The Straits Times, 18 August 2005

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    25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 100 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS MICA (P) 093/03/2005 THURSDAY, AUGUST 18 2005 •#*A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1 845 »80 CENTS
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    Lock icon President: My new priorities
    689 1  -  M. NIRMALA H\ Senior Correspondent Mr Nathan, returned unopposed for second term, wants to strengthen community role of presidency News analysis No-contest debate is misguided home H6 Other reports, HOME H4-H6 Editorial A President for all PAGE 21 THREE hours after being declared President for a
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    Lock icon Three Net users nabbed for sharing pirated music
    471 1  -  Chua Hian Hou By THREE men aged 16 to 22 were arrested at their homes yesterday for distributing 20,000 pirated digital music files using a program designed to share files over the Internet. This is the first time police have targeted home
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    Lock icon A Koizumi win: More of the same for Asia?
    1176 1  -  Kwan Weng Kin UPFRONT By Japan Correspondent In Tokyo OdetoOda JAPANESE Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (above) is an admirer of 16th-century feudal lord Nobunaga Oda (left), who is considered one of the Three Heroes of Japanese unification. Last month, the PM
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  • IN A FLASH
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      51 2 Checks welcomed This couple was stopped by Customs and detained for three hours but happy that security is taken very seriously. PAGE H9 Not the way to go The Singapore Teachers Union should not start tuition centres, says a reader. Why should teachers burden themselves with additional stress? PAGE
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      25 2 Thorpedo' targets Swimmer lan Thorpe is not content to rest on his laurels and is already set on improving his own world records. PAGEHII
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      51 2 New Reit Yet another real estate investment trust (Reit) is about to hit the market with plans to raise over $500 million to buy two Orchard Road properties. PAGE Hl9 Non-oil exports move Singapore's non-oil domestic exports grew 4.4 per cent in July better than what economists had expected.
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      Lock icon WHAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN
      39 2 In Tuesday's report "Alleged child killer schizophrenic, says doc", we reported that the consultant forensic psychiatrist was Dr Andrew Phang. This is incorrect. He is Dr Stephen Phang. We are sorry for the error.
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      41 2 Koizumi's weapon Japan's Premier selects high-profile women to run against party colleagues who opposed his postal reform bill. PAGE 6 Oil giants to blame China's media blame domestic oil companies for a spreading fuel shortage in the country. PAGE 7
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      25 2 Inflation kicks in Inflation surged last month as the long rise in energy prices finally seemed to be pinching the American economy. PAGE 14
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      26 2 Running dry With large tracts of arid land, China has long had a fresh water supply problem. But hydrologists are predicting worsening shortages. PAGE 21
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      53 2 Tour agency's woes One of Singapore's oldest and largest travel agencies is locked in a bitter internal feud that is threatening to destroy the company. PAGE HI Change of heart A woman in her 30s who had filed for divorce changed her mind after some counselling sessions at the
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      409 2 SECTION ONE Prime 3-4 Asia 6-11 World 14-20 Review 21-23 FYI 24 SECTION TWO Home Hl-H8 Forum H9 Sports HlO-Hl3 Obituaries Hl4 Money Hl5-H2O LIFE! Buzz L2.L10 Arts L4 Books L6 Events L8 Horoscopes TV L9 Open new doors of opportunity at SIM University Singapore's 4th university. Approved by the
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon Two KL firms up Ml stake to 17.7%
      537 3  -  Grace Ng $260m deal will make Telekom Malaysia and Khazanah the biggest shareholder By HIGH-PROFILE Malaysian interests snapped up a 12.1 per cent stake in Singapore telco Ml yesterday, in a deal that is making more waves on the political front than
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      Lock icon 300-bomb blitz rocks Bangladesh nationwide
      442 3 Dhaka MORE than 300 small bombs exploded almost simultaneously across Bangladesh yesterday, killing two people and injuring over 100 others. The homemade bombs were believed to be the work of Islamic militants, police said. Dozens of people have been arrested in connection with the explosions,
      REUTERS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; ASSOCIATED PRESS; THE DAILY STAR; ASIA NEWS NETWORK; AFP  -  442 words
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      Lock icon Brunei prince arrives today
      257 3 BRUNEI'S Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister, Prince Mohamed Bolkiah, arrives today for a three-day visit at the invitation of Foreign Affairs Minister George Yeo. He will be accompanied by his wife, Princess Hajah Zariah, and senior ministry officials, Singapore's Foreign Affairs Ministry said in a statement
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      Lock icon You're not naive, judge tells woman
      701 4  -  Robin Ganguly 47 -year-old mother of Down's Syndrome boy loses ease against obstetrician By SHE lied about her age, pretended to be naive and was looking for someone to blame. Ms Katharine Soh Lea Chin had these thrown at her by a judge who
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      64 4 Elemental forces Fengshui is alive in offices in Singapore. In the Property Page, we look at how the ancient Chinese art is practised in the Central Business District and beyond. Stroke, divorce, then... Jobless, penniless, homeless A single mother's battle to survive P5(&.- aß^f ***i2ilW Remark denea reception door Gift.
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon 'CHARMING ASSASSINS'
      679 6  -  Kwan Weng Kin PHOTO JAPANESE PM KOIZUMI'S He is sending out a squad of prominent women to kill party rebels' election hopes By Japan Correspondent In Tokyo REBELS deserve to die, so believes Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, an admirer of the ruthless 16th-century warlord Nobunaga Oda. To
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      Lock icon Rebel lawmakers form breakaway political party
      346 6 Tokyo A HANDFUL of filing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmakers opposed to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's postal reforms formed a new party yesterday ahead of the Sept 11 general election. Four LDP members broke ranks to create the New People's Party. One member of
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      155 6 Shorter prison term Abu Bakar Bashir has his jail term cut by 4 1 2 months as part of Indonesia's Independence Day celebrations. PAGE 10 Sichuan Cuisine yfl -A Myriad of Tastes (A Renowned tor its myriad of rich aromas and dMnct flavours, Sichuan cuisine is undoubtedly treasure v>f the
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  • CHINA
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      Lock icon State-owned oil giants blamed for fuel shortage
      557 7  -  Chua Chin Hon But the companies deny holding back supplies to push for higher prices By China Bureau hief In Beijing CABBY Fan Liqiang spent more than 90 minutes aueueing for petrol yesterday morning and he has little doubt who is to blame
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      Lock icon Shooting of president: Case closed
      357 7 Taipei AN UNEMPLOYED man who later committed suicide was responsible for last year's electioneve shooting of President Chen Shui-bian, prosecutors said yesterday as they wound up the probe into the controversial case. The probe concluded that Chen Yi-hsiung, who was in his 50s, fired the
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      Lock icon Rice fields hit by pests and diseases
      235 7 Beijing RICE, the main staple for the majority of China's 1.3 billion people, is under threat with onequarter of the nation's farmland hit by pests and diseases this year. The situation is so serious that Agriculture Ministry officials have organised a meeting calling
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  • EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Political message in show of force
      955 8  -  Jonathan Eyal SINO RUSSIAN WARGAMES The display of military hardware is aimed at challenging US dominance in the area By •n Furope Bureau In Ix)NDON RUSSIA and China are launching their most important joint military exercise in almost half a century today. A milestone
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      Lock icon Taiwan holds military drill simulating invasion by China
      321 8 Taipei TAIWAN yesterday staged a military exercise simulating an invasion by rival China, one day before Beijing and Moscow launch joint exercises. Television footage showed hundreds of fully armed soldiers landing on a beach off the town of Linko, 30km south of
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      Lock icon Editor attacks plan to link pay to govt praise
      275 8 Beijing A VETERAN editor has criticised his state-run newspaper over its plan to link reporters' pay to government or Communist Party approval of their work. Mr Li Datong, a weekly supplement editor at the China Youth Daily, said the proposed appraisal
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      Lock icon Seoul has no nuclear weapons: US general
      277 8 Seoul A US military general said yesterday that there are no nuclear weapons in South Korea, after North Korea demanded such a guarantee for progress at talks on its own denuclearisation "Former president Roh Tae Woo. ..declared the absence of any nuclear weapons
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    • ASIA QUICKLY
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        Lock icon CHINA AND U.S. IN TALKS OVER IMPORTS
        101 8 CHINA AND U.S. IN TALKS OVER IMPORTS SAN FRANCISCO: US and Chinese officials have begun two days of trade talks that American manufacturing groups hope will lead to limits on surging textile imports from China. Mr David Spooner, the special negotiator for textiles in the US Trade Representative's office, said
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        Lock icon CANCER AGENT FOUND IN HK EEL PRODUCTS
        71 8 HONG KONG: Hong Kong supermarket giants Wellcome and ParknShop halted sales of eel products after reports that malachite green, a cancercausing chemical used for fungal treatment in fish farming, was detected in the Chinese exports. The chemical has been banned in many countries,
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        Lock icon PROBE INTO PIG DISEASE DEATHS
        101 8 SHANGHAI: The authorities in eastern China's Jiangsu province said yesterday they were investigating the deaths of two people who are suspected of having been infected with a swine-borne disease that has killed 39 people. The men, one of them said to be a butcher and
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        81 8 WASHINGTON: Israel has agreed to consult the US government before attempting to sell weapons technology to China or other nations. The Bush administration had complained about Israel's intention to service spare parts for unmanned Harpy aircraft already sold to China. The administration objected on
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        Lock icon MANILA FOILS ATTACK ON U.S. EMBASSY
        75 8 MANILA: Philippine authorities earlier this year thwarted a plot by Islamic militants to mount a truck bomb attack on the US Embassy in Manila, National Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales said yesterday. The plot by the Jemaah Islamiah would have involved "an attack on the
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  • INDIA/ SOUTH ASIA
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      Lock icon End of the road for rickshaws
      138 9 KOLKATA KOLKATA'S famous handpulled rickshaws, immortalised as a living symbol of the city in films such as City Of Joy, will soon be banned. The rickshaws had long been considered "inhuman" and did not exist anywhere else, said Mr Buddhadev Bhattacharya, the Chief Minister
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      Lock icon India 'still keen on plan to privatise 13 firms'
      549 9  -  Ravi Velloor STAKES IN STATE-RUN FIRMS Asset sales programme is on despite scrapping of strategic stake sales, says minister By India Bureau Chief In New Delhi INDIA'S government is still keen to privatise its state-owned companies, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said
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      Lock icon Tamil Tigers rule out return to war
      221 9 Tamil Tigers rule out return to war Kiunochchi (Sri Lanka) SRI Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels, accused of assassinating the foreign minister last week, have said for the first time that they will not resume a twodecade war for self-rule. But the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam said they would defend
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA / MALAYSIA
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      Lock icon Indonesia reduces Bashir's jail term
      522 10 Sentences are also cut for 16 Islamic militants and Tommy Suharto Jakarta ABU Bakar Bashir, alleged spiritual head of a terrorist network, could be freed by around June next year after his jail term is cut by 4 months as part of Indonesia's Independence Day
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      Lock icon Aceh celebrates Independence Day in peace
      497 10  -  Salim Osman By Indonesia Correspondent In Banda Aceh HUNDREDS of Acehnese rebels were released from prison to mark Indonesia's Independence Day yesterday as celebrations were held peacefully without any fear of violence for the first time in three decades. Nearly 1,500 Free Aceh Movement
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      Lock icon Pirates in Malacca Strait using terror tactics, says insurer report
      331 10 London PIRATES in the Malacca Strait are using the tactics and weapons of Islamist militants, says the security report that prompted insurers to give the sea lane a war risk rating and raised transport costs there. Findings of the report,
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      Lock icon Malaysian firms deny setting fires to clear land
      325 10 HAZE PROBLEM Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN companies operating plantations on Indonesia's Sumatra island have denied responsibility for the open burning that has paused a haze crisis in Malaysia and Thailand. Indonesia's Forestry Ministry said on Monday that eight out of 10 plantation firms
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      Lock icon Thai dailies blast plan to ease violence with free cable TV
      194 10 Bangkok A PROPOSAL to ease tensions in Thailand's restive Muslim-majority south by providing free cable television with sports programmes was not a government initiative. Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra made this clear yesterday, following criticism of the plan in local
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  • MALAYSIA
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      Lock icon Why this Chinese party election matters
      703 11  -  Leslie Lau MCA goes into this weekend's election stable after years of bitter infighting By Malaysia (Correspondent In Kuaia Lumpur AFTER six years of squabbling which included fist fights between rival factions, the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) is finding itself unusually united, even as
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      Lock icon Experts to help KL focus on economy
      495 11  -  Carolyn Hong By Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA has sought international expertise to help its planners fine-tune its goal of becoming a full developed nation by 2020. A group of 10 economists, social scientists and financial experts from the United States, Europe
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      Lock icon Anwar seeks $2.8m in damages from author
      174 11 Anwar seeks $2. 8m in damages from author Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim is seeking RM6.5 million (Ss2.B million) in damages from the author of an allegedly libellous book, his spokesman said yesterday. The author, 65-year-old Khalid Jafri, was sentenced last month to one year in jail
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon US feels pinch of high oil prices
      720 14 The economy could sputter as firms and consumers curb their spending New York RISING oil prices have started to feed into higher prices of goods in the United States, sparking fears that this could have a wider impact on the US economy. After
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      Lock icon Airlines chalking up losses
      167 14 THEY have already felt the sting of increasing jet fuel costs. With fuel bills expected to reach US$B3 billion (Ssl3B billion) this year, a 36 per cent jump from last year, airlines are finding it increasingly difficult to hedge against higher prices. This year, their losses
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      141 14 SOME companies have simply shut down factories or moved them to countries where energy and other costs are less expensive. Dow Chemical, for example, has closed dozens of plants in the United States, including two major ones in 2002 and 2003, as natural gas prices started
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      Lock icon Families tighten their belts
      158 14 PHOTO: FAMILIES are trying to figure out where to cut corners so they can afford petrol that now averages U552.55 a gallon (Ssl.ll a litre) nationwide after posting the biggest weekly jump in at least 15 years. "We spend much less," said Ms Hollie Tubbs, a
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      Lock icon Record pump prices put a damper on travel season
      447 14  -  Eugene Low By US Correspondent In Washington THE fast-rising cost of petrol is putting the squeeze on American motorists, with pump prices hitting record highs this week. According to government figures, the average nationwide price for petrol increased by almost 5
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      Lock icon Christian Democrats' lead in German polls shrinking
      616 15  - Christian Democrats' lead in German polls shrinking Dhrek Scally Schroeder has gone on the attack and new left-wing party is luring eastern voters By Straits Times F.urope Bureau In Hi hi in AS GERMANY'S general election campaign begins in earnest, the conservative Christian Democrats' (CDU) once-sure election win has become
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      Lock icon British TV disputes cops' account of shooting case
      266 15 British TV disputes cops' account of shooting case London A BRAZILIAN man mistakenly shot by British police last month did not vault over a subway turnstile or run away and was being restrained by one officer when another shot him eight times, ITV News reported. The television channel obtained what
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      Lock icon Computer worm attacks PCs in US, Germany and Asia
      420 15  -  HELLEN TAN ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY Washington A FAST-MOVING computer worm has attacked computers using Microsoft operating systems, shutting them down in the United States, Germany and Asia. The Zotob worm and several variations of it, known as Rbot.cbq, 0014 SDBot.bzh and
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      Lock icon Settlers ousted amid tears and rage
      660 16 DASHED HOPES "I believed that God would not let this happen, but this is not true." A WOMAN SETTLER JUST A DREAM "True they (settlers) had a dream, and I did too, that we can hold on to all the territory, or most of
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      Lock icon Jewish settler fires on Palestinians in West Bank, killing 3
      213 16 THREE Palestinians were killed by a Jewish settler who opened fire on a crowd near the northern West Bank settlement of Shilo yesterday, an attack that could complicate Israel's evacuation from the Gaza Strip. At least three other Palestinians were
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      Lock icon SIA request for Aussie-US route raised again
      251 16 SINGAPORE Airlines' request to fly the lucrative Australia-US route was raised again yesterday when Transport Minister Yeo Cheow Tong met his Australian counterpart in Canberra. "I note that Singapore's request for transpacific access will be considered as part of an aviation review, which
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      Lock icon Hard to identify victims of Venezuela air crash
      266 16 Paris IDENTIFYING the remains of 152 French passengers and eight crew members killed in a Colombian jetliner crash in Venezuela will be "difficult" because of the state of the bodies at the point of impact. "The conditions in which the bodies are
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      216 17 SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE Czech actor is new Culture Minister AN ACTOR who found fame in communist-era movies has been named the new Culture Minister for the Czech Republic, the BBC reported. Mr Vitezslav Jandak appeared in more than 30 tilms from the 1970s and is the director of a children's film
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      Lock icon Maradona scores with TV chat show
      163 17 ONCE he was turning heads with a football, now Argentina's most famous football son is wooing television audiences with his own chat show. More than three million viewers tuned in to watch a new-look, slimmed-down Diego Maradona present the first edition of Night Of
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      184 17 ACTOR Tom Hanks was there, but it was a Roman Catholic nun who stole the limelight. Sister Mary Michael, 61, staged a protest outside an English cathedral where The Da Vinci Code is being made into a movie, even though she had not
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      143 17 THE last English matador has killed his final bull. Mr Frank Evans, 63, has decided to retire, following a knee injury, according to the BBC. He was carried from the ring by his fans at the Benalmadena ring, on the Costa del Sol in Spain, on
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        113 20 SYDNEY: A potentially lethal drug-resistant superbug has been found in more than 1,600 Australian hospital patients and could be responsible for scores of deaths, health officials said yesterday. The Health Department said methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRS A), a new strain of golden staph that often contains
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        109 20 MOSCOW: A Russian nuclear submarine yesterday carried out a successful test launch of a ballistic missile in the Barents Sea during naval manoeuvres overseen by President Vladimir Putin, Russian news agencies reported. The missile was launched from the Yekaterinburg submarine towards a target range on Russia's
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        104 20 WASHINGTON: Almost half of Mexican adults would move to the United States if given the chance, said a poll released on Tuesday, and one-fifth of Mexicans would move north illegally. The Washington-based Pew Hispanic Centre polled Mexicans in their home country and
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        115 20 VILNIUS: A Lithuanian women's group is to send school supplies to some 300 children in the Afghan province of Ghor, where Lithuania is leading a Nato provincial reconstruction team, the head of the group said yesterday. "We have packed 250 school bags with notebooks, pens,
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      Lock icon A President for all
      387 21 "IF MEN were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary." That appears in the Federalist Papers, penned by one of the United States' founding fathers. Their clear-sighted view of "human nature"
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      2259 21  -  Michael Richardson By For The Straits Times MASTERING THE MEKONG Ideally, Mekong dams should be part of a scientific masterplan, approved by all six states. However, no country, whether upstream or downstream, appears willing to surrender national sovereignty to anywhere near
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      1488 22  -  John R. Bradley By Senior Writer AGE-OLD DEMANDS What is most striking, in reading the author's list, is not only that the demands are for the most part reasonable, but also that they remain the chief demands of ordinary Thai Muslims in those
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      831 23  -  William Underwood H\ For The Straits Times A total of 38,935 Chinese males were forcibly brought to Japan and made to perform harsh physical labour at mines, construction sites and docks. At some sites, half of all workers perished. "AUGUST 6, 1945. Hiroshima. August
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      204 21 A Muslim worldview A book on the Patani kingdom adds historical depth to debate on terrorism in Thai south. PAGE 22 THE STRATCS TIMES SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS, NEWS CENTRE 1000 Toa Payoh North. Podium Level 2, 3 1 8994 ST INTERACTIVE: http://straitstimes.asial.com.sg SPH Chief Executive Officer Executive Vice-President Alan Chan
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      8 1 HOME THE STRAITS TIMES THURSDAY AUGUST 18, 2005
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      697 1  -  Tanya Fong Dispute goes to High Court, threatens to destroy travel agency By One of Singapore's oldest and largest travel firms WITH over 200 staff in its head office at People's Park Complex (above), Sino- American Tours is one of the oldest and
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      Lock icon Damages ruling in pre-school case overturned
      455 2  -  no obligation to pass his landlords a free "ready-made kindergarten". Yesterday, the Court of Appeal agreed in a landmark decision on a tenancy dispute, when it overturned the judgment ordering him to pay his landlords $169,170. This included a deposit of $90,000 which the
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      131 2 THERE are about 4,000 divorce cases in Singapore every year. Since April this year, judges have been referring potential divorcees they deem to be in need of practical information or emotional support to sessions like these, under a joint initiative with the Ministry of
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      Lock icon Programme explains divorce fallout
      371 2  -  Selina Lum Initiative by courts and MCYS refers litigants to sessions giving advice, practical information By SHE came in determined to follow through her divorce petition, but after a few counselling sessions at the Family Court, she changed her mind. The woman, a clerk in her
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        123 2 THREE teenage girls lost their mobile phones to a bald, tattooed man impersonating a police officer. The man approached the 15-year-olds at the void deck of Block 568, Choa Chu Kang Street 52 on Tuesday afternoon. He said he was a Crimi nal Investigation
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        63 2 A MAN returned home to find his flat ransacked and valuables stolen on Tuesday evening. He had locked up and left his flat in Block 609, Clementi West Street 1 around 6am that day. The thieves broke in through the common corridor windows and stole
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      418 2  -  Khushwant Singh FAKE DEATH SCAM By PROMINENT businessman S. Moganaruban deserved a longer jail term for his role in the "complex and premeditated conspiracy" to cheat three insurance companies by helping his elder brother fake his own death, the Chief Justice explained on Tuesday.
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      Lock icon Sister-in-law's testimony was 'key'
      363 2 EVER since she said her piece in court, the wife of the "dead man" in an insurance scam has found herself facing stares and "funny looks" whenever she steps out. Recently, while she was on the train, a man told another commuter within earshot: "There's the
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      Lock icon Alleged escapee's pal gets reprieve
      316 2 FORMER coffee shop owner Alan Hendricks knew that his friend Tok Poh Oon had been charged with murder. But when Tok showed up at his Redhill Close flat, he had no idea that he was an escapee on the run. He said it was "the
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      467 2  - Law Society acting against no -cert lawyers K.C. VIJAYAN By Crime Correspondent THE Law Society is clamping down on attorneys who practise without valid certificates. Concerned about a recent spate of such cases, the society is now circulating to the Attorney-General's Office, lawyers, courts and government agencies the names of
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    • NOMINATION DAY
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        18 4 S'PORE PAYS TRIBUTE They turned up in numbers at the Nomination Centre. Here's what some had to say
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        56 4 "President Nathan's perseverance in lifelong learning, in learning Chinese, is a very good example for all. I hope his passion for the Chinese language will inspire and encourage more Chinese to love and take their mother tongue more seriously." MR CHUA THIAN POH (left), president of the Singapore
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        49 4 "He is a man for all seasons and all people. A considerate and compassionate man who pushes and prods you, to bring the best out of you." MR KARAM SINGH, 65, a retired civil servant who worked with Mr Nathan at the Foreign Affairs Ministry
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        63 4 "He has proved to the people that he can do a good job in different areas, such as charity. He meets people from all walks oflife, anytime and anywhere. I hope he can inspire more confidence in Singaporeans by going down to the ground and reaching out to
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        Lock icon 50 years on, still the social worker
        496 4  -  Leslie Koh President Nathan to continue active role in social service sector By FIFTY years after starting his career as a social worker in 1955, President S R Nathan is still putting his training to good use. Within hours of being declared President
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        659 4  -  Li Xueying By IT WAS a sweet ending to a long day for Mr S R Nathan. Greeting him on his return to his corner terrace home in Ceylon Road was a smiling Mrs Urmila Nathan, 76. Then, within five minutes, came hot
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        Lock icon Uncontested, but no less a president, says Nathan
        837 4 Lack of a contest doesn't make him any less a president, said Mr S R Nathan, who dealt with this and other questions yesterday during a press conference. He was returned unopposed for a second term as President PRESIDENT Nathan: When I
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        84 5 "Joo Chiat wanted to publish a cookbook because it is noted for a lot of Peranakan and local cuisine. We asked him to contribute a foreword and allow us to take some of his family photographs. He agreed and spent about two hours with us,
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        37 5 "He's the best candidate for the job. He's done Singapore proud, and this is good for Singapore. It provides continuity." MR CHANDRA OAS, chairman of NTUC FairPrice, who seconded Mr Nathan's nomination
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        36 5 "I came because I wanted to feel the atmosphere... As a leader and people's president, Mr Nathan spoke in four languages." MR JOHARI AHAMAD, 45, vice-chairman of the Malay activity executive committee at Admiralty
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        Lock icon Supporters of all ages, races converge at PA HQ
        603 5  -  Lynn Lee In show of support, over 3,000 turn up at Nomination Centre with placards, banners By Ong Hwee Hwee Zakir Hussain "I have seen him on television, but wanted to come and say hello to him. I am happy I
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        44 6 "I saw Mr Nathan's picture in the paper and wanted to come and support him. He's cute, approachable and friendly." MADAM LEE MU LIAN (left), 83, a Singapore Buddhist Welfare Services volunteer, in Hokkien. She was one of the oldest supporters there
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        38 6 "Mr Nathan's a good president. I've seen him in person opening Bright Vision Hospital in November 2004. He's very approachable, just like a friend." MADAM JIANG YAYU, 58, who was with her grandson Max Lee, five
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        47 6 "He comes across as somebody who's very kind. We wish him very well and especially good health, so he will see his presidency right to the end of his term." MRS VALERIE SCULLY, director of the Cristang cultural troupe at Siglap South Community Centre
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        38 6 "It's a great day for our nation and we must come out here to celebrate. We have a president who is very close to the people." ABBOTT MANKO of the Foguang Shan Buddhist association
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        1001 6  - Elected presidency: No -contest debate misguided Zuraidah Ibrahim NEWS ANALYSIS Real battle is General Election, with seats in Parliament the prizes re- Political Editor A BROADER FRUSTRATION WITH THE POLITICAL SYSTEM Perhaps the critics are fired up not because of the presidency as such, but because they want Singapore politics
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        220 6 Think Centre, Mendaki send congrats CIVIL society group Think Centre yesterday congratulated President S R Nathan on his re-election but said it remained "disappointed" that there was no contest. It also objected to the way some non-governmental organisations expressed their support for potential candidates even before Nomination Day. It urged
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        762 6  -  Peh Shing Huei By NOMINATION Day was Mr Andrew Kuan's 52nd birthday but he was in no mood to contemplate the past or consider the future, at least not with the media. He remained uncontactable at all times yesterday. The Straits Times learnt, however,
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      469 7  -  Goh Chin Lian Exercise marks climax of 13-nation drill hereto contain illegal export of arms technology By THIRTY-SIX hours after a dangerous shipment leaves a port in Japan, Singapore naval divers storm a cargo ship in the South China Sea by helicopter
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      Lock icon CIAS opens luxury lounge at airport
      342 7  -  Arthur Poon By CHANGI Airport sees the opening of a new luxury lounge at Terminal 1 today as the latest step in its fight to beat off competition from rivals like Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur. The 440 sq m Skyview first- and busi-ness-class
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      Lock icon Response to skydive fest more muted
      367 7 SKYDIVERS will take the plunge over Marina Bay from sunrise till sunset today as the Second Skydive Festival Singapore gets under way. However, festival organiser Aerial Trendz came close to cancelling the four-day event after some government authorities took longer than expected to allow
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      191 7 A SIGNIFICANT and unexpected drop in demand drove the small car certificate of entitlement (COE) premium to its lowest level this year. At $16,101, the COE price for cars up to 1,600cc is the lowest since 1992 barring one or two freak results over the
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      480 8  -  Arlina Arshad The three should discuss how to maximise use of resources, expertise By SINGAPORE'S three kidney dialysis centres have been urged not to compete and instead work together to better serve patients. Kidney Dialysis Foundation (KDF) chairman Gordon Ku yesterday called on
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      Lock icon Chinatown elderly care group wins top award
      454 8  -  Vivi Zainol By ONE of the biggest fears of elderly people with no family is that they will be denied traditional rites at their funerals. Now, several of them in the Chinatown area need no longer worry, thanks to the Kreta Ayer Volunteers'
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        288 9 MR CHARLES Mendis had a much easier experience than my husband and me ("Much ado about plant fertiliser"; ST. Aug 13). My husband is 75 years old and I am 68. We went to visit Leisure Farm in Gelang Patah and on the way
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        356 9 I REFER to the letter, "Cap taxi numbers, relook taxes to help cabbies" (ST, Aug 13). The writer suggested that the Government cap the number of taxis and lower taxes, and the Public Transport Council regulate taxi fares, so as to boost drivers'
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        608 9 I READ the report, "Teachers union to start tuition centres" (ST. Aug 10), with great concern. Firstly, teachers have complained that their job is very stressful. Many gave up teaching, as they could not cope with the stress. It is therefore shocking to read
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          60 9 DR NG Lai Peng of the Tampines Polyclinic impresses me with her care and concern. Each time when I consult her, she never fails to enquire about my daughter. Dr Ng has definitely set the pace at the polyclinic, as evident in the friendly service of the staff,
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          86 9 WHILE waiting at the Marina Bay area to enjoy the fireworks on the eve of National Day, my family wanted some food. It was 11pm, so we tried calling for fast-food delivery. The first outlet we called declined our order but when we called McDelivery, the staff agreed to
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          49 9 AT MCDONALD'S at Bugis Village on July 24, my wife accidentally toppled my cup of coffee. We alerted the manager, who not only sent her staff to clean up but also replaced the coffee and a soaked packet of fries. Thank you, McDonald's. Chan Kia Yan
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          56 9 I WOULD like to thank Director of Nursing Lesley Wee Yoke Kam who made my 16-day stay in Mount Alvernia Hospital so pleasant that I forgot I had been seriously injured. I was very touched by the care and concern shown by Ms Wee and the doctors,
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        594 9 FULL HOUSE AT HOSPITALS I CAN empathise fully with Ms Rodziah Shaari ("Sevenhour wait at SGH for bed for sick dad"; ST, Aug 13). I had similar encounters in Singapore General Hospital (SGH). My dad was sent to the A&E
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        135 9 I THANK Ms Justina Mak Mei Kuen for her letter, "Hospital full so dengue patient turned away" (ST, Aug 13). We have since contacted Ms Mak and clarified the matter. I would like to apologise for any misunderstanding over the information given to her. During
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        449 9 Shortage of 'specialty' beds delayed admission SGH, TTSH REPLY I REFER to Ms Rodziah Shaari's letter, "Seven-hour wait at SGH for bed for sick dad" (ST, Aug 13). We would like to apologise to Ms Rodziah and her father for the discomfort and distress that they experienced while waiting for
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        198 9 I REFER to the letter, "Beware of pickpockets on trains" (ST, Aug 4), by Madam Tan Chew Lan. We would like to inform Madam Tan that our station staff conducted a search for the culprits following the theft but were unable
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        158 9 I REFER to the report, "When such leaks hit your condo ceiling... up-per-floor home owners must now foot the bill" (ST, Aug 9). I applaud the Strata Titles Board's decision to finally end the practice of cost-sharing between owners of condominium units. The
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      Lock icon CPIB extends probe into match-fixing
      423 10  -  Marc Lim SOCCER More players called up after Shahril reveals that he was asked to lose match By THE investigation into alleged match-fixing in Singapore football has widened. It is believed that the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) has called up more players to assist
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      Lock icon Rising star Scott heading to S'pore Open
      397 10  -  Marc Lim »GOLF By WORLD No 7 Adam Scott will feature among a host of European Tour golfers who will tee off at the US$2 million (553.3 million) Singapore Open in September. The Australian is expected to be the marquee name of the
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      331 10  -  Alvin Foo By AFTER Tuesday's promising start, Singapore golfer Choo Tze Huang struggled to stay sharp at the Singapore Open Amateur Championship yesterday. The national serviceman shot a two-over 73 at the Singapore Island Country Club's Bukit Course, five strokes off his opening-day
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      114 10 THE Straits Times sports editor Toy Cheng Khoon (right) receives a memento of appreciation from Community Development, Youth and Sports Minister Vivian Balakrishnan at The Oriental Hotel yesterday. Looking on is Singapore National Olympic Council president and Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean. The memento was given to
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      Lock icon No glass ceiling's safe with him around
      730 11  -  Peter Siow THE SPORTS CHAT Expect records to fall when Thorpe swims at 2008 Beijing Olympics By IAN Thorpe, the swimmer whose rhythmic strokes in the water seem as natural for him as heartbeats, does not believe in ceilings. To the swimmer extraordinaire,
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      310 11  -  Chan Yi Shen SPORTS IN SCHOOLS By WHEN St Andrew's Secondary last clinched the Schools National B and C Division rugby double 15 years ago, Rico Ong was not even born. Today, the 14-year-old will lead the Saints out for the C Division final at
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      Lock icon Kendrick cheers Singapore camp with easy victory
      669 11  -  Alvin Foo BADMINTON By Easy for Taufik, upset for Zhou Mi in the first round OLYMPIC champion Taufik Hidayat smashed his way to a convincing 15-7, 15-3 win over Peru's Rodrigo Pancheco to reach the second round of the World Championships. Hidayat, 24,
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      132 11 HOME SPORTS S'PORE WIN, LOSE AND DRAW THE SINGAPORE netball team ended their threematch away test series with Papua New Guinea over the weekend with a victory, a draw and a loss. They lost 31-53 and drew 40-40 before clinching their first success over Papua New Guinea 43-38. GOMBAK STADIUM
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      639 12 SOCCER Midfielder raises stakes by accusing English champions of buying their way to success London HE MAY be just 18, but Arsenal's Francesc Fabregas is not beyond raising the stakes for their clash with Chelsea on Sunday. The midfielder claims the English champions, who
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      521 12 London THREE months after being criticised for his constant swearing on the pitch, Wayne Rooney has vowed to clean up his act. The 19-year-old came in for some fierce abuse at former club Everton, where he scored in Manchester United's 2-0 win
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      297 12 London NEWLY promoted West Ham United have declined to comment on growing speculation that the club could be subject to a £90 million (Ss27o million) takeover bid within days. "I have been told we have got to be careful what we say," a club
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      228 12 ASTON Villa's hopes of signing Milan Baros appeared to have hit a stumbling block after Liverpool sought to get winger Nolberto Solano as part of the deal. Villa were willing to pay £6.5 million (5519.5 million) to land Baros, but now Liverpool will settle
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      290 12 London ENGLAND'S Football Association could be in trouble with Fifa. The world body was alarmed by the downgrading of the red card shown to Newcastle United midfielder Jermaine Jenas at Arsenal last Sunday, and have sent a letter reminding the FA of the
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        41 12 ROME:ltalian soccer champions Juventus have taken AC Milan's Christian Abbiati on loan to solve their goalkeeping crisis. They will be without Gianluigi Buffon for three months after he hurt his right shoulder last week. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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        58 12 MOSCOWrAustria defender Emanuel Pogatetz will be able to make his English Premiership debut for Middlesbrough this weekend, after Russian soccer authorities reduced his six-month ban. Pogatetz, who played previously for Spartak Moscow, was suspended for a tackle that broke midfielder Yaroslav Kharitonsky's leg. However, his
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        33 12 PARIS-.World 800m record holder, Kenyan-born Dane Wilson Kipketer, has retired. The 34-year-old runner made his decision after failing to win an Olympic gold in Athens last year. REUTERS
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      495 13 »GOLF Akron (Ohio) PHIL Mickelson might be the new PGA champion, but Tiger Woods is still the firm favourite to win the US$l.3 million (552.2 million) NEC Invitational this week. In the six previous editions of the tournament, which is part of
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      634 13 SOCCER They beat Kuwait 3-2 to make Asian play-offs with Group B's Bahrain Tashkent (Uzbekistan) CALL it the thriller in Tashkent. Against the odds, Uzbekistan produced a dramatic comeback from two goals down to beat Kuwait 3-2 yesterday and keep their dream of
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      333 13 London BOLTON manager Sam Allardyce is adamant that signing Japanese international Hidetoshi Nakata is not too great a risk for the Premiership club. The 28-year-old midfielder has been recruited on a season's loan from Italy's Fiorentina. Allardyce believes he can play a crucial role as
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      245 13 LONDON A FRUSTRATED Newcastle manager Graeme Souness labelled yesterday's international friendlies as "Mickey Mouse" matches which undermine the work of every English Premiership manager. His side meet West Ham in their first home match of the season on Saturday, hoping to bounce back from Sunday's
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      200 13 TENNIS Cincinnati (Ohio) RAFAEL Nadal's 16-match unbeaten run was brought to a halt by Czech teenager Tomas Berdych on Tuesday. World No 2 Nadal went down 7-6 (7-4), 2-6, 6-7 (3-7) in their first-round match at the Cincinnati Masters. Fresh from a ninth title of the
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      214 13 ATHLETICS Beijing CHINA'S national athletics coach Feng Shuyong says that some of his athletes were holding back at last week's World Championships for financial reasons. The Chinese left Helsinki with only one medal a silver in the 110-metre hurdles won by Olympic champion Liu
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      1105 13 BADMINTON World Championships in Anaheim, California, Ist rd Men's singles. Bao Chunlai (Chn) bt Bobby Milroy (Can) 15-1 15-6, Lee Chong Wei (Mas) bt Jan Frohlich (Cze) 15-10 15-0, Taufik Hidayat (Ina) bt Rodngo Pacheco (Per) 15-7 15 3. Uao Sheng-shiun (Twn) bt Miha Sepec (Slo) 15-9 15-7. Wong
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      904 14 In Your Presence is Fullness of Joy; At Your Right Hand are Pleasures I firvirrnmr,' Psalm 16:11 CHEW NGEH LUN Age: 89 was called home to be with our Lord on 16 August 2005 leaving behind loved ones. (Husband: Ng Ann Lou, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Ng Pee Choo Chan
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        794 16 It expects to raise capacity by 2.1m barrels a day with focus on light crude London OPEC, which produces about 40 per cent of the world's oil, said members will add production capacity in the next 18 months, placing greater emphasis on
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        2052 16 Bonds, Loans Warrants TRANSACriSN DATE AUGUST 1 7. 2005 §5? WEEK 18. CMAEkXY lAST VOUJMt MY LAST OUOTE MM UJW CODE WMPUT TRAPES ULE +M- -ait WEN LOW BUYER SOUR 705 111 4226 AilpOTilWPaC*ro6o324 20 HI 195 MS 24 5 4047 tmKltU tCW*****4 52 -0 5 52 52 52 53
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        37 16 Yesterday's close: 15.499.58 (+5.96 points) Hong Kong stocks ended flat, recouping early losses, as investors digested a slew of corporate earnings and bought blue chips HSBC Holdings and ports-telecoms major Hutchison Whampoa REUTERS
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        46 16 Sydney S&P ASX 200 Yesterday's close: 4.467.9 (+13.3 points) Australian stocks closed down 0 3 per cent after profit-taking ended a record rally There was concern due to the high oil prices Volume was 1 22 billion shares worth As3 78 billion (554 8 billion) AFP
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        37 16 Yesterday's close-, j* 926.38 w (-0.11 point) Malaysian stocks closed flat, as investor sentiment continued to be dampened by high oil prices and inflation concerns. Volume was 386.78 million shares, worth RM545.39 million (SS24O million). AFP
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        18 16 Tuesday's close: 1.113.82 (-4.44 points) Indonesian stock markets were closed for a public holiday yesterday.
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        267 16 August 17 Stock Name Wt Close Change Airgreen Me .0.31 1260 Ascendasreit ...Jjm% 2.310 BIL Intl US2Oc VW 1260 CapitaLand 1.81 2 870 -0010 CapitaMall 0.83 2.580 -0.010 Chart SemiCond 26c 080 1 1 90 -0.020 CityOevSOc 2.56 8600 -0.200 ComfottOelGro 25c .174 1.570 -0 010
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        157 16 August 17 Source: HSBC Bank USA. Spore Branch (*M'sian nnggit Interbank rate by OCBC) UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES (9AM): SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling Aust dollar 1 2660 1 2800 Can dollar 1.3740 ***** Euro 2.0380 2 0620
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        256 16 New York THE chief executive of the New York Stock Exchange, Mr John Thain, has told an NYSE executive that he would accept US$25 million (5541.7 million) from former chairman Richard Grasso to settle the litigation over Mr Grasso's US$l93 million compensation
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        416 16 San Francisco HEWLETT-PACKARD (HP) continued its turnaround in the third quarter, with the giant computer and printer maker announcing on Tuesday a 10 per cent rise in its revenue, beating analysts' expectations. Its quarterly profit fell sharply, however, largely because of
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        37 16 Yesterday's close: 1.192.83 (+15.56 points) Chinese shares lumped more than 1.3 per cent after institutional players chased large capitalised stocks, such as top Asian oil refiner Sinopec. which rose nearly 3 per cent REUTERS
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        41 16 Yesterday's close: 667.49 (+0.31 points) The index rose for the first day in four PTT. the country's biggest energy company, gained as KGI Securities kept its buy' rating on the shares, amid optimism of rising profit. BLOOMBERG NEWS
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        35 16 Yesterday's close: 12.273.12 (-42.55 points) The index finished down 0 35 per cent, after losses by Advantest and other tech firms outweighed gains by Internet conglomerate Softbank and the banking sector. REUTERS
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        37 16 Yesterday's close-. 7859.53 (+91.29 points) The Sensex climbed to a record. Oil producer Oil Natural Gas had its biggest gain in more than a year, on optimism the government may raise fuel prices. BLOOMBERG NEWS
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        509 17 COMPETITION HEATS UP: Malaysia's Port of Tanjung Pelepas, which was opened in 1999 to compete with Singapore's port, handled 2.08 million containers in the first half, 3.4 per cent more than last year. Container traffic is likely to increase to a
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        258 17 Bangalore TEMASEK Holdings and British fund specialist Indigo Capital have shown interest in Go Airways, a start-up budget airline, a report said yesterday. Indian market sources told the Economic Times newspaper of India that the Wadia Group-controlled Go Airways, which is expected
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          77 17 TOKYO: Wal-Mart Stores may open large stores under its own name in Japan next year, boosting its presence in a tough market, its Japanese affiliate Seiyu said yesterday. Money-losing Seiyu is considered key to Wal-Mart's expansion plans in the Japanese
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          107 17 NEW YORK The National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), concerned that brokers may be seizing on the popularity of hedge funds to take advantage of non-professional customers, is investigating the sales practices at some of Wall Street's biggest firms. The
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          95 17 NEW YORK: Mr John Mack, in his first major step to address the woes of Morgan Stanley's retail business, has hired Mr James Gorman, the former retail chief at Merrill Lynch, to be president and chief operating officer of the individual investor
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        481 18  -  Lee Su Shyan Tycoon makes $85m profit from investment of less than three years By Companies Correspondent SAVVY INVESTOR BUSINESSMAN Oei Hong Leong has demonstrated his Midas touch again, after raking in a cool profit of $85 million by selling his stake
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        549 18  -  Azrin Asmani By Companies Reporter MISPLACED EXCITEMENT MARKET buzz that Keppel Telecommunications Transportation (Keppel T&T) and Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) were about to sell their stakes in mobile operator Ml drove shares of the two companies higher
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          71 18 DEVELOPER Chip Eng Seng has agreed to buy a freehold property at Balmoral Road for $19.5 million. The property, which was offered through an en-bloc sale, has a total land area of 26,945 sq ft. It has potential to be redeveloped into a 34-unit,
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          71 18 THE free float factor that is used to calculate CapitaLand's weighting in the Straits Times Index (STI) will be increased to 0.55 from 0.35. This is a result of Temasek Holdings' sale of 200 million CapitaLand shares recently, which raised the percentage of shares held
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          109 18 PUBLISHING group Sun Business Network will acquire a 60 per cent stake in Media Agents from Yu Jian for 45 million yuan (559.36 million). Sun will issue 70.6 million new shares at 13 cents apiece to pay for the purchase. Media Agents provides
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        308 18  -  Lorna Tan By HOT on the heels of its successful Internet savings account, Standard Chartered Bank (Stanchart) has launched a regular savings online account for children and juniors up to 21 years of age. Called esaver Kids!, the account offers interest 10 times that of
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        199 18  -  Alfred Siew By THE Bridge Mobile Alliance, a regional grouping of cellphone operators, has signed up three telecoms equipment vendors to test new third-generation services. Ericsson, Motorola and ZTE joined the alliance yesterday, promising to develop cellphone services, as well as equipment that are
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        533 19  -  Lee Su Shyan The retail and office space trust will issue 943m units at between 93c and 98c By Companws 'or respondent YET another real estate investment trust (Reit) is about to hit the market with plans to raise over $500 million
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        426 19  -  Erica Tay By WHEN the going gets wobbly, the shrewd turn to making jelly. A timely switch out of a faltering canned fruit business and into the booming jelly-making trade has made Mr Zheng Yulong's family firm the success it is
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        447 19  - M 1 rumours breathe some life into bourse Goh Eng Yeow "TAKING STOCK By INVESTORS and traders longing for a new story to come along to breathe some life into a languishing local market got their wish yesterday. Traders who trudged back to their desks wearily in the afternoon following
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        395 19  - LMA wins interim judgment against Tyco Lorna Tan By SWEET VICTORY "This is very positive for us. The temporary injunction covers not only Netherlands, but also the other European countries designated in the patent. They are France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Britain." MR LIM, LMA's group president A SINGAPORE health
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        259 19  - DIRECTORS' TRADES GOH ENG YEOW COSCO EXEC'S BIG BUY GOES AGAINST THE TIDE A TOP manager of China-based ship-repairer Cosco Corporation has made a splash by buying up a swag of the company's shares, just days after other directors had been busily paring their stakes. Filings with the Singapore Exchange
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        623 20  -  Erica Tay ABOVE MARKET EXPECTATIONS Sales of electronic components flat, ending two months of declines By SINGAPORE'S non-oil exports grew a decent 4.4 per cent last month Jrom a year ago, thanks to a scorching rebound in drug exports that offset a
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        8 20 Aug 17, 2005 2,280.23 -25.07
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        27 20 300 MIL 400 MIL 500 MIL 600 MIL 700 MH. 800 MIL 900 MIL 1 81l L 925.63 million shares 4t worth $1.05 billion
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        23 20 BUYING SELLING Australian dollar 1.2660 1.2800 Euro 2.0380 2.0620 Sterling pound 2.9860 3.0190 US dollar 1.6500 1.6680 Yen (100 units) 1.5065 1.5225
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        197 20 HOTEL ACQUISITION COLONY Capital, a United States private equity firm, plans to borrow US$65O million (Ssl.l billion) to buy Raffles Holdings' hotel business, including the 118--year-old Raffles Hotel, said bankers involved in the loan. The loan covers two-thirds of the $1.45 billion cash
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        8 20 UP DOWN Gainers: 191 Losers: 301 Unchanged: 531
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        801 20  -  Audrey Tan NEWS AN ALYSIS By Assistant Money Editor THE study of economics has famously been called "the dismal science", but the latest predictions for the Singapore economy are anything but dismal. Rather than the usual qualifiers to take into
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        444 20  -  Narendra Aggarwal By TALENT FRIENDLY MARKETS A NEWLY RELEASED PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) survey of 131 global corporations has found that Singapore's immigration and talent management policies are among the friendliest in the world. In contrast, China and India are among the Asian countries that cause
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      459 6 Ri VEHICLES FOR U/ HIRE RENT CAR, COMMERCIAL veh $35 up. Call 6356-8835, 001-10 Balestier Pt or 6451-6638 Sin Ming RENT SALOON CARS. Van. Pickup, Lorry 10/ 14-ft. Call 6256-2002. 588C Balestier Rd. YONG HONG OFFER cars/ MPVs fr $1200/mth, lorry, pickups, van fr $750/mth. Call: 6250-2777. VANS FOR RENTAL:
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      1313 7 ■bV DOl-08 HbV 001-08 J cmr a south-west j city a south-west I CARIBBEAN I OFFERS 2 3 BEDROOM APARTMENT SUITES FOR I MID TO LONG TERM LEASE I'NKttoHßrtMurfront MRT Compfcrntrtary Broadband Mvnrt boom* I Deugrwr fum«rKng 'Corryih*m*mj**oi*ibdam ley •Offi* Houwfcer Off TIOM6 BAMRU Rd 1-bOrm stu dio apt Ground
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      1128 7 IbV 009- 10 ORCHARD/ HbV DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ pk 009- 10 ORCHARD/ 1 TANGUN/ HOLLAND 111 TANGUN/ HOLLAND Qj TANGUN/ HOLLAND PTEAPTS-RENT PTEAPTS-RENT PTEAPTS-RENT HG Rfl H GE 70&B0 olife of cJLuxuru Vjou Prestigious address in district 10 5-min walk to Orchard Road MRT Station Each apartment has a private
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      784 7 7 HOLT RD. 3+l bdrms. 1851 sqft. Very nicely furn. Tip top cond. $5.2K. Avail 15 Sept. 9026-8321 7 HOLT RD 1872 sqft balcony. 3+l pool, gym, BBQ. Orchard. P/furn. $SK. CBRE *****721 ASPEN HEIGHTS GROUND fir with patio 3 rms F/renovated $4500 neg CBRE *****721/ *****272 MIRAGE TOWER. 3*l.
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      769 7 ■aW Dll ft 21 NEWTON/ LfJIjBT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI |F PTE APTS -RENT EHBrSS •3&4rooms (1,206 to 1,410 sqft) Short stroll to Canadian international School, King Albert Park, Beauty World Centre and Beauty World Plaza Near International Schools and clubs at Bukit Timah like Hollandse and Swiss Clubs Near Bukit Timah
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      578 7 ■at Dl 2-1 4 BALESTIER/ BaV 012-14 BALESTIER/ ID MACPHERSON/GEYLANG 2 MACPHERSON/GEYLANG W PTE APTS RENT PTE APTS RENT H A *Hai CONVENIENT LUXURIOUS ■H ;1 I LIVING at AFFORDABLE RENT Y^ W Brand new 2/3 bedroom apartments XT, penthouses with breathtaking view Swimming pool, Jacuzzi, sauna, gym. children's playground
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      808 7 ffffi Dl 5-1 6 EAST COAST Ipf PTEAPTS-RENT Expats V^ TANJONG RIA 3*l #16. Sea view. Breezy. F/furn. Well kept. Quiet. Condo style. Mins to Suntec/park Immed. $1.9K. 9857-1727 Jen EASTWOOD CTR PENTHSE. 4+l with Jacuzzi. 2927 sqft. Open gdn. Immed. $2.3K neg. Also for sale. 9009-9123 David Ng D.15
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      700 7 ■k 19-20SERANGOON/ Q THOMSON |F PTE APTS -RENT CHEAPI DAISY RD. 3+l Mais. 1600 sqft. P/furn. Quiet. Sheltered carpark. Immed. $1200 only. Gerald 9272-7110 DTZ BISHAN RAFFLESIA. BRAND New! 1195 sqft: 3+l. Full/ p/ furn. Junction 8/ Rl/ amenities/ eateries stones .throw away. *****488 SUNGLADE. 2+l. $1700. Full condo facilities.
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      756 7 allf.M J IJI JA Iffv HOUSES FOR RENT GOOD RENT D.28 SUNRISE WAY. 2 4 rms. P/furn. $1.3K! Near YCK. Sunrise Ave! 3 storey semi-d. s+l F/furn. 52.5K! Immed. 9272-1039 D.ll KHEAM HOCK vicinity. Beaut; ful bunglw. Bright/ spacious. 8000/ 6000 sqft. Gdn/ gazebo. 7+l $15K. Sole Agt. AR *****600
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      852 8 P!J\ HOUSES FOR RENT ¥Qf\ HOUSES FOR RENT B^a^laW Sum East Coast Terrace $3,000+ Mistral Park $3,000 (Jalan Angln/Harv«y Avenue) Bedok Ria $3,300+ Jalan PariDedap §5,200+ (Bungalow Pan Dedap) Kok Cheng 9844 8364 Tanl Er 97M6887 u^oj^^^W6o79^AlvlnO^^^^B4Jo7ai TAN SIM BON Rd 2-storey Bunglw s*l rm. Land 6000/ built up 4000
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      660 8 P!{\ HUDC/HDB Uj? APTS FOR RENT GOOD RENT BLK 146 SIMEI Blk 448 Ming Ave 3+l/ Blk 362 Ciementi 2*l/ Blk 340 Woodlands 2*l/ 393 Yishun 2*l. Simon 9002-8020 C.OOD RENT TAMPINES 2*l BLK 271/ 497 beautifully renovated, f/aircon. furn. near amenities. Already cobroke. 9824 7728 [^MR a -f 5
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      858 8 lf}V HUDC/HDB yjif APTS FOR RENT I*l UNIT. NEAR MRT/ amenities. F/furn. Aircon. Neat move in cond. Tenant, call 8108-4978 3-tM APPROVED BLK. 69 BedoK South Ave.3. F/furn. Near amenities. Call *****793 Petra SEMBAWANG 4 RM F7FURN. Beautifully renovated/ designer decor opp MRT SBOO neg *****338 agt BEDOK SOUTH BLK
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      544 8 Jh SERVICE fff\ SERVICE ffK SERVICE ilif APARTMENTS \fc) APARTMENTS W APARTMENTS I VI fIT L \^^m~**&\. f^^^^^^BJ^B^^Bjfte^Hßj^^Bjl^B^BS^ ibjm^b^b^bmbC^^^lbK^» g-Ajli^^^^^ai Ib^^^B slb^L wpf, y K BHb^^^bV 1 tHßri^ jfdß^B^Q^^B^ftßjß^^M^^g-, m J^^B^LV For further enquiries Tallest Serviced Apartment Residence and viewing, please call: in Singapore with 34 storeys t a i
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      454 8 fffi ROOMS FOR \Uf RENT(HDB) 218 BEDOK CENTRAL, furnish aircon rm to let. Immed. Call owner *****116, single only. No agt NO OWNER. KALLANG Stadium/ Tiong Bahru/ Airport/ C'wealth/ Holland/ Jurong. *****836 $200-SSOO. RMS IN all areas. Aicon. Furn. Near MRT. Price neg. Immed. 6755-6378/ 9618-7694 ALL AREAS. COMMON/ Master
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      830 8 House LJ HERITAGE VIEW Holland/ MRT. 2+l/3+l/s+l Penthse. Choice units. Below bank valuation. Must sell!! 9695 1177 BRAND NEW FREEHOLD Studio. 2. 3 Penthouses Amenities/ MRT/ shopping Foreigners eligible Vacant possession Prices from $350,000 Showflat: 6294-8500 View by Appointment RIVER PL I+l rms 788 sqft. Pool view. $sxxK/ UE Sq
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      803 8 ■k DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ ED TANGLIN/ HOLLAND W HOUSES-SALE Leedon Park* Land ***** sqft/ Built-up 7000sqft Elegant, Stately Classic Architecture in one of the sought-after locations Wide frontage on elevated land Oueen Astrid Elevated land of approx ***** sqft/ ***** sqft with a matured gdn and serene ambience Choose either
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      834 8 Wfh DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ MM TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS -SALE ••LUXURIOUS F'HOLD CONDO" Ardmore Park 2885 sqft. City/ sea view. Tenanted neg Calrnhlll New! 2700 sqft ground fir with gdn. Renovated... 53.28M Calrnhlll Brand new penthse. 2422 sqft. Great view! $4.2M Calrnhlll New 1733/ 2013 sqft, 3/ 4 rms. Must
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      830 8 ■J;ti]J4;tii*^fe ffh DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ MM TANGLIN/ HOLLAND W PTEAPTS-SALE Must K Sell r^J ROBERTSON 100 Robertson Quay. 3+l rm. F'hold. Top quality finishing. Very Serious Seller. Pool View. Call: 9436 9849 WOOLLERTON PK. 2560 sq garage. (S2SOK 6 star decor). Huge balcony. Absolute greenery. $2.xxM neg! 9388 9898 [BRAN-NEW
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      701 9 PfK 009-10 ORCHAW)/ H|j TANGUN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS -SALE 0.09 TAN6LIN PARK. Mfc* charming 2*l. F'hoid. Totally pte. Face greenery 6481 2668 Lm OFF RIVER VALLEY. Studio apt 624 sqft Move m cond Expat's Ha'e 9188 9902 P* MIRAGE 1 RM $518*/ 2 rms $810* Regency 2 rms SSOBK/ 2*l
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      1371 9 ■k Dll ft 21 NEWTON/ Wfk Dll ft 21 NEWTON/ fffk 01 1 ft 21 NEWTON/ Mk Dll ft 21 NEWTON/ Mk Dl l ft 21 NEWTON/ Wfk Dl l ft 21 NEWTON/ LjBBTTIMAH/ CLEMENTI HI BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI tSM BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI LSI BT TIMAH/ CLEMENT! E]l BT TIMAH/
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      278 9 It^Dl 5-1 6 EAST COAST M*/ HOUSES -SALE ONLY $313 PSFI Near Katdng. F'hold. Link bunglw. Land approx 4100 sqft. Orig. Wide frontage. S.W facing. 9100-1820 DTZ MOUNTBATTEN LEGENDARY 2STOREY conservation bunglw. 21,000 sq.ft. Charming home. $6.xxM. HARVEST *****035 BOWMOKT GDNS. 2vvstorey F'hold. s+l rm. 2580/ 3100 sqft. SW facing.
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      456 9 Pr^VD! 5-1 6 EAST COAST ipP HOUSES -SALE D.16 2-STOREY CORNER terr. Orig. 6670/ 2000 sq.ft. F'hold. 3+l. Sell 51.85M neg. 9679-0308 WB F'HOLD BUNGLW 2-STOREY Crescent Rd. Elevated 6000 sqft s+l patio. Future MRT. 9003-9883 KEW GREEN. 3-STOREY townhse. 3500 sqft. Jacuzzi. Facilities. Quiet. Also for rent. 9147-9984 fffk
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      449 9 PPIVDI 5-1 6 EAST COAST M? PTEAPTS-SALE fil D.IS OCEAN PARK, f /hold. 3+1.2110 sqft. High Fir. Breezy. Very good condition. Selling below value. 51.15M ono. 9005-4100 Raymond DON'T |H| D.15 COSTA RHU. 99 yrs. 2+l Ap prox 1000 sqft. Seaview, selling with tenancy, very serious seller. 9005 4100 Raymond.
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      525 9 TjT^yg^Jij B^T*^k\ iff|D1 5-1 6 EAST COAST Ur PTEAPTS-SALE HAWAII TOWER, MEYER Rd. 2239 sqft. 3+l. Renovated. Full facilities. $I.lxM. 9022-0616 Agt AMBER PK/ KING'S Mansion. F'hold. 3+l. Renovated/ sea view. Sat/ Sun 1-4pm. 9022-6005 D.15 S35OK+! COSY studio. F'hold. 600 sqft. Pool. Beautiful. Katong vicinity. Last chance! *****575 ■k
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      701 10 ■ft Dl9-20SERANOOON/ QD THOMSON TAI HWAN HCTS. 2 storey bungiw. 9400 sqft. F'hold 52.9M neg. Darren 9683-2339 Newsman PARRY VIEW 3/ Storey terr. 1600/ 2200 sqft 4*' Open roof S ieg 9815 1188 CMEAPi 5274 PSFI Semi-d at Lor Cttuajn 5100/ 3000 sqft Big! Near Chomp Chomp. *****077 BRAEMAR DR.
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      805 10 PtK D25-28 DQ NORTH HOUSES W "SALE MAKE YOU* OrrER! Jin Redop beautiful 2 l vstorey semi-d. 3150/ 3680 sqft. 5 rm. Suite Master. AI cond Serious seller LAKEHOLMZ Just TOP Price from $39fl pjf Free 10 home Free fndge/ washer/ dryer Deterred payment scheme Win a Car Lucky Draw
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      899 10 P^N HDB AFTS FOR SALE fjif (ANG MO KIO) 3 'NG 1 24T, 330 move m $160K* 3^» rm corner 233 valued $195K s'i' Blk 249. High fir. Renovated. 5 T 460. Move in. Mikel *****122 4-tM COKNEN 440. Renovated, unblock. Marble fir/ Aircon Breezy, quiet Walk MRT/ Pk/ Sch
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      781 10 B& Jl?!/^?!^ E& DB APTS FOR SALE R^ HDB APTS FOR tSt\ HDB APTS FOR fft HDB APTS FOR Pih HDB APTS FOR SALE UrV (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) I*? {BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) |j^ (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) \jff (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) \jff (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) 1 1 ft k v^LkV] I b\% II p^^Lb lift |T*l^| KhmCHk^l P
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      668 10 *ERA*Provtn Bt Batok Specialist* —Samuel Wet 6471-3446 ERA*** •••ERA No 1 Top Productr '02*~ Extc Mais 524 #8. A1 greenery view/ decor. 1 min MRT! Low Extc Mais 289D #10. Rare: $150K AI dtcorl AI view. 165 sqm. MRT Extc Apt 628, 406, 405 89 $299K Extc Apt 290C, 299
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      565 10 W TCIAVOI AUA4UI J0 I tLUK bLA NuAH J 3 T *1 extra rm. Blk 130. Bt Merah View. Beautiful view. 5 mins to MRT. No cash! Hurry! 9450-4777 3 'NG' Bt Purmei 105. Lift level.. 4'A' Redhill 69 Renovated. Unblocked, immed. 9006-5883 3'NG' BLK 65 T. Blangah. New list!
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      535 10 gR) HDB APTS FOR SALE 4 'A' RACE Course Rd blk 682. High fir, unblocked/ bright/ windy. 2 mins MRT. Move in. neg. *****709 Sole Aqt 5 T CAMBRIDGE Pt Blk 39. #15. Condo layout. 8 yrs. Bring luggage! Vacant. MRT/ St Michael Pri. HDB valued $380K. *****155 |PS HDB
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      669 10 (ToASu^Naf 5 'I' 177 Lompang Rd. High floor. Beside Bt Panjang Plaza, MRT. Move-in. 9382-2425 Agt 5T CORNER 8LK.422 CCK High fir. 100% move-in. 4-rms. Valued. Mins MRT/ Lot 1. 9147-1228 Lynn 5-RM PT BLK 674. Lift level. 4 bdrms. Privacy. Mins Yew Tee MRT/ mkt. Pte carpk. 9818 5491
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      488 10 Li I (l&C\l if* Aklf* CP^fMill FREDDIE I£ONG 1^ 9624 8861 VvL HOUGANG HOUGANG HOUGANG 3'A' 671 high fir. Sin Min School 5T 245 Corner high fir. Valued 5T 649 comer movein nice view 5T 945 corner mid/ renovated 5T 951 corner sell below value Exec Apt 850 Central, movein
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      936 10 jkhj ■k HDB APTS FOR SALE E£Zj (HOUGANG/ S"GOON/ YIOCHUKANG) 1 AND ON LV *****055 SERANGOON CENTRAL 3 'S' 201, 204. High floor. MRT... 4-rm 255, 324, 328. 426. neg.. Corner Exec Mais/ Apt 417, 535. Pro fox MMN 4'A' CORNER 835 Hougang. High fir. Windy. Unblocked. MRT/ Hougang Mall/
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      872 11 f^\ HDB APTS FOR SALE fit? (JURONQ) 3 T 209 SO/ 187 cc ~«< Boe«La> 3 T Mo CMIHJ 119 SOI/ 120 #11/ 113 SlO upgraded Hn 3 HQ 526 »67 101 «4 Nice MRT 4 A' 921, 613 BC9 Below value 4 'A' Pt 259 Boon Lay/ 545 #09
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      577 11 RK HDB APTS FOR SALE fjff (JURONQ) 5 f BLK |M JMfBM W. comer. Movt-in cond sea ~ia w-st se *****233 5-RM JURONG W blk 674A CorneX. Ngf\ fir Renovated Jurong Pt/ MRT/ mkt. 9817-3810 CBS 5-RM 'I' CORNER blk 640 Well renovated, cabinet, near ameni•es w=? T neg 9061
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      729 11 ffti HDB APTS FOR SALE Ml? (PASIR RIS/ CHAN6I) EXEC APT CORNER Bik 239/ 235 High fir. Sea view. 200% move in. 150 sqm. 9795-0001 McR MUST VIEW! CORNER 5 1 Blk 634 Pasir Ris. High fir, seaview. 122 sqm. Valued. 9829 3067 Agt NCWt ST 232 Pasir Ris. Low
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      652 11 Wfti HDB APTS FOR SALE y|/ (TAMPINES/ SIMEI) CYNTHIA CHUA 9683-5333 PN 3 'S' 844 Move-in. $165* neg! 3 'A' 226, 234, 291. 100% move-in 3'A' 467, 808, SIS High/ low fir 4 'NG 1 159. ..C0mer. High fir. MRT! 4 'A" 219 Comer. Below value! 4 'A 1 842F
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      738 11 J9f\ HDB APTS FOR SALE 11^ (TAMPINES/ SIM'lI) LAST CALLI OFFERI Tampines 5 'A' 922. Huge living rms. High fir. Move in. HB 9389-1848 $1000 TO CO-BROKE Agent! It j Tampines 350. #07. Corner. 9 yrs. Lift level. 9295-5483 EMS 3'A' 280/ 884 Renovated. MRT 4'A 1 Corner 234/ 266
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      536 11 fffc HDB APTS FOR SALE ÜbX (WOODLANDS) LbUbEriNEAI? 5T 615 «12 MRT/ sch. Valued.. >T 542 #07/#O9 Lift. Move-in 5M' 705 #09. Al decor. Mkt/ sch Jumbo 139. 170 sq.m. High fir. I Jumbo 119 184 sq.m. 9386 4500 MOTIVATED SELLER ♦'A' 363, 426, 604, 719 Corner. 3eautiful. Mid/ high
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      696 11 Wfti HDB APTS FOR SALE H|f (WOODLANDS) 5 'I' BLK 640. Woodlands. 3 rrr No blocking. High fir. Spacious/ Blk 743, 4-rm. High fir. Renovated. Close to amenities. *****728 403 WOODLANDS 3 'NG', near Marsiling MRT. Move-in cond. Motivated seller. Good Before 4% end. Evelyn 9763-3723 HSR S'l 1 CORNER
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      547 11 DCCT r SV Owl ■w v LOCATION jgjfl 738 4'NG' LIFT level, All r 362 4" A" corner, cosy. Unblock 860 5'P corner, renovated neg 213 5T high fir. 9382-8801 3'S 1 769, 773 All races 3'NG' l5l, 203. 224 High fir 3 'A' 630, 283 Renovated 4 'S' 718..
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      477 11 ■k HDB APTS FOR SALE D (SENGKANG/ W PUNGGOL) SUIER VALUE EXEC APT 225C Campassvaie Walk. High fir. Unblocked. Renovated. Cosy. Near amenities. Sell below value. Call 9109-2855 GROUND FLR BELOW HDB s'l'c ner Blk. 142 Rivervale Ist owner, f/renovated, wardrobe aircon. Big recess. HDB $278K. Mall. FANTASTIC VIEW great
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      437 11 adTiTTJT f!3? Wff\ PRIVATE APTS UNWANTED (RENT/ BUY) "taw imam y^HllFHStti I have many clients for S4OOK S6SOK (Sale) $1500 $4500 (Rent) MY CLIENT WISH to rwtf/ buy apt vicinity of Hume Ave/ Hillview Ave/ Bt Timah. Daniel *****755 URGENT!!! CO LOOKING for apt In all areas. 2+l/ 3+l. Good
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      1197 12 ff^ FACTORY SPACE RK FACTORY SPACE R(S FACTORY SPACE fiif FOR SALE \Hf FOR SALE f^f FOR SALE Please call: 6842 7275 6235 2422 (J) Far East Organization A Owioptr Eunx Lnk Technology Put Lid Agents are welcome c^^^»>-.r^r,.~ fffi FACTORY SPACE Plfk FACTORY SPACE \Hf FORRENT ÜbV FORRENT HIGH-TECH
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      150 12 ©SS ACE SA obinson Centre MRT access Column-free layout Lift lobby frontage with seaview cityview Fitted bare units Raised floor n g Centre Excellent location Next to Raffles Place MRT Station Panoramic seaview Prestigious tenants that include major international banks and corporations INCHCAPE MARKETING BUILDING 1557 KEPPEL ROAD Attractive rental
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      371 12 Hh OFFICE SPACE \JO FOR RENT 410 and 635 if at Attractive Rental Full height glass window Near Clarke Quay and Chinatown Minutes walk from Clarke Quay MRT Ample carparking lots 24-hrs Security Contact us at 6428 8670 6428 8308 For Eoti Shopping Centre •818 sqft Suitable for commercial school,
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      787 12 NEAR MRT J 6 MINUTES WALK to Kallar.q MRT, 167 Geylang Rd. Lift, security, newly renovated 4-storey conservation office, aircon, lighting, 362/ 865/ 1228 sqft. $1.80 psf up neg. Pis call: 6236-0246. FITTED OFFICE UNITS with attractive rental packages 1,000 sft above Fitted 'Units with Window View Aircon Food Court
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      953 12 IfK OFFICE SPACE Up for rent OFFICE FOR RENT (Chinatown) 3 mins to MRT. Approx 1000 sqft. Move in cond. Reasonable rental! Call Richard 9004-5830 PN TANNERY LANE (NEAR Macpher son Rd). 130/ 606/ 1050/ 1625/ 3250/ 4300 sqft. Low/ high fir avail. Fr $1 psf. Eric 9617-5370 TECK LIM
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      648 12 f!h OFFICE SPACE IJK OFFICE SPACE |fiP FOR SALE H|/ FOR SALE 463 sqftf 936 sqft/ Panoramic Sea/ Gty View 1 409 sqft/ 1 872 sqft/ Next to tanjong Pagar 2358 sqft/ 3293 sqft/ MRT Stations 4229 sqft/ 6587 sqft/ New Acoustic Ceil ing 8459 sqft/ 9405 sqft View to
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      709 12 khjkhj Hh SHOP SPACE \Uf FOR RENT I IfV ft zV 02/ 03/ 04 TOP 10 Snr Director'! 1) AMK Central 721. H shop. Crowded. Mins MRT/ interchange 2) AMK Blk 53X. shop. F/aircon Glass dr. Mins food ctr/ 7-11/ mkt. 3) Hougang Blk 203 shop Mins MRT/ eateries Crowded
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      1470 13 wn% shop space rm shop space fW FOR RENT Mir FOR RENT marina:squareJ Newly renovated shopping mall Level 3 units Approx. 1 70 to 2,000 sq ft •Available immediately Suitable for fashion apparel, lifestyle, gifts, hobbies, furniture furnishings, etc. For enquiries, call 6335 2616/6335 2620/6335 2621 Marina Centre Holdings Pte
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      814 13 Rj\ SHOP SPACE hif/ FOR SALE GOOD INVESTMENT SHOP RANGOON Rd. 1880 sq.ft. Crawford Lane 841 sq.ft. High yield $7K/ $3.6K Near MRT amenities. Must sell! 9487-9007 BEST BUY) HURRYI Good Yield. All Trades Anq Mo Klo 1600 sgft SB9OK Juror* E l6OO sqft $820K up Houoana 1600 sqft S63OK
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        1037 8 SMALLE R F RAME Nowhere is the pressure to be skinny more evident than in showbiz, where many actresses are now less than the women they once were. HAZEL YONG reports inger-actress Rui En is by no stretch of the imagination a big girl. And yet, at 1 .68m tall,
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      869 11 Where style-maker Theseus Chan's Guerrilla shop goes, hipfollows.JustlookatHaji Lane, says LIONEL SEAH f art director Theseus Chan always seems to be ahead of the curve when it comes to choosing a location for his businesses, it's because of his instincts. "I suppose I'm drawn to less obvious places.
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      806 12 Arab Street is now hip but some worry wrong values are being brought in, reports LIONEL SEAH "N ack in the 1910s to *****, Muslim pilgrims congregated here before heading off to Beach Road where they 1 travelled by ship to Mecca -hence its name. But Haji Lane
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      646 12 STRAITS REC SRECORDS HIP HUB +,tie .wta+ttcY ami- c*»u a* h.rr.*<**r w*,i#vt a^*pu*uv. .^L,* M H Zu^.tj(^ jkhjkhj Photographer: Illustration: 43 Haji Lane, tel: 934 1-1572 Opens: Noon- 11pm on weekdays and noon- 12am on weekends This supercool twomontfvold record store carries reggae, hip-hop, hardcore, punk rock records and alternative
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      790 14 Warming up to work, she is wearing coat and leather gloves from Tjin Lee while he is in shirt, pants and pullover from Tangs. His olive knit scarf is by G-Star. All eyewear from Atlantic Optical at Wheelock Place. It's freezing in the office. SANDRA LEONG has tips
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        77 15 THE CARDIGAN She wears: Alannah Hill knit cardigan, $329, from Tangs Pros: A cardigan is always a safe choice. But if you want to inject some character, choose one with funky detailing like bows or buttons. Cons: None. The cardigan is the most versatile item in your wardrobe. It looks
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        77 15 She wears: Country Road three-quarter-sleeved Jacquard jacket, $339, from Country Road Pros: A jacket with a more updated cut like this one says you're an urbanista who keeps up with the latest trends. If you want to be more adventurous, accessorise with bangles and rings. Cons: It's a
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        77 15 She wears: Moonstone cream shrug, $69, from Tangs Pros: More presentable than a shawl, you can wear a shrug even at meetings. Jazz it up with funky belts and accessories. Cons: Wear it wrong and you may end up looking like your grandmother. Pairing a shrug with pearls,
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        87 15 She wears: Country Road blazer, $249, from Country Road Pros: A classic blazer usually outlives most fads. Go for a fitted one for a dressier look and pair it with a scarf made from light material. Cons: Structured blazers may look intimidating and dated. Stay away from them
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      266 16 THE JACKET He wears: Calibre pin-striped jacket, $699, from Tangs Pros: For offices with more traditional dress codes like law firms and banks, a jacket keeps you warm while saying "I mean business". If you need an additional layer, pair with a cashmere vest to complete the look. Cons: None,
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      333 17 INSIDE STORY Fashion has gone to the bloqs. DYLAN BOEY takes a peek he fashion industry is sometimes called the most exclusive social club in the world, what with its by-invitation-only events, limited front-row seats and haughty personalities (read: Anna Wintour, Naomi Campbell). But the closed-door glamour is gradually going
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      279 17 Net space: http://yesmrsvreeland. blogspot.com Tagline: Notes on style Blogger: An American auntie who writes in a no-nonsense way. Freelance writer Lisa Radon worships the late Vogue editor Diana Vreeland and loves hats. In a nutshell: Unlike typical fashion blogs which are punctuated with cruel observations, it dispenses good style tips:
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      86 18 BLACK WHITE Black-and-white is the new black, or so it seems from what the stars are wearing REUTERS American actress Tracee Ellis Ross (above) goes for a big, bold hairdo to play off her printea dress. REUTERS TheO.C.'s Rachel Bilson (right) keeps her look bling-free, fuss-free ana classic. AFP Movie
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