The Straits Times, 23 August 2004

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    32 1 The Straits Times BEST IN NEWSPAPER DESIGN IN ASIA Established 1845 M OndaV August 23, 2004 •78 Pages m five parts mita (p) 048/03/2004 •flf A Singapore Press Holdings publication OU Cents
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    Lock icon No medal but Spore cheers tearful Jiawei
    419 1  - No medal but Spore cheers tearful Jiawei TAY CHENG KHOON Bu' DEPUTY SPORTS EDITOR, IN ATHENS 'THERE'S MO REASON TO BE SAD. WE ARE PROUD OF YOU. YOU'VE DONE US NELL' What PM Lee told Li Jia wei over the phone last night THE pressure of delivering Singapore's second Olympic
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    Lock icon Major changes ahead with PM's bold vision
    1100 1  -  CHUA MUI HOONG Sacred cows on five-day week, education, women's medical benefits slaughtered SENIOR COKKkbmiVLMMNi MOVES TO BOOST FAMILY LIFE ENCOURAGING COUPLES TO HAVE BABIES 12 weeks' maternity leave (up from eight weeks) for up to fourth child; Govt to reimburse employers Those
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  • N-DAY RALLY SPEECH
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      Lock icon Spore can't back Taiwan if it provokes conflict
      795 2  - Spore can't back Taiwan if it provokes conflict CHUALEEHOONG In Rally speech, PM outlines reasons for Taiwan visit and reiterates commitment to One China *3L PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday reiterated Singapore's commitment to the One China policy and said that Singapore could not support Taiwan if the latter
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      Lock icon TAIWAN'S ARSENAL
      34 2 Independence tilt worrying. If Taiwan goes for independence, Singapore will not recognise it. In fact, no Asian country will recognise it. IS! or will European countries. PM Lee Hsien Loong REUTE RS
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      Lock icon 3,000 more teachers in schools by 2010
      796 3  - 3,000 more teachers in schools by 2010 LYDIA LIM The aims are less rote-learning and more time for teachers to bring out the best m students *}L MORE teachers, smaller syllabus. The Government will deploy an army of almost 3,000 additional teachers to schools right up to junior college level
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      Lock icon TEACHING BOOST
      31 3 Making a difference. We should cut down on the syllabus. We've got to teach less so that our children can learn more/ PM Lee Hsien Loong THE NEW PAPER
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  • PRIME NEWS
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      637 4  - one of toughest Projects in the world GOH CHIN PAN Estates, junctions, waterways and soil conditions make 12km highway tricky, says LTA's engineering review board Reports by TIGHT spaces, soft ground, and movement m a temporary dam have complicated construction of the Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE), which has been ranked
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      Lock icon DIVERTING CANALS, DODGING CABLES
      315 4 A TUNNEL 35m wide has to be built m a 50m-wide corridor m the Paya Lebar area with Housing Board blocks on one side and terrace houses on the other (picture), and the Pelton Canal running m between. For more than 2km, between the Pan-Island Expressway
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      Lock icon Logistical problems
      217 4 AIRCRAFT ALERT FOUR times a day, work on the Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE) along a section of Airport Road comes to a standstill for about 20 minutes, so that aircraft can cross the road from Paya Lebar Airbase to Singapore Technologies Aerospace's hangars for maintenance. Cranes and other
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      Lock icon What it should have been
      73 4 THE report on Saturday, headlined "Lasik surgery price war breaks out", said that the Singapore National Eye Centre's (SNEC) senior consultants charge $1,520 for normal Lasik surgery. This is incorrect. The correct figure is $1,850. SNEC's charges are $1,320 for normal Lasik and $1,520 for
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      Lock icon Pakistan foils Al-Qaeda suicide plot
      503 5 12 suspects arrested for a plan to strike at country's top leaders ISLAMABAD Pakistan has busted an Al-Qaeda-linked plot to launch suicide attacks on government leaders and the United States Embassy, officials said yesterday. The government said intelligence agencies had arrested around a dozen local
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      Lock icon Grenade attack on ex-Bangladesh PM kills 19
      461 5 'SHE CAME AS CLOSE AS YOU CAN POSSIBLY COME TO BEING ASSASSINATED. IT WAS A WEU-PLANHED ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT BECAUSE. EVEN AS SHE WAS HERDED INTO THE VEHICLE. SHOTS WERE FIRED/ Mr Saber Hussain Chowdhuiy, aide to Bangladesh's former prime minister Sheikh Hasina DHAKA
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      Lock icon Swedes can now play for a year and still get paid
      669 6 Without the government's help, I would never have been able to treat myself to this holiday/ Ms Birgitta Wildund, 45, who, m November 2002, packed her bags and flew off to Thailand with her 10-year-old daughter for three months
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      465 7  -  ALFRED LEE Following complaints from developing nations that have been losing staff, it will limit recruitment from 30 countries By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES LONDON Britain is to crack down on the recruitment of nurses from Asia and Africa, which are themselves short of
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      Lock icon UK illegals row rekindled by furore over withheld data
      215 7 LONDON Britain's statisticians improperly sought advice from the Home Office about whether to delay publication of embarrassing immigration statistics to head off criticism, a newspaper reported yesterday. The accusations could return attention to immigration as a political issue after controversy over
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      215 7 London's white cops complain of discrimination LONDON White officers m the Metropolitan Police are filing record numbers of job discrimination suits, claiming minorities get an unfair legup m London's anti-crime force. About half of all racial discrimination cases are submitted by white staff members, according to an official inquiry quoted
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      Lock icon Quest for better life falls 6m short
      98 7 AFP FOUR sub-Saharan African illegals who were trying to land at Fuerteventura, one of the Spanish Canary Islands, were within 6m of shore when they drowned. Another 34 illegals who made the crossing by boat were rescued by police. Survivors said the four
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      745 8 Vietnam vet rises to defend Kerry Chicago Tribune journalist breaks 35-year silence on events that led to Kerry receiving a Silver Star medal 'IT HAS GOTTEN HARDER AND HARDER FOR THOSE OF US WHO WERE THERE TO LISTEN TO ACCOUNTS WE KNOW TO BE UNTRUE, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY COME FROM
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      318 8 OVERSEAS VOTE: Canada important to both parties TORONTO Canada is putting a new spin on the term "swing state" defined as the cluster of knife-edge election races which could return United States President George W. Bush to the White House or hand the keys to his challenger John Kerry. Republicans
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      214 9 MEXICO CITY It is to know how many grii are living m Mexico, but thing is sure: There enough American voters that the two candidates 1 sent m their relatives to c paign south of the Grande. And there are more In here than the 500 or so v<
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      591 9 'CLEARLY, THE DEMOCRATS WILL TRY TO SPIN THE NUMBERS ONE WAY AND THE REPUBLICANS WILL SPIN THEM THE OTHER WAY. IN OHM, THE REPUBLICANS WILL HAVE A HARDER TIME SPINNING THOSE NUMBERS.' Professor Herb Asher, on the job figures Latest report shows that
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      211 9 Man who heckled Bush loses job CHARLESTON (West Virginia) A man who heckled United States President George W. Bus at a political rally was fired from his job at an advertising and design company for offending 2 client who provided tickets to the event. The fired graphic designer said last
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      358 9 MEXICO CITY It is hard to know how many gringos are living in Mexico, but one thing is sure: There are enough American voters here that the two candidates have sent in their relatives to campaign south of the Rio Grande. And
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      Lock icon Talks on Najaf mosque falter amid new violence
      559 10 Talks on Najaf mosque falter amid new violence Sadr's militiamen remain defiantly m control of the compound as American forces move closer NAJAF US tanks advanced to within 800 m of the Imam Ali mosque m the Iraqi city of Najafyesterday after talks on surrendering control of the sacred site
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      469 10 'OPEC CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE CURRENT SITUATION BECAUSE THE SITUATION HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH OPEC, AND THE MORE OPEC MEMBERS PRODUCE OIL, THE HIGHER THE GLOBAL STOCKPILES WILL BECOME/ Iran's envoy to Opec, Mr Hossein Kazempour Ardebili TEHERAN Iran may want peace
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    • PEOPLE
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        188 11 OCCULT POWERS CLAIMED KOLKATA He retired recently after carrying out India's first execution m nearly a decade, but veteran Kolkata hangman Nata Mallick is still m business. He is selling strands of his final noose rumoured to have magical powers and is exciting both
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      Lock icon SWIMMER MAKES IT ACROSS SEVEN SEAS
      82 11 MADRAS A 34-year-old Indian mother has fulfilled her dream to swim seven seas after crossing the Palk Strait dividing India and Sri Lanka m a marathon 14--hour feat. Ms Bula Chowdhury has crossed six other major straits and channels, including the English Channel. "My
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      Lock icon SCORPION WOMAN BIDS FOR RECORD
      138 11 KUALA LUMPUR A Malaysian woman is trying to reclaim the world record for the longest stay m a room full of scorpions. On Saturday, Ms Nur Malena Hassan, 27, moved into a glass box m a Kuantan shopping mall, where she plans to live for
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      91 11 MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin has come to the rescue of an injured seagull he found m the grounds of his holiday home m southern Russia. Russia's Centre TV reported Mr Putin found the stricken bird during a break at his country residence m the
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      Lock icon US Senate Republicans propose dismantling CIA
      512 11 They suggest putting its main intelligence gathering arms with that of the Pentagon under a new national intelligence director WASHINGTON Senate Intelligence Committee Republicans have proposed removing the nations largest intelligence gathering operations from the CIA and the Pentagon and putting them directly under
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      Lock icon Jews abroad snap up Israeli properties
      585 12 Lulled by a drop m violence, religious Jews m Europe, South America and the US buy luxury flats for holidays or out of a sense of solidarity JERUSALEM Take m the priceless views of the Jerusalem skyline from the fifth floor of the new,
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      Lock icon Latin America on alert for infiltration by Al-Qaeda forces
      339 12 MONTERREY (Mexico) Mexican and Central American officials are on alert as evidence grows that Al-Qaeda members are travelling m the region and looking for recruits to carry out attacks m Latin America the potential last frontier for international terrorism. The territory
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        Lock icon BRITISH MUSLIM TROOPS TO GET CHAPLAIN
        91 12 LONDON British armed forces are to get their first Muslim chaplain, according to Defence Ministry sources quoted m the Sunday Times. The company and counsel of a salaried cleric might "help persuade" the more than 300 Muslims m the military to stay m the
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        73 12 CANBERRA Prime Minister John Howard ramped up his soon-to-be-announced election campaign yesterday by flagging tax cuts for Australia's senior citizens. With Mr Howard expected to announce an October election, he proposed A5445.5 million (Ssssl million) m tax cuts over four years for Australians over 65 who
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        56 12 PARIS Edvard Munch's famous painting The Scream and other tableaux were stolen from a Norway art museum yesterday as stunned museum-goers watched, a French radio report said. Radio producer Francois Castang said he was visiting the Munch Museum m Oslo when thieves burst m and
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        51 12 MADRID Two small bombs exploded m resort towns m north-western Spain at the weekend after newspapers received warnings allegedly from Basque separatist group ETA, a government official said yesterday. One person was slightly injured m Sanxenxo t rtwn> another bomb exploded 90km away m Baiona.
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        Lock icon ARSON ATTACK ON PARIS JEWISH CENTRE
        55 12 PARIS A Jewish social centre m central Paris was destroyed m an arson attack by anti-Semites overnight on Saturday. Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoe, who visited the scene yesterday, expressed m a statement his "shock and horror", adding that Nazi and anti-Semitic inscriptions daubed around
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      573 13 Americans band together to help hurricane victims Hundreds of local residents turn out to provide free food and other aid to neighbours hit by Hurricane Charley PUNTA GORDA (Florida) With a freezer full of food about to go bad, there was only one thing for Mr Nestor Tsimpedes to do
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      315 13 US consulate 'tardy over abandoned kids' HOUSTON US State Department officials learned that seven American children had been abandoned at a Nigerian orphanage but waited more than a week to check on the youths, who were suffering from malnutrition, malaria and typhoid, a newspaper reported on Saturday. A person whom
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      243 13 LONDON Pigeon fanciers m Britain, tired of having their prize racing birds snatched away by predators, have a plan to protect them make them taste too nasty for other birds to eat. Nature lovers m Britain are delighted that populations of predator birds such
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  • COMMENTARY • ANALYSIS
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        Lock icon Clear goals tor Singapore
        616 14 ACHIEVEMENTS need goals. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's list of priorities, listed m yesterday's National Day Rally speech, clarifies the external and domestic realities that the new Government has to deal with, and outlines the goals towards which it intends to carry all Singaporeans. On the
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      Lock icon A little red dot and tension across the Taiwan Strait
      1855 14 Cross-strait tension is potentially the most dangerous problem for Asia. Hence a 'One China' policy isn't just China's core interest; it's m Singapore's interest too. During his first National Day Rally speech yesterday, Prime Minister LEE HSIEN LOONG spent time
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    758 14  -  SUNANDA K. DATTA-RAY Bu\ FOR THE STRAITS TIMES SINCE the envelope from the Royal Mail this is being written m Britain addressed to my dependent student son was from a financial company, I opened it m spite of the "private stamp. I am glad I did,
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    1350 15  -  ANTHONY PAUL IRAQ was the burning backdrop to a tense drama earlier last week. A national conference m Bagdad attempted to bring into the emerging political system a clerical demagogue, Moqtada M-Sadr, the sworn-to-die, radical Shi'ite holed up m the sacred Imam Mi Shrine
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      175 16 Include rival statistics for full picture I HAVE read that passenger traffic at Changi Airport went up 26.3 per cent compared to July last year. Or we hear statistics about port container cargo volumes going up. Numbers by themselves are meaningless unless they are compared with those of our rivals.
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      376 16 RECENTLY, the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) sought public feedback on its current guidelines on turning landed properties into childcare centres. To date, it has not said anything about its findings. The URA's logic m this has been strange. It says it wants to
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      355 16 WE REFER to the letter by Mr Jack LeeTsen-Ta,"Set up fund to buy heritage items" (ST, Aug 11). We are greatly encouraged by it. One of the roles of the National Heritage Board (NHB) is the collection and preservation of nationally, culturally
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      Lock icon 'Monkey-brains' report: plain truth, urban legend Or... monkey business?
      350 16 'Monkey-brains' report: plain truth, urban legend Or. monkey business? I REFER to the commentary by Mr Richard Lim, "Expect a quicker pace of change" (ST, Aug 16). In it, he makes mention of monkeys and, m particular, a "monkey-brains" report sensationalised m an English newspaper m the early *****. Mr
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      Lock icon Constant fogging may have reduced dengue resistance
      244 16 THE letter by Mr Helen Lyen, "Is thermal fogging losing its bite?" (ST, Aug 19), reminded me of a newspaper article many years ago. A certain developing country discovered there was money to be earned from exporting frogs' legs, and so it did.
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      8 1 Monday, August 23, 2004 The Straits Times home
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      Lock icon Govt foots bill for longer maternity leave
      673 1  -  TEE HUN CHING §1 LONGER maternity leave, lower maid levy and an enhanced baby bonus scheme are among the long-awaited package of probaby measures outlined last night. Noting that childcare is a key concern of parents, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said maternity
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      Lock icon Five-day work week Equal medical benefits
      396 2 What civil servants will get: CIVIL servants will now work a five-day week, a change that had long been resisted by the Government. However, working hours will not be reduced and public counters will remain open on Saturday under the new work week, which
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      Lock icon Kudos for educators who go the extra mile for students
      566 2 'A five-day week! I haven't stopped applauding yet and I can't believe my ears. I'm overjoyed. It's not just about fertility but about enriching our quality of life for parents and children. It's a real quantum leap in government thinking.'
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      Lock icon Chinese classes to be more varied
      843 2  -  REBECCA LEE THE teaching of Chinese m schools will move away from a one-size-fits-all approacn and will be adapted to suit the varying abilities and family language background of students. A modular approach, rather than one based on an across-the-board curriculum, will be introduced
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      Lock icon They are life partners, not TV sets
      277 2 They are life partners, not TV sets HIGHLIGHTING three reallife examples which had the audience roaring with laughter last night, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong urged singles to have more realistic expectations of their future life partners. He said that a grassroots leader who was counselling his niece some years
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      Lock icon Be bold, dare to take risks
      713 3  -  LAUREL TEO B* TAKE a fresh, bold approach. Mine new fields for opportunities instead of worrying about challenges. Issuing this call to Singaporeans last night, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong told them this mindset change was necessary to take Singapore "another step forward, another
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      948 3  -  CHUA LEE HOONG COMMENTARY «i/ FEATURES EDITOR 'I think it's a step in the right direction. Although he joked about the Think Centre wanting to plant flowers at the Speakers' Corner, taking it in the right spirit, it's an indication he is willing to ease
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      449 3 IT IS a promise he has made before to keep on opening up society, encouraging diversity and more participation from the people. Last night, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong took concrete steps to realise this pledge when he announced two measures that would make
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      297 3 Casino: Govt to seek middle ground WHETHER to set up a casino here is one issue on which the Government can try to find a middle ground. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong raised the subject last night m his National Day Rally speech and asked: "Can we have the casino
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      703 4  -  SOH WEN LIN *L RESTRUCTURING the economy must continue as Singapore cannot stop the global marathon it is m, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said last night. No one is being spared from the race both developed and developing countries face
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      600 4 Manufacturing output likely to double in 15 years 'Many complain about the cost of living being high but for many people, life is good to them. The Singapore Government provides well for its people and they spend when they have bonuses or financial help from the Government. I'm m the
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      310 4 PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong last night showed that he was well aware of Singaporeans' concerns about the cost of living. He promised practical ways to help the poor, including a suggestion to install Cash Card-operated electricity systems so struggling families could pay
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      711 4  - PM pays tribute to SM Goh again M.NIRMALA m PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong paid tribute to his predecessor, Mr Goh Chok Tong, thanking him for bringing Singaporeans closer together, and said he owed him a personal debt for bringing him into politics m 1984. In remarks that drew applause
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      775 5  -  PEH SHING HUEI *L THE Prime Minister last night declared himself proud and confident of the generation of younger Singaporeans, saying they are articulate, have idealism, ambition, a social conscience and are growing up to be responsible adults. So Mr Lee Hsien Loong's challenge
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      368 5 Looking for leaders with 'less white hair' AT AN HDB block party recently m his Teck Ghee ward, a little boy walked up to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and chirped: "I know you, Lee Hsien Loong". The Premier toyed with his young resident, asking: "How do you know?" "From
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      402 5  - Govt to set aside more goodies for older S'poreans CLARISSA OON SPEECH IN MANDARIN By WHEN the Government redistributes surpluses m good years, it plans to set aside more for older citizens, especially to help them top up their Medisave accounts. In making the pledge that as-set-enhancement schemes will continue
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      391 5 'Very passionate and spoke from the heart with the right amount of light-hearted wit and honesty about what he can solve and what he can't. It was as if I was listening to Mr Lee Kuan Yew all over again. Fantastic!' Dr Antonio Rappa, 39,
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      451 5 SPEECH IN MALAY A NEW breed of Malays has emerged m Singapore, committed to the country and "proud of their achievements under our system of meritocracy", said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Besides being well-educat-ed, confident and capable professionals, they are actively involved m the
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        540 6  - Skydiving: Letdown for 30 who didn't get to jump WONG SHER MAINE Efre upset despite refund pledge. Delays to weather, time m packing parachutes checking equipment, says organiser ■By. IfTHE weekend's highly-antici--1 pated Skydive Festival Singapore ended on a sour note when about 30 participants who had paid $380 each
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        305 6 People here adaptable m crises, says DPM Tan THE Asian financial crisis and Sars provided Singapore with true tests, and the country has proved it can pick itself up when the chips are down. This shows that Singapore is an adaptable and
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        421 6  -  DAVID BOEY DEFENCE CORRESPONDENT SINGAPORE has inked a deal to host, for the next three years, an international security forum that is acknowledged as a must- attend m Asia by many defence ministers, armed forces chiefs and top security planners.
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        562 7  -  SERENE GOH Their number has doubled, from 400 to over 800, m the last five years; and there is more variety By MUSLIM diners are asking for more, and halal food and beverage businesses here are racing to keep up with their
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          57 7 POLICE nabbed four Myanmar nationals, between 19 and 25 years old, who tried to swim into Singapore along the coast off Admiralty Road West m Sembawang just after midnight yesterday. The arrests bring the year's tally of illegals picked up while attempting to
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          90 7 A MAN was conned into paying $800 for what he thought was a digital cinema system by two men at the People's Park Centre carpark last Friday. The two, dressed m T-shirts and jeans offered to sell him an Eko brand set, which they
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          63 7 THIEVES stole a bundle of copper pipes worth $800 that were kept overnight m a construction site m Holland Road last Friday. A worker discovered the 6m-long pipes missing from the third floor of a tower block under construction the next day. The site had
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        998 8  -  DAVID BOEY Bt Early *****: Parachute Association of Singapore formed, evolving from Joint Services Sports Parachuting Association. This was helmed by soldiers who served with British military forces m Singapore. 1978: Jumpers took part m Asean Parachute Championship m Bandung, Indonesia. 1980: Association hosted the competition
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        618 9  - SECOND CHANCE FOR LATE BLOOMERS HO AIM MARIA ALMENOAR Bu and Many students from neighbourhood schools are securing places m integrated programmes WONG Jia Jun is glad for a second chance. Two years ago, the Nan Chiau Primary pupil was expected to ace his Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE), but
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        323 9 SEVERAL schools are admitting Primary 6 pupils ahead of the Primary School Leaving Examination, with Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) the latest to do so. They are: 1) NUS HI6H SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE Six-year course for those good m science and maths. They will also study languages,
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        24 9 7 didn't prepare fully for the PSLE. My mother was telling me every day to revise, but I didn't care/ LIMKOKWAH
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        23 9 Wong Jia Jun 1 want to be like my father, a physicist, or a marketing manager, like my mum.' (above)
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          853 10  - America in two minds about China? TOM PLATE Bu LOS ANGELES The China question has not yet surfaced m the United States presidential election. Perhaps this is just as well. US campaigns are blunt instruments at best for the mastication of complex issues. For unless you are a geopolitical rocket
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          143 10 IT IS aimed at getting upper secondary and junior wucgc siuucina up w apccu in current affairs and English, and comes in three parts: the story, the lesson and the worksheet. This week's story is about American policy towards China. Read it once or twice for overall
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          195 10 the WORK SHEET TEST Your Knowledge of China and China-US relations Put T if you think the statement is true and F if you think it is false. 1. Beijing is China's most populous city. 2. Chinese forces aided the North Korean army in the Korean War. 3. Since taking
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          20 10 Do think China will be the world's preeminent power m the next century? ANSWERS 1F,2T,3F,4T,5F,6F,7F,8T, 9 F, 10 T
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          436 10 A GREAT way to improve your writing is to learn from professional writers. The comments below suggest ways you can use some of the techniques employed by the author of this article in your own writing. My first English lesson for The Straits Times, in September last year,
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          209 10 TAIWAN: An island off the coast of China, known officially as the Republic of China. In 194-9, when Chinese communists gained control of mainland China, the Nationalist government of Chiang Kai-shek took refuge on the island and established Nationalist rule. Since then, China has threatened to bring Taiwan
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          106 10 Due to WHEN one says something is "due to" something else, one means the first event is "attributable to" the second. For example: "His injury was due to a slippery fiela." But "due to" is often used loosely when "owing to", "through" or "because of would
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        1078 11  -  LYNN LEE *L Use single digits to teach concepts, as big numbers will confuse the child; above all, make learning fun with games and tricks SIMPLE, everyday activities such as climbing the stairs, buttoning one's shirt and having a snack
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        812 12 I HAVE been trying to help my younger brother, who is m Secondary 2 m the Normal (Technical) stream, to improve his English as he has had problems with it since he started schooling. I tried looking at several book stores around Singapore
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        62 12 IF YOU have a problem with your child's education, tell us and we will ask the experts. Mail your question, marked "The expert is m", to the ST Education Desk, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Podium, 2nd storey, Singapore *****4, fax to 6732-0131 or send an e-mail
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        241 12 STUDENTS at Nanyang Girls' High have been given their own air-conditioned lounge, so they have somewhere comfortable to while away the time after classes while waiting for co-curricular activities to begin. The place, which opens only between 2.30pm and 5.30pm on weekdays, has cushions,
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          134 12 MAYFLOWER Secondary is offering alumni a nostalgic last look at their alma mater before the school m Ang Mo Kio moves into a new building next door next month. The 23-year-old school is organising a tour of its premises this Saturday, starting at 4pm.
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          135 12 SEVENTY-FIVE works of art by "weekend artists" who teach and study at the National University of Singapore (NUS) are now on display at the campus. It is the first time most of them are putting their work on display, said NUS Museums curator Marianne
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        150 12 NATIONAL University of Singapore third-year undergraduate Benjamin Lee, 23, won the first prize at the Asean Young Speakers forum held m Bangkok last month. He beat seven others from six countries. Mr Lee, who is studying political science and is on the University
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        133 12 PRIMARY 3 pupils who need help m their schoolwork can attend revision classes organised by the Chinese Development Assistance Council (CDAC) during the school holidays, from Sept 6 to Sept 10. The daily sessions, m English and mathematics, will be offered
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      716 1 A PERSONAL CHOICE 'It's a national problem, it is also an intensely personal business. We are not going to micro-manage your lives. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, speaking on the baby dearth m his National Day Rally speech "TM^ta "^lb^H ■■QkZAJVSW^hBM^ m V a flkl k^^*^ A k^kk/^i^ipi dw (D
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      70 2 51. national day rally speech M Bi Mt we force pupils to memorise strokes, characters and proverbs, regardless of their aptitude, then they will M WM |L be turned off. But if we help them learn the language, help them use it m daily life... know the stories behind l^jlr
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      56 4 M A 'I cant promise air-con coaches to take us to the destination m comfort. But we can provide everyone with m good coaching, running shoes, water to drink, and first-aid stations along the way. Even those m wheelchairs, we'll bring them along and run together as a team and
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      65 5 fi NATIONAL DAY RALLY SPEECH 'We need to give them wings, expose them to the world, build their character, let them set their own goals m B and choices, let them learn from their own mistakes, let them grow and blossom and be themselves, guide m p them but don't
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      540 9 UNSW m Sydney offers more double degrees than any other Australian University. You will be impressed by the options. ARCHITECTURE ENGINEERING Mechatronic OPTOMETRY Bachelor of Architecture/ Bachelor of Arts Aerospace BE(Mechatronic)/Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Oportnttry Bachelor of Architecture/Bachelor of Social Science BE(Aerospace)/Bachelor of Arts BE(Mechatronic)/Bachelor of Science
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      359 11 I CITREP/2004/0051 WORLD CLASS *X H PROJECT MANAGEMENT CURRICULUM latahi 9by Dr Tom Johns, Mr Gavin Oh or Ms Wong Suet Fong THE ART OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT® September 13-15, 2004 November 1 3, 2004 March 7 9, 2005 SIM members: 551 ,785.00 Non-members: 552,058.00 Acquire the skills for contemporary project
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      8 1 •Monday, August 23, 2004 The Straits Times asia
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        360 1  - Midnight deal over peanuts and dessert D FR WIN PFR FIR A Megawati has offered Cabinet posts and cash for Golkar support, but direct polls show irrelevance of party machinery INDONESIA BUREAU CHIEF JAKARTA It is close to midnight. In his plush residence m the suburb of South Jakarta, Golkar
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          1901 2 [From Page Al] ing Mr Bambang's ambitions. After suffering a harrowing i J ~feat m the April 5 general sction and scraping through 2 first round of the presiden,l race last month, Ms Megaiti is bent on crushing the •mer security czar m
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          81 2 AS THE Megawati camp strikes alliances with other political parties to win the presidential election, contender Susilo Bambang. Yudhoyono has focused on appealing to voters directly, a tactic that nas seen him mingling with worshippers at mosques and joining m sack races at community events. He has effectively
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          39 2 The election for Macau's next chief executive takes place next Sunday. Incumbent Edmund Ho Hao Wah is expected to win a second five-year term with support from almost all of the 300 members of the Beijing-sanctioned Election Committee.
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          31 2 China's top official m charge of Hong Kong affairs, Vice-President Zeng Qjnghong, visits on Wednesday m a bid to win support for China's rule before legislative elections next month.
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          45 2 Parliament reviews a controversial constitutional reform Bill today to cut the number of its seats by half to 113. The army, navy and air force hold their final series of the live-fire Han Kuang war games at the coastal county of Pingtung on Wednesday.
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          40 2 The US aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis takes part m drills with the USS Kitty Hawk and Japan's Self-Defence Forces before leaving on Wednesday. Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry Shoichi Nakagawa visits Singapore and India this week.
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          52 2 Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi holds discussions with President Roh Moo-Hyun. His three-day visit ends tomorrow. South Korea and Japan begin a fifth round of talks on a bilateral free trade agreement today. US and South Korean forces begin a 10-day annual joint military exercise codenamed Ulchi
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          17 2 Foreign Minister Natwar Singh and Pakistani counterpart Khursheed Mehmood Kasuri meet tomorrow to discuss bilateral disputes.
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          24 2 Afghan President Hamid Karzai (above) arrives today on a two-day visit to discuss counter-terrorism measures and bilateral ties with his counterpart Pervez Musharraf.
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          36 2 Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra visits the troubled areas of Yala and Narathiwat today m a 12-province swing ahead of national elections due next year. Bangkok goes to polls next Sunday to elect the city's governor.
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          47 2 The PAS annual general assembly begins m Kota Bam on Wednesday. Leaders are expected to reflect on their huge setback at the March general election. The nations first by-election since the general election takes place on Saturday for the Kuala Berang state assembly seat m Terengganu.
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        773 3  -  ROGER MITTON It worries he is shackled by Jiang on defence and foreign affairs, including policy towards the US and on Taiwan By U.S. BUREAU CHI KI WASHINGTON It has been almost two years since President Hu Jintao
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        201 3 BEIJING President Hu Jiniao yesterday bailed the authoritarian side of the late leader Deng Xiaoping, as shown m the Tiananmen Square crackdown and issued a further warning te Taiwan not to pursue independence. Speaking on the centenary of Mr Deng's birth, Mr Hu said his decision
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        132 3 China 'preparing for conflict with US' TAIPEI China is secretly mapping underwater terrain m the Pacific m preparation for an eventual conflict with the United States there, reports said yesterday, quoting the Taiwanese Premier. Chinese surveillance ships sailed close to Japanese waters 14 times last year and seven times this
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        1098 4  - Measures to cool China's economy hit private firms TSCHANG CHI-CHU CHINA CORRESPONDENT 'One knife cuts all' approach has resulted m credit crunch for companies across the board ANGUO (Hebei) Guangming Medicine Slice Processing Factory's co-founder and president, Mr Liv Zhenfa, had planned to build two new workshops last year m
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        209 4 HONG KONG The territory has hit out at Singapore Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew's remark that its days as a leading international commerce centre are numbered. A Hong Kong government spokesman rejected remarks by Mr Lee that the former British colony would eventually lose its
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        97 4 THESE deluxe crystal mahjong sets sparked scuffles m the Wan Chai district of Hong Kong yesterday when more than 5,000 bargain hunters turned out for a beer company's promotion. People queued for hours m driving rain to purchase the sets for HK$lOB (Ss24) plus collected bottle
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        250 4 GUANGZHOU Touted as ultramodern, Guangzhou's new airport received brickbats over the weekend after rain seeped through its roof last Friday, leaving hundreds of passengers wet and angry. The leakage at Baiyun International Airport was so bad that many visitors at the departure terminal had to use
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        577 5  - Rich Indian states leave poor languishing behind V.K. RAGHUNATHAN Better governance and curbs on corruption are essential to reducing the growing imbalance, say government and economists INDIA CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI India has grown into a two-tiered federal economy, with rich states chugging ahead and leaving the poor states mired m
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        193 5 MUMBAI Thousands of barmaids have come together here to protest against new government rules that impose dress rules and a code of conduct m night clubs. On Friday at least 10,000 crowded into a huge park m India's financial capital to vent their anger. "Down
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        311 5 KATHMANDU Hundreds of Maoist rebels stormed a town m the north-west of Nepal yesterday, bombing government buildings and killing a soldier, while others kept up a blockade on roads surrounding the capital, Kathmandu, for a fifth day. Hundreds of guerillas surrounded Khalanga, 600
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        163 5 Thin Japanese men at risk of cancer TOKYO Thin Japanese men are more likely to contract cancer than those of average build, a study by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has shown. Obesity has long been known as a cancer risk, but the ministry's 11-year study shows that
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        647 6 As oil prices hit record highs, analysts warn that governments might not be able to subsidise consumers much longer BANGKOK As Asia grapples with global oil prices racing towards US$5O (SsBs) a barrel, governments m the region are facing unmanageable costs of fuel subsidies
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        327 6 Bombs explode in Thai south ahead of Thaksin's visit BANGKOK Three bombs have exploded m a provincial capital m Thailand's troubled south, wounding 13 people and damaging more than 30 vehicles, just days before the Prime Minister's visit. The bombs, hidden m cars and motorcycles, blew up almost simultaneously outside
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        149 6 BANGKOK A tourist guide has been charged with the murder of a Briton found dead m Thailand's troubled deep south where bloody separatist violence has raged this year, police said yesterday. Mah-ae Brahim, 30, a Pakistani who lives with his Thai wife m
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          112 7 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia will send a team of lightly armed peace monitors to the southern Philippines, a government official said yesterday, m a step towards ending three decades of rebellion there. The dispatch of 60 monitors is part of a push by mainly Muslim
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          91 7 BANGALORE India yesterday successfully flighttested a prototype of its 14-seater civilian aircraft whose development had been delayed by United States sanctions. The inaugural flight of the aircraft, christened Saras (Crane), lasted 20 minutes, officials and witnesses said. The aircraft can attain a maximum speed of 500kmh
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          93 7 BANDA ACEH Six separatist rebels have been killed m a bloody day of violence m the troubled Indonesian province of Aceh, the military said yesterday. Four guerillas were shot dead 'during a raid on a suspected hideout of the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM)
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          118 7 BEIJING The Chinese authorities arrested the deputy chief of the Beijing Transport Bureau m connection with massive fraud surrounding huge infrastructure projects for the city's 2008 Olympics. The Beijing Times said yesterday that Bi Yuxi had been formally arrested. Bi, who was also head of the
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          147 7 TAIPEI Taiwan will kick off an advertising campaign m the United States and Europe this week as the island launches its 12th annual Did to join the United Nations. Advertisements will be posted on phone booths, bus stations, billboards and newspapers m
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          130 7 BEIJING China has executed a 25-year-old university dropout for killing six men, four of whom had raped him after getting him drunk, the Beijing Youth Daily said yesterday. Li Yijiang cut off the penises of his victims, aged between 20 and 30, after Killing
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        553 7 Lively debate expected as members demand answers for the party's sorry performance m the general election KUALA LUMPUR Datuk Mustafa Ali's hair has grown more silvery over the past year. He is almost "blond" now and, contrary to the notion
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        409 7 BIRD FLU OUTBREAK 'IT IS GOING TO BE A LONG AND DIFFICULT STRUGGLE TO ELIMINATE THIS VIRUS FROM THE ENVIRONMENT. AND THE LONGER IT TAKES, THE GREATER THE RISK TO PUBLIC HEALTH' WHO regional director Shigeru Omi KUALA LUMPUR Three
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      8 8 •Monday, August 23, 2004 The Straits Times sports
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    • ATHENS 2004
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        Lock icon I'll try again, promises teary Jiawei
        1100 8 TAY CHENG KHOON TABLE TENNIS Li m tears after failing to overcome South Korea's Kirn m bronze match IN ATHENS When PM Lee called 'I spoke to Jiawei just now after the Games. She was a bit down of course. So, she said: "Well,
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        462 8  -  MARCLIM By THE mini-Singapore flags were hardly raised yesterday. The cheering too, seldom went beyond enthusiastic clapping never good signs when you are willing your athlete to win. The writing was on the wall when Singapore's Li Jiawei surrendered three successive games after taking
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        Lock icon Howe Liang's still the only one
        208 8 FOR some athletes, the hope is that their achievements would never be forgotten. But for Olympian Tan Howe Liang (right), the tag of "Singapore's only Olympic medallist" is one he is all too happy to relinquish. Which is why, when the 71-year-old saw table
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        Lock icon Paddler Zhang wins China's 100 th Olympic gold
        273 9 PHOTOS: CHINA won yesterday their 100 th gold medal since joining the Olympics m Los Angeles 20 years ago, setting themselves a record haul m Athens and even greater glory when it hosts the Games m 2008. World No 1 Zhang Yining
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        Lock icon It's not the end, but the start
        616 9  -  YAP KOON HONG THE SPORTS EDITOR SINGAPORE'S Olympic adventure m Athens ended yesterday when our last and best athlete finished her programme. As we know, Li Jiawei lost but was the best Singaporean athlete. The dream of a medal must remain a dream
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        1637 9 ATHLETICS Men's 100 m, 2nd rd, Heat 1: 1 Francis Obikwelu (Por) 9.93 2 Mark Lewis-Francis (Gbr) 10.12 3 Dwight Thomas (Jam) 10.12 4 Ronald Pognon (Fra) 10.15. Heat 2: 1 Shawn Crawford (USA) 9.89 2 Obadele Thompson (Bar) 10.12 3 Vicente de Lima (Bra) 10.26 4 Matic
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        Lock icon Where have you been, Yuliya?
        1092 10  -  ROB HUGHES ATHLETICS No running from smears, as winner is probed after women's 100 m IN ATHENS /*">! EEING is believing 1 or so they say. In the midnight nour ,'m at the Athens Olymm^rJ pic Stadium yesterday, we watched a littleHnown Belarussian power to
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        453 10 SHE is blonde, Swedish and likes to party. And, at the Olympic Games on Saturday, Carolina Kluft confirmed her status as the world's best all-round woman athlete. Kluft's victory m the heptathlon also made her one of the few stars whose fame transcends the sport. At
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          60 10 USA LOSE BUT ENTER BASKETBALL Q- FINALS THE United States men's basketball team crashed to their second defeat m this Olympics when Lithuania beat them 94-90. But a late-night victory by Greece over Angola was enough to push the champions, winners of the past three gold medals, into the quar-ter-finals.
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          73 10 WOMEN'S Olympic shot put champion Inna Korznanenko of Russia has tested positive for an unidentified drug, Olympic medical sources said yesterday; The source said early indications were that Korzhanenko, 30, had tested positive for a banned steroid. The European champion was awarded the
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          Lock icon DOUBLES PAIR WIN CHILE'S FIRST GOLD
          76 10 NICOLAS Massu and Fernando Gonzalez won Chile's first Olympic gold when they beat Germany's Nicolas Kiefer and Rainer Schuettler 6-2, 4-6, 3-6, 7-6 (9-7), 6-4 m the tennis men's doubles final. The Chileans saved four match points m the fourth-set tie-breaker, fighting their way
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          83 10 $1.7 M WINDFALL FOR SWIMMER PHELPS UNITED States swimmer Michael Phelps received bonuses ofjmore than US$l million (Ssl.7 million) for his eight-medal Olympic feat, even after missing out on Speedo's US$l--million oner for matching Mark Spitz's record of seven gold medals, Phelps' manager said. The 19-year-old will make US$5lO,OOO from
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          64 10 THE International Olympic Committee excluded Greek weightlifter Leonidas Sampanis from the Athens Games yesterday and demanded his bronze medal back. Sampanis tested positive for high testosterone levels after finishing third m the 62-kg catsgory on Monday. His second sample test also showed an elevated testosterone
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          79 10 SARAH Ulmer gave New Zealand their first Olympic cycling gold medal and only their second m Athens yesterday, while breaking her own world record for the women's 3-km individual pursuit. She clocked an unofficial time of 3min 24.5375 ec m the 12-lap race to shave
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        Lock icon Phelps equals record with eighth medal
        565 11 SWIMMING ATHENS Michael Phelps won his eighth medal at the Athens Olympics without even getting wet on Saturday, when the United States broke the world record m the men's 4xloo metres medley relay. The 19-year-old American did not swim the final, the last swimming
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        758 11  -  TAY CHENG KHOON Jos, Christel, Nicky, Gary and Mark slammed; exhaustive review sought IN ATHENS THEY bombed bigtime and their team manager didn't pull any punches when Timesport asked him about their performances. "I have the dubious honour of being the manager of the worst
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        Lock icon Tiger can cling on as No. 1
        400 11 GOLF AKRON (Ohio) It appears that Tiger Woods could just hold on to his world No 1 spot at least for one more week. The American has held the position for a record 332 weeks and, so long as he finishes m the
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        Lock icon SOCCER The Iraqi fairy tale not over yet
        384 11 SOCCER The Iraqi fairy tale not over yet HERAKLION It was as if the location was perfectly named for Olympic soccer's new heroes. For "Heraklion", read the "Iraq lions". After Nigeria's surprise triumph at the 1996 Olympics and Cameroon's unexpected victory at Sydney 2000, here are a team of outsiders
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      659 12 SOCCER Gunners stay unbeaten for 42 games after comeback 5-3 win over Boro LONDON Arsenal equalled Nottingham Forest's record of 42 unbeaten league matches m heart-stopping style yesterday, when the Premier League champions roared back from 1-3 down to beat Middlesbrough 5-3 at Highbury. Thierry Henry
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        Lock icon THAMMANOON WINS TIANJIN OPEN
        72 12 THAI golfer Thammanoon Srirot won the US$2OO,OOO (*****,000) Tianjin TEDA Open yesterday after shooting a sparkling six-under 65 m the final round. He held off compatriot Boonchu Ruangkit, who shot a 64, by one stroke with a winning total of 19--under 265. Taiwan's Lv Wei-chih shot
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        86 12 EVERTON'S board of directors will meet today to discuss new investment m the hard-up English Premier League side, the club said yesterday. Chairman Bill Kenwright has said he is confident of securing £20 million (Ss64 million) through a share issue, while Britain's Sunday Times newspaper reported
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        Lock icon HOME BEAT SINCHI IN STORE CUP SEMI
        74 12 HOME United were on track for a second League and Cup double after beating Sinchi 5-1 m a Singapore Cup semi-final first leg soccer match last night. Striker Egmar Goncalves got a hat-trick (17th, 26th and 83rd minutes) for the third consecutive game
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      186 12 CLASS gelding Exaggerate will bypass Sunday's $250,000 Queen Elizabeth II Cup (Spore Gr.2, 2000m) to concentrate on the $350,000 Raffles Cup (Spore Gr.l, 1800 m) on October 9. Trainer John Meagher will instead run the Zabeel gelding m Saturday's $125,000 Jumbo Jet Trophy (Spore Gr.3, 1400m). "It has always
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      2034 12 f In loving memory of our father j CHEW KIA CHING Aqt:6B who was called home by our Lord Jesus Christ on 21-08-2004, leaving behind loved ones. Sons: Daughters-in-law: Chew Khiu Suan Mao Guo Fen Chew Khiu Ein, John Dr Alison Chew Daughter: Son-in-law: Chew Li-Ming Low Sionq Hee,
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        569 14 ROUND-UP Overseas markets SKY-HIGH oil prices are expected to keep Wall Street under pressure this week as concerns mount that oil prices could pierce US$5O a barrel. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2.9 per cent compared with the previous week to finish
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      • SECURITIES TRDG TURNOVER
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          119 14 VALUE COOO) Main Sdq Total Main Sdq Total roirrra ivm sxrw rrsss rrssf Manufacturq 195,978 4.898 200,876 152,472 1,060 15 3 .532 Commerce 25,645 798 26,443 13,381 200 13,581 Tpt/Stor/Com 34,489 64 34,553 77,879 17 77,896 Finance 35,188 524 35.712 83,334 208 83,542 Construction 35,476 3,743 39,219 8,468
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          154 14 MAIN SDO TOTAL Up Dn Unch Up On Unch Up On Unch Multllnd 872 000 872 Manufacturq 47 72 39 5 25 18 52 97 57 Commerce 22 27 18 4 9 8 26 36 26 Tpt/Stor/Com 13 13 5 0 2 0 13 15 5 Finance
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          36 14 Chang* Straits Times Index 1894.93 -12.12 BT 08/ OS -643.00 -144.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -36.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -64.00 UOB Sesdaq 83.72 -5.60 STI Futures 1895 -13 SIMSCI 228.65 -1.69 SiMSCI Futures 228.80 -1.60
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          35 14 STATS ChipPAC 25c 91,571,000 Bio-Treat HK4Oc 87,946,000 Meghmanl SDS 86,055,000 BIL Intl US2Oc 76,435,000 KiVentures 10c 70,261,000 Citiraya 2.5 c 64,185,000 Chart SemiCond 26c 63,918,000 China Paper US4c 62,274,000 NOL 51,784,000 UniFiberiOc 51,388,000
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        Lock icon Asia-Pac units up on weak US growth data
        454 14 REVIEW Currencies ASIAN currencies ended the week mostly higher against the greenback as fears prevailed that lacklustre economic data and soaring oil prices could hurt the United States economy. JAPANESE YEN: The yen gained ground against the dollar during the week, thanks
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        392 14 ABN Amro Bank NY 5.25 ABSA Bank Limited 5.5 Agricultural Bank Of China 5.5 ANZ Banking Group 6 American Express Bank 5 Arab Bank PLC 5 Banca Di Roma 5.5 Bangkok Bank 6 Bank of America NA 5 Bank of China 5.5 Bank of Communications 5.5 Bank
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        4598 14 ABN Amro Asset Mgt (Spore) Star Europe Eqty!" 0.709/ Star Europe Bond 1.282/ Star Europe Bal 1.04/ Star Asian Tiger Eqty 0.844/ Star Asia Bond 1.351/ Star Asia Balanced 0.925/ Star Global Technology Fund!" 0.181/ Star Bhv Finance Japan Fund!** 0.762/ Multi
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        Lock icon Japan economy will grow on firms' spending
        332 15 Slowdown m second quarter a slight adjustment m an upward trend, not a signal of end of recovery: Takenaka TOKYO Japan's economy should expand further as corporations invest m machinery and other equipment to boost output m response to rising consumer demand, Mr
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        Lock icon US begins criminal probe into Riggs Bank: Report
        298 15 POSSIBLE WRONGDOING WASHINGTON The United States Justice Department has begun a criminal probe into possible wrongdoing at Riggs Bank, The Washington Post reported, citing a letter from the US attorney for the District of Columbia to federal bank regulators. The US attorney's
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        Lock icon HK banks out to boost credit card spending
        383 15 HK banks out to boost credit card spending HONG KONG Local banks are polishing advertising campaigns m a bet that a tourism boom and higher consumer spending will spur shoppers to pay with plastic. Standard Chartered is preparing a new marketing push while ICBC (Asia) is targeting the young with
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      • PEOPLE ON THE MOVE
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          Lock icon DIGILAND CHIEF EXECUTIVE QUITS
          63 16 ONG SEOW YONG: Resigns as chief executive officer (CEO) of Digiland International. Mr William Tan Kirn Chuang, Digiland's group managing director, has concurrently been appointed CEO with effect from last Thursday. Digiland has also named Mr Cheng Sim Meng as the new group financial controller and
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          Lock icon TYE SOON NAMES FINANCIAL CONTROLLER
          49 16 FOO SAY TAIN: Appointed group financial controller of car parts stockist Tye Soon with effect from last Tuesday. Before joining Tye Soon, Mr Foo, 39, was financial controller of Getz Bros Co for seven years and accounting manager at Olympus (S) for five years.
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          Lock icon M&C HOTELS NAMES SENIOR MARKETING VP
          91 16 GERRY OH: Appointed senior vice-president for global sales and marketing of Millennium Copthorne Hotels and Resorts from October. Mr Oh will be based m Singapore and will be responsible for worldwide sales and marketing. He will report to the chief executive officer of the
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          Lock icon JACKSPEED HAS NEW COO AND CFO
          101 16 ALEX CHDEN and VINCENT VOO: Appointed group chief operating officer (COO) and group chief financial officer (CFO), respectively, of mainboard-listed Jackspeed Corp with immediate effect. The company said that Mr Chien, an executive director of Jackspeed, had been m charge of the group's Malaysia
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          22 16 PATRICK HO SIN YAM: Resigned as group financial controller of Firstlink Investments Corp with effect from last Friday.
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        482 16 Australia's Qantas has ordered 12 of the double-decker A3BO aircraft, and has an option to buy another 10, while Singapore is awaiting 10, with an option for 12 more planes. The Airbus 555-seat A3Bos are slated to make their debut m
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        425 16  -  kRTHURPOON BvA NOKIA is the world's largest mobile-phone maker trouble is, cellphone sales are falling. So now, it is turning to its latest whiz-bang multimedia offerings to ring up more business. Although mobile phones still account For the bulk of the
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          Lock icon NEC TO INCREASE CHINA EXPORTS
          101 16 NEC plans to increase its cellphone exports to China by 150 per cent to more than five million sets m the next two years, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun newspaper reported yesterday. Faced with faltering demand at home, Japan's largest mobile-phone maker hopes to increase its
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          Lock icon ASDA OVERTAKES M&S IN BRITAIN
          90 16 WAL-MART subsidiary Asda has overtaken Marks Spencer (M&S) as Britain's biggest clothing retailer, according to confidential market share figures, the Sunday Telegraph reported yesterday. Asda lifted its share of Britain's clothing and footwear market to 9-4 per cent m the three months to July 25,
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          85 16 STRUGGLING Japanese retailer Daiei and its lenders must agree on a "convincing" solution to put the debt-ridden supermarket operator back on its feet, the nations top banking regulator said yesterday. Finqririal Services Minister Heizo Takenaka, speaking on a television talk shqw, did not elaborate on
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          Lock icon HK BANKRUPTCIES FAIL BY 45%
          77 16 PERSONAL bankruptcy petitions m Hong Kong fell 45 per cent last month from a year ago, the Official Receiver's Office said on its website. Bankruptcy petitions dropped to 1,041 from 1,899 a year ago. Compared to June, petitions fell 2.6 per cent. Hong Kong's jobless
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          74 16 THAI Airways International, whose earning outlook is clouded by soaring fuel prices, is considering slapping another fuel surcharge on its overseas flights, the carrier said on Saturday. "Our board will decide at the end of this month whether the fuel charge rise on June
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        399 17  -  NARENDRA AGGARWAL *1L FOR the first time m five years, Singapore has dropped out of the list of 25 most expensive cities m the world, measured m terms of cost of living for expatriates. This year, the Republic has been ranked 26th
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        448 17 Unemployment rate is likely to fall below 4% due to new manufacturing investments and increased hiring m service industries SINGAPORE'S jobless rate is expected to fall below 4 per cent later this year as new manufacturing investments trickle m and multinationals such as Dutch electronics
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        819 17  -  AZHAR KHALID TAKING STOCK By TRADING m Singapore is expected to trot at a cautious pace this week with sky-high oil prices continuing to be the primary story that will affect investor sentiment and stock price movements. Market watchers say investors will keep a
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          62 17 OSIM International chief executive Ron Sim spent just more than $1 million to buy one million shares m the therapeutic massage chair maker on the open market on Aug 12. The acquisition raised Mr Sim's direct stake m the firm to 57-4
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          60 17 DAKA Designs' senior managers raised their stakes m the Hong Kong-based product design and marketing firm last Tuesday with two purchases on the open market. Executive chairman Pat Mah and chief executive Raymond Chow each bought 100,000 shares at 12 cents apiece.
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      339 18 —^j Human Resources rrpch I I Vvli Six former employees of Towers Perrin join local office of US firm Linkage. pageah Economy I Renewed I Hiring A turnaround m Singapore's labour market is at hand, say analysts. pageai7 Aviation I Joining I Forces SIA and Qantas discuss cooperating on some
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        439 1 STRAIGHT TALK Sex at the Olympics By Nicholas Fang PAGE 6 Wm mm I 'H Cash-strapped Drama Box's new play cannot afford to s^By J II I fa^- Playwright-director Li Xte says it is a critique of BHHfIHHUHi wM Ki9| passivity, for when you are m deep trouble, "you'd 11
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        182 2 POETRY played its part m filling out the ST Pocket Money Fund on Saturday night. The performance poetry event called Young Adult Writers Perform (YAWP), which was organised by the Litwing of Hwa Chong Junior College's English Literary Drama and Debate Society, raised $550. About 80
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        168 2 LOS ANGELES Actress Zhang Ziyi (far right) is making a great leap forward. She and Oscar nominee Ken Watanabe (right) will portray lovers m a movie version of the bestselling novel Memoirs Of A Geisha. The lead role of Sayuri, a young girl who
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        873 6 Higher. Faster. Stronger. These are qualities extolled by the Olympic Games. 'Sexier should be added, judging by what goes on I WAS going to write about the Sex And The City phenomenon which recently hit Singapore shores. But I saw something on TV that made me
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      413 7  -  HONG XENYI THEATRE FOR THE PLEASURE OF SEEING HER AGAIN Wild Rice Victoria Theatre Last Friday FOR The Pleasure Of Seeing Her Again could be called The Life Cycle Of Bonding With Your Mother. The mother and son duo m this play, played
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      416 7  -  CLARISSA OON THEATRE DEAD CERTAIN Escape Theatre DBS Arts Centre Last Friday %L THE ending is dead predictable, so to speak, but m between, Marcus Lloyd's thriller pulls out enough twists and turns to keep you on edge. Just as the long-running West End
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        596 5 B OFFICE EQUIPMENT/ SUPPLIES 8 Full range of analogue/ digital copiers/Offer: Used NP1215 $450, NP3325 $550. GP4OS basic $1400, copy-fax-printer $2600 Offer Full range of Key Jam Telephone System., jW KEYPHONE SPECIALIST. REMOVAL selling of new used keyphone. Network cabling trouble shooting. Call *****524 FREE PHONE SYSTEM selling new/ used
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        692 5 ■JJI PACKING/ STORAGE/ HHHH I/tLiftni/ i<t-"iv FROM $40. HOUSE/ Piano Removal svc, covered lorry. Disposal svc. Call Ivy: 9169-1884 (Daily) $25 ONWARDS. HOUSE office removal svcs, dismantle fix disposal avail. 9023 8932 VAN LORRY Services. House moving/ any delivery. neg. Honest reliable. *****092 Paul $30 ONWARDS. HOUSE office removal/ disposal/
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        636 5 Ifflj BMW FOR SALE 3 UNITS '93 BMW 316 i/ 318 i/ 320 i Auto. COE 8/2011. New leather/ paint/ CD. 17" s/rims. Superb. STA tested. Call: 6348-5115 5 UNITS, '90 BMW 520 i. Manual/ auto. COE 12/2008 6/2009. New tax/ paint/ leather/ CD/ i s/rims. Only $18.8K! 6348-5115 6/'01
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        507 5 c: ii/>c: I FREE 6-MONTHS INSTALMENT $0 driveaway. Immed. approve. No need income proof payslip. '93 Civic, I.6ESi, Manual. $18.8 K. '93 Civic, I.6ESi, Auto... $18.8 K. '93 Civic, I.6ESi, Black.. $18.8 K. '93 Civic I.6ESi bodykit.. $18.8 K. ■93 Civic I.SGL, Manual... $12.8 K. ■93 Civic I.SGL, bodykit.. $12.8
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        544 5 Blfl HONDA FOR SALE 1 OWNER 8/02 Odyssey 2.3 1-Vtec OMV $32K. New tax Leather VCD 3 yrs KAH warranty. 6777-2200 10/'O3 CIVIC 1.6 Auto. Blue. OMV $18K+. Agt maintained. Accident free. F/option. neg. 9029-8818 1 LADY OWNER 7/01 Odyssey. 2.3. OMV $32K. Kahmotor. Front/ rear sensor. Leather. *****150 CHEAP!
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        1633 5 Kfn HYUNDAI FOR SALE ERI HYUNDAI FOR SALE WTCI HYUNDAI FOR SALE ETC] HYUNDAI FOR SALE rHi wHm 181 L^m 2nd Open Bidding Exercise For COE Lc^j WKKMKMm Buy It. Sell It Find It. COE price I Quota Bids Cars (1600 CC and below) ft Taxi $25,797 1,938 2,237 Cars
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        351 6 BWI NISSAN FOR SALE $0 DRIVEAWAYI IMMED Approve No income proof/ payslip require Free transfer 1 mth instalment. Free 1 year insurance road tax '93 Sunny I.4EX Manual, 81ue... '93 Sunny I.4EX Auto/ Beige... '93 Sunny I.4EX Maroon/Grey '93 Sunny I.4EX Manual/ silver '93 Sunny I.SEX Auto/ Manual '93 Sunny
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        363 6 RR| NISSAN FOR SALE $0 DOWNPAYMENT DRIVEAWAYI Free Service Warranty. 7 yrs! '93 Presea 1.6 CTII Auto. Grey. '93 Presea 1.6 CTII Manual. Gold '93 Sunny 1.6 SS manual. Grey '93 E51 1.6 Auto/ Manual. Black '93 Corona 1.6 GLI Auto Blue.. COE 9/2011. Mthly $188 x 7 yrs. Interest
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        456 6 Efftl NISSAN FOR SALE 10 MTH OLD. Sunny 1.6 CVTC auto. 1 owner. Agt warranty. Low mileage. Metallic silver. Leather, CD, s/rims. 100% loan. 6348-5115 6/'O3 SUNNY 1.5 Auto. OMV $15K. 1 owner. 3 yrs agt warranty. Mileage done 8000 km. Leather. Showrm cond. 557.8 K. *****395 3/'OI SUNNY YIP
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        246 6 Bn SAAB FOR SALE CITICAR INTERNATIONAL 3/'OI 95 2.0 LPT. Blue. 185 BHP. Memory seat. neg. 9/'O2 95 2.0 LPT. Silver. 5 speed. Cruise control. 6/'O3 93 2.0 LPT. Blue. Electric seat. 8 x airbag. All 1 owner. Agent service. Low driveaway. Call 9815-9150 05/'Ol SAAB 9-5 2.0 LPT. OMV
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        208 6 Bin SUZUKI FOR SALE FREE 6-MONTHS INSTALMENT $0 driveaway. Immed. approve. No need income proof payslip. '93 Swift 1.0 4-dr. Manual $10.8 K. '93 Swift 1.0 4-dr. 81ue... $10.8 K. '93 Swift 1.0 4-dr. Red... $10.8 K. COE 8/'2OII. Mthly $168 x 7 yrs. Interest 2.3%. Balestier Point #02-12. *****033
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        628 6 Biil TOYOTA FOR SALE FREE 36-MONTHS INSURANCE!!! $0 Driveaway! No Gimmicks! '93 Corona I.6GLi auto. $18.8K '93 Corona I.6GLi Blue. $18.8K '93 Corona I.6GLi manual $18.8K '93 Corolla I.6GLi auto. $18.8K '93 Corolla I.6GLi Silver $18.8K '93 Corolla I.6GLi manual $18.8K '93 Corolla I.3XLi auto. $18.8 K. '93 Corolla I.3XLi
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        716 6 Bill TOYOTA FOR SALE 08/'O2 TOYOTA IPSUM 2.4 VVTi Beige. 1 owner. Leather walnut. Mileage 30,000 km. 9768-3217 7/03 CAMRY 2.4 auto. 1 owner. Gold OMV $30K. COE $31.5K, new tax. Leather, s/rims. *****013 CHEAP! 9/'O3 CAMRY 2.4. OMV $28K. Done 10,000 km. Expat leaving. Showrm cond. *****077 I OWNER
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        518 6 Bffl VEHICLES FOR 1 ID/A! S IPIUUS i IFiRIEJE 'Terms Conditions apply Ho f 631 ***** PROMOTION! $30 ONWARDS! Cars, Vans trucks available for hire. Special rates for long term. Call Falcon-Air Sin Ming/ Pandan *****880, Tampines *****997 •^^TOY CAR Fr. $65 dally Low deposit Saloon MPV Friendly service *****111
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        768 7 O BODY FOR EXPORT it it '00/'OO Jaguar S type 3.OSE x 2 '99/99 Jaguar S type 3.0. 2 units '99/99 Jaguar S type 3.0 38km '00/'OO BMW 520iA. 3 units '07/99 BMW 5201A. White ■00/'OO BMW 3201A. Silver '98/98 BMW 3181 A. 53km blue '00/'OO Benz S32OL 77km blue
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        744 7 Klffi LORRIES FOR SALF. JUST PAY $1000 driveaway. 2/2001 Nissan Cabstar 10' diesel. 11/2000 Nissan Cabstar T plate. 8/95 Nissan Cabstar COE. 10 yrs. P/steering. High loan *****992 END '2000 ISUZU NPR66 14 ft. Low deck Hood. No VPC. 1 owner, Orig cond. Accident free. Ask $29.8K neg. 9639-3138 Danny
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        1339 7 H MINI BUSES Bffl MINIBUSES FOR SALE I^l ™°»'c 7 With Turbo Engine, Air Bag, ABB*F«etory ■IjML Fitted A/con, Power Window, Central Lock 4W£rnr— r^; AvUtaMe In Wmml *utt, PWI Plwl H> t Cl mti R!| VANS FOR SALE Toyota Liteace Van 2.2 Diesel (WM) Inclusive: /ABS Airbag /CD Piayer
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        714 7 BDO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS -RENT PENTHSE LEONIE GDN 3700 sqft, high fir. Scotts 28 3+l 2units. Morningside 2411 sqft 4+l. Ardmore Pk 2885 sqft #28. Regency Pk 3649 sqft, renovated. Nassim Jade 3050 sqft s+l. Fifth Aye Condo 1173 sqft 2+l. Sommerville Grandeur 1195 sqft 2 ensuite rm.
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        789 7 EfJPI DO9-10 ORCHARD/ MJIMM TANGLIN/ HOLLAND Jg PTE APTS -RENT $1.6 K. ST THOMAS Ct Orchard. MRT/ malls. 3+l. Greenery. Quiet. 9679-9515 Chelsea CUSCADEN RESIDENCE 3+1, 1454 sqft, face pool/ green. High fir. Pte lift. Furn. Agt *****868 JERVOIS LODGE 1600 sq.ft. 3+l. Quiet beautiful pte gdn, f/facilities, p/furn. *****478
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        609 7 IDI2-14 BALESTIER/ MACPHERSON/GEYLANG PTE APTS -RENT v m Jnl TRELLIS TWR *22+. Furn. Immed. 4+1, 1625 sqft. Spacious living dining. Near Cold Storage/ NTUC. $3K. Keith *****226 SI.SK/ $1.6K/ 52.4 K. Trellis Twrs. 1/ 2/ 4 rms. Immed.! High fir, pool view. P/ furn. MRT. 6100-4567 WING FONG CT Studio
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        760 7 Iffl 022-24 llil WEST PTE APTS -RENT PETALS. HILLVIEW AYE. Bt. Batok MRT. 3+1. 1259 sq.ft. Immed. Unfurn. $1.5 K. Hp *****081 agt NORTHVALE PENTHSE 3+l f/furn, nicely done up/ designer decor. Opp MRT. $2000. *****338 Agt j M!fi D 25-28 NORTH m PTE APTS -RENT SI.4K YET NEG! Nim
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        630 7 BBji HOUSES FOR RENT Iffll HOUSES FOR RENT WoODGFpVH I Luxurious bungalows with in-ground I I swimming pool or spa P°.ol x* I Near to the Singapore American School I Minutes to major expressways and 1 Marsiling MRT station I Proximity to shopping and leisure facilities 1 at Woodlands Regional
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        258 7 HRf HUDC/HDB m APTS FOR RENT NO COMMISSION! BLK 266 Tarnpines St 22. 2 bdrms. F/aircon. Furn. Immed. $800. 9768-9065 ■Wl HDB/HUDCAPTS jjj BELOW $600/MTH 3-RM APPROVED $800/S'goon Ctr /Bedok/ Sims Dr. F/furn/ aircon Renovated Near MRT *****000 3-RM SIMS DR 41; Hougang 611, 919; Boon Lay 186, 167; Yishun
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        620 8 Wf!i ROOMS FOR RMS AVAIL WITHIN a day m all areas. MRT/ amenities. Good sve 24-hr. H/p *****223/ *****076 $250 UPWARDSII RMS m all areas inclusive master rms. Furnished/ unfurn. Near MRT. *****753 T BLANGAH, GHIM Moh, C'wealth. Clementi, Redhill, Jurong, Bt Batok, Dover, others. 9380-2067 1-COMMON RM for rent
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        716 8 Wffi DO9-10 ORCHARD/ Kill! TANGLIN/ HOLLAND Jj PTEAPTS-SALE JERVOIS LODGE 4+l+l. Low rise. Approx 1501 sqft. F'hold. F/facilities. Quiet. Call 9002-5263 RH D.09 CAVENAGH TOWNHSE. 2900 sqft. 4+l. Good layout/ view. Quiet. MRT. 99-yr. Owner *****124 ASPEN HEIGHTS. 4+l room. 1582 j sqft. City view. Full condo facilities. $1.35 M.
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        655 8 ■Fffl D11& 21 NEWTON/ RRI Oil &21 NEWTON/ Rffl Dll &21 NEWTON/ HRI Dll &21 NEWTON/ Rfflf Dll &21 NEWTON/ Rffl Dll &21 NEWTON/ ifill BTTIMAH/ CLEMENT! ftfij BTTIMAH/ CLEMENTI KfiZ| BTTIMAH/ CLEMENT! KJUI BT TiMAH/ CLEMENTI KCl| BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI MUM BTTIMAH/ CLEMENTI I PTEAPTS-SALE ■■PTE^PTSJiALE |jj| PTEAPTS-SALE BH_!lL^!il!^L_
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        483 8 ■fSI HDB APTS FOR SALE m| (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) 5 T CORNER 774 Bedok Res. #19. Exec Apt Corner 948 Bedok N. #10 4 bdrm/ unblocked *****234 mTIH HDB APTS FOR SALE fr^j (BISHAN) DON'T MISS! 4 'A' 243. High floor. Bright, breezy. Well kept. Just like new. Last offer S3OOK! Must
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        608 8 RH HDB APTS FOR SALE WJila (GEYLANG/EUNOS/ flj MACPHERSON) 4 'A' ÜBI Blk 324. Mid fir. Intermediate corner. Orig. Design your dream home. Sch/ amenities. View to offer! 9009-5400 1. EUNOS CRES 4 'NG' Blk 15. #07. 2. Übi 4 'A' Blk 318. Corner. Near MRT/ amenities. Indi *****211 3+l
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        500 8 ■JIB HDB APTS FOR SALE SP, 109 Marble flooring. Unblock. 5 T 625/ 644 Just syr Mm MRT Jumbo 261 Corner. 9026-1123 8-1111-222 ALL CORNER high fir. Exec. Apt. 335 Kang Ching Rd. Exec. Apt. 159, 162 Yung Ping Rd 8-1111-222 ALL CORNER units!!! Exec Apt 830, 754, 51 High
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        553 8 t HDB APTS FOR SALE (TOAPAYOH/ POTONG PASIR) PANORAMIC VIEWI T. Payoh: 5 'I' 81A/ 84A/ 50, unblocked, renovated, condo layout. 4 'A' 37. Exec Apt 998. All high fir. MRT/ renovated. Call 9181-1000 RE] HDB APTS FOR SALE (WOODLANDS) 3-RM 6/ 15 corner. Indian eligible. 4-rm 8/ 212 corner.
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        1508 8 RV| PRIVATE APTS Associate M With J»k f^ Excellence [AbTJLSPJ SURE SELLI READY buyer looking for a unit at your estate. Good budget. Genuine, professional, committed services provided. PTE APT/CONDO urgently needed by company expats. Professional with good budget. *****724 Joy APTS WANTED IN D.12 D.20 by professionals. Buy/ rent.
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        1239 9 B uno D Tccn D c», c Wfl wnBAPTsmRSAIE PS! HDB APTS FOR SALE Iffl HDB APTS FOR SALE KJfl HDB APTS FOR SALE BRS HDB APTS FOR SALE (BEOOK/CHaTcHEE) PI fBEDOK/CHAICHEE) ||j|_ (BeSoK/CHAICHEE) |yj ||jfl <«™>™'™ fctfj "^Vru.Turn IjBiUBIII HMt OPE "ff'Y I< T^ ©11 I DT Buy It.
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        435 9 Rfl OFFICE SPACE SUNTEC TWR 3. 2928 sq.ft. High fir. Sea view. Good frontage. Renovated/ fitted. Conference, 5 mgr rms, reception, dry pantry. Call Andrew 9742-1207 sole agt. |UPER| Baluei SERVICED OFFICE GOLDHILL Plaza Novena. Furn broadband 24 hrs access $600. Other virtual office services $30. 9386 1028 IWsMf f/frl
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        468 9 B OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT QUALITY FITTED, CBD, 2200 sqft/ $1.80 psf. Shenton Way 3900 sqft/ $2.80 psf. Battery Rd 1140-***** sqft. 6345 6411 AE BEACH RD. 3300 sqft. Opp The Plaza. Fully fitted. Aircon. Partition. Training ctr. New start-up. Immed. neg. 9070-2213 DTZ CHINATOWN POINT. 2400 sqft. Fitted/ bare.
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        433 9 Rf| OFFICE SPACE I^Jforrent D.09 FAR EAST Shpg Ctr. 355 to 1744 sqft. With/ w/o partition/ fittings. Trevose *****243 CLUB ST SHOPHOUSE for office/ shop/ PUB. Call *****613/ *****349 HB ROBINSONS. BRAND new. Various sizes. Aircon. Immed. Attractive Pauline *****123 CHINATOWN POINT MRT. Window unit. 1055 sqft. Bright. Unblocked view.
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        287 9 RTjl OFFICE SPACE HIGH ST CTR/ Peninsula Plaza. 550/ 770/ 1200 sqft. #21. River- j view. Tenanted. Indi *****211 OFFICE SPACE FOR sale. F/furn. Near MRT. Interested pis call 6297-6733/ 9617-2921 THE ARCADE IN prime Raffles Place. 8030 sqft. Fully tenanted. $1350 psf. Call: *****530 Rfl SHOP SPACE Kfill FOR
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        384 9 FEfl SHOP SPACE BEST |e| LOCATONjJII HEAVY HUMAN TRAFFIC. Suits all trades at Orchard/ Bugis/ Chinatown/ Raffles PI./ Harbourfront/ O'way/ Clementi. HP: *****790 Excellent Location CLEMENTI CTR, T Payoh Ctr, Tampines Ctr, Bt Batok Ctr, Bedok Ctr, The Arcade, Far East, Lucky Plaza, Sixth Aye. 9666-2122 D.09 SHOP SPACE m
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        716 10 E SHOP SPACE RH SHOP SPACE FOR RENT mtU cnpoiTMT SHOPS FOR LEASE Property Area (sq ft) Central Mall 900 5,000 Chinatown Point 205 8,730 City Plaza 270 520 Delfi Orchard 388 1098 Fortune Centre 689 Fuji Xerox Tower 250 5,909 Katong Shopping Centre 3,425 -3,531 Orchard Hotel Shopping Arcade
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        446 10 ■jfljl RESTAURANT/ |jflfr| SPACE FOR RENT RE Debenhamf] I Tie Leung BEST A IlocationUl SUPER BUSY F&B! Takeover neg! Robinson Rd! 1000 sqft. Grease-trap, exhaust, chillers, burners, chairs tables... everything. $8.5K pm. Russel *****811 LABRADOR PARK 1) Labrador villa for wellness centre/ recreational/ lifestyle/ F&B with excellent sea view. 2)
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        545 18 In line with our growth and expanding plan. We Invite suitably qualified professionals to join us as: RETAIL BRANCH MANAGER Responsibilities: Able to manage and be responsible for daily operations of the store Accountable for sales, customer service, training of all retail staff Requirements: Mm 3yrs retail experience, relevant trade
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        428 18 TOMMY JHILFIGER We are looking for independent, fashionable and service-oriented people to join us as: Boutique Assistants Minimum 1 year's retail sales experience Good communication skills with minimum GCE 'O' level Applicants must be prepared to work shift hours and on weekends/public holidays. Those who are able to converse m
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        371 18 "CUSTOMER SERVICE $1800 MANAGEMENT TRAINEE $2000 EVENT CO-ORDINATOR $1600 TRAINING PROVIDED/ FULL-TIME PREFERRED 1 invites y° u t0 start beatJ ty career with us as: I Beauty Consultants iMjr 4. Training provided p Pleasant personality 1 4* Ambitious and sales oriented Bilingual $3,000 above fr, Mm. I year outdoor sales
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        174 18 Established Manufacturer seeks I Mm GCE 'O 1 level 2 years outdoor corporate sales experience Possess own vehicle Independent, aggressive and resourceful Bilingual m English and Mandarin Basic salary* transport allowance commission Please contact Christopher Liv at Tel: 6221 3533 (m Woodlands) require Diploma/ 'A7 '0' level, fresh graduated may
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        279 18 Service oriertfed Positive with 'can-do' m attitude |fa!Q' level above Mac Fact or offers good career prospects, attractive package commission a friendly fast-paced environment. Walk-in 802-12 Sim Llm Square (10-Bpm) Or call: 9271-6066/6337-9163 |At SGH, home care products I I (wheelchairs, hospital beds) I I Able to sell i professionally
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        422 18 FULL/ PART TIME SALES EXECUTIVE For mobile phone chain stores '0' level after NS Friendly Good communication skills S'poreans/ PR welcome Pis call 9003-4934 after 10 am. A well established company has vacancy for PROMOTER Singaporean or PR Interested pis call Ms AMY *****678 For Its Regional •B«re Comm.«sS,o<W+ l'*:|ftfrinM.itl
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        610 19 WBfk CUSTOMER iSfl CUSTOMER 1 |21J SERVICE IUiSI SERVICE 1 1 Established premier travel company invites j I qualified individuals to apply for the following positions: Handle China or Taiwan markets and Inbound tour operation duties. Mm of 2 years relevant experience Familiar m Ms office and Chinese Star Able
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        483 19 IftJ HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ A popular Mediterranean Restaurant requires Fun energetic Full Time Captains Perm Part-time staff Mm yr experience In hospitality Industry Able to converse well In English/ Mandarin Able to handle outlet Inventories Bask wine knowledge preferred but not essential Those interested please call Sharm® *****659 after 11am. for appt
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        1069 20 B TECHNICAL Wfl TECHNICAL A well established construction co requires the following personnel:- Diploma m Civil Structural Diploma m Mechanical Electrical Engineering Diploma m Building Civil NCCS Below requirements for all the above positions: Local SPRS need only At least 3 years experience m A& A projects Interested parties, please
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        282 20 Engineering Co. m Tuas Jurong requires: CNC PROGRAMMER Master Cam AutoCad Preferably with machining background Please apply to: CKW Connection 134 Jurong East St. 13 803-309G, S(*****4) Tel: 6665-6855 Fax:6665-6873 ckwconnectionwpacific.net.sg DIESEL ENGINE MECHANIC Basic $2000 neg based on experience Must be experience m servicing caterpillar engine Preferably with ITE
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        469 20 iif| WAREHOUSING/ Iflgl INVENTORY has vacancies for STOREMAN orDELIVERYMAN With/ w/o PSA forklift lie. Physically fit 5.5-day week Hours: 9am-5.30pm Start immediately Call 6512 9221 j For walk In interview: No. 21 Kaki Bukit Crescent Kakl Bukit Techpark Spore *****2 Steel Manufacturing Company m Jurong requires: Mm '0' Level/SPM Form
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        526 20 HiTtTlB IMMEDIATE POSITIONS Chnngi Megoplex, dementi, Benoi Rood, Penjuru.. Jurong Island REQUIREMENTS NSRS Trained/Exempted Attractive allowances Payment 3 times a month 4 off days o month Free transport for certain sites Rotational shifts International Plaza #2007 (Tanjong Pagar MRT) Established Co metres ELITE OFFICERS Secondary education with good command of
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        741 21 CISCO AUXILIARY POLICE OFFICERS (Qualified) z Cash Award of $2,000 v for PNSF Officers (In service for any period m the last 3 years) COME AND JOIN US, WE WANT YOU!!! j We also welcome candidates who are not yet trained as training will be provided. Requirements: 3 6CE 'N'
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        183 21 PPW CLEANERS Female Working Environment Walk-in interview 1 0am 1 2pm 2pm spm at 2 Jurong East St 21 #05-05, IMM Building S(*****1) [Td:6280 2168j GOLDENSHOE, PLAZA SINGAPURA Tampines requires experienced Dishwashers Plate Collectors. Call *****843/ *****350/ *****333 REOUIRES FULL TIME Cleaners. 5v 2 -day wk. $700/mth. #06-02, 140 Robinson
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        717 21 Italian furniture company seeks 1) Delivery Drivers 2) Delivery Assistants I Mm. 2 years' relevant experience Mm. Sec 2 education WALK-IN INTERVIEW 23 24 Aug (Mon Tue) 2pm- spm The Executive Home Store P/L 8 Pandan Cres. UE Techpark #05-03 Tel: *****038 1 1' SALES CUM DELIVERY DRIVER Class 3
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        1071 21 PCT DRIVERS/ VCn DRIVERS/ |j|y CHAUFFEURS tjUjCHAUFFEURS II Experienced m empty container handler (ECH) Knowledge of depot operations and shipping is advantageous With forklift licence Able to read and speak simple English Walk-in interview on 23 August 2004 24 Jurong Port Road 803-00 Office Block Singapore *****7 IhBEIIjSjHI hElujlOh j
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        558 21 Work place: PSA 12 hours rotating shifts Singaporeans/PRs: passed Spore PSLE or equivalent, either Class 3, 4 or 5 licence, with at least 1 year driving experience Malaysians: passed Form 5 and E licence Can earn about $2,000 GCE '0' level LCCI certificate •PC literate with ACCPAC knowledge Accounting exp
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        529 21 The World's Port of Call CONTAINER EQUIPMENT SPECIALIST (Permanent) Container Equipment Specialists operate cranes at our ports. Your speed, accuracy ana dedication are critical to the success of our business. Requirements: Singapore citizen Passed Secondary 2/NTC 3 (Practical and Theory) Able to withstand heights with good reflexes Good colour vision
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        91 21 I B^A Foreign-owned Multinational Company^ r'pr nas vacanc y f° r the following positions: Salary Commission No experience required as training will be provided a Interested candidates, please come personaUy m m. today 23.08.04 to: ■X Toa Payoh Central Community Club j mS, 93 Toa Payoh Central #03-02 I Time:
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