The Straits Times, 18 December 1996

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    14 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1996 60 CENTS MITA (P) 027/12/96
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    Lock icon World Bank: East Asia growth beyond 8%
    422 1 High growth set to continue past 2000 The fundamentals remain m place for the world's fastest-growing economies to sustain their economic success/ -World Bank. THE World Bank entered the debate over East Asia's economic growth prospects for the first time on Monday and
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    Lock icon Intel develops world's fastest supercomputer
    291 1 SAN FRANCISCO Intel Corp has developed the world's fastest supercomputer, capable of performing one trillion operations a second, for the Department of Energy, the company has said. "The US can re-establish its dominance m this market as an innovator m the business of ultra-computing," Energy
    Reuter  -  291 words
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    Lock icon Kajang bus crash driver charged
    178 1 KAJANG The driver of a tour bus which rammed into a stationary lorry on the Serem-ban-Kuala Lumpur highway early this month causing the death of 13 Singaporean tourists was charged with reckless driving m a magistrate's court here yesterday. Rosni Faat, 31, of Muar m
    Bernama  -  178 words
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    Lock icon Man beheads his wife and mum-in-law
    88 1 NEW DELHI A man beheaded his wife and moth-er-in-law m southern India and walked into the nearest police station with their heads slung over his shoulder, a daily reported yesterday. Stunned neighbours followed him m silence as Ameer Basha, a jeep driver, walked slowly
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    Lock icon Top Sri Lankan commando killed
    254 1 COLOMBO Tamil Tiger guerillas assassinated the top field commander of an elite Sri Lankan commando unit yesterday and killed seven more troopers, officials said. A man strapped with explosives rammed his motorcycle against the jeep of police Senior Superintendent Upali Sahabandu as he drove to
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    Lock icon WTO: 'China no longer cares'
    481 1 But ministry spokesman refutes senior customs official's claim BEIJING After years of efforts to gain entry to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), China no longer cares whether it joins the global trade body, the official China Daily yesterday quoted a senior customs official as saying.
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    Lock icon Love for Nepal won her an architectural design prize
    322 1 A FIVE-YEAR love affair with Nepal inspired architecture student Miss Leong Huey Miir to re-design the famous Basantapur Square m Kathmandu, the country's capital. She did it for her final-year project m architecture at the National University of Singapore and it
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  • NEWS FOCUS
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      Lock icon Four years'jail each for wrongdoing
      758 2 Four years' jail each for wrongdoing Former Daiwa Bank Ltd bond trader Toshihide Iguchi NEW YORK A former Daiwa Bank Ltd bond trader was sentenced to four years m prison for concealing US$l.l billion (551.53 billion) m trading losses from US regulators for more than a decade. Toshihide Iguchi, formerly
      Bloomberg; Reuter  -  758 words
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      Lock icon FRUITY CHRISTMAS GREETINGS:
      122 2 Singapore Land Senior Building coordinator Catherine cnong (left) and Service Coordinator Hiliyati helping to deliver Christmas fruit cakes to their tenants at Gateway East. Singapore Land, landlord of Gateway East West, Shing Kwan House, Shell Tower and Clifford Centre, gives a fruit cake to each of its
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      Chiam quits, warns SDP not to contest his ward
      561 2  -  Walter Fernandez By More reports on upcoming elections: Pages 30-31 33 MR CHIAM See Tong yesterday resigned from the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) to join the fledgling Singapore People's Party (SPP). He also issued a warning that if the SDP contested
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      Lock icon Malaysia: Naval defence upgrade vital
      491 3 But other developments will go on: Anwar We cannot put the country m a situation where it is exposed to problems just because Malaysia is peaceful. We are confident that we will continue to be peaceful because of our good ties with our neighbours, but
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      Lock icon POLICE GASSED:
      61 3 A supporter of People Against Gangsterism and Drugs spraying tear gas at policemen during clashes at Cape Town International Airport on the Day of Reconciliation, a national public holiday, on Monday. At least 10 people were arrested during the illegal demonstration by about 300 people who were protesting
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      No changes in line-up of PAP officials for 24th CEC
      319 3 THE People's Action Party yesterday announced its line-up of office-bearers for its 24th central executive committee. The CEC met last Saturday and elected its of-fice-bearers from among a group of 14 CEC members returned by party cadres at its biennial
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      Devotees to pay more to carry kavadis, milk pots
      449 3 DEVOTEES carrying kavadis and milk pots m next year's Thaipusam will have to pay more to take part. Those carrying spiked kavadis will pay $40 each, up from $30, while the normal kavadi carriers will pay $25 instead of $20. Devotees
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      199 2 iFMM [trouble ■"Latest on TCS' I suspension ot I actress THGBaSIN^STIMES The biggest and most profitable ■it Asurvey of companies m Singapore finds out who's big and who's small and how locals stack up against the foreign players. Stock buybacks Should local listed .companies be allowed > to do that?
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Major claws back some support with two crucial votes
      598 4 Govt displays unity over fishing issue Balance of power m the House Conservatives: 322 MPs Opposition: 323 MPs (including 9 Northern Ireland MPs who traditionally vote for the government) LONDON Prime Minister John Major has won two crucial votes m Parliament
      Reuter; AFP  -  598 words
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      Lock icon India's answer to the F-16 fighter
      114 4 NEW DELHI India will fly a locally developed Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), billed as the smallest and lightest plane of its class m the world, next year. Defence Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav said the craft would be test flown m November and its technology
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      Lock icon Look what they brought into the station
      45 4 GERMAN policemen working under garden umbrellas m the task force centre of Hamburg's police station on Monday. The policemen were protecting themselves from a draught from the air-conditioners, which were not working properly over the weekend. Reuter picture.
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      Lock icon Govt right in billing hostages for rescue: Court
      167 4 LAUSANNE (Switzerland) Switzerland's Supreme Court has upheld the government's right to charge three former hostages for its time and trouble m getting them freed from Kurdish guerillas m Turkey. It rejected on Monday a complaint from the three Swiss Jehovah's Witnesses, who
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      Lock icon Need to unwind? Sniff some chocolates
      357 4 LONDON The smell of chocolate sends brainwaves "wild" and both distracts and relaxes people at the same time, experts said yesterday. No other smell tested on volunteers had such a strong effect, said Dr Neil Martin, a neuropsychologist at London's Middlesex University. "Chocolate was
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      Lock icon 900-shots-a-minute gun selling at a fast clip
      68 7 A CHILD looking at a unique automatic Bmm gas pistol displayed for the first time m Pazardzhik, Bulgaria, on Monday. The producer, Robotika, says it is the first of its kind with a shooting frequency of 900 shots a minute and an 18-1-1
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      Lock icon Russia may get a say in some Nato decisions
      385 7 Exploratory meeting to be held soon, says source BONN Nato could grant Russia a limited say m certain decision-making processes within the Western alliance as part of a new partnership between the erstwhile adversaries, Nato Secretary-General Javier Solana has said. The
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      Lock icon What snub? French minister says hello to Christopher at meeting
      320 7 WASHINGTON French Foreign Minister Herve de Charette, said to have snubbed US Secretary of State Warren Christopher last week, exchanged pleasantries with him at a conference on Monday, US officials said. In a speech to the conference on aid to
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      Lock icon New UN chief ready to ask US Congress to pay up debts if necessary
      298 7 UNITED NATIONS Mr Kofi Annan, the newly-chosen UN Secretary-General, has said he will speak to the US Congress if that is necessary to get Washington to pay its debts. "I think it will be necessary and
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      Lock icon 'Pushy' Americans rapped
      108 7 'Pushy' Americans rapped UNITED NATIONS President of the UN Genera Assembly Razali Ismail has criticised what he described as US heavy-handedness m the recently concluded process of selecting a new UN Secretary-General. "There is a general dissatisfaction at the way the Americans have pushed for things to happen their way,"
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    • WORLD FILE
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        Lock icon TRAVEL BAN:
        56 7 President Bill Clinton said on Monday that he was maintaining a ban on US travel to Lebanon on safety grounds, as international donors pledged more than US$3 billion (554.2 billion) m aid to the war-ravaged country. State Department spokesman Nicholas Burns said a decision on lifting the ban
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        Lock icon FREER TRADE:
        58 7 The leaders of Canada and the European Union signed an action plan yesterday to improve relations and press for freer trade, officials said on Monday. Prime Minister Jean Chretien's office called a hastily arranged meeting yesterday with Irish Prime Minister John Bruton, who holds the rotating EU presidency,
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        Lock icon 3 SKIERS DIE:
        45 7 Three German skiers died m an avalanche on Monday m the mountain wilderness near the Canadian resort of Whistler, British Columbia, officials said. The two men and one woman were m a group of 11 European tourists on a heli-skiing trip. Reuter
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        NET CURBS:
        26 7 announced on Monday that it would impose restrictions on parolees' use of the Internet. It was responding to "increased criminal use" of the network.
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      Lock icon Anti-drug law sparks bombing in Colombia
      243 8 BOGOTA Colombian rebels and drug traffickers set off a car-bomb m the north-eastern city of Medellin that killed one person, m retaliation for a new anti-drug law, government officials said late on Monday. Defence Minister Juan Carlos Esguerra made the announcement after an emergency
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      Lock icon Close call for Santa as copter crashes inflames
      161 8 LANTANA (Florida) A group of underprivileged Florida children watched wide-eyed when a helicopter crashed m flames as it brought Santa Claus to their holiday party, a local newspaper reported. But all was well a day later on Monday as Santa, played by
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      Lock icon Unions, courts deliver new blow to Milosevic
      387 8 Nationwide protest planned to pile on pressure BELGRADE As support from trade unions for protests against President Slobodan Milosevic grows m Serbia, a court has handed the opposition a favourable decision m a second town where election results were disputed. Students, union members
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      Lock icon Clinton signals displeasure with Israeli settlement policy
      364 9 WASHINGTON US President Bill Clinton has signalled displeasure with the Israeli policy on settlements, saying that it had become an obstacle m talks with the Palestinians on Israel's planned troop redeployment from the West Bank town of Hebron. At a news conference with
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      Lock icon Dubious $883,000 donation to Clinton legal fund returned
      345 9 WASHINGTON A trust fund set up to help pay the legal expenses of President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary has rejected U*****,000 (*****,200) m contributions, mostly raised by an Asian-American businessman, because the money might have come from improper sources. The
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      Lock icon Robbers pull a fast one on Peruvian policemen
      87 9 LIMA Peruvian policemen m a remote Andean village received more than they bargained for when robbers allegedly bought them off with forged banknotes. The police caught the robbers after a late-night car chase through Acostambo m the central highlands, ac- cording to
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      Lock icon Iraq back as a force in oil market, says trader
      505 10 It lias little difficulty m enticing foreign firms' DUBAI Iraq, ostracised by worjd oil markets since its invasion of Kuwait six years ago, has found little difficulty m enticing foreign oil companies to rekindle old ties, Gulfbased Western traders have
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      Lock icon Winter's surprising harvest
      49 10 A VENDOR selling fresh mushrooms from a truck m Moscow on Monday. Veshenka mushrooms, as their Russian name indicates, usually grow m spring. However, due to an unusually warm winter, they have begun growing m places warmed by heating mains or subway ventilation wells. AFP picture.
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      Lock icon Shopaholics show little or no interest in sex, says study
      313 10 LONDON Shopaholics addicted to buying things they neither want nor need are often suffering from low self-es-teem, unhappy sex lives or seeking revenge against their partners, says a major study. The first study m Britain of shopping addiction said that
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      Lock icon Canada has 1.2m problem gamblers, says govt report
      266 10 Canada has 1.2 m problem gamblers, says govt report i OTTAWA The legalisation of casinos and the promotion by federal and provincial governments of their own lotteries has led to a dramatic rise m gambling addiction m Canada, a government report has suggested. The National Council of Welfare noted that
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      Lock icon No visa request made for Uday, says Switzerland
      182 10 BERNE Switzerland has said that it has seen no visa request for Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's son Uday, who an Arabic newspaper said would be flown to the country for medical treatment after being shot last week. A Foreign Ministry spokesman said
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      Lock icon Unpaid Russian soldiers selling blood to feed kids
      509 11 People are carrying out their duties at the edge of what is humanly possible. Many military families are literally starving/ Russian Defence Minister Igor Rodionov. We haven't paid people since September, to say nothing of October, November and December/ General Igor Sergeyev,
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      Lock icon Embattled Juppe writes book to regain popularity
      225 11 Embattled Juppe writes book to regain popularity PARIS French Prime Minister Alain Juppe has written the first book by a serving Premier m the hope of regaining the popularity he lost almost as soon as he came to office m May last year. Mr Juppe, 51, said that he wrote
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      Lock icon Elderly Chinese fearing racial abuse cancel Sydney outings
      308 11 SYDNEY A Chinese association here has cancelled its weekly outings for elderly community members to avoid trouble m view of the raging race debate m Australia. Australian-Chinese Community Association vice-presi-dent Grace Lee said weekly outings m Sydney by a large group of
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      Lock icon Men who smoke pass cancer risk to their children: Study
      345 11 LONDON Men who smoke can damage their sperm and pass the risk of cancer on to their children, British researchers have reported. A study by researchers at the University of Birmingham indicated that up to 15 p r cent of
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    • PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Miami too risky for Rambo star
        137 13 Stallone moving to 'safer 7 London for daughter's sake LONDON United States actor Sylvester Stallone (above) intends to move to London to give his daughter a better education m a safer environment, The Sun quoted him as saying. The tough-guy hero of the Rambo
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        Lock icon Clinton takes a tumble
        80 13 WASHINGTON A slick spot on President Bill Clinton's jogging path along the Potomac River sent him and a Secret Service agent sprawling on Sunday, but both men dusted themselves off quickly and finished their 30-minutejog. Mr Clinton, who fell to his knees despite the agent's attempt
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        Lock icon Princess to wed consultant
        76 13 "PARIS The Aga Khan, 60-year-old spiritual leader of i Ismaili Muslims, announced on Monday the engagement of his only daughter, 26-year-old Princess Zahra, to a 35 -year-old Bntish management consultant, Mr M?rk Boyden (above). The prince's office said the couple planned to marry early m the
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        Lock icon Stephanopoulos the author
        82 13 IJ WASHINGTON —To the many titles of Mf George Stephanopoulos will soon be added that of author. The soon-to-be-former-aide to President Bill Clinton agreed on Monday with Little, Brown to publish a memoir of his days at the President's side, to appear about a year from now.
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        Meanwhile...
        166 13 Meanwhile DISCORDANT CHORD: Conductor Yehudi Men uhin gave a platform to protesting entertainment pensonnelbefore a conicert m Nantes, France, on Monday. CHARLES' MENTOR DIES: South African born author Lauren* van der Post, the explorer and soldier who became mentor to Prince Charles and godfather to his son Prince William, died
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      Lock icon US and EU close to deal on test standards
      419 13 Pact will expedite $56b m trade annually, says Clinton WASHINGTON The United States and the 15-nation European Union are close to an agreement on test standards for products that would expedite US$4O billion (5555.6 billion) a year m trans-Atlantic trade, President
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      Lock icon Congress Party MPs try to strip Rao of last post
      212 16 NEW DELHI Indian Congress Party legislators stepped up their campaign yesterday to remove former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao, tainted by corruption charges, from his last remaining party post, news agencies saidT Nineteen of the 24 members of the Congress
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      Lock icon Against the tide
      58 16 A WOMAN, with her belongings on her head, wading through flood waters on the outskirts of India's southern city of Madras yesterday. Thousands of homes were submerged during heavy rain m Tamil Nadu state last week, which has so far claimed more than 80 lives and damaged
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      Lock icon French atomic agency to quit Mururoa for good
      510 16 MURUROA (French Polynesia) Thirty years after its arrival m Mururoa, the Atomic Energy Commission, the symbol ofFrench nuclear power, is preparing to leave the South Pacific atoll for good. Mururoa, the site 18,000 km from Paris and 6,500 km from Lima, Los
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      Lock icon Australia and France mend defence ties
      177 16 PARIS Australia formally buried the hatchet with France m their bitter dispute over French nuclear tests m the South Pacific when visiting Defence Minister lan McLachlan announced that defence ties were restored. "I am more than delighted to say that the relationship that had
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      Lock icon Planned N-test monitors can also track quakes and meteors
      267 16 Planned N-test monitors can also track quakes and meteors SAN FRANCISCO A planned global network of de* vices to monitor nuclear bomb tests also might advance humanity's knowledge of the nati ural world. Thanks to the network, scii entists expect to "hear" huge meteors plunging through Earth's upper atmosphere meteors
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      56 17 picture. WHILE waiting for business on the frozen surface of a central Beijing lake, a sled-hire operator checks J he r in er^^ on f °f n home-made vehicles yesterday. The sleek two-man fibreglass and wooden sleds cost Z5O yuan (fc$4 6) to DUiia ana are rentea oui
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      Lock icon No special perks for China interests: Tung
      510 17  -  Wang Hui Ling 'When I first started this campaign, I felt totally intimidated by the press But many have become good Mends I hope they will report a balanced picture of what is going on m Hongkong.' Mr Tung on the duties of
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      Lock icon US, Chinese defence chiefs stress ties in teleconference
      268 17 BRUSSELS In an unusual television call between BelBjpm and Hawaii yesterday, United States Defence Secretary William Perry and his Chinese counterpart stressed $i* importance of improving bilateral ties despite differences over Taiwan and other issues. The 30-minute teleconference between Mr Perry, m
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        62 17 [j The prominent independent Hongkong I evening newspaper, Sing II Tao Evening Post, ceased publishing yesterday because of financial -difficulties, said senior on the paper. The paper was considering transferring I some employees to its sister paper, Sing Tao Daily, which is a morning publication, but the others
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        77 17 1 1 Two people were executed and 15 others sentenced to prison terms for involvement m 1 a January bomb blast m central Hunan province which demolished an i entire building, killing 122 people and seriously injuring 117, state press reported yesterday. The two were executed for the
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        Lock icon GRAFT PROBE:
        69 17 China's Communist Party I has launched a 1 corruption probe into allegations that the president of a provincial county court used it to i help his nephew set up a lucrative business. Shao Zhirong, president of Changfeng county court m central Anhui province, reportedly used his influence to
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        Lock icon FORCED HOME:
        44 17 Hongkong yesterday forcibly repatriated 261 Vietnamese immigrants, bringing the total number of boat people remaining m the territory's camps to below 7,000, officials said. All but three of the people, flown back m two groups, were from northern Vietnam, they said. AFP
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        70 17 China boosted its crackdown on copyright infringements by sentencing three officials to a total of five years' jail for pirating computer floppy disks with the 3M trademark, the official Xinhua news agency reported yesterday. Three senior executives of Ningbo Huada Magnetic-Electric m east China's Zhejiang province were convicted
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      Lock icon Taipei minister on secret mission to M-E, say reports
      437 18 Taipei minister on secret mission to M-E, say reports Trio to boost ties with UAE and Jordan' PPEI Taiwanese Foreign ister John Chang has left i secret mission to the MidEast, the fourth overseas trip since he took office m May, it was reported here yesterday. I He will meet
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      Lock icon Two killed in stampede at live radio show
      100 18 S. Korean teens m the news SEOUL Two teenagers were killed and another declared brain dead after a stampede for seats at a live radio show m Taegu, reports said yesterday. The two girls, aged 15 and 16, died and four were
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      Lock icon Boy hides dad's body for fear of orphanage
      94 18 SEOUL A 12-year-old high-school boy hid the body of his father for 10 days out of fear that he would be sent to a state orphanage, the Korea Times reportedyesterday. The boy, whose mother died three years ago, hid the body m
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      Lock icon North Korea triples number of border guards to curb defections
      439 18 North Korea triples number of border guards to curb defections Guards everywhere In September, the Stalinist regime doubled the number" of guard posts, from one every 4 km to one every 2 km. The number of guards at each point was almost tripled, from eight to 21. SEOUL North Korea
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      Lock icon Panel to recommend Tokyo be allowed to expropriate land for US military use
      345 18 TOKYO A government advi-sory-panel report would recommend that the central government should be allowed to directly take administrative procedures needed to expropriate land for use by the US military, panel sources said yesterday. At present, the Tokyo
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      Lock icon Gearing up for Year of the Ox
      94 20 PROFESSOR Yen Hung-sen of Taiwan's National Chengkung University inspecting the mechanical ox he and his students made. While the Greeks used the wooden horse to defeat the Trojans, a Chinese military strategist during the Three Kingdoms period from AD 220-280 invented a wooden
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      1996 saw the rise of Jiang as Deng faded
      684 20  -  Kao Chen He proved his mettle as leader, say scholars By Trying time Cross-strait tension with Taiwan came to a near-war high Nose-diving relations with the United States The sovereignty dispute with Japan over the Diaoyu islands THIS year will be
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      127 20 TOKYO Japan's Mitsubishi Materials Corp says it has developed concrete paving blocks that remove nitrogen oxides a major pollutant m traffic exhaust from the air. The company on Monday said that experiments m laboratory containers have shown that its speciallytreated concrete blocks removed 80
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      359 21 But dictating terms won't help, warns official 4AKARTA Indonesia will be »dy to open its information techogy (IT) products market fuUy by 2005, a senior government official lias quoted as saying yesterday. ''I think we will be ready to completely liberalise our
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      Lock icon Jakarta-made train engine set to roll
      45 21 picture. PRESIDENT Suharto launching the U20C, Indonesia's first locally-made locomotive, yesterday. The engine was produced in anticipation of growing demand in local transportation needs, especially during the busy holiday seasons. It will also be exported to the Philippines. Reuter
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      Indonesia's deficit at alarming level, says ex-minister
      376 21 Boost exports, says Sumitro JAKARTA Indonesia's current-account deficit has reached an alarming level, said a senior economist. "We should, therefore, work harder to bolster exports while curbing import growth," Mr Sumitro Djojohadikusumo was quoted by Jakarta Post as saying after the Federation of
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      Bangkok to develop capital and foreign-exchange markets
      514 22  -  Sinfah Tunsarawuth Move will help stimulate sluggish economy, says Amnuay By m Bangkok Targets for 19J )7 Economic growth: 7-7.5 per cent Export growth: 7-10 per cent Inflation rate: 5 per cent Current-account deficit: 7.5-7.9 per cent of GDP Key measures Control government
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      Lock icon Brunei seeks better French ties
      556 22  -  Salil Sarkar By m Paris FRANCE has laid out the red carpet for Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, who began a four-day state visit here on Monday. The Brunei Sultan is here at the invitation of French President Jacques Chirac. Half an hour after his arrival,
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        69 22  -  LETICIA PEREZ After three months of investigation, government prosecutors yesterday charged a Philippine congressman with raping an 11-year-old girl. Romeo Jalosjos was charged with two counts of rape and 12 counts of acts of lasciviousness at the Makati regional court. No bail was recommended. Statutory rape carries a
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        65 22 buspected unnstian vigilantes torched a mosque and about 100 Muslim homes m a southern Philippine town near Cotabato city m an apparent escalation of a sectarian feud, the military said yesterday. The unidentified attackers poured petrol on the houses and set fire to them on Monday night m
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        Lock icon 3,000 STRIKE:
        59 22 Nearly 3,000 workers at Cambodia's largest garment factory m Phnom yesterday demanding higher wages and better conditions m the country's first ever strike. The strike came just three days after employees of Cambodia Garment Ltd organised a labour union with the help of prominent dissident Sam Rainsy, president
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        Lock icon FATAL BLAST:
        47 22 A huge explosion at a chemical plant on the outskirts of Bangkok killed four people yesterday and injured 26, police said. The blast happened m the early afternoon at the Bangphoo Chemical Co m Samut Prakarn province, about 50 km east of the capital. Reuter
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        Lock icon NINE DEAD:
        71 22 Nine young Vietnamese motorcycle racers died after a high-speed crash I m the southern resort and port of Vung Tau, a senior police officer said yesterday. The accident happened on Saturday night when a truck driver braked to avoid five of the motorcycles racing towards him, shedding his
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        Lock icon FOREIGN AID:
        50 22 Foreign countries and multilateral institutions pledged to provide US$2.9 billion (Ss4 billion) m official development assistance to the Philippines at a recent session m Tokyo. The amount was pledged as part of a program to pool funds from various sources to help sustain the country's economic recovery. AFP
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      Lock icon Manila drafting law for military exercises with other nations
      276 23 MANILA The Philippines is drafting agreements to allow future joint military exercises with foreign troops to be held m this country, a top official said here yesterday. But Foreign Affairs Un-der-Secretary Rodolfo Severino stressed that individual Status of Forces Agreements (Sofas)
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      Lock icon Philippines to study renewed HK appeal on visa-free entry
      336 23 Decision to be made known before territory's handover to China MANILA The Philippines has said it will examine the possibility of allowing Hongkong residents visa-free entry after the territory's handover to China next year. The move follows a renewed appeal from
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      Lock icon The home-bound hat trader of Hanoi
      42 23 A HANOI resident sitting at the entrance of his home surrounded by hats and clothing for sale yesterday. Many Vietnamese with homes that open onto the streets often turn their front doorways into shops. -AFPi picture.
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      Lock icon Myanmar need not democratise to join Asean, says Ramos
      206 23 MANILA Myanmar does not need to democratise to join the Asean grouping, Philippine President Fidel Ramos has said "When the five founding members came m, no one was asked 'Are you a democracy? Do you have a constitutional system?'," he said
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      Lock icon We'll guard Sirivudh, says Khmer Rouge
      179 23 PHNOM PENH Khmer Rouge leader Khieu Samphan said yesterday his guerillas would protect exiled Prince Norodom Sirivudh if he returned to Cambodia. "Prince Sirivudh, come back here. We will support and protect him," he said m a broadcast on clandestine Khmer Rouge radio. Sirivudh.
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      Lock icon Tight security as Java religious riot trial opens
      186 23 JAKARTA The trial of five men accused of taking part m religious riots m a small Indonesian town m October opened under tight military and police security, it was reported here yesterday. About 400 security officers and three armoured vehicles on Monday
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      Lock icon 'Couple abandoned children to escape creditors'
      413 25 mPAr The man who is said to have abandoned his six chil #mi for over a month here fflffif that he and his wife left to yaid creditors. gHJhe Star reported that MVMtakim Karim and his wife Hahimah Ismail were remanded for 10 days
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      KL govt looking at ways to put road death toll
      448 25  - KL govt looking at ways to put road death toll Brendan Pereira fc trnuiaia Lumpur W -AVERAGE of 16 motorists B**every day on Malaysian S, most the result of accicaused by reckless road ilice said that there were rtling 165 road deaths m rst 11 days of the school lidays.
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      Savings scheme to help kids pay for varsity planned
      366 25 Savings scheme to help kids pay for varsity planned tfALA LUMPUR The Ed S:ion and Finance minis i are working out details of vings scheme for school iren which will help file their university studies which will be linked to the Konal Education Fund n this way, children can contribute
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      Tribunal on alleged police abuse lias hint of Marxism'
      423 27  -  Brendan Pereira Inspector-General questions the body's approach BY m Kuala Lumpur THE proposed "tribunal rakyat" on alleged police abuse, comprising some non-governmental organisations (NGOs), has elements of Marxism, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Rahim Mohd Noor has said. Police were studying
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      Lock icon One million stray dogs on the loose in Malaysia
      214 27 KUALA LUMPUR One million stray dogs are running loose m Malaysia. This is the estimate of the Veterinary Association of Malaysia (YAM), whose president, Datuk Dr Anwar Hassan, yesterday urged dogowners to neuter their pets to keep their population down. The
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      Lock icon Illegal migrants to be sent home in batches
      273 27 KUALA LUMPUR Most of the 8,000 illegal immigrants housed m detention centres will be sent back m batches to their respective countries by sea later this month. Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Megat Junid Megat Ayob said yesterday they would include those
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      Woman hit by car in rush for varsity application forms
      186 27 PENANG In a rush to buy university application forms at the General Post Office on Monday, a woman fell onto the road and was hit by a car. The unidentified woman fainted and was taken to the Penang Hospital by
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        68 27 The Penang Syariah Court has postponed the khalwat hearing of movie producer Julie Dahlan and all other court cases to April 14 and 15 until the state religious council has appointed its lawyers, according to the Star. Julie, 42, is alleged to have committed the offence with production
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        KEEPING TABS:
        73 27 Marriages involving Muslims m south Thailand will be monitored to ensure that Malaysians do not attempt to solemnise their 1 marriages there after failing to do so m the country, according to the Prime Minister's Department. The Sun yesterday quoted Datuk Dr Abdul Hamid Othman, the minister m
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        Lock icon DUO ON BAIL:
        79 27 Kedah police have released on bail two men detained m connection with the distribution of a pornographic video-tape allegedly containing scenes of youths engaged m sexual acts at a shopping complex. The men, believed to be the cameraman who shot the scenes m the tape and the
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        75 27 The Malaysian Armed Forces needs more counsellors to help soldiers cope with the stress of their duties and family problems, according to Second Malaysian Infantry Brigade Commander Brig-Gen Datuk Abdul Aziz Mansor. He said m Ipoh on Monday that family and financial matters could affect the morale and
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        62 27 :The Malaysian Trades Union Congress will send an official letter to the government to express its disagreement with the staggered working-hours scheme m government departments. MTUC president Zainal Rampak said that the scheme would tear apart the family as husbands and wives, who shared one car to work
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      Bulk of Johor's karaoke lounges are fire risks
      315 29 JOHOR B ARU About 90 per cent of the 400 entertainment centres and karaoke lounges m Johor are fire risks, according to the state's Fire Services Department. The Sun reported yesterday that the entertainment outlets were fire risks because their building plans
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      Holders of old ICs will face problems with govt agencies'
      298 29 PETALING JAVA Holders of identity cards (ICs) m the old format will face problems dealing with government after a cut-off date that will be decided on later, Deputy Home Minister Ong Ka Ting has said. The government has said that
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      Man held over death of daughter buried alive
      296 29 KLANG Neighbours thought nothing of the unusually quiet house where a big family lived m Kampung Tok M uda Kapar, Klang, until a few days ago when police personnel kept turning up there. On Sunday, the backyard of the wooden terraced house
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        435 30 AFTER half a year of watching and learning, new candidate Lim Hwee Hua is about ready to fly solo, says mentor Chin Ham Tong. "She was completely green when she came m but she is a quick learner," he said of the 37-year-old head of research
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        Teaching by example
        453 30 THERE is nothing for me to teach him, insists PAP veteran politician Ho Kah Leong, 58. There is a lot I have learnt from him, says new candidate R Ravindran, 36, m response. Both men laughed and slapped each other on the back. After nearly a year
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        Easy way with people
        437 30 WHEN it comes to politics, former journalist Hawazi Daipi is a "natural", declares his mentor, Sembawang GRC MP Lee Yiok Seng. Although he has only about two months of grassroots experience, he has no trouble getting to know residents, said tllie older PAP man. "Hawazi has
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      627 31  -  Eliza Teoh NSP introduces new candidates By THE National Solidarity Party is concerned about what it fears is a growing gap between the rich and the poor caused by "elitist policies of the ruling party, said its two new candidates who were
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        Mr Sarry Hassan
        77 31 Age.: 51 Occupation: Managing partner of Sarry Sons group of companies and principal of Sarry Sons Commercial School. Family: Married to a company manager, with five children. Education: Obtained Teachers' Training College Certificate m Education (Professional Part II) m 1968. Plans: "I am deeply concerned over the
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        Dr Wong Wee Nam
        82 31 Age: 48 Occupation: General practitioner m private practice Family: Married with two children. Education: MBBS from the University of Singapore and LLB (Hons) from the University of London. Plans: "I would work for a freer and better political environment so that the potential and spirit of
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        Mr Yip Yew Weng
        79 31 Age: 46 Occupation: Training and investment consultant at AIP Consultancy Services. Former journalist with Lianhe Zaobao. Family: Married with no children. Education: BA (Hons) m Public Administration from the Nanyang University and MA m South East Asian Studies from Hull University m Britain. My plans: "If
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      NSP manifesto 'has no substance'
      531 31  -  Koh Buck Song It cannot find fault with government policy: Chee Wee By While the PAP is working so hard to try to enhance ifa& value of flats and make Singaporeans richer, what the|s are advocating is to make Singaporeans poorer/ Mr Goh, on what
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      Yao to Chee: Don't run from people's judgment
      527 31 INCUMBENT MacPherson MP Matthias Yao yesterday renewed his challenge to opposition politician Chee Soon Juan to face him m an electoral contest m MacPherson, and urged him not to "run away from the judgment of the people". He noted that Dr Chee
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      290 33 THE Elections Department gave out 100 sets of nomination papers yesterday, after a Government Gazette on Monday said they would be available. In a statement yesterday, the department said that 41 were for single-member constituencies, 22 were for fourmember Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs), 24
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      Largest-ever number of labour MPs if PAP wins
      349 33 Many from movement contesting on PAP ticket THE labour movement could have its largest-ever representation m Parliament after the coming General Election if all of the People's Action Party's new candidates from the NTUC are elected, NTUC sec-retary-general Lim Boon Heng said
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      Wong Kan Seng is chairman of PAP elections committee
      486 33  -  Leong Ching Ching By HOME Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng said last night that he is the chairman of the People's Action Party's elections committee for the coming polls and will be coordinating the party's election campaign. He said the committee,
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      Farm Wong suspended
      22 34 The actress' suspension comes m the wake of a new contract with a Taiwan TV station facilitated by TCS.
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      TCS star found to have 'prior contract'
      351 34 ■l Farm was lined up to star m a Taiwanese TV serial with Taiwanese Heavenly Kings Aniki Jin and Nicky Wu. The serial, called Ou XiangJu Chang (The Idols' Theatre), was to be screened m both Taiwan and Singapore. There were also plans
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      Auditor teaches the Net, designs Web pages for free
      348 34  -  Adeline Goh By HE TAKES time off his job as an auditor to give lectures on the Internet and design Web pages for others for free. Mr Lee Jens Wah, 26, who is with the Auditor-General's Office, said he enjoyed doing
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      S'pore and Zambia set up diplomatic ties
      115 34 SINGAPORE and Zambia yesterday established diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial level. The move is aimed at developing and strengthening friendly relations between the two countries, said a Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement. The President of the southern African country, Mr Frederick Chiluba, was
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      Bogor Safari Park a staple in tour packages, say tour agents
      484 35  -  Jasbir Singh deas tesrwe By 1 was not scared at all. I felt very happy about having my picture taken with the tiger because I could tell all my friends m school about it/ Mohamad Mokhsein Mohumad Jamil, eight
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      Woodlands flasher nabbed by woman undercover cop
      350 35  -  Jasbir Singh By A TECHNICIAN who had been exposing himself to women at a taxi stand m Woodlands did it again on Monday morning, but this time the victim was a policewoman assigned to catch him. Woman Corporal Soong Yen Peng, 24, arrested
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      Ticketing manager fined for trying to get commission
      199 35 A TICKETING manager with Nam Ho Travel Service was fined $10,000 yesterday for attempting corruptly to solicit commissions from an airline. Goh Bian Kiong, 54, had attempted to get $10 for every ticket he sold for Cambodia International Airlines, District Judge Syed
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      Spending on R & D more than doubled from 1990 to 1995
      426 37  - Spending on R D more than doubled from 1990 to 1995 M. Nirmala Electronics industry invested the most By RESEARCH and development m Singapore is healthy and thriving, according to a National Science and Technology Board (NSTB) survey. The annual poll of 470 organisations m 1995, released on Monday, found
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      THE BP EXAMPLE
      190 37 AT BPs US$2O million (Ss2B million) regional technology centre at Science Park 1, staff use state-of-the-art equipment to simulate actual road conditions m Thailand or other countries m the region. Tests are then done on motorcycle oils for use on these roads. National Science and Technology Board
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      Lock icon Birdman of the Internet
      251 37  -  Thomas Lee Compiled by WHEN bird-lover Lim Kirn Keang, 46, goes exploring untouched parts of Singapore on weekends, the pictures he takes of wild birds do not just go into his personal album. Instead, they are being compiled and will soon be put up on the
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      How to cruise and surf at the same time
      115 37 TWO cruise ships coming to Singapore ma few years will allow passengers to send e-mail and explore cyberspace while at sea. The Superstar Leo and the Superstar Virgo, which belong to Star Cruise, are now being built. The first will be
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      TNP's quirky offers
      126 37 EVER wondered how a chicken rice chef develops his recipe? Want to know how a Telok Kurau resident taught his parrot to sing? The answers to these quirky questions are now available at The New Paper's web site http://web3.asial.com.sg/tnp/journey The paper's journalists hope to travel to various
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      Hot Topic
      86 37 DOG ABUSER WHACKED: More than 100 postings discussed the case of the dog abuser who was fined $500 recently for beating a chained-up dog to death. The majority were indignant over what happened. Many also felt that the fine was a mere slap on the wrist and the
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      Motor show one reason for January's COE hikes
      524 39  -  Karamjit Kaur Aggressive sales by car distributors also cited By 'Sales have not been very high and this is the last chance for distributors to meet quotas set by their principals. Most of them have, m fact, been campaigning very aggressively lately.'
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      Lock icon Long service awards for ENV workers
      297 39 MR MATNUA Jusin, 60, is a Pied Piper of sorts. In his job, he spends half of his time hunting down rodents and the other half destroying them. Armed with his "artillery" a fogging machine and rat poison, he checks drains, canals, houses, flats
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      Raising the stakes in GRCs
      694 40 ALL politics is locai. The truth of that adage is being felt more keenly than ever as the People's Action Party (PAP) embarks on a local election strategy to counter the opposition's by-election effect. The PAP's move to nave a minister lead every Group Representation
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      Big School need not be Big Headache
      852 40  -  Alan John SECOND LAST WORD By FOR thousands of parents, the Big Event happening m early January is not the General Election out their children's entry to Primary l. They will take leave from work, test transport routes and brace themselves for a
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      'Balanced diplomacy' will not work
      911 40  -  Hisayoshi Ina Tokyo's fear of US-China ties rests on flawed premises By Triangular? The relationships among Japan, the US and China are very often, and conveniently, viewed as triangular. But if not geographically, at least metaphorically, Japan and the US are close together, while the
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      Commercial satellite imaging may stabilise interstate politics
      1215 41 ...the challenge for states will be to devise unilateral and multilateral policies that make the benefits invaluable and the cost tolerable. This may be possible if commercial imaging facilitates regional arms-control, strengthens international verification, enhances non-intrusive threat assessment and supports peacekeeping operations. COMMERCIAL
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      New Zealand's economic miracle a Cinderella tale
      627 41  -  Reginald Dale By international Herald irmune New Zealand has shown how a sickly developed country can cut the Gordian knot of low growth, high unemployment and crippling welfare obligations by embracing the free market boldly without the nasty social consequences commonly feared. WASHINGTON
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      352 42 celebrates <JI/th Anniversary Official Opening of East Point Outlet Today, as we celebrate, we want to thank you, our loyal customers and business associates tfor your continued support, our staff for their hardwork, without which, we would not have reached this far. 1 Cake for all occasions il W 1
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      Guidance scheme Soon to counsel young offenders
      317 43 Guidance scheme Soon to counsel young offenders I THANK Mr Kevin Chua Hock Meng and Mr Sng Ah Beng for their respective letters "Need to step up efforts to curb teenage shoplifting" (ST, Dec 3) and "Long wait m stuffy police stations (ST, Dec 4). Shoplifting is a criminal offence
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      Hardly any residences in Keong Saik Road
      270 43 I OFTEN find the Life! section of The Straits Times very amusing but what takes the cake must be the article "No liquor licences for Keong Saik Road cafes" (Life at Large, ST, Dec 17). I was tickled pink to read the comments
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      WTO meeting was well-organised; delegates felt like honoured guests
      262 43 Thank you, Singapore THE delegates to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) ministerial meeting held m your great country ended their meeting with a genuine sense of accomplishment. Much credit for the success of the meeting goes to WTO director-general Renato Ruggierq
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    • Letter
      Closer lecturer-student ties needed at tertiary level
      311 43  -  CHEW KIAN BENG I READ with interest the letter by Mr Lim Tuck Chen "Change needed m the way universities are perceived" (ST, Dec 11). I agree whole-heartedly with him, especially this paragraph: "Anything that ennances the personal touch, the way it is
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      Better for Kodak to fix its film prices
      218 43  - Better for Kodak to fix its film prices DUDLEY AU I REFER to Kodak's reply, "Kodak has no intention to mislead or 'trick' consumers" (ST, Dec 11). Mr Patrick O'Gorman, the general manager, implied that Kodak has no control over its dealers and distributors over the price of photographic film
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  • SPORTS
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      Eight keep hopes alive for trip to Perth
      235 44  -  Thomas Koh By j EJGHT golfers kept alive their p|ppes oFplaymg alongside superstars such as lan Woos- nam, Colin Montgomerie and t Ernie Els at the Vines m Perth I, on Jan 29. Chris Kng, playing off a 12- handicap, and Daryl
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      Samson scores stunning 60 and holes a brilliant ace
      538 44  -  S. Murali GOLF By SAMSON GIMSON shot a stunning round of 11-under-par 60 to propel both his playing partners to the top-two positions m the Sembawang PGA Pro-Am yesterday. His round of 10 birdies included a hole-in-one at the parthree second
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      Asian pros against opening up Omega Tour
      415 44  -  Tay Cheng Khoon By 'ASIAN golf professionals are unhappy with the reportea move to open up the Omega Asian Tour to more foreigners. At present, only 30 non-Asians are allowed to play m any one event. But there are plans by the Tour
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    • CALLING ALL SPORTS
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        New career for David?
        111 44 DAVID LEE may have announced his retirement from the. national soccer squad recently. But, with a bit more work,' the goalkeeper can easily start on a new professional sports career: m golf. Lee showed off his might when he unleashed his tee-»» shot more than 230
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        Fandi in'Open category"
        90 44 Fandi in 'Open category" THE talk among S-League officials and players about strik, er Fandi Ahmad is that he is placed m the "Open category" salary scale because he is the only footballer to have received the Public Service Award m 1994. The salary limit for local professionals is $5,000.
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        Lock icon LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON?
        37 44  -  JOE DORAI Early start: Diego Armando Maradona Junior (right) taking part m an Under-12 soccer tourney m Naples recently. Junior's dad is, of course, former Argentine captain Diego Maradona. AFP Compiled by picture.
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    • Article
      Eight new clubs bid to join revamped NFL
      252 44 The player concerned has a contract with Sembawang which expires m 1997. If Tiong Bahru wants him, it has to meet Sembawangfs terms. It would be better if Nazri approaches Sembawang and convinces the club that he has good reasons to leave.'
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      Lock icon Senna's death: Six to go on trial
      198 44 MOTOR RACING ROME Formula One team chief Frank Williams and five other people will go on trial m Italy next February charged with manslaughter over the death of driver Ayrton Senna, Williams' Italian lawyer said on Monday. Lawyer Roberto Causo said the trial
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      Lock icon Bucks tames Celtics for third time
      427 44 Bucks tames Celtics for third time BASKETBALL: NBA BOSTON Yin Baker had 28 points and 11 rebounds and triggered a key third-quarter burst as the Milwaukee Bucks pounded the Boston Celtics, 107-91 for the third time this season on Monday. Glenn Robinson added 19 points, nine rebounds and seven assists
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      Nazri's case sent for arbitration
      480 44  -  Joe Dorai Jaguars seek S-League help to secure Sembawang star SOCCER By TIONG BAHRU UNITED has asked the S-League to mediate m the wrangle for the release of midfielder Nazri Nasir from Sembawang Rangers for next year's league starting on March 15. Tiong Bahru wants
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        Dundee wins right to wear German shirt
        94 44 SOUTH AFRICAN-BORN striker Scan Dundee has been granted German citizenship, clearing the way for him to play for the national soccer side, the Interior Ministry said yesterday. Dundee, who plays for Karlsruhe and is the Bundesliga's top scorer this season with 13 goals,
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        New status for Wembley
        54 44 BRITAIN'S Sports Council yesterday named Wembley as the site of the country's new national sports stadium. Wembley, the north London venue which has been the home of English soccer since the *****, was chosen m preference to Manchester, the northern English city that will host the
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        Snapping up tickets
        80 44 A CAR-DEALING company m the United Arab Emirates has bought all the tickets for the semi-finals and final of the Asian Cup soccer tournament to give them away to the public. Al-Masood car dealers paid one million UAE dirhams (*****,000) for the tickets and would pay a
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      SCORE AND STATISTICS
      100 44 AMERICAN FOOTBALL NFL: Miami 16 Buffalo 14. BASKETBALL NBA: Boston 91 Milwaukee 107, Toronto 92 Detroit 98, LA Clippers 122 Phoenix 121, Sacramento 89 Washington 97. CRICKET One-day match m Adelaide: Pakistan 176 (Z. Elahi 51, M. Wasim 37, C. Ambrose 2-16, J. Adams 5-37), West Indies
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      222 44 Next Draw No. 1138/96 Thursday, 19 December 1996 Group I Prize $1,928,000 Group II Prize $457,000 WINNERS FOR DRAW NO. 1137/96 Group I Prize: $042,699 No Winners Group II Prize: $278,263 11 Winners Shared Equally Sold at: 1) Ram's Shop 1996, SO Market Street, Golden Shoe Car Park #01-17 (One
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      29 44 TODAY'S EVENTS I GOLF Heineken Match-Play, q-finals (Sentosa Golf Club, 8am); Sembawang PGA tournament (Sembawang Country Club, 7.20 am); 6th SICC Invitational Junior C'ship (SICC Island Course, 7.45 am).
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      Lock icon All-Gulf affair in semi-finals
      407 45 China, South Korea fail to hold on to leads and crash out mm*-- SOCCER Asian Cup ABU DHABI What began as the Asian Cup has turned into the "Gulf Cup". Following the convincing quarter-final victories of Saudi Arabia and Iran over China and South Korea respectively
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        Wimbledon's Jones fined a week's wages
        89 45 WIMBLEDON'S Vinnie Jones was fined one week's wages on Monday for writing a newspaper article m which he mocked his team-mates, rated their beer-drinking stamina and praised their qualities m a brawl. English football's self-styled "hardman" has been ordered by the high-flying Premiership club
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        Agassi for Davis Cup
        123 45 ANDRE AGASSI, looking to jump-start his tennis game after a disappointing year, said m New York on Monday he would play m the first round of the Davis Cup set for Brazil m February. "It's intense competition, and starting the year that way will be perfect
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        Lewis, Bubka in
        54 45 AMERICAN athletics star Carl Lewis and Ukrainian polevaulter Sergei Bubka will be two of the top attractions at the Helsinki World Athletics Games m June. Organisers said on Monday that the two athletes, who both won World Championship gold medals m Helsinki m 1983, have already confirmed
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        Notley gets reprieve
        85 45 CHARLTON ATHLETIC teenager Jay Notley was given a three-month reprieve after the English Football Association deferred its sentence for a triple drugs offence on Monday. The 18-year-old midfielder admitted taking cannabis, cocaine and Ecstacy before testing positive when the FA's mobile doping unit turned up at the
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      Lock icon GUIDE TO YESTERDAY'S PENANG TRACKWORK
      695 45 PENANG Super Boy 11, looking fresh and fit after a four-month spell, underlined his chances of a comeback win "m the Class 1 Premier Division 1,200 m event on Saturday with a solid workout yesterday. > Taken out by jockey Lisa Cropp, the Australian-bred gelding
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      Lock icon Uefa extends Weah's ban to six matches
      354 45 GENEVA Fife Fair Play ambassador George Weah had a one-match ban for head-but-ting a Portuguese opponent extended to six games on Monday. AC Milan's Liberian striker was handed a six-match suspension after a special investigation by Uefa into the headbutting incident last month
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      Lock icon Swede deal for Blackburn
      247 45 LONDON Sampdoria soccer coach Sven Goran Eriksson was named as the new manager of former English champion Blackburn Rovers on Monday although he will not join the club until next July. Blackburn said that care-taker-manager Tony Parkes would remain m charge for the rest of the
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      Lock icon West Indies overcomes jinx
      306 45 CRICKET ADELAIDE Makeshift spinner Jimmy Adams took five wickets m a career-best haul as West Indies ended a run of seven defeats with an emphatic seven-wicket win m an international limitedovers cricket match against Pakistan yesterday. Wicketkeeper and part-time opener Junior Murray ensured Adams' efforts were
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      Lock icon Barmby's late goal hands Everton full points
      192 45 ENGLISH LEAGUE LONDON England soccer striker Nick Barmby headed a late goal to give Everton a 1-0 English Premier League win at Derby County's Baseball Ground on Monday. He reacted quickly to score from point-blank range m the 86th minute after midfielder Joe
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      TABLE
      147 45 PREMIER LEAGUE PWDLFAPb. Arsenal 17 10 5 234 16 35 Liverpool 17 10 4 331 15 34 Wimbledon 17 10 4 330 17 34 Newcastle 16 9 3 426 17 30 Aston Villa 17 9 3 522 15 30 Man United 16 7 6 331 24 27 Everton 17
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      Lock icon Queen Voelker making waves
      275 45  -  Sandra Voelker SWIMMING Profile: ROSTOCK (Germany) German swimmer Sandra Voelker, fresh from establishing herself as queen at the European sprints and short-course championships last weekend, is ready to take on the world. "Sandra is now the best m Europe and has the potential to do the
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      328 45 BENNETT ROY GRISSELL On 16th December 1996, peacefully m hospital m Johor Bahru, Malaysia after a long and courageous fight against cancer, Roy Grissell Bennett CMG, TD. Much loved brother of Chum (Mark) and sadly missed by his many friends m Malaysia, Singapore and the United Kingdom.
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      315 46 December *****6 MX* *SMP«e«c (.08 -0.100 AMtod Ind Mi 0.99 +0.1 3 AW«dOv«rM« 0.83 unch WlteM 1.63 -0.01 tor* o«EA 33.70 unch CP Pekptwtd 2.90 unch COLMOM 4.30 +0.08 C«tCM Coral -.2.17 unch QlthPCcMr 12.00 -0.20 twOtv 2.92 -0.02 «Kona 64.90 -1.26 Ught 33.50 -0.50 MotOfßut 77.00 -100 ■CMC
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      340 46 December 17 1996 YEN 9060 -60 AaaNQlaM '1™ uncn STSrVy-******* 2120 +30 SET" S3 3 s3T rjSn"!" 886 10 fuimniinn 3000 -20 ShSiw ijs r« ortrtpponscr^n:::::::::::: .»io an,- 1100 +90 aSI 2180 -90 KJU 3560 -20 SSfcriii WO +20 fZpHaU 3740 1070 +20 Ft&mtQmnml 837 -23 FurutonM *0S Ht»eN
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      211 46 OCBC OUB UOB DBS TLB POSB KB DEPOSIT RATES Savings 3 2% 2H 3 3 2m 2% TUT* 3,, 3v. 3* 3m 3h ft 3 months 3m 3% |H 3h 3m 3m 6 months 3*. 3% 3% 3m 3v. 3m 12 months 4 4 4 4 4 4
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        450 46 TOKYO Japanese share prices closed marginally lower yesterday, with the Nikkei stock average unable to sustain gains which emerged m the afternoon on futures-led buying and bargain hunting, brokers said. The key market barometer on the Tokyo Stock Exchange fell 8.58 points to end
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        OVERSEAS INDICES
        37 46 D«c 17 Change XL Composite 1193.83 —3.47 Hang Seng *****.37 —122.10 Nikkei Average *****.46 —8.58 Australian AlWrd 2315.80 —20.50 Dow Jones (Mon) 6268.35 -36.52 FTSEIOO(Mon) 3993.80 +21.40 Jakarta Composite 623.81 +0.19 Thailand SET 867.23 -5.53
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      87 46 SINGAPORE Physical (Ss! Tua Mon KrtobaT *****-*****.71 *****-*****.77 lOOgm 1659-1737.61 1659-1737.61 50 gm 831-874.47 831-874.47 20 gm 331-355.35 331-355.35 sgm 83-96.82 83-96.82 1 gm 17-26.78 17-26.78 Bullion coins (Ss/oz) Spore bulhon coin 529-535 Canadian maple leaf 5 ?9-535 530-536 Australian nugget 530-554.14 530-554.14 ÜBS gold Klnebar™(Ss/oz> 528-565.47 528-565.47
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      CURRENCY
      158 46 COUNTER RATES Singapore dollars to on* unit Of foreign currency Buying 00 Selling US dollar 1.3894 1.4053 Sterling pound 2.2977 2.3537 AustraSandollar 1.0882 1.1223 CanadiandoHar 1.0089 1.0319 NZdoHar 0.9718 1.0050 EC unit 1.7620 Singapore dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian schilling 12.5605 13.1291 Belgianfranc 4.3030 4.4648 Danish
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      114 46 Contract date: December 17 1996 UNI* ONE 3 6 9 12 qu, VALUE UNIT MTH MTH MTN MTH MIM CAU DATE US$ 5 5 5 5 5V* 4v, 19/12/96 A$ s'/4 5v 4 5'/ 4 s'/i 5V* 4% 19/12/96 NZ$ 7'/. 7* 6% 6v« 6« 6W 19/12/96
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      10 46 Closing prices (Ms/k»lo) KLTin $14.31 (-0.20) Turnover 105(+ 24tonnes)
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      143 46 December 17 1996 I Rubbw Future (Prices at 5.30pm) RSSI Contract Tonnes Xl en £T B) Month High Low Sett Vol Openht 97 iio.oo jio.oo Too [I g^ 0 1 124.75 L 24.75 124-75 7_60 [as is !|i if Jul/Sep 131.75 B" TSR 20 Award Contract (Scents/kg) Jan
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      3020 46 Transaction Pate: December 17 1999 ©Adjusted for new issues; Par value Msl unteM otherwise ipecHled; P/Er»tfc» are not adjusted for currency differences, j 1996 La«t Vol Net High Low Company Sal* (000) P/E INDUSTRIALS Consumer Products 980 560 Ailnomoto 680 -10 3 51.9 386 249 Angkasa 340 4
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      CRUDE & PRODUCT PRICES
      64 46 CRUDE PRODUCT PRICES CRUDE/PROOUCT MONTH* CHANGE PRICE (US$) BBL BRENT BLEND Jan +0.61-0.61 24.31- 24.36 Jan +0 97-0.97 25.50- 25.90 DUBAI FATEH Jan +0.45 0.45 21.90— 2195 TAPS BLEND Jan +0.55-0.55 25.65- 25.75 JSnAS Jan +0.40-0.40 24.50- 24.60 NAPHTHA (CrJap) h-5.50 5.50 238 50-240 50 NAPHTHA +0.55 0.55 25.35— 25.55
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      36 46 (Midday prices) Crude palm oil (Ms/tonn«) Dec 1260 (south) RofiMd pahn oil (Uss/tomw) RBO Palm Oil jan 530 (seller) Feb/Mar 530 (seller) RBDOtem Jan 570 (seller) Feb/Mar 565 (seller) R6O Stearin jan 395 (seller)
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      18 46 Closing price* (US$/troy 01) Tims Mon Singapore 4.80-4.81 4.81-4.82 Mon Frt New York 4.81-4.82 4.82-4.83 Source: RoffiscWd
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      363 46 December 17 1996 Brent Crude Open High Low Sett EftVol Feb97 23.82 23.82 23.76 23.76 75 Mar 23.12 0 Ap> 22.47 0 May 21.87 0 Act Vol (Mon): 154. Open hit (Mon): 1485. Spot US Dollar/Japanese Yen Opm High Low Sett EstVol Mar 97 113.75 113.808 113.54A 113.75
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      CLOB INTERNATIONAL
      1551 46 sdf s fsawr tMS/96 Curr Last Vol Day Dhr Nat M Cap HtJJh U»w Company Traded Sale +or- '000 Hlflh Low P/E $mll 825 380 m AIBBSOC 366 cd -6 370 366 5.0 77.7 375.4 ,19 84 m AMOBSOc 93 unch 131 935 92.5 4.0 29.4 542.5 S
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      3567 47 Transaction Date: December 17 1996 1995/96 Curr Last Vol Day Grs Net MCapWtAvg High Low Company Traded Sate +or- '000 High Low Dlv% P/E $mll Price ASENTSIO 200 US 1000 900 ASF US$O.Ol 100 US 900 90.0 214 186 AcrSOc US 175 +2 98 175 171 5.0N 10.7
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      INDICES
      63 47 December 17 Change ST Industrials 2176.52 -6.74 ST Finance 4296.00 -5.78 ST Hotels 2083.12 -3.49 ST Properties 1938.31 +4.00 BT Composite 2184.52 -9 76 BT-MGA 1054.88 -11.38 BT-SRI 1086.70 -6.01 BT 08/ OS -308 +36 BT CADI -***** -36 8T OBV +*****73 -***** DBS CPF Index 606.09 —4.41 OCBC
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      SCOREBOARD
      62 47 MAIN CLOB Up Dn Unch Up On Unch Industrial 40 59 45 12 21 9 Finance 5 10 9 2 5 2 Hotels 3 3 3 110 Properties 5 3 4 2 10 8 Plantations 0 0 0 0 5 4 Mining 0 0 0 0 11 BLW 17
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      TOP ACTIVES
      31 47 Informatics 5c 6,551,000 DairyF US$O.O5 5,144,000 LabroyM2oc 2,779,000 SLRFWt97 2,520,000 UIC 2,164,000 Sing Tel 15c 1,721,000 DBS Land 1,507,000 JSH US$O.O5 50 1,462,000 JC-MPH 1,368,000 JMH US$O.25 40 1,352,000
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      64 47 Total Market Mon Tims Industrials 34.999 m 37.596 m Finance 5.510 m 5.987 m Hotels 1.431 m 1.103 m Properties 5.871 m 7.067 m Loans Stocks 5.686 m 9.767 m Plantations 409,000 728.000 Mining 85,000 117,000 Total volume 53.991 m 62.365 m Total value m S$ 1 71
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      Investors lie low ahead of Fed policy meeting
      434 47  -  CHAN WEE CHUAN MARKET REPORT SINGAPORE shares yesterday drifted lower as investors stayed on the sidelines to await fresh developments. Dealers said there were little signs of institutional buying m the market m view of the US Federal Open Market Committee meeting
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      BOND, LOAN & WARRANTS
      1701 47 BOND, LOAN WARRANTS All shares quoted have a par value of $1 unless otherwise spsclflsd. bl trading m this stock I* rwtrtcM to buying-in markel only. Adjusted for scrip/rights. N Tax-exempted dividend. P/E ratio* reflect the iMt annual consolidated results. P/E ratios and Gr's YW of foreign shares are adjusted
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      UNIT TRUSTS
      537 47 Mgrs' Prices, Peel* MrtnntFiindMgri AbtrustS'poreGr Fd 0.958-1.007" AMcdPMHtpMgt Asia Pacific Growth Fd 1.132—1.189 American hit) A*tur AW Unit Linked Fund 1 .027-1 .082# AXAUf* Fortress Fund 1.021+ Citicorp bM Bank Citi Global Bond Fd 1.035—1.045" Citi Asia Infrastructure Fd 1.13—1.18" Credk Lyonnait (if) At«M Mgt CLAsi»PacGrFund 0.895— 0.940"
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      SESDAQ
      739 47 1996 Curr Last Vol Day Gr's Net MCapWtAvg High Low Company Traded Sale or- 000 High Low Div P/E $mil Price 289 135 «ABRHWo»Sc 164 -3 21 167 164 3.0 102 5 72.9 166 151 68 •AS Auto 10c 149 -1 130 149 145 154.7 148 234 88 c
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        Lock icon Daewoo ventures into Kiev
        94 48 SEOUL Daewoo Corp, a unit of Daewoo Group, said yesterday it has agreed to a US$2OO million (Ss2Bl million) joint venture with the city of Kiev to build a business centre m the Ukrainian capital. The construction division of Daewoo said m a statement that Daewoo
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        Lock icon Doosan sells Kodak stake
        87 48 SEOUL South Korea's Doosan Group said its trading unit, Doosan Industrial Co, will sell its 49 per cent stake m Korea Kodak to Eastman Kodak of the US for 50 billion won (5584.6 million) and use the proceeds to enter new businesses. The transaction gives Kodak
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        Lock icon Philips sets up HQ in Taiwan
        68 48 TAIPEI Philips Electronics NY of the Netherlands will set up its personal computer operation headquarters m Taiwan, officials of the Taiwan branch office said. The Taipei-based Featron Technologies Corp, a unit of Philips Electronics Taiwan, will increase its capital from Ts34o million (5517.47 million)
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      Lock icon Antitrust laws bug airline merger
      648 48 picture. Boeing's plan to acquire g McDonnell under scrutiny WASHINGTON Boeing Co's proposed US$l3.9 billion (5519.4 billion) acquisition of rival McDonnell Douglas Corp combining two of the world's three makers of large commercial jets raises antitrust questions on a global scale, and is likely to
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      Lock icon Brierley's stake leaves Fairfax group vulnerable
      335 48 SYDNEY Moves by Brierley Investments Ltd (BID to seize control of Fairfax press group m an A5554 million (*****.7 million) deal leaves Australia's most prestigious media group ripe for another takeover, experts said yesterday. New Zealand-based BIL shook the industry by announcing on Monday
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      Lock icon Murdoch sets up satellite venture with Tokyo partner
      327 48 TOKYO Media magnate Rupert Murdoch and Japanese partner Masayoshi Son announced jointly yesterday the formation of Japan Sky Broadcasting Co to deliver Japanese satellite television on 150 channels from April 1998. JSkyß, an equally owned joint venture, was established on Monday by
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      362 48 UNITED FOREIGN EQUITY Share The Vision Of Overseas Companies we're united Whose Stocks Trade In Singapore. behind you Overseas companies listed m a foreign currency have means that the United Foreign Equity Fund allows you to become a significant force on the Singapore stock exchange. invest m what has recently
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      Lock icon Chinese regulator backs anti-speculation warning
      351 49 SHANGHAI China's securities regulator lent its support yesterday to the government's hard-hitting warning to share speculators, which has caused stock prices to plunge by as much as 20 per cent m two days. A spokesman for the China Secflrities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) said the warning
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      Hyundai eyes new projects in Vietnam
      148 49 Hyundai eyes new projects in Vietnam HANOI South Korea's Hyundai Corp is considering a number of new projects m Vietnam'that would take the company's investment here to about US$7OO million (Ss9Bo million) That would put Hyundai m the same league as Daewoo Corp, which is the largest corporate investor m
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      Lock icon Hashimoto's Cabinet gives nod for reforms
      322 49 TOKYO Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto's Cabinet approved a sweeping programme yesterday to reform the economy. This programme will be aimed at making key industries internationally competitive by the year 2001, officials said. "There is no time to lose to prevent the hollowing out of
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      Lock icon More funds likely to pour in as Philippine bourse gets freer reins
      441 49 MANILA The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) won self-regulatory powers on Monday m a move that government and bourse officials said would attract more funds into the market. -The bourse was given self-regulating organisation (SRO) status by the Securities
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      94 49 I LAND YOURSELF 275 HECTARES IN THE WEST Former RAAF Laverton Airfield, Melbourne. '"Location Strategically located m the rapidly developing western area of Melbourne. 25 kilometres and 20 minutes from the CBD Area Total area 275.7 hectares or 680 acres. Title Number 8246 Folio Number: 216 Features National Rail Line
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      1038 49 (■Ub= GPE Industries Limited wm—mmmm (Incorporated m the Republic of Singapore) Unaudited Interim Report for the Six Months ended 30 September 1996 The Group The Company 1996 1995 1996 1995 Ss'ooo Ss'ooo Ss'ooo SS'OOO 1. Turnover 99,189 86,462 14.72 1,933 n/a Investment income 10 n/a n/a Other income including interest
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      Dow Chemicals pumping $420m into Thailand, China
      553 50  -  Narendra Aggarwal American giant will focus on Asean, Chinese and Indian markets By US-BASED Dow Chemicals which is scouting for new projects m the Asia^Pacific region as part of a major thrust into the area is pumping US$3OO million (Ss42o million) into new
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      Lock icon Sumurwang unveils blueprint for mega-city
      311 50 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's Sumurwang Group yesterday unveiled a plan for its Ms 2 billion (551.12 billion) mega-city m Shah Alam, the capital of central Selangor state. The Sumurcity project with a built-up area of 929,000 sq m will create a niche m the Malaysian retail
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      Arianespace opens S'pore office
      397 50  -  Thomas Lee By Arianespace will increase its launching capacity by 50 per cent and has started a new company to offer loans of up to 60 per cent of a satellite launch. EUROPEAN space transport giant Arianespace has set up an office m Singapore to gun
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      Lock icon $4.9b free trade zone for Cambodia
      223 50 $4.9 b free trade zone for Cambodia PHNOM PENH Malaysiabased Dragon Gold has agreed to develop a US$3.5 billion (554.9 billion) industrial free trade zone and cargo hub m central Cambodia, company representative lan Gray said yesterday. A statement from the Cambodian Cabinet said the company had formed a joint
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      Lock icon Shipping firm Business Focus to consolidate in 1997
      523 50 FREMANTLE Business Focus Sdn Bhd is consolidating its operations m 1997, a move which will involve creating production facilities and the acquisition of shipyards overseas, its executive chairman Datuk Amin Shah Omar Shah said yesterday. The company forecast a 20 per cent
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      224 50 Carlton Building Prime Office Building Near Raffles Place m <se*K Collyet 0^ °Of) ToooEns wUy CecttCourt Cr Ay 999 years with effect from 01/11/ 1884 17-storey office building located at Cecil Street Land Area Approx. 795.6 m 2 8,564 ft 2 Gross Floor Area Approx. 6,762.6 m 2 72,794 ft
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      The Hour Glass stuns analysts with 50% dive in gain
      332 51 MAINBOARD-LISTED watch trading and manufacturing group The Hour Glass halved group net profit to $2.5 million for the six months ended Sept :J0 against the same period last /.year, shocking some analysts who were expecting flat results at worst. The
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      GPE Industries' earnings improve to $6.7 m
      242 51 MAINBOARD LISTED GPE Industries yesterday reported group net earnings rose 19 per cent to $6.7 million for the six months ended Sept 30 on the back of strong demand for its automotive electronic prod acts. Group turnover improved ff.T'per cent to $99.2 million
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      Berjaya's group profits up 30.5%
      215 51 BERJAYA Group Bhd, the flagship of Malaysian tycoon Vincent Tan, yesterday report ed a 30.5 per cent rise m group ■net profit to M 513.3 million (557.42 million) for the six months to October Group turnover meanwhile surged 31 per cent to Ms3.l billion. -The
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      Lock icon Sungei Way eyes KL listing for Subsidiary
      187 51 PETALING JAVA Sungei Way Holdings Bhd, a member of the Sungei Way Group, expects to list its wholly owned subsidiary, Sungei Way Construction Bhd, on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) mainboard m the first quarter of next year. Sungei Way Holdings man
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      Lock icon Telekom to corner 6% of mobile phone business
      373 51 KUALA LUMPUR Telekom Malaysia Bhd said it expects to capture 100,000 subscribers, or 6 per cent, of Malaysia's cellular phone market by the end of next year. "It's not unduly ambitious," Telekom chief executive officer Mohamed Said Ali told reporters after the
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      Lock icon Well go abroad alone: Idris Hydraulic
      256 51 KUALA LUMPUR Idris Hydraulic (Malaysia) Bhd has ruled out any possibility of going into a joint venture with other Malaysian companies m its timber activities abroad, "We do not see any problems (m going it alone)," managing director and group chief executive officer Daluk
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      IPO and rights issue to bring in combined M$6b for Bakun dam
      508 51  -  Ho Wah Foon Ekran associate to raise remaining Ms7.6b through loans and bonds By m Kuala Lumpur EKRAN Bhd yesterday an nounced revised plans to raise funds to build the M$ 13.6 billion (557.5 billion) Bakun dam m
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      Thakral buying Hilton hotel in Melbourne
      402 51 SINGAPORE'S home-grown Thakral group which is already the largest hotel operator Down Under is continuing its buying spree. Mainboard-listed Thakral Corporation Ltd (TCL), which is part of the group, said yesterday that it is acquiring the five-star 430-room Hilton on the Park m Melbourne.
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        UOB sets up Philippine unit
        75 51 UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB) said yesterday a stockbroking unit m the Philippines, UOB Securities (Philippines) Inc (UOBSP), had been incorporated with effect from Dec 5. UOBSP has an authorised capital of 50 million pesos i (Ss2.B million), comprising 500,000 shares with a par value of
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        SsangYong Cement's venture
        97 51 SsangYong Cement 's venture SSANGYONG Cement (Singapore) said yesterday its wholly owned subsidiary Pacific Technology Pte Ltd has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Spec Thai Public Co to provide networking solutions m Thailand through a joint venture to be set up there. Spec Thai will own 60 per
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        Lock icon Lion Land in tie-up
        51 51 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's Lion Land Bhd has agreed to form a joint venture with Germany's Masser Griesheim GmbH and the Selangor state government's investment arm to produce industrial gases m Selangor. The three partners will invest Msll7 million (5564.7 million) m the venture, Lion Land said.
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        Lock icon Magnum unit completes buy
        84 51 MANILA Philippine Realty Holdings Corp said Malaysia's Leisure Management Bhd completedthe purchase of its 34 per cent stake m Philippine Racing Club Inc by paying 1.78 billion pesos (Ssloo million). Leisure Management bought 165.24 million shares of the horse track owner and operator for 12 pesos
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        118 51 Firm outlook for B uildmax JOHANNESBURG Buildmax Ltd, a building products group, said yesterday the outlook for The second half of the financial year was positive and opportunities for expansion existed. Releasing results for the six months to end-September, Buildmax said there was a progressive increase m trading levels towards
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        Lock icon Trade winds on core business
        69 51 KUALA LUMPUR Tradewinds (M) Bhd's core business will remain m plantations despite its wish to diversify into other areas next year, said chairman Tan Sri Tunku Shahriman Tunku Sulaiman. He said the company would like to enter into several potential areas by using the cash
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      47 52 Cents Spore Land 820 35 4.5 FELSSOc 685 25 3.8 CityDevWt9B 970 20 2.1 TasekCement 410 20 5.1 Spore Bus 500 620 15 2.5 ElecBoc 364 10 2.8 TACBUO2OO 680 10 1.5 Clipsal 30c 334 8 2.5 SembawangCorp.... 755 10 1.3 Innovestßhd 488 10 2.1
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      46 52 Cents SLRFWt97 6.5 18.2 1 BZW-OUBFWt97 22 10.0 2 GikenS2sc 39 8.3 3 Tasek Cement 410 5.1 20 Spore Land 820 4.5 35 EltechWt99 24 4.3 1 lOlCorpWt 62.5 4.2 2.5 NoelGiftslOc 65 4.0 2.5 RFHKWt97 104 4.0 4 PELS 50c 685 3.8 25
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      49 52 Cents Creative T 25c 1410 50 3.4 SPH Foreign 2570 50 1.9 F&N 1410 40 2.8 F&NWt9B 690 30 4.2 SIA Foreign 1280 30 2.3 CityDevbOc 1260 20 1.6 OUBForeign 1040 20 1.9 Spore BusF 500 750 20 2.6 OUE 680 15 2.2 KhongGuan 450 12 2.6
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      45 52 Cents MultiPßts 0.5 66.7 1 Econlntlß 1 33.3 0.5 HaiSunHupWt 2.5 28.6 1 AsiamatrixWt96 61.5 8.2 5.5 CMSRmbI 420 7.7 35 M Plantations 176 5.4 10 ShangrilaWt97 60 4.8 3 CKTangWt99 43 4.4 2 S Finance 215 4.4 10 F&NVW9B 690 4.2 30
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      MNCs and listed groups top S'pore 1000
      458 52  -  Jean Chia By SINGAPORE'S top 1,000 companies tended to be multinational corporations (MNCs) and listed conglomerates, according to a ranking exercise that hopes to be the local equivalent of the Fortune 500 ranking. The creme de la creme of Singapore's corporate community was
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      In good company
      637 52 Top 50 Singapore-based companies according to: Turnover (FY 1995) Profit (FY 1995) Company Sales (sm) 1 Caltex Trading Pte ltd 1 0,700.3 2. Singapore Airlines Ltd 6,555.9 3. Asia Matsushita Electric (S) Pte Ltd 5,873.6 4. Hewlett-Packard Singapore Re Ltd 5,546.8 5. Texas Instruments Singapore Pte Ltd
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      Lock icon Bre-X and Barrick agree on Busang gold split
      572 52 The government takes 10 per cent. Bre-X will have 22.5 per cent and Barrick 67.5 percent/ Mr Umar. JAKARTA Canada's Bre-X Minerals Ltd and Barrick Gold Corp have agreed on a 22.5-67.5 per cent split of the huge Busang gold find m
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      Lock icon KL logs $433 in trade deficit
      251 52 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia posted a trade deficit of M 5773.4 million (*****.l million) m October, compared with September's surplus of M 5650.7 million, the Statistics Department said yesterday. The deficit was due to imports of M 517.7 billion while exports were M 516.94 billion,
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      5 53 Life! WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 18, 1996
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      Lock icon Muesuems for all people
      60 53 Muesuems for all people nein i o Heritage Bo< Mrs Shirley Loo-f!jHi helped to develop three new museums, |^H and lay the groundwork for their becoming self-sustaining entities Tomorrow, she leaves tl dom.es tic tier on We're brilliant! says Bferome. L J People just hate being put on hold Pictures
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        1097 54 MUSEUMS FOR ALL PEOPLE SINGAPORE'S priceless artefacts will have a new and proper home next year, thanks to a woman who made the country's heritage her concern over the last six years. Mrs Shirley Loo-Lim, 56, will spend her last day at the National
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        348 56 Space-style rides at out of this world prices TOURISTS m central Florida will soon get a taste of space at an astronomical price. A day's training and about four minutes of weightlessness will cost US$lO,OOO (S$l4,000). Officials from Casey Aerospace of Orlando said that a roller-coaster-like ride m a specially
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        494 57 LAUGHING is good for you, and drinkers laugh more, so drinking must also be good for you, British psychologists said on Tuesday. Mr Geoffrey Lowe, a psy- chologist at the University of Hull, said three separate 1 1 studies showed clearly what
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        450 57 PUTTING angry ice hockey players into "sin bins" to cool off may just make them more hot-headed, psychologists m London reported on Tuesday. They said people tended to mix up the breathlessness caused by exercise with strong emotional responses to anger or elation.
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          165 61 WITH the Swingle Singers from Britain hitting the high notes here, and homegrown group, Budak Pantai, staging its first solo concert, this has been a month of great a cappella offerings. Another homegrown a cappella group is jumping on the bandwagon and staging its
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          180 61 TICKETS for the hottest Singapore Symphony Orchestra concerts this season have sold out like hot cakes. Those for the Christmas show last weekend were snapped up almost immediately when sales began three weeks before the shows. This weekend's three performances of Handel's Messiah have also been
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        677 64  -  REBECCA LIM Irish charm to the fore as five young musicians from Dublin show that a rapid rise to international stardom has done nothing to spoil their laidback ways AeSSED m a simple, fitted Bite shirt and blue jeans, Ste- Wen Gately was
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        410 64 BOYZONE is through with cover versions of other artistes' songs and, from now on, will focus on its own material. "We did covers m the beginning so that people would recognise us. There are so many bands out there releasing new songs but
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        572 65  -  Tumlnah Sapawi They wart to introduce the Manet to I^^ Malays In Business ONLY m their early 20s, but eight young men and one woman have big plans to interest Malay-Muslim small and medium enterprises m taking advantage of the Internet. "We want
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        486 65  -  LEONGWENGKAM 'ELEMENTS of abstract art can be seen even m representational works, said Taiwanese realist oil painter Han Wu-lin. "The myth that realistic paintings are like photographs still exists," noted the 49-year-old artist, whose works are now on show at Suntec
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        265 65 COMPOSER Saari Amri has many people to thank. But most importantly, he thanks God for "allowing me to live", especially after being told that "there is no hope". Six weeks ago, Saari was badly injured when his car was involved m a crash with
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        530 74  -  SusanTsang At The Gallery THE TILLED FIELD, at the Masterpieces From The Guggenheim exhibition, is artist Joan Miro's rendition of his family farm m Montroig (Red Mountain) m Catalonia, Spain. The artist was born m 1893 m Barcelona, the capital of Catalonia, which is
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      294 67 OCBC Bank, one of Singapore's leading local banks, Is looking for highly motivated and experienced Individuals to loin us as BANK OFFICERS SHARE MARGIN TRADING The successful candidate will assist In servicing and monitoring of customers' accounts, credit administration and settlement of shares transactions. mmm, you should possess at least
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      497 72 TANGO PASSMN World Trade Centre Harbour Pavilion. Tomorrow Fri: 8 pm. Sat: 2.30 and 8 pm. Broadway dance musical by the group from Buenos Aires, choreographed by Hector Zaraspe. Presented by Arts Management Associates. Tickets: $15, $25, $35, $50 and $75 from Sistic. Matinee show: $10, $15, $25, $35 and
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      1081 72 and Schubert's Sonata In A Minor. Tickets: $40 and $60 from Ticket Charge. SINGAPORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Victoria Concert Hall. Tomorrow Sat: 8.15 pm. British guest conductor Andrea Quinn leads the SSO and its chorus m the traditional year-end presentation of Handel's Messiah. Principal singers are soprano Mary Plazas, mezzo Alison
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      396 72 Call 223-1233. CONTEMPORARY AUSTRALIA United Overseas Bank Plaza 1, 37th and 38th storey, 80 Raffles Place, Till Fri. Daily: 10 am 6 pm. An exhibition by six leading artists from Australia. Organised by UOB and Melbourne's Tolamo Galleries, Free. MELODY OF COLOURS Stamford House, #01-01 Stamford Road. Till Mon. Daily:
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      885 72 REGISTRATION FOR STEP TUHIOM CLASSES 19»7 Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hall, 3 Race Course Lane. Tomorrow Fri: 10 am 8 pm. The Singapore Indian Development Association will conduct a second registration exercise for its 1997 Sinda's Tutorials For Enhanced Performance classes. For primary and secondary students. Secondary 3 and 4 students
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      949 73 Television CHANNEL 5 8.00 AM AM Singapore (Breakfast show) 9.00 Big Bag Piano Roll Bluet (Children's educational) 10.00 Billy The Cat Romeo And Juliet (Cartoon) 10.30 Beakman's World Scientific Method, Beakmanla And Rainbows (Children's variety) 11.00 Zorra (Adventure drama) 1 1 .30 Martin Yan'e Culinary Adventure In Singapore (Instructional) 12.00
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      575 73 Television 6.30 Singapore Today (News) 7.00 Unbeatable* II (Drama with English subtitles/episode 24 of 30): In the last showdown between Van Kun and Tingguang, the latter loses but Van Kun drinks the poisoned wine, meant for the loser. 8.00 Focus (Topical issues): A look at alcoholism and Practice Theatre Ensemble,
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      567 76 52 Antiques/ Collectors' Items CLASSIC MEMORIES CHRISTMAS Bonanza of antiques, artefacts and reproduction period furniture. Daily 10am. to Bpm. Sun. public holidays 11am. to Bpm. 50% storewide discount 10,000 sq.ft. showroom. 315 Outram Road #12-03 Tan Boon Liat Building- Singapore *****4 Sales enquiries fax *****50 ANTIQUE CITY YEAR End Extravaganza
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      1355 76 72 Musical 72 Musical 72 Musical Instruments Instruments Instruments 20 sets of Yamaha and other brand display/ 2nd-hand pianos open for bidding at incredibly low prices! Come and make a bid for the piano you wish to own! Note: 1. Bidding forms can be obtained from our showrooms m Plaza
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      740 79 241 Phones/ Faxes/ Pagers/ Special Numbers Trade-in your old NICD or NIMH battery and power up to the londer lasting performance of GP NIMH battery packs. Enjoy a $15 saving now! Motorola Microtac, Nokia 232/ 1011/ 2110, NEC P7, Siemens S3, ate. TRANS TELECOMMUNICATION •04-16 Chinatown Pt. *****88 Vrqzy Prices
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      854 79 302 Alfa For Sale 7/'BB ALFA ROMEO 33 1.70 V PARF $29K, champagne, showrm cond. $32,800, *****88 BKW. 7/88. SBN7OBBO ALFA 17 QV Gold. PARF $29K. No repairs needed. $30.8K neg. *****31. 7/'B9 ALFA 33 I.7QV. fVkRF $29K Very low deprecation $31,800 only. Can loan. *****043 '79 ALFA SPRINT 1.5
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      1144 80 *Uk BMW For Sale firS4 BMW 3201 auto 4-dr. S/rims. CD. COE V 2004. Tax V 97. $4»,500 0.n.0. Tel: *****34 1V94 BMW 820 i. Auto. Executive. Ist owner. 20,000 km. Nice no. Excellent condition *****95 12/"98 BMW 318 iS Coupe. Nice no. Full expensive accessories. Flawless cond. *****80/ *****542
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      930 80 312 Fiat For Sale V9O UNO 48 1.0. 5-dr. Tax 2/"97 100% beautiful. Figaro seats. Many accessories. Good engine. $24,500. 183 Jin. Pelikat *****22 DEC. '98 FIAT Uno 1.0 lE. 10,000 km. Cond. like new. 1 owner. $54,800 neg. *****148 owner. ECONOMICAL 1/92 FIAT Tipo. 1.6 manual. 2 owners. $39,800.
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      2665 80 316 Honda For Sale 316 Honda For Sale 316 Honda For Sale 316 Honda For Sale How your car can wheel m extra cash with Orchard Credit Auto Mortgage Orchard Credit Auto Mortgage is a :^^^^ff^ lt C uld up to 70% of the value of your Jr l f^^fi|HHflH|
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      934 80 317 Hyundai For Sale '91 ELANTRA I.6GLXi 4 dr. 1 owner, new tax, radio cassette, ac-cident-free, call 256-9655 '91 HYUNDAI EXCEL I.3LS 4-dr. New 2k paint, power window, remote, s/rims, well kept. *****98 '93 NEAR 1.8 Excel GLSi 5-dr. Injection. Power steering. Well kept. Loan/ trade m. Tel: *****77 Casa
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      4299 81 .328 Mercedes For Sale 328 Mercedes For Sale 328 Mercedes For Sale 328 Mercedes For Sale 328 Mercedes For Sale 328 Mercedes For Sale 3Z5 Mercedes For Sale 32S Mercedes For Sale j 328 Mercedes For Sale 3ZB Mercedes For iwa >■ HMitl V Tml mf J& St i&flr sal
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      253 81 337 Rover For Sale 1 OWNER 7/93 Rover 820 Si, 4dr. Sun-roof, metallic green, tip top cond. $89,800. Tel: *****66. 395 Joo Chiat Rd. 6/94 ROVER 820 GSi auto. 1 owner. Leather seats. Mint cond. $113 K. Loan/ trade m. Lot 3 Irving Road. Tel: *****00 Scotts Motors. 8/92 ROVER
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      178 81 339 Saab For Sale 1f94 SAAB 900S 2.3 5-dr. Auto. 1 owner. ABS. Airbag. leather seats. Nice no. Low mileage. Fg. 9-*****14 $88,888 ONLYI Must view. 6r"91 9001. 4-dr. Auto. Very wefl Mspt Perfect cond. *****28 2/94 SAAB 9000 CD 2.0 Turbo, auto, Eco power, 1 owner, agt maintained. $128,000.
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      810 82 34< Subaru For Sale 341 Subaru For Sale 341 Subaru For Sale il^ m M^a^ m *^s^SSSSS£m BBa^afIMaIaBBBfIsbBBBaBBSBaWB^BB^HBMi Jr iiUitw^^aaaajßjiaiaja^fJ —CJJ ,a^B>r\ mm Looking for a car or car accessories? Speed up your search with ClassiFax, Classifieds new fax-on-demand service. Just call our ClassiFax number, key m the relevant mailbox
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      444 82 342 Suzuki For Sale 10/94 VITARA 1.6. Auto. 5/rims./ accessories. Hard top. Jsed as 2nd car. 1 owner. Done 12,000 km. Like new. Pg: 9-*****31 I/'9O FRONTE 800, 5 -door, ieautiful silver. $23,800. PARF 8200. Loan/ trade m. Lot 3 Irving load. Tel: *****00 Scotts Motors. \T94 SUZUKI VITARA 1.6
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      368 82 344 Toyota For Sale PRO-SELECT TOYOTA Borneo Motors Certified Pra-ownad Cars Includes These Extra Benefits: 108-Point Quality Check 1-Yr. Comprehensive Warranty 3-Day No Quibble Exchange 1-Month 1000-Km. Inspection Toyota 11/93 Camry 2.2 auto. Sll6K* 08/93 Camry 2.2 auto. $112K* 10/92 Camry 2.2 auto. $101K* 04/92 Cressida 2.0 auto. 93K* 10/93
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      396 82 344 Toyota For Sale 344 Toyota For Sale 344 Toyota For Sale 344 Toyota For Sale January COE results [COE price Up/down I Quota Bids Top bid Average' Small cars (I,ooocc and under) $26,298 451,466 249 510 $60,200 $19,804 Medium cars (1,001 1,600 cc) and taxis $49,502 _J1738_ _V|o2_ _2J57_
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      1449 82 =====s============ 344 Toyota For Sale 344 Toyota For Sale i r CHENG YONG CREDIT-. Only place to view 7 SEATER TOYOTA MPV IPSUM 2.0 AUTO TOYOTACHASER 2.0 Auto IST PAYMENT $6988. $64,988. Near '94 (10/93) Corolla I.3XLi, power steering/ 5 speed. 12 valve. 2 owners. Tax 2/97. Accessories full. Lot
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      1076 82 344 Toyota For Sale 8/95 WHITE COROLLA 1.6GL1. Auto. 1 owner. Well kept. $98 8K Tel: 469-6611/ 9701-1819 '80 CORONA 1.6. COE 3/2002. Hifi, s/rims, new 2K paint, tax 4/97. Deposit $2800 Tel: *****04 '81 CORONA 1.6. COE '2002. Good cond. Selling cheap. Loan avail. Must viewl Tel: 348-4811 '82
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      653 83 367 Servicing Workshop FREE I UNDER CARRIAGE Rust proofing with each spray painting. Welding/ panel beating avail. Ang MoKioM^mpinesJe^SSm^ 372 Vehicle Accessories/ Parts W^~ Your ONE-STOP^B f Car Enhancement Centre, j 130-day Monty B^ f^ v^ Gmvt^\ SPECIALISE IN CAR audio system, soundproofing, seat cover, baby seat, remote alarm, power
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      1124 83 377 Car Financing/ 377 Car Financing/ 377 Car Financing/ 377 Car Financing/ Insurance Insurance Insurance Insurance Your Roundabout Search For The Perfect Car Loan Is Over. That's because we are offering you attractive terms that make our car loans so competitive. At the Consumer Finance Division of Standard Chartered, we
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      649 83 383 Vehicles Wanted CARS WANTED Highest offer to your branded cars Please contact David Lm at 9-*****11 SELLING YOUR CAR? We give you a good deal for all models of used cars. EDMUND MOTOR *****39 High price vana/plckupa ATTN. TO ALL car owners! Pis don't hesitate to call us for
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      1205 83 387 Lorries For Sale YONG CHUAN MOTOR TRADO. BUY ft SELL LEASING ALL COMMERCIAL VEHICLES TEL: 280-0766 DAVID UM 150 Airport Road. Lot B Defu Used Car Centre. 5.1963 '96 Mitsubishi 5E434 14 ft. 3.5 ton '94 Nissan. 6 ton wooden. 25 ft. '94 Mitsubishi prime mover '94 Fuso 6-ton
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      1184 83 389 Pick-Ups For Sale 87*81 MITSUBISHI L2OO petrol. COE paid, aircon, hifi, new paint. J«5^ i J7Mo_j4s 33oo___ i 391 Vans For Sale LOT H DEFU USED CAR CTR. 180 AIRPORT ROAD Buy Sail Commercial Vans, Pickupa, Lorriaa, 10' to 28' Cranes, and PB Buses TEL: *****72/ 3 (Mr Ong)
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      887 83 391 Vans For Sale '88 TOYOTA HIACE Petrol. $12K neg. Tel: *****45/ Pg; *****3*2. i 392 Other Commercial Vehicles for Sale SUBSIDISED CATEGORY S COE i for Daihatsu and Hino trucks. Call I Sin Tien Seng Pte. Ltd. at *****66, *****11, *****66 or I *****66. 393 Motorcycles/ Scooters For Sale
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      812 83 402 DO l-08 City South-West PTE APTS Went D.02 ASIA QDN. About 1700 sq.ft. 3+l, face greenery,. $3000 only. 735-5860 ext 74/ 9214-1187 D.02 DRAGON MANS. Near Shenton Way/ city. 3-bdrms. Immed. $2,200. 9707-7480 SML D.02 INTERNATIONAL PLAZA. II 3-rms. Furn. City/ sea view, high fir. MRT, Heng Fatt *****88
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      487 84 404 DO9- 10 Orchard/ 404 009-10 Orchard/ 404 DO9-10 Orchard/ Tanglin/ Holland Tanglin/ Holland Tanglin/ Holland PTE APTS Rent PTE APTS Rent PTE APTS Rent _^__^(^cbQrd\ Service of a Grandjiotel I (from 1 week to a year) iyWvance Bookings aRrTTTai Accepted Now BJTTIiIIMJHj I Comfort of jp^ y your ownjlome
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      1384 84 404 DO9- 10 Orchard/ 404 DO9-10 Orchard/ 404 DOS- 10 Orchard/ Tanglin/ Holland Tanglin/ Holland Tanglin/ Holland PTE APTS Rent PTE APTS Rent PTE APTS Rent Apartments With Service By The River ■■■■■(■•fiiSUtiflFßß" W" 3 11 l i ll i< Bis l ia ll 11 hp^^^^ MPui^ a 'aM*fifiOal "|*Cl]^al
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      1194 84 404 DO9-10 Orchard/ Tanglin/ Holland PTE APTS Rent LOOKING FOR BEAUTIFULLY furn. studio apt. with condo facilities m pleasant, quiet choice location? Pg: 9-*****78 HDS. STOP SEARCHING. CALL now: *****68. Owner urgently renting it out. D.09 new cosy 3 bdrms. apt. F/ aircon. Don't miss. THE ORANGE GROVE Mais. Well
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      1023 84 404 DO9-10 Orchard/ Tanglin/ Holland PTE APTS Rent D.lO MT. SINAI Himiko Ct. studio $2900. Jervois Rd. $2200. Near Newton Apt. $2500. Agt. *****91. D.lO NASSIM PK. 1250 sq.ft. 2+l bdrms. Prestigious. Full facilities. $7000. Omniplan: *****606 D.lO NASSIM PK. 4+l. 2000 sq.ft. Greenery. Immaculate cond. Facilities. $9 6K KWR
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      1075 84 406 Dll ft 21 Newton/ Bt Timah/ Clementi PTE APTS -Rant I D.21 CLEMENTI PK. $2500. 2+l, full condo. facilities. Spacious, aircon. Well furn. YFE 744-5477 D.21 GOODLUCK VIEW. Spa cious 2100 sq.ft. Mais. $3800 p/ mth. 3+3 with facilities. 9607-5123 D.21 GRAND CHATEAU new 3+l, 1249 sq.ft., pool view,
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      1211 84 410 Dl 5-16 East Coast PTE APTS Rant BRAND NEW TEMBELING mans. 2+l. F/furn./ aircon. Amenities. Immed. Pg. *****497 ERA CASUARINA COVE $4.BKS6K. 3+l. Pool/ river. Designer decor. Okoku *****523/ *****88 Tony. CASUARINA COVE. BEST. Pool/ river view. Choice unit. 2/3+ l. $4300 up! VI *****007/ *****40 D.I B ATRIA,
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      1152 85 412 Dl 7- 18 Changi/ Pasir Ris PTE APTS Rent CHANGI GARDEN 3 rm. pte. condo. Fully furnished. To takeover present tenancy. Rent $2000. Call 546-2757 after 9am A VILA GDN. 4+l. Ground fir. Facilities. Near Japanese Sch. Avail, immed. Rent neg. 9311-8441 SML AZALEA PK. 3+l. Brand new. P/
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      1590 85 418 Mixed Dists 418 Mixed Dists PTE APTS Rent PTE APTS Rent wmmam\ Localities Description Area (sq ft) Cltv ft South West Landmark Tower 2/3 rooms 1033/1292 Banyan Condo 3+l rooms 1593 Ginza Plaza 3+l rooms 1284 V Gold Coast Condo 3+l rooms 1572 I feat Kinaston Terrace 3+l rooms
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      977 85 420 Houses For Rent 420 Houses For Rent I HOUSES FOB LEASE I Immediate Occupation 111 Shelford Road 3+l 3495 (272 storey terrace) 111 Chancery Grove 3+l 2031 (3 storey townhouse) 111 Watten Estate Condo 3+l 2465 (272 storey townhouse) For Enquiries: Rl FAR EAST ORGANIZATION D.IB LA SALLE St.
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      1006 85 422 HUDC/ HDB Apts For Rent $1.2K $2.8K Pasir Ris, Woodlands, Thomson, Jurong, Tampines, Boon Keng, Eunos, Yishun, Hougang, Bedok. Call 794-1217 3-RM TAMPINES, UNFURN. $1200. 4-rm. Bt. Batok, furn. aircon. $1500. 5-rm. Bt. Panjang, furn. aircon. $1300. Pg 9203-8186 A.M. KIO $1800. Marine Parade $1500. Kembangan/ Tampines $1300. Haig
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      1025 85 422 HUDC/ HDB Apts For Rent 2-RM. 1 HALL ST. George. F/furn. or p/furn. Renovated. Aircon. Immed. Pg. 9608-2122. 2-RM. 1 HALL Pasir Ris Blk. 148. 2-rm. 1 hall corner Bedok S. 166. F/furn. Prefer Chinese. *****51 2 RMS. 1 hall Woodlands St. 81 blk. 805. F/furn. MRT/ Amenities. Rent
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      1140 85 426 Rooms For Rent EXCELLENT CHOICE OF rms. available m all areas. Cheap rent immediate service. Call Kavi/ Vicky *****01 FEMALE STUDENTS ONLY! Corner terr. Aircon rm. F/furn. Meals laundry. 3 mins. to Kembangan MRT. Mrs Lee 4444-271 FOREIGN STUDENTS. STAY with teacher family m quiet terrace house. Everything provided
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      898 85 429 Short-Term Accommodation D.09 A.P.A. SERVICE apt. 2/ 3 rooms available. Tel: 456-2222/ Fax: 553-0678. D.12 KEMAMAN PT. 861 sq.ft. 2Y> rm. Neatly kept. Pool, security. P/furn. 3-12 mths. $2600. *****669 D.20 MRT TO Orchard, f/furn./ facilities. 1150 sq.ft. 2+l. (Short/ long term.) *****176 sole agt. LAKEPOINT. 3+l. 1900 sq.ft.
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      825 85 445 DOS 10 Orchard/ Tanglin/ Holland HOUSES Sale D.lO Holland Rd. Vicinity Majestic Nao Classical 2/Storey Bunglw. Land 12,000/ Built-in 7850 sq.ft. 9+l rooms Basement Home Theatre Only 2 years old Inground pool, koi pond, natured garden autogate Only $8.5 M Sola Marketing Agent Challenger Properties Willy Wong Pg. *****234
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      1116 85 446 DO9-10 Orchard/ Tanglin/ Holland PTE APTS Sale D.09 YONG AN PK. F'hold. Full facilities. Near Orchard Rd. Face pk. 3434 sq.ft. $3.6 M yet neg. Pg. 9-*****93 SML Exclusive. D.lO ASTRID MEADOWS. 3/ 4+l rms. 2056/ 2368/ 2583 sq.ft. F'hold. Tenanted. Face pool/ greenery. Full facilities. *****866 0.10 BALMORAL
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      986 86 450 Dll «21 Newton/ 450 Dll «21 Newton/ Bt Timah/ Clement! Bt Timah/ Clement! HOUSES Sale HOUSES Sale 310 0168 The Best Numbers for your HOME LOANS 1% below Property Base Lending Rate I £&7aiM«a*»a«tttt*i cai.N oWl SINBAPURA BUILDING SOCIETY LTD m Head Office: Shenton Way 223 6622 Ang Mo
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      756 86 455 Dl 2-14 Balestier/ Macpherson/ Geylang HOUSES Sale D.13 BUTTERFLY AVENUE Brand new 3/storey terraces Corner/ intermediate Beautiful design/ freehold 4 bedrooms Land area approx. 2906 sq.ft./ 2163 sq.ft. TOKYU REAL ESTATE *****87 > 113/ 118 Pg. *****081/ 9-*****80 D.13 HAPPY AYE. EAST d/storey semi-d. 3003 sq.f.t Nicely renovated. 4+l
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      389 87 492 HDB Apts For Sale (Ang Mo Kio) 4 "NO' CORNER A.M.Kio Blk. 415. High floor. Well renovated. Amenities. 9-*****28 Chosen 4 'NO' CORNER A.M. Kio Blk. 118, can contra, low fir. Good location. Agt. *****152 4 "NO" CORNER blk. 126. Near MRT/ Central. Can contra. $330K neg. Chane Realty
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      748 87 493 HDB Apts For Sale (Bedok/ Chai Chee) BLK. 806. 8 "I" Bedok N. High fir. All races eligible. Amenities/ sch./ unblocked. 9-*****90 Preserve BLK. 832 BEDOK N. 4NG POSB, Market, NTUC, renovated. Pg. *****492 Pacific BLK. 90 8-RM. Bedok N. Breezy, unblocked, pleasant, well-kept, move-in cond. contra. *****744 CAN
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      743 87 493 HDB Apts For Sale (Bedok/ Chai Chee) 4 'NG' BEDOK Blk 403, high fir. Renovated, unblock, windy, amenities, price neg. *****692 GL 4 'NG' BEDOK North, 5 mins. to MRT/ amenities, low fir. $310K, can contra, pg. 9-*****88 Agt. 4 'NG' BLK. 127 Bedok N. Renovated. Unblocked. Mid fir.
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      774 87 494 HDB Apts For Sale (Bishan) A RARE 4 -NG' Shunfu Rd. Blk 312. High fir. Move m cond. All races. Can contra. 9805-7000 ERA ATTNI INDIAN/ MALAY Buyers. 4 'S' blk. 126 Bishan. Renovated. Can contra. Achievers *****338 BISHAN EXEC. MAIS. Street 22 Blk. 261. High floor. MRT, amenities.
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      1156 87 494 HDB Apts For Sale (Bithan) 5-RM. SIN MING Aye. Reservoir/ pk. view. Chinese not eligible. Can contra. Price neg. Rolf: 345-0811 496 HDB Apts For Sale (Bukit Batok) j|| THE SEARCH (STO£) HERE (or w HONEST i RELIABLE SEBVICt Comprehensive Buyer's list JB A 'Faster Sale ■Higher Price Vir
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      1089 87 497 HDB Apts For Sale (Bt Merah/ Q'town/ Telok Blangah) BLK. 77 T. Blangah Dr. 3 'NG" High fir. Renovated. Near mkt./ amenities. View! 9411-8164 ERI BT. MERAH VIEW 3-rm. Blk. 129 upgrading, Tiong Bahru Plaza, MRT, mkt. SI9SK. A&G *****617 CAN CONTRA. LOW cash. High fir. blk. 115 Bt.
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      1205 87 500 HDB Aptt For Sale 500 HDB Apts For Sale (Choa Chu Kang/ (Choa Chu Kang/ Bukit Panjang) Bukit Panjang) W0 Bc«ch Rond 1 1 7-08/09 Slaw Tu»tre C.C.X. 4 "A' 401; 440.. Unblocked! I Well Kept!/ Teck Whye 5 "I' 119 S4OSK neg./ 4 "A' 103, 104, 106.. 9305
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      1053 87 501 HDB Apts For Sale (Clementi/ West Coast) SEUINC i OR BUYINclfa lint Ask PML. M Erry s~ Ch R istmas j HlKppyNeiv Hjp|H Year! |B«^Q[ ;7iVi\Mii:l»l»mi INTERIM UPGRADING 8 T Blk. 342. Clementi Aye. 5. High fir. Well renovated. Valued S44OK. Can contra. Price neg. *****567 IST CLASS LIVING
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      3875 88 483 gaawa gassa w jguraaa aa&wa 4>3 83JW5 t ja 493 si»awa The Straits Times Classified PROPERTY GUIDE (HPB ESTATES) Woodlands/ C J Lim Chu^Kang J \_^^f°*\^[ 7" f\ %^-^7Z, LS^ \S y\ Bukit Panjang V^ngMo^X /Tk *^^v— r T\ 1 /TV 1 >A/) SSm J jH V Pasir Ris/Changi
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      928 88 505 HDB Apts For Sale (Jurong) a^^— CASH S3BK NEG.! 5 'A' Jurong 81k.331. Low fir./ 5-rm. Pt. 81k.522. Renovated. Lift level. Good facing/ 3 'A' 81k.511. Well kept. Near all amenities. Pg. 9511-7542 Ruyi A BEAUTIFULLY RENOVATED 5 'I' Jurong W. St. 91. Must sell! Bright/ windy. Near amenities.
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      1319 88 505 HDB Apts For Sale (Jurong) 3 'NG' JUMBO size. Jurong W. Extra large A1 location. Amenities/ MRT. Value SI6OK. CP 9202-9234 3 "N.Q. JURONG East blk 231 high floor. Can contra. Near MRT/ shops. 9506 4260 Malpore 3 'NG' JURONG E. blk. 241. Renovated, move m, valued, near MRT.
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      1162 88 510 HDB Apts For Sale (Marine Parade) WHY PAY MORE? I SBK. CASH IS ALL YOU NEED! 8-RM. MARINE TERRACE (Point Block 3) No other cash payment Pay the rest through CPF loan Can contra Genuine investors please call Albert Wong *****174 Pa Imt rrop#rt f BLK. 48. 4RM. Marine
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      1059 88 512 HDB Apts For Sale I (Paslr Ris/ Changi) 4 "A' PASIR Ris Blk. 484 Cheap!! I Low cash, low fir. 6 years old. S33BK. Page: 9-*****38 DEANS. 4 'A' PASIR Ris Blk 106. Can contra/ early move m. Only $355K yet neg. Pg.: 9490-0261 Co-broke 4 "A' PASIR RIS
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      1358 88 514 HDB Apts For Sale (Tampines/ Simei) DON'T MISSI X'MAS offer I Tampines 293, selling cheap) High fir. Valued $190 K. 9212-0688 Efl! o" EXEC. APT. CASH $25K only' Blk. 471 Tampines. Renovated, 1600 sq.ft. 4 bdrms. *****295 agt EXEC. MAIS. CORNER with it- cess area at Tampines. Sogo. High
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      1297 89 514 HDB Apta For Sale (j (Tampines/ Simei) 4 'A' TAMPINES Blk. 107/ 273. Near MRT, NTUC, mkt. High fir. No contra. Pg. 9-*****99 agt. 4 <A7 4 'NG'. Tampines Blk 870/ 227. Renovated. Near amenities. High fir. Valued. 9410-2770 Agt. 4 NG' CORNER Tampines blk. 21?. High fir. No
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      2314 89 517 HDB Apts For Sale 517 HDB Apts For Sale {Woodlands/ (Woodlands/ Sembawang) Sembawang) ihaßDfeHtaali 100 Beach Road «I 7 o*/O9 Shaw Town ALL WOODLANDS/ MARSILING 3 "A' Blk. 212; 4 S" Blk. 337, 802; 4 "NG' 154, 22, 34; 4 "S" 801; srm. 36. Exec. mais. 804. *****046. BLK
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      847 89 518 HDB Apts For Sale (Yiahun) 8 'I' CORNER Blk. 865/ 809. High fir. Good scenic view. Designer decor. Can contra. *****392 PW. 8 T CORNER Blk. 716. High fir., looks newly renovated. Can contra, low cash. *****903 sole agt. 8 'I' CORNER Blk. 804 Yishun. Mid. fir. Renovated. No
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      1034 89 527 HUDC/HDB Apt! Wanted (Rent/ Buy) FLAT URGENTLY WANTED By ready cash/ Hongkong buyer Any area/ type/ size Flexible budget High price assured Free valuation/ consultation For protasaional reliable service call: *****69/ *****01 FREEWAY I HAVE SOLD my flat need to purchase 5-rm./ exec. maij. m NJ E. area, preferably
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      2116 89 531 Factory Space 531 Factory Space 531 Factory Space For Rent For Rent j For Rent TFPH Imsi C« tttttfcja DADI/ p^^^l r Hni\ HnhpC Singapore's Premier Features: High-Tech Industrial virtual| y column free space Building central air-conditioning state-of-the-art security systems Unit size ranging from a on-site management and 12,500
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      413 89 532 Factory Space j 532 Factory Space For Sale For Sale LHLVaVJPPMHLVaIVPH I H Prime Single-Storey Detached Factory FOR SALE Location Lok Yang Vicinity (fronting Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim) Built-in 5,495 sq m approx. Land 8,933 sq m approx. Tenure :60 years we. f. 16 Nov. 1972 Near food court public
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      1494 90 534 Office Space 534 Office Space For Rent For Rent FF I E I i^i ***** 8 8| fLmJtm ST SCOTTSWALK Prime office space of 1,600 to 21,000 sq.ft. I' 5 minutes from Orchard MRT Station Outside the Restricted Zone Ample carpark lots Attractive rental package Sole Marketing Agent 5
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      1180 90 534 Office Space For Rent D.02 TG. PAGAR MRT, approx. 500/ 1000/ 1500/ 2000/ 4000 sq.ft. High floor. Renovated, Heng Fatt Property *****88 (MASR) D.03 SAN CENTRE 506-4.112 sq.ft. Outside CBD, Fringe of CTE lOutram Exit) $5.50 p.s.f. Tel: *****70 Chinapex Co. Ltd. D.03/ 13/ 23 Havelock/ Geylang Bahru/ Bt.
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      1093 90 534 Office Space For Rent D.OS RACE COURSE Rd. renovattd aircon. 980 sq.ft. easy access Cityscape *****97/ *****717. D.OB SYED ALWI Rd. office space for rental. Renovated, aircon. Immed. 9505-8463 JP D.OB 1200 SQ.FT. Only $2 p.s.f. Ample parking, furniture/ fittings neg. Call *****13 G&R. D.09 BT. TIMAH Rd. Opp.
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      738 90 535 Office Space For Sale D.03 CONCORDE HOTEL. 700/ 350 sq.ft. 2 units. Only $1150 p.s.f. Suits all types of business. Renovated with partition. Ample carpark. Agt. 9710-8588/ 9216-4688 GROUND FLOOR OFFICE space near Subordinate Courts/ future People's Pk. MRT station.. 700 to 2,800 sq.ft. Asking $860 p.s.f. neg. Call
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      1940 90 537 Shop Space 537 Shop Space 537 Shop Space For Rent For Rent I For Rent Next to Clarke Quay MRT Station I PRIME SHOPS I Suitable for all kinds of trades e.g. Restaurants, Pubs, Lounges, Sports Shops, etc. Area sizes from 1 ,1 00 sq ft to 5,000 sq
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      871 91 538 Shop Space 538 Shop Space 538 Shop Space For Sale For Sale For Sale FOR SALEILEASE CT^, w 5 Prime WEM^M^M Katong fei^i^^^ Address fiJS£JSB 4 units of 3-storey conservation shophouses Gross floor area of 200-400 sqm j i.i^r:r^~:ri:":~^::: \:r~^^^zl j Completely refurbished for immediate rb-; :'r^; iHiLj occupation
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      1076 91 540 Restaurant/ Lounge 540 Restaurant/ Lounge Space For Rent Space For Rent 11 Foodcourt For Lease Next to Landscaped bridge Area: 5124 sq.ft. Attractive rental Immediate occupation For Enquiries: HFAR EAST ORGANIZATION Tel *****11 I FOOD STALLS IN coffeeshop, food court, snack bar etc. for rent m various locations, suitable
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      808 91 543 Warehouses/ 543 Warehouses/ 543 Warehouses/ Storage Space Storage Space Storage Space For Rent For Rent For Rent AT AIS INDUSTRIAL BUILDING, KALLANG AVENUE •1 6 CHILLERS FREEZERS OF VARIOUS SIZES I JWHiPWk. INDIVIDUALLY CONTROLLED WITH SEPARATE COMPRESSOR I 's^illlimnriTTar 1 equipped with hydraulic dock levellers W*m wmmF compressors operate
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      396 91 D.14 GORDON WAREHSE. 1700 sq. ft. Good loading bay. 6 cargo lifts. Good rental. *****011 agt. D.14 GORDON WAREHOUSE 1,750 sq.ft. immediate. Easily accessible. PM 9705 9221/ 353 6468 D.14 GORDON WAREHOUSE. 1765 sq.ft. Asking $1.70 p.s.f. Available Jan. '97. Tel: 282-0265. D.20 BISHAN ViCINITY. Near MRT. Immed. $2-$3 p.s.f.
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      1583 91 558 Land 558 Land 558 Land 558 Land UOLLCvTIVE 9ALB LARGE AMD PRIIVIE FREEHOLD LAND mk-g* eiyfy A%/CIVII ie HHB' Excellent location m District 10 I bttima^v^^^^ •Large land area of 172,820 sq ft Estate m fee simple gnaw A/^* >^^<£>^ Excellent transport links to the City and the rest
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      32 92 J 2D cc 2D ce! 3frsDDfrsO2 1 Shown- P laOT Ferry+ I Ifi/J City Tour 0«W Meal f j 2D TG. Pioang+Batem 100 ll pHtinl'm $88 f Fi2D>larinaPoint $110) laftMi $98 ft
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      291 93 wKkW^^ i o Days JOHANNESBURG/SUN CITY/ (JOfVFAXio S3OOM [^iir^nch^.^Lu,,^ ,0,^,^1 gSS^S2SK!i EORO OARI>e OUTE 4 tl£oO S/Ift/ISVI3 Days SOUTH AFRICA/ 'RB 14.21.25* MAR 7. 14, 21. 2$ %kms\bW VICTORIA PALLS 4 Johannesburg/Sun City/Game Drive/Cape Town/ Garden Route/Cango CavesA/ictoria Falls l-_ C v I I kl H ll ft if i
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        332 94 850 Deaths 850 Deaths 850 Deaths I FOO LIN YEE I was calkd home to be with the Lord on 16th Dec 1996 leaving behind loved ones: Husband: Wong Tai Teng Sons: Daughters-in-law: Wong Toon Whatt Yen Soon Yin, Evelyn Wong Toon Tong, Albeit Kwoi Pheng Yoke, Pina Daughters: Sons-In-Law:
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        138 94 852 Acknowledgements 852 Acknowledgements The Family of The Late LEE AH HUNG Departed on 12-12-1996 withes to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends, business associates and colleagues for their kind I assistance, attendance, condolences, I wreaths and donations during their I recent bereavement. 1 The Family
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        45 94 sih Anniver»ay In Loving Memory of Joseph Ong Eng Gim Your presence is ever near us, Your love remains with us yet; Your were the kind of father. Your loved ones will never forget. Always remambarad by: wife, daughters, aone-ln-law and grandchildren.
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        80 94 In Ever Loving Memory Of MDM LEE POH CHEAH AOE: 87 Departed: 18.12.95 To us she will always be The Key that unlocks the memory Of a loved one gone but cherished yet A beloved person we will never ever forget. Always fondly remsmhared, sadly miased and
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      49 94 p/ \j^ N^ Corrigendum 4S"k f^<ft l aii»s>^. ln thB advertisement m the i^^\ TisS Strai meS n 7nV96 MR$ J£s^^*y YOKO OOURA (OKA3AN) Tjj \v^ passed away on Nov 20 1996 instend of Nov 20 1966. CATS. 1 "In Memoriam" is for the loved ones whom you remember...
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      80 94 OBITUARY SECTION News Centre 82, Genting Lane, Singapore *****7 Mon Sat 8.30 am to 5.00 pm Specialists' Shopping Centre #01-32/33 37/38 277 Orchard Road, Singapore *****8 Mon-Fri 9.00 am to 5.00 pm Sat 9.00 am to 12.30 pm Closed on Sundays Public Holidays. 1 LATE DEATH NOTICES 1 Times House
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      302 95 *^f Self-motivated and tfHHVNw results-oriented? Climb the corporate SSf^J^S^Mk ladder with an ymurjSufJmM/'^ trading company. Hi noy/tr §Jttsk opportunities jFSffk across the board* **i EARN MORE! {W^^ Make a strategic v St move for a better life* SyLr;.. Mm Gross: $1,000 pm Pg 8 606 Professional/ 606 Professional/ Executive Positions
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      478 95 Motor Utt£ pARTS£X£CUT/V£ fi/f U t The Incumbent will be m charge of the day-to-day operation of our t/i new branch store at Sin Ming Avenue. He will be responsible for /1 ye are the maintaining a healthy stock level to meet the demands of the wiefriHi rf/ir far workshop
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      666 96 606 Professional/ Executive Positions ACCOUNTS OFFICER S2BOO. Alternate Sat. m Sembawang. 2 yrs. full set m Construction md. Select Business *****33 x 17. ACCOUNTS EXECUTIVE SALARY $2K $2.6K Full set of Accounts knowledge. Jurong, 5-day/ transport. 223 6619 x 12 RECRUITMENT EXECUTIVES REQUIRED at Joo Chiat. Diploma/ Degree. Female/ Chinese.
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      485 100 648 Administrative/ Clerical Positions With knowledge 2 years experience m book-keeping LCCI cert, m accounting Able to work efficiently Interested pleat* call for interview: 793-7818 P established construction ipany urgently requires FEMALE GENERAL CLERK Mm. GCE '0' level above Knowledge of MS Word, Excel Lotus Experience m construction company preferred
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      479 102 654 Technical Positions CHEMICAL PROCESS CON TROLLER $1.2K-S2K. Jurong. Dip. Male below 30 yrs. *****93 CIVIL/ STRUCTURAL ENGINEER. $3K up. Degree with experience. Consultancy. *****51 x 28. DRAFTING SERVICE REQUIRED for a small project. Computer/ Manual. *****85/ pg. *****876 ENGINEERS. (DEGREE m Electrical Electronic). Alexandra. 5 days. $2300. Ed: *****18.
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      419 102 657 Production 657 Production Positions Positions r if-^^iflsW'l r» J ■3|| B I* THE 3&.M.E3 OFFER I l*\ xx PRODUCTION OPERATORS MACHINISTS QC INSPECTORS (Rotating 2 or 3 shifts) Singaporeans PRs Primary 6 Malaysians SPM 6 credits Those without experience may apply as training will be provided Monday to Friday:
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      193 103 672 Despatch/ Delivery Positions Established since 1974, "T shipping agency company I requires: Simple English Previous experience m shipping co. preferred Owns a motorcycle w/valid licence No age limit Vacancy available on or before 02.01.1997 Bask salary of $900 $1 00 Maintenance $150 petrol. Parking, CBD, Phone card etc. paid
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      534 103 672 Despatch/ Delivery Positions Music Warehouse requires DEUVERY MAN Age 22 and above Transport allowance Vehicle can be driven home after probation Salary commensurate with experience Interested please come to: #02-137 World Trade Centre Tel: *****18 DELIVERY MAN REQUIRED. Class 3 driving licence. Experience preferred but not essential. Bilingual. High
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      1260 103 675 Driver/ Transport 675 Driver/ Transport Positions Positions -O-gTjfc We are a rapidly progressing inbound tour [TO i**| <-w^-^*^ agency also providing arrangements for ""N^-v^* wedding functions. Due to our expansion, we are |ljj LIvS, L?« lootingk dynamic individuals to join us as: gj £< ii »|TfJ" jjl Ifll^ £3
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      899 103 683 Part-Time/ Temporary Pdiijwwi PART-TIMERS wanted Male/ female age 21-55 yrs. old Working hours 7pm- 11pm (mm. 2 hrs) To do some paper transaction Free training are provided $15-$lB/ hry comms. Interested pla. call Mr. Daniel or Lilian at *****09 for an appt. Part-Tim* or Temporary Job Available Fresh School
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      1203 104 'MfW Part-Time/ 683 Part-Time/ >2 -.'L Twnporary Positions Temporary Positions rHfrSTUDENTS WANTEDR iMHRIWCfIBHHEMCMML •^fltop primary school students at the primary level are 2*ifable to star m aTV commercial and receive the following: a *V%n attractive remuneration scholarship educational gift* every year until he she r completes PSLE Fof |nforrnation Free
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      776 104 689 Other Positions 689 Other Positions 689 Other Positions tlorT of Ttlamie'conference "SiJJt, tuooort on East TlmoT ulsh v fr< m 1) <1|lil ssohit rej **J IM Singapore J,i° c S!c>— m%== Press Jfctoi WmW Holdings t>rnm^ Jp* 1 lute J»-op< •aytoi From Diploma, 'A' Level to 'O' Level holders,
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      512 104 689 Other Positions 689 Other Positions SAFRA RESORT COUNTRY CLUB Situated near to Tampmes/Bedok Town Central, the Resort invites applications for the posts of: To assist the Golf Executive m daily golf operation such as enquiries, flight booking, issuance of course tickets, collection of green fees, etc. I* Applicants should
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      636 104 689 Other Positions 689 Other Positions If FAR EAST ORGANIZATiONTI I urgently requires: I GCE 'A' or 'O' level with credit m English I Minimum 1 year of secretarial experience, preferably from banking/legal/property developer firms I Must be well versed m the use of PC Working hours: 1 1 am
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      448 104 689 Other Positions Dv« to expansion, an «atab liahad daaign company m Orchard urgently raquiraa 1. ACCOUNTS CLERK Knowledge of accounts -**0l 2. FULL/ PART-TIME LECTURER 3. FULL TIME DESIGN CONSULTANT Posts 2*3: Mm. 3 years experience m interior design Fluent m Mandarin Englljh Diploma holder or graduate of related
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      943 105 689 Other Positions 689 Other Positions g^An ElectroplatingFactorylocated m Jurong requires:^ U WWh relevant exp. J^^>Diploma^^^^^^^^^^^^ Minimum 2 years experience m quality control J GCE 'N' or 'O' level, ITC or NTC Preferably Singaporean or PRs Interested applicants, please call or write m with full I resume and salary expectations
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      869 105 703 Academic Courses 703 Academic Courses 703 Academic Courses Register Early For Full Time Part Time GCE (1997 Exams) 9 'NVO'level j More than 30 years of experience In the field of private education Qualified, I experienced dedicated Teachers Comfortable Classrooms Near food centres I j MRT /Bus Interchange •Low
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      548 105 709 Commercial 709 Commercial Courses Course* a |Cmr SCHOOL OF COMMERCE J^ MARKETING i l£r- k Marketing Posh I Status) m&ty whh the Pioneers Experienced, Dedicated Lecturers Ouoranr ff "Os* Call «i iy and get advice from our SCtd lecturers. Tel^ Fox: 336*5576 I City School of Commerce ,H \L
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      714 105 712 Computer Courses 712 Computer Courses 712 Computer Courses ||1 JL INFORMATICS M COMPUTER SCHOOL A MEMBER OP THI INFORMATICS GROUP g COMPUTER PROGRAMMING J C PROGRAMMING DhobyGhaut Dec 2o -Jan 9 Mon-Fri 2.00pm 5.00pm Funan Dec 23 -Jan 9 Mon-Fri 2.00pm 5.00pm Jan 5 -Mar 9 Sun 3.00pm 6.00pm
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      932 106 "y 721 Language Courses 721 Language Cow s lENGUSH»MANDARIN»BUBINEBBtBEaiETARIALT EjZJ jBJJP I Ly^LMt^riMjiUßHß^Hlllßß A International House is Britain's w leading trainer of English Language teachers. m Mt Personal, friendly, effective. e> I English Mandarin full-time g H* and part-time: call *****22. I tons eS> dreAr?UCATIONS»BHORTHAND»TOUCHTYPING» 736 Tuition An Established Tuition
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      2105 106 727 Wanagement 727 Management 727 Management 727 Management 727 Management Courses Courses Courses Courses Courses The Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS) is a NON-PROFIT professional Institute established since 1956. RA Through the decades, it has maintained its dedication to the fit development and training of individuals as management i^^\
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      758 106 779 Music Course* EXPERIENCED PIANO TEACHER giving lessons for all grades m Tampinaa. Please call Mrs Lee at tel: 788-7859. TOP LOCAL ARTIST Yueh Lei, conducts Mandarin/ Dialects individual adults karaoke singing dasses. Please contact 383 1071. CALL *****31 FOR qualified! and experienced piano/ organ/ guitar teachers at student's home.
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      391 107  -  Melanie Liew By Less time to spend with families and friends was a key finding of an Internet survey conducted here recently. The Singapore Online Survey, carried out by Internet market researcher www .research, received over 4,000 online responses to its questionnaire between Oct 17 and Dec
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        17 107 THE STRAITS TIMES 18 Dec, 1996 THE FORTNIGHTLY PUBLICATION FOR COMPUTER USERS EDITOR: GRACE CHNG Internet: http://www.asial.com.sg/computertimes
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        516 108 Multilingual Internet search engine: The Information Technology Institute (ITI), the applied research and development arm of the National Computer Board has launched the free and light versions of the multilingual Internet search engine, iAgent and several new experimental multilingual services. iAgent Junior is a free version of the
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        295 108 INFORMATION jfICCGSS.j Wi^caailMit to set the O I aIIQ a r Q In communications technology. We beiieve m a Fyture Without Limits anguages, We are U.S. RObOtJCS rycfay.f: iS€i today's y world revolves aro-und vasi Our technology is designed to jtmmilllj^^^ infcrmation resources, ye-- oanptete and reliable -m Bt abifty
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        176 108 II (lilwilJilsE X We welcome your suggestions, comments, questions, bouquets and brickbats. Send them to: EDITORIAL Grace Chng (Editor) Melanie LJew One Boon Kiat Jeffrey Yeo (Intern) General Enquiries: Call Badariah Ghaffar at 740-2199 Facsimile 741-3505 E-mail: comtime2@cyberway.com.sg Website: http://www.asial.com.sg/computertimes Postal address: Computer Times, Special Projects Unit, 7th Level, News
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        288 110  -  Jeffrey Yeo By If you are an Apple Macintosh user, you need not worry about the notorious "millennium bug" that is set to hit many computers by 2000. The millennium bug came about because many operating systems and software applications use just two digits to
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        1117 112  -  Anne Powell The network computer offers companies huge cost-of-owner-ship savings as well as fast and uniform software upgrading. By There has been much talk over the past year about the US$5OO (about $705) World Wide Web PC or network computer (NC), which a
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        Oracle opens Data Centre in Tampines
        213 112  -  Ong Boon Kiat Singapore Telecom's US$76 million ($106.4 million) state-of-the-art Tele Park m Tampines is now home to Oracle's new US$l million Data Centre its first m the Asia-Pacific region. Together with partners Data Craft, Sun Microsystems, Singapore Telecoms, Digital, Compaq, Telstra and Sequent,
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        Internet — star in this year's IT scene and...
        706 114  - Internet star in this year's IT scene and... Ong Boon Kiat Grace Chng I IT review of 1996 and The Internet boom has led to the development of many related products and technologies. The Internet completely dominated the IT scene this year. Its explosion fueled the sales of personal computers
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        ...at home too
        504 114  -  Ong Boon Kiat IT developments have affected home users, from the way they surf to how they take pictures. By with M ActiveX Technology The greatest star m home computing this year is, again, the Internet. This year, Microsoft's Internet Explorer 3.0 arrived to challenge Netscape Navigator.
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        Internet, intranets helping businesses
        617 116 IT review of 1996 How IT has impacted businesses this year. Better networking. This is the mantra corporate users are chanting throughout this year. Casting its shadow again, is the Internet and intranet which provide the most flexible and palatable networking tool. And then there was
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        427 113 i i w^^Oli^^BS^x RUN ALL YOUR APPLICATIONS BY THE SOUND OF YOUR VOICE, WITH NEW OS/2 WARP 4. The most natural interface of all is your voice. And now you can use with Java's multi-platform portability, you only need to write i it to interact with your computer. one version
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    • MOBILE DATA COMMS
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        New era in mobile computing
        710 118  -  Jeffrey Yeo Mobile computing is set to reach new heights with better technology and products from telecommunication industry giants. By Nokia, Ericsson and Motorola recently delivered mobile data communications products that make use of Singapore Telecom's Mobile Office services. With Mobile Office, users can now
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        Stay in touch with the world
        570 118 Here and on page 16, Jeffrey Yeo reviews three mobile data communications devices. Product: Nokia 9000 Communicator Price: $3,088 Availability: Teleshops Put a personal digital assistant (PDA) into a GSM cellular phone, integrate it seamlessly with data and voice services, and you get the
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        Mobile data communications devices put on trial
        360 120  -  Jeffrey Yeo To find out how useful current mobile data communications devices are, Computer Times invited three users who would find mobile computing important m their work to try out two of the latest products from Ericsson and Motorola. By Miss Jennifer Cheong,
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        The roadwarrior's wish list
        146 121 Three professionals who are constantly on the move talks about what they would like to see m mobile data communications. MR SEBASTIAN UM: Systems support engineer "Cheaper rates for time-based phone charges and faster data transfer rates at least 14.4K8ps and above. I would also want
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        For users who lug their laptops along
        303 122 Mobile data communications devices (continued from page 12). Product: Motorola Cellect card and Motorola International 8700 GSM cellular phone Price: $1,088 (cellular phone only) Availability: Teleshop This product takes a more traditional approach to mobile data communications. The company assumes that users already
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        Smallest package
        299 122 Product: Ericsson DC23 PC-card GH3BB GSM handphone and Price: $938 (handphone), $680 (card) Availability: WyWy and Teleshop Ericsson's DC23 PC card and GH3BB combo takes a similar approach to mobile data communications as Motorola. While the Motorola Cellect 1+ PC-card is Windows 95 plug-and-play compliant and does not
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        MobileOffice services.
        105 122 Singapore Telecom Mobile Link's new Mobile Office offers fax, data and short messaging services of up to 160 characters from handphones. The charges are: MobiteUnk Service Description Charge (per month) Registration (per month) (one-time fee) Mobile Office Data, fax short message $22 $20 Mobile Fax Fax $12 $20
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        Niftier personal digital assistants
        333 123  -  Jeffrey Yeo The argument that personal digital assistants are under-powered may no longer be valid. By Laptop computers and cellular data/ fax modem cards may be the current rage m mobile data communications, but the humble personal digital assistant (PDA) is quietly making its bid to
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        197 120 Power Backup for Today's Computers The UPS4B6 and UPSSB6 belongs to a new breed of UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) that are specifically designed to support the latest generation of PCs. The UPS4B6 suits most multimedia PG and Workstations, while the UPSSB6 caters for the higher power network servers and engineering
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    • INTERNET
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        Data retrieval broadcasting-style
        327 124  - Data retrieval broadcasting-style Jeffrey Yeo Web users can have up-to-the-minute and specific information delivered to their systems. By If 1996 has been the year of the browsers, 1997 will be the year of Internet broadcasting. Internet broadcasting is very much like having your own customised TV or radio station. But
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          1. IN-BOX DIRECT
          230 126 Internet trailblazer Netscape Corporation taps into the scalability and the power of its Netscape Navigator version 3,0 browser to offer Internet broadcasting services to existing Navigator users. Netscape's concept is simple make use of Navigator's Netscape Mail's ability to embed HTML (hypertext markup language) information to deliver
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          2. POINT CAST NETWORK
          322 126 The pioneer of Internet broadcasting, PointCast Network is a proprietary browser with a graphical interface which allows users to customise the news they want to receive. Users can also specifiy the categories of news they want to receive. Examples of news categories that are available include
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          3. MARIMBA
          391 126 Marimba's takes a "Java-or-noth-ing" approach to Internet broadcasting. However, since the entire Marimba founding team practically created Java before they left JavaSoft, it is hard to blame the company's very focussed approach towards implementing Java m Internet broadcasting. Marimba's stake m the Internet broadcasting consists of two components
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        Surfing season
        538 128  -  Lee Lye Ying fa m LV W e D By TT "That better way to get into the spirV V it of Christmas than by reading A Christmas Carol, that heartwarming Charles Dickens tale about Scrooge, Tiny Tim and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future? A
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        My first Internet transaction
        579 128  -  M.K. Wong By Recently, I came across a fabulous program for my PDA (personal digital assistant) while browsing an Internet site. Since it costs only US$l2 (about $17), I wanted to register it correctly after the trial period of 30 days. Although there were several ways
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        How we use Internet
        489 130 Sleepless m Cyberspace (contd from page 1) Results from an online survey on the Internet habits of Singaporeans. Many Singaporeans jumped onto the Internet bandwagon m recent months. Almost half, about 43 per cent of the estimated 150,000 online users here having gained access only m
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        265 124 Introducing The New IBM Network Printers Power Features. Competitive Prices. (from only $1,999) IBM Network Printer 1 2 w -**m 12 PP m 4MB 600 dpi 33MHz RISC Processor v Standard Input: 250/80 t IfiUl PCL se, Native AFP/IPDS (opt.) Options: Duplex, Flash Memory, Hard Drive IBM Network Printer 17
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        59 124 Top Stories Fhirida Metro! H Fewer schools ars f aing Pi Violent hmates go free I) St Pete may get $20 mlion m aid il Geaiwafcif finds safe spot on fist I Hi Stubborn M arco keeps raining on C j] pwrttdor tound help, happiness j Tune m to a
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        249 125 If you email it, schedule it, access it ornet it, rVKTTTAT Microsoft i nB MtaM* *i»«^^ BackOffice Businesses today require easy and effective communication B FREE Microsoft Exchange combines e-mail and groupware systems. But not one that is costly and does not integrate t applications on a single platform that
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        305 127 Actions boost your f^ Wt* P|@K3 ft*- "MfcW productivity by letting |y|^Hll^«^*3^S HNBr^^^ you automate critical jls^^l^^BS^BmA^^ A imaging tasks and then BL t^^^»^^-, iy T" 'ft f < i l r v MS |Hy| l^L Jjht 1 1 lifiiM H I f I I I apply them to a
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        624 129 The brand new Power Edge 2100 fc "^^-9 sets the standard for system __tf_r 1 performance, features Hi^ Hl^^^ "..--.j-mw^mKjij ;> cinu price. ESRKte^' <v wß^^^ Intel 180 MHz Pentium* Pro processor «-^j| p^ 32M8 EDO ECC RAM 256K8 internal cache 2GB SCSI hard drive 3.5" 1.44M8 floppy disk drive
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        372 130 IV'fFfHHHHHHH APC New Smart-UPS® Smartßoost LED Indicators k 1 Wmk W WGk J Keeps systems up during Comprehensive UPS Smart Trim B. f Jl extended brown outs status at a glancf^^^ Allows safe operations when ißißv dangerous high voltage occurs IfeS^ Serial Communication Allows intelligent UPS management f^^ I Bi^^^^
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    • FACE-TO-FACE
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        The future is in the cards
        421 131  -  Melanie Liew Dirk Gates is placing bets on communications products for portable computers. By At the age of 27, Mr Dirk Gates no relation to the famous Bill Gates of Microsoft- co-founded a personal computer card adapter company m his backyard because he was
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        A love affair with code
        668 132  -  Melanie Liew Helping users make critical business decisions quickly and efficiently is what the SAS Institute is all about. By In Gary, North Carolina Dr James H. Goodnight is m love with lines of code. Even today, the president and co-founder of US-based software company,
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        425 131 w QQgp Colour printer or 1 7" monitor upgrade at just $299? m 4HMHMHI Austin I 7" colour monitor A made-to-measure offer only with a made-to-measure Austin! Now when you buy an Austin compute*- not only Certified Configuration Centre. Buy now and get free K7ffiP?fffffff3!Ts^rTtnMTfff^^ do you get to choose
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        317 132 CASIO. Shoot it! View it' The CASIO Way. For Those Who Realise That Time Is Money When seconds count, professionals rely on Casio's QV-10A Digital Camera to give them the true picture instantly with its active matrix LCD monitor. ptt^gßUmSat ii Sg>- QV-100 \i&£/ i|^^^^^^^ Recommended insist On Your Retail
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        359 133 UPGRADE? yHil We are talking easy upgrade, easy internet access. Ilaria's architecture makes customising or upgrading a breeze, with immediate access to the motherboard, processor and RAM. Slide the computer back out and reveal all it literally takes seconds to 'Ram up. That's just part of it Everything for the
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    • USER REPORT
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        Video and audio in synch
        547 134  -  M K Wong AY Master ensures that sound and image are synchronised. By Input/output ports 1 S-video or composite video input accepting NTSC, PAL or SECAM 1 S-video output 1 composite video output (PAL or NTSC) 1 stereo audio input (3.5 mm mini-jack) 1 stereo
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        Quick find on the Web
        415 134  -  Jeffrey Yeo Finding information on the Web is now easier. By Product: Symantec Internet Fast Find Price: $80 Availability: All major software resellers m Funan Centre and Sim Lim Square Symantec's Internet Fast Find utility allows you to search through eight popular search engines such
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      • Article
        Reaching the speed limit
        555 136  -  M K Wong The Aztech Zeta 12-speed CD-Rom drive is one of the fastest m town. By Aztech lOx 12x (for com- Zeta parison) Buffer Size (Kb) 128 128 ATA PIO Mode Support 1,2,3 1,2,3 Windows 95 PnP Yes Yes Zlff-Davles WinBench 96 CD-Rom WinMarks (Kb/sec)
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        No fuss photography
        481 136  -  Ong Boon Kiat A digital camera meant for the beginner. By Product: Fuji film's DS-7 Price: $899 Availability: All Fuji photographic equipment resellers The demand for digital cameras which capture images and download them directly into your PC is on the rise. There is now an entire
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        Diamond Stealth a winner
        507 138  -  M.K. Wong The Diamond Stealth 3D 2000 is one of the top performers among popular 3D graphics accelerator cards. By Product: Diamond ATI Diamond Stealth 3D 3DXpression Stealth 2001 Graphics Processor: S3Virge ATI 3D Rage S3 Trio 64+ 64-bit 64-bit 64-bit Built-in RAM 2MB 2MB 2MB
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        Rock with the Presario 8716
        610 138  -  Ong Boon Kiat By •Intel 200 MHz Pentium processor. •256K L 2 cache. •32M8 EDO RftM. •2.5G8 hard disk drive. •8-speed CD-Rom drive. •32-voice Wave Table Synthesis. •64-bit PCI video with 2MB VRAM. •JBL Pro satellite speakers and subwoofer. •Gamepad. Product: Compaq Presario 8716 Price:
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        Next best thing to a handphone
        526 139  -  Melanie Liew A cordless extension handsets telephone system offers users more mobility and crystal clear reception. By Product: Phoenix Dect handsets system Price: $399 with one base station, one handset and charger Availability: Teleshops or Com Edge Communications at 543-1187 Users can now enjoy
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        133 134 I s HOAIONGOOSI &uy 3l get 1 GO/V\fT(* PU/ WITH 06/ Hvworiffpv^ crc-yter 0^ a^vaKd-kviniiiiiff \t&crac4)\fc edufomwenf for children. GET I OF THESE CD-ROM TITLES FREE/ Rrft-FWt fatty 6&aK'^ Ac-fi^ Pac^c Fvtt-FvH fep's 6a!loo«-0-^awa PWt-FWt FS*s Po^. On A 9fic^ WITH W -CHASE OF ANY 2 THUS PELOW: fvßoUic f^h
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        585 135 m mm \A/il"h Fujitsu brings you INDIANA. 1 Complete multimedia excitement and Internet ready advantage, mtmmm^^^^af^^"^^^ INDIANA comes equipped with gm^ M a ovj.oKDps Tax mooem, *$ij ■■^•■mv stereo sound, 1 6-bit sound card and even a telephone answering machine with full I I o von o oi, o mhAr,
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        247 136 A special offer for people with enquiring minds and itchy We're giving away free original copies of Microsoft's popular Encarta Hk and Return of Arcade with every lomega Zip drive right now. j^rP So along with your state-of-the-art Zip drive, you'll be enjoying a great encyclopedia plus classic games like
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        334 137 MITSUBISHI DIAMONDTRON™ NX-DBF GUN PATENTED DIAMONDTRON™ TECHNOLOGY LARGE VIEWING AREA vT g AND SUPREME lAAAGE QUALITY APERTURE GRILLE W 3 I CYLINDRICAL CRT SURFACE TENSION WIRES _1 W0 B^--^^^^gJ HIGHLY INTEGRATED CIRCUITRY E—^^^l DIGITAL CHASSIS DESIGN APERTURE GRILLE PITCH i****! FULL-SCAN GUARANTEE ADVANCED ADJUSTMENT FEATURES i^^ DIAMOND PRO 2 1TX
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        630 139 ti ~iiV^BMBBL^H i A J mgm ft J A 111 Jk a M I -jT 1^ Im MM Mmg I mt; I fttft MultiSync LCD Series Monitor With a depth of only 6.7 inches (3-inch thick screen) and a mere lM I V MmikMmlSWmW^mmmmA Energy-saving, consume over 50% less power
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    • GAMES
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        Pick from four races, win a war on Yavaun
        979 140  -  Alvin Chee ggji gaming A new computer game called War Wind offers excellent sound effects and music that reflect the mood of a war game. By Product: SSl's War Wind Price: $42.90 Availability: Retailers m Funan Centre and Sim Lim Square
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        85 140 Be L tiH bh^^m Hs flt I -ins-*- C^^^^ ."U I Bf <g -y was the top 3D i'iJfiT Interactive Voodoo^ Graphics performer of air the 4 >** ED DRAM U^--4^ ■■.rtiT.tnri Advanced 3D features with special effects boards reviewed... .45 mi||jon ixe|s rates No3ter^996 ng Microsoft Windows® 95 Direct3D^
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    • CD WORLD
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        Math as games of logic
        400 141  -  LULIN REUTENS CD WORLD By LOGICAL JOURNEY OF THE ZOOMBINIS Published by Broderbund Win/Mac Formats Recommended price: $56 Put this disk into the hands of every primary school child and watch his or her ability to grasp such mathematical concepts as sets, networks, and equations
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        Four for price of one, if you need 'em
        222 141 SIERR A HOME Published by Sierra Home Windows Format Recommended price. $75.20 This collection of four titles is surely value for money. Aimed at the whole family, it comprises: PRINT ARTIST with 10,000 pieces of clip art, 300 fonts, 1,500 sample
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        237 141 "It doesn't look like an ordinary modem because it isn't an ordinary modem Introducing the Men 336 Voice Fax Modem. A new generation of modems. The Merz 336 is YOUR Business Centre. With superior engineering the Merz 336 offers unprecedented qualities such as VOICEMAIL, ANSWERING MACHINE, CALLER-ID, SURFS AT 33
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          Peculiar setup
          191 142 I am an avid reader of Computer Times and I really enjoy the informative and useful articles. My only regret is that it is not a weekly publication. I am writing m to enquire about a peculiarity m my Windows 95 setup. The default Windows 95 environment comes
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          Error with EXE file
          126 142 I had a Microsoft Video for Windows CD. To play the CD, I needed to run the .EKE file m Windows environment. However, when I tried doing that, I got an error message saying "Cannot findWINNLS.DLL. Windows need this file to run .cxc" I am using
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          Upgrading problems
          348 142 Recently I re-formatted my harddisk and upgraded to Windows 95 from Windows 3.1. However, two problems occurred. I could not play any wave files after that, but could play midi files. What could be the problems behind it? My soundcard is a Laser Wave 16-bit Sound Card. (i)
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          Disconnected again
          435 142 I am experiencing frequent disconnection from my ISAP with the following error message: "A network error occurred while Netscape was receiving data. (Network Error: Connection reset by peer)" This is very trying and stressful especially when I am downloading large files. I contacted the helpdesk of my ISAP
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          We want to hear from you
          59 142 Send your letters to: Computer Times Special Projects Unit Singapore Press Holdings 6th level, News Centre 82 Genting Lane Singapore *****7 E-mail messages may be sent to: comtime2@cyberway.com.sg Please include your name address and telephone number. All replies will appear on these pages. Letters
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        105 142 WMmmtmntmiSk Cut out the attached entry form, paste it on the back of an envelope, and mail it to: Computer Times/Hewlett-Packard Joint Promotion Locked Bag Np. 019, MacPherson Post Office, Singapore *****6 before Thursday, 9 January 1997. r-s*: ENTRY FORM Answer the following questions I How many employees are there
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    • BYTE TALK
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        EPS, JPEG, Tiff, GIF, Pict — pick the right one
        505 144  - EPS, JPEG, Tiff, GIF, Pict pick the right one Ong Boon Kiat Technology Explained By In the old days, when computer art could be created easily only by using MacPaint on a Macintosh, there was only one image format MacPaint. Today, several formats have sprung up, confusing many users who
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        122 144 I Small and weighs only 420g your 0m I^^ constant companion wherever /ou go ifiin/t&d nu/Ttber mm Easy external connection with Wr.^-x-mm^d PCMCIA interface card Bf jgk I Read and write faster than CD- ROM/ CD R damaged ny snock I Inexpensive, reliable MO disks are immune to impacts and
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    • BOOKS
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        Reading maketh a full man
        646 145 Increasingly, more IT books are available as reference for users. All books can be found m major bookstores. Java Script Quick Reference Author: Rick Darnell Publisher Que Publishing Represented here by Simon and Schuster Price: $27.95 182 pages This guide provides key information and syntax
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        Feed your mind
        591 146 Make this a reading Christmas. All books "'are available m major book stores. World Wide Web Colour Yellow Pages Simplified Authors: maranGraphics Publisher: IDG Books Worldwide, Inc. Represented here by Longman Singapore Publishers Price: $37.50 369 pages This is targeted at beginners and is a 3D visual
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        261 146 These books are targeted at intermediate Internet/Java programmers who are inter- exciting and interactive presentations that will impress and inform surfers. ested m creating web pages. Creating Cool Web pages with Perl .igfri*m^B^^& HLw^fc^.^^ Author: Jerry Muelver MM* Price: $37.50 y*to^ SSI fiis£»&W 396 pages Wvt^JrtPM ms is a s
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        Movies, songs and stars in Wiz
        493 147  -  Sharon Tan The latest entertainment news is available m Wiz multimedia CDRom. By If you've run out of gift ideas for Christmas, a subscription to Wiz may just be the answer for that special someone who already has everything. At $54 for 12 issues,
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        CorelDraw 7 offers Internet graphics support
        303 148 Corel Corporation has released its graphics package, CorelDRAW 7. Priced at US$695 (*****), the three main applications CorelDraw, Corel Photopaint and Corel Dream 3D provide a complete graphics solution for Windows 95 and Windows NT users. The draw component of Corel- Draw 7 has
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        Xircom backs Windows CE
        99 148 Xircom, Inc has announced support for Microsoft Windows CE platform for desktop companion handheld PCs. This means that Xircom's Credit Card Modem 28.8 and Credit Card Modem 33.6 PC card products are now Windows CE compatible. In a separate development, Xircom also won recog- nition m
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        Large Formate Printer
        285 148 Large Formate Printer Two large format printers are now making its way into the market. Tektronix has announced a colour printer that prints vivid, saturated colour on any paper m AO si2e up to 36 inches wide. So has 3M Singapore. The Phaser 600 is a wide format colour printer
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          NEC'S NEW SERVERS
          98 148 NEC Singapore has introduced its new range of NEC Express Server Pro series. The range consist of three models, 110 Pro, 120 Pro and 160 Pro. All models are equipped with the latest and fastest Intel Pentium Pro 200 MHz processors. For entry level users, workgroups and
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          CREATE WEB PAGES FOR INTER, INTRA AND EXTRA NETS
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