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Title Section20 2001-12-01 1 The Straits Times Weekly Edition Saturday, December 1, 2001 Price: S$ 1.20 (in Singapore) Elsewhere by subscription only MITA 304/03/200120 words
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Article554 2001-12-01 1 SANDRA DAVIE - Idea behind relook of system is to give students more varied choices; for some, it may mean no O- and A-level exams By SANDRA DAVIE EDUCATION CORRESPONDENT EVERYTHING is on the table for study, from allowing the establishment of privatelyrun primary and secondary schools, to554 words
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Article, Illustration485 2001-12-01 1 TRACY QUEK; ami WONG SHER MAINE - By TRACY QUEK ami WONG SHER MAINE THE day before an examination, 12-year-old Aswin Kothandaramaraju makes sure he does no studying. Instead, the Woodlands Primary pupil watches documentaries on television or plays his favourite computer games. His easy-going attitude to the Primary School Leaving ExaminationPictures:ENßlQUE SORIANO - 485 words
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Page 1 Advertisements
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Advertisement63 2001-12-01 1 Leisure The Buzz At Haw Par Villa The number of visitors at Haw Par Villa has leapt from 12,000 a month to as high as 45,000 a month. What’s the draw? pages H OSPITALITY A Star Employee Twice Over Guest relations officer Shanny Goh impressed guests at The Westin Stamford63 words
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PRIME
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MURDER OF INSURANCE AGENT ANNIE LEONG
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Article, Illustration329 2001-12-01 2 Summary of the case so far ANTHONY Ler, the alleged mastermind of the plot to kill his wife, said he was only joking when he told a group of youths he wanted his wife killed. It was a "game of bluff" not meant to be carried329 words
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1023 2001-12-01 2 At the cbse of the Annie Leong murder trial yesterday, the lawyers for the 15-year-old accused called a psychiatrist to testify that Anthony Ler had pressured the hoy into committing the murder. Court Correspondent ALETHEA UM reports. ANTHONY Ler had “skilfully” made use of1,023 words
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Article, Illustration429 2001-12-01 3 DEVI ASMARANI - Year-long hunt and the way it was handled raise suspicion that it was stage-managed to make police look good DEVI ASMARANI STRAITS TIMES INDONESIA BUREAU JAKARTA Speculation is rife that the arrest of Indonesia’s most-wanted fugitive, Hutomo ‘Tommy” Mandala Putra, on Wednesday afterREUTERS - 429 words
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323 2001-12-01 3 LESLIE KOH - bil LESLIE KOH TRANSPORT Minister Yeo Cheow Tong has urged taxi operators here to lower their fares. He told reporters on Wednesday: “I hope with Tibs reducing their fares, the competition will encourage the other taxi companies to compete, and to likewise323 words
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441 2001-12-01 3 LIANG HWEE TING - Bn LIANG HWEE TING MORE than 20,000 doctors, nurses and non-medical workers employed in the public health-care sector will have their bonuses cut this year because of the recession. Spokesmen for the two health clusters told The Straits Times on Thursday441 words
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HOME
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571 2001-12-01 4 SANDRA DAVIE - Chinese High and ACS (I) say they are waiting for govt go-ahead to depart from O-level-oriented curriculum By SANDRA DAVIE EDUCATION CORRESPONDENT THE Chinese High and AngloChinese School (Independent), which want to launch six-year senior-school programmes that depart from the usual O-level route,571 words
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505 2001-12-01 4 KOH BOON PIN - By KOH BOON PIN CONSUMER CORRESPONDENT PLANS to build a “people-mov-er system” to ferry visitors to Sentosa from World Trade Centre (WTC) have been delayed because of high costs. The train system was supposed to have been ready by the end of next505 words
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Article, Illustration541 2001-12-01 4 SUE-ANN CHIA; and EUNICE LAU - By SUE-ANN CHIA and EUNICE LAU HIS chief has indicated concern but Mr Eric Low, the People’s Action Party candidate who lost in Hougang, is keen to continue working in the ward. At the party convention last Sunday, Mr GohWONGMAYE-E - 541 words
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Article, Illustration520 2001-12-01 5 KOH BOON PIN - By KOH BOON PIN CONSUMER CORRESPONDENT THE number of visitors at Haw Par Villa has leapt from 12,000 a month to as high as 45,000 a month since a new management took over the running of the park. But more visitorsDESMOND WEE - 520 words
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507 2001-12-01 5 TRACY QUEK - Project to inject colour into schools with corn Molecular biologist plans to teach school children about the life sciences by letting them tty to 'design' coloured corn BIL TRACY QUEK STUDENTS here will be getting a colourful, outdoor lesson in the life sciences by growing com in bright, rain-bow-coloured hues507 words
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463 2001-12-01 5 NATALIE SOH - By NATALIE SOH SINGAPORE’S top stem-cell researcher has joined the ranks of governments and religious groups around the world in condemning the first cloning of the human embryo. Professor Ariflf Bongso said that the feat by an American company was unnecessary because cell-lines growing in463 words
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Article, Illustration462 2001-12-01 6 ARLINA ARSHAD - Guest relations officer receives PSB’s Superstar award for good service after getting a Service Gold Award last week *L ARLINA ARSHAD GUEST relations officer Shanny Goh must have felt a sense of deja vu when she was given a prestigious SuperstarLIM SIN THAI - 462 words
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463 2001-12-01 6 KX’. VIJAYAN - *!L KX’.VIJAYAN HOME OWNERS who want to protect themselves against rogue or runaway renovation contractors can look to firms that bear certificates issued by the Renovation and Decoration Advisory Centre (Radac), said its honorary adviser. Mr Lim Ah Bah said the centre’s 330463 words
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452 2001-12-01 6 SHARMILPAL KAUR - §IL SHARMILPAL KAUR PARENTS who have autistic children will soon find it easier to get them into special schools that have teachers trained to handle their needs. A $200,000 fund has been established for the training of special-education teachers in the care of452 words
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Article, Illustration217 2001-12-01 7 K. C. VIJAYAN - Bu K. C. VIJAYAN A SWARM of hornets swooped down from the sky and attacked a group of swimmers at a public pool on Tuesday, stinging them even as they ran for cover. The incident happened at about 2.30 pm at the Bukit Merah SwimmingJAMES HODSON - 217 words
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382 2001-12-01 7 MARGARET PERRY - Major drive to encourage employers to send workers for skills upgrading calls for investment of sBom, says Lim Boon Heng §1 MARGARET PERRY A BIG drive is under way to encourage employers to develop their staff s skills at all levels. The Productivity382 words
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541 2001-12-01 7 G. SIVAKKUMARAN - *L G. SIVAKKUMARAN FORMER machinists, clerks, petroleum inspectors and production operators were all in the queue for jobs in the marine industry last Friday, even though some of them did not have the experience or skills asked for. They were among about 3,000 visitors to541 words
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224 2001-12-01 7 GOOD news for those looking to buy a new, big car: The certificate of entitlement (COE) prices for large cars are likely to drop following a 20-per-cent increase in their monthly quota from December to March next year. The Land Transport224 words
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Article, Illustration450 2001-12-01 8 WONG FEI WAN - Chief Justice ticks off couple for caning their maid and dismisses their appeal against their jail sentence and fine *L WONG FEI WAN A COUPLE who abused their maid were scolded by the Chief Justice for being uncivilised and cruel. “People don’t useSTEPHANIE YEOW - 450 words
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Page 8 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous1062 2001-12-01 8 RADIO SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL (ENGLISH) PROGRAMME SCHEDULES 1100 1400 Hours (GMT) 6015 KHz (49M BAND) 6150 KHz (49M BAND) MONDAY 1100 News 1109 Business Market Report 1115 Arts Arena 1130 News 1135 Wired Up 1145 Newsline 1200 News/Weather (AsiaPacific) 1210 E Z Beat 1230 Business Market Report 1235 The Written Word1,062 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration891 2001-12-01 9 CHAN TSE CHUEEN - SSC puts in place new schemes to assist those who put sports excellence as their top priority SPORTS AID §!L CHAN TSE CHUEEN THE Singapore Sports Council has streamlined its scholarship grants to athletes entering institutions of higher learning in Singapore and overseas. Said SSCGraphics: TIEN CHUNG PING Photo: LIM SIN THAI - 891 words
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216 2001-12-01 9 Chan Tse Chueen - Chan Tse Chueen CHERYL GOH, the judoka who won a South-east Asia Games silver medal two months ago, may yet study in a local university. The 21-year-old polytechnic graduate, who had been rejected by the three local universities, has appealed. The National216 words
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MALAYSIA
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Article, Illustration372 2001-12-01 10 MUAR A young unmarried couple, caught committing khalwat in a hut, kept police and religious officials at bay for 10 hours by threatening them with parangs before escaping through the bushes. Berita Harian Malaysia reported on Wednesday that police were now huntingHARIAN METRO - 372 words
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560 2001-12-01 10 REME AHMAD - Anxious Muslim doctors and religious leaders say artificial insemination is akin to having sex out of wedlock REME AHMAD IN KUALA LUMPUR AN ADVERTISEMENT to attract donors for a sperm bank has sparked a debate over artificial insemination, with Muslim doctors and religious experts saying560 words
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479 2001-12-01 10 BRENDAN PEREIRA - BRENDAN PEREIRA MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR Over the past few weeks, several leaders of Malaysia’s conservative Islamic opposition party have been on frequent-flyer mode to London. Their aim is to pick the brains of some of the bestknown Muslim scholars there and flesh479 words
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SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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Article, Illustration592 2001-12-01 11 LUZ BAGUIORO - Analysts warn that deal with gunmen loyal to renegade governor Misuari could lead to further problems LUZ BAGUIORO PHILIPPINES CORRESPONDENT MANILA Supporters of renegade Muslim leader Nur Misuari on Tuesday clashed with government troops and took 50 hostages as “human shields”AP - 592 words
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213 2001-12-01 11 Kay Johnson - Kay Johnson HANOI Singapore Foreign Minister Professor S. Jayakumar began a two-day visit to Vietnam on Wednesday and witnessed the signing of a memorandum to establish a training centre for officials in Hanoi. Prof Jayakumar met his Vietnamese counterpart, Mr Nguyen Dy213 words
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456 2001-12-01 11 KAY JOHNSON - By KAY JOHNSON IN HANOI FOOTWEAR giant Nike Inc was one of the first companies to come to Vietnam after the country started opening up its economy, and remains the most prominent American corporation operating here. But the irony is that while456 words
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COMMENT
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Article589 2001-12-01 12 TUESDAY November 27,2001 SOUTH Korea’s test-firing of a missile last Thursday comes at an awkward time, no matter how nuanced the development was. Although only the first known launch since last year, it flies in the teeth of an agreement North Korea made with the United589 words
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Article561 2001-12-01 12 WEDNESDAY November 28, 2001 ON MONDAY, Education Minister Teo Chee Hean gave an inkling of the changes to time-honoured ways of learning and testing that secondary students possibly could face in a few short years. Yesterday, Law Minister S. Jayakumar announced a fresh study of the legal services561 words
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913 2001-12-01 12 P. RAMASAMY - By] P. RAMASAMY in KUALA LUMPUR ALL of a sudden, the Sept 11 terrorist attacks and the subsequent attempt on the part of the United States and its allies to wage a war against terrorist targets in Afghanistan have complicated global events in general,913 words
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COMMENT/PERSPECTIVE
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Article, Illustration947 2001-12-01 13 ANDYHO - MY VIEW By ANDYHO GRATITUDE is the attitude that sets the latitude for living. And some say we need to be more grateful for our heritage because it has an intrinsic value beyond its instrumental value. One’s heritage is partNOEL ROSALES - 947 words
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Article833 2001-12-01 13 With ASAD LATIF - HEART TO HEART With ASAD LATIF LISTENING to the People’s Action Party’s new Members of Parliament present their vision of Singapore at Kallang Theatre on Sunday, my mind went back to a time when I believed that parties should control governments. My faith was dented833 words
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INSIGHT
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Article, Illustration2152 2001-12-01 14 After more than three decades of growth, Singapore is experiencing its worst recession in an intensely-competitive world. What policies does it need to keep, refine or abandon? Will it be able to earn its keep in the future? How do you reinvent Singapore? Our correspondent LESUE2,152 words
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Article, Illustration1195 2001-12-01 15 HAN FOOK KWANG - THINKING ALOUD HAN FOOK KWANG NEVER say never in politics. Never will the PAP get more than 70 per cent of the votes in this day and age, when voters are more educated and demanding. That was what everybody was1,195 words
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MONEY
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Article290 2001-12-01 16 THE re-adjustment to the widely-followed Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) indices dominated much of the proceedings at the Singapore Exchange during the week. Under the new-look MSCI, company weightings are calculated on the basis of their freefloat component those shares available for trading instead of290 words
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Article75 2001-12-01 16 Straits Tines Index Tlw Straits Timas Index gained 20.34 points on the week to t47S.54. DAY CLOSE TURNOVER Monday 1475.55 (+17.35) 380.938 ($531.072m) Tuesday 1502.10 (+26.55) 372.190 ($528.868m) Wednesday 1476.53 (-25.57) 232.724 ($375.257m) Thursday 1454.40 (-22.13) 290.310 ($392.795m) Friday 1478.54 (+24.14) 395.743 ($516.767m) BT-SRI Index The BT-SRIIndex75 words
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361 2001-12-01 16 LEONG CHAN TEIK - Directors’ body will set up company to look for candidates among SID members; fee could run into thousands of dollars By LEONG CHAN TEIK SINGAPORE-LISTED companies looking to appoint independent directors ahead of a tough new corporate governance regime that comes into force361 words
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Article443 2001-12-01 16 Net earn EPS Date TY LY TY LY Company ann (Sm| (Sm) (cts) (eta) Alkom 25-Nov *****8 6.780 1.02 4.91 AP Brew 12-Nov P 95.561 50 768 378 20.1 Ascott Grp 30-Oct Q3 6.795 18.272 0.44 1.18 AV Jennings*** Bukit Semb 28-Nov 1 13.957 18.091 6.48 8.41 23-Nov443 words
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Article460 2001-12-01 16 Ex Pay date lets) date close Amtek 20c F 0.8TE 06-Dec 11-Dec 20-Dec AP Brew F 9N 04-Feb 07-Feb 21-Feb Asia Dekor HK15c F RMB3TA 23-Oct 26-Oct 10-Dec Asia Power 5c F 0.7STE 06-Dec 29-Nov 11-Dec 20-Dec Aussino.com 2.5c F 0.82 04-Dec 18-Dec Australand A50c m A3n 05-Dec460 words
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Article170 2001-12-01 16 BONUS ISSUE ExBooks Accft Company Ratio date dose Paymt Chosen one-for-five 05-Dec 10-Dec NA HTL Intnl one-for-two 10-Dec 13-Dec NA IRE Corp one-for-four 13-Nov 19-Nov NA RIGHTS ISSUE ExBooks Acc Company Ratio date dose Paymt GES Intnl one-f or-five®$0.30 27-Nov 30-Nov NA l-One.Net one-for-two @$0.05 23-Oct 26-Oct NA170 words
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Article170 2001-12-01 16 Company Place Date Time Sunright A Ocean 6, Level 2 The Pan Pacific Hotel 7 Raffles Boulevard Marina Square 31-Dec 10.30arr Tianjin Zhong Xin E Level 21 Jinwan Mansion 358 Nanjing Road Nankai District Tianjin The People's Republic Of China-28-Dec 9.00am Hup Seng Huat A 365A Jalan Besar170 words
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652 2001-12-01 16 Stock Trans Date Subsantial Shareholder/ Director Buy SeH Coav No of Shares '000 Price Per Shr Before (*000) Shareholding After rooo) Nera Tel 28-Nov-01 Nera ASA Buy ***** 0.66 *****4 39.2 *****4 OCBC 28- Nov-01 Ooi Sin Teik Sell 4 S48.15 4 0.0 United Food Hldgs 27-Nov-01652 words
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Article2029 2001-12-01 17 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS UNIT TRUSTS ABN Amro Asset Mgt (S'pore) Star Europe Bal 0.88/ Star Asia Balanced 0.851/ Star Global Technology Fund 0.321/ Star Bhv Finance Japan Fund!** 0.888/ AIB Govett (Asia) Ltd. Govett Asia Pac Growth 0.989/1.039 Govett Global Brands 1.181/1.241 AIG International Funds (S'pore) Money Market SGD 1.*****/1.*****2,029 words
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Article123 2001-12-01 17 Foreign Currency Note Rates (9am, Nov 30) Buying OD Selling Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency Australian dollar 0.9460 0.9710 Canadian dollar 1.1490 1.1730 NZ dollar 0.7530 0.7750 Sterling pound 2.6010 2.6280 US dollar 1.8270 1.8390 Singapore dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian schilling 11.69123 words
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Article4956 2001-12-01 18 Transaction date: Nov 30,2001 MULTI INDUSTRY 52-Wk Currency last High Low Company Traded Sale ♦er'Vol 000 Hi# Day Lav Gr*s Dw Net m M Cap $a« Wt Avg Price 92.2 8 c Acma 50c 9 unch 1662 9 8.5 0.5 3.7 703 9 41 64,956 words
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Article1256 2001-12-01 19 52-Wk Currency last High Law Cow»any Tra4a4 Sale Nf 'Vol '000 HH» Day Low Gr*s Mv% Nat fit M Cap $atf Wt Avg Price MANUFACTURING 40.5 12 c AP Oil 5c .15.5 -0.5 31 16 15.5 4 13.6 16 168 27.5 c AS Auto 10c 42.5 ♦1.5 631,256 words
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Article226 2001-12-01 19 FINANCE 52-Wk W«fe Lev fiNMT Currency last Trait* Salt *tr 'Vol Day Gr*s ‘000 Hi# Lam Dw Net M Cap P/E Sari Wt Avq Price 9830 9830 6890 3830 s IS DJ US Tech US5270 555 440 s IS MSCI Spore US450 ***** 9950 s SPDRS US***** STOCK226 words
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Article159 2001-12-01 19 Transaction date: Nov 30,2001 52-Wk High Low Curr Lost Vol Company Tradod Sal* ♦orDay '000 High Low Gross dlv Net P/E M Cap $mil HONGKONG STOCKS Cathay Pac 20c HK720 265 6 *****.2 Cheung Kong50c HK1780 240 3 *****.5 68 5 Crtye Solutions Lt HK45 2 44.6 172.4159 words
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Article, Illustration626 2001-12-01 20 SIMON WILCOX; and FELISA BATACAN - Five companies turn vacant units into hotel-style serviced flats which come at a far cheaper rate in bid to beat slump By SIMON WILCOX and FELISA BATACAN HUNDREDS of vacant condominium units are being turned into hotel-style apartments in a novel plan by five626 words
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502 2001-12-01 20 LEE SU SHYAN - *!L LEE SU SHYAN AFTER more than a decade of non-stop growth, the number of mobile-phone subscribers shrank last month thanks to a “clean-out” job by cellular operators here. Market leaders Sing Tel Mobile and Ml have, for the last couple of months,502 words
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384 2001-12-01 20 LOH CHEN YI - By] LOH CHEN YI THE ongoing recession has reduced the number of people seeking medical care as in-pa-tient admissions in Singapore to Parkway Holdings’ hospitals fell 8 per cent for the nine months to September. The health-care group is also looking384 words
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FORUM
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Article, Illustration612 2001-12-01 23 WHEN the Government decided to liberalise the local telecommunications market, Singaporeans applauded the move, expecting better prices, better service, and ultimately better consumer welfare. Our Government has done its part, but have the telcos? Today, one of Singapore’s telcos is under fire not612 words
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Article202 2001-12-01 23 HOW exciting it must be for students and citizens to hear of impending changes in the education system. I hope the enthusiasm shown by the new ministers of state will not fizzle out, and that their boldness to challenge preconceived notions of what is good202 words
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216 2001-12-01 23 I REFER to the article, “Have lanes, will travel on bicycle” (The Sunday Times, Nov 25). I was a keen cyclist before road dangers put me off. Many people do not know that cycling on footpaths is a hazard to pedestrians. Some countries216 words
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417 2001-12-01 24 LIANG HWEE TING - Tender documents released to would-be builders of a plant to turn seawater into 30 million gallons of fresh water a day By LIANG HWEE TING DESALINATED water will be flowing from taps here in 2005, after the Public Utilities Board (PUB) yesterday gave the417 words
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Article, Illustration468 2001-12-01 24 NG BEE KIM delivers at top speed be it in her professional or personal life. After sealing Singapore’s first free-trade agreement (FTA) with nations in Europe early in October as chief negotiator while heavily pregnant, she delivered a 3.6-kg baby girl in just under twoPictures: STEPHANIE YEOW - 468 words