The Straits Times, 30 December 2005

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    24 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 106 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS MICA (P) 093/03/2005 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30 2005 ••A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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    Lock icon SIA urged to hive off some units
    688 1  -  Lydia Lim MM's verdict: Airline labour-management relations have improved Its catering and engineering subsidiaries should compete with other players entering these 2 sectors, says Mr Lee By Senior Political Correspondent WE'RE GOING TO WIN "I didn't live to 82 to be defeatist. We're
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    Lock icon Deadly December: Second worst month on the roads
    536 1  -  Tracy Sua By ABOUT one road user has been killed every two days this December, making it the second deadliest month on Singapore's roads this year. Up to Tuesday, 18 people had been killed this month m 18 separate fatal traffic accidents,
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon A touch of Victoria Street in Toa Payoh
      1063 1  - A touch of Victoria Street in Toa Payoh Yap Su-Yin By SOME passers-by stop and stare when they go by the new Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus (CHU) Toa Payoh along Toa Payoh Lorong 1. Nothing pleases Ms Donne Aeria, head of the IJ Board of Management more. "We
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    • IN A FLASH
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        41 2 'No' to foreign tie-up Getting an overseas organisation to rebuild NKF will not help to regain trust, says reader. PAGEH2I Holistic education Students should study a wide range of subjects instead of being allowed to choose, says reader. PAGE H22
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        Lock icon ASIA
        57 2 Rural tax exemption China scraps 2,600-year-old agricultural tax to help the rural poor. PAGE 9 Shooting m IT hub A professor is gunned down at a Bangalore university m what could be a militant attack. PAGE 14 Non-Muslims' rights Muslim burial for husband of Hindu widow could hurt religious
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        19 2 Europe's big freeze A chilly snap is causing chaos m Europe, with France the hardest hit. PAGE 20
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        23 2 No happy new year 2006 is likely to be another year of widening gap between the haves and the have-nots. PAGE 28
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        46 2 Drowning mystery A father remains baffled why four army trainers did not notice as his son drowned right under their noses. PAGE HI The 90-cent question Bulk of NKF donations was channelled into reserves, health checks and fund raising, says the new management. PAGE H6
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        15 2 Hopes dashed Singapore's Olympic council rejects gymnasts' appeal to compete m Commonwealth Games. PAGEH2S
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        43 2 Year of shopping A look at the thrills and spills of overseas acquisitions by Temasek Holdings and its firms as well as the GIC. PAGE H32 Investment controls CPF Board will tighten rules on investment funds to safeguard nest eggs. PAGE H34
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        Lock icon WHAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN
        67 2 IN A Straits Times article yesterday, "McDonald's takes healthy bite with nutrition labels", we reported the Health Promotion Board as saying 400 calories make up almost half of one's daily energy needs. The board has clarified that 400 calories provide a quarter, not half, of
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      280 2 SECTION ONE Prime 3-4 Asia 8-17 World 20-25 Review 27-29 Insight 30-31 FYI 32 SECTION TWO Home Hl-H2O Forum H2l-H22 Sports H23-H27 Obituaries H2B Money H29-H34 UFE! Mailbag L6-L7 Music LB-Lll Events&TV...Ll6-Ll7 i »g><^~~— BHr-VBT' -^H»" BBfnB i,w '^HT^THBBBrTBBH*ni .B""^TThBB" HI HJ B^ '-^BJ fl^B WmJMirmmmm: mmZ&imW HfOSsHl Hi I'JhV&B
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon Every corner is a learning space
      515 3  -  Maria Almenoar Flexibility's the word as schools use empty areas for new ways of engaging students By LEARNING JUMP: Pupils at Kranji Primary School play mathematical games on a modified Snakes and Ladders grid (above), painted on floor space which was once empty. There
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      Lock icon A new tradition coined for pupils
      175 3 A new tradition coined for pupils FOR the first time, The Singapore Mint will give every primary school m Singapore one commemorative coin each to award the top Primary 5 pupil. Starting with giving out lunar dog nickel coins to all 178 primary schools, the Academic Excellence Award will be
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      Lock icon Coroner shocked by soldier's death: How could it have happened?
      518 4  -  Chong Chee Kin By SOLDIER Ong Jia Hui drowned while training off Changi Naval Base before the very eyes of his four instructors standing less than 10m away. None of them saw him slip under the surface of the sea
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      Lock icon It's a smear, says Beijing
      523 4  -  Chua Chin Hon China dismisses Japanese accusation that its diplomat was hounded to death By China Bureau Chief In Beijing REGRETTABLE ACTS "We believe that, behind the death, there were regrettable acts by Chinese intelligence personnel that violated duties (of treaties to safeguard diplomats)." JAPANESE
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      13 3 YEAR OF THE DOG COINS LIKELY TO BE SNAPPED UP, HOME HI 6
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      46 4 Museums and gi things fIJBMBX m^ BB 4«v H^ In an interview with BT, Priscylla Shaw, chairman of the Asian Civilisations Museum, talks about books and her work. Today m The Business Times HAND, FOOT MOUTH DISEASE Kids 5 infected more than double m one year
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Making waves
      142 8 vgnjgn Naval vessels 63 Destroyers 21 Frigates 42 Submarines 69 Patrol and coastal vessels 331 Mine warfare 34 Amphibious 50_ Support vessels 163 Source: THE MILITARY BALANCE: INTERNATIONAL I t Nava I vessels 25 Aircraft carrier 1 Destroyers 8 Frigates 16 Submarines 16 Patrol and coastal vessels 42
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      Lock icon NAVAL GAZING
      1032 8  -  Jonathan Eyal By Straits Times Europe Bureau In London The navies of China and India are building up a bluewater capability quietly EARLIER this month, India announced a radical overhaul of its navy. In scope alone, the plans are breathtaking. Besides an immediate order for 27 new vessels
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      Lock icon New Langkawi naval base
      150 8 MALAYSIA said yesterday that its new naval base m Langkawi would help improve security operations m the v piracy-prone Malacca Strait. The base, which will be the Royal Malaysian Navy's third regional v headquarters, will begin operations m April although its jetty will be completed only
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      476 8 living on dirty water The Qhinese government admits that about 300 million rural residents drink contaminated water. PAGE 10 WF A_ 1 '^^-■BB'-iiflHT^l BBflflT^i BBflfl. Voted one of Singapore's Top 10 Favourite *^mA P^al IbW^ W -^^'k Bb '"^jHj BBiIsvPBPE Bflk flj fl IL^^ B 4^v '"'tbP Aflat* a flfl
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  • CHINA
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      Lock icon Beijing scraps farm tax a year early
      629 9  -  Clarissa Oon Move underlines government's resolve to help rural poor and contain social unrest By China Correspondent In Beijing SIGNALLING its seriousness m improving the lot of China's rural poor, the country's highest legislative body yesterday abolished a 2,600--year-old agricultural tax a year
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      Lock icon Key measures adopted by Chinese legislature
      106 9 Bills passed: Abolition of countrywide agriculture tax, to better the lot of farmers Law on animal husbandry to ensure sound breeding conditions of livestock and livestock product quality On the cards: >> Law to punish employers who default on salary payments, to protect migrant
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      Lock icon EATING ON ICE, IT'S HOT
      107 9 Chinese customers getting their fill of hot-pot dishes m a restaurant made of ice m Harbin city a The 260 sq m Ice Res- taurant, which was built from 800 cubic metres of ice, has done a roaring trade since it opened recently. Its bar
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      Lock icon China offers online facility for citizens to report graft
      155 9 Beijing CHINA is putting its anti-gratt crackdown online, launching a website for the public to report corrupt officials, state media said yesterday. Run by the party's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the site offers a means to lodge complaints while avoiding
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      Lock icon Millions in China drinking unsafe water
      467 10 Chemical pollutants pose main threat to supplies, resulting m economic and indirect losses Shanghai ABOUT 300 million people living m China's vast countryside drink water tainted by chemicals and other contaminants, the government reported yesterday, m the latest official acknowledgment of mounting risks from
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      Lock icon Guangdong's salty water
      207 10 SALT tides are severely threatening fresh water supplies m southern China's Guangdong province, and residents m some cities have been advised not to drink tap water, state press reported yesterday. The phenomenon, caused by drought, is at its worst m several years, with the salt water levels
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      Lock icon Top editor of bold paper sacked
      268 10 Beijing THE top editor of one of China's boldest newspapers has been dismissed m what observers say is a move to strengthen Communist Party control over the media. Mr Yang Bin, the editor-in-chief of the Beijing News a tabloid that has often reported on
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  • EAST ASIA
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      308 12 Tokyo JAPAN'S health-care system is often a source of national pride but a survey released yesterday showed that at least 11 people have died over the past six years because they were unable to afford insurance fees. Japan's national health insurance system covers
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      Lock icon 'Hwang's stem cell claims all made up'
      656 12  - 'Hwang's stem cell claims all made up Lee Tee Jong University panel unable to find any patient-specific stem call lines as claimed by scientist By South Korea Correspondent In Seoul SOUTH Korea's top university yesterday revealed that disgraced scientist Hwang Woo Suk had never produced the type of stem cells
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  • INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
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      Lock icon Bangalore on alert after gun attack
      473 14 Bangalore on alert after gun attack Kashmiri rebels said to be behind shootings that kill a maths professor Bangj\lore SHOCK TACTIC "The motive appears to be to create panic or fear psychosis m a city like Bangalore, which has gained a global reputation as the nerve centre of information technology
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      Lock icon Madrasahs defiant as expulsion deadline nears
      224 14 Islamabad ISLAMIC seminaries m Pakistan vowed yesterday to resist a government move to expel all foreign students by the end of the year, while the government said there would be no extension of the deadline. President Pervez Musharraf has ordered all foreigners studying at
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    • ASIA QUICKLY
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        Lock icon BRUNEI TO CAP FUEL SALES
        88 14 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Brunei plans to re strict retail sales of heavily subsidised petrol and diesel fuel for the first time, m the face of Smug gling and widespread purchases by foreigners. Beginning on New Year's Day. motorists will be allowed to buy only one
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        Lock icon EX-INVESTMENT CHIEFS GRAFT RAP
        63 14 JAKARTA: Indonesia's anti-graft investigators said yesterday they had detained a former chair man of the country's investment agency on char ges of corruption. Theo Toemion is accused of misusing statefunds of about 30 billion rupiah (Sss million) earmarked for promoting investment m Indonesia, said the deputy
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        Lock icon THIRD BIRD FLU DEATH IN CHINA
        67 14 BEIJING: China's Ministry of Health yesterday announced the country's seventh human case of bird flu and third fatality this year, state media reported. The victim, a 41-year-old female factory worker surnamed Zhou from Sanming m south eastern Fujian province, died on Dec 21, Xinhua
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        Lock icon ASSISTANT MINISTER DEMOTED
        57 14 BEIJING; A rising star m China's Foreign Minis try has been appointed editor-in-chief of a stateowned publishing house m what is widely seen as a demotion. Assistant Foreign Minister Shen Guofang, 53. has been transferred to the World Affairs Pub lishing House as editor-in-chief, ministry spokesman Qin
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        Lock icon SOUTH KOREA'S TOP COP QUITS
        68 14 SEOUL: South Korea's police chief resigned yesterday over the fatal beatings of two farmers by police last month during a violent protest m Seoul against trade liberalisation. National Police Commissioner Huh Joon Young, seen as a possible candidate for mayor of Seoul, had apologised earlier
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Troop pullout underpins Aceh peace pact
      509 15 Hardest part of the deal between the govt and Aceh separatists is over BandaAceh WITH hundreds of people watching, the most delicate phase of the Aceh peace deal was concluded yesterday. "That's it," said Indonesian military spokesman Eri Soetiko, as the last of 24,000
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      Lock icon Indonesian army admits payoffs from US company
      276 15 Jakarta INDONESIA'S military acknowledged for the first time yesterday that its commanders m West Papua had received "support" from a US goldmining giant. Their remarks were made m response to allegations that Freeport-McMoßan had given the army millions of dollars to protect its
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      Lock icon Thaksin shelves new airport's expansion plan
      227 15 Bangkok THAILAND has shelved a plan to expand Bangkok's new international airport immediately after it opens next June, an official said yesterday. The US$3.7 billion (556.2 billion) Suvarnabhumi International Airport, 25km east of Bangkok, will open with an annual capacity of 45 million passengers,
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  • MALAYSIA
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      Lock icon Call to cut powers of Islamic courts
      666 16  -  Reme Ahmad Non-Muslims concerned after woman loses court battle over husband's burial By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur CONTROVERSY surrounding the Muslim burial given to an Indian man deemed to be a convert by the Syariah Court continued yesterday with leaders of
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      Lock icon Two separate ceremonies for man at centre of dispute
      258 16 MOORTHY Maniam had two separate last-rites ceremonies on Wednesday, although one was a symbolic gesture. His elder brother, also a Muslim convert, was the only family member among the more than 50 people at his funeral at the Taman Ibu Ko&
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      Lock icon Antiques seized from US treasure hunter
      265 16 Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN experts will check the origins of a cache ol seized antiques allegedly belonging to an American treasure hunter who is suspected to have fled to Dubai. The experts will examine the 361 artefacts that were seized from four shipping containers m
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      Lock icon Noordin Sopiee dies of cancer at age 61
      1011 17  - Noordin Sopiee dies of cancer at age 61 Reme Ahmad An intellectual giant, he helped draft policies and coined tag lines By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur Professor Simon Tay, chairman, Spore Institute of International Affairs "Noordin was a very intelligent man. He was always thinking of Asean and
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      Lock icon Liberalise KL-S'pore shuttle, academics urge Malaysia
      427 17  -  REME AHMAD LOW MEI MEI ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY AND Kuala Lumpur TWO academics one from Malaysia and the other from Singapore have urged the Malaysian government to seriously consider liberalising the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore shuttle route by adopting an open-skies policy. Associate Professor Cassey Lee
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      732 20 Mayhem on the roads and m the air as blizzards and snowstorms hit Paris OUT IN THE COLD: Michelangelo's statue of David m Florence is blanketed m snow as Italy shivers through a cold snap. Heavy snowfall m the north of the country has caused the
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      414 20 Baghdad IRAQ'S parliamentary elections were credible and the results should stand,' a senior UN official has said, angering Sunni Arabs who have taken to the streets demanding a new vote. The UN on Wednesday endorsed the Dec 15 elections m Iraq. Preliminary
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        70 20 LOS ANGELES: Some 2,300 guests were evacuated from the Disneyland Grand Californian Hotel m Anaheim on Wednesday after a Christmas tree m the lobby caught fire. Two minor injuries were reported m the blaze, which broke out m the morning. A fire department spokesman
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        88 20 TEHERAN: Iran is studying a Moscow proposal for the Islamic republic to enrich uranium on Russian soil. Mr Hossein Entezami, spokesman for Iran's Supreme National Security Council, said that "Iran has received the Russian proposal and is examining it", the day after a senior official
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        105 20 MOSCOW: Ukraine and Russia resumed tense talks yesterday amid Russian threats to cut off natural gas exports to its energy- dependent neighbour within 72 hours unless Kiev agrees to pay four times as much for the natural commodity. Russia's state-controlled gas monopoly Gazprom has threatened
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        63 20 SANAA: Landslides m Yemen have destroyed a village near the capital Sanaa, killing 30 people, with dozens more missing. A Yemeni official said rocks had slid off a mountain late on Wednesday and collapsed into the Al-Dhofair village about 20km south-west of Sanaa, destroying its 27
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        96 20 LONDON: British offenders who fail to pay their court fines could receive a text message warning them "to pay up or get locked up". Under plans outlined by the government yesterday, magistrates courts m England and Wales are to look at sending messages
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        154 21 CHINA, the worlds biggest coal producer, also has the world's deadliest coal mines, with thousands of deaths reported annually m explosions and" other disasters. Coal mine disasters have killed almost 5,500 people m China this year The worst was the February blast at the
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        92 21 FOURTEEN people died and about 100 were injured by a powerful explosion at a BP oil refinery m Texas m March. The explosion at the third-largest refinery m the United States sent petrol to a record US$l,6OB a gallon (70 Singapore cents per
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        118 21 AT LEAST 148 people, including 47 who were on the ground, were killed m September m Indonesia's worst air crash m eight years. The Mandala Airlines Boeing 737-200 crashed shortly after leaving Medan airport on Sept 5. Investigators have blamed engine failure for
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        104 21 A BLAZE m a crowded nightclub m the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires has killed at least 175 people and injured 375 others. Up to 4,000 people, many of them teenagers, were inside the club for a New Year performance by a rock
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        78 21 HUGE black plumes of smoke could be seen from far away after a series of explosions caused a massive fire at the Buncefield fuel depot m Hertfordshire, England, earlier this month. It was the biggest fire m Britain's peacetime history. In
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        218 24 PHOTO: THE Ginglen brothers m Lewistown, Illinois, grew up knowing they should always do the right thing, even under tough circumstances. It is a lesson their ex-Marine father taught them. So when they discovered that same father had been robbing small-town banks,
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        197 24 BRITISH diplomats were worried that the Arab world would see former prime minister Margaret Thatcher as a "prisoner of the Zionists" because of her links to proIsraeli groups, files just released show. The comments were made after Mrs Thatcher became leader of the Conservatives m
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        207 24 A JUDGE m the US has ruled that John Demjanjuk, once wrongly convicted of being the sadistic Nazi death camp guard Ivan the Terrible, should be Reported to his native Ukraine for his Nazi past. Chief US Immigration Judge Michael Creppy's decision that
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        110 24 AUSTRIAN adventurer Wolfgang Melchior has achieved the fastest unassisted trek to the South Pole, reaching it m a record 33 days. "We made it! It is my pleasure and privilege to announce we reached the South Pole on Dec 27," Mr Melchior wrote m his
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      471 25 Air-dropped leaflets mark out no-go area, Palestinians warned to stay clear Jerusalem FRUSTRATED by continuing rocket fire from Palestinian militants, Israel moved to carve out a buffer zone m the Gaza Strip, firing a barrage of artillery shells and warning
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      179 25 Washington AMERICAN researchers say taking more vitamin D can lower the risk of developing common cancers, including breast, ovarian and colon cancers, by up to 50 per cent. "Our suggestion is for people to increase their intake, through diet or a vitamin
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      854 21 Electricity tariffs will be increased by an average of 1.45 cents per kWh for the quarter, 1 January to 31 March 2006. The increase is due to higher cost of electricity arising from higher fuel oil prices. For the period, 1 January to 31 March 2006, tariffs are pegged to
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      416 27 ECONOMISTS m the United States have been fretting about something called the "yield curve". More precisely, they worry that the Treasury bond yield curve might "invert" a rare occurrence that has predicted US recessions m the past. The yield curve is a graph of interest
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      2267 27 COURTSHIP OF AMERICAN INVESTORS In the second of three excerpts from The Eagle In The Lion City: America, Americans and Singapore, author Jim Baker writes about the strong US-Singapore economic ties between the 1 960s and the 1 980s. The book is out m
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      1117 28  -  Joseph Stiglitz By THE almighty American consumer had another banner year m 2005, helping to sustain global economic growth, albeit at a slower pace than m 2004. As m recent years, he consumed at or above his income level, and the US as a
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      1271 29  -  Manjeet Pardesi By For The Straits Times THE first East Asia Summit (EAS) was held in Kuala Lumpur on Dec 14 when leaders from the 10 South-east Asian nations met their counterparts from China, Japan, South Korea, India, Australia and New Zealand. According
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      207 27 Rurirring out of steam HigKoil prices and likely increases m US long-term interest rates will make 2006 a year of global economic malaise. PAGE 2B THE STRAITS TIMES SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS, NEWS CENTRE, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Podium Level 2, *****4 ST INT__F__C_TVE: http://straitstimes.asial.com.sg SPH Chief Executive Officer Executive Vice-President
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      1540 30  - Three who are READY TO MOVE ON Dr Wang Kai Yuen Mr Othman Haron Eusofe Dr Tan Cheng Bock PEOPLE a POLITICS As 2005 draws to a close, Aaron Low speaks to three veteran MPs who are ready to say goodbye to more than the year -they're prepared to call
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      2083 31  -  Edison Liu FRIDAY MATTERS KOREAN STEM CELL DEBACLE By The Hwang Woo Suk saga: What went wrong What are stem cells? They are cells that can reproduce themselves. Embryonic stem cells are cells early m development that can develop into different cell types such as
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      356 30 Not m Singapore The Kprean stem cell debacle is unlikely to be repeated here if current regulations and regard for scientific integrity are a guide. Page 31 _RrrS__W_B_W!l_Pr__fWWH^__^^ I flAfl ft 1 1 lilM_f 1 li iiljj l£^U______flli2Uiyk£| l______r -mmmMM (BMmM «__T «__Ef ni _f I Avl-Til ___________^H Is I
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      388 32 Singapore today Showers with thunder m the afternoon and early evening over many areas. B_u!_K__j_l>_i ■____i __r S-l I fw- fi I ___fJ__H I I __l eH-I IT« I |k 'i Hi ftl|| _M* I' w H H__l I Ik 'l I I^W-k •s^^^^3_______________ -3Lw-^-_-_-------wi----r-- ;.^^0; l,, ,^w^B^^JH______H___l______r^_____^ "o^^^ __^^^^^Pa|_?^y^^^
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      1123 32 ASIA WORLD WEATHER NUMBERS I Emergency lines DO TODAY J| §&<J Ambulance) 995 help youngsters with autism, sign up as a J _^_^_iP a l___fl ______i *M** M^ Fa r Non-emergency ambulance 1777 volunteer with the Autism Association. Call H___nß K^'^ 'T^ Water Supply 1800-284-6600 6774-6649 or e-mail autism@singnet.com.sg *^m%.
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      8 1 HOME THE STRAITS TIMES FRIDAY DECEMBER 30, 2005
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      799 1  -  Ben Nadarajan "So many pairs of eyes, yet none of them saw what happened/ MR ONG HOCK BEE, father of 2nd Sgt Ong Jia Hui Man still baffled at how son drowned despite presence of four instructors By hjhjh hjkhj jhj ghjhg
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        788 2 Unions ready for two units to be hived off MM Lee pledges that workers will get share of profits By Peh Shing Huei IT HAS taken two years, but union leaders now say they are prepared to swallow the bitter pill of hiving off of Singapore Airlines' engineering and catering
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        561 2 PILOTS are a "special" breed, but like the rest of Singapore Airlines (SIA) employees, they must also keep up with changing times and be flexible when it comes to deciding their pay package, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew advised the pilots' union yesterday. This
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        430 2 November 2003: SIA pilots oust the leaders of their union, the Airline Pilots Association-Singapore (Alpa-S) after the airline announces a stunning $306 million profit for the three months to September. Their unhappiness is over wage cuts and layoffs that the union leaders had earlier agreed to, after
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        Lock icon Renewal crucial but union says leaders are 'ostracised'
        512 3  -  Goh Chin Lian By WHEN you become a union leader for Singapore Airlines (SIA) employees, it is a lose-lose situation: You are ostracised by others and you could lose your promotion. This is one problem that the national carrier's union leaders say
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        366 3 MR STEPHEN Lee's journey from ports to planes received a vote of confidence yesterday from Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, who praised the former PSA International chairman for having a "special touch". He will take over from Mr Koh Boon Hwee as Singapore
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        Lock icon Profits down, so no listing yet for PSA
        249 3 PORT operator PSA Corp has not gone for a public listing yet because its profits took a hit after it restructured to become more cost competitive. Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew made this point yesterday when he cited PSA as an example
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      544 6  -  Natalie Soh Dawn Lim 1 0 cents went to patients, 40 cents to reserves and 1 3 cents to health screening By CLOSE to 2,000 people have stopped donating to the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) since the release of independent auditor
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      309 6  - New dialysis centre, thanks to 1.25 m gift DAWN LIM NATALIE SOH ANG MO KIO will get a new kidney dialysis centre by the end of next year, with the help of a $1.25 million gift from the Pei Hwa Foundation. Announcing the donation yesterday, the foundation said that it
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      347 7  -  Grace Ng This year's figure is over a thousand times of that 35 years ago By SLNGAPORE'S bilateral trade with China this year is on course to exceed $60 billion, more than a thousand times what it was 35 years ago. This was
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      182 7 THE price of electricity will go up by an average of 7.4 per cent or 1.45 cents per kilo-watt-hour from January to March. Home users will pay 21.02 cents per kwh compared to 19.57 cents m the current quarter. SP Services, a subsidiary
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      285 8  -  Stephanie Yap By IMAGINE a spacious, wellventilated restroom with spotless floors and pfenty of toilet paper. Now picture the restroom at your neighbourhood hawker centre.. If the two images are similar, you might just live near Taman Jurong Market and Food Centre, winner of
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      420 8  -  Lee Hui Chieh The contingencies, which involve isolating and evacuating the sick, were outlined to tenants By SECURITY officers who patrol Suntec City have been on the lookout for dead birds since last month. None has been found yet, but the officers know
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        117 8 THE Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) will be conducting military exercises from 11.30pm tomorrow to 12.30 am on Jan 8 at various parts of the island including Seletar, Jalan Bahar, MarsiUng. Lim Chu Kang, Hong Kah, Kranji, Tuas, Punggol, Sembawang and Mandai. Live firing exercises will also be
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        42 8 THE new ambassador of the United States, Mrs Patricia Louise Herbold, presented her diplomatic credentials to President S R Nathan at the Istana yesterday. The 65-year-old chemist and lawyer by training takes over from Mr Franklin Lavin.
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        583 12 HER stint as a hospital buddy at the National University Hospital, reading books to and playing with sick children, meant that Methodist Girls' School student Nurul Asyikin had more than fulfilled her Community Involvement Programme (CIP) requirements. But the 15-year-old was not ready to stop
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        537 12 THIS interest m causes is not confined to Singapore, of course. In other countries, similar behaviour can be seen m post-1982 generations, dubbed "the Millennials", for whom Gen-X angst is out. and collectivist impulses are m. When Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast of America m September, the
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        308 12 TRUTH is, much gets them excited. The Singapore Red Cross' corporate services manager Carol Teo says young people now participate m a broader range of activities, "including blood donor recruitment, peer education on Aids awareness and organising camps and activities for children suffering from terminal illnesses". NVPC
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        676 13 How this C came about: Fifteen years ago, it was Cash, and how much of it you had stashed away But youth here are no hoarders, becoming increasingly charitable not jus with their money but also their time. OK, so they are not saints, but as these numbers show,
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        718 13 A welcome fillip to local music scene When it comes to championing what he believes m, music buff Edward Chia hits all the right notes THE "Cause" bug bit Mr Edward Chia at what some might consider an inopportune time when the then-National Junior College student should have been hothousing
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      382 14  -  Selina Lum By WHEN he heard his friend shout for help while she was scuffling with her estranged husband, deliveryman Tan Yoke Chye rushed to intervene. Tan was holding plastic bags of food m each of his hands when he confronted the husband,
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      340 14 Thrown out, he stayed on campus till caught Ex-scholarship student from China jailed after 1 1 -month vagabond stay on NUS campus NATIONAL University of Singapore (NUS) stu dent and China national Zhang Woi failed sever al modules, lost his scholarship, his place m the university hostel and was thrown
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      303 16  -  Coins on sale at Lunar Retail Fair at Suntec mall By Esther Fung POOCH lovers are likely to boost sales of Singapore's latest Chinese New Year commemorative coins which mark 2006 as the Year of the Dog. The Singapore Mint
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      73 16 Some 70 lights, shaped like the 12 animals ofthe Chinese zodiac, will soon dot both Eu Tong Sen Street and New Bridge Road to add to the festivities for the upcoming Chinese New Year celebrations m Chinatown. The lights, which include four 3.5 m
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      375 20  -  Alexis Hooi New flats to be built nearby, likely ready by mid-2010 By THREE blocks of flats m Queenstown will be demolished under the Housing Board's Selective En-bloc Redevelopment Scheme (Sers). The affected blocks are 27A and 39A m Commonwealth Avenue and Block 6C
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        37 20 A 22-YEAR-OLD motorcyclist suffered head injuries when his motorcycle collided with a car at the junction of Sembawang Drive and Sembawang Way early yesterday morning. He was taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital.
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        67 20 A TEENAGER was awoken by noises at sam on Tuesday and saw a man outside her bedroom window, which faces the common corridor of her Tampines flat. The 19-year-old screamed and the man fled. It was then that she realised her window louvres were open
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        61 20 A MAN suffering from dementia has been missing since Christmas Day. Mr Lim Swee Hock, 72, was last seen at his home m Block 16 m Jalan Tenteram. The Chinese man has a tanned complexion, is 1.65 m tall and was wearing a blue T-shirt, shorts and
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      260 20 A weekly look at what to watch out 8 for m the world of retail. Figures, case studies and tips come from the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case). The world of furniture CQ I No. of cases filed w__ I (January to October) Top complaints 2. Unsatisfactory services
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        527 21 IN GENERAL, I agree with some of the observations made m Ms Ong Soh Chin's article, "Time to close NKF and start afresh?" (ST, Dec 28). It is naive to believe that by adding the word "new" m front of a
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        273 21 I HAVE noticed that recently, the censoring of obscenity and lewd references on radio programmes has become lax. While explicitly obscene words are usually blanked out totally, other words considered to be less vulgar are only removed partially or, as I have noticed of
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        258 21 I BOARDED the west-bound MRT train at Bugis station at about 10.25pm on Wednesday. Tne minute I entered the packed train, I noticed two identical, small black suitcases at the right side of the door. I became suspicious as no one was attending to them.
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        144 21 I WONDER how effective the upcoming civil emergency exercise, named Northstar V, will be for the public. As much as I believe the planning committee has put m a lot of thought and effort into it, I am also concerned whether it would
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        173 21 THE Dec 20 episode of TV show Gotcha was disappointing. It featured a young woman reading from an eerie passage m a studio. Her enthusiasm turned to bewilderment, and then shock, when she heard ghostly whispers of her name through her headphone.
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        369 22 I REFER to Miss Kong Zhao Ling's letter, "Don't group subjects, let students choose freely" (ST, Dec 28), which called for more options and freedom for Secondary 2 students to choose the subjects they want to pursue further m the upper secondary
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        575 22 WE REFER to the letters by Mr George Lee Tian Soo, "Not told of possible dip, he suffered $10,000 loss" (ST, Dec 24), and Mr Quek KhaiSeng, "He wasn't told about risks of structured deposits" (ST, Dec 28). Both Mr Lee and Mr Quek
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        78 22 For more readers' views, log on to http://www. straitstimes.asial. com.sg/forum Access to online letters is free. HK police restrained, not helpless, against WTO protesters Lesson from Adidas m how to re-engineer NKF brand M No tipping" Singapore will lose out to other countries that reward service staff Unhelpful
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        521 22 You can also mail your letters to Forum Editor, The Straits Times, News Centre, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Singapore *****4. When you write to The Straits Times Forum page, we take it that you agree at no charge to allow us to archive,
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        289 22 1 SHARE Miss Chnstabel Lim Pei-Hui's disappointment with the antics of revellers m Orchard Road on Christmas Eve ("Antics of Christmas revellers posed danger to motorists"; ST, Dec 28). My family have enjoyed strolling down Orchard Road during Christmas time for
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        1122 23 SOCCER Man City, Chelsea's bugbear, foiled, putting Londoners 1 1 points clear LONDON PHOTOS: ftroniership Monday results Charlton Athletic 0 Arsenal 1 Chelsea 3 Fiilham2 Tottenham Hotspur 2 Birmingham City 0 Liverpool 2 Newcastle United 0 Manchester United 3 West Bromwich Albion 0 Middlesbrough
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        651 23 London NOBODY m the English Premiership could be more thrilled with his half-term report than Wigan Athletic manager Paul Jewell though he would never admit it. In the club's first season m the top flight, he has taken Wigan to a
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        83 23 FRANK Lampard's record ran of 164 consecutive Premiership appearances ended on Wednesday when a virus kept him out of Chelsea's game at Manchester City. He told his manager just before kick-off that he was not fit enough to play. Lampard will have been devastated, having targeted
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        794 24 SOCCER Everton boss slams Neville, Arteta for being sent off m 1-3 loss to Liverpool Liverpool EVERTON manager David Moyes labelled Phil Neville and Mikael Arteta "stupid" after the two were sent off as Liverpool cruised to a ninth successive English Premiership triumph by winning the Merseyside derby 3-1
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        595 24 London TOTTENHAM are reportedly ready to make a dramatic bid to sign Henrik Larsson. The Swede announced earlier this week that he will quit Spanish giants Barcelona at the end of the Primera Liga season and probably return to his homeland to
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        463 24 London HARRY Redknapp has complained that he is having difficulty communicating with a few of his foreign players but this was a crushing defeat for Portsmouth m any language. With Arsenal too quick m thought and movement for their struggling opponents, Arsene Wenger's players produced
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        510 24 Birmingham FOR much of this rousing encounter between Birmingham, lying second bottom. and Manchester United, second top m the Premiership. United were poised to cut Chelsea's lead to seven points Then came Birmingham's second equaliser, from late substitute Walter Pandiam. followed swiftly by
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        301 25  -  Chan Yi Shen SOCCER By SINGAPORE'S national football team will kick off 2006 with a friendly against Denmark on Jan 25. The venue for the match has yet to be confirmed but Football Association of Singapore general secretary John Koh said that it is
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        671 25  -  Nicholas Fang COMMONWEALTH GAMES Sparkling performance at SEA Games falls short of SNOC's mark for Melbourne event By AFTER coming back from the South-east Asia Games with gold medals, the Singapore women's gymnastics team were ready to go on to greater things. But they cannot, at
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        772 26  -  Nicholas Fang WINDSURFING Two foreign stars say Spore has what it takes to nurture world beaters but interest is lacking By SINGAPORE has everything it takes to produce world-class windsurfers, say two foreign champions yet we have none, apparently because there is simply
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        199 26 »SPORTSPEOPLE Florida ANNIKA Sorenstam was named The Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year on Wednesday, making her the first golfer since Babe Zaharias (1945-47) to win it three times m succession. The award comes on the heels of a fine year. She became
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        832 26 CYCLING Austin (Texas) LANCE Armstrong does not ride as much these days, and even says he is out of shape since retiring after his seventh consecutive Tour de France victory m July. But he is still a winner. The cyclist was named
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        200 25 London DAVID Beckham has been told he must play on the right of midfield if England are to win the World Cup. The message has been sent out by 1966 England World Cup winner Alan Ball, who advised that Beckham must put his personal
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        877 27 GOLF As he hits 30, a golden age, like what Nicklaus and Palmer had, awaits San Francisco THE hairline is receding. The aches from years of pounding golf balls are more apparent. It used to be nothing for Tiger Woods to run
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        332 27 BASKETBALL Cleveland (Ohio) LEBRON James celebrates his 21st birthday today, the flashy guard coming of age just as his Cleveland Cavaliers are rounding into prime form. His birthday wish? "I hope I'll be the richest man m the world. That's one of
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        Lock icon Grizzlies claw their way back for gritty win
        370 27 Los Angeles THE Grizzlies never led the Lakers until overtime. After Damon Stoudamire's pair of three-pointers m the final minute of regulation drew Memphis even, the Grizzlies outscored Los Angeles 10-2 to begin the extra period, then held on for a 100-99
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          80 27 MELBOURNE: Former world boxing champion Jeff Fenech, 41, will appear m a Queensland court today charged with shoplifting, Australian media said yesterday. Queensland police confirmed a 41-year-old man from Sydney and a 58-year-old man also of Sydney were charged with allegedly steal- ing three watches
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          59 27 SANTIAGO: Universidad de Chile coach Hector Pinto on Wednesday gave into pressure from the club's largest supporters' group to quit. The supporters' group, known as The Ones from Below, published a survey on their website claiming that 83 per cent of voters wanted Pinto
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          67 27 LONDON: Portsmouth striker Lomana LuaLua has been charged with improper conduct for disparaging remarks about referee Uriah Rennie after a 1-3 defeat by Tottenham on Dec 12. "It does not help when the referee is playing for the other team," he said after the English
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          41 27 SACRAMENTO: Sacramento Kings forward Shareef AbdurRahim will be out indefinitely after surgery on his broken jaw, the National Basketball Association club announced on Wednesday. He suffered the injury m Monday's loss to Portland. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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        319 27 BASKETBALL NBA: Toronto 108 Atlanta 102, Orlando 105 NY Knicks 95, Phoenix 104 Washington 99, Charlotte 93 Chicago 80, Oklahoma City 92 Houston 90, Minnesota 108 Seattle 95, Portland 95 Philadelphia 91, Golden State 111 Boston 109, Memphis 100 LA Lakers 99 (OT). CRICKET Fourth day of 2nd Test
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      285 27 YEO CHWEE ENG Age: 90 passed away peacefully on 29 Dec 2005. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Lee Cheng (.huan Sons: Daughters-in-law: Yeo Kian Kok l.am Sam lvi Yeo long Guan Betty Tan Beng I cr Yeo Seng Pow Ng Sual I long Daughters: Sons-in-law:
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        328 28 NG KWAN CHEONG Age: 60 passed away peacefully on 28 December 2005, leaving behind all loved ones: Husband: Leong Mun Sum Son: Daughter-in-law: Leong Sin Tong, Richard Yek Ching Ling, Judy Daughter: Son-in-law: Leong Ying Ying, Audrey Walter Tan Grandson: Granddaughter: Leong Yu Jun, Nicholas Leong Ying Xuan, Eunice and
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        198 28 "SAFE IN THE ARMS OF JESUS" SALLY SEOW AH LAY Age: 84 Passed away peacefully on 29 December 2005. A loving and devoted mother grandmother whom we will dearly miss. Husband: (Tan Chi Kong Maurice,- deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: David Tan Caroline Wee Roney Tan Esther Ng Richard Tan Daughters: Son-in-law:
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        202 28 "Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell m the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23:6 MDM NANCY ONG CHENG WEE Age: 76 was called home to be with the Lord on 27 December 2005. Dearly missed ami always remembered
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          5694 29 TRANSACTION DATE: DECEMBER 29, 2005 S2-WU HI CBMOCT U5T "Wa. MT Mt NET M CAP HIGH 18W CBOC CB.IPMIY TRAKB SaUE -MHt- -«S HISH LOW BIV% Pit $88 75 2 5716 lstSoftware5c 2.5 -05 489 2.5 2.5 10.1 22 6 3148 8TelecomUS2c 7.5 26 3 2 35.9
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          1746 29 32-ma tel aminn ma m om tts in iup HH LM CM CttMWfY TRADED SALE +0R- TiOO MM 10W DIV P/E SMIL 215 15 113: AAGrpl3c 21 6.2 20.2 25.5 12 5000 ABR Hldgs 5c 19.5 unch 70 19.5 19.5 10 11.7 37.6 19 14 2319 Adampak8c 18
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          69 29 52-WEEK TEL CURREKCt LAST tU. MY GR i «T CAP HISH LOW CODE COMPMY TUBED SALE +OR- |M HI6H LOW DIV P/E tad ***** ***** 6065 Diamonds US*****cd 6095 IS DJ US Tech US3740cd 6097 IS MSCI Spore US555cd 6101 ISS8.P500 US8270cd ***** ***** 6170 SPDRS US***** 2449
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        557 30 Industry group says things may get bumpy due to 2007 aircraft orders, high fuel costs Sydney ROLLOUT OF EXPANSION PLANS: With an unprecedented number of aircraft ordered by Asian airlines, such as Cathay Pacific, for delivery m 2007, the Centre for
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        333 30 London HILTON Group, the hotel and betting company, was on Wednesday night putting the finishing touches on the US$6.2 billion (5510.4 billion) sale of its hotel business to Hilton Hotels Corp (HHC) of the US, m a deal set to be announced yesterday. Advisers
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        251 30 December 29 Stock Name Wt Close Change Allgreensoc 0.31 1.310 +0.020 Ascendasreit 0.95 1.930 -0.010 BIL Intl US2Oc 0.55 1.390 Capita Land 3.34 3.440 -0.020 Capita Mall 0.79 2.230 +0.020 Chart SemiCond 26c 0.85 1.310 +0.010 CityDev 50c 2.48 8.700 +0.250 ComfortDetero 25c .1.67 1.570 -0.010
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        68 30 December 29 GenlntUSlOc 20,522,000 Celestial US6c 13,568,000 CapitalandDßeCW6o424 11,295,000 DBS DB eCW*****5 10,985,000 CoscoCorpßNPeCW6o2o3 10,954,000 China Sun HK25c 10,842,000 GZlReit D8eCW*****6 10,747,000 CCB BNP eCW*****0 10,740,000 DBS DB eCW*****3 10,131,000 ChuanHup 20c 10,074,000 Sing Tel 15c 9,952,000 Sky China 5c 9,897,000 Bio-Treat HK4Oc 8,564,000 Devotion 3c 8,480,000 UniFiber
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        141 30 December 29 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES (9AM): SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.2070 1.2210 Can dollar 1.4220 1.4390 Euro 1.9640 1.9870 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4403 0.4407 NZ dollar 1.1250 1.1500 Sterling pound 2.8520 2.8830 US dollar 1.6580
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        Lock icon Ex-Qwest exec pleads guilty to wire fraud
        316 30 Ex- Qwest exec pleads guilty to wire fraud Denver A FORMER Qwest Communications International executive on Wednesday pleaded guilty to wire fraud m a deal with prosecutors and may be used as a witness against former chief executive Joseph Nacchio, who is accused of insider trading. By entering a guilty
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        2031 30 Bonds, Loans Warrants TRANSACTION DM. DECEMBER ?S ?00_ S2-WEE* ta orancT last wum HI6H LOW CODE COHfAHIf TRADEO SALE HOD 52-wta ta CaMtact ust wume me in cm cmwmn tmhb MK w- m 8.5 3 ArianeCorpW*****8 5 unch 535 22 19 4481 As_tYaterW10l220 ......21.5 +1 83 12 2 3795 Autron
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        Lock icon Rest of Asia to outgrow Japanese economy
        702 31 NEWS ANALYSIS Milestone signals the arrival of the Asian consumer as a key growth driver GROWING MIDDLE CLASS "A sea of change is happening m terms of growth ofthe middle class m Asia. More and more people are shifting from consumption of basic
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        Lock icon Tokyo's Jasdaq hit by technical glitches
        276 31 TOKYO THE Jasdaq Securities Exchange, Japan's stock market for start-up companies, became the nations latest bourse to be hit by technical problems yesterday, with delays to the handling of orders. The exchange took much longer than usual m processing buy- ing and selling orders
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        Lock icon UMC boss to resign over row on share sales
        429 31 UMC boss to resign over row on share sales Taj pi. i THE chairman of Taiwan's United Microelectronics Corp (UMC) announced yesterday he would quit over a regulatory probe into the sale of shares by executives. "I plan to offer my resignation again at a board meeting m March next
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        Lock icon Bank of China looks to list in HK soon
        506 31 WAITING IN LINE: Bank of China's initial public offering is due to be followed by a share listing by the Industrial Commercial Bank of China m 2007. China's banks are restructuring and listing shares overseas, hoping to build up their competitiveness
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        Lock icon INCREASING STAKES IN CHINA BANKS
        298 32 IT HAS been a year of a few misses but mostly hits for Singapore's two biggest investment firms Temasek Holdings and its companies, and the Government of Singapore Investment Corp (GIC). For the most part, their efforts to build their portfolio of overseas investments m
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        Lock icon BUYING UP PROPERTY IN ASIA AND EUROPE
        254 32 EVERYTHING from hotels m Europe to malls m China was hot property this year. Both Temasek and GIC went heavy on real estate, sinking billions into property located mainly m Asia and Europe. Retail space was m particularly high demand, with GlC's property
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        Lock icon Temasek, GIC now boast a stronger overseas portfolio
        109 32 Kelvin Wong, Grace Ng, Fiona Chan and Gabriel Chen look at the sectors that kept the investment firms busy looking for good buys ROVING EYE: Temasek has bought stakes m two China banks as weil as reportedly gained approval for a 5
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        Lock icon COUPLE OF MISSED CALLS IN TELECOMS
        360 32 IT WAS largely a year of missed calls for Temasek's telecommunications subsidiaries, which were thwarted m their acquisition bids m key regional markets. While there were some hits such as SingTel's US$llB million purchase of a 45 per cent stake m Bangladesh's No. 3
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        Lock icon BOOSTING AIRLINE, MARITIME ASSETS
        249 32 prompting market-watchers to wonder if SingTel's thrifty approach has cost it a secure grip on one of its crown jewels. TEMASEK and its wholly owned port operator PSA International strived to build a portfolio of maritime assets, with an eye on China. Reports m June said
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        155 32 THE potential of high margins led Temasek to ink several deals m the health-care industry. In October, it acquired an undisclosed stake m Indian pharmaceutical formulation firm Medreich Group. Temasek also signed a US$ll2 million joint venture with Interpharma Asia Pacific and Quintiles m June to
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        811 32 VENTURING abroad is not always a smooth-sailing process. Three deals that did not go quite right for Temasek Holdings and the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) highlighted some of the problems. Tricky deals Temasek has reportedly gained approval to buy 5 per
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        531 33  -  Grace Ng Beverage firm will become top education publisher here, SNP to focus on printing ops By STRATEGIC FOCUS: The divestment of its publishing assets to beverage giant F&N represents a strategic step for SNP, says the latter's chief executive Mr
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        334 33  -  Gabriel Chen By THE mainboard-listed China Cast Communication Holdings yesterday said that it had done its best to help meet a New York-based firm's conditional offer for the company. China Cast said m a statement to the Singapore Exchange (SGX) that "it has
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          Lock icon NATSTEEL WRAPS UP LEE METAL SALE
          80 33 NATSTEEL has completed the sale of 30 million shares m Lee Metal Group (LMG) to Mr Lee Lin Poey, LMG's chief executive and Mr Lee Heng Thiam, LMG's executive director. Nat Steel's stake m LMG has now been reduced to 8.335 per cent. Nat
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          46 33 FRASER Neave yesterday said its wholly-owned subsidiary Frasers (Thailand) has subscribed for 50 million shares m property development firm Krungthep Land (KLand). The 562.5 million baht (Ss23 million) subscription represents about a third of KLand's enlarged issued share capital.
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          Lock icon SINGTEL-LINKED FIRMS TO BE WOUND UP
          86 33 SINGTEL announced yesterday that two associate companies, Ipacs Computer Services (IPC) and Ipacs Technologies (IPT), will be wound up. The boards of these two firms have appointed three provisional liquidators from Alvarez Marsal (SE Asia) to handle the creditors' voluntary liquidation. The winding up
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          Lock icon YHI UNIT IN SHANGHAI VENTURE
          65 33 YHI International yesterday said its wholly-owned subsidiary YHI Corporation (Singapore) has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Yokohama Rubber Co (YRC) to set up a joint venture m Shanghai. YHI Corporation will hold 49 per cent m Yokohama Tire (Shanghai) Sales, which will
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        Lock icon Investors shore up positions in tech plays
        353 33  -  AZRIN ASMANI TAKING STOCK By TECHNOLOGY stocks were among the beneficiaries yesterday, as investors jostled to position themselves for an expected rally when the new trading year kicks off next week. With today marking the end of the current trading year, market players
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        63 33 Top Rises December 29 CENTS JMH US2SC 400 1720 66.6 2.4 JSH US5c 500 1070 33.3 1.9 Keppel Corp 50c 1130 30.0 2.7 CityDev 50c 870 25.0 3.0 Creative T 25c 1360 20.0 1.5 SIA2OO 1210 20.0 1.7 CityDev W*****0 615 15.0 2.5 Robinson 605 15.0 2.5 SPCSOC 476 12.0
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      355 2 GOOD stories sell. They help sell movies, TV shows and CDs. They help make a star. And 2005 has been a year for good stories. One of the hottest TV series has been Jewel In The Palace, a Korean costume drama that has charmed Asia with a well-told
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      141 2 THIS has been the year of the break-up. Just days into the year, Hollywood golden couple Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston announced the end of their marriage. So did the former king of Caldecott Hill Li Nanxing and actress Yang Libing (above), m March. As the year ends, reality
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      102 2 TONGUES wagged almost as soon as statuesque Angelina Jolie (left) was cast opposite blond hunk Brad Pitt (far left) m the action thriller Mr Mrs Smith. Despite the gossip headlines m January, both Pitt and then wife Jennifer Aniston denied that they were splitting up and brushed
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      193 2 CHINESE President Hu Jintao is a fan. So are Hong Kong actors Chow Yun Fat and Andy Lav. They are among hordes of Asians who were hooked on the South Korean TV drama Jewel In The Palace. The costume soap tells the story of a lowly palace
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      157 3 SO SINGAPORE Idol runner-up Sylvester Sim has had a bad year. His mother was jailed two years for cheating and. his debut album Take Flight failed to do just that, selling just 15.000 copies. In contrast. Singapore Idol Taufik Batisah's debut release. Blessings, sold over 30.000 copies.
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      133 3 THE disturbing reality dating show known as TomKat premiered when Tom Cruise (below, right) hooked up with actress Katie Holmes (below, left) m April and promptly paraded their romance m Rome that month. Cruise seems to have lost control. Consider his bizarre public proclamation of his love
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      111 3 CALDECOTT queen Zoe Tay, former newsreader Evelyn Tan (right), singer Ho Yeow Sun and actresses May Phua and Vivian Lai all became first-time Mums this year. In Hollywood, so did pop princess Britney Spears and actress Jennifer Garner. Soon, so will Taiwanese TV hosts Matilda Tao and
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      132 3 ARE they or aren't they? The authenticity of Taiwanese supermodel Chiling kin's breasts became a subject of cross-strait speculation after she fell from a horse m China m July, resulting m what seemed like a smaller chest. Hong Kong's Next Magazine alleged that she had implants which
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      170 3 BOLLYWOOD fans revere him as a demi-god, but even deities fall ill. India's most prominent entertainment figure Amitabh Bachchan (right), known affectionately as the "Big B", underwent intestinal surgery on Nov 30 m Mumbai for diverticulitis. The condition involves ruptures m parts of the
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      114 3 THE force is here after Lucasfilm Animation Singapore setup shop at Changi Business Park on Oct 27. The studio, created by a consortium of investors that includes Star Wars creator George Lucas' Lucasfilm, EDB Investments and Creative Technology, is aiming for a bite of the global digital
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      153 3 THE queen of Caldecott Hill was the queen of controversy this year. Since giving birth to a son m February, popular actress Zoe Tay has been m the news for all the wrong reasons. In March, her declaration of not bathing during her confinement period drew flak
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      100 3 AFTER 32 years of wrangling with an indifferent bureaucracy and dogged fund-raising, the Bruce Lee fan club finally erected a statue of the late star. The statue was unveiled at Hong Kong's Avenue Of Stars on Nov 27. which would have been Lee's 65th birthday But Hong
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      107 4 PIRATES had to face the music this year as the entertainment industry got tough on illegal downloads and file-sharing. The worldwide clampdown hit Singapore on Aug 17. Three Singaporean men were arrested here for distributing 20,000 pirated MP3 music files online using an Internet chat program. The
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      203 4 S'PORE SPOTLIGHT 14 SINGAPOREAN film-makers captured the limelight both m front of the camera and behind the scenes. In January, Bertrand Lee's (right) accident m Mumbai, India, shocked the film commumiy. A 2,000 kg truck mowed down the 28-year-old film-maker and crushed his legs. His left leg had to be
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      155 4 THE catchphrase m Hollywood this year seems to be pan- Asia. Just look at the Golden Globes nominations. The awards given out by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association are closely watched as a precursor to the Oscars. Memoirs Of A Geisha caused controversy when the cast was announced
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      180 4 PHOTO: CELEBRITIES getting together to raise money is not new. But Live 8 decided to champion something a little bigger world poverty. It is organised by activist and former rocker Sir Bob Geldof who started Live Aid 20 years ago. The series of 10 concerts was held
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      250 4 THEY were this year's versions of the Macarena annoying pop novelties that you just could not get out of your head. And they were sung by cartoon characters. Crazy Frog (below), the amphibian with a certain part of his anatomy left hanging out. managed to keep Coldplay's
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      152 5 HOME-GROWN bands such as Electrico (below) and Ronin rocked the air waves, clinching No. 1 spots on radio stations' music charts. Offstage, musicians took matters into their own hands, forming gig-organising outfits like Aging Youth Productions and Rockstar Collective which staged concerts at The Substation, Esplanade
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      218 5 IF KATE Moss' friends were wondering why her nose had been red and runny around September, it was not because of the flu. The model (right), whose waifish appearance inspired the fashion style "heroin-chic", had been busy trying to make cocaine chic. The tabloid Daily Mirror
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      380 5 Quotable quotes from the loose lips of the year 1 can't be cool, I can't be laidback. Something happened and I want to celebrate it' Actor Tom Cruise while prancing on Oprah Winfrey's couch declaring his love for actress Katie Holmes The big market m China is TV.
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      146 5 YOU can't stop rock 'n' roll, so goes the saying. Neither can you stop other music genres, as this year has proved. Veteran artistes Air Supply, Blondie. Three Degrees, Engelbert Humperdinck. Richard Clayderman and Michael Bolton (above) all wowed babyboomers^t concerts here. Let us not forget the
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        253 6 AMID all the embarrassing news of the National Kidney Foundation, it was great to read Sandra Leong's interviews with cancer patients, One Live To Live (LifeStyle, Dec 25). My family and I had just come home from a long-weekend holiday. As I sieved through the newspapers of
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        272 6 I WAS impressed with the stories on the cancer sufferers. I am healthy but I have encountered many ups and downs m my life, albeit with support from loved ones. I am an ex-convict. During the nine months spent m prison, I learnt what freedom, discipline and
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        130 6 I READ the interviews with Ms Sham Van Boonstra-Nasution and Ms Joan Chan. This Christmas. I would like to share with them the gift of faith, in themselves or whichever belief they embrace. We are all divine creations and can beat the odds and live through
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        154 6 AS AN ambitious young chaser of dreams like Ms Joan Chan. I can empathise with her in facing life's trials and tribulations. When my mother wa? diagnosed with an early stage of breast cancer a few years ago, I was scared that I would lose my
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        100 6 I AM a young breast cancer survivor who was diagnosed with the ailment when I was 31. At that time, the only other person my age whom I heard had been afflicted with the condition was Straits Times journalist Chua Mui Hoong. I read her story about
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        167 7 THANK you for the story, Split A Road, Save A Tree (LifeStyle, Dec 18) of how a tree in Braddell Road (left) was saved from felling. I live in Braddell Hill and the tree is just at my doorstep. I was delighted to see it protected but did
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        251 7 I REFER to Mr Michael Loh Toon Seng's letter, X'Ho Needs A Reality Check (Life!, Dec 23), on the Monday Interview with homegrown radio DJ X'Ho. It continues to baffle me that people can be so narrow-minded. Ho is entitled to express his views about Singaporeans and
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        167 7 I REFER to Lifels list of the people who matter m the arts scene here, The Arts Power List (Life!, Dec 27). By listing only 15 individuals and groups, you limit the arts scene for readers and neglect the efforts of others who contribute to the
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        387 7 JUST three weeks after its launch, Singapore Urban Legends: Myths Mysteries is already selling out fast. Publisher SPH Magazines says nearly all 10.000 copies of the first print run have been snapped up. and the book is going for a reprint. Launched on Dec 10. the
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        759 8 LifelMusic on Friday Sound Bin: Page 9 Bend Awt Psqo 10 A_ri_nPopePigelo C-Miici. P»g»11 Lm Vim Song's new protege: Pag* 11 Punk/rock band formerly known as The Boredphucks tell Music Reporter SUJIN THOMAS they are, well, bored with rocking the boat. They'd rather be rockin' Australia
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        852 9  -  Yeow Kai Chai HOW far has feminism at least m the pop music arena come since Patti Smith unleashed her Horses m 1975? We look at four releases, including the reissue of the aforementioned record, and what they say about the state of womanhood these days. HORSES/HORSES/ Patti Smith
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        426 10  -  Sujin Thomas A fallout with a former member has led three Fuzzbox alumni to create Lunarin with a new sound bandalert Lunarin Who: Singer-bassist Linda Ong and drummer Loo Eng Teck, both lawyers; and guitarist Ho Kah Wye, a chemical engineer. They are all 27 and have
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        367 10 NEW YORK Several years ago, Yo-Yo Ma got a book m the mail from Oscar-winning composer John Williams. Even though there were no concrete plans then to make a film out of Memoirs Of A Geisha, the cellist recalls Williams was
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        418 10  -  Samuel Lee asianpop ENDING the year on a sound note can be tricky, especially if you have to contend with these iffy year-end offerings from three Taiwanese allgirl groups. First off is the latest from S.H.E, Once Upon A Time... Literally dolled-up (as m Selina, Hebe
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        408 11  -  Chang Tou Liang classics JAPANESE COMPOSERS HISATOOHZAWA Naxos 8.5574 16/ Budge t-price, AKIOYASHIRO Naxos 8 *****1 /Budget -price JAPAN was one of the first Far East nations to open itself to influences from the West. Today, it is the world's largest consumer of Western classical music. Tokyo
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        534 11  -  Andrea Ong Lee Wei Song's new proteges are under pressure to do ai well as predecessor Stefanie Sun LEE Wei Songs new proteges, Van Xue Qian and Zhang Qi Zheng, have a complaint about their famous mentor. "He calls us his little country bumpkins!" they say
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        96 8 THE MARINA MANDARIN WISHES ALL READERS AYEAROF FULFILLMENT IN 2006! Limited seats still available for New Year's Eve Day at: The Atrium Lounge from Ss7s AquaMarine from Ss4B Peach Blossoms from Ss4B Ristorante Bologna from S$ 168 All prices are subject to 10% service charge and prevailing government taxes. m
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      81 12 'With him, love changes from a cup of plain water to a cup of wine. He is a lover on a white horse' Actress Cecilia Cheung (above) on ex-boyfriend Daniel Chan The biggest detriment to a film set is ego. Eliminate the money and make it about work' Actor
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      758 12  -  Kevin Cowherd I'm tired of pressing little buttons. Give me ink-stained newspapers, paper maps and notebooks to scribble on WEATHER REPORT RAIN: Korean singer Rain made a special appearance m Hong Kong on Tuesday to be introduced as a Pepsi spokesmodel. The heart-throb descended onto
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      597 13  -  Hong Xinyi Singapore's theatre, music, visual arts and film will get an airing m Hong Kong next year ARTS REPORTER HONG Kongers will get a taste of Singapore's arts and entertainment next year at the City Festival. The 22-year-old event, which showcases urban culture, is organised by
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        1812 16 LifelEvents ART Women can treat themselves to an evening of drama and excitement at the Singapore racecourse and catch a fashion SAMSUI WOMEN CHILDREN WALLACE GROMIT MEET AND GREET showfeatunng stylish wear, handbags, accessories and Merlin Frame Maker Art Gallery, Takashimaya Shopping Centre EVENT jewellery. 04-20R/ S, 391 Orchard Road,
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        710 10 Wk DO9-10 ORCHARD/ QQ TANGUN/ HOLLAND Wf HOUSES -SALE W 1 mm* 9wm m mm^mm^'iM m. Jm S BP 'I ■iifif ■j>o£jM LAND: JERVOIS ***** sqft/ University ***** sqft/ Andrew Rd ***** sqft/ Lornie Rd ***** sqft. Bunglw: 8000-***** sqft. CORONATION VICINITY 2/ storey Semi-D. Spacious s+l bdrms. Well kept.
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        753 10 Wk 009-10 ORCHARD/ hrn TANGUN/ HOLLAND mTma^t^^M SUPERB VIEW MIRAGE TWR X 2! Sea/ River view. 1) tt31. 1227 sq.ft 3+l. $900K up! 2) #31. Vacant. 1744 sq.ft. 4+1 F'hold. Orchard/ City 9272-1039 vU 4 jBESSEmBm Rachd Ang j ***** 9135 1 THE SIERRA. MIN to Holland Vllage good sch.
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        571 10 Bk 011 821 NEWTON/ j BTTIMAH/ CLEMENTI f HOUSES -SALE MOTIVATED SELLER KING ALBERT PK. ***** sqft. S- j storey black white nostalgic bunglw. Pool. Greenery. 3+2. Can j rebuild. Pis call Hani *****280 j K^£aJ___________-__9 GENTLE DRIVE SEMI-D 3-storey, 2800/ 2200 sqft. 5 rms. Mins MRT/ malls/ eateries. Well
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        713 10 Wk 011 a2l NEWTON/ Wk 011 a2l NEWTON/ [21 BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI LED Br TIMAH/ CLEMENT! %B PTE APTS -SALE Near Newton/Novena MRT/ »fl amenities/United Square Vg =3^____r Attractive price/ Quality furnishings _E_S!!______________ Boutique design/ layout ____lf_l__Blsg__ Good schools, mins. to CBD, Orchard sBft*T^m^--JPI Website: wvrw.billprop.com it^_3l*S3 Sales Office Open
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        536 10 Properties ffk 01 5-1 6 EAST COAST HP HOUSES -SALE I BUNGALOW __-l_______i___-_-_ft pM/m^ffif AffuW*i* BRAND NEW GOODMAN Vicinity tropical modern bunglw. Brand new full I.D. Showrm cona. 7000/ 6500 sqft $4XM. *****722 DTZ 2 UNITS QUIET Arthur Rd new bunglws. 5169. Skylight gdn atrium!* gdn bathrms! Fountain shaped verandah!
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        618 10 P_HD 15- 16 EAST CO AST Wh Dl5-16EASTCOAS1 iff PTEAPTS-SALE iff PTE APTS SALI llpuis-tAp B^^^U^ 'I ___M_A_TV PTF LTD* 8-___F A Ht Salt Rent KT"^"""* il 1 single agent cannot match the ■M*^?^ jl orchestrated efforts of 4 Agents ffl^m^Br JM More Resources Wider Reach I hl^^^pjL SIRSTRATitY JA
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        618 10 Wk 01 7-1 1 CHANGI/ Eg MSM.*.!. LOYANG RISE 3-STOREY corner ten- wit* basement inter terr. 2713 sqft. 5 rms. Convenient View to offer. *****C72 Joyce 3-STOREY D'MANOR CLUSTER Terr with basement 2mins MRT. Facilities. 2723 so f t. 4+study+i. 4 yrs. 2 carlot. Allen 9385-2228 PN DON'T MISS REDEVELOPMENT
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        1912 11 Wk Oil £121 NEWTON/ Wk 011 £.21 NEWTON/ flfe Dll 821 NEWTON/ Wk 011 821 NEWTON/ Wk 011 ft2l NEWTON/ Wk Dll 821 NEWTON/ L3l BTTIMAH/ CLEMENTI LED BTTIMAH/ CLEMENTI LED BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI LED BTTIMAH/ CLEMENTI LED BTTIMAH/ CLEMENTI LED BTTIMAH/ CLEMENTI PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL 9* A City South West
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        481 11 ©022-24 WEST PTEAPTS-SALE MAYSPRINGS BLK 6, 2 rms. Beaui tiful move-in. LRT. 926 sqft. $3XXK. Call: 9853-9886 APPC PALM GDN 3+1, 1216 sqft Move m. j Floravale. High flr. Pool view j Westmere. Soh 9277-2268 Roof NORTHVALE APT. 1152 sqft. 2+l. MRT/ interchange/ Lot 1 Shpg j Mall. Spacious. $415
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        683 11 Wk D 25-28 NORTH iff PTEAPTS-SALE $660K NORTHOAKS PENTHSE 3+l i 2271 sqft, paranomic view, sch, MRT. 9366 5244 sole agt EXEC CONDO NORTHOAKS Blk 22. High flr. Unblocked. 1248 sqft, I 3+l. Sneg. Near MRT. 9632-4984 YISHUN SAPPHIRE. POOL view. 4 rms. 1399 sqft. Renovated. Movein cond. S56OK+! Call
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        936 11 Properties Wh HDB APTS FOR SALE iff (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) ProiNexMfcM 5-RM. BLK 763 Bedok Reservoir/ 4-rm Blk 119. Bedok North. 810 S above. Corner. Lift landing. Movein cond. Very nice hse. *****874 www.davidho.com.sq mmmmmm PRICE REDUCED! 4 'NG' Corner blk 426 Bedok N. Simple renovaI tion, move m, windy,
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        788 11 Wk HDB APTS FOR SALE iff (BUKIT BATOK) OPEN HoUSE|j§j| NEW LIST! 4'A' Corner 118. Squaish hall. Renovated. Marble. Cosy Unblocked. 5 mm MRT/ West Mali View: 8-9pm. Garb 1 *****803 Proi NexittjW mammm RARE! CORNER EXEC apt. Blk 221 Bt Batok. Lift level. 146 sqm/ 20yrs. Move-in. Near an
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        791 11 Wk HDB APTS FOR SAL! IMA (BTMERAH/G "STOWN (F TELOK BLANGAH) URGENT! 3 'l*l' Tanglin Halt 4, Nice hse/ aircon/ wardrobe. Neai mkt/ MRT Fees paid *****504 3'l'*l BLK 129 B1 Merah View. Up graded Nea' al! amenities. Very rare' Hurry *****103 Re/Ma> 3-RM 6C MARGARET Dr/ 119 Bt Merah
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        3034 12 _^_____—i r ■--■r r 1 IBS HDB APTS FORSALE |fiS HDB APTS FOR SALE Wh HDB APTS FOR SALE IflS HDB APTS FOR SALE Wh HDB APTS FOR SALE Wh HDB APTS FOR SALE iff (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) iff (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) iff (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) iff (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) iff (BEDOK/
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        506 12 Wh HDBAPTSFORSALE fff (JURONG) BELOW VALUATION 5T 838/ 826 Corner. High flr. Nice renovation. Unblocked. Early move-in. Shpg ctr/ mkt/ sch. Exclusive. Don't miss *****286 goodl^l PEAl.|j|f BELOW VALUE) 3'A' Blk 904. High flr. Valued $148K; 4-rm Jurong West blk 907. Coffeeshop/ schs. Immed. Dorris 9 9768 4883 DW 3'P
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        815 12 RK HDB APTS FOR SALE iff (JURONG) EXEC APT $15K below value! 335 Kang Ching. Lift flr. Condo layout. MRT/ amenities. 9188-6616 ONLY $250K! s'A' corner blk 851. Nicely renovated. 4 bdrms. 1442 sqft. Mins amenities. 9108-6993 3 'I' BOON Lay 185 High flr. Renovated. Mkt/ food. No commission. Below
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        947 12 Properties Q) (PASIR RIS/ CHANGI) NEW YEAR SALE! 4'A 1 458 Pasir Ris. #02. Beautiful Malay Hse. All races eligible. Amenities. Selling $5K below value. 9238-9280 $0 CASH! 4'A' 482 Pasir Ris Dr 4. High flr. Unblocked. Breezy. Wel! kept. Move-in. Near sch/ central. Valued $233 K. 9009-0903 ERA 4'A'/
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        846 12 mammm .__■_>•______■■_■■____- HK HOB APTS FOR SALE t/T mm M— af jIMoJ VERY RARE CORNER 4'A'. huge balcony, 115 sqm. High flr. Un blocked. Blk. 4888 Tampines. Sat 2-4pm. Don't miss! 9838-3000 4'A' TAMPINES 323. Mid/ lift level. 111 sq.m. Huge living. Move-in. 3 rm. Aircon. Valued $255 K. neg.
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        889 12 Wk HDB APTS f-OR SAU iff (WOODLANDS) Ml 3'P CORNER BLK I #10. Unblocked 3'A' 212. 15t owne' Below value! 4'A' 880 802. Amenities. neg 4'NG' 205 #10. Vacant. neg. 5T 541 Move-in cond. Near mkt 5V 578 809. Al cond. $0 cash! MAGDALENE INK I 9188 1928 Wf- A
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        892 13 v*^ PT?OPPT?TY Rl 11 1 PTIIM I dec 2oos [•.ATO SPECIAL EDITION FOR BUY IT-BCL!. IT-FIMD 17 PROPERTY PROFESSIONALS A g*m mm* PRACTICE MAKES W £lf \^mfm\ PERFECT I IvH Q Give your sales pitch a dry run ____H if it helps you be less nervous. mM W Saying it
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        852 13 HK HDBAPTSFORSALE iff (YISHUN) ADVANCE LINK: 6758 0638 i Jumbo 633, 605 all race Lift flr I Exec Apt 828 all race MRT. $0K Exec Apt 723, 360. Below value Exec Mais 824, 361, 364, 352, 326 < s'A' Corner 171. 131 sqm 4-bdrm 5'P 872 #04. 100% nice. MRT
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        833 13 Wk HDBAPTSFORSALE BD (SENGKANG/ JB PUNGGOL) HDrS Home _..tml:. •ERA PROVEN TOP Sengkang Agt! •••ERA Overall Top 3 Agent!!! 5 'I' corner 102 C Punggol Al!!! 5T corner 103A Punggol. Al!!! 5'P corner 318A Best sea view! 5'P corner 200A Al cond S275K+ 5'P corner 319 C/ 3248 Al. MRT.
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        619 13 Properties ©HOUSES WANTED (RENT/ BUY) URGENTLY WANTED. READY Clients on hand. Any district. Good budget. 9857-9041. No agts pis Wh PRIVATE APTS UNWANTED (RENT/ BUY) w\|A/wSTSr fans* HDB CONDO i&J LANDED SHOP 1 jmßi Ready Buyers I Tenants $IK-SIOK/S2OOK-S9SOK 1/2/3/4/S/6IW READY BUYERS/ TENANTS want to buy/ rent your house with
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        547 13 HIV FACTORY SPACE Jff FOR SALE WmmJla i^mTmWn Wl rVM AawW** TUAS, 4-STOREY BLDG. SSW Move m cond. JTC 30 28 yrs from Feb '07. Land 43.000 sqft. Built-up 55.000 sqft. 4-storey of production area, general office, partitioned offices toilet?. For sale 1809.8 sqm looking for assignment Leasehold with HDB
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        848 13 Wk OFRCE \ff FOR RENT INT'L PLAZA/ SHENTON Way 936/ 2357/ 4000 sq.ft (6500 sq ft for takeover) Lift lobby/ part tion rms. neg' HB *****273 NEAR CHINATOWN MRT. Outline CBD. Near CTE/ AYL Fitted Of fice. 500/1500/2000 sqft Ample parking. Immed. *****747 SLP SELEGIE CTR 350 -.qft. Peace Cti
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        681 14 Hh SHOP SPACE iff FOR RENT SHOP SPACE AT _-g W^cp'ox 1240 sqft. All trades. View to offer. 2-storey shop hse 9 Yishun. Suits all trades. *****780 SUITS CLINIC/ SALON/ THERAPY/ CONFECTIONERY RETAIL ETC hougang Ctr/ Aye 8 AMK Aye 10/ Boon Lay 3edok Central/ M Parade Redhill/ T Blangah
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        575 14 Wh SHOp SPACE |||f FOR RENT OUTRAM MRT/ SGH Shophse #01. Commercial. All trades/ Office. 1100 sq.ft. Cheap!' 9669-4791 T.BLANGAH HAIR SALON for take over. Good crowd, mkt. Lower rental takeover fee *****060 T PAYOH CTR 183, Fr 270 sqft. Bedok Ctr 213. fr 600 sqft. MRT/ Bus Interchange. 9636-3357
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        587 14 Wh SHOP SPACE fff FORSALE DAVE KHOO ft r. jj 9858 8877 TELOK AVER CONSERVATION shophse 1401/ 5000 1185/ 4800 sqft. 999 yrs. With/ w/o tenancy. Suits restn, pub, etc. Pro texfWil CONVENIENCE STORE FOR sale 9 Yishun Condo. Good potential. Next to club house, pool. neg. Call for appt.
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        463 14 Bk RESTAURANT/ j LOUNGE f SPACE FOR RENT ORCHARD RD CUPPAGE Plaza #04 fully equipped Japanese lounge. Nice decor. Low takeover/ rent. 1500 sqft. Hurry! 9388 8390 PN PURVIS ST. NICELY renovated restn for takeover. neg. Near MRT, library. Call Mary 9237-9217 DTZ D.OB PUB KTV for rent. Fully operational.
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        356 14 Wk WAREHOUSES/ EXD STORAGE Wf SPACE FOR SALE LAM SOON IND Bldg unit tor sale. 10th flr. 2174 sqft. Ample par King. I Tenanted. Renovated. Suitable for storage/ office. Please call owner 6252-9703/ 9002-3079 TAGORE 4-STOREY F'HOLD War- ehse+fty+office. Approx 13,750/ 27.500 sqft. 8 yrs. 6m, 3 tonne lift/ 3.2
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        330 14 Wk AIR TICKETS AIRFARE SPECIAL iw^mm**jmt mm m m mm |«lU!§D9HNK|Uiy^HBII I INDEPENDENT TRAVELLER Bali $159 Japan $500 I Bangkok $125 K.Lumpur $99 Brisbane $500 London $750 I Brunei $300 N.Zeaiand $770 Canada $930 Perth $350 China $245 Seoul $500 Europe $750 Sydney $440 Hong Kong $195 Taipei $280 i
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        849 18 W\ PROFESSIONAL/ Wh PROFESSIONAL/ EXECUTIVE WB EXECUTIVE i^^m^mm\mmm9 m mmmmmmmmm^mmm^m i An established Travel Agent invites the following applicants: 1. TOUR CONSULTANT With tourism knowledge background and related working experience 2. TICKETING OFFICER 3. TOUR OPERATIONS EXECUTIVE I Familiar with GDS system, be able to issue tickets I Applicants must
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        410 18 ©NURSING/ HEALTHCARE FULL-TIME CHINESE SPEAKING Clinic^st needed at Jurong W. Serene 6896-4173/ 9848-0718 CANADA NEED NURSE. Midwife, Physician, Pharmacist. Job PR Int'l Plaza, 835-05/ 6221-5351/ 0 Pgk ART/CREATIVE rm^m FILM/VIDEO SENIOR PRODUCER/DIRECTORS An award winning company with vacancies for Senior Producer/Directors Mm. degree with 5 yrs experience. Call Cath/WeiOian at
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        910 18 m SAIES Wh SALES 9mWmW w WmWrn mm NATURAL UVING PTE LTD rVi. tU f&llH______. It V* fli Due t0 cx P ansior| leading retailer J m furniture furnishing invites A__iAi-tttp{<«<l<y*Ki|M-_k suitable candidates to join our dynamic team. Gross Salary S2K-5K Bilingual m English Mandarin. Pleasant personality and service orjentedJJales
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        1049 19 Wh ADMINISTRATIVE/ Wh ADMINISTRATIVE/ mf CLERICAL MF CLERICAL An established Foreign Bank requires Finance Assistant To compute ancLinput financial data and ratios for management reporting including reconciliation of statements and posting of accounting entries. Prerequisites: j Mm GCE 'A' or Polytechnic Diploma with 2-5 years' relevant accounting experience m a
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        499 19 Wk TECHNICAL Construction Compeny urgently requires Degree m Mechnical Engineering/ Civil Engineering Must have experienced m gas pipe line laying Interested applicants, please fax resume with expected salary to 6567-7092 or email: samlaln__lngnet. com.sg An expanding Occupational Safety Health Management Co. have Immediate vacancy (without registered Safety Officers may apply)
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        1077 19 ©SECURITY INSECURITY jr Join Premier Security For a Secure Career Requirements: Secondary 2 NTC and above Able to read and write simple English Singaporean or PR Physically fit with neat appearance Able to work 12-hour shift Walkin Interview Monday Friday: 10am to 4pm #w SI 8 Verdun Road #04-01 iff
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        753 19 ESTAB CLEANING CO requires Housekeeping Cleaners for Hotel Cleaning Orchard Rd. Meals provided. Working hrs: 3pm-11pm. Salary $800. Immed vacancy. Pis call 6553-4589 BUS INTERCHANGE AT Tampines, Pasir Ris, Bedok, SengKang requires cleaners immediately. 6.30am-3.30pm. $670, 3.30pm--10pm $530. Call *****849 FULL/ PART-TIME FOODCOURT Cleaners. Parkway Parade, Woodlands, Bt Timah, Übi.
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