The Straits Times, 29 December 2004

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  • 25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 1 10 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS MICA (P) 048/03/2004 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29 2004 Jt*A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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  • 534 1  -  Siva Arasu S'poreans queue to donate money; Govt sends relief aid to Indonesia By Assistant Editor SINGAPORE yesterday joined m a worldwide effort to help victims of Sunday's staggering underwater earthquake and tsunami disaster. In a spontaneous outpouring of generosity among individuals, groups and
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  • 270 1 TWO Singaporeans are confirmed dead and 16 are missing, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said yesterday, m its first casualty update since Sunday's tsunami devastation. Efforts are still being made to contact another 400 Singaporeans, 300 of whom are believed to be m
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  • IN THAILAND
    • 962 2  -  Tanya Fong Volunteers work amid rotting corpses, preparing them for identification By In Phuket C&vering the disaster IN SINGAPORE: Siva Arasu, Lydia lim, David Boey, Goh Eng Yeow, Karamjit Kaur, Ho Ai li, Jane Ng, Audrey Tan, Goh Chin lian, Theresa
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  • CHILD SURVIVORS
    • MINI MIRACLES
      • 217 3 Bangkok DOZENS of parents, desperate to find missing children, turned up at a hospital hoping that an unidentified two-year-old boy was theirs. All left disappointed, except for one man. The Swede, who identified himself to reporters only as Jim, said yesterday that the boy
        ASSOCIATED PRESS; AP  -  217 words
      • 187 3 Phuket MR CARL Bergman believes his son Hannes was with his mother on Sunday afternoon. "I think he saw what happened," the Swede said, nuzzling Hannes. "He knows the answer." The question that 18-month-old Hannes cannot answer is what happened to his mother
        NEW YORK TIMES; AP  -  187 words
      • 170 3 Penang WHEN the waves hit the popular Miami Beach m Batu Ferringhi on Sunday afternoon, baby Tulasi was peacefully asleep on a mattress m her father's food stall. What happened next is nothing less than a miracle to her father, Mr A. Suppiah, 55, and his
        BERNAMA; BERITA HARIAN MALAYSIA  -  170 words
    • 321 3  -  Alexis Hooi By AT BANGKOK'S Bumrungrad Hospital, tsunami survivor Tan Wei En, three, is no longer alone. His grandparents arrived on Monday and have been at his bedside awaiting news of their daughter, Wei En's mum, Madam Ong Bee Ling, 42. Wei En was
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  • IN SRI LANKA
    • 282 4  -  Teh Joo Lin Hong Kong-based 32-year-old was holidaying with Belgian boyfriend By A SINGAPOREAN lawyer on holiday m southern Sri Lanka was among those killed by the tsunamis that devastated parts of the country on Sunday. Ms Yap Meili, 32, was there with her Belgian
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    • 639 4 DIYALAGODA (SRI LANKA) WHEN the first waves rolled m, Mr A.D. Chandaratna was mending a fishing net on the beach m front of the singlestorey house he shares with his wife and four children. Fearing for their safety, he did
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    • 258 4 By Jane Ng A SINGAPORE permanent resident, on holiday with her husband and son m Sri Lanka, drowned m the giant waves that engulfed the popular Hikkaduwa seaside resort on Sunday. Mrs Bina Padhye, 41, who does not know how to swim,
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    • 293 4  -  Robert Go By For The Straits Times In Colombo AS THE authorities struggle to cope with the thousands of victims of Sunday's killer waves, a quiet corner of the Colombo General Hospital has been set aside as a morgue for foreigners. At least
      JOYCE FANG  -  293 words
    • 398 4  - Handling of relief may widen divisions Robert Go By For The Straits Times In Colombo THERE are emerging concerns that the Sri Lankan government's handling of relief efforts m the wake of the devastation wrought by tsunamis on Sunday could end up deepening political and ethnic divisions m the country,
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  • IN MALAYSIA
    • 675 6  -  Arti Mulchand Many left homeless m Penang's fishing communities, with their boats destroyed By AS KAMPUNG Tanjong Bunga resident Zainab Wan Chik approached the mangled wreckage of her house yesterday, two friends rushed up and pressed 10 ringgit notes (Ss4) into her hand. Another
      ONG CHIN KAI  -  675 words
    • 460 6  -  Vivi Zainol By THE first sight that greeted a Singaporean housewife on the island of Langkawi after the waves hit was a six-metre-long fishing boat sitting m the middle of a car park. The 3 6 -year-old woman, who wanted to be identified only
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    • 549 6  - 'The kids had wanted to go to the beach... the sea looked calm' ZULKILFLI MOHAMAD NOR Penang THE once-idyllic village of Paya Simpang Empat on this peaceful resort island was transformed into a scene of mourning after five children from one family died when massive tidal waves triggered by Indonesia's
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; AFP  -  549 words
    • 101 6 THE following are the 10 catastrophes m which the most people died or had gone missing, between 1970 and 2003, according to leading reinsurer Swiss Re: Storms and flooding m Bangladesh, 1970: 300,000 dead Earthquake m Tianjin, China; 1976: 250,000 dead Tropical cyclone Corky m
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    • 507 6  -  Reme Ahmad By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Sungai Petani (Kedah) THE inside of factory operator Sharizan Ismail's beachside house smells tike the sewer and looks like it has been ransacked by rioters. Yet Mr Sharizan is relieved. He managed
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  • IN INDIA
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      656 8 "We lined up bodies next to each other m two rows and buried them. I've never buried so many m a single day m my life. 11 SHEKHAR, an Indian grave digger "I hope and pray that we can at least find their bodies so that we
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; ASSOCIATED PRESS; REUTERS; G. CHANDRADAS  -  656 words
    • 696 8  -  Ravi Velloor By India Bureau Chief In Kasimedu (Chennai) THE first big waves brought m an unexpected harvest of kingfish as the water receded. For six-year-old Jayanthan, the son, grandson and greatgrandson of fishermen, the fish flopping about the beach was too tempting to
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  • IN ACEH
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      647 9  - Death the air Devi Asmarani Rotting corpses lay unclaimed and desperate survivors wait for water and food supplies By Indonesia Correspondent m Banda Aceh "We have not eaten any decent food since Sunday. We survived but we lost everything, including our home which was swept away." ASNI, 43, who has
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  • RELIEF EFFORTS
    • 560 12  -  Ho Ai Li UOB and DBS lead the way m raising funds for disaster victims By How to make a donation POST your cheque to Singapore Red Cross Society, 15 Penang Lane, Singapore *****6. Make out the cheque to "Singapore Red Cross Society". Write
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    • 550 12  -  David Boey By SHOCKED by the tidal wave carnage, seven Land Rover owners have taken time off work so they can use their rugged cross-country vehicles to deliver relief supplies m southern Thailand. The convoy leaves Singapore this morning with the
      WONG KWAI CHOW; MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN; DESMOND WEE  -  550 words
    • 257 12  -  Sheryl Loke By THE $30 that Lynn and Joyce Chang, aged 12 and nine, each gave yesterday may be a tiny drop m the more than $1 million the Red Cross raised m the last two days, but it was
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    • 807 12  - Outpouring of aid from Singaporeans Yap Su-Yin By How the public can help Requested by Sri Lanka Tents, pre-cooked or ready-to-cat meal packs, water purification tablets, wheat flour, rice, other staples, medicine (paracetamol, antibiotics), wound dressings, suture material, vitamins, rehydration salts, vaccinations for cholera, malaria tablets, saline intravenous infusions, portable
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    • 573 13 Clean-up efforts will cost 'many billions of dollars' and take years, says UN official United Nations THE earthquake and the tidal waves that raced from South-east Asia to east Africa at the weekend may be the costliest natural disaster m history with a price
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    • 423 13  -  Radha Basu JUDITH TAN By ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY AS MANY far-flung areas are continuing to assess damage and tally up body counts, preventing outbreaks of cholera, diarrhoea, typhoid and hepatitis will be a big challenge, health experts told The Straits Times yesterday.
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    • 433 13  -  Karamjit Kaur MANPOWER MINISTRY'S CALL By THE Manpower Ministry has urged employers of workers from countries affected by Sunday's tsunami disaster to show "compassion and patience" and help those who want to take urgent leave to return home. In a statement yesterday, it also
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  • ECONOMIC IMPACT
    • 429 14  - LC Devt's Phuket hotel still running Grace Ng Part of Holiday Inn has collapsed but it remains structurally intact By SINGAPORE-LISTED LC Development said yesterday that part of the Holiday Inn Resort Phuket, owned by an associate company, had collapsed as a result of the giant waves that devastated the
      TERENCE TAN  -  429 words
    • 380 14  - Cement stocks in demand Goh Eng Yeow IMPACT ON STOCK MARKET By SHREWD investors around the region started picking up stocks linked to infrastructure development yesterday as the focus shifted to reconstruction after Sunday's disaster. Among the biggest gainers were cement stocks m two of the worst-affected countries Thailand and
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  • THE LUCKY ONES
    • 469 15  - FIRST-TIME TOURIST'S SHOCK VACATION Theresa Tan Waves swept over dispatch rider as he and girlfriend clung onto hotel rooftop By ON HIS first-ever holiday abroad, dispatch rider Kenneth Chew found himself perched on the rooftop of a Phuket hotel, hanging on for dear life, as giant waves pounded the beach
      DESMOND WEE  -  469 words
    • 573 15 Mrs Doris Carter, 75, watched m horror from her second-floor hotel room as three successive walls of water rose up the beach. She was with her Singaporean daughter-in-law Amy, 34, and baby granddaughter. Her son and 11-year-old grandson were out on the beach when they
      JANE NG; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; ASSOCIATED PRESS; TAN SUAN ANN  -  573 words
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  • CHINA
    • 514 16 Nearly half of China can' t speak Mandarin Even those who can speak the language use dialects at home Beijing NEARLY half of China's population cannot communicate m Mandarin or putonghua, according to a six-year survey on the use of the country's official language. This, despite more than five decades
      CHINA DAILY; Asia News Network; ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  514 words
    • 283 16 Beijing A FOUNDATION is organising a charity event at Beijing's Great Hall of the People where one can dine with top leaders for contributions of up to 38,000 yuan (557,500). The "Spring of Poverty Alleviation" banquet, the first of its kind
      CHINA DAILY; ASIA NEWS NETWORK  -  283 words
    • 132 16 Hong Kong PHOTO: HIGH-TECH is the way to go, even for smugglers m China. A Hong Kong man, surnamed He, is said to have paid four million yuan (S$800,000) for a sophisticated armoured speedboat that can transport at least two smuggled cars. Wen Wei Po said
      WEN WEI PO  -  132 words
    • ASIA QUICKLY
      • 84 16 BEIJING: China has threatened retaliation over a visit by former Taiwan president Lee Teng-hui to Japan, saying it "severely disturbed" relations between Beijing and Tokyo. "We are following the development of the situation closely and we reserve the option of taking further measures," Chinese Foreign Ministry
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  84 words
      • 89 16 TAIPEI: China's latest defence White Paper shows that the country's military modernisation is targeted at Taiwan, the Taiwanese Defence Ministry claimed yesterday. China's State Council published a special report on the Chinese military's plans to modernise on Monday. The document included a strong warning that China
        ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  89 words
      • 118 16 BEIJING: Work resumed yesterday on a new and cheaper version of Beijing's 80,000-seat National Stadium, a key Olympic construction project. Plans to equip the stadium with an expensive retractable steel roof have now been scrapped. Construction of the stadium, nicknamed the Bird's Nest because of its
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      • 109 16 HONG KONG: The office of Chief Executive Tung Chee Hwa has refuted a magazine report which said he would step down before his term ends m 2007. Citing inside sources, the Express Weekly reported on Monday that Mr Tung was disappointed he failed to have
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      • 83 16 MANILA: An alleged Islamic militant has been killed m a jailbreak attempt at the Philippine police headquarters, officials said yesterday. Allan Bulagnatan, an alleged Filipino member of the Jemaah Islamiah (JI), snatched a jailor's handgun and shot the officer who was escorting him into
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA / MALAYSIA
    • 306 18  - Wedded and divorced in just 15 minutes Johor Baru A GROOM stunned his bride by divorcing her just 15 minutes after their marriage at Sungai Tiram, near Johor Baru, last Sunday. Berita Harian Malaysia reported that the drama started after the 20-year-old man walked out of the bride's house soon
      BERITA HARIAN MALAYSIA  -  306 words
    • 393 18 Akbar loyalist to lose post as faction leader Move to harmonise policies of the party and House legislators, says Golkar's deputy leader Jakarta GOLKAR, which elected Indonesia's Vice-Presi-dent Jusuf Kalla as its chairman earlier this month, will replace its faction chief m the House of Representatives. Mr Mohammad Hatta's replacement
      JAKARTA POST; ASIA NEWS NETWORK  -  393 words
    • 298 18 Illegals rush to leave Malaysia Port Klang AS THE deadline nears for illegal immigrants to leave Malaysia under the government's amnesty programme, the Immigration Department here has registered a record number of those wanting to go home. Some 5,000 Indonesians boarded an Indonesian ship, the Kerinchi, and another 1,300 left
      NEW STRAITS TIMES  -  298 words
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  • WORLD
    • 403 19 IRAQ ELECTION Osama makes endorsement m tape and calls for boycott of polls Cairo IN AN audiotape attributed to Osama bin Laden, the AlQaeda chief has endorsed Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi as his point man m Iraq and called for a boycott of. next month's
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; REUTERS; ASSOCIATED PRESS; AP  -  403 words
    • 319 19 UKRAINE ELECTION Kiev (Ukraine) WITH just tens of thousands of ballots left to be counted m Ukraine's bitterly fought presidential election, opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko basked m his unassailable lead while Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych refused to concede his opponent's
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    • 140 19 UKRAINIAN Transport Minister Heorhiy Kirpa was found dead with a gunshot wound on Monday. "An investigating group from the police is working at the scene. He was found dead with gunshot wounds at his dacha just on the outskirts of Kiev," said a government source. The
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    • 316 19 Women break with tradition and win big in local polls PALESTINIAN ELECTIONS Yabed (West Bank) DOZENS of women defied traditional Islamic limits and pressures, running for office and winning m last week's West Bank local elections. Their achievements reflected a new political awakening m a male-dominated society. Palestinian women won
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
      • 270 21 ZIMBABWEAN Vice-Presi-dent Joyce Mujuru has taken a step closer to becoming Zimbabwe's or even Africa's first woman president. She was entrusted to act as head of state yesterday while President Robert Mugabe left for his annual vacation. Newly appointed to her
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; AFP  -  270 words
      • 187 21 FORMER Taiwanese president Lee Teng-hui is m the headlines with his controversial visit to Japan, but media attention has also turned to his favourite grand-daughter. Ms Lee Kun-yi, 24, was put unwittingly m the limelight when her mother, Madam Chang Yue-yun, said openly that
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      • 152 21 PHOTO: DR JONATHAN Drummond-Webb, a pioneer m surgery to implant artificial heart pumps m children, died of an apparent suicide over the weekend at the age of 45, hospital officials said on Monday. Arkansas Children's Hospital, where Dr Drummond-Webb was chief of paediatric and congenital
        REUTERS; AP  -  152 words
      • 130 21 A MAN who shot to fame claiming his website allowed strangers to turn his outdoor Christmas lights off and on admitted it was a hoax to spread holiday cheer. Computer specialist Alek Komarnitsky said he started the site two years ago to see if he
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  • REVIEW
    • 390 22 THE immediate priorities m responding to Sunday^ tsunami disaster are clear: The missing have to be accounted for and resources have to be marshalled to help the millions who survived the disaster. Tents to house the homeless, food, medical supplies and sanitation equipment are urgently needed. Sewage
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    • 2180 22  -  Caroline Daniel As aitlines and unions m the United States clash over pay and benefits, the white-collar, middle-class lifestyle enjoyed by pilots and flight attendants is threatened by bankruptcies By AMID the worst downturn m the United States aviation industry, representatives from Amfa
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      8 22 SOURCE: GRAPHICS: FINANCIAL TIMES TIEN CHUNG PING
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    • 721 23  - Fruitful start to reviving bilateral talks Giam Meng Tuck By SENIOR Minister Goh Chok Tone met Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi m Kuala Lumpur on Dec 13, during which previously deadlocked talks on bilateral issues gained some momentum. They agreed on a few principles. While Malaysia would consider letting Singapore's
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    • 1007 24 China's State Council issued on Monday a White Paper titled China's National Defence In 2004. These are the facts and figures from the document Reducing troops by 200,000 SINCE the mid-1980s, China has twice downsized its military by a total of 1.5 million troops. In September
      XINHUA; AFP  -  1,007 words
    • 1127 24  -  Terence Tan By AS A Chinese -English translator with The Straits Times, my friends and indeed my colleagues can be excused for thinking that I hail from a Mandarin-speaking family. Especially when I get lazy and lapse into Singlish even at meetings where senior
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    • 203 22 Militaty might Facts and figures from the latest White Paper on China's defence policy. PAGE 24 TOE STRAITS TIMES SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS, NEWS CENTRE 1000 ToaPayoh North, Podium Level 2, *****4 ST INTERACTIVE: http: straitstimes.asial .convsg SPH Chief Executive Officer Senior Executive ViceAlan Chan Heng Loon President (Marketing) Edtor-In-Chief (English
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    • 285 25 5 THINGS YOU CAN DO TODAY IHelp the victims of the Indonesian quake and tidal waves. Send a cheque to the Singapore Red Cross Society at 15 Penang Lane, Singapore *****6 (indicate "Tidal Waves Asia" behind the cheque and include your name, address and telephone number) or to World Vision
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    • 8 1 HOME THE STRAITS TIMES WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 29, 2004
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    • 570 1  - More flag days next year from 40 to 63 Theresa Tan More small charities will get a chance to raise funds now. The 63 days include 1 1 Wednesdays By YOU might meet more people on the streets asking for donations next year, and not just on weekends. Hags may
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    • 618 2  -  Chang Ai-Lien Medical council also censures Drßamaehandran, who fled to India By Science Correspondent AN ASSISTANT of sacked British neurologist Simon Shorvon has been fined $10,000 by the Singapore Medical Council (SMC) for his role m unethical research that put patients' health at risk. Dr
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    • 578 2 DR RAMACHANDRAN Viswanathan was found guilty of 26 charges of professional misconduct by the Singapore Medical Council's disciplinary committee. The charges, which related to research on Parkinson's patients carried out between September and December 2002, can be divided into four groups: Failing to safeguard
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    • 578 2  -  Salma Khalik By Health Correspondent THE woman whose liver transplant operation was stopped when she was actually m the operating theatre m April, has finally got a new liver. Madam Tang Siew Wah, 54, was discharged on Monday after a successful operation at
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    • 80 2 President S R Nathan receiving a memento from Singapore Island Country Club captain Andrew Low, after PHOTO: SEAN TAN handing cheques totalling $660,000 raised during the club's May Day Charity drive to 61 charities yesterday. The donations included $50,000 for the Singapore Red Cross Society's earthquake
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    • 171 2 THE standing rule of the house is "what Mother says, goes". So when Mother says eating kangkong causes cramp m your legs, you avoid eating the greens. National shuttler Kendrick Lee said his mother forbade him to eat the vegetable, also known as
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    • 545 4  - Polytechnics to up fees by 1 00 next year Sandra Davie It is the first fee hike since 2001 ;ITE fees to increase by $10 By Education Correspondent The increase from next year Fees for polytechnic courses: from $1,950 to $2,050 Fees for ITE skills certificate: from $144 to $154
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    • 374 4  -  Maria Almenoar By THIRD-YEAR chemistry undergraduate Randall Tan, 23, will be mixing more than chemicals soon he will be mixing tunes for the rest of the students at his university. Mr Tan is one of the 30 students at the National University of Singapore
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    • HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
      • 105 6 Taxi drivers'guide to GREAT MAKAN Cabbies know every nook and cranny of this island. So there are no better people to ask for a guide to the best cheap eats which come with convenient parking. Leung Wai-Leng and Liaw Wy-Cin suss out 25 taxi drivers for their top picks for
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      • 393 6 FAVOURITE DAY PLACE CABS of all colours, from the various taxi companies, greet you as you turn into the carpark at Block 22A Havelock Road at about 10.30 am each weekday morning. The hawker centre there is clearly a favourite haunt with cabbies
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      • 344 6 FAVOURITE QUICK EATS For that quick bite m between rides When your tummy rumbles or you need a quick thirst quencher with no more than a few minutes to spare, what you need is fast food. And we're not talking Burger King orKFC.
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      • 518 6 FAVOURITE NIGHT PLACE For supper till the wee hours WHERE: Row of eateries at the junction of Jalan Masjid and Changi Road, opposite Shell petrol station WHAT: Malay and Indian food, Chinese seafood, barbecue seafood WHY: Good food till late. The barbecue seafood stall,
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      • 290 6 PLACES CABBIES AVOID Makan here? If s 'no go 1 for cabbies WHERE: Jalan Besar Geylang City area Changi Airport (cut-throat prices) Shopping malls (crowded, difficult parking, higher prices than at hawker centres) Hawker centres m newer housing estates such as Sengkang (higher
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      • 343 7 FAVOURITE HALAL PLACE It serves halal Chinese food too WHERE: Mukmin Restaurant, Block 129 #01-26, Bedok North Street 2 WHAT: If Malay food or halal Chinese grub is your thing, just follow that cab to the haunt of Muslim and non-Muslim taxi drivers
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      • 419 7 FAVOURITE INDIAN PLACE Addi ng some Indian spice toHfc WHERE: Spice Central Stall, 10 Whampoa Road WHAT: For when you want your chapati, thosai or curry WHY: Good parking, personalised menus, and peace and quiet IT MAY be an unassuming place, but things can get hot at this
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      • 542 7 OFF THE BEATEN TRACK Holi BLINK AND YOU MIGHT MISS IT: But this small hawker centre with just seven stalls, tucked away m a compound near the National Stadium, is not to be missed. T a food is cheap $1.50 to more than $3. The cheapest
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    • 700 8  -  Tanya Fong 17 of them seek compensation for lack of promised 'panoramic view 1 By THE DEFENCE 'We tried to be as fair to the home owners as possible, and computed the $4,000 based on how much it would cost to replace those MR
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    • 337 8 A TEENAGER, who together with his friends robbed four youths of their mobile phones, was sent to the Reformative Training Centre (RTC) yesterday. Thomas Cheung Chang Phang, 16, now faces the possibility of a maximum three-year stay at the RTC. How soon he is
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    • 314 8 How to cope with tremors SCDF tips WHEN Madam Loo Kwai Chun felt her flat shivering from Sunday's earthquake, the 70-year-old housewife did what she always does when she feels a tremor. Nothing. She attributed her response to being "very calm" and the soundness of Singapore's high-rise structures. "I have
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    • CASE FILE
      • 132 8 A COUPLE who trailed a weaving trailer helped the police nab a drunk driver yesterday morning. Mr and Mrs Ng Teik Piew, both m their late 30s, were driving home m their yellow Renault Kangoo at about 12.40 am when they spotted the white trailer
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      • 73 8 A CAFE m Liverpool FC Fan Club's clubhouse m Maxwell Road was broken into during the Christmas weekend. One of the partners running the cafe, a man m his mid-20s, had locked the cafe just after midnight on Sunday. The next day, at about 4.30pm,
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      • 93 8 A MAN snatched two gold chains from a woman's neck as she was opening her letterbox on Monday morning. It happened at about 9.20 am at the void deck of Block 935, Tampines Street 91. The woman, m her mid-30s, was attacked by the
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      • 93 8 A DELIVERY van driver who had left his vehicle unlocked for half an hour returned to find his belongings stolen on Monday morning. At about 9.30 am, the man, m his early 30s, had parked his van on the road outside Block 5042, Ang Mo
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      • 90 8 THIEVES stole a mound of 20-cent coins from kiddyride machines outside two neighbouring minimarts m Tampines Street 43 while they were closed. The owner of the first shop, a man m his early 40s. had closed and left at about 3pm on Sunday at about 3pm,
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    • FORUM
      • 346 9 CREDIT BUREAU UNDER FIRE MAKE IT A REQUIREMENT Should the Credit Bureau not be required to verify all its credit information as reliable? THE Credit Bureau purports to be a factual and reliable source of financial data for use by financial institutions, but from
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      • 254 9 MICROW A VED FOOD I REFER to the letter by Mr Richard Seah Siew Sai, "Microwaved food isn't healthier" (ST, Dec 11). While we value the comments and views presented, we would like to share the purpose of our advertorial. As the first steam
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      • 156 9 I REFER to the letter by Mr Richard Seah Siew Sai. As an independent testing laboratory, PSB Corporation (Testing Group) tests, inspects and certifies products according to standards set by rele- vant regulatory authorities. Such tests are carried out to ensure compliance with safety and
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      • 348 9 I WROTE to the National Environment Agency (NEA) on Sept 23 regarding noise nuisance m Joo Chiat Road and thank them for their prompt response advising that my letter had been re-directed to the police for action. I am glad many other residents of Joo
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      • 187 9 ALL our checkpoints play a vital role m the safety and security of Singapore by regulating the entry and exit of people and goods. The Immigration Checkpoints Authority (ICA) views any lapse very seriously and investigates eacn case carefully. We thank Mrs Chong-Yee Lai
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      • 198 9 I REFER to the letter by Mr Heng Yeck Boon, "Not amused by unwanted joke service" (ST, Dec 23). Mr Heng brought his case to the attention of the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) m early September. The IDA immediately contacted the content
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      • 220 9 I REFER to the letter by Mr Heng Yeck Boon, "Not amused by unwanted joke service" (ST, Dec 23). The joke service m question is offered by a third party service provider and activation and termination of this service is effected directly
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      • 211 9 I REFER to the letter by Ms Sharon Lee Soh Leng, "Shopping centres need post offices" (ST, Dec 24). We would like to inform Ms Lee we have a post office m Woodlands Town Centre. Woodlands Central Post Office, located at Woodlands Civic
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    • SPORT
      • 527 10 SOCCER Late goals by Robben, Cole help leaders win at tricky Portsmouth London AFTER six servings of fourgoal treats m their last 11 games, English Premiership leaders Chelsea were again made to toil for all three points that extended their lead over Arsenal to eight.
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      • 468 10 Premiership Bolton 0 Blackburn 1 Charlton 2 Everton 0 Fulham2 Birmingham 3 Portsmouth 0 Chelsea 2 Manchester City 1 West Bromwich 1 Tottenham 1 Crystal Palace 1 Middlesbrough 2 Norwich 0 Liverpool v Southampton Late kick-off Aston Villa v Manchester United Late kick-off
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      • 170 10 P W D L F A Pts Chelsea 20 15 4 1 40 8 49 Arsenal 19 12 5 2 47 22 41 Everton 20 12 4 4 23 17 40 Man United 19 10 7 230 13 37 Middlesbrough 20 10 5 5 34 24 35 Liverpool 19
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      • 363 10 London ARSENAL midfielder Freddie Ljungberg said his stupidity was to be blamed for repeated migraine attacks that led the English champions to send him for a brain scan. The Swedish midfielder made an impressive return to action last Sunday by creating both goals m the
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      • 769 11  -  Marc Lim SOCCER Baihakki looks back at loss to Malaysia, realises need to win back the fans By In Kuala Lumpur FOR Baihakki Khaizan, the 2002 Tiger Cup opening match seems just like yesterday the pre-tournament hype, the 30,000 fans who
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      • 270 11 Jakarta LIEW Kit Kong scored twice as Malaysia came from behind to beat favourites Indonesia 2-1 m the first leg of the Tiger Cup semi-finals yesterday. The second leg is on New Year's day at Bukit Jalil. With the backing of 90,000 fans at
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        • 79 11 WELLINGTON: New Zealand have agreed to postpone today's one-day international cricket match against Sri Lanka until Jan 11, so the visitors can mourn the victims of the tidal wave catastrophe which struck their home country. They agreed to the Sri Lankan board's request after Sunday's devastating tsunami
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        • 53 11 BUENOS AIRES: Cesar Luis Menotti, the chain-smoking coach who led Argentina to their first football World Cup victory m 1978, has taken over for a third stint at Independiente m the Argentinian league. The 66-year-old has not coached since being fired by provincial club Rosario Central two
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        • 57 11 BEIJING: Work resumed yesterday on a cheaper version of Beijing's 80,000-seat National Stadium for the 2008 Olympics. Plans for an expensive retractable steel roof have now been scrapped. The original design was billed at about 3.9 billion yuan (Ss77o million), while the redesign should cut costs
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        • 86 11 NEW DELHI: An Indian goalkeeper was banned for three months on Monday for fouling Dempo FC striker Cristiano Junior, who then collapsed on the field and died later. The Brazilian fell unconscious after being hit m the face by Subrata Pal after his second goal m
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      • 129 11 Singapore: Lionel Lewis, S. Subramani, Aide Iskandar, Baihakki Khaizan, Daniel Bennett, Itimi Dickson, Shahril Ishak, Goh Tat Chuan, Hasrin Jailani, Agu Casmir, Noh Alam Shah. Myanmar: Aung Aung 00, Khin Maung Tun, Zaw Lynn Tun, Moe Kyaw Thu, Soe Myat Mm, Kyaw Khing Win, Van Paing, Myo Hlaing
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      • 326 11 Former tormentor returns THE boy who gunned down Singapore at the 2001 Southeast Asia Games is back m the Myanmar first XI. And Van Paing sporting a black eye from a horrific challenge by Thailand m the group stages wants a goal to mark his return. The 21-year-old scored the
        MARC LIM  -  326 words
      • 399 12  -  Tay Cheng Khoon sfsfasfa By Deputy Sports Editor IN 1 0 years, the Singapore Golf Circuit has grown m terms of prize money, number of tournaments and quality of sponsors. But circuit chairman Yeo Guan Kai is not satisfied. To him the
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      • 576 12 Ha is first Korean in the NBA BASKETBALL Portland signs teenaged centre after testing him m smaller league PORTLAND TEENAGER Ha Seung Jin has become the first South Korean to be signed by a National Basketball Association team. The 19 -year-old joined the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday, but was
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; REUTERS  -  576 words
      • 341 12 Miami SHAQUILLE O'Neal was banged up and sore, but still made his presence felt m a big way. He scored 31 points despite a sore back and ribs, and Dwyane Wade added 27 as Miami set a franchise record with their 12th straight win,
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      • 445 12 AMERICAN FOOTBALL NFL: St Louis 20 Philadelphia 7. BASKETBALL NBA: Washington 106 Charlotte 87, New York 119 Orlando 111, Indiana 100 New Orleans 82, Miami 116 Atlanta 102, Detroit 100 New Jersey 90 (0T), Memphis 96 LA Clippers 76, Seattle 98 Utah 88, Philadelphia 111 Portland 104, Golden State
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      • HOME SPORTS
        • 58 12 SINGAPORE sailors Iris Tay and Thereis Choo are m 21st place, two days and 10 hours into the Syd-ney-Hobart Yacht Race. The duo are part of the 11-strong crew from Melbourne University on board Another Challenge. Australian yacht Nicorette is m the lead, with
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        • 63 12 ACTING Sports Minister Vivian Balakrishnan will attend a tea reception at Coffee Club Orchard today to congratulate Team Singapore athletes for their fine showing at the second Commonwealth Youth Games m Australia from Nov 30 to Dec 4. Singapore were seventh m the medal table with
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    • Article, Illustration
      326 12 Yatha Idam Tatha Etam Yatha Etam Tatha Idam As this is, so is that; And as that is, so is this. JIMMY AW PAX LONG Age: 66 passed away peacefully on 27 December 2004, dearly missed and fondly remembered by all loved ones. Wife: Maureen Hui Brothers-in-law: Sister-in-law: Kenneth
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      321 13 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to Mr Suchet Pandurang Padhye and family, on the demise of his beloved wife Bina Suchet Padhye Departed on December 26, 2004 From the Management and Staff of: Bank of America, N.A. Singapore Branch Bank of America, N.A. Regional Office Bank of America Singapore
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      780 14 DARYL ANDREW KENNEDY Partner, Ernst Young Passed away peacefully m Melbourne, Australia, on 24 December 2004 For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be
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      • 41 16 *sfsafn Yesterday's close: 11,424.13 (+61.78 points) Tokyo's Nikkei average rose half a per cent to its highest close m five months after the release of economic data which supported views that Japan's economic slowdown would be temporary. REUTERS
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      • 37 16 Yesterday's close: 1,278.94 (-1.33 points) Chinese share prices closed 0.1 per cent lower, with sentiment dampened after leading television maker Sichuan Changhong Electric announced a large projected loss for this year, dealers said. AFP
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      • 33 16 AH Friday's close: 4,048.6 (-1-22.7 points) The Australian stock market was closed yesterday and will be open only today (Wednesday) and tomorrow (Thursday), with a half-day session on Friday. AFP
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      • 582 16 Ex- Fannie Mae execs fight for maximum benefits Fannie money Mr Raines' pension is U551,373 million (552.27 million) a year for the rest of his life. But he says his retirement will not take effect for another six months, allowing him to collect another US$6OO,OOO m salary and boosting his
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      • 47 16 Yesterday's close: 14.196.95 (+2.05 points) Hong Kong share prices closed flat m sluggish trade as most fund managers remain away on holiday and with investors mostly putting aside any concerns over the impact of Sunday's quake on the regional economy, dealers said. AFP
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      • 37 16 *n Yesterday's close: 906.55 (-0.34 point) Malaysian share prices closed flat m lacklustre trade, with most investors sidelined as the market continued to digest news about Sunday's earthquake and resulting tsunamis, dealers said. AFP
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        43 16 "SI Yesterday's close: 6.563.48 (+50.45 points) ■> India's key share index hit its fourth, straight new high, shrugging off the heavy human toll of a tsunami, as it took heart from gains across Asia, cheaper global oil and robust foreign investment. REUTERS
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      • 40 16 *1 Yesterday's close: 1,003.92 (+6.4 points) Indonesia's stock index rose to a record after Finance Minister Jusuf Anwar forecast yesterday that the tsunami disaster that struck the country on Sunday may not derail economic growth. BLOOMBERG NEWS
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      • 44 16 *n Yesterday's close-. 662.39 (-1.47 points) Thailand's SET index fell for a second day, with Thai Airways International slipping after it said passengers cancelled bookings worth 270 million baht (Ssl 1.5 million) following Sunday's tsunamis that hit the country. BLOOMBERG NEWS
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      • 231 16 Dec 28 Stock Name Wt Close Change Allgreen 50c 0.29 1.070 -0.010 BIL Intt US2OC 0.45 0.985 -0.005 Capitaland 1.43 2.170 +0.010 Chart SamiCond 26c 073 0.975 +0.015 CityDev sOc 2.29 7.050 +0.100 Comfortoelgro2sc 194 1.490 Cosco Corp 20c 0.33 1.170 Creative T2sc 0.87 23.300 +0.200
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      • 72 16 Azeus US2c 30,447,000 UniFiber 10c 29,545.000 Thakral 29,175,000 Global Voice 5c 26,765.000 China Sun HK25c 23,384.000 Zhongguo Power 2.5 c 20,944.000 PacificCenturyiOc 16,561,000 Wee Poh 0.5 c 15,741.000 KiVentures 10c 11.881,000 LIMIc 10.691,000 Dec 28 Broadway 20c 9,451,000 Ace Achieve USl.5c 9.252,000 Bio-Treat HK4Oc 9,132.000 PanpacMedia Grp 5c
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      • 141 16 Dec 28 Source: HSBC Bank USA, Spore Branch (•M'sian nnggit: Interbank rate by OCBC) FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES (9AM): SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Sailing Aust dollar 1.2660 1.2810 Can dollar 1.3340 ***** Euro 2.2150 2.2400 Malaysian ringgit* 0 4297 0 4301 NZ dollar 1.1740
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      • 1648 16 Bonds, Loans Warrants: TIMIUCTIM Utt DECEMIER 28 JOO4 U-WEH TEL CNOCY US' VOUJftK 111 LAST OU6TC mWI •W lUlrwl IHWUI *ftu •HW UW MUtl iww WILK nttCH 126 71 3602 Amftk W*****0 86 5 +5l 17 15 86 87 18 5 7.5 3795 Autron W*****3 9 +0 5 848 9
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      • 276 16 New York CONSUMER confidence m the United States rebounded this month, reversing four months of declines and reaching the highest level since July, a private research group reported yesterday. The Conference Board, a New York-based business information group, reported that its index of consumer confidence leapt
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      • 206 16 New York WEB retailer Amazon.com said on Monday it set a oneday selling record this year as it logged its busiest holiday shopping season m its 10-year history, news that sent its shares up nearly 9 per cent. Amazon, which had predicted record holiday
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      • 479 17 Shrinking export market and scandal at US buyer force first ever shortfall Shanghai CHANGHONG, China's No. 1 television maker, announced a first ever loss of at least US$3lO million (Sssl2 million), stemming m part from declining sales m the United States and an unfolding financial
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      • MONET WORLD
        • 117 17 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's fifth-biggest lender, AMMB Holdings, plans to hike its cash payout by 25 per cent under a cash and share deal to take its finance unit private, The Star reported yesterday. The lender would adjust the cash element to RM3.90 per share
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        • 57 17 TOKYO: Orders for Japanese chip equipment fell 19.1 per cent last month from a year earlier, down for the third straight month, an industry group said yesterday. Orders came to 122.33 billion yen (551.95 billion), down from 151.14 billion yen a year before, the
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        • 62 17 HONG KONG: Swiss bank ÜBS led all firms m Asian investment banking revenue this year, bolstered by its strength m Australia, according to data from Dealogic. ÜBS (US$3O4 million or *****.7 million), Goldman Sachs (US$226 million), Morgan Stanley (US$2l5 million) and Deutsche Bank
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      • 335 17 Japanese production rebounds Tokyo JAPANESE industrial output rose for the first time m three months m November and the jobless rate fell to its lowest m nearly six years, providing some relief after a run of bleak data over the last several months. The rebound m output, however, was a
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      • 79 18 The accounting change is seen to boost the earnings of major companies. Sing Tel, which bought Optus m 2001, recorded costs of $655 million for goodwill, or about $164 million a quarter, for the year ended March 31. A Morgan Stanley report said that for DBS, which acquired
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      • 519 18  -  Lee Su Shyan New goodwill rules add charm to M&As but also mean more work and expense By Companies Correspondent ALL'S HOT ROSY Fixing the value of intangibles "is likely to be highly subjective and will probably involve the use of expert valuers.
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      • 266 18  -  Erica Tay HOT PROPERTY: Star Tower is located m the heart of Seoul's business hub, the Kangnam Business District By THE Government of Singapore Investment Corporation's (GlC's) real estate investment arm, GIC Real Estate (GIC RE), has acquired South Korea's Star Tower,
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      • 238 18  -  Joyce Hooi By KEPPEL Integrated Engineering (KIE) kicked off a joint-venture airport services company with its Chinese partner yesterday its first foray into the industry m China. KIE, a wholly owned subsidiary of Keppel Corp, has a 25 per cent stake m Guangzhou
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      • COMPANIES IN BRIEF
        • 82 18 SINGAPORE Shipping Corp said two wholly owned subsidiaries have agreed to extend the charter of two ships to Mitsui OSK Lines for initial periods of five years each, with options to extend by a further three years. The new charters will take effect
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        • 69 18 MAINBOARD-LISTED Japan Land said yesterday it has bought Comsec Solutions, a company m Japan which provides real estate development and consultancy services, to give it an immediate foothold m the development business m the country. Japan Land said the purchase, which cost the
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      • 368 19  -  AZHAR KHALID TAKING STOCK By ELECTRONICS and property stocks were back m favour yesterday and helped lift the local market higher but thoughts of tsunamis and earthquakes kept nerves frayed. Dealers said sentiment remained fragile despite the rebound from Monday's fall as investors
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    • 25 20 SembCorp's Total win Ijait Sempec bags $110 million contract from French giant Total's Indonesian arm to service gas field operated by the latter. PAGE Hl9
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      • 135 2 NEW YORK Actress-singer Liza Minnelli (inset) was hospitalised early on Monday after falling out of bed while sleeping, People magazine reported. "She hit her head. Her bodyguard got nervous and called 911," it quoted a police source as saying. "He said he couldn't get her
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      • 91 2 TAIPEI Korean actor Lee Byung Hun (above) is going to Japanese broadcaster NHK's year-ender, the Red And White Song Festival. His agent was quoted as saying m Apple Daily Taiwan that the actor will attend the event "to repay Japanese fans' love of Korean artists and
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      • 150 2 NEW YORK Zadie Smith, author of acclaimed novel White Teeth, is writing a musical based on the life of Czech-born author Franz Kafka (1883-1924). Kafka is famous for expressing 20th-cen-tury anxiety and alienation m his visionary, metaphorical and psychological fiction such as the novels The Trial
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      • 438 3 His last film Enter The Dragon is included m the National Film Registry WASHINGTON Enter The Dragon, the last film completed by Bruce Lee, is being added to the National Film Registry to be preserved for all time. The 1973 United States-Hong Kong co-production is considered
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      • 490 3  -  Sherwin Loh Mak Mun San and Special programmes are m store on the last day of SPH TV arm SPH Media Works' channels U and i have lined up specials to bid viewers farewell on Friday. That is the last day of transmission for Channel i while
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      • 1085 4  - Top 1 0 arts events of 2004 Clarissa Oon It was a year of ups and downs, but m the end, signs are pointing to a turning point m the arts scene ARTS CORRESPONDENT THIS year was a mixed one for the arts, with quiet revolutions m the support structure
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      • 581 7  - Top 1 0 movies of 2004 Ong Sor Fern FILM CORRESPONDENT THIS year threw up a bumper crop of movies as major studios and independent distributors brought m diverse fare. A few rare blockbusters proved they had heart as well as heft. And indie films showed surprising muscle at the
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      • 74 7 1 Bridget Jones: Edge Of Reason Odious assumptions plus bilious humour add up to the most hideous spectacle m cinema this year. 2. The Stepford Wives (above) Incomprehensible script and a disgraceful waste of a talented cast. 3. The Cat In The Hat (above) A witless and charmless
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        201 9  -  LONDON VOODOO (NCI 6) 98 minutes/Opens tomorrow Tay Yek Keak AN AMERICAN couple, Lincoln (Doug Cockle) and Sarah (Sara Stewart), moves into a house m London and discovers a tomb buried m the basement. Before long, things get weird and strangers come calling as the missus gets possessed
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      • 101 9 Box-ofTice takings over the week ending Dec 26 (previous week's ranking m brackets) Singapore l.(-)KungFu Hustle 2.(1) Ocean's Twelve 3. The Phantom Of The Opera 4. (2) National Treasure 5. (4) A World Without Thieves 6. (5) The Incredibles 7. (3) Blade: Trinity 8. (7) The Polar Express
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      • 404 9  -  Douglas Tseng This tedious film about relationship breakdown is dry and aimless WE DON'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE (M 18) 101 mm/Opens tomorrow JACK Linden (Mark Ruffalo) and Hank Evans (Six Feet Under's Peter Krause) are good friends and teachers m a small town campus m Oregon. Jack is
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      • 538 10  -  Wong Ah Yoke Simple dishes become oral pleasures under the hand of master chef Chan Chen Hei firstbiteswithUOß GOOD chefs are aplenty m Singapore, but great chefs are a much rarer species. One of them is Chan Chen Hei, the man behind Chef Chan's Cantonese Cuisine m Odeon
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      • 399 12 PHOTO: Designer Royston Sim scored a first for Singapore by winning an international electone contest m Japan FOR the first time, a Singaporean has taken top honours at the prestigious International Electone Festival. Royston Sim, 23, who freelances m multimedia design and animation, won
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    • 582 4 BEST PRICE Offered for gold, pawn tickets, Rolex, diamonds jewellery, branded watches, pens located at 802-05 Peace Centre. Tel 6332 0320 and branch at 77 Geylang Road (Kallang MRT) Tel 6292 9000 BEST PRICE ALWAYS for diamond, gold. Rolex/ gold pawn tickets, Branded Watches: Rolex, Tudor. Omega, Tag Heuer, etc.
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    • 348 4 TUITION CENTRE IN Thomson area is looking for buyer. If interested, call: 9685-9354 NEAR MRT. HDB d/storey 1500 sq.ft. shophse. for assignment. Interested, call *****610 WATER FOOT REFLEXOLOGY sole distributor seeks partner. Ready shop for biz. Call 9144-5431 PRODUCTS TO MAKE extra income? Or start your own biz? Free training.
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    • 618 5 HK OFFICE EQUIPMENT/ ypr supplies MANUFACTURE Of KEWONE SINCE I9BS 3xB c/w 5 keyphones S9BO (FREE caller 10 card) Bxl6 c/w 16 keyphones $3380 (FREE Automated Attendant) Incl installation 2 yrs warranty f" -••SU. Full l range of analogue/ .^aiat digital copiers'Ofter: fP»PIUseuNPI2ISS4SO. K. NP3325 $550. GP4OS Dc basic $1400.
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    • 427 5 PPK FORD FOR SALE BIDDED NO 2003 black Focus 4-dr 1.6 Auto. 1 owner, Low mileage. Leather, s/rims. 5 yrs warranty OMV $V7K. 100% accident free Asking $56K neg! Call *****065 2/'O2 FOCUS 1.6 auto. Blue. OMV $14.7 K. $0 deposit. Mthly $600+ Ask only $48.8 K. 6479-2220 01 FORD
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    • 847 5 ffo HONDA FOR SALE FREE 6 MONTHS of instalments!! SO driveaway! No cash involved! j No income proof/ payslip require '93 Civic I.SGL Auto/ manual.... i '93 Concerto I.6EXi Black, auto j '93 Civic 1.6 ESi Bodykit, blue... '93 Civic 1.6 ESi Black/ white i Guarantee monthly @> $310x7 yrs
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    • 1068 6 fg* MAZDA FOR SALE Rh MAZDA FOR SALE m Da^ »!HH!I PRELACY ZJttL X *#H Fall B*tfr mt aooooHCiiVAU'E .jS^"^ 15-Spwtsrlw 0-SPORTS jflgOA $62,988 "$75,988 WIM^ maaa3 uwt RX-8 6WTFE32 ge> *-i%^ Sports Auto frtl*l?QOQ J^^aw"9 1 r f^toflrlnQ HVnCv. KNtStTIDOf) 1 waxoaS m* |iviJwlv#J Auto Club-Motor TrtnH I Mm
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    • 450 6 2 OWNERS. 8/'9l C&C. 190E Auto. COE 3/2011. 100% loan avail. Selling 525.8 K. *****968 1 OWNER CLASSIC 8/91 300 SEL. COE paid 10 yrs. C&C maintained. Low mileage. Call: 9021-2395 2 UNITS. 2/91 Benz 190E Auto. 3 owners. COE 9/2013, IV2OIO. New paint/ tax. *****900 Chua 2/92 BENZ 230CE
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    • 896 7 Ifh TOYOTA |||r FOR SALE END '02 COROLLA 1.5 manual black. Fuel economy. New tax. Leather s/rims. Agt maintained. *****km. *****419 RARE!!! 6/03 Prtmfo 1.5 Auto. Full specs, s/rims. A1 cond. Servicing under Borneo. 'Hurry! Don't miss it!' Call 9129-8622 for viewing 02/'O3 BLACK IST 1.3 Auto. 1 owner. Mileage
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    • 430 7 Pfo VOLVO FOR SALE 9/2002 VOLVO S6O 2.3 T5. Turbo. 1 owner. Full accessories. Accident free. Beautiful silver. Flawless cond. Call 9682-1188 Yong SFN PLATE. 1 owner. 4/'OI S6O Auto 17" rim. Easy loan 583.5 K. OMV $38K x 80% PARF. 9003-9672/ 9686-1029 01/'O3 SBO 2.0 T. Gold. Car phone.
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    • 744 7 PIV VEHICLES FOR W HIRE f fc^ MOTORWAY 1 TA CAR RENTALS t£ \1094 Lower Delta Road A I J i PROMOTION! $40 ONWARDS! Cars, MPVs, Vans trucks for hire. Special rates for long term. Call Falcon-Air Sin Ming/ Pandan *****880. Tampines *****997 RENT-A-CAR. HOTLINE: *****500 New cars avail fr
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    • 485 7 |t%v vehicles for hire U(? BELOW $50/ DAY «>s4s/ DAY, CHEAP!) Saloon, SUV, MPV. Tip top cond. 6289-8685/ *****258/ *****245 Local/Msia LOWEST $45!!! Saloon. Short/ long term avail. Also for rental Mazda 6. Pis call 9800 6610 WE'VE GOT THE RIGHT PRICE MATCH-MAKIN6 CONCEPT BETWEEN ready buyers sellers to fetch
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    • 699 8 ff*k SUNDAY PHOTO-PIC fctP SPECIAL CARIBBEAN 3-BDRM. WATERWAY/ Sea view. 1350 1330 sqft. $4.5 K. P/ furn. Melanie 9623-7236 Ak DO l-08 12} CITY ft SOUTH-WEST JJ PTE APTS RENT FULL COMMISSION TO AU ACTS 2/2+ l /3+l/4+l /Penthse. 52.7-JI4K 2+l/3+l/4+l/ Penthouse $2.4Kt055.5K NexttoQueenstownMßT TANCLIN VIEW 2+l/3+l J2.5Kt053.6K Opp Redhill
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    • 885 8 •fIS Dl 5- 16 EAST COAST liy PTE APTS -RENT NEW!!! WATERPLACE/ SANCTUARY Green/ Dunman View/ Cote Dazur. Pool/ seaview. 2/ 3/ 4 rms. Many units avail 9367 3928 Mtnwtfonai Property Advtotn WATER PL/ SANCTUARY Green/ Cote D' Azur. 2/ 3/ 4 rms. Brand new. Pool/ sea view. Daily viewing.
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    • 587 9 BP«°Ww E st Inttmattond Property Advistrs BRAND NEW SSBOK? Faber Crest. 3+l. Ground fir patio. 1292 sqft. Blue Horizon. «18 up! Sea view! *****938. www.brendazee.com SPOTTISWOODE PK SPECIALIST Whole area Blk 14 18, 101 to 109 Various types sizes. Lift level. Nice decor! 5275K up. F'hold leasehold. 9009-3277 DTZ RIVERPLACE
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    • 641 9 ■k DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ Clj TANGLIN/ HOLLAND JJ HOUSES -SALE FUTURE CITIZENS PR ELIGIBLE! MODERN BUNGALOW EWART PK VIEW 1-6PM Elevated 15,000 9,ooosqft, Bathrm ensuite. 3 pte family public entertainment area, home theatre, wine cellar, strong room sprawling gdn with fountain cum pool, koi pond porch for 4 8 cars.
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    • 1136 9 sfasfsaf ift\ DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ IJK DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ Uy TANGLIN/ HOLLAND by TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS SALE PTE APTS SALE I Wfk. Dll ft 21 NEWTON/ Liy BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI HOUSES SALE KHEAM HOCK ROAD Delightful Bunglw. Tranquil, prestige pte. Classy. 3-storey elevated s+l attic with basement. 9739 4713 PropNexhj&Mtf $350
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    • 726 10 Wk S ,mvS N/ PikDlia2l NEWTON/ Wfk Dll ft 21 NEWTON/ Wk Dl l ft 21 NEWTON/ ilk Dll a2l NEWTON/ fffk Dl l ft 21 NEWTON/ LM BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI g) BTTIMAH/ CLEMENTI El BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI El BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI 01 BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI E| BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI WF PTE APTS SALE JJ PTE APTS SALE W PTE
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    • 415 10 ■|k Dl 2- 14 BALESTIER/ Lia MACPHERSON/GEYLANG IV HOUSES SALE BRADDELL RD. BUNGLW. For re build. Fhold. 5919 sqft. Convenient. $1.3 M ono. Cheap! Closing soon! 9159-3322/ 9720-3212 JLN RAYA, OFF MacPherson Road D-storey semid. 4+l. 4136 sq.ft. F'hold. Beautiful land. Urgent sale. Price neg. 9730-0939 ERA KEMBANGAN MRT! LOR
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    • 477 10 ■k Dl 2- 14 BALESTIER/ flk Dl 2-14 BALESTIER/ LHj MACPHERSON/GEYLANG LM3 MACPHERSON/GEYLANG FREEHOLD "1 Foreigners BoJbte Deterred Poymert Scheme Exported TOP m earty 2005 Final tew 2-bedrm choice units (947 sf) at SPECIAL PRICE All Units Mint Qol View actual showflcrt via route leading to 82 Ja lan Taman
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    • 217 10 sfsafsaf I I I J AMY 9631-0207. COSY Cote DA zur Penthse, YIP Blk. 4-rms all with sea view. TOP '2005. neg. The Bayshore 3+l, approx 1200 sq.ft. High fir. Pool view. $598K! eraUc^ Mil HT»TI Jk .^^B AOUARIUS BY THE Park 3+l rm 801. 1410 sqft patio. $560K/ 805
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    • 518 10 f&k D l 16 EAST COAST |tfr PTE APTS SALE ft ERA FREEHOLD. WATERSIDE BLK 5. 3+l. 2142 sq.ft. High fir. Partial I sea view. Windy. Well kept. F/facilities. Serious seller. Must sell! \mimtmiM Kuril Bb ,i ixJu,, ■iiwiiuPMiui rrapvny Mnwre PEBBLE BAY 3*l*l. 2200 sqft. Big Balcony. Fantastic River
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    • 505 10 IRVD1 5-1 6 EAST COAST U? PTEAPTS-SALE D.15 AMBER POINT. 1690 sqft. 3+l. F'hold. Seaview. Facilities. View to offer! 6345-7083 agt D.15 IVORY APT. Rare! Quality finish. Only 8 premium units. 3450 sqft. 51.25 M. Call: 9178-2620 RC EASTWOOD GREEN. 2*l. 980 sqft Pool Move m Amenities. 99 yr Bank
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    • 777 10 Pfct 17-18CHANGI/ k^J PASIR RIS IF PTEAPTS-SALE SAVANNAH CONDO!! HUGE 2045 sq.ft. 3 bdrms 1 family rm. Pool facing. Ground fir. Beautiful view. neg. Call Naufal 9878 0679 FT BEAUTIFUL AVILA GDNS. F'hold. 1327 sqft. High fir. Tenanted. Pool view. Furn. F/facilities. Quiet. *****566 Agt 999 YRS. CASA Pasir Ris.
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    • 661 10 ■k 019-20 SERANGOON/ UIJ THOMSON WF HOUSES -SALE TAI KENG PLACE. 3-storey Corner Terr. s+l. 3500/ 2800 sq.ft. 6 yrs S9SOK. *****085 Agt. 99 yrs BUNGLW JLN LOKAM. 2 storey. 7500/ 4000 sgft. F'hold pool. Good no. $2.5 M owner *****000 Pt Dl 9-20 SERANGOON/ UAM THOMSON BF PTE APTS
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    • 616 10 PK D 22-24 Ifk D 22-24 yy WEST HOUSES Lffl WEST HOUSES V SALE IP? SALE cL^owe (Joy *reace j j "Til l 3 j 'i^in "Ttl I i JLN TARI PIPING off Jin Kayu 1 storey with attic. 3 rms. land/ buildup 1800 sq.ft. 999 yrs. Priced to sell.
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    • 768 10 REGENT HGTS «04. 1023 sq.ft. 2 rms Pool view. Resort living, r/facilities. MRT/ amenities. View to offer. Chia *****023 BEAUTIFUL HILLINGTON GREEN. Ground fir. 2+l+ patio. 1407 sqft. 999 yrs. Chic interior. Face pool. Co-broke welcome. 9067-3355 REGENT HGTS 3+l. Approx 1163 sqft. 99 yrs. F/facilities. Pool view. Nice layout.
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    • 899 11 ir% HDB APTS FOR SALE |tt? (ANGMOKIO) 3T 174 High fir. Panoramic view. 3'NG' 444 Simple. Bargain price! 4'NG' corner 466. Priced to sell. 4'NG' corner 246 Opp Bishan Pk. 4'NG' corner 175/337 mkt, shops nearl#l MRT jjjll EXEC APT 615 Corner Rare. High fir. Unblocked. Bright windy. Renovated. Near
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    • 880 11 fr^ HDB APTS FOR SALE y»? (ANGMOKIO) 3 'NG' 117 tthigh, renovated. Vacant. Mkt/ amenities. St Nicholas Girls. $168K neg. Call *****464 3 'NG' BLK 444. Mid fir. Well kept. NS facing. MRT. $167K neg! $500 to co-broke agt. 9061-1633 3'NG' 624. HIGH/ lift level. Unblocked. Near MRT/ mkt. Positive/
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    • 802 11 iflji HDB APTS FOR SALE PRS HDB APTS FOR SALE Ph HDB APTS FOR SALE P^V HDB APTS FOR SALE IRS HDB APTS FOR SALE ifti HDB APTS FOR SALE Ift? (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) ||j/ (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) |U/ (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) M 0 (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) Iff/ (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) Hl^3uiiliU9llllk^M Ha* am aVfc M 1M m^ m
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    • 672 11 JJ MJJ-MIJA tmmamOHOl nopffly MIMn 4 'NG' CORNER Blk 71 Bedok S. High fir. Good view. Well kept. Nice pleasant. Near amenities. Don't miss! Jason 9066-2626 4 T BLK 51 Bedok S. Cosy corner. 3 'NG' Blk 402. Desperate seller! All high fir. Move-in anytime. Save 2% cash! Call *****489.
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    • 568 11 4 'NG' CORNER Blk 705 Bedok Res. #04. Near Sheng Siong/ NTUC/ bus-stop. *****322 WW 4'NG' CORNER. RECESS. Blk 116. i Bedok Res. Beautiful Malay home 98 sqm. S2O3K up! *****894 PN 5 T 763 1*05. Vacant! Must sell! 5 yrs. Balcony. Renovated. Amenities. Malay hse. *****562 5 T BLK
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    • 565 11 Ifo HDB APTS FOR SALE PH HDB APTS FOR SALE UtV (BISHAN) tfijj (BISHAN) m bL 111 fvL'" 111 I I TIT I ri^^^JKh 4-RM BLK 145 Bishan. High fir. Unblocked. Renovated. Near wet mkt, coffeeshop, amenities. Good value. Must view. Hurry GROUND FLR UNIT lover! Isolated 4'A' with courtyard.
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    • 738 11 5T BLK 138, 4-rm/ 4'A' 235. All f/aircon. 100% renovated. Lift landing. Mkt/ shops. 9008-9986 5T CORNER BLK 149 Bishan, Ist owner, low floor. Central. 4bdrm. S33OK neg. 9687-9083 OP 5 T 293 Corner. Marble/ high fir. Design build. 123 sqm. 4 bdrms. S6OK decor! S45OK+. 9004-1189 5T PT BLK
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    • 454 11 P^ HDB APTS FOR SALE I^7 (BU KIT BATOK) fjjp A.BAUJI 9187 7733J 3 'NG' 148. MRT/ sch. Renovated. 3 'NG' 343. High fir. MRT/ schs!! 3 'NG' 422. Lift level. PR eligible. 3 'NG' 421. 100% move-in. Schs. ALAN LIU 9107 9700 JH 4'NG' CORNER 220 Very nice MRT
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    • 807 11 UK HDBAPTS FOR SALE Iff? (BUKITBATOK) EXEC. MAIS. CORNER 627. #05 Unblocked. $80K decor. MRT/ West Mall. Sole Agt *****288 MUST SELL! LOW low price! 4 A' corner with recess 416. No noon sun. Near amenities. *****799 MUST SELL! 3 NG' Blk 244. Windy. #02. Near mkt/ sch/ amenities/ cc.
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    • 842 11 ■k HDBAPTS FOR SALE Li!} (BTMERAH/Q'STOWN/ IF TELOKBLANGAH) I c >o^ 3 'I' CORNER 129 Bt Merah View 3 'I' corner Blk 128 Bt Merah View 3 A' Blk 102 Bt Purmei. High Fir. 4 'A' Blk 108 Bt Purmei, original s'A' CONDO LAYOUT. Corner Blk 87 Redhill. $80K renovation.
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    • 907 12 Iffy HOB APTS FOR SALE %j+J (BUKIT PANJANG) <&' ft JANET UM 9108 5488^|^ 4 'A' 178/ 421 #10 Move m S2ISK 4'A' 430 Decor/ cheap. $170K+. 5T 179/ 152. High fir/ move-in. 5T 518/ 520 #10. decor/ S26BK+ 5 T 271 Vacant. Must sell S23OK+ New! 5 T 177
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    • 1069 12 •PK HDB APTS FOR SALE |fsr (CENTRAL/CITY) I It 3 T BLK 536 Upp Cross St. #17 well renovated. 2 mins from Chinatown MRT. Nea~ amenities. Excellent location! Beautiful! NEW LISTING! 3-RMS Blk 1 Tg Pa gar. High fir. Marble. Windy. Near MRT/ mkt/ amenities. Very good location! 9272-2383 FT
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    • 672 12 IIK HDB APTS FOR SALt tft^r (CHOA CHU KANG) ALEX TAN *J 9487 3355 Jw^M NEW LIST! 4 A' Blk 761 CCX, mid fir. Simple, movein. Near pk., s/pool, stadium. Quiet serene. Serious seller! Priced to sell! ALAN UU '^H 9107 9700 JB 3'A' BLK 2 #04. Movein. Low 4'A'
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    • 948 12 1 1 __-___U_k_-l_H_&_ft&&-3-BJ-l [ffrS HDB APTS FOR SALE ifc^ (CHOA CHU KANG) ISgLfIxWYLr 5-RM BLK 458. Mid fir. Movein. Renovated. F/aircon. Serious seller. Will consider any offer! Don't miss! Cynthia 9436-3023 j 8 MINS CCX MRT/ shpg. All races! 5 "A' corner Blk 506. Low/ lift fir. i 140sqm. Nice
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    • 806 12 Wk HDBAPTS FOR SALE yil (CLEMENTI/ V WEST COAST) W' M m_ YOUR HOLLAND SPECIALIST-DW!!! 5T Blk. 3, 21. Above 15th floor. 4T Blk. 11, 14. Perfect open view. 4'A' Blk. 3, 3'A' renovated, 6 yrs. I 3T Blk. 4, 13. 3 bdrms. Lift level. Clementi New Year Special Buy!!!
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    • 930 12 ■k HDBAPTS FOR SALE till (CLEMENTI/ ■F WEST COAST) IT BLK 16 Toh Vi Dr. High fir. (S2OK below HDB value) Nicely done up. Privacy. Bright/ windy. Near mkt/ sch. Rare! *****070 5 'S' DOVER Cres. ACS. ACJC. Fairfield, United World College, Poly, NUS, MRT, Mkt! Panoramic. Upgraded. Face S/
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    • 1000 12 |JLk HDB APTS FOR SALE LHJ (GEYLANG/EUNOS/ Wm MACPHERSON) IntwnaMorxa Property Advisers 4'S 1 CORNER ÜBI Blk 321. Unblock 1 cd. Windy. Simple cond. Vacant. HDB valued $180 K. Motivated I seller. Don't miss! Jim *****500 NEW LIST! 5 T Pt Blk 54 Geylang i Bahru. High fir. Panoramic view.
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    • 984 12 ■t HDB APTS FOR SALE Rill (HOUGANG/ S'GOON/ YIO CHU KANG) Elvin 9459-8839/ 9661-3235 HOUGANG 3*l' 631 high fir, below value! 3-rm 19 upgraded 1-rm $neg 4'A' corner 831,557,542 $225K up 4 'NG' corner 337,253.... $198K up 5 'I'/ 'A' 310, 306 5255K Exec Apt 852/853 #14.. $400K up Exec
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    • 907 12 ■Ik HDB APTS FOR SALE £2) (HOUGANG/ S'GOON/ YIO CHU KANG) PropNex M^Q ALEX TAN 9487 3355 Ink 3 'I' 642, simple. Motivated sellc 3 'A' 523 high floor. MRT shp< 4 A' 553 high fir Motivated sellc 5 T 643 Pt high fir. All Hougan PropNex 5 T 571.
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    • 1091 12 HDB APTS FOR SALE El (HOUGANG/S'GOON/ J0 YIOCHUKANG) »r 5 'I' CORNER 573 Houqanq Green, g. High fir. Bright windy. Lift level. ?r Renovated. MRT/ mkt. Below iq HDB value. 9144 2886 Ivy I dect inwnw'rOOG) Pfopwty Aoviwrs 5T CORNER. HOUGANG 531. Near n amenities/ MRT sch. Sell <3> 4I-
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    • 1251 13 ■fe HDB APTS FOR SALE til (HOUGANG/S'GOON/ WW YIOCHUKANG) 4 'NG' CORNER 309. 3 NG' 225 S'goon Central/ 5 T corner 836 Hougang Ctr. MRT. *****354 4'NG' LOR Liew Lian Blk 7. Upgraded. Low fir. Move m cond. Rare buy! *****155 4 'S' BLK 636 Hougang. High fir. Windy. Well
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    • 931 13 F&\ HDB APTS FOR SALE Hj|f (JURONG) <& s A. BALAJI 9187 7733| 3 'A' 514/ 511 high fir. MRT. Sch 3- 1 456 Corner weil renovated. 4 'A' 330. corner Jurong E/ PRs 4 A' 6508 #10 Jurong W 5 years 5 T 517/ 522 Pt blk lift fir/
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    • 1075 13 fr^i HDB APTS FOR SALE |P (JURONG) 4'NG' BLK 251 Jurong East St 24 Near mkt/ amenities. Fully renovated. Early move m. Well kept. Pis call Isman *****281 HTN At Valuation 5-RM BLK 847. Jurong W. 129 sqm. 4-bdrm. $60K renovation 3 yrs ago. Near NTU, amenities. Reasonable price. 9069-8086
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    • 696 13 sfsfsa ff!h HDB APTS FOR SALE \jjjf (JURONG) 5T BLK 517A Jurong W. Low fir. Lakeside MRT. Move m. All races. neg. *****126 5 T CORNER Blk 821 Jurong West 4 'S' corner Blk 54 Teban. Beautiful. All races. $168 K. *****000 5 T CORNER blk 209 Jurong E. Opp
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    • 840 13 PfK HOB APTS FOR SALE I yy (MARINE PARADE) J Intemattonol Property Advisers j 4T 75 -Near Parkway Ask $270k! 5T 13 -Upgraded Take it <a<s3soK f 5T 79 -Full Sea View. Brand new! i 5T 77 100% move m 9850-1122 c OWNER SELLING! 41' Blk 54. #06. Lift level.
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    • 801 13 ffJS HDB APTS FOR SALE H(? (PASIR RIS/ CHANGI) Ill^^tMl^£fc^2M^sQ^lilaQQa^n 2-ROOM ONE Only! Blk 142 #01 3 asir Ris. 100% move m. 55 sqm. Well renovated. $152 K. Avoid 4% rash! Don't miss! 9023-8877 I "7 v ->»v v m 4'A' 634. Renovated! F/aircon! I 5 T 231 Mid fir,
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    • 964 13 ffh HDB APTS FOR SALE Hi? (PASIR RIS/ CHANGI) SEA VIEW. MRT 602, 409 582 418, 460, 557, 562, 608, 628, 747, 778, 146, 190, 409 *****111 5229K1 4'A' PASIR Ris Blk. 428 Dr to dr. Unblocked. Renovated. Near amenities. 9637-2066 BL SSOK BELOW HDB value! Exec Apt corner Blk
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    • 942 13 BfK HDB APTS FOR SALE HP (SEMBAWANG) BESIDE MRT! IT 322 high fir. Well renovated. Windy, face NS, near sch, shpg mall. 9878 0077 BVG BLK 323 5 T corner. #12. Unblock, windy. Nice. Near MRT/ shopg/ food court. 9878 4893 EXEC APT 468 D, high fir. unblock- cd. Beautifully
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    • 759 13 WK HDB APTS FOR SALE \a\V (TAMPINES/SIMEI) Proj Mcx ALEX TAN h A 9487 3355 'ny 1) S2IOK NEG. 4 A' Tampines blk 283, Move-in. Urgent! Must buy! 2) Rare 3'--rm 157 Tampines. Opp MRT/ shpg mall. Best price! If. |v; o ;v[ I awl. EXEC MAIS 149 x 2
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    • 635 13 99f\ HDBAPTSFORSALt §|P (TAMPINES/SIMEI) ERIC CHENG k 9099 7777^ A 4'A' 157 SIMEI. Love I Ist sight' 5T 163 High fir. Unblock. Marble. 5T 164. High fir. A1! Urgent sale! 5T 122/ 124/ 127/ 142/ 154. All 4'A' CORNER 235 Tampines St 21 Unblocked. 100% move m. 10 mins to
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    • 1115 14 HIV HDB APTS FOR SALE U|V (TAMPINES/SIMEI) CORNER 4 'A' Tampines Blk 487A High fir. Unblocked. Renovated. Recess. Amenities. *****293 EXEC APT 497 D Corner. Marble. Vacant. Early move m! $368K!! Exec apt 495E Low *****283 EXEC MAIS 151/ 146. Mid/ lift fir. 5T 715/ 233 Corner High/ low fir.
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    • 1145 14 Pf-V HDB APTS FOR SALE BO (TOA PAYOH/ V POTONGPASIR) nearl^l MRTgjjgj 3 T 113/205/206 Upgraded 1. High fir/ Lift level. Unblocked No noon sun, renovate to your taste. SI6BK up! Call 9380-8931 2 'S' BLK 120 T Payoh. Well kept. Move m. MRT/ amenities. Valued. 3-rm 1 utility Blk
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    • 1153 14 ffti HDB APTS FOR SALE |||f (WOODLANDS) ERA TOP WOODLANDS TEAM JOAN 9851-2384 4'A' 609. Move-in. NTUC/ MRT. 4'A' 621. New list! View to offer. 4'A' 876 810. 105 sq.m. Well kept. 4'A' 877 812. Move-In. Indians ok. 4'A' 894A 808. MRT/ Causeway Pt 5 1 A 841. 4-bdrms. 138
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    • 864 14 B____1A-A------U--M-___A_---- Ifh HDB APTS FOR SALE Hlr (WOODLANDS) C.H.TAN 9101 ***** 4 'A' 409. Indians eligible. Nice!!! 5 T 507. Mid fir. MRT. $255K up! 5 T 516. Design Build. $310K!!! 5 T 519. High fir. Corner. S275K+ 5 T 611. High fir. Corner. S27OK+! 5 T 891A. High fir.
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    • 875 14 Rh HDBAPTS FOR SALE y|f (WOODLANDS) 4 'NG' BLK 25 Marsiling. Lift landing. #06 A haven of sun water skiing. A lifeline of food, mkt. Heritage of beauty. *****870 ii renovated llUißiliißijliiiiliiiiiiJWUUy 5T CORNER. $275K only! 552 Dr 44> High fir. New condo renova- I tion. Move-in. Suits singles/ cou-
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    • 941 14 fftk HDBAPTS FOR SALE km? (WOODLANDS) 4 'A' CORNER 774. $209 K. Highfir. Open view. Ist owner. Woodlands Mart/ sch. 9029-3988 CTS 4 'Al' 550, 502A. MRT. Mid fir. 4'NG' Dr to dr. 140. Indian hse. 5 T corner 802, 502. *****535 4'Al7 5T PT Blk 502A/ 215/ 582, #05.
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    • 927 14 Ftf\ HDB APTS FOR SALE |tyir (YISHUN) ■H ft ERA 3'NG' BLK 111 Yishun Ring Aye 5 803. Renovated. Move-in. Convenient/ near amenities. All races. Serious seller. View to offer. Call! M^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H am 5 T 775. High fir. Well Renovat- cd. Selling at value. Don't miss! j 116 3 'A'
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    • 1059 14 FffV HDB APTS FOR SALE yy (yishun) JUMBO 7-RM CORNER Blk 666 High fir. Quality renovation. 4 bdrms. Face greenery. *****138 SELL HDB Value. 938-***** GP2I 4 'A' 170 high fir, very windy 104 sqm. Shops/ mkt/ sch/ MRT. SI3BK NETT! 3 'NG' Blk 101 804. Simple, well-kept. Amenities, i
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    • 876 14 ■TV HDB APTS FOR SALE tly (SENGKANG/ Wm PUNGGOL) ■■■iC\ ERA 5 T BLK 128 806, unblocked. 6 yrs old. Beautifully renovated. HDB value S2BBK. All races. Good buy!! View to Offer. ProntUx AIDAH -v V*J 9876 8521^ M 5T 119 D $50K designer decor. Low fir. Unblocked. Windy. Near
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    • 573 14 ALL POSITIVE SALE LAST CALL FOR 2% CASH!! 3rm Blk 704 AMK Central 803 5 rm Blk 179 Bt. Panjang 814 3' rm Blk 379 Clementi 810 5 rm Blk 962 Hougang 803 4 rm Blk 541 Jurong W 806 Exec Apt 6658 Jurong W 802 srm 120. Paya Lebar
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    • 1071 15 ff% FACTORY SPACE RH FACTORY SPACE I yHf FOR RENT Ui^FORRENT j Area 1 .518 sq ft to 1 .636 sq ft Leading capacity 7.5KN/sq m Ceiling height 3.8 m Near Paya Lebar MRT PIE expressway Suitable for woodworks, carpentry, light industry. repacking, printing bookbinding, interior decor design Also a
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    • 446 15 R[H FACTORY SPACE Wffi FACTORY SPACE Rh FACTORY SPACE IiPFORSALE HPFORSALE Mi? FOR SALE ».i 1 1 YtM I kT_w__ B 4^^' <^_*^fc ______________V__7_P~__H IT 1 r_.^k ■__■__> fc_i_'»t, MBH___t*f""" ~>^__fl ____l t___L' «*_l^_l i a v ___1 r *"i i.^lj__H_BD_^^w. '_F tf I _P^_— "^—w. <~4_ ff -L X
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    • 128 15 OFFICE SOMERSET MRT 6000sqft Shop/ office Farrer Pk MRT/ next to Tekka Mall, Little India MRT/ Office 9 Tg Pagar MRT. Fr 600sqft. Low rental! 9384-8813 PRIME RAFFLES PLACE Office Space for Lease Exclusive tenancy of 8,800 sqft High Floor Luxurious fittings Asking effective rental <?> $1.90 psf/mth (neg) Colliers
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    • 385 15 f//fr 'UK KbN I www.spacenetwox.com Raffles PI/ Shenton/ Cecil St $1.50 $2.50 psf neg Tg Paqar/ Neil Rd/ Chinatown $1.50 $2 psf neg Orchard/River Valley/ Tanqlin $2.50 $4 psf neg Buqis/middle rd/nt h bridge rd $2.50 $3.50 psf neg Beach Rd/ Lavender/ Jin Besar $1.50 $2 psf neg Various sizes
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    • 897 15 ffh OFFICE SPACE |fP FOR RENT NEAR MRT CORP BLDG Alexandra. Nicely fitted. 1500/ 1700/ 3000 sqft. Raffles Place. Approx 12,000 I sqft. Avail Jan '05. *****192 OT NEAR MRT BOON SIEW BLDG 1152 sqft. Newly fitted with office furniture. 3 rms 1 board rm. Ample sitting space Asking $2.8K
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    • 674 15 ©OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT SUNTEC/ RAFFLES/ ORCHARD. 300-***** sqft. Fitted/ sea. $2 psf up. Singaland 6458 0972 SPORE SHPG CTR <a Orchard. Office/ Shop. 151 sqft. Good for Agency. Low 6563-8061 Owner D.09 THONG SIA Bldg. 2410/ 3530 sqft. 5 mins walk to MRT. $4 psf neg. Immed. Call: 9639-8434
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    • 1459 15 fl^V SHOP SPACE PPK SHOP SPACE y{/ FOR RENT fgj/f for RENI West Coast Rd, Opp West Coast Community Club Anchor Tenant Shop Save Good location shops 188 sqft to 11.979 sqft Suitable for interior designers, fashions, training schools, showrooms bookshop Ample parking Brandon Teo: 9682 8032 Joyce Neo 9681
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    • 842 15 sfsfsa Rft SHOP SPACE Efjr 9 FOR SALE SPORE SHPG CTR. Sale at S2OOK Rental income $1500. Good returns! Good Investment! Call Owner Mr Say/ Tezie 6733-3666 BE YOUR OWN boss! Good biz Be dok minimart for sale. S6BOK neg. 1500 sqft. Average daily collection $3K. Don't miss! *****115 AMK
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    • 452 16 ■k RESTAURANT/ PhV RESTAURANT/ Ej LOUNGE ELJ LOUNGE |F SPA CE FOR RENT JJ SPACE FOR RENT Fully fitted-out prime restaurant space located at Basement 1 Ideal for Japanese restaurant •2,196 sqft Available immediately Tonl Er 975S 6887 Som Poi 9632 8288 ÜBI FAMILY RESTN. 800 sqft. No takeover fees.
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    • 535 16 Wk, WAREHOUSES/ EO STORAGE JJ SPACE FOR RENT RUBY WAREHSE COMPLEX 2900 sqft. High ceiling. Facilities. Good loading bay. Immed. 6339-8826 MANDAI IND BLDG. 2013 sqft. I Storage/ light md. Near Customs. Column free. Owner 9696 9015 WAREHOUSE WOODLANDS md Park E1 for rent. Short/ long term, immed! Call 9128-6823
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        348 2  -  SHARON LOH There is a saying that my boss is fond of using: The slate has been wiped clean. "Today is a new day," she will say. "We start over again." We heard it most recently last week, when we all got our yearly letters telling us
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        530 3 lOr regeneration to be more exact. With Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, oxygen concentration is increased m all body tissues, Biting the growth of ew blood vessels, Hping problematic wounds to heal. Shefali Srinivas finds out more. BENEFITS It controls infection, reduces toxic substances m the tissue and stimulates new blood
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      • 683 4 Out Patient Maslina Hamid turns 27 today but she might not be around to celebrate if she hadn't received a life-saving kidney transplant m February last year. She was diagnosed with kidney failure m September 1999. She had been suffering from nausea and could
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      • 625 5 When your kidney fails. Health Scope More than 500 people here succumb to kidney failure every year. But only 1 6% of them get a kidney transplant. KIDNEY TRANSPLANT The donated kidney can come from a close living blood relative of the patient or from any person who has consented
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        • 212 6 An ingredient m chocolate could be used to stop persistent coughs and lead to more effective medicines. A study found that theobromine, a derivative found m cocoa, was nearly a third more effective m stopping persistent coughs than codeine, which is currently considered to be
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      • 480 6 Nitric oxide the gas behind penile erection Shefali Srinivas learns that the noxious gas performs many vital functions m the human body. It may even spawn a new class of drugs to treat strokes. Nitric oxide a noxious gas pumped out by car exhausts is actually made by the human
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      • 56 7 The US National Cancer Institute has suspended a Celebrex study after finding that patients taking 400mg to 800mg of the drug daily had a greater risk (2.5 times) of experiencing major heart problems than those who were not. A separate cancer study found no increased heart risk with patients
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        63 7 Photos: Naproxen, usually sold over the counter under the name Aleve, has also been found m a recent US government study to increase the risk of heart attack and stroke. Naproxen and Celebrex were being tested on Alzheimer's patients m a study sponsored by the National Institutes of Health
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      • 567 7 Another pain relief drug has been suspended, but doctors tell Judith Tan there are still other options. First it was the popular pain and arthritis medicine Vioxx. After research found that it doubles the risk of heart attack and stroke m long-term use, its manufacturer pulled
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      • 95 2 AFTER TRANSPLANT life is short so live hard, says kidney patient Maslina Hamid. 8 A PAIN IN THE BACK: Chronic back pain is hitting more young people but they can do something about it WHAT'S BREWING? There's good stuff m a cup of tea. FRIDGE MAGNET: HOSSAN LEONG It's eggs
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        • 151 19 PTAR ANISE TEA TOXIC TO INFANTS Doctors found that tea made from Chinese star anise, a traditional treatment for colic, should not be given to infants, because contaminants may have toxic neurological effects. They said infants, particularly those m the Latino population, given star anise have unexplained irritability, vomiting and
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        • 286 21 Devices which measure metabolic rate can tell dieters how many calories they need to eat each day to lose weight, according to experts. Metabolic rate is a number that represents how many calories you would burn m a single day with minimal physical activity.
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        • 142 21 Acupuncture used as a complementary therapy to drugs is a more effective treatment for knee osteoarthritis than medication alone, said a Spanish study. The study featured 88 people with knee osteoarthritis who received either acupuncture and the anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac, or dummy acupuncture and the drug.
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        • 275 22 The wrist is a better access spot than the groin for performing angioplasty m very elderly patients with heart disease, a new study shows. Although both sites provide good results, the wrist is associated with fewer complications. The goal of angioplasty is to re-open clogged
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        • 175 22 Researchers m Japan found that blood pressure drugs that penetrate the brain may slow the deterioration of Alzheimer's disease. According to the new study, with the blood pressure drugs called angiotensin-converting enzyme (Ace) inhibitors, the memory skills of Alzheimer's patients declined only slightly over the
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      • 343 19 Go wild over this yam Traditional Chinese Medicine Being the ugly duckling of the Chinese medicine world is a tough job: no invitation for afternoon tea with chrysanthemum and jasmine never returns phone calls. What's a Chinese wild yam (shan yao) to do? With its brown, hairy tuberous skin and
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      • 776 20 Public gyms here have become swanky and popular over the years, Lee Hui Chieh finds out, with more than one million people using them. Sunlight streams through French windows into the air-conditioned and carpeted gym. It's a Tuesday afternoon, but some 30 exercise buffs, mostly men
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      • 368 21 Too much exercise too quickly will not get rid of the holiday excesses instantly, and it also puts you at risk of bone and muscle injuries. Making a resolution to hit the gym more often is a great way to ring m the New Year
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      • 267 22 Grey Matters Many of the health changes asspciated with ageing... can be attributed to sedentary lifestyles and social disengagement.' Dr Benloucif A study has found sleep quality and cognitive ability improve with daily interaction and activities like stretching, walking or dancing. Older adults who
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        112 23 BREAKFAST: I slice bread I egg/ 1 slice cheese Poly/monounsaturated margarine Lettuce/tomato/cucumber I cup milk TEA BREAK: 3 biscuits/ 1 slice bread I cup fruit juice LUNCH: 2/3 medium bowl rice/noodles or 2 slices wholemeal bread 60g meat/fish/chicken I serving vegetables I fruit TEA BREAK: 3 biscuits/ 1
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      • 826 23 Baby Child Answers For The Crib MY SIX-MONTH-OLD BABY ALWAYS WANTS TO PUT HIS FINGERS INTO HIS MOUTH. HE ALSO WANTS TO SUCK ON WHATEVER HE FINDS, LIKE TOYS, PAPER, THE TABLE, MATTRESS, GROUND AND SO ON. I DID NOT GIVE HIM A PACIFIER IN HIS
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      • 196 24 My Special Child Despite having cerebral palsy, 1 2-year-old Sam still manages to juggle horse-riding and violin lessons on top of tuition and physiotherapy, all thanks to his loving and supportive family. Theresa Tan reports. Watching Sam Ho, 12, trot on his pony, you wouldn't
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      • 531 24 Spotlight 0n... About 48 years ago, a lady who had cerebral palsy came all the way from New Zealand to give a talk at the Rotary Club of Singapore. Miss Paulette Leaning's talk on Oct 10, 1956 was so inspiring that it spurred the formation of the
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        812 25 Sam was born on Dec 24, 1992. He was diagnosed as having cerebral palsy, but what was more alarming was that Sam had the rare Kasabach-Meritt Syndrome. Kasabach-Meritt Syndrome is characterised by giant hemangiomas (lesions) that occur on the trunk, neck and limbs, which affect the clotting of the blood.
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      • 1185 26 Safe way with supplements Doc Talk Need an expert's take on any aspect of health care? Write m. This week: EPILEPSY and FLAT FEET. Had seizures after fall Q: My wife sustained a heavy fall on her head last year and suffered temporary memory loss for a couple of hours.
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      • 679 27 She eats her greens and... cockcroaches? Fit Fab TELEVISION'S FIRST QUEEN, XIANGYUN, ISA FIRM BELIEVER IN GREENS AND THE GREAT OUTDOORS, THANKS TO HER HUSBAND, JUDITH TAN FINDS OUT. This one time... I dreamt that I was eating a roach and m the morning, I found a roach leg on
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