The Straits Times, 9 August 2004

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1 12 The Straits Times
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    31 1 The Straits Times BEST IN NEWSPAPER DESIGN IN ASIA Established 1845 JVI OlrSf^^t^iigust 9, 2004 •96 Pages m six parts mita (p) 048/03/2004 •bF A Singapore Press Holdings publication O\J Cents
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    Lock icon 8-9% growth expected now
    266 1 3rd upward revision of year's forecast GOOD news for the economy: The growth forecast for this year has been revised upwards again: to 8 per cent to 9 per cent. This follows 10 per cent growth m the first half of this year. Prime Minister Goh
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    Lock icon PM says 'thank you' to nation
    828 1  -  CHUA MUI HOONG In a message delivered 'with a happy heart', he says the privilege of serving as PM has been 'highest honour of my life' Reports by SENIOR CORRESPONDENT iiwii 8 *****1 *****7 The Straits Times interactive: http://straitstimes.asial.com.sq is available from 6 am.
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      135 1 SM'S LETTER TO FAMILY; Lien's passing evokes memories of many links with the past page 4 HlllH Ulllliyil KBI BBkDT3 B^ > ?^sfclHlßli,lli: f*\ F* 1 ABt^l BM|n ■AJlßiJHlliiHffl H** Hfc "X Bf **B Bi HWl^Bl^Bß Bfc^^ißß BBPBB BmBBB^BI ■"^■liti c 1 ".m X ttitf >i I F^'tfl ■■■■■I I
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      167 2 HOM E $2M ADVENTURE CLUB OPENS A COUNTRY club m Bukit Batok has just opened an adventure camp, the sixth here. The $2 million centre at the Singapore Civil Defence Association For National Servicemen club is set m sha of jungle. There are more than 30 activities to build team
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      87 2 ONE CURRENCY ENOUGH THE world needs a global currency if the global market economy is to thrive m the years ahead, argues Martin Wolf. It would reduce much of the danger for poor countries who are borrowing abroad, and make the world economy more stable. When the gold standard
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      74 2 FO RUM NO NEED FOR TABLET PCs THE decision by Crescent Girls' School to get its students to use tablet PCs and other high-tech gadgets seems to be more a case of using technology for its own sake, writes reader Sng Swee Kiat. All it does, is add to parents'
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      70 2 FIDDLER, 57, STILL REVOLUTIONARY SOUTH India's most celebrated violinist m the West, Dr L. Subramaniam, who will perform here tomorrow, is still pushing boundaries, trying to produce a music that will appeal to all cultures. The 57-year-old, who helped spur the embrace Asia movement m the 1970s together with
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      116 2 HOM E Not myopic, but given glasses SOME children here are being fitted with spectacles even though they are not shortsighted. Rather, they have an eye infection called allergic conjunctivitis, which needs to be treated with drugs. Experts at the two premier eye-care institutes m Singapore say there are no
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      102 2 Strangers m their home CHINESE who studied abroad are finding themselves strangers m their own country, because it is changing so rapidly. They are also unable to land jobs because of the dynamism of the marketplace. New terminology and new industries have sprung up, and their absence has cost
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      113 2 Here's how to get a child thinking GETTING a child to suggest how to solve a problem or perform a task well is one way to get him to think out of the box, says psychologist Ng Aik Kwang. Parents could start at home by challenging him to redesign
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      80 2 MO NE Y ACCOUNTING HELP FOR SMEs? SIMPLER accounting standardsfaave been proposed for companies here. IfJfcese are accepted, it will make it easier a*3 cheaper for the 70,000 plus small and mdfflum-sized enterprises to prepare their accounl^ The Council on Corporate Disclosure and Governance here will send feedback on the
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      75 2 WO RLD AUSTRIA TO TAX ALCOPOP EUROPEAN legislators are training their sights on flavoured, alcoholic drinks, blaming the trendy beverages for teenage boozing. Austria, where a third of the victims of drink-driving are between 15 and 24, plans to slap a tax on the drinks and decrease taxes on non-alcoholic
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      146 2 SOCCER ABUSE ON THE NET THE Chinese media generally rated China's hosting of its first Asian Cup a success, and patted fans on the back for their civilised reaction to losing 3-1 to Japan m the finals. It was a different story on the Net, where website forums were
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      92 2 S P ORTS MISSIES' OLYMPIC GOLD RUSH FOUR years ago, Australia won six gold swimming medals m Sydney. It was a feat considering there were just 16 m the contingent, writes columnist C.K. Tay. The country hopes for more m Athens. World-record holder Libby Lenton, 19, is expected to deliver
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      215 2 MAIN Prime 3,4,6 World 8-13 Editorial 14 Commentary 14,15 Forum 16 HOME Home Hl-H8 Education H9-Hll ASIA/SPORTS/ MONEY Asian Agenda AI,A2 China A3,A5 Asia A6 S-EAsia A7 Malaysia A8 Sports A9-All Money... Al3-Al6 LIFE! The Buzz L 2 Cover story L3,L4 Comics L 5 Arts L 6 Girl Talk L
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      Lock icon Educator among 3,414 on N-Day honours list
      323 3 THIS National Day's highest honour, the Meritorious Service Medal, goes to Mr Wee Heng Tin, the former direc-tor-general of education at the Ministry of Education. He is among 3,414 people being honoured today for their contributions to the nation, m fields that range
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      618 3  - The heroes of Nicoll Highway disaster recognised BEN NADARAJAN 28 rescue workers and the foreman who died trying to save his workers are remembered for the courage they showed m IT IS the worst of times that bring out the best m people. So it was at the Nicoll Highway
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      Lock icon THE MEDAL WOULD RECOGNISE HIS ULTIMATE SACRIFICE AND HE WOULD BE MORE AT PEACE. BUT IT WILL NOT BRING HIM BACK.'
      144 3 Mrs Sally Heng, 35, widow of construction foreman Heng Yeow Pheow (above), who has been awarded the Medal of Valour posthumously husband's bravery: "The medal will recognise his ultimate
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      Lock icon Mourners bid farewell to banker lien
      734 4  -  LYDIA LIM Ordinary people and leaders pay their last respects to OUB founder who arrived as a penniless boy from China MR Lien Ying Chow's passing marks the end of an era, said several community and political leaders who attended his wake at his
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      Lock icon What it should have been
      59 4 IN THE report, "Goals galore grumbles too" on Aug 2, we quoted SLeague chief executive officer Chan King Fook as saying: "Yes, I am a little disappointed that Home and Tampines did not release their top players." Mr Chan was quoted inaccurately. He did not
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      Lock icon 'His passing evokes memories of many links with past'
      331 4 Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew's letter to the family of the late Lien Ying Chow yesterday "I SEND my condolences to Margaret Lien and Lien Ying Chow's family. He is the archetype of the legend a penniless China boy who came
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      Lock icon Paddler flying high on eve of Olympics
      407 6  -  PEH SHING HUEI Birthday treat for Li Jiawei at the controls of SIA flight simulator BiL LI JIAWEI stepped into the cockpit of trie Boeing 747, strapped herself into the main pilot's seat and flew towards Johor Baru, before circling back to Singapore.
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      Lock icon Senior Al-Qaeda trainer arrested
      519 6 Linked to attempts on Pakistani President's life, he is handed to Islamabad ISLAMABAD A senior Pakistani Al-Qaeda operative who used to run one of the terror group's training camps m Afghanistan and was linked to assassination attempts on Pakistan's President has been arrested m Dubai and
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      Lock icon Exposed: Mole in Al-Qaeda
      408 8 Setback for anti-terror fight, say security experts f LONDON The revelation that a mole within AlQaeda was exposed after Washington launched its "orange alert" this month has shocked security experts, who say it may have set back the war on terror. Pakistani intelligence sources said computer
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      585 8 Bigwigs in Australia accuse govt of deceit IRAQ WAR We are concerned that Australia was committed to join the invasion of Iraq on the basis of false assumptions and the deception of the Australian people. Above all, it is wrong and dangerous for our elected representatives to mislead the Australian
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      Lock icon US, Britain using different tactics in anti-terror fight
      921 9  - US, Britain using different tactics in anti-terror fight JONATHAN EYAL Believing that too much publicity may do more harm than good, the British take a discreet approach By, FOR THE STRAITS TIMES LONDON Only a few days after the United States warned that financial centres m New York and Washington
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      Lock icon Sadr fighters defy order to leave Najaf
      258 9 NAJAF Iraq's interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi yesterday ordered fighters loyal to radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada AlSadr to leave Najaf, but the militiamen were digging m even as the death toll from days of clashes mounted. Under tight security, Mr Allawi made a
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      514 12 Pioneers Of 36-Houß Week Join Europe's Big Debate Competition from countries offering cheap labour forces government and employers to question Netherlands' famed labour pacts THE HAGUE As discussions rage on returning to a 40-hour work week m France and Germany, the Netherlands the 1980s pioneer
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      204 12 COVERS 559.2 KM IN 168 HOURS PARIS Sri Lankan Suresh Joachim has extended his passion for offbeat challenges by running on a treadmill almost non-stop for a week. He completed the record bid yesterday at a Paris gym, logging 559.2 km over 168
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      Lock icon ZULU LEADER CALLS FOR ACTION ON AIDS
      103 12 JOHANNESBURG Mr Mangosuthu Buthelezi, the veteran Zulu leader of the Inkatha Freedom Party, made an emotional appeal on Saturday for South Africa to do more to halt the Aids pandemic. At the funeral of his daughter, Princess Mandisi Sibukakonke, 48, he revealed that
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      104 12 MEXICO CITY President Vicente Fox's Interior Secretary has taken a shot at the leftist mayor of Mexico City, saying he needs to act like "a little man" and cooperate with those investigating him for criminal wrongdoing. Mr Santiago Creel said Mayor Andres Manuel Lopez
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      68 12 WASHINGTON Admirers of author Lewis Carroll can surf into a rare 21st-century wonderland: an online version of his unpublished personal scrapbook. He collected 130 scrapbook items from 1855 to 1872, during which he wrote Alice's Adventures In Wonderland and Through The Looking-Glass. The collection includes
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      Lock icon The gloves are off in US polls
      668 13  -  ROGER M ITTON No punches are pulled as pro-Bush Viet veterans call Kerry a liar and Democrats question motive behind the President's Code Orange terror alert By U.S. BUREAU CIIIKF WASHINGTON It is widely accepted m politics that the closer ijp election, the
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      277 13 VIENNA Alcopops, the trendy, flavoured, alcoholic drinks targeted at teenagers, are now m the firing line as Europe goes to war on alcohol abuse among the young. With more than half of Germany's 16- to 17-year-olds drinking alcopops and
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        Lock icon PALESTINIAN JUSTICE MINISTER QUITS
        87 13 RAMAI .LAH Palestinian Justice Minister Nahed Arreyes announced his resignation on Saturday to protest against Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's refusal to share power, adding to growing turmoil m the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Mr Arreyes said he submitted his resignation to Palestinian Prime Minister
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        84 13 HUTCHINSON ISLAND (Florida) Thirty dolphins stranded on a Florida beach were euthanised on Saturday after experts and volunteers spent hours trying to get them to swim back to the ocean. The rough-tooth dolphins were among a group of 36 dolphins that beached themselves on
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        57 13 KINNELON (New Jersey) Two small planes collided m New Jersey, killing both pilots and sending one aircraft plunging into the backyard of a home. A Piper PA-28 that had taken off on Saturday from an airport m Lincoln Park collided with a Cessna 150 that
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        79 13 LONDON An American has splashed out £45,000 (*****,000) for an eight-course meal for friends at one of the world's finest Indian restaurants, The Daily Telegraph reported. The Michelin-starred Tamarind m Mayfair said the tab was the biggest it had ever seen. Manager Rajesh
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        72 13 DUBAI The President of Russia's Kalmykia region, Mr Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, plans to build an international chess city m Dubai with investments of around 9-6 billion dirhams (554.5 billion). A joint statement by Mr Ilyumzhinov and the chief executive of Dubai Projects, Mr Sulaiman AlFahim,
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        64 13 MELBOURNE The mother of a three-week-old baby kidnapped m an underground carpark at a shopping mall here made a tearful public plea yesterday for her daughter's safe return. Police were searching for a man and a woman m their mid-30s who temporarily blinded the 27-year-old
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      86 12 llyas Akhmadov a former Chechen official accused by Russia of having terrorist ties, has been granted asylum m America. Italian-born Joseph-Marie Lo Duca one of France's leading cinema historians, has died m a hospital near Paris aged 98. Quoteworihti This is a real job. He icill have to amuse ana
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  • COMMENTARY • ANALYSIS
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        591 14 ON THIS day m 1965, Dutch economist Albert Winsemius was m The Hague when he received news that Singapore was out of Malaysia. Dr Winsemius, Singapore's chief economic adviser from 1960 to 1984, was troubled by what he saw when he travelled here. He was to
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      Lock icon 2004 could be a vintage year for democracy
      707 14  -  MICHEL ROCARD By] RECONCILING morals with how a society is organised m other words, reconciling ethics with politics is one of humanity's oldest ambitions. Hammurabi, Ramses 11, Solon, Confucius and Pericles were among the first great figures to embark on this effort.
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      970 14  -  MARTIN WOLF FINANCIAL TIMES LAST month was the 60th anniversary of the conference at Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, that inaugurated the post-World War II international economic order. The flood of analyses that this occasion brought forth has concentrated on that meeting's
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      861 14  -  TOM PLATE By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES HONOLULU Would it be too much of a sacrifice for top Pentagon civilian and military leaders to start spending their summers here at the United States Pacific Command (Pacom)? After all, they would
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      Lock icon N. Korea- US: Beware of creating dragons
      916 15  - N. Korea- US: Beware of creating dragons ANNEWU »1L CHINA WILL PRESS TO ESTABLISH A TONE BASED ON RECONCILIATION PROCESS AND RECIPROCITY. THIS IS BOTH HEALTHY AND, MORE IMPORTANT, POTENTIALLY MORE PRODUCTIVE THAN NORTH KOREA'S HARD-NOSED STYLE OR AMERICA'S HARDLINE TACTICS. THE negotiations to remove nuclear weapons from the Korean
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      Lock icon WTO accord: Next steps the hardest... and crucial
      704 15  - WTO accord: Next steps the hardest. and crucial SUNANDA K. DATTA-RAY Bu FOR THE STRAITS TIMES NO ONE expects Thai rice or West African cotton to flood markets after world trade ministers meet again m Hong Kong m December next year, but it will be a considerable advance if the
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      112 14 How to reach us After office hours, please call operators at 6319-6319 NEHSDESK TEL 6319-5397 FAX: 6732-0131 FOREIGN DESK TEL: 6319-5745 FAX: 6319-8274 PICTURE DESK TEL 6319-5328 FAX: 6319-8271 EAST ASIA UNIT TEL 6319-5622 FAX: 6319-8274 FORUM DESK TEL 6319-5454 FAX: 6319-8289 MONEY DESK TEL 6319-5471 FAX: 6319-8262 SPORTS DESK
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      388 16 Technology for its own sake Tablet PCs In Crescent Girls' School I REFER to the report "Crescent Girls' students to use tablet PCs with digital books and note-taking software" (Sunday Times, Aug 1). From what I could see, the claimed benefits of these tablet PCs were less than convincing, such
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      643 16 Housing Board reply was no help at all I REFER to the Housing Board's reply ("Option procedure used successfully m large number of resale-flat cases; ST, Aug 5) to Madam Katherine Tan Thuay Ngoi's letter (ST, July 29). I am disappointed by
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      135 16 NAC will look into contests idea I REFER to the letter "More equal treatment for the arts, please" (ST, Aug 6) by Ms He Jia Wen, who suggests the National Arts Council (NAC) set m motion schemes to provide support to arts groups, and accord due recognition to their achievements
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      683 16 BOUQUETS Well done. thank you HELP WHEN FAINTED: I would like to thank the staff at Clementi MRT station for their excellent customer relations. On Monday evening, I fainted at the station gates. When I regained consciousness, I was attended to by Ms Azlinah Din. I was allowed to rest
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      563 18 m IS m m M f m W" a Singaporean; my forefather arrived here m the I iY~\ early days, back m the 1880s. Through the years, I 111 my family's fortunes have ebbed and flowed, just like the tides of our shores. I am a true son of the
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      8 1 The Straits Times home Monday, August 9, 2004
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      709 1  -  RADHA BASU Problem is due to difficulty m accurately reading degree of myopia m children WHEN her son got his first pair of spectacles from a neighbourhood optician m early April, marketing manager Grace Koh thought it would be the end of
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      1448 2 PM Goh Chok Tongs Last National Day Message Proud of fighting spirit 'Our collective response to Sars and other crises strengthened my confidence m Singapore's future. We went through fire together; the steel m us strengthened. This is what I am most proud of, my fellow Singaporeans,
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      533 2  - 'It 's a very sincere speech' TEE HUNCHING FAMILY ON PM'S MESSAGE Bu THE minute Mr Goh Chok Tone wrapped up his last National Day Message as the Prime Minister, Mr Victor Png clapped unabashedly. His wife, Annie, 74, and six other family members laughed at him, but nodded firmly
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      79 2 Care helped build trust Madam Ho GeokChoo, West Coast GRCMP: 'He told us that we needed to have commitment, trust and good national leaders. I believe the trust and commitment we have now is because Singaporeans realised that the last two prime ministers were good men. Not only were they
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      104 2 Ms Braema Mathi, Nominated MP 'He took a few moments to laugh at himself and it was a very humble speech. He urged Singaporeans to take greater ownership of the country, and said we should continue to be more active, to develop a greater sense of
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      61 2 Crafted own distinct style MrTanSinYat, 29, business development manager 'It was quite a personal message, which is what I've come to expect from him. He has been more confident m the last three, four years, crafting his own distinct style and carrying himself with ease. It showed m the speech,
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      97 2 Mr Jimmy Koh, UOB head of economicstreasury research 'Now that we know the results of the first two quarters, it will not be difficult to achieve 8 to 9 per cent growth for the whole year. It is reasonable. Barring major events, such as terrorist
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      83 2 Mr Aw Mertg Hua, 28, financial adviser 'He gave up a lot m terms of lifestyle and even money, by giving up his job at Neptune Orient Lines and entering politics. It shows something about his character. I grew up with him
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      80 2 Mr Seng Han Thong, Ang Mo Kio GRCMP 'It was very nice of the PM to make a speech m Mandarin, tt was a nice gesture and many people would be very glad to hear him m a language which they are most conversant m. He
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      671 3 NEW ERA OF OPTIMISM 'Make no mistake about it. The torch is being passed to a new generation of leaders and this is very important to all Singaporeans... We enter the new era of a new leadership with hope and optimism,
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      484 3 A NEW $2 million adventure camp has been set up at Bukit Batok, m the middle of a country club. The camp is the latest addition to the Singapore Civil Defence Association for National Servicemen club, which already has golf driving and
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      864 4  -  TAN HUI YEE This was a common theme m the National Day remarks of several ministers yesterday as Singapore heads for a change of prime minister on Thursday By' YOUNG Singaporeans must lead the charge m shaping the future of their country, and they must do
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      168 4 "Generally the economy is growing; overall growth has been very strong. So with that, workers can expect to have more bonuses. Does it mean everyone will get better bonuses? i think most people will, but for those sectors that are still not doing so well, the companies will
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      342 4 NTUC chief: New blood needed for full political renewal POLITICAL renewal is not complete unless there's an infusion of new blood m the constituency grassroots networks and m the trade unions. And with Singapore entering a period of growth, there is a "window" of time
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      59 4 KEVIN YEO PRESIDENT S R Nathan (above) dotted the eyes of a dragon last night. According to Chinese custom, he brought it to life and m the process, also brought prosperity to the nation. Mr and Mrs Nathan were at the 20th anniversary celebration of
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      666 5  -  LEE HUI CHIEH Friends and former colleagues remember Mr Lien Ying Chow, who died on Friday at age 98, as a generous and humble man %L ENCOURAGING MENTOR 'He often encouraged us, and told us: "If you work verynard, you can also be m my
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    • NATIONAL DAY AWARD WINNERS 2004
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        410 6  -  GLENYS SIM Reports by EDUCATION veteran Wee HengTin (left) receives the highest honour m this year's National Day Awards The Meritorious Service Medal. The award is a fitting birthday present for Mr Wee, who turned 64 last month. "After 40 years m education,
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        2974 6 Some of this year's winners reflect on their feelings on receiving national recognition for their contributions. Mr Sitaw ¥cc Kmq, 60, exilian, National Fire Prevtntiofi Council: It is very important to instil fire safety m the people of Singapore, especially younger children because if they start their fire safety education
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        367 6 MR S. Puhaindran (right) has been a resident of Marine Parade since 1974. Driven by a sense of duty to care for his fellowconstituents, he joined the Marine Parade branch of the People's Action Party as its branch secretary m 1976. In
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        435 7 FOR 53 years, Mrs Ann Elizabetn Wee (left) dedicated herself to social work. Today, her work is recognised m the form of the Public Service Star (Bar). This is for her role as an expert resource individual m the inter-ministry committee on the Convention on the
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        211 7 These 12 people are being honoured for their part m the Nicoll Highway incident. 1 7 others will get the Commendation Medal PUBLIC ADMiHISTRATION MEDAL (GOLD) Mr James Tan Chan Seng (above, left), commissioner of Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION MEDAL (BRONZE) Mr Yap Wee
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        958 9  - TEACHING COMPASSION MARIA ALMENOAR Many schools go beyond the call of duty to help their pupils cope with personal tragedies by raising funds and morale Hu PROACTIVE ATTENTION "You can't wait for a child to come to you. A lot oj the time, they're just waitingfor someone to ask them
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        1552 10  -  ANDY HO ST HOME LEARNING CENTRE I lIL LEvvUll I LHR IT IS aimed at getting upper secondary and junior college students up to speed m current affairs and English, and comes m three parts the story, the lesson and the worksheet. This
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        985 11  - Unleash your child's creative potential LYNN LEE Get him to think out of the box, says author, whose techniques include using everyday items, leading questions Bu ASIAN children are less likely than their Western counterparts to think out of the box as the society here stresses doing things as a
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        438 11 THE Singapore Discovery Centre is marking National Day with a skit and an exhibition of National Day video greetings and essays on the country submitted by Singaporeans. The 30-minute skit, about how two 11-year-old students discover what they love most about Singapore, will be performed
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        852 11 Who to turn to Should you need professional help, you could turn to: An educational psychologist from the Education Ministry assigned to your child's school Copes (Children's One-Stop Psycho-educational Services), Child Guidance Clinic (Tel: 6435-3878/9) Students Care Service, Clementi centre (Tel: 6778-6867) Educational psychologists in
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      235 1 CHANGIHG NEEDS In the *****, social work was about giving people enough food to live on. Today, it is about releasing the stresses m relationships../ Social work veteran Ann Elizabeth Wee, who has been awarded the Public Service Star (Bar) Am Home Last Week HDB UPGRADING CHOICES Which is your
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      8 1 The Straits Times asia Monday, August 9, 2004
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    • ASIAN AGENDA: SPORE COMPANIES MAKE THEIR MARK WORLDWIDE
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        1484 1  -  MELISSA SIM Singapore's reputation for quality and honesty has been a springboard for homegrown firms entering world markets *L SPREADING THEIR WINGS Banyan Tree Holdings: It started with only seven employees m 1991 but now has more than 4,500. Its hotels, resorts and spas are found
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      • ASIA THIS WEEK
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          84 2 Japan and North Korea are scheduled to hold two-day working-level talks m Beijing on Wednesday and Thursday. Pyongyang's abduction of Japanese nationals and its nuclear programme are on the agenda. China's first nude beach is set to open m the eastern province of Zhejiang on Thursday amid controversy. Beijing
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          21 2 Pakistani and Indian officials meet tomorrow and on Wednesday m Islamabad to discuss cooperation on countering terrorism and drug trafficking.
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          20 2 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh makes his maiden address to the nation on Sunday to mark the 59th independence anniversary.
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          15 2 Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi leaves tomorrow for a five-day visit to Pakistan and India.
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          58 2 Vice-President Annette Lv will brief the media today on the second annual convention of the Democratic Pacific Alliance that begins on Friday. Parliament holds an extraordinary session on Thursday to discuss constitutional amendment procedures and the NT$5OO-billion (5525.6-billion) infrastructure programme. The High Court hears on Thursday the opposition's lawsuit
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          34 2 The Constitutional Court is expected to give a verdict today m a case filed by former general Wiranto (above), who has alleged that polling irregularities cost him five million votes m presidential poll.
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          16 2 Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi delivers keynote address at Asia economic summit tonight.
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          26 2 Prime Minister Khin Nyunt visits Hanoi today. The European Union's insistence that Myanmar's military junta stay away from an October Asia-Europe meeting could be discussed.
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          31 2 Promotional rates for Bangkok's first underground subway end on Thursday. Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra visits Colombo on Saturday and Sunday to meet President Chandrika Kumaratunga and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse.
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          9 2 The. Joint Philippines-US anti-terrorism exercise ends on Friday.
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    • CHINA
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        547 3 Fears of large-scale riots proved unfounded after China lost m the Asian Cup final to Japan; fans vent their anger online instead BEIJING The relatively peaceful ending of Saturday's Asian Cup final, fought between China and Japan, testifies to the self-control and cool-headedness of
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        79 3 AFP TAIWAN beats the world record for the largest drum ensemble by gathering 1,899 drummers to perform for 30 minutes, making it to the Guinness World Records. Professional and student drummers from across the island met others from religious groups m southern Tainan city on Saturday to
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        Lock icon Temperatures rise over plans for nudist beach
        231 3 HANGZHOU Plans to open China's first nudist beach m the booming eastern province of Zhejiang have sparked concern about a decline m morality. The inspiration for establishing a "nude swimming area" struck the management of Linan West Zhejiang Beach Area a few days
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        193 3 CHANGSHA Two children from the central Chinese province of Hunan suffocated to death when they were placed m the luggage compartment of a tour bus after all its seats were taken up. According to the Changsha Wanbao newspaper, the tragedy occurred on
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        1470 5  -  TSCHANG CHI-CHU Tough competition at home has put a squeeze on sales and profits, driving manufacturers to turn to exports By CHI.NA CORRESPONDENT SHANGHAI Last August, Geely Automobile Holdings dipped its toe into the export market for the first time. China's only
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        406 5 Pro-Beijing HK leader Ma Lik has colon cancer HONG KONG The leader of Hong Kong's top pro-Bei-jing party said yesterday that ne has been diagnosea with colon cancer, just weeks before elections tnat could deliver a backlash to China's local allies after the mainland rejected quick democratic reforms here. Local
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        636 6 Chinese students abroad find homecoming harsh ADVANTAGE LOST Those with work experience m law or banking can demand top salaries. But many of those who return have MBAs or information technology degrees, and the job market for such degree holders nas been swamped. The "sea turtles also lack job experience.
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        210 6 TAIPEI Japanese Customs officials began a four-day stint at Taiwan's international airport yesterday m a move aimed at preventing terror suspects and illegal immigrants from flying to Japan, an official and news media reported. The four officials will help verify passports and visas of
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        432 6 BIRLA FAMILY TO FIGHT WILL NEW DELHI It has been dubbed "The Battle of Wills" and involves one of the first families of Indian business. The nation has been riveted by the spectacle of the powerful Birla dynasty, who are fighting a bequest by
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        304 6 SEOUL Hundreds of ethnic Koreans adopted by foreigners during their infancy have returned to their motherland to trace their roots. Their return has highlighted South Korea's longstanding problem of "baby exports". Ms Eileen Thompson-Isaacs felt like an ugly duckling throughout her
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          111 6 LONDON The entrepreneur at the helm of Virgin Atlantic Airways, Sir Richard Branson, is negotiating the launch of low-cost airlines m India and China, Britain's Sunday Express reported. The plan would follow similar moves m the United States and Nigeria, and comes after the
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          32 6 XINHUA Girls from China's Miao ethnic minority seen at the country's first eco-museum, which opened at Suojia village m Guizhou province. It showcases Miao culture, lifestyle and customs.
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          89 6 BEIJING A fire that began m a food stall forced about 2,000 people to flee a shopping mall m south-west China's Chongqing municipality but caused no deaths or injuries. The fire was reported shortly after 10am on Saturday at the Big Capital Shopping
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          118 6 TOKYO Japan is to halt procurement of a fighter plane developed jointly with the United States after a defence review concluded that it was not cost-effective. Tokyo agreed m 1987 to base its F-2 on the American F-16 fighter as a compromise after Washington
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          97 6 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia said yesterday it will provide help m Islamic banking, industrial workers' training and restructuring of Islamic religious schools to assist Thailand m developing its troubled southern region. Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar said infrastructure such as roads and bridges
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          94 6 TAWAU The chief of Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) m Sabah, Datu Bandira Datu Alang, was killed when his four-wheel-drive vehicle skidded and crashed at Jalan Apas here early yesterday. He was 46. Two passengers, including Datu Bandira's six-year-old son, were injured m the
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          79 6 CHANDIGARH (India) At least 20 workers were trapped m a tunnel after a torrential downpour m a remote Indian Himalayan region yesterday as waters receded m other parts of South Asia after the worst flooding m 15 years. Police officials said the construction workers,
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          91 6 MANILA Communist guerillas m the eastern Philippines said yesterday they decided against releasing two soldiers who they have held since March because the military has refused to halt operations m the area. New People's Army rebels said they would free Lieutenant Ronaldo Fidelino and Private
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          101 6 BANGKOK Trying to bring attention to labour conditions m the sportswear industry, more than 500 workers from eight Asian nations staged their own "Olympics" here yesterday, complete with javelin toss, shot put and protest signs demanding fair wages. The event was part of an
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        509 7 With work on international airport running late, firms will be barred from state projects if they don't speed up BANGKOK Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is cracking the whip on contractors to complete the country's second international airport on time and has threatened
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        171 7 Thai actor in robber role cops it for real BANGKOK A Thai actor playing a purse snatcher was injured while being tackled by a well-intentioned policeman who stumbled into a Bangkok street performance. Thep Pho-ngam was grabbed and knocked down by a police bodyguard of the Thai Justice Minister after
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        264 7 Another Filipino radio journalist shot MANILA A Filipino radio journalist was m critical condition yesterday after being shot by a lone gunman m the latest m a series of violent attacks on journalists m recent days. Mr Jun Abayon, who works for GMA radio m southern General Santos city, was
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        274 7 MANILA President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's plan to convert the mothballed Bataan nuclear power plant (BNPP) into a gas-fired utility is drawing criticism from politicians and businessmen. Amid escalating crude-oil prices, Mrs Arroyo announced on Friday plans to revive the BNPP as part of
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        79 7 IT WAS a beauty pageant with a difference as one of the participants m this year's Miss Indonesia contest wore a Muslim headscarf. Eighteen-year-old Andina Agustina became the first finalist m the annual pageant to wear the traditional Islamic headgear. A native of Aceh province, she received the
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        145 7 JAKARTA Survivors of last year's Marriott hotel bombing m Jakarta have set up a foundation to fund anti-violence campaigns. The main goal of the foundation, named "58" after the date of the bombing, was to "provide solutions for victims of terror and bombing
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        341 7 JAKARTA After the country held its first direct presidential election last month, Indonesian governors are now proposing that they too should be directly elected. At a meeting of the All-Indonesia Association of Governments m the Provinces that ended on Saturday m the eastern city of
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        491 8 Way to stay competitive It's the language of commerce and is crucial to Malaysia's global success, says the Trade and Industry Minister KUALA LUMPUR Malaysians have been urged not to be cowed by critics of the government's drive for proficiency m English. Indeed,
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        268 8 SHAH ALAM He owned a double-storey house m Petaling Jaya with a Mercedes Benz and another car parked m his driveway. And he always had money to spare. Most people thought the 45-year-old man from Kulim m Kedah was a businessman, but they were wrong.
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        182 8 PETALING JAVA Automated teller machines will soon be installed at police stations throughout Malaysia to enable bank customers to withdraw cash more confidently at any time of the day. Putrajaya police headquarters will be the first station to have an ATM machine m
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        440 8 CALL FOR JUSTICE KUALA LUMPUR The family of a 41-year-old clerk run over by an enraged motorist after an accident m Petaling Jaya on Friday are pressing the police to catch her killer. Ms Chua I Choo was run over by a motorist after their
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        196 8 Guidelines soon on acceptable entertainment KUALA TERENGGANU The government will soon introduce broadcasting guidelines for all forms of entertainment in the country. The guidelines by Jakim, the Islamic Development Department, should close the debate on what is permissible or haram (forbidden) in Islam, said Datuk Abdullah Zain, the Minister in
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        220 8 SHAH ALAM Asean should explore the possibilities of having a common time zone, travel document and currency to boost the cohesion of the people m the regional grouping. Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi, who made the suggestion, also urged the grouping
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        613 9 SOCCER LONDON The annual verbal jousting between the managers of Arsenal and Manchester United has begun. United boss Alex Ferguson managed to irk Arsene Wenger by suggesting that Arsenal s unbeaten romp through the last Premiership campaign owed a lot to good fortune. Not surprisingly, he
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        752 9  -  JEFFREY LOW But will curse of the Shield end m the winners losing the Premiership? By, SOCCER CORRESPONDED! 'We're ready for the new season. We've got a good squad with a lot of young players coming through. They showed they can play
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        354 9 BEIJING Asia's top soccer official slammed China's coach Arie Haan for refusing to accept the second-place medal after his team lost to Japan m the Asian Cup finals. Peter Velappan, the Asian Football Confederation General Secretary, blasted Haan for showing "great disrespect" for both sides. A visibly-bitter
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        250 9  -  CHIA HAN KEONG By IT IS a good thing that the home jerseys of Manchester United ana Arsenal are red. For Singapore fans who wore those shirts at Chijmes last night to watch the Community Shield match between the two English soccer clubs, they
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        219 10  -  MARC LIM Bi, LI JIAWEI is used to keeping her birthday wishes a secret. But yesterday, the.Athens Olympics-bound table tennis player had little choice but to reveal her wishes after she was surprised with a cake during Team Singapore's official send-off at Changi
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        831 10  - OLYMPICS Aussies out to better Sydney TAY CHENG KHOON At Athens, they want more than the six swim golds won at home four years ago TIMESPORT OLYMPICS BY LIBBY LENTON is 19 and knows that her country expects her to deliver the 100 metres freestyle gold at the Athens Olympic
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        287 10 SYDNEY Australia are aiming to finish top five at the Athens Olympics by winning at least 50 medals. They have the second biggest team m Athens with 482 athletes, while the United States will send about 530. At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, the Australians savoured
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          78 10 JANA PITTMAN, the 400--metre hurdles world champion and Australia's best hope tor Olympic gold m athletics, says she will not run m Athens after injuring her right knee m a warm-up exercise m Zurich. "That's this year's campaign over... we've made the decision that
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          62 10 CHINA have announced cash awards for Olympic medal winners m Athens. Cash bonus of 200,000 yuan (S$40,000) is promised for a gold, 120,000 yuan for a silver and 80,000 yuan for a bronze. Coaches for the Olympic medal winners will also be awarded. The Chinese
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          84 10 FAR be it from the Swiss to maintain stereotypes of their country at the Olympic Games. The team are travelling with their mascot, Helvetia a larger-than-life ceramic cow, complete, of course, with an Alpine cowbell. To reflect the heat m Athens, Helvetia has her
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          121 10 PAKISTANI RUNNER AIMS NOT TO BE LAST THE only woman m Pakistan's Olympic track and field team for Athens has ruled out a medal and has instead set herself the humble ambition of not finishing last. "I know the star-studded line-up m the 1,500 metres leaves me nowhere m the
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          84 10 MOST athletes are honoured to carry their country's flag at the Olympic opening ceremony once. Oliver Geissmann will get to do it twice. Hardly surprising, really, as Geissmann, 25, is the only competitor selected to represent the tiny principality of Liechtenstein. The real estate
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        525 11 SOCCER Ex-FA secretary claims his employers are out to destroy England coach LONDON SvenGoran Eriksson may have kept his job as England soccer coach but the "knives are still out" for him. Faria Alam, the former England Football Association secretary whose relationship with
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        336 11  -  MARC LI M SEPAK TAKRAW By ABDUL Halim Kadeer was voted Singapore Sepak Takraw Federation (Perses) president for another two years but not without drama at yesterday's 75-minute annual general meeting. The police were called, m case of confrontations, and a walk-out was staged.
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        311 11 GOLF CASTLE ROCK (Colorado) Chris DiMarco had eight bogeys and only three birdies m the third round on Saturday to drop into a tie for the lead with Rod Pampling m The International, setting up what could be a wild finish. DiMarco, the secondround leader,
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        281 11 TENNIS MASON (Ohio) Drop the retirement talk. Andre Agassi showed the kid and everyone else that he still has a whole lot left. Agassi took another huge step m his late-summer resurgence, beating second-seeded Andy Roddick m an all-Amer-ican semi-final on Saturday night at the Cincinnati
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          92 11 WORLD 400 metres champion Jerome Young of the United States failed a doping test after running m a meeting m Paris on July 23, L'Equipe sports daily reported yesterday. It was the second time that he had tested positive for drugs after being
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          100 11 EUROPEAN soccer champions Porto have fired new coach Luigi del Neri, the Portuguese club said on Saturday following media reports that the Italian had been dismissed for repeated absences. Del Neri and Porto officials met late on Friday and agreed to terminate
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          71 11 LIVERPOOL have accepted a bid from English Premiership rivals Tottenham Hotspur for England international midfielder Danny Murphy. North London side Spurs are reported to have made an offer of approximately £3 million (559.36 million) for the 27-year-old former Crewe player. Liverpool head
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          133 11 NEW Zealand rugby captain Tana Umaga could miss his team's final Tri-nations match against South Africa on Saturday, after returning home to be with his wife for the birth of their third child. He left Sydney yesterday for his Hutt Valley home, the day
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        1041 11 BASEBALL American League: Minnesota 4 Oakland 3, NY Yankees 6 Toronto 0, Baltimore 3 Texas 1, Seattle 5 Tampa Bay 2, Cleveland 6 Chicago White Sox 5, Boston 7 Detroit 4, Anaheim 7 Kansas City 5. National League: St Louis 2 NY Mets 1, Atlanta 6 Arizona
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        249 11 3rd Anniversary In Loving Memory of ANDY LIM SOO KIONG Departed 9 August 2001 Remembering you is easy, Missing you is hardest, because it never goes away. Deeply missed always remembered by family loved ones. Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life and I
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        47 12 Our Sincere Condolences to the Family of the late DR LIEN YING CHOW [Co- Founder of Ngee Ann College (now Ngee Ann Polytechnic)] Departed 6 August 2004 From Past and Present Chairmen Members of the Ngee Ann Polytechnic Council, Management, Staff and Students of Ngee Ann Polytechnic
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        37 12 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences To The Family of The Late DR LIEN YING CHOW From Chao Tse Ann Partners Pte Ltd United Project Consultants Pte Ltd KTP Consultants Pte Ltd KPK Quantity Surveyors (1995) Spore Ltd
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        67 12 DR LIM CHOR KIANG Age: 47 passed away peacefully on 7 August 2004. Dearly missed by loved onec. Husband: Ooi Bee Hoe Children: Ooi Zhe Xi Ooi Zhe Xuan Father, mother, mother-in-law, brothers, sister, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews and nieces. Body resting at Teochew Funeral Parlour, Übl Rd 4. Cortege leaves
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        25 12 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to the family of the late DR LIM CHOR KIANG From Dean Staff Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore
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        26 12 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to the family of the late DR LIM CHOR KIANC From Science G, Raffles Institution, 1974/1975 MORE OBITUARIES ON PAGE All
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        62 12 6th Anniversary In Loving Memory of S PONNAMPALAM Departed: 9th Auq 1998 Always remembered by Rasam, Ashvin, Navln and all loved ones 10th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of LOH PENG LIAT Departed 9/8/94 (ways remembered and cherished by Wife, Daughter, Son-in-law Grandchildren. In Loving Memory Of QUEK GUEK NEO nte
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        34 12 With Deepest Sympathy and Condolences to Mrs Margaret Lien and Family on the demise of the late DR LIEN YING CHOW Honorary Life Counsellor From The Management Committee and Members of The Two Hundred
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        146 12 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest" Matt 11:28 ANNE KAM YOKE HIONG Age: 51 was called home to be with the Lord on 8 August 2004. Forever cherished and deeply missed by loved ones. Father: Kam Cheok Wan Mother: Tan
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        207 12 TSAI LO TAN Age: 63 passed away peacefully on 7 August 2004. Lovingly remembered by: Wife: Tan Sock Khoon Son: Daughter-in-law: Tsai Ah Hock, John Chow Yoke Sim, Anna Daughters: Sons-in-iaw: Tsai Puay Leng Cheah Lee Chon, Charlie Tsai Phua Tiang, Islean Tan Yew Lek, William 5 grandchildren, relatives and
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        112 12 VIMALAVATHY KULASEKARAM 1930 2004 wife of the late Justice T. Kulasekaram passed away peacefully on 7 August 2004 leaving behind loved ones. Brothers: Spouses: Nadanasabai Kanagasabai Vigneswary Devasabai Kanagasabai Jeyaiuxmi Cousins: Spouses: Vijayalingam Nagafingam Ranimalar Poobalasingam Maheswary Nagalingam Francis Premnath Emmanuel Maternal Uncle and Aunt: Nagalingam Arulampalam Kanagapoorani Kandiah (wife
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        56 12 Heartfelt Condolences to the family of the late Mrs T Kulasekaram Founding member and advisor of Asian Women's Welfare Association From: The Board, Management and Staff of AWWA AWWA Headquarters AWWA Family Service Centre AWWA Elderly Services AWWA Special School AWWA TEACH ME Services Her life of dedication and service
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        920 13 ROUND-UP Overseas markets STOCKS m Japan are expected to drop this week as high oil prices and another sell-off on Wall Street conspire against a generally positive domestic outlook. Brokers said buyers were also likely to hold on ahead of a rate-setting meeting of the
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        397 13 ABN Amro Bank NY 5.25 ABSA Bank Limited 5.5 Agricultural Bank Of China 5.5 ANZ Banking Group 6 American Express Bank 5 Arab Bank PLC 5 Banca Di Roma 5.5 Bangkok Bank 6 Bank of America NA 5 Bank of China 5.5 Bank of Communications 5.5 Bank
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        444 13 REVIEW Currencies THE yen and several other Asian currencies made small gains against the dollar on weaker-than-expected US growth m the second quarter. JAPANESE YEN: It stood at 111.68 to the dollar m Tokyo afternoon trade last Friday, up from 111.90 yen a
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        4611 13 PIMCO Emerging Markets Bond Fund ra ted 5 Star EH niUI^UJ ABN Ann Asset Mgt (Spore) Star Europe Eqty!" 0.713/ Star Europe Bond 1.262/ Star Europe Bal 1.031/ Star Asian Tiger Eqty 0.834/ Star Asia Bond 1.34/ Star Asia Balanced 0.921/ Star Global Technology Fund!" 0.186/ Star Bhv Finance Japan
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        604 14 Fed still expected to raise rates to 1.5% tomorrow, m spite of shock data on Friday showing weak jobs growth m July WASHINGTON United States Federal Reserve policymakers, resolute despite staggeringly weak jobs growth last month, appear determined to tighten key
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          105 14 PILOTS at Korean Air, the country's largest carrier, reached a preliminary agreement with the company to raise annual salaries by 6 per cent and to get other benefits. Union members will start voting today to decide whether to accept the proposal, Korean Air
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          75 14 AT LEAST five groups have expressed keen interest m the US$2 billion (553.5 billion) privatisation of the Philippines' electricity transmission facilities, officials said yesterday. The privatisation is part of the government's plan to raise US$4 billion to US$5 billion to reduce its budget
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          118 14 OIL prices retreated from record highs last Friday as concerns about Russian supplies dissipated somewhat and the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) said that it was prepared to raise daily output Dy more than one million barrels. A Moscow court ruled that the government acted
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          67 14 AIR CANADA STILL MIRED IN THE RED BANKRUPT Air Canada posted a second-quarter net loss of Csslo million (Ss67l million), compared with a net loss m the previous year of C 5566 million, as it readies to emerge from creditor protection. Restructuring costs dampened the results, but losses were smaller
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          76 14 MYANMAR TO GET SECOND AIRLINE MILITARY-RULED Myanmar will launch a second international airline at the end of the year, which aims to greatly expand links throughout Asia and to Australia, the Myanmar Times said. Air Myanmar intends to debut with flights from Yangon to Sydney via Singapore, and a four-leg
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        592 14 Software developer Tata Consultancy's share sale was increased by 15 per cent to 63.8 million shares after investors sought more than 10 times the stock that was first offered NEW DELHI Tata Consultancy Services, India's largest software developer by sales, raised 54.2
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        189 14 BEIJING China's steel prices will stabilise m the second half of the year because of the government's efforts to slow economic growth, the Beijing News reported, citing Mr Huang Jingan, a researcher at the state-run Iron and Steel Association. Robust demand for steel products and
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        465 14 TOKYO Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group is prepared to offer more than 500 billion yen (Ss7.B billion) m aid to UFJ Holdings, a spokesman said, to get the lender to accept its takeover offer. "Sumitomo Mitsui is preparing more than 500 billion
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        563 15  - ASM's takeover bid for Transpac looks shaky LEE SU SHYAN The deal may fall through as shareholders argue that the offer price is too low, as the equity fund's profits have improved By COMPANIES CORRESPONDENT A FUND management company's attempt to take over Singapore's first listed private equity fund looks
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          96 15 MOK KIM WHANG: Appointed senior general manager of ASL Marine's shipbuilding and ship-repair divisions with effect from Aug 1. Mr Mok, 53, has the task of improving the internal efficiencies of the group's various departments, and recruiting additional staff where necessary. He will also develop
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          72 15 ERIC TEO: Appointed chief financial officer of SNF Corporation with effect from last Monday. Mr Teo, 46, is responsible for the group's overall finance, administration and information technology. He has many years of financial experience m the electronics industry. Before joining SNF, he was chief
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          52 15 JAMES NG: Appointed financial controller of GRP, a listed industrial, marine and engineering group, with effect from last Monday. Mr Ng, 36, took over from Mr Danny Low, who resigned as financial controller on July 31. Before his appointment, Mr Ng was senior finance manager at
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          47 15 CHARLES LI: Appointed executive director of Super Coffeemix Manufacturing, with effect from last Thursday. Mr Li, 43, joined the company's subsidiary, Super Continental, m 1997 as project manager, and since January 2002, ne has held the position of executive director m the subsidiary.
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        437 15  - ONLINE SHARE TRADING Brokers enhance Internet services LORNA TAN Bu WHAT'S NEW Citibank Brokerage customers can now execute trades m both the Singapore and US stock markets. Poems Platinum Club members will enjoy exclusive privileges such as access to enhanced trading features on another platform which also provides news information.
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        450 15  -  HUGH CHOW TAKING STOCK By NEW terror alerts, surging oil prices and weaker economic data from the United States rocked Wall Street last week, with the impact rippling across the continents to shake even Asian markets. Nothing new about that. It happens
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        49 15 WEEK'S TOP RISE Cents JMHUS25C400 1340 206.7 9.8 JSHUS5C5O0 605 94.8 10.0 DairyFarmUS5.6c 257 77.5 21.2 NOL 295 52.0- 21.4 DBS Bk 6% NCPS 10 ***** 50.0 0.5 Venture Corp25c 1660 40.0 2.5 DBSGrp 1580 30.0 1.9 Hi-P5c 159 24.0 17.8 HKLandUSIOc 192 17.2 5.5 N0LDBeCW*****1... 47 17.0 56.7
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        47 15 WEEK'S TOP FALLS Cents SIA200 1080 40.0 3.6 SIA50C 1080 30.0 2.7 Rotary EnggiOc 40.5 21.0 34.1 TAC Bt10 200 264 20.7 4.3 KhongGuan 164 14.0 7.9 SATSvcsiOc 203 11.0 5.1 BSembawang 1300 10.0 0.8 Creative T 25c 1740 10.0 0.6 GP Bat 80c 324 10.0 3.0
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          97 15 INTERRA Resources shareholders Marcel Tjia, Agus Anwar and Canyon Gate Investments recently pared their stakes m the firm m a series of married deals. Stoneage Ventures, an investment vehicle linked to Mr Tjia and Mr Agus, sold 20 million shares on July 30 at 15.5 cents
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          76 15 NEPTUNE Orient Lines (NOL) vice-chairman and independent director Friedbert Malt exercised 60,000 share options last Tuesday, on the same day Temasek Holdings launched a $2.8-billion takeover bid. Dr Malt exercised his options at $1 each. NOL had surged 24 cents to $2.70, ahead of Temasek's announcement
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          66 15 CITIRAYA non-executive chairman and independent director Michael Lim sold his entire stake of nearly two million shares m the firm last week. He sold 900,00 shares at 60.9 cents each last Tuesday. The next day, he sold 1.5 million shares at around 62 cents
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          80 15 VETERAN banker Wee Cho Yaw strengthened his grip on Haw Par Corporation when his privately owned investment vehicle Wee Investments bought 510,000 shares on the open market last Thursday. The purchase, at $4.90 a share, raised Wee Investments' stake to 16.6 per cent. Mr
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        966 16  -  LEE SU SHYAN Proposal means firms can save time and money, but accountants say having two separate standards may cause confusion By COMPANIES (JUKKbSJrUINUfcPsI 1 MORE STREAMLINING FOR SMALLER FIRMS ACCOUNTING regulators want to develop a separate set of standards for SMEs because much of
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      40 1 OH LORD! They assume they're sons and daughters of the emperor. They think everything is like it was m the United States or Europe. Head-hunter Eddie Ng, on the arrogance of mainland Chinese who return home after receiving overseas education
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      423 5 You don't have to be sick! Learn from the wild animals. They need no doctors, surgeons, drugs nor hospitals. Yet they hardly have cancer or chronic problems -no national health debt burden! What is their secret? The organic foods m the wild of course! The Father of Medicine, Hippocrates, advocated
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      42 9 IN OTHER WORDS... 'Athletes and sports fans should abhor evil cling to good led by brotherly love and should not be slothful. A statement issued by the Greek Orthodox Church, which said it will be praying for the athletes during the Olympics
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      22 11 SPORT ON TV GEHERAL Sports News: Sportscenter Asia (Live, Ch23, Bpm) SOCCER: FA Community Shield: Arsenal v Manchester United (Delayed, Ch23, 8.30pm).
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      15 1 Life! The Straits Times Monday, August 9, 2004 CELEBRATES TH E WONDER O F LIFE
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      437 2  -  TAN SHZR EE By ARTS CORRESPONDENT IF YOU know Ravi Shankar and George Harrison, it is time to get acquainted with Dr L. Subramaniam. At 57, South India's most celebrated violinist m the West is still very much active. In fact, he's pushing boundaries the
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      400 2 LOS ANGELES Flamboyant funk music pioneer Rick James, a dynamic performer whose sensuous 1981 dance hit Super Freak came to embody the ruinous excesses of his colourful life, died m his sleep last Friday of natural causes. He was 56. He was credited with inventing the
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      516 3  -  SANDRA LEONG Who are the Singaporeans who do not sleep and instead, brave the night m search of food and shopping? Bu Pictures by NEW YORK CITY may be known as the city that never sleeps, but Singapore isn't lagging that far behind. Insomniacs, post-party revellers and foodies who
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      466 3 GLUTTON'S SQUARE IT'S better late than never, especially when it comes to relieving hunger pangs. That seems to be a common sentiment among the food-loving types who sup at the recently resurrected Glutton's Square. When Life! visits the hawkerfood haven opposite Centrepoint at
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      580 4 MUSTAFA CENTRE FOR some insomniacs, the best form of sleep therapy appears to lie m retail. This seems to be the case when Life! drops m at the 24-hour Mustafa Centre m Syed Alwi Road m Little India at sam last Thursday. At least 100 bright-eyed
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      410 4 GEYLANG THE time is 3.30 am, the place, Yong He Eating House along Geylang Road. Mr Ricky Tan and Mr Ong Sui Pheng are slurping salty bean curd milk and crispy you tiao. When approached, Mr Tan, 34, waves his you tiao and warns
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      830 5 got more than a haircut when I went to an upmarket salon recently. I was lectured on my hairstyle, or rather, lack of it. I'll stick to my neighbourhood barber for now I USED to think I was quite well-groomed, particularly m the hair department.
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      460 5  -  HONG XINYI THEATRE THE REVENGE OF THE DIM SUM DOLLIES Dream Academy Productions Esplanade Theatre Last Saturday Bu LIKE all good things m life, the Dim Sum Dollies have nailed the single most important element for making their Revenge a tour de force of quick-witted revelry this cabaret
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      554 6  - My date is now my son CLARA CHOW Neo Swee Lin, who went out with Ivan Hengbriefly during their undergraduate days, now acts as his Mum m their latest play Bu< ARTS REPORTER ACTRESS Neo Swee Lin has played mothers on stage and on screen often enough. But she still
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        523 10  -  TAN SHZR EE CONCERT CHANG SHAN-WEI AND WILBER PAN Singapore Indoor Stadium Last Saturday Bu YOU know the drill: Mandopop concerts are never just about the music. Sometimes, the more important things are the stage sets, the costumes and the fireworks. But last Saturday, buddy
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        194 10 BIG PLUS: Star Plus, one of India's top cable channelsoffering Bollywood blockbusters and other shows, was launched here last Monday. The 24-hour Hindi channel is available on StarHub Channel 41. EXTREME MAKEOVER?: liu Xiaoqing, 52, denied that she had undergone cosmetic surgery fo an upcoming role as a 20something. She
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      70 2 THE BUZZ WHAT'S ON is on Page 8 TOMORROW life! goes places: Travel on Tuesday H j^ Story popping up m Hi IB 18 SI JF jjimiiMif .i.i. I <oh MBl .^BBi^k. MHI flm VV| v [B IP /X IP r jflL II ,-< ■bJS« I sgt HZ m lIWMMIMMMMMM^MMMWttMWIIBIIiII^MIIIfI'IIItt'
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      11 1 the straits time s national day supplement very!singapore 9 august 2004
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      774 5 ONLY one bookshop can confidently describe itself as truly popular when it comes to tending to schoolchildren's needs. Here's a clue: It stocks 1 1,000 assessment book titles, and sold 3.3 million of these books last year. That's 9,000 a
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      488 8 EMILY of Emerald Hill has become to Singapore as beloved as ayam buah keluak. Playwright Stella Kon's Peranakan matriarch is arguably the most recognised stage character m Singapore, and represents a feminism that is at once manipulative, strong,
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      43 14 stirl m dollops of Milo powder. Then add more. whip up lashings of foamy cream for style. dropl a cherry on top for that final touch of class. servel the Godzilla with panache, drink with gusto. Prata optional, but highly recommended.
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      524 14 it's big, it's thick, it's sweet, it's stylo-milo IT'S marvellous what you can do with Milo. Take the lukewarm childhood drink of almost all Singaporeans, pile on heaps of Milo powder, and serve it chilled in a giant mug. It's called the Milo Dinosaur, it seldom sleeps and it usually
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      786 20  - one-way ticket to an R2l adventure NATALIE SOH by WHEN my friends heard that I was going to watch an R2l flick at Yangtze cinema, they tried rather unsuccessfully to conceal their horror and total disbelief. "You serious?" said a chum, whose face was contorting wildly m his effort to
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      812 20  -  JANADAS DEVAN by Nowhere else m the world are uncle y and l auntie' applied so indiscriminately to non-relatives, H h H -4- I HAD occasion to visit a Singapore hospital a month ago. I heard nurses call older patients "uncles" and "aunties"
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      269 23 void decks hardly devoid IT'S possibly Singapore's most well-known oxymoron, if you think about it. Void decks, the cavernous empty space below blocks of flats, aren't really, well, void. Take a typical void deck m any housing estate. Stray bicycles rust quietly along one wall, while along another, letter boxes
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      571 23 THE units m the Housing Board block where I live are numbered. So are the letter boxes. They have no names. As if these two guardians of anonymity are not enough, most of my neighbours are guarded people. I know the
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      560 24 watch it! wine angels let fly When I fly and people go 'woW, I feel proud. J EVER walked past the Divine Wine Extraordinaire wine bar m Parkview Square one evening and thought you saw a levitating angel? Fret not, it wasn't a vision. Neither, we're afraid, was it a
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      409 24 WHAT do you get when you mix some competitive Singaporeans, a sense of fun, and a secret desire for a touch of publicity? A Guinness World of Record, of course. (Sometimes, though, the attempts don't quite make it into the famed book.) After
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      963 25 Ya Kun is the toast of the town IT'S really easy to make your own kaya Start with some pure and undiluted coconut milk. You'll have to strain and filter shredded coconut repeatedly to produce the smooth, fragrant milk. Beat 10 eggs, add the coconut milk and sugar, and stir
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      682 26 for the mother of murtabaks, flip on over to Zam Zam Zam like it hot and big Zam Zam's murtabak not big enough for you? Mr Sulaiman will pile it on literally. The $3 basic: One layer of meat, onions and eggs between the dough. The larger $5: Two layers
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      361 8 Grams of saturated fat per serving H| "a^^^^pßftj^tJ^^^^^^^BL I IT'S easy to grade local food. Two questions are all you need to ask: Is it good? i I^k. t^P#N' r**"" Char ■B But few c/ifir fcway feow fans would dare venture into the unknown tp'^^wF^l *»^fek^ BE mS* HI territory
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      838 12 WHEN comedian Kumar started his drag routine 13 T Is\yp years ago at the Boom Boom Room, his bitchy one-liners, bawdy jokes and flamboyant feather boas CVCWtitittQ drew a blank from many audiences —or offended their sensibilities. As he put it: "They thought I was a duOtlt The comedy programme
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      684 16 being operationally-ready isn't just a man's job IT'S not only the men who go back for the cue from Mindef, and arrived three I reservist duty every year and do their weeks after Daddy returned home. They JJij SJ3 national service. Women do it too —m now also have a
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        730 2 B ACCOUNTING SERVICES ACCOUNTING, TAX, GST, Secretary, incorporation by CPAs. Competitive. 6222-0224 AUDIT, A/Cs, TAX, Sec Co Incorpn Liquidation svcs by a CPA firm. Tel: 6392-0021 James QUALIFIED ACCOUNTANTS FOR accounts, auditing, GST, Tax for all companies. Pis Call *****472 ■91 AQUARIUMS Quick Tip Adding rocks to your aquarium? Soak
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        453 2 ■71 PETS/ PET CARE FULL GROOM FR $28 with trpt $3 shopping voucher. Special for pair dogs. *****938, fr 7am BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS SOLVING Obedience class on 15/8 $39 off. ref: www.dr-dogs.com *****109 PRO-GROOMING TRPT. $40 (Canada Cert. Groomer). Taxi, disposal, board *****931 PETS PARADE. MALTESE $720. Schanuzers $950. Labrador $680.
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        632 2 Kfjl AIRCONDITIONERS/ REFRIGERATORS AIR-CON FRIDGE REPAIR Aircon servicing $10 Normal chemical svcs $10 Aircon gas toppln $10 Afrcon water leaking $15 Aircon chemical overhaul $60 Used split compressor.. $100-$2OO Fridge gas topping $15 Free Checking Transport On The Spot Repair 1 Year G'teed TIME WING TRADING Tel: 9794-4592/ 6489-5832 FRIDGE,
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        324 4 hOmefa^P help WrinentyS^aUm WASHING BLEACHING INSTRUCTIONS INSTRUCTIONS Y**i Machine Wash A Any bleach \Jj COLD (when needed) A Only Non-chlorine HI/ WARM Bleach (when needed) Y***l Machine Wash a llj HOT >< DoNotßleach t^/ Machlne WaSh I DRY CLEANING i=i Permanent Press INSTRUCTIONS l^sj Dry Clean 1 7 Machine Wash
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        152 4 i EXPERIENCE INDIAN/ SRI Lankan I on immed. transfer. Many good I new biodata. Reliable honest agency. Call Jupitar *****902 (*****1 D) TRANSFER MAIDS AVAILABLE. To interview select pis call *****282. UE. #05-18 Far East Shpg Ctr (C*****1E) NURSEMAIDS FOR TAKING care of babies, children, elderly bedridden. Low agency fee.
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        264 4 ENGLISH INDON COOK Children. Agy Fee $188. Home Svc. C*****1E Amsco *****377 LOW AGY FEE Indon/ Filipino. Home svc avail. Own training ctr. Proplus (C*****1Z) *****750 $88 WITH POSTDATED Cheque. Well-trained Indon/ Filipino. Pro- plus *****644 (C*****1Z) $58 FILIPINO PROMOTION with postdated cheque. Home svc Pro-plus 6773 4577 C*****1Z SUNLIGHT
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        405 4 H GARAGE SALES Best City Electrical Furniture 15 Playfair Road (Macpherson) TEL: 9180-6925/ 9180-6926 New D/Decker+Mattress =$118 New Queen Bed+Mattress =$159 New4sitterSofa+C.Table =$299 Kitchen Cabinet 3/4/sft =frsBB Up to 20,000 sq.ft. showroom!!! SALE on many used furniture too Prices as low as $10 onwards! -Resale/ Dispose your furniture- 9062-1698/ 9239-5821
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        292 4 Wft% GOLDSMITHS/ JEWELLERY HIGHEST CASH OFFER, Used Gold/ Diamond/ Rolex/ Pawn Ticket. 9816 0330 Doorstep Collection. WJf\ PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS TEL: 6837-9595 ASK THESE 8 QUESTIONS BEFORE HIRING AN INVESTIGATOR! Does the PI company envisage fair trading practices? Managed by ex-police, with 26 years of experience as PI? Money back guarantee
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        390 4 BUY SELL Used/ spoilt TV, mini compo, hifi, PC, furniture. Disposal/ trpt sve fr $30. *****792 ARE YOU MOVING hse? Don't throw away your old records. *****209 (dialect speaking) HIGH PRICE GIVEN for 14- 61" TV! Video, Hi-Fi, Fridge Aircon. Call 9746-6128 BUYING OLD LIQUOR. All brands. Highest Price Offered.
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        558 5 Ifjjjl AUDI FOR SALE KfJCI AUDI FOR SALE gjfl AUDI FOR SALE |JJI AUDI FOR SALE fffH AUDI FOR SALE IWJ AUDI FOR SALE AUDI FOR SALE H^ AUDI FOR SALE AUDI FOR SALE TO! AUDI FOR SALE i i Vorsprung durch Technik www.audi.com.sg Limited units of the Audi A6
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        396 5 BRI OFFICE FURNITURE/ FURNISHING OUALITY OFFICE FURNITURE O Herman Miller/ Teknion Workstations fr $500. O Budget workstations also avail O Designer's Table f r $250. eg Markant, Diethelm, etc O New/ Used Office Table fr $80 O Meeting Tables fr $150 O Herman Miller Chairs fr $80 Diethelm fr $50,
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        482 5 a PACKING/ STORAGE/ DELIVERY/ REMOVAL i fZheng~Zhr Removal piano removalifclisposal Free quotation with no obligation Storage provided, boxes free Bargain price ki: 6757 4547 NO. 1 Care Protection for your asset by professional mover Hse, office, disposal storage. Free dismantle/ boxes/ quotes. 6842-5025 (14' box lorry $50) /J?\ EMMANUEL REMOVAL
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        472 5 Ifjfl BMW FOR SALE \fpr Automobile Ptt Ltd Tso'wH BEST OFFIR with IMMEDIATE TRANSACTION^ I Buy/ Sell all Makes 4 Models Jatk: 9106 7181 www.cartimes.net Lot 7 Leng Kee Carmart 2/'O3BMW74SUA S29BK Voice command, car phone 10/03 BMW 330C1 SMG2 $185K 4/'OI BMW 3301a BBS 18in$129K 2/'O2 BMW 320 Ci
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        559 5 $0 DRIVEAWAY! 10/'O2 Mondeo. Station wagon. 2.0 1.6 Auto. 1 owner. Brand new $100k. Free maintenance $74.8K *****555 1 CAREFUL OWNER $0 driveaway! 9/'OI Mondeo Stationwagon 2.0 auto. 36,000 km. 5 yrs Warranty. Jia Leong *****799/ *****630 2% INT ONLY! 7/01 Focus 1.6 Auto Blue. 1 owner. Leather, s/rims. OMV
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        725 5 Effl HYUNDAI FOR SALE BR| HYUNDAI FOR SALE Bfflj HYUNDAI FOR SALE <3Et> HYLiriORI Authorised Dealer i ir^» ~sI^P*^SANTA FE jjM&££ik *mm 2 4 mr "■*^£^g t r~ s a i RM !S yft X@)HYUnDfIU Special Promotion ..Immediate Regn TRAJET "^^^t^^ "^^J^^l^P^ Conditions M^^^ Apply 212 Telok Kurau Rd Bright
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        179 5 Effl HYUNDAI FOR SALE Bffl HYUNDAI FOR SALE y^JUS nTUI iijr 1 Efficient Loan Approval I I *#r^ ZU» %<V 8W 7W«*«f< (S^Sn Excellent Customer Svc I I "Bwt 4 Matrix %i^ Matrix pmm P tP6 Other models: Accent/Santa Fe/Tuscani/Getz/Elantra/Sonata 500 jiijfiHffi'it W^L 9 *T*T*T*l fIpHM HIN LUKG HYUKDAI PTE
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        510 6 Xli HYUNDAI FOR SALE Rl HYUNDAI FOR SALE BfCJ HYUNDAI FOR SALE (JJI HYUNDAI FOR SALE aHH HHH. b^i^bl fKO Results of August 2004 v L^tJ^ Ist Open Bidding Exercise For COE LcaxsJ ffiBBHUB Buy It. Sell It. Find It. COE price Quota Bids Cars (1600 CC and below) Taxi
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        363 6 Bin MAZDA FOR SALE FREE 24-MONTH INSURANCE Free 3 mth instalment transfer. $0 driveaway. Immed. approve. 93 Astina I.6GLXi bodykit $12.8 K. 93 Astina I.6GLXi Manual $12.8 K. 93, 121, I.3GLi, Funtop... $12. 8 K. 93, 121, I.3GLi, Manual.. $12.8 K. 93 Famili UGLi Manual $12.8 K. 93 Famili I.3GLi
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        493 6 Bin MAZDA FOR SALE VSh^^ Sport m TTfl MERCEDES EyFORSALE^ Pr*si,oo(rl Drive-AwavjjH Lot 7 Leng Kee Carmart 5/'*****0L Keyless go 5247K New facelift 6/02 S32OL Keyless go S23OK New facelift 5/'O2 S32OL 80% PARF 5222K 6/'OI CLX 230 ML coupe SI43K 12/'O2 S2BO keyless go S2O9K 11/'OIS2BO keyless go SI92K
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        449 6 Bin MAZDA FOR SALE IT Ml Splits fJ^ M Atv f7SPflterl TnndsSii l'»«fl ode I featured D V O i If 3.0V6 i-S»etdlllMMl(FE32)| Kfjl MITSUBISHI FREE 24-MONTH INSURANCE Free 3 mth instalment transfer. $0 driveaway. Immed. approve. 93 Lancer UGLXi Manual $12.8K 93 Lancer UGLXi Black... $12.8 K. 93 Colt
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        2167 6 ■HJI NISSAN FOR SALE BWi NISSAN FOR SALE HW NISSAN FOR SALE BWJ NISSAN FOR SALE BH NISSAN FOR SALE KJJI NISSAN FOR SALE (M'HiHimi'itiHi- l 1111 1 iWI nnm IL mm High trade-In for I > your used car. 1 Low deposit. I Get cash back of up to
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        338 6 BfJI TOYOTA FOR SALE TOYOTA WISH HONDA ELYSION i r^^^E3Btai-~ 24/30 ft. g£^*»sl3s,Boo HARRIER 2.4 G' $124,800 HARRIER 2.4 t/P' $130,800 Optional: Panaromic Sunroof ESTIMA2.4J/X $115,800 ALPHARD2.4/3.0 $141,800 PASSOI.O $67,800 WISH 1.8 SUNROOF $97,800 RAV4 1.83/SDR 91,800 ODYSSEY 2.4 $109,800 i INTEGRA IS/TYPE 'R' $99,800 ACCORD 2.0 A $103,800 STREAM
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        1798 7 Jgm TOYOTA FOR SALE gfl TOYOTA FOR SALE gfl TOYOTA FOR SALE Mj TOYOTA FOR SALE WJ TOYOTA FOR SALE HSELvEC 98 888"^^ t0C^» Wish 1.8 XE 87,888 IST 1.3 WTI 70,888 NISSAN MARCH Allionl.BWTl $87,888 1.3 DOHC Auto Harrier 2.4 WTI $125,888 RAV4 I.BWTI 86,888 '^^J nW;>l.'liiil l ii
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        353 7 Effl VEHICLES WANTED Highest Offer] Private 6 1 Commercial Vehicle OTffll Insurance Financing Available Vp^PTTfTOWXWT^Ti Any Mercedes, BMW, Volvo, Japanese Car, PB, Commercial, Q-plate, Scrap car W Without COE •Highest Offer* rpr- MAYFAIR ll r MOTORING SINGAPOREVEHiafSTRADERSASSOCIATION BUY SELL ALL MAKES AND MODELS CASH PAYMENT IMMED TRANSFER DERRICK TAY *****9391
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        1110 7 BffH OTHER MAKES BfJI OTHER MAKES Bffl OTHER MAKES ||y FOR SALE I^l """'E SsangYong Motor Company y^»|^l^^^/^^H^ Come see our ft/// range of SsangYong models! REXTON CHAIRMAN ***** EL W^) f Performance PteLtdM 1 07/03 Alfa Romeo A1 47 selespeed Blue If I 10/01 BMW 3181 4dr auto Green
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        683 7 tCITY SOUTH-WEST PTEAPTS-RENT HERITAGE VIEW 2+1. 969 sqft. Full pool view. F/facilities. Near In- j scad, MRT. Joan 9660-4167 RW HONG LEONG CONDO. Easy access j NUS. 3 bdrms. Furn. Pool, tennis, squash. $1300. SGS 6464-6030 I ■ffjfl DO9-10 ORCHARD/ mjZhM TANGLIN/ HOLLAND BB PTEAPTS-RENT CALL ALYCIA *****522 DW MILLPOINT
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        743 7 ■"Rfl DO9-10 ORCHARD/ KIUJ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND H| PTEAPTS-RENT NEAR HOLLAND VILLAGE. Leedon j Hgts High fir. Renovated. 3+l. Big j balcony $2.7K up. CM *****256 REGENCY PK 3+l. 2260 sqft. Qui- j et. Lush greenery. Renovated. VI facHities. $5.5 K. EM 9455-3091 D.lO SPRING GROVE. 1012 sqft. 2+l. High fir.
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        917 7 WWi 019-20 SERANGOON/ mIMM THOMSON I PTEAPTS-RENT D.19 UPP PAYA Lebar Rd. 3-bdrm walk-up Apt. 1500 sqft. Fully/ p/ furn. Immed!! Owner 9047-8171 RIO VISTA BRAND new 3+l, river/ greenery view. F/facilities. MR!". Call 9843-8815/ *****873 GOLDENHILL PARK/ AMARANDA. 3+l. New furnitures/ unfurn. Full pool view. neg. 9145-5102 mill WEST
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        1966 8 J r.iJ j;«ill^» KjjJ APTS FOR RENT 6 MINS WALK TO MRT Access To PIE CTE BKE KJE SLE Rent fr $900 include SERVICES, WATER ELECTRICITY charges 3 rms 200 units 24 hrs security mqmt on site 13 acres of own greenery 1 week to 1 year lease MARSILING APARTMENTS
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        2221 8 tDll &21 NEWTON/ RRI DII S 21 NEWTON/ Iffl Dll &21 NEWTON/ iR| Dll &21 NEWTON/ Rffl Dll &21 NEWTON/ RR| Dll &21 NEWTON/ BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI K£l| ST TIMAH/ CLEMENT! E£l| BT TIMAH/ CLEMENT! |£i| BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI |£|1 BT TIMAH/ CLEMENT! Kttl BT TIMAH/ CLEMENT! PTEAPTS-SALE 11 1
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        297 8 Vffl Dl 5-16 EAST COAST UU PTE APTS SALE "EVERITT GREEN** Brand New. Freehold. Immediate Occupation. Mm to Eunos MRT/ Amenities. Attractive Prices! Foreigners Eligible. New Showflat Open For Viewing 11am 6pm No. 9 Everitt Rd North 802-03 Enquiries: *****991 Angela Ang REA Real Estate Associate Pte Ltd BANK SALE
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        718 9 r Wfli Dl 5-16 EAST COAST PTEAPTS-SALE COSTA RHU. RESORT style, very good cond, f/facilities, 99 yrs, 5 mins drive to City. 9455-9947 COTE D'AZUR, NEXT to parkway parade. F/facilities. 2+1. 1109 sqft. TOP '05. neg! MBFP *****781 D.16 ANCHOR GDN Penthse. 2605 sqft. 3+l. Large balcony. F'hold. Call *****838
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        609 9 CT IDI9-20 SERANGOON/ THOMSON HOUSES -SALE D.19 HAI SING Cres. 2500 sqft. 2 '/2 -storey semi-d. 10 mins MRT. 4+l. F'hold. $I.IBM. 9408-1668 THE INGLEWOOD. t*i storey terr. 1680/ 2300 sqft. 3+l Face NS/ Park. Ai Tong. $1M neg. *****140 D.20 2-STOREY TERR. Windsor Pk/ Fulton Hill/ Thomson Gdn. $720K
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        3655 9 afffl Dl 9-20 SERANGOON/ bTTTI Dl 9-20 SERANGOON/ Rffil HDB APTS FOR SALE BRI HDB APTS FOR SALE IWI HDB APTS FOR SALE IWI HDB APTS FOR SALE ffll HDB APTS FOR SALE WM HDB APTS FOR SALE EMI THOMSON ftlil THOMSON fjgJ (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) fjfl (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) |j£J (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) fcMl «^Vrui.r
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        486 9 WW HDB APTS FOR SALE 4 'A' BLK 413/ 412/ 433 Mid fir/ dr to dr/ new kitchen/ move m/ sch/ CC/ sport hall/ HDB valued $210 K. Contra. 9108-6026 Roof 4 'A' 679 C, #13. Below HDB value. MRT/ Full glass! $$$30K decor Exec Apt, 666A. $378 K. MRT.
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        655 10 jurTjy' "i <j »yd i -{^m KTTvJjI SwSl 3 lof i t| l L^J k. 1 RH HDB APTS FOR SALE I-L| (PASIR RIS/ CHANGI) EXEC APT BLK 544. Beautiful designer decor/ condo layout. Unblocked. Mid fir. Face N.S. MRT/ Whitesands. Call *****948 DTZ EXEC APT BLK 221. High fir.
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