The Straits Times, 16 August 2004

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    31 1 The Stratis Times BEST IN NEWSPAPER DESIGN IN ASIA Established 1845 JVx OnuS^li^«l|ust 16, 2004 •72 Pages in five parts mita (P) 048/03/2004 •bW A Singapore Press Holdings publication OVJ Cents
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    Lock icon PM sketches the roles of his key men
    946 1  - PM sketches the roles of his key men LYDIA LIM By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT He calls his Cabinet a strong and tested team, which he helped to recruit over the years; 1 only needed to redeploy some' NEWLY sworn-in Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong last night spelt out the roles of
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    Lock icon Susilo scores upset win over top China player
    292 1  -  TAY CHENG KHOON By IN ATHENS IT WAS sweet revenge for Singapore's Ronald Susilo (left) who upset world No. 1 Lin Dan in the second round of the Athens Olympic Games late last night. Susilo, who lost 6-15, 10-15 to the Chinese
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      231 1 A GOOD START; Pirate attacks on ships in the Malacca Strait are down after stepped-up patrols page 3 .^a}.^.^,. „,<lj,^.ji-.. J „^^A.a.ata...,. M9HOAD f] ASIANS aJ IYAN ALLAN'S i^^ IMPRESSIONS t^l SCRAMBLE A* EX-LOVEI k**l ST Correspondent Anthony wW ....to master English WK OBDEBED OUT VJKSBt .^MH^^^^^^^IMMBHHHIHi^HHi^^. BBBm^tH^^hKHPt ,^^^^^^^^^^Hi^H^^H^B^ Biiw^
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      167 2 PET CENTRE STILL A DRAW PETS rule the business roost at blocks 151 and 154 in Serangoon North. There are two vets at this 18-year-old centre for pet lovers, and almost every ground-floor unit caters to animals and their needs. But changing fads, such as the demise of the
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      79 2 C OMMENTARY NEW PM WILL QUICKEN PACE WHAT can Singaporeans expect from their new Prime Minister? Richard Lim thinks the PM is well aware that his new policies will have to be marketed and maybe tweaked. He is also likely to push for less government, while working to build a
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      64 2 OFFER COVERAGE FOR LIFE IT IS unrealistic to deprive old people of medical insurance coverage after they turn 80, when they would need it most, writes Madam Huang Bao Kui. In their planned revamp of MediShield, she suggests the authorities stretch the coverage of that insurance scheme, as well
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      90 2 TEAR THERAPY EVERY time the Olympics comes around, Teo Pau Lin cries as it makes her feel better. Tears flow at the opening ceremony, the lighting of the Olympic flame and when the last runner drags himself across the finish line in the marathon, among other things. Last week,
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      93 2 Winds howl and out goes Lee HOWLING winds forced Singapore shooter Lee Wung Yew out of the Athens Olympic Games yesterday. He could down only 21 and 22 birds yesterday, after creditable details of 24, 25, 23 under almost perfect conditions on Saturday. His 115 total the best among
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      96 2 SMU may drop SAT requirement THE Singapore Management University (SMU) may make the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) optional for admission. The move comes in the wake of the other two Singapore universities dropping it, changes in the A-level curriculum and the SAT test, and a plan by the University
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      60 2 Film-making renaissance? PUTERI Gunung Ledang, Malaysia's most expensive movie at RMI6 million (557.3 million), has raised hopes of a film-making renaissance. Producer EnfiniTi Productions is looking beyond breaking local box-office records and recouping its huge investment. "It is time we revolutionised the way we make our movies to conquer
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      85 2 M ONEY REALITY TV FOR ENTREPRENEURS A NEW reality TV series called StartUp will follow the fortunes of eight aspiring entrepreneurs who try to get tneir businesses up and running. The eight will be finalists in a national business competition for start-ups and the winner will be the entrepreneur who
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      88 2 W ORLD COSMETIC AIDS DRUG APPROVED THE United States Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of Sculptra, a synthetic polymer, as an injectable filler to help plump up Aids patients whose faces have been left sunken and gaunt by antiretroviral drugs. Sculptra joins a list of drugs with
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      143 2 CHINA TOP SHIP REPAIR CENTRE SINGAPORE has lost its spot as the favourite ship repair centre in Asia to China. Shipyards in China can do the same repair work 30 per cent cheaper than it would cost in Singapore. "Because of cheaper cost, many ships come to China for
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      61 2 POH CAN MEET OLYMPIC TARGET ATHENS-BOUND Singapore sprinter Poh Seng Song is still on target to better his personal best time of 10.58 seconds in the 100m at the Olympics, despite his second-best performance in the Singapore Athletic Association Inter-Club Championships yesterday. Poh finished second behind national record holder
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  • PRIME NEWS
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      Lock icon Piracy in Malacca Strait down as patrols increase
      521 3  -  K.C.VIJAYAN Only one serious pirate attack reported to the International Maritime Bureau since stepped-up patrols on July 20 By SEA crime in the Malacca Strait appears to have dropped since Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore began stepping up patrols along the waterway on
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      Lock icon Young man on brink of new life dies in car crash
      485 3  -  TANYA FONG ARTI MULCHAND 25-year-old with plans to open restaurant about to move home Bu and 'WHEN KEITH WAS AWAY, IT WAS LIKE THE HOUSE WAS JUST BUCK AND WHITE, AND WHEN HE CAME BACK HE ADDED THE COLOUR.
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      Lock icon Longer, flexible maternity leave
      340 4 MATERNITY leave will be extended but kept "flexible" to avoid disruption for employers and uncertainty for employees, Minister for Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang said yesterday. Details of the "comprehensive and practical package" will be revealed in the Prime Minister's speech for the National Day
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      Lock icon Moulmein Rise sale is on despite one owner's refusal
      600 4  - Moulmein Rise sale is on despite one owner's refusal DARYL LOO G. CHANDRADAS Collective Sale Rule Change The plots, after en bloc sale, can be redeveloped into a condo but the new building must blend with remaining house By 'I'VE BEEN LIVING HERE FOROVER3OYEARS.IT USED TO BE ALL LANDED PROPERTY,
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      Lock icon Iraqi leaders meet as shells fall nearby
      563 6  - Iraqi leaders meet as shells fall nearby ANTHONY PAUL Three-day conference of 1,300 delegates to select an interim national assembly gets under way under masssive security By IN BAGHDAD A CONFERENCE of Iraqi leaders to pick an interim national assembly opened yesterday to the shuddering thud of mortar attacks. The
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      Lock icon Militant cleric's supporters resume fighting
      437 6 Explosions and gunfire as US tanks reappear on Najaf streets NAJAF (Iraq) Shi'ite militiamen battled United States and Iraqi forces in the holy city of Najaf yesterday, resuming hostilities after the collapse of peace talks the day before. Explosions and gunfire rattled through the centre
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      Lock icon Mum's two sets of twins in a day
      154 6 WYNNEWOOD (Pennsylvania) The odds are mind-boggling, but Ms Geana Morris, herself a fraternal twin, has given birth to two sets of identical twins. The babies two boys and two girls and their mother were all doing well, hospital officials said on Friday.
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      Lock icon More using drugs to get a million-dollar look
      528 7  -  HUANG LIJIE Sculptra joins Botox and other therapeutic drugs being used to make people look good By DRUGS with therapeutic properties are increasingly being used in the field of cosmetics, the latest being a substance that has long been used to make
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      Lock icon Naiaf mosque battle strengthens Sadr s grip
      571 8 Young cleric and his Mehdi Army fighters have provided a strong focus for Shi'ites opposed to the US military BAGHDAD More than 160km away from Sadr City, radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has been holed up with about 1,000 of his fighters in the
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      Lock icon In stable condition
      120 8 LONDON Ayatoliah All Al-Sistani, Iraq's most influential Shi' lie cleric who has been a voice for moderation, has successfully undergone heart surgery in London and wants to return to Iraq. "The ayatoliah had an operation to unblock a coronary artery on Friday. His condition is stable/' a
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      Lock icon New Al-Qaeda leaders may be planning more attacks
      272 8 New Al-Qaeda leaders may be planning more attacks NEW YORK American and Pakistani authorities fear a "second string" of Al-Qaeda leaders is plotting a major new attack after a terrorist summit in Pakistan, Time magazine reported. Some United States officials fear the meeting could have been a key planning session
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      Lock icon War's walking wounded
      128 8 THIRTEEN-year-old Iraqi Ma'rwa Ahteemi stands on her new leg braces with the help of physical therapist Maria Marcetti in Washington. Last November, Ma'rwa and her family dashed out of their home in Balad, 80km north of Baghdad, as bombs were falling all around. An off-target US shelf
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      Lock icon Deadly hurricane leaves huge trail of damage in Florida
      559 9 At least 15 people are dead in the wake of Hurricane Charley, and the damage bill is expected to exceed $8.6 billion PUNTA GORDA (Florida) Thousands of National Guard troops, state police and rescuers flocked to western Florida to find victims,
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      Lock icon Americans may tip the balance in vote count
      372 9 U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION NEW YORK When decision time comes this autumn, the real swing votes in the 2004 presidential election may not come from Pennsylvania, Ohio or even the notorious Florida. The ultimate Bush-Kerry battleground may turn out to be somewhere more
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      Lock icon EDWARDS: Focuses on the positive
      95 9 EDWARDS: Focuses on the positive FARGO (North Dakota) Mr John Edwards has defended his running mate John Kerry from attacks from prominent Republicans, stressing that Democrats would focus on positive messages that rejected the "negative politics of the past". He told a large crowcf at North Dakota State University on
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      Lock icon Yeo's puts taste of S'pore on Europe's food map
      767 10  -  NEO HUI MIN With new, flavour-savvy customers demanding the real thing, what started as a taste of home takes off By FOR THE STRAITS TIMKS HOT: Top goodies Some of Yeo Hiap Seng's products sold in Europe: Culinary sauces: Satay, hot
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      Lock icon Singaporeans in NY feast on National Day
      296 10  - Singaporeans in NY feast on National Day LARA PARPAN By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES NEW YORK Recent terrorism alerts and a sudden heavy rainstorm did not deter close to 400 Singaporeans and their guests from celebrating National Day at a hotel in the heart of Times Square last week. "Politically,
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        Lock icon Italy to honour De Niro despite group's protest
        212 11 TO GET HONORARY CITIZENSHIP ROME Italy will go ahead with its plans to grant actor Robert De Niro honorary citizenship, rejecting opposition from an Italian-American organisation that says the actor has projected a bad image with numerous roles as an Italian thug.
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        Lock icon DUTCH PRINCESS GETTING DIVORCED
        83 11 THE HAGUE The Netherlands' Princess Margarita, who last year aired royal dirty laundry during a fight with her aunt Queen Beatrix, is now divorcing her husband who was at the centre of it all. Princess Margarita had accused the Royal House of abusing its power to
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        64 11 CHICAGO Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey has been called to do jury duty in her hometown. The billionaire businesswoman will mingle with some 300 other prospective jurors today at Chicago's criminal courts and could be called to sit in judgment on an accused thief, drug
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        57 11 JOHANNESBURG South Africa's last white president, Mr F.W. de Klerk, turned on his former party for merging with the African National Congress by renouncing his membership. Mr de Klerk, who guided the National Party as it scrapped apartheid, said: "The NNP has abandoned its right
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    • Politicians' private lives go public
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        208 11 Home Secretary mum about alleged affair LONDON British Home Secretary David Blunkett has refused to discuss a claim in a top-selling Sunday newspaper that he is having an affair with a married mother. In a statement yesterday, Mr Blunkett, 57, said his private life has no bearing on his
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        192 11 Lover's lawyers dispute gay governor's claims NEW JERSEY Lawyers for Mr Golan Cipel, the man with whom New Jersey Governor James McGreevey said he had had an extramarital affair, angrily disputed the governor's account yesterday, saying that Mr Cipel never consented to any intimate contact with him. Mr
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        197 11 Moral campaigner admits to adultery CANBERRA An Australian lawmaker renowned as a campaigner for higher moral standards has admitted to adultery in a surprise confession ahead of federal elections this year, reports said yesterday. Mr Ross Cameron, a father of four, said he had told his wife of nearly
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      Lock icon Britain plans to overhaul ailing education system
      1005 12  -  JONATHAN EYAL NEWS ANALYSIS FOR THE STRAITS TIMES With parents in revolt and old ideologies cast aside, the Blair government wants to usher in a new era in country's schools Everywhere, parents are rejecting the one-size-fits-ail education policy. And there is plenty of
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        Lock icon RECALL VOTE UNDER WAY IN VENEZUELA
        99 12 CARACAS The opposition's long and bitter campaign to oust Venezuela President Hugo Chavez finally came down to a recall referendum yesterday, with the leftist leader hoping that a big turnout among the poor will keep him in power. Officials from around the world including
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        106 12 MADRID The damage was limited to a felled tree, and just one person was hurt. But four small explosions over the past week signal that Basque separatist violence has resurfaced despite widespread revulsion over terrorism following the Madrid train bombings, Spanish commentators say. There had been
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        135 12 BERLIN Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder is accusing Germany's centre-right opposition of forming a "popular front" with the heirs of the Communists in former East Germany by joining them to oppose social changes being put in place by his government. The words "popular front" refers to left-wing alliances,
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        99 12 WASHINGTON The US Army's new medium-weight armoured vehicle, the Stryker, weighs so much that it curtails the range of C-130 military cargo aircraft that carry it and, under certain conditions, makes it impossible for the planes to take off, a new report for Congress
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      411 12 Pope's frailty moves crowds atLourdes LOURDES (France) Pope John Paul, a sick man among the sick, wound up an emotional visit to this miracle shrine yesterday and struggled with determination to finish a sermon to encourage others suffering around him. The devout crowd of about 200,000 listened to his words
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  • COMMENTARY • ANALYSIS
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        Lock icon Nuke power and risks
        583 14 THE troublesome question of safety at nuclear plants has once again been highlighted after an accident in Japan last week. Although there was no radiation leak, there were fatalities and serious injury caused when steam leaked from a broken pipe at the Mihama plant operated by
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      Lock icon The war that changed the world
      761 14  -  SUNANDA K. DATTA-RAY By bUK THE STKAITS TIMhS bombardment of civilian targets and submarine attacks on merchant shipping became commonplace. Censorship, official propaganda and patriotic reticence concealed most horrors from the public. The Western allies righteously claimed to be securing the world for democracy.
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      Lock icon Iraqis trying to forge a new Deginninp
      929 14  - Iraqis trying to forge a new Deginninp ANTHONY PAUL By SENIOR WRITER BAGHDAD I reached Iraq 48 hours ago on a visit of discovery. Given the explosions I've heard throughout the past two days about eight so far, mostly mortar rounds near my hotel I expect that there are events
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      Lock icon Islamic banking: Muslim society's ignored asset
      744 14  -  PHAR KIM BEING By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES POLITICAL Islam is fixated on two aims above all: establishing Syariah law and the Islamic state. Anything less is seen as an aberration. In the words of the late Syed Qutb, an Egyptian fundamentalist whose writings
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      Lock icon Expect a quicker pace of change
      1797 15  -  RICHARD LIM OPPOSITION MP Chiam See Tong holds his weekly meet-the-people session in the void deck of Block 108 in Potong Pasir. He sits at an old table behind a cheap folding screen that is set up between two adjacent pillars. The residents who
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      426 16 Tablet PCs in schools offer wide range of benefits REFER to m I tri e letter, "Technology for its own T sake?"(ST, Aug 9), by Mr Sng Swee Keat, on his concerns regarding the use of tablet PCs at Crescent Girls' School (CGS). CGS strives to provide our students with
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      273 16 I REFER to the letter "Technology for its own sake?" by Mr Sng Swee Keat(ST,Aug9). As a supporter of the use of tablet PCs in education, I would like to share some experiences Singapore Management University has had since we launched our
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      149 16 MediShield coverage should be for life IT IS heartening to know Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan is giving top priority to revamping MediShield. Besides adjusting premiums, deductibles and benefits, MediShield and MediShield Plus coverage should not stop at age 80 but be for life. As life expectancy increases, it is
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      314 16 Why NUS limits honours theses to certain students I REFER to the letter by Mr Cedric Fun Howe Them ("Let all honours students write thesis"; ST, Aug 10) about the National University of Singapore Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences' new policy of granting access to the honours thesis based
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        73 16 .We thank Mr James Pen Kim Ycttigibr his feedback (Field goes to waste"; ST, Aug 13). VSfe agree the plot of vacant land in Simon Road should be made accessible to the public. A work order has been placed to remove the old fence suiroundiSrig
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        72 16 Ifthe Government allows us to use Medisave to pay for full health screening in public or private hospitals, it will save our ageing population and the Government in health cost in the long run. The Health Ministry can allow Singaporeans above the age of 40 or 45,
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        56 16 I refer to the article by Dr Andy Ho, "Should you stick with non-stick Teflon pans?" (ST, July 17). I am concerned about the information given and would like popular brands such as Meyer and Tefal to comment Perhaps the Ministry of Health should also look into
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        58 16 In almost every episode of the popular TV programme Sex And The City, sexual behaviour such as oral sex is portrayed as permissible and acceptable, in public or private. Since unnatural sex is still illegal in Singapore, why does the censor permit the screening of Sex And
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      696 1  - ANIMAL MAGNETISM ARTI MULCHAND Bu Despite tough competition and changing fads, the pet centre at Serangoon North still boasts 14 shops dedicated to pets IT MAY BE A WAR ZONE WITH EVERYONE SIASHING PRICES, BUT IT IS WHERE EVERYONE STILL GOES. ITS THE ONLY REAL PET CENTRE IN SINGAPORE/ Ms
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      647 2  -  SANDRA DAVIE By EDUCATION CORRESPONDENT The university will rely more instead on applicants' grades, personal essays, co-curricular activities and interviews THE Singapore Management University (SMU), which has been using the American Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) for admission since it opened in 2000, is
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      175 2 RETIREE Richard Ho, 70, went without sleep on Saturday night for a pair of cheap air tickets to Tokyo. The retired businessman turned up at Suntec City at about 4pm to be among the first 25 Straits Times and Lianhe Zaobao readers to
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      343 2 GRASSROOTS MPs like Mr Ong Ah Heng are key members of the People's Action Party team of leaders, and more such leaders are needed. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said this at a National Day dinner at Nee Soon Central, where Mr Ong is
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      1594 4  - A touch of old Kampong Glamour VIVI ZAINOL Bu 1897: The British courts rule that the 23ha Kampong Glam settlement would become Crown land. 1989: Kampong Glam is declared a conservation area. 1992: A Malay Heritage Centre Working Committee is formed to look into the possibility of redeveloping the Istana
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      718 5  -  BEN NADARAJAN Court Battle With Ex-Mistress Bu NO LOVE LOST Former actress Glory Anne Clibbery (above) had made more than one attempt to live off Mr Ivan Allan (left) after their relationship ended. She had sued Mr Allan for the right to stay on in
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      564 5  -  BEN NADARAJAN Bu EZ Connect agrees to compensate FastTalk for losses EMPLOYEES of a chatline company made calls to a rival firm's chatline to try and poach its customers, but were caught in the act. When the scam was exposed, the
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      131 5 THE new edition of the Yellow Pages Buying Guide will have discount coupons. These will entitle holders to discounts on meals, at retail shops and even a holiday package for the family. Besides the cut-out-and-keep coupons, the guide has also included an After-Hours section, listing the
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      622 6  - Toa Payoh East elderly to get a social club TANYA FONG The centre is not for rehabilitating the I sick, but aims to provide an avenue for I the able-bodied to relax and socialise Bu 'THIS NEW CENTRE WILL BE DIFFERENT FROM THE SENIOR CITIZENS' CORNERS, AS OUR AIM IS
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      562 6  - Wishing you are here to sponsor VIVI ZAINOL By THE last time stroke patient Tan Gim Poh went swimming was two years ago. "It was the first time in a long time I felt like a real human being. I felt so free because I could walk on my own
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          1077 8  - A useful invention becoming a menace SUN AND A K. DATTA-RAY Bu THE LESSON I LAN! IT IS aimed at getting upper secondary and junior college students up to speed in current affairs and English, and comes in three parts: the story, the lesson and the worksheet. This week's piece
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          1544 8 the WORK SHEET DEFT OF ENGLISH LANG UAGE Compared to, compared with "Compared with Paris, London is a rather sedate city." 'The US presidential election can be compared to a horse race." Why is it compared with in one situation, and compared to in another? One uses compared with when
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          25 9 Singapore Polytechnic students and staff built a children's playground and a family home on Banay Island in the Philippines.
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          187 9 PENNING 17 syllables about water has won Bukit Timah Primary's Leon Ooi, 12, a trip to Yuma, Japan, the birthplace of Rogetsu Ishii, one of the country's best-loved haiku poets. In his three-line entry, Leon wrote: In the deep blue sea, Sharks want to have
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          140 9 S'PORE POLY ROAD IN PHILIPPINES A ROAD in the Philippines in a province on an island about an hour south of Manila has been named Singapore Polytechnic Friendship Road, after the polytechnic here, in recognition of the help the institution has given the country. Polytechnic students and staff built the
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          186 9 YUSOF Ishak Secondary, which is named after Singapore's first president, wants to expand a heritage section it has on its namesake and has raised $40,000 through a recent jogathon and food fair to do so. It hopes to open it next year, when the school
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          93 9 A TOP American culinary institute is offering courses here, in its first foray into Asia. The Culinary Institute of America, which counts celebrity chefs Anthony Bourdain and Rocco DiSpirito among its alumni, is offering a certificate course with Temasek Polytechnic and is in talks
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        689 9 MY FIVE-yeark>l4 daughter has a habit of hitting her classmates. Her teachers have called us to complain several times about this. Initially, my wife and I scolded her, but when we realised this was not working, we tried to explain to her why
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        1021 10 Over the next few weeks, The Straits Times will feature a series oj guides for parents on how to coach their children on various topics at home. The ouides will cover topics such as teaching mathematics and computer literacy, and will he written by local
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      415 1 Home liud Week MOSQUITO BYTES Do you own a 30 mobile phone with Series 60 SymbianOS? Total Vote Count 144 Yes, I own a phone with that OS 1 12 No, my phone runs on another OS Not now, but I do intend to get a new 3G phone with
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      51 1 SPENDING QUALITY TIME WITH CHARITY It can be easy to just donate money, but it's more beneficial to provide time to some causes, and quality time at that. Mr Sri-Ganesh Lakshminarayanan, a Deutsche Bank vice-president. Some of the bank employees have offered to take 30 intellectually disabled children on an
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      21 2 Corporate earnings and the oil shock We take an in-depth look at the impact of earnings, the MW fIKjK economy. *n
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      1194 1  - Asia goes school to learn English JOHN NEWLAND ASIAN AGENDA. ASIA STRUGGLES TO LEARN ENGLISH From students to civil servants, English has become the language of choice among many Asians. The Straits Times correspondents look at how the trend of learning the language of global commerce is hotting up in
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        390 2 TRUTHS MYTHS ABOUT BILINGUALISM Bilingual people dream in both languages. True Trilingual people dream in three languages and so on. Each language is associated with different sets of experiences. Very often, what is experienced in one language comes back in that language when one wants to recount that experience. Dreams
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        501 2  -  MELISSA SIM IN SINGAPORE in THE word on the street in Singapore is often English, but the market for lessons in the language is still growing. Census 2000, prepared by the Department or Statistics, showed that 71 per cent of Singaporeans aged 15 and above were
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        435 2 By NIRMAL GHOSH THAILAND CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK Somewhere at the top of the largely unregulated industry of English teaching is a maverick of sorts, Ms Netpreeya "Kate" Choomchaiyo the country's only celebrity teacher. The fresh-faced Ms Netpreeya, 39, is a government official and currently a
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          52 2 Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer arrives in Beijing today for a two-day visit ahead of his trip to Pyongyang to end a stand-off over its nuclear weapons programme. Celebrations to mark the 100th birth anniversary of the late leader Deng Xiaoping, which falls on Sunday, will be held throughout
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          38 2 Premier Yu Shyi-kun's two-week official visit to three of Taiwan's diplomatic allies in the Caribbean the Dominican Republic, Honduras and Nicaragua starts today. The visit, with transit stops in the US, will focus on developing bilateral ties.
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          30 2 United States and South Korean military officials meet on Thursday to discuss the American proposal to cut its military presence by one-third by the end of next year.
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          29 2 Parliament resumes today after a three-week break. Opposition parties are expected to press for the resignation of Federal Minister Mohammad Taslimuddin, who stands accused in a criminal case.
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          27 2 By-elections for two National Assembly seats take place on Wednesday to allow Prime Minister designate Shaukat Aziz to move from the Upper to the Lower House.
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          40 2 President Megawati Sukarnoputri will present the draft state Budget for next year today. Tomorrow is the country's 59th Independence Day. The two suspects accused of bombing the Jakarta Marriott hotel last year are expected to be sentenced on Thursday.
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          17 2 The trial of former President Joseph Estrada (above) on charges of perjury and plunder resumes today.
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          38 2 Senior Asean police officers start a five-day meeting in Chiang Mai today. Hearing opens on Wednesday in a case against police accused of involvement in the disappearance of a top Muslim lawyer representing Jemaah Islamiah terror suspects.
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          27 2 Around 500 company and government decision-makers, primarily from South-east Asia, will take part in a two-day Singapore-backed conference from tomorrow to encourage foreign investments in Vietnam.
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          24 2 Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi leaves on Sunday for a three-day official visit to South Korea to boost bilateral economic and trade ties.
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        862 4  - China overtakes S'pore as favourite ship repair centre TSCHANG CHI-CHU By CHINA CORRESPONDENT Shipping boom triggered by huge import of iron ore and oil may mean it could one day displace the Republic in the business THE WRITING IS ON THE WALL THAT ONE DAY, NO DOUBT ABOUT IT, CHINA
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        387 4 Beijing practising to decapitate Taipei Tactic to neutralise leaders inspired by US strategy in Iraq TAIPEI China has been practising an attack on Taiwan's capital, Taipei, aimed at killing or capturing the island's leaders in a "decapitation" strike, Taiwan Premier Yu Shyi-kun said yesterday. The strategy appeared to have been
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        79 4 UNFURLING a giant cloth painting of ßuddha on a mountainside beside the Drepung monastery outside Lhasa, Tibetan monks yesterday gave about 150,000 pilgrims a glimpse of one of Tibet's great ceremonies the annual Shot on, or Yoghurt Festival. Arriving by dawn for the unfurling of the
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        312 4 HONG KONG A Hong Kong man whose right hand was chopped off by two assailants in a busy restaurant might have been wrongly targeted, a newspaper reported yesterday. Two men wearing surgical masks walked up to insurance agent Lee Kwok Sum as he was
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        514 5 Millionaire investing SiOm in Pyongyang department store to woo North Koreans long deprived of imported consumer goods BEIJING A young Chinese millionaire entrepreneur is betting on a long shot. He believes reforms in isolated communist North Korea have given people cash to
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        322 5 GUWAHATI (India) At least 22 people, many of them schoolchildren, were killed when a bomb ripped through an Independence Day parade in the revolt-hit north-eastern Indian state of Assam yesterday. Tens of thousands of soldiers were on alert across the country and the
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        222 5 TOKYO Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi yesterday marked the 59th anniversary of the end of World War II by vowing to pursue peace, while four members of his Cabinet visited a war shrine that Japan's neighbours say glorifies the country's aggressive past. Nearly 2.5 million war
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        223 5 SEOUL As South Korea commemorates the day it achieved independence from colonial Japan in 1945, President Roh Moo Hyun stepped up calls yesterday for communist North Korea to drop its nuclear ambitions promptly and reap the benefits of joining the international community. In
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          105 5 BEIJING A relics conservation official has been sentenced to death in what state media described as the largest antiquities theft case since the People's Republic of China was founded in 1949Li Haitao, former chief of security for relics from a Qjng Dynasty (1644-1911) imperial estate
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          102 5 TOKYO Japan and the United States are negotiating to draw up a Joint Security Declaration to cooperate against terrorism and other threats. The Nihon Keizai Shimbun said yesterday that the declaration is expected to redefine bilateral military cooperation in Japan amid the ongoing transformation of
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          68 5 KUALA BERANG Parti Islam seMalaysia has decided to field former Hulu Terengganu Member of Parliament Muhyidin Abdul Rashid as its candidate in a crucial Aug 28 by-election. He will face Barisan Nasional candidate Mohd Zawawi Ismail, 44, in the contest for the Kuala Berang State Legislative
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          82 5 MALE (Maldives) Hundreds of people were rounded up in the Maldives, South Asia's most expensive resort paradise, after President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom imposed a state of emergency following protests against his rule, dissidents said yesterday. State radio said the National Security Service and police had
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          76 5 HONG KONG Hong Kong police arrested 115 men for illegally gambling on insect fights yesterday in the same building that housed a cricket lovers' association, a police spokesman said. Police seized about 300 crickets and HK$B,OOO (551,760) in cash during the bust. Police spokesman T. K. Ng
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          86 5 BEIJING China has arrested four businessmen for allegedly manufacturing and selling substandard milk powder that killed 13 babies and harmed at least 189, state media reported yesterday. Four senior members of staff at the Jinyi milk product company were arrested in Tangshan city in
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        421 6 Challenges For Thai Universities New government funding rules and trade pacts allowing foreign institutions to set up external campuses raise competition BANGKOK Thailand's universities face the prospect of trying to qualify for bigger budgets by boosting their student counts. New rules on government funding are
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        100 6 I MOTHERS cradling their babies at the Dr Jose Fabella Memorial I Hospital in Manila. Of f the 70 to 100 babies born every day at the 700-bed maternity hospital, around 15 of them are premature or have a low birth weight. With only 14 incubators at the
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        268 6 Jakarta turns haze complaint back onto Malaysia PETALING JAYA Indonesia has responded to Malaysia's complaints about the haze with some of its own. Minister of Environment Nabiel Makarim said Kuala Lumpur's cooperation was needed to stop the main cause of the haze illegal logging. Officers in Indonesia are ill-equipped to
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        382 6 Golkar endorsement boosts Mega's campaign JAKARTA The Golkar party has endorsed President Megawati Sukarnoputri in next month's run-off election, providing a much-needed boost to her struggling campaign. She finished second behind Mr Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in the July 5 presidential poll and continues to trail her former security minister in
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        379 6 Indonesia car sales belie stalled economy JAKARTA Car ownership is not for the faint-hearted in Indonesia fuel supplies are erratic, the roads are often awful and price tags on cars are almost hilariously high. Even so, new car sales are overtaking expectations despite the nation's economy being stuck on the
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        130 6 MANILA Mr Vicente Aquino patrols an obscure front of the war on terror in the Philippines. He and his AntiMoney Laundering Council sleuths pore over reams of wire transfers trying to isolate drug dealers, kidnappers and pyramid-scheme scammers from legitimate businesses. They are also "looking
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        699 7 KL 's most expensive nlm aims to transform industry Puteri Gununq Ledang's screening at the Venice festival could be breakthrough for Malaysian films in world cinema market 'WE HAVE THE TALENT AND THE MEANS. IT IS TIME WE REVOLUTIONISED THE WAY WE MAKE OUR MOVIES TO CONQUER THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE/
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        69 7 NEW STRAITS TIMES A beaming Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi admiring the academic robe worn by his wife, Datin Seri Endon, for the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia ceremony which conferred on her an honorary doctorate at the weekend. It was for her work in aid of less fortunate
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        177 7 KUCHING A Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) Nuri helicopter with 10 people on board was reported missing yesterday near Ba'Kelalan in Sarawak's highlands region. Miri acting police chief, Superintendant Abang Abdillah Abang Othman, said the helicopter was reported missing at 1.50pm by the control tower
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        457 7 CRACKDOWN ON FOREIGN WORKERS Chief judge says it is important to punish them swiftly KUALA LUMPUR After cracking the whip at legions of illegal foreign workers, the Malaysian authorities are turning their attention to the bosses who employ them. Statistics reveal the mismatch a total
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        525 7 IN HK:Rally over agency rule HONG KONG Indonesian maids and their supporters marched to Indonesia's consulate it Hong Kong yesterday, demanding the right to find Jobs without having to hire costly private agencies. Mere than 100 people, including Thai, Nepalese ami Filipino
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      8 8 The Straits Times sports •Monday, August 16, 2004
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    • ATHENS 2004
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        Lock icon Patient Susijo shocks world No 1 Lin Dan
        578 8 Patient Susijo shocks world No 1 Lin Dan Singaporean on track for medal as he will not meet another Chinese till final IN ATHENS SINGAPORE'S Ronald Susilo lived up to his boast that "nothing is impossible" when he beat world No 1 and All-England champion Lin Dan of China yesterday.
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        Lock icon Poh second best to Shyam
        343 8  -  ALVIN FOO ATHLETICS *L HE MAY have been secondbest at the Singapore Amateur Athletic Association In-ter-Club Championships at the Serangoon Stadium yesterday. But Athens-bound sprinter Poh Seng Song is still on track to better his personal best time of 10.58 seconds in the 100 metres
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        Lock icon Overweight Iranian faces inquiry
        364 8 IRAN'S world judo champion Arash Miresmaeili is facing an investigation into whether or not he deliberately failed to make the weight for his opening Olympic Games bout to avoid fighting an Israeli. "We are examining the case very, very seriously," International Judo Federation (IJF) spokesman Michel
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      • ATHENS ASIDES
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          Lock icon JAPAN CLAIMS SWIM GOLD AFTER 12 YEARS
          84 8 JAPAN landed its first Olympic swimming gold for 12 years when double world champion Kosuke Kitajima won the men's 100m breaststroke. In a nailbiting finish, Kitajima won in lmin 00.08sec, edging out American rival Brendan Hansen by o.l7wsec. Third was France's Hugues Duboscq
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          Lock icon GASOL GETS THE BETTER OF YAO MING
          82 8 GASOL GETS THE BETTER OF YAO MING CHINESE superstar Yao Ming came up short yesterday in his battle with fellow-National Basketball Association star Pau Gasol, who led Spain to an opening-day victory in the men's basketball tournament. The eagerly- awaited clash of Houston Rockets' centre Yao and Gasol, a key
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          Lock icon IOC LOSING SLEEP OVER POOR ATTENDANCE
          118 8 INTERNATIONAL Olympic Committee officials, worried by television images being flashed around the world of athletes competing in near-empty stadiums, have told the Athens Games organisers to give tickets away free if necessary. On Saturday, the first full day of competition, weightlifter Nurcan Taylan became
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          Lock icon SHOT PUT CHAMP TO MBS GAMES
          59 8 SLOVAK shot put champion Milan Haborak will miss the Athens Games after testing positive for a banned substance, news reports said yesterday. Haborak, 31, arrived in Athens on Friday and left yesterday. He tested positive for a banned hormone at a meet in Madrid
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          Lock icon CYCLISTS CRITICISE ROAD RACE ORGANISERS
          63 8 RIDERS have taken Olympic Games organisers to task for scheduling the 224-km men's road race in the middle of a searing Athens' summer day. Experienced Italian rider Paolo Bettini outsprinted Portugal's Sergio Paulinho to win the gold medal in Saturday's brutal road race, which took
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        348 9 Chocs bird's nest gold WEIGHTLBFTING Diet helps Udomporn to become first Thai woman Olympic champ ATHENS A special diet of bird's nest soup and chocolate powered weightlifter Udomporn Polsak to a gold medal yesterday, becoming the first Thai woman to win an Olympic title. She also became the Games' first
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        Lock icon Shooter Lee blows hot and then cold
        316 9  -  TAY CHENG KHOON By IN ATHENS WHEN the winds blow, only those with stilled hearts can still focus on the target. That was what Singapore's Lee Wung Yew found out as he bowed out of the trap shooting competition yesterday. After creditable details
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        Lock icon SELECTED RESULTS
        2320 9 BADMINTON Women's singles, rd 2: Gong Ruina (Chn) bt Sa lakjit Ponsana (Tha) 11-8 11-3, Cheng Shao-Chieh (Twn) bt Jun Jae Youn (Kor) 3-11 11-6 11-4, Mia Audina (Hoi) bt Aparna Popat (Ind) 9-11 11-1 11-3, Tracey Hallam (Gbr) bt Camilla Martin (Den) 11-2 5-11 13-10. Mixed doubles,
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        115 9 (at press time) COUNTRY G S B China 5 1 1 Australia 3 1 3 Japan 3 1 0 Italy 2 1 0 Ukraine..... 2 0 1 Russia 1 3 2 USA 1 3 1 Thailand 1 0 1 Turkey.......... 1 0 0 Germany 0 11 Hungary 0
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        Lock icon CHINA'S BEST START
        107 9 A JUDO gold for Xian Dongmei yesterday continued China's best start to an Olympic Games. Xian Dongmei defeated Japan's Yuki Yokosawa in the women's 52kg event. Her win came after four golds for China on Saturday, beginning with Du Li's win in the women's 10m air rifle
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        1394 10 PROSECUTORS PROBE CHIEF ORGANISER ATHENS The Olympic Games has been rocked by another scandal, this time involving officials. The chief organiser of the Athens Olympics and her husband are being investigated by Greek prosecutors over a claim that they misappropriated more than £250 million (S$775
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        Lock icon Hosts in danger of being eliminated
        624 10 SOCCER ATHENS Mali upset Greece to put the hosts in danger of exiting the Olympic soccer tournament. First-half goals by Mamadi Berthe and Tenema Ndiaye put the Africans in control, while Greece squandered chances and even missed a penalty kick in stoppage time on
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    • SPORTS
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        432 11 Sven picks young players for Ukraine friendly SOCCER LONDON England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson has given senior caps to several young players for England's friendly against the Ukraine on Wednesday. Shaun Wright-Phillips, Glen Johnson, Chris Kirkland and Jermain Defoe were all named, leaving established names such as Phil Neville and lan
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        Lock icon Off-field woes affected me at Euro 2004: Becks
        263 11 MADRID England captain David Beckham has admitted that speculation over his private life affected his performances at the European Championship. The Real Madrid midfielder put in some below-par displays as England were knocked out in the quarter-finals. He missed a penalty as
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        589 11  -  JEFFREY LOW SOCCER Chelsea manager sticks index finger at United's Ferguson in his team's win By SOCCER CORRESPONDENT NUMBER One, he told the world, sticking up an index finger as soon as his team scored. And so the taunting has begun. In his game
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        Lock icon Wenqer wants Arsenal to remain unbeaten
        543 11 LIVERPOOL Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger challenged his team to remain unbeaten for a second successive season after seeing his players launch the defence of their Premiership title with a comprehensive 4-1 victory against Everton at Goodison Park yesterday. Goals from Dennis Bergkamp after 23
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        428 11 MOTOR RACING BUDAPEST Another race, another win, another record and yes, another title for Michael Schumacher. While it is more accurate to say that it was Ferrari wno won their sixth consecutive constructors' title yesterday, it nonetheless was Schumacher who made sure the honour
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        Lock icon Vijay leads, but others are not far behind
        650 12 GOLF KOHLER (Wisconsin) This morning's final round of the 86th PGA Championship at Whistling Straits could boil down to a putt-off involving the "Who's Who of golf and the "Who's that again?" The names hogging the top shelf of the leaderboard all
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        Lock icon S'pore teen overcomes setback to win
        480 12  - S'pore teen overcomes setback to win ALVIN FOO SAILING By $280,000 RAISED: President S R Nathan receiving a cheque of $280,000 from Sim Kee Boon (centre), chairman of Tanah Merah Country Club, and Thomas J^nscnmutn (right;, NIL) 01 Siemens, yesterday. The amount was raised from the President's Challenge Charity Golf
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      • SPORTS FILE
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          Lock icon DIOUF JOINS BOLTON ON LOAN
          84 12 ENGLISH Premier League football club Liverpool have confirmed that El-Hadji Diouf has joined Bolton Wanderers on a season-long loan, reported Skysports. He has been surplus to requirements at Anfield since Rafael Benitez was appointed manager and was not given a squad number for this season.
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          Lock icon WRIGHT-PHILLIPS SIGNS NEW DEAL
          56 12 MANCHESTER City manager Kevin Keegan ended speculation surrounding the future of young midfield prodigy Shaun Wright-Phillips yesterday by announcing that the 22-year-old footballer has signed a new four-year contract. Reports suggest that the player, who had been linked with Liverpool and Tottenham, will earn between £25,000
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          Lock icon PLAYERS HIT BY GAS POISONING
          80 12 AROUND 40 female teenage ice-hockey players were taken to hospital on Saturday after they breathed in poisonous carbon monoxide gas during an international club tournament in the Czech town of Kladno, 30km west of the Prague. But none of the girls, aged between 15 and
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          Lock icon MALAYSIAN BODYBUILDERS WIN
          58 12 HOSTS Singapore lost 96-120 to Malaysia in the annual Malaysia-Singapore Youth Bodybuilding Championships at East Coast Parkway yesterday. The Malaysians captured the Datuk Paul Chua Team Trophy thanks to their three golds, three silvers, two bronzes, one fourth- and one fifth-placed finish. Singapore earned one gold, one
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          Lock icon SAVIOLA FREE TO LEAVE BARCA
          81 12 ARGENTINIAN international forward Javier Saviola was yesterday told by Spanish football giants Barcelona that he can leave the club if he wants to. Barcelona vice-president Sandro Rossell said that Saviola, midfielder Hernandez Oscar Lopez and Turkish goalkeeper Rustu Recber would be allowed to go. French
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        1177 12 BASEBALL American League: Oakland 6 Kansas City 1, NY Yankees 6 Seattle 4, Toronto 7 Baltimore 2, Boston 4 Chicago White Sox 3, Cleveland 7 Minnesota 1, Texas 6 Tampa Bay 5, Anaheim 11 Detroit 8. National League: Atlanta 9 St Louis 7, Chicago Cubs 2 Los
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      277 13 II The Family of the Late I I Dr. Lien Ying Chow I Departed on 6 August 2004 I I would like to express their thanks and appreciation to I I His Excellency President and Mrs S R Nathan I I Prime Minister and Mrs Lee Hsien Loong I
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        262 14 The Family of the Late Dr. Lien Ying Chow Departed on 6 August 2004 would like to express their thanks and appreciation to Father Colin Tan SJ. Dr. Goh Teck Chong Dr. Tan Hun Hoe Dr. Tang Kok Foo Dr. Teh Lip Bin Dr. Wong Sin Yew Dr. Bobby Woo
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        493 14 HENG CHOON YONG Age: 89 passed away peacefully on 15 August 2004, leaving behind loved ones. (Husband: Lim Jit Yoke, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Lim Aik Kheam Wong Sing Lan Lim Aik Tew Chan Chow Leng Lim Ah Swan Tan Kwai Kum Lim Aik Hung Lye Kim Lin Lim Aik Chin
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        489 14 N6 THIAM BIN Age: 35 passed away peacefully on 15/08/2004 leaving behind loved ones. Father: Ng Boon Kiat (Mother: Tan Yoke Eng, deceased) Wife: Lim Mei Oiong Ions: ig Kai Xuan Ig Kai Jun brothers: Sisters-in-law: Ig Thiam Huat Koh Sutina Mg Thiam Tat, deceased) Lee Kwee Hiang ilsters: Brothers-in-law:
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    • MONEY
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        572 15 ROUND-UP Overseas markets SHARE prices in Japan are expected to rebound this week, recovering from sharp sell-offs sparked by record high oil prices and weaker-than-ex-pected growth data, dealers said. They said last Friday's selling in the wake of the gross domestic product data for the
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        108 15 TURNOVER C000) VALUE COOO) Sing foreign l mli'ildtnl usiiif/ Mwttlw/s rsrlHWilf mil's. Manufacture 141,223 11,559 152,782 181,461 1,760 183,221 Commerce 34.123 1,231 35,354 36,925 236 37 161 Tpt/Stor/Com 65,930 65,930 132,943 '32.943 Finance 52,192 57 52,249 154,063 17 154,080 Construction 18,146 7.212 25.358 4,135 376 4.5" Properties
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        163 15 Actiir romitiTs with no volume toilni/ hit nol imliirfnl. Multilnd 4 10 3 0 0 0 4 10 3 Manufacture 23 109 25 7 29 13 30 138 38 Commerce 11 41 14 3 10 7 14 51 21 Tpt/Stor/Com 5 25 2 0 10 5 26
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        36 15 Change Straits Times Index 1872.88 -15.30 BT 08/ OS -358.00 -78.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -107.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -36.00 UOB Sesdaq 90.82 -0.97 STI Futures 1868 -20 SIMSCI 225.44 -1.83 SiMSCI Futures 224.60 -2.30
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        34 15 KlVenturesloc 88,324,000 BIL Intl US2OC 86,257,000 STATS ChipPAC 25c 75,625,000 NOL 62,687,000 Chart SemiCond 26c 58,559,000 SingTel 15c 55,429,000 Noble Grp HK2SC 44,047.000 BTelecom US2c 43,387,000 Bio-Treat HK4Oc 40,701,000 Meghmani SDS 37,062,000
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        4562 15 ABN Amro Asset Mqt (S'pore) Star Europe Eqty!" 0.692/ Star Europe Bond 1.272/ Star Europe Bal 1.021/ Star Asian Tiger Eqty 0.825/ Star Asia Bond 1.342/ Star Asia Balanced 0.916/ Star Global Technology Fund!" 0.171/ Star Bhv Finance Japan Fund!" 0.762/ Multi Strategy
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        398 15 ABNAmroßankNV 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 of East Asia
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        Lock icon Asia-PAsia-Pc units lose groundground against US$
        411 15 Asia-PAsia-Pc units lose groundground against US$ REVIEW Currencies ASIAN currencies fell last week after the United States Federal Reserve raised interest rates and Japanese data showed weaker-than-expected economic growth. JAPANESE YEN: The yen fell against the US dollar last week with investors disappointed by Japan's weaker-than-expected economic growth for the
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        Lock icon Firms must watch for high oil prices and interest rates
        452 16  -  SURYANI OMAR *L New Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang warns rates likely to rise as higher crude prices add to inflationary pressures SINGAPORE businessmen should brace themselves for higher oil prices and interest rates, the new Minister for
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        Lock icon S'poreS'pore exports to US slide 2.5% in first half
        662 16  -  NARENDRA AGGARWAL DRAGGED DOWN BY DISK DRIVES AND DRUGS Bu ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT THE United States may be the world's biggest economy but it is swallowing increasingly fewer made-in-Singapore drugs and other goods. While it remains Singapore's sec-ond-most important market after the
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        326 16 KEPPEL, S1NGP0ST DIRECTOR RESIGNS LIM HWEE HUAj Resigned as director of Keppel Corp and Singapore Post (SingPost) with effect from last Wednesday. Mrs Lim, 45, has been appointed Minister of State for Finance and Transport. She also ceased to be a member of the executive committee
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        504 17  - Tan Chong gets more moving power with Zero CHRISTOPHER TAN Bu SENIOR CORRESPONDENT Nissan and Subaru distributor pays $38m for 20.7% of Japanese logistics firm which specialises in vehicle transportation IN ITS continuing bid to expand regionally, Singaporebased motors and property group Tan Chong International is buying a 20.7 per
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        Lock icon KS Tech's net gain surges 379%
        285 17  -  NICHOLAS FANG By MAINBOARD-LISTED oil and gas supply specialist KS Tech saw its half-year net profit surge 378.5 per cent to $9.2 million on the back of a 15.3 per cent increase in revenue to $41.3 million. The company said yesterday that it is
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        717 17  - Local bourse's recent rally dies down fast HUGH CHOW TAKING STOCK By "YOU'RE just too good to be true. Can't take my eyes off you," starts the popular golden oldie. Veteran crooner Andy Williams may not have had the Singapore stock market in mind when he sang those lyrics but
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        407 17  - ASM may sell Transpac stake if takeover fails LEE SU SHYAN By COMPANIES CORRESPONDENT FUND manager ASM Ventures, which is making a takeover bid for Transpac Industrial Holdings, has warned the target company's shareholders that it may sell its 26 per cent stake if it does not get enough acceptances.
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        Lock icon NatSteel profits feel crunch of China's economic curbs
        338 17 NatSteel profits feel crunch of China's economic curbs CHINA'S attempts to cool its overheating economy have hit Singapore-listed NatSteel, partly contributing to a 39 per cent plunge in its net profits to $11.8 million for the quarter ended June 30. The second-quarter results brought first-half profits to $43.8 million, up
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          88 17 VETERAN banker Wee Cho Yaw's private-owned investment company, Wee Investments, bought a total of 559,000 shares in Haw Par Corp on the open market last Tuesday and Wednesday. The purchases, made at $4.90 and $4.93 a share respectively, upped Wee Investment's stake in the
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          Lock icon KOH BENG SENG BUYS UOB SHARES
          48 17 UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB) deputy president Koh Beng Seng exercised 50,000 UOB share options at $11.67 a share on Aug 5. The transaction gave him a direct stake of 50,000 shares in the financial group controlled by banking tycoon Wee Cho Yaw.
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          96 17 MEMTECH International chairman Chuang Wen Fu bought a total of 779,000 shares of the recently listed company on the open market in a series of transactions made last Thursday and Friday. The transactions put him on the list of shareholders for the first time,
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      57 8 THE BIRDS HAVE FLOWN They were like scared pigeons they were very inshtened. J J O Greece's deputy chief Manolis Kolybadis, telling Greek TV station Alpha in an interview that controversial sprint stars Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou panicked when told they would have to take a doping test on
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      229 8 tYOUR GUIDE TODAY How S'poreans fared Sailing: Men's open Laser (single-handed dinghy) -Stanley Tan in 32nd place after first two races. Shooting: Men's trap event Lee Wung Yew 1115 points (21st place, failed to qualify for final). Swimming: Men's 200m freestyle heats -MarkChayimin 54.705ec (failed to qualify for semi-finals). Women's
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      13 1 Life! The Straits Times Monday, August 16, 2004 CELEBRATES THE WONDER OF LIFE
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        585 5 Wffi HONDA FOR SALE |UPER| QALUI $288 ALL IN driveaway 10 units 1992/ 1993 Honda I.6ESi 6 units I 1991/ 1992 Honda I.SGL 4 units COE 2012 Mthly $300+. New paint/ tax/ CD/ s/rim/ leather. The Plaza, Beach Rd #02-341. Pis call 6297-2782/ 9380-5219 QUALITY HONDA WITH Vicom Evaluation 6
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        588 5 ■RJI NISSAN FOR SALE 3/'O2 SUNNY 1.5EX1. Done 42,000km. OMV $12,847. 89% PARF. Tip-top cond. Asking $49.8K neg. *****896 $0 DRIVEAWAY! MTHLY $690! 03 Sunny 1.5. Leather, s/rims. 100% accident free. Doorstep viewing avail. Call Darrick *****766 I 10/'Ol SUNNY I.SEX auto 1 owner. White. S/rims. CD changer, fully agt.
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        307 5 $1K EXTRA G'TEE! Before you sell it to others. Any models. Year '1991-7004. Reliable friendly deal. No obligation. Don't miss!! Call Fred 9851-2272 now i PRICE *****333 CALL TODAY! All make model cars wanted. For scrap/ export. Local buy sell. Cash payment. View at your doorstep Any Mercedes, BMW, Volvo,
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        540 6 ■Wfl DO9-10 ORCHARD/ Wflfl DO9-10 ORCHARD/ Rflll DO9-10 ORCHARD/ |uikJ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND MM TANGLIN/ HOLLAND klLtl TANGLIN/ HOLLAND U| PTE APTS -RENT j^J PTE APTS -RENT |j PTE APTS -RENT lijL '-.'3 conditioned kitchen utility area jrfS. greenery I ■**lW™» k 4 entertainment lounge I ISSI FAR EAST ORGAN!ZATION View
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        566 6 NASSIM PARK. 2 Study Store. Greenery. Quiet. Mins to Orchard Facilities. $2.7K! 9638-1278 CSP $2K+I BALMORAL GATE/ Chateau Le Fame, 6-yr. Nicely furn. Opp ACS/ SCGS. 3+l. CSP 9638-1278 VALLEY PK. 1292 sqft. High fir. Good city/ pool view. $3.9K. Full commission. Immed. 6841-1966 2/ 3/ 3+l rms. River Valley/
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        579 6 BDIS-16 EAST COAST PTE APTS -RENT 2 1 store. 1464 sqft j Walk up Apt, near amenities 3 mins to Kembangan MRT Daniel Wong 9639 3879 Sam Poi 9632 8288 TANAMERA CREST 2/ 3 bdrm Mid j fir/ unblocked. Just TOP. F/facil- ities. Near MRT/ mkt. 9455 1206 PARBURY HILL
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        955 7 ffl\[ HOUSES FOR RENT BJJjI HOUSES FOR RENT Near Newton Novena MRT stations Mins to Orchard Rd/CBD Swimming pool 24-hrs security Mable parquet flooring SCV cable ready 3 bdrms basement (21 74 to 2594 sq ft) 3 bdrms study store (2013 to 2885 sq ft) Attractive rental from $4,000 Daniel
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        676 7 t 009-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS -SALE VALLEY PARK. POOL view. 2-rms, 1216 sq.ft. Balcony. Morn sun. Near Great World City shpg. Vacant. $980K! TTT *****109 Joe FOUR SEASONS PARK. 2260 sqft. $2.75M/ Regency Pk. 2260 sqft. 3+l. $I.BM. Orient 9785-2426 D.09 6RANGEFORD. 1200/ 1750 sqft. Well renovated. 99
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        706 7 tDII &21 NEWTON/ ifff! Dll &21 NEWTON/ Rffl Dll S2l NEWTON/ PHI Dll S2l NEWTON/ Rffl Dll &21 NEWTON/ Wfl Dll &21 NEWTON/ BTTIMAH/ CLEMENTI iOl BT TIMAH/ CLEMENT! Ull BTTIMAH/ CLEMENT! mJSIM BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI MUM BTTIMAH/ CLEMENTI ■kSll BT TIMAH/ CLEMENT! PTE APTS -SALE |^HPTE APTS SALE j^J
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        538 7 I tHDB APTS FOR SALE (BTMERAH/O'STOWN/ TELOK BLANGAH) RARE! 5 'A' Jin Rumah Tinggi 9. High fir with recess. '4 bdrms'. Near ABC mkt/ IKEA. *****747 3 T BLK 10 Telok Blangah. High i floor. Renovated. Near ameni- ties. Call Shaik 9100-3161 3 'NG' TELOK Blangah 60 high fir I
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        527 7 HDBAPTS FOR SALE (HOUGANG/S'GOON/ YIOCHUKANG) i .^^^^H^k. i a. HI 1 I O 5-MIN HOUGANG CENTRAL/ MRT. 3'NG' 335 #04 d> HDB value. 4'NG' corner 341 #03/ #13'. Al. 4'A' corner 445 #07. Good cond 5T corner 838 #08. 7 yrs. MRT. 5T corner 463 #09 MRT $338K+ 5T corner
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        527 7 H]!|l HDB APTS FOR SALE j 4 'A' BLK 642 Jurong W. High fir. 3 'NG 1 blk 302. Jurong E. Low fir. 3 'A' 339 Jurong E. #03. Future mkt. Jeremy 9622-4250 Roof URGENT SALE! VACANTI *****101 3 'NG' Jurong E 304 Near MRT. 4'A' Jurong W 406. $188K
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        675 7 I Rf| HDB APIS FOR SALE KllSl (TOA PAYOH/ POTONG PASIR) 4'A' 241. SOK T. Payoh High fir. Good facing. Opp Safra/ s/pool. 3T Blk 119 Upgraded. Lift fir. Single eligible. ADL 9069 2887 3-RM T. PAYOH 18. Upgraded with 1 rm. Mid fir. Valued $160K. Ask $165K neg. Mkt/
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        581 7 Rf| HOB APTS FOR SALE ray msHiiNi ADVANCE LINK: 6758 0638 846, YISHUN 801-3689 Jumbo 605. All race. Lift fir. MRT Exec Mais 836. High fIr.AII races Exec Mais 628. A1 decor. Opp MRT Exec Mais 391. New decor. S33OK+ 1 Exec Mais 361, 326 Designer decor Exec Mais 355,
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        652 7 RJI HUDC/HDB APTS UU WANTED (RENT/ BUY) 3/4/5-rm/ fHPKn Exec Apt/ |f -I j Mais wanted in \i ATTNt RENTAL SPECIALIST. Urgent! Professional couple, family, PRs want to rent 3-srm. whole unit or lock 1 rm. All areas! High budgetllmmed deposit!Document provided! 8112-3179 Irene MRS JYANTHI CHANDRAN 6793-6301/ 6793-3432 Rental
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        341 8 Rfl OFFICE SPACE Kfiil FOR RENT ■■kl TUNG ANN ASSOCIATION BLDG 141 CECIL STREET 883/ 4166 sqft Partial fitted/ bare Available immediate Prime location, walking distance to Tanjong Pagar MRT station neg MUST VIEW *****-879/ 9790-4056 OCBC Property Services SINGAPORE LAND TOWER 50 RAFFLES PLACE 47-storey building Sizes ranging from
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        671 8 Rfl OFFICE SPACE 1^ FOR RENT M^W^ orF Fi lljri Chye Sing Buildir Mf 87 Beach R j||k Carpeted, New pal Ik Interested p< E&f\ *****150/ m m<mm m 111 80 ROBINSON RD. ***** sq.ft. Good lobby frontage, superb fittings, conference, server, mgr rms, pantry, attractive rent, suits MNCs Sole
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        768 8 E OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT fIR RENT^^Sill ig (Opp Shaw Tower)^K oad #02-01 W nt Split aircons J&k arty, pis call i£ra f 6339 7127 /y* PRIME SHOP/ OFFICE space. 2097 I sqft. 2-storey attic. F/aircon. Immed. Pis call 9387-3309 TRAS ST. TG Pager office, near I MRT. Aircon. 3rd
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        711 8 a SHOP SPACE RJJ SHOP SPACE FOR RENT crJDDCMT SHOPS FOR LEASE Property Area (sq ft) Central Mall 900 5,000 Chinatown Point 205 8,730 City Plaza 270 520 Delfi Orchard 388 1098 Fortune Centre 689 Fuji Xerox Tower 250 5,909 Katong Shopping Centre 3,425 -3,531 Orchard Hotel Shopping Arcade 700
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        587 8 B SHOP SPACE FOR SALE H RICHARD 9815-1985 |FarEast Plaza #o2 420 sqft... 1550K Far East Plaza #03 335 sqft... 51.36M Far East Plaza #05 387 sqft... <540K Lucky Plaza #06 398 sqft... !*4OK Lucky Plaza #06 1550 soft... $1.5M Tangfin Shpg #B1 575 sqft.... J1.43M Peninsula #05 345 sqft...
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        711 9 Rfjl RESTAURANT/ JHSPACEFORRENT Next to Somerset MR^^^ Choice units for Pub/ I Karaoke Lounge/Beauty Salon ■•61 3 sqft and 776 sqft I AlfieFoo 9009 5577 I Daphne Low 9423 2927 D.OB ROWELL RD. 2-siorey coffeeshop 1700 sqft. with stalls. $7.5K. Cuff Rd. Ist. fir. 1620 sqft. $4.5K. Gary *****267 View
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