The Straits Times, 6 April 2003

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  • 25 1 The Sunday Times PACIFIC AREA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR •68 Pages in four parts mita (P) 032/0.3/2003 wm A Singapore Press Holdings publication OO cents
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  • 688 1  - US troops enter the heart of Baghdad IRENE HOE By ASSISTWT KOITOR LET ME POKE YOU IN THE EYE BECAUSE WE CAN AND YOU CANT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.' ♦Iraq denies it has lost ground ♦Republican Guard HQ taken ♦Airport clashes continue AMERICAN troops claim they have gone deep into
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  • 601 1  -  SANDRA DAVIE By KDUCATIONCORRF.SPONDKNT IT'S BACK TO CLASS 0N... April 9 for junior colleges and centralised institutes April 14 for secondary schools April 16 for pre-schools and primary schools We now know more about Sars and how to protect ourselves from it. This allows us to
    TERENCE TAN; REUTERS  -  601 words
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  • NEWS FLASH
    • 227 2 COUPLE A HIT WITH THE INHCROWD IT OPENED five months ago, but the InnCrowd in Little India is full almost every night and has bookings till August. The hostel for backpackers charges $18 a night for a bed in an air-conditioned dormitory. This includes use of a living room,
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    • 174 2 HEART-RATE DERATE THOSE target heart-rates on the treadmill that tell if your workout is intense enough to burn fat and build a healthy heart are irrelevant and have no scientific foundation, say experts. The maximum heart-rate formula 220 minus your age works on the principle that everyone is
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    • Article, Illustration
      213 2 Desker Road is hot property at auction A TOTAL of 3,400 old black-and-white street signs are being auctioned off online by the Community Chest and the Land Transport Authority. The proceeds will be used to help subsidise transportation costs for children with special needs. So far, 377 people are
      CHEW SENG KIM  -  213 words
    • 87 2 Carlo Urbani, medical hero HEALTH-CARE workers around the world may owe their lives to Dr Carlo Urbani: The Italian infectious-disease specialist was the first to recognise the seriousness of severe acute respiratory syndrome. The 46-year-old also put a face to the disease. But all that did not stop the
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    • 82 2 PIONEER WAV TO MAKE MONEY THIRTEEN years ago, Mr Robin Ting quit his family's business to start his own, designing and fabricating equipment for oil-rig owners in Vietnam, a country considered highly risky. It took him three years before he landed his first Vietnam deal. After that, business improved
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    • 227 2 BUSINESS BLOOMS IN BEIJING SINGAPOREAN Kent Tan is making about 5O,O»>O yuan (S$11,OOO) a month in Beijing designing flower arrangements. The 42-year-old, who opened his business there last July, says most of his customers are local. Being a foreigner has helped, he says. "Rightly or not, the locals think
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    • 82 2 MAN U THRASHES LIVERPOOL THE Red Devils went on a rampage last night when they met Liverpool at Old TrafFord, and came out winners by a score of 4-0. It was a courageous performance even though they were playing against a Liverpool team that was down to 10 men
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    • 152 2 MAIN Sars outbreak 3-6 Iraq war 8-16 China 17 S-F Asia 18 Malaysia 19.20 Weather 20 HOME/ MONEY/ SPORTS Home 21-26 Money 27 Family M0ney... 28 Review 29-32 Editorial 30 Sports 34-38 SUNLJFE! Cover stay LI. L3 Books 1,2 Column 1.4 Bollywood L5 Humour L5 Health L6 Sex Matters L6
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  • SARS OUTBREAK
    • 650 3  -  DOMINIC NATHAN By 1)1 It n \K\\s I 1)1 l()l< ♦Attempt to trace source ♦Tighter visit rules ♦Fears containment breached TWENTY" nurses and one doctor from Singapore General Hospital have been warded at Tan Took Seng Hospital as suspected Sars patients, sparking concerns that
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    • 477 3  -  THERESA TAN Hi, IF IT IS CONFIRMED AS SARS, WE WILL HAVE TO MAKE AN ASSESSMENT ON HOW WELL WE HAVE CONTAINED IT TO THE TWO WARDS AND STAFF WHO ARE ALREADY ILL, REFORE A MORE AGGRESSIVE STRATEGY is considered: Prof Tan lioi h linan. on
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    • 816 4  -  TRACT QUEK KRIST BOO By and THEY ARE RISKING THEIR LIVES, AND WE NEED TO DO ONLY LITTLE THINGS. WHAT'S SO HARD ABOUT THAT?' Cabby Tan Eng Heng, asking that Singaporeans stop shunning nurses NEXT TIME YOU SEE A NURSE... ..go up to her and thank
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    • 616 6  -  MARY KWANG By HONCkONCCORKKSHONDKVr Many Hongkongers will not be visiting cemeteries on the mainland during the Qing Ming festival, as death toll hits 20 THOUSANDS of Hongkongers broke tradition and kept away from visiting local cemeteries and graveyards on the mainland
      AFP; MARY KWANG  -  616 words
    • 393 6  -  LESLIE LAU In MM A l.l'MPl'K MALAYSIA declared its first severe acute respiratory syndrome death yesterday, confirming speculation that a 64--year-old died last week from the flu-like virus which has caused widespread concern. Health officials said the man from Jerantut, Pahang, who died in
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    • 473 6  -  JASON LEOW Bu CIUS OHKI SPOSDKST BEIJING Chinese experts believe a chlamydia-like organism could be the "prime culprit" of Sars, but the World Health Organisation (WHO) says onlv further research can prove chlamydia is responsible for the contagion. The China Daily yesterday quoted doctors
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    • 244 6 ATIANTA Severe acute respiratory syndrome worries are plaguing North America, with United States President George VV. Bush authorising the quarantine of victims to prevent its spread, and almost 200 possible cases in Canada. In an executive order on Friday, Mr Bush
      New York Times; AFP  -  244 words
    • IN SHORT
      • 46 6 KL FREEZES STUDENT RECRUITMENT PRIVATE schools and colleges in Malaysia have been asked to temporarily stop recruiting students from six countries badly affected by Sars. The countries and regions on the alert list of the Malaysian authorities are China. Hongkong, Singapore, Taiwan, Vietnam and Canada. Bernama
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      • 95 6 THREE more people in Indonesia were admitted to the Dr Sulianto Saroso Infectious Disease Hospital at Sunter, north of Jakarta, yesterday for suspected severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars). "All the patients, two men and a woman, had returned from Sars-hit countries or work in
        Bernama  -  95 words
      • 49 6 A SUSPECTED case of Sars may have been found in Sri Lanka, said a member of Bandaranaike International Airport's medical unit. An airline crew member from the Philippines, who flew into Colombo earlier today, was suspected of having symptoms, said the unit's spokesman. AFP
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      • 98 6 QANTAS staff are trying to contact 310 passengers who were on a flight from Los Angeles to Melbourne with three children suspected of having Sars, the airline said yesterday. Staff be^an telephoning passengers on flight QFO94 to warn them to watch out for rptoms
        AP  -  98 words
      • 80 6 A SINGAPOREAN passenger on a tourist bus that crossed into Thailand's Songkhla province from Malaysia on Friday, was sent home after coming down with suspected symptoms of Sars, the Bangkok Post reported yesterday. Sadao district checkpoint chief Surin Palarae said health authorities discovered the
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      • 51 6 FORMER United States president George Bush has cancelled a scheduled visit to Shanghai to attend an environmental forum, a Chinese official said yesterday. The official, however, refused to confirm that Mr Bush's absence was due to the travel warnings over the worldwide outbreak of Sars.
        AFP  -  51 words
      • 87 6  -  ALFRED LEE THOUSANDS of British boarding school pupils from China and Hongkong, who have gone home for the Easter holidays, have been told not to return to Britain until after the Sars outbreak is contained. If thev do go back to Britain, they face
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    • 687 7 KNOWING SAKS TO FIGHT IT TOGETHER There is no need for undue alarm as but do not have any symptoms have been if you have not travelled to the affected there is no evidence at present of the quarantined at home. countries or have not come into contact spread of
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  • IRAQ WAR UNCONVENTIONAL FORCE
    • 146 8 Ii:/:V^V/:V4 Saturday, April 5 8.20 am: Seven civilians, including three children, died when US marines fired at two lorries that refused to stop at a checkpoint south of Baghdad. Noon: US military says two US pilots were killed when their helicopter crashed in central Iraq. 4 pm: US
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    • 512 8  -  DERWIN PEREIRA Spotted in Baghdad for first time: IN kl WAIT A DAY after Iraq threatened to resort to "non-convention-al" warfare, President Saddam Hussein's "men in black" showed their hand. The gun-toting, fanatical Fedayeen militia, in their distinctive black uniforms, were seen on the streets of
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    • 77 8 DOHA (Qatar) Two women suicide bombers carried out the attack which killed three American soldiers at a checkpoint north-west of Baghdad on Thursday, according to Iraq's official news agency. A pregnant woman who ran from the car just before the explosion died in the blast as did the
      Reuters  -  77 words
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  • IRAQ WAR BATTLE FOR CAPITAL
    • Article, Illustration
      115 10 TAKING BAGHDAD BAROMETER The 9O V OOO American troops inside Iraq drink an average of I«sm litres of water a day The US military last week shipped to the Gulf 13m ready-to-eat meals for the troops 30 US tanks pushed into central Baghdad yesterday US forces in Baghdad yesterday destroyed
      Washington Post; Reuters; AFP; New York Times  -  115 words
    • 660 10  -  MICHAEL HO ARE in Residents are caught off guard when American troops arrive at the city BAGHDAD residents bracing themselves for a traditional siege were caught on the hop when the military might of the US-led coalition finally came to town. A bullet fired through the lock on
      AP; Reuters; AFP  -  660 words
    • 391 10  - US forces keen to avoid a long siege WILLIAM CHOONG By' AS AMERICAN armoured units bore down into the heart of Baghdad yesterday, their commanders might well have been heeding the advice of famed Chinese strategist Sun Tzu. He had argued 2,400 years ago that besieging cities was the "worst
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    • 352 11 Iraqi minister says his forces have recaptured Baghdad airport but the US Army says it is already in the heart of the capital BAGHDAD The dissonance was jarring. Despite photographs showing US tanks parked on the runway, Iraqi Information Minister Mohammed Said al-Sahaf yesterday
      AP; AFP; SPACE IMAGING EURASIA; REUTERS  -  352 words
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  • IRAQ WAR CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE
    • 1519 12  -  TEE HUN CHING Trapped between a cruel regime and Western forces, Iraqi civilians have become pawns in a war where no end is yet in sight, used by both sides to score political points, reports SOUNDBITES "What we are seeing here is an attempt bv the
      AP; REUTERS; AFP  -  1,519 words
    • 683 12  -  SUSAN LONG By WEEK WHAT a difference a week makes. Week two in the war against Iraq saw the tide turn in favour of the US-led coalition. The last leg of the dash to Baghdad saw the earlier uncertainties make way for a frenzied spurt
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  • IRAQ WAR THE SADDAM TAPES
    • 464 15  - Who's that man? SUMIKO TAN Bu The Iraqi leader's appearances twice within a day on national TV have analysts musing if he is alive SADDAM watchers went into overdrive on Friday night after Iraqi satellite TV 7 showed an apparently healthy Iraqi President at a walkabout in Baghdad. Flanked by
      AFP; Washington Post; LAT; AP  -  464 words
    • 210 15 Bodies found in Iraqi military base LONDON Hundreds of human remains were discovered yesterday by British soldiers in a makeshift morgue in southern Iraq, according to reports here. The remains, including bundles of bone in strips of military uniform, were found by British officers in an abandoned Iraqi military base
      AFP  -  210 words
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  • IRAQ WAR REACTIONS
    • 1124 16  -  SUE-ANN CHIA NEO HUI MIN KAREN WONG LAUREL TEO Reports by AND Concerns over terror, economy THEY fear reprisal attacks by terrorists or others, and some worry the Iraq war may escalate into a broader conflict and turn into a "clash of civilisations". Singaporeans
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    • THE WAR ROOM
      • 76 16 AZIZIYAH US Marines were digging up a suspected chemical weapons hiding place in a school courtyard south-east of Baghdad yesterday. The Marines said a man who described himself as a former member of the Iraqi special forces told them that groups of Iraqi men
        Reuters  -  76 words
      • 75 16 CAMP AS SALIYAH (Q^tar) US Central Command yesterday confirmed that a US commander had been relieved of his duty. Major-General Vincent Renuart said in Qatar that he respected the decision made in the field and offered no further details. Colonel Joe Dowdy, commander of the
        AFP  -  75 words
      • 123 16 CENTRAL IRAQ How does one spot a Fedayeen member? US Marines are looking out for neat haircuts, tattoos and feet in good condition, CNN reports. US Marine Corporal Jim Tomlin, who has interviewed hundreds of Iraqis for possible military ties over the past two
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      • 77 16 BAGHDAD The United States military believes the Republican Guard is down to 30 per cent of its strength. If previous estimates of 70,000 soldiers are correct, this would mean that these elite forces now number no more than around 21,000, said a CNN report.
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      • 192 16 WASHINGTON Two US newspaper polls published yesterday indicate that support for the US-led invasion of Iraq is growing, and that for most of those questioned, the operation will have been justified even if no weapons of mass destruction are found. According to a poll
        AFP  -  192 words
      • 102 16 SULAYMANIYA American forces moved closer yesterday to capturing Iraq's two key northern oil cities of Kirkuk and Mosul. Kurdish military sources said yesterday US special forces and Iraqi Kurd rebels have cut off the southern exits from Kirkuk, and are operating
        Reuters; AFP  -  102 words
      • 138 16 WASHINGTON US attack jets and unmanned spy planes went on 24-hour alert over Baghdad yesterday to support American troops in what could become bloody urban combat, the commander of the air war against Iraq said. US Air Force Lt-General Michael "Buzz" Moseley told
        Reuters  -  138 words
      • 147 16 WASHINGTON The Pentagon has confirmed the first combat death of an American woman in the war Private First Class Lori Ann Piestewa, 23. She is one of eight soldiers ambushed in Iraq last month who have been identified as killed in action. US soldier
        AP; Reuters  -  147 words
    • 395 16 WASHINGTON Apparent differences of opinion have emerged within the Bush administration over Iraq's future. US Secretary of State Colin Powell said in an interview published yesterday that Iraq should be ruled by its own people. His remarks seemed to contradict US National Security Adviser
      AP; Reuters; AFP; New York Times  -  395 words
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  • CHINA
    • 552 17 In the 2nd part of an occasional series, Successful Singaporeans in China, correspondent JASON LEOW xpeaks to Kent Tan, on how his flower arranging career blossomed in Beijing BEIJING A passion for flowers and a "gut feel" that Beijing was ready for
      KENT TAN  -  552 words
    • 337 17 Too many rural rules 'All these tedious procedures might seem reasonable ...but they are hampering the farmers from striking out on their own. Mr Sun Dawu, the managing director of the Dawu Agricultural Group Bureaucracy choking rural ventures, says
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    • 206 17 BEIJING Europe's Airbus Industries has signed a US$33-mil-lion (Sss9-million) deal with China's Chengdu Aircraft Corp for the production of three plane parts, state press reported yesterday. The package involves the production of single-aisle nose landing gear bays, sin-gle-aisle aircraft frames
      AFP  -  206 words
    • ASIA FILE
      • 57 17 THE United Slates held working-level talks with North Korea last week for the first time since the nuclear crisis broke out on the Korean peninsula last October, Kvodo news agency said yesterday. The agency said the talks on the nuclear issue took place in
        Reuters  -  57 words
      • 56 17 POLICE in southern China seized SO tonnes of oil products and eight boats in their first raid in a two-month crackdown on oil smugglers. Eleven cases of alleged smuggling were uncovered in the raid, which took place on Wednesday and Thursday in the southern Guangdong province,
        AFP  -  56 words
      • 61 17 THE first airport in China's Three Gorges area will be operational later next month after trial runs are done, local civil aviation officials said yesterday. The opening of Wuqiao Airport, in Wan/.hou district, is expected to boost tourism and create business opportunities along
        Xinhua  -  61 words
      • 39 17 A CARGO ship sank in the South China Sea off China's southern island of Hainan, hut all 41 people ahoard were transferred to other vessels without injury, a local official said yesterday. Xinhua
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      • 47 17 AT LEAST 60 people are dead and several more are missing after a boat earning workmen and their families capsized on a river in Bangladesh, officials said yesterday. The boat collided with a cargo vessel and capsized in the river Surma. AFP
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
    • 731 18  - Uproar over secret shots of actresses in the buff DEVI ASMARANI Ba I UK STRAiTS TIMKS INDONKSI BUREA! No safe place We thought the bathroom was the most private place, but it turned out that even that is not safe. I'm traumatised now. Actress Sarah Azhari The film, selling like
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    • 378 18 COTABATO Separate bomb attacks yesterday killed two people and injured 13 others, including a town mayor, capping a week of deadly blasts in the southern Philippines, the military said. A bomb exploded in front of an electrical goods shop in Tacurong
      AP; AFP  -  378 words
    • 181 18 MANILA A Muslim separatist group has said that the bomb attacks at a wharf and mosques in Davao City this week were "clear" attempts to sabotage peace talks between the group and the government. In a statement, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) said: 'We
      Philippine Daily Inquirer; Asia News Network  -  181 words
    • 261 18 DILI A TIMOR LESTE court yesterday sentenced a senior militia leader to 12 years in prison for crimes against humanity committed during the country's break from Indonesia in 1999Jose Cardosa Fereira was found guilty of murder, rape and torture against then
      AP  -  261 words
    • 288 18 Hanoi blasts US Bill on Viet human rights HANOI Vietnam has denounced the United States for reintroducing a Bill in Congress that would call on Hanoi to improve human rights, saying the initiative would harm warming relations between the two former foes. The Vietnam Human Rights Act would require a
      AP  -  288 words
    • REGIONAL FILE
      • 71 18 AN INDONESIAN court has found three former central bank directors guilty of abuse of power over billions of dollars of liquidity credit issued at the height of the 1997-9* Asian financial crisis. But the central bank, Bank Indonesia, later said the three had
        Reuters  -  71 words
      • 68 18 TWO ABU SAYYAF BANDITS KILLED TWO members of the Abu Sayyaf Muslim kidnapping group were slain by elite Scout Rangers in a clash in the southern island of Jolo, the local military- commander said in Zamboanga yesterday. Newly trained Scout Rangers were on a test mission near Talipao town 930
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      • 59 18 PHILIPPINE VOLCANO SPEWS ASH AND STEAM THE May on volcano in the central Philippines spewed ash and steam yesterday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. A minor explosion of the 2,642-m May on occurred at around 6 am, sending an ash column as high as 1.5 km above
        Xinhua  -  59 words
      • 48 18 A DEMONSTRATOR, who sought refuge inside the British embassy in the Myanmar capital after authorities tried to arrest him, remained there yesterday, a source close to the British embassy said. The protester said he did not represent any political party, the source added.
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      • 44 18 INDONESIAN Army Chief of Staff General Rvamizard Ryacudu has ordered the military forces in Papua to quell the separatist Free Papua Movement, blamed for a bloody raid on a military arsenal earlv on Friday. The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network AFP
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  • MALAYSIA
    • 686 19  - Seethe Acropolis or a Spanish village in Pahang REME AHMAD ft, 1\ klAl \1 I MPIR 'WE DON'T INTEND TO BE ANOTHER GENTING. WE WANT TO BE A RESORT THAT LETS FAMILIES GET MORE INTO NATURE AND ABSORB THE DIFFERENT CULTURES/ Miss Teh Ming Wah, general manager of Buldt Tinggi
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    • 173 19  - Resorts in competition Reme Ahmad THE Bukit Tinggi Resort, is located close to the Genting Highlands resort. A car travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Kuantan using the Karak highway will first pass the exit to Genting. Some 10 minutes later is the exit to Bukit Tinggi. The two mountain destinations
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    • MALAYSIA FILE
      • 78 19 KELANTAN has the highest number of recipients of poverty aid and subsidy in the country, forcing the federal government to provide an allocation bigger than other states each year, said the National Economic Action Council. Its chief executive Mustapa Mohamed said yesterdav: "In Kelantan, many
        Bernama  -  78 words
      • 57 19 THE government will formulate effective strategies to manage the growing population of senior citizens, National Unity and Social Development Minister Siti Zaharah Sulaiman said. Among the strategies are plans to reduce the number of older people living in welfare homes and encourage their families to
        Bernama  -  57 words
      • 68 19 FIVE members of a family, including two children, were killed when the car they were travelling in collided with a small truck in Kelantan. Three other family mem- bers in the car were seriously injured. The victims were on their way to a
        AP  -  68 words
      • 65 19 THIEVES broke into a post office in Malacca on Friday night, unlocked the safe using an electric drill and made off with RM17,000 (S$8,OOO). The burglars managed to give police the slip despite the alarm in the premises being activated twice. Each time a
        New Straits Times  -  65 words
      • 88 19 SIXTY-TWO pupils from Ilwa Lian Chinese School in Selangor were rushed to the Seremban Hospital on Friday after they came down with food poisoning. It was learnt that the affected pupils, who were under the Education Ministry's Additional Food Scheme, started to vomit
        New Straits Times  -  88 words
    • 350 19 KUALA LUMPUR Public universities may have to resort to raising tuition fees to meet an income shortfall if the government reduces their subsidies to force them to source for their own funds. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) vice-chancellor Anuwar Ali said
      The Star; Asia News Network  -  350 words
    • 295 19 KUALA LUMPUR A 26--year-old woman employee of a nub, detained by police and Islamic religious officers, said she had to suffer the humiliation of being photographed semi-naked while urinating in a police truck. What made it even worse was that the photographs were allegedly
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  • MALAYSIA WEATHER
    • 287 20 PENANG A 14-year-old schoolboy, who survived miraculously after falling from the 16th floor of a private apartment block on Thursday, claimed that someone had pushed him from behind. Thanking God that he was still alive, partially blind S. Radhakrishna said
      The Star; Asia News Network  -  287 words
    • 708 20 'ONE NIGHT, SHE SAN THE PRINCE SITTING IN A YOGA POSITION, FACING A WINDOW OVERLOOKING THE STAFF QUARTERS IN THE DARK.' Tengku Ari.sions.jali. testifying that Raja Jaafar's (above) first wile, Raja Mai Laiii had recounted the prince's strange behaviour 'SHE VOMITED BLOOD,
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    • 719 21  -  TRACY QUEK 111. THE LIVING ROOM THE KITCHEN THE BEDROOM Cheap yet comfy, hostel in Little India is becoming a hot draw among backpackers who praise its family-style facilities BACKPACKERS staying at this hostel nay a mere $18 a night for a dormitory bed,
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    • 55 21 REMINDER OF A TORRID PAST 'Singapore is beautiful, clean and is such a good place; so, if s pretty amazing that such a place with a torrid past still exists. —Mr Michael Sarosiak, 43, who has bid 1 10 for the sign for "Desker Road", a former red-light area, in
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    • 510 22 ■SH MediaWorks yesterday ■BDued the five senior execupcs who will be assisting ftj^V'-appointed executive diKrtor Wee Leong How in •imaging the broadcasting j^An announcement by par--4fcst Company Singapore Press ladings (SPH), said the ;ipjpj^fcojtments will take effect to*^Of the
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    • 788 22  - For old folk here, a surprise Santa... from India WONG SHER MAENE S!L TIME TO PAY BACK... 'My conviction is that having got a fair deal from life and society when I was young, I should pay back in some way by making other people's lives better. A DREAMER I'M
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    • 204 22 DPM Tan leaves for visit to US DEPUTY Prime Minister and Defence Minister Tony Tan leaves Shigapore today for an official visit to the Uriked States. He is going there Jo inaugurate the Republic of Singapore Air Force's (RSAF) Peace Vanguard detachment in Fort Marana, Arizona. Under the Peace Vanguard
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    • 236 24 $39,000 worth of party dings seized in 2-day bust NARCOTICS officers have busted a syndicate that supplied party drugs like Ecstasy and ketamine to Geylang and the central areas of Singapore. The Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) made eight arrests and seized drugs with a street value of more than $39,000
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    • CASE FILE
      • 97 24 A SALES assistant, 24, died after a van, whose driver is believed to have lost control of the vehicle, slammed into his car at the Paya Lebar exit of the Pan-Island Expressway. The accident took place at 4.44 am yesterday. The car ran
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      • 62 24 A 45-YEAR-OLD man returned to his flat at Block 731, Clementi West Street 2, at 12.45 am on Friday, to find that the sliding window facing the common corridor had been removed and set aside. The man found that $150 in cash and some of his valuables
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      • 86 24 A 74-YEAR-OLD housewife was robbed at knifepoint in the lift of Block 212, Tampines Street 23, on Friday. A man got into the lift with her at 2.15 pm, whipped out a kitchen knife and snatched the gold chain, worth about $500, that she was
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    • 751 24  -  ARLINA ARSHAD By UP YOUR STREET? Hot favourites (as at 11 am yesterday) Road name Bids i Top bid Prince Charles Cres 17 $200 Margaret Dr 12 $191 Queen St 8 $118 Bras Basah Rd 7 $62 Kay Poh Rd 7 $140 Rebecca
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    • 418 24 From boys to men and Sword of Honour winners TWO cadets from the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) were feted yesterday as they received Sword of Honour awards for topping their cohort. The 390 members of their cohort were from the army, air force and Royal Brunei Armed Forces. Both youngsters
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    • 403 24 THE son spoke of his father's tenacity. And true to form, the father veteran politician T.B. Jeyaretnam indicated last night that he was not about to leave the political scene here just yet. Despite spending about three decades in opposition
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    • 365 26  - Woman sneaked into S'pore to steal and cheat SELINA LUM *L Part of an Indonesian syndicate, she is jailed for stealing credit cards to make over $68,000 of fraudulent purchases MEMBERS of an Indonesian syndicate often sneaked into Singapore by boat to steal credit cards and use them to buy
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    • 81 26 JAMES CBOUCHER Hindu high priest Sri N. Balachander Sivachariar (right) blessed ninety-year-old Buddhist Tan Yat during a combined Hindu-Buddhist ceremony at Serangoon Road yesterday. About 300 people turned up for the purification prayers, to free the world of Sars, led by high priests from
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    • 342 21 Cll V R 1 M From India With Love Retired journalist Ravi C 'haw la turned Santa Claus, bearing gifts for old folk here. pagem S^^^l wm fBzL. m^Qfr' "~^kmm\ CRI M E Credit Card Cheat Jailed Indonesian used stolen cards to make purchases of over $68,000. pu;e26 B I
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  • MONEY
    • 638 27 CEO pay in US falls... but not all bosses share pain One CEO took USsl. Bm pay cut, but some corporate chiefs at firms with plunging stock prices still got big pay packets SENIOR executive pay, a hot issue in Singapore as well as the United States, has fallen in
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    • 212 27 NEW YORK Blue chips scraped out modest gains on Friday as United States-led forces closed in on Baghdad. However, technology stocks slumped under the weight of earnings warnings from companies like software maker PeopleSoft. PeopleSoft sank almost 13 per cent to a low of
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    • 964 27  -  LEONG CHAN TEIK lh, YOU'RE HIRED: How SHL put him to the test HOW Mr Tan Suee Chieh got hired by SHL Group sheds light on the human resource practices that the firm tries to sell to its clients.
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    • COMPANIES IN BRIEF
      • 61 27 DAYEN Environmental has signed a memorandum of understanding with a division of a China state-owned conglomerate to form a joint venture. Dayen will hold 51 per cent of the venture, which will enhance the prospects of it and its partner SAC General Products Industry in
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      • 42 27 TWO years after it was listed on Sesdaq, water-treatment specialist Hyflux has received the Singapore Exchange's nod for a listing on the mainboard. Another Sesdaq-listed company heading for the mainboard is Stamford Tyres. It distributes tyres internationally.
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  • FAMILY MONEY
    • 1194 28 'Being a pioneer that's one way you can make good money. Mr Robin Ting 'There are problems, inefficiencies... but come in with eyes open. There are opportunities. PM Goh, during a visit to Vietnam last month Steady demand a plus but not reliance
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  • REVIEW
    • Article, Illustration
      319 29 POT SHOTS Cheong Suk-Wai's take on the week's news Come, fly with me: lite allied forces wrest Saddam International Airport from Iraqi hands, renaming it Baghdad International Airport Well. Iraijis need not worry about catching Sars then Promo bo ho*: Thespians here shamelessly plug their upcoming plays at Singapore's annual
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    • 2316 29 'HE WASN'T PARTICUURLY SICK HE WASN'T SHORT OF HEATH, WASN'T coughing. mostly he had a nt of fever, and he was scared he would get worse: 'IT IS HARD PICKING APART THE
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    • The Sunday Times
      • 311 30 THE Education and Health ministers are not to be envied for the tough call they had to make to keep schools closed until the Sars outbreak spends itself. Six hundred thousand students were to have returned to classes tomorrow after an enforced break of 11 days. Although
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    • 798 30  -  Tammy Tan THE WAY I SEE IT "NOT happy? Then I suggest you better look for another job. That "friendly" piece of advice was dished out to a close friend recently not by another friend, but by his boss. Such a cavalier attitude, sadly, is not
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    • 953 30  -  Brendan Pereira CORRESPONDENT'S NOTEBOOK 1 really worry about Aids. Husbands may transmit it to their wives. Prostitution has become too rampant/ Datuk Seri Mohamed Khir OF THE countless ideas that Datuk Seri Mohamed Khir Toyo has thrown up during his three years as the chief
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    • 153 30 44I'm still under the influence of hieh-powered Pharmaceuticals. If it turns out the show goes great, I've still gst the guy's number. Talk show host David Letterman, who returned to TV after five weeks' sick leave with shingles **It not only generates money, but it
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  • REVIEW FOCUS
    • 1934 31  -  Lydia Lim Ten years ago, PM Goh announced his plan to spark a 'mild India fever among Singapore businessmen. This week, he goes to New Delhi for talks on boosting economic cooperation. Review speaks to some who have caught the 'fever' Different strokes 'Even though it's
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    • 820 31  -  Tanadas Devan RDS PRIMP: Minister Goh Chok Tong spoke recently in Tokyo of his hopes for an East Asia Free Trade Area (Efta). "When East Asian economies are interdependent and intertwined thev will have a shared future. This sense of a common future, of
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    • 1352 32  -  Mafoot Simon A decade later... TEN years ago, works began to turn a 4,000-ha of land on the prawn-shaped island of Bintan, 50 km from Singapore, into yet another industrial estate similar to the Batam Industrial Park. Called the Bintan Industrial Estate (left), it is one of three
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    • 772 32  -  Mafoot Simon IN THE 15th and 16th centuries, a group of Muslim missionaries called the Wali Songo (the Nine Saints) was instrumental in changing the social, political and cultural landscape of Java, spreading Islam in what was once a Hindu empire. The history of the nine
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    • OVERHEARD
      • 171 32 A civil-minded protest flag A CALL to the Straits Times newsroom on April Fool's Day told us there was a ear displaying an anti-US flag in its rear window at 30 Hill Street. The address is the former location of the United States Embassy, and now houses the Malaysian High
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      • 122 32 Put a mask on sick jokes SPEAKING of April Fool, even with Sars in the air, April 1 was just too much to resist for pranksters with a very' sick sense of humour. The operative word being sick (and operative). One too-too clever teenager from a top girls' school apparently
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      • 108 32 ON TUESDAY, quoting the Transport Ministry, we reported that Singapore had been elected to the governing l>ody of United Nations' civil aviation agency, a position which will allow it to play a bigger role in formulating international standards and norms of civil aviation. What the ministry didn't
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      • 159 32 EAT, drink and be merry. The theatre community certainly took that axiom to heart with a vengeance on Monday at the 3rd DBS Life! Theatre Awards. Taking advantage of the fact that the ceremony was at The Fullerton Singapore, the cast of Animal Farm, up
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  • Obituaries
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      1355 33 'I am the Resurrection and the Life. Whoever believes in He will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in Me will never die.' John 11:25-26 SEET KIM CHUAN Age: 82 passed away peacefully on 4 April 2003, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Lim Beng Guat Sons:
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  • SPORTS
    • 525 34 MOTOR RACING 'I never saw the petition and if had, would not have signed it. People would think that we are just a bunch of sissies/ Jacques Villeneuve (left), on his rivals' petition to cancel Friday's session because of heavy rain SAO PAULO (Brazil) BAR
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    • 609 34 Iverson keeps Rockets on track BASKETS ALL Sixers star's terrible showing leaves Houston's play-off dream very much alive PHILADELPHIA The season, or at least all the Houston Rockets wanted from it, was rushing away in a tidal wave. The Rockets were awful and the National Basketball Association play-offs seemed a
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    • 254 34 x Won ilisimoii nrli v 1,i,(1h-,1|.1^ .iIIIhtiI, Nate; Stamdup iihlk air hm trams m |x>Mti<>iii'(!t akrdbrpfcn oft ThrtuprHrht trans ■earheuofcw me qualifi lorthr pla\ <>Hn WltlltlH-t\Mlfli\lMUll\\llllllT\M'lil)il \l> I .411)1 \o 2 nynliM ol tli.tr n-omK Tin- tin mm! will pl.i\ ih«- nulitli mhl in tin- first riHtnil tin
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    • 507 34 TENNIS BUENOS AIRES Russia's defence of its first Davis Cup title was crumbling as a dogged Argentina dealt it two heavy body blows on Friday, snatching both opening singles matches on the first day of their quarter-final. The mercurial Marat Safin was sorely missed as
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    • SPORTS FILE
      • 142 34 MICHAEL PHELPS felt his 100 metres butterfly victory at USA Swimming's Spring Championships was a bit of a failure, even if it did make him the first man to win titles in three different strokes at a United States national meet. He followed in the
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      • 119 34 YOUSUF YOUHANA hit 64 not out as Pakistan beat World Cup semi-finalist Sri I.anka by seven wickets to move closer to a place in cricket's Shaijah Cup final on Friday. He scored at a rate of about a run a ball as an unbeaten
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      • 111 34 SWEDEN'S Annika Sorenstam opened a two-stroke lead on Friday in the first round of the Office Depot Championship, carding a roller-coaster four-under-par 68 at the El Caballero Country Club. Seeking her first win of the season, the world No 1 played her first 11 holes
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      • 119 34 CAMILLA MARTIN of Denmark powered past France's Pi Hongyan yesterday to set up a final meeting against China's Xie Xingfang in the women's singles at the Japan Open badminton tournament in Tokyo. The Dane was in in top form as she ran away with
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      • 104 34 THE long-awaited Oscar de la Hova-Shane Mosley boxing rematch is back on, assuming de la Hoya does not stumble in a tune-up bout next month. Promoter Bob Arum said a signed contract was delivered to him on Thursday by Mosley attorney Judd Burstein. Arum, president of
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      • 101 34 CHICAGO CUBS' Sammy Sosa became the 18th player to hit 500 career home runs on Friday night, connecting for a solo shot in the Cincinnati Reds' new ball park during their National League game. After getting hit by a pitch, striking out and fixing
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    • 657 35 SOCCER THREE contenders have emerged for The Straits Times-NTUC Income Team of the Month. Home United led the table in March, unfancied Sembawang Rangers was unbeaten and the S'pore U-23 showed the grit of young Lions. Results in next week's Sundav Times. And Chang
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    • 347 35  -  MARC LIM Bu A BRAZILIAN, a Croatian and an Englishman have represented Singapore in soccer. Now, a Chinese woman soccer player wants to follow in the footsteps of Egmar Goncalves, Mirko Grabovac and Daniel Bennett. Former Beijing state player Li Jing (left)
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    • 1377 35 SELANGOR 6 APRIL 2003 MEETING RACE 1: CLASS 4 (4) 1200M TIME: 13:15. SS3OOOO RACE 6: CLASS 2 (2) 1600M. TIME: 15:40. *****00 No Horse Nam* Jockey Trainer Bar Rtg Wt No Horse Name Jockey Trainer Bar Rtg Wt I MEGA YUNG App C Goon Winson Liew 6
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    • 538 35 Race 1 Class 4 (3) 1200m 3 THE FASHION BAY, B Ravichandran I. 8 Super Gymboy. A Cavallo 2. 11 Truly Serious. B Tai 3. Margins Nk x 1 3/4 len Time 111 1 Nos 3. 8. 11 Win $67 Place $22. $22,
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    • 1217 35 BADMINTON Jaaan Oper in Takva, j-fmats Man's sav ftts: Lin Dan bt Kenneth jonassen 15-8 16-17 15 IC Xia Xuanze bt Tautik Hidayat 15 9 17-15 ■aawn's stoat**: Camilla Martin bt Pi Hon qyan 11-3 11-7 Xie Xingfanq bt Wang Chen 11 3 n-0 Nlmo aaahias. s-flaaU: Jens Erik
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    • 1115 36  -  ROB HUGHES ROBONSUXDAY The private man inside Rivaldo is suffering. At home in Brazil, and abroad in either Spain or Italy, he has occasionally referred to not feeling wanted by the family. LAST weekend, standing close to Felipe Scolari in a Portuguese monsoon,
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    • 1001 36 GOLF Oldies can still shoot DULUTH (Georgia) Bob Tway and Lee Janzen are in position to win halfway through the BellSouth Classic, a spot neither has been in too often during long losing streaks. American Tway, 43, overcame a three-stroke deficit by shooting the
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    • 392 36 AUGUSTA World No 2 Ernie Els is confident he will be fit for this week's Masters after recovering from a wrist injury. Golf fans across the globe have been worried that one over-exuberant punch will scupper the chance of a genuine challenge developing
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    • 357 36 BANGKOK American Edward Loar fired a five-under-par 67 yesterday to take a three-shot lead into the final round of the Thailand Open. Singapore's Lam Chih Bing, who shot a 65 on Friday, could manage only a thirdround 72 as he slipped to joint-13th, seven
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    • 716 37  -  YAP KOON HONG THE SPORTS EDITOR SO, THE Singapore Sports School, which will open in January next year, wants to link up with a super club like Liverpool. That is the best news lately since, well, since the Singapore
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    • 542 37 SOCCER Arsenal and Man Utd level after Gunners' 1-1 draw at Aston Villa BIRMINGHAM Arsenal's lead at the top of the English Premiership is down to just goal difference after it was held to a 1-1 draw at Aston Villa and Manchester United
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    • 249 37 RESULTS Bolton 2 Man City 0 ManUtd 4 Liverpool 0 Aston Villa 1 Arsenal 1 Charlton 1 Leeds 6 M'brough 3 Westßrom 0 S'hampton 1 West Ham 1 Sunderland 1 Chelsea 2 Tottenham 2 Birmingham 1 TODAY Everton v Newcastle (Live on Ch23, 10.55pm) TOMORROW Fulham v Blackburn
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    • 86 37 EVESTON V NEWCASTLE UNITED: Everton striker Duncan Ferguson could play some part against his former club but Wayne Rooney may be on the bench again despite his inspirational full England debut on Wednesday. Newcastle's Gary Speed (groin injury), Craig Bellamy (knee) and Hugo VI an a are doubtful
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    • 477 37 LIVERPOOL When SvenGoran Eriksson told Wayne Rooney he was to make his full England debut on Wednesday, the response was a simple "Ah". It was the second two-let-ter answer that the coach has had in recent weeks. If Alan Shearer had not
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    • 216 37 MANCHESTER Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson said he felt his team had taken its foot off the pedal in the first half of its 4-0 win yesterday, but that its second penalty put the match beyond Liverpool's reach. "You always want to kill
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    • 464 37 Fergie wants to keep Beckham or does he? LONDON While Alex Ferguson is often distinctly unimpressed by the flashy side of David Beckham's character, the Manchester United manager dismissed recent reports that the midfielder's days at Old Trafford are numbered. "Why would I want to sell my best players?" Ferguson
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  • Page 34 Miscellaneous
    • 200 34 LIVE ON TV BADMINTON: IBF World Grand Prix: Japan Open finals (Ch22, llam) XiaXuanze will battle it out with compatriot Lin Dan in the all-Chinese men's singles final. GOLF: PGA BellSouth Classic: Day 4 (Tomorrow Ch24. 3.30am and Channel 5. 5am > Bob Tway and Lee Janzen are leading at
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  • The Sunday Times SPORTS
    • 701 38  - S0CCER Bring on Real Madrid JEFFREY LOW By SOCCKH ()KKKSP()\I)t I Man United warms up for big Euro clash by thumping Liverpool 4-0 AND now, for Real Madrid's scalp on Tuesday. And why not? There should be little doubt after the way Manchester United went on a rampage to thrash
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    • 231 38 Victories Are Forever BBPW^ Fourth Green Jacket? |^RH Play-off Boost HBj A SEA Games sold medal will wipe Tiger Woods enters his comfort >iM|i Houston comes away from I I&V away even failure that has blighted zone at Augusta, where he is a Philadelphia with a precious win to M
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  • Sunday Life!
    • 14 1 Sunday Life! ayLJlCl CELEBRATES THE WONDER OF LIFE The Sunday Times April 6, 2003
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    • 42 1 Mask she cover up The current Sars scare has prompted a rush at pharmacies for protective masks. But are they necessary or even effective? ELISABETH GWEE asks medical experts what the proper way to wear them is-p^p A.\ LAM Photo DESMONG FOO
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    • 1363 2  - on TOP of the wolrd ONG SOR FERN By ARTS CORRESPONDENT PJiilippe Petit made headlines in 1974 when he illegally rigged up a tightrope between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center and then danced across it EVEN after nearly 30 years of living in the United States, Philippe
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    • SUNDAY LIFE! HEALTH
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      • 861 6 fasd;fjlksadjf;ljs;lkdjflksajldfk a KIA FOR SALE BWI KIA FOR SALE B7H XIA FOR SALE Low COE. Guaranteed COE. Buy the new Kia now at Motorway! /Vew Rio 200 j j^ JJF^^^ Am -'Wm^^ ML < T^KffS^iSfs! Carens 2003 Kia Carens 1.8 (A) Ki, Bin (M FREE: 'Reverse Sensor See" Revise Sensor
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      • 351 6 '92 BENZ 190E. C&C car. Special model. COE 4/2011. New leather/ pamt. Fuel injection/ ABS. Bidded no. 100% loan. Ca.f 6346-1266 1 OWNER. '90 Benz 300SEL. Auto. White. COE 7/2010. Tip top cond. Low deposit. Tel: 6777-1091 RARE! 05/'92 5320 F/converted. COE 04/2011. Bidded no ■1111'. $92. 8K. Flexi loan.
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      • 513 6 HJI NISSAN FOR SAIE PAY EXACTLY $528 nett per mth (7 yrs loan,;. S2BB onveawayi No gimmicks: 5 units '93 Sunny 1.5/ 1.6, auto, COE 08/11. newly reDurbisheo. View: Bt T imah Plaza «01-01H. Te 6469-3303 M Cars NOV 99 SUNNY v P 1.5 WtO. Beautiful cono. Leather seats, s/rims.
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      • 499 7 Hjfl PROTON FOR SALE PAY EXACTLY $468 nett per mth (7 yrs loan). $288 driveaway! No gimmicks! 5 units '92 Saga I.SGL, COE 08/11, newly refurbisned. Bt Timah Plaza 801-01H. 6469-3303 M Cars (50 other models avail) JAN '98 WIRA I.SGLi auto requires only $1000 nett to driveaway transfer fee,
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      • 706 7 RfJ RENAULT FOR SALE END '01 MEGANE 1.6 auto. 16 valve. Silver. S/nms. Leathe'. OMV SISK. Depreciation less than S6K. Deposit $2K. 560.3K neg. *****369/ *****782 NICE NO. 9/'OI Ciio 1.4 Auto. 16V. OMV $"3K. New tax. Xenon light. S/rims 2 airbags Done 23.000km 1 owner 3 yr warranty *****330
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      • 246 7 fasd;fjlksadjf;ljs;lkdjflksajldfk Kffl TOYOTA FOR SAIE Kffl TOVO T A FOR SALE $M.eee T*j**^ 'iff I HHJJ6UJ /w i V* 1^ 1 1 "k d^Q *ia;^ B 9B*H^B TOTAL COMMITMENT UNDER ONE ROOF FULLY-OWNED AUTO CENTRE WITH HI-TECH COMPUTERISED EQUIPMENT 'v^« HHHH m mC iHHMnJb J^B^hhW IhK OTIM MW/W Guarantee •rmticondwon.^
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      • 137 7 TOYOTA harrier 2 4 £L) 5122.800 TOYOTA wish 1.8 a JjJJL) 383.000 TOYOTARAV4(Sdr) Sh TOYOTACAiffIMEis^ $9O a aoo TOYOTA iST 3 a stSo^ $70.e00 HONDA FIT 1.5 A stfijttJ HONDA ACCORD 2.0 A sij^ &4 OS 800 E240 Elegance- Fu': opdon wmj ONLY $2888 DRIVEAWAY! 2 units 1/700 1 Corolla
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      • 632 8 fasd;fjlksadjf;ljs;lkdjflksajldfk TOYOTA FOR SALE BfW TOYOTA FOR SAIL Bffl TOYOTA FOR SALE Bffl TOYOTA FOR SALE |^j| TOYOTA FOR SALE TOYOTA FOR SALE NEVER BEATEN IN PRICE, SERVICE OR QUALITY -n J\ Toyota Voltz 1.6 Toyota Celica 1.8 T °KZ?ilf Toyota Harrier 2.4 Toyota Estima 2.4 j I Toyota RAV4
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      • 689 8 CHEAPEST Too Good To Be True!! BRAND NEW CAMRY 2 4WTI immediate delivery with COE 1A Kuo Chuan Ave along East Coast Rd/ Still Rd (Opp Mobil/ Esso Petrol Kiosk) Open till Bpm Honda Fit 1.3 $68,988 Honda Stream 1.7 $88,988 Honda Odyssey 2.3 $104,988 Honda Accord 2.0 $105,988 Toyota
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      • 882 8 ■fjl TOYOTA FOR SALE '92 COROLLA 1.3 XLi manual. Silver. S/rims. Low deposit. Mthly $500. Loan 1-7 yrs. 9029 6809 5/'OO SOLUNA 1.5 Manual. 1 owner. S/rims. CD. CMV $11K. New tax. High loan. Cheap! *****757 12/'OO COROLLA 1.5 auto, 1 owner, silver, OMV *****6. Full accessories. Ask 563.8K. *****113
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      • 3575 9 a OTHER MAKES Bf[!l OTHER MAKES Bfffl OTHER MAKES Bffl OTHER MAKES Bfrji OTHER MAKES Kfjjl OTHER MAKES FOR SALE Ely FOR SALE E|U FOR SALE fjj^j FOR SALE fj^ FOR SALE GLOBALCAR OPENHOUSE £200 &E 240 from RAV 4 from CALDINA from CAMRY 2.4 from HARRIER from CIVIC 1.5
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      • 437 9 WBf\ HOUSES FOR RENT GALLOP WALK BUNGALOW Approx *****/ 6000 sq.ft. s+l bdrms Inground pooi EWART PARK BUNGALOW 2-storey colonial style Approx *****/ 6000 sq.ft. s+l bdrms Inqround pool/ tennis court DTZ Tie Leung 9389-7206/ 9691-8967 2 Storey Terrace, 3+ l rms Rental from $1,800 per month New Management *****442/*****856
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      • 944 9 Pffjl HOUSES FOR RENT D.21 CHENG SOON Gdn. 2- terr (Off Ton Yi Drive). 3+l rm. Aircon. $1250 on:y! *****507 agt D.05 SPRINGWOOD. 2 storey terr. Beautiful. Peaceful. Near Science Pk, NUS. city. Low 9815-0839 EMERALD HILL CONSERVATION Hse. 2 big rms. Cuy living. Near MRT. Immed. Agt *****766. NEAR
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      • 948 9 fasd;fjlksadjf;ljs;lkdjflksajldfk ■UjfIAPTSFOR RENT I+l AMK/ TAMAN Jurong/ 2+l Everton Pk/ Jin Bt Merah. Near MRT. Furn. Immed. 9304-0576 $800! SENGKANG BLK 319A. 2+l. Hign Fir. unfurn. 7 mins to MRT. Immed. 9101-2724 APPROVED 4 'A' (Bishan) Blk 264. Mid fir. Park view. Newly renovated. F/ furn. Hp: 9026-1138 Agt 3-RM
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      • 820 9 HDOI-08 CITY SOUTH-WEST HOUSES SALE BEST OF BLAIR etc!!! The conservation specialist!!! Okoku: 6440-9788/ 9304-6239 Pat. JLN MAT Jambol modern 2/ 3-sto-rey terr, 3+l (attach) f'hold, convenient, $i.XXM. *****339 agt FABER SEMI-D. TRANQUIL f'nold. land 5580 sqft, 4+l. attractive price. Move in 9380-8662 agt HDOI-08 CITY SOUTH-WEST PTE APTS SALE
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      • 958 9 Pffl DO9-10 ORCHARD, ■uyj TANGLIN/ HOLLANC 1 i\_ HOUSES -SALE CHALLENGER PROPERTIES P/i. Leedon Modernistic nuge 2 storey bunglw. *****/***** sq.ft. 6+l rms. Pool koi pond Tangiin Hill secluded for privacy. Super prime locale. 30,000 sq.tt 'Seven Oaks' 2-storey detachec *****/8500 sq.ft. 4+2 rms Gallop Aoooded secluded. Tali trees fresh
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      • 655 10 fasd;fjlksadjf;ljs;lkdjflksajldfk aDO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND HOUSES SALE WENDY NEO 9238-5700 PN IEEDON 55< ft. Special... -;ught-after location. 2 I elevated sites!!! MARYLAND .***** <q't. ReDuit.. astrio 3-000 sqft. Re^- I SSS MUMD23OOG 5.r: New SSS Home entertaining. FaDulous interior with 7 rm ensuites. Open deck cum Olympic pool Jacuzzi. See
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      • 520 10 Wffl DO9-10 ORCHARD/ Wffi DC9-10 ORCHARD/ Wff\ 009-10 ORCHARD/ Wj\ DO9-10 ORCHARD/ KliJ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND |£i3 TANGLIN/ HOLLAND feilj TANGLIN/ HOLLAND hjuJ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND r\ PTEAPTS-SALE PTEAPTS-SALE PTEAPTS-SALE gfl PTEAPTS-SALE I TANGLIN I view Artist'i Imof^Mton s 3 m •*'riiSft > t^ i I S KjW "fijgPM tm m, iiii
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      • 267 10 Hi Hi Hi 111. (STATE HbMMbSB EMERALD MANSION. F'tlOLD, 1625 sq.ft. 3+l, very well renovated. 808, facing Cairnhill, near MRT behind Centrepoint. en-bloc. Must sell! Alvin 9282-7796 JUST LISTED. D.09 Trendale Twrs P Cairnhill. 4+l bdrms. 3200 sqft/ Fernhil! Cottage Townhse. 4+l bdrms. 2100 sqft/ UE Sq. 3+l bdrms. F/lacilities.
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      • 451 10 ■■■Kill era BBS RARE VALLEY PK! 1249 sq.ft. 3 bdrms. Mid fir. Direct pool view. Excellent layout. Sale/ rent. 2--spm appt only! Patrick 9101-6169 HOLLANDSWOOD CT APT 2100 sqft 4+l f/aircon, cosy, quiet. High fir. Amenities. Value S6SOK. 9680-1234 PN SI.2M FOR 2100 sqft. Clydesview (Jervois Lane). Open hse i-spm.
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      • 358 10 ■ffil Oil &21 NEWTON/ EciJ BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI Jg| HOUSES -SALE ynhaH OPEN H'SE SAT 2-6pm/ Sun 36pm. The Mondrian. 999 yr? Bunglws semi-ds. Near Bukit Timah Nature Reserve. *****341 3 STOREY BUNGLW. Pool. Next to park. 6+l. Interior renovated. Good location. PIE/ shpg ctr/ sen. Valued 53.2M. 9021-3030 C&H SEMI-D 5
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      • 733 10 Wwl D11& 21 NEWTON/ ■fiU BTTIMAH/ CLEMENT! gg| PTE APTS -SALE Just T.O.P ,J>/^ WdlkloNovenaMßT^jW Excellent Schools/ tftiaK •St Michaels Sch £_*T? V T r^ Anglo-Chinese Scrt|^"!jj-4 Excellent Touch 1 9-storey clear city view Boutique-hotel ambience lobby Swimming pool, gym jacuzzi Excellent Location Near Orchard Rd Walk to Cold Storage
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      • 700 10 JW| Dl2-14 BALESTIER/ |I£EJ MACPHERSON/GEYLANG ljj|| HOUSES -SALE MUSWELL HILL. BRAND new f'hold 3-storey bunglw. 6+l rm. Indoor pool/ spa. 7000 sqft Good *****439 DW URGENT! MRT! SB99K! 2-storey. 2000 sqft. F'hold. 4-rm+ family* balcony, attached bath, park 2 cars. Mkt/ shops. *****518 C2i NEW SEMI-D. I- Wan Tho Ave/
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      • 832 10 W&\ Dl2-14BALESTIER/ mnJ HACPHERSON/GEYLANG i \> JPTEAPTS SALE MACPHERSON GREEN 3-STOREY townhse. 3+l rm. 2227 sq.ft. F'no!d. Sandra. 9109-8692 PN. WfiH 015-16 EAST COAST CHALLENGER PROPERTIES P/L OPEN HOUSE 2pm 6pm Today Where in SINGAPORE can you find your neighbours across a footbail field? Only those who know Buys GREENFIELD
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      • 567 10 PWJI Dl5-16 EAST COAST PffJl Dl5-16 EAST COAST HOUSES SALE I^yHOUSES-SALE j> L>. r> t^jjl +Iguestroom J^^W Luxurious fin sies spacious interio' Mfi' i m &W 1 Proximity to Temasek Pn/ hi i »f Lh Sec/ JC Anglican High \l~ f H*" S mins dnve to ECP PIE 'aftfajMSSSW,. a^®
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      • 587 10 SAZAU -yj 9025 0136^^J i M RIENZI STREET, OPERA Estate 1400 sq.ft. F'hoia. Near amenities/ sch. Good bargain: $6xx "eg. Saz 9025-0^36 NC PN 0.16 OPEN HSE 2.3C-spm. Huge bunglw. Large built-in. 5 bdrms. Good location. F'hoid. Large ga r den 93"3 0650 Boon ERA D.16 SENNETT LANE. 5-anc new
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      • 637 11 a DH S2l NEWTON/ PRI Dll 5. 21 NEWTON/ Pffl Dll &21 NEWTON/ Pf?| Oil &21 NEWTON/ JRI Dll &21 NEWTON/ ITfl Dll &21 NEWTON/ BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI LOl 8T TiMAH/ CLEMENTI LIJ BT TiMAH/ CLEMENT! mHM BT TiMAH/ CLEMENT! |j£U BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI hgij BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI PTEAPTS-SALE PTEAPTS-SALE I PTEAPTS-SALE j I PTEAPTS-SALE j^^j
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      • 451 11 Wffi Dl5-16 EAST COAST ■^U PTE APTS -SALE A RARE PEBBLE Bay 947 sqft. High fir. Move in cond. Good location/ investment. Selling fast. James *****118 RS PENTHSE. CRYSTAL RHU. F'hold. 1281 sq.ft. 3+l, sea/ Day view, majestic feeling, exclusive: S9XXK neg. *****13? 0.16 F'HOLD SUNHAVEN. Brand new! Just TOP.
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      • 388 11 ■Wl Dl5-16 EAST COAST PTE APTS SALE D.16 BEDOK CT Condo. 2465 sqft. 3 rms. F/facilities. Price cheaper than HD3! 9620-8364 CASCADALE OPEN HSE. ;35fas.^: Hiqh. 2/ 3+l. F'hold. Rent/ sale. neq. Vacant. *****181 Lodgecom OPEN HSE 2-6 PM The Bayshore 2 rm. Hiqh Fir. Poolview. No noon sun. Cheap
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      • 413 11 Wf9i Dl7-18 CHANGI/ Wffk Dl7-18 CHANGI/ Ki±J PASIRRIS hiUJ PASiRRIS j M 9 I PTEAPTS-SALE PTEAPTS-SALE >lEttCeladon View 2 Only Ss46o psf j K&i 999 years tenure Showflat 45 Jin Loyang Besar (Next to NTUC Lifestyle World Down Town East) Open from 12 noon to 6pm (Sat/Sun) Viewings on weekdays
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      • 316 11 BDI9-20 SERANGOON/ THOMSON HOUSES SALE Poh Huat Crescent. 2 storey terr. 2000 sq.ft. Near to park. Grace Walk Charming 3 storey terr. Huge interior, open concept Richards Ave. 2-storey corner terr. 3614 sq.ft. Spacious gdn. Chiselhurst Gr. 1 store/ semi-d. 2669 sq.ft. Cheap. SB9OK. Chepstow Close. Huge 1 storey semi-d.
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      • 606 11 WJI Dl9-2C SERANGOON/ PWI Dl9-20 SERANGOON/ PWI Dl9-20 SERANGOON/ ■dlj THOMSON gjJjy THOMSON KJij THOMSON HOUSES SALE HOUSES -SALE HOUSES -SALE ,_S A I!rden°° N chomp chomp 3 Choice J^Qncled Worries One Great J3ocality 1; B iMI »ti.«iiii» ''Hi'U a IF' 19 y^.''-? s ■i'^rßtel -I I P jm I
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      • 525 11 Brand New Priced Right! 2' sty Terr Freehold! Built-up 3000 sq ft 6 rms; 1 km to good schs; Near chomp chomo 9851 9228 JOT OPEN HOUSE 1-PM! Simon PL 3sto r ey inter. 1890, 2900 sq.ft. F'hold 4+l/ face SE. 5 min MRT/ 100% move in. 9216-0063 C&H fjgm
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      • 603 11 fasd;fjlksadjf;ljs;lkdjflksajldfk HDI9-20 SERANGOON/ THOMSON PTE APTS SALE BRIGHTON VIEW F'HOLD. E 23. 1227 sqft. 3-rms Jr blocked. Winoy. Spacious. Facilities. Near Chomp Chomp. View to offer. 9687-3439 RS SUNGLADE (OPP. S'GOON Central MRTi 5575K: H63 sa. ft. Closing soon! South-East open view! *a, 3::: SEASONS VIEW. BISHAN!!! 819 S6OOK: Face
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      • 675 11 IRS D22-26 HOUSES-SALE SPRINGSIDE. F HOLD 3-STO-REY Se~ soft. s+l with 5 batnrms. 5 yrs old. Large bdrms. North East facing. Move-m cond. *****243 SELETAR/ NERAM BUNGLWS/ Serrv-ds 7250 tc 126C0 sq U/ 3200 to 4832 sq.ft. Move in rebuilt 9387-4813 Ricky Teo. C&h no 10AM-6PM. 64 LENTOR Rd. 6
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      • 512 12 IJ.MJJ.tiI.Hi K!H D^" 23 PTH D22-28 W!S D2 B ■dEJ WESTS NORTH id£l WESTS. NORTH IdCJ WEST S NORTH j I HOUSES-SALE V I HOUSES-SALE I HOUSES-SALE "%t i H% B J%l 1 -w>^ 1 3-STOREY HOUSES. FOREVER YOURS. son^. M Located at Yio Chu Kang Road/ oJS^ jt Lentor
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      • 483 12 DD22-28 WEST NORTH PTE APTS SALE $590K! GRANDE VISTA! 999 yrs! 1238 sq.ft. High fir. Pool view. Facilities. View daily by appt. Fire Sale! *****822 RS BEHISI Mll |jjj GREEN MEADOWS. F/HOLD. 20^o sqft. 4+l. Spacious. Balcony, lots of greenery. Well kept. Good time to buy now! Gem 9027 5522
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      • 522 12 WUMJ WZST& NORTH 9 PTE APTS -SALE Best Location BELOW VALUATION. HILLBROOKES F'hoid. (New) 1130 sq.ft. 3+l+l. Move in. Unblocked. Good facing. Facilities/ amen.ties. 9027 2765 ARE! WOODSVALE EXEC condo. Woodland Dr 72. 3+l. Only 2 yrs+. Ground fir. 122 sq.m. 99 yrs. 9312-4086 CBre HDebenham! Tie Leung s OPEN
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      • 894 12 Pffl HDB APTS FOR SALE NEW LISTING. 3 NG' High fir. Well kept. Near amenities/ MRT/ mkt/ sch. Renovated. Call Kelvin 9009-7189 HSR 4'NG' BLK 612. New list! Renovated! Gdn facing. Quiet. Coffeeshop/ amenities. Priced to seH! 9494-6262 ERA s'S' BLK 305 corner. Upgraded with 1 utility rm. Nicely renovated.
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      • 939 12 Wf!fi HDB APTS FOR SALE JkjAl (BUKIT BATOK) EXEC MAIS 352. New renovation, complete move in, just brinq luqgaqe. MRT. Bank vaiue S3BOK. 9239-8917 HSR 4 'A' 129, 249/ 4 'S' 311, 527 MRT 5T319, 325, 513, 288G/5A P 203 Exec Apt/ mais 120. ***** 140. Y.K. Lim 9851-4519 ROOF
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      • 995 12 ■Til HDB APTS FOR SALE |^XJ(CHOAI ZHU KANG) 4 'A' CORNER 2978, 296C CCK. Design Built. Hiqh fir. Tastefully renovated. Unblocked. No noon sun. Quiet. 9007-8926 PN 4 'A' 249. Opp LRT/ extremely spacious/ well renovated/ low fir/ near MRT, shpg ctr. interchange, mkt. 9280-9125 DW 4 'A' BLK 676-A.
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      • 1064 12 K?l HDB APTS FOR SALE [ffl HDB APTS FOR SALE fffl HDB APIS r OR SAuE Pf!| HDB APTS FOR SALE KiUJ (CLEMENTI/ KiL|| (CLEMENTi/ KlU| (CLEMENTI/ Kjlll (CLEMEN! I WEST COAST) I WEST COAST) WEST COAST) I WEST COAST) y*/nJI RE^MBC #1 International Wor I d wTdeTJ^^M^BIB Hg^B SELL
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      • 790 12 jfljTjl HDB APTS FOR SALE BELOW VALUE! 5 A 311/437. Mkt. Ssk: Exec Ma:s 216/ 337. High fir. 5 T Blk Pt 116/ 263/ 949 High fir 3 'A' 330 Mkt/ sch *****181 Roof MUST GRAB! LOW cash! 5 A' 401/404 Jurong W. Renovated. 100% move-in. No noon sun. Low
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