pleasure centre 'THERE'S SOMETHING MYSTERIOUS ABOUT A COUPLE THAT STAYS TOGETHER FOR 50 YEARS THROUGH THICK AND THIN.' Dr Konner, who
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      515 20 LONDON Scientists have developed a method that aims to predict how fast a woman's biological clock is ticking and when she is likely to go through menopause. By measuring the volume of ovaries with ultrasound, researchers m Scotland said yesterday that they can predict the reproductive
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        79 21 PHILADELPHIA Turning off the lights of city skyscrapers is helping to save the lives of thousands of birds migrating across North American cities to their spring breeding grounds. Bird lovers m some cities have been urging owners and tenants of buildings on north-south migration
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        48 21 CLAIMS OF HELPING KIDS LOSE WEIGHT QUESTIONED THE United States Federal Trade Commission said on Wednesday that it had charged the sellers of two dietary supplements with making unsupported claims that their products could help children lose weight. The two products are Pedia Loss and Pedia Lean. Reuters
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        61 21 SCIENTISTS TELEPORT INDIVIDUAL ATOMS A UNITED States-Austrian team of scientists reported on Wednesday that they had for the first time teleported individual atoms, taking the characteristics of one atom and imprinting them on a second. In physics, teleportation means creating a replica of an object, or at least some aspect
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        68 21 LONDON Britain's human cloning watchdog is considering Europe's first application to clone a human embryo to obtain cells that could be used to treat otherwise incurable diseases. Britain has rigid laws against reproductive cloning, but permits therapeutic cloning under strict conditions to battle illnesses like
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      611 21  - Fighting fish: A model father CHANG AI-LIEN By SCIENCE CORRESPONDENT Researchers have found that evolutionary history and environmental factors may determine how the male fighting fish takes care of its young MOTHERS who feel run off their feet can take a leaf from the fighting fish childcare manual. Father knows
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      8 1 The Straits Times asia Friday, June 18, 2004
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      Lock icon Jakarta launches monorail project to ease jams
      451 1  - Jakarta launches monorail project to ease jams SALIMOSMAN Bu IN JAKARTA SMRT Corp involved m $1b contract that calls for two elevated railway lines to carry up to 270,000 passengers a day *We expect 70 per cent of Jakarta residents now using public transport such as buses will be able
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      Lock icon Polls impasse brings out the worst in Manila
      424 1  -  LUZ BAGUIORO PHILIPPINES CORRESPONDENT MANILA Exactly 39 days have passed since the May 10 presidential election. Yet, there is still no official word on who has been chosen by Filipinos to lead this country of 84 million, or any sign that a
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        29 2 REUTERS oi Shanghai, as the weather clears atter three days 01 rain. A man skating along Nanjing Road, the shopping district
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        590 2 US panel wants 'one-China' policy review More US military aid for Taiwan is urged and China's weapons programmes also come under fire m key report to Congress 'EVERYBODY KEEPS TALKING ABOUT MAINTAINING THE STATUS QUO IN CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, BUT THE STATUS QUO ACTUALLY KEEPS CHANGING/ Commission member Carolyn Bartholomew WASHINGTON
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        289 2 Taiwanese MPs head to US for talks on huge arms deal TAIPEI Taiwan lawmakers left for the United States yesterday on a trip that could determine the fate of a huge arms deal which some say is necessary to prevent a delicate military balance from tipping towards China. Both sides
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        Lock icon Bar bomb suspect nabbed in Taiwan
        90 2 TAIPEI Police yesterday arrested a suspect who is believed to have thrown a gasoline bomb into a bar m northern Taiwan, sparking a fire that killed five people. The China Times Express reported that the suspect, identified only by his surname Lin, was the
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        Lock icon HK and Shenzhen sign pacts to promote cooperation
        517 4  -  MARYKWANG HONG KONG CORRKSPONDENT For the first time, the economic rivals have a direct communication channel to help cut down on vicious competition HONG Kong and its immediate neighbour, Shenzhen, moved a step closer to establishing a Shenzhen-Hong Kong economic circle when
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        284 4 Shanghai alliance holds talks on regional security TASHKENT (Uzbekistan) The presidents of China, Russia and four Central Asian nations fortified their security alliance yesterday, inaugurating an anti-terrorism centre and promising to help Afghanistan bolster its stability. At a one-day summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, or SCO, Chinese President Hu
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        194 4 HONG KONG Asia's casino kingpin Stanley Ho was tight-lipped yesterday after claims that his company was helping to siphon money from China into Hong Kong and Macau through illegal cash transfers. He made no comment on a report that his Sociedade Tourismo de Macau (STDM)
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          Lock icon TOP NORTH KOREAN LEADER OUSTED
          151 4 SEOUL One of North Korea's most powerful leaders has been ousted following a power struggle with the ailing wife of top leader Kirn Jong 11. A South Korean intelligence source told Yonhap news agency yesterday that Mr Jang Song Tack was m disgrace and banished
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          154 4 SEOUL A powerful South Korean union said yesterday it could step up labour action that has so far been confined mainly to nospital and metal workers, but remains a key worry for foreign investors m Asia's fourth-largest economy. A strike by workers at about
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          Lock icon INDIA, PAKISTAN TO HOLD NUCLEAR TALKS
          93 4 NEW DELHI India and Pakistan will hold talks this weekend to reduce the risk of nuclear conflict m South Asia. The talks were originally scheduled to be held last month. But the meeting was put off at the request of India's new coalition government,
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          Lock icon THIEVES MAKE LIGHT OF SECURITY SHOW
          90 4 HONG KONG While security companies showed off their best crime-prevention technology at an international trade fair in Hong Kong, thieves snatched computers from the exhibition booths. The thefts took place at the Asia Securitex 2004 trade show. Police said trie thieves stole two laptop
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          Lock icon CALL TO SAVE RICH ECOSYSTEMS IN STRAITS
          139 4 KUALA LUMPUR Scientists who visited remote Malaysian islands left unexplored for the past 50 years have discovered rich ecosystems that they said should be saved from destruction in one of the world's busiest sea lanes. Shipping, fishing and diving activities have polluted the
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        667 5 Roh goes ahead with his plan to move govt offices Critics call for a referendum on the issue but S. Korea's President remains intent on decentralisation Though it may cause some confusion right now, it will help balance development between Seoul and other regions.' Graduate student Chang Hye Jin The
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        29 5 AP Safety fences on subway platforms and soothing piped music in the station are some of the measures being taken by South Korea to combat its high suicide rate.
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        246 5 SEOUL Starting next month, comforting classical music like Beethoven's "Fur Elise" will be played m South Korea's subway stations to help passengers relieve stress and dispel suicidal thoughts. This is among a slew of measures adopted by the authorities to halt an increase
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        576 6 Asia-Pacific counter-terrorism and coast guard officials huddle m the two cities this week to coordinate anti-terror war 'AS UNPALATABLE AS IT MAY BE, WE HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT OUR REGION IS A BREEDING GROUND FOR IMS EHREMISr Australian Defence Minister Robert Hill TOKYO Two unprecedented
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        41 6 AP AP Firefighters m protective gear practise dealing with hazardous chemicals during a simulated terrorist attack at Seoul's Kimpo Airport yesterday. Two months ago, a self-proclaimed "anti- American" group was reportedly threatening attacks against US allies, including South Korea.
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        330 6 GOVERNMENT SURVEY TOKYO A majority of Japanese worry about getting old, mostly because of the snaky state of the national pension and health care systems, according to a government poll. The Cabinet Office survey, conducted between Feb 27 and March 13 and released
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        Lock icon More tourists heading for the Philippines
        460 8  - More tourists heading for the Philippines LUZBAGUIORO PHILIPPINES CORRESPONDENT The increase m visitor arrivals is the result of aggressive marketing, helped by political stability and reduced crime MANILA After being hammered by rampant kidnappings and the country's political misfortunes m the past three years, the Philippines' tourism industry is finally
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        Lock icon Pirates should be shot on sight: Jakarta navy chief
        388 8 JAKARTA Pirates who launch armed attacks m Indonesian waters should be shot on sight without mercy, Indonesia s navy chief said yesterday. "There is a legal basis for this. We are merely defending ourselves if they attack first, Antara news agency
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        52 8 Indonesian actors m cowboy costume rehearse their action scenes for the Wild, Wild West Cowboy Show at Taman Safari Park near Bogor city m West Java. It is the first time the show one of seven on offer at the park has been staged m
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        Lock icon Ex-Thai premier Thanom dies at age 92
        197 8 Ex-Thai premier Thanom dies at age 92 BANGKOK Thanom Kittikachorn, a former prime minister whose military regime was ousted from office by a popular uprising m 1973, has died, the state-run Thai News Agency said. He was 92. Mr Thanom died of shock and heart failure late Wednesday after spending
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      29 10 INDONESIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 2004 Mr Akbar (right) is now a model supporter of Mr Wiranto, his political nemesis, at public events such as this campaign stop m Jakarta. AFP
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      698 10  -  DEVI ASM ARANI By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT Golkar chairman shows support m return for chance to pick Cabinet members if retired general Wiranto wins power BENGKULU (Sumatra) Standing before some 1,500 party supporters last week, Golkar chairman Akbar Tandjung was all praise for the man who only
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      596 10  -  SALIMOSMAN By IN JAKARTA TUCKED m a side street m south Jakarta is a bamboo hut that has been attracting scores of workingclass Indonesians daily. It is a popular eatery, or waning and one of thousands that dot nooks and crannies m the
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      61 10 JAKARTA -The United States has issued a new warning against travel to the world's most populous Muslim nation, saying the AI-Qaeda-ltnked Jemaah Islamfyah group may use the coming presidential election to conduct attacks. The warning, circulated to American citizens m Indonesia yesterday, maintains previous recommendations that
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        583 11  - Singapore and KL to boost transport links REME AHMAD Minister Yeo's Visit To Malaysia By MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF Under discussion are ways to ease ships' passage under a new anti-terror code and the possibility of increased flights KUALA LUMPUR Singapore and Malaysia yesterday discussed ways to smooth further the movement
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        153 11 JOHOR BARU The Johor state government wants chemical experts to be deployed at sea ports to prevent the entry of banned toxic industrial waste. Menteri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman said this on Wednesday after he was informed that containers of
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        Lock icon Snatch theft: 3 may face death penalty
        518 12 The arrested men could find themselves facing murder charges m the death of snatch-theft victim JOHOR BARU Three men arrested on Tuesday could face the death penalty for murder if police can prove they are responsible for the death of snatch-theft victim Chong
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        Lock icon Foreigners crowding Malaysian jails
        132 12 KUALA LUMPUR The number of foreigners jailed m Malaysia is so high that prisons are becoming overcrowded. "We have built jails for Malaysians. Now there are more foreign prisoners than Malaysians m our jails and lock-ups," Deputy Internal Security Minister Noh Omar said yesterday. He said
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        262 12 SHAH ALAM Selangor Menteri Besar Khir Toyo has confirmed that he will stand for election into Umno's policy-making Supreme Council. His announcement on Wednesday ended months of speculation that he woula contest for the post of Umno Youth chief at the party's
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      8 13 The Straits Times sports Friday, June 18, 2004
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      137 13 RESULTS and FIXTURES June 12 Portugal 1 Greece 2 Spain 1 Russia 0 June 13 Switzerland 0 Croatia 0 France 2 England 1 June 14 Denmark 0 Italy 0 Sweden 5 Bulgaria 0 June 15 Czech Rep 2 Latvia 1 Germany 1 Holland 1 June 16 Greece 1 Spain 1
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      1092 13  -  ROB HUGHES AT EURO 2004 ONE superstar, Luis Figo, did his best on Wednesday to atone for failing his nation m the Euro 2004 opener last Saturday. Another so-called star, Francesco Totti, has no defence and deserves no clemency from Uefa after his despicable behaviour on the
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      182 13 Just as his World Cup ended m shame, Italy's golden boy Francesco Totti has fallen from grace again at Euro 2004. Shown the red card for diving m the shock second-round loss to South Korea two years ago, the striker was banned for three matches by
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        34 13 GROUP A PW 0 L F APts Greece 2 1 10 3 2 4 Spain 2 110 2 14 Portugal 2 1 0 13 2 3 Russia 2 0 0 2 0 3 0
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        32 13 P W D L F APts France 11 0 0 2 1 3 Croatia 10 10 0 0 1 Switzerland 10 10 0 0 1 England 10 0 112 0
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        34 13 P W D L F A Pts Sweden 1 10 0 5 0 3 Denmark 10 10 0 0 1 Italy 10 10 0 0 1 Bulgaria 10 0 10 5 0
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        43 13 Information may not include matches that finished early this morning. P W D L F A Pts Czech Rep I 1 10 0 2 1 3 Germany 10 10 11 1 Holland 10 10 11 1 Latvia 10 0 112 0
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      495 13 RUSSIA 0 PORTUGAL 2 LISBON To the relief of the entire nation, Portugal survived their game of Russian roulette. But the gun is still loaded, and Spain will be the next team with their finger on the trigger. While jubilant fans flooded onto the streets
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        616 14 IS THERE LIFE after TOTTI? ITALY v SWEDEN OPORTO The braids were bad enough, but Francesco Totti, the "silicon chip at the heart of the Italian mar chine", as one Italian reporter put it, has been banned till the semi-finals of Euro 2004. And his team-mates m the Italy squad
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        489 14 BULGARIA v DENMARK BRAGA Bulgaria striker Dimitar Berbatov is determined to prove that his team ate not doomed to be cast as Euro 2004 failures when he leads their fight for Group C survival against Denmark tonight. The 23-year-old is one
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        310 14 CASCAIS (Portugal) Don't worry, be happy. That could be the secret to Sweden's quick start at the Euro 2004. They overwhelmed Bulgaria 5-0 m their opener, and hope the laid-back approach will work today against Italy. "Being relaxed and working as a team are
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        151 14 Bulgaria v Denmark Bulgaria (4-5-1): 1 Zdravko Zdravkov; 2 Vladimir Ivanov, 3 Rossen Kiritov, 18 Predraq Pajin, 4 Ivailo Petkov; 13 Georgi Peev, 19 Stilian Petrov, 15 Marian Hristov, 17 Martin Petrov, 10 Veiizar Dimitrov; 9 Dimitar Berbatov. Denmark (4-3-3): 1 Thomas Sorensen; 6 Thomas Helveg, 4 Martin
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        451 15 GREECE 1 SPAIN 1 PORTO Their post-match celebrations may have appeared a little premature, but it was tempting yesterday to share Greece's confidence that they have overcome the two biggest hurdles en route to the quarter-finals of the European Championship. Until Saturday, when they stunned
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        67 15 GREECE coach Utto Rehhagel slammed organisers for the choice of goal nets at Euro 2004 games. "It is a shame the matches are being played with black goal nets. You can't even see the ball when it hits the back of the net. Football is
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        49 15 SUPERSTITIOUS German players refused to stay on the 13th floor of a Lisbon hotel, fearing it will bring them bad luck, according to London's Evening Standard. "We have 24 floors so they can any floor they want," said hotel manager Isabel Santos. AFP AFP
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        69 15 BRITISH newspapers yesterday hit out at the English football hooligans who were thrown out of Portugal for two nights of drunken violence at the Euro 2004 tournament. The Daily Mail revealed that the 11 fans who were thrown out included the grandson of a police chief, the
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        63 15 HOLLAND midfielder Edgar Davids was so impressed by the performance of German counterpart Michael Ballack during Tuesday's 1-1 draw, he wants the Bayern Munich player tojoinhimat Barcelona next season, Spanish news wire EFE reported. "Ballack is a super player. I'd love it ir he came to
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        59 15 FORMER France defender Laurent Blanc warned France against complacency following the stunning 2-1 win over England. Blanc said he heard many people saying that France's other Group B games against Croatia and Switzerland were little more than formalities 'That attitude would be the worst thing the
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        53 15 R>J 85-year-old fanner ys Sweden's 5-0 defeat of Bulgaria saved his life after he went missing m the remote far north. Soren Gellerstedt, who survived four days without food, said he owed his survival to the boost he got from listening to radio commentary on
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        38 15 P9RTUGAL midfielder Deco says he is almost certain to join English Premiership side Chelsea after Euro 2004, TSF radio reported on Thursday. "I have things practically resolved with the clubs," he said. Reuters
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        229 15 LISBON The only place for anger during Euro 2004 matches, it seems, is on the pitch. In the game between Russia and Portugal, fans from both sides were keen to spread their love for football by cosying up to each other. Case m point:
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        286 15 LISBON Before the dust had settled on Russia's early elimination from Euro 2004, coach Georgy Yartsev was looking to the future. Their 0-2 defeat by Portugal m the Luz stadium means Russia have nothing more than pride at stake m their final Group A
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        142 16 FASHION STATEMENT FROM HEAD TO TOE Design: BONG FORTIN Photos: AP REUTERS and AFP A Tor sheer class, English players show you can't m go far wrong with a Giorgio Armani creation. A German midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger can't decide between a close crop and a mohican, ending up with the
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        1845 16 Hong Kong I Racing Results Track: Good to Firm Raca 1 ClaM 5 1650 m 4 GOOD BOY, 0 Doleuze 1. 6 Sweetie, H W Lai 2. 11 Profit Day, A Delpech 3. Margins: 1-3/4 len x 1/2 len. Time: 1:40.5. Nos. 4, 6, 11. Win: $41. Place:
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        498 16 HAIR APPARENT LISBON On the style front, Euro 2004 is proving to be a game of two halves. Footballers are among today's trendsetters but can still come a cropper when it comes to dodgy haircuts. These days, the big names m fashion clamour to be linked to the Beautiful Game.
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        218 16 LISBON -The stars at Euro 2004 are having trouble taking care of their feet. Francesco Totti and Christian Panucci believe that Monday's poor draw against Denmark was because of their footwear. The influential Totti had to leave the field midway through the first half to change his
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        762 17 GOLF Woods loses patience with telly experts pointing out technical faults Southampton (New York) As Tiger Woods strode onto the fifth tee during the final round of the recent Memorial tournament, his caddie, Steve Williams, plunked down his big black bag of clubs directly
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        612 17 TENNIS LONDON With Belgium's best two players unfit, the women's singles at Wimbledon will boil down to a contest between Russian grace and American muscle. The withdrawal of Justine Henin-Hardenne and Kirn Clijsters, the world No 1 and 2 respectively, due to nagging
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        427 17 ATHLETICS SAN FRANCISCO American sprint star Marion Jones, tired of rumour-mon-gering and innuendos, declared her innocence yesterday and called on United States anti-doping authorities to make any further investigation of her public. She said at a press conference: "I want this done yesterday. I
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        611 17 SOUTHAMPTON (New York) It is not often that the world's 434th-ranked player is a centre of attention at the start of a Major. But it is not often that you are hit with an epiphany, and they usually do not call ahead
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        4 17 WORLD LEADERS MEET TODAY.
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        529 18  -  CHIAHANKEONG SOCCER *L Forget World Cup deadline, focus on being best m the SEA region SINGAPORE soccer has come to its senses. No more Goal 2010. Instead, the dream has been revised to being a top Southeast Asian side within three to five years' time.
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        588 18 LIVERPOOL Rafael Benitez, the new Liverpool manager, was on Wednesday night facing his first serious crisis within hours of taking office at the club as fears increased that Steven Gerrard is on his way out of Anfield. The ink had
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        183 18 CRICKET SINGAPORE were shown the door m the Asian Cricket Council tournament m Kuala Lumpur, losing to Qatar by seven wickets m a Group A match on Wednesday. With their 233-run drubbing at the hands of United Arab Emirates last week, Singapore had to add to
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        79 18 What went wrong: Goal 2010 slogan not realistic because Lions not doing well m regional tournaments. Centres of excellence not up to mark, failing to scout and retain potential talent. More needs to be done at grassroots and school levels for the game. What went
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          57 18 PAKISTAN have sacked cricket coach Javed Miandad following the first home series defeat against India. Former England batsman Bob Woolmer, who coached South Africa, replaces Miandad. In April, India capped their first tour across the border for 15 years with maiden 2-1
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          70 18 AUSTRALIAN football international MARK Viduka appears just days away from completing a much-anticipated transfer to Middlesbrough from relegated Leeds United. The Sun reported that Middlesbrough officials have flown to Croatia to visit the holidaying Viduka, confident of completing the £4 million (5512.5 million) within a
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          81 18 MALONE NOW A FREE AGENT KARL Malone became the first player to cut ties with the LA Lakers basketball team yesterday, when he declined to exercise a US$l.65 million (Ss2.B million) option for next season. The move does not necessarily signal an end to his career, but a desire to
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        897 18 BASEBALL Interleague: Florida 4 Chicago White Sox 0, Cleveland 9 NY Mets 1, Pittsburgh 5 Anaheim 3, Cincinnati 7 Texas 4, St Louis 6 Oakland 2, Minnesota 5 Montreal 4 (11 innings), Kansas City 10 Atlanta 4, Milwaukee 4 Seattle 1, Colorado 7 Boston 6, San Francisco
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        131 18 I "My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the I I strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. I Psalms 73:26 William Soh Buck Chua Age: 74 was catted home to 9e with the (or don 16 June 2004. T>ear(y missed always l remembered by: His
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        164 18 P "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes m me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes m me will never die." John 11: 25-26 Damien Edmond Dorall 26.10.1978 16.6.2004 was called home to the Lord. Dearly missed and always remembered by loved ones.
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        90 18 The Family of the Late MDM LEE GEK NEO Departed on 3 June 2004 wishes to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, pastors, church members, prayer groups, business associates, friends and colleagues for their kind assistance, attendance, prayers, condolences, wreaths and donations during our recent bereavement. Special
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        91 19 LIM SIEW MUN Age: 57 passed away peacefully on 17 June 2004. Ueru deeply missed oy. (Husband: Chow Peng Sam, deceased) Son: Chow Wai Keat Daughter: Son-in-law: Chow Yuen San, Vicky Lee Thiam Poh, Nicholaus Godson: Goddaughter-in-law: Wong Chee Meng, Matthew Tay Boon Kee, Elaine Brothers Sisters-in-law, Sisters Brothers-in-law, Nieces
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        28 19 In loving memory of "In Mtmorlam" If for the loved ones whom you rtm«mb«r....... LEOWBAK TANYEEWAN PBM Departed on 6/9/2001 Departed on 18/6/2001 remembered by family loved ones^
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        109 19 TONG FOO KENG Age: 85 Passed away peacefully on 16 June 2004. Dearly missed and always remembered by loved ones. (Wife: Lim Ah Kiyo, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Tong Fook Chiang Betty Kuan Fui Ha Tong Foor Khong Chua Loo San Daughters: Sons-in-law: Tong Lee Shing Tong Lee Lee Peter Hughes
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        35 19 Memory wanders as shadows fall Back to days ofhappines, Days beyond recall. A vision comes before us, So calm, so dear, so sweet, Of her lips now silent And whose lids are closed m sleep.
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        252 19 PUNG^ SIEW KIM Age: 77 was called home to be with the Lord on 16 June 2004, leaving behind loved ones. (Husband: Koh Yen Tak, deceased) Daughters: Sons-in-law: Koh Kaw Hoon Low Ting Sing Ong Ai Hoon Tee Chin Guan Sons: Daughters-in-law: Koh Kirn Song Teo Eng Tee Koh Kirn
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        56 19 In Fond Memory of My Beloved Family Your life was a long sweet story Your love, protection and support has been destroyed My Heart Is sore, can never forget your sufferings No one can fill your vacant place Ms RAJA Departed 1/6/2002 MUM NACHIEE Departed 26/3/2003 Of parted 18/6/2003 Painfully
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        76 19 M. SUPPIAH Age: 75 passed away peacefully on 17/06/2004. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Krishnan Janaki Sons: Daughters-in-law: Sharmugam Saenthi Karunakaran Sellammal Lachmanan Saraswathi Daughters: Sons-in-law: Wasantha Subramaniam Sushilah Vedivelu Jayanthi Sangaran Sangeetha Jabar 1 Grandson-in-law, 19 grandchildren, 1 great grandson, relatives and friends. Body is
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        60 19 SP The Family of The Late I SIM AH BEE Departed 12-6-2004 wishes to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to Rev Phua, Rev Sin and L Preacher Scow of Chen Li Presbyterian Church, all relatives, friends, business asso- I j ciates and colleagues for their kind attendance, m assistance,
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        73 19 First Anniversary In Loving Memory Of MARTIN HUI KIM CHEONG Departed 18 June 2003 You silently left us all Our hearts still ache with sadness and silent tears still flow For what it means to love and miss you No one will ever know. Always loved and cherished by wife
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        53 19 STH ANNIVERSARY In Loving Memory Of GEORGE A. FOX Departed 18/6/99 Although 5 years his passed It seem like only yesterday. Tho the hurt t pain Is still then, your smile i fond memories will remain forever. Always remembered by your loving wife Molly, children, Alfred, Alexander, Serene, grandson Edward
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        25 19 3n £ovlns /Hemotif Departed 18 June 2003 Dearly missed and forever cherished by family and friends Gone from our lives but not from our hearts
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        45 19 In Loving Memory Of KUMARASAMY PATCHAMMAL Departed 18/6/1986 Her weary hours and days of pain, Her sleepless nights are past. Her ever patient frame Has found sweet rest at last. We who love her know How much we miss her Always renumbered by Loved Ones
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        25 19 20th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of SIVA KUMAR s/o S. SUPPIAH 28/1/72 18/6/84 Dearly missed by parents S. Supplah Kamala Moosa. brothers, uncles, aunts cousins
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        442 21 Airline cannot survive m current form, with low-cost competition and resulting weak air fares and soaring jet fuel prices, says chief CHICAGO Delta Air Lines' chief executive (CEO) on Wednesday said it is "completely clear" that the No. 3 airline m the United States
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        441 21 Conference Board says economy will stay robust till summer WASHINGTON A closely watched gauge of future United States economic activity rose for the third straight month last month, showing the economy will remain robust during the spring and summer,
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        466 21 Pimco chief warns the 'boat can tip' anytime GLOBAL ECONOMIC OUTLOOK NEW YORK The outlook for the global economy is the most uncertain for 20 or 30 years, according to Mr Bill Gross, the influential chief investment officer of Pimco, the world's biggest bond fund manager. "Too much debt, geopolitical
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        67 21 Yesterdays close: 12,082.86 (Down 78.92 points) Stocks ended lower with *hina plays falling for the fourth straight day on persistent fears :hat the central government night take further steps to cool :he economy. t Market watchers said Hong Cong's leading share index could att to
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        55 21 Yesterday's close: 82L3 (Up 3.14 points) Shares closed higher, led by blue chips amid window-dressing by local funds ahead of book closures at t he end of the month. Overall market volume stood at I 343 million shares, worth RM652 million (***** million). Advancers beat deciiners
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        77 21 Yesterdays close: 241.65 (Down 8.18 points) 4 Chinese share prices closed sharply lower led by car stocks after Volkswagen's two China joint 1 vent ures cut car prices m an effort to bolster market share. The price cuts highlight the increasingly competitive nature of the China car
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        69 21 Yesterdays close: 3,506.8 (Up 17.1 points) Share prices closed at record highs amid investor optimism about the strength of the United States economy and the outlook for the resources sector. Both of the Australian Stock Exchange's main Indexes closed at record levels, with the benchmark S&P/ASX 200
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        70 21 Yesterdays close: 11,607.9 (Down 33.82 points) Stocks retreated from sevenweek highs after a quiet day on Wall Street failed to provide much impetus, with investors selling recent gainers such as brokerage Nomura Holdings and its peers. Trad ing was stow, with 1 .13 billion shares
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        140 21 Company Close H X &China Gas 12.90 -0.05 HK Electric 33.50 -0.10 HSBC Hdqs 116.00 -0.50 H Whampoa 52.00 -0.25 Johnson Elect 7.90 0.10 Legend 2.10 -0.03 Li and Fung 11.35 -0.10 MTR Corp 11.75 0.20 New World Dcv 5.25 -0.30 P CenCyberworks 5.40 -0.05 Shanghai Ind 14.05
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        128 21 Company Close AMMB Holdings 3.26 0.02 B Amer Tobacco 50.75 0.75 Berjaya Sports 4.22 unch Commerce Asset 4.84 0.02 Digi.com 4.60 -0.02 Gamuda 5.55 unch Genting 15.40 0.10 Golden Hope 3.32 unch Hong Leonq Bank 4.64 0.04 101 Corp 7.65 0.10 XL Kepong 6.25 -0.05 Lafarge MCement 0.77
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        159 21 Company Close Anhui Gujing D B 4.06 -0.12 Beijing Or Elec B 4.27 -0.14 Bengang Steel B 3.17 -0.07 Ch Int Marine 9.50 -0.45 China M Shekou B 5.67 -0.18 Ch South Glass B 4.91 -0.14 China Vanke B 3.71 -0.06 Chqing C Auto B 5.15 -0.57 Dalian Refrig
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        126 21 Company Clost AMP Limited 5.89 -0.01 ANZ Bank Grp 18.30 0.12 Brambles Ind 6.11 0.11 Broken Hill Prop 12.24 0.09 Coles Myer 8.42 -0.03 CSL 22.15 -0.15 CSR Ltd 2.04 0.01 C'wealth Bank 32.55 -0.05 Foster's Grp 4.80 unch General Prop Trt 3.48 0.05 Macquarie Bank 34.50 0.50 Macquarie
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        125 21 Company Close Canon Inc 5680 -80 Denso Corp 2595 10 East Japan Rail *****0 -6000 Fanuc Ltd 6360 -20 Fuji Photo Film 3490 -20 Fujitsu 729 5 Hitachi 728 -15 Honda Motor 5010 0 Ito Yokado 4710 -60 Kansai Electric 1941 -4 Kao 2570 -15 Kyocera Corp 8700 20
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        115 21 Rubber Futures (Closing prices) RSS 1 (S cents/kg) Month High Low Sett Vol Open Int Jul 04 237.00 Aug 04 232.00 SepO4 229.75 oct/Deco4 227.25 RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month High Low Sett Vol Open Int Jul 04 136.75 136.75 135.75 325 2025 Aug 04 13 3.7 5
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        66 21 CRUDE PRODUCT PRICES Crude/Product Month* Chtnqt Price (US$) BBL Brent Blend Aug +0.67 35.80-35.85 W Texas Interm Aug +-0.60 38.18-38.22 Dubai Fateh j u l +a24 32.54-32.59 Tapis Blend j un +075 38.05-38.10 •Timing of cargoes. Prices as at 17:35 17/6/2004 Crude/Product Month* Chang* Prlct (USS) BBL Minas Jun +0.30
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        594 21 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES SepO4 97.870 97.870 97.840 97.840 3589 ***** DecO4 97.340 97.345 97.300 97.305 4159 ***** MarOs 96.875 96.880 96.830 96.835 7524 ***** JunOs 96.465 96.475 96.420 96.425 4266 ***** SepOs 96.115 96.1308 96.080 96.085 2658 9314 DecOs 95.815 95.825 95.780
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        133 21 Foreign Currency Note Rates (9am, Jun 17, 2004) WJPjFw^HW «P VWI PIVIIliMf Buying Selling Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency Australian dollar 1.1660 1.1800 Canadian dollar 1.2410 1.2560 Euro 2.0490 2.0720 NZ dollar 1.0650 1.0880 Sterling pound 3.1170 ***** US dollar 1.7070 1.7260 Singapore dollars to 100
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        530 22 Case is just one of several that have hebed drive nations stock markets down SHANGHAI A scandal at a once high-flying Chinese private firm has widened to involve more than US$6OO million (551.04 billion) that has vanished, frozen, or is tied up
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        225 22 NEW YORK Investment bank Lazard has been besieged by rivals proposing an initial public offering (IPO) that could value its corporate advisory business at more than US$3 billion (555.18 billion). Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, ÜBS and Lehman Brothers have each met Lazard
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        32 22 REUTERS for real estate and industries is a major concern of the Chinese government, which has directed officials at all levels to stop farmland from being snatched for factories. REUTERS
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        357 22 OVERHEATING ECONOMY 'Remarkable' results but checks must stay longer, says Cabinet SHANGHAI China will not relax lending and investment controls aimed at keeping inflation m check and slowing runaway growth, stateowned Xinhua news agency said, citing the results of a State Council
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        241 22 HONG KONG Hong Kong's unemployment rate fell to 7 per cent m the three months ended May, its lowest level m 26 months, supported by a rebounding economy, the government said yesterday. The city's jobless rate has declined steadily since the middle of last
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        184 23 S. Korea plans fund to invest state monies SEOUL South Korea's government plans to set up a state-funded investment body m the first quarter of next year that will invest m overseas bonds, stocks and other assets, the Finance Ministry said. The Korea Investment Corp will have an operating fund
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        466 23 The new plant its biggest is aimed at raising oil refining capacity to match Republic's 1.3 m barrels a day BANGKOK Thailand plans to build its biggest oil refinery as part ofan attempt to compete with Singapore as an oil-trading centre m Asia.
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          67 23 MALAYSIAN manufacturing sales m April soared 24.8 per cent year-on-year to RM32.7 billion (5514.85 billion), official data showed yesterday. However, sales were down 3 per cent from March, the Statistics Department said m a statement. In figures announced last month, manufacturing sales for March
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          105 23 RED-HOT demand for machines that produce semiconductors cooled slightly last month, but this was due to normal seasonality, and the market is heading for 67 per cent annual growth, a survey found yesterday. Revenues amounted to US$3.9 billion (556.73 billion), 4 per cent higher
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          111 23 SOUTH KOREA'S JOBLESS RATE HITS 5-MONTH HIGH SOUTH Koreas unemployment rate edged up to a five-month high last month, government data showed yesterday, denting prospects for a broad recovery m consumer spending m the world's 12th-largest economy. The job market has improved since the second half of last year as
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          67 23 MARKS SPENCER SPURNS GREEN'S $26.58 OFFER BRITAIN'S largest clothing retailer Marks Spencer (M&S) on Wednesday rejected an improved takeover offer by billionaire retail entrepreneur Philip Green worth at least £3.70 per share m cash. Mr Green had pitched his offer at "not less than" £8.4 billion (5526.48 billion), but this
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          98 23 ROYAL Dutch/Shell Group has said it may unify the two boards that have governed the oil giant for almost a century after an overstatement of its oil reserves led to the replacement of three senior executives and shareholder lawsuits. Calls for changes m
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        557 24  -  NARENDRA AGGARWAL Electronics shipments rise 26.2% from year-ago level; non-oil domestic exports up 11.8% month-on-month ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT SHIPMENTS of Singaporemade goods outstripped expectations to surge a robust 27.7 per cent last month from a year ago, defying market worries of a possible slowdown. Rising
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        109 24 surge STERLING PERFORMANCE Both electronics, including semiconductors, and non-electronics segments put up a strong performance, posting year-on-year growth of 26.2 per cent and 29.2 per cent respectively. This surpasses the median forecast of 22.7 per cent by a Reuters poll earlier this week. However, analysts noted yesterday that the May
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        575 24  -  LORNATAN ASIAN STOCK MARKET REBOUND Su Restructuring efforts carried out by Asian economies since theregpnal financial crisis have resulted m a %uge surge of investor interest' in the regjbn. Singapore is iveU-^laced because of 'hygiene factors' such as political stability and
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        514 24  - Singapore wins WTO praise for economic reforms NARENDRA AGGARWAL By ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT WHILE commending Singapore's continuing reforms aimed at promoting an economy that is "globalised, entrepreneurial and diversified", the World Trade Organisation (WTO) says the Republic still faces several long-term challenges. The Geneva-based global trade body said this m a
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          115 25 NATSTEEL said yesterday that it will explore all avenues to recover an amount it is claiming from Thailand's Thai Wah Plaza. In January this year, the Supreme Court of Thailand upheld an earlier decision that Everen Investments, a Nat Steel unit, should receive repayment
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          58 25 SINGAPORE Airport Terminal Services (Sats) has signed an agreement to buy Changi International Airport Services' 24.5 per cent stake m a Hong Kong air cargo handling terminal operator for $76-5 million m cash. This will double Sats' stake m Asia Airfreight Terminal Company to
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          52 25 SMRT Corp plans to raise $500 million through an issue of notes to finance its capital expenditure m the next few years and for other corporate funding purposes. It said yesterday the capital spending could include expanding its taxi fleet and upgrading retail space at
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          34 25 UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB) said yesterday that it has completed the acquisition of a 23 per cent stake m Bank Buana Indonesia. UOE paid $196 million for the stake.
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          81 25 SINGAPORE Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering) said yesterday its unit has won a contract worth about US$B5 million (*****.7 million) to build two vessels for Vessel Management Services. VT Halter Marine, the US operations of ST Engineering's marine unit, is expected to deliver the first
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        408 25  -  AZIIAR KHALID TAKING STOCK liy MARKETS CORRESPONDENT AN UNEXCITING Wall Street overnight and renewed concerns over the spectre of terrorism m the Middle East prompted local investors to play it safe and cash m whatever profits they had chalked up over the last
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        41 25 Tycoon Urn Por Yen (above) was convicted of bribery m 1999, while Media Asia's Mr Liv (far left) and Mr Cliorig have had to pay penalties to Hong Kong's Inland Revenue Department to settle underpayment of taxes.
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        510 25  -  LEE SU SHYAN By Investor appealing against a conviction, 3 directors have paid fine for underpaying taxes but HK filmmaker is still hopeful COMPANIES CORRESPONDENT A KEY shareholder and three directors of Hong Kong film company Media Asia Entertainment Group have had
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        268 25 ELECTRONICS equipment maker Autron Corp plans to undertake a corporate restructuring to upgrade to a primary listing on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) and delist from the Australian Stock Exchange (ASK). The company said that as more of its business operations are focused m
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        365 25  - Developers strengthen overseas foothold DARYLLOO PURCHASES IN CHINA, AUSTRALIA Bu Capita Land paid 129.1 million yuan (5527.5 million) for the site m Beijing, while Stamford Land's Sydney site cost As 22 million (5526.4 million) LISTED property developer Capita Land has further broadened its footprint m China with the acquisition yesterday
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      37 13 PORTUGUESE ROULETTE If they had lost, the players and the coach would have had to dash to the airport to escape the lynch mobs. Portuguese fan Carla Ferreira, a 29-year-oM civil servant, after Portugal beat Russia 2-0.
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      72 18 SEPAKTAKRAW Pcrscs/Topoer Premier League: Home United v Kg Übi. Woodlands v Nanyang (Perses COE, Bedok North, Bpm). SOCCER S-League: Albirex Niigata S v Woodlands Wellington (Ju rong East. 7pm). Lion City Cup: Singapore U-16 v Malaysia (spm), Singapore U-17 v Perth (7.30pm) Jalan Besar. SGSFL, Div 2: Sing Tel v
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      8 1 The Straits Times money Friday, June 18, 2004
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      289 1 A LOOK BACK AT PAST SEVEN YEARS At the Association of Banks m Singapore's 31st annual dinner last night, Deputy Prime Minister and Monetary Authority of Singapore chairman Lee Hsien Loong received praise for his contributions to the financial sector Here's a look at how the industry has changed per
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      654 1  -  IGNATIUS LOW By Opening Up Consumer Banking Sector From next year, their customers could get cash from ATMs of local banks under new measures announced by DPM Lee DEPUTY MONEY EDITOR FROM next year, that common gripe of Singapore customers of foreign banks "There
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      347 1 ri j afflfcn*imMiiJfati i i iW "SMBr*' IPO Still Going Ahead HK film company Media Asia intends to proceed with plans to list here. page ass Economy Better Than Expected May non-oil exports surge 28% with strong performance by electronics. pageas4 O IL Up And Coming Biggest oil refinery m
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      13 1 Life! CELEBRATES THE WONDE R^J^ LIFE The Straits Times Friday, June 18, 2004
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        81 1 l^felß^lj LIFE! THIS WEEKEND Jt^vi a Get wet and wild m the heat -Mm By Tan Su Yin *Wk PAGES 9, 12 &13 Monday ARTS Tuesday TRAVEL Wednesday MOVIES Thursday FASHION Friday MUSIC Saturday DESIGN Su ncj X T YLE ■■|||ji|i|i||||||fi|j|y|a|lfl _j j-t-i J J .Ji ii. /Til J'i r|
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        333 2 NEW YORK Madonna (right) now wants to be called Esther. The Kabbalah convert tells ABC m an interview to be shown m the United States today that she was inspired to adopt the Hebrew name by her study of the Jewish mystic faith. The singer, who was
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        167 2 LOS ANGELES Is Michael Douglas facing a real case of fatal attraction? His actress wife Catherine Zeta-Jones has allegedly received violent death threats from a woman who claimed she had an affair with him. Student Dawnette Knight is being held m a Los Angeles jail on charges of
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        163 5 Mature viewers get choice I REFER to Ong Sor Fern's article "Coming Soon To A Video Store Near You" (Life!, June 1). From July, the Media Development Authority (MDA) will introduce a new video classification system. The emphasis will shift away from censorship. The mature consumer will now have more
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        206 5 EURO 2004 is upon us and more wives and girlfriends will spend time alone m their beds over the next three weeks. So what should we women do to ensure our men remember we exist? Following up on Marc Lim's advice m his column, Surviving
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        302 20 THERE are two glasses of herbal drinks on the coffee table which Victor Wong dutifully sips during an interview yesterday at the Grand Hyatt Hotel. The singer, better known as Pin Guan, is still recovering from a serious bout of flu and his raspy voice
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        68 20 CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK: Singer Sean Lennon appeared with model Elizabeth Jagger at the New York premiere of Michael Moore's film, Fahrenheit 9/11, on Monday, looking spookily like his famous Dad, the murdered Beatle John Lennon. He and Jagger, the daughter of Rolling Stone Mick and model Jerry Hall,
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        304 20 LONDON You don't call Hugh Grant a ladies' man for nothing. Weeks after he was seen comforting Eimear Montgomerie, the estranged wife of golfer Colin Montgomerie, the actor was spotted by the paparazzi leaving a London club with Jemima Khan, the wife of cricketeer-turned-politi-cian Imran
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        525 6 Bffl DAIHATSU FOR SALE $0 DOWNPAYMENT DRIVEAWAY! No income proof/payslip require. Free transfer 1 mth instalment. Free 1 yr insurance road tax. '93 Charade I.ocx manual $10.8K '93 Charade I.ocx Black $10.8K Mthly $188 x 7 yrs. COE 8/2011. Interest 2%. Odeon Katong #02-14. *****600 (daily 9-9pm) 4/'OI DAIHATSU YRV
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        249 6 HIGHEST OFFER FOR HYUNDAI BUY /SELL/ EXPORT Cash Payment 9363-8008 Mr XL Tan www.toycar.com.sq SO DRIVEAWAYI MTHLY $500+. Ist owner. 11/'Ol Matrix 1.6 auto. Low mileage. 100% accident free. Must view! Call *****766 PAY $0 DRIVEAWAY! MTHLY $600+. 7/'O2 Accent 1.5 auto. Ist owner. ***** km. Agt warranty. Leather, s/rims.
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        594 6 ASKING CHEAP! 02/'O3 Matrix Auto. Black. S/rims. Full opition. neg. Call *****777 now 10/'O2 TUSCANI 2.OFX. OMV $21,128. Sporty red. Selling $70K. 9021-0888/ 6440-3011 1 0WNER 5/'O2 Matrix auto. F/accessories. 26,000 km. Tax 11/'O4. #01-03 West Coast. *****987 BLACK SANTA FE 1 owner, 2.7 V 6. 4WD. 9/2002 OMV $25K.
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        1283 7 A Alpine Motors UAO 000« Authorised deal* of Renault WtU/ 777U Hk ELS/ *^-m inp^* (from SO*) Terms 8. Conditions apply tun NCAP 5 j^ for safety Kfll NISSAN FOR SALE BRI PORSCHE FOR SALE CHEAP! 3/02 SUNNY 1.5 auto. END '02 BOXSTER 2.7 Tip. Blue. Leather, s/ rims, OMV
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        558 8 ■ffl TOYOTA FOR SALE Iffl TOYOTA FOR SALE Iffl TOYOTA FOR SALE Iff! TOYOTA FOR SALE ■ffl TOYOTA FOR SALE KVfl TOYOTA FOR SALE Bffl VOLKSWAGEN EfVI VOLKSWAGEN Bffl VOLKSWAGEN K£y V£y Uu uu Kyj KyJ mjw* for sale k&m for sale U^forsale ■ill SUZUKI FOR SALE NO CASH INVOLVEDI
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        709 8 61 Übi Aye 2 #03-20 AML BmdniwCamry Gteed $M.BK Brand new Harrier G'teed $121. 8K Brand new Toyota Vote GlhxJ S92.SK Brand new Estima Gteed $105K Brand new Grandis Gteed $95 JK Must view! While Stock Last! Immed registration available $0 DOWNPAYMENTI 10 units more! All come with CD changer/
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        771 8 01/01 PICNIC 2.0 auto. 1 owner. Silver. Parf $*****. Asking $66.8 K. Call *****833 CMT 03/'Ol SOLUNA MANUAL. 1 owner. Fully original. Parf $9K. Asking $42K. Call *****833 CMT 6/01 COROLLA 1.5XL1 auto. 1 owner, new tax, leather, s/rims, reverse sensor. 9789-3282 06/92 Corolla 1.6 GLi Manual. COE 31/08/11. S/rims.
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        519 9 Wm CAR FINANCING/ ■MJnSURANCE TAI THONG LEE offers low interest rate on car loan/non-transfer loan/ 100% COE loan. *****868 i IN MOTOR INSURANCE, we outdo others. Our ethics have proven. Ring 6848-7120 KAH HUA CREDIT Pte Ltd. Used car loan COE (POP) renewal loan. Tel: 6338-1255/ 6338-1257 j FREE QUOTE
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        254 9 Wf!l LORRIES FOR SALE BRI LORRIES FOR SALE LOW Down Payment f*Vi JkSl •EASY 4 LOW Monthly '^.l^ Instalments 09MUM€'$€^tpBtK^Htm I FREE Insurance (1-year) I 1 FREE 1-Year Sefvicing f9 Sessions,) I j •EXTENDED 3-Year Warranty I rSj^B^Mr* I (100,000 km) I I 7"erms S Condilions Apply j jMHHHHHMgyttfiL^| iBMBHiI^H^I
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        543 9 ■TJI VANS FOR SALE Llteace Van (M/A) yte accept Credit Cards for booking"^ More than 40 yrs experience The company you con trust! 4/'Ol RENAULT KANGOO $24. 8 K. 3/99 Hyundai HlOO $15. 8 K. 9/94 Tovota Hiace 5-dr. $18.8 K. 7/94 Mitsubishi L3OO T $18.8 K. 3/96 Nissan Urvan
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        847 10 kill CITY SOUTH-WEST PTE APTS -RENT TANGLIN MEW •2+l/3+lrm »$2.5Kt053.5K QUEENS •Opp Queenstown MRT •2+l/3+l /4+lrm/s+l penthse •52.2K to S6.BK HERITAGE VIEW •Holland Village/MRT •2+l/3+l/4+frm «s2Ktot4.sK BNHIHuiIIZZIiS RIVER PLACE TOP AGENT (Transacted over 300 units) 1/I+l (800 sq.ft.) $1,800 up 2+l (1033 sq.ft.) $2,500 up 3+1(1300-1800sqft)$4000up i 4+l (2000 sq.ft.)
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        819 10 tjiSi CITY SOUTH-WEST PTE APTS -RENT FLYNN PK. 3+l. 2000 sq.ft. F/furn/ facilities. Near NUS. Immed. $3000. Owner 9683-4329 MOH GUAN TERR. 3 rms, walk up apt, p/ furn. New paint. Near SGH/ MRT/ shpg. 9689-9353 EMERALD GDN. 3 bdrms. Mid fir. Near biz dist, MRT. Pool/gym. P/furn. Also for
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        1301 10 tDO9-10 ORCHARD/ Bflil DO9-10 ORCHARD/ Iflil DO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND MMI TANGUN/ HOLLAND fel!|| TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS -RENT PTE APTS -RENT PTE APTS -RENT IfflWffllSß^WjliJi OfaifigeTee 4m. Singapore shanghai Jakarta kua I a lumpur £a. Jlfe XSla^K^ JifL. (^Jt^m. Our multi national rental professionals work exclusively with some of
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        804 10 IRgDebenhaml Tie Leung m H NEW &f USTING^ I ASPEN HGT/ UE Sq. Specialist Few units. Studio/ 2/ 3/ Penthse. j Pool/ river/ pk view. Immed. Marcus 9100-8165/ 9389-6388 j ORANGE GROVE RD. Opp RELC. Low rise condo. 3+l. 2647 sqft. S New renovation, F/furn. Exclu- i sive spacious. *****217
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        1009 10 tDO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGUN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS -RENT D.lO 'DRAYCOTT 2+l/ 3+l/ 4+l Penthouse p/ furn panoramic view Co's lease. Call *****477 10 MINS SOMERSET MRT. 3-rms Mais Kirn Yam Rd. S/ pool. New. 2000 sqft. $3.7K neg. 9006-1824 FOUR SEASONS PARK. 2400 sqft/ 8 Orange Gr. 2800 sqft. Prime location/
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        919 10 a 009-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS -RENT D.09 TIARA 3-RMS. 1345 sqft. 1 High fir. Fully furnished. $3.7K!! I Immed!!! 9455-6691 Citygarden D.lO ASTRID MEADOW Ground fir. 3810 sqft. Big balcony. Good j cond. Ist July. Karen *****738 D.lO SOMMERVILLE GRANDEUR 1800 sq.ft. 3+l beautiful. Greenery view. Facilities. PH
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        894 10 Dll S2l NEWTON/ KiUJ BTTIMAH/ CLEMENTI PTE APTS -RENT Lily Urn 9109-4262 Century 21 REA Apleton View 3+l S3K up Duchess Crest 2/ 3/ 4 rm..sl.6K up I 19 Shelford 1/2/ penthse.. SI.2K up Gloucester 2/ 3 rm $2.2Kup Sterllnql/2/3rm .sl.sKup Orchard Bel-Air 4+l $4.BKup Pinewood Gdn 3/ 4rm 52.5K
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        829 10 WflfM D11& 21 NEWTON/ hiiLJ BTTIMAH/ CLEMENTI PTE APTS -RENT BT REGENCY 3+1. 1400 sqft. Qui- et. F/furn. F/ facilities. Attractive Corporate lease. 9187 0453 THOMSON 800. 3+l. 1339 sqft. Breezy. Quiet facing. Immediate. $3K neg. 9127-6816 Owner < SPRINGDALE 3+l. HIGH fir. F/furn i Face greenery. Immed occupa- tion.
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        763 10 WffH 015-16 EAST COAST mj PTE APTS -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 I Full commission to agents VIEWING DAILY (10AM-7PM) TEL: 6448 7707 4+ 1 Rms, 2099 sq ft
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        978 11 ■fffjl Dl 5-16 EAST COAST PTEAPTS-RENT COSTA RHU 1346 sq.ft. 2+l rm. P/furn/ pte lift/ f/facilities/ bay view. Good cond. Low fir. neg. Rent/ Sale avail. 9237-8777 STRATFORD CT. 2+l. Makena/ Meyer Pk/ Hawaii/ Katong Pk Twr/ Sanctuary Green/ Water- i side. 3/ 3+l rms. 9270-7225 C&H NEAR PAYA LEBAR
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        960 11 ■Rl 017-18 CHANGI/ [U PTEAPTS-RENT TROPICAL SPRING. 3+l Sjmei MRT. Estella Gdn/ Eastvale/ Lo- j yang Valley, F/furn. Resort hv- ing. Good Rental! 9438-4375 OT j ATTNII! STUDIO APT/ 2/ 3 bdrms. Melville Pk, Elias Green, Eastvale more. F/furn, p/furn unfurn. $I.IK-SI.6K. Call 9008-1128 PN MODENA 3+l/ 2-rm apt. Mid
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        658 11 Rffl DZZ 2A m\ll WEST PTEAPTS-RENT LAKEPOINT CONDO. 1883 sq.ft. Hillington Green. 1475 sqft. 3+l. F/ furn. Pool. Immed. *****-801 CHESTERVALE HIGH FLR. 3+l+l. Pool view. Full facilities. Contact Owner Mr. Gui: 9070-1666. MERAWOODS/ CHANTILLY RISE 3+l spacious. Bright/ breezy. Open view. $1.6 K. *****578 AC NORTHVALE 2+l. High fir,
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        1460 11 ■Wjl HOUSES FOR RENT Iffjl HOUSES FOR RENT WoodGr&vb ESTAtp6j Luxurious bungalows with in-ground I swimming pool or spa pool Near to the Singapore American School Minutes to major expressways and Marsiling MRT station Proximity to shopping and leisure facilities at Woodlands Regional Centre j For Leasing Enquiries Tel *****678
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        1073 11 BJJjI HOUSES FOR RENT MEYER 4+1. 3300 sq.ft. Beautiful. Pis call 9383 9930. BfH HUDC/HDB m APTS FOR RENT I+l Woodlands 119, 151 $550 i 2+l Jurong Pt 641 Aircon $800 2+l Boon Lay 187 Furn $780 2+l Tampines 139/ 450 $850 2+l M Parade 76 Approved $850 2+l Chal
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        1032 11 ■T__ HUDC/HDB m APTS FOR RENT BLK 171 MARSILING. 3 mins to Marsiling MRT, coffee shop. Good price! Many other units avail. Tenants call Riyan 9451-2090 FT BLK 53 TOA Payoh 2+l+l. MRT. Aircon, f/furn. Well maintained. 2+l Woodlands Blk 879. Aircon. F/furn. Call 9853-5292 ROOF I+l CHAI CHEE Blk
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        2337 11 RHI SERVICE Wffl SERVICE Rffl 001-08 tZkl APARTMENTS t£k| APARTMENTS Kjd| CITY SOUTH-WEST PTEAPTS-SALE W^^l^^El^^FSnß'Sl^CTr'Bl SARHAD VILLE. F'HOLD. Ground '^^^1 7 A l J^VI II fir. 3-bdrms. Approx 1249 sqft. mmmm^ m^ m^ m^ m^ m^ m^ m Move-In. Guiet. Near NUS/ ACS/ MnqnWßjfßWtgß^TifWrilTaiTgW Science Park. 9067-4466 ERA m *~aUI&&iAMM*2Mad4AMUMaUB^mWM
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        871 12 Q =="iJ?S? 1 SI? IS iHSr HSSr iSsr ISS^ I=l iii!=l Cornwall 22,000 sqft. Excellent bunglw land. Elevated. Ouiet Tanglin new 15,000, 30,000 sqft i Tanqlln 13.500 sqft Only $6M neg Astrid 19,000, 27,000 sqft $neg Bt Timah 28,000, 19,000, 15,500 sqft. Elevated with good view! Gallop Good class bunglw
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        595 12 TOP obtained. Mil VIEWING ON FRIDA 18TH 19TH JUNE ¥1 m Various sizes from $5< With basement carpar FOREIGNERS ELIGIBLE!! Tel: 6744 D.09 MELROSE PK 1 level suite s+l rms 3100 sqft tenanted. Act now! Venus Mansion 3050 sqft 3+lrm. Walk-up. 1620 sqft. 3+l. F'hold. Pool. MRT. Kirn *****889 ERA
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        838 12 ■'i i>iß ki I k Lt*j ns. to Orchard. W SATURDAY, ROM 12PM TO SPM iOO psf rk security ALL ARE WELCOME!! 4-9060 Ul *m BELMOND GREEN TOP obtained. Nathan Place payment defer till TOP. 2-4 rms avg $800/ $950 psf m prime district. 9850-0628 HONOLULU TWR., APPROX 5800 sqft.
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        2463 12 IgPllffllfl p foP E R it '•■■■*q^U" I [> c PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL i' r *^^*°**vL' Buy !t Se Find !t A City South West 01-21 1-8 402,440,441 B -Orchard /Tanglin /Holland 22-27 9-10 404,445,446 C Newton Bt. Timah Clementi 28 30, 58, 59 1 1 &2 1 406, 450, 45
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        287 12 aDIS-16 EAST COAST PTEAPTS-SALE BEST IN MEYER! Very rare! F'hold Meyer Pk, 2680 sq.ft/ 4+l, unblocked, orig. Do to your own taste. Lowest 9029-2678 BAYSHORE PK. HIGH fir. Choice unit! 3 rms balcony. 1291 sqft. Priced to sell. Unblocked. Bright. Red hot pricing! Hurry! *****226 D.15 CASA MEYFORT. 1884 sqft.
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        951 12 DECASALLE. TELOK KURAU Lor.N F'hold. 6-yrs pool. 3+l. 1292 sqft. Unblocked. Bright/ breezy. A1 cond. Peaceful. 9680-4288 LOW-RISE pte apt. Selling lower than HDB. 180 deg facing res. Spacious. Excellent interior. Low mthly maintenance. 9244-6432 SSOOK UP. COTE D' Azur. 2+l. F/facilities. TOP 2005. Young 1 couple favourite. Beside Marine
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        6095 13 H 017-18 CHANGI/ PWI Dl 9-20 SERANGOON/ WISH Dl 9-20 SERANGOON/ VfJI Dl 9-20 SERANGOON/ PffCl HDB APTS FOR SALE Wf*tl HDB APTS FOR SALE Wffl HDB APTS FOR SALE BJI HDB APTS FOR SALE JRI HDB APTS FOR SALE |B1 HDB APTS FOR SALE PASIRRIS felij THOMSON WUMM THOMSON
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        564 13 Iffl HDB APTS FOR SALE UjU(BISHAN) Bishan Delights! Klasu Onq 9185-8895 DW I Exec Mais 212. Face SE. Unblock. Breezy. MRT. Amenities. $440K 3 'S' 148 Rare. Corner. Well-kept 3 'S' 115 Mid flr. MRT. Amenities 3 'S' 110 200% move-in Marble flr 4'S' lBB Corner. High fIr. MRT. 4
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        700 13 Bffl HDB APTS FOR SALE UU(BISHAN) NEW LIST! 4'A' Bishan, blk 264. High flr, Ist class renovation. Near amenities. GPC 9228-8478 RE-MARKET. (ALMOST SOLD). 5 T Pt Blk 117 High flr. F/renovated. Unblock, no noon sun *****933 SIN MING 5 'I' Pt Blk 447 #08. Renovated, breezy, face green. Ai
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        2443 14 5.3 Written by Pearlyn Koh Some tips on how to work closely with your housing agent when you are buying or selling your property: Exclusive agent or open listing? Sellers can either engage an exclusive agent or have their properties for sale as an open listing. An exclusive agent signs
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        1013 14 Pffl HDB APTS FOR SALE KUM (BT MERAH/O'STOWN/ I TELOKBLANGAH) 31. BLK 1/2. Jin Bt Merah. Upgraded. No contra. *****683 3RM. BLK 5/ 64. Telok Blangah. Well-kept. No contra. *****427 Bflfl HDB APTS FOR SALE mtkl (BUKIT PANJANG) ALL AT BT PANJANG 5T518 545 ....High fir. Below HDB 5T163J66,605Pt81K #18
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        1057 14 B HDB APTS FOR SALE (CENTRAL/CITY) 3 T BLK 263 Waterloo St. Unblocked. Renovated. High fir. Near MRT. Call: *****448 3 'NG' OWEN Rd Blk 46 New list. Mid fir, lift level. F/renovated. Best location. MRT. *****510 KJ 3-RM PT BLK 26. Bendemeer. Rare! MRT dr step. Fantastic city view.
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        1073 14 Bffl HDB APTS FOR SALE l^y (CHOACHUKANG) S33OK UP. EXEC Apt 556 CCX. 146 sqm. Renovated. Huge rms. Face N.S. Sch/ mkt/ MRT. Call *****308 Exclusive agt 3 'A'/ 4 'A' Teck Whye blk 114/ 119. j Mid/ high fir. Near LRT/ mkt/ j amenities. Well kept. Bright cosy. Call
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        973 14 tHDB APTS FOR SALE WEST COAST) EXEC MAIS 102 Clementi. Rare! Sunset Way. Nice quiet. Move m. Near shops/ eateries. Mins to Orchard. $430K neg. 9384-8301 SI3BK ONLY! CHEAPEST 3 NG Clementi Blk 352 #03. Orig. Next to corner. Very convenient location. Walk to MRT. 9183-0877 PN 3 T 343
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        1105 14 H HOB APTS FOR SALE (GEYLANG/EUNOS/ MACPHERSON) PANORAMIC VIEW. 5 A' Corner blk 12 Joo Seng. High fir. 132 sqm Victor 9004-8662 Kaizer ÜBI AYE 1 Blk 352. 4-' A' Mid fir. Move-in. Well kept. Convenient. i neg. $2 deposit! 9854-8828 PN 3T 95 ALJUNIED upgraded. High i fir. Lift
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        752 14 ■Tfl HDB APTS FOR SALE EilkJ (HOUGANG/ S'GOON/ YIO CHU KANG) EXEC APT BLK 940 High fir. Lift level. 142 sqm. Corner. F/ reno- vated. Unblocked view. Condo j layout. View to offer. 9780-0834 EXEC MAIS 561/562 Corner. Hou- gang. Mid fir. 158 sqm. 4 bdrms. Renovated. Aircon, amenities, no
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        820 14 a HDB APTS FOR SALE (HOUGANG/ S'GOON/ YIO CHU KANG) 4 'A'/ 5 'I' Corner (4-rms) 569 Hougang. High fir. Fully aircon 4 'S' 231 S'goon Central. Move m. Low fir. MRT/ mkt. *****089 FT 4 'A' S27OK! Blk 361. 12 yrs old. 5 mins walk to MRT/ interchange. High
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        1297 15 Rfl HDB APTS FOR SALE KJIMm (HOUGANG/ S'GOON/ I YIO CHU KANG) SI9BK UP. 4 'NG' Blk. 307 S'goon. Mid fir. Bright windy. Motivated seller! Amenities. *****802 PN S27BK NEG.! 5T corner blk. 575 Hougang nice layout, renovated. F/aircon. Amenities. *****191 $315K ONLY! 5 T corner Blk 568 Hougang 8
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        1109 15 Rf| HDB APTS FOR SALE 3 T CORNER recess. 37 Teban. 3 'NG' 528 #11 lift level hdb value 3 'S' 492 (x 2) walk-up Renovated 3 'NG' 456 Mid fir Unblock Windy 3 'A' 477 #10/ Blk 516 #02. Nice! 3 'A' 904#10/ 908#03 Amenities 4 'NG' 483 Amenities.
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        1190 15 ■jffl HDB APTS FOR SALE 3-RM BLK 339 #05 Jurong E, Malay owner. 4 'A' Blk 310/ 302. Near amenities. Simple renovation. View to offer. *****158 4'A' BLK 736 Jurong W. #04. Unblocked. Breezy. Renovated. 100% move-in. Malay owner. View to offer. Ami *****795 PN j 4'A' NEW! SEMI-CORNER Blk
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        2132 15 Pffl HDB APTS FOR SALE Rf| HDB APTS FOR SALE |^J m 'P^IRBK/rHANGn ANY OFFER CONSIDER. *****199 g^sm i Exec Mais. Gdn view, well kept, 4 bdrm Near 7-Eleven/ NTUC/ sch. kl>« H 4A' Blk 114. High floor, dr to dr. IM6af 4'A' blk 126 high fir, 4 split aircon
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        1917 15 Efl HDB APTS FOR SALE lff| HDB APTS FOR SALE ■^U(TAMPINES/ SIME!) S27BK UP! $28K Below HDB val- ue! Hurry! 5T Corner 233. 4 CYNTHIA CHUA 9683-5333 PN bdrms. 127 sqm. *****456 TAMPINES SPECIALIST $318K NEG! s'l' Corner Pasir Ris 3'A' 219, 818. High fir, move-in Central Blk 428. Lift/
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        954 15 |W| HDB APTS FOR SALE (TAMPINES/SIMEI) 3 'A' 205. Well renovated. #06... 3 'A' 265. MRT. Simple. ttiO. 5 T 712. Corner, granite flr. #06. Can co-broke 9387-5250 Chris 3 'A' 434 #09. Lift level. Beautiful designer decor. Just bring your luggage! Mkt/ shops/ sch. Must see! *****449 RH sole
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        2114 15 ■ffl HDB APTS FOR SALE Rfl HDB APTS FOR SALE Kly (TAMPINES/SIMEI) KiiJ (TOAPAYOH/ KMIpOTONG PASIR) 4 'A' CORNER Blk 287. High fir. Renovated, 100% move m. Un- s '|'BoB Corner T Payoh Central, blocked. Windy. Don *****260 High fir. 100% move m. Unblock4'A' 8LK.935 DR to dr. #04, un-
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        1938 16 ■911 HDB APTS FOR SALE Rfl HDB APTS FOR SALE W^M (WOODLANDS) (WOODLANDS) 4 'A' 546. Renovated. Vista Point ABSOLUTELY BEST BUYS 4 'A' Blk 8998 f/renovated. MRT. Susan 6367-0123 MaxComm 4 'NG' DR to dr. Blk 168. Walk-up. 4'A' 353 corner 100% renovated s l 4 u^ od^M r
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        2199 16 Rfl HDBAPTS FOR SALE R] HDB APTS FOR SALE Rlli (WOODLANDS) 1^ (WOODLANDS) 4 'A' BLK 660 #10. Unblocked. 5T 8LK.878 MID flr. Corner. Nice--101 sq.m. Move m. Walk to MRT, ly renovated. 125 sqm. Malay sch. Serious seller. Can contra, owner. *****609/ *****020 View to offer. Call 9844-0303 5
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        1102 16 Hfll HDB APTS FOR SALE |^J (YISHUN) NEAR MRT! 5 T Yishun. Corner. Mid fir. Near mkt/ bus stop, well Kept, renovated, aircon. Good buy!! Immed. Lina *****369 DTZ i NEW LIST! 4 'NG' corner blk 123. High fir with recess area. Renovated. Bright breezy. Near all amenities. *****677 Anwar
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        939 16 Hfll HDB APTS FOR SALE |^(YISHUN) 4 'A' CORNER Blk 296 Yishun. High fir. Nicely renovated. 5 yrs. MRT/ Mkt/ Sch. Dylan 9817-1894. 4'A' CORNER 435 very cheap! Aircon. Must sell! Spacious, windy, quiet. Amenities. 9387-3535 4'NG' 211 808. Corner. Nice hse. 5T 159. $90K designer decor! 5T 410 #12,
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        868 16 B HDB APTS FOR SALE (SENGKANG/ PUNGGOL) S29OK CHEAP! 5 T Blk 125 River- vale. Designer decor/ beautiful/ aircon. Sch/ LRT/ mkt *****539 $30K BELOW VALUE! Exec Apt 255 C Sengkang, 5 mins MRT. $50K decor. syrs. 9099-7777 4 -A' CORNER 2288 #06/ 206A ground fir. 102 sqm. Rivervale j
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        475 16 RH FACTORY SPACE Rfl FACTORY SPACE Rfl FACTORY SPACE piease caii: Raymond 9025 4855 Catherine 9790 0359 Shirley 9690 0581 Kelvin 9386 6878 Jeffrey 9853 0684 Limited choice units ffIHUDC/HDBAPTS WANTED (RENT/ BUY) A BATCH OF serious buyers wish to buy 3/ 4/ 5-rms/ mais. Value* Cttnl Owners *****986 no
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        739 16 BJI FACTORY SPACE I^FORRENJ WAREHOUSE/ FTY/ OPEN SPACE Jurona/ Tuas/ Sq Kadut/ West Coast/ Senoko/ Woodlands 2000--*****0 sqft. Loading bay/ crane. Int'l Rd self-contained. Covered *****, land *****sqft. $*****. Woodlands. Ground fir. ***** sqft. Loading bay. 70C psf. Pioneer. Whole premises: Built-in *****0 sqft. Dock. Ready client. Open space. 5000-*****0
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        646 16 Rfl OFFICE SPACE |^U FOR RENT ALFA ■centre 99 Buklt Tlmah Rd 1 Immediate occupation 3 basement carparks Outside CBD NearMfiT For viewing enquiries, please contact Ruby Properties Mgt(Pte) Ltd *****826 GENTING LANE Fully fitted office with carpet and used furniture ready for occupation. Various sizes from 2,400 sq.ft. Also
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        1282 17 Rfl OFFICE SPACE Rll OFFICE SPACE |^FORRENT I^UfORRENT In the heart of CBD Next to Bangkok Bank Bldg Opposite Amoy street Food Centre Close proximity to Tanjong Pagar MRT Station 24 hr security Area from 1 055 sq ft to 3434 sq ft Special rate from $2.10 psf Drainna Yeo
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        674 17 Rfl SHOP SPACE Rll SHOP SPACE WjMM FOR RENT |^J FOR RENT Good location shop cafe with Alfresco dining Area 1 73 sq ft 291 sq ft indoor with 31 2 sq ft outdoor Excellent frontage at street level, conservation architecture Daphne Low 9423 2927 Tani Er 9758 6887 Brandon
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        589 17 CITY PLAZA ttOI. Super prime. Face main rd. 2 unit water supply Far East Plaza. #02./ Lucky Plaza. #04. Allison 9844-0902 ERA 801. LOWLAND Rd. 200-400 sqft. $800 up. Suits beauty, medical, sch, student care. Kovan MRT 3 mins walk. Owner: 9128-9480 ALL SUPER PRIME location! City/ Town. Heavy human
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        811 17 rCJ shop space BT. TIMAH PLAZA few units 200 2 500 sq.ft. rental from $850 onwards 9003 9393 BUKIT BATOK SHOPFRONT for rent. All trades. Heavy human traffic. Call now! *****912 TECK WHYE BLK 144/ Bt Batok Blk 278/ Aljunied Crescent Blk 95. 2 or whole shop. 9383-2288 C2l EATING
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        913 17 Rf!| SHOP SPACE I^Jforsale D.15 TG KATONG 2 storey shophse 2500 sq.ft. F'hold. Restaurant, j Renovated. Ample carpark. I Cheap. Must sell *****548 Agt ATTN. INVESTOR! RESTAURANT/ I retail cum office/ apt. Prime shophse m CBD. 2400 sqft. 999 yrs. Great investment! *****386 AUCTION 23/6. FU Lv Shou. #04. 2013
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        677 17 a RESTAURANT/ LOUNGE SPACE FOR SALE HiwiHj»i!Mifcnil Orchard Road Lower Basement 8000 sqft 4000 sqft commercial space ($6.50 psf) 4000 sqft carpark space (free rental) For sale at $400 psf (f'hold) II Call 9673 7428 GRAB NOW! Syed Alwi Rd Eat- ing hse with grease-trap. Full lie. 2'2-storey approx 1300/
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        68 20 rk& SHANGHAI n TOUR SHOPPING PACKAGE 4/5 stars Hotel good location -z-ttts Transfer/ Breakfast (JJogoj 4 Day. Q la.tL^hina Free A Easy Packages frssBB r s7oB Group Departure Jun 23,26,30 Jul 3,7,10.13,16,21,24,26,31 BAMWOK 3D Bangkok $198 Bangkok/ Pattaya $288 t j^b_l_bVbl 4 -I BB^^_L _L nuntinq? Turn to the CLASSIFIED
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        2638 21 m LANGUAGE COURSES Rfl LANGUAGE COURSES RCI SEMINARS/ Rfl SEMINARS/ RJI HAIRDRESSING/ I http/www.bunkalang.com |HffiMH!^HMM^^M^^^H Our system was awarded a patent m Japan BJIIIQIVfIIPiTfIPrr^ for its uniqueness and effectiveness m ■^^^A|U||JjlU|||l|^ accelerated learning.of Japanese. 4 K^p ll Call *****601 *****603 #05-12 Delfi Orchard KMCflißffil v, %1 BUNKA LANGUAGE PTE SCHOOL
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        2023 21 NOTICE OF DISCHARGE BY CERTIFICATE 7 OF THE OFFICIAL ASSIGNEE UNDER SECTION 1 25(3) K-MAi* i tK *V) OF THE BANKRUPTCY ACT (CHAPTER 20) TAKE NOTICE THAT: Notice is hereby given tfi.it ihc persons named below have been issued a (a) Bankruptcy Orders were made against the following persons on
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        1413 22 I /±wE^ crMRiWA\r «fl WEST COAST- 1 MiTf ££™^JsSt^ii JSk AVER RAJAH I I TOWN COUNCIL TOWN COUNCIL I tf'Ss^^ tampines ■nrnrvßvißm IBITAMPINES TOWN COUNCIL mMmi*m^k**M**^m I r ii|iiwi ciuitii mw M Tenders are invited from BCA/EPPU Registered Contractors for the following: I DOCUMENT COST J (INCLUSIVE GSTI/ fl PROJECTS
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        814 22 IHNUS \^P3sy Nat ona University y of Singapore OFFICE OF ESTATE AND DEVELOPMENT (OED) j (A) TENDER NOTICE j (B) APPLICATION OF OPERATION OF AN INDIAN COOKED FOOD STALL AT THE DECK LOCATED AT FACULTY OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (A) Tender Notice 1. NUS invites tenders from experienced food
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        640 22 LASALLE FOUNDATION LIMITED PRE-QUALIFICATION Applicants are invited for pre-qualification for the tender of main building contract works. PROJECT Proposed 6-storey institutional development with 2 basements For LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts New City Campus. On Lots 126-2, 547, 565PT, 568PT, 572PT, 569, 570, 582, 583, 858N, 128-1 128-2 TS 12.
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        939 24 ■^H hi^ Escatec Engineering Pte Ltd^^B Y^SEzUfS^EUrT"' F^ fT" is part of the Escatec Group B H^K \mSmmmMSStmmJL. imi which is Swiss-owned with S^B TOUR KTSOATID MMfUFACTMIte MRIKER g|obQ( presence rfjjjß We have the following vdcancy and we invite candidates who meet the gf^a| following requisites to write m to
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        633 24 I xredou&Thmts I Where memories are sweeter... I I Due to our expansion, we have immediate vacancies for: J I Vacancies are available m various locations. I Malaysians are welcome. Students need not apply. I Please call Jason (from 9am-7pm) I at 6742 1 588 or walk-in between 1 1
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        840 24 v ifc |*WiVj4wifc JULg^J I Estab. Premium Furniture Co. I J looking for Training Listings Provided I HHBTflZ^^^l Ready Buyers Sellers I !9V¥!f"invV9Vv 100% Guidance Provided I ftSMMMittHMiaUyil Our New Agent Grossed Mm 2 yrs sales experience. $40K Within 2 mthsl Interior design gwtfffiWiWWffWWPftJWPWWIB renovation experience pUla*HutU*UJ4UlU*iliu4l preferred. Call 6327
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        605 24 i EVENTS ENTERTAINMENT Co seeks Freelance Event Sales Mktg Personnels. Commission i based structure. Interview by appt, call CEL, Robert *****612 IT COMPUTERIZATION SALES. Excellent Prospect for responsible, result orientated. Must like i challenge. 6396 6559/*****857 j or email tankl32l@yahoo.com LUCKY PLAZA ELECTRONIC Shop j requires Salesman. With/ w/o experience.
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        796 24 Rfl SALES Knui CIJSTOMER i 20 TEMP HAIR Colour Promoters. I Many areas. Speaks Chinese. 1/7- I I Leading company m beauty I 31/7. 6323 4573 (C*****1F) CAR SALES ASST. Youthful envi- BiffinfTfYffinSi ronment. Basic commission. No I experience needed. 9762 0066 Front desk duties admin «Mml year experience m
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        1315 25 B CUSTOMER Rfl CUSTOMER RR CUSTOMER SERVICF WMi ccouirc SERVICE TMmJmJMMMWM 1 Location: East Area You will attend to the sales of postal, telecommunications and agency products and handle customers' enquiries at the post offices. You EE will be required to perform 2 rotating shifts. EE Requirements: -E 4 GCE
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