The Straits Times, 12 October 1998

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    25 1 The Straits Times Established 1845 Monday October 12, 1998 82 Pages in four parts mita (p) 114/12/97 mS A Singapore Press Holdings publication \J\J Cents
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    Lock icon PRESIDENTIAL TOUCH
    51 1 See Page 23. See also Life! special feature on the Philippines. REUTERS Philippine President Joseph Estrada, beginning a four-day state visit to Singapore, displayed his famous charm and ability to communicate with the masses during a snecial meeting vesterdav with over 2.000 Filininos at a Suntec City convention
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    Biggest risk now is US, warns Hu
    822 1  -  RAVI VELLOOR LEE SIEW HUA As Japan sorts out its problems, world economic dangers are shifting to the US and Latin America By. and IN WASHINGTON NEGATIVE GROWTH IN THIRD QUARTER SINGAPORE slipped into negative be alot better, The third quarter will growth
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    Lock icon Man held for murder of rape counsellor
    416 1 Man held for murder of rape counsellor ROBBERY 'MOTIVE FOR KILLING' JAKARTA Indonesian police have arrested a man suspected of murdering a young woman activist who had been counselling rape victims of the May riots in Jakarta, the official Antara news agency said yesterday. The body of Martadinata, a 17-year-old
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      101 1 U S-STIXiE SL'PERMART; NTUC FairPrice outlet in Plaza Singapura to have 55% American goods page 44 I Leading jockey old record when he booted home a double at Penang yesterday to take his tally for the season to 92 winners. The Singaporean had tied Australian Glynn Pretty's 90- winner mark
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  • PRIME NEWS
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      Lock icon Cooking oil seized at Causeway
      467 2 The commodity, in short supply in some Malaysian states, is seized at JB checkpoint from Singapore weekend shoppers hauling back bargain item JOHOR BARU Johor Customs yesterday began seizing cooking oil from Singaporeans trying to take the commodity back home during an operation at the
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      Lock icon Jakarta imposes 3-month ban on recruiting maids
      547 2  -  LEONG CHAN TEIK PROTEST AGAINST STORE AGENTS Bu INDONESIA has stopped labour suppliers from recruiting women in Indonesia to work as maids here, in protest against Singapore agents doubling the sum they deduct from the maids' wages. Such deductions amount to as much
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      Profitable firms can make up for CPF cut
      406 3  - Profitable firms can make up for CPF cut CHIN SOO FANG Exercise should be across the board and companies which are still profitable can give bonuses to their staff, says NTUC chief Lim Boon Heng Bu PICKY WORKERS: Watch out 'Of course there is always this group of people w!i<
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      Lock icon International quiz winner is only seven
      259 3 IT ALL added up for Ng Ming Wei, seven, from Maris Stella High. He became the youngest entrant from a Singapore school to win an international competition in mathematics recently. He was among 488 students from local schools and junior colleges who attained top
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      Wanted: Principals for 3 Raffles schools
      506 3  - Wanted: Principals for 3 Raffles schools LEONG CHING CHIN SOO FANG HEADS RETIRING OR LEAVING Bxi and THREE Raffles schools, which are among Singapore's top schools, are on the look-out for new principals. The heads of both Raffles Girls' secondary and primary schools will be stepping down from their posts
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      571 2 INSIDE World .4-8, 10, 11 People 11 East Asia 14, If) Indonesia In Transition 17 S-EAsia IS The Anwar Case 19, 20 Malaysia 21 World Focus 22 Home 23, 24, 26. 27 Weather 25 Home Focus 28, 29 Editorial 30 Forum 33 Sports 34-37 Racing 37 Money 39-44 Stocks 39
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      329 3 [Not all bosses are in the same boat, page 32 J r X\X Maj (NS) Shu Moo Chuen Board of Examiners f~* MBA,BBA(Hons),DipinMktg(CIMUK), Prof R. Robertson (University of Technology, Sydney. Australia) I (~)&/0V M2(fYf f'f) fy2 CMC (Japan), Cert-in-Edn (Singapore) Prof Errol Iselin (Griffith University, Australia) \S^X^tA^yC^A^^€/ty€y\>^r Managing Director/Director of
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  • WORLD
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      India plans huge military drills on Pakistan border
      439 4 Military analysts fear the exercises will spark a conflict between the two states, already at odds over Kashmir NUMBERS GAME: Sizing up India In August 1996, its total armed forces numbered 1,145,000 soldiers: Anny 980,000 Navy 55,000 Air force 110,000 Pakistan In
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      55 4 AFP A Warsaw woman walks past a poster of the Social Democratic Left Alliance, the former communists, ahead of yesterday's election for regional and local councils in Poland. The poster shows three babies with the words: "wise", "healthy" and "safe". The election is an important step in Poland's
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      Scientists poised to grow human heart
      252 4 LONDON Scientists are planning to grow the first human heart outside the body. An international team of experts proposes to construct the living organ within a synthetic mould, said a report yesterday. According to the London Sunday Times, the scientists from Britain, the US,
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      Lock icon WORK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN
      54 5 AFP The Ciza pyramids in Egypt are not new to the toil of many. Once, thousands slaved away to erect the ancient monuments. But on Saturday, these workers were working on a more temporary project: The stage for Verdi's opera Aida, which will be performed for
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      Lock icon Rebels down jet with 40 on board
      275 5 ATTACK IN CONGO KINSHASA Rebels shot down a passenger plane carrying about 40 people over the eastern governmentheld city of Kindu and warned that they would shoot down any aircraft trying to land at the town's airport. "All planes arriving in Kindu face
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      Lock icon B-52s leave US for Kosovo strike
      393 5 Holbrooke, in Belgrade for llth-hour talks with Milosevic, warns that Nato will meet today to authorise air attacks against Serb military targets BELGRADE United States mediator Richard Holbrooke said yesterday that "nothing has changed in tense negotiations to end the crisis over Kosovo. The
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      Lock icon WARNING: Russia may sell arms to Yugoslavia
      114 5 United Nations embargo on aim sales to Yugoslavia if Nato launched air strikes against Serbian targets. "If the norms of international law are violated, then the March embargo will also cease to exist for us," General Leonid Iyashov, head of the Defence Ministry's
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      Lock icon US Budget talks risk govt shutdown
      398 6 Impasse on issues must be settled by midnight the time a temporaryspending measure expires WASHINGTON The Democratic White House and Republican-controlled Congress lashed out at each other, as talks aimed at hammering out a US government Budget went on behind closed doors. If no
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      Lock icon TAKEOFF DRILL
      68 6 AFP rew members of the US space shuttle Discovery sitting in their launch positions on the craft's mid-deck at Kennedy Space Centre, Florida, during a terminal-countdown demonstration test on Friday. The seven-member crew will be launched into space on Oct 29 to conduct a variety of scientific experiments.
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      England no longer safe, says study
      154 6 LONDON English people are more likely to be mugged or assaulted than Americans, according to an official study which shatters traditional beliefs that England is a "safe" country. A Sunday Times report on the Internet yesterday said the British Home Office is urgently studying
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      Lock icon US foreign policy 'unaffected by Clinton probe'
      513 6 President fully focused on diplomatic matters, says Cohen MANAMA US Secretary of Defence William Cohen has said that the impeachment inquiry into President Bill Clinton will have no effect on US foreign policy. "The short answer is no," he told a news conference
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      Lock icon Recipe for steamy dish
      135 6 BEIJING -A culinary punster in a provincial capital is boasting a world-premiere dish: Clinton-Lewinsky chicken stew. Menus in the restaurant in Nanning, capital of the southern region of Guangxi, offer "Kelindun Lahvensiji", a stew of black dates and strips of chicken, the Beijing E¥Mring News said.
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      Lock icon US state prepares to put private prisons on trial
      530 7 Corporate-run prisons in Georgia may finally get their first inmates tomorrow although the experiment has had mixed success in other states AT WHAT COST? SEVERAL studies, including one by the US General Accounting Office, found it was not cheaper to keep
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      Lock icon Baby can also stay with jailed parents
      432 7 FIVE-STAR MADRID PRISON 'WE ALREADY HAVE MIXED SECTIONS IN PRISONS. WE DETECTED THERE WERE COUPLES, BOTH IN PRISON WITH CHUREN UNDER THREE, SO WE THOUGHT, "WHY NOT HAVE FAMILIES?" Mr Andres Marquez, director of Madrid VI MADRID A luxurious prison near Madrid will
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        Lock icon HAITI HURRICANE DEATH TOLL REVISED
        61 8 HAITI'S Civil Protection Directorate raised the death toll due to Hurricane Georges last month from 173 to 199 on Saturday. The revised figure took the overall death toll across the Caribbean and in the United States to 494. The hurricane left tens of thousands of
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        Lock icon BRITAIN TO DESIGN PARLIAMENT CHAMBER
        64 8 BRITAIN'S Labour government said yesterday that it would set up a commission to examine the new-style upper chamber of Parliament that would replace the House of Lords. Baroness Jay, leader of the Lords, told The Observer newspaper that the body woula look at the membership
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        Lock icon TWO CHARGED OVER SPANISH DEATH BOAT
        68 8 THE owner and the captain of a boat which sank last week in Spain, killing 20 French nationals, were charged with manslaughter "by serious negligence" and released on bail on Saturday, judicial officials announced. Investigating judge Montserrat Bastit, who questioned the two men for
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        Lock icon CEMETERY FOR SWISSAIR VICTIMS
        56 8 NOVA SCOTIA is planning a commemorative cemetery for the burial of some of the 229 victims of the Swissair Flight 111 crash, officials said on Saturday. The remains of unidentified victims would be buried in a communal grave where a monument would also be erected, a
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        Lock icon NINE-YEAR-OLD BAKES CAKE IN TOY OVEN
        75 8 NINE- YEAR-OLD BAKES CAKE IN TOY OVEN IT IS not easy baking a prizewinning cake in a toy oven heated by just a light bulb, but a 9-year-old from Arkansas proved it could be done. Lindsey Thompson of Little Rock, Arkansas, won the Baker of the Year contest sponsored by
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      Lock icon WARM AND FURRY
      38 8 REUTERS Two models and a dog displaying fur coats made from rabbit skins in Berlin on Friday. The coats are part of German designer Axel E. Delikat's Autumn/Winter 98/99 collection for pet-lovers and their dogs.
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      Lock icon BJP names new chief minister for Delhi
      111 8 BJP names new chief minister for Delhi NEW DELHI India's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has named one of its most popular leaders as the chief minister of Delhi to boost its chances in state-as-sembly polls next month, party leaders said yesterday. The BJP on Saturday replaced Mr Sahib Singh Verma
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      Lock icon Part-time marriage the rage in Egypt
      434 8 Part-time marriage the rage in Egypt Unorthodox but legal, this form of coupling provides solace and social status for women who would otherwise remain as spinsters CAIRO Egyptians seeking to tie the knot but not too tightly, are opting increasingly for "passers-by" marriages in which the husband visits his wife
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      Lock icon Kidnapping now a serious global threat
      617 10 The number of cases bit a record high last year, a survey by a leading insurer at Lloyd's has found, with the crime most prevalent in Latin America ABDUCTED THEN KILLED BOGOTA— The bodies of four motorcyclist!, who disappeared during a race a week
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      Lock icon Tax may blow Olympics budget
      197 10 AUSSIE GST PLAN SYDNEY Australian Treasurer Peter Costello yesterday signalled his government's intention to have its Good* and Services Tax in place in time for the 2000 Sydney Olympics, upsetting Games organisers. He said the coalition government would accept no changes to its AslB billion
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      Lock icon Smugglers dump babies into sea
      263 11 Smugglers dump babies into sea Desperate smugglers trying to bring in illegal immigrants into Italy by boat, foil arrest by coast guards by throwing nine children overboard LECCE (Italy) Smugglers bringing illegal immigrants into Italy have resorted to desperate new tactics in a bid to avoid capture by increased coast-guard
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    • PEOPLE
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        The Bard acted in his own plays
        206 11 The Bard acted in his own plays BUT HE STUCK TO CAMEO ROLES LONDON A computerised analysis of William Shakespeare's works may nave revealed his acting career. The analysis suggests the Bard was a ham actor who took to the stage only in cameo roles that would not challenge his
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        SENIOR CAMBRIDGE POST FOR WHIZ KID
        140 11 LONDON A Hongkong student who took his first A-level examination at the German Swiss School when he was 12 years old, has become the youngest academic in 200 years to be elected to a senior post at Cambridge University in Britain. Mr Garnet Chan
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        Lock icon EX-TRUMAN ADVISER DIES, AGED 91
        124 11 WASHINGTON Former US Secretary of Defence Clark Clifford, a consummate Washington patrician whose influence helped shape American politics for half a century, died of respiratory failure on Saturday at his home in Washington. He was 91. A key figure in initiating the tortuous process of
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      76 11 Former Spice Girl Ceri Halliwell will lead celebrations at Prince Charles' 50th birthday party at Highgrove his Gloucestershire home next month. She is expected to sing a solo version of Happy Birthday. A poem by slain ex-Beatle John Lennon which contains a popular expletive 104 times was auctioned off for
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      46 11 Quoteworthy 'If they care so much about being clean and all, they might as well stop breathing' Dr Koichiro Fujita, a specialist in tropical diseases and parasitology at Tokyo Medical and Dental University, warning the Japanese that their obsession with -cleanliness is breakin^down their immune systems.
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      418 4 Pampered Prisoners jhSLJP The Way To Go BHIH Money Seized Api isun near Madrid is set to make <^~lS^sP^s^ Economic downturn or not, going regional ■Hfc^ji' A sizable sum of money has been seized Op^ its yi isoners the most pampered in O\ >Jx s s^ tne "S^ 1 P°^
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  • EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Going regional still right policy: BG Lee
      524 14  -  WANG HU I LING The region will recover in three to five years. The key now is to rally Singaporeans to overcome problems by working together, he says RTRT HONGKONG CORRESPONDENT DESPITE the economic downturn in Asia, encouraging Singaporeans to go regional is
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      Lock icon Beijing Party plenum to endorse pro-farmer policies
      260 14 BEIJING The ruling Communist Party of China is scheduled to open a key meeting today aimed at ensuring the party's grip in the countryside. The party's Central Committee would hold a threeday plenum and endorse policies designed to boost rural income and ultimately
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      Lock icon Sales of hairy crabs in HK thin out
      228 14 HONGKONG Hairy crabs are in season here, but many seafood lovers in the recession-hit territory are not indulging, saving they cannot afford the expensive delicacy. Sales of the crustaceans have dropped and retailers are complaining the Asian financial crisis nas dampened the
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      Lock icon Outstanding tag for Heavenly Kings duo
      209 16 HONGKONG Two of Hongkong's "Four Heavenly Kings" singers, Jacky Cheung and Leon Lai, are among six people who have won this years Ten Outstanding Young People (Toyp) Selection awards. The search for 10 was auietly halted at six because the organisers could not find
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      Lock icon Taiwan envoy gets more clout in talks
      441 16 Koo has been given greater powers to discuss matters with his Chinese counterpart this time around compared with five years ago TAIPEI Taiwan's top envoy to China has been given greater scope to hold constructive dialogue with Beijing when he starts his visit
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      Lock icon Taipei repatriates Chinese 'aliens'
      177 16 TAIPEI Taiwan has repatriated 218 illegal mainland Chinese immigrants ahead of a planned meeting between the island's top envoy and Chinese President Jiang Zemin, the island's media said yesterday. The immigrants were first sent to Taiwan's offshore defence outpost of Matsu, where they were to be
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        Lock icon CHINA EXPELS TOP OFFICIAL FOR CRAFT
        65 16 THE Communist Party of China has expelled Mr Yu Fei former vice-chairman of the Guangdong Provincial People's Congress Standing Committee, for corruption, the official Xinhua news agency reported. He allegedly used his position to help a company, operated by his daughter, earn profits of
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        Lock icon RANDOM DRUG TESTS AT HK SCHOOL
        63 16 RANDOM DRUG TESTS AT HK SCHOOL A HONGKONG high school has begun random drug tests of its students in a first for the territory. Two pupils are chosen daily by computer at the Hongkong International School. Their hair is snipped and will be sent to the United States for analysis
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        HK BOY'S BODY FOUND IN BAG
        58 16 THE body of a boy, believed to be about five years old, was found in a bag on the stairwell of a building in Hongkong on Saturday night. A rubbish collector found the body in the building at Castle Peak Road in Cheung Sha
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        Lock icon N. KOREA RAPS SEOUL OVER AKIHITO INVITE
        79 16 NORTH Korea yesterday attacked an invitation by South Korean President Kim Dae Jung to the Japanese Emperor to visit his country. The North's official Korean Central News Agency laid the gesture of reconciliation was "a petty act". Calling Emperor Akihito "a descendant of
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        Lock icon CHINA'S CLEANK-UP CALL AFTER FLOODS
        78 16 THE authorities in China have made an urgent call for a massive clean-up of flooded areas to avoid outbreaks of disease, the official Xinhua news agency said yesterday. Disinfecting and cleaning up areas hit by the worst summer flooding in the country since 1954 "is
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        Lock icon TEMPLE REGISTERS NAME AS TRADEMARK
        78 16 TEMPLE REGISTERS NAME AS TRADEMARK A BUDDHIST temple in south China has apparently concluded that prayer may not be sufficient to protect its interests and has registered its name as a trademark. The Sanping Temple, a popular tourist site in Pinghe county in Fujian, has registered a trademark for the
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  • INDONESIA IN TRANSITION
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      Lock icon CHEERS FOR GUS
      63 17 AFP I Members of one of the biggest Indonesian Islamic organisations, Nahdhlatul Ulema, cheering during a speech by their leader, Mr Abdurrahman Wahid better known as Gus Dur, during a mass gathering at the Senayan East parking ground in Jakarta yesterday. The meeting commemorated the 53rd anniversary
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      'Organised force' behind ninja hits
      466 17 'Organised force' behind ninja hits At least 157 people have been killed and so far none of the ninja-like killers have been arrested, says the Jakarta Post JAKARTA Humanrights activists have said that the grisly murder spree that took place in East Java over the past two months appears to
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      Lock icon 'Quit' say protesters to E. Timor governor
      153 17 JAKARTA Thousands of protesters rallied in the troubled East Timorese capital, Dili, yesterday demanding the replacement of the Indonesian government-ap-pointed governor of the territory, a resident said. The crowds, mostly youths, travelled in convoys from Governor Abilio Jose Soares' office to his home
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      Lock icon Megawati named presidential candidate
      271 17 PDI CONGRESS IN BALI SANUR (Bali) An opposition party on Saturday nominated popular opposition politician Megawati Sukarnoputri as its candidate in elections scheduled for next year. The nomination made the 50-year-old daughter of the country's founding President Sukarno the first officially declared presidential candidate for elections
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      435 18 The Philippine army is weak and needs to involve US troops in its military exercises, he tells the Senate If Filipino soldiers train with Americans, they will get to see sophisticated weapons and practise with modern arms, says Mr Estrada. MANILA President Joseph
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      211 18 WASHINGTON Cambodian strongman Hun Sen is guilty of "war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide," the US House orßepresentatives said on Saturday in a resolution condemning him. The measure is intended to show displeasure with the South-east Asian country's second Prime Minister who
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        52 18 TEACHERS DEMAND MONEY FOR MARKS A LOCAL newspaper yesterday said some primaryschool children in Cambodia had to forgo their breaktime sweets because teachers were demanding their pocket money in exchange for good marks. It said teachers who did not get paid by the chiid ren would scare them in their
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        46 18 GUNMEN GIVE END-OF-MONTH DEADLINE MUSLIM gunmen, who kidnapped an 80-year-old Taiwanese woman last month, are threatening to kill her if a ransom of five million pesos (*****,500) was not paid by the end of this month, a Philippine government official said in Zamboanga on Saturday. AFP
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        45 18 THAI police said on Saturday they had made their biggest amphetamine bust on record, seizing 1.6 million tablets during a raid on a downtown Bangkok apartment block. The drugs had a street value of 150 million baht (556.12 million) AFP
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        60 18 NABBED FOR POSTING NUDE PHOTOS ONLINE A CANADIAN national has been arrested in the Philippines for sending nude photographs of various local movie stars through the Internet, local newspapers re- ported here on Saturday. Computer disks and still photographs of local and international stars, supposedly in the nude, were seized
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        68 18 THE family of deposed late dictator Ferdinand Marcos is slowly gaining acceptance in the Philippines, a survey showed. Public opinion that Mr Marcos was a 'thief of the nation's wealth" has moved from unfavourable to neutral, and the opinion that he was a "brutal or oppressive
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      52 19 REUTERS Protesters shaking hands with a riot police officer after they were asked to disperse from a peaceful demonstration in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. About 5,000 protesters defied a ban on illegal assemblies and gathered in Merdeka Square to call for the release of former Deputy Premier
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      283 19 "Stop overseas smear campaign' POLITICAL RENEGADES TOLD 'IF THEY HAVE AICEEBEUAEO hi CAN RETURN HOME TO EXPRESS THEM VIEWS THROUGH THE BALLOT BOX.' Datuk Mustapa JELJ (Kelantan) Second Finance Minister Datuk Mustapa Mohamed yesterday called on political renegades who badmouthed Malaysia overseas to return home and voice their frustrations through
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      329 19 No election pact for us, says PAS president KEPALA BATAS (Penang) PAS will not enter into any pact with other parties to face the next general election to avoid being sabotaged as it has been before, said its president Datuk Fadzil Mohamed Nor. "Experience has taught us much," he said.
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      370 19 Najib urges them not to take part in activities that will destabilise the nation and to back the leadership TYRTY KUALA LUMPUR Education Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has warned teachers not to be involved in activities that destabilise the country. He
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      476 20 Tourism minister says the slump in the tourism industry is not caused by the political situation, but by the economic slowdown in the region KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's Tourism Minister has said that, contrary to reports, the drop in the number of tourists visiting
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      289 20 TRAVEL INDUSTRY WOES It wants to tell tourists that Malaysia is peaceful and that there is no need to fear KOTA BARU The Malaysian chapter of a regionaltourism body said that it would disseminate information to the group's 43 members on the
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      323 20 Close Anwar ally rejects reform drive PETALING JAYA A close ally of Anwar Ibrahim who was released from Internal Security Act detention on Saturday, has said that he rejects the reform movement. The Sun yesterday quoted Datuk Kamaruddin Jaafar as saying the movement, which was initiated by Anwar after he
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      222 20 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian police have arrested a civil engineer under the Internal Security Act (ISA), a human-rights group said yesterday. Mr Mahinder Singh Randhwa, 55, was detained under the ISA after 10,000 people gathered in a downtown area on Saturday, a spokesman
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      245 21 MALACCA Two brothers suffering from a rare genetic disorder which causes rapid ageing have no hope of being cured, said their mother. The Sun yesterday reported that Mr Tan Hui Jyh, 20, and his brother Hui Guan, 10, were born normal
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      Johor land can't be transferred to non-citizens
      248 21 JOHOR BARU The Johor state government will not approve the transfer of land titles awarded to non-citi-zens even if they have relatives here or if their families were originally Malaysians. The Sunday Star quoted Mentri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman as saying that
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      434 21 Violators of the new rule on currency import and export can apply to the central bank to have their confiscated money returned, says customs chief The new cash rule Non-residents can bring up to RMI, OOO and any amount of foreign-currency notes Into Malaysia but
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      124 21 SEREMBAN Seven foreigners, including a woman who claimed to be an Iraqi citizen, were arrested at the KL Internationa] Airport (KLJA) in Sepang on Thursday, lending credence to the existence of an international passport-forging syndicate using the airport as the gateway. Immigration Department
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      717 22 Globalisation goes awry As the financial crisis sweeps across the globe, many multinationals are retreatingjrom overseas markets. But some economists feel the seemingly insatiable appetite for goods from the West will lure them back CASUALTIES: Big names lick their wounds Goodyear says its earnings will be hit by slack demand
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        225 22 JAPAN JAPAN'S banking-reform Bills and a related Bill for the recapitalisation of weak-but-viabie banks are expected to be approved by the Japanese Parliament by the end of its current session on Friday. Observers say the passage of these Bills could well provide the cue
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        247 22 L'NITKD STATKS THE White House and Congress have intensified their warnings to Japan and other Asian countries that the financial turmoil must not be turned into an excuse for reversals on liberalisation. United States President Bill Clinton warned recently against a "retreat behind
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        131 22 II O N C; KO N G A CHINA-WATCHING Hongkong magazine praised Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji and Vice-Pre-mier Wen Jiabao recently for doing their jobs well during their recent trip to Anhui province to inspect the fight against the floods. Cheng Ming reported
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      621 23  -  PAUL JACOB The President expresses the country's gratitude for contributions from its citizens working abroad Bu 'Multinational corporations are taking out the dollar from the economy, but it is the workers who are bringing in the much-needed dollar. President Estrada PRESIDENT Joseph Estrada, in Singapore on
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      61 23 STEVEN LEE Asuka the fire-eater performing blindfolded at the Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza on Saturday. He was one of a few local personalities and licensed buskers invited by the National Arts Council to perform in the Celebrity Busking programme. The collections for the day were donated
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      More turn to CDC job placement service for help
      399 24 More turn to CDC job placement service for help CDC'S FIRST JOB FAIR Bulk of applicants are older production workers THE number of workers who turned to Ang Mo KioCheng San Community Development Council's job placement service for help has shot up in the last two months. Since August, about
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      536 26  - Research centre on region's flora, fauna LEA WEE An NUS team has set up a museum for research into the rich and diverse flora and fauna of South-east Asia Bu A UNIVERSITY team hopes to put Singapore on the map for research into the rich and diverse flora and fauna
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      $100 in parking fees taken
      203 26 TWO women were the victims of separate carpark thefts at the Singapore Tennis Centre in East Coast Parkway on Friday evening. Police are investigating to see if the two men who had snatched carpark takings of about $100 at the barrier had also stolen a
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      Engine fault, so SIA plane turns back
      280 27 > The Boeing 747 was heading from Auckland to Singapore when trouble was detected. SIA denies reports that one of its engines had caught fire A SINGAPORE Airlines Boeing 747 heading from Auckland to Singapore had to turn back yesterday because of trouble
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      292 27 STUDY ON MENTAL PATIENTS Research finds such qualities have a greater impact on mental health PEOPLE with more masculine traits are generally better adjusted than those with more feminine traits, but psychologist Matthew Woo decided to find out if it was true for
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      22 27 To avoid sounding male chauvinistic, it may be better to replace masculine with "achievement-oriented" and feminine with "nuturance" or "warmth".' Mr Woo
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      Muslims here 'believe in tolerance'
      332 27 THE Muslim community here believes in moderation and tolerance, and has also shown how a minority people can live and thrive in a secular environment, said Mr Zainul Abidin Rashccd on Saturday. The Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Foreign Affairs) was responding to a Business Times opinion
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      110 27 A FEW roads will be closed today because of the firewalking festival. Police said these roads will be closed to vehicles from 2.30 pm: Mohamad AH Lane, Mosque Street, Pagoda Street, Temple Street and Trengganu Street. The section of South Bridge Road between Cross Street and Ann Siang
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      462 28  -  TAN OOI BOON In divorces, assets need not always be split according to how much each party has put in, rules the High Court THE LAW PAGE IN A divorce, matrimonial assets need not always be divided according to the amount of money
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      29 28 'Division of matrimonial assets is not a science. It is a judicial attempt to divide what was never intended to be divided in the first place/ Justice Warren Khoo
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      319 28 SOME BITTER DIVORCES IT IS better for the court to order a "clean break" in some bitter divorces instead of forcing the parties to have regular contact through maintenance payments. Justice Warren Khoo said this in another recent divorce case, when he awarded
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      Transport fair yields 300 ideas
      543 29  - Transport fair yields 300 ideas KARAMJIT KAUR Proposals at a recant public transport carnival include Staving expressway buses and piped music in trains, and some of these ideas are being tried out TRANSPORT PAGE fly GOOD IDEAS TAKEN UP SOME proposals have al ready been taken up on a trial
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      308 29 ENGINEER COMES UP WITH BEST IDEA SINGAPORE HAS AN EXTENSIVE EXPRESSWAY NETWORK THAT PLIES ALONG THE CORRIDORS OF MOST HOUSIN6 ESTATES AND PRIME AREAS. WITH A HIGH-SPEED EXPRESSWAY SYSTEM, TRAVEL TIME CAN BE CUT CONSIDERABLY/ Mr See ENGINEER Jonathan Sze, 38, drives most of the
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        576 30 WHEN Britain passed its first Race Relations Act in the *****, the argument was that its being an example would be even more significant than its direct impact in outlawing ethnic discrimination. It would warn racists and bigots that, not itself differentiating between man and man, or
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      1663 30 In a speech in Germany last week, Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew gave an update on the Asian economic crisis and on the regions long-term prospects. A YEAR after the Asian financial crisis erupted in July 1997, the world economy
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        151 31 ABM'S ACCOUNTABILITY THE current political discourse on the military's so-cio-political role has rarely touched on the question of accountability. Who is the ArmedForces (Abri) responsible to when it carries out its political role? To whom is it accountable for its actions? Accountability has never been spelled out, let alone
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        79 31  -  Allen Zhuang Excerpts from Chinese-language publications translated by NOEARLY RETIREMENT CURRENTLY, amid the reform of state-owned enterprises in China, some firms facing financial problems are forcing older or ailing employees to quit ahead of the legal retirement age. This practice puts undue pressure on China's weak welfare system as
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        81 31 TACKLE FINANCIAL WOES DURING the UN General Assembly sessions, Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi and US President Bill Clinton spent three hours discussing economic problems, but failed to make any substantial progress on ways to help Japan. Yet, another separate Ja-pan-US discussion proved fruitful, with the two sides signing
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        177 31 KEEP PUBLIC INTEREST M MM THE Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) came under fire recently over insensitive remarks by one of its assistant governors. In announcing its plans to increase power rates, the official said consumers should use less electricity if they cannot afford to pay more. He
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        105 31 KEEP JOBS AND TAKE PAY FREEZE HONGKONG'S trade and commerce sectors have recommended a pay freeze for next year. Though they raised their objections, employees should still face the painful reality that the financial crisis is pushing the global economy towards a recession. So they must first keep their
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        102 31 GOVERNMENT KEEPS COUPLES SEPARATED ON THE eve of the MidAutumn Festival, a group of Chinese women, carrying babies in their arms and accompanied by their Taiwanese husbands, appealed to the island's Legislative Yuan to grant them permanent residence in Taiwan. Under current rules, a Chinese woman married to a
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      969 31  -  TAN SAI SIONG BY THE WAY MORE Singaporeans are remaining in school longer. More will go on to higher education with the Government aiming to have 40 per cent of school-leavers achieving some form of tertiary education. So, by most yardsticks, Singaporeans are
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      1355 32  -  CHERIAN GEORGE By 7 don't want to sound arrogant, but we have other ways to manage our costs. A cut will help us with cashflow, but we'll definitely try to throw back some of the savings to our staff in some way.
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      414 33 I REFER to the report "Only one in 10 ideas makes govt's cut* (ST, Oct2). I have a few suggestions to help improve the dismal proportion of useful ideas offered by the public First, the Excellence in Public Suggestions award is a move in the
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      456 33 I REFER to the two letters "Controller of Housing should clarity rights" by Ton Wan Hoon and "Property sale: Urgent need for clear contracts" by Yap Kim Sang (ST, Oct 8). As pointed out in the Real Estate Developers' Association of Singapore (Redas) press statement issued
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      614 33 Lift hiring restrictions on foreign workers Of late, we hear a lot of 'Go, Go, Go!' from EDB, but unfortunately, some authorities who have direct jurisdiction over our businesses are shouting 'No, No, No!\ IN THE midst of the current economic downturn, our company is still recruiting staff Recently, we
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  • SPORTS
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      No fans, no more Heineken tennis
      511 34  - No fans, no more Heineken tennis CHAN TSE CHUEEN HEINEKEN OPEN 1998 SINGAPORE TENNIS Turnout will decide if sponsor wants to continue Bu mpM'&j&ArCHES Cwrtrt court action ♦12it««DeimisvaiiScbOTpingen(Hol)v Andrei l i»^(Rom) > followedbyl^|MrHewttt(Aust)v Uoael Bouot (Fra>, Andrew Ifie Aust) v Sjeng d.3Op« Daniel Nestor (Can) vteii Owiei 1 I J^Xmftj*«3
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      Lock icon Thai No. 1 fails to clear hurdle
      161 34 DESPITE the firm backing of 300 fans at the Singapore Indoor Stadium yesterday, Thailand's Paradorn Srichaphan failed to make it into the main draw of the Heineken Open Singapore. The 19-year-old Southeast Asia Games gold medallist lost 3-6, 5-7 to Canada's Daniel Nestor,
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      Lock icon Enter rising star Hewitt, 17
      302 34  -  THOMAS KOH *L SINGAPORE tennis fans can claim that they were among the first to catch him in action when 17-year-old sensation Lleyton Hewitt finally hits the big-time. At the rate he is going, it seems only a matter of tune before the pony-tailed teenager
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      Storm brewing in the Warriors' Cup dreams
      478 34  -  PETER SIOW TIGER BEER SINGAPORE CUP SOCCER By SO the Warriors of Singapore Armed Forces FC have marched into the semi-finals of the Tiger Beer Singapore Cup. Nothing surprising about that. As the reigning S-League champions, they were expected to ram the gates
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      Take better care of the supporters
      434 34 S-LEAGUE SOCCER IF IT is an accepted fact that fans can make or break soccer, then the same fans should be looked after. That was the general theme among the majority of respondents to The Straits Times' appeal to the public to Support Our
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      104 34 WHAT THE FANS SAT It seems that anyone can be a football administrator so long as he has the enthusiasm. But in modern pro football, you really need more than this. ..lt is time our football administrators undergo proper training. Vinceat 'It is the number of fans and spectators going
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    • SPORT IN SHORT
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        HENMAN SCALPS AGASSI IN FINAL
        71 35 HENMAN SCALPS AGASSI IN FINAL ENGLISHMAN Tim Henman celebrated the greatest win of his blossoming tennis career when he beat former world No. 1 Andre Agassi 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 to take the Swiss Open title in Basle yesterday. The 24-year-old eighth seed, who picked up his fourth career title,
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        TYSON'S FATE STILL UNDECIDED
        81 35 TYSON'S FATE STILL UNDECIDED FORMER world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson's psychiatric tests are to be delivered to the Nevada Athletic Commission today in Nevada but whether or not they can be made public is still undecided. The State Supreme Court plans to rule today whether to limit the release
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        DUVAL ONE STROKE IN THE CLEAR
        69 35 DUVAL ONE STROKE IN THE CLEAR AMERICAN David Duval fired a three-under 68 to keep a one-shot lead after three rounds of the Michelob golf championship at Williamsburg, Virginia, on Saturday. He finished at 13-under 200, one stroke clear of compatriot Gary Hallberg and two strokes ahead of New Zealand's
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        SCHMEICHEL STILL OUT OF PICTURE
        62 35 MANCHESTER United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel, who missed Denmark's 1-2 Euro 2000 soccer qualifying home defeat by Wales on Saturday, is also out of Wednesdays clash with Switzerland in Zurich. He aggravated a stomach muscle injury suffered during United's Champions' League match in Munich last month
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        DOUBLE VICTORY FOR HUNGARY
        68 35 HUNGARY beat France to win both gold medals in the men's team epee and sabre events at the World Fencing Championships in Switzerland on Saturday. The Hungarians' 45-37 victory in the epee final over a French squad that included individual epee champion Hugues Obry and Olympic
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      Lock icon South Africa ends Spain's dream run
      641 35 ALFRED DUNHILL CUP GOLF Spaniards had earlier upset the United States in semi-finals DUNHILL CUP: Final results South Africa 3 Spain 0 J Retief Goosen (SA) bt Santiago Luna (Spn) 72-73 David Frost (SA)bt Miguel Jimenez (Spn) 76-78 Ernie Els (SA) bt Jose Maria
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      Lock icon Pak takes bad tumble
      185 35 OPELIKA (Alabama) Kelly Robbins took advantage of South Korean Pak Se Ri s seven-over-par 79 collapse on Saturday to fire a five-under-par 67 for a fourstroke lead at the LPGA Tournament of Champions. Robbins began Saturday's third round of the U*****,000 (Ssl.2 million) event two strokes
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      Lock icon Davenport shocked by Testud
      342 35 FILDERSTADT (Germany) Sandrine Testud of France caused a major shock here yesterday when she beat world No. 1 Lindsay Davenport of the United States 7-5, 6-3 in the final of the WTA event. It was the 26-year-old's second tournament success having won in Palermo last year
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      SCORES AND STATISTICS
      1017 35 BADMINTON Dutch Open hi Amsterdam, s-fi-nals Men's singles: Tomas Johansson (Swe) bt Ji Xinpeng (Chn) 15-5 15-2. Roslin Hashim (Mai) beat Rockard Magnusson (Swe) 15-9 15-6. Doubles: Cheah Soon Kit/Choong Tan Fook (Mai) bt Janek Roos/Jonas Rasmussen (Den) 15-5 15-4, Peter Axelsson/Par Gunnar Johnson (Swe) bt Jesper
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      Lock icon Zimbabwe lands a blow to India's pride
      411 35 CRICKET HARARE India suffered a blow to its pride and international cricket standing here on Saturday when it was beaten by Zimbabwe by 61 runs. It was minnow nation Zimbabwe's second only Test victory in six years, spanning 31 matches. India was left
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    • EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP SOCCER
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        Lock icon Sukur's sucker punch
        508 36 Sukur's sucker punch European giant slain by Turkey's Bull of the Bosphorous BURSA (Turkey) Hakan Sukur headed Turkey to a famous 1-0 victory over soccer giant Germany in their European Championship qualifier on Saturday. His chance came in the 69th minute after a lofted cross was punched away by German
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        Lock icon England booed off Wembley
        454 36 LONDON England coach Glenn Hoddle faced another barrage of criticism after his team was held 0-0 by Bulgaria on Saturday to put a huge question mark over its chances of qualifying for the 2000 European Championship. The first editions of the Sunday papers all castigated Hoddle
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        Lock icon Del Piero's full of fire
        385 36 UDINE World Cup flop Alessandro del Piero silenced his critics on Saturday when he scored both goals in Italy's 2-0 win over Switzerland in a Euro 2000 qualifier. Del Piero, whose failure to score cost Italy a quarterfinal exit at France 98, ended a five-month
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        EURO 2000: All the results
        195 36 Italy 2 (Del Piero 18th, 64th) Switzerland 0. Group 2: Latvia 1 (Shtoltsers 2nd) Georgia 0. Skwtoia i (Zahovic 24th) Norway 2 (Flo 45th, RekdafSfch), Group 3: N. Ireland 1 (Rowland 31st) Finland 0. Turkey 1 (Sukur 70th) Germany 0. Group 4: Armenia 0 Iceland
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        Lock icon Boghossian's KO
        135 36 MOSCOW Alain Boghossian gave France its first victory since it won the World Cup with a goal eight minutes from time to beat Russia 3-2 in a gripping European Championship qualifier on Saturday. Russia had fought its way back from 0-2 down to 2-2 and for a time
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      27 35 TODAY'S EVENTS BOWLING Tournament of Champions, 2nd Series (Tenpin Bowl, 12.30pm). SNOOKER National Championship, Ist rd (SBSC tournament hall, 6.30pm). TENNIS Heineken Open (Singapore Indoor Stadium, 12pm).
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  • SPORTS/RACING
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      Pretty's record smashed... 92 winners for Saimee
      536 37  - Pretty's record smashed... 92 winners for Saimee DANNY KHOO Double at Batu Gantong helps top jockey erase 1969 mark By 'Now that I have broken the record, I hope to just continue pumping home the winners. Jockey Saimee Ju ma at HE COULD only eaual the recora on Saturday. But
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      Nakajima a shade better
      211 37 MOTORCYCLING A JUBILANT Youichi Nakajima of Japan celebrated a hard-fought victory in the third round of the FIM Asia Road Racing Championships held at the Sentul International Racing Circuit in Jakarta yesterday. And it was the top guns in the 25Occ class championship leader Nakajima, defending
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      YESTERDAY'S PENANG RACE RESULTS
      1094 37 RACEI RESTERMSDIV2 1,200m 3 GOLDEN SMILE 51 (8-6) Loh (7) 1 1 1 7 RACING BOY 51 (35-7) Wan (4) 2 2 2 I AGENDA BINTANG 57 c 54.5 (92-14) Azman (2) 6 6 3 Others In finishing order New Formula (91-14) Chong, Rezkl (19-7) Huzairi,
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      Lock icon PRIME LEAGUE CHAMPION
      45 37 JERRY SEH Geylang United captain Vincent Sim (centre) is all smiles after his team defeated Jurong 4-2 in their final game of the Tiger Beer Prime League at Jurong East Stadium yesterday. Geylang had sewn up the soccer title a week ago.
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      Prolific Bucks simply perfect
      237 37  -  BEN NADARAJAN RUGBY By NINE wins out of nine matches. That is Bucks' proud record as it ended the round-robin stage of the Ml National Rugby Championships on a perfect note beating Safsa 34-0 at Yishun Junior College on Saturday. Fullback Jim Sutta scored what his
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      EXCERPTS FROM PENANG TURF CLUB STIPENDIARY STEWARDS' REPORT
      740 37 EXCERPTS FROM PEN ANG TURF CLUB STIPENDIARY STEWARDS' REPORT Oct 11 1998 FIRST 2311 SECOND 3911 THIRD 0273 STARTERS 3199 8291 4682 8272 6504 8713 3630 3076 6850 2499 CONSOLATIONS 5803 1149 7776 2794 2418 3687 8920 1600 9602 5535 RACE 1: Rezki must pass one starting test. Western Hero
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      Lock icon Wagon Limit in Gold Cup shock
      340 37 US RACING BELMONT (New York) Wagon Limit, a 34-1 long shot, pulled off a stunning victory in the 80th Gold Cup on Saturday, denying Skip Away a third consecutive title and an all-time thoroughbred earnings' record. Jockey Robbie Davis waited until the fancied Skip
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  • OBITUARIES
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      850 DEATHS 850 DEATHS
      246 38 850 DEATHS 850 DEATHS KOO SAN TEN Age: 62 passed away peacefully on 10/10/98 leaving behind: Husband: Heng Swee Hai Sons: Daughters-in-law: Heng Hua Soon Pamela Fong Lye Fun Heng Wah Kiang Loh Phaik Yuen Heng Wah Leng Hamidah Bte Mohamad Daughters: Sons-in-law: Heng Hua Lee Stephen Burchell-Davies Heng Ann
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      850 DEATHS 850 DEATHS
      390 38 850 DEATHS 850 DEATHS TAY PHEE SOO Age: 74 passed away peacefully on 10 Oct 1998. Sadly missed by loved ones. Wife: Tan Ah Oili Sons: Daughters-in-law: Tay Hai Por. Philip N<4 Siew Cheng, Shirley Tay Te<> Poll. Dennis Teo Pee Choo, Jenny Tay Kit Poh, Freddie Ng Hong Geok,
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      852 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 852 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 852 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
      182 38 852 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 852 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 852 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Family of the Late NG SIEW KENG Departed on 6th October 1998 wishes to express heartfelt thanks and deepest appreciation to Rev Timothy Tow, Rev Colin Wong, Rev Charles Seet, all church leaders and members of Life B-P Church, Sharon B-P Church, Zion
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      856 IN MEMORIAM 856 IN MEMORIAM 856 IN MEMORIAM
      97 38 856 IN MEMORIAM 856 IN MEMORIAM 856 IN MEMORIAM 10TH ANNIVERSARY IN LOVING MEMORY OF MRS. MARY WEE (neeKANGTJAIKHENG) Departed: 12th October 1988 Not just today but everyday, We remember the times we shared. Always remembered by Dad, Mum, Brothers Sisters m IOTH ANNIVERSARY D In Loving Memory Of MRS.
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      854 CONDOLENCES 854 CONDOLENCES
      30 38 With Deepest Sympathy and Condolences to the family of the late LILY SETO-WONG LAI KUAN From: Principal, Staff, Pupils and SAC Member* of XINMIN PRIMARY SCHOOL
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  • MONEY
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      49 39 Changs Straits Times Index 976.65 +25.69 BT 0B70S +49 +255 BTCADI -***** +155 BT 10-day MA -***** +5 BTOBV +*****91 +***** DBS CPF Index 331.53 +3.42 OBS 50 Index 335.85 +5.36 OCBC 30 346.91 +149 UOB Blue Chip 355.46 +13.42 MSCI Singapore .150.16 +0.45 Simjci Futures 148.10 +1.3
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      WEEKLY SCOREBOARD
      103 39 MAIN SOO Up Dn Unch Up Pn Unch Multi Ind 12 12 0 0 0 Manufacturing 40 15 7 14 2 11 Commerce 23 3 3 4 0 1 Tpt/Stor/Comms .21 1 0 1 0 1 Financeions 31 3 2 0 0 0 Construction ..13 2 3 3
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      WEEK'S TOP ACTIVES
      36 39 Van d#f Horst 66,366.000 PSL HWgi 10c S7,Ots!oOO Keppel L«ndsoc 56.762,000 SembCorplnd 25 43,740,000 ST.Ii-.gg 10c 42.650.000 iji}s Land 35,070,000 TAC WlO 200 29,239^000 OIJ6 Foreign 28.3t4.000 MBP»ICorp 26.304,000 Sing r*l 15c 25,362,000
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      TURNOVER (READY)
      61 39 TURNOVER COOO) Main Stsdaq Total Multi ind 49,471 49,471 Manufacturing 33,714 24,346 56.060 Commerce 18,892 275 19.167 Tpt/Stor/Comms 35,562 626 36.188 Finance 44,864 44.864 Construction 22.45S 58,677 81.132 Properties 76,622 76,622 Hotels/f»sts.._ 653 295 948 Services 9,182 512 9,694 Others BLW 15.107 102 15J09 TOTAL 306,522 84,833 391.355
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      Market seen extending gains
      672 39  -  Chan Wee Chuan EVENTS OF THE WEEK ROUND-UP Singapore World Economic Forum's "7th Annual East Asia Economic Summit'* starts in Singapore. National Australia Bank releases its monthly business survey. Philippine President Joseph Estrada delivers keynote address at World Economic Forum. Itan**a*Xs Microsoft faces trial before US
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      PRIME LENDING RATES
      596 39 RETETRRT ABN Amro Bank NV 8' ABSA Bank Limited B'. Agricultural bank Of China 7 1 ANZ Banking Group 7% Allied Irish Bank PLC 7'/, American Express Bank Bm> Arab Banking Corp 8n Arab Bank PLC 7 1 Asahi Bank Ltd 8v 2 Ban Hin Lee Bank
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      Lock icon Profit-taking ends Taiwan's rally
      190 39 TAIPEI Profit-taking snuffed out a liquidity-driven rally in Taiwan s stock market last Friday, handing the index a modest loss that erased some of last Thursday's big gains, brokers said. The index was off 26.06 points, or 0.37 per cent, at 6,944.17. Turnover was relatively heavy
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      Lock icon Stocks up on hopes of rate cut
      424 39 FOCUS ON NEW YORK STOCKS rose last Friday, for the first time in the week, on optimism that central bankers will cut interest rates to stimulate the world's economies. Microsoft and other computerrelated shares led gains. The Nasdaq Composite Index, packed with hightechnology
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        GREENBACK FALLS ON YEN COVERING
        49 39 TYTY THE greenback plunged against the Japanese yen last week as those who borrowed yen at low interest rates squared off their positions. Talk of lower US interest rates also dragged the greenback down. The greenback closed at 1.6462, down from 1.6873 last Friday.
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        YEN RISES AMID US$ SELL-OFF
        33 39 THE yen surged against the greenback ana the Sing unit last week as borrowers bought back yen to repay their loans. Tne yen closed last Friday at 1.4064.
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        SIERLING CLOSES LOWER
        36 39 SIERLING CLOSES LOWER STERLING ended the week lower against the Sing unit after *!.e Bank of England cut its key lending rate by 25 basis points to 7-25 per cent. Sterling closed last Friday at 2.8046.
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        AUSSIE $ FIRMS AGAINST SING UNIT
        40 39 AUSSIE FIRMS AGAINST SING UNIT THE Aussie dollar ended last week firmer against the Sing unit after Mr John Howard's ruling coalition party secured another term in office in the national elections. The Aussie unit closed last Friday at 1.019.
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        DEUTSCHEMARK LOSES GROUND
        37 39 THE German mark closed lower against the Sing unit last week after the Bundesbank finally hinted at lower German interest rates. The mark closed last Friday at 1.0090, down from 1.028 the week before.
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      Lock icon Tokyo stocks unlikely to rebound soon
      918 39 ROUND-UP Overseas markets STOCKS in Japan are expected to be jumpy this week, with analysts seeing little chance of a rebound as the yen surges against the dollar and threatens major Japanese exporters. The yen's jump against the dollar raised concern that Japan's leading
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        Lock icon SRI LANKA IN TALKS TO BORROW $166M
        79 40 SRI Lanka is negotiating to raise a US$lOO million (Ssl66 million) overseas sovereign loan to finance a rising Budget deficit, government officials said yesterday. The loan will be repayable in one year and the deal is expected to be signed shortly, they told
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        Lock icon DAIMLER-BENZ SAYS DEBITEL NOT FOR SALE
        74 40 DAIMLER-BENZ, Germany's largest company, has rejected a takeover bid for its telecommunications service provider Debitel from the much smaller MobilCom AG, saying it was not for sale. MobilCom, a German telecoms service provider, offered two billion deutschemarks (Ss2 billion) to buy Debitel, which is
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        Lock icon LIGHT INDUSTRY MAY RELOCATE ABROAD
        65 40 CHINA plans to encourage its booming light industrial sector to relocate abroad, in a bid to end domestic price wars and redundant production, the China Daily Business Weekly said yesterday. Under a plan drawn up by the Cabinet s State Economic and Trade Commission, manufacturing
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      Lock icon US economy will grow at 2.25% rate next year
      442 40 FED GOVERNOR'S VIEW Tor five years, we've had incredible stability in car sales. We're set for a slowdown. Mr Meyer WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS (West Virginia) The US economy will probably slow next year to a growth rate of about 2.25 per
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      Lock icon Congress, Treasury close to funding deal for IMF
      596 40 The US$l7.9 billion disbursement is conditional on reforms at the Fund, including greater transparency WASHINGTON Congressional Republicans and the US Treasury Department were on the verge or concluding an agreement that would provide the International Monetary Fund (IMF) with US$l7.9 billion (5529.7
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      Lock icon Japan's EPA chief foresees worse to come
      358 40 TOKYO Japan's Economic Planning Agency (EPA) chief, Mr Taichi Sakaiya, said yesterday the country's reces-sion-hit economy might shrink further next fiscal year. "There are strong concerns," he said when asked in a television interview about worries that the economy might contract again in
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      Clob investors should not wag fingers at SES
      882 41  -  TAN SAI SIONG MONEY TALKS A DUAL MARKET IN SINGAPORE GAVE MALAYSIAN SHARES A BIGGER MARKET, MORE LIQUIDITY, GREATER OPPORTUMTY FOR ARBITRAGE AND MORE ANONYMITY FOR MALAYSIAN TRADERS. WITH some $2 billion of their savings locked up in Malaysian shares bought through
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      Lock icon Plan may be 'forerunner' of other rescue moves
      462 41 Plan may be 'forerunner' of other rescue moves RENONG RESTRUCTURING KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian conglomerate Renong's RM10.5 billion (554.6 billion) debt restructuring plan, criticised as a government bail-out, could be a precursor to other rescue moves in the re-cession-hit economy, analysts said. They said other troubled companies may now seek government
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      Lock icon NEL to putt its way to world's top 3
      1247 42  -  WILLIAM CHOONG Despite sterling profit growth, it is not resting on its laurels and plans to build iiew plants as well as upgrade facilities &L INDEX FILE A WEEKLY SERIES ON THE STRAITS TIMES INDEX COMPONENT STOCKS **EVEN as many corporate
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      Planned VVH buyout only the first step
      305 42  - Planned VVH buyout only the first step TAMMY TAN ST CAPITAL EXPANDS §1L ST CAPITAL'S planned acquisition of sister company WH Holdings is an "initial step" in the group's new business strategy of focusing on investment management, it said in a circular to shareholders. No details were given on what
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      INTERVIEW WITH RICHARD HU
      86 43 FINANCE MINISTER: His views 0n... ll^e preferred way of re^daUngthem wcnud be thrmgh the intermediaries. In other wands, you re§date themby imposing conditions on the banks which lend them the money. Kl'S ATHTUDE TOWARDS WJUHHNG S¥SIEM 7 had some doubts my self whether, in view cfthecapUdcontmkimposedby
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      'Regulate hedge funds' via bankers
      503 43  -  LEE SIEW HUA RAVI VELLOOR Imposing conditions on lenders is the preferred way of controlling the leverage of these funds, says Dr Hu Ri>ports bu and IN WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Hedge funds blamed for unsettling economies with quick-silver movements .of capital may be difficult to control
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      Trade finance talks to resume
      170 43 WASHINGTON Singapore and Indonesia will resume talks soon on a US$5 billion (558.26 billion) Singaporean trade finance offer to Jakarta, Finance Minister Richard Hu said. "Finance Minister Subianto has proposed that we reopen negotiation. So, they are definitely interested. This is a positive sign.. .we
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      Malaysia will participate fully
      307 43 ASEAN EARLY WARNING SYSTEM WASHINGTON Despite its recent decision to impose currency controls, Malaysia has said it will participate fully in an Asean early warning system meant to sound the alert on looming economic weakness in the region, said Finance Minister Richard Hu. Welcoming the Malaysian
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      639 1 Music New live album containing past hits to be released next week MOST bands of Aerosmith s vintage try their best to eke out a living based on past glories. The Boston band, though, may be actually reaching its height in popularity today 28
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          70 3 INDIAN songstress Alisha Chinai, best known for her hit song Made In India, will not be coming to Singapore after all. She was scheduled to perform here on Friday but the concert has been cancelled. Show organiser Aryana Productions could only say it was
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          114 3 LONDON Irish dance star Michael Flatley has accused John Reid, the manager he sacked, of being "bullying, threatening, rude and abusive". He made the claims at the High Court here where he is fighting Reid, who is suing him for £10 million (5520.7 million) for
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          121 3 MADRID Jose Saramago, Portugal's first Nobel laureate for literature, has defended his communist ideology and lashed out at the Vatican which has criticised his work. "I didn't need to stop be- ing a communist to win the Nobel Prize," the 75-year-old writer said after winning
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          77 3 MOSCOW Russia's parliament has asked the government to explain why it let Russian cinemas show the Hollywood film Armageddon. Mr Alexei Mitrofanov, a member of the parliament's lower house, said the work, starring Bruce Willis, "mocked Soviet and Russian technology". The film shows a dilapidated
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        711 3 First Emperor goes to town Chen Kaige Movie The director's film, previewed in the Great Hall of the People, has one eye on the nation's plans for 'reunification' 7 also wanted to make a statement about justice and I admire the assassin because he's a kind of hero. GhenKaige BEIJING
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      69 4 Last Tuesday in Beijing, China's anti-pornography authorities seized a Chinese version of the Starr report being touted at this bicycle stand, branding it an 'illicit publication' for its graphic descriptions of sex in the White House. The magazine is devoted to US President Biff Clinton's
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      907 5  -  Sharon Loh TYTY m Did I want to miss being the first person she crawled to? AFTER seven fat years, the lean about to follow didn't look all that appetising. In fact, I didn't think they were worth the office politics,
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        174 6 Anita Yuen gets TV role Playing Mulan ANITA YUEN was furious to m a Hongkong magazine that she had offended so many producers that she could not secure any movie contracts this year. The report also said she is lowering her fees to increase her chances of playing the female
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      64 6 EKIN CHENG, hyped as the Fifth Heavenly King, will be in town on Saturday to promote his concert at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Dec 5. He will appear at Tiong Bahru Plaza at 6.30 pm for an autograph session. But only those with the
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      160 6 TAIWANESE actor Ma Jing Tao strikes many as a cheerful man who will comment on anything. Except his personal life, which he guards jealously. However, before he left Singapore after completing filming for the TCS drama serial Journey To The West, he talked
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      112 6 POP sensation Daniel Chan had been given the cold shoulder by his label Polygram, all because of fellow colleague Ronald Cheng. Many had attributed the strained relationship to Chan's uncooperative attitude. Recently, rumours have it that this was because he had outperformed Cheng, and
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      464 6  -  TAN SHZR EE Bu DEEPAVALI is going Bollywood this year. With Indian superstars Annu Kapoor, Pallavi Joshi and Chandana Dixit gracing Singapore's first Diwali Ball, you cannot get any glitzier. The traditional South Indian pre-Deepavali gala event, organised by Bollywood Showbizz, will see 1,200 Singaporeans
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      138 6 YET another television star is planning to walk down the aisle in time for the new millennium. And the radiant bride-to-be? None other than Television Corporation of Singapore's Channel 8 actress Lina Ng. She and boyfriend, national bowler Mike Lam, have earlier set their
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        811 7 The red President was someone who stood upjbr the little guy. Norn, the Prestdente^reaL By the usual measures, Mr Joseph Estrada had, by the time he won the presidency this year, passed through a rich and storied political career that would have been considered anywhere else
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        615 7 Philippine facts figures Official Name: Republika ng Pilipinas (Republic of the Philippines) Land Area: 298,170 sq km; archipelagic with three main geographical groups -the northern island of Luzon, the middle Visayas islands, and the southern island of Mindanao Cfinte Tropical marine, dry summer season from Nov to early May. rainy
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        331 8 The Philippine government, bankers and foreign companies all believe that no currency control is the best way to attract investments. For foreign companies contemplating an investment in the Philippines, one of the most important considerations is the stability of the local currency. Investors naturally want
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        69 8 Currency Last trade (10/2/98) July 1997 Per cent change Malaysian ringgit 3.7997 2.5200 (50.78) Indonesian rupiah 10,650 2,432 (337.91) Thai baht 39.45 25.90 (52.32) Philippine peso 43.86 26.50 (65.51) Singapore dollar 1.6877 1.4300 (18.02) New Taiwan dollar 34.03 27.75 (22.63) Korean won
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        223 8 Interest rates Instrument Rate 91-day treasury bill 13.793% 182-day treasury bill 14.941% 364-day treasury bill 16.599% Prime rate 16.00%-19.00% (commercial banks) Source: Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas ~jr "j4iile interest rates are still relatively V Y high compared to pre-crisis days, they have come down from their
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        329 8 inflation conies down Latest inflation figures released by the Philippine National Statistics Office show the country posting a rate of 10 per cent year-on-year for the month of September. This was lower than August's inflation rate of 10.5 per cent, and marks the first time that inflation has broken a
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        2643 9 Industry shading Philippine companies that are well-managed will survive the crisis. Both local and foreign businessmen remain confident that the Philippines as well as local businesses will weather the global economic crisis. Hie fact that the gross domestic product is expected to still grow for
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        571 9  -  DAXIM LUCAS By For most economies, the stock exchange embodies the free market system and shows the best of what local capital markets have to offer. In the Philippines, the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) has, for the past six years, moved to professionalise and improve
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        536 9 One of the reasons often cited for the Philippines' ability to weather the crisis is the stronger and more stable footing of its banking and financial system. Unlike other regional banks caught holding large. non-pefformoq loans, tight Central Bank (BSP) regulation has prevented the
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        706 10 Singapore's interest in the Philippines shows no signs of abating. On a mission Two missions on the electronics industry one in July and another coming up next month will focus on the growth in the electronics trade. Singapore's bilateral trade in electronics with the Philippines rose by
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        109 14 MISS EVERS' BOYS HBO Ch 60,9 pm Repeats: Oct 17, 21, 25, 30 THIS is a chilling account of government-sanctioned racism. Six hundred men were used deceitfully as human guinea pigs to study the effects of syphilis on Afri-can-Americans. Forty years after it began,
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      120 14 When even doctors lose all hope FIRST DO NO HARM Cinemax Ch 59, 5.30 pm Repeats: Oct 24, 27, 30 MERYL STREEP plays Lori Reimuller, a devoted wife and mother who balances a part-time job with caring for her three children. Her peaceful life is changed dramatically when son Robbie
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      123 14 BIZ ASIA: THE CARNAGE CNN International Ch 14, 8.30 pm (live) Repeat: 11.30 pm THE Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) is set to convene its 1998 summit on Nov 17 in Kuala Lumpur. This comes a year after the Asian economic crisis has made its mark worldwide, sending the Dow
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      261 16  - A land where giant lizards roam Stephanie Yeow Watch Your Step Our weekly look at Singapore's wild side continues with the big brothers of the harmless little house lizard WILD SINGAPORE Photos by FOR those of you who are afraid of lizards, take comfort in knowing that the ones you
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      446 16 But are there any secrets left to reveal? FRANKFURT The Diana industry shows no signs of flagging. Now her "energy healer" is to tell all. But the publisher of Simone Simmons' new book could now call a halt to Diana books especially after being approached
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      329 4 HOUSE OF LIM FREE FOR ALL .JOHN GLENN WAS M FIRST MAN TO ORBJt]| |[DON'T VqU THINK THAT'S A BIT RISKYJ |S^?ff^S!^f^^ GONOTtK R^T^l I R^ifi^il B nntN il RjTpjaSHBSSSSHil^Sirj WIGHT NOT BE I VHI IA/f RTfN ri/TTTMT? k! MOMTU AMNT\JPPQ/IPV I 'nnl bOrILiAJKI i YUUrILnN. AW VHIIP RZiTUPAnM THfIIiCHT
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      182 6 SGS welcomes President Estrada V 1? on his first official visit to Singapore SGS Testing Control Services Singapore Pte Ltd Ml 26 Ayer Rajah Crescent, #03-07 Ayer Rajah Industrial Estate, Singapore 1 ***** Tel (65) 778 1550. Fax (65) 779 0527 iwS^ n €fM^aMn^^ We/come Warmest Welcome President Joseph Estrada
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      462 10 Thanks t0... these following Philippines-based companies for their valuable support. ♦JG Summit Holdings, Inc place the constabulary, Ifc^ A and development projects, This diversified compa- health and teachers pen- 11 Wr^KkML and the improvement of ny has holdings in banking, sion system. B the country's tourism inproperty development, ho- j
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      273 15 Heartiest Congratulations I Mr Lee Kok Leong IHHm 1 i n|HI fV R fill' |l] Treasurer k^J^ULfIHHkj^fIMMHkHMH a> sHatccMc B^^^B^BM^HHB^BBBBH^^^HBB^^^^H^^^^^^^^^^HliWHllßlllßlß^W on being awarded the The Public Service Medal (PBM WB/BBBBSf^ by his Excellence, The President of Republic wHBB^BBBB^BSBBB/iSSBIEimvB of Singapore Wttßß^BSßßttnm2S^P^£islßs Freddy Diana Sng BBrißSßB^^^^^^^^^^y Hß^ Jl BF'^^lP^ Mr Mrs
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      906 15 TELEVISION HHBp^^^Bl Muppets mf 4Hk ER: Do You See HMa Danger Zone i rwm ii i i i S?« *I ""^W"!^ Dr Benton restores the sight of f^B^ "^'P' Robert Downev |r (left) L^Br i i», i \m,l fi a blind man while Mark is Jw^'fea' teams up with Billy
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        1444 1 l_Mßß|w«gim RT ►Splashing HBHH Caßmi al fisKM Silver Spirit fldpgtitiMai CLASSmnoS good offer L^siw^—j nrifciieiac4el forsale «iaa4**Si» J iaalKlgg!BßHßS BUD uSHSIS! In this section -turn to PICK OF TODAY'S A $20k Singapore H^^2B^ Zoom over to Pages i7t022 for jobs CLASSIFIED (f^l Swimming Club _A-^^!3| Interested in a 2-day fishing
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        159 1 AJHCONWTIOHeRS/ 90 AIRCONDITIONERS/ REFRIGERATORS RfFRIGERATORS ■■■^■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■1 I ■^f^T^l 1 II I lr.l. J F^l 1 M whWiiTi'ii^'iMl "fru #h.tach. national swvo Toshiba sharp *mm>r HRRMIIIMIIIIIinViIimiIMinMIffIMHB HHHVRT^R9Pi«BR*9PtHHMIiIIIIIM HBTll' -TT ri I Q-ff-f J1 1 LTlllllWß Window Unit 2 rOOITIS 3 fOOITIS 4 rooms MtUk i m |Ff $480 Fr $520 FrslBso
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        68 1 r"^™"1"'"11"™"! AIRCON Si FRTDTf (kmtd SVtfar *CDB »gZS?JL™ tr UkamAU srir* ZSSu^t^U^ "-'^noVfldeSVcßomlipm ag^lX*!-.? ■tgjTtfftU ■■■LLEJLLIUH HIAP HWA AJRCON. RBWGERATOft SERVICE ifffffSmfSH lilllllLll^lM |Utt»^^ f|| IIM tt^3 L ChemlcaJ service for ahcon C Guaranteed 6 mths to I year R^sonabtePHce MSffTRrCV tJJ^f^WX^ BPyWrnSWaPlfllß ■milPFiriWlTliM Fridq* airciM. proHMMm CriT .jkbhst |H&u
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        219 1 KvSM H£LP lines l/H KC/O ACCIDCKT REMUS/ CAR SERVICING m General Automotive Services Pte Ltd 553-1111 (8 am to 5 pm) TaiWahAir-Con 745-8198(24^ COMfUTER RCMJR7 Y2K UPGRADE Amm(»m) ifspxA 1* 287-535$ citation 821) puinmm ■pwttusters«eud SIS"" 1 plumwmg A-AWHtyplumbing Services 781-0110<24nrs) mmi Harmon's Re investigation Consultancy Services 769-5659 (24 nrs)
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        960 2 j p|p|p^ SELL IT, ]Mppip j I PW I Of il IF I I 11l i tf Jb AlMfi L&fgAJl Md [>} 1! jVi IT^B^M Hi^^BHTivT'TTTH^^^HIH HMfeys to FriAys :8.30am to 6.30pm $20 for replies collected by advertiser or 9HmmK ffo^fo^KS" 0"1' posted to .oca. address. 6.30pm Friday for Sunday's
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        366 2 Personal Services Products AIRCONDITIONERS/ REFRIGERATORS THIS WEEK OFFER for Aircon service, repair. install. New/2nd hand aircon for sale. Call *****98 we specialise in an brands of airl^V^^T& servicinq 92 CARPETS/RUGS I i. II SUHDIV iDSLflll ranee w" I Sffinf XiW? ko JS I SSSps" 40 PSf .Comnwrcial carpet tile issaSSb
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        415 2 tO2 GARDENING/ LANDSCAPING SPECIALISED IN Turfing, grass tree cutting daily/ mthly. Also supply plants *****52/*****426 rajoo specialist in turfing cSg^gs'af 2^-^^ s ■^■■^^^■^^■^i^iiM 106 HOME APPLIANCES/ LIGHTINGS *****41/*****18/*****27. For heater, fan, microwave, oven, washing machine, can Yeobuiid ?PECI?Li ST N REr AIRS c°,fnaircon.s,; l^eis S^ e S A" repairing tsvc
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        796 2 112 HOUSE CLEANING/ 112 HOUSE CLEANING/ 112 HOUSE CLEANING/ PAINTING PAINTING PAINTING ■^^?S^^!HB^^!l^i^^^P^^^BHa9HE!BI!!^^B fflß ofllr^^^^ll II v HI mzmt w^M' SKk I^KI k. tA ■■HI HI W9 Jl I^l BWI R| S^R Hk I I MF 'WIW V^K^BK^ F f ■■■■■HBHBfeHKB9HWHMHHH^^H|||^HS --.S-L2-.-. ft TUrnIS tl I n g ft renov(
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        342 2 114 HOUSE RENOVATION/ DECOR tTT. 1—: 1 WPOUOnt IPOn SpSCMfitt R9H WMWWG»ixes j J 3^m $1,680 Bt^B HTn" S2^)Bo KCfifUß- c KrTa 5^ TI *2'280 IS!K1t1 M l;jj^ j 611 Hi^Hß COSI rTJB^rrLl J ■111 mtimmAZV&zulzY:m I nimrtfa^WN, I DllßCt FaCWiy PIICB j^ss-, m "T^^ssfel il' '1 i YXL ALUMINIUII
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        339 2 114 HOUSE RENOVATION/ DKOR WE SPECIALISED HI sanding varnishing parouet fioonnc ano iac quer. Tel: *****76/9803-8089 gauss renovation pte .to f-et SXfZ&SoffiWrj 00* REASONABLE KLIABU renova tion services w.th quai.ty wor* manship Free quotation. *****3t w offer uvinc ceram, c,i, m* al SLBC p.S.f. Workmanship tc view. *****09 a.c. 12-*****.'
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        359 3 wmmm^^^mmm^t^mm^m a|^Baa^HHMßaaß MB^HH^BHM^BBBi 114 HOUSE RENOVATION/ 114 HOUSE RENOVATION/ 114 HOUSE RENOVATION/ DECOR DECOR DECOR I DESIGNER CORNER'S Pte Ltd Tel: 476 3778 Fax: *****64 I we uc: 22<: Blk 145 Tiong Bohru Rd. #01 -1002 (beside Redh.il MRT) RACV^^ J ■MWMKB^ Flooring Waß Tiles Ceramic, Marble, Granite, Parquet, etcJfljßjpßl||>fJ
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        306 3 ^^^^ZT_ 120 TV/V.DEO ~—_M__X== KiSS^rr^^T7~ri ***** Specialised AJln29"-63" Mincn UICI UPII VIDEO, Hlrl, VCD, In MIM, cvqtpm -Setting up karaoke Homethealre E^GS 2932_8_14 *****35 'Keep This Advertisement For 10%' '< Discount on all jobs II R0gN*****70a9M H UpV*ng ol SCV Balam CH Improving of poor recaption Warranty on parts workmanship
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        266 3 _Zl__ 120 TV/VIDEO ßmra^njirAi til? MPrtfpy^OrWWPlN TV Video VCD LD Hi-fi AirCOn Fridge VVashinn Machine n^PB iviacnine 4no transport charge fisi »21»^3<?1141d *****38/*****15 I 78^3094 a. g 200A J| ~^Z^^^^^^_ iso s?xsLr Lp INII|I I I I f J I1 1 JkLJI i I 11 'Nl FREE 45 DAYS TRIAL
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        802 3 ■■■^aB^iHi^BH^M^HHBHi j HMOMMMBHaHMM 1 B^HOBHBHHMna I 150 DOMESTIC HELP j ISO DOMESTIC HELP 150 DOMESTIC HELP 150 DOMESTIC HELP AVAILABLE AVAILABLE AVAILABLE AVAILABLE il I ,^i^>^>^>^,,^,^,^-^-^,^-^-^-^-^-,--j,j,^-,-^,jj-^,^,jjj-,j,,,--j,-^—--,jjjjjjjj— |JMlMJHpMlilii^ WIDE ||l U J"i W l^^^^^S KTI^T2H \UHHD JIJI fi 1 l|Tf if k" I o*l Z3m IH I^l _§H y„ 1 PAT#—1
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        205 3 dIH r*Vi»l^ QSST > VVrTHIN JO WORK PERHT RENEWAL 7 DAYS ißufMSnVlff ArRTVAL ■JaHQKSHVia Cs^3^ ™UU*-AL WD^ll® Sl^il.^'J'lfLl^-Vl ■^tC^EwJi^KI PjTVWI*!*/^ I ««oi!j™2^ j CP CV BLM>Meft i JSESSILA O4il 1 AO^o < I pi.*. ff 1 yjiuj 14 £^^44*41*1 l^raH |3l|JhN| KM lifiM *^"2' 14 F. lIJ IH ffßfflßl WM^j^jJumjMßL^J^j^M
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        496 3 Personal Services iiH^HBHManB^ aa^i^Bßaai^i^BaaaaßHM^ 150 DOMESTIC HELP 150 DOMESTIC HELP AVAILABLE AVAILABLE l E 3 mS?&fS^W^J^K\ RS SPECIALIST WLj •I~KI 1 >^^3 f_ J Pn E^/ffi^^lßßmtagiaaßwiißwiaeJ IH I v Babysit UFU childcare:>*«*ft3«^*^rT^ r^^ Cookins Ks4| House work, vVar ant. i <Ki3!l« K^^m i-~~~^~~^^^-s** BP^^^M^^^^^^iMiM^i^^^^^^^^ I !1 fi IfrJ&jL Itliffi'tfflßll bLJJJm
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        383 3 Products aaaa^^^B^H^|^a( ISO DOMESTIC HELP AVAILABLE NEW! EXPERIENCED INDON maifi ar P^fX^Tc^Z. w™™*!'£*t n£ Agency nc C3096-0' Rom 34MH6 *****37 3 n 3 a8o4^Ln3\Bt^ o S0 s e r Cia: a ine;- n v!Qea AgencvNo ClO9l "°3 English speaking chr.st.an/ musht maonesians Fiiipinas gooo to- oaoy/ cund/ aqea cae SS^^^cawS?
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        701 4 Personal Services Products Business Services Products ISO DOMESTIC HELP AVAILABLE PHIL THAI PROVIDE English speak mg maids with free benefits. Call *****01 Agency No. C *****1 2-YR. EX-SAUDI Indon. Chinese indon. maids for immed. transfer. JDM *****69 (Agy. No. LC4U9OII) PART-TIME MAIDS: CHINESE house wives. Mrs Tan *****54. Good rates.
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        1008 4 I ■HUHHB^HBiMB 166 HEALTH CENTRES 166 HEALTH CENTRES ■I New Orchard Plaza Health Centre I B #03-30/32. Orchard Plaza (Rear Block). Orchard Road j H I Relaxation WeSlness Ssfi; 1 I I Cosy ambience with bathrooms fln J| L I attached. Excellent service by I fifl| w E our charming
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        569 4 209 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES A Cooperatives style retail business m prime tourist location of Chinatown is m final look for retail operators m the following nature. Sovenlr Postal service Florist Laundry Mini-cafe Photoflnlshing Ktys clobber. Located next to the new tourist board museum and surrounded by office, hotels, the business offer
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        839 4 209 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES COMMON EXAM FOR HOUSE AGTS Calling owners, agents, job seekers, students. Examined by government IRAS, 100% recognised. Qualified t Sell. Only $150 per part. Law, mgmt, mktg. I Full 20 3 free revision. G'teed j pass (Free repeat). Very qualified, easy to understand Lecturers. Welcome to sit
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        387 4 "EBB"""—! I rksk Worldwide Factoring. *****21/fax *****52/pg. *****491 William PURSUED BY CREDITORS? Get expert advice to negotiate/delay/ seek finance and safeguard your remaining assets. Allegro 46/0911 218 COMMERCIAL VESSELS FOR CHARTER TUG. 730/ 840/ 940HP. 3200HP (CPP). Barge 120ft/180ft/210ft. Tel: 872-4490 180-FT., 120-FT. Barges for charter or sale. Tel: 339-8955,
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        409 4 "SSS&™™ j [countdown to year mow I WWUII I liVnN I V I CAR &UUU! in^Mfci iM —«^9PHMnH^HHa^Bßß^nnnnnnn^__ -J^i IF^ ''^^UnanTUpnHaVnWnnV*KX^ j We are certified Y2K solutions provider 4 MRS RESPONSE TIMES •We provide on-site service for all types of computer problems l^ggZ Full E-Commerce Solutions with Back-End appl.cWns ~Z^
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        249 4 mm-m.mmmmm «sgß«/«gss« DELIVERY/REMOVAL I 1 V^A~C;XtN M3VBRS| Jit U. 1/m(Ki HmiA num. ISSittS" SWIUtGe PROVlded rKUVWCU Experienced in house/office/ factory/organ/ piano/safe niK A rlkmantlinn all MtatSSlSr Office partition FREE QUOTATION BOXES TCI CC#IIIIICII I r>/X>O O^J7 1 tjltUilVtl u,. V mSoi^ss WE SPECIALISE IN HSL/FT\V OFHCES«AFEI'IANL>'ORGAN. REMOVAL DISPOSAL ETC. STORAGE
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        355 4 239 PACKING/ STORAGE/ DELIVERY/ REMOVAL Your Specialist m Office/ Home Removal *mge, dons service, Disposal &Denun%ofpartJtipn Goods insured Free boxes Quotation WE MEAN BUSINESS =*SUPER BUDGET^ Specialises m all tv|x-s of removal/ disposal services, etc. Free Boxes quotation A-hm Om ktmuttkmd fcwi H» to DON'T MAKE A MOVi WITHOUT US
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        483 4 239 PACKING/ STORAGE/ DELIVERY/ REMOVAL HONG HENG TRANSPORT 30ft Box Lorry. House/ Office removal boxes for sale. Reasonable fee Free Quotation *****80 Day/Night Til TRANSPORT SPECIALISES m house/ office removal, packing, storage, disposal svcs Tree quote/ carton. Call *****00/ *****077 TRANSPORTATION/ WAREHOUSING/ HANOCARRV worldwide/ Freight forwarding. Hse. office warehse removal.
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        437 5 *44SrV«CK C°PYIH6 A FAST INSTANT 1/2 hour service cards letterheads invoices and mvnation cards. Complete —itrrt!- 1 ,-ti, oil IAIC *#m 10c 3SH«-= IMSTAMT PBiHTivr H4urrAon< k P!"" TI"G "*«ECARDS, l^SnSaaS&gsgS S^^V^cS Lane »06-!2. We also distribute. WATSON PRESS FOR ail Kinds of printing, colour brochures, etc. Economical packing for
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        1446 5 305BMWF0RSALE 308 BMW FOR SALE Why pay an exorbitant price for leather upholstery? Now you can indulge m fine English Connolly leather upholstery for your BMW without blowing your budget. At less than half of the usual cost, we'll cover your seats, headrests and door panels with smooth, luxurious leather
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        533 5 3M HONDA FOR SALE EXTRAORDINARY! 6/'94 HONDA Clvic ESi- Silver. CD. Hifi. S/rims. Accident free. $55,000 neg. Please page 9300-6099. ililll CRX 3/'92. OMV $17,207. Beautiful c^S ing $45,000. owne, 9640^244 REPOSSESSED 1/pBO 'EL9O7OR' H°^a Accord i6 3-dr. coe 6/2000. Offer to 250-4209 '90 WHITE HOND* ACC°rd 2 EX ofnd"
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        635 5 317 HYUNDAI FOR SALE '96 ELANTRA 1.6. GLSi. New model Auto. 1 owner. Twincam. Tip-top $54,700. 9620-2802/ *****24< 1 OWNER. '94 Elantra L6GLSI. Oe posit SS.BK. Mthly. $600+ x loai 5M> yrs. $33.8 K. Tel. 466-0500 9/95 ACCENT 1.5 GLS. 4-dr. 1 own er. Tip-top. Deposit $9800. Mthly $635 x
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        716 5 325 MERCEDES FOR SALE I. BEAUTIFUL '84 MERCEDES 200. COE 2001 near. Deposit $2.8k. New 2k paint, new tax. Full MB tex. I S/ rims. Central lock, alarm. Smooth engine. $300++ x 18 mths. No repair. $8800. Tel. *****00 i 2 MTHS. OLD. MERCEDES S2BO. 1 owner. Showrm. mileage of
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        2720 5 Business Services Products Vehicles 333 PORSCHE FOR SALE 333 PORSCHE FOR SALE 333 PORSCHE FOR SALE 333 PORSCHE FOR SALE I I November COE results *mQmm^&\^\ COE price Up/down Qu~ota I Bids I Top bid average* Small cars(l,ooocc and under) $23,816 -$1,484 164 402 $30,500 $25,037 I M9diwn Gnn <
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        562 6 Vehicles Properties Ml SUZUKI FOR SALE 11/'94 SWIFT 1.0. 4 dr. I owner Loan 72 mths. x $654. Deposit SB.BK. Trade-in avail. *****90 $5K DRIVE AWAY! 3/90 Su'uM Swift 1.0 5-dr. Sporty loon. Oniy $,4.8K. Loan avail. 292 30,, 10WNER NEAR 97 Suzuk, Swift ,0. 4-dr. 5-speed. S/r,ms. Low m,ieage.
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        491 6 347 VOLVO FOR SALE MUST SELL! '82 Volvo 244GL. Auto. COE paid $,B.BK. Well-kept, Perfect cond. *****00/*****157 10/94 850GLE 2.3 Turbo,A) Nice n0.45 OMV $***** COE $*****. $„BK. *****22 3/'93 VOLVO 850CLT 2.5 auto. owner. Agt maintained. Immacu late cond. Tel: 569-1131. 7/'92 VOLVO 240SE. 2 0 Auto Ac- MainVs«i^
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        523 6 j ■nm«iiii«B»^iiii™iiMß« j 377 CAR FINANCING/ INSURANCE i |TTTTTTWT^^TWVT| ll il I k I«\ J 4 W *W1 I 7yf* FbNMI R«l* 4w4%. I Havl Rial» 6-75% I 1 (iwu«l«w,vai<*f /v 1 i DOORSTEP SBMCE j cXMtTrtiVENSURANCE RAIESI llf f.Vi BIVI iti *l ■MPTMimHUHI 1& 23S 5555 27 iflNlG KE
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        343 6 1 aißiiiiiiiHiiiiiiHaiiii^aß 381 SCRAP VEHICLES PARF PAPERS FOR sale $3,198 $300,5. Highest offers secures. Tel: *****08 PARF PAPER AT $43,700 to sell at $39 500. Immediate transfer. Please call: 262-1128. PARF PAPER. OPEN cateqory for sale $30,604, COE $49,115, $11,200,773-5111/9737-6566. ne^deT'oo'oT p Pa' ge: 9704 3228 Michael Allcr.DoriD tric?n:, *WaM
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        560 6 wmmm^mmmmi^^m^m^mm 382 VEHICLES FOR HIRE DATSUN PICKUPS, VANS, Box/ Open lorry 10ft./ 14ft./ pte. cars with aircon/wedding car/minibus. LonQ/snort term rental-*****39 24-HOUR CAR RENTAL at special rate! 4 days. Free delivery! Tel: 736-?563/9211-2467 KENG SOON AUTO car rental from $58/day, special rates for weekly/ monthly/yearly. Call *****33. JURONG AREA. LORR.ES.
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        622 6 HaßHnaßia^aM 383 VEHICLES WANTED CASH ON-THE-SPOT. WE pay high price for all model cars, with without COE (irregardless of owns) for c^welcome^^SOO 1.0 STARLET/ CHARADE/ Mazda/ Pulsar/, 3 Civic/, 6 Accord/ Suzuki/ 1.3 Corolla, etc COE 2001 above. Cash on the spot. Dealers welcome. Tel: 874-0675 (24 hrs.) "hoMKrWr roV'aS
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        588 6 387 LORRIES FOR SALE $1888 DOWNPAYMENTI NEW Cab star 0D32 diesel. P/steering. Monthly $747 x 84. ,8 Opal Cresc. '91 NISSAN 10FT low bed, box van, 2 sliding doors. Tax 3/ r 99. HDB $55. Aircon., hifi. $10,900. *****06 JW» NISSAN CABSTAR 10 ft Diesel. COE paid $***** till 8/2003.
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        603 6 M^^"^>^lll<Ml 391 VANS FOR SALE '83 TOYOTA LITEACE petrol van. Aircon. New paint. Tax 2/'99. COE '2000. Price neg. *****85 '92 MITSUBISHI L3OO. Y plate diesel van. owner. Aircon. New tax. P/steering. $15,800. *****000 8/-91 TOYOTA HIACE Petrol Van 5dr. A,rcon. Tip top condition. Pg. *****035 '83 TOYOTA COROLLA 1.3
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        513 6 j *****1-08 CITY (SOUTH-WEST PTEAPTS-RENT bay. Few 2/3+T Pool v°ew. Ja^anese Sch./Ginza. CM *****88 CENTRAL GREEN. 4+l. ,800 sq.ft. High floor. No blockage. Fully furnished. MRT. *****366 Harry sqf[4*l FTfurn H«jhfl Alteon r? facH.ies. Call'own'er 222*8022 rMr furn P "f, r-/furn AlrconHiaMfr Mf?T B2^^^^9X&IK 5;°7 !*,"■*#[^f,'"!]" 'r*' 1 SL S«
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        477 6 mm^^^^^^^^m 404 DO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANCLIN/HOLLAND PTEAPTS-RENT D.09 CrM«^or« 2 rms 1173 sg ft 9th fir. Facilities S3Khm. D.09 Devonshire Loom 2 rms 7th fir 2' 1 vrs Som«>r«>t MRT £2 M w+£*£2S?3229^ s*2+balcony/1615 so ft 3+l/1335 sq ft All with rVer/ pool views built-m dish washer... $4JK-sBJli Jfljft^* S*"*-' UfcoUfco.
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        781 7 Properties ■mpmhhmmhbb I i^i^iii^iii^i^i^Ml^iii^l^ 404D09-10 ORCHARD/ 404 DO9-10 ORCHARD/ *****9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/HOLLAND TANGLIN/HOLLAND TANGLIN/HOLLAND PTEAPTS-RENT PTEAPTS-RENT PTEAPTS-RENT > ■ii^LIHLiHHLBHHLfIHHBH^HIHBBHHHBHHBMHHHHBHB I -:-C j^-., I .-"-'f-sS: /Z) (~Jl'/ WjM^k m% I ■^»?3s2D i A K; Xj; W=~- your Service. m\ :BklZ:^- SERVICED &M I BS^r^l «nflVtV MWT X Bft- a-3, APARTMENTS KI
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        400 7 LUCKY TWR. 2600 sq.ft. 4+l*l. Tastefully renovated. High fir. Avail Immed 9260-3366 CASA Avail, immeo. «BU JJbh LAbA D.09 RIVERSHIRE OPP. Great World City, f/facilities, high fir. Good -wßental^-9708"°4ERA D.09 SPRING GROVE/Grangeford. &kss«: 009 OUAYSIDE. F/FACILITES. Best jS?JSho£t^SSa Wfri RENTAL SPECIALIST IN ail types of Ca° P La r nds
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        543 7 mmmm^^mamm^mmmmm^ 404 009-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/HOLLAND PTEAPTS-RENT 0.09 HILTON TWR. Leonie Hill. High fir. Renovated. F/furn. F/aircon. $2900 0.n.0. Pg. 9804-0060 SOPHIA COURT STUDIO Apt. 650 D.09 LUCKY PLAZA Apt. (Orchard Road). High fir. 4 bdrms. $4200. ;»»-»o^ -S-K' DO9 ORCHARD TWRS High floor 200° sc>ft 3tV F/furn- F/aircon. Immed. $4500.
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        509 7 imhivi^miiimh 406 D11& 21 NEWTON/ BT TIMAH/CLEMENTI PTEAPTS-RENT SIGNATURE PK. NEW! 2-bdrm. Few units. 51.5K52.2K. Near Canadian Sch. Dan 665-0097 HDS $2K-$2.4K NEG. Gllstead View. 2 3+l PANDAN VALLEY Condo Beautiful furn. Studio. Immed. $2000. =>southaveniss97 WVSl^^^^S!: D.21 ROYAL CT. Brand new. 2+l/ 3+l. Partial/ f/furn can be arranged. 52.2K
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        537 7 vaBVMVMfM|^VMavJ m mmm~~—^mmMk^n 410 015-16 EAST COAST 410 015-16 EAST COAST j PTEAPTS-RENT PTEAPTS-RENT BlßlwSl^B7^CWF.^^ka7SlSX9 BfAIVI ll^faWl Ll M HICI BgMtff H£ 1 y P^-^Mftl^ii^^P^ggrS 4jj^^feg^JMk-'-S^^gp iH^SPi|PL KS^^£MMMli|H W3$M I IM|fcn*^^lir^;MiW^SBS <^»««^(fc "^BPIUS- !S^H "r" dfc^TsSEHSWBt Ready for occupation in Aug '98 gg»*g JL" 4 bedr °°mS 1055; 2568 Sq.ft.
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        324 7 I <^^™'""'""^""^ 414 019-20SERANGOON/ SEES? DC PTEAPTS*RENT fiBAIIDEVISTA2t pth i GRANDE VISTA 2 storey Penthouse at Yio Chu Kang, near Seletar Garden 3,600 sq.ft. 2 huge balcony, Pool view F/furn./aircon. Rent: $3,500. Mayspring. Brand New 1346 sq.ft. High Fir. Pool View. Attractive Rental Contact Owner: *****88 D.20 COUNTRY ESOU.REcondo.Oesigner decor
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        471 7 lIHII(avIai|VJHaMM m^^^^mm^^m^^mi 420 HOUSES FOR RENT 420 HOUSES FOR RENT UAlltf^V"^ FAR I MIIIIHeH LfIIK pAWE IllfWWfcW Wil LEHJC -5-5 Immediate OCCUpatiOH d,stLocAT,oN DEScRIPt,onaREa(SQ.FT) ChanceryGrove 3+l 2031 (3 Storey tOWnhOUSe) 11 Watten Estate Condo 3+l 94M Wanen tSHie WMWO 3+l 2465 (2V 2 Storey tOWnhOUSe) 21 Jalan Jambu Ayer 3+l
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        291 7 cosy bungle. 12,560/2.80C sq.ft. 4+!. Spacious gan. immec. $750C PaSeSS/TosS.^gueft Re^'ll-SK^giT^-Co^^ Sg^f&Sl 8 C s°22 Ellefl 011 WATTEN EST new bunalw 5200 s^ft 7Vn-suite in i#k™--s+l. $6K. TRS 9415-6871. s*l bdrms. $4500 Near Shpa CtrV American Sch. Tel. 466 6600 storey cunglw. 6+2 rms. F/aircon 6400/ 4600 sq.ft. Sale/ rent,
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        553 7 420 HOUSES FOR RENT STEVENS ROAD beautiful bunga io* wiin pte pooi services cos T 4fc"4 D.IO FIRST AVE 20 000/ 6000 soft. 4+l Pool Renovated $15K Collier jarqme *****329 aecor. Cosy. $7500 9201-4961 DO5 CORNER TERR 3900 sa H 5 fice Sl5OO up. 9801-3323 ERA D.05 FABER DR. 2
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        943 8 422HUDC/HDB APTS FOR RENT ALL AREAS! CCX 637/ Bt Batok 534/ Clementi 326/ Yishun 766, 715/ Bishan 123/ AMK 403/ Übi 327/ Holland/ Tampmes/ Pasir Ris/ Juronq. Tel. 758-5585 2/ 3/ 4-RM. AMK/ Kalianq/ Aljun- ied/ Yishun/' Juronq/ Tampmes/ I Bedok/ Teck Whye/ Sin Ming/ BuKit Batok/ Woodlands, etc. $700S"OO
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        1490 8 424 SERVICE APARTMENTS j 424 SERVICE APARTMENTS ;nic; di^/ap autments A HOME THAT SPELLS PARADISE 32 Orange Grove Road (near Shangri-La Hotel) 1-week to 2-year lease available Fully-furnished 1,2 and 3 bedroom apartments Housekeeping, linen services, concierge, business centre and 24-hour security Swimming pool, sauna, tennis squash courts, gym facilities
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        583 8 446 DO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/HOLLAND PTEAPTS-SALE ".09 FUTURA (Leonie Hill). 2755 sq.ft. 4*l. H,gh flr. Pool/ tennis. SS^^SS^oiaH Vs 38?0° 3 s 7q4!! 1 s+l5+1 Renovated.» !JMI 92M21W D.09 REGALIA Ptnths*. (Rlvtr Valley) SrJacious 2600 sq.ft. 4+l. Pool. Selling cheap! *****268 SEA^S^ RK-2260/ SSup' *****,06 .|0 Tl|F MOB4. IT Blk Z^O^ft^Wd^cl^
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        548 8 456 Dl2-14 BALESTIER/ MACPHERSON/GEYLANG PTEAPTS-SALE BRAND NEW APARTMENTS IN 53 LENGKONG EMPAT Immediate Occupation 3 bdrms. (1163 sg,t. to ,432 Sqft) Easy access to MRT Station Freehold <- 4?s n«. f nnw,rfi<. $425pSf°nWardS Mr Tan *****315/*****18 0.12 NAME YOUR Price! Exclusive fZ ?*****'5a ({'"pt'/'Hft/ 1 lobbw SSttSfflsS^ *****1 TOP Sri
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        457 8 470 Dl9-20 SERANGOON/ THOMSON HOUSES-SALE US-STOREY INTER. TERR, for sale. 3;1 rms F'hold. Land: 1610 sq.ft $?60K Mar^*****73/ *****360 SSWSSK^^ffI 3H 999 yrs. 970^-6615 JH 471 Dl9-20SERANGOON/ THOMSON PTEAPTS-SALE p. 19 REGENTVILLE. HIGH flr. Facilities. 3+1.1067 sq.ft. TOP '99. Asking 5626K. Tel: *****09 D-20THE WINDSOR-2411 sc >ft-Mais-ESc^S? 6 ---^r:rf 5
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        965 8 493 HOB APTS FOR SALE (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) IML ■Jm for Reliable m. Service I BEST BUY! EXEC. Mais. Blk. 130 Bei dok Res. 4 rms. Recess area. Nice- ly renovated/ mkt. Valued $435K j (sell below valuation). *****40. i EXEC. APT. BEDOK South. 10E. Lift landing. 6 yrs. Facilities. F/renovated. Aircon.
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        981 8 496 HDB APTS FOR SALE (BUKIT BATOK) BELOW VALUATION. 4 A Blk. 540/ 431. high fir. 5 'A' pt. blk. 110. low fir. MRT/ West Mall. Tel. 569-2303 CHEAP! 3 'N67 4 'A' corner Bt. Batok Blk. 146/ 178. Opp. mkt. Valued. High/ low fir. Pg. 9306-9083 Tay EXEC. MAIS.
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        686 8 SOO HDB APTS FOR SALE (CHOA CHU KANG/ BUKIT PAN JANC) i BEST PIHCE! 5 T 404 Bt. Pan,ang. High flr Corner Bree^ Lake/ <*' LRT/ amenit,es. *****451 HSR «^.^'i^tlff^ V^^^To'^o'' txK. NA.S. PENWNC Dlk. ,24. M,a fir. F/renovated. Aircon. Contra. All races. Landnfige 9709-1065 EXEC MAIS SISK beiow value
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        619 8 MM HDB APTS FOR SALE {CLEMENTI/ WEST COAST) 4'NC'5ll West Coast Dr High fir Llft level Amenities No blo^ in 9 Move-,r, cond Agt. 9559 3332 %%£££s&?£JlT' 4 W CORNER Blk. 520. West Coast. Low cash. Move-m cond Mid flr. Unblocked. 9302-2479 s pt Rik ~^h -,i« M,nh fir llZS*^™-
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        2162 9 —-—I^_—^— wmmmm-M—m—mmm—m huhhmi^^^^mm M—MMiMiMa.M 4*l HOB APTS FOR SALE 493 HOB APTS FOR SALE j 493 HDB APTS FOR SALE 493 HOB APTS FOR SALE 493 HDB APTS FOR SALE 493 HOB APTS FOR SALE (BCDOK/CHAICHEE) (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) mmmmm^mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm^i^mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmMma^mmmm^ TKa strait* TimPQ riaceifioH I lUS Ollallo I
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        388 9 HMn^mMi 818 HDB APTS FOR SALE (YISHUN) i i <& HOB SPECIALISE P^[ nUPjrCUIHLWI I win huuikllT J|^ ALL NEW APPROACH fin,,,**,^ l^W Fatertale/DUfChase W frMsaSi ————J KflliHlJArmM pEsMsjH Low flr No Cash! ValuBd Well keP'4'A'CORKER BLK M9 N°blaCka96'Va)Ued 4 V COKtWOR BLK 439 Low-fir No a^t! Valued No contra
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        367 9 .mm... i^^^^. 918 HDB APTS FOR SALE j (YISHUN) 4 *A' CORNER Yishun Blk. 867. Near mrt/ amenities. Renovated, aircon. View to offer. *****255 bJSBSSF* Low cash! HB *****654 .-.-mminn u« untn^Tri^ Jon i!inn? fml'nMc' tions. Next to MRT/ amenities. Open view. *****61/ *****423 i .u/-. rAßiiro on. 0,0 Re^aggtotfegf-MBrT*^
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        520 9 aHaMMMMMMn^M. 827 HUDC/HDB APTS WANTED (RENT/BUY) For immediate results m renting out your 2- 5 rm. HDB flats. Reliable tenants with good igSIZ holders Professionals of all fields Immediate occupation C. now! 2 ***** 8 HOB SPECIALIST TEAM (24 hrs) ugss 1:-^^ "Free valuation report before sale G'teed sale within
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        441 9 527 HUDC/HDB APTS WANTED (RENT/BUY) A UST OF HK Indian PR buyers paßOsar*- < 2 KOREAN LADIES wants to rent HDB 2■ 4 rooms flat (Whole unit urgently). Call: *****88 iliiisi CALL SHAN 9529-0647.2/ 3/ 4/ 5- rm./Exec. Mais, wanted in all areas !by ready tenant, For rent/buy fen^H^fla^no^wne^aTany dists.
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        454 9 rropenraf 531 FACTORY SPACE FORRENT SOON WING INO. Bldg 764 SQ.H rurri r/aircori Good for factory/ office Thomas 9803-2484 tsasßssesi. 5059 sq ft Owner 785-Hl, RICHFIELO MO. 1744 sq.ft. Ground r;™ff: 2750/4200 so ft Ground fir Aot welcome 741 5555/ 9671-2228 gj^^™^ "«m 012 MOOMSTOME LAME Pte ftv BwaS3r HENOCRSON.
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        662 10 Properties 534 OFFICE SPACE 934 OFFICE SPACE 934 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT FOR RENT FOR RENT KFYP*t&NT MVJCj JL JL^SV-'L^ 171 RFAf^H ROAn j/i BtALM kuau OFFICES RANGING FRnu ,nn si n(in so ft mUW:)UU JI.WU3H.ri imi^^r^AMriMr Situated in the Beach Road office -retail space ranging FROM 120-3 500 SOFT
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        324 10 934 OFFICE SPACE 934 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT FOR RENT bh^wmm ■■bh^_ 1| BfIHBJBjBHBJBHB^BHBJBJBJBJB^BJBJBjBJB^BSBJBHBJBHBaB Ih^H H MIH bTVAWhC^bTfl maaMamhduaam i n Prime office space m T" r» x jrrtT' Near Tanione Paear MRT r C/S» rl n c nnn r Area from oUU Sr to 1 D^UU Sr Whole floor
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        397 10 m^,™ 291-7369 AA jwwj^gnei^j^^ ea with leather sofa. Pte. entrance. Call 383-3946/Pg. 9491-1745 MUS V|_w Beautifullv %Z^SSaSZS»R reasonable rates. Knight Frank *****94/*****34. office com warehoosc. superior S»«W3S med. Nancy 9809-2338 ERA S immediately. Mr Lim 841-4600. wfftcfflin I M [JI[JJ l^ m M^iT^^-^ FmEOOOTOrnCE^ceforregt "or Fashion/ Lifestyle co. 500 BfjaaSagggrS^
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        557 10 934 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 865 SO.FT. BT. Timah. Carpeted. Move-in cond. Tree use of utilities facilities. Tel. *****94. SHORT TERM (8 mths.) rental avail. 340 sq.ft. Fantastic view. $1100 r~ri;,, m, H,qh floor with panoramic view. mrt. S4.iop.s.f. 9703-******. D.02 TEO HONG Rd. 3 '/j storey shophse. 1130/1550/1712/ 4400
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        510 10 934 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 0.15 $1.80 P.S.F. neg. Joo Chiat Rd. New 500/ 700/ 1200/ 1800 sq.ft Aircon. Immed. Miko Pq: *****398 SHOP CUM OFFICE for rent. Bt. Timah 7'nm.s. Kilat ctr. Good locaii- OFnrF cp Arr for sale HEMLEY ND 1700 snft Of fi^eSSat^sszortire back 2 yrs 9406
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        535 10 939 OFFICE SPACE FOR SALE 11 11 11 <4 T J F'^ I [t I\^BmmummmmmMmmmm 3 ww^w^ J High floor q Panoramic view -J Excellent Condition a Taniona Paaar mrt anjong Pagar MRT ■Md^rTVTwlvTl ■U3yrU|UMMii!l HußEEt 9H^^9^HUaU 917 shop space for rent IJII lIJ KLLLm^II -GeirtraHMa^ rhlnatnwn Pninf <~ninatOWn FOint
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        317 10 939 OFFICE SPACE FOR SALE fl ■■■■■■■■■■■^B J F'YVUW^Tw mmmSmmml3iaißml I SriTnVfflßßkl M3i|AMM|M9l>fl fEwfl S£C4^^H^H^ -11 a^—^— 937 shop space for rewt JIIIJIIJ I Jillf; H Ared S3H'rt/ -7tO-io^69Tr 91=; r^ Ann 215 tO 4,037 17? tr, 1 o^7 172 to 1,937 474 269 to 860 ntre 409 to 3
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        398 10 543 WAREHOUSES/STORAGE SPACEFOR REN T pBJBJBJBJBJBJBJBJBJ| P K irTT^^^^Ll |M |v| w\ V««HV9#l|V^^ I mj^j^^ Aru innfi. OA nnfl en ft imuiarrk I rT,ii«^fli«^ Ground fl: 2500-9100 sq ft I Easy loading accessibility j 24-flOUr SKUritV .J??"? Mffl fentalfates ffiffl I aiMiMMli (fwm $0.70 p.s.fj jurono/west Coast/Sq Kaaut/Senoko/Bt Ba tok/Chang./
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        362 11 544 WAREHOUSES/STORAGE 544 WAREHOUSES/ STORAGE SPACE FOR SALE SPACE FOR SALE Reasonably priced at $260 psf onwards. investment Buy now before prices escalate again R*l»f*i«_lttdse sail tBOO-2aOyDS/Z2l Z2D6 BBMUMMlMmwtßtMtlliiliiiiiiiutiiiiimiii&ißßßUMaaami^^ 573 AIR TICKETS fes .Kaoshiung $32?^ Melbourne 5A75 Shanghai $480' Svdnev i475 J «y*ln~r *"T€3 Tnirwo catc lonyo yr(3 |—3~w .292
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        206 11 573 A.R TICKETS ADMIRAL Bt-06 CENTREPOINT *****95 Special fares on all das- Pa r rklane Shopping Mall (TA99ot $430, Sydney $480. V. P. *****55 hotels Scandinavia Supersaver SD3N from $1699 TAI79. Ui«» uoi m*vs dtfltinn nffer? viva holidays 4jhjiob oirers cheapest Airfares/ Hotel/ Tour. ■rj«-'<p|«"!»" aa^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H 575 FREE EASY TRAVEL
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        386 11 573 AIR TICKETS 973 AIR TICKETS 573 AIR TICKETS (Direct Fligfty— I (Direct Fltghtl _b-_t^_, I lD'recl Fl >9hl) I fDlrecf p''9^ I__Aib t3M[ flwwdu 435 Hong I Kong^ijewnq/I^MHWrolll rfc^iiMMMij f rw>i i iL7inr»cfn [|1 JNi it JilHiiilh f Jr^iyi > l| ||5. Mflns 1^!.!!^ 'iiii™"""^.!! I <888 >: $888
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        1030 11 Properties Travel Guide 874 CRUISES 974 CRUISES i 974 CRUISES 974 CRUISES 974 CRUISES io^ ~*~***~*im^M^i7Z^^ Wmm\ -EL li^i^ii^rtt«l^i^l^^ S?Ltff-Sl^^ islands in the comfort, safety and luxury of the ,11";ZSS modeni 40 000 I' C^ 6 out systems required for blcU* AffUStriUS I professional ship management and high safety Ljtandards^
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        373 12 I I /S&areniVlMar .^LaaaV •Retumby26Seater Deluxe coach Jf ll^^ direct SIN/GEN BB^V BM Resort Genting Hotel Two way cable car transfers *SIN/GEN :7am&l°Pm a^Haaaaal gen/sin 1 iam 3 Pm A I V W BB B»^ A 4th 1 -NotincMino weekends. IJQ* Genting Day Tripper Package schoo, public holidays Transport Cable
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        480 19 Classified Jobs i i 642 HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ 642 HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ 642 HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ LOUNGE POSITIONS LOUNGE POSITIONS LOUNGE POSITIONS I cairnhillSJhotel M I is looking tor 77ie responsibilities Reporting to the Housekeeper, the successful candidate will be responsible for housekeeping operations such as conducting routine checks on guestrooms, «wv*rtato« stock-taking, purchasing supervising the
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        952 20 648 ADMINISTRATIVE/ CLERICAL POSITIONS AOMIN. EXEC. URGENTLY required I ir Singaporeans only ii 5 days wk Age below 25 it Living around Woodlands area <> Poly grad.. computer literate <r Salary $1200 Interested party kindly come to: Blk. 13 801-45 Road 9. Marsllinq Ind. Est. between !0.30am-spm. SPOT TRADING FIRM
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