The Straits Times, 3 February 2006

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    Lock icon US, Asean to boost ties with yearly summit
    609 1  - US, Asean to boost ties with yearly summit Roger Mitton Bush to meet 7 Asean leaders m Hanoi m November By US Bureau Chief In Washington RELATIONS between the United States and Asean strained last year after a perceived snub are expected to get back to a normal footing with
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    Lock icon Pups turped into heroin couriers
    225 1 New York PURE-BRED puppies were turned into canine couriers by Colombian drug dealers, who surgically implanted packets of liquid heroin into the animals, US authorities said. Ten puppies were rescued during a raid on a farm m Colombia, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said on
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    Lock icon Serial sex offender raped 69-year-old, attacked 2 students
    568 1  - Serial sex offender raped 69 -year- old, attacked 2 students Selina Lum By WHEN he was 16, Sashi Kumar Pubalasingam was caught molesting his female schoolmates and had to go through a tough reformative regime for his crime. But just six months after being released from the Reformative Training Centre
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    Lock icon Behind the festive cheer, all's not well
    1098 1  -  Devi Asmarani |»UPFRONT By Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta Behind the festive cheer, all's not well GIVING THE WRONG IMPRESSION "Some Chinese Indonesians wonder whether we really need to be celebrating the holiday m such lavish ways, especially as the country's economy is still
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      163 1 TIVTQT/^ 1 T TT 1 Then and now: Singapore's Lessons from llMOlvJllX Views on GRCs new teen idols P^B/^^H| Hamas' victory /^\~\l TH'OTT^ AA/ ij^^ They went before panel &MA I Not Stupid Too boys nP l| Elections without V^/l\ JT^ JTvIJ-^'/I.X .Jig on GRCs 18 years ago. a hit
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      532 2 SECTION ONE Attacked m JB Prime 3-4 A Singaporean family's Asia.. ..5-11 Lunar New Year wk/Q.i-j 12-18 celebrations were ruined D on no when they were attacked Review l[} -ll byrobbersataJohor •nsight 24-25 Baru petrol station. FYI 26 PAGEH2 SECTION TWO Home Hl-H8 Responsible gambling p UQ Harrah's Entertauiment, W™r
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon Woman admits role in maid's death plunge
      640 3  -  Elena Chong Prosecution wants housewife jailed for ordering maid to work from ledge By JAIL TERM NEEDED "Taking a firm stance on such capricious and irresponsible behaviour would send out a clear signal to employers and would-be employers of foreign domestic workers that
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      Lock icon Bowels clogged up? Eat less fibre, say docs here
      747 3  -  Salma Khalik By Health Correspondent BEATING THE BLOAT "People who eat lots of fibre often suffer from excessive gas and tummy bloating. Doctors who do not realise this, often give the wrong advice and ask patients to take more, rather than
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      Lock icon SIA soars on the back of record 4 billion passengers
      536 4  -  Karamjit Kaur Quarterly results beat expectations, despite sky-high jet fuel prices By Aviation Correspondent SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) has soared above market expectations with its latest quarterly profit results. The airline also carried a record number of 4.36 billion passengers and
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      Lock icon More India-S'pore tie-ups on horizon as trade jumps
      471 4  -  Shefali Rekhi By TRADE between India and Singapore grew by about 40 per cent last year, touching the US$lO billion (5516.3 billion) mark, according to a top government official accompanying the President of India on his -state visit here. Given this "encouraging
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      43 4 heritage they trust How hard is it to run a restaurant bar or hotel m a conservation building? From restored colonial houses to the New Majestic hotel, we look at the challenges and the payoffs Reason: He backed out of marrying her daughter
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Strikers raise stink at India airports
      216 5  - Strikers raise stink at India airports Ravi Velloor Garbage piles up and baggage goes missing as protest against privatisation enters second day By India Bureau Chief In New Delhi INDIAN aviation authorities have advised air passengers to travel with no more than cabin baggage as airport staff across the country
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      Lock icon Sore loser files court petition
      655 5 AN INDIAN company has challenged the government's sale of stakes m India's two busiest airports. It demanded that the bids be cancelled because the auction was not fair. Reliance Airport Developers, which is partnered by Aeropuertos Servicos Auxilliare of Mexico m the tender, wanted the
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      100 5 Chaos m Disneyland Mayhem breaks out at HK Disneyland after hundreds of ticket-holders are denied entry because the park is full. I Motoi LimttMJ IPVvE^^lPQ^Bi^HPl^^^^^^H^C^P^H^^^^^^^l I ml com 9 9 Driving Plaasur* Performance Motors Limited official car o t Performance Centre, 315 Alexandra Road. Tel: 6319 0100. Sime Darby Centre,
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  • CHINA
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      Lock icon Angry crowds storm HK Disneyland
      531 6 Ticket holders scale railings, battle staff after packed park shuts them out Hong Kong ANGRY scenes shattered the holiday mood at Hong Kong Disneyland yesterday as hundreds of ticket holders rushed the gates after being denied entry because the park was full. Scores of visitors,
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      Lock icon Relatives of bus crash victims arrive in Egypt
      625 6 Cairo AFTER a long and weary 22-hour trip, the relatives of some of the Hong Kong tourists killed or hurt m a bus crash have arrived m Cairo to identify the bodies or tend to the injured. Chinese Embassy and Cairo airport
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  • EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Beijing's influence on Pyongyang 'limited'
      472 8 Waiting for China to apply pressure over nuclear drive a waste of time, says group Seoul CHINA has less influence m North Korea than many think, and regional powers could mistakenly give Pyongyang time to make more nuclear weapons while they wait for Beijing to
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      Lock icon Taiwan downplays Chen's remarks
      345 8 Taiwan downplays Chen's remarks Taipei TAIWANESE officials yesterday played down hardline comments on China by President Chen Shui-bian, after Washington warned they could send the wrong signals to Beijing. Foreign Minister James Huang told reporters: "There have been different interpretations of President Chen's remarks. Some said it implies de jure
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      Lock icon 3 HK patients test negative for bird flu
      268 8 Hong Kong THREE people m Hong Kong who came into contact with a bird-flu infected chicken smuggled m from mainland China have tested negative for the virus but remained isolated at a hospital yesterday. A 42-year-old man, his 78-year-old mother and their
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  • INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
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      Lock icon Top Indian school to start S'pore campus
      546 9  -  P. Jayaram Management institute will revise charter for overseas expansion By India Correspondent In New Delhi A TOP Indian management institute will open a campus m Singapore m a few months. The Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, is preparing to amend its charter
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      Lock icon Indian PM fields tough media questions with ease
      620 9  -  Ravi Velloor By India Bureau Chief In New Delhi TWENTY months m power, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is showing how comfortably he has settled m his role as the leader of the second-largest nation m the world. At a stock-taking press
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      Lock icon Landmark job scheme to end poverty launched in India
      333 9 New Delhi INDIAN Prime Minister Manmohan Singh yesterday launched what he called a "landmark" antipoverty scheme that promises 100 days of work a year to every rural family m the country. "The main focus. ..is the poorest of the poor," Dr
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      Lock icon Cash crunch to hit quake aid flights
      184 9 Pitchbala (Pakistan) THE United Nations will be forced to drastically scale down aid flights m earthquake-hit Pakistan if it does not get fresh donations withjn a month, a top official said. Survivors may not be able to rebuild their lives and would be
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Terrorism a 'long-term threat' in Malacca Strait
      236 10 Jakarta TERRORISTS pose a longterm threat m the Malacca Strait, and countries m the region need to boost security m the strategic waterway, Europe's anti-terror coordinator said yesterday. Several foreign governments fear terrorists might attack shipping m the strait, which is used each
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      Lock icon Thai PM's critic turns on the heat with planned ouster bid
      617 10  -  Nirmal Ghosh By Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok THE political temperature m Bangkok kept pace with the soaring summer heat yesterday, as trepidation mounted over a rally on Saturday by media maverick Sondhi Limthongkul during which he plans to present
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      Lock icon Thaksin's children cleared of insider trading
      442 10  -  Nirmal Ghosh Son Panthongtae now under probe for possibly violating stock disclosure laws By Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok THAILAND'S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) yesterday cleared Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's son and daughter of insider trading m the US$l.9 billion (Ss3.l billion) sale of
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      Lock icon BLASTS IN THAI SOUTH
      57 10 Officials going about the grim task of recovering bodies (left) and searching for clues (above) after bombs killed seven m the provinces of Narathiwat and Pattani yesterday. More than two years of unrest by Islamic separatists have left at least 1,000 dead m near-daily shootings, bombings
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        Lock icon PIONEER OF CHINA DAILY DIES
        145 10 BEIJING: Journalist Feng Xiliang, who m 1978 helped to launch the China Daily, the communist government's main English-language newspaper, died this week at age 86, the newspaper reported yesterday. Mr Feng, also known as C.L. Feng, died on Monday m Beijing, the China Daily said
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        Lock icon COAL MINE EXPLOSION IN SHANXI KILLS 23
        106 10 BEIJING: A gas explosion at a Chinese coal mine has killed at least 23 miners, state media reported yesterday, m the latest accident to hit the world's deadliest mining industry. Another 53 people were hospitalised after inhaling toxic gases from the blast on
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        Lock icon LIVEDOOR 'WANTED TO BE WORLD NO. 1 AT ALL COSTS'
        94 10 TOKYO: Top executives at Livedoor were so determined to steer the company to the global top spot that they went to almost any lengths, even if it meant breaking stock market rules. This was what the firm's former financial chief
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        Lock icon DEADLY BLASTS CAUSED BY KID WITH FIRECRACKER
        87 10 BEIJING: A firecracker thrown by a child into a fireworks storehouse was the trigger for a series of deadly blasts on the first day of Chinese New Year m central China, Xinhua news agency said yesterday. The accident on Sunday killed 36 people
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        Lock icon TWO OF HWANG'S AIDES 'FORCED TO DONATE OVA'
        112 10 SEOUL: At least two junior researchers working for South Korea's disgraced scientist Hwang Woo Suk were forced to donate their ova m breach of globally accepted research ethics, officials said yesterday. The National Bioethics Committee said after a probe that Professor Hwang
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA / MALAYSIA
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      612 11  - Yudhoyono 's choice of military chief approved Devi Asmarani Air Marshal Djoko Suyanto gets the nod from MPs after grilling By Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta PRESIDENT Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono yesterday managed to secure parliamentary approval for his choice of military commander but not without a gruelling screening process that dragged
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      Lock icon Bridge work to start 'in four months'
      386 11 Kuala Lumpur WORK on the so-called "scenic" bridge to replace the Johor Causeway will begin m four to five months, Malaysia's Works Minister Samy Vellu has said. He noted that the new Customs, Immigration and Quarantine Complex (CIQ) m Johor Baru will be
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      Lock icon Proton and Mitsubishi renew ties
      236 11 Kuala Lumpur PROTON and Japan's Mitsubishi Motors revived their old alliance yesterday as the Malaysian carmaker looks to recover from losses and the breakdown of a joint venture with Germany's Volkswagen (VW). The partnership with Mitsubishi, a former Proton shareholder that helped the state-con-trolled firm
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      Lock icon EUROPEAN MEDIA MUSLIM WORLD
      625 12  - EUROPEAN MEDIA MUSLIM WORLD Susan Sachs Uproar over cartoons of Prophet Muhammad a 'clash of civilisations' By In Paris Derek Scally In Berlin THE clash between the European media and the Muslim world escalated yesterday, as a French managing editor was sacked and armed militants surrounded European Union offices m
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      Lock icon Caricatures incite hatred, says Muis
      399 12  -  Zakir Hussain By THE decision by several European newspapers to reprint caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad can be seen as inciting hatred, the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) said yesterday. "As Muslims, we too feel unhappy with this event," it said m reply to
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      Lock icon British press playing it safe
      306 12  -  Neo Hui Min By Straits Times Europe Bureau In London 2 objections Muslim scholars say visual representations of the Prophet are prohibited because of tears they could lead to idolatry or be misused. The Danish cartoons m addition to being prohibited, are blasphemous because of
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      Lock icon Liberian leader fires entire ministry staff
      247 13 Monrovia LIBERIA'S President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf summarily sacked the whole Finance Ministry staff of around 300 during a surprise visit as she kept her promise to deal mercilessly with corruption. "All employees of this ministry are hereby dismissed and will have to apply to
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      Lock icon Bid to stop Net providers agreeing to censorship
      596 13 Bid to stop Net providers agreeing to censorship US congressman drafting law after firms allow China to impose curbs Washington A REPUBLICAN US congressman is working on draft legislation to make it illegal for US Internet service providers such as Google, Yahoo and Microsoft to agree to censorship overseas. A
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        Lock icon U.S. WILL DEFEND ISRAEL BUSH
        109 13 NASHVILLE: President George W. Bush has vowed the US would defend Israel militarily against Iran if needed and denounced Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for "menacing talk" against the Jewish state. "I am concerned about a person that, one, tries to rewrite the history of the
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        Lock icon GREEK PM'S PHONE TAPPED
        87 13 ATHENS: The mobile phones of Greece's prime minister and several Cabinet members were tapped by unknown perpetrators for about one year, the government said yesterday. "The phones tapped included the prime minister's, those of Cabinet members, one former minister, now m opposition, and others," government spokesman
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        Lock icon HOUSE ARREST DEBATE LOOMS
        78 13 LONDON: British Prime Minister Tony Blair's government asked Parliament yesterday to extend powers allowing the authorities to impose restrictions such as house arrest on terror suspects without trial or charges. Parliament approved the measures for a oneyear period last year after heated debate, but only on
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        Lock icon HARLEM CHOIR EVICTED
        95 13 NEW YORK: Evicted from the rent-free space where it has rehearsed for more than a decade, the world-renowned Boys Choir of Harlem is looking for a new home. One day after a city-imposed deadline for eviction of the choir from the Harlem Public School, choir founder Walter
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      Lock icon Iran not an imminent threat, says IAEA chief
      546 14 Iran not an imminent threat, says IAEA chief UN nuclear agency is not asking Security Council at this point to impose sanctions Vienna IRAN'S nuclear programme is not an "imminent threat", although the stand-off with the West is at a "critical phase", the head of the UN nuclear watchdog said
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      Lock icon Two tell of torture by Saddam's half-brother
      455 14 Baghdad ONE woman described being stripped naked and hung by her feet while Saddam Hussein's half-brother, Barzan Ibrahim Hasan Al-Tikriti, kicked her m the chest until her ribs cracked. Another woman said the intelligence chief subjected her to a mock execution, firing a
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      Lock icon Object in space bigger than Pluto
      149 14 New York AN ICY object discovered m space last year, which could be the 10th solar system planet, has been found to be a third bigger than Pluto. The diameter of what has been named 2003 U8313 is about 3,000 km, making it the
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon 45kg woman is champion sandwich eater
        252 15 A DIMINUTIVE Korean-American woman weighing 45kg ate 26 grilled cheese sandwiches m just 10 minutes, beating her nearest competitor by half a sandwich to win the World Grilled Cheese Eating Championship. Ms Sonya Thomas won US$B,OOO (S$13,000) but said she was disappointed with her
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        Lock icon Mars crater named after Japanese man
        162 15 AN AMATEUR astronomer who was credited with discovering flares on Mars will have a crater on the Red Planet named after him. Mr Tsuneo Saheki died m 1996 at 79 years old. He joins a list of eminent figures for whom craters have been
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        Lock icon Anti-war activist gets police apology
        236 15 THE US Capitol police have dropped charges against anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan and apologised to her and a congressman's wife for ejecting them from President George W. Bush's State of the Union address. Ms Sheehan and Mrs Beverly Young had been singled out for wearing
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        Lock icon Albanian PM makes copycat speech
        171 15 WHEN a politician speaks, the public may feel they have heard it all before, but this has taken on a whole new meaning m Albania. An apparent copy-and-paste m a keynote speech by Prime Minister Sali Berisha had him mouthing the same lines spoken by
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      Lock icon Stinging report on federal response to Katrina
      627 18 Investigators blame Bush and Homeland Security chief for slow relief when storm struck Washington THE White House and Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff failed to act decisively enough when Hurricane Katrina struck, congressional investigators said m a stinging assessment of the slow relief
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      Lock icon CLAUDE'S FORECAST
      107 18 Claude the Crawfish holds court on top of a dirt hill, surrounded by plastic lobsters and watched over by costumed characters. His job is to predict the weather for the Mardi Gras season and, to the delight of the crowd, the crustacean raises his claws to indicate that
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      Lock icon US drugmakers face class-action lawsuit
      120 18 New York A US federal judge granted class-action status yesterday to a lawsuit accusing four drugmakers of overcharging for doctor-administered drugs. Class-action certification allows consumers to sue companies collectively, reducing their legal expenses and increasing the potential award. The companies facing the lawsuit are BristolMyers
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      1088 20  -  Janadas Devan FOREIGN MATTERS By Senior Writer THERE are a number of ironies m the astonishing victory of Hamas m last week's Palestinian elections. It may be impolitic to note them, but it would be useful to do so nevertheless. One, Hamas, a
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      649 20  -  James P Pinkerton By THE Hamas election m the Palestinian territories was disturbing to many. But not to all. Some were happy extremely happy. There's a concept m political science called "objective allies". That is, even people who hate each other can still
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      503 21  - Expert guide to falling births Sharon Siddique BOOK REVIEW By Bibliography Of Singapore Demography By Saw Swee Hock Singapore: Iseas, 2005 IN THE era of search engines, there is still a place for published bibliographies. Googling "Singapore" and "demography" yields 247,000 hits. Even surfing through the first few hundred doesn't
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      993 22  -  Anthony Paul By Senior Writer I'VE been trying to suppress the feeling for the past week or so, but no luck. The news from Moscow of a clash between British spies and their Russian counterparts has made me nostalgic about the Cold
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      669 24  - people et POLITICS Laurel Teo Li Xueying By UNTIL 1988, voting m a Singapore election was a simple matter of one man, one ballot, for one candidate. But m that year, the political landscape was changed drastically by the introduction of group representation constituencies (GRCs), or Team MP concept as
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        525 24 THE PULL OF ROOTS "We will never achieve the day when all Singaporeans will vote for the best candidate regardless of race. That will never ever happen m this country." MR ABDUL HALIM KADER, president of Taman Bacaan FORMER law firm partner Sat Pal Khattar saw no need
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        608 24 A -MALAY candidate faces off with a Chinese candidate. The former speaks English and Malay; the latter English, Mandarin, Hokkien, Teochew, and perhaps a smattering of other dialects. Who will Singaporeans vote for? The majority of Chinese Singaporeans will go for the latter "even if he's lousier",
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      343 24 1988 Changes The concept of group representation constituencies (GRCs) introduced. They will be bigger than existing constituencies, about three times the size. Each GRC to have three MPs, at least one of whom must be from a minority group. In three-fifths of the GRCs,
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      1223 25  - Are younger S'poreans more race conscious? Chua Mui Hoong FRIDAY MATTERS By Could it be that younger Singaporeans, who grew up m the 1980s and *****, have a different instinct about racial relations, compared with those of past generations? It was after all m the 80s and 90s that race-based
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      1101 25  - Racism a citizen's apology Ken Kwek »THEPOST-65ERS By A MONTH ago, I was m a taxi, accompanying a friend to the doctor's. The scene was pedestrian: the air-con whirred, an ornamental bell tinkled, a talk-show was playing on the radio. The programme was on organ donation, and a Malay-Muslim listener
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      716 26 A X. •JL THE STRAITS TIMES FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3, 2006 Singapore today Windy with passing showers affecting northern and western Singapore. 5 THINGS YOU CAN DO TODAY ISign up for a talk on diabetes management to be held tomorrow. Balestier Clinic and Health Screening Centre, 363 Balestier Road. 2.30pm-4pm. Fees:
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      8 1 HOME THE STRAITS TIMES FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3, 2006
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      597 1  -  Arlina Arshad SENTOSA DROWNING Teacher m anguish after failing to save youth because he was too tired By CLAD m a white T-shirt and dark soccer shorts, Hirwan Abdullah dived into Sentosa's Palawan Beach lagoon on Monday to chase after his friend. Seconds later
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      440 2 Singapore robbed at petrol station in JB Mum, daughter hurt after thieves on motorbike run into them and swipe bag A SINGAPORE family's Chinese New Year celebrations were ruined when they were attacked by robbers at a Johor Baru petrol station on Monday. The mother, who wanted to be known
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      Lock icon Confused about fibre? Balanced diet is still best
      433 2  -  Shefali Srinivas By DIETARY fibre may not protect against colorectal cancer but fibre still plays an important role m heart health and managing diabetes. Several studies have recently contradicted one another about whether dietary fibre is beneficial, has no effect, or is
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      287 2 New York FOR generations of American children, a serving of whole milk, customarily m a red and white carton, has been as synonymous with school as a yellow No 2 pencil. When then-president Harry S. Truman signed the National School Lunch Programme
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      114 3 SINGAPORE will host the Ministry of Foreign AffairsWisma Putra Games this weekend. The event, which will involve joint teams from Singapore and Malaysia taking part m golf, tennis, badminton, soccer and bowling competitions, aims to forge closer links between the foreign ministries on both
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      99 3 The supreme commander of the Royal Thai Armed Forces, General Ruengroj Mahasaranond, met Minister for Defence, Mr Teo Chee Hean, for talks at the Ministry of Defence yesterday morning. A Mindef statement said Gen Ruengroi arrived yesterday at the invitation of Chief of Defence Force Lieutenant-General
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      209 3 HONG Kong tycoon Li Ka Shing is making a mistake by distancing himself from the gambling business. So says Harrah's senior vice-presi-dent of communications and government relations Jan Jones. She was commenting on Mr Li's intention to sell his stake m Suntec City Development
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      Lock icon Harrah's to tackle problem gambling if it wins bid
      298 3  - Harrah' s to tackle problem gambling if it wins bid Marcel Lee Pereira Marina IR bidder meets agencies over responsible gaming By WHO wins the race to build the Marina Bay integrated resort bid will be known only five months from now, but one contestant is already thinking beyond the
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      222 3 Sands targets Asia's big players CHINESE New Year celebrations at The Venetian, a Las Vegas casino resort owned by Las Vegas Sands, drew nearly 20 per cent more Asian premium players compared to the same period last year. The casino operator, which is bidding for the Marina Bay integrated resort,
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      366 6  -  Elena Chong Sri Lankan supplied cafe chain with cleaners and dishwashers By A SRI LANKAN who set up an illegal labour supply business providing dishwashers and cleaners to a cafe chain was jailed for two years and ordered to be given three
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      136 6 A yellow -top taxi rolled down the hill of Goodwood Park Hotel yesterday morning, ploughed through the shrubbery and slid down the slope onto the footpath before knocking down an electrical switch box and smashing into the guardrails along Scotts Road. The 61-year-old
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      222 6 A 38-YEAR-OLD unemployed man was accused yesterday of getting free sex from three Filipinas for helping them enter Singapore. Raymond Wong allegedly posed as their boyfriend and lied to the immigration authorities that they had a Singapore address. He faces 11 corruption
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      457 6  -  Stephanie Yap By FOR the past three years, Madam S.F. Lee has waited for her son's killers to be caught and punished. As his death anniversary nears, Madam Lee has decided to jump-start the investigation by offering a $10,000 reward to
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      232 6 FIRE gutted a paint factory m Tuas last night and threatened to spread to a neighbouring factory. Eight fire engines and 30 firefighters were at the scene within three minutes after receiving a call at 8.15pm. By then the Tai Seng Paint factory,
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      416 6  -  K.C. Vijayan By IN AN unusual case, a man who lost a civil suit asked the judge who heard the case to excuse himself when it came to deciding legal costs to be paid to his former lawyers. Mr Wee Soon
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        80 6 A WOMAN was robbed of her handbag just metres from her front door on Tuesday night. The 53 -year-old helper was returning to her flat m Upper Boon Keng Road when a man, who rode up m the lift with her, grabbed her handbag as
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        81 6 A 56-YEAR-OLD housewife was standing at a Tampines Road bus stop around lunchtime on Wednesday when a thief yanked a gold chain off her neck and fled. She ran after the man but lost sight of him at Hougang Avenue 7. The rope-pattern chain
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      323 7 WHEN the cargo lift at Bishan MRT station closed for upgrading last year, wheelchair users like Madam Irene Toh received special help to move up and down the stairs. A portable $13,000 machine, paid for and operated by the Land
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      355 7  - Bras Basah station will be deep underground and 'under water' Christopher Tan Glass-bottom pool on roof will allow natural light m at Circle Line stop By Senior Correspondent COMMUTERS stopping at the future Bras Basah MRT station may get the strange impression that they are on a subma- rine train
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      225 7 PARTS of Orchard Road, Paterson Road and Orchard Boulevard will be closed to traffic today and tomorrow for the annual Chingay Parade. The main parade of floats and dancers will take place along Orchard Road between Le Meridien Singapore and the Marriott Singapore. The procession will
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      753 8  -  David Boey Longbow Apache a likely crowd puller at Asian Aerospace; to date 42 planes, choppers on show By Defence Correspondent Visual treats for aircraft buffs CATCH A GLIMPSE OF APACHE... SINGAPORE'S first attack helicopter, the AH-64D Longbow Apache, will make its
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      630 8  -  Amit Jain By Shefali Rekhi Eye on India Become a leading centre of business intelligence on India. Nanyang Technological University (NTU) plans to produce reports that will be useful for decision makers. Its first project is on the competitiveness of Indian states
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      45 8 A weekly look at what to watch out for m the world of retail. Figures, case studies and tips come from the Consumers Association of Singapore. The world of education 101 I No. of cases filed IZ I I (January to December 2005)
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      67 8 CASE STUDY A consumer signed up for a Bachelor of Engineering course with a private education organisation (PEO). He was assured by the PEO's sales manager that his $3,000 deposit was fully refundable at least seven days before the course starts. The consumer submitted his request to withdraw from the
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      34 8 OUTCOME OF CASE Case assisted the consumer to obtain a full refund from the PEO since the conditions for a refund had been clearly spelt out, both verbally and on the course registration form.
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      72 8 CONSUMER TIPS 1. Always read through terms and conditions on agreement forms. 2. Do a thorough research on the school before signing up. Consider its reputation, size of the class, credentials of the teaching staff and the course materials that will be provided. 3. In Singapore, the Case Trust for
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      384 8  - From D to B+ after NTU exam appeal Maria Almenoar By NUR DIANAH SUHAIMI AFTER examination stress and the wait for results came a shock a D m a subject she had aced before. The first-year Nanyang Technological University (NTU) student, who wanted to be known only as Miss Zeng
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        547 9 MR ZAINUDIN Nordin should be commended for his superbly written and well-ar-gued article, "Regardless of race, language or religion?" (ST, Jan 31). Rarely has anyone the courage to urge his fellow Singaporeans to reach within their souls m true introspection to re-examine what most of
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        188 9 In her 40s, back with a degree but no job I WAS elated to be able to join my family for the recent Chinese New Year reunion dinner after missing the past two years' to pursue a degree m Australia. Although I am happy to be back m Singapore, I
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        481 9 DEPICTIONS OF PROPHET THE editorial, "A Europe m caricature" (ST, Feb 2), referred to the drawings of the Prophet Muhammad m a Danish daily newspaper and commented on European countries' perception of the principle of free speech. It also 'criticised the Danish government for having "cast
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        134 9 SINGAPORE'S Temasek Holdings has been very much m the news m recent weeks with the high-profile multi-billion-dollar purchase of Shin Corp and its offer for P&O. While many of Temasek's deals are long term m nature, it is nonetheless disheartening to learn that for the last five
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      567 10 SOCCER Premiership Arsenal 2 West Ham 3 Aston Villa 1 Chelsea 1 Blackburn 4 Manchester United 3 Liverpool 1 Birmingham 1 Manchester City 3 Newcastle 0 Portsmouth 1 Bolton 1 London ON A crazy night when Chelsea suffered a rare glitch m their all-conquering charge towards their second
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      493 10 LIVERPOOL 1 BIRMINGHAM CITY 1 Liverpool PHOTO RAFAEL Benitez admitted Liverpool's weakness m front of goal was a major concern, after Robbie Fowler failed to provide an immediate answer to the Merseysiders' scoring problems. Fowler marked an emotional return to Anfield as a
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      643 10  -  V. K. Santosh Kumar ARSENAL 2 WEST HAM UNITED 3 By NO ASHLEY Cole. No Kolo Toure. No Bisan Lauren. No Gael Clichy. No Pascal Cygan. So Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was depending on his most seasoned defender, Sol Campbell, to marshal their makeshift
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      Lock icon Blame Man United's loss on Rio's poor imitation of Roy
      769 11  -  Wilfred Yeo BLACKBURN ROVERS 4 MANCHESTER UNITED 3 By Deputy Sports Editor Have your say WHAT do you think of the night of drama? Is it another sign that runaway leaders Chelsea have the luck of champions? Are Manchester Utd,
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      557 11 DAVID Bentley drove into Ewood Park some five months ago on loan from Arsenal. Playing as a full-fledged Blackburn player yesterday (Singapore time) for the first time after making his transfer permanent, Bentley went into overdrive and scored his first Premiership goals for the club. ..not one,
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      497 11 ASTON VILLA 1 CHELSEA 1 Birmingham CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho launched an incredible postmatch attack on referee Rob Styles. He was furious to see Luke Moore's late goal cancel out Arjen Robben's opener to secure a 1-1 draw for Aston Villa yesterday
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      485 12 SOCCER Magpies' loss to Man City is final straw as club stay rooted m 1 5th spot Newcastle GRAEME Souness' troubled 15-month reign as Newcastle manager came to an end yesterday when the club sacked him. The 0-3 loss at Manchester City on Wednesday was the final straw.
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      411 12 Caiho IF THE African Nations Cup is anything to go by, African teams at this year's World Cup m Germany are unlikely to rival the impact Senegal made four years ago. Of the five African teams to qualify for the World
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      700 12  -  John Dykes FOOTBALL FOCUS By SOMETIMES, football does not follow the script. When the ball fell to Robbie Fowler deep into stoppage time at Anfield on Wednesday night, and the Liverpool striker volleyed past Birmingham's Maik Taylor to send the Kop into raptures, we all
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      465 12 AMERICAN FOOTBALL Detroit PITTSBURGH line-backer Joey Porter ignited a Super Bowl firestorm on Wednesday, firing verbal volleys at Seattle tight-end Jerramy Stevens over boastful words that were taken as a victory declaration. Just days before their squads meet for the National Football
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        64 12 LONDON: Colin Montgomerie has agreed to a divorce settlement, reported to be worth up to £15 million (Ss44 million), with his former wife. Ex- wife Eimear agreed to the one-off payment thought to be up to half of the golfer's personal wealth m return to waiving
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        81 12 BERLIN: Germany manager Jurgen Klinsmann has created an uproar by calling for national hockey coach, Bernhard Peters, to be appointed as German Football Federation's new technical director. The concept of employing a man with no football credentials to oversee the federation was ridiculed by 1974 World
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      418 13  -  Alvin Foo »GOLF Joint sanctioning for event after financial terms are guaranteed By GOOD news for the golf fraternity: this year's Singapore Masters, which had looked set to be only a European Tour event, will now be part of the Asian Tour as well.
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      280 13 BASKETBALL Houston ONCE Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming overcame their problems, the Houston Rockets got past the Milwaukee Bucks. McGrady scored 22 points despite being hampered by his ailing back, Yao added 21 despite a poor fourth quarter, and the Rockets rallied from
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      321 13 TIGER Woods (right) wasted a blistering start to his opening round m the Dubai Desert Classic to finish three strokes off the pace yesterday. Playing his second tournament of the year after winning last weekend's Buick Invitational m San Diego, the world No 1 compiled
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        70 13 SINGAPORE'S chances of hosting the 2010 World Swimming Championships (short course) have increased, after world governing body Fina confirmed the candidature of just three out of the seven interested cities. The three are Dubai, Istanbul and Singapore. Four others Berlin, Doha, Durban and Seville have dropped
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      1893 13 ONG DONG AGE: 67 passed away peacefully on 1 February 2006, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: (Heng Ai Choo, deceased) Nanita Beutista Daughters: Sons-in-law: Ong Li Li Norman Hu Huo Huo Ong Li Chin Jonathan Sng Yong Lik Grandsons: Granddaughter: Dominic Norris Hu Megan Sng lianing Malcolm Sng Weiheng
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        41 16 Yesterday's close: 16,710.55 +230.46 points) The Nikkei average rose 1.4 per cent to end above 16,700 for the first time m over five years, as investors bought firms with strong earnings such as Konica Minolta and Denso. REUTERS
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        41 16 Yesterday's close: 15,691.69 (-50.61 points) Hong Kong stocks fell 0.32 per cent, as investors took the opportunity to book profits, after shares of Chinese enterprises on Wednesday hit their highest level m more than eight years. REUTERS
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        30 16 Jan 25 close-. 1,258.05 (+5.98 points) China's foreign exchange, stock and futures markets are closed for the Chinese New Year holidays. Trading will resume on Monday. REUTERS
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        39 16 Yesterday's close: 4,905.1 (-51 .6 points) Australian share prices closed down 1.04 percent, as investors cut portfolio holdings of resources and banking stocks m late selling, which pushed the benchmark off a record high. AFP
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        408 16 Bush 's plan on Mid-East imports upsets Opec Cartel warns that US proposal to cut dependence on Gulf could hurt investments Vienna THE Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) has warned that US President George W. Bush's proposal to reduce the United States' dependence on Middle Eastern oil could badly
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        282 16 Detroit GENERAL Motors (GM) said on Wednesday it will build the industry's first hybrid light-truck transmission a day after President George W. Bush challenged United States manufacturers to develop hybrid technology to wean the country off foreign oil. Although the US$llB million (Ssl92 million)
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        143 16 February 2 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 1.2190 ***** Can dollar 1.4190 1.4360 Euro 1.9550 1.9770 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4345
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        432 17 His comments come as Indian minister also enters row over Mittal Steel's bid for the firm Paris A KEY British official has rounded on French protectionism as the political fight over Mittal Steel's bid for Arcelor deepens. Mr Alan Johnson, Britain's
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          56 17 FRANKFURT: Rising trading revenues boosted Deutsche Bank's pre-tax profit to a record 6.4 billion euros (5512.7 billion) last year, helping Germany's largest bank to beat its own target. The pre-tax result was slightly better than the average forecast of 6.3 billion euros m a
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          107 17 TOKYO: Japan's Matsushita Electric Industrial posted its highest quarterly profit m 14 years yesterday, and raised its full-year outlook, citing strong sales of chips, digital cameras and plasma TVs. Matsushita, the world's largest consumer electronics maker, also announced it would sell its
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          112 17 NEW YORK: Jetßlue Airways on Wednesday posted a wider-than-expec-ted quarterly loss as high fuel costs and competition squeezed earnings. The budget airline added that it would also lose money this year. The quarterly loss was Jetßlue's first since going public m 2002.
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        317 17 MARK Koenig (left), Enron's former head of investor relations and the first witness to take the stand m the criminal trial of the company's former bosses Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, testified on Wednesday about the lies he told: FALSE REVENUES IN JULY 2000, he told an
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        584 18  -  Lorna Tan Insurance execs say such products did well last year due partly to strong equities market By Finance Correspondent KEY ISSUES "The challenge is to increase general public awareness and the importance of financial planning." MR SADLER, who sees strong growth
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        665 18  -  Narendra Aggarwal By Economics Correspondent ANYONE changing their Singapore dollars into greenbacks will have been pleasantly surprised lately. The local unit has soared nearly 5 per cent higher against the US currency since mid-November. But it may be a case
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        341 18  - Meghmani' s quarterly gains jump 57% to $3m Fiona Chan By THE first Indian company to list m Singapore, Meghmani Organics, is setting the bar nigh m terms of financial performance its third-quarter net profit soared 57.1 per cent to 81.7 million rupees (Ss3.l million). Higher export sales and lower
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          70 18 KEPPEL Corp unit Keppel Shipyard has delivered the floating production and storage offloading facility for Marathon Petroleum Company (Norway), a unit of Marathon Oil Corporation headquartered m Texas. The tanker had been contracted to Keppel Shipyard for $84 million for upgrading and structural
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          81 18 SESDAQ-LISTED gaming operator Lasseters International is paying Asll 15 million (5513.75 million) for two hotels m Queensland, Australia. The hotels also come with slot machines, food and beverage outlets and bottle shops. The buy will mark Lasseters' first move into Queensland. The group
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          94 18 DIGITAL, wireless and broadband communications solution provider Addvalue Technologies has inked a deal with Telenor Satellite Services to work on the design, manufacture and marketing of products. Addvalue will provide engineering and market development services while Nasdaqlisted Telenor will provide management and market assistance.
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        659 19  -  Lee Su Shyan Both SIA units say margins continue to be under pressure as competition grows By Companies Correspondent Higher earnings SIA Engg reported a 46 per cent jump m third-quarter profit to $53.2 million on the back of more
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        455 19  -  Azrin Asmani TAKING STOCK By THE feel-good factor not only shot the bourse to its sixth consecutive gain yesterday but even managed to give laggards such as China stocks a taste of life inside the winner's circle. Mainland companies made the most of
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        461 19  -  LEE SU SHYAN "The ranking reflects our presence m China; many people know our name." MR CHOO, on Westcomb being m the top 10 list with global giants like Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs LOCAL corporate finance house Westcomb Capital has made
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        240 19  - DIRECTORS' TRADES GABRIEL CHEN KEY FJ BENJAMIN INVESTOR RAISES STAKE FORMER "remisier king" Peter Lim Eng Hock has increased his holdings m homegrown fashion retailer FJ Benjamin Holdings, via a series of transactions on the open market. He bought 1.5 million shares on Jan 20, raising his deemed interest m
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        649 20  -  Erica Tay Firms are buying overseas facilities, using shipyards to build rigs, hiring staff By Gabriel Chen OIL'S well m the world's oil-rig building hub of Singapore, with this year shaping up to be even better than last year's gusher, going by
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        30 20 Feb2,2ooG 2,441.39 +9.65 1.78 billion shares worth $1.42 billion 1.2 Bit 1.3 Bit 1.4 Btl 1 5 BIL 1.6 BH 1.7 BH. *****. 19BIL STOCK TRADING VOLUME
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        259 20  -  GABRIEL CHEN WIDE-RANGING EXPERTISE THE body which regulates the telecommunications industry, the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA), yesterday appointed a diverse group of six new members to its board, including NTUC FairPrice chief executive Tan Kian Chew. The new members also include
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        426 20 LONDON OIL held above US$66 yesterday as tension intensified over the nuclear programme of the world No. 4 crude exporter Iran, dwarfing swelling United States fuel inventories. The board of governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (lAEA) met m Vienna
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        538 20  -  Bryan Lee By ELECTRONICS manufacturers seem to have hit the brakes m January after six months of breakneck pace, helping send a key indicator of factory activity plunging to a seven-month low. Weaker local and overseas orders led the purchasing managers'
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      28 21 You can pay for anything m instalments, so why not happiness? Take happiness first, then pay for it m instalments of unhappiness Singapore-born, Hong Kong-based columnist Chua Lam
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        1352 5 RK FERRARI Up for sale FERRARI MONDIAL 3.0 Red. 1984 COE '2010. Excellent condition. $100 K. Call Maggie 9828-5708 NEAR 03 FERRARI 360 F1 Spider. Red. OMV $215 K. Low mileage. Agt service record. *****019 I^l% FORD FOR SALE REPOSSESSED 12/'O2 LASER 1.6G Auto gold. 01 transfer OMV $*****. COE
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        414 7 FOR SALE 5 UNITS '90-'»4 E2OO 16V Masterpiece Facelifted. COE '2010--2014. Accident free/ leather/ paint/ tax. Fr $16.8K $32.8 K. Call *****878/ *****898 now ALL MODELS BUY/SELL USED CAR CARBODY BENZWORLD TEL 6282-8800 BEST BUYI 08/03 E320 $154,800 08/04 E240 $139,800 07/03 E240 $129,800 01/03 E240 $119,800 01/04 E2OO ML
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        655 9 PK DOl-08 L£B city a south-west V PTEAPTS-RENT "wisTPowT" CONOOMINIUM 3 5 PEPYS ROAD Newty Adjusted Rental Rates!! 4+ l Bedrooms Low-Rise Apts 2475 sq.ft Spacious, P/furn unit mins walk to Pasir Panjang Village 'CoW Storage Reputable Schools Science Park Renal from a low $4K upwards Full commission to Agents
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        704 9 ■Lk DO l-08 Eja CITY ft SOUTH-WEST PTE APTS RENT CARIBBEAN KEPPEL. 1636 sqft 4+l rm. Best view. Blk 34. #03. P/furn. $6.5 K. *****468 C&H ANCHORAGE (OPP IKEA) Cosy ground fir patio. 1900 sq.ft. 3 bdrm. $neg. *****539 CANAAN WESTBAY 2-RMS 900 sqft. High fir. F/facilities. Near Japanese sch/
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        676 9 ■aY 009-10 ORCHARD/ LIIJ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND U PTEAPTS-RENT EXPAT'S CHOICE BALMORAL RESIDENCE 4+l. Pool facing. F/facilities; Balmoral 5. 3+l 1700 sqft, newly renovated, full/p/furn, amenities *****007 a^B^^n^n^^BM^^^^a^B LEONIE HILL RESIDENCES Brand new. 2 rms. Unfurn. High floor. Fantastic view. Full facilities. Immed. Must view! 9007-4731 KF MustNotML Missf D.09 CHARLESTON.
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        952 9 Ht DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ kill TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTEAPTS-RENT DONT MISS JC DRAYCOTT 2+STUDY, 1100 sqft. Tastefully furr. Excellent i cond. Immed. Walk to Orchard/ Shpg. View today 9382-5322 NEW LISTING! RIVER Valley Rd. Apt 3+l. F/furn. Aircon. Convenient. Easy access to Orchard/ town. Call Carol 9489-2966 HSR 1 DALVEY COURT.
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        855 9 ■k DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ CJ TANGUN/ HOLLAND |V PTEAPTS-RENT TESSARINA 4+l/ 1615 sqft Mins to City/ Holland. Balcony with Pool view $4,xxx. Land* *****830. 7 CLAYMORE/ THE Legend. 2+l/ 3+l. 4 units. High fir. P/fully/furn. $3.2K/ $2.8K neg *****402 Agt CASABELLA. NEW 2+l+ large balcony. 1076 sqft. Partial furn. $3K.
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        842 9 ■k Oil ft 2l NEWTON/ Pk Dll a 2l NEWTON/ tSj BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI lEj BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI ■F PTE APTS RENT U PTE APTS RENT I l&k FOR LEASE j tttm Brand New Development W Prestigious 3+l Bedrooms I m -.z-.'Jk Luxurious Interior •>'■" *^B One Unit Per Floor
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        680 9 ED MACPHERSON/GEYLANG PTEAPTS-RENT 1 4+ l RMS MINBU Ct. 2000 sqft! I P/furn. Pool/ gym. Opp Shaw/ Balestier Plaza. *****855 ERA llhDI 5-1 6 EAST COAST Ufc/ PTEAPTS-RENT i EXPAT'S CHOICE COTE d'AZUR CONDO. 2+l. 1100 i sqft. High fir. Sea view. Next to Parkway Parade. Near Beach/ city. Call
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        907 9 BBk Properties m fOI2-14BALESTlErV Bk Dl2-14BALESTIER/ MACPHERSON/OEYLANG EjJ MACPHERSON/GEYLANG PTE APTS RENT JJ PTE APTS RENT I f flfl II aB A *L*&*^m^^^^^^^^^^m -RS m I CONVENIENT LUXURIOUS i p|C If' LIVING at AFFORDABLE RENT jftS^av h I Brand new 2/3 bedroom apartments ifl 9* J penthouses with breathtaking view
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        718 9 EASTVALE. 3+1. 1195 sq.ft. F/ facilties. MRT/ Downtown East. F/ j furn. $1,800. 9368-3921 Texan TROPICAL SPRINGS 3*1, 1335 sqft. F/furn, amenities MRT. Rent neg! Call 9008-8221 TPS BALLOTA PK 3+l. High fir pt blk. Excellent cond. F/furn. Condo facilities. Immed. Owner *****329 EASTPOINT GREEN 3+l With balcony, pool view,
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        654 9 ffti 025-28 NORTH U|f PTE APTS RENT WOODSVALE ADMIRALTY MRT station. 3+l f/furn, full condo facilities. $1.6 K. 9776-6775 GRANDE VISTA. LOWER Mais with pte gdn. 3000 sqft. 4 bdrms. PI furn. F/ facilities. 9757 2866 WOOOSVALE CONDO. HIGH fir face recreational facilities. 3+l. Furn. Avail 1/3. $1500. 9630-2010 Agt
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        683 10 Pfo HOUSES FOR RENT TOWNHSE BISHOPGATE Orchard Rum on separate firs for study/ living/ entertain. 4+l. Approx 2900 sq.ft. $4.5 K. 9755-8801 CHOICE BUNGLW t« VICTORIA Pk. with inground pool guest hse. P/furn. i 34.000/ 5000 sq.ft. Ouiet. Avail. Immed. 9638-3863 9170-2322 j I MustNotWk Missf D.lO HILLTOP BRAND New
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        653 10 HJV HOUSES FOR RENT OPP. THOMSON PLAZA, Bright Hill Cres. 3 storey Semi-D s+l autogate, scv $3.3K JCP *****015 D.20 MODERN 2-STOREY bunglw 4+l Patio. Ouiet. Near Australian French sch. Adhome *****220 COLONIAL RENOVATED D/ Storey bungalow with pool. Immed $18K ono. Call *****268/ *****612 OFF STEVENS RD 2-storey semi-d
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        643 10 FJfV HUDC/ HL>3 III? APTS FOR RENT I-RM CLEMENTI/ 4-RM Wood ands. Fully/ p/furn. Immed. Near imenities. Low rent! *****053 VV BLK 65 Marine Dr. High fir. F/ urn. Designer decor. Near Parkway/ amenities. *****261 5750/ $850 BLK 4 Marine Terr. High fir. 2+l rm. Lift level. Furn. >ea view.
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        670 10 fffk ROOMS FOR \jjjf RENT (HDB) FURN WITH BUIT-IN Closet. Off i Joo Chiat. Cosy, Clean mais. Quiet environment. 5 mins walk to East Coast. 10 mins to M. Parade. Call Peter *****053 to view. ALL MRT. WOODLANDS. CCX. AMK. Sembawang, Jurong, Bishan, Tampines, Hougang. Yishun, Bt Batok, S'goon, Bedok.
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        424 10 TO CITY ft SOUTH-WEST JJ PTE APTS -SALE LOCATION 2*1. 968 SOFT Heritage View. Mid fir. Good finishing. Nice. $540 K. 3+1, 1195 sqft Heritage View. Mid fir. Fantastic pool view. $680 K. Studio, 657 sqft The Icon. Mid fir. City view. SS2OK. Call Lynn 8151-4375/ Susan 9186-6372 EMERALD PARK
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        611 10 *^L^^^^pi ■k 001-08 CD CITY ft SOUTH-WEST ■7 PTEAPTS-SALE TWIN REGENCY BLK 28. 1216 sqft. 3 rms. F'hold. High fir. West facing. Price neg! PMC *****300 EMERALD PARK 2-RMS. high floor 3 rms pool view. Near Great World City/ MRT. 9783-9200 AP ■PK DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ LLlj TANGUN/ HOLLAND |P
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        537 10 Wfk DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ I EEj TANGUN/ HOLLAND JJ HOUSES -SALE I: is. *Lm\\ r 111 111 M B^B^B^B^B^Bk B^HB^B^B^B^Bbil v *i 1 PAIR NEW Semi-0. Holland Pk L s+l bdrms, F'hold, Pool, Land- L scape. Showroom furnishing, S.E. facing. Autogate. Alarm. Immed move m. Land 3042/ 3458 sqft, C
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        555 10 JK 009-10 ORCHARD/ a)y TANGUN/ HOLLAND PTEAPTS-SALE Orchard Road Preminum Apts rdmore Pk 2886/ 8740 sqft idyhlll 2300 sqft. Lush greenery egency Pk 3100/ 3650 sqft. range Ras 2852 sqft. Fr $3.xM laymore 3350 sqft. 4 rms our Season. 2200/ 2900 sqft omtinson 2350 sqft. Fr 53.3 m uscaden 1485
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        701 11 IfK DO9-10 ORCHARD/ ffh DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ MM TANGUN/ HOLLAND MU TANGUN/ HOLLAND BRAND NEW FREEHOLD I I ORCHARD CONDO Boulevard Residence 2034 sqft 3+l. Above 825. Panoramic view Cuscaden Residences 1238 sqft 2+l Pool view. Tenanted Grange Residences 2583 sqft. 4+l Botanic Gardens. Tenanted Loft Nassim 1119 sqft. 2+l.
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        401 11 IjHHhbk. D.09 BRAND NEW f'hold penthse fr $671K up!! Studio/ 2 bdrms also avail. Pool/ gym/ 880. MRT/ City. For appt pis call 9009-3990 PROSPEROUS HAPPY New Year to all clients, associates friends. New prime f'hold condo 3rms 1400 to 1780 sqft/ 4-rms 1800 to 2900 sqft/ Penthouse 2500 to
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        786 11 Pfr\ DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ MM TANGUN/ HOLLAND |F PTEAPTS-SALE F'HOLD. CHARLESTON. RIVER Valley 2+l/ 3+l rms. 1001/ 1238 sqft. With or Without tenancy. SS76O psf. Facilities. *****325 Savills v Rachel Ang PLAN FOR KIDS' school? Stay lkm to Henry Pk Pri Sch. Sierra. 2+l. 1033 sqft. All amenities. One only
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        630 11 DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ fj PTEAPTS-SALE JERVOIS LODGE 4*l. 1958 sqft. Tenanted. Best investment! F'hold. GW Bennette 9877 7171 D.lO PENTHOUSE NEAR good schools. F'hold. 8500 sqft. s+l bdrms. $470 psf. HB *****885 D.09 LA CRYSTAL F'hold. Killiney Rd. High fir. 3+1. 1100 sqft. Beautiful view. 9666-3739 VILLA D'ESTE (NEW Year
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        1938 11 Properties ■t Dl lft 21 NEWTON/ B|k 011 ft 21 NEWTON/ Bk Dll ft 21 NEWTON/ B|k Dll 821 NEWTON/ Hk Dll ft 21 NEWTON/ Dll ft 21 NEWTON/ iss M BRajrisr iss™ Bsas'-tsH" p^^r pSir ncjsoi nj n d d f\ d et d t v t\ c PRIVATE
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        292 11 aa^^^^^H Dn. AMm I A 1 nffIORHWC hirki View ■MM BAYSHORE PK 3-RMS. High fir Bright. Windy. Pool/ open view. Mins to beach. Bus to MRT/ City. Expat's Choice! Call 9062-8811 PtooVmx a^| SERENE OOHf F 9101 5000 y EXQUISITE LIFESTYLE! *****000 Celadon View 2734 sqft. Lovely Nicole Green. 2300
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        773 12 fftl Dl 5- 16 EAST COAST lyr PTE APTS SALE WILLIE YEO K>r. lA 9450 2293 WL/A AQUARIUS BY THE Pk 3+1, 1206 sq ft. High fir. Pool view. Beautifully i renovated. Windy. F/facilities. Serious consider! Must view! I \JUi PANORAMIC lrrt»motteno( Property Advton MUST SELL! BAYSHORE Park. 27th fir.
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        531 12 Wk\ Dl 7- 18 CHANGI/ ILjJ PASIR RIS HOUSES -SALE 3-STOREY D'MANOR CLUSTER Terr with basement, 2mins MRT. Facilities. 2723 sqft. 4+study+l. 4 yrs. 2 car lot. Allen 9385-2228 D.lB LOYANG VILLAS. (2 units) Inter/ corner terr. 2900 sq.ft. Beautiful 4+l rms. $6xx,000/ $7xx,000. HARVEST 9799-9966 S6BOK INTER LOYANG Villas
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        845 12 Bter 800N/ \W HOUSES -SALE S'GOON GDNS S/STOREY terr. 2162 sqft. Renovated. Attached bath. F/aircon. Move-in cond or rebuild to semi-d. *****883 Agt SBBBK ONLY! 999 yrs. 3 storey terr. Off Hillside Dr. 3200 sqft Build-in. Semi-d layout. s+l. Move m. View 1-6pm. *****332 S'GOON GDN HUDDINGTON S/storey inter terr.
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        770 12 ■ft 01 9-20 SERANGOON/ UMM THOMSON V PTEAPTS-SALE THE RIVERVALE CORNER high fir 1259 sqft, Bright/ breezy, facing pool. Selling cheap. 9489-1573 GOLDEN HEIGHTS. 3-BDRM. Higri floor. Panoramic view. $808K, 1 Must view! 9693-2015 Savills U£j WEST HOUSES mm SALE VILLA VERDE. VARIOUS designs s+l inter terr roof gdn, corner.
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        552 12 ©HDBAPTS FOR SALE WK HDBAPTS FOR SALE IfK HDBAPTS FOR SALE PK HDBAPTS FOR SALE fRY HDB APTS FOR we fTXinuDwi^UKMU (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) |g? (6EDOK/CHAICHEE) (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) \j£t (BEDCK/ CHAI CHEE) |g) (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) Q») (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) WBt^tlßßSfiflßl "Kv/rcKTT G U I D t HDB ESTATES BUY IT-
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        480 12 PBV HDBAPTS FOR SALE \Uf (ANG MO KIO) g >o« V MINS AMK MRT/ Nanyang Poly/ Top schs/ wet mkt. All races! 3vi rm Corner 506. #3. Unblock park view. 2 living area. Main dr faces E/ living S/ kitchen N. 300% move m. Like brand new! Open concept kitchen.
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        573 12 ■Dism^ Valuation 3'NG* BEDOK RES. Blk 616. Low/ marble fir. Unblock view. Aircon. Tastefully renovated. Amenities. Serious seller! 9006-4422 ERA 5-RM BLK 553 Bedok North Aye 1. Corner unit. Move m condition. Valuation $315 K. View to offer! Don't miss! Bernard *****741 NEW LIST!! BLK 530. 3'NG' Bedok N. Lift
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        562 12 s^^^^^^ £^^^^F QjgfNow 8LK.442 SIN MING Aye. S'l 1 120sqm. Mid fir. Lift level. 4- i bdrms. Aircon. Quiet, privacy. Good location. Manoj 9852-8887 SIOK BELOW VALUEI Exec Mais blk 404 Sin Ming. 1600 sqft. Move-in. Marble. Bright breezy, exclusive. Glynis 9745-8122 3-RM 308 SHUNFU. New list! Rare! Nice renovation.
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        473 12 B HDBAPTS FOR SALE Bk HDBAPTS FOR SALE (BTMERAH/Q-STOWN/ QD (BTMERAH/Q-STOWN/ TELOK BLANQAH) TELOK BLANGAH) BIGTHANKS to all our Slfi|d /KwfS-m.KS&UhrwwH^IW "•*«^«"«<H»M"! fttfSTimft.ta.fe~ sT«7to*«aM«Ti**. Lr^B *X IJMo»BtfiM— ff lMttHlbwhnd HLLMRH 4'NG MTtoiqa Into wmw j £«<*>««» m»4Mw 17.1^*1^ 111 A jyiy iiiwi" umii Pw Minij n*n» m t\nij> OVERALL TOP
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        451 12 £pV (BUKITPANJANG) PtojH.x f ZARINAH 41 9817 *****'A' BLK 166 Gangsa Rd, ground floor, near Bt Panjang Plaza, amenities, Chinese house, centre/ facing. Asking S24OK. I li l] V^ A rn-^nttTTJlj 4'A' BLK 508 Bt Panjang. Mid fir. Next to corner. No noon sun. Windy. Vacant. Near sch. Valued $195
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        950 13 f&\ HDBAPTS FOR SALE IP? (CENTRAL/CITY) 4 'I* PT Blk 15 Beach Rd. High fir. Unblock, bright, renovated, marble/ parquet, upgrading, Lavender MRT, all races. Ann *****155 4 'I' 662 Buffalo. Indian eligible. 4T corner, 3558, Smith St X 2. 3'S' 1 rm Blk 8/9 Selegie hse. 3+l 34 People's
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        883 13 ■Plk HDBAPTS FOR SALE Jj (GEYLANG/EUNOS/ W MACPHERSON) DARREN LEE mk M 9450 ***** Jffi ACE TEAM MARKETING (ATM) New! 4'S l 315 Übi. High fir, sch New! 3-rm+l 30 Balam. Fee paid New! 4V 56 #07 Sims Dr. Enbloc 3'S' 49 Circuit Rd. Mid/ lift fir. Exec Mais 20/21
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        991 13 •ERA* Proven Jurong Specialist < Sam Wet 6479-0012 ERA JURONG EAST/ WEST Super Jumbo 107. A1 cond. Rare Exec Apt 912, 859, *****4 $268* Exec Apt 709, 687 88. Al! $-2011 Exec Apt 754 810. Super Al! $C Exec Mais 910, 726, 470, 407, 323 #10. Lift. Al view/ decor.
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        818 13 5T JURONG E Blk 240. Low fir Renovated. No noon sun. Near I MRT/ sch/ mkt/ eateries/ ameni- > i ties. Valued $272 K. 9186-2566 BLK 643 JURONG West St 61. 4A2, 90 sqm. high fir, move-in cond! Amenities/ mall. *****248 NEW! 4A 720 unblock/ 3NG 101 A1 I 5A
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        991 13 FfK HDB APTS FOR SALE \Uf (PASIR RIS/CHANGI) EXEC APT BLK 459 Pasir Ris. Valued 5355 K. High fir. NS facing. Renovated. Nice layout. Spacious. View to offer. *****443 MUST SELLI EXEC Apt 459. 4 rms. 1 147 sqm. Face pk/ NS. F/renovated. Mins to mkt/ 24 hrs coffeei shop.
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        794 13 tff\ HDB APTS FOR SALE UP (TAMPINES/ SIMEI) TAMPINES 230J Pt Blk. Exec Apt i Corner. High/ lift fir. Marble Glass showers, steel pipes, grills Aircon. Chris 9430 0590 CB S4OK. EXEC Apt 230J/ 313 #09 Simei 4'A' 254 #9/Exec Apt 229 Exec Mais 245/ 431/ 495 C/ 856F IT
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        758 13 Rh HDB APTS FOR SALE Uff (WOODLANDS) B^BJ*7v(3P^^^ 5 'I' 504 Woodlands. High floor. Spacious 4 bdrms. View to offer! 17 Marsiling 3-rm utility. Mkt. j Upgraded. High floor. *****099 I 5T CORNER 8998 Young couples' delight! Condo layout. NTUC/ kindergarten/MRT. At Value! *****938 www.brendazee.com 5 'I' 8966. F/aircon renovated.
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        735 13 >r^*^K^^^^^^ f Written by Goh Mci Vi Renovating your HDB flat The HDB Registered Renovation Contractors' Scheme regulates the activities of contractors to ensure the structural integrity of HDB buildings and safety of the living environment. It also keeps to a minimum any unsightly alterations to flats when refurbishment work
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        441 13 BLK 116 C LOW fir. 5 'I' Rivervale Drive. Corridor corner. Malay owner. Near amenities, LRT, MRT Valued. neg. 9620-2398 PN EXEC MAIS BLK 205A Compassvale Lane. Unblocked. Buangkok MRT/ Childcare/ kopitiam/ shops. $350K up! 9025-5371 PAMPER YOUR FAMILY!!! 5 'I', 319 C Ar.chorvale Dr. High fir. Move-in. No noon
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        429 13 ALL CONOO/APT WANTED. Ready tenants/buyers m all areas. Owner renting, selling don't hesitate call marktan.com/ 9387-4786 BRITISH COUPLE, KOREA Expat looking for rent 2+l/ 3*l m City, Balestier and West area. Good budget. Owners call 9009-5228 READY BUYERS/ TENANTS looking for condo/ apts m all areas. High budget. Owners/ buyers/
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        612 14 RIV FACTORY SPACE RK FACTORY SPACE RV FACTORY SPACE HK FACTORY SPACE fIX FACTORY SPACE U^ FOR SALE \Xf FOR SALE fHf FOR SALE H^ FOR SALE FOR SALE $B^sssf^ tech no l n* Every Unit Enjoys «r <*£& Ground Floor Convenience I ■I IMMEDIATE OCCUPATION "o^"^ -^-^(KK^^ Area from
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        628 14 Hh OFFICE SPACE Up for rent OFFICE VARIOUS LOCATIONS. Fr 500 sqft 55,000 sqft. Fitted. Near amenities/ UE Sq/ Millenia Twr/ etc. 1 Stop svc! 9750-7427 NEW FULLY EQUIPPED Training Rooms m Robinson Rd available for rent at reasonable rates. Interested call 6323 0262 OOOH LA LA Cool Office! Club
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        492 14 Rfc OFFICE SPACE \jjj FOR SALE Sneak Preview Good Investment Excellent location. Column free. High ceiling. Attached toilet. 880/ 1200/ 1500 ***** sqft. Above Clarke Ouay mrt/ exciting retail mall. Strictly by appt. SoHo/ ntw at* office 650 1200 sqft up. Loft concept. Ensuite bathroom, fitted pantry, recreational facilities. 1
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        682 14 t£XJ7 C/\O DETHIT ■JPr run ntiN I M. PARADE. 6*l. 2000 sqft. Suits coffeeshop, fastfood, seafood restn. Geylang/ Siglap/ Bishan #01. 400-1800 sqft. 9272-9906 THOMSON IMPERIAL CT Upp Thomson. 1500 sqft. Face main rd. Suits car showrm/ bridal/ beauty spa. Call 9368-1878 PANDAN VALLEY NICHE location 500/ 1000/ 1600 sqft.
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        464 14 Hfi SHOP SPACE Vt) FOR SALE 6sty BWg FH 1 .32CV6.71 55f witri passenger Hit, srir-cond. fire security system. Within CBO, fringe Raffles Clarke Quay MRT. Ideal for Corporate HQs/Showrooms/Otfices. Good investment buy, option to purchase wrthin first 6mths Richard Of*g T^jf*****1985 B Pro»sf>orous J IPeolsl 2-STOREY SHOPHOUSE IN HDB
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        568 14 Properties Travel *^^F^^ Hfv SHOP SPACE fiiif FOR SALE S'GOON NORTH CTR. shpg. area. HDB shop. Face main road. Tenanted. Good returns. *****888 HIGH RETURN WOODLANDS St 31 Loading bay. Crowded/ amenities. Tenanted SB.SK. 9272-3273 LITTLE INDIA/ PEOPLE'S PK/ Jin Besar/ Geylang. F&B/ hostel/ all trades. 6% yield. Call 9412-6995
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        517 14 a^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^alß^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^k^L^LsD^al SENG POH ROAD BANK'S AUCTION 8/2/06 t"Q^^B&OP A 6-storey building with eating house I aW^*«bJ on 1" storey JMWU^&AM Land -Approx. 9,143 sqft ■^''vfl Tota) GFA Approx. 27,454 sq ft '^fitf^y^n FreehoW ■^J Zoned Residential with Commercial at ■fcj 1" storey I Minutes' walk to Ttong Bahru MRT Station
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        663 16 ACHIEVERS CTR IN Jurong E provides classes fr. Xi to JC by dedicated sch teachers 9 discounted price. *****777/ hp: *****269. TEACHERS WITH TRACK records teach Eng, Maths. Science, Chinese (Pri JC) *****273 (on Wed) CURRENT SCH TEACHERS, under grads/ grads. full-time tutors. All subjs/ levels. 6842-3250 Daisy PHYSICS MATHS
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        957 16 W\ PROFESSIONAL Hir 1 DANCE COURSES UKA QUALIFIED INSTRUCTOR with fellowship m both Ballroom Latin is recruiting children (4-15 yrs) to be groomed for UKA Ex- am global competition. For de j tails, pis call Joanne *****369 UNLIMITED SALSA CLASS daily $120 x 24 mths. 6 mths-3 yrs dance course.
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        794 17 v i'&^GFsßmß/Bm^ '^^S^^-'^-^fHaßß^L^Bw I Bk^H BbbS Bj f^§P jS^£'-1 NOTICE OF ANNULMENT OF BANKRUPTCY ORDER BY CERTIFICATE OF ANNULMENT ISSUED BY THE OFFICIAL ASSIGNEE Notice is hereby given thot trie Bankruptcy Orders mode against the persons named below have been annulled by Certificates of Annulment: (i) Under Section 1 23A
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        554 17 HHb^blbSHb^blb^B^HbW senoko power limited Senoko Power Limited invites tenders from eligible BCA/EPPU Registered Contractors for the following: 1 *****570 Supply and replacement of Condenser Water Boxes and Associated Butterfly Valves for one Hitachi 250MW Steam Turbine Units at Senoko Power Station Registered Contractors m Mechanical Engineering (ME 11 Mechanical Equipment,
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        158 17 APPLICATION FOR REPLACEMENT CERTIFICATE OF TITLE THE LAND TITLES ACT NOTICE Pursuant to Section 43 of the Land Titles Act. an Application will be made to the Registrar of Titles within the next fourteen (1 4) days from the date hereof by AJITRADE PTE. LTD. of No. 6 Senoko Avenue
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        750 17 I Tender Notice Tenders are invited for 1) TENDER NO: QX 05-60 (TRAINS) PROPOSED ADDITION/ALTERATION AND CHANGE OF USE OF PART OF CONCOURSE/PASSAGE TO SHOPS AT EXISTING CHOA CHU KANG MRT STATION ON LOT 1271, MUKIM 11 AT 10 CHOA CHU KANG AYE 4 SITE SHOWROUND: A site showround will
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        1209 17 BANKRUPTCY ACT (CHAPTER 20) TAKE NOTICE THAT: Bankruptcy Orders were made against the following persons on 1 lth day of Jonuary 2006 BKCYNO NRtC/PPNO NAME AND ADOKESS 3851/2005 *****7711 ABDUL JABHAR BIN ABDUL KADIR 272 YISHUN ST 22 #01-102 SE *****2 3886/2005 5 1 *****6 C ABDUL KARIM B MOH
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        697 18 C/fIS Recruit Guide? Classified Jobs Executive Appointments t^tf* Ul CLASSIFIED JOBS 1800-289-9988 E-mail cats@sph.com.sg %fc j 603 Job Application 654 Call Centres/Telemarketing Acknowledgements 636 Customer Service 658 General Production^^ 606 Professionals/Executives 639 Agents/Brokers/Traders 660 Internship/Apprenticeship/ 609 Engineers 642 Hotel/Restaurant/loumje Attachment 612 ITflnfocom 643 Food Stalls 663 Warehousing/Inventory 615 lecturing/Teaching 645
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        146 18 To work mm. 6 mths required by Estab. Public Accountant's Firm. Mm 'A' level (Commerce)/ ACCA/ CAT/ Dip/ Degree m accounting. Able to speak Mandarin. M'sians may apply. With/ w/o experience required. Perm position possible atter temp period. Apply with resume expected salary to: Email: aconsultasingnet.com.sg PROPERTY OFFICER Diploma m
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        351 18 W\ professional; Hi/ EXECUTIVE PROCUREMENT SUPERVISOR (Jurong) Degree/ Dip, Mech Engrg or related discipline 5 yrs relevant experience m material/ purchasing mgmt m a manufacturing environment Able to manage/ lead/ plans/ executing sourcing plan/ direct RFO/ negotiate/ setting up agreement, etc 0 SAP/ MS Office Able to travel occasionally $3.5K
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        568 18 Pj ENGINEERS ENGINEERS I A growing industrial automation packaging IX I machinery specialist requires: Requirements: Preferably Degree/ Diploma m Electronic or Electrical Engineering r Knowledge of PLC programming or AutoCad is an advantage Possess Class 3 driving licence Mm 2-3 years m field installation and commissioning of industrial packaging machinery
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        287 18 Established Civil Engineering I Piling Company seeking candidates for the position of: CIVIL ENGINEER Degree m civil engineering (recognized by Spore PE Board) Able to work independently co-ordinate effectively with clients sub contractors Preferably with class 3 licence Pis fax or email with detailed resume stating currant/ expected salary to:
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        669 18 fgS IT/INFOCOM IT/INFOCOM y -wmmmmmmmmmmmammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm 'jatk Regional distributor for IT hardware and software products has on immediate vacancy for Provide technical support to our chonnek like System Integrators ond resellers Pro-sales and post-soles technical support Ability to perform information gathering ond analyse different brands of fT products Support company's network
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        479 18 fjh LECTURING/ hit/ TEACHING CHUA CHU KANG Church Kinder- garten requires Eng Teachers with CPT/ DPT. Call 6762-7453 REQUIRED IMMED. STUDENT Care Teacher m Woodlands. '0' level above. Call *****074 EXPERIENCED SUPERVISOR FOR new infant care ctr U> Whampoa. Interested call 6355-1433 i CHILDCARE CTR REOUIRES Chinese nese Lang. Teachers
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        557 18 i HJk ART/CREATIVE gi ART/CREATIVE Professional Photographic Lab (at Kallang near Lavender MRT) urgently requires. J The candidate should have Experience m Desktop printing is an advantage 1-2 years experience preferably m graphic related field Experience m Photoshop, Freehand. QuarkXPress. Adobe Illustrator software on MAC Platform Good with colour combination
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        308 18 STOW LOOKING FOR Jobs? Join us Fast cash. Part time or work fr home. *****679/ *****954 SALES VACANCY Responsible for cultivating N»w Customers and expanding Misting business 1. Salts Marketing Executive 3 yrs marketing experience "i Beer Beverage Industry Degree m Marketing Serf-driven with excellent communication Interpersonal skills Possess own
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        449 18 |g) SAI£S A Mazda authorized dealer m the East is inviting you to join us as: SALES CONSULTANTS 1. Presentable appearance with good interpersonal communication skills 2. Self-driven, aggressive customer oriented 3. Experience will be an added advantage 4. Possess Class 3 driving lie Please send resume with a recent
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        502 19 SAU SALES mi SALES I Yellow Pages =S Singapore yellow pages" JOIN US FOR ONE OF THE MOST LUCRATIVE JOBS AROUND. Walk-in interview Saturday, 4 February 2006, 8.45 am Yellow Pages (Singapore) Limited 1 Lorong 2 Toa Payoh, Yellow Pages Building, Singapore *****7 (We are located next to the Braddell
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        83 19 SALES EXECUTIVE 0 Diploma m any Engineering discipline Posses Class 3 licence Intelligence posses enthusiasm to achieve Co's objective Mm. 1 yr sales experience For more Info, pis visit: saoami-elec.co.jp Interested applicants, pis send resume stating qualification expected salary to: saqamiac<starhub.net sq 1. RETAIL INVOICING CLERK CUM SALES PC literate
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        228 19 BigfflSl3sl3Big Ideal Job sigßiEßigagEig CORPORATE GIFT COMPANY requires a Sales Exec. Mm Dip holder Good interpersonal customer service skills. Email resume to: susan@acemarketing.com.sg or fa 6270-1676 SALES EXEC/ GRAPHIC DESIGNER required Preferably with experience own transport Knowledge m Printing Industry will be an added advantage Training will be provided Pis
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        320 19 f^V SALES mm DPETS CENTER (BT. Panjang Pla za) requires Shop Asst, Dog Groomer (experienced needed). 5-day week. Call 6765-7872 MustNotXjjlL Missi BIZ SALES- BANKING experience prefer $1K to $3K. Self confident motivated. S'poreans/ PRs. CV hrplacing(S>yahoo.com. sg An established interior firm requires 1) SALES MANAGER 2) SALES DESIGNER Good
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        462 19 SALES PART/ FULL-TIME SALES/ Distributors/ Van Sales required immed for provisions cleaning solutions. Call *****132 Ong CAKE SHOP REQUIRES Sales Per son <* Katong. 9am-spm; 12pm--Bpm. Pleasant personality. No experience needed. *****333 SALES REPRESENTATIVE. HEALTH food products. Diploma level. Vehicle provided. Pis call: 6794-8368 (Neo Tiew Crescent) LADIES WEAR BOUTIQUE/
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        871 19 Classified Jobs fT^T Rfv CUSTOMER f*\ CUSTOMER WK CUSTOMER y^/ SERVICE |£fc/ SERVICE U*/ SERVICE EXPRESS COURIERS WALK-IN INTERVIEW Date 4 February 2006 (Saturday) Time 9.am-12 pm 2 pm-5 pm Venue Singapore Post Centre 10EunosRd8, #01-05 Job Description: Collection and delivery of Express Service items (1-Hr 3-Hr Services). Requirements: Experienced
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        333 19 WK HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ Hpr LiJUrivib 0 mulmnsuTm An outdoor eatery m central area is looking for Outlet Asst Manager/ Manager (shift work: 3pm-3am) F&B experience is a must Good interpersonal and communication skills Have leadership skill Motivated and resourceful Interested please send resume with expected salary to ddmin(3>ma kansutra.com Fax: 6H4-3446
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        397 19 ©HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ LOUNGE Immediate Vacancy WESTERN COOK Dishwasher required m Pasir Ris. Cook Cater- ing Asst required m Loyang lpm--lam. Please call *****393/ 30 Italian Restaurant Seeks 1) PART TIME SERVICE CREW 2) COOK Experience preferred Interested Pis walk In Chinatown Point 824-01 (2pm-6pm) New Theme Restaurant Seeks PART-TIME SRVICE CREW
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        319 20 ff^ HAIR/ BEAUTY Leading Hotel Spas seek: A) BEAUTY THERAPISTS Possess recognized beauty dips BODY THERAPISTS Proficient m Body Massage Further Training will be provided Meals, Medical, Cosmetics Benefits Average Salary $2K Walk-in Interview 3 6 Fab 9am-6pm Spa Cart International 1 Seleqle Rd 804-06 Paradlz Centra Tel: *****115 Spa
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        478 20 fffv ADMINISTRATIVE/ IffY ADMINISTRATIVE/ HP CLERICAL Mr CLERICAL U Mali Assistant -*rrT -< (HiVMtorvDept 2»«eitlnffsl Mm GCE "N 1 level holder Involved m the whole process of > < preparation of stock (Jewellery items) for the distribution to outlets and corporate accounts. <Z Cmmmmi >JJ 2) Payroll Assist*!! > Mm
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        271 20 ©ADMINISTRATIVE/ CLERICAL A travel company is looking for a self motivated and dynamic Good communication skill IT knowledge Flai: m writing (English and Chinese) Experience m the Hospitality/ Travel industry will be an advantage Responsible work independently and with initiative Singaporean or PR can apply. Interested, please send CV to
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        262 20 W(\ administrative/ y£f CLERICAL 9 At least 1-2 yrs experience with accounting knowledge Must be able to handle AR using ÜBS software Work independently and communicate effectively Able to start immed Bilingual m Eng Mandarin Please email detailed rtsumt to: Daniel innoform.com. sq or Fax: *****133 10 Übi Crescent 905-88
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        443 20 f9f\ ADMINISTRATIVE/ CLERICAL Account cum Admin Executive Degree/diploma m Accounting Knowledge of ÜBS System Full set»of A/C GST Filing 5 days week Able to work independently Bilingual m English Mandarin Pis call for appointment: Tel: *****596 Swiss Tel: *****222 Jessie Blk 514 Chal Chat Lane «04-14 Btdok Industrial Estatt *****9
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        592 20 ©ADMINISTRATIVE/ CLERICAL i IMMEDIATE GENERAL CLERK. 5 days wk <£> 7.30 am. Female environment. Bilingual m Eng Mandarin. Expe I rience familiar with Spore Rd. Fax/ mail resume to: *****639 or gohtpt<S>singnet.com.sg i Immediate mean% LOGISTICS CO AT Henderson requires Admin Clerk. Able to speak Eng Chinese. Computer literate. 5w
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        1568 20 I•% 111 CX f\ I f^ 9 m Ibm m TECHNICAL Ifh TECHNiCAI Wa^awa^a^^ I PROJECT MANAGER/ ENGINEER Attend lite meeting liaise with contractors/ consultants Mm. 3 years related experience with good command of English Knowledge of PC, Autocod and ISO is on added advantage Good contact! with suppliers, contractors
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        568 21 Pgk TECHNICAL Construction Company urgently requires EXCAVATOR OPERATOR CITI PU3 certificate EXCAVATOR MECHANIC Interested applicants please call 6862 3887/ 9688 9776 or walk -m interview at 2 Tuas Aye 9 FIELD TECHNICIAN ITC/ '07 'N' level with own motorbike. Fresh grads also welcome. 9 Training provided. Bilingual m English Mandarin.
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        536 21 m\ GENERAL Ujj/ PRODUCTION Woodlands S'porean/ PR Female Environment •7.30am-7.45pm $65*58.40,560 *7.30pm-7.45am $71+59.20,566 •Lots of 0.T., Sec above Bedok Kallanq Female Environment Bam-5.30pm $45 Bam-Bpm $58, Bpm-Bam $63 Tims Female Environment 3pm-11pm $42 11pm-7am $46 start work immediate Tel: 6362-7288 S POREAM/ PR Female working environment TUAS 7 am 3
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        1028 21 B WAREHOUSING/ fff\ WAREHOUSING/ INVENTORY hfc{/ INVENTORY European Tableware Distributor to Hotel Retail Sector Requires: Secondary education (must be able to speak English) Possess a valid Class 3 license Hardworking, committed and dependable with a positive customer service attitude Minimum 1-2 years prior experience m similar capacity (preferably m hotel
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        582 21 ffK DESPATCH/ IK? DELIVERY PART/ FULL-TIME DESPATCH Rid er required. Commission based. Interested, call 8133-6161 DRIVER REOUIRED WITH own van. Full-time $2K-$2.5K. Part-time also welcome. 21 Hong Kong St. STORE/ DELIVERY. CLASS 2B 3. Physically fit. Chinese speaking. Call *****100 office hrs. COURIER CO. NEEDS Full-time Despatch Rider with own
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