The Straits Times, 5 August 2004

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    32 1 The Straits Times BEST IN NEWSPAPER DESIGN IN ASIA Established 1845 1 JllirSClciy* August 5, 2004 •86 Pages m five parts mita (p) 048/03/2004 Mi A Singapore Press Holdings publication OU Cents
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    Lock icon Small ships to be tagged for security
    528 1  -  DAVID BOEY Bu. DEFENCE CORRESPONDENT Maritime security code covers bigger vessels, but Transport Minister warns that small boats can be a danger too SINGAPORE will go beyond the requirements of an international maritime security code to safeguard ships against terrorism and start tracking
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    Lock icon High-rise bomb shelter rule eased
    418 1  -  TAN HUI YEE By NEW high-rise apartments no longer need a bomb shelter built into each unit. These emergency refuges can now be located m fire-escape staircases instead. The decision to ease the much-criticised rule follows discussions between developers, who felt it restrictecftheir project designs,
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    Lock icon Hero told Thai to get out fast
    369 1 THE last worker to emerge alive from the collapsed Nicoll Highway worksite on April 20 yesterday recounted how foreman Heng Yeow Pheow shouted to him to go "up, up, up". That was the last anyone saw or heard from Mr Heng, who, going
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      144 2 POLICING PRIVATE SCHOOLS THERE have been more than 300 complaints against private schools here already this year. The rise has prompted Case executive director Seah Seng Cnoon to say: "There is an urgent need to implement a scheme that will ensure that students are treated fairly." And while the
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      100 2 A SINGAPORE STATE PENSION? FORMER Straits Times columnist and Business Times editor Tan Sai Siong and her friends keep a lookout for elderly Singaporeans struggling to make ends meet, so tney can treat them to drinks or snacks. Such charity, she says, is partly motivated by kindness and partly
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      96 2 PUT FUN BACK INTO KIDS' SPORTS THE fact that sports participation still faces barriers from parents and schools suggests something is wrong with the way many adults view sports, writes reader Lee Seek Kay, and that isn't good for children. He says research shows that sports are an aid
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      75 2 LIFE SURVEY REVEALS WEIGHTY PROBLEM A SURVEY of 9,500 people m 13 countries across the Asia-Pacific region published yesterday reveals that 80 per cent of Singaporeans are trying to lose weight, and most of those who think they're fat would rather change that with diets than workouts. And while that
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      103 2 Olympic hero: Just leave me alone AS SINGAPORE'S swimmers and shooters left for Athens last night, Tan Howe Liang remained the only Singaporean to have won an Olympic medal. But he tells Tay Cheng Khoon: "Please lan, don't interview, no pictures. What for? So many young sportsmen for you
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      149 2 Neptune Orient lines shares soar FRENZIED trading of Neptune Orient Lines shares yesterday, triggered by Temasek Holdings' $2.8 billion takeover bid, saw them hit a 10-year closing high of $2.90, well above the offer price of $2.80. At the same time, to take into account an 8.75 cent interim
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      74 2 Cabbyf| emergency service ON SATURDAY i|ght, cabby H.C. Kee provided emergency assistance followw|| a multiple vehicle accident, and early yesterday morning he was Main providing an unofficial emergency service when he chased a hit j|sPrun driver and alerted the police. Traffic Police commander Teo Kian Teck said: "We take
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      68 2 HOW IMPORTANT IS INDONESIA? IS SINGAPORE reliant on Indonesia for growth? The answer to that question depends very much on who you ask, with two highly regarded Morgan Stanley economists this week presenting very different views on the subject. While Hong Kong-based Mr Andy Xie gave a resounding 'yes',
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      86 2 BUCK BOXES CREEPING INTO CARS A LOT of drivers are unaware of the fact, but m America black boxes of the kind used m aeroplanes are quietly being installed m cars. Unlike those m planes, they do not record drivers' conversations, but they do log the vehicle's speed m
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      130 2 OLYMPIC STADIUM PUN AXED THE latest victim of China's scramble to curb extravagance and halt "white elephant" building projects is the 100,000-seat "bird-cage" stadium being built for the 2008 Olympic Games. Work has been suspended and the Games organisers say the design, which calls for up 160,000 tonnes of
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      91 2 VIEIRA 'PACKING FOR MADRID MOVE' BOTH clubs have denied it, but media reports say Arsenal is selling captain Patrick Vieira to Real Madrid for £23 million (5572.5 million). And m the clearest indication yet that the move will be wrapped up by today, so the Frenchman can be registered
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      288 2 MAIN Prime 3-5 World 6-16 Editorial 18 Commentary 18,19 Forum 20 HOME Home Hl-HlO Tech Science.... H11,H12 ASIA/SPORTS/ MONEY Asia AI,A4 China A2,A3 S-EAsia A5,A6 Malaysia A7 Sports AB-All Money... Al3-AlB LIFE! The Buzz L 2 Comics L 4 Cool Speak L 4 Bite Into It L 4 Fashion LB,L9
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  • PRIME NEWS
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      Lock icon Job prospects looking rosy for S'pore
      640 3  -  SUE-ANN CHIA Second quarter job figures 'heartening', says Acting Manpower Minister; workers can look forward to better bonuses *L SINGAPOREANS can look forward to better job prospects as employment growth is likely to continue and the jobless rate is expected to fall towards the
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      Lock icon He took welfare body from $5.60 to $25m
      414 3 BERITA HARIAN AWARD WHEN Abu Bakar Maidin became president of the Malay/Muslim welfare agency Jamiyah m 1970, it had only $5.60 to its name. Now, 34 years later, Jamiyah owns more than $25 million worth of assets, including a seven-storey building. Yesterday,
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      Lock icon 12 men held m British anti-terror swoop
      540 4 BRITAIN The men, believed to be Asians, were arrested m nationwide raids which reports say targeted Al-Qaeda cells LONDON British police were questioning 12 men yesterday, arrested m anti-terror raids across the country. The men mostly m their 20s and 30s were rounded
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      Lock icon Suicide squad was awaiting JI orders
      258 4 INDONESIA JAKARTA Six Muslim militants arrested m Indonesia were members of a suicide squad awaiting attack orders from leaders ofthe Jemaah Islamiah (JI) terror group, a top security official said yesterday. The men told their families m letters recovered by police that they intended
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      Lock icon What it should have been
      51 4 IN yesterday's report "Facelift for Oriental Spore", we stated that The Oriental Singapore would close for seven months for renovations. This is wrong. The hotel will only close for three months, from mid-August to November. Business will resume m December. We are sorry for the
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      Lock icon Tokyo blasts anti-Japan soccer crowds in China
      539 5  -  GOH SUI NOI Japan makes a formal complaint after they boo players and hold up banners referring to Japan's wartime atrocities CHINA CORRESPONDENT BEIJING The Asian Cup soccer final between Japan and China here on Saturday threatens to get nasty, given strong anti-Japanese
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      Lock icon Boy dies in playschool attack
      394 5  -  JASON LEOW Kindergarten security guard goes beserk, slashing kids and teachers By CHINA BUREAU CHIEF BEIJING A knife-wielding security guard went on the rampage at a kindergarten yesterday, killing a four-year-old boy as he slashed children and teachers. Former mental patient Xv Heping, 51, used
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      95 5 CONGRATULATIONS SINGAPORE ON YOUR 39TH BIRTHDAY Tomorrow till August 9 charge to your "™?SS!^(« S or B S and receive 15% off storewide except Triumph, Wacoal, Perilini, MEL, Guy by Rabeanco, Something Precious, D&G, DKNY, Emporio Armani, Fossil, Starck, Brett. Oregon Scientific, Lego, Costume Jewellery promotional items, Cosmetics Fragrances, Electrical
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      Lock icon Normally used in aircraft, the devices are now being installed in cars to record accident data for use as evidence in court
      619 6  -  LEE SIEW HUA Bu THE STRAITS TIMES US BUREAU WASHINGTON Black boxes are moving quietly from aircraft to cars m the United States. But millions of Americans have
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      Lock icon Supermarket owner charged as fire toll rises
      419 7 Three security guards also jailed as investigators into Paraguay disaster say doors were locked to prevent looting ASUNCION (Paraguay) The owner of a Paraguayan supermarket destroyed by fire along with three security guards have been indicted for manslaughter as the death toll from
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        Lock icon 'GERMAN CARS MOST UNRELIABLE'
        180 7 LONDON German cars are among the most likely to develop faults or break down, while Japanese and Korean makes are the most reliable, according to a survey of British motorists to be published today. Audi, BMW and Volkswagen were all rated poor for reliability m the
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        Lock icon MAN KILLS WIFE IN FREAK ACCIDENT
        138 7 LONDON A man was being treated for shock yesterday after he fell from a ladder while pruning trees, accidentally killing his wife with his chainsaw. Police said the 56-year-old Briton, who has not been named, was cutting back tree branches at his home m
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        Lock icon SIX DIE IN SMALL PLANE MISHAP
        77 7 AUSTIN (Texas) Six people were killed on Tuesday when a light aircraft slammed into a home m this affluent Texan suburb. The Federal Aviation Administration said all six killed were m the small plane, and the cause of the crash was under investigation. Three
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        Lock icon NO BULLYING FOR BUSINESS IN MEXICO
        137 7 MEXICO CITY Under pressure to cut crime and hustling m one of the world's most crowded cities, Mexico City has declared war on pushy windshieldwashers and "car-watchers" who demand tips for curbside parking. While car washers and watchers are tolerated along with the millions
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        Lock icon COMPENSATION FOR NAZI-ERA SUFFERERS
        143 7 NEW YORK About 90,000 non- Jewish Nazi-era slaves and forced labourers will start getting their final payment from a German restitution fund before the end of the year, an official said on Tuesday. The International Organisation for Migration, charged with making payments to non-Jewisn survivors and
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      583 8 Iraqi Prisoner Abuse Trial Investigator reveals soldier's admission before scandal broke FORT BRAGG (North Carolina) US troops who abused Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison did it "just for fun", a military investigator told a hearing for a female soldier photographed holding a naked Iraqi
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      Lock icon US to advertise new deals for rebuilding Iraq
      427 8 US to advertise new deals for rebuilding Iraq WASHINGTON The United States is set to advertise a new round of contracts soon to rebuild Iraq's infrastructure and these US-funded deals will be open to all nations, according to US officials. Administration officials m Baghdad and Washington have been doing a
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      Lock icon Six Jordanian and Turkish drivers freed
      206 8 AMMAN Militants m Iraq freed four Jordanian and two Turkish drivers after taking them hostage to put pressure on their companies to stop working m the country, relatives and media said yesterday. The four Jordanians, who were freed m the Iraqi town of Fallujah
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      Lock icon Iraqi govt to do head count of its people
      651 9  - Iraqi govt to do head count of its people BETSY PIS IK Saddam-era data said to be biased, so interim government seeks more accurate accounting of Iraqis By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES BAGHDAD Come Oct 12, almost all Iraqis will be staying at home. But an army of 150,000 school
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      Lock icon Handling terror alerts a tricky issue for Bush govt
      660 12 Handling terror alerts a tricky issue for Bush govt S Specific warnings good, but undercut by dated origin, say experts; but Democrats claim timing has political overtones WASHINGTON The White House's failure to make clear that the dramatic alert on Sunday was based largely on information predating the Sept 11
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      Lock icon Backups will allow business as usual in case of attack
      451 12 Backups will allow business as usual in case of attack 'WE FEEL CONFIDENT THAT IF THERE WERE A (TERRORIST ATTACK) AT ANY PARTICULAR LOCATION, OUR BUSINESS CONTINUATION PLAN WOULD TAKE OVER AND IT WOULD BE BUSINESS AS USUAL' Prudential spokesman Laurita Warren i 11.1 WASHINGTON If terrorists were to strike
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      Lock icon Ridge turns up at S'pore national day event
      772 13  -  ROGER MITTON f^ j| i\t US security chief praises excellent bilateral ties and cooperation, especially m homeland defence Bu U.S. BUREAU CHIEF 'Singapore and the United States are more than partners, we are friends. We have been fortunate to work with you,
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      Lock icon Elder Bush to stay on luxury ship during Olympics
      222 13 ATHENS As part of security measures for the Olympics, former US president George Bush, leader of the US delegation, and several other "top-level guests" will be housed aboard cruise ships m the neighbouring port of Piraeus. US President George W. Bush
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      Lock icon Britain's curry crisis
      544 15  -  Ahmed Koysor Curry house owner Indian and Bangladeshi restaurateurs face shortages of chefs and waiters amid tight immigration curbs on hiring from overseas We have tried hiring eastern European staff but they have been mostly useless. No skills, no understanding of what we do. Ana besides, they
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        Lock icon Kerry's wife turns teasing interpreter
        176 15 SHOWS OFF HER PORTUGUESE BELOIT (Wisconsin) Mrs Teresa Heinz Kerry knows what her role is on the campaign trail and she says it's not interpreter. During a town hall meeting hosted by Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry, a woman said she had a question for
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        101 15 WASHINGTON US Secretary of State Colin Powell prefers Paul McCartney over the oth<er' members oflthe legendary British rock group The Beatles because he has remained "normal" despite great fame and riches. Asked by American humourist PJ. O'Rourke of The Atlantic magazine who his favourite Beatle
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        102 15 RAMALLAH (West Bank) Grumpy Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat marked his 75th birthday without ceremony or celebration m his West Bank headquarters yesterday. Staff working at the compound where Mr"Arafat nas been kept under effective house arrest for nearly three years said that he ignored them
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        Lock icon CHILD RAPIST MUM ABOUT PLANS
        128 15 SEATTLE Mary Kay Letourneau, the onetime grade school teacher convicted of having sex with a student, is getting out of prison but keeping mum about whether she plans to reunite with her former pupil and father of two of her children. Letourneau was due to
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      Lock icon Iran's only female mayor snows the way
      530 16 Iran's only female mayor snows the way Winning the post after beating male rival, she pets down to work with a few ambitious projects up her sleeve SAVEH (Iran) Ms Mehri Roustaie Gherailou is unlike any other mayor m Iran she is a woman. The 41-year-old mayor of the small
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      Lock icon Russia's communists in tatters under Putin
      339 16 MOSCOW Russia's Communist Party, which once ruled half of Europe and threatened the West, is splintered and m ruins amid a leadership rivalry forced by the political dominance of President Vladimir Putin. The Russian Justice Ministry on Tuesday put control of the party back
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      Lock icon Top officials fired on first day in office
      74 16 'On my first day m the office, I made the necessary changes m the municipality that none of the previous mayors had done. I immediately replaced two deputies and some directors who were no longer trusted by the people. I also started
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      321 6 Post-Saddam Census LfiW Me Interpreter? Kill Rare Fema e Ma Y or BUl Iraqis are to stay at home on Oct 12 while j^SA. Or a moment Teresa fleinz Keny acts as if w H^ The second woman to run a town in male150,000 teachers go from door to door
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      78 15 Auqusto Pinochet's wife, two daughters and a son were questioned on Tuesday by the judge probing the former Chilean dictator's secret oank account m the United States. French actress Madeleine Robinson, whose screen career spanned almost 60 years, has died at the age of 88. Quoteworthy *We don 't let
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  • COMMENTARY • ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon China to HK Talk economics, not politics
      607 18  -  GUO SHIPING Bu FOR THE STRAITS TIMES BEIJING has come up with this dictum for Hong Kong talk economics, don't talk politics. Vice-President Zeng Qinghong, the Chinese Communist Party's Politburo Standing Committee member who is m charge of Hong Kong affairs, decided on
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      Lock icon How about a state pension for S'poreans aged 80 and above?
      1113 18  -  TAN SAI SIONG Bi FOR THE STRAITS TIMES A STATE-FUNDED PENSION... WOULD SOOTHE THE QUAVERING FEAR OF PENURY THAT HAUNTS MANY TRUNDLING ALONG THE ROAD TO SENIOR CITIZENRY. SOME of my friends and I have taken to f>eople-watching. More
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      Lock icon Globalisation with a human face
      881 18  -  PRATAP BHANU MEHT A By NEW DELHI Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's first official action after assuming office m May was to meet farmers from the drought-stricken state of Andhra Pradesh. Crushed by debts, close to 200 farmers m the region have committed suicide over
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    • The Straits Times
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        Lock icon Abdullah reaches out
        604 18 THE war on terrorism is primarily an ideological battle, the United States 9/11 Commission said m its report. In the final analysis, that battle can be won only by Muslims, not by the West. The West, the commission noted, was caught m the crossfire of a clash
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      Lock icon Governance fails; terror grows
      1647 19 Governance fails terror grows Yesterday we published Part I of an excerpt from a recent address by former United States secretary of state GEORGE SHULTI He had argued that transnational Islamist terrorist networks target nothing less than the international state system. In Part 11, he focuses on the failure of
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      328 20 I REFER to the letter, "Time to seal resale deal but flat seller makes himself scarce" (ST, July 29), by Madam Katherine Tan. The Option to Purchase is a standard contract for HDB resale-flat transactions. It provides prospective buyers with
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      475 20 Singapore's case is different from Taiwan s PROFESSOR Arthur Waldron erred in citing Singapore's case to defend the proposition tnat the United States should provide arms to Taiwan to act as a deterrence to China ("A militarily strong Taiwan is good"; ST, July 30). Singapore is no Taiwan. None of
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      264 1 A 44-YEAR-OLD man was yesterday accused of causing the death of two people m the multiple accident m Geylang last Saturday night. Ong Kiang Gek, a furniture shop owner, was charged m a district court with causing the death of his friends, Mr Lee
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      603 1  -  BEN NADARATAN ♦On Saturday: Helps victim of a Yesterday: Chases drunk driver multiple accident m Geylang who fled after hitting motorcycle By ONE night, he rushed to help a victim of a multiple accident m Geylang. Four days later, he pursued another drunk driver who had fled
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        380 2 Woh Hup lands $400 m Circle Line job with 2nd lowest bid THE lowest bid for a major infrastructural project did not land the job. Instead, the second lowest one did, even though it is more than $10 million higher than the offer by contrac-tor-in-the-news Nishimatsu-Lum Chang. Singapore-based Woh Hup
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        918 2  - Site supervisor saw no danger till last moment WOON WUI TEK DpHpflHBHpB 3 inquiry: More than 1 50 witnesses are I ,au Joo Ming, director of the Housing J BlJI LwLf J I expected to take the stand during the Board's building technology department. inquiry, scheduled to last two months.
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        564 2  -  GOH CHIN LIAN Bi A C-SHAPED piece of metal no bigger than a snoebox was a star exEibit on Days Two and Three of the inquiry. Called a C-channel stiffener, it is used to strengthen a beam connecting a longer supporting beam to a
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        566 3  - Private schools: Over 300 complaints this year SANDRA DAVIE Rising trend prompts calls for immediate start of Case scheme to better protect private school students EDUCATION CORRESPONDENT MOUNTING complaints against private schools have prompted calls for the industry to be better regulated and for an immediate start of a new
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        510 3  -  LYNN LEE Bi THE Nanyang Institute of Management, which was stripped of its Singapore Quality Class award m April and whose former chief executive was charged last month with abetting forgery, has appointed a new CEO. He is Dr Tan Eng Khiam, 51, who has
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        631 5 Academic progress means there's a larger talent pool to tap to help the community, says minister ACTING Manpower Minister Ng Eng Hen yesterday lauded the Malay/Muslim community for the emphasis it has given to education the results of which are evident from
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        429 5  - Malay/Muslim volunteers' multi-ethnic tack lauded AZRIN ASMANI Bu MORE Malay/Muslim volunteers and organisations are reaching out and doing work beyond the community, a trend which Community Development and Sports Minister Yaacob Ibrahim regards as encouraging. The move to take a more multi-ethnic approach m their assistance programmes, "bodes well for
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        329 8  - A Creative National Day Parade in Jurong HO KA WEI By) HERE is one more venue to catch next Monday's National Day Parade Creative Technology's headquarters m Jurong. Creative's chief Sim Wong Hoo will throw a birthday bash complete with a big, new screen to catch the parade, celebrity host
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        501 8 2003 response spurs tourism body to hold contest again, to get people to mail cards with info on Spore WHEN sales promoter Lv Mm Hong penned a few words to her brother, Mr Lv Mm Hua, m Shanghai last year, she was just keeping
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        205 10 Libel suit: Evidence in tycoon Oei's case won't be used CLOSING submissions m the libel suit brought by retail investors champion David Gerald against Nat Steel and 98 Holdings director David Ban will be heard tomorrow. After Mr Gerald closed his case on Tuesday, Mr Ban's lawyer, Senior Counsel Davinder
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        593 10 Rooting out this menace requires a concerted j effort from all countries m the region, says Defence Minister TeoCheeHean SOUTH-EAST Asian countries appreciate the threat of terrorism and are making progress on the security front, Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean
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        385 10  - Seventh doctor from Grace clinic chain found guilty SALMA KHALIK OVER-PRESCRIBING SLEEPING PILLS By HEALTH CORRESPONDENT ONE more doctor from the Grace Polyclinic chain has been suspended from practising, for over*prescribing sleeping pills. Dr Lee Quee Phin is the seventh doctor from the clinic to be punished for the offence,
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        360 10 Potential flashpoints in Asia Pacific Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean highlighted the terrorism threat and possible war m N.E. Asia m his speech to senior military officers from the Asia-Pacific. Here are excerpts. IN THE Asia-Pacific region, the threat of extremist Islamic terrorism is most potent m countries m South-east
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        191 10 THE bulk of vehicle buyers who bid for this month's first certificate of entitlement (COE) tender will pay less for their COEs. The premium for cars up to 1,600 cc closed 2.7 per cent lower at $26,298, bringing prices m this mainstay category back to
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        460 11 Already tried out m Europe, the stent is coated with antibodies instead of drugs to form a protective lining on artery wall A 35-YEAR-OLD Indian national working here will be the first m Asia to experience the benefits of a new
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        154 11 Fixing a parking lloint —in space CAPE CANAVERAL (Florida) Two space-walking astronauts improved the parking situation at the international space station on Tuesday, putting up the latest devices for guiding m a brand new line of cargo ships. Russian Gennady Padalka and American Mike Fincke installed laser reflectors and antennas
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        309 11 Two firms race to find way to store data forever WASHINGTON Anyone who has ever spent time and money transferring old reel-to-reel home movies onto VHS cassette tapes, only to have the DVD come along and render their efforts useless, might appreciate the challenge for archivists and librarians charged with
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        288 12 Don't junk that trusty old phone yet IT IS not time yet to write the epitaph for the plain old telephone service. Technology analyst Eric Zwar of research firm Gartner says it will be around "for many years yet", coexisting with VoIP (voice over Internet protocol) technology. Mediaßing chief executive
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        704 12  - Call overseas cheap via Internet with special phone HO KA WEI Local firm offers new service with a VoIP phone that can be plugged directly to a broadband line El. HOMEGROWN Internet telephony firm Mediaßing launches a new service today that will put these four letters, VoIP, on more people's
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        294 12 DNA traces dingoes to S-E Asia WASHINGTON Dingoes, the yellow native dogs of Australia, probably evolved from a very small group of pets brought by South-east Asian settlers, researchers reported, on Monday. Genetic tests on dingoes and a range of dogs from around the world show the animals can date
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      258 1 BATTERED BY COMPLAINTS It will be hard for us to realise our plan of being an education hub unless the Government is seen to be taking some definite steps. Mr Simon Rozario, president of the Association of Private Schools. Such schools are facing rising complaints, mostly from foreign students vßrt
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      97 2 I -^H~ 1 SHOW AND TELL a|n ~^^2Bl LTAs aw Y ers 9°* tl" s mo( k' constructed out of sponge to explain to the witnesses, among other I I waler things, what they meant by C-channel stiffener, ■Jr i if |^^B^^^^ a C-shaped piece of metal that strengthens a
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      481 8 NDP ticket contest winners THE following are the 10 winners of (*****498G) Contest 4 r the last contest for 7 PhiUis Teng (*****5261) National Day Parade (NDP) tickets, 8 Namira Rahmat (*****6838) published on July 30. 9 K ang Po Lien (*****643E) 1. Perry Tan (*****910Z) 10 Noorul Bar ana
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      210 11 I—(sif1 (sif LEE KUAN YEW s~ PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES PROFESSOR SIR RICHARD FRIEND UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE Public Lecture 1 Topic: PLASTIC SEMICONDUCTORS FLEXIBLE AND ÜBIQUITOUS ELECTRONICS Part 1: Unleashing their Potential Date: Friday, 6 August 2004 Time: 6.00 pm Venue: LT 27, Lower Kent Ridge Road, Kent Ridge Campus, National
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      497 1 China suspends work on Olympics 'bird nest' Fancy stadium to be redesigned to lower costs as part of central government's drive to curb 'white elephant' projects BEIJING Work on China's 3.5 billion yuan (Ss73o million) national stadium for the 2008 Olympic Games has been suspended, amid calls for a redesign
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      24 1 Plans for the 5-billion-yuan new headquarters have been shelved. The 230 m building would have been the highest m Beijing.
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      27 1 Critics say that its French design does not fit the surroundings, it is too difficult to clean and, at US$325 million, is too expensive. AFP
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        262 2 BEIJING Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao yesterday told a US Senate delegation that the United States should honour its promises on Taiwan and handle the issue "cautiously", state media reported. Mr Wen's remarks to Senate leader Ted Stevens came a day after
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        244 2 BEIJING The headquarters of the People's Bank of China was evacuated after a man threatened to blow up the building, a senior official of the central bank said yesterday. Police and bank security guards on Tuesday sealed off the nine-storey office block
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        782 2  -  CHING CHEONG Export controls will hurt America and are not needed, says Rand Corp study By CHIEFCHINA CORRESPONDENT HONG KONG The massive flow of IT-related technology and capital from Taiwan to China has neither endangered the island nor jeopardised United States security
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        67 2 AN EXCITED crowd gathering to watch as a 108m-high Goddess of Mercy statue gets its finishing touches, with the hoisting of its face into place. The statue m the Southern Mountain m Sanya, Hainan province, has been hailed by Buddhists around the globe as a
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        298 2 TAIPEI Taiwan's opposition Kuomintang (KMT) demanded yesterday that the government move forward parliamentary elections slated for Dec 11, saying the current date would unfairly favour the ruling party. But officials from the Central Election Commission stood by that body's decision to hold the
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        616 3 Filing closes for Sept polls, and analysts expect HK voters to favour pro-democracy camp 'IF I CHOOSE TO STAY AND KEEP ON FIGHTING, I NEED ANOTHER PLATFORM. THE ONLY OBVIOUS CHOICE IS THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL' Outspoken radio host Albert Cheng HONG KONG An
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        229 3 HONG KONG Hong Kong's Roman Catholic leader will make an official visit to the Vatican for the first time since the territory's handover to Chinese rule to brief Pope John Paul II on political developments here, a spokesman said yesterday. No date
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        527 4 The new ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads can be moved around to hit targets as far as the US LONDON North Korea is developing new sea-based ballistic missiles that can carry nuclear warheads and may have sufficient range to hit the
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        308 4 TOKYO A man hiking m the woods of south-western Japan has discovered one of the country's richest fossil bounties six bones believed to be from a single dinosaur that became extinct some 70 million years ago. The teeth and bone fragments are thought be from
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        556 4 NEW DELHI Rehana does not answer her cellphone when her husband calls. She has been married for 20 years and has four grown-up children, the BBC reported. But her husband Akram threw her out of their house m January and remarried a month later.
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        251 4 SEOUL North Korea has accused Vietnam, one of its traditional, allies, of "conspiring" with the United States to help hundreds of North Koreans defect to South Korea last week. A Foreign Ministry spokesman repeated Pyongyang's claims that the defectors were lured and abducted
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        389 4 Rains bring death and devastation to South Asia NEW DELHI Millions of people were battling hunger and nomelessness m flood-devastated Bangladesh and eastern India yesterday as the annual monsoon rains continued to move westward and bring more death and destruction to South Asia. In India, the army was called out
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          74 4 BEIJING At least 20,000 people were evacuated from a downtown area of Guangzhou, China's southern business capital, after natural gas spewed from a pipe that was punctured during subway construction, a news report said yesterday. No injuries were reported m the incident on Tuesday afternoon.
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          109 4 SEOUL South Korea yesterday banned journalists from reporting on the deployment of 3,000 troops to Iraq, saying concern over the safety of its troops justified the tough media blackout. Under plans announced m June, the deployment of mainly non-combatants on a relief and rehabilitation
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          85 4 JAKARTA Jakarta yesterday urged Kuala Lumpur to take action against Malaysians who recruited illegal Indonesian migrant workers. Indonesian Manpower Minister Jacob Nuwa Wea said unless Kuala Lumpur was willing to take steps, the flow of migrants would continue unabated, the state Antara news agency
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          94 4 JAKARTA Police say an African man jumped to his death from the 24th floor of his apartment block to evade arrest by narcotics officers searching the building, a local television station reported yesterday. The man threw an unspecified amount of heroin from the room
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          81 4 BANGKOK Human rights abuses have worsened m Thailand over the past three years m an increasing "culture of authoritarianism" under Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, a state panel said m a stinging report issued yesterday. The National Human Rights Commission of Thailand, set up by Parliament
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          96 4 NEW DELHI Indian President Abdul Kalam has rejected a mercy plea for a man convicted of raping and killing a teenage girl, paving the way for India's first execution m 15 years, a government official said yesterday. It was not immediately clear when the execution
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        469 5  -  NIRMAL GHOSH More than 1,000 civil servants unite to back permanent secretary who is transferred for objecting to alleged graft By THAILAND CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK A brewing scandal dogging Thailand's Public Health Ministry reached boiling point yesterday when more than 1,000 provincial health
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        363 5 JAKARTA New faces will dominate Indonesia's next government following the country's April 5 legislative polls, according to official election documents. The Kompas newspaper says new faces make up 72 per cent of the country's next Parliament or People s Representative Council (DPR). It
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        261 5 Jakarta to ask Singapore to pay for oil leak JAKARTA Indonesia plans to seek compensation from Singapore over an oil spill from a tanker that was registered m the city state, said the country's environment minister. Officials said yesterday that the ship, carrying 200 tonnes of oil waste, sank on
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        45 5 AP Hanging clothes out to dry is no mean feat when it involves more than 22,000 garments on a 4-km clothesline. Organisers in Jakarta claim this clothesline, put up to promote a laundry detergent, is the longest in the world.
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        494 5 EXCESSIVE USE OF FORCE AGAINST MILITANTS General who ordered attack defends action, opposes payouts BANGKOK Army commanders who ordered an assault on a mosque that left 32 Muslim militants dead were under extreme pressure and should not be punished, Thailand's Interior Minister said yesterday.
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        500 6 Thousands of children are believed to have been exploited by international syndicates producing child porn m the country, says Unicef MANILA Child pornography has become widespread m the Philippines and the government should take measures to curb its growth, the United Nations
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        196 6 PHNOM PENH From billboards warning of harsh penalties to hotel workers being called on to report suspicious people, Cambodia is stepping up its fight against foreign paedophiles preying on its children. Twenty-one foreign paedophiles have been jailed or deported since the start of last year, according
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        306 6 BANGKOK Thailand has banned controversial kickboxing fights between endangered orangutans following an international outcry over the bouts at a popular Bangkok wildlife park, according to a news report. The orangutans, wearing boxing gloves and garish Thai shorts, had been appearing daily at Safari
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        759 7  -  REME AHMAD In a bold speech, Abdullah holds Muslims responsible for poor image of Islam and calls for action to regain world's respect By MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF The challenge before the Muslim world today is to confront the ugly realities of our present situation and restore
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        56 7 THE STAR ASIA NEWS NETWORK Malaysian lorry driver Jailani Budin, 21, being led away after he is slapped with 30 years' jail in a Shah Alam court for raping a student, 15. He called his sentence cruel on Tuesday and had pleaded for leniency on
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        224 7 Former minister's son hurt in kidnap attempt KUALA LUMPUR The businessman son of former Health Minister Chua Jui Meng was injured yesterday when two men, one of them armed with a parang, abducted him at a petrol station m Taman Sri Hartamas. Mr Chua Jui Wei, 27, was filling up
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        230 7 CHANNEL News Asia (International) has extended its reach to Malaysia with the signing of an agreement yesterday with the country's second pay television operator MiTV Corporation. Singapore-based Channel News Asia (CNA), a news and information channel of MediaCorp, will be part of the
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        430 7 CONCERTS AND CARNIVALS Fatwa council chief also backs Perak Mufti's remarks about TV3 carnival KUALA LUMPUR It is time to have a clear set of national guidelines on what Muslims can or cannot do at concerts and carnivals, says the head of the
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        Lock icon From Swatow to Chinatown to Olympic glory
        1250 8  -  TAY CHENG KHOON OLYMPICS But Singapore's only Olympic medallist wants to be left alone m his gym /n EVERY four years, we drag Tan Howe Liang out of his National Stadium gym, wanting him to relive that glorious September evening when he won
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        Lock icon Duncan, Iverson and Co humbled by lowly Italy
        596 8 COLOGNE (Germany) The United States men's Olympic team did more than merely lose. They were embarrassed and exposed like never before m international competition. Losing an exhibition game for the first time with National Basketball Association players, they were completely outclassed by
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        Lock icon 2012 Olympics for sale?
        654 9 OLYMPICS BBC show says corruption still rampant m lOC after sting operation I-"W- ONDON Want I to host the OlymI pics? Well, be pre--1 j pared to bribe, grovel and pay. Just eight days before the start of the Athens Games, the BBC claims that corruption
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        152 9 THE Salt Lake City bid for the 2002 Winter Olympics blew the lid on systematic malpractice within the International Olympic Committee (IOC). An internal inquiry, launched after revelations from long-serving lOC member Marc Hodler, found clear evidence that up to 20 of the 110 lOC members had been
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          Lock icon PHILIPPINES FINALLY SETTLE TV BILL
          99 9 THE Philippines has finally paid up the fees owed to the International Olympic Committee since the 2000 Sydney Games to allow it to cover this year's Athens Games. State television incurred US$l.2 million (552.06 million) m debts through its local broadcast rights to the 2000
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          Lock icon STILL ONLY HALF THE TICKETS SOLD
          114 9 THE Olympics is set to be welcomed back to its birthplace by half-empty stadiums as organisers admitted yesterday that they have sold less than half the tickets. Seats were still available for the opening ceremony next Friday, traditionally the hottest ticket m world sport,
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          Lock icon MEXICAN TV CREW BEATEN BY GUARDS
          137 9 GREECE'S Olympic Games organisers have apologised and launched an investigation into allegations that a Mexican television crew were beaten by guards after they attempted to film outside the Olympic Games port of Piraeus. The two Televisa Mexico crew and one translator said yesterday that
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          Lock icon ORGANISERS RUNNING DEEPER INTO DEBT
          102 9 COST overruns m Olympic projects have exceeded even revised estimates and are pushing Greece's al-ready-high budget deficit way over European Union limits. After wasting early preparations on in-fighting and bureaucracy, organisers went into overdrive m the last two years to complete the venues, pushing up
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        518 10 SOCCER Radio station linked to Real claims Arsenal skipper is on the way to Spain LONDON Patrick Vieira has already begun packing his bags. Amid reports that Arsenal and Real Madrid have agreed a £23-million (5572.5-million) fee for the French midfielder reports that
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        Lock icon Fergie hails Scholes' decision to quit England
        421 10 MANCHESTER Alex Ferguson took a swipe at England by saying that Paul Scholes did not feel he would be "missing anything" by giving up his international career. The Manchester United manager said he had discussed the player's international future as far back as
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        303 10 WASHINGTON Liverpool are sweating over an injury to captain Steven Gerrard after their 2-1 win over AS Roma m their final Champions World Series match on Tuesday. New manager Rafael Benitez said the midfielder took a knock on the top of his thigh
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        Lock icon It's eight straight for ACS (I)
        283 10  -  ALVIN FOO SPORTS IN SCHOOLS By ANGLO-CHINESE School (Independent) captured their eighth successive Schools National C Division rugby crown at the Yio Chu Kang Stadium yesterday. They beat rivals St Andrew's Secondary 18-7 to lift the Goh Keng Swee Challenge Shield. The win, m
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        324 10 STAR apprentice Matthew Kellady has been rewarded for his excellent season with an invitation to ride m Perth, Western Australia, on Saturday. Kellady will ride m a two-race apprentice series, representing Singapore, at Belmont Park. The invitation to compete m the series means he will
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        1030 10 SINGAPORE 6 AUGUST 2004 MEETING. FIBRESAND TURF-LONG COURSE E. S I N 0 A PORE 1 Turf Club Avenue, Singapore Racecourse, Singapore *****8 www.turfciub.com.sg turf club RACE 1: MAIDEN 1600M (TURF) TIME: 18:30. S$***** No Horse Nam* Jockey Trainer Bar Rtg Wt 1 CALLAWAY LBeasley CRead 3 55 59 2
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        625 10 BASEBALL American League: Baltimore 9 Seattle 7 (1st game), Baltimore 5 Seattle 4 (2nd game), Toronto 7 Cleveland 6, Texas 5 Detroit 4, Oakland 13 NY Yankees 4, Boston 5 Tampa Bay 2. White Sox 12 Kansas City 4, Minnesota 10 Anaheim 0. National League: Houston 3 Atlanta 2.
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        448 11  - Young Lions maul Home 4-1 MARC LIM SOCCER Agu scores four as theU-23sstayin contention for title br. HOME United coach Steve Darby does not believe m jinxes. But, after seeing his team fall for the third time this season to the Young Lions, maybe he should. The S-League leaders were
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        399 11  -  JERUSHAH ISMAIL WAKEBOARDING *L SHE is only 11 years old. But, my, has she already beaten the big girls. In fact, she is the Singapore women's champion. And soon, she will take on the world. Now, just who is Sasha Christian? Well, after what
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        55 11 GOLF: The KLM Open, Day 1 (Live, Ch21, 9.30pm). The International, Day 1 (Live, Channel i, tomorrow, 4am) SOCCER: VodafomTournament of Champions: Boca Juniors v PSV Eindhoven (tomorrow, 1.40am), Manchester United v Urawa Red Diamonds (tomorrow, 3.55am) Live, Ch22. TENNIS: Masters Series, Cincinnati, 2nd rd (7am). Last
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          Lock icon S'PORE DOUBLES FINISH 12TH AND 19TH
          72 11 SINGAPORE'S girls' doubles teams finished out of the medals at the World Junior Bowling Championships m Guam yesterday. Ong She Na and Jazreel Tan rolled a combined score of 2,302, to finish m 12th position, 164 pinfalls behind winners Sandra Gongora and Iliana Lomeli
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          74 11 DESPITE the presence of Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, two of golfs marquee names, Monday's "Battle at the Bridges" posted the lowest American and overnight ratings m the history of ABC's prime-time golf telecasts. The ratings have been sliding since 2000, when the telecast posted its
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          61 11 ROGER Federer's 23-match winning streak was snapped by Dominik Hrbaty at the Cincinnati Masters on Tuesday, ending the world No l's bid to become the first male tennis player m five years to win 24 straight matches. The Swiss lost 6-1, 6-7 (7-9),
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          38 11 PORTSMOUTH have made a club-record £2.5-million (Ss7.B million) bid for West Ham's Michael Carrick. The offer could see the England midfielder link up with former Hammers manager Harry Redknapp, said The Evening Standard.
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        83 11 OUR HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES TO MRS PHILIP CHOW FAMILY ON THE DEMISE OF THEIR BELOVED HUSBAND AND FATHER PHILIP YEONG-WAI CHOW Founder of T.Y.Lin South East Asia Pte Ltd, Past chairman president of T.Y.Lin International, USA. who passed away peacefully on 29 July 2004 m Orinda, USA. Funeral service wiil be
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        103 11 ATH! SARDAR KARTAR SINGH S/0 MASTAN SINGH Village: Samalsar Age: 93 departed peacefully on 2 Auq 2004. Leaving behind: Wife:JagirKaur Son: Bahadur Singh Daughter-in-law: Sarjit Kaur Grandchildren: Gurpreet Singh Harpreet Kaur qrandchildren-in-law, great-grandson and loved ones. For funeral arrangements, please call 6741 4007 or 6338 0731. GOPAAL S/0 KRISHNASAMY Age:
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        120 11 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell m the house of the Lord forever. (Psalm 23:6) CECILIA SEE nee HAM SOON WAH Age: 49 Years was peacefully called home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, 4 August 2004. Dearly
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        63 11 |t Our deepest sympathy and heartfelt J |># condolences to our Group General Manager, Francis See W and family on the demise of his beloved wife. M CECILIA SEE nee HAM SOON WAH Age: 49 Years M Departed on 4th August 2004 wk From: The Board Members, Management and staff
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        213 11 IMA SHANTI POOJA MACHAPU SERVAI Age 69 passed away peacefully on 22 July 2004. Deeply missed and always remembered by family and loved ones. Athma Shanti Pooja will be held on 6 Aug (Fri) at 7.30pm at Sri Sivan Temple, Geylang East Aye 2. Please treat this as a personal
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        410 12 PMRS ALICE HO (nee YAP KIM LAN) Ana* s*l passed away peacefully on 3 August 2004 Dearly missed and remembered by loved ones. Father-in-law: Mother-in-law: (Ho Kum, deceased) Lim Ah Mvi Husband: Tony Ho Ah Pui Ho Thye Pui Daughters: Son-in-law: Jerene Claris Ho Wei Ling Jeremy Sim Teck Guan
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        316 12 He is my reruge ana my fortress; My God, In Him I will trust". Psalm 91:2 The family of the late EDDIE WEE ECK WAH Departed 1 August 2004. vishes to express their heartfelt thanks t nuns and nurses of St Joseph's Home, all priests and prayer groups of Blessed
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        62 13 Auq4 CHANCE HONGKONG: Hang Senq *****.26 -76.86 MALAYSIA: KLSE Comp 824.88 -0.65 CHINA: Shenzhen B 246.62 +5.27 AUSTRALIA: Sydney All Ord 3555.50 -9.80 JAPAN: Nikkei *****.02 -130.55 THAILAND: SET Index 619.19 -11.62 INDONESIA: Jakarta Comp 758.30 +1.01 PHILIPPINES: Manila Comp 1572.91 +10.88 SOUTH KOREA: Seoul Comp 729.41 +2.97
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        34 13 NOL 96,679,000 Chart SemiCond 26c 39,544,000 ST Assembly 25c 38,983,000 Rotary EnggiOc 31,641,000 Bio-Treat HK40c 28,632,000 K1Ventures10c 27,634,000 UTAC US15C 24,125,000 Cosco Corp 20c 19,457,000 NOL DB eCW*****1 16,271,000 Citiraya 2.5c 14,747,000
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        154 13 MAIN SDQ TOTAL Up On Uneh Up Dn Unch Up Dn Unch Multilnd 377 OOO 377 Manufacturg 41 56 42 8 9 13 49 65 55 Commerce 19 18 20 2 5 3 21 23 23 Tpt/Stor/Com 8 11 10 10 0 9 11 10 Finance 7
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        34 13 Change Straits Times Index 1903.85 -7.95 BT OB/OS -183.00 -150.00 BTCADI -*****.00 -58.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -19.00 UOB Sesdaq 94.96 -0.22 STI Futures 1905 unch SIMSCI 230.47 -1.21 SiMSCI Futures 230.50 -0.30
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        122 13 TURNOVER COOO) VALUE ('000) Main Sdq Total Main Sdq Total Multilnd 21,793 21,793 39,002 39,002 Manufacturg 231,929 20,236 252,165 247,634 2,257 249,891 Commerce 44,990 1,008 45,998 35,859 814 36,673 Tpt/Stor/Com 161,776 47 161,823 379,457 7 379,464 Finance 42,747 65 42,812 106,028 34 106,062 Construction 40,309 3,480 43,789
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        5339 13 52-Wk Tel Currency last 'Vol Day Gr's Net M Cap High Low Cwle Company TridH Sale ♦or- 'OOP High Low Mv% P/E $wll 13.5 5.5 1000 AcmaSc 6 -0.5 219 6 6 46.9 1001 Alliance Tech 11.5 susp 0.2 9.5 39.5 22.5 1002 Asia Food&Prop
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        1549 13 52-Vi* Tel Currency last 'Vol Day Gr's Net M Cap Hiih Low Code Company Trailed Sale *ar- 'OOO Won low M»H P/E -,H A ?JS, 1^ 0 295 +0 5 54 29 5 29 5 5N 4 3U 72.5 18 1502 ASTI1OC 47.5 +0.5 1247 48.5 47 20
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        221 13 STOCK PRICES LEGEND Straits Times Index Stocks N Net or Tax-exempted dividend xd ex-dividend cd cum dividend ct conditional trdq cri cum right Issue cbl cum bonus Issue co cum offer xrl ex-right issue xbi ex-bonus issue xall ex-all cdxa cum dividend ex-all cdca cum dividend cum all
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        375 14 ISM's non-manufacturing index rises to 64.8 m July while new orders at factories increase 0.7 per cent m June 'The services sector continues to move along at a healthy pace... Itsjust been a part of our economy that's done remarkably National City economist Bill
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        Lock icon Cheaper trials lure Western drugmakers East
        445 14  -  ANDY MUKHER JEE COMMENT BOSTON Western drugmakers are sweating, and not just because cheap, generic copycats are chipping away at their patent-protected profits. The ballooning costs of bringing new drugs to market are approaching crisis levels. "We have serious problems in drug development in
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        53 14 Yesterday's close: 12,280.26 (Down 76.86 points) Hong Kong blue chips fell 0.62 per cent with China commodity shares further bruised by price cut announcements and Index heavyweight HSBC pausing for breath after an earnings-inspired rally. Volume was just above recent averages, with HKSI2.2 billion (552.71
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        57 14 Yesterdays close: 824.88 (Down 0.65 point) Malaysian shares fell a third straight day, with investors sticking to the sidelines amid concerns about slower secondquarter earnings, the upcoming 2005 budget and record-high oil Volume was a meagre 270 million shares worth RM4B4 million (*****.2 million), with decliners
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        56 14 Yesterday's close: 246.62 (Up 5.27 points) Chinese snare prices closed higher after reports that the authorities may slow approvals for upcoming initial public offerings m an effort to take some pressure off I the falling market, dealers said. The Shenzhen B-share Index was up 2.18 per cent
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        60 14 Yesterday's close: 3,555.5 (Down 9.8 points) Australian share prices closed 0.27 per cent lower, as fresh weakness m National Australia Bank and discount airline Virgin Blue, as well as a further spike m oil prices depressed sentiment, dealers said. Turnover was 871.45 million shares worth A52.21 billion
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        Lock icon Bristol-Myers nears $130m SEC settlement
        311 14 Bristol-Myers nears $130 m SEC settlement NEW YORK Bristol-Myers Squibb is expected to pay more than US$75 million (*****.4 million) to settle a two-year-old United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) probe into accounting irregularities, the Wall Street Journal said yesterday, citing unidentified people familiar with the matter. The settlement
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        71 14 Yesterday's close: 11,010.02 (Down 130.55 points) Tokyo's Nikkei share average fell for a third day to close down 1.17 per cent, with small investors leading the selling on worries about the economic impact of record high oil prices. Trading was active with about 1.18 billion shares
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        141 14 ESQ Company Close Bank Of China HK 13.10 -0.20 Bank Of East Asia 21.05 0.25 Cathay Pacific 13.55 -0.20 Cheung Kong 58.50 0.50 Ch Kong Infra 18.45 -0.10 China Mobile 22.40 -0.35 China Res Entp 9.45 -0.10 China Unicom 5.60 -0.05 CITIC Pacific 18.35 -0.20 CLP 43.30 -0.60
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        129 14 ESnQj Company Clost AMMB Holdings 3.40 -0.02 B Amer Tobacco 49.75 -0.25 Berjaya Sports 3.66 0.02 Commerce Asset 4.62 -0.06 Digi.com 4.70 unch Gamuda 5.15 -0.15 Genting 15.00 unch Golden Hope 3.40 0.02 Hong Leong Bank 4.98 -0.07 IOI Corp 7.90 unch KL Kepong 6.35 -0.05 Uafarge MCement
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        158 14 Company Close Anhui Gujing D B 3.87 O.O7 Beijing Or Elec B 4.38 0.15 Bengang Steel B 3.05 0.08 Ch Int Marine 11.74 0.07 China M Shekou B 5.95 0.11 Ch South Glass B 5.26 0.15 China Vanke B 4.04 0.08 Chqing C Auto B 5.13 0.24 Dalian Refrig
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        930 14 BONDS,LOANS WARRANTS 52-Wk Tel Last Vol Day Last Quote High Low Code Company Sale +or- 'OOO High Low Buyer Seller ABNH*****S UKADBn1.845%*****5S 25 13 3779 ASL Marine W*****1 14 11 17 2 0.5 3697 AcmaW*****6 0.5 0.5 142 74.5 3602 Amtek W*****0 77 74]5 77 18.5 10.5 3795 Autron W*****3
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        126 14 Company Close AMP Limited 6.31 -0.02 ANZ Bank Grp 18.11 -0.04 Brambles Ind 6.06 0.03 Broken Hill Prop 13.25 0.08 Coles Myer 9.02 0.08 CSL 25.28 -0.51 CSR Ltd 2.34 0.05 C'wealth Bank 31.62 -0.03 Foster's Grp 4.64 0.02 General Prop Trt 3.49 -0.05 Macquarie Bank 32.74 -0.49 Macquarie
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        127 14 1039 Company Close Canon Inc 5310 -80 Denso Corp 2620 -25 East Japan Rail *****0 1000 Fanuc Ltd 6220 -30 Fuji Photo Film 3330 -10 Fujitsu 666 -8 Hitachi 673 -4 Honda Motor 5310 -50 Ito Yokado 4070 -110 Kansai Electric 2045 -15 Kao 2710 -20 Kyocera Corp 8100
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        107 14 Rubber Futures (Closing prices) RSS 1 (S cents/kq) Month High Low Sett Vol Open Int SepO4 216.00 Oct04 214.25 Nov04 214.25 Dec 04 214.25 RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month High Low Sett Vol Open Int SepO4 123.50 1000 0ct04 122.50 3825 NovO4 122.50 4500 Dec 04 122.50 3825
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        64 14 CRUDE PRODUCT PRICES Crude/Product Month* Change Price (USS) BBL Brent Blend Oct -0.33 40.06-40.11 W Texas Interm Oct -0.38 43.82-43.86 Dubai Fateh Sep +0.46 36.68-36.73 Tapis Blend Sep +0.20 44.25-44.30 Timing of cargoes. Prices as at 17:30 4/8/2004 Crude/Prdduct, Month* Change Price (US$) BBL Minas Sep -0.65 39.15-39.20 tNaphthaCIFJap +4.50
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        129 14 Foreign Currency Note Rates (9am, Aug 4, 2004) Buying Sailing Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency Australian dollar 1.2060 1.2200 Canadian dollar 1.2970 1.3130 Euro 2.0600 2.0840 NZ dollar 1.0990 1.1240 Sterling pound 3.1190 3.1540 US dollar 1.7090 1.7290 Singapore dollars to 100 units of foreign currency
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        585 14 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES SepO4 98.085 98.090 98.085 98.090 3651 ***** DecO4 97.680 97.690 97.680 97.690 5006 ***** MarO5 97.285 97.305 97.285 97.305 6280 ***** JunO5 96.920 96.940 96.915 96.940 6734 ***** SepOS 96.580 96.595 96.580 96.595 2858 ***** DecO5 96.275 96.285 96.270
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        Lock icon New oil price peaks jolt stock markets around world
        557 15 Analysts say crude rates near level at which economies might be hit, especially if interest rates rise LONDON Oil prices surged to fresh record highs yesterday, battering financial markets and raising fears global interest rates could be driven up and economic
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        Lock icon China eases rules to let foreign banks expand faster
        398 15 China eases rules to let foreign banks expand faster SHANGHAI China will permit foreign banks to set up branches more quickly as it prepares to open its financial industry to full foreign competition, its banking watchdog said. Foreign banks have long chafed at restrictive regulations that limit their participation m
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        Lock icon PetroChina kills talks for joint venture
        225 15 PetroChina kills talks for joint venture LONDON PetroChina, China's largest oil producer, has terminated negotiations for an US$18 billion (S$31.1 billion) joint venture with international energy groups over its 4,200km natural gas pipeline from the west of the country to Shanghai. The decision brought to an end the involvement of
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          Lock icon COURT UPHOLDS RULING ON UFJ TRUST UNIT
          89 15 UFJ HOLDINGS, Japan's fourth-largest lender, failed to overturn a court order banning inclusion of its trust unit m merger talks with Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group, hindering plans to create the world's biggest bank. The Tokyo district court upheld last week's ruling m favour
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          Lock icon GOOGLE MAY LAUNCH IPO NOT TUESDAY
          56 15 WEB search engine Google may conduct its eagerly awaited initial public offer (IPO) as soon as next Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal said yesterday, citing no sources. The company's planned mid-August IPO, which is being conducted through an auction process, might raise as much
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          Lock icon STANCHART INCOME SURGES 52% TO $1.98
          65 15 ASIA-FOCUSED Standard Chartered Bank's (Stanchart's) first-half profit rose by more than 50 per cent, beating market expectations, as revenue increased and bad debts plunged, the lender said yesterday. Pretax profit for the six months ended June 30 rose 52 per cent to a record
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          Lock icon 35 CHINESE BANK STAFF IN $54M LOAN FRAUD
          75 15 CHINA'S banking regulator said 35 officials at China Construction Bank and two other state lenders were involved m loan fraud totalling 258 million yuan (5554.2 million). The officials at branches of Construction Bank, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and Agricultural Bank
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          61 15 CREDIT Suisse Group, Switzerland's No. 2 bank, reported a profit m the second quarter following a year-earlier loss as revenue from managing investments for the wealthy made up for lower trading income. Net income was 1.46 billion Swiss francs (551.97 billion) compared with a
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        Lock icon Telstra buys half of Hutchison's 3G network in Australia
        338 15 Telstra buys half of Hutchison's 3G network in Australia CANBERRA Telstra, Australia's biggest phone company, has agreed to buy halt of the nations only high-speed wireless network from a company controlled by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka Shing to enter the market ahead of its nearest rivals. Telstra will buy
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        617 16  -  AUDREY TAN Two highly regarded economists m the region, both with Morgan Stanley, have very different views on the issue By ASSISTANT MONEY EDITOR IS SINGAPORE dependent on Indonesia for growth? Does it face an uncertain future like Hong Kong, as its traditional
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        223 16  -  SURYANI OMAR A NEW fund managed out of Singapore that was launched on Tuesday will give large investors a chance to pool resources to offer short-term funding for real-estate projects m Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia. Run by International Mezzanine Fund Management (IMFML), an associate company
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        Lock icon Local investors eye Osaka to ride on Japanese recovery
        510 16  -  CHEW XIANG BUSINESS SEMINAR lit Thejapanese economy is finally on the upswing and Osaka, inparticular, is beckoning Singapore investors THE Japanese city of Osaka, long seen as a backwater destination for foreign investors because of flat growth and a notoriously insular
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        257 17 HONG KONG International trading group Jardine Matheson Holdings said yesterday first-half underlying net profit jumped 64 per cent due to strength m holdings from retailing to car dealerships. Results were also boosted by a comparison with a business base depressed by the Sars outbreak
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          99 17 ASCOTT CEO QUITS AFTER 16 MONTHS ASCOTT Group, which operates serviced apartments, said chief executive officer (CEO) Eugene Lai resigned after 16 months on the job. Deputy CEO Cameron Ong takes over from Mr Lai today. Mr Lai, 40, was the former managing director at the Carlyle Group and the
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        703 18  -  EDNA KOH Impact of Temasek's bid Shipping line can pay up to $2.88 each for 2 days without affecting offer price, m view of dividend Bu TEMASEK Holdings' dramatic $2.8 billion takeover bid for Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) sent
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      13 1 Life! CELEBRATES THE WONDER OF LIFE The Straits Times Thursday, August 5, 2004
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      357 2 SHE performs m musicals, is a television host and has just released a debut pop album, Balance. But Dutch entertainer Kim-Lian cannot read a single musical note. "I know how to move my fingers when I play the guitar and I know the notes, but
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        99 2 Arnie doll disarmed LOS ANGELES California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has settled a lawsuit against a US toymaker that m return agreed to disarm a gun-toting "bobblehead" doll bearing his likeness, officials said. The former action movie icon, who starred m films including the über-violent Terminator series, accused Ohio Discount Merchandise
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        797 7 Bffl TOYOTA FOR SALE 7/'Ol COROLLA 1.5XL1 auto beige OMV $*****. COE $28K. Ask 555.8 K. *****339 Koh 9/'O2 ESTIMA 2.4 Silver. 1 owner. OMV $33K. Sporty look. Leather, s/rims. *****611/ *****111 '86 STARLET I.OXL manual. Silver. Full body kit. COE 7/2005. Selling $3500 neg. 6299-0090 10/'9O CORONA 1.6 auto.
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        991 9 Bfjjjl HOUSES FOR RENT D.15 THIAM SIEW Aye. Charming s/storey bunglw. 4+l. Huge pool/ gdn/ patio. $8K neg. 9028-1870 ■Rl HUDC/HDB |^£f APTS FOR RENT I+l Toa Payoh 167 $550 2+l Jurong (Lakeside MRT).... $800 2+l Tampines 803 $750 2+l+l Sims Dr 41 $800 2+l Bt Batok 213 $750 2+l
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        1154 9 VjA APTS FOR RENT BEDOK RESERVOIR. 3-room. Approved. Near amenities. Excellent location. Fully furnished. Price neg. Call *****007 FROM $550 ONWARDS! I+l/ 2+l Woodlands/ 3+l Punggol 128 C. P/ furn/ f/ Furn/ aircon. MRT/ Cheap! Immed. 9455-0929 DTZ 14 KG ARANG 2+l. 643 Pasir Ris 3+l 764 Woodlands 2+1. 274
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        1445 9 r^^~ i B SERVICE i|fl SERVICE iWI SERVICE Mffl SERVICE APARTMENTS |||J ad^tucmtc jjjj^ ad^tu^tc |^j ad^tucmtq IHNggPP i?fl| yjl Hi J I "Si 3^ 7j J l_ I^4 HW^^Bjjj^BKwM^^S HIVFiKIOF I LjlH 4B^hH I Luxurious tslandwide access via the CTE PIE I HBm WJ^Uj>m B^»BjP|™ Riverfront I Mb^al Living
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        701 9 ifl Dol oB IiUI CITY SOUTH-WEST I PTEAPTS-SALE HERITAGE VIEW. 2+l/ 3+l. Showflat condition. Best view! Best price! Bring cheque. 569/ 1195/ 1313 sqft. *****919/ *****177 ochofdOng 9BIS Tt»s I DOVER PARK VIEW 2+l 936 sq.ft. #2/ 1*5, 969 sq.ft. 812, $4xxK. 3+l 1281 sq.ft. #11. $6xxK. F/condo facilties. Serious
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        789 9 ■ffj DO9-10 ORCHARD/ luyj TANGLIN/ HOLLAND I HOUSES -SALE D.lO URGENT SALE. 2/storey semi-d near Holland. 3400/ 2600 sqft. 4+l, quiet, convenient. i Closing soon! $1.76 M. 9099-1108 SWISS CLUB VICINITY. Approx. i 14,500 sqft. 2/storey bungalow. Inground pool. Call: 6392-3338 HENRY PK. D/STOREY family home. 4000 sq.ft. s+l. Wide
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        915 9 Wffk DO9-10 ORCHARD/ fciij TANGLIN/ HOLLAND I PTEAPTS-SALE I m^^^ I f SI I IM* m v *o^ v m \m S *!^L HifflfflSl GRAB BELOW $1K psf. Melrose Pk 1507 sqft. 4rm+l. Quality finish. I 999 yrs. Opp Great World City. Don't Miss! Alycia 9455 0522 I Sale LJ
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        736 10 tD11& 21 NEWTON/ BTTiMAH/ CLEMENTI HOUSES -SALE D.ll UNIVERSITY PK. Charming d/storey bunglw. 6400 sq.ft. Grand frontage for 6 cars. F'hold. $3.55 M neg. Agt. 9755-4413 D.ll CAMDEN PK. F'hold. S/storey bunglw. *****/ 4200 sqft. 4+l. Squarish flat land. Easy access yet quiet. $5.xM. HB 9424-0749 OPP MGS. HUA Guan
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        671 10 tDII 21 NEWTON/ BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI PTEAPTS-SALE D.21 BT. REGENCY. Best unit. 3+l. Face pool/ greenery. 1248 sq.ft. F'hold. $628,000. *****888 F'HOLD 2 RMS Shelford Regency. High fir. Facilities. View to offer. Convenient!!! 9008 3332 McR RARE! GILSTEAD VIEW 2-rm. Pool ACS/ MRT. Freehold. High fir. Beautiful. Good buy! *****860 D.21 MAPLEWOODS
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        630 10 Wffl 012-14 BALESTIER/ mnj MACPHERSON/GEYLANG I PTEAPTS-SALE FREE Atliena* 7°; e H m/ A| i unted yiUE ft library Swimmii Developer: Renown Melodies Ltd 27Bencoolen am^cx Street WL #01-27/29 s Singapore *****0 I Develops Melodies Ltd Developer's Lict-nce I Lofong 29 Geylong Tenure of Land Freehold Be I 2000 Expected
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        475 10 WfTt Dl 2-14 BALESTIER/ KoJ MACPHERSON/GEYLANG PTEAPTS-SALE ELIGIBLE Jo ***** Location Lots 14*^ 146-9 MX 24 at 25 /king Plan No: AOB4O-739-1997-BTOI doted 25 May scted Dote of Legal Completion: 30 April 2005 ■fffll Dl 5-16 EAST COAST mj HOUSES -SALE DUNBAR WALK NEWI Semid. 2800/ 4000 sq.ft. s+l with
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        570 10 Wfti 015-16 EAST COAST m| PTEAPTS-SALE CASAFINA GURU. ERIC Tan 9855-9993 DW. 3 units. 1270/ 1281/ 1464 sqft. 3+l rms. 99 yrs. F/facilities. Walk to beach/ mkt. AQUARIUS BY THE Park. Eric 9855-9993 DW. 3 units. 1324/ 1410 sqft. 99 yrs. F/facilities. Windy. Bright. Red Swastika Sch. THE BAYSHORE 2/
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        640 10 Wfti Dl 5-16 EAST COAST I^U PTEAPTS-SALE JOO CHIAT PARK Ct. Ground fir. 3 bdrms. with attached. F'hold. 950 sqft. $490K *****998 AMP THE BAYSHORE TWR IA. Sea view. High fir. 1227 sqft. 3+l bdrms. 100% move-in. *****688 DW PEBBLE BAY. 1894 sqft. 3+l with big balcony. Pool view. Unblocked.
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        698 10 &Dl 7-18 CHANGI/ PASIR RIS PTEAPTS-SALE PASIR RIS. BIRD chirppinq ambience. Grand Inyout. 3+l bdrms. 99 yrs. $468 K. HB 9001 9990 S6SBK ONLYI PALMWOODS Pent house. 2260 sqft. 3+l+l+ roof qdn. Beautiful. Simon: 9380-7811 t 019-20 SERANGOON/ THOMSON HOUSES SALE D.20 ADELPHI PK, Gladiola Dr. S/storey bunqlw. Land 4600
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        871 10 Vffl Dl 9 20 SERANGOON/ ■all THOMSON PTE APTS -SALE GOLDENHILL PK 3+l. Blk 60 1313 sqft. Hurry! Hurry! Morn sun. Bright Low fir. $BxxK. M.ike an offer! Don't miss! *****226 RIO VISTA. BRAND new 3+l 1249 sqft. Unblocked river view. Choice unit! F/facilities. Serious seller. View to offer. 9383
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        791 10 WTSX D22-24WEST E^M PTE APIS SALF D 23 HAZEL PARK COfMtO 4*l 141 sqm. no'). Renovated, pool vk-w. 1 lull condo Facilities. 100% move m. Must view f M«B 5566 ROOI BANK'S SALE IVORY Hql 1850 »qfl Ground fit mais/ PtfC Vr.ti </ unit; 1044 wfi Studio. Ground fir NfMr
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        1218 10 ■JH HDB APTS FOR SALE UX| (ANGMOKIO) AMK BEST BUY!!! 9617-5370 Eric 3 'NG' 108 MRT. 100% move-in 3 'NG' 211. #09. Move-in. Unblock. 3 'NG' 212. 200% move m. MRT 3 'NG'» 1 255 Vpry beautiful cond 3 'N(7 1 313/ 3 NG' 332 Simple 3 'NO' 558 #09
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        917 11 B HDB APTS FOR SALE (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) 3Vz RM. BEDOK N. Blk 107. Mid fir. Below value/ 5T Blk 91. High fir. Granite. Aircon/ 3 'I' Upgraded. Blk 23/ 29. High fir. 9066 2860 4 'A' 58 Chai Chee Corner. Rare! 4 'A' 763 Reservoir. $280K up... 4 'NG' 95 Lift
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        934 11 ■fPJfI HDB APTS FOR SALE I SIN MING BLK 24 3rm upgraded. Renovated. Low fir, lift level. $150K neg. Convenient. Move m. Viewing call 9450-8596 HSR 4'A' BLK 446 Sin Ming, dr to dr. Renovated. View to appreciate! Choice location. Near Thomson Plaza. Must sell! David *****968 4 'S' CORNER
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        1100 11 a HDB APTS FOR SALE (BUKIT BATOK) 3 'S' BLK 317 unblocked, 64 sq.m. Simple. Walk-up #02. Windy. Next to corner. *****589 KWR 4'A' BLK 172. #08. Lift level. 4'NG' Blk 136. Corner. Tip top. MRT/ amenities. *****893 ERI 4 'A' BLK 114 Bt Batok ctr. High fir. Lift level.
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        1026 11 Bf!f!| HDB APTS FOR SALE I^J {BUKIT PANJANG) I Exec Mais 135... At HDB value! #06 Exec Mais 528' Corner.. .Renovate: I Exec Apt 528, 529, 530 High fir I Exec Apt 130, 452, 453 High fli 5T 154, 152.520K below HDB value 5T 166, 178, 179 Pond view #15
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        922 11 Bill HDB APTS FOR SALE |^y (CHOACHUKANG) I RHO Group 9155-9296 PN 4 'A' 667, 668. High fir. Unblocked 4 'A' 617, 565. MRT. Tip top cond 4 'A' 703, 765. High fir. Unblocked 4 'A' 285, 463. High fir. Superb 1 4 'A' 430, 431. MRT. Tip top cond
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        1021 11 WTfH HDB APTS FOR SALE |^y (CHOACHUKANG) 5 'I' CORNER Blk 121 Teck Whye. Low fir. 2nd owner. 4 bdrms. Renovated. Early move-in. Next to LRT station. 9834-1757 PN 5 'I' CORNER blk 470 CCX. High fir. Lift level. Nice decor. Aircon. Condo-like est. Sunshine PI, Esso, Schs. Must view!!
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        1098 11 HHDBAPTS FOR SALE (CLEMENTI/ WEST COAST) ♦NEW! 4 'NG' 318 Clementi. Lift level, well kept, unblocked, Mins to MRT/ Central. *****733 CBS SUNSET 4 'A' 118. 2 units. High fir. Panoramic view. Face NS. Greenery. Serene. Breezy. *****948 TEBAN GDN BLK 51 Exec Mais. High fir. Windy. Bright. Reservoir view.
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        635 11 H HDB APTS FOR SALE (HOUGANG/S'GOON/ YIO CHU KANG) Top 10 C&H agt HOUGANG PROPERTIES on Sale!!! 3 'NG' 124 high fir. Well kept SVz-rm corner 125. Marble fir 4 'A' 24l mid fir. Big hall 4 'A' 534 mid/ lift fir. 5 T 503 marble fir, renovated 5 162
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        926 11 ■Tfl HDB APTS FOR SALE Ei|iJ (HOUGANG/S'GOON/ I YIO CHU KANG) Mflnw' pH fl v, v I I 7-MIN HOUGANG CENTRAL/ MRI HUDC Exec Apt Corner Blk 34' j #03. 3+1. 157 sq.m. Nice layou! Huge living hall/ baclocy. Fac river view/ greenery. Unblockec I 99% move m. $328 K.
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        1232 11 IHDB APTS FOR SALE {HOUGANG/S'GOON/ YIO CHU KANG) P___p-j^ iff Must Sell 510 5 'I' Mid fir corner, S'goon N. 6 Near school/ amenities. Renot. vated. 100% move-in. Bright c breezy. CBS 9423-6636 Edward BLK 974 EXEC Apt Hougang. 137 sqm. 4 rms. Sch. Al decor. No afr ternoon sun.
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        978 12 B HDB APTS FOR SALE (JURONG) KENNETH LOH 9180-6500 ROOF 3T 186 812/ 187 Boon Lay Sll5K up 4'A 1 451 82/ 4'A' 923 83 corner 4'A' 667 D. High fir. Unblock S24OK 4'A' 668 D 813. Unblocked... $220K 4'A' 668A. $30K renovation.s2lsK 4'A' 288 Toh Guan. Move-in. $277K IT
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        1080 12 Rf| HDB APTS FOR SALE I^J (JURONG) 4 T BLK 182 #13 Boon Lay. Lift... 4 T blk 219 #13 Boon Lay $139K.. 5 T blk 517E High fir Jurong MRT 5 'A' Mais 559 Jurong *****253 5 'I' CORNER 5 yrs! 624 Jurong W. High fir. Modern decor. Big
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        921 12 Rfl HDB APTS FOR SALE (MARINE PARADE) 5 T PT Blk 43. High fir. Panaromic view. Move-in. Convenient. Amenities. neg! 9639-7308 Rfl HDB APTS FOR SALE W^3 (PASIRRIS/CHANGI) CORNER EXEC APT Blk 713 Pasir Ris #09. Simple renovation $355K up. Corner Exec Apt Blk 463 Pasir Ris #05. Renovated. 4
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        1012 12 RC| HDB APTS FOR SALE wKM (SEMBAWANG) 5 T CORNER Blk 420. High/ lift level. Cosy. Just 5 yrs. MRT/ mkt/ food ct./ sch. Can contra. Motivated seller! *****868 Tay EXEC APT 305 #05. Beautifully renovated. 4 rms balcony. Unblock MRT $350K up *****929 I GRAB NOW! 5 'I' Sembawang
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        1135 12 Rfl HDB APTS FOR SALE ||J (TAMPINES/SIMEI) 4 'A' BLK 712, Tampines. High fir, designer decor, NS facing, semi corner, lift landing, MRT/ amenities/ SAP sch. neg. 9455-0929 4 'A' BLK 261/ 706. Central/ MRT. 5 'I' Blk 306. $0 cash/ 4-bdrms. 5 T Blk 736/ 369 S3O3K only! All
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        1141 12 Rfl HDB APTS FOR SALE KiiJ (TOAPAYOH/ POTONG PASIR) GROUND FLR. 3 T+ l. Blk. 119. Fees paid. Nicely renovated. F/aircon. Near MRT/mkt. 9066-2412 KPC URGENT! BELOW HDB value. 4 A' T. Payoh Blk 11 #02. 6 yrs. Renovated/ 3T+l Blk 203. *****656 S2O3K+! 4 'I' 213, Toa Payoh, mid
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        948 12 RE] HDB APTS FOR SALE (WOODLANDS) I^2^ f* ERA A fc EXEC APT 357 country decor, mrt Exec apt 528 design, build, 320K Exec apt/ mais 7888 below value 3 'NG' 218 Lift level. Seaview 4 'A 1 682 D. #12. Nice. MRT. Sch 4 'A' 520. 4 'I' 7
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        1142 12 E HDB APTS FOR SALE (WOODLANDS) JUMBO WOODLANDS. BLK 326. Corner. Designer decor. Sch/ MRT. $350K neg. *****523 Agt MARSILING NEAR WET Mkt. Upgraded corner unit. 2+l. Lift level. No blocking. SI4SK. 9376-9843 NEW 5 T 543. Woodlands. Low fir. Good cond. Renovated. Price neg. Serious seller. 9069-9608 SS NEG!
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        914 12 Rfl HDB APTS FOR SALE |^(YISHUN) 3 'A' YISHUN Blk 808 #02. Nea MRT, school. Simple renovatior Future lift. View to offer. Call h j Omar *****834 PN j 3 'NG' BLK 146. Low fir. F/aircor Well-kept. Near MRT/ Central amenities. Valuation $148H Priced to sell! 9273-8211 C&H 3 'NG'
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        925 12 Ktil HDB APTS FOR SALE Eul (SENGKANG/ ir 4 'AY BLK 224 D, 5 yrs. Renovat1| cd. Move-in. 102 sqm. $232K neg 5 T Corner Blk 257A. High fir. i- MRT, Compass Pt, sch. *****229 5-RM BLK 188 C. Rivervale Dr. #14. Corner. Simple renovations. Sea view. All races! S2BOK
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        807 13 Hfl HUDC/HDBAPTS WANTED (RENT/ BUY) HIGH BUDGET! LEGAL tenants, PR families/ students looking for whole units (1-5 rms) m all areas. Fast reliable svc! 9188-2044. TENANTS URGENTLY LOOKING for 3/ 4/ 5 rms whole unit Tiong Bahru/ O'town/ Redhill/ Waterloo/ Tampines/ Bedok *****667 HIGH BUDGET! FOR (1 to 5 rms
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        2374 13 BH FACTORY SPACE |Tjl FACTORY SPACE Rfl fJCTORY SPACE TOj FoSl^*" FOR T S°ALE SPACE I ms*™ II BUY A RAMP-UP FACTORY BllBMySfflfn^^M From Mntemste^artiesmay submit their offers m DSf/mth* by hand to: 1 Industrial Properties Department counter Atrium, 3rd Storey HDB Hub Please call' 480 Lor 6 ToaPayoh, Singapore
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        1886 13 Bfl OFFICE SPACE Kfl OFFICE SPACE Rfl OFFICE SPACE I^U FOR RENT |^y FOR RENT |^U cnomm IH Regular, continuous floor plate I I of 8,844 sq ft available liHJt^H^^U Private exclusive use of Hl^n^Sg^^^B whole floor Panoramic sea/city view i^l^^S"*^ Column-free office space Ideal for professional firms and „,.<£?
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        592 13 RCJ SHOP SPACE Next to Orchard Point 129 to 859 sqft Suitable for hair, beauty salon, manicure pedicure Immediate occupation Daniel Wong 9639 3879 Sam Poi 9632 8288 i I Facing Upper Thomson Rd and Sin Ming Rd Prime ground floor shops space j 980 to 1281 sqft One unit
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        970 14 I I Rfl SHOP SPACE |^U FOR RENT BLK 7 HAIG Rd. 200 sqft, Blk 113 Bt Merah View 350 sqft. Suitable for beauty, hair salon. $1500 neg. Heavy traffic. *****755 PN SELEGIE PARKLANE 7500 sq ft. Suits all trades, health spa, entertainment, restn, nite club, education. 9761-1101/ 8111-4286 PEOPLE'S
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        982 14 RR SHOP SPACE PRIME KIOSK 130 sq.ft. at Funan. Immed. Retail trade. Ground fir. Call Steph 6318-9883 BT TIMAH SHPG ctr recently upgraded. 160 sqft. #02. Suits all trades. $600. *****848 ST BLK 185 T Payoh Central/ Blk 123 T Payoh, v-> or full shop. For sale also. 9009-1798 Texan
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        670 14 PfJI SHOP SPACE K£XM FOR SALE TEXTILE CTR. 180 sq.m. Ground fir. Well renovated. P/furn. Good image. Also for rent. 9763-9979 AMK 709, 532, 449/ Bedok 213, 510,57/ Tampines 201D-E/ Woodlands 301, 303. 9288-1771 JLP PEOPLE'S PARK. 645/ 1300/ 1900 sqft. Good crowd. Near MRT. CKS 9666-5697 D.14 GEYLAND RD
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        1299 14 1— ■jffji RESTAURANT/ llfl RESTAURANT/ EUJ LOUNGE Elii LOUNGE I SPACE FOR RENT I SPACE FOR RENT j 4,844 sq ft 8,730 sq ft With full M&E facilities for restaurant usegrease trap, exhaust, floor trap and toilets Basement level and 4th storey fronting atrium Availability: October and November 2004 Tel:
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        1179 14 I EN BLOC SALE (SPACE) RE/MAX (this line background black reverse) (ROAD MAP pix) 51, 51A-0 Lorong H Telok Kurau (m bold and slightly bigger font) Land size: 27,979 sq.ft. Tenure: Freehold Plot Ratio: 1.4 Hgt Restrictions: 5-stories Nice rectangular shape, walking distance to Eunos MRT station, additional state land
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        643 17 JiIiMAiMZRMZMiMItfi BAILIFF'S SALE In The Subordinate Courts of The Republic of Singapore In the Cause of Writ of Seizure Sale No. 2687 of 2004 Savino Del Bene (S) Pte Ltd Execution Creditors Versus Lee Siew Sing Execution Debtors AUCTION SALE OF 2 units 29" CTV, LD Player, AY Receiver with
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        738 17 THE BANKRUPTCY ACT (CHAPTER 20) THE BANKRUPTCY RULES NOTICE OF ADVERTISEMENT UNDER RULES 96(4Wd) OF THE BANKRUPTCY RULES STATUTORY DEMAND ISSUED ON THE 17TH DAY OF MAY 2004 UNDER SECTION 62 OF THE BANKRUPTCY ACT RE SAWAL BIN YAHYA (NRICNo. *****728/A) Debtor EX PARTE HONG LEONG FINANCE LIMITED (RCNo 1961
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        522 18 An established publisher looking for: SAIES icxecutiwes •Applicants must be a Singaporean or PR and able to communicate well m English Mandarin No experience required, training will be provided Basic Salary Transport Allowance Commission Cash Awards 5 days week KEHGSOOHGROVP In support of our growth opportunities, we are seeking matured,
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