The Straits Times, 19 August 2004

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    Lock icon Import ban on Malaysian poultry, eggs
    713 1  -  CHANG AI-LIEN NATALIE SOH Virus hits Kelantan farm; supermarkets here have months of frozen chicken supplies but pinch may be felt over eggs By and SALL egg and poultry imports from Malaysia have been suspended after a case of bird flu was uncovered at
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    Lock icon Susilo's medal dream dashed
    287 1  -  TAY CHENG KHOON Bu IN ATHENS SUDDENLY it was all over for Singapore's badminton Olympic medal dream. Ronald Susilo had beaten the World No. 1 player on his way to the singles quarterfinals, only to crash out in straight sets last night. It reduced minister Lim
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      175 1 A REPRIEVES Troubled builder staves off winding-up action by creditors with repayment plan page H3 nMBHnMMoHHBiinaannHHHr *K.lk '^W •> LUDWIG ILIO gffyfgcy IJ rl TB' BMi|iJM; ml" jo" fmv> Sm\ -Bill V j**""* l^ J^" lMlß ''4ak J rf**^*Ni W^^^^k J^^H^H^^hßßHHi^BiHHPsP«Ljsmp^ iMkiAH rA V A tSH r V^B^iKT>f 111 1
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      150 2 HWA CHONG NAME HAS TO GO CURRENT and former students of Hwa Chong Junior College aren't happy that the name will disappear when the college merges with The Chinese High next year, but they're going to have to put up with it. More than 850 signed a petition pleading
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      97 2 WHY DON'T PEOPLE VISIT INDIA? INDIA is a geographically diverse land with a 5,000-year nistory, its every region peppered with ancient monuments, and a population of 1.1 billion people renowned for their warmth towards outsiders, writes Pranay Gupte. Yet, despite all this, Singapore attracts 10 times as many tourists.
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      73 2 THE FOG OF WAR ON MOSQUITOES WITH weekly cases of dengue fever hitting an all-time peak last week, Ms Helen Lyen questions the safety and efficiency of continuing to combat the mosquitoes which spread the disease with thermal fogging. She wonders if its widespread use has resulted in the
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      77 2 MEN IN HARMONY WITH THEMSELVES SINGERS harmonising with each other is nothing new, but you now have a chance to hear individuals harmonise with themselves. Years ago, a bored Siberian shepherd was singing to himself when he realised it would be more entertaining if he could produce two notes
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      117 2 Temple at centre of row to be rebuilt THE 83-year-old Kew Ong Yah "nine-emperor God" temple in Upper Serangoon Road is to be torn down and rebuilt. The Singapore Taoist Federation was made the temple's trustee by the Attorney-General's Chambers last Friday, following a long-running dispute over land ownership.
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      206 2 Anger as builder avoids wind-up DEBT-RIDDEN Hock Chuan Ann Construction may have avoided being wound up after creditors approved a repayment scheme, but the controversy rages on. It needed to get more than half its eligible creditors to approve the scheme, which will see it paying them at least
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      107 2 20.6% OF SPC FOR CHINA AVIATION CHINA Aviation Oil, which supplies a third of China's vast jet fuel needs, as well as being an international oil trader with strategic stakes in three major oil-related ventures in Spain and China, is making its largest investment ever it is buying 20.6
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      67 2 RUCKSACK RESCUE FOR FLOOD BABY A BABY and her parents were forced onto the roof of their four-wheel-drive vehicle to escape torrents of water when flash floods swept through an English tourist village on Monday. Rescue workers in a helicopter spotted them, but didn't have equipment suitable for carrying
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      151 2 DYING DIALECTS PRICE OF PROGRESS CHINA'S 1,000-plus dialects may have survived half a century of the government's attempts to popularise Mandarin, but now they face a greater threat modernisation. As the old China, an agrarian society where people lead sedentary lives in villages and towns separated by mountains, gives
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      59 2 SAF FC TROUNCED BY HOME FOUR-TIME champions Singapore Armed Forces FC suffered their biggest league defeat when they were thrashed 8-1 by Home United last night. Home largely had striker Egmar Goncalves to thank, as he delivered a virtuoso performance, banging in five goals. Strike partner Indra Sahdan Daud
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      175 2 MAIN Prime 3-5 World 6-15 Editorial 16 Commentary 16,17 Forum 18 HOME Home Hl-HlO Tech Science H11,H12 ASIA/SPORTS/ MONEY Asia AI,A4 China A2,A3 S-EAsia A5,A6 Malaysia A6 Sports A7-All Money... Al3-AlB LIFE! The Buzz L2 Comics L4 Cool Speak L4 Cover story L5 Fashion L6-L7 Cinema guide Ll2-Ll4 What's On
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    Lock icon All working mums entitled to longer maternity leave
    609 3  -  BRYAN LEE We 're trying to find an optimum mix of longer maternity leave and more flexibility within that maternity leave. There wont be varying practices. It will be an arrangement that gives sufficient certainty to mothers so that they know what
    HOW HWEE YOUNG  -  609 words
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    Lock icon Firms hiring private eyes to nab fraudsters
    558 3  -  BENNADARAJAN Bu SEVERAL big firms in Singapore are hiring private investigators to spy on their top executives to ensure that those who are best placed to commit corporate fraud keep their hands clean. There is a twist to such actions: They target the
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      114 3 v t i Polygamy Societal Pressure Ilk I f*E\E(*t4 f 'tKK( lIM La/j/j ilHp damage The Asia Research Institute invites you to: B ASIA TRENDS 2004 CONFERENCE I i 1 IIAIVIIIIAAI JH iun itvinQ jf no IcnnT 1 jf me ixiiulb m Ideal and Reality in ASIA TRENDS 2004 sian
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    539 4 Named by another suspect, he admits being involved in bomb and arson attacks and having guerilla training, say police BANGKOK A teacher at an Islamic school, who allegedly planted bombs and admitted being the mastermind behind arson attacks in Thailand's troubled south, has been
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    Lock icon Chinese envoy praises growing ties with Singapore
    456 4  -  REBECCA LEE LORNATAN China firms' presence boosts trade relations, I says ambassador By K and THE growth of Chinese businesses in Singapore can contribute to the two countries' trade relations, China's ambassador to Singapore, Mr Zhang Yun, said last night. Speaking at a
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    430 5  -  K.C.VUAYAN *L It's good to see Chawang looking happy. My only regret is that I can't take nim for walks again.' Mr Gopal Krishnan (above), the keeper Chawang almost gored to death three years ago. Mr Gopal is among those being trained in new
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    422 5  - Insurers split over dual plan medical RADHABASU Proposed scheme could be tough to administer, says one, while others say they could provide 'add-ons' Bu PRIVATE insurers here are divided over Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan's suggestion that Singaporeans should be able to buy private health insurance only after they subscribe
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    156 5 LONDON Most people would think they were supremely unlucky to be struck by a falling meteorite. But British great-grandmother Pauline Aguss is grateful that the rock only grazed her arm. The 76-year-old was hit by a swiftly-falling fragment of rock while hanging out washing in her garden
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      677 6 Rescuers combing area for survivors A baby girl is winched to safety in a rucksack as flash floods sweep through tourist village in England BOSCASTLE (England) Rescue workers continued to mount one of their biggest operations in years to rescue residents and holidaymakers in the Cornish village of Boscastle and
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      336 6 WELLINGTON A powerful winter storm battered central New Zealand yesterday, ripping a section of the roof from the capital's main airport and blocking key highways and railroads with snow and debris, the authorities said. Wellington's airport and passenger ferry services were
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      519 8 Keny team spreads message from the front porch 'IT'S A REAL-LIFE SETTING, AND FAMILIES CAN GATHER THERE AND AU.OW EDWARDS AND KERRY TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT REAL-LIFE ISSUES.' Mr Tad Devine, a senior strategist for the Kerry campaign Porch visits provide a homespun setting for the Democrats to get
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      272 8 Illinois acts on hot-button issue of rising drug costs CHICAGO The Democratic governor of Illinois has announced an initiative to help consumers in his state access cheap prescription drugs in Europe and Canada. The move is shaping up to be a major issue in the Nov 2 presidential election. Governor
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      300 8 Bomb defused near Italian Premier's holiday villa ROME A bomb was defused overnight near the Sardinian holiday villa of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, hours after a visit by British counterpart Tony Blair, Italian police said yesterday. A local anarchist group issued a warning and claimed responsibility for the bomb, which
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      708 12 Sadr 'to disarm and leave US Army Bradley armoured vehicles of the First Cavalry Division advancing to theedgeofNajafs old town on Tuesday. Radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's uprising has fuelled clashes in other Shi'ite cities in southern Iraq and divided a national conference in Baghdad. A US marine standing guard in
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      Lock icon Battle with US forces raises Sadr's stature
      334 12 NAJAF Just five days after they arrived here to take over from United States Army units that had encircled Najaf since an earlier confrontation in the spring, new marine commanders decided to smash guerillas loyal to the rebel Shi'ite cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr. Acting
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      Lock icon US failing to reach out to Muslim leaders in S-E Asia
      636 14  - US failing to reach out to Muslim leaders in S-E Asia ROGER MITTON By US MREAU CHIEF Moderate Muslim leaders in region offer the US an opportunity to repair its image but the Americans are not engaging them WASHINGTON The Bush administration has failed to tap a well-spring of thoughtful,
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      580 14 It is the most tolerant, pluralist society in the Middle East BEIRUT The man dropped to his knees and wrapped his arms around his dancing partner's skirt. Next to them, two women gyrated wildly to the beat, dancing on the gigantic loudspeaker. Couples swayed, smooched and
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        Lock icon BRITISH TERROR SUSPECTS IN COURT
        205 14 LONDON Eight British terror suspects charged with conspiracy to commit murder in a plot linked to security alerts at financial targets in New York, New Jersey and Washington made their first appearance in court yesterday. It was the first time" the men were seen in
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        150 14 JERUSALEM The government of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon (right) on Tuesday announced bids to build 1,000 housing units in four West Bank settlements, a move that angered Palestinian officials and came amid growing US impatience over the settlement issue. Under the US-backed diplomatic
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        114 14 TBILISI (Georgia) Three Georgian peacekeepers were killed and seven others were wounded in overnight shooting in breakaway South Ossetia where daily clashes have continued despite attempts to reach a ceasefire, officials said yesterday. Tensions in South Ossetia, which broke away from the central government
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        94 14 DUNEDIN (New Zealand) A New Zealand woman was savaged to death by her own bull mastiff dog here yesterday, police said. Neighbours looked on in horror as the attack, which started inside the woman's home, moved outside to the back lawn, Senior Sergeant Phil
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        115 14 BRASILIA (Brazil) Brazilian police arrested 62 people on Tuesday in a nationwide sweep to crack down on money laundering, tax evasion and illegal currency dealing involving billions of dollars, officials said. The operation, carried out by 800 federal police officers in eight Brazilian states,
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        152 15 INFORMAL GET-TOGETHER PORTO ROTONDO (Sardinia) Some get-togethers of national leaders yield political statements. Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi's hosting of British Prime Minister Tony Blair made a fashion statement. Mr Berlusconi is known for his meticulous dressing, with trim-fitting double-breasted jackets his trademark. But when
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        112 15 JAKARTA Having failed to become Indonesia's next leader, Mr Wiranto has set his sights on building a Hawaii-like resort at a secluded surf spot, one of his aides said yesterday. The former armed forces chief will jointly head a new enterprise to develop 14,000ha of land
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        109 15 CANBERRA The leader of Australia's opposition Labor Party Prime Minister John Howard's rival in an election expected later this year is in hospital with an inflamed pancreas, his office said yesterday. Mr Mark Latham, whose coalition is running about even with Mr Howard's ruling coalition
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        107 15 MUMBAI Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan has met a group of Pakistani students as part of a move to deepen cultural ties between India and Pakistan. "I am very touched to see these 12 students from Pakistan. We can build a friendship between these two countries if
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      413 15 Its A Girl The German Chancellor's adoption of three-year-old Viktoria is seen as a sign of their countries' increasingly warm ties FRANKFURT Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder of Germany has been a healer of old wounds this summer. He travelled to France to take part in the ceremonies commemorating
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      242 6 Front Porch Campaigning 1-^jJ Best Both Worlds? I^«.|S Dress Code: Casual Chic IF\ Kerry and Edwards use the folksy setting to 70^m Le^anon, at once conservative and liberal, BJ|^bbl Befitting their informal get-together, Italian stress their kitchen-table appeal and put B^n-''' practises a democracy which is the most Berlusconi, sporting
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      89 15 Australian Bradley Murdoch has been ordered to stand trial for the murder of British tourist Peter Falconio, who has been missing since an ambush in the outback three years ago. Carl Mydans, the Life magazine lensman who took one of the World War ll's most celebrated pictures a resolute General
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  • COMMENTARY ANALYSIS
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        Lock icon A new school of thought
        578 16 WHEN Mr Lee Kuan Yew stepped aside as Prime Minister in 1990, many commentaries appeared on his legacy. Among them were the following words: "The British bequeathed us a reasonably honest civil service, but Lee Kuan Yew has honed that tradition to a point where
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      876 16  - Will S-E Asian states be forced to take sides? MICHAEL RICHARDSON By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES CHINA has lately been ratcheting up the pressure on Taiwan while telling Singapore and other Asia-Pacific countries in unambiguous terms that it expects them to stick to its interpretation of the one-China policy. Beijing's
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    • Redeployment Of American Troops
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        811 16  -  DOUGBANDOW By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES AMERICANS AREN'T RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING GERMANS AND KOREANS HAPPY. THE ECONOMIC HEALTH OF GERMAN VILLAGES IS A PROBLEM FOR BERLIN, NOT WASHINGTON. PRESIDENT George W. Bush has proposed bringing home upwards of 70,000 United States troops stationed in
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        Lock icon Move as unavoidable as globalisation
        789 16  -  TOMPLATE Bu FOR THE STRAITS TIMES THE OVERALL U.S. MILITARY POSTURE WOULD TRADE A TOE-TO-TOE, STANO-THERE-AHD-FIGHT MENTALITY FOR A BATMAN-AND-ROBIN MOBILITY. LOS ANGELES Be careful what you wish for, goes the saying. In the end, you might just get your wish. That aphorism surely applies
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      Lock icon Tourism a neglected stepchild in India
      1232 17  -  PRANAY GUPTE By SENIOR WRITER HYDERABAD (India) Mrs Renuka Chowdhury, a former fashion model from this capital city of the south-central state of Andhra Pradesh, has long been a popular figure in the Congress Party because of her forthrightness, wit and staccato-spray ideas for
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      Lock icon LAGGING SECTOR NEEDS MORE THAN FUNDING
      159 17 THE Indian government spends just US$7O million (Ssl2o million) a year to promote tourism at home and abroad. But a lack of funding isn't the only problem, say those on the front line of tourism in India: No open-skies policy: By not adopting one,
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      153 18 Hurtful? Watch S'pore Idol WE REFER to the letters from Ms Wong Lai Chun and Dr Tan Tai Wei ("Watch that hurtful Idol talk"; ST, Aug 18). The comments were directed at the trailer for Episode Three, which airs today at Bpm on MediaCorp's Channel 5. The objective of the
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      472 18 I REFER to the article, "Weekly dengue cases hit record peak of 312" (ST, Aug 12), and the National Environment Agency (NEA)'s earlier reassurances on the effectiveness and safety of thermal fogging in controlling disease-carrying insects such as mosquitoes. According to the ST article,
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      415 18 AS THE new academic year starts in the National University of Singapore (NUS), one is reminded of the fierce competition for places this year and its fallout. As usual, hard-luck stories abound of arts-stream students from junior colleges failing to
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      240 18 Please correct this MediShield anomaly TO THE millions who have insured under one of the MediShield plans, it must be heartening to learn that enhancements will soon be made to this government initiative. However, I would like to appeal to the Central Provident Fund Board to review one aspect of
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      173 18 Medisave meant to pay for hospitalisation WE WOULD like to thank Mr Nagarajah Sinnathurai for his suggestion, "Medisave for screening" (ST, Aug 16). The Medisave scheme is designed primarily to help individuals meet their personal or immediate family's inpatient hospitalisation expenses. With the increase in life expectancy, individuals will have
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      85 18 WE REFER to the letter, "Return surplus monies" (ST, Aug 13), from Mr Wee Hian Peng. Since the suspension of Seaview Hotel's shares on Dec 30 last year, the company had specially paid out two rounds of interim dividends, at $4.7306 and $0.5913 less
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      8 1 Thursday, August 19, 2004 The Straits Times home
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      646 1  - Soon, more choice for budget rides CHRISTOPHER TAN Look out for basic made-in-Asean models and Bu SENIOR CORRESPONDENT SINGAPOREANS can look forward to cheaper cars as distributors bring in a slew of basic made-in-Asean models targeted at the sub-$BO,OOO market. This segment dominated by four-door sedans like Toyota's Corolla Altis
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      216 1 $80,000, ment (COE) premiums ended lower again yesterday as the vehicle market continues to slow down and keen competition saaves dealers* mafThe second tender for this month saw rates for cars falling by between $500 and $900 to close at prices last seen before the current
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        569 2  -  SERENE GOH HOAILI SINGAPORE FairPrice, Cold Storage say prices to stay steady for now; they plan to bring in more poultry from Brazil, China and US Bu and THE two biggest supermarket chains here assured consumers yesterday that they have stocks of
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        521 2  -  NATALIE SOH CHAI HUNG YIN By and Chicken nuggets EACH day, Malaysia supplies about 120,000 live chickens, 20,000 live ducks and two million eggs to Singapore. This is half the poultry and two-thirds of the eggs consumed here. The Singapore market
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        404 2  - Area within 10km of Kelantan village quarantined LESLIE LAU MALAYSIA By MALAYSIA CORRKSPOXDFNT KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia has put under quarantine an area within a 10km radius of the Kelantan village where bird flu was detected in farm chickens. Movement of all poultry in the state has also been restricted, among
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        439 2 Struggle to contain second outbreak: 3 dead VIETNAM HANOI Vietnam is struggling to contain a second outbreak of bird flu, which promises to unsettle the poultry and feed industries just as they were showing signs of recovery, a senior Vietnamese trade official said yesterday. Vietnam, where 16 people died from
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        104 2 THE bird flu strain found in Kelantan is H5, which is deadly to chickens. Officials there have yet to findoutifitistheHsNl mutated variant that also kills people. The HFNFs official name is the Influenza A HSNI virus, denoting the pattern of proteins on its surface. As the HSNI virus
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        176 2 THERE are 2.2 million hens in seven farms in Lim Chu Kang, Murai and Sungei Tengah, which only produce eggs. Visitors are banned from all poultry farms, and the 14 slaughterhouses here. Workers in contact with the birds have been given flu shots. Workers don N95 masks,
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      548 3  - Builder staves off wind-up with repayment plan TANHUIYEE Creditors approve scheme but some question voting process. Results await court's approval BIL DEBT-LADEN builder Hock Chuan Ann Construction yesterday got its creditors to approve a repayment scheme that would stave off windingup suits. But some have cried foul over the way
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      180 3 Changi passenger traffic hits 2.68m PASSENGER traffic at Changi Airport, South-east Asia's second-busiest, surged last month to its highest level since last December. Some 2.68 million travellers passed through Changi Airport last month, about 26 per cent higher than in Jury last year, when it handled 2.12 million travellers. Significantly,
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      97 3 CENTRAL Narcotics Bureau officers nabbed 133 drug suspects in a round-the-clock islandwide drug bust on Tuesday. Aged between 19 and 60, 63 of them tested positive for drug consumption. Some 64g of Ketamine, a packet of Ice and 27 Ecstasy tablets were also seized in the
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      83 3 Mr Somsavat Lengsavad (left), Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Laos, called on Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday at the Istana. They exchanged views on bilateral cooperation and the development of Asean. Mr Somsavat arrived here on Monday
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      36 3 Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng (left) and Indonesian Ambassador Mochamad Slamet Hidayat were at the celebrations of the 59th anniversary of Indonesia's Independence Day at the Meritus Mandarin Hotel yesterday evening. LAUFOOKKONG
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      194 3 High-level delegation from Brunei visits S'pore A HIGH-LEVEL delegation of government officials and businessmen from Brunei is in Singapore to renew bilateral ties. The group is here for the 11th Brunei-Singapore Exchange Visit, which takes place from today to Saturday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement. The
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      367 4  -  CHRISTOPHER TAN Analysts say exit expected; it had limited its stake in loss-making freesheet lh f SENIOR CORRESPONDENT TRANSPORT operator SMRT Corp has pulled out of MediaCorp Press, which publishes the loss-making free daily newspaper Today. It sold all its remaining shares in
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      147 4 The inquiry: More than 150 witnesses are expected to testify at the inquiry into the Nicoll Highway collapse on April 20, which killed four workers. Helci at the Subordinate Courts, the proceedings are expected to last two months, longer if more time is needed to cross-examine the witnesses.
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      107 4 LAWYER Raymond Chan, for design consultants Maunsell: Your system of (checking Mr Chakkarapani Balasubramani's work) is based on what he tells you? Mr William Chee of L&M Geotechnic: On what he tells me... also, if I do not receive any complaints
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      99 4 THE Manpower Ministry recently engaged a National University of Singapore expert to prepare a report on the steel beams supporting the retaining walls. Associate Professor Richard Liew, an expert in steel structures, is due to submit his report next Friday. Experts in the inquiry have fingered the
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      429 5  -  LYNN LEE Students and alumni want old name retained or the word 'college' kept but merged school stands firm '111 'WE'RE VERY ANNOYED AND UNHAPPY WITH THE SCHOOL BEING CALLED AN 'INSTITUTION'. IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE TRYING TO COPY RAFFLES INSTITUTION. PLUS,
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      224 5  -  BENNADARAJAN M A MUSIC teacher at the Silat Road Sikh Temple has been arrested for allegedly molesting a teenage student in his class. The man was questioned by the police last month, a day after the girl and her father lodged a report
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      82 5 HOW HWEE YOUNG Models Chan Ee Tat, 25, and Ivy Lim, 26, posing as a wedding couple, show how you can have a marriage ceremony with Komali, the elephant, at the Singapore Zoological Gardens. With the newly launched themed weddings at the zoo and Jurong BirdPark, animal lovers
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      502 6 They appealed against separate awards and cannot benefit from co-defendant's success, says court A COUPLE who sued an anaesthetist and Gleneagles Hospital after their son died there, will get the $231,000 in damages awarded them despite appeals by the doctor and
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      72 6 ALANLIM More than 500 people gathered to watch the getai performance in an open field near the Pan-Island Expressway flyover off Upper Serangoon Road last night. Such gigs are traditionally held during the Hungry Ghost Festival to entertain the spirits that the Chinese believe are released
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      334 6  -  TANYA FONG Bu A SIX-YEAR-OLD girl is in a critical condition in hospital after being hit by a car on Tuesday evening in Bukit Panjang. Emily Chua is in the National University Hospital with head injuries and a fractured collarbone. She had an
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        49 6 A TEENAGER had her mobile phone snatched away while she was trying to key in a text message at about Bpm on Tuesday in Raffles Link. The thief appeared to be in his 2Os or 30s. She gave chase but lost sight of him.
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        55 6 A MAN who had left his bicycle by a staircase in Tekka Market, Buffalo Road, at about lam on Tuesday, returned to see another man riding it towards Serangoon Road. He told the police he was gone only rive minutes, to check on his
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      Lock icon Temple in legal tussle to be torn down
      750 7  -  TANYA FONG Wrangle over property ends with Taoist federation being made trustee. Temple will be rebuilt Bu THE 83-year-old Kew Ong Yah temple which was at the centre of a legal tussle in 2001 will be demolished in about two years' time
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      502 10  -  YAP SU-YIN NTUC co-op will donate 1 cent for every promotional and own-brand item sold, to raise Sim for Community Chest Bu THE next time you shop at an NTUC FairPrice outlet, you could also be doing your bit for charity. Over the
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      542 11  -  CHANG AI-LIEN It is part of a JTC Corp/EDB scheme to give them a leg-up by providing them a place to test new ideas or products Bu SCIENCE CORRESPONDENT A leg-up for innovators Tor many innovators who have great ideas, very often the issue
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      509 11 Experts urge action to save leatherback, olive ridley and hawksbill KEMAMAN (Malaysia) Several populations of sea turtles in Malaysia are on the brink of collapse and could soon be extinct unless urgent action is taken, scientists warned yesterday. "There has been a dramatic decline
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      91 11 Bug-size flying robot SEIKO Epson Corporation's Micro Flying Robot flies in front of researcher Osamu Miyazawa during its demonstration at the Japanese electronics giant's Tokyo office yesterday. Described as the world's lightest flying micro robot, the prototype resembles a miniature helicopter, weighs 8. 6g without battery and is B.scm tall
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      395 11 SAN FRANCISCO Computer viruses spread by e-mail are growing more sophisticated as virus writers and spammers are thought to be joining forces in an effort to make smarter bugs, a computer security group said on Tuesday. New York-based MessageLabs, which scans client e-mails for
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      524 12  -  NATAUOE SOH NUS and defence institute testing tissue to learn how best to protect a military pilot's neck in extreme situations like ejection *L NEW research is being done by the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Defence Medical and Environmental Research
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      616 12 It's hip, it's funky, it's a PC made just for teens AUSTIN (Texas) It is not your typical, humdrum, slate-coloured computer. Not only is the PC known as the "hip-e" almost all white, but its screen and keyboard are framed in fuzzy pink fur. Or a leopard skin design. Or
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      309 1 job*. /**>n9i iSs flu i 1 "^iflflflflnV ¥:i^h Ililiii 1 JbJlilßlflts&^^mGPl RFLI C I O N Temple To Be Rebuilt Taoist federation takes charge of 83-year-old temple at the centre of land dispute page H7 C II A R ITY Donations With The Groceries Shopping at FairPrice is an easy
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      52 1 PRESERVING THE SPIRIT It's so old, even the cement on the roofs has worn off, and when it rains, it leaks. Singapore Taoist Federation chairman Tan Thiam Lye, on the 83-year-old Kew Ong Yah temple which was at the centre of a legal tussle in 2001. It will be demolished
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      522 1  -  GOHSUINOI Local dialects are disappearing as greater mobility and interaction give rise to the need for a common tongue By CHINA CORRESPONDENT BEIJING The original 27,000 residents of Shenzhen, a former sleepy fishing village, have melted into today's metropolis of four million and
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      119 1 BEIJING Ms Qin Zhongxia, 34, is more worried about her 12-year-old son's progress in English lessons than whether he can speak his mother tongue. A migrant worker from Anhui province, she speaks the dialect of their Gangbao village with her husband, but putonghua with her
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        663 2 hgh 'RAIDING RETAIL OUTLETS IS ONLY A FIRST STEP, BECAUSE MOST SHOPS WOULD SIMPLY RE-STOCK AND CONTINUE WITH THEIR BUSINESS. FINDING THE FOUNDRIES, THE SOURCE, HAS BECOME THE HOLY GRAIL FOR THESE GOLF COMPANIES.' MrLooShihYann,apartnerat law firm Baker M cKenzie Raids deal blow to bustling retail complex
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        323 2 Victory lap in court for international carmakers SHANGHAI A group of international car companies has scored an important victory in its fight against counterfeiting through a Chinese court that has fined a local manufacturer and its well-connect-ed chairman. The penalty, which ends a drawn-out legal struggle, includes a
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        70 2 AFP REUTERS BRANDED goods here, there and everywhere, but few are the genuine item. When former United States president Bnl Clinton's best-selling memoir, My Life (top), was published, counterfeiters scrambled to cash in. Some pirated versions didn't even have his text between the covers, containing his wife Hillary's
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        226 2 TAIPEI Taiwan plans to spend NT$B4 million (554.3 million) on a campaign to encourage couples to have more children after the island's birth rate hit a record low last year, officials sa^d yesterday. Taiwanese women gave birth to an average of 1.2 children
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        180 2 Wanted: PR officers; only ugly grads neecfapply NANJING Apply only if you are ugly enough that's the requirement for the post of public relations officer at a bridal salon in eastern China. A spokesman for bridal salon Zi Die Yi said this was to ensure staff do not "steal the
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        368 2 BEIJING China will open its bookstore and distribution businesses to foreigners completely by the end of the year, a senior official said yesterday, in an endorsement of overseas capital in the tightly controlled sector. But foreign investment in publishing and other core content
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        196 4 ISLAMABAD Pakistan published pictures of six "most- wanted terrorists" yesterday and offered rewards for information leading to the arrest of two Al-Qaeda-linked militants wanted over assassination attempts on President Pervez Musharraf. In an advertisement printed on the front page of two leading newspapers,
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          64 4 KUALA LUMPUR Fewer Malaysians are pursuing Islamic education in Pakistan after last year s detention and deportation of 13 Malaysian students allegedly involved in the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) militant group. So far this year, the Pakistani High Commission in Kuala Lumpur has received visa applications
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        538 5 But to save energy amid rising oil costs, service stations and stores will be asked to close earlier BANGKOK A plan to make motorists pay to use Bangkok's main streets was scrapped yesterday as Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said the city
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        421 5  -  LUZBAGUIORO PHILIPPINES CORRESPONDENT MANILA Former president Fidel Ramos is embroiled in a corruption scandal over the alleged ownership transfer of 89ha of public land to a private contractor. Senator Miriam Santiago, his arch political foe, has accused the former leader of
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        199 5 PHNOM PENH About 180 workers at a Chinese-owned garment factory collapsed after drinking water suspected to have been contaminated, police said. Yesterday, Cambodian officials were investigating conditions at Cheer Wiew Textiles Cambodia, located on the outskirts of Phnom Penh. Dangkao district police chief Mom Saveth
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      702 6  -  LESLIE LAU Malaysia's foreign policy remains the same under the new PM but his soft approach is attracting positive attention MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT 'HIS IS THE ASIAN WAY, WHICH IS NOT TO SHOUT, NOT TO BE CONFRONTATIONAL IT IS FAR MORE EFFECTIVE THAN THE PREVIOUS APPROACH.'
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      356 6 Prosecutors follow money trail to Hong Kong ERIC CHIA TRIAL KUALA LUMPUR Hong Kong bankers will provide evidence to help prosecutors follow the money trail in the trial of the former head of Malaysia's national steel company who allegedly embezzled US$2O million (Ss34 million), prosecutors said yesterday. "We want to
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      126 6 KUALA LUMPUR The authorities in Sarawak have ordered one million masks and are taking measures to encourage rainfall in efforts to reduce the effects of haze triggered by fires in Indonesia. Air quality in Sen Arnan district in Sarawak has been rated "unhealthy" because of
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      268 6 LABUAN Two soldiers are the heroes in a Nuri helicopter crash in Sarawak that killed three of their colleagues at the weekend. Sergeant Zakwan Mat Nor and Private Wan Alias Ka mam d d i n doused a fire in the Royal Malaysian Air
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      225 6 Police to get public involved in fighting crime KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian police who are short of manpower are roping in more Malaysians to fight rising crime in the country. To get more "eyes and ears on the ground", it will get more people to join the Police Volunteer Reserve (PVR)
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      227 6 MANILA Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo yesterday reshuffled her Cabinet for the first time since winning the election in May, choosing a close aide as foreign minister and putting a lawyer in charge of the restive military. She made no announcement on changes
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      7 7 The Straits Times Thursday, August 19, 2004
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    • ATHENS 2004
      • END OF RONALD'S RUN
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          272 7 'I'm not making any excuses. I tried but didn't play well. I was frustrated. Perhaps it was the expectations -mine and everybody else's. -RonaldoSusilo, after yesterday's defeat by Boonsak Ponsana 'Ronald can be very proud of himself. He wasn't expected to go this far. He can come back with his
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          816 7 IN ATHENS S'pore and Susilo's hopes dashed, after quarter-final defeat by Thai Boonsak SIX years ago, Jeerasak sent his favourite son Boonsak Ponsana to China for an eight-month training stint. While Boonsak was away, his father died. "Tomorrow," said the semi-finalist in the Athens Games badminton singles, "my
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          671 8 Not just a bad day at the office TO DESCRIBE it as a bad day at the office is an understatement. Ronald Susilo didn't experience just another bad day in competition when he was humbled 10-15, 1-15 by a Thai he had beaten convincingly the last three times. It was
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          860 8  -  MARC LIM SBA president lim Swee Say: 'My heart just goes out to him.' Bu HIS tears flowed freely in December. Yesterday, 2nd Minister for National Development Lim Swee Say, who is also a Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, wept once more but for a
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        Lock icon No Chinese men left as they lose the plot
        370 8 ATHENS Chinese hopes in the Olympic men's badminton singles ended with a whimper yesterday when second seed Chen Hong was beaten by South Korean Shon Seung Mo in the quarter-finals. Chen's exit, which followed that of world No 1 Lin Dan
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        291 7 AUSTRALIAN jockey Lenny Beasley looks set to improve his terrific Singapore strike rate at Kranji tomorrow night as he has again picked up a strong book of rides. Beasley has wasted little time in displaying the talents that had him rated in the top echelon of jockeys in Sydney.
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        961 7 RACE 2: CLASS 4 1800M. (SAND) TIME: 19:00. B*4Booo RACE 3: OPEN BENCHMARK 87 1600M. (TURF) TIME: 19:30. S*4Booo (QTT DBL IST LEO) SINGAPORE RACE RESULTS: Watch all the action from tomorrow night's Kranji races on StarHub Cable TV. The race review programme will
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        455 8 SWIMMING Latest: Hooqiewins HOLLAND'S Pieter van den Hoogenband became only the third man, after Johnny Weissmuller and Alexander Popov, to retain the Olympics IOOm freestyle. He won in 48.17 seconds to deny Australian lan Thorpe, who was third in 48.565ec. South African Roland Mark Schoeman was
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          93 8 ROGER Federer, the world's No 1 tennis player and winner of the Australian Open and Wimbledon titles, was stunned by 18-year-old Czech Tomas Berdych 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 in the second round of the men's singles on Tuesday. "He won Wimbledon and the Australian Open.
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          Lock icon AMERICA MADE TO STRUGGLE BY GREECE
          52 8 THE United States basketball team struggled past Greece 77-71 on Tuesday, in a prelimi-nary-round game that signalled more difficulties ahead for them. Lamar Odom guaranteed the win by blocking a shot to prevent Greece from narrowing the score to 75-73, before he converted two
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          Lock icon CELEBRATIONS TURK SOUR FOR UDOMPOIffI
          68 8 UDOMPORN Polsak's celebrations as Thailand's first woman gold medallist turned tragic when her cousin was shot dead after a quarrel at a party hosted by her parents back home. In another twist, Thai Deputy Premier Suwat Liptapanlop came under criticism after he took the 53kg
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          Lock icon GREEK SPRINTERS WITHDRAW FROM GAMES
          61 8 DISGRACED Greek sprinters Kostadinos Kenteris and Ekaterini Thanou withdrew from the Olympics yesterday, nearly a week after they missed a drug test and were later hospitalised following a suspicious motorcycle crash. The International Olympic Council said it would take no further action but would refer
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          Lock icon FALL IS NO PROBLEM FOR DUTCH CYCUST
          53 8 DUTCH cycling great Leontien Zijlaard van Moorsel, who fell heavily during Sunday's road race, was able to defend her Olympic time-trial gold medal yesterday. She clocked 31min 11.535ec over the 24-km coastal course, to finish ahead of American Deidre Demet-Barry and Swiss Karin
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          58 8 INDIA resurrected their campaign at the men's field hockey on Tuesday after beating South Africa 4-2. Stung by two South African goals in the first 12 minutes, India hit back to draw level on either side of the interval before pumping in two more
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          71 8 SOUTH Korean judo coach Suh Jung Bok has been suspended after he slapped female judoka Ye Gue Rin when she failed to reach the semifinals of the 48-kg division on Saturday. A Canadian athlete who saw the incident reported it, and the International Judo
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        Lock icon How S'poreans fared
        94 9 How S'poreans fared Athletics: Shot put Zhang Guirong, 16.58 metres (fails to qualify for finals) Badminton: Men's singles, quarter-finals Ronald Susilo lost to Boonsak Ponsana 10-15,1-15 Sailing: Laser class, standings after Race 6 -Stanley Tan 148.0 (38th place) Swimming: Men's 200 metres individual medley, Heat 3 -Gary Tan 2:08.44 (fails
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        25 9 IS'poreans in action Sailing: Men's Laser class -Stanley Tan (above) Table tennis: Li Jiawei v Wang Nan (Chn), Zhang Xueling v Kim Hyang Mi (Kor)
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        Lock icon Li and Zhang give S'pore medal hope
        437 9  -  TAY CHENG KHOON TABLE TENNIS The paddlers have made it into the quarter- finals of the singles event By IN ATHENS WITH Singapore's medal hopes in badminton vanishing after Ronald Susilo's defeat last night, the focus now switches to the table tennis competition
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        Lock icon History, and the final, evade Zhang
        216 9 ATHLETICS IT WAS a double blow for Singapore shot-putter Zhang Guirong yesterday, after she failed to qualify for the final of her event ana missed out on being the first woman to compete in the ancient Olympic Stadium in Athens. She was drawn to
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        2458 9 ARCHERY Women's individual, s-finals: Park Sung Hyun (Kor) bt Alison Williamson (Gbr) 110-100, Lee Sung Jin (Kor) bt Yuan Shu-chi (Tai) 104-98. ATHLETICS ■HHMHM Men's shot put, final: 1 Yuriy Bilonog (Ukr) 21.16m 2 Adam Nelson (USA) 21.16 3 Joachim Olsen (Den) 21 07. Women's shot put, final:
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        192 9 (at press time) COUNTRY G S B China 10 6 4 United States 8 10 8 Japan 8 3*1 Australia 6 3 5 Ukraine 5 1 1 Russia 3 6 6 France 3 2 4 Italy 2 3 2 South Korea 2 3 2 Greece 2 0 1
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      789 10 IN ATHENS South Koreans meticulous to a fault as they take aim at archery golds NO DOUBT, the ancient Olympians knew preparation made the champion. It is not a lesson lost on the South Koreans who, apart from staging both the 1988 Seoul Games
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      567 10 FENCING ATHENS The winner was never supposed to be in Athens, while the silver medallist was a hurdle sprinter who was inspired by Zorro. The first women's Olympic sabre fencing event on Tuesday culminated in a final worthy of fairy tales.
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      440 11  -  ALVINFOO SOCCER Defending champs whip SAFFC, Woodlands coach Clark quits By SHAME, shame. Four-time champions Singapore Armed Forces FC suffered their biggest S-League defeat when they were massacred 1-8 by Home United last night. Just how did an SAFFC side, champions in 2002 and boasting
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      467 11  -  M ARC MM Bu NOT many people took Tampines Rovers coach Vorawan Chitavanich seriously when he said his side would be serious contenders for this S-League season. But with four matches to go, this Dad's Army of a team with five players over 30 years old in
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      261 11  -  ALVEVFOO GYMNASTICS Bu SINGAPORE finished third in the women's rhythmic team competition at the Asean Schools Gymnastics Championships in the Yishun Sports Hall yesterday. The Republic, represented by captain Cherie Kwek, Choy Dian Chun, Chia Poh Hian and debutante Melissa Peh, chalked up 156.40 points to finish behind
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        561 11 American League: Oakland 11 Baltimore 0, Boston 5 Toronto 4, Tampa Bay 8 Anaheim 3, Texas 16 Cleveland 4, Seattle 16 Kansas City 3, Minnesota 8 NY Yankees 2. Detroit 11 Chicago White Sox 8. National League: Houston 5 Philadelphia 0, Milwaukee 3 Chicago Cubs 1, St Louis 7
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      92 11 P W D L F k Pts Tampines 23 16 3 4 62 27 51 Home Utd 23 16 2 5 74 37 50 Young Lions 23 12 5 6 60 44 41 Woodlands 22 11 3 8 39 38 36 SAFFC 23 11 3 9 37 42 36
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      330 11 LONDON "Back these flops they are the best we have." That was how English newspapers yesterday interpreted Sven-Goran Eriksson's vow to stick with the squad that lost tamely to Portugal in Euro 2004, for the World Cup 2006 qualifying campaign. "If you lose a game, it
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        59 11 ARGENTINA beat Japan 2-1 yesterday for their sixth straight win over the Asian Cup holders. The Argentinians took the lead only four minutes into the friendly match in Shizuoka when Luciano Galletti scored. Mario Santana put Argentina 2-0 up 36 minutes later before
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        51 11 ENGLAND rugby World Cup hero Jonny Wilkinson came through his first game in eight months unscathed on Tuesday. He had neck surgery in February and was none the worse for wear in his 40-minute comeback appearance for his club Newcastle against Connacht in a pre-season friendly.
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        54 11 KENYAN cricketer Maurice Odumbe was banned for five years for taking bribes from an Indian bookmaker on Tuesday. He was found guilty on 12 counts of corruption including accepting US$l2,OOO (5520,640) from a known bookmaker in June 2002, and receiving US$5,OOO for fixing a
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        Lock icon LIVERPOOL WANTS ALONSO BY SATURDAY
        65 11 LIVERPOOL manager Rafael Benitez is hopeful his club will complete the signing of Spanish international Xabi Alonso from Real Sociedad for .£10.7 million (5533.70m) by Saturday. On Tuesday, Liverpool completed the transfer of midfielder Antonio Nunez from Real Madrid, as part of Michael Owen's move
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        Lock icon DESAILLY IN, ANELKA OUT AT MANCHESTER CITY?
        57 11 ENGLISH Premiership football manager Kevin Keegan is ready to snap up Marcel Desailly as Nicolas Anelka heads for the Manchester City exit. The Premiership soccer coach will offer a one-year deal to French veteran Desailly, who is still looking for a club after
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      376 11 Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life.... Psalms 23:6 PAKIYAM D/0 PONNIAH AGE: 58 (Wife of the late Mr Kanthi Vellaitham) Passed away peacefully on 17 August 2004. Leaving behind loved ones. Father: Mother: (Issac Ponniah.deceased) (Veerammal.deceased) Brothers: Sisters-in-law: Paul Raju Magdalene Naidu
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      1104 12 CHEO SOO TECK Passed away peacefully on I 17 August 2004, dearly missed I and always remembered I by loved ones. I Wife: Tan Giem Hoon I I Brothers: Sisters-in-law: 1 I (Chiang Pei Teck, deceased) (Qui Xuehua, deceased) 1 I Chiang Chee Teck Ng Cheng Tim I I
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      122 13 TURNOVER COOO) VALUE ('000) Main Sdq Total Main Sdq Total Multi Ind 18,530 18,530 26,359 26,359 Manufacturg 163,963 14,941 178,904 151,781 1,599 153,380 Commerce 24,282 1,037 25,319 21,434 169 21,603 Tpt/Stor/Com 73,066 15 73,081 193,629 2 193,631 Finance 26,377 72 26,449 174,403 29 174,432 Construction 11,128 6,671
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      59 14 Yesterday's close: 12,228.54 (Down 27.58 points) Hong Kong's leading share index ended 023 per. cent lower, dragged down by blue-chip heavyweights such as telecom carrier China Mobile, but other China plays rebounded from a recent losing streak. Turnover was a slim HKS7.B billion (551.72 billion),
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      142 14 xcvb I Company Close) Bank Of China HK 12.90 0.05 Bank Of East Asia 20.45 unch Cathay Pacific 13.00 0.25 Cheung Keng 60.75 -0.25 Ch Kong Infra 17.90 unch China Mobile 21.65 -0.05 China Res Entp 9.60 -0.10 China Unicorn 5.55 unch CITIC Pacific 18.25 0.05 CLP 43.90
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      485 14 Google slashes IPO price by a quarter WHY LOWER THE RANGE? Google is lowering the price range for its stock in the face of a waning IPO market, a drop in technology shares and missteps that included a failure to register some shares. Its current market value at the top
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      50 14 Yesterday's close: 809.56 (Up 1.05 points) Malaysia's key stock index closed slightly higher as investors waited for companies to release quarterly financial results, traders said. Volume was thin at 288.3 million shares worth RM524.6 million (SS23B million), with decliners leading gainers by 436 to 223. AP
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      129 14 asdf Company Close AMMB Holdings 3.18 -0.04 B Amer Tobacco 49.50 -0.25 Berjaya Sports 3.44 -0.02 Commerce Asset 4.32 0.02 Digi.com 4.66 0.02 Gamuda 4.82 -0.16 Genting 15.20 0.10 Golden Hope 3.20 -0.02 Hong Leong Bank 5.00 -0.05 101 Corp 8.00 0.25 KL Kepong 6.40 unch Lafarge MCement
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      127 14 sdfg Company Close Canon Inc 5080 50 Denso Corp 2610 50 East Japan Rail *****0 -6000 Fanuc Ltd 5950 40 Fuji Photo Film 3260 0 Fujitsu 661 6 Hitachi 650 14 Honda Motor 5200 60 Ito Yokado 3770 0 Kansai Electric 1982 -1 Kao 2645 20 Kyocera Corp 7670
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      159 14 fg Company Close Anhui Gujing D B 3.39 0.04 Beijing Or Elec B 3.80 -0.09 Bengang Steel B 2.69 0.01 Ch Int Marine 11.33 0.32 China M Shekou B 5.80 0.01 Ch South Glass B 4.86 0.03 China Vanke B 3.88 -0.06 Chqing C Auto B 4.99 0.14 Dalian
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      60 14 Yesterday's close: 225.84 (Up 1.18 points) The Shenzhen 8-share Index was up 0.52 per cent on turnover of HK573.75 million. But the Shanghai A-share Index fell 2.14 points or 0.15 per cent to 1,425.29, while the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index, which covers both A- and B-shares, closed
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      128 14 Foreign Currency Note Rates (9am, Aug 18, 2004) Buying Selling Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency Australian dollar 1.2170 1.2310 Canadian dollar 1.3030 1.3190 Euro 2.1020 2.1260 NZ dollar 1.1290 1.1540 Sterling pound 3.1150 3.1500 US dollar 1.7030 1.7230 to 100 units of foreign currency Chinese renminbi
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      52 14 Yesterday's close: 3,488.6 (Down 6.8 points) Australian share prices closed marginally lower on profit-taking, prompted by earnings reports from market heavyweights BHP Billiton and AMP, dealers said. Turnover was 823.9 million shares worth A52.7 billion (553.3 I billion), with 645 stocks down, 602 up and 410
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      422 14 Applied Materials beats sales and profit forecasts SEMICONDUCTOR SURPRISE SAN FRANCISCO Applied Materials, the largest supplier of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, beat Wall Street revenue and earnings expectations for its fiscal third quarter and said that orders remained strong. Chief executive Mike Splinter said on Tuesday that Applied sees no signs
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      69 14 Yesterday's close: 10,774.26 (Up 48.29 points) Tokyo's Nikkei average closed up 0.45 per cent as a number of exporters, including Honda Motor, rose after a higher fin is h on Wail Street eased concerns about surging oil prices. Trade slowed, with only 847.23 million shares
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      227 15 SEOUL South Korea's Hynix Semiconductor yesterday won approval from Wuxi city to build a US$2 billion (553.45 billion) chip plant there with top European rival STMicroelectronics in what will be the single biggest foreign high-tech investment in China. The deal comes after Hynix creditors agreed
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      380 15 NEW YORK Oil prices surged to a record U5547.40 a barrel in New York yesterday morning, after an Energy Department report showed that United States supplies declined for a third week. US stockpiles fell 1.3 million barrels to 293 million in the week
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      335 15 China may sell up to 1 1 power plants to raise $3. 5b Move aimed at easing energy crisis and will draw big foreign players; Goldman and ÜBS may manage sale HONG KONG China is preparing to sell up to 11 power plants in a move that could open its
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      223 15 THE Government of Singapore Investment Corp (GIC) has agreed to pay 128 billion won (*****.3 million) to acauire two retail centres in Seoul, South Korea, from South Korean retailer 2001 Outlet, adding to its property portfolio there. It is making the purchase through
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        75 15 CHINA granted its insurers regulatory approval yesterday to buy US$B billion (5513.8 billion) of overseas debt, bringing the institutions a step closer to the ultimate prize of permission to invest in overseas stocks. The approval is a tentative step before the authorities give the
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        64 15 GENERAL Motors (GM), the world's top carmaker, launched China's first carfinancing venture yesterday to drive growth in a market expected to be the company's largest this year after the United States. GM's venture with Shanghai Automotive Industry has made its first customer loan, beating
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        85 15 STRONG sales both at home and abroad saw Malaysian manufacturers sell 22.1 per cent more goods in June than they did a year ago, a rise analysts said reinforced a robust gross domestic product growth outlook for the second half. Vehicle sales data, also released
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      358 15 Temasek and fund buy into Indian firm NEW DELHI Singapore's Temasek Holdings and venture capital fund Westbridge Capital have purchased stakes in ICICI OneSource, a customer contact centre that is owned by India's second-largest bank. ICICI OneSource signed "definitive agreements" with Temasek and Westbridge, said a statement by the Indian
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      519 16  -  AUDREY TAN They will offer English language and business-oriented training to tap fast-growing demand in the country By ASSISTANT MONEY KDITOR IN HO CHI MINI! CITY THREE Singapore companies yesterday officially launched new education centres in Vietnam, to tap into fast-growing demand
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      137 16 PSB and Cetana: Investing more than $1 million at its flagship school in Ho Chi Minh City. The school will offer English language proficiency programmes, as well as certificates and diplomas in business administration and hospitality management. Raffles Campus: Investing U*****,000 (*****,750) over the next two years
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      298 16  -  ARTHUR POON Bu OCBC Bank yesterday launched a Chinese-language version of its corporate Internet banking service, saying that it is the first on the Singapore banking scene to do this. The version is targeted at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and was developed after
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      26 16 and elsewhere in Asia will ultimately revolve around how businesses manage their customer services and IT systems, the EIU survey shows. AFP
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      435 16  -  NARENDRA Bu AGGARWAL ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT NEARLY eight out of 10 senior executives in the Asia-Pacific region see a strong economic recovery ahead and feel that the medium-term prospects for the area are the best they have ever been since the Asian financial crisis
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      286 16 Dutch firm to set up $50m facility here SEMICONDUCTOR equipment supplier, ASM International (Asmi), yesterday said it will invest $50 million to set up a wafer processing equipment plant in Singapore this month, which is expected to create up to 300 jobs over three years. The factory in Yishun will
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      356 16  -  CHEWXIANG Bu SINGAPORE'S insurance industry has gone through some difficult times, but should now put in a satisfactory operating performance, according to global ratings agency Standard Poor's (S&P). In a report, S&P Ratings Services said that the outlook for both the life and
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      580 17  -  LEE SU SHYAN Takeover bids made during trading hours must be disclosed immediately to avoid speculation, it urges companies By COMPANIES CORRESPONDENT AS THE takeover scene hots up in Singapore, and with potentially market-moving announcements coming during trading hours, the Singapore Exchange (SGX) yesterday urged
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      307 17 Sincere Watch applies forHK listing SESDAQ-LISTED Sincere Watch has applied to list its Hong Kong operations on the mainboard of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKSE). Its operations in the territory are currently carried out through Sincere Brand Management. Sincere Watch said yesterday in a statement that the proposed listing
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      219 17 PRECISION component supplier Tech Group Asia has reported a 50 per cent surge in net profit to $18 million for the year ended June 30, boosted by strong sales from its China subsidiary. Turnover rose 29 per cent to $162 million. Tech Group said profits
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      576 17  -  HUGH CHOW TAKING STOCK By SINGAPORE shares edged higher on selected bargain-hunting yesterday even as global oil prices hovered around record highs and helped to dampen investor sentiment. A handful of blue chips attracted some interest. Singapore Airlines (SIA) gained 30 cents to
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      379 17  -  SURYANIOMAR in COMPUTER network builder Datacraft Asia announced a smaller-than-expected net profit of U*****,000 (*****,571) for the third quarter as it grapples with losses from China and South Korea. While the net profit announced yesterday represented a jump of almost eight times from U5543,000
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        73 17 PCA TO SPEND SI7M TO RAISE CAPACITY MAINBOARD-LISTED electronics manufacturing services provider PCA Technology plans to spend $17 niillion to increase its production capacity in Malaysia to meet rising demand from customers in the telecommunications and electronic business sectors. It expects profit after tax for the half-year ending Aug 31
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        123 17 ASIA Pacific Breweries (APB) said yesterday that its stake in DB Breweries has crossed 90 per cent, paving the way for it to compulsorily acquire all remaining shares in the New Zealand brewer and delist the company. APB expects the compulsory acquisition to
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        78 17 ULTRO UNIT SEEKS JUDICIAL MANAGEMENT MAINBOARD-LISTED Ultra Technologies said its 75 per cent subsidiary, CP Solutions (CPS), yesterday applied to the Singapore High Court for a judicial management order, which will allow CPS to focus its resources on a lawsuit filed in April in the United States against General Electric
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      8 18 Thursday, August 19, 2004 The Straits Time money
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      758 18  -  LORNATAN The cash-and-warrants deal is the China-based firm's largest investment, and will quicken its transition to a fully integrated oil group By COMPANIES CORRESPONDENT IN ITS largest investment to date, China Aviation Oil (CAO) is buying 20.6 per cent of oil refiner and
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      569 18  -  BRYAN LEE *L WITH $4.3 billion already in the bag up to July 31, Singapore is well on track to reaching its goal of attracting $8 billion of manufacturing investments this year, Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang said yesterday. And
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      270 18 Z.QOO j 1.800 uoo x u v" 1.600 AW^— 1.500*- 5Z-«nEEl( MGH: 1.935.7 (Aug 5 04) UW "LOW: 1,566.71 (Sept 10 '03) Aug 18, 2004 Stock Exchange Prompt Disclosure SGX wants listed firms to provide timely information in takeover situations. pageai7 Education Bigger Presence Three Singapore firms launch education centres
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      13 1 Life! CELEBRATES THE WONDER OF LIFE The Straits Times Thursday, August 19, 2004
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      229 2 BUDDING ROMANCE #1 HONG KONG Michelle Yeoh moves fast. Barely months after her break-up with producer Thornas Chung, the actress is romancing Ferrari boss Jean Todt, said Oriental Daily News, Yeoh, 42, was at an event by the car-maker Ferrari in Shanghai in June when she
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      121 2 BUDDING ROMANCE #2 LONDON Hugh Grant has reportedly taken Jemima Khan to meet his father. The actor and the heiress went out to dinner with his father, James, recently, said the Ananova British news portal. A fellow diner said: "It was a little awkward at
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      257 2 ATHENS A cheque for U5525,000 (5543,075) from Baywatch actress Pamela Anderson spurred Mohini Bhardwaj to capture an Olympic silver medal with the American women's gymnastics team at the Athens Games on Tuesday. Earlier this year, Bhardwaj was deep in debt and could not afford to attend
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      95 2 Yao's cool not enter HONG KONG Andy Hui (inset), pop star and amateur sports TV host, has apologised to furious fans of basketball superstar Yao Ming. During a broadcast of the Olympic Games opening ceremony, Hui allegedly said in English that the unsmiling Yao looked "cruel". The singer told the
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      182 2 CHICAGO Oprah Winfrey (right) was none too thrilled to be picked out of a group of 300 people to serve on a jury in a murder trial, said the Chicago Sun-Times. The talk-show queen had turned up for jury duty at the Cook County
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      151 2 NEW YORK Reality TV is getting old. Survivor will head into its ninth season on Sept 16 with a two-hour premiere, CBS announced on Tuesday. The new edition, Survivor: Vanuatu Islands Of Fire, takes place in a nation of over 80 volca-no-dotted
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      541 4  -  TANSHZREE The Siberian Tuvaris Yat-Kha singers can harmonise with themselves to produce two notes each. But to perform traditional khoomei singing, they have to start young By ARTS CORRESPONDENT LONG ago in the Siberian Tuva far, far away, a single shepherd stood before his
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      485 5 OF LATE, Indian seems to be the latest theme for fashion retailers here. But unlike the Serangoon Road sari shop decor, the favoured style is Western, minimalist and chic. Last Wednesday, Singapore's and possibly, Asia's first high-end Indian fashion and lifestyle boutique Mumbai Se opened at the Palais
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      935 5  -  Lionel Seah When Sangeeta Khanna (left) shops in Singapore, she snaps up labels like Valentino, Prada (above) and Armani Wealthy tourists from India are lured to Orchard Road because there are few designer boutiques back home "W- "V HENEV- M ER Indian tourist Sangeeta W W Khanna T
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        591 6  -  LIONEL SEAH As The Hour Glass turns 25, it will mark the occasion witha timepiece extravaganza showcasing more than $120 mulion worth of watches By FASHION CORRESPONDENT MORE than $120 million worth of watches go on show next Wednesday at level four of Raffles City Convention
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        175 6 EXHIBITIONS Audemars Piquet (Aug 25-29) Showcase of the brand's 50 all-time Grande complications, worth about $30 million. Cartier Santos (Aug 25-29) Celebrating 100 years of the iconic Cartier watch. It features vintage pieces from The Hour Glass' private collection and Cartier Paris' Private Museum. WORKSHOPS Harry Winston Diamond
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        314 6 MICKEY MOUSE T-shirts can be said to be a dime a dozen but in the hands of Dolce Gabbanna, it will cost you a few thousand dimes. Spotted on the runway recently for its Fall/Winter 2004-2005 collection was a customised Mickey Mouse T-shirt. Studded
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        261 7 MAC wins the medal sdfg The MAC Cosmetics make-up team is behind the look for the Olympics' opening ana closing ceremonies MAC Cosmetics is certainly no stranger to glamorous events, so when it got the calfto provide the make-up for the Olympics, its Pro Team rose to the challenge, armed
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        310 7 CELESTINE SNG, a senior artist on the MAC Pro Team, offers advice on how to get the Olympics look FACE Use fingers to apply Studio Moisture Fix all over the skin. This will give your skin a demi-matt finish. Use MAC 190 brush or finger tips
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        516 8  -  ANGELIATEO The Singapore Fashion Week promises a slew of events, with unprecedented public access. MBy Ever wondered what goes on behind the closed doors of a photo studio? At the Singapore Fashion Week (SFW), you can play the fly on the wall as Fashion Photographer
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        642 10 Sixty original designs from talented young designers will be on show at School Connexion at the Singapore Fashion Week. And it promises to be a feast for the eyes! By HARMONY KAN a sk any fashion designer worth his salt about his first fashion JLJLshow, and chances
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        694 10 ■y^ ehind the glitz and glamour of the Singapore Fashion Week (SFW) is JLjr the nitty-gritty of a business. After all, the event was conceptualised to promote growth in the fashion sector of Singapore. Thus, The Designer Shows (TDS) are by far the most important component
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        349 10  -  Valerie Yong WALK THIS WAY: Pumps by designer What do you get when you put together a pair of classic pumps with Singapore's most promising young designers? An uninhibited run down fashion s walkway. Thirty designers and friends of Hemispheres Designers Gallery at OG were invited to reinvent
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      490 12  -  TAN SHZR EE The Chamber Players put the focus on Baroque music with a programme that showcases the genre in unexpected ways Bu ARTS CORRESPONDENT JEREMIAH CLARKE'S Trumpet Voluntary is one übiquitous tune that does its rounds in almost every church when the wedding season hits
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      148 16 Britney 'calls off wedding' LONDON Is Britney Spears' wedding off? The Ananova British news portal quotes the singer's friends as saying that she called off her engagement after a fight with fiance Kevin Federline. Reportedly, she gave him such a fierce tongue-lashing during a photo shoot for her new perfume
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      74 16 CLASSICAL crossover girl group Bond (right) will play in Singapore in October. The British quartet released a record, Classified, earlier in the year and will take their Classified World Tour to Suntec Hall 603 on Oct 14. The girls are also touring Europe, North
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      221 16 NOW YOU SEE THEM.. Chinese acrress Dai Ling (right) and Hong Kong actress-singer Miriam Yeung pose for photographers at the premiere of Three... Extremes, in Hong Kong on Tuesday. The film is a sequel to the horror hit Three. Bai had been scheduled to come to Singapore to publicise the
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      203 8 EVENTS GALORE FASHION NOW!!! •Aug 20-29, Millenia Walk (The Great Hall) Open to the public Recipients of the Singapore Fashion Week Award 03 will bring together their finest works for the opening show. Make a weekend visit at 2pm and 5pm on weekends (Aug 20, 21 and 28, 29) for
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      223 8 This mane event will feature the Autumn/Winter 2004 L'Oreal vintage collection. The L'Oreal team of five creative stylists will showcase four pre-done looks and styles, as well as give a live demonstration. CIRCUS OF STYLE -HAIR COLLECTIONS 2004/2005 •Aug26, Zouk, 9.30pm Tickets at the door Presented by Lux Super Rich,
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      240 10 I Beautiful winners with Raffles City Ten lucky readers stand the chance to win fragrance or beauty products worth over $1 r OOO! The prizes come courtesy of Estee Lauder, Elizabeth Arden, Christian Dior, Lancdme, Ralph Lauren, Giorgio Armani, Kenzo, Hugo Boss and Escada, from Robinsons. Just SMS your answer
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      300 14 THEATRE DEAD CERTAIN DBS Arts Centre, Today (preview) Aug 29: 8pm, 3pm (Sat Sun matinees, no show on Mon and Sun evenings), Tickets: $26--$36, Tel: 6348-5555 Ever had an offer you cannot refuse? A theatre-obsessed former dancer tempts an out-of-work actor with a huge sum of money if he would
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      214 14 Block 231, Bain Street, Today: 7.30 -9.30pm, Free, Tel: 6452-2159 Are women objects of desire or victims of fashion and weight-losing programmes? Find out at this session in which Cindy Tan, a former programme executive with the Phor Kark See Monastery, will talk about a book titled Women Desire by
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      143 15 Channel 5 J.OO Travel Asia Beyond: Maldives Evason Experience 6.30 Prime Time Morning 9.30 Athens Olympic 2004: Gymnastics-Artistic Men's Individual All-Round Finals IToOToda In Athens P. S^2fS_. laS DesignFor LMng I)'<DranSj Dr De?k fffs out that his uncle was a much decorated war hero, and Raul decides to use him
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        715 5 Wff\ PRINTING/ COPYING [^^SERVICES 'ONE STOP INSTANT copying/ printing svc'. Digital photocopy, binding, wide format, plan print, laminating, name card, rubber stamp, microfilm, graphic design. Tel *****074/ Fax *****845 EXPRESS ALL KINDS of printing, Color Brochures fty lower rate Cards $10; 10,000 pcs Flyers $80 2 Kallang Pudding Rd. #09-02
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        717 5 BTTJ BMW FOR SALE Lot 7 Lenq Kee Carmart 2/'O3BMW74SLIA 5295K Voice command, car phone 10/'O3 BMW 330C1 SMG2 $185K 2/02 BMW 32oCi sunroof SI32K 3/'O2 BMW 318CI sunroof SI2IK 12/'O3 BMW 520ia 2 units $176K 12/'O3 BMW 318 9000km SI23K PRICE REDUCED! 2/03 BMW 318iA. Orient blue. Valtronic. 1
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        659 5 Bffil FORD FOR SALE Highest Offer All Brands Models jKA-HUP VEHICLES TRADING 8/'O2 LASER I.6GL. Auto. 1 owner. OMV $13K. $0 Driveaway. Ask $52,500. Tel: 6776-0119 9/'O2 FOCUS 1.6H8 Auto. 1 owner, metallic grey. Leather seats. OMV $15,010. 6454-9896 MID '02 SILVER Focus 4-dr. Low mileage. 1 owner. Leather, s/rim.
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        998 5 BVf| HONDA FOR SALE BEAUTIFUL! NEAR '2002 Stream 1.7 VTEC Auto. OMV $23K. Deposit $I.BK only! Leather/ s/rims. Low mileage. Asking $66.8K only! loan/ trade-in. Call 6396-7878 2 UNITS 1/02 Civic I.SVTi auto (Type R Chassis) 130BHP. 1 owner. Leather upholstery. S/rims. V-kool. Viper alarm. OMV $20K. Selling $58.8K neg.
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        426 5 K!f| HONDA FOR SALE BEAUTIFUL NEAR '01 Accord 2.1 auto. Full leather, 563.8K onl\ OMV 531.9K. Well kept *****571 CHEAP!!! 11/'O2 CITY Vtec 1.5 ai to. Maroon. 1 owner. Leathei s/rims. Sell $55.8K! 8114 3226 END '02 ODYSSEY 2.3 gold. 1 own er. F/accessories. $0 downpay ment. Only $81.8K. *****290
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        1850 5 ijffl HYUNDAI FOR SALE Wfil HYUNDAI FOR SALE JTJI HYUNDAI FOR SALE Wffl HYUNDAI FOR SALE Bill BUI BUI Bill r rJITiI Results of August 2004 £H L^ri 1 2nd Open Bidding Exercise For COE lcaxsJ H^IHHh Buy It. Sell ft. Find It. COE price Quota Bids Cars (1600CC and
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        736 5 WBf\ MERCEDES m| FOR SALE 1 OWNER 10/2000 E240 2.6 V6 Beige. (OMV $50,275) C&C main tained. A1 cond. 9690-5061 04/'OI E2OOML 1 owner. Blue (OMV $48,148) From C&C. A cond. Asking $118K. 9669-1919 1 OWNER '03 E2OO Kompressoi Black. Retain nice number! Agl svcd. 9007-1999/ 6467-3808 8/'O2 BENZ E2OO
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        574 5 ■jWI MITSUBISHI MID 00 GALANT I.BGDi Auto 2 owI ner. Leather. 2 airbag. Good cond j $56.8K. *****922/ *****730 i REPOSSESSED 3/'97 LANCER 1.3 I GLXi. COE 3/'2007. 'SCNBI97D'. Highest offer secures *****000 6/'OI GALANT 2.0 GDi auto. Accident free. OMV $*****. $0 cash. 1 owner. $60.5K. *****039 100% LOAN.
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        1724 6 Brtl NISSAN FOR SALE BCT NISSAN FOR SALE 1 OWNER END '01 Sunny 1.5 Auto. S/rims. PARF $11. 5K. $0 drivea- 1 way. Silver. Tip top. 9276-1261 iNlTPHrc OWNER. 03/01 Sunny 1.6SS HJU1 U1V Manual. Silver. Leather. S/rims. ■■■■■■■■I I Well kept. $48.5K. 9621-0437 PfjATTTTi^l 8/'98 CEFIRO 2.0 Auto. Showl"J
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        673 6 Wm PROTON FOR SALE MID'9B WIRA 1.5 GLi Auto 1 owner. Selling cheap. Paper body $23K i Ask $23K. *****889/ *****098 I RII RENAULT FOR SALE Alpine Motors *****998 Authorised d*ler of tumult SO'Downpoyment GREAT SAVING! FREE Instalment! 02/'O2 Scenic 1.6 auto. 1 owner. Parf $14K. Selling $*****. Act fast!
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        471 6 mrn suzuki for sale 1 OWNER 01/'O2 Liana 1.3 Manual. Tax 01/'OS. S/rims. Digital meter. Under warranty. H/p 9839-6060 1/'O2 LIANA 1.6 Auto. 1 owner. New tax. Silver. S/rims. Accident free. OMV $14,161. *****896. NEAR '96. SWIFT. 1.0. OMV $*****. S/rims/ Tip top cond. Selling cheap $13.9K. *****005 Bffl TOYOTA
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        708 6 BTn TOYOTA FOR SALE fm TOYOTA FOR SALE m?m iUYUIArUK >ALt |^E| luiumrimww* I VlnCar 61 Übi Ave 2 #02-16/17 Automobile Megamart jff\ Email: sales@vincar.com.sg For Export: 9 749 1119 SALES HOTLINE: 6 74? 1 11 9 XtJFAp For other models, visit us www.vincar.com.sg Toyota ESTIMA Toyota ALPHARD 2.4 J/X
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        687 6 *5P25% HIGH OMV. JAPAN made. New facelift. Corolla 1.5. 2 airbags. 3 yrs Warranty. 100% loan. $77.9K. Immed delivery avail. *****585 BRAND NEW RAV4 Estima X/J 2.4 for immediate sale. Call: *****555 MARCH 2002 CAMRY 2.0A. 2nd owner. Blue Omv *****. Coe *****. Call *****888 for info. 1 0WNER. 06/'O3
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        633 6 NEAR '03 CAMRY 2.4 auto, 1 own- j er, silver, Borneo warranty. .VCD player. Ask $92.5K. 9698-6970 '92 COROLLA 1.3 COE 8/2011. Tax I 12/'O4. New paint. F/accessories. Asking $25,000. H/p 9144 4163 1 OWNER! 6/'O3 Camry 2.4 VVTi. I OMV $32K. Silver. Done 9000km STA tested. Like new! 9478-1228
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        513 6 Bffi OTHER MAKES 01/'O2 SUBARU IMPREZA I.6TS Manual. Blue. OMV $*****. 00 transfer. $59,800 07/'Ol SUBARU IMPREZA 1.6 Manual. Green. OMV $*****. 00 transfer. Bodykit. $52,800 08/03 MAZDA PREMACY 2.0 Auto. Silver. OMV $*****. 00 transfer. 7 seater. G-sport. $72,800 12/02 BMW 318IA Black, Memory Seat. Valvetronic. Full specs. OMV
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        422 6 OFFPEAK CARS SPECIALIST Best Offer for all Offpeak/ Used l I cars. Guarantee High Price I I Buy/ sell!!! Cash Payment!!! Sin Kiat Credit. #02-06 AML. Tel: 6744-2828 Miss Ng. (24-hrs) I BEST DEAL! SELL/ Buy off-peak cars? G'teed Best Price! Cash payment for all models. Kang Rong Credit #01-11
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        512 6 J^HIRE_ GUARANTEED BEST DEAL in town. Many new makes/ models for long/ short term rental. Call now 6553-7008/ 9668-7008 VANS FOR RENTAL: $40 up daiiy, weekly monthly. Please call 6481-5652/ 6481-0555 EVERY WEEKEND SPECIAL. Fri Mon from $148, 1.5 onwards. Please call 6842-5232 (Eunos) WELLCOME NEW cars, 10 ft. Lorry,
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        1317 7 Kffl VEHICLES WANTED BjfEl VEHICLES WANTED I I I 1 VEHICLES WANTED Double Check Your Price Before Selling Your Vans, PA/ PB Bus, Doublecab Pickup 10/ 14 ft Lorries Best Price For Hyundai HlOO van Toyota Liteace, Hiace, Dyna, Nissan Cabstar Special Price For 14 Ft Hiqh Deck Lorry ISUZU
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        1703 7 Wf*l SERVICING/ mfTt SERVICING/ BTTI SERVICING/ KFTI SERVICING/ |IIJ WORKSHOP E^ WORKSHOP j^j vnoiiuno [jgfl u»n«cunp Liyb^i 1 L*V 1■ f tW^ J i mf/il 1 1 §M&Z 1 M Protect your family's health with CAS comprehensive 3-in-1 Air-Con Treatment for your car, comprising: Qmmyi E3EB^9 Bhsbssl A thorough cleaning
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        1355 7 EMI VAN5 FOR 5ALE j ftl'jl ™«!> I UK iALt B&I I VANS F0R SAlE pMl VANS F0R EfflBs^£3iHBBB 1^BMflBl~ tt '''1i?iWWWMBr > l> 11^^ vwy^d^BJBB J M!!LjJ! fc» L0W DOWNPAYMENT V from $2,400!* J 3 year or 100,000km warranty! Regent Motors Ford Ubl showroom: 1 Ubi Road 4 Singapore
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        1272 8 muSi CITY SOUTH-WEST I PTEAPTS-RENT Adrian 9385 8939 9009 2080 PRIME UNITS FOR SALE |RJgDebenham| Tie Leung NEW LISTING^ 1 BURLINGTON SO. 2-RM. Panoramic view of city. Beautiful renovaRtion. Tip top. Bugis MRT/ Seiyu. Cynthia 9389-6388/ 9815-1985 CARIBBEAN. JUST TOP. F/facilities. 4+1 bdrms. 1894/ 2600 sqft. (roof gdn) $7K. Other
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        394 8 '**********9001 2400 sqft Open concept kitchen parquet, marble floor Pool, gym playground Next to Newton MRT Rental from $2K onwards Open House lOam-4pm THE EQUATORIAL STEVENS ROAD Brand new quality apts Full facilities, spacious interior 2+1+1, 3+1 3+l+l bdrms Fr 1249 -1722 sqft $3800 to $5500 Sole Leasing Agent, Colossians
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        729 8 Wffi DO9-10 ORCHARD/ h£lJ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND Jg PTEAPTS-RENT NEWLY RENOVATED PINEWOOD I Gdn Balmoral Pk. 3+l. 1650 I sqft balcony/ quiet hilltop living. Spacious big living hall. $3.2K neg. Keith *****226 CHARLESTON. RENT/ SALE. 2260 sqft 3+l roof terr/ 1206 sqft. 3+l. Pte lift, security, pool. Avail. Oct. Owner *****952
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        854 8 mm 009-10 ORCHARD/ Ejlhl TANGLIN/ HOLLAND WBM PTEAPTS-RENT Choice 63 PATERSON EDGE 2/ 3/ Penthse. Near Borders/ MRT. $4K-SBK. Thomson 800, 3+l, furn, $3.5K. Mt Rosie 4+l $6.5K. 9380-3800 BELMOND GREEN. NEW. Pool view. 1300 sq.ft. 3 bdrms. Best rent!! Villa Azura. 1450 sq.ft. 3+l. P/furn. $2.5K. 9007-9918 Debenham« Tie
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        1029 8 aDO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTEAPTS-RENT D.lO HIMIKO CT 1195 soft. 2 bdrms. High fir. P/furn, f/facilities. neg. C&L 6293-0111 $1.7K UP! HARVEST Mansion. 2bdrm. 958 sq.ft. F/ furn. S/pool. Amenities. Immed. *****721 agt 57.2K. RENOVATED. WOOLLERTON Park. 2900 sqft. 4+l. Big balcony. Big kitchen. Call 9028-2185 CH 72 GRANGE. 3800
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        1328 8 K DII &21 NEWTON/ WTJM DTI &21 NEWTON/ WTTi 012-14 BALESTIER/ BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI UxlJ BTTIMAM/CLEMENTI IuLLJ MACPHERSON/GEYLANG PTE APTS -RENT |J|B PTE APTS -RENT HH,^ 1 15 RENT 1^ Leasing Enquiries: r^-T 6469 3313/9/ C, 6339 4031 or 9388 2527 I AMARYLLIS VILLE kPjI^H iff -28 X 1 iff i I
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        752 8 Debenham| Tie Leung NEARjJO 1 MRT ASTORIA PK 3+1. 1195 sq.ft. High fir. Fantastic city/ pool view. Designer decor. F/ furn/ facilities. $2K. Act fast!!! 9062-2232 Tean NearMRT OLEANDER TWR, 2+l $2.1K. 3+l, $2.2K. Trellis Twr 3+l, $2.5K. Astoria Pk 2+l, $2.1K. Sims Ville 2+l, I SI.7K. 3+l, $2.1K. Call
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        868 9 WOU 015-16 EAST COAST J^lPTEAPTS RENT |2EDebenham« I Tie Leung RESORT Ag LIVING db SANCTUARY GREEN SPECIALIST. Brand new 2/ 3/ 4 bdrms. Many choice units avail! Shuttle bus svc to MRT/ Shpg Ctr. 9450-5881 I *J ill! V^k i s *l^ £t\ I i *I VILLA MARTIA 1249 sqft.
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        878 9 ■Jffl Dl9-20 SERANGOON/ mUjiM THOMSON JJ PTE APTS -RENT SPRINGBLOOM 3+l 9th fir. No noon sun. Unblock. Near amenities, f/facilities. Beautiful home. Charles: 900-69-900 DTZ KENSINGTON PK. 3+l. Mid fir. 1600 sqft. F/ facilities. Very well kept. Good facing. Near AMK MRT. $1800. 9797-9995 OT GARDEN AT BISHAN. Just TOP.
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        731 9 RJjl HOUSES FOR RENT Debenham* Tie Leung EXPATS A CHOICE J^ I D.15 3-STOREY INTER terr. 4+l Spacious. Cosy. P/furn. Immed. Near St Patrick Sch/ amenities. Rent neg!! Cheong 9068-9012 Expafs Choice l!IJ:HIM:lWBIi»MM BUNGLW ALLURING INTERIORS *****/ 5000 sqft. s+l. Resort charm Eng Kong. Jacuzzi, pool. neg!! Sheila 9001-8354 Dream
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        1033 9 PIJjl HOUSES FOR RENT ■■I 1 1/ J 1 1 1 1 L^ i jJJl^ i' M > I 3-STOREY INTER-TERR Villa Verde. (CCK) 5+1 rms. Unfurn. Spacious. Immed. Call Now! Sharlyn 9007 3438 UPMARKET WOODGROVE BUNGLW. 2 years. Quality finishes. 6+1. Pool. Best unit in the vicinity. Call Albert
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        1690 9 ■fBJI HUDC/HDB m| APTS FOR RENT TAMAN JURONG 336 (near Lake side MRT), Exec 3-4 rms, f/furn. 2-4rm Boon Lay 208, Kim Tian 129, Jurong W. 617E. 9851-5444 \jSi£SSSSSmSmm I HP: 9100 9203 I 6885 5325/6/7 I 6885 5315/6/7 2+l BUONA VISTA MRT. F/furn. 2+l Toa Payoh MRT. Furn. Nice.
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        473 9 1HI SERVICE 1HI SERVICE WBf% SERVICE 1WI SERVICE l^y ADADTUCMTC KjJ ADAPTuW APAPTUFMTC AP*PTUFHT< rjEjT |j3t- .1^^ L~TPJ apartment with service by the river I HCHkBiLJK^^I^ -On the fringe of CBD Wr^y Ji"ii a^BL^aJH Luxurious Islandwide access via the CTE PIE 1 laHB jHH HnHPm Riverfront I iHnfll:ilnB' Living Panoramic
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        628 9 Tallest Serviced Apartment Residence in Singapore with 34 storeys Minimum lease period of 1 week; long term tenancy rates available Choice of 2- 4 bedroom apartments including penthouses apartments with balconies terraces. u ntpi -i-,, farj|jtj fi<! ,ni| <{firv j rpo Hotel-class facilities and services Near Olympic Size Swimming Pool
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        786 9 RJI SHORT-TERM Hy ACCOMMODATION PERAK LODGE <S> 12 PeraK Rd. Cosy quiet hotel. Walking distance to Bugis or Little India MRT. Easy access to public trpt, TV attached bathroom. From $1200 up per mth. Call *****733 D.09 OFF ORCHARD 1-bdrm studio apt. New renovation. Laundry/ housekeeping optional. Easy parking. $1.4K-$1.8K.
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        1459 10 ■ff| D09-10 ORCHARD/ hi£| TANGUN/ HOLLAND ■■houses-sale^^ Bintonq Pk ***** sqft, flat, wide frontage, quiet. Ewart Pk *****/ 9000 sqft new, elevated, tropical. Open hse Garlic Ave *****/***** sqft. Mt Echo ***** sqft, S7.5M neq Nasslm *****/6000 sqft Oak Ave *****/ 8000 sqft, elegant frontage. Open Hse. Off Bt Tlmah
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        821 10 ■¥11 009-10 ORCHARD/ k£jj TANGLIN/ HOLLAND j^g PTEAPTS-SALE RARE SALE!!! SBSOK. F'hold. Riveria Lodge. 1205 sq.ft. 3 bdrms. Mid fir. Balcony. Near Ochard Rd. Enbloc potential. 9007-9918 GRANGE RESIDENCES. 2853 sq.ft. 4+l. Excellent interior lush greenery/ Orchard city view. High rental yield. 9182-6611 C2l IJIPITWIpk i*wf3pyiPT*Ti!^jjr»jig^yyT»TSi^^j D.lO TANGLIN REGENCY. Rare
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        717 10 |W[| D11 21 NEWTON/ U£JJ BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI I HOUSES -SALE NEAR BARKER RD ACS. F'hold. 7800 sqft bunglw for devt. Good potential. 9628 2110 agt ACS 2V2-ST0REY TERR. F'hold. 2200/ 2500 sqft. 5+1. F/renovated. Quiet. neg. Agt *****885 HUA GUAN AVE. 2' -storey bunglw. 4720/ 4287 sqft. 5+1. Renovated. neg. 9664-0863
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        2357 10 Vffl Dll &21 NEWTON/ Wffi Dll &21 NEWTON/ jffflj Dll &21 NEWTON/ WfTi Dll &21 NEWTON/ VTTI Dll &21 NEWTON/ iRI DU &21 NEWTON/ mm BTTIMAH/CLEMENTi |Q| BTTIMAH/CLEMENT. |Q| BTTIMAH/ CLEMENT! ||1| BTTIMAH/CLEMENT. |gl BTTIMAH/CLEMENT. |jJ BT TIMAH/ CLEMENT. I PTEAPTS-SALE I PTEAPTS-SAIE HB "rr.Btt.c.ic Jg PTEAPTS-SALE Jgjfi PTEAPTS-SALE flgfl
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        420 10 I Tffl 017-18 CHANGI/ |U±| PASIRRIS J| PTEAPTS-SALE 5 MINS SIMEI MRT/ shpg/ top sch. Simei Green Exec Condo. 5 yrs. 1712/ 1387/ 1195/ 969 sqft. 3+1+ roof terr/ 3+1+1/ 3 rms/ 2+1. S63OK/ S560K/ $445K/ $415K. Unblocked/ Greenery/ Pool view. No noon sun. F/ facilities. Good Buy AFFORDABLE $1
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        740 11 tD19-20 SERANGOON/ THOMSON HOUSES -SALE A CHARMING QUIET d/storey tropical bunglw at Chuan area. Wide frontage, mature gdn. Land 7300 sqft. 7+1 rms. *****976 BRAND NEW F'HOLD semi-d Bright Hill Cres. 3748/ 3332 sqft. 5+1. Near amenities/ SICC. Only S1.58M. Hurry! Lee 9022-0525 RICHARD PL 2100 sqft. S/storey inter. Near
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        884 11 Wlfl D25-28 EILI NORTH HOUSES I SALE JLN JARAK/ RENGAS Semi-D 3700/ 3680 sq.ft. S/storey elevated ground. N.S. facing. Move in/ rebuild. 9387-4813 Ricky C&H I OPEN HSE! SPRINGSIDE Walk brand new corner terr. 2500/ I 3300 sqft. s+l, N E facing. Bright breezy. 9008-2228 Newsman I GERALD DRIVE. 3-STOREY
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        1175 11 BPH HDB APTS FOR SALE l^i (ANG MO KIO) 3 'NG' 107, 462 High fir. $150K up 3'A-rm 223, 235 Corner High fir 3V'2-rm 606 High fir. Unblocked s 'l' Pt Blk 545 High fir. Near MR" Call C.G. 9005-0480 DW ACT FAST!!! CALL Eric 9617-537C 3 'NG' 211. #09.
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        3715 11 a HDB APTS FOR SALE IRI HDB APTS FOR SALE Irjfl HDB APTS FOR SALE IWI HDB APTS FOR SALE IRS HDB APTS FOR SALE ffjl HDB APTS IFOR ISALE (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) EgJ |^J iKWiruun™ /ornnir/ru».rum /prnni/ruMrurn /ornM/ruA.r.im I I M II 1^ -1 I tmm \jT!.i Buy It.
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        1574 11 KflfJI HDB APTS FOR SALE |^(CHOACHU KANG) BcBSk u 5 T CORNER BLK 486. Mid fir. Tol tally unblocked. No noon sun. Marble. 100% move in. 5 years. Vacant. Plaza/ sens. 9636-3376 4 'A' 111/209. Renovated. Corner. Unblocked. Near MRT/ LRT/ mkt. 5T 205 Mid/ lift level. 4 bdrms. Renovated.
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        2073 12 |W!| HOB APTS FOR SALE Kill (CLEMENT!/ fiW WEST COAST) 4T BLK.12A Ghlm Moh. Mid fir. 5 mins to MRT/ wet market/ sch. Beautiful renovated malay house. Suffian *****088 ERA. 4'NG' CORNER BLK.404 Clementi 808. Unblocked view. Windy. Renovated. Early move in. All races. neg. 9851-6120 PN 4 'NG' CLEMENTI
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        1070 12 H!fl HDB APTS FOR SALE Wjlml (HOUGANG/S'GOON/ I YIOCHUKANG) j ERICCHEKG J 9099 7777^ 5V 649 HOUGANG, high fir. Unblocked. $80K decor. Near MRT. j Exec Mais 357 Hougang high fir Exec Mais 525 S'goon, Rosyth.. i I^HH^I I s 'A' Blk 135. LorAhSoo. High fir. j Lift level. Corner.
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        1086 12 BHDB APTS FOR SALE (JURONG) JURONG SPECIALIST Lily Teo 918-22-027 ERA BOON LAY 3T 172 #5 corner. Windy. Vacant 3T 186. Very high fir. Lift level. 5T 172 #05, 4+1. Rare! Fee paid. JURONG 4'A' 403 #04, dr to dr... SI9OK neg 4'A' 650A #06. Must sell $210K 4'A' 682C
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        920 12 |Tn HDB APTS FOR SALE ACT FAST! EXEC Apt Blk 287. Nicely renovated. Move in cond. MRT/ Giant/ IMM. 9691-2288 ALMOST SOLD! CORNER 4 A' Blk i 685C Jurong W. High fir. 100% move in. MRT. *****880 i BEST BUY! 5 T Corner, 354 Kang Ching Rd. Condo design. 7
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        979 12 REI HDB APTS FOR SALE I^| (PASIRRIS/CHANGI) ■Debenham* Tie Leung BEST AL I PRICE 3ff 4 'A' CORNER. Below HDB value! I Blk 767. Privacy. 100% move-in. 4 'A' corner Central 103. High fir. Unblocked. A1 cond. 9022-8484 gSm Near 5-RM 555 CORNER. 4 bdrms. No noon sun. Renovated. Mins
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        1099 12 FTCI HDB APTS FOR SALE ■^J (SEMBAWANG) 5T 321/ 324 Corner. High fir. Marble. 3 aircons. Renovated. 6 yrs. 9066-3325 Orion 5 T CORNER Blk 334 Sembawang. Nicely renovated. MRT/ Sun Plaza/ sch. Mohd *****575 5T 8LK.317 SEMBAWANG. Low fir. Simple renovation. Mins to MRT/ I amenities. 9006-9901 Petra. IT
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        858 12 nil HDB APTS FOR SALt UJ (TAMPINES/ SIMEI) 3-RM, 267/ 433/ 807/ 884. Lows 4-RM, 253/ 340/ 401/ 416. MRT. 5-RM 165/ 367/ 268/ 715 low Exec 332/ 430/ 943. *****868 %a\ 4 'A' BLK 818 Tampines. Corner. High fir. HDB valued. Beautiful. Cosy. Aircon. Near amenities. Buyer hurry! 3/
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        855 12 ■371 HDbAmrUKbALt l^y (TAMPINES/SiMEI) IT DESIGN Build blk. 498D High fir. Renovated. No blocking. Serious seller. *****010 Mitra. 5 'I* CORNER Blk 716/ 229 Tam- pines. Beautiful! Sch/ amenities. $20K below HDB value! *****575 I 5 T 731/ 816. Corner, new list! Mid fir, well renovated, marble, i Must view!
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        1049 12 WSJm mud ArisruKiftLt KiiJ (TOA PAYOH/ I POTONGPASIR) 5 T BLK 14. 4 bdrms with balcony. High floor. Well renovated. Blk 36 mid fir. Nice hse, windy. Well maintained. *****587 CBS I 5 T CORNER Pt Blk 848 T. Payoh. 4 bdrms. MRT/ Central. Unblock- ed. Bright. Breezy. Quiet. Cheap
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        739 13 Rfi HDB APTS FOR SALE ,uinnnnMiw 4 'A' 731 Nice. 102 sqm renovated 4'NG' 25 Original High fir Corner 5 T 162 Marble fir. Mid floor. MRT 4 'A' 791. High floor. Renovated. 4 'A' 682D. High fir. Nice. MRT. 4'A 735/ 701 Original. Price neg! ■HflNHPfl 4 'NG' BLK
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        914 13 Rfl HDB APTS FOR SALE (WOODLANDS) DebenhamJ Tie Leung DONT-Sn 5 'I' 512 Corner. High fir. Designer decor. No noon sun. Opp Causeway Pt/ Sch. Very convenient. Serious seller. 9363-6852 m ERA Condition 6248 5 T. High fir. Unblocked. Design build. 100% move in. Walk to 888 Plaza/ MRT/ sch.
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        1086 13 Rfl HDB APTS FOR SALE ■^(YISHUN) NEW LIST! 3 'NG' 236 next to corner. Mid fir. Marble flooring. j $40K renovation. Near ameniI ties. Price neg. 9692-4710 PN 3 'NG 1 BLK 101 Yishun. Near mkt/ CC/ Pri Sec Sch/ Chong Pang City. Serious seller. View to offer. *****638 C2l
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        825 13 BB| HDB APTS FOR SALE KiXi (SENGKANG/ JH^RJNGGOL) RARE! 4 'A' Blk 185D/ 1888 Sengkang. Rare! Very high fir. F/airj con. Near shpg ctr/ LRT. Reno- vated! Closing soon! 6100-8000 i C.H.TAN Jte|; 9101 ***** 5 'I' 111. Corner. High fir. Nice hse. 5 T 115. High fir. LRT. $295K
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        715 13 Rfl HUDC/HDB APTS Kill WANTED (RENT/ BUY) B^BWL— ■H 3 1 er a room lEtl ESttTE 3 RM. FLAT Wanted Urgently! (Rent). Prefer city/ near MRT. Good tenants. Owners pis call Albert 9007-9004. No agts pis. i HDB FLATS WANTED by ready buyers tenants urgently. Free Consultation. Owners, pis call
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        658 13 a FACTORY SPACE Rfl FACTORY SPACE FOR RENT I^U FOR RENT B^mPl (jF?\ HOUSING KJ|nr \m > development |B^C\ap vjyj board I VW\! frA^as*- 7-storey ramp up for clean 'IJtes: LtNiSBBk light industries I ■^^fchfr i >'%Nwßl Direct vehicular access ""jillfcL* JCS Loading/unloading bays ■l^fc_"^MMJ W*^ at doorste P IL*
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        367 13 a FACTORY SPACE FOR SALE RSUBBBBBHIiBHiii TfWESTMENT ÜBI TECHPARK 1604/ 1970/ 2032 2325 sqft. Good Corporate image. 60 yrs leasehold. Food Ct loading facilities. Ellen *****992 HI Good ERA Investment RE*L ESTATE ÜBI TECHPK. BRAND New! Fty Warehse. 1500 sqft. High Amp/ ceiling. Near amenities. Immed move in. Edward 9423-6636
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        746 13 RfJ FACTORY SPACE EH FACTORY SPACE fTTJ FACT0RY SPACE ST PROMOTION 1 I Promotional Price Wk >tion of Stamp Duty |ar^i JljS for Limited Units Only Jjgjg&mt+&k Brand new, an ideal investment choice. Affordable from 1,335 sq ft onwards. Freehold value of tenure does not a Tina Tan depreciate over
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        516 14 6 MINS WALK Kallang MRT, 167 Geylang Rd, lift, security, newly renovated 4-storey conservation office, aircon, lighting, 362 1793 sqft. Call: 6236-0246. Serviced Offices Large Rooms Fully furnished Very LOW rates Prime Location NO Hidden costs Virtual Offices Registered Address TONG ENG BUILDING Cecil Street 570 807 sqft Bare/ Partial
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        728 14 HHHh UNITED HOUSE, GROUND fir, 1300/ 1600/ 3000 sqft. Fitted with air- con. Suits training ctr/ banks/ of- j fice/ assoc. neg! 9005 1655 Financial District COLDWELL BANKER COMMERCIAL Prime office space in choice bldg. Flexible sizes. Bare/ fitted. Rent terms neg! 9677-2972 Freddie Financial District liidiNK[JliWjll^3M3'JWWWil AMOY/ BUGIS/ RAFFLES
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        888 14 Rfl OFFICE SPACE l^y FOR RENT AMOY STREET GROUND floor. Fully fitted aircon, 2450 sqft. Pis call: 6379-2823/ 9270-0704 NEAR MACPHERSON, SHARED of fice space. Fully fitted. $400 incl utility. Immed. 9662-1151 CEA INT'L PLAZA. 2336 sqft. #30. Sea view Avail mid Oct. MRT. neg. Must view! Heng Fatt 622
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        552 14 RJ9 OFFICE SPACE I rTHi 1 I N< I H si, w i Rf] SHOP SPACE |^FORRENT Fully air-con equipped/ power supply supplied Within CBD/Chinatown MRT vicinity Strong flow of tourist/ offices exec residential shoppers Contact us: 65 Next to Orchard Point 129 to 859 sqft Suitable for hair, beauty
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        834 14 Rf9 OFFICE SPACE ELLING FAST MITED UNITS ftNINITY 1 NEW LOOK! fIGH STREET CENTRE ill glass facade sxt to 2 MRT station zes from 550 sqft onwards ith Without Tenancies Head to sail 3nt miss!!!! Rfl SHOP SPACE New look tenant mix m, Various sizes from M 63 sq.ft. to
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        996 14 RT] SHOP SPACE U||_ FOR RENT EXCELSIOR SHPPG CTR. #03. 380 I sqft. With water. Facing escala- j tor. Immed. neg. 6339-8826 FAR EAST PLAZA. Prime units (with excellent frontage). Rental from $4,800. Call 9615-6150 Joe YISHUN BLK 415/ 417. Near mkt. 350/ 765 sqft. Suits clinic, minimart, sinseh. Pg
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        811 14 Rfl SHOP SPACE WJUI FOR SALE Debenham| Tie Leung m GOOD ft INVESTMENT HE BRAND NEW SHOPHSE with mais apt. Near Circular Rd. 999 yrs. 1000/ 3700 sqft. Pub/ retail. $2.XM. Call Michael 9180-9822 D.Ol BANK'S SALE People's Pk Ctr #81. 2 prime shop units. *****/ 4197 sqft. Near food
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        566 14 t RESTAURANT/ (Pfflf RESTAURANT/ LOUNGE E|lj LOUNGE SPACE FOR RENT I SPACE FOR RENT 4,844 sq ft 8,730 sq ft With full M&E facilities for restaurant usegrease trap, exhaust, floor trap and toilets Basement level and 4th storey fronting atrium Availability: October and November 2004 Tel: 6533 5879 6877 1818
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        758 14 I (ffl WAREHOUSES/ Ejiil STORAGE SPACE FOR SALE TARGO IND'L BLO'G Freehold. Warehse cum office for sale SSOOK neg. For 2002 sq.ft. Interested pis call: 6344-7826 GENTING BLDG. 2300 sq.ft. F'hold. Showrm cum office/ warehse. I Huge cargo/ passenger lift. J $650,000. HARVEST *****888 PANTECH IND COMPLEX. 1206 sqft. Vacant.
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        479 14 BOTHER REAL ESTATE AUCTION 26/8 THU 2.30PM 1 M Hotel, Function Rm C level 2 19 Westwood Rd 6 Cornwall Garden 806-11 Mandarin Gdns Blk 1 804-06 The Tanamera Blk 3 817-03 The Tanamera Blk 3 36 Jalan Hlkayat 804-01 Tanglin Regency 381 819-02 Odeon Katonq Shpg Ctr 810-03 Northvale
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        602 19 |f!fl PROFESSIONAL/ W^l EXECUTIVE NEW/ EX-INSURANCE AGENTS. $82K p.a. Basic pay $3K p.m. allowances overseas incentives ready customer to service. Min. 'A' levels/ Poly Singapore P.R. Call 6346-2112 (Miss Kate) CONTRACT SHIPPING ASST $1600 '0' Ivel/ Diploma in Logistics 1-2 years experience in handling shipping documents West/ East area Bilingual
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