The Straits Times, 27 April 1997

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    Masthead
    10 1 The Sunday Times No: 3168 65 CENTS MITA(P) 026/12/96 vgf
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    Splendour in the grass
    230 1  -  IT HAS become an annual ritual. Since the Singapore Dance Theatre began its Under The Stars programme at Fort Canning Green m 1995, families and dance lovers had always turned up early with picnic baskets laden with all varieties of food. They spread out their mats
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  • Article
    SIGNING UP FOR CAR POOLS
    80 1 Registration forms are available at community centres. Tampines residents can sign on at their own web site on the Internet. The form will ask for details such as home and work addresses, and what time motorists leave their home m the morning and office m
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  • Article
    Four constituencies to have car pools
    468 1  -  Caramjit Kaur By* CAR POOLS, which were scrapped m the late 1980s, are making a comeback m four constituencies. Tampines, Hong Kah North, Pasir Ris and Punggol Central are asking motorists there to form car pools to reduce road congestion and help cushion the
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    Gttew ON IT!
    23 1 Bear with it, guys think of how much we save when we split the road pricing fee l among ourselves!
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  • Article
    Lum Chang boss charged with insider trading
    559 1  -  Jean Chia By THE multimillionaire chairman of Singapore-listed Lum Chang Holdings, Raymond Lum Kwan Sung, has been charged by the United States authorities with insider trading m APL shares and making an illegal profit of US$l.3 million. He is the second Singaporean, and
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  • Article
    'Our flat not ready, so we can't have a baby'
    610 1  -  Allison Lim By 1980 1990 1993 1994 1995 Public 11,280 3,345 3,304 2,850 2,689 Private 6.939 15.324 13.172 12.840 11.815 TOTAL 18.219 18.069 16.476 15,690 14.504 SOURCE: MINISTRY OF HEALTH ANNUAL REPORT. 19SS ADAM LEE THAT is the most common
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      US trying to coax Asean to deny Myanmar membership
      621 2 Stiff message 'We are trying to use our influence to make the point that Burma should be given a stiff message that it is not welcome. 1 State Department spokesman Nicholas Burns. Stand firm 'Asean will have to stick to its
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      Lock icon Blaze from a blast
      79 2 A FIRE raging through a Jakarta slum area yesterday, damaging about 800 buildings and nouses. The blaze, believed to have been caused by an explosion at a chemical store m the area, started m the morning and was put out four hours later after 23 fire
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      Five get jail terms for scam to cheat banks of $14b
      465 2  -  Lim Seng Jin By FIVE MEN who tried to cheat three foreign banks here of billions of dollars m the space of two months were sentenced to between four and five years' jail each yesterday. The five had conspired
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      Perfect for teen troublemakers
      417 3  -  Raoul Le Blond Community Service Orders give them a fresh start, and more By A SCHEME m which certain young offenders were ordered by the Juvenile Cpujrt to do community service m homes for the elderly and m community libraries has turned out to be a
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    • 'PUNISHMENT? IT WAS A JOY'
    • Article
      Discount not meant to 'alter travel patterns drastically'
      488 3 Early bird special 'It's to encourage those who travel at about 7.45 to set off a little earlier so that there is a gradual flattening of the peak period crowd. 1 Mr Mah. THE 10-cent discount for MRT commuters is not meant
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      PM Goh begins nine-day visit to China and Hongkong
      412 3 PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tone will make a nine-day working visit to China and Hongkong from today to May 5, a statement from the Prime Minister's Office said yesterday. On his arrival m Beijing today, he will be whisked off to
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      208 2 I was Al Gore's agent, says Japanese 'princess': Page 33 f Civ m S m Stl IA/CCTCDKI srift ■bbT^^MPi^V AUSTRALIA i >^^" >B .Jim A recent Australian government freehold land auction at rivervale attracted hundreds of eager buyers who quickly snapped up the NEAR CITY home sites. Pacesetters S homes
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Cancer research and a court ruling put US tobacco industry
      298 4 Lower tar not sate ScllGS under SIiICI control WASHINGTON Smokers face a greater chance of death today than 30 years ago despite lower-tar cigarettes and greater knowledge of the health risks of smoking, a federal report has said. To compensate
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      Lock icon on the defensive
      298 4 GREENSBORO (North Carolina) In a major blow to the tobacco industry, a federal judge has ruled that the Food and Drug Administration can regulate sales and labelling of cigarettes. But he also ruled that it had no authority to regulate tobacco advertising. US District Court Judge William
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      Lock icon By Jupiter! Theresa big planet near a star
      207 4 By Jupiter! There's a big planet near a star WASHINGTON A huge, hot planet about the size of Jupiter has been discovered orbiting a star far from Earth, bolstering the notion that other planets like ours exist Scientists reported on Friday that the big planet was spotted orbiting Rho Coronae
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      Lock icon Niagara River floes
      62 4 JAPANESE tourists, standing along the observation-deck railing below the Niagara Falls, are dwarfed by an eruption of ice m the Niagara River, after the area was opened to the public last week. Dirty glacial deposits 30 m deep have filled up the river's gor«e, disrupted tour boats
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      Lock icon German leader slams 'timid' countrymen
      401 4 BERLIN In an uncharacteristically strongly-worded speech, German President Roman Herzog yesterday lashed out at his fellow countrymen, accusing Germans of being "timid" and paralysed by "angst" and unwilling to face the challenges of the next century. Speaking to 200 leading figures m German politics, corporate
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      Lock icon Chrysler moving to Tokyo and S'pore to tap Asian market
      356 5 WASHINGTON US carmaker Chrysler will transfer some employed from its US headquarters to Singapore and Tokyo as a "first step" towards its expansion into Asia. The Singapore office would be m charge of South Asia operations, while the Tokyo office
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      CHRYSLER
      21 5 Chrysler's first foothold m Asia dates back to 1983, when it opened a factory m Beijing to build its jeeps.
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      Lock icon 60 men worked round the clock to build rescue tunnels
      240 5 LIMA— Peruvian television has shown footage of President Alberto Fujimori visiting the network of tunnels used by troops to swarm into the residence m broad daylight. The tunnels looked extremely well-built, with masonry and sturdy wooden beams, ventilation and even
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      Lock icon Fujimori denies commandos executed captured rebels
      314 5 They were told only to free the 72 hostages and that's what they did' LIMA Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori denied firmly that troops had first captured and then executed Marxist rebels during a spectacular military strike on the Japanese ambassador's home to free 72
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      Lock icon 21 killed in bomb attack on Algerian train
      486 6 TROUBLE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN Islamic extremists blamed for violence m run-up to polls ALGIERS At least 21 people were killed and 20 others injured m a bomb attack on a train near here, intensifying a wave of violence which is sweeping Algeria
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      Lock icon Turkey's coalition government 'living its final days'
      332 6 ANKARA The Turkish government appears to be on the brink of collapse, with tension deepening between the secular military and the pro-Islamic Welfare Party. As Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan, leader of the Welfare Party, completed a round of meetings with civilian and military
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      Lock icon France signs pact with Cuba despite US objections
      152 6 PARIS France has signed an agreement protecting the interests of French companies that invest m Cuba, brushing off US criticism of the accord. "The government of France is sovereign and independent m its decisions," said French Trade Minister Franck Borotra after he
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    • DATELINE ASIA
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        Yes, Chavalit had three wives
        25 9 Hie mystery woman, Wife No. 2: General Chavalit with Ms Prasertsri. This picture appeared m the Thai-language newspaper, Khao Sod.
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        Married in 1962, second spouse left Premier soon after
        220 9  -  EDWARD TANG THAILAND: Is it two or three? That was the burning question m Thailand last week after Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh confused reporters with the disclosure that he had "three wives to the present date" but "only one wife at
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        Ramos in potent slip-up
        118 9  -  NIRMAL GHOSH PHILIPPINES: President Fidel Ramos made a rare gaffe last week but he could not have made a more potent one. X In a speech to new graduates at the Philippine National Police Academy south of Manila, he started saying something about the academy one
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        Widow to get share of estate
        158 9  -  WANG HUI LING HONGKONG: Financial guru Leon Richardson's will was declared valid by a Hongkong court on Thursday, but not m the terms he had set out. Mr Richardson (above) died m May 1995, leaving a fortune estimated at HKSIBO million (Ss33 million) to
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        The novelist as a teacher
        128 9  -  KWAN WENG KIN JAPAN: Prize-winning Japanese novelist Masahiro Mita, 48, took up the post of guest professor at his alma mater, Waseda University, earlier this month. His job is to teach what he knows best how to write a novel. When he first entered the
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      Lock icon Aussies 'should be able to fight threats beyond Indonesia'
      317 9 Secret review calls for boost m air power CANBERRA A secret review of Australia's defence forces has recommended that they increase the ability to fight threats beyond Indonesia, which lies only a few hundred kilometres north. Australia should adopt a more-assertive
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      Lock icon Mum at 63: It's one up for sexual equality, say doctors
      229 9 LOS ANGELES Doctors who treated the oldest woman ever to give birth have brushed aside the fact she lied about her age, saying that the 63-year-old first-time mother's achievement was a blow for sexual equality. "I would argue that
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      Lock icon Where have 85,000 Rwandan refugees gone?
      458 10 One woman's story People came into the camps with machetes and began beating and killing the refugees.' Veronique Niynguba, who escaped with her young child. KINSHASA (Zaire) Searchers have found only a few hundred of at least 85,000 Rwandan refugees who have vanished mysteriously
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      Govt faces rebel, Angolan advanced
      132 10 KINSHASA Zaire's beleaguered government has accused neighbouring Angola of invading territory to the west of the capital as it faced continuing rebel advances to the east. State radio on Friday quoted la presidential statement as saying that thousands of traders and local inhabitants had fled
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      Lock icon India's ex-polls chief to run for President
      249 10 NEW DELHI India's former election commissioner T.N. Seshan has announced plans to contest the next presidential election due m The pugnacious former bureaucrat, who launched reforms to clean up elections m the world's largest democracy, said on Friday he would not represent any
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      Lock icon Dow up on low volume
      123 10 NEW YORK Blue-chip stocks ended the week on an up note on Friday, with the Dow Jones index of 30 leading industrials at 6,738.87 up 35.32 points from a week earlier. Volume, on the low side because of the Jewish Passover holidays, dipped to 2.3
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      Lock icon Hong before Barbie came along ...
      30 15 Hong before Barbie came along picture. TWSE day figures, dating back alnrortlJOOyeare chHd, were found at a dig at the Teotihuacan pyramids outside Mexico City on Friday. National lnstituteofArchaeologyandHistorystafffounds2suchfigurinesinagrave.- Reuter
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      Russian Duma refuses to ratify chemical arms pact
      466 15 MOSCOW The Russian pari liament, pleading poverty, re--1 fused on Friday to ratify on time a major international treaty banning production and i use of chemical arms, casting on the treaty's future. The vote, a slap m the face for both the
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      Lock icon UN demands instant halt to Israeli housing project
      354 15 HBITED NATIONS The UN Genera! Assembly has deflftuided an immediate halt to construction of an Israeli set"fllSment m East Jerusalem, and called for an end to all assistance to "illegal Israeli activities" m the occupied territories. The vote during an emergency special
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      Lock icon Two girls killed in West Bank nature reserve
      97 15 JERUSALEM Two teenage girls were found stabbed to death on Friday m a West Bank nature reserve near here, the apparent victims of a Palestinian guerilla attack, Israeli police said. "The likelihood is that we are speaking of a terror attack but
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      Lock icon Get a every for saved
      477 17 Get a every for saved A leg up for the poor m the US: WASHINGTON For years, a group of academics and community activists has been searching for solutions to one of the most vexing problems facing America's poor A lack of savings which would help them escape poverty by
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      A $2,800 nest egg for this single mother
      108 17 WASHINGTON Ms Arinez Gilyard, a single mother of three m Chicago, learned about the "individual development accounts" through a programme that has helped women on welfare establish businesses. Ms Gilyard, who opened a day-care business m her home with the help of
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      Lock icon WORLD FILE
      331 17 PHONE TAP: Former French President Francois Mitterrand ordered an illegal telephone tap on an investigative newspaper journalist to protect a French spy network m the Soviet Union, a former presidential aide said on Friday. Questioned by a judge probing his role m the scandal, Mr Gilles Menage said
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      465 6 IGAPORE Showers with thunder m the Hfl H 'QL n: nset toda y late morning and early I 3z 7 7 P Ol afternoon mainly over northern, I l ow Sunrise tomorrow: eastern and western Singapore. 04 m For an update on the local weather, call 542-7788 For detailed current
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      240 8 When you find the home of your dreams and want to buy, time let you proceed with the actual purchase of your new home, is of the essence. You wouldn't want someone else to snap it up In fact, apply for a loan m the morning and you could even
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      1203 12 From 5 May '97, the Road Pricing Scheme (RPS) More importantly, we will improve our public transport ply the expressways (please see back page for details), will be extended to the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) and system further. Some on-going public transport projects j understanc j there wj be additional COEs
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      419 13 THE Park Ride Scheme is your answer to chauffeured convenience through peak hour For just $72 a month, you can buy a 'Park Ride Set' which comprises a Park traffic. To Park Ride, just drive to a nearby MRT station or bus interchange, or even a Ride Ticket (PRT) worth
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  • EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Major trove of dinosaur fossils found in China
      489 19 This was one of the most exciting moments of my life. I'm not aware of any richer fossil sites anywhere.' Dr John Ostrom, a retired Yale University professor, who m 1 964 discovered the velociraptor dinosaurs made famous m the movie Jurassic
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      Lock icon 3 executed and 27 jailed for taking part in Xinjiang riots in February
      198 19 BEIJING China had executed three people and jailed 27 others for their roles m bloody riots that shook the Muslim reSon of Xinjiang m February, cal officials said yesterday. The Yili District Intermediate Court had sentenced the
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      Lock icon Thatcher meets Tung amid tightened security against attacks
      393 19 HONGKONG Former British Prime Minister Baroness Margaret Thatcher, who negotiated a historic pact to return Hongkong to China, held talks yesterday with the territory's future leader Tung Chee Hwa, as police stepped up security measures against potential terrorist attacks against her. A
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      Lock icon Future Hongkong leader is worth $68 million
      234 19 HONGKONG Hongkong's Chief Executive-designate Tung Chee Hwa is worth an estimated U5547.5 million (Ss6B million) because of a stake m his family shipping firm, a news report said here yesterday. The extent of his fortune emerged niter 11 members of the future government's
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      Kidnappers send severed finger of daughter to actress
      574 21 Reports by Lee San Chouy Taiwan Correspondent Case prompts Taiwan leader to stress law and order TAIPEI Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui declared yesterday that the government's most urgent task now is to restore law ana order on the island following the bruta!
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    • MORE PROBLEMS FOR STAR
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        An influential figure who has not had an easy life
        304 21 TAIPEI Pal Ping-ping, 42, a television host, comedienne and singer, is one of Taiwan's most influential entertainment figures. She is known for her good connections to both rulingand opposition-party heavyweights and has lent her popularity to many election rallies, earning
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      Lock icon US, Japan see need to contain Tokyo's trade surplus
      531 21 WASHINGTON The United States and Japan agree on the need to avert another major increase m Tokyo's trade surplus and plan to intensify talks on deregulating the Japanese economy, said President Bill Clinton. "We both want to promote strong domestic, demand-led
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      607 20 SHI f WHSUtOnB J&Br mtm Wjp .^j^^mT^^\ The P^ 01 introduction to the Civic range, the EXi boasts a 1 .5/ SOHC engine that L» A Tmmmm mj^fci ■iiibi 13^ delivers 105bhp and Honda's all-round double-wishbone suspension. In fact, all of the w d tmWKmMMs. Civics trusted refinement, reliability, space
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      REGIONALFILE
      259 23 ESCAP MEET: Singapore's National Development Minister asd Second Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Lim Hng Kiang, will attend the 53rd Annual Session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (Escap) m Bangkok from tomorrow to Wednesday. A Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement said yesterday that
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      24 die in fire at Mindanao hotel
      425 23  -  Nirmal Ghosh Many Jump from windows to escape By Philippines Correspondent MANILA At least 24 people were confirmed to have died m a fire which partially gutted the six-storey Imperial Hotel m Cotabato City early yesterday morning. Some government agencies put the number
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      Suharto's daughter goes to bat for Golkar in potential hot spot
      340 23  -  Susan Sim By Indonesia Correspondent JAKARTA President Suharto's daughter, Mrs Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana, hits the campaign trail today for the ruling Golkar party m an area the military has come to describe as a potential danger spot Central Java.
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  • INDONESIAN ELECTION
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      Countdown to the ballot
      153 24 Countdown to the ballot i|j 1 Campaigning kicks off m Indonesia today for the election of a new Parliament on May 29 At stake are 425 s? ats *n c H°use of Representatives. j Here is The Sunday Times guide to the issues, parties and people involved. What they are
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      71 24 1 1 JALEHAHASHIM TEXT 8Y SUSAN SIM and HAU BOCMAI > vr» p^.'*^^ Bill -^B B \^B| SATURDAY 3rd SUNDAY 4th MAY '97 ALL ENQUIRIES: DORIS TAW(6s)2239ll^i^^^ THE HYATT REGENCY HOTEL TEL: <65) 738 1234 hill samiiel international property services (pte) ltd. fax.- (65) 324 0676 L SIR HENRY KEPPEL
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  • MALAYSIA
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      More taking up second job to pay for that extra comfort
      574 25 Drive taxis, work as hawkers, sell insurance part-time. Rising costs of housing, food and amenities m the city. By Brendan Pereira ifi Kuala Lumpur FOR derk Eashid Abdul Yusof, it is a race against time every weekday and has
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      Weman driver kills toddler son in tragic car accident
      132 25 KUAfcA TRENGGANU A todtftt was killed m a tragic accSßnt when his mother rammed him with her car at a carpark on Friday. flflßl Roshayati Ismail, 35, had Iricen Ahmad Nuruhuddin Nor Zailan and her four other children to a supermarket
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      Lock icon Man who raped three girls jailed 16 years
      262 25 KANGAR A lorry driver aged 49 was sentenced to a total of 48 years' jail and ordered to be given 24 strokes of the cane after he pleaded guilty to raping three 12-year-oTd girls. But Sulaiman Bidin will only serve 16 years
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        Lock icon LIBYAN LINK-UP:
        58 25 Pbio Youth will have a leaders' exchange programme with Libya to ■ut into action the Inderstanding reached w years ago between the lovemenFs former 1 aaer,DatukSeriNajib '«n Razak, and Libya's ;ducation Minister, Mr ft«nad Ibrahim. pmno Youth head atuk Ahmad Zahid amidi said m Kuala uinpur yesterday a
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        Lock icon HIGHWAY RULE:
        75 25 forth-South Expressway fsers have been advised got to stop their vehicles i n the emergency lanes to 1 utf fruit from hawkers, i le company managing ief highway has said. In a statement esterday, Plus said it was i n offence to do so and i lotorists could
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        BOGUS COPS:
        44 25 |wb bogus policemen were caught by two patrolmen while trying to fob a 23-year-old technician and his girlfriend m Tanjung Tokong m Penang, said a flerfort m The Sun. 1 The policemen arrested the reipersonators just as Ky were making their plaway.
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        EXTRA PAY: More
        48 25 man 1,600 Petronas Mn-executive ftitoloyees m Sarawak viu receive backdated salaries totalling Ms3Bs MUion (***** million) from this month, following the signing of their third and fourth collective agreements. The Sun reported that the staff would also be getting better housing, ealth and shift allowances
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        DIRTY PONDS:
        48 25 Thousands offish died m three ponds of the Taiping Lake Garden m Perak on Friday. The water was believed to be polluted, said a report m the Sun yesterday. A Taiping Municipal council official said samples of pond water and fish had been collected for analysis.
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        TRAVEL WOES:
        49 25 Travel agencies are finding it tough to book flights to Terengganu because the localairlines do not ply enough flights there, said the Terengganu State Tourism, Arts and Culture Development committee. Committee chairman Datuk Aziz Awang said the agencies had brought up their problem to the state government.
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        Lock icon ROPED IN: The
        42 25 Johor state government plans to mobilise the 7,000-odd non-govern-mental bodies m Johor Baru m a project to promote volunteerism and help fight the social problems m the state. The organisations represent consumer, health, religious, environment and SDOrts groups. NST
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        NURSES ILL:
        36 25 Eighty trainee nurses were treated for food poisoning at the Muar District Hospital on Thursday after having roti prata for breakfast the day before. The Star said yesterday that five of them were hospitalised.
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      SM files affidavit in S'pore to remove Johor remarks
      633 26 Mr Lee also offers himself for JOHOR BARU Singapore's Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew has filed an affidavit m the High Court m the Republic to remove his remarks about Johor being crime-ridden, the New Straits Times reported yesterday. The Malaysian
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      Bungling robbers land in hospital
      187 26 PENANG Two robbers got more than they bargained for their victim resisted and m their haste to get away they met with an accident and landed m hospital. The Sun newspaper reported on Friday that the men, one armed with a knife and the other
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      Lock icon Malaysian-made sports car debuts
      234 26 SHAH ALAM The first all-Malaysian-made TVR Chimaera sports car was launched at a test track here yesterday. Speaking to reporters after the launch, Prime Minister Datuk Sen Dr Mahathir Mohamad said he was satisfied with the workmanship of the car. "I feel proud with this achievement,
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  • HOME
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      Top five grouses
      426 28 1 Buses do not come on time and when they come, it is at least two at a time. 2 Some buses are dirty. There are cockroaches and used tickets on the floor. 3 Operators are not doing enough to cut costs and instead, waste money on
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      Well just have to get used to gher fares, commuters say
      421 28 W e'll just have to get used to higher fares, commuters say LIME other bus commuters, operations executive Tay Cher 1H 42, said he will just have to jet used to the increase m bumares come June 1. ■After all, what other chJce is there?" said the fath# of three
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      Will there be more hikes?
      404 28 Q: Is it likely that your company will apply for a fare increase every year? Tibs: Fare increases are not a certainty. Any application must be justified. We must show that we have taken all possible measures to improve productivity and service. We have to
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      118 28 ■Picture by Housewife Florence Uifl 36: 91 "Buses don't come on time. They are always so crowded and we are expected to psy more and more when service remains poor." Secretary Esther Ng, 2M "Operators should look atg cutting costs. For examplff. what's the point of issuing**
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      Grassroots leaders tour Sungei Gedong Camp
      163 30 ABOUT 40 grassroots leaders witnessed first-hand the deadly firepower of tha Singapore Armed Forces when they visited Sungei Gedong Camp yesterday. The group of chairmen and vice-chairmen of several Citizens' Consultative Committees, saw a live-firing demonstration of the armour unit's SMI tanks and the
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      Lum Chang chief was rapped by SES before
      570 30 Businessman accused of insider trading m US THE businessman accused of insider trading m the US, Raymond Lum Kwan Sung, was rapped just over a year ago for breaching Singapore's securities regulations. The Stock Exchange of Singapore censured the Lum Chang Holdings
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      What happened
      98 30 Shares of Lum Chang and LC Development rose impressively on Dec 13 and 14, 1995; following rumours that the two companies were takeover targets. The companies told SES that their directors did not know the reasons for the unusual trading. SES inquiry showed that David Lum had been
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      Quarrel over marbles lands husband in jail
      415 30 nmbh jgh AN ARGUMENT over some marbles led to a 74-year-man stabbing his wife three times, just two days before the Chinese New Year. On the morning of Feb 5 this year, the couple were cleaning their flat m Übi Avenue 1. But
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      I was Al Gore's agent: Japanese 'princess'
      1102 33 Elderly Japanese Okada Sadako was no princess, but carried herself regally, and tried to pull off a $14-billion scam. Raoul Le Blond pieces together an audacious scam that was doomed from the start. /;liyvow emir ztdrt OKADA SADAKO'S spectacular claim that she was
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      Gore links?
      70 33 OKADA Sadako (left) claimed that US Vice-President Al Gore, who is the "head of a body called the Mutual Security Agency (MSA) which was set up by the US and Japan m 1954", gave her instructions on disbursing funds. Among the loans she "approved": 2.4 trillion yen towards
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    • Comeback kid
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        Creative sees $61 m net profit
        512 34  -  Tammy Tan By Analysts expect jump of at least 10% m share price jghj yt 'Sceptics should take comfort now that Creative has proven for the third consecutive quarter that it can do it.' Jardine Fleming analyst Urn Cher Kwang. COMEBACK kid Creative Technology
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      Women get green light to join SCDF as firefighters
      436 34  -  David Miller By 'During our recent career exhibitions, we were pleasantly surprised to get many enquiries from young women keen on joining us as firefighters. '...The training will be tough, but if they have the heart for this kind of job,
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    • Strengthening the police-community bond
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        Lock icon How RC members helped police
        103 36 Picture by 'When we went to the coffeeshop, the students hid from us because they could tell we were cops from our uniforms. But they smoked openly m front of the RC members.' Senior Staff Sergeant Lav Cheng Nam on how RC members helped the
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        RC members to play key role in new watch scheme
        574 36  - RC members to play key role in new watch scheme Ginnie Teo By gf fg tfh Unlike the old scheme, m which residents had to sign up for membership, all residents are automatically members. Hie key players are: a Neighbourhood Watch Zone liaison officer who is an RC member m
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    • INTERNET TO THE RESCUE
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        Lock icon Hundreds answer – e-mail appeal to help leukaemia girl
        489 36  - Hundreds answer e-mail appeal to help leukaemia girl Raoul le Blond By 'We were stunned by the response. Initially, we gave ourselves a month for the collection.' Yixin'saunt. Grateful 'Some people even JS took leave to come to;;;: the hospital to donate*' blood. i£ 'I know some of themhadtobetumecT' away,
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      Contracts awarded for four NE-line MRT stations
      399 37 MRT commuters at Sengkang station can hop onto an LRT train or a bus AT THE future MRT station m Sengkang new town, which is part of the North-east line, MRT commuters can hop on to a Light Rapid Transit (LRT) train or
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    • FIRST-CLASS SERVICE
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        Patience gained from her children
        355 37 MADAM Cheng Lee Ying, 38, an officer at the Labour Ministry's Work Permit Department, often has to put up with insults and swear words from the public. But she bears it all uncomplainingly, saying she owes her patience to her three demanding young children. "When
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      Secretary settles for $2,500
      487 37  -  Sharon Vasoo r' Lawyer who used vulgar words Pv A SECRETARY m a law firm who accused one of its senior lawyers of hurling vulgarities at her m Hokkien and English, agreed to settle for a sum of $2,500, instead of going to trial. The case,
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      505 28 Public transport fare increases: Focus on buses About 1 50 readers called The Straits Times News Line to talk much to be desired. The bus companies give their replies and about transport fare hikes. They questioned whether enough had address commuters' concern on future hikes. Reports by been done to
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      1200 31 SINGAPORE I£L| Best To The Bayview Inn Singapore is now known as The City Bayview Hotel, *Jw^- ±^m The City Bajrview Hotel, Singapore Singapore. F r r<im Apart from the change m name, we've also improved our amenities im^ till and facilities to better serve you. "vriV^ I !,^L* At
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      489 33 The amateurishly forged draft The paper quality The hue that showed It was made by a colour copier A missing heart-shaped logo The extraordinarily targe sum involved. Fishy amount I 'An amount that large a trillion yen would be bound I to raise the receiving bank's suspicions. 'Walk-in transactions of
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      206 34 STALKS IN ENGLISH ON BHAGWAD GITA [I Wj^S- .i CHAPTER V. RENUNCIATION OF ACTION By Swami Suddhananda I Topic Chapter V, Bhagwad Gita Date From 28th April to 3rd May '97 Venae RELC Auditorium RELC Building 30, Orange Grove Road Singapore *****2 Tel 737 9044 Fax: 733 9976 Time 7.30P.M
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      93 37 FULL BEDROOM SET (with drag si no table stooh j^^^H|.Bß#AAaßll«wlll«Ml ■iw«bnii# mi him ■■■■■up f*|Jfo —a. 1— 2 yygaqSQft) < I fll ID I nainto/4 f M H«af| ta aL^flfcWl ft% J Singioßed DouW^dMiwr Bad Queen size Bed Wide variety of KOCyi »<halrOlnlngSete ■aw/ak^^i^i^fl^MMßM fB Jttk law at $280 I+l+2
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  • OBITUARIES
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      420 38 880 Death* 880 Death* 880 Death* 880 Death* TAY CHENG LIANG Age: 92 years Passed away peacefully on Saturday 26 April 1997. Sadly missed by all loved ones. (Husband: Koon Kirn Chuan, deceased) SONS DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW Johnny Koon San Chua Guat Neo Koon Keen Lai Quah Phaik Siew DAUGHTERS SONS-IN-LAW Polly
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      850 Deaths I 850 Deaths 880 Deaths 850 Deaths 850 Deaths 850 Deaths ■■^■■■•■•■■■■■^■■•■■■^■■■■■■■■'■•■■■^■* e^a*a^aw»»a^a^a^>«a^B^B»Bßßß*Baß»Bi«aaß»BM«»i e^Bße^a^i^i^^Wßwa^Bßßa^a^i^ißJMMßßi
      752 38 850 Deaths I 850 Deaths 880 Deaths 850 Deaths 850 Deaths 850 Deaths e^a*a^aw»»a^a^a^>«a^B^B»Bßßß*Baß»Bi«aaß»BM«»i e^Bße^a^i^i^^Wßwa^Bßßa^a^i^ißJMMßßi TAN TEE AGE: 83 Passed away peacefully on 26 April 1997. Sadly missed by family and loved ones. (Husband: Wong Foot Meng, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Wong Loke Cheow Fung Lih Wah Wong Loke Ban Jenny
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      854 Condolences 854 Condolences 854 Condolences
      103 38 854 Condolences B*4 Condolences 884 Condolences With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences To Our Partner Tan Hin Tat and Family on the demise of his beloved mother LIM KAH TEE Departed: 26/4/97 From PARTNERS STAFF OF SIM HILL TAN WONG As a mark of respect, the office of Sim Hiit Tan
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      854 Condolences 854 Condolence*
      60 38 With Deepest Sympathy and Condolences to The Family of The Late TAN TECK WEI CPL 4409 Departed on 25.4.97 From: Commander ft Staff of Police Coast Guard With Deepest Sympathy and Condolences to The Family of The Lata TAN TECK WEI CPL 4409 Departed on 25.4.97
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      856 In Memoriam
      272 38 886 In Mamoriam 888 In Memoriam THALAI THEVASAM In Loving Memory Of V. KUPPAMAH Departed: 8.5.96 Sadly missed by: Sons, Daughter, Son-in-law, Daughters-in-law, Grandchildren and all loved ones. Thaloi Thavasam Prayer* will be held at 81k 739 Jurong East St 73 #0346 Tel: *****19 on 28.4.97 (Mon) at Bam to
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      BS6 In Memoriam 856 In Memoriam
      101 38 In LoviitQ M#mory of CHANDRASEK AR S/O ETTIKEN Departed: 27 April 1994 To be with you m the same old way. Is our dearest wish today. Always Rtmtmbtrxj by: Family nwiwifi a* Loved ones* In Loving Memory Of CHANDRASEKAR Departed 27.4.94 We miss you
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      126 38 858 Requiems 898 Requiems Ist Anniversary Thalai Thevasam L KRISHNASAMY (SAIVI) (former Febra Orchestra leader) Departed 8/5/96 In Life you touch the heart of many with your kindness, understanding and empathy. The memory of your loving, caring and sharing nature will always be cherished by those who knew you and
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      856 In Memoriam
      81 38 In Fond Remembrance of CHANDftASEKAR S/O ETTIKEN How we wish you are hers today! Always yours, Bala, Murugan, Maran, Puha, Sebastian Tana. G. BALASUBRAMANIAM (OOM) DEPARTED: 13-4 97 Karumathi prayers will be held at Blk. 119, It. Merah view #03-77 on 27.4.97. (Night* Attune Shanti prayer will
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  • RACING
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      Teh shows way as rookies shine
      430 39  -  Malcolm Bastians Special Friend creates day's biggest upset with $442 payout IPOH ROUND-UP By APPRENTICE Teh Ming Wan showed his more expenenced colleagues the way as he notched the perfect score on two Mohamed Ismail-trained gallopers at Ipoh yesterday. His fellow rookies also shone
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      HK International races to carry bigger purses
      209 39  -  Tan Thean Loon By THE Hong Kong Jockey Club will increase stakes for its International races at Sha Tin on Dec 14. It will raise stakes for the International Cup to HK$7 million (551.29 million). The I,Boom race, to which the Malayan Racing
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      YESTERDAY'S IPOH RACE RESULTS
      1155 39 JRACE 1 RES TERMS DIV 4 1 ,200 m 4 TRIPLE STAR 55 (13-8) Chavwt (4) 4 3 1 1 BLUE MOUNTAIN 55 (8-5) KWTan (5) 2 2 2 3 PIECE OF GOLD 55 (11 1-27) SYUong (2) 3 4 3 7 TRUE YONDER 53.5 (44-12)
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      TODAY'S IPOH RACE GUIDE
      723 39 Res Terms Dlv 2 1,200 m (SC) Stakes $20,000 1 Aerion Star 10 (3nzg Baerstchiger-Aerion) Sahab 57 2 Aristotle 11 (3nzg Thwaites-Eres Tv) Tai c 2¥, 57 3 -62- Dw»To Go 13 (3ag Andrews-Angelina) Gundry 57 4 Fabulous Nine 1 5 (3ag XL Chong-Lucky Nine) *MLtongc3
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      TIMESPORT SELECTIONS
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      799 39 9 -291-2 Luck Man 11(4amriTnwaites-Luck Man) (one run) SY Leong 54 10 017 King Of Hearts 11 4 (6irg Heng -Owner) (one run) Yeap S3 11 *****1 Magic Mirror 8 (sam Noordin-Magic Mirror) (1400 m) Oo 52.5 12 8-0-91 Hard Rock 11 2 (4agßAng-TY Lee)
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      Lock icon The English Premiership: Over-rated star soccer?
      548 41 LONDON The failure of Manchester United and Liverpool to reach their respective European Cup finals this week males a mockery of claims that the English Premier League is the strongest m Europe. Throughout the soccer sea|on, assorted media pundits offer the view that the
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      Tossing it up in joy?
      87 41 hj gh jghj ATHLETICS PUMPING it up. Timesport photographer Jerry Seh caught James Wong, Singapore's discus, hammer and shot put record-holder, working out with a 3kg medicine ball at the National Stadium m preparation for his first outdoor meet of the season next month. As
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        Lock icon Gazza running out of time
        254 41 LONDON Paul Gascoigne took a second body blow to his battered ego on Friday night when Glenn Hoddle refused to commit himself to ever giving the 29--year-old Rangers star another England cap. And the England coach gave the sternest warning that Gascoigne, known widely as
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        Lock icon Ronaldo denies signing contract
        93 41 RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil's World Footballer of the Year Ronaldo said here on Friday that he had not signed a new contract with Barcelona as had been reported earlier m the week. "Nothing has been decided. All that concerns me is that we do our best
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        Lock icon Ginola's move accepted
        77 41 NEWCASTLE (England) Winger David Ginola had a transfer request accepted by his English Premiership side Newcastle United on Friday. The 30-year-old former French international who has never been forgiven by French fans for losing the ball which led to Bulgaria beating France m the final minute of
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        Lock icon Unruly Yeboah given the axe
        84 41 ACCRA Ghana striker Tony Yeboah has been dropped for his country's World Cup soccer qualifier against Gabon today. Yeboah, who plays with English Premiership club Leeds, clashed with Ghana's deputy coach Sam Arday after being substituted m a qualifier against Sierra Leone two weeks ago.
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        Lock icon Spurs eyeing Klinsmann again
        167 41 LONDON English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur is looking to re-hire Jurgen Klinsmann as player and coach, the Daily Mail reported on Friday. The daily said Spurs boss Alan Sugar had by now forgiven the German national captain for moving to Bayern Munich after just one
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      Salee ousted six months for Handling of Glorious Knight
      1326 41 BXCERPTS FROM YESTERDAY'S PTC STIPES' REPORT RACE 1: Blue Mountain {'limped awkwardly, throwing lis head. Jojo's Magic raced ungenerously m the early stages and got his head m the air. Approaching the 800 m, when being steadied away from Piece of
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      'Spider Girl' spins her way to the top
      947 42  -  Thomas Koh By Former tomboy Paey Fern blossoms into world-class table tennis player SPORTS M FOCUS Mm FACT FILE Name: Tan Paey Fern. Date of birth: July 15, 1974. Height: 1.64 m. Weight: 46kg. Occupation: Full-time table tennis player. Current world ranking:
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      Lock icon Closing birdies help Kite fly high
      316 42 GOLF GREENSBORO (North CarpU- na) Tom Kite, winless on the PGA Tour since 1993, firedja. four-under-par 68 on Friday to grab a share of first place hal&J way through the Greater Greensboro Classic. Kite, whose last win came at the 1993 Los Angeles Open,
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      Lock icon Black fails to take advantage of Chang's poor serves
      516 42 TENNIS ORLANDO (Florida) Michael Chang served poorly but still pulled out a victory over Zimbabwe's Byron Black on Friday to advance to the semifinals of the US Men's Clay Court Championships. The top-seeded Chang, who served erratically with a first-serve success
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      Lock icon What is the problem, coach?
      1068 42 ISSUES IN SPORT IN RECENT months, soccer coaches have suddenly found themselves facing the axe from disgruntled club officials, fans and media. The hardest hit are foreign coaches handling some of Europe's top clubs. The reason? They have not been able to provide the quick-fix
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      Lock icon Hot Chapman's long-playing record drowns Supersonics
      557 42 NBA BASKETBALL SEATTLE Rex Chapman set a play-off record with nine three-pointers and scored 42 points on Friday as the Phoenix Suns stunned the defending Western Conference champion SuperSonics 106-101 m the opener of their best-of-five play-off series. Chapman, who had scored 27 points
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      SPORT LIGHTS
      4 43 SPORT LIGHTS WILFRED YEO
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      Sport is about Winning, but not at all costs
      672 43 A SPORTSMAN, as the dictionary defines him, is someone who plays fairly. Going by that definition, sportsmen are a dying breed and the dictionary will soon have to consider it an obsolete word. It certainly is not m the vocabulary of
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      358 43 I REFER to The Straits Times article (ST, April 22) on the table tennis players' performance at the recent Commonwealth Championships. The article did not sufficiently provide a positive impression on the total support that SSC has provided to the STTA. The gist of what I said to Shirlynn Ho-Pereira
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      Reconsider the decision, SSC, as reward scheme is necessary
      944 43 THE SPORTS EDITOR SAYS GODFREY ROBERT I appreciate the fact that the national sports associations have their own incentive schemes as well (the table tennis association has pledged $10,000 to the women), but shouldn't there be a higher recognition for performers
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      SCORES AND STATISTICS
      1201 43 ATHLETICS Caltex junior c'ships (winners only) Boys' U--15,100m hurdles: Koh Lam Seng 15.585ec. 200 m: Liong Chee Pang 23.59. 800 m: Kannan Poobalan 2min 08.495ec. Shotput: Lee Ming Yeong 13.51 m. Triple jump: Lim Pui Jie 12.62 m. U-17 100 m hurdles: Mong Rupeng 14.32. 200 m:
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      Lock icon Chinese women set to book quarter-final berth
      444 43 TABLE TENNIS MANCHESTER Perennial winner China moved within striking distance of a women's team quarter-final place at the World Table Tennis Championships on Friday. But there was a surprising 2-3 defeat for 1995 bronze-med-allist Hongkong, fielding former mainland Chinese players Chai Po Wa
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      Lock icon Compton lived life to the fullest
      613 43 fhf 'He will forever be associated with the sun-drenched summer of 1947 when he scored 3,816 runs for Middlesex at an average of 90.85 and took four centuries off the visiting South Africans for good measure...he scored 5,807 runs, including 17 centuries at an
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      Double joy for coach Cai
      391 43  -  Tan Hui Yee TABLE TENNIS By TABLE tennis coach Cai Shun Wah left Bedok Sports Hall a happy man yesterday. Both teams under his charge, Hwa Chong Junior College and Chung Cheng High (Main), triumphed m the Schools National A and B Division boys finals
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      Plucky Peifen proves pundits wrong
      156 43 vent of the Holy Infant Jesus, at 54kg and 1.58 m, looks more like a thrower than a distance runner. But the 15-year-old proved the pundits wrong by clocking llmin 38.7 sec to beat Jurong Secondary's Rahman Begum. Said the plucky Peifen: "I have just
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      57 43 SINCE the golden showing of Singapore's table tennis players at the Commonwealth championships m Glasgow, Timesport has been lobbying for a reward scheme to honour our athletes. The Singapore Sports Council, m a letter (right), says that it does not intend to have a policy of giving cash rewards. Here,
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    Croatians halt Singapore women's march at c'ships
    429 44  -  Santokh Singh TABLE TENNIS By 'Spider Girl' spins her way to the top -Pg42 CROATIA halted the Singapore women's march m the world Table Tennis Championships m Manchester with a 3-0 win yesterday. Needing a victory to finish among the top four m
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    Lock icon Scrambled goal beats Lions
    40 44 World Cup soccer qualifier: Singapore 0 Kuwait 1 Pictures by Singapore custodian Rezal Hassan (left) trying m vain to stop the ball from going into the net. The goal gave Kuwait a 1-0 victory. JERRY SEH
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    Barry's boys put up lion-hearted performance against Asian giant:
    535 44  - Barry's boys put up lion-hearted performance against Asian giant Tay Cheng Khoon By BOTTOM-LINE watchers are not wrong m pointing out that it was Kuwait which collected the three points after beating Singapore 1-0 m the World Cup qualifier at the National Stadium last night. But the true sportsmen will
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    THE COACHES' SAY
    189 44 1 am very pleased with the boys' performance. The result favours Kuwait. It is a strong team and has a strong chance of going to France. For us to play against them the way we did tonight is a credit to the boys. They worked hard, showed
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    TODAY'S EVENTS
    141 44 ATHLETICS Caltex National J'r C'ships (Serangoon Std 2pm). CRICKET SCA Div 1 League: CSC v SRC (CSO, IA Eagles v SCC (IA), SIA v UWC (SIA) 10:45 am. Div 2: SCC v UWC II (SCC), SCRC v SCA U-21 (SCRC). EHv 3: UWC v IA Falcon s (UWC)
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      Nike I's title
      65 44 NIKE I claimed the Super Coffee Netball Spring Carnival's Division One title at the Kal lang Netball Centre yesterday. The newly-named Yew Tee Constituency Sports Club was second while Nike II finished m third place. The e«nt the first of five one-day Carnivals which have attracted a
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      Villeneuve's record
      78 44 IMOLA (Italy) World cham-pionship-leading Canadian Jacques Villeneuve broke the qualifying lap record by more than three seconds yesterday when he secured pole position for today's San Marino motor racing Grand Prix. Villeneuve, 27, clocked a record time of Imin 23.3035 ec as he claimed his fourth successive pole
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      78 44 GLASGOW Scotland's hopes of victory m next week's World Cup soccer clash with Sweden suffered a setback yesterday with the withdrawal of strikers John McGinlay of Bolton and Duncan Ferguson of Everton through groin injuries. Veteran marksman Ally McCoist of Rangers is also "90 per cent certain" to
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        Unbottling talent
        1857 2 mm OU do not have to be a scientist to know that prawns m streams get pushed by currents. But just how far? Although it is not on the physics syllabus of the National University of Singapore, two third-year students, Mr Chiam Sher Vi, and Mr Goh Hock
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        How MIT produces leaders in science, industry
        475 2 In one programme at MIT, known as the Experimental Study Group, about 45 undergraduates study what they want, when they want and how they want WHEN Dr Andrew Wee, 34, a senior lecturer m physics, visited the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of technology last
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        Opposition MPs should get a role in CDCs
        1239 3 vdfg SOON after he announced it last year, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong's plan to launch Community Development Councils was dismissed by the opposition as nothing more than a political ploy to entrench the ruling party. If there are Singaporeans who swallow
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          The bottom line on fare rises
          280 3 IT is natural that the travelling public should question the rise m fares of public transport when its quality, particularly that of bus and taxi services, leaves much to be desired. Few will quarrel with the proposition that fares must reflect the rising cost
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        25 years ago
        98 3 On this day THE Government will offer various incentives to local industries to encourage their participation m industrial training, the Minister of State (Education), Dr Lee Chiaw Meng, said. Speaking at the Singapore Manufacturers' Association dinner, Mr Lee said the incentives offered m "critical industries" were: Direct
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        140 4 KEY INFORMATION •Population 15.6 mten I *C3Ditaf Amsterdam •Seat of Government Parliament The Hague 1 Jpfein Foreign Language English jrrency (March '97} Guilder (NLGI .34 $1) j^Kype of Government Constitutional monarchy under parliamentary democracy E?Head of State en Beatrix •GOP growth 2 .4 per cent •Inflation
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        Steering Europe forward
        574 4 Holding the Presidency of the European Union, the Netherlands faces many challenges, one of which is the revision of the Maastricht Treaty. Veronica Koh reports. In its six-month Presidency of the European Union (EU), the Netherlands has been entrusted with the responsibility of steering Europe towards the
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        Gujral prefers to do more for neighbours
        975 5 m m ■ME jfitt I PRAYER flags flutter m the crisp mountain air of Thimphu, capital of Bhutan, the dragon kingdom tucked away m the Himalayas between India and Tibet. It was at the coronation m 1974 of King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the
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        A chicken farm to babysit electronic nets?
        872 5 gc xtdx MY EYES were shifty and my throat was dry as I approached a woman proprietor m Taipei's Kwanghwa shopping mall. "Do you have, er, the type of electronic chicken that children play with?" I asked sheepishly, hoping to mislead her into
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      The royal house of Orange-Nassau
      517 6 jgj fc Queen Beatrix keeps abreast of events m the Netherlands and abroad, as well as the achievements and the concerns of the Qytch people. She also takes an active interest m health care and social welfare institutions, such as homes for the elderly. The
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      Koninginnedag or The Queen's Day
      96 6 This is a Dutch national holiday to celebrate the head of state's official birthday. As a tribute to her mother, Princess Juliana, Queen Beatrix has maintained the tradition of marking her birthday, April 30, as the day of national festivities. The Queen's own birthday on
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        Jitters over Manila property
        867 7 Investors and fund managers dumping real estate as signs point to a shake-down at high end of the market, Philippines Correspondent NIRMAL GHOSH report^) PHILIPPINE investors and fund managers are having a bad case of the shakes, traceable to several factors but adding up to one
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        REASONS FOR THE JITTERS
        114 7 THE real estate jitters m the Philippines are caused by: Astronomical rental rates that seemed too high to be true m a traditionally cyclical market vulnerable to .^-Lj psychological swings. :^m Reports of unexpectedly slow bookings for a pretjj mium condominium development m the heart of
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        WHY MANILA WON'T GO BANGKOK WAY
        125 7 THE case for Manila avoiding a Thai-style crisis: Gross domestic product (GDP) growth m the Philippines has increased steadily from 2.1 per cent m 1993 to 5.5 per cent last year. Thailand's GDP growth-* has remained virtually unchanged, with a slight decline between 8.7
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        1089 7 THE Federal Reserve is poised to raise United States interest rates again next month. No longer do Fed officials believe, as they did last year, that the economy will slow on its own. Nor are they convinced that last month's quarter-point increase
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      Two of a kind
      1125 8 trvd ud Trade is still the most important reason for the close relationship between the Netherlands and Singapore, both of which have many similarities. Veronica Koh reports. In an interview, Mr Johan G. Wilbrenninck, the Netherlands Ambassador to Singapore, gave his views on the following: Dutch-Singapore
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      Dutch maritime prowess on show
      294 8 Du tch maritime prowess on show Since time immemorial, the Netherlands has been known for their maritime prowess both m trade and war. It is no wonder then that the Dutch attach great importance to the upcoming International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (Imdex) Asia '97 to be held here
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        High cost is a bitter pill to swallow
        1329 9 New drugs and medical technology are invariably greeted enthusiastically. But are they always worth the cost they impose on the health-care system when sometimes older medicines and procedures will do just as well? INDRANI NADARAJAH reports. Benefits unproven MASS health-screening and subsequent
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        Quick blow-out in gallbladders
        162 9 THE introduction of laparascopic removal of gallbladders m Canada m the late '80s was an example of the tendency to over-prescribe new surgery, said Professor Renaldo Battista, president of the International Society of Technology Assessment m Health Care. The number of such procedures there jumped by
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        Some trials save on health-care costs
        350 9 NOT all clinical trials fuel rising health-care costs. An example of a "successful" trial is the Scandinavian Simyastatin Survival Study, or the 4S trial, from August 1989 to May 1994. It looked at 4,444 adults with elevated cholesterol levels and who had had heart
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      Springboard to European markets
      1027 10 j^fl j yj -jj\ ill :H 1 I«» Aril :1 M I Fi FT fl ZAj aHThrough their value added logistics or VAL system, the Dutch have found the most optimal way of keeping distribution costs '°cfown and providing a high level of service to their
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      Changing value chain & VAL centre
      74 10 Changing value chain VAL centre Three approaches to the Value Added Logistics (VAL) concept: In house: Companies establish their own VAL centres. Joint operations: Companies establish joint operations with Dutch companies that handle distribution, warehousing and specific elements Of the VAL operation, such as customer service. Third party: Some Dutch
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        Prayer-meeting alliance new setback for Muslim party
        1874 11 The United Development Party has had a difficult history. Created in 1973 under government orders as a fusion of four Muslim parties, it has been dogged by disunity. It gained 29.3 per cent of the vote in 1977 on the basis it would
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      Water country
      861 12 yuguu The many rivers and lakes m the Netherlands are ideal for water sports, including ice skating. Veronica Koh reports. Everyone knows that the Netherlands is a land of tulips, windmills and clogs. What they may not know is that it is also a land of culture, romantic
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        TWO SITUATIONS WHICH LAND RUSSIAN WOMEN IN TROUBLE
        38 13 To escape grim prospects at home, women flock to marriage brokers to meet foreign men. Modelling contests and foreign job offers lure young women eager to escape an impoverished homeland.
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        Trapped in sex work abroad!
        2319 13 In Russia, women have become a favourite commodity of the criminal class along with such illicit trade as smuggling enriched uranium and cocaine A major obstacle to halting the Russian trafficking trade is the reluctance of the women, living m a netherworld of criminality, to
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        Let's use one piece of knowledge 100 ways
        1497 14 From lowly accountant to Shell CEO to Senior Minister of State for Education. The story of Mr Peter Chen is one of never-ending learning and thinking, as CHUA LEE HOONG of the Political Desk finds out. Now, he wants students to do
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      878 1 CHERIAN GEORGE Let opposition MPs play their part m CDCs 3 i uHuOttiiiio j^^H^^^|^^^H|B^H^^| Bright students at the National University of Singapore :^H are involved in a trail-blazing programme to groom them for leadership. In one project, physics undergraduates study the movement of prawns. M. Nirmala reports on Page 2.
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      47 5 J| UL I^'kJ-i not only the police 4 A i ittl L I l- WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE They just kept on 11^ P that the straits I hitting each other. IP ll Si^^ times photographer A It .LJ^^^' IISNOT AROUNDASWELU^^MI ADAM LEE o FRPP7F NOELROSALES
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      255 6 HmJUWWr To Her Majesty jtcßßSMl^^^Hh Queen Beatrix ■^^^^^WBIBPMH Of The Netherlands on the occasion of RsHHHii Queen's Day Today H. M Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands celebrates wide range of consumer and professional products, anothe r rthday. To mark this spsoal day, systems m 4 services. Much of this would
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      1100 16 74 Pets/ Pet Care THE PET SPECIALIST -Call *****79 at 219 Lavender Street. Free transport for Grooming, Petfood, Accessories, Pet taxi. Puppies from $480: Poodle, Toy Fox, Silky, Jack Russell, Maltese, Pom, Beagle, Keeshond, Yorfcie, Boxer, Corgi, GSD ft Keeshond. BIG BONE SHEPHERD. St. Bernard, Sheltie, Golden Retriever, Pom, Shih
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      633 16 94 Curtains CURTAIN. BUNDS, FREE sewing. At reasonable price. Interest- page 9216-8783. 96 Electrical ATTN. HOME FTY. Electrical, plumbing, chockage. 24-hr. (7/6971 15/3/-97). 22, Yio Chu Kang Rd #02-08. Meng: *****55/ *****255. SERVICE EMERGENCY POWER FAILURE. chokage, leakage, heater, cistern, basin, tap. Island Wide. 3/*****. IV9B. #16-14 Infl Plaza. *****45.
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      433 16 114 House Renovation/ Decor ITALY GLASS/ LOURVES folding door, hanger, Sun-X, fan, heater, blind, renovation. *****36 MARBLE SPECIAL OFFER: Rose pink $2.95 psf. Perlatino $4.85 psf. Skirting from $1.20/pc. *****74 SPECIALIZED IN ALL Alum, work repairing of dr. rollers lock. Call *****13/ Pp. *****239. 118 Plumbing A BEST CHOKED ISLAND-WIDE
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      276 16 ISO Domestic Help Available INDON PHIL HOT 4AC JQJ6 1 mw K^na^r^(op^Mf)i ♦FILIPINO •INDONESIAN 135 Jurong East St 13 #02-327 i *****44 #02-53 Lucky Plan Tel: 738X2. 10 •H«w Bios lust arrtitihj Save Agency Fee $200 n 7 Days Arrival $3 M lfc> <f^L^ p INDON. MA^ WUU NETT SPECIAL
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      1291 17 150 Domestic Help 190 Domestic Help 150 Domestic Help Available Available Available J i 1 A D l3 l C *****66 i^jg| £rfltM ■■P B^ #19-01 Jatan Sultan Centre vS W&JsL IJjjgaW M M B SMBI (Opposite THE CONCOURSE/Basch Road) X£Aii^ E 1 I* Indon* Myat ir F Lankan CL
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      634 17 166 Health Centres 166 Health Centres i LOY KRATHONG FITNESS SPA B 57GeylangLor.27(offSim'sAve)S(*****4) £S 1 minute walk from Aljunied MRT Station Ml\ Traditional Thai A Ml^m Massage by f* experienced MendfylM /a v Thai Masseuses jsJ H Tel: 745 4533/ |j ft J 744 5933 X ■--^J K—_ (llam-lipm) CTjH
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      816 17 239 Packing/ Storage/ Delivery/ Removal A BUDGET PRICE. House/ office removal, transportation. Specialised m piano/ organ safe delivery. Disposal services. 7 days a week, 7am-10pm. Big/ small lorries avail. Boxes for sale. For enquiries, tel: *****39. A BUDGET PRICE. House/ office removal, transportation. Specialised m piano/ organ and safe delivery.
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      565 17 303 Audi For Sale 303 Audi For Sale JLJST GOOD $1088 EVERY MONTH FOR SEVEN YEARS AND DRIVE A BRAND NEW AUDIA4 AUTHORISED DEALER: SIN HOCK LEE CARS ENTERPRISE 165 Upper Paya Lebar Road TIL: 282-4583 30% DOWNPAYMENT. TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY. 305 BMW For Sale Absolutely Best Deal Buy
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      346 17 305 BMW For Sale 3T94 BMW 3184 Auto. 1 owner. Agt. maintained. Accident free. Iyr. rd. tax *****51/ *****622 V 94 MB FOR sale. 315 BHP version. 100% accident free. Asking $250K 0.n.0. Pg. *****693. 4 MTHS OLD lastest 728 i for sale. 4000 KM only. 100% accident free. $266K
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      527 17 310 Daihatsu For Sale I WE GUARANTEE World of exciting possibilities for owners, it can save you a lot of time money... Buy sell '80 -92 CHARADE plus other hdplink& 500 gifts FREE! Citidrive Services *****51/9-*****09 (24 hours) A MALAY '80 model Cherade I.OXTE. New tax. Free transfer/ insurance/ servicing.
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      532 17 310 Daihatsu For Sale 3/91 APPLAUSE 1.6 auto, 4-dr. Tax 8/97, beautiful cond. Accident free. $39,800. *****29. 4 YR. OLD Charade CX. New rims. 2nd owner. Auto. $45K Pg. *****600 4/88 DAIHATSU HMET S/wagon. 6-seater. COE paid 10 yrs. Aircon. Tax 9/97. 545-3300 8 UNITS '79/ '80/ '81 Charade. COE
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      373 17 313 Ford For Sale 12/89 FORD LASER 1.6 manual. Pte. owner White. Tax 5/97. Good cond. Call 382 7777. 3/88 LASER 1.3. GL. $17,800. 8/89 Laser 13 GL, 5-dr., $26,800. 1 owner, lot 59 Kallang Auto Ctr. '94 MONDEO 2.0 auto, $88.8K '92 Laser I.3GL, 4-door. $50 BK. 1 owner.
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      916 18 312 Fiat For Sale 312 Fiat For Sale 312 Flat For Sale STILL THE BEST VALUT $72,800* r -^j [SUZUKI SWIFT ~T76,900* I CONttrORAjKJ T* NiSSAFTMAROT $80,000* s^iMWTo^*gr™S seatsalsaT "sBo,Boo^^ GinWAnswi t IT. T~7-. zL-. VfrlESfOGGuw Prices correct at time of printing __^**—l Auto Asia (S) Pte Ltd •1 i
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      726 18 316 Honda For Sale 2/98 INTEGRA 1.81 auto. Leather seats. 1 owner. Full accessories. Tax 2/98. $126 K. Tel: 252-9995 3/'BB HONDA PRELUDE 2.0 manual. Tax 8/97. PARF $29K. Sunroof, s/rims. $34,500. 472-2222 3/89 HONDA CONCERTO EXi 1.6. (manual) 1 owner. S/rims. 146 Race Course Rd. Tel: 392-3033 4/98 HONDA
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      909 18 317 Hyundai For Sale 317 Hyundai For Sale £3 RICKY TAY MOTOR TRADING HYUNDAI authorised sales agent M,~J*^^W<J*^^^^ We accept trade-in Tel: *****02/ *****18 31 Weet Coast Highway #01-26 We»t Coart Caimait, (epp. Haw Par Villa) 1(*****4) 1 OWNER '93 Elantra GLS manual. Silver. Tax new. CD. Tip-top cond. Tel:
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      912 18 325 Mercedes For Sale MOTORWAY TRADING 888 BUKIT TIMAH ROAD TEL *****00 ofi/*95 Benz S42OL Black 08/95 Benz C2BO Red 01/"94 Benz E22OCE Black 03T93 Benz E2BO White 08/92 Benz 300 SEL Silver ICV92 Benz E2OO Beige W92 Benz 190E 1.8 Grey 09/"90 Benz E2OO Black OV9O Benz E220 White
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      391 18 325 Mercedes For Sale 325 Mercedes For Sale 325 Mercedes For Sale 328 Mercedes For Sair i i Advance Investment Scheme 'BbBBBBbI B^BBBBBBBBBBaB^^^^^ MH MH>anMH >u k MBBBBBBBbI 1 BBBBBBBBaiBBBBiBBBB^^^aHLM IB **^»aiß laMß^a^Bßl s^B Rte Sifrfifiß^Bsl wmBHHw iTTWrriwi mmm The Advance Investment Scheme is designed so you will benefit most
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      83 18 10/92 190E OWNER selling. C&C maintained. Expensive hi-fi. Genuine buyer pis. Pg. 9-*****51 11/90 BENZ E2OO converted. 2 owners Auto. White colour. OMV $43,663. Good cond. 472-2222 11/ '98 MASTERPIECE E220. Ist owner. Accident free. C&C. $190K 0.n.0. Pg 9-*****00 1978 MERCEDES MID-NITE Blue. Top cond. COE 10/2001. Asking $22,000.
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      95 18 2 UNITS, MID '90 Benz 200E convert E2OO. Tax 9/97. Nice no. CD changer. Tip top cond. *****18 3/90 AUTO 190 2.0 It. 1 owner. Orig. Excellent cond. Nice no. Tax 9/97. $76.8K neg. Tel. *****55. 3/94 BENZ E2OO auto. 1 owner. White colour. C&C maintained. Showroom cond. Tel: 472-2222
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      590 18 «/'93 MERCEDES 3OOSEL. Chauffeur driven. C&C maintained. Nice no. Showrm. cond. *****0 6T79 MERCEDES 200 white. Square lamps. CO. COE 5T2001 Good cond. $24,800. Pg. *****617 6T92 MERCEDES 190E 2.3. 16 valves. COE 2002. With turbo Ut Selling $78,000. Pg. 9204-1151. V 93 MERCEDES 190 E. Special. 1 owner. Perfect
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      500 19 325 Msrcedes For S«le 325 Mercedes For Sele r 4 great colours to choose from with the highest colour co-ordination details around. 4 i The Megane Coupe Special Limited Edition. See it to believe itl Alfa Credit Pte Ltd t All care supplied by Cycle Carriage, The Authorised Distributor for
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      1837 19 326 Mitsubishi 326 Mitsubishi 326 Mitsubishi For Sale For Sale For Sale MITQIIRICUI One year FREE Insurance I 9WDI9ril r 1 1.3 (II) I 89,800/- Subject to approval m\ $iS:So» MontWy ln lra low -HE! 1.6 (A) i $106,800/;S ■a^^sflafl P§r^ *^bww I s^Mß^B^s^iß^^B^fc^ißisr iii4s^sTtbWt^ Saw ■^^HHB HJHJPPS^rwff^'J^^^r^^^^^^ odu 859.
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      823 19 328 Nissan For Sale '77 DATSUN 100A F2. COE 3/2002. A1 cond. Price neg. Buyers only. Call *****183/ *****118 '79 DATSUN 100A. COE 12/2001. New paint. Aircon., hifi. Good cond. *****30/ Pg. *****372 8/91 PRESEA 1.6 ABS. manual, white beauty, s/rims, tip top cond. $51.8 K. View to offer. *****33
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      692 19 334 Proton For Sale 8/94 PROTON WIRA 1.6XL1 auto. Aeroback. Orig. grey. Accident free. Tip top. *****26 Tely Auto. 9/92 PROTON SAOA. 1.3. Aeroback. 2 owners. Excellent cond. $44.8 K. *****30/ 9-*****81 '90 NEAR. SAOA. I.3GL. Manual. Grey. Hi-fi. Easy loan. Beautiful cond. Tel. 747-3133/ pg. 9400-6170 '92 SAOA I.SGL
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      1627 19 337 Rover For Sale 337 Rover For Sale 337 Rover For Sal* SSSSSSSS^SSS^SSSS^SS^S ■BaHaMBBH^BHaS mSSmSSmSSSSSS^SSI^SSmm 27*98 ROVER 418 no. SCL4I6K. BJBaBa««««BaBlBB«B«B*««««BlBB«a«BHBB«««««««««««IBl 4/-95 Rover 416 no. 58Y5555C. All one owneri Accident freei Show- Z4 interior parts m shjnning co-ordinated room cond. 552 5555/ 9511-5555. colours like you've never seen before! 4T96
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      382 20 332 Peugeot For Sal* 332 Peugeot For Sale 332 Peugeot For Sale 332 Peugeot For Sale 332 Peugeot For Sale 332 Peugeot For Sale E ojf^ awdrfc4u>fccm, fob cm/w n THERE'S NEVER BEEN A BETTER TIME TO OWN A PEUGEOT 406 2.0 AUTOMATIC. FOR DETAILS, CALL OR COME BY OUR
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      531 20 344 Toyota For Sale TOYOTA IPSUM 7seaters(2.o)M.P.V •WithC.O.E. Provide Low Interest Rate/High Trade-in BEST OFFER! All brands Used Cars Speciality m Toyota Call Us Peng Uong Credit Pto Ltd (Aircon. Showroom) 453-7337 Consignment Welcome BRAND NEW '97 MODEL TOYOTA IPSUM 7 SEATERS MPV Twin Sunroof Full factory accessories For immed.
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      700 20 344 Toyota For Sale 7/89 CORONA CD, (auto). 1 owner cond. Orig. nice interior/ engine perfect. New 2K paint/ tax/ hifi./ s/rims/ alarms. Tel: *****60 7/98 TOYOTA PREVIA. Auto. MPV. 7-seater. Twin sun roof, ABS, tax 6/97. 1 owner. Agent maintained. Must viewl 835-4800. '79 STARLET S-OOOR. Full body kit.
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      888 20 344 Toyota For Sato *T92 COROLLA 1.0 Auto, 2 owners, white, good condition. $67,800 neg. Pg: 9309-1228 9T93 COROLLA 1.60 U. 5-speed. 1 ownar. New model. Tax 8/97. Low mileage. $91K. Pg. 9-*****79 '92 COROLLA 1.3XL1. 1 owner, 16-va!ve, fuel injection, hifi, wellkept, cat) *****96 '93 MID TOYOTA Starlet XL.
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      912 20 372 Vehicle Accessories/ Parts SUNROOF-FARMONT (GERMANY) 10 yrs. manufacturer warranty. Safety, climate control, rain sensing auto close. Midas 221 9293/ fax: 323 2366 BODY KIT FOR most Models. Available for old cars also. Midas 221 9293 377 Car Financing/ Insurance HITACHI LEASING (8) PTE LTD Calt ©671 6683 Anytime^ WAH
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      864 20 387 Lorries For Sale 80 UNITS. BEST choice of selection. 10 ft. lorries. '83 to '96. Toyota Dyna, Nissan Cabstar. Diesel/ petrol. Low deck, HDB $55. To view: Aliunied Ustd Car Centre, Lot 20. Office at Lot 19. 9 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. Please call *****41. 2TSS NISSAN CABSTAR doub
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      993 20 393 Motorcycles/ Scooters For Sale FM 180 HEXAGON, black, sefl ing $6,000 neg. Excellent cent* Tel. John: 9206-1929. FN SKIPPER. COE 3/2006. S T Ist owner. Very new. 830JUon used. $4K only. *****94 after e*m FN ZaNO 180. black with mdnirfkey box. 1 yeer old. Caah $800:+ instalment. Pg. 9407-0306.
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      1072 21 404 DOO-1O Orchard/ ••»t Tanglin/ Holland b PTE APTS Rant o.o* FAR EAST Mans. 3-rms. High fir. Best viewl Breezy. F/reno vatad/ fumy aircon. 9808-3839 LP. D.O* HABITAT N. 2400 sq.ft. 3+l mais. $9,800 neg. Quiet facing. Avail. Ist July. Rl 9317-9731. KB* LA CRYSTAL. Brand new. •0641. 3 bdrms.
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      1060 21 408 012-14 Balastier/ Macphawoivtkylang PTE APTS Rant D.14 (2 YRBJ Apt. 1300 sq.ft. 3 rms. Unfurn. Aircon. Near Aliunied MRT. $2100. Pg. *****462 F&W. KEMBANGAN CT. OPP. MRT. 2 bdrm. 1173 sq.ft. with facilities. F/fum. $3000 neg. *****101 ERA ST. MICHAEL'S. WALK-UP. 4+l. Attached. Near amenities. Furn. $2500 only. Pg
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      907 21 416 022-28 W*st/ North PTE APTS Rant D.23 HILLVIEW HEIGHTS. 3+l/ 4+l bdrms. Full facilities. New. $3000 up. Pg. *****822 ERA. D.23 UPP. BT. Timah/ Cashew Pk. 1880 sq.ft. 3+l. rms. Balcony pool view. $3.5K neg. *****98 agt. 0.27 ORCHMD PK. 2+l/ 3+l. Nice view. Resort living. F/furn. F/aircon. MRT/
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      1039 21 420 Housas For Rant D.20 NEMESU AYE 1 -storey semi-d. 2 rms. F/furn. Renovated. Amenities. Pg *****033 No. agt. D.20 NEW 2M-STOREY terr. View nature reserve. 4+l, attic. F/fum. auto gate. *****454 D.20 S/STOREY TERR. $1900. 2storey semi-d. 3 rms. $2500. 5 rms. f/aircon, $3300. *****680 agt. D.20 THOMSON GREEN
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      840 21 422 HUDC/HDBAptt For Rent 8-RM MARSBJNG F/FURN. Lock 1 rm. $1200 neg. Pg. 9230-0956 Owner. S RM. WOODLANDS. New. MRT, amenities. Unfurn./furn. Family preferred *****172 ERA 424 Service Apts EAST COAST 10 mins. to town. F/furn., 1 or 2-bdrm. aircon. apt. with kitchen. Advance bookings 426 Rooms For Rent Rooms
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      901 21 420 Rooms For Rent S MINS. FROM MRT. Furn. aircon. rm. for rent. Attached bath. No agt*. Call *****651/ *****01 S-RM ST. SI. Jurong W. Near NTU. 2 rms. 1 with aircon for rent. Pis. call *****817/ *****057. 800 ROOMS AVAILABLE m all areas. Call me to match your requiraments,
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      226 21 441 DOl-O8 City A South- West PTE APTS Sale 1-5 yrs :5.25%*p.a 6-10 yrs :5.50%'p.a 11-30 yrs :5.75%*p.a FIXED RATE OPTION AT 5% FOR Ist 2 YEARS b^bbT^ -'pi HURRYII EXCELLENT VALUED D.OB Starlight Rd, Designer Decor. Walk up apt. 9999 yrs. 1300 sq. ft 2 rms. Valued $595 K.
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      457 21 441 001-08 City ft South-Wast PTE APTS Sala D.06 HONG LEONG Garden Shopping, approximate 1200 sq.ft., 999 years. 3+l rm., good facing, good potantial for re development. Price negotiable. Pg. 9-409-1817. D.OS ANCHORAGE 1163/ 1238/ 1421/ 1830/ 2088 sq.ft. 2+l/ 3+l/ 4+l $820 p.s.f. $1000 p.s.f. George Yeo *****049 Agt.
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      482 21 441 001-08 City South Went PTE APTS Sala D.OB HONO LEONG Gdn. 1453 sq.ft. 999 yrs. Move-in cond. Near amenities. Facilities. CP *****945 D.OS ISLAND VIEW. 3500 sq.ft. 4+2. Best blk. Sea view. Full facilities. $1.78 M. *****359 agt. D.OS ISLANDVIEW TOWNHSE. 4+l. 3600 sq.ft. Facilities. Freehold. $I.BM. Agt: 9606-9681.
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      263 21 448 009-10 Orchard/ Tanalin/ Holland HOUSES -Sala Leaden Park, vicinity. Bungalow. Potential. 13,000 sq.ft. Naaaim Vicinity. Beautifully renovated bunglw./ pool. 28,000 sq.ft. Margoliouth Vicinity. Fantastically renovated bungalow. Excellent location. Pool. 25,000 sq.ft. Oariick Aye. Brand new bunglw. Tip-top quality/ pool. 18,000 sq.ft. Swottawhatw Rd. Nicely renovated bungalow/ pool. 13.000 sq.ft.
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      705 22 446 009-10 Orchard/ Tanalin/ Holland HOUSES Sals OPEN SHOWFLAT SUISSE VIEW 3-storey intermediate 1800-3000 sq.ft., 4+l rms. 20 units available 12 noon to 6pm. Nao-classic JeeltfH M.lpor* Properties Tel: 293-2230 D.lO DON'T MISS a beautiful designed 2-storay bungalow off Holland Rd. Land: 17,200 sq.ft. Built-in}-. 5,500 sq.ft. Regular land shape.
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      327 22 446 009-10 Orchard/ Tanglin/ Holland PTE APTS Sale OPEN HOUE: 2-4PM. D.lO ADAM PLACE SB ADAM ROAD 1450 sq.ft. 3+l bedroom* Freehold/ facilities Aaklnfl SI.2SM n*g. HAN ft BOONS ASSOCIATES PG: 9701 8407/ *****70 Look out fot* owr no* TERESA VILLE PENTHOUSE BLK. 1008, #23-03-OPIN HOUSE 1-3PM. 3,900 sq.ft. s+l
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      475 22 446 009-10 Orchard/ Tanglin/ Holland PTE APTS Sale ALLSWORTH PK. 1989 sq.ft. 3+l, spacious living, near Henry Pk. Sen. 51.52 M only.Hß *****401 ASPEN HTSI AT cost! E Twr. 1571 sq.ft. mid fir. E face. *****403 SML BEAVERTON CT. 3229 sq.ft. 4+l with attached. Bast view. Private lift. Facilities. HB
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      242 22 460 Dll ft 21 Newton/ Bt Timah/ Clementi HOUSES Sale D.ll HILLCREST VICINITY. This house was sold by an LV Agent. We can sell yours too or find you one. For results, call Louis Yeap Realty Pte. Ltd. Tel: *****93. D.ll CALDECOTT HILL. Good class bunglw. zone. 24,700 sq.ft. Hilltop
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      343 22 450 Oil A2l Newton/ Bt Timah/ Clementi HOUSES Sale D.21 HUA GUAN. New 2»-sto-rey tropical resort-style bunglw. with s/pool. Land 4786/ 3900 sq.ft. 5+2 rms. TOP 7A97. Aim *****074 D.21 OPEN HSE. 3-spm. Savoy Pk. (7 Eng Kong Dr.). New corner terr. 2918/ 3251 sq.ft. s+l quality finishes, $2.35 M.
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      497 22 451 Dll A2l Newton/ Bt Timah/ Clementi PTE APTS Sale D.ll M AND ALA V MANSION F'hold. 2050 sq.ft. 4+l. F/aircon. All rms. with attached bathroom. Designer decor. 9-*****98 D.ll OFF SHELFORD Rd. Brand new Quality m design/ fitting. 3 bdrm. Marble fir. Affordable $720,000. Harvest, pg. *****352 D.ll VNXA
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      463 22 451 Dll A2l Newton/ Bt Timah/ Clementi PTE APTS Sale D.21 HIGHGATE 1498/ 1378 sq.ft. 3+l. $100K designer decor. Good view. F'hold. *****187 C&H. D.21 MAPLEWOODS PENTHSE. 2939 sq.ft. High fir. Good facing. Price neg. *****43 Newsman 0.21 MAPLEWOOOS. SARACA Ct. 1808 sq.ft 4 bdrms. Open hsa. Sun. 2pm-spm. Pg.
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      338 22 455 Dl 2-14 Baiestier/ M«cphorton/ Gt yiang I HOUSES Sale D.14 KEMBANGAN VICINITY. This house was sold by sn LV Agent. We can sell yours too or find you one. For results, call Louis Yeap Realty Pte. Ltd. Tel: *****93. D.IS QUIET ENVIRONMENT" WITH NATURAL CHARM -SRADDEU HEIGHTS' Land *****
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      405 22 j 455 Dl 2 14 Baiestier/ Macpherion/ Geylang HOUSES Sale OPEN HOUSE I<4PM First Home Or Investment D.14 NO. 21 JLN. DAUO Family, parents, teenagers. There's room for all, 3 itorey corntr terrace with 3440/ 3000 sq.ft. 4 bedrooms. Hug* living/ dining/ garden. Freehold. Valued. A GREAT STARTER'S HOME! MHS
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      272 22 455 012-14 Baiestier/ Macphefton/ Geyiang HOUSES Sale mSSSSSS^^SSSSSSSSSSSSSS 1>.13 2^-STOREY TERR,F/r«no vated. Car porch. Approx, 1,100 sq.ft. 3+l. F'hold. 9709-2769 agt. d.14 INTER. TERR. Sftorey. F'hold. Convenient. Asking ii.i9M neg. Pg. 9-*****09. D.14 JLN. EUNOS 2/sU>My terr. 1555/ 1800 sq.ft. 3+l. F'hoß Renovated. $1.28 M. *****838. DEANS D.14 2 MINS.
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      1621 23 460 Dl 5-16 East Coast 460 015-16 East Coast 460 D l 16 East Coast 460 D l 5-16 East Coast HOUSES Sala HOUSES Sato HOUSES Sato HOUSES Sato Etfor sale jttftjSUjHmNjifc 3-Sto*eyCon72(*porafy Design Terrace Houses m the East Coast Located m a tranquil enclave off the East Coast, pan-islano
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      313 23 OPEN HOUSE 2-SPM 10A Aida St. F'hold Sami-D 3900/3700 sq.ft. Very beautiful. Large living dining area plus morel *****804 OPEN HSE. 2.30-6PM. New semi-d 12A Bedok Walk 4082 sq.ft. F'hold 6+l rms, nice cosy design. Big frontage. *****628 BMP 0.18 TEMBELriIOROAD BRAND NEW 3/STOREY SEMI-D JUST TOPI Land 2660/ 2700
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      1665 23 460 015-16 East Coast HOUSES Sale =^plin= HOUSE 2-BPM. NO. 119 Telok Kurau Lor. H. 7 yrs. old. 2800/ 4300 sq.ft. 3+l rms. Nicely renovated. Selling below valuation. ET Co. *****512. 24 WILKINSON RD. 3pm. spm. Brand new 2)4-storey bunglw. 5200/ 5200 sq.ft. B+l spacious rms. Valued 54.5 M. 9511-3480.
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      330 23 j 460 015-16 East Coast HOUSES Sale D.16 NEW 3 storey corner terr 4+l rms. F'hold. Land 2121 sq.ft. Quiet. Mins. to MRT. 9608-1998 D.16 OPEN HSE. 2 spm. 8, Kew Cresc. 3-storey semi-d. s+l. 99 yrs. 2400/ 3200 sq.ft. 51.58 M. BH D.16 RAMBAI RD. Inter, terrace. 3150 sq.ft.
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      868 24 461 Dl 9- 16 East Coast 461 D l 16 East Coast PTE APTS Sala PTE APTS Sala .^KibKK BBrVMBBMHfI^Ei uai icnc i nuuK ■BBS 11 cdv '> '•(1 1 |§*tßi2«amfl pr» >* j I ll**Kik«ll FOR Sat i iStmt^BJßim Sjik viIWINft I 1 1 VUCnlrnj 00*£""' I Ufrlvt I
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      755 24 461 Dl 5-16 East Coast PTE APTS Sala D.IS PEBBLE BAY. 1894/ 2357 sq.ft. Pool/ basin/ seeview. Top quality finishes. Offer! Don't missl Pg. 9-*****91/ Tel: *****91 CRE D.lB S7SOK NEO.I Duku Rd. apt. 1230 sq.ft. Ground fir. Tenanted. 3-rmJ Hawaii. 2230 sq.ft. Renovated. 3+l. 51.63 M. 9-*****57 agt. D.IS
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      514 24 461 Dl 5-16 East Coast PTE APTS Sala MAKENA TYPE J. 1163 sq.ft. 3 rms. facing city. Pool view, valued! Page *****721 Platinum MANDARIN OON. OPEN hse. 3 6pm. 81k.7. Sea/ gdn. view. 3+l. 1561 sq.ft. C.S. Tsn *****172 DW MARINE MEADOWS. F'HOLD. Near Parkway. Good layout. 3 rms. Backyard.
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      1280 24 465 Dl 7- 18 Changi/ 465 Dl 7- 18 Changi/ 465 017 18 Changi/ 465 Dl 7 18 Changi/ 465 Dl 7 18 Changi/ 465 017 18 Changi/ Patirßia Paalr Rl* Pasir Rl« Pasir Ri« Patirßia Pasir Ria HOUSES -Sal* HOUSES Sal* HOUSES Sal* HOUSES Sal* HOUSES Sal* HOUSES Sal*
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      294 24 470 Dl 9-20 Sersngoonf i Thomson HOUSES Sale j i 1 I H H D.19 OPEN H'SE 3-spm. D.19 «o, 20 Bunga Rampai Place 2 store^f corner terr. 3800 sq.ft. 3+l Reno* vated. Freehold. *****03 JH m ""WKBUT D.19. SSI.6M UP onlyl Brand new UUI ,C 3-storey terry comer. 6+l
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      1808 25 470 019-20 Strangoon/ 470 Dl 9-20 Sarangoon/ 470 019-20 SerangooiV 470 D l 9-20 Serangoon/ 470 Dl 9-20 SarangooiV Thomson Thomson Thomson T.!S m j!2 n Thom .'!2 n HOUSES -Sal* HOUSES Sal* HOUSES Sal* HOUSES Sat* HOUSES Sal* Phase IP Open For Sale Now? J% lt?l HStei-.^*al i9|^~. _^fe.^flßv
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      505 25 D.19 KOVAN 3 storey terr. 1615/ 2600 sq.ft. 6 yrs. 4+l. Aircon. Park 2 cars. MRT/ shpg. ctr. 9-*****07 D.19 KOVAN VICINITY. 2 units semi-d. 6100 sq.ft. s+l. Aircon. Renovated. Pg: 9809-6363 JWS D.19 PARRY. 2/storey semi-d. Land 5304 sq.ft. F'hold. S. facing. View to offer. Pg. *****-767 EPI D.19
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      550 25 471 Dl 9-20 Serangoon/ Thomson PTE APTS Sala D.19 CHUAN PARK. Best blk.l Best view! 1174 sq.ft. Good layout. 2 rms. Well kept. Full facilities. Best price! 9201-3342 LV D.19 HIGHLAND CTR. Freehold. Cosy 3-rms. 1550 sq.ft. 2 years. Price neg. Foreigners eligible. Sole agt. Pg: 9-*****37. B. Knight D.20
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      481 25 475 D22-28We»t A North HOUSES-Sala D.28 LAST CHANCE! $1.65 M only! Brand new 2-storey corner terr. 999 yrs. TOP soon. 4+l rms. 2,100/ 2,300 sq.ft. Cheap to buy! Don't missl *****260 CJ sole agt. MB^aaa&HMl&BiJ D.28 MUGLISTON WALK. Good size gorgeous land, wide frontage, 2 storey, Semi-D, 3800 sq. ft.
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      1830 25 476 D 22-28 Wast Z^T ft North PTE APTS -Sala ORCHID PK. TWR. 2, 3, 5, 7, B~li 2+l/ 3+l. 958/ 980/ 1141/ 1195/ 1249 sq.ft. Excellent view. See to offer. Near MRT. Pg. *****030 Offo qTopehTo IHOUSEiIj 2-6PM. BULUON PK. Tower 4, #07-03. 1238 sq.ft. 3+l. Designer's decor. $120
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      2583 26 493 HDB Apt* For Sal* 493 HDB Apt* For SaJa 493 HDB Apt* For Sal* 493 HDB Apt* For Sal* 493 HDB Apt* For Sal* 493 HDB Apt* For Sal* (Badofc/ Chal Che*) (Badofc/ Chal Ch-) (Badofc/ Chal Ch— (Badofc/ Chai Chaa) (Badofc/ Chal Chaa) (Badofc/ Chal Chaa) The Straits
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      777 26 4 'A' BEDOK Res. blk. 135. High fir. Aircon, nicely renovated. Near market. Valued. GIC 9300-8799. 4 'A' BEDOK Reservoir Well renovated. Dr to dr. Near amenities/ mkt. Angela 9704-0433. 4 'A' BLK. 125 Bedok Res. high flr. windy built m cabinets split unit *****410 SML 4 'A' CHAI Chee
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      587 26 494 HDB Aptt For Sale (Bithan) OPEN HOUSE 2PM. SPM. BLK. 212 BISHAN ST. 23 •16-287 Executive maisonette Excellent location Unobstructed view Beautifully renovated/ marble, parquet flooring Near MRT/ amenities Valued $620K View A Offer! Felix Chua 9313-2133/9662-1181 SML ABSOLUTELY CHARMING 1 1 BLK. 310, Shunfu 5 'I. Immaculate cond.
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      716 26 494 HDB Aptt For Sale (Bishan) CORNER EXEC. MAIS. 1800 sq.ft. Shunfu Blk. 301. Renovated. Unblock. Breezy. *****919 agt. EXEC. APT. BISHAN Blk. 186. 4 mins. to MRT. Unblock. High fir./ Blk. 134. Call Tony *****798 ERA EXEC. MAIS. BLK. 244. Low fir. Valued $615 K. Well renovated/ move-in. Kishin
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      1172 26 496 HOB Apts For Sal* (Bukit Batok) EXEC MAIS. BLK. 512 Bt. Batok. Can contra. Near MRT. Selling at valuation price. Early move-in. Pg. 9-*****65 agt. MIXING SISOK NEG. Bt Batok 3 'A' blk. 161, 265, 533, 537/ 4 NG' blk. 138, 422, selling $280K neg. Tel. *****03 mSt YOU
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      1043 26 496 HOB Apt* For Sal* (Bukit Batok) 8 T ALMOST no cash. Blk 810, Bt. Gombak. Renovated. Can contra. Sole agt. 9524-7280 CM B T BUC 257. Beautiful designer decor. F/aircon. Unblock. Must view to appreciate. *****666 ERA B T BUC 511 Big hall. Near MRT. No blockage. Can contra.
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      666 27 499 HDB Apts For Sale (Central/City) KELANTAN RD. 28. 3-rms. cor- ner. MRT/ shops/ mkt./ sch. Convenient. Price neg. 9-*****73. r LAST 2 DAYS! Inn. Taman Ho Swee Blk. 33 well kept near MRT sch. tow cash. Spaed *****22 MRTI 3-RM. BLK. 463 Crawford Lane. Beautifully renovated. Unblocked/ windy. Agt.
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      1124 27 500 HDB Aptf For Sale {Choa Chu Kang/ Bukit Panjang) B T BLK 226 CCX. very well renovated, split unit aircon., marble flooring, near MRT, LRT, Lot 1, sch., food ct. By appt 9-*****39 B 'I' CORNER Teck Whya Lena Blk. 119. #09. 4 bdrm. Unblocked. Well kept. Future LRT.
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      874 27 501 HDB Apts For Sale {Clementi/ WortCoatt) OPEN HOUSE" TODAY 2-SPM. TEBAN GDN. B-RM PT. BLK. 19 Low cash (valued 5345K) High flrV windy Spacious hall/ facing east Shops/ market It's a ateall Contact Beweow/ Rte fOf Ml •PfSt. 9080-8784/ 97 11-8825 OMH =spen HOUSE 1-BPM. SAT./ SUN. 5-rm. Pt.
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      877 27 501 HDB Apt. For Sale (Clementi/ W— tCoart) 3 IWT CLEMENT! Blk 341. High fir. Unblocked. Renovated. Valued $168 K. Amenities. 9-*****62 ARN 3 'NO' CLEMENTI Blk. 434, renovated. Single* eligible. MRT/ amenitiee. $205K neg. *****449 Faber 3 'NO' TEBAN Gdn. Blk. 47. Beautiful view. Windy. Facing reservoir. Unblocked. 9-*****06
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      860 27 502 HDB Apt! For Sala (Gayiang/Eunos/ Macpharson) BLK. 121 UPP. Paya Lebar Way. 4 'NG' cosy/ town/ amenities. 9-*****44/ *****55 Klein CASH NEG. PIPIT Rd. Exec, mais. Blk. 53. Quiet. Renovated. Marble fir. Mkt. CHL 9-*****33 EUNOS CRES BLK. 11 4 'NG' corner dr to dr. Face S.E. High fir.
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      800 27 504 HDB Apts For Sale (Hougang/ Sarangoon/ Ylo Chu Kang) LI AIICC TODAY 2-BPM. 4 'A' Hougang Blk. 457 #05-425. Facing S.E., Ponggol Pk. Lift level. 100% movein cond. No contra. *****848 ERA SBK CASH ONLY. Beautiful 5 yrs. Exec. apt. Hougang 559. Immed. Can contra. SchJ mkt./ mall. Pg.
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      1090 27 504 HDB Apt* For Sale (Hougang/ Sarangoon/ Yio Chu Kang) OPEN HOUSEI 2 6pm. 4 'NG' Hougang Blk 352 Ava 7 #13-727. Can contra. Pg 9-*****99 Agt. OPEN HSE. 3-BPM. Hougang 5 'I' Blk. 503. Beautiful. SchJ Contra. Must sell I *****602 B. Knight OPEN HSE. 11.30 AM. 6pm. 4
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      1257 27 505 HDB Apts For Sale (Jurong) URGENT SALE! ANY offer consider! Comer mais. Jurong E. 323. Valued $47SK. low fir. MRT/ convenient access area. *****220 TPR VERY LOW CASHI 4 A' blk. 978, 310, 330. S 'I' blk. 729 4 bdrms. F/renovatad. Can contra. Hurryl Ist offer secures. *****645 GCPC
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      983 27 505 HDB Apts For Sala (Jurong) 4-RM. BOON LAY blk 220 mid. fir. Can contra. Valued $174 K. View to offer. Cannes 9-*****84 4 RM. CORNER. Jurong E. upgrading. Blk 208. Mid fir. MRT/ (MM. fl renovated. *****699 PSH 4RM BLK 184 Boon Lay Dr. Renovated. Near shopping/ food centre.
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      930 27 512 HDB ApttForSalef (Pasir Ris/ C ha Og.) i BEAT THE DEADLINE! Immed regn. Patir Rit st. 51, exec. fait. 5 yrt. Renovated. Unblocked. MRT. Can contra. *****080 Kaizer BLK. 418 8 '17 558 4 'A', Pasir Ris. Ranovatad. Nica view. High fir. Nice layout. Lift level/. MRT/ Whitesand. 9402-8602
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      1713 28 514 HDB Apts For Sato (Tampinaa/ Simai) LQCATm ATTRACTIVE UNBLOCK VIEW! 4 'A' Tampines 916. High flr. Nice layout. Can contra. MRT/ mkt./ sch. Deen *****138 ERA co-broke BLK 287. 8 "I". N.S facing. Festival park 600 m from Metro/ Isetan/ Sogo/ Shop Save/ NTUC. Contra. Owner pg. 9-*****09/ *****48
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      1115 28 514 HDB Apta For Sato (Tampinaa/ Shnai) EXEC. MAIS. TAMPINES blk. 874-A. Low flr. Unblocked. Movein cond. 9608-0056 (owner). EXEC. MAIS./ APT. Tampines. Blk. 944/ 857/ 894/895/860/428/ 429/ 430. Price neg. *****899 agt. EXECUTIVE BLK. 428 Tampines. 2 units apt. 2 units mais. Pleasant well kept. Contra. 9-*****44 DV GENUINE
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      781 28 514 HDB Apts For Sato (Tampinaa/ Simai) 8 'A' BLK. 165 Tampines. High flr., windy, renovated. Can contra. Opp. MRT, central. 9590-1009 8 'A' BLK 932. Tampines. Low floor. Amenities. Valuation $435 K. Interested please call: *****022 8 "A" TAMPINES blk 926. Well renovated. Near MRT/ amenities. F/aircon. Pg: 9603-5794
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      847 28 516 HDB Apts For Sale (Toa Payoh/ Potong Pasir) 3 T BLK 9. T. Payoh. Lift landing. Mid flr. Valued. Original condition. Pg. 9672-5011 NAR. 21st Century. 3 'I' CORNER. Near MRT. High flr. Unblocked. Renovated. Upgrading. Breezy. *****012 C&H 3 T KIM Keat Ava. Blk. 195. High flr. Split
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      618 28 518 HDB Apts For Sala (Yishun) ALL YWHUN 3 "A" Blk. 839 Low/ high flr 3 "A" Blk. 840 Can contra 3 'A' Blk. 822 Can contra 3 'A* Bik. 829 Renovated 4 "8' Blk. 721 Asking $238K 4 "A* Blk. 828 Can contra 4 "A* Blk. 820 Renovated 4
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      858 28 518 HDB Apts For Sale (Yishun) AMENITIES. 8 1' corner Blk. 308. Yishun. Low flr. 5 mins. to Northpoint/ shops. Pg. *****288 C&H ASKING LOW CASHI Walk-up Jumbo Blk. 292, 5 bdrms., beautifully renovated. 9668-1087 SML AT LOW CASH! Valued $387 K. 5 'I' Blk. 213. Low flr. MRT. Genuine
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      2316 28 eaaßaßßa*aa*aa*aßjßjjae^Bßßßaßaaaaß*a^aßßßaßß^Bjvjjjjjajjj» 527 HUDC/HDBAptt Wanted (Went/ Birtf RENTAL SPECIALIST URGENT LV requirea HDB whole unit or locked 1 rm. for expat, profession. al, airline crew, small family, co. lease, Owner call us now! *****87 (24 hrs.) OK Property. TAMPINES 4 'A' CORNER urgently wanted by immed. buyers. We have full knowledge
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        459 1 Watch a film and solve your problems I I JL L/ A-^L W iL LjTAK lO P 1 Frankie Roe, 71, mi A ~*i -w- f,/3 c P ci *f eet waiter. Prlj WHj Why can't others be m Jjf I T What do these three have m common? *-y
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        Lock icon Battle of the airwaves
        355 2  -  REBECCA LIM E\NG the DJ, hang the DJ, |>e$ the song by ex-Smiths Realist, Morrissey, the icon Bf controversy m British Susie. t^That 1986 song, Panic, Inferred to dinner jackets. said, but also took a dig disc jockeys. Like it or not, disc jock's, especially those
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        Not perfect —too many games and ads
        179 2 Not perfect too many games and ads THE ACCUSED PERFECT 10, 98.7 FM "the hit station of the nation". Playlist includes songs which are hitting the charts m the United States and Britain. Appeals mainly to teenagers and those m their early 20s because of its hip image. GUILTY AS
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        Format basically no format
        152 2 dr yt THE ACCUSED NTUC Radio Heart's English station. Covers all the ground which all the oth^r stations do. The format is basically no format. Plays an eclectic range of music from ballads to techno and dance music on Saturdays. H4s multilingual programmes, like 35 minutes
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        Callers include lovesick pups
        184 2 tHE ACCUSED THE most listened-to English radio station, according to Survey Research Singapore. Plays adult contemporary hits from the '70s to the '90s, appealing to a good cross-section of 20-some-things to late 30-somethings. GUILTY AS CHARGED Attowing lovesick puppies to call m their sob stories on
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        Too much jargon on talk shows
        171 2 THE ACCUSED PEGS itself as the station which gives you "news, information and your favourite songs". Plays mainly oldies from the '50s and '60s, country music and ballads. Appeals to late 30-somethings and people m their 40s and 50s. GUILTY AS CHARGED Theme talk
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        196 2 THE ACCUSED VOTED by BigO magazine readers as the favourite radio station this year. Plays a good selection of '80s and '90s pop, appealing to many 20-somethings and people you can find at Zouk's Mambo Jambo night on Wednesdays. Regular sports updates, six times
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        800 4  -  BOB HERBERT TIGER WOODS had just finished winning the Masters. He had handled the course with the grace and sophistication of a Duke Ellington guiding his orchestra through the intricacies of his finest compositions. With the entire gallery at Augusta watching,
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        Lock icon Sorry, apology has lost its value through overuse
        659 4  - Sorry, apology has lost its value through overuse LAURA LIPPMAN YOU step on someone's foot. I am sorry. Hear that a friend's pet has died. I am so sorry. Spill a drink at a party. Sorry! Spit on a man in front of millions, then suggest it is his fault,
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        Pay for bad service? Nuts!
        856 5 Scrap the service charge and bring back tipping instead, say some diners. MAGDALENE LUM reports. DINERS are fed-up, but not from eating too much. Having to pay a service charge for slow or rude service is what they find hard to stomach. More than half
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        26 years of waiting and still going the extra mile
        298 5 MEET Mr Frankie Roe, 7 1 a grandfather of 12, who prefers to continue working as a waiter although he retired officially when he turned 60 m 1986. Mr Roe, a familiar friendly face at York Hotel's White Rose Cafe,
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        Diners legally bound to cough up extra 10%: Case
        302 5 Diners legally bound to cough up extra 10%: Case KICK up a fuss. Complain to the manager m front of other restaurant guests. Take advantage of a restaurant's fear of bad publicity, advises Dr Toh See Kiat, president of the Consumer Association of Singapore, against bad service. "Maybe then you
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        Given leftovers and discriminated racially
        225 5 MRS ESTHER LOO, 38, businesswoman: "Once I ordered cheng tng at a hotel coffee house and I got a bowl which had turned bad. When I summoned the waiter, he brought me another bowl which was not freshly made and had few ingredients. When I
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        343 7 MR LIM HO SENG has dis- -gpvered a lucky number six. While talking to Sunday Plus, it dawned on him that the two holes-in-one he got m the past 10 years were at the 6th hole on different golf courses.
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        Lock icon Golf's hole-y grail
        446 7 The hole-in-one is, to many golfers, almost as good as winning the lottery, reports ELISABETH GWEE f-TO THE layman, a hole-in-one might sound like an unfortunate accident, something along the lines of •Jlgunshot wound or a leaky roof. Mef But to golfers, it is a dream shot,
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        Great shot, bad timing, wrong hole and no car
        333 7 MRS JEN SOE FUN, 40, was initially reluctant to talk about her hole-in-one. She felt guilty. "I got it when I was playing with my boss. It was the first time I was playing with him too not too good, lah,"
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        That sinking feeling
        170 7 WHAT was meant to be a routine practice at the driving range turned out to be more exciting than 17-year-old Lim Kian Wee had ever dared imagine. The polytechnic student, who took up golf when he was 12 and now has a handicap of five, had gone
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        No big deal, says one who has done it
        251 7 WHILE some people will never forget the exact date 8 that they got a hole-in-one (due m part to all the money they spent buying 4-D num- bers of the date), ask Kee Bee j Khim when she had hers and
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        Man who struck it lucky four times in two years
        302 7 MR WEE YEE KOK is one lucky golfer. While others wait for that once-in-a-lifetime moment when they see their ball drop into a hole at a single stroke, he has had four holes-in-one m two years. This is quite an
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        570 8  -  MAH KAN KENG Beancurd, gluten and starch can be fashioned into all forms of mock meat, but finding a restaurant that does it right is difficult EAT OUT WHAT THE STARS MEAN: Excellent Very good Good Above Average OK PART of the fun of eating
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        437 8  -  MAGDALENE LUM BITES THE Tony Roma's outlets at Orchard Hotel Shopping Arcade and Suntec City recently introduced new dishes to add variety to the menu. One of them is the Roma Feast ($55 for two) comprising a combination of Carolina honey ribs, barbecue chicken, sausages,
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        928 9  -  SYLVIA TAN Oden, a hotpot that serves as a one-dish meal, is perfect for those days when you don't feel like working too hard Mad About Food IT WAS one of those Sundays when one gets up late and lurches from bed to kitchen
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        See a movie to help see yourself
        1079 10  -  Gary Solomon Film therapy is all the rage m America, where doctors claim that watching a video at home can help sort out your problems, however deep the trauma -Dr If a picture is worth a thousand words, then moving pictures have to
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        478 10 DROP DEAD FRED The plot: A woman refuses to grow up until her imaginary friend from childhood comes back into her adult life and guides her to maturity. The therapy: An inspiration for clients who refuse to confront their problems (this is the movie doctor's
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        Call me and I'll be there
        1387 12  -  WONG AH YOKE SUSHI? TANDOORI? HOKKIEN MEE? IT IS late on Sunday morning. You curl up on the sofa and open The Sunday Times, a treat you have postponed until you can settle down uninterrupted. But wait, that uncomfortable feeling m your stomach, is
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        YOU they u ring, ey'll bring
        502 12 YOU they u ring, ey'll bring k cut-and-k© Dm foodf {Amerii Bistro! and pa; Mrs fie Steak E Yunnar 11.21 Oistai anptf Ml dm $sf. Of* oyts CBO 4Ur 2tH $60 frw. l-ke«g«de Delivery services ►Dinfegln ©ml: From American Qitfi's (American), Brooklyn Bagels Amerifljn}. Bangkok Garden (That), Hojyo (Japanese), fistro
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        Where Eastern hearts meet Western minds
        1073 23 Where Eastern hearts meet Western minds At the far end of the Silk Road, where Asia meets Europe /4ies Turkey, repository of six civilisations. EVA WONG visits four of its most enchanting sites jw^r^jya ■|-*^Bii^^^^ \3k WERE standing m the {■tfdle of an open square, jflfcing our necks to pay
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        169 23 Visas: Singaporeans with a valid passport do not need visa for visits of up to three months. Money: The monetary unit is the Turkish lira. The ratey is about US$l to 125,000 lira. You will not find Turk>> ish lira at money changers here, so take US dollars
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        559 11 ds ss I'm no Pam Anderson clone', says Baywatch beach babe Donna D'Errico who, like her look-alike, is married to a member of rock band Motley Crue DELICIOUS Donna D'Errico did not intend to have life become a mirror image of Pamela Anderson's. "It
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        1749 24 Two rather intelligent actresses are playing m a movie about two best friends and party girls who realise their lives are nothing to brag about as they face their 10-year high-school reunion BIOLOGY major Lisa Kudrow and Harvard graduate Mira Sorvino play
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        571 11 WE CHOICE OF EXPERTS WORLDWIDE. THE OBVIOUS CHOICE IN SINGAPORE. 81 "It's rare that one product "DS-7 is one of the f^ljrf I stands out so clearly from wk best of the new ar 'jm I the crowd, but the Fuiffil— tv consumer models I DS-7 outclassed thttifl mk tne
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        834 11 I This Week THEATRE/DANCE DESTINIES OF FLOWERS IN THE MIRROR Suntec City Fountain. Thu May 10: 8 pm. Theatre Works presents a play about a group of women who heal and perform miracles on a fantasy island called Paradise. Tickets: $30 from Sistic and Suntec City Tropics service desk. MOTHER
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        304 13 MUSLIM GRAVES LOCATED ON PART OF THE BIDADARI MUSLIM CEMETERY NEAR UPPER ALJUNIED ROAD/ UPPER SERANGOON ROAD JUNCTION I Notice is hereby given that a number of Muslim graves located at Part of the Bidadari I Muslim Cemetery near Upper Aljunied Road/Upper Serangoon Road junction which are I affected by
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        2861 14 What's On Today mmmm talks by curator Ken de la Motte. Admission: f" "> 1* I (children/senior citizens). of tne Assjsi Home and Hospice. HighligWlSsf I O* $10.30 (adults), $4.12 (children) and $7.21 4iJx t '»*yK-i SNGAPOREZOO include German Shepherd Dog Club and Har■C^T^TT^nß iSfVl l (senior citizens). v^%^% af^rajifel
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        274 16 I I Crack your brain tor a good "cause"! Be part of the IQ puzzle-solving team and aim to be I 1 one of the top 2% with the highest IQ. AH puzzles are provided by Mensa SmgapaaM* I the society for that top 2%. If you cantsolve the puzzles,
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        416 17 iSww !9-^»al^_»^_^f-iT« _______P''~' _t__^r I 1 j B^^/ t it) biiii____— jggjiiS? MM M aM MM M I l\\f_ i ijr i iI I \i I'VE SAVED A BUNDLE I SO/ THAT'S WHY WE HAVE TO FAY MORE W#'/T ty «i/ J .j^sSS J J JJ^ZTr, BY UNDERPAYING RjR THE
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        248 18 jfrtANUTS by Schulz f ?^A I) r ii h II *j V n \D) HAfl&m& 1 "Z HZ II "1 WHY CAN'T I I HAH&N6 m^jP&PK 'CjfcX^"" cj>-^ Z/^tn \_<^ r 3 >^O' TEAM LIKE ~QH\c&* J "<^vsbYw*B?P3WUi r—^^^^ !^>* I II ANrMST I y^ B-^ WOKP9 ffON\ f .->^
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        670 19 I visited the North Island two months jk HmU Wa ago with my friends on a self drive 4 o**-* \JM JB holiday. We found it very easy to get Jf* B 5 th l!ii k BHTt^ WJ around and when we needed help, the iir riininif^^ X IwaIIII f&^VA
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