The Straits Times, 3 January 1999

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    22 1 The Sunday Times January 3, 1999 62 Pages m four parts MITA (P) 065/12/98 •ylf A Singapore Pnw Holdings publication U'J cents
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    Lock icon Clinton Seeks hike in defence budget
    453 1 Clinton Seeks hike in defence budget US President will ask Congress to boost the country's military spending by US$lOO billion, the biggest increase since the build-up m the mid-1980s WASHINGTON President Bill Clinton, seeking the first real increase m the Pentagon's budget m nearly a decade and the largest since
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    Lock icon Hun Sen backs trial of top defectors
    532 1 CAMBODIAN PM DENIES ANY GUARANTEES OF IMMUNITY PHNOM PENH Prime Minister Hun Sen, m a surprise reversal, has said he supports the trial of two senior Khmer Rouge defectors for genocide and declared he has not given Mr Khieu Samphan and Mr Nuon
    AFP; Reuters  -  532 words
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  • PRIME NEWS
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      Meters in 300 cabs go blank
      363 2 Meters in 300 cabs go blank Tibs cabbies lose two hours at noon on New Year's Day after their latest Y2K-proof meters tripped THEY were supposed to have been millennium bugproof, but the meters m .'soo Tibs taxis tripped on New Year's Day. Meter readings went blank at noon tor
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      Lock icon Over 1,500 flee floods in Malaysia
      422 2 PEOPLE IN SIX DISTRICTS OF PAHANG EVACUATED KUAIA LUMPUR More than 1,500 people have fled their homes m Malaysia to escape flooding caused by heavy monsoon rains. A total of 1,515 people m six districts of Pahang state m the north-east of Peninsular Malaysia
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      Upgrading project gets a touch of gold
      402 3 Upgrading project gets a touch of gold Ground-breaking for Nee Soon Central's first interim upgrading project is held m style as its MP fulfils a promise to his constituents IT WAS the first interim upgrading project m the ward and the grassroots leaders of the Nee Soon Central constituency heralded
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      Lock icon Three choke to death on rice cakes in Tokyo
      149 3 Three choke to death on rice cakes in Tokyo TOKYO Sticky, chewy rice cakes the silent killers of the Japanese NewYear season claimed three lives m Tokyo this year, fire officials said yesterday. The rice cakes, known m Japanese as "mochi", are a traditional part of family feasts for the
      Reuters  -  149 words
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      Lock icon PLASTIC TO HIDE THE PAINT
      117 3 CHEW SENG KIM Sir Stamford Raffles held on to his dignity with a piece of white plastic sheet hastily wrapped around his waist. Vandals had smeared the white statue with green paint. But only his breeches were tarnished. A police spokesman when contacted said they
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      Lock icon 40,000 prepare for euro's trading debut
      270 3 40,000 prepare for euro's trading debut PARIS Tens of thousands of dealers and computer programmers across Europe were hard at work preparing, for the euro single currency's trading debut tomorrow Some 10,000 operators, analysts, technicians and programmers worked overtime m Paris and another 30,000 m London, although Britain is one
      AFP  -  270 words
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      491 2 INSIDE World 44) The Week Uiead and die Week that Was s People 9 Easl \Ma 10. 1 1 Indonesia m Transition 12 South-east Asia 13 Malaysia 14 Home 15-17, 19-21 Weather 19 Mone\ 22 Review 23-28 Editorial 2(S Racing 29 Sports 31-34 PLUS More S'poreans are now marrying foreigners
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon US on track to taming Y2K problem
      438 4 WASHINGTON With one year to go until the world's computers confront their ledtroak day of reckoning, a grow ing number of techno!og} experts say large US corporations and government agencies have speeded up their repair work dramatically and now appear to be on
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      Lock icon Swedish airports hit, a year early
      199 4 STOCKHOLM Police at three Swedish airports on Friday had a foretaste of the much-feared Year 2000 bug their computers malfunctioned at the stroke of midnight. It hit police offices at airports that issue immediate, temporary passports to lastminute or forgetful travellers. The computers refused
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      Lock icon 45 held over attacks on Christians in India
      341 5 Hindu right-wingers have been linked to the attacks m Gujarat which have been occuring since Christmas, and to the clashes with Muslims m Karnataka AHMEDABAD (India) Indian authorities said they had detained 45 Hindus m connection with attacks on Christians m the
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      Lock icon Brazil slashes funds for saving Amazon
      356 5 RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil) Under intense pressure to reduce its spending, the Brazilian government has slashed funds meant to go towards a USS2SO million (SS4I4 million) pilot project backed by seven leading industrial nations that has been the centrepiece of the country's efforts to
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      Lock icon It's no-frills swearing-in for Cardoso
      400 5 AUSTERITY DRIVE IN BRAZIL Contraband whiskey and cheap champagne for ceremony BRASILIA Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso has begun his second term with a no-frills inauguration, foregoing the traditional pomp to match tough times that have hit Latin America's biggest nation. Mr Cardoso on Friday
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      Lock icon High-altitude balloon to take smaller team
      227 6 ALICE SPRINGS (Australia) A manned-balloon team which hopes to fly around the world at an altitude of 40 km may leave one of its three pilots behind amid safety fears caused by a cold weather front. US pilot Dave Liniger, whose ReMax retail agency
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      Lock icon No go from China grounds balloonist
      509 6 No go from China grounds balloonist ENCIRCLING THE GLOBE— ALL HOT AIR FOR NOW A TOTAL of seven crews, including the Breitling Orbiter 111 and Team ReMax, across the globe are m varying stages of preparation to make the first round-the-world balloon flight. Four of them are hoping to start
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      Lock icon How Iraq preserved its missile stocks
      286 7 Its commanders turned off their missiles' guidance radars during Desert Fox, saving them for isolated attacks on patrolling US warplanes PARIS Iraq remains well supplied with surface-to-air missiles to fire at US and British warplanes, according to a published report, because Iraqi commanders turned
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      Lock icon IT'S BEEN 40 YEARS
      54 7 Cuban President Fidel Castro showing the number of decades that have elapsed since he overthrew the regime of dictator Fulgencio Batista. He was addressing the crowds on Friday with a written speech, that broke with his tradition of unscripted oratory, on how the current world economic
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    • THE WEEK AHEAD ... AND THE WEEK THAT WAS
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        TODAY
        117 8 US launches space probe to Mars ANOTHER space probe the Mars Polar Lander is due to be launched from the Kennedy Space Centre m Cape Canaveral m Florida. It will be equipped with a microphone that, for the first time m space history, will allow scientists to hear wind
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        MONDAY
        118 8 Talks to curb biological arms ARMS-CONTROL experts from about 50 countries will resume talks m Geneva to strengthen checks on biological weapons, the first of five sessions scheduled this year. The three-week talks, which come amid continuing Western concern that Iraq could reconstitute its biological- and chemical-weapon capabilities, aim
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        Lock icon THURSDAY
        139 8 Colombian govt meets guerillas PEACE talks are due to begin between the Colombian government and the Marxist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fare). aimed at ending the country's three-decade-old civil war. President Andres Pastrana and Fare leader Manuel "Sure Shot" Marulanda are to meet m a demilitarised zone m
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        WEDNESDAY
        282 8 LAST WEEK: Birth of the euro Monday US warplanes retaliated alter being fired upon In Iraqi anti-aircraft missiles m northern Iraq. The attack came after Iraq warned it would fire at allied planes fixing over its territon Tuesday A government forensic specialist told a court m Kuala Lumpur that
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      Lock icon Yemen 'failed to pass on warning'
      424 8 Yemen 'failed to pass on warning' Security chiefs knew of the impending attack by Islamic guerillas but did not relay the information to British diplomats until after the rescue bid SANAA Yemeni security chiefs knew days before the 16 tourists were kidnapped that Islamic guerillas were planning to attack a
      Reuters; AFP  -  424 words
    • PEOPLE
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        No-show by Chuan upsets mum
        219 9 No-show by Chuan upsets mum PREMIER PROMISES VISIT BANGKOK Generally regarded as a filial son who visits his mother regularly, Thai Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai has of late fallen a bit out of her favour for not showing up m the past two months, according to the Bangkok Post. Mrs
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        Lock icon SOLO TREKKER HALF WAY TO POLAR FEAT
        135 9 TOKYO A Japanese adventurer who aims to be the first person to trek solo across the two poles has reached the South Pole, according to his supporters at the weekend. Mr Mitsuro Oba, 45, arrived at the South Pole at around 1100 GMT
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        Lock icon QUEEN OF SOUL BRINGS CHEER
        68 9 DETROIT Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, rocked a Detroit hospital auditorium with a New Year's Eve show that had hundreds of patients and staffers dancing m their seats. "Because some of you weren't able to get out for Christmas and the holidays, we wanted
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        63 9 Princess Anne was the busiest member of Britain'- Royal Family List year, clocking up the most official engagements. The Queen's daughter topped the league with 679 engagements. US actor Chariton Heston. 75, is recovering after weeks of radiation treatment for prostate cancer, a treatment he had postponed from June when
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        43 9 Quoteworthy 'One reputation I dorit liave Is stealing money from the public. Mr Marion Barry- *>2, the colourful four-term mayor of Washington OC, who was once caught smoking" crack cocaine and sentenced to six months m prison, after he I j retired recently.
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        DID POET SPY FOR BRITAIN?
        118 9 LONDON Poet Dylan Thomas may have worked as a spy for M-16 during a trip to Iran m 1951, according to a report by the Electronic Telegraph. Mr David Callard, the biographer of the Welsh poet and playwright, believed the visit ostensibly to research and
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      Russia freezes salaries of top civil servants
      386 9 The freeze will stay until the country's poorest workers receive pay rises, says Premier Primakov 'AS FAR AS YOUR WAGES ARE CONCERNED, THEY WILL NOT BE REDUCED. BUT I DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE CORRECT TO RAISE SALARIES FOR OURSELVES WTTHOUT RAISING THE
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      Lock icon Moscow blast 'was no bomb'
      120 9 MOSCOW A car erupted m flames near Moscow's Red Square on Friday, but Eolice said the incident had een caused by a stray cigarette end, denying a report that it had been caused by a bomb. The Russian television channel NTV reported that the car
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      130 4 Balloon Race Hots Up ymf Seven crews across the globe are m varying stages oi preparation to make the first rouiul-the-workl balloon flight. paceo On January Ist 1999, Europe launches a new single currency- the Euro. And when i J^Jttl trade starts on January 4th, we'll be right there to
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      274 4 Tutut May Be Queried I 1 Suharto's eldest daughter, Mrs Siti Tutut' V I [adiyanti Rukmana, may be summoned for |k questioning over misuse of funds. page 12 llll;ifr'. M£<§i I With super savings, great gifts, freebies like balloons for kids, drinks, and lots more! It's the sale fl^^Vfe j^^^
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      32 4 M A LAYSI A Political Comeback Tan Sri Muhammad Taib can return f> to politics following his acquittal by H I£ M A the courts, says Dr Mahathir, pageh A I|^. I
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  • EAST ASIA
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      HIGH-TECH SQUABBLE
      70 10 HIGH-TECH SQUABBLE THE classified report is the result ot a six-mouth investigation that began after allegations that Hughes Electronics Corp and Loral Space Communications had transferred technology 1 to China It concluded that high-technology deals with China, including m military equipment, have damaged US national security. But China has blasted
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      Lock icon Mongolia frees news media from state control
      239 10 ULAN BATOR Mongolia has officially liberated its news media as a new law took effect, requiring disposal of the state outlets that still dominate the industry and an end to government oversight. "This law has wrapped up an era of media monopoly by
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      Lock icon Beijing 'made neutron bomb with US secrets'
      342 10 US House committee report says Chinese spies obtained secrets at US weapons labs by taking advantage of poor security procedures WASHINGTON A classified report by a committee of the US House of Representatives, which examines US technology transfers to China, focuses m part
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      Lock icon HKman tears Chinese flag again
      256 10 HKman tears Chinese flag again HONGKONG A young Hongkong protester ha^ torn China's national flag for the second timt Police are investigating whether to charge tht youth "for allegedh tearing down the Chinese national flag during a New Year 's Day protest march", a police spokesman said \tsterda\. "We're looking
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      Lock icon China sets up checkpoints on isles
      134 10 HONGKONG China has set up checkpoints on three islands near Hongkong and Macau m its latest antismuggling campaign, it was reported yesterday. The authorities m Guangdong province have set up anti-smuggling checkpoints at Sam Men Island, off Shenzhen city at the border with the
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      HAPPY NEW YEAR, EMPEROR
      46 11 Waving the national flag, jubilant Japanese well-wishers turned up at the Imperial Palace m Tokyo yesterday to shout New Year blessings to Emperor Akihito (centre). As many as 6,500 people attended the greeting session for the imperial family, the first of seven.
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      Popular Guangdong TV star murdered
      345 11 STRANGLED AT HOME HONGKONG A popular Chinese provincial televi-sion-station presenter has been found murdered m her apartment, Ming Pao Daily News reported. The report said wellknown presenter Chen Xiran was found dead on Wednesday m her luxurious apartment m the Tianhe district of Guangzhou city.
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      Lock icon Record $66b surplus for Seoul
      389 11 Record $66b surplus for Seoul It is the country's first trade surplus m nine years and the world's fourth-largest, raising hopes of an early economic recovery TARGET FOR 1999: 2% GDP SOUTH Korea hopes to achieve 2 per cent GDP growth this year. In its forecast, the Commerce, Industry and
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      Lock icon HK legislator hails Chee's 'courage'
      180 11 HONGKONG The chairman of Hongkong's popular Democratic Party yesterday hailed Singapore opposition politician Cnee Soon Juan for his courage m exercising free speech. "I commend Chee Soon Juan for his courageous stance for democracy and human rights m Singapore, said Democrat legislator Martin Lee m
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  • INDONESIA IN TRANSITION
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      Lock icon New Year revelry in West Java turns ugly
      200 12 New Year revelry in West Java turns ugly JAKARTA Violence marred New Year's Eve celebrations m at least four towns m West Java province with looting and vandalism, while an explosion wrecked an empty shop and shattered windows or at least six others m the capital one day later. Residents
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      Lock icon Habibie will run for election if nominated
      512 12 The first official statement on the issue by a high-ranking government official makes it clear the Indonesian President is keen on a second term JAKARTA President B.J. Habibie will be ready to run for the next presidency if he is nominated by the
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      NEW PARTIES
      88 12 Fight looms over disqualification likely disqualification of scores of new political parties from taking part m the parliamentary election. The wrangle was triggered by a statement by Home Affairs Minister Syarwan Hamid last week that only 15 of some 120 parties that have sprung up would qualify for
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      Lock icon MEAN STREETS
      45 12 JAKARTA POST Perched precariously on top of a road demarcation block m Diponegoro, Central Jakarta, this boy one of the many children who eke out a living on the streets of the Indonesian capital steals a moment's rest from the city's harsh realities.
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      Lock icon Tutut may be called for questioning
      306 12 Tutut may be called for questioning ALLEGED MISUSE OF FUNDS JAKARTA The eldest daughter of former. Indonesian President Suharto. Mrs Siti "Tutut" Hadiyanti Rukmana, may be summoned for questioning over misuse of funds from one of her father's charitable foundations of which she was treasurer, the Kompas said yesterday. Attorney-General
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      Lock icon 3rd body found in Aceh
      101 12 JAKARTA A third body, of an ambushed Indonesian soldier, was discovered m Aceh as the military stepped up the search for two marines kidnapped on Wednesday. The body of the soldier, reportedly killed along with six others, waj found on Friday m a river m
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Criticism over Khmer Rouge is hypocritical, says Hun Sen
      470 13 Criticism over Khmer Rouge is hypocritical, says Hun Sen Mai/ 1 ask our friends for an apology that I have irl77i r r 7 r been forced to speak the tmt/ijor the sake of a real morality, not a fake one?' Prime Minister Hun Sen, m a statement hitting out
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      THIS IS NO TEDDY
      75 13 A roadside Cambodian animal vendor tries to dodge the camera at Kre KJong \illage, 60 km south of Phnom Penh. The sun hear, an endangered species, is constantly under threat from poachers who kill it and sell its body parts to make bear-paw soup m some
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      Lock icon No Thai help for Khmer Rouge duo
      150 13 No Thai help for Khmer Rouge duo BANGKOK The Thai government yesterday dismissed allegations by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen that it had hosted senior Khmer Rouge leaders recently. Mr Hun Sen blasted Thailand on Friday for giving sanctuary to Khieu Samphan and Nuon Chea. A Thai Foreign Ministry spokesman
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      Lock icon Worst is over for economy, says Viet PM
      295 13 HANOI Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai yesterday said his country had recovered from the worst effects of Asia's economic crisis and that the ruling Communist Party remained committed to reform. He added that the impact of regional economic difficulties over the
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  • MALAYSIA
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      Mahathir okays ex-MB's political return
      350 14 Mahathir okays ex-MB's political return However, the Supreme Council must be notified officially about his graft acquittal before he is allowed to take on his duties as Umno vice-president KUBANG PASU (Kedah) Former Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Muhammad Muhammad Taib can return to politics following his acquittal by the
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      Sons fight it out over ex-Sabah Chief Minister's estate
      325 14 KOTA KINABALU Three sons of the late Tun Mustapha Datu Harun, who was Sabah's first head of state and later its Chief Minister, are involved m a legal tussle m the Syariah court over their father's multi-million-ringgit estate m the state.
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      Muhammad's acquittal
      52 14 FORMER Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Muhammad Muhammad Taib was charged on June 10 last year with not declaring assets belonging to him, his wife and children as required under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The High Court found him not guilty of the charge after an 11
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      Lock icon Coconut shortage? Monkeys to the rescue
      188 14 IN PREPARATION for the festive season, monkeys imported from Kelantan have come to the rescue of coconut growers m Perak. The monkeys were hired along with their trainers after complaints of a coconut shortage because there were not enough pluckers. According to a report
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      Land around KL airport 'high risk'
      251 14 Land around KL airport 'high risk' SHAH ALAM About 2,500 ha of land surrounding the Kuala Lumpur International Airport has been classified a high-risk zone, one that is unsuitable for human habitation or development, said a press report. Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Abu Hassan Omar said initial studies by the
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      91 14 SKY II (3+2+ l) Full Bovine Leather So hurry to the Hwa Tat Lee Warehouse M today for a happy buy this new year. POLO (3+2+ l) Full Aniline Leather m now 1, 999' $51.50 delivery charge All prices inclusive of GST While stocks last Km 11 GUI Circle, TUAS
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      Some still choose to drink and drive
      700 15  -  SHARON VASOO Despite stiffer measures against drink driving, many revellers still opt to flirt with death during the festive season By MISS Josie Lim, 34, ushered m the New Year with eight shots of vodka and two glasses of wine. She decided not
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      Lock icon They chauffeur the tipsy home
      304 15 IN THE past two years. Comfort cabby Teo Lai Her, 52, has chauffeured more than 200 drunks home. He is one of more than 50 cabbies who double-up as car jockeys under the Comfort Drink Jockey Service. For $60, the cabbies will drive tipsy motorists
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      Teenager raises $17,000 in 12 days
      329 15 FIFTEEN- YEAR-OLD Serene VVoon spent 12 days last month selling $2 bookmarks to passers-by outside the City Hall MRT station for Youth Challenge's Home Alone Programme. But unlike her other teenage volunteers, who raised about $300 a day. Serene raked m at least $1,000
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      RECORD BREAKER
      56 15 Teenager rakes m the collections After some trial and error, I found that the trick is to smile and be polite, even when they reject you. And try to touch their hearts by telling them about the cause. Then, most would donate/ Serene Woon (left), on how she
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      A great big eye sore
      828 16  - A great big eye sore ALLISON LIM Wear your contact lenses wrongly and this is what can happen... Although good lens-wearing habits can prevent corneal ulcers, ophthalmologists say that there are those who still don't practise them fSL RECEPTIONIST Hamida Halim (not her real name), 23, went blind m the
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      OTHER PROBLEMS
      155 16 THE most common problem associated with contact lons wear is an allergic reaction to the cleaning and storage solutions. All the wearer needs to do is consult his eye care professional to get other solutions or a different type of cleaning system. Another allergic reaction associatedparticularlv with soft
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      Which lenses are for you?
      408 16 Which lenses are for you? WALK into any optical shop, and you will find a wide array of contact lenses to choose from. But which lenses are for you? Some of the more common are: Daily wear soft lenses: These are also known as "soft" leases since the plastic which
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      Lock icon PAY ZAKAT, HELP THE NEEDY
      105 17 Breaking rast with Minister-in-charge 01 Muslim Aiiairs Abdullah Tamiugi (centre) at the Bencoolen Mosque yesterday are (from left) Minister of State (Manpower) Othman Haron Eusofe, former minister Othman Wok, MUIS President Ma'arof Salleh and Mufti Syed Isa Semait. Mr Abdullah called on Muslims to fulfil
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      A helping hand knows no divide
      335 17 NON-MALAY MAILS $10,000 CHEQUE TO AMP $2,000 wall go to mother of Comeback Kid Jamil Jamaludin A MONTH ago, a Singaporean mailed a $10,000 cheque to the Association of Muslim Professionals (AMP). The sender, who is not a Malay, wanted 52,000 to go to
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      Bumpy start to discount scheme
      430 17  - Bumpy start to discount scheme SITI ANDRIANIE Not all hawkers know of or support a scheme that offers residents a 10 per cent discount at food stalls m Jurong By FROM today to Chinese New War. Jurong constituency residents are supposed to get a 10 per cent discount at 152
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      HE GIVES AND SHE DOESN'T
      67 17 TEMPORARY "We may niiike a small loss but we'll attract mote customers with the discount. Anyway, it's only temporary Mr Coh Choon Hwec, 27, who helps out at his father's porridge stall NO DISCOUNT Business is had and n iv rent is more than •Sl.OOOamonth.
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      Month of December was wetter than usual
      373 19 This was caused by rapidly falling sea surface temperatures m the tropical central and eastern Pacific DECEMBER was wetter than usual with above-aver-age rainfall over the island. Such wet spells are common here during north-east monsoon months, said a spokesman from the Meteorological
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    • Article
      Murder suspect extradited from US
      103 19 A MAN who had been on the run for the past six years was extradited from the United States to face trial for a murder he allegedly committed here m 1992. Yesterday, Chen Chee Fan, 41. unemployed, was charged m a district court with murdering
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      7 malaria cases in Mandai area
      183 19 SEVEN foreign workers, working and staving m the Mandai area, have come down with malaria. The aOQTCe of the outbreak has been traced to a foreign worker who was infected m his home country. ■aid v Environment Ministry statement yesterday. [t Hid that the
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      Cash or CARD?
      920 20 WHY CASH 'Our profit margin is small and we cant afford the extra cost of installing and maintaining a Nets terminal Ms Christine Yap, a sales supervisor at The Paper House m Victoria Street WHY CARD They go to an ATM and they withdraw cash to buy
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    • Article
      Cost of going cashless
      327 20 ARE there hidden costs m going cashless? Here is how they add up: Giro: You pay nothing for using Giro, unless there's not enough money m your account and the transaction fails. The penalties levied for unsuccessful deductions varies according to the billing organisation. For example,
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      Lock icon Can Singaporeans get by on cards alone here?
      411 20 GOING CASHLESS THE taxi driver gave me a dirty look when I insisted on paying the $6 fare by credit card. "Ah? Only a few dollars also want to pay by card ah? Got no money is it?" he said. "Ok lah.
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      Lock icon Rich pickings at year-end sales
      628 21  -  BRAEMA MATHI Retailers turn to gimmicks, give bigger discounts and offer more goods at special prices last year By A FEW MONTHS A6O, I SAN THIS PAIR AND I WAS BOWLED OVER BUT THE PRICE WAS TOO STEEP. TODAY I'M GETTING THEM.' Undergraduate Adalene Ong,
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      Discounts and freebies at furniture stores
      324 21 NOVKNA Furnishing has spent almost 815,000 offering free TV sets, free cruises and hamper-*, just to get customers to view its special otters at its six stores. On Boxing Day, the first da\ of its post-Christmas sale, it drew more than 100 people to
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      DRAWING POWER: Gimmicks galore
      92 21 DISCOUNTS In many department stores and retail chains, discounts typically stretch up to 70 percent. GIMMICKS i ree gifts: Novena Furnishing offered free TV sets, free cruises and hampers. Free rides: The shop also had free hourly shuttle rides from Yew Tee M RT station to
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      274 15 R ETA I 1. A Jolly Post-Christmas HKV j Gimmicks galore, deep discounts these are just some of the post-Christmas offerings from department stores. mgebi 9 Lose weight without going on a 'starvation' diet re ent v R ._vj rc^TUTY^ P^^ tuR V] APPEITIE REDUCERS H T< u t^^' f^
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      91 16 c^3 Bk < It's a brand new school year and A L jJr\Jr^ you can excel with a little help from IT. Just check out our IT- j ready for School Special Edition m Ik Computer Times on 6 January. In it, you'll find valuable tips on buying i the
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      58 16 TODAY ONLY -11AM TO 6PM Due to the economic crisis, wholesaler is forced to liquidate clear Fine range of Handmade Persian Oriental Carpets at cost prices. 300 pieces m all colour, designs sizes. Times are bad and we need the cash therefore any reasonable offer would not be refused. Best
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      541 19 TODAY: Cloudy. Intermittent rain m the late HAZE WATCH Pacific Abid an Cloudy Christchurch IV27C Clear Kuala Lumpur Z3^C Showers Pusan -W Clear 28 morning and afternoon over most areas. t^ 0 A elalde 2Z/34C Cloudy Colombo Z3/HC Showers Kuching Z4/3K Showers Pyongyang -H/-3C Clear Algiers 6/1K Cloudy Copenhagen Z/5C
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  • MONEY
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      Euro: What it means to you
      90 22 Tomorrow, trading m the euro will start, opening a new era for Europe. Not since the fall of the Roman Empire 17 centuries ago have European countries ever shared the same currency. Although the euro is a legal currency, its use is not mandatory
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      Cheaper exports, less risk for businessmen
      823 22  - Cheaper exports, less risk for businessmen WILLIAM CHOONG 5t BANK ACCOUNT IN EUROLAND? ONE common interest rate will prevail. Major European banking groups have agreed to follow a code ot good practice during the transition period, bringing savings tor account holders. No charge (or switching accounts from national currencies to
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      Few worries for travellers to Europe
      821 22  - Few worries for travellers to Europe WALTER FERNANDEZ By PROPERTY IN EUROLAND^ FOR those with a mortgage, the Euro is likely to force interest rates dow Indeed, the process of preparing economics for the euro has already brought interest rates in Euroland to German levels, meaning house loans in former
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      BANK RAES
      238 22 January 3, 1999 BUSINESS LOANS Local Enterprise Finance Scheme (LEFS) and Local Enterprise Finance Overseas Scheme (LEFSO) loans are available from 30 banks and finance houses. Export Factoring (l year) 3 Domestic Factoring (l year) 6 Equipment/Factory (up to 4 years) 6.' Equipment/Factory (4-10 years" For mere details,
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  • REVIEW
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      Lock icon PUBLIC ATTITUDE HAS MATURED
      1864 23 Interview With Mah Bow Tan If vehicle quotas were to be scrapped, ERP charges would reach an 'unbearable' rate to keep traffic on the roads flowing. 'Therefore, I believe the COE is here to He hopes that m Singapore, motorists would take to not driving m
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      Disabled issue dominated recent debate
      657 23 AFTER the smooth implementation of the world's first electronic road pricing system, it may have seemed as if the Uind" Transport Authority was going to enjoy an easy ride m 1998. But a debate m the last quarter of the year was a reminder that
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    • The Sunday Times
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        Needless heartache
        295 26 THE electronic road pricing (ERP) system is spanking new, so niggling problems can be expected. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) can hardly be accused of having rushed it into use, as it had a dry run of five million transactions over two years. Yet, it can be no
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      CHEST OF DRAWERS
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      Lock icon Time to consider plugging in to electric vehicles
      847 26  -  DOMINIC NATHAN MY VIEW Bg IT HAS been said that nothing is sacred m the current review of the vehicle quota system. There is no better time, then, to consider how electric vehicles (EVs) or hybrid ones running on gas and electricity,
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      Gawat proves a tough teacher for entertainers
      1017 26  -  BRENDAN PEREIRA LETTER FROM KUALA LUMPUR By WHAT a year of change. The rich are poorer, the employed are the jobless and Malaysia's beautiful people are receiving an education m the classroom of life and survival. Instead of appearing before adoring fans, many
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    • REVIEW • FOCUS
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        All dressed up and no one to fight
        934 24 All dressed up and no one to fight South Korea's Riot Squad South Korea's riot police, hardened through decades of running street battles with student rioters, are suffering an identity crisis m the netv era ushered m by President Kirn Dae Jung. SUH KYUNG YOOH reports from Seoul A PHALANX
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        It's not what you make, but what you can add
        1388 24 As manufacturing becomes more efficient, it will be services that count, says the mmmvm MAKING money from making things is getting harder. Success now lies m what you can add. Ask the world's veteran manufacturers these days about the main
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        Seeing the good in bad times
        1788 25 Crisis As Crucible These may seem like the worst of times, but MSSNUUN NAIR argues that the recession will forge the next generation of leaders and provide Singaporeans with a much-needed reality check THE year 1965 was a significant one because Singapore was out
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        Lock icon Transparency: How it came about
        1527 25 'THEY KNOW WE'RE NOT WORKING FOR KODAK. BESIDES, IT'S BETTER THAN HONESTY INTERNATIONAL OR INTEGRITY INTERNATIONAL' Mr Frank Vogl of government watchdog Transparency International on its name The hot buzzword at the end of the millennium is transparency. SARAH BOXER traces the history of the
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    • REVIEW • BOOKS AND IDEAS
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        Babas' changing identity
        1721 27  -  Jurgen Rudolph KWOK KIAN WOON A Community's History From the King's Chinese to a dying breed, a new study of the Babas looks at how their perceptions of themselves have evolved over time SOCIOLOGY RECONSTRUCTING IDENTITIES: A SOCIAL HISTORY OF THE BABAS IN SINGAPORE by \sht;ate/507 pages/*
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        Japanese need more info on war atrocities
        1602 27  -  SOHO MACHIDA Only then can we face up to the military's past acts and feel a genuine remorse By Historical knowledge must at some point be transformed into historical wisdom. Our knowledge of past history must become insight into human nature. Only when
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        Welcome to the real world
        2850 28 Wel come to the real world Babas And Nyonyas German scholar JURGEN RUDOLPH has produced the latest, and possibly most comprehensive, social history of the Babas m Singapore We publish an extract here on his account of the two key turning-points of their recent past THE Japanese Occupation was a
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        THE BABAS
        168 28 Changing roles The Babas were perceived, and regarded themselves, as the "better class of Chinese in Singapore", completely different from the si nkeh immigrants from China, who mostly did various coolie jobs. Some identified themselves as British subjects and even orang putih (white man), adopting British sports, household
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  • RACING
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      Double happiness
      468 29  -  DANNY KHOO IPOH ROUND-UP It's two out of two for Bukit Timah-based trainer Baertschiger Bu AUSTRALIAN Don Baerstchiger led the charge for Bukit Timahbased trainers on the opening day of the newseason at Ipoh yesterday. His 100 per cent record with key General and Lotsageh enabled Singaporebased trainers
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      TODAY'S IPOH RACE GUIDE
      1266 29 PERAKTURF CLUB JANUARY MEETING, 2ND DAY Going forecast: Good to yielding RACEI Class 4 Div 6 1 r 4oom (LC) 1.30 Ratings: 61-45 Stakes $25,000 1 40-766 Techno Jumbo 2 (4nzq Tianq-Owner) *MShahrulc3 57 2 -9235- Waterfront 1 <4aq Yeo-Hock Lee) (2000 m) KH Ng 56.5
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      PICKS OF THE DAY
      264 29 Jockey Sof han has a top chance astride Tienjin Opera m Race 8. Race Marc Taw Danny Khoo Mr Beh 18 Yankee Lover 2 Waterfront 7 Paparazzi 7 Paparazzi 7 Paparazzi 4 Strike Your Colours 2 Waterfront 8 Yankee Lover 8 Yankee Lover 2 1 Gattaca
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      BEST BETS
      82 29 Marc Tan SNAPPY STRIKER Race 7 No 10 Has been knocking on the door for some time. Two thirds m his last two starts indicate he is coming along nicely. Ready to break the duck, never mind that rookie Chuah is steering him. Danny Khoo THE BEST ACTION
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      EXCERPTS FROM PERAKTURF CLUR STIPENDIARY STEWARDS' REPORT
      759 29 RACE 1: Trainer Lim Kwee Huat was fined RMII4 for failing to produce the declared colours on Good Opportunity. Bold Mission broke through his gate, was examined by the vet and passed fit to race. Shortly after the start, Good Opportunity was carried
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      YESTERDAY'S IPOH RACE RESULTS
      788 29 RACEI RES TERMS I,loom straight 12 RED BANK 43.5 (161-27) Gopal (8) 1 1 1 8 THREE PUNCHES 57 (7-5) Treymarte (2) 3 2 2 5 LITTLE JYN 57 (85-15/ Rangasamy (12) 3 3 3 Others m finishing order: Good Opportunity (70-13) KW Leonq, Hostile Intent
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  • OBITUARIES
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      161 30 850 DEATHS 850 DEATHS AVOODAI KARUPPIAH MANDORE (Silattur) Age: 89 passed away peacefully on 2.1.99 Sadly missed by loved ones. Wife: P. Anjalai Sons: Daughters-in-law: K. Loqanathan (PUB) G. Umadevi K. Meyanatnan (SafeGuard) K. Arumugam (CIAS Police) G. Indrani Daughters: Sons-in-law: K. Lakshimi Krishnan K. Vijaya Krishnasamy K. Mariyayee Tamilmaraiyan
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      850 DEATHS 850 DEATHS
      254 30 850 DEATHS 850 DEATHS TAN BAH CHEE (PPA, PBM, BBM) Born: Ist July 1922 Departed: 2nd Jan 1999 will be dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Ang Ah Nee Sons: Daughters-in-law: Tan Kirn Piak Lee Poh Lian Tan Kirn Chua, John Christina Ng Khiau Tin Tan Buck
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      850 DEATHS 850 DEATHS
      207 30 850 DEATHS 850 DEATHS PHUA HAI THANG Age: 85 passed away peacefully on 2/1/99 leaving behind loved ones. (Husband: Neo Chwee Ho, deceased) ions: Daughters-in-law: Jeo Tua Bah Tan Yeow Choo <leo Jee Bah Nq Sock Chen Jeo Teck Khiang Ng Geok Aik Neo Teck Meng, deceased) Tan Moy Cheng
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      850 DEATHS 850 DEATHS
      116 30 850 DEATHS 850 DEATHS JOSEPH KANG YONG HENG Age: 83 was called home to be with the Lord on 2 Jan. 99 leaving behind loved ones. (Wife: Rosa Cheng Guek Wah, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Gerard Kang Valerie Choo Lawrence Kang Teresa Lim Daughters: Son-in-law: Mary Kang James Lee Christine Kang
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      850 DEATHS 850 DEATHS
      110 30 850 DEATHS 850 DEATHS HAZEL PAMELA ESS Age: 57 passed away peacefully on 01 Jan 99. Sadly missed by all loved ones: (Husband: Richard Kenneth Drysdale, deceased) Sons: Daughter-in-law Darren Kenneth Drysdale Janet Lim Siew Choo Marc Corey Drysdale Daughters: Sons-in-law: Tracey Pamela Drysdale Ulf Kjoren Tania Elaine Drysdale Riaz
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      188 30 OBITUARIES For booking enquiries, call ]M v\ laf i^B^^l I 4 f ate B^IHHHHbI HRaflHHißHßHttfll v^-/*» i *vj« _tsN§k f§ft V/_ TU 1 Lit' She was too fair to bloom on earth, A^^U&^Qk m^m _^^fc^H The mist t^ iat binds us here And, oh the wrench, an angel came, A-
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  • OBITUARIES
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      852 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 852 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
      65 31 852 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 852 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The family of the Late KVVOK PUI CHUN Departed on 27 December 1998 Wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends and colleagues for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during our recent bereavement. Our thanks also to Dr Ng
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      856 IN MEMORIAM
      52 31 In Loving Memory Of FR MOSES TAY Ordained on Jan 3. 1965 Called home Jan 3. 1990 0 precious m the eyes of trie Lord is the death of his faithful/ (Psalm 05) With All Our Lov* Jonn, Marie Therese, Moses, Josepn, Anne Marie, Therese Marie and
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      856 IN MEMORIAM
      58 31 26th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of THE LATE REV.CHARLES.B.PAUL Departed 3.1.1973 -c -a- a sr" ie. 3 pleasant way A helping nand to all ne knew He was kind, generous true On earth he nobly did his best Grant him, 0 Lord. heavenly rest. Always remembered by
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      852 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
      39 31 The family of the Late SEAEENGING Departed 29/12/98 wishes to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, wreaths, scrolls. condolences and donations dunngtheir recent bereavement.
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      856 IN MEMORIAM
      38 31 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory of PARKASHs/oL.S.CHUGANI returned to God on 3 Jan. 1998 Gone from our lives one so dear But m our hearts forever near. Sadly missed fondly remembered by family loved ones.
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      856 IN MEMORIAM
      31 31 2nd Anniversary In Loving Memory Of TAN GECK HUAY Called home to be with the Lord on 2nd January 1997 Deeply missed by: Husband, Children, Sons-in-law, Daughters-in-law Grandchildren.
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      Lock icon Lions drop missing Kadir from the pack
      647 34  -  SANTOKH SINGH SOCC.'KK Manager Omar axes absent defender from Dunhill Cup squad Bu KADIR YAHAYA has been dropped and Zulkarnaen Zainal's chances of making Singapore's Dunhill Cup soccer team look slim. Immediately after his first team carved out a 3-1 win over the
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      WHAT THE MANAGER AND COACH SAY
      44 34 'IT !S OBVIOUS FROM KADIR'S ABSENCE TODAY THAT HE HAS YET TO RESOLVE HIS PROBLEMS. Team manager Omar Ibrahim (left). 'AIDE'S TACKLE WAS KADIRS CHALLENGE LAST WEEK AND IT DESERVED THE RED CARD. National coach Vincent Subramaniam (left).
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      Eight clubs still without sponsors
      425 34  -  BEN NADARAJAN §i MORE than half of the SLeague clubs have failed to meet the Jan 1 deadline to find a main sponsor. Tanjong Pagar and Geylang United are among the eight clubs which have yet to submit the sponsors' names to the S- League.
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        FERGUSON OUT FOR TWO MONTHS?
        73 34 ENGLISH soccer club Newcastle could be without striker Duncan Ferguson for two months after it was revealed yesterday that the 27-year-old needed surgery on a groin injury. The £7-million (SSI9-6 million)) signing from Everton was left out of the squad for Newcastle's FA Cup tie
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      Who's in
      13 34 liirAnif IMC A 1 inoc) Not confirmed: Balestier, Geylanq, OljOl vVUIQIIUd*
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      Lions to meet Malaysia first
      308 34 SINGAPORE will open its Dunhill Cup soccer campaign against arch-rival Malaysia on Jan 30 at the Ho Chi Minh Stadium. It will then take on Russia on Feb 1 and South Korea two days later. The top two teams from the group will qualify for
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      Mardan aces again
      132 34 GOLF JURONG Country Club professional Mardan Mamat scored his fourth ace during a social round yesterday. He aced the 190-metre 14th hole at his home course with a perfect four-iron. His first ace came m his first pro event m 1994, when he won a Jaguar at
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      Yusof to take on world's best
      405 31  -  HAKIKAT RAI ATHLETICS Sprinter to compete m 60m dash at World C'ships m Japan By SPRINTER Yusof Alias gets the biggest break of his track career when he lines up against some of the world's best sprinters at the World Indoor Championships m Maebashi,
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      Lock icon Sponsors owe $13m
      299 31 COMMONWEALTH GAMES KUALA LUMPUR Sukom Ninety Eight Bhd will resort to legal action against sponsors who fail to fulfil their commitments to the organisers of the Commonwealth Games held here last September. Sukom executive chairman Tan Sri Hashim Mohamad Ali said yesterday that Sukom was working overtime
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        CRICKET
        80 31 Ist day of 3rd Test m Hamilton: New Zealand 283-5 (M. Home 63, R. Twose 87, C. McMillan 92; J. Srinath 3-62) v India. Ist day of sth Ashes Test m Sydney: Australia 322 (J. Langer 26, M. Waugh 121, S. Waugh 96, D. Lehmann 32; D. Gough 3-61,
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        ICE HOCKEY
        24 31 NHL: Ottawa 4 Washington 3, St Louis 6 Nashville 5, Anaheim 7 Buffalo 2, Florida 3 Carolina 3, Dallas 2 Phoenix 1.
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        MOTOR RALLY
        135 31 Ist stage of Dakar Rally m Granada (Spain) Cars: 1 Miguel Prieto (Spn) Mitsubishi smin 47sec 2 Kenjiro Shinozuka (Jpn) Mitsubishi 5:50 3 Jean-Pierre Fontenay (Fra) Mitsubishi 5:54 4 Jutta Kleinschmidt (Ger) Mitsubishi 5:57 5 Jose Maria Servia (Spn) Schlesser 5:59 6 Hiroshi Masuoka (Jpn) Mitsubishi 6:01 7
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      Lock icon Leaky boat forces leader to radio for help
      418 31 YACHTING AUCKLAND A solo round-the-world yacht race was m chaos yesterday after the leader had to be towed to safety following a mayday alert and a top woman sailor collided with a whale. Overall leader Mike Golding of England was battling to
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        SAMPRAS OPTS OUT OF AUSSIE OPEN
        114 31 WORLD No. 1 tennis player Pete Sampras has withdrawn from the Australian Open later this month, tournament director Paul McNamee said yesterday. Sampras had cited "physical and mental fatigue" and needed a rest after a heavy programme. McNamee said. He said the withdrawal from
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        KORDA STILL WANTS TO PLAY ON
        128 31 CZECH tennis star Petr Korda vowed m Doha to continue playing for another two years, scotching reports that he could quit following a drug scandal. The Australian Open champion, who failed a test for the anabolic steroid nandrolone at Wimbeldon last year, said: "I
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        BETTING TURNOVER IN HONGKONG DOWN
        60 31 HONGKONG'S economic difficulties have hit horse-racing punters, who cut back on wagers on New Year Da\ There was a 13 per cent slump m turnover m the races last Friday normally a bonanza event for the Hong Kong Jockey Club. The total of HK51.256 billion
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      Lock icon Chinese take charge
      625 32  -  G. SIVAKKUMARAN BOARDSAII.IM. Bu CHIXKSK sailors dominated the second (.lay ot the Singapore Open Boardsailing Championship at the Europa Sailing Club yesterday. Lin Youxiong. ij-». Friday's Mistral class winner, finished first again m Race Two to lead the overall standings with six points, w hile compatriot Liv
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      Lock icon India throws away advantage
      295 32 HAMILTON India had and final Test, paceman the kind of start to a cricket Javagal Srinath removed lest here yesterday that opener Matthew Bell and bowlers dream of only to see captain Stephen Fleming, it turn to dust as New Zea- both for ducks, leaving New
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      No excuses for this big gap
      1135 32  -  GODFREY ROBERT THE SPORTS EDITOR SAYS Hil While Malaysia has surged ahead, Spore sport has stagnated THOSE WERE THE DAYS IN ATHLETICS, THE MALAYSIANS USED TO TRAIL BEHIND THE PAL SINGHS, CHEE SWEE LEES, GLORY BARNABASES, ENG CHIEW GUAYS, NOR AZAHAR HAMIDS, MAIMOON AZLANS
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      Waugh does himself good with 121
      494 32 CRICKET SYDNEY Mark Waugh gave his image a boost after the damaging bookmaker scandal with a determined century as Australia reached a strong position only to be undone by a Darren Gough hat-trick on the opening day of the Fifth Ashes Test with England
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      Majority Goal 2010 project is achievable
      416 33  - Majority Goal 2010 project is achievable S. MURALI SOCCKR g, SINGAPORE can make it to the World Cup Finals m the war 2010. That was the emphatic endorsement of most of the 500 participants who attended the Goal 2010 seminar last month. In a press statement, the Football Association of
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      Lock icon France joins the top ranks
      171 33 TENNIS PERTH France swept into Group A of the Hopman Cup tennis tournament yesterday by comfortably defeating Zimbabwe m a playoft clash. Guillaume Raoux, ranked 53rd m the world, crushed Wayne Black (95th) 6-1, 6-3 m the men's singles after Sandrine Testud, who is ranked
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      Lock icon O'Meara leaves his Mark
      778 33  -  S. MURALI TEE OFF By At 41, veteran American shows that the fire is far from extinguished 'I TRY TO BE OPEN WITH THE MEDIA. I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THEM AND I'D LIKE TO THINK THAT I'VE PASSED SOME GOOD ADVICE ON TO TIGER.'
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      8 1 Sunday PLUS The Sunday Times January 3, 1999
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        Lock icon They help to groom S 'pore
        1674 2  -  S USAN LONG Cross-border Marriages Nearly 30 per cent a record high of the marriages that were registered here m 1996 had a foreign connection, a trend reminiscent of the '50s Bu I'HK number of cross-na-tional marriages in Singapore has hit an all-time high.
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        He proposed to her while on roller blades
        880 2 They are happy m Singapore but relocating to Australia is still on the cards SINGAPOREAN Kelly Kaur. 27, an advertising regional manager, met Australian Steven Terence Craig at a United States embassy cocktail party m 1993. The 3 2 -year-old Mr Craig,
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        Lock icon Trips to Beijing to win over bride's parents
        406 2 He asked her for directions m a Beijing street, ana he knew she was the one NO, HE did not save the best for himself. Mr Y. J. Cheng, 34, manager of a dating agency, tells that vehemently to his clients whenever
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        Lock icon Foreign men share domestic chores
        651 3 Foreign men share domestic chores FOREIGN SPOUSES: 97 top three Nationality of foreign brides Malaysia 48.5 per cent China 18.9 per cent Indonesia 14.8 per cent Nationality of foreign grooms Malaysia 56.2 per cent Britain 4.4 per cent Marriage for the second time is more about companionship than passion They
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        Lock icon THEY FOUND A PARTNER ELSEWHERE
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        I had to start anew
        777 3 Trips t<> Beijing to win m rr hridi jxinuts. Mge 2 'How did I decide she's the one? Feeling. Mr Y.J.Cheng our union didn't come easy, it makes us appreciate the marriage even more. And on the other good side, I'm introduced to a whole
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        Lock icon Gutsy woman didn't care about my past
        647 3 He was working out his bankruptcy, but a bit of karaoke settled the match She did not enquire too closely about his finances or mind the fact that he only had primary education FOUR years ago, fashion chain store-owner Richard Teo, now 42,
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        Hardy, hungry, but a cause for worry?
        1446 4 Hardy, hungry, but a cause for worry? China Girls The influx of single Chinese women into Singapore is not a new phenomenon. There were precedents early this century ZHONG GUO MEL Literally, little sisters from China, or as we English-educated have labelled them, China Girls. They have been causing unhappiness
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        Lock icon You're snouting the wrong way!
        1002 5  -  ELISABETH GWEE Loud And Clear Teachers, housewives and others who over-exert their vocal cords such as those who don't shout correctly may be risking permanent voice damage By 'Singing is like running a marathon. You need to exercise to be able to run without causing
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            BASIC SIT-UPS FAB FOR ABS
            76 5 SIMPLE sit-ups work best when it comes to tightening the abdominal muscles. A new study at Centinela Biomechanics Laboratory m Los Angeles has found that the basic sit-up (knees bent, feet on the floor, lifting the upper body towards the ceiling) tightens the upper and
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            THOSE WHO FAR TO QUIT STILL SUCCEED
            94 5 SMOKERS who go cold turkey but give up the battle halfway are still doing themselves a favour. Canadian researchers from the University of Manitoba m. Winnipeg have found that attempts to quit puffing can still prevent some loss of lung function. Of course,
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            MASSAGE PUTS HAIRS ON YOUR HEAD
            99 5 AROMATHERAPY helps temporary hair loss, say Scottish researchers. In the first scientificallycontrolled study of the effect of aromatherapy on reversing hair loss, doctors at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary used a combination of thyme, rosemary, lavendar and cedarwood essential oils to treat patients who suffered from
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          SMOKERS SUFFER DOWN BELOW
          71 5 EARLY menopause is more likely to hit smokers. Researchers at New York University School of Medicine found that women who smoked more than 10 cigarettes a day were 40 per cent more likely to enter menopause about an average of nine months earlier than non-smokers. They
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          GOOD FOR HAIR, BAD FOR SKIN
          54 5 A HAIR-CARE ingredient has been found to cause allergic reactions. Researchers from the University of Finland say that protein hydrolysates (PHs) can cause skin reactions, especially among those with al-lergy-related dermatitis. PHs are compounds that are used m soaps and hair conditioners to add
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          NOW, WHERE ARE BACTERIA HIDING?
          79 5 MOW, WHERE ARE BACTERIA HIDING? SORE throats are a pain, especially when they do not go away even after you take antibiotics. Researchers from TelAviv University have discovered why this happens. They found that some strains of strep bacteria that cause strep throat and other infections can resist antibiotic treatments
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        545 5 A US report blows away the romance of the smoky bar IF TOBACCO smoke wafting across the room adds that touch of holiday "glamour" you seek m your favourite nightspots, there is an interesting study you should check out. Taking advantage of a California law
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        Lock icon I'm Fiennes with pen, paper
        984 6 I'm Fiennes with pen, paper Ralph's Brother At the end of the day, it's his work. He says at the beginning of the Folio: 'Look not upon this picture, but look upon the work. Through the work, I will live. And that's the kind of joy of being an actor.
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        Lock icon Waiter, only four main courses?
        667 7 African Cuisine EATS By Wong A/i Yoke I A small menu to start with, but there's a new one every week for the chef to discover what the favourites are FOOTBALLER Fandi Ahmad s much-publicised South African restaurant that was supposed to open last year
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        Lock icon New World makes a name for itself
        684 7  -  Edwin Soon DRINKS By Would a white or red by any other name sell as well? IN SINGAPORE, as m London, the world's wine centre, dnnkers are spoilt for choice m terms of the types and selection of wines available. Access to a
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        Don't leftovers to waste
        919 7  - Don't leftovers to waste Sylvia Tan MAD ABOUT FOOD The season to find new ways with old fare IF YOU are anything like me, you would have a mountain of festive leftovers m your refrigerator and your freezer, spilling jver even to the larder by this time. With Christmas and
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          CHANG, ENG AND THE EIGHTH WONDER
          160 7 THE three Copthorne hotels Copthorne Harbour View, Copthorne King's and Copthorne Orchid have come up with a new cocktail m conjunction with the upcoming Chang Eng, The Musical. The drink, called The Eighth Wonder Of The World, is already available m the hotels. Made
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          END OF THE FUSION CONFUSION
          87 7 IT IS happening. The food trend for this year is a return to the pure and uncomplicated. According to a recent New York Times article, many chefs m America are "pulling away from fusion cooking and free-wheeling experimentation and heading for an entirely new ideal
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          PEASANT FARE AT ROYAL PRICES
          102 7 NEW YORK food couple Michael and Ariane Batterberry, who founded Food Wine magazine 20 years ago and now co-edit Food Arts, have their own predictions for this year. One of them is that the food of peasants will be sold at the price of kings.
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        Stay in tune with toons
        106 8 Stay in tune with toons TOONSAGOGO TXT'CX Ch7ifl7. 11am THIS is a new show with cool animations and madcap hosts. The Flotsam T-2000. Sam for short, is a machine designed for cartoon lovers Even week, both he and his feathered sidekick. Bird, hurtle viewers into a frantic journey through the
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        Lock icon Cut, cut! A movie glut
        359 8 Independent studios feel the squeeze at the box office A SHAKEOUT m the independent film sector m the United States is expected thLs year, partly because of a glut of films made by the sector m 1998. Industry observers say the glut had led to
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        Saddle up with me for the big race
        122 8 DONALD CRISPNATIONAL VELVET TNT/CN Ch 7 6 17, 9 pin BORN m 1880, Donald Crisp was both an actor and a director, with over 400 movies to his credit. I Us most popular role was as the father figure m National Velvet,
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        Hit the floor with right moves
        113 8 Hit the floor with right moves LET IT BE ME Cinemax Ch 59, 10 pm Repeat: Jan 8, 16, 25 28 THIS movie follows the lives of three couples whose paths intersect on the dance floor. There are Bud and Corrine, trying to make both their relationship and fledging dance
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        From the pub and into the match
        109 8 From the pub and into the match FA CUP 3RD ROUND The FootbaD, Channel I FORTY ALE VS LIVERPOOL 9.55 pm (live) Repeat: Tomorrow, 7 pm MANCHESTER UNITED VS MIDDLESBROUGH 11.55 y»n live) Repeat. Tomorrow: 10pm LIVERPOOL enters the competition fresh from three Premier League victories, but with a cloud
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        House, car and crooked law job
        117 8 House, car and crooked law job TODAY'S SCV HIGHLIGHTS. |j THE FIRM HBO Ch 60, Spin Repeat: Jan 9, 15,201-25 THIS is based on John Grisham's tale about youthful ambition caught m a maze of intrigue. Who else but Tom Cruise to play the top-notch law graduate who rejects big-city
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        Get ready to cheer
        62 8 Star Sports Ch24,9pm THIS special takes a look at the year's most memorable moments m sport. From the World Cup to the Bulls' second three-peat, from Pak Sc Ri's emergence to Vijay Singh's triumphs, from Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa's record-breaking season to Arsenal's league and
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        Yan can cook but he cant's talk
        744 10  - Yan can cook but he cant's talk Ong Sor Fern Mangled Mandarin MIXED MEDIA I Jl Martin Van could have been saved by dubbing artistes whose skills clean up the act for stars when words fail them IT'S ALMOST impossible to dislike any cooking show on TV. Show me a
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        Lock icon High time for low humour
        544 10 Film-goers have taste for tasteless jokes HOLEYWOOD In Washington, it was a year when the world was riveted by a tasteless presidential scandal involving such subject matter as oral sex, a semen-stained dress and masturbation with a cigar. The result? The House of Representatives approved
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        Their star is rising
        92 16 Phyllis on sexy outfits Dressing sexy helps one's career to a certain extent because then people will consider you for sexy roles. Jacelyn on sexy outifits People are intelligent, they will surely know if I am wearing something sexy just to get attention. Tacelyn on her
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        We're not just a two-horse race
        1444 16  -  ELISABETH GWEE Stardom's perils Star Search competitors m 1995, TCS actresses Phyllis Quek and Jacelyn Tay say they now have better things to worry about than each other By IF THERE were any two women whom one would expect to be arch- rivals at
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      1681 1 INFLUX OF CHINA GIRLS NOT A NEW PHENOMENON BY RICHARD LIM page 4 -I toan s i f /Mandarin I By TE() p |F Health: How prepared are you tor karaoke? ty ELISABETH GWEE PAGES Mad About Food: Make a gumbo of your festive leftovers Hi/ SYLVIA TAN PAGE 7
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      104 4 DON T JUSTSff^^ THERE! t 1 Post-X'mai Clearance A Till 3 Jan 1999 BARGAIN PRICES! H Must Make Way For '99 Collection Showmodels To Clear! Italian Dining Sets, Italian Beds, Italian Display Cabinets, Consoles, Occasional Furniture, Peranakan Furniture, Leather Settees, Fabric Settees, Spanish Glassware, German Household Accessories, French Limited Edition
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      318 6 I 1 Ami B 1 Ift official journal of the NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY Washington, d.c. with the world's wonders! Join the National Geographic Society today, and every month you'll experience the never ending thrill of discovery found only m National Geographic magazine. Venture into the untamed wild for very real
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      971 8 EaLJ6:OO 6:30 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 1 10:00 ,10:30 [11:00 ,11:30 i NOON 12:30 PM |i:oo 1:30 2:00 2:30 3:00 3:30 4:00 4:30 5:00 1 5:30 I Extremists Adven- Stories Pee Wee's New Timon And Extreme Disney's Mummies J0.50 11.15 Pacific Blue News Matinee: Bloodfist VII Manhunt America's
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      2999 9 THE WEEK'S TELEVISION 6AM 7AM 1 SAM j 9AM 10AM I 11AM NOOH I IPM I 2PM I 3PM 4PM I SPM I 6PM I 7PM I BPM 9PM j 10PM I 11PM I 12MN 1 IAM I 2AM I 3AM I 4AM I S AM I TCS pe/acultY (Comedy)
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        676 5 309 DAEWOO FOR SALE 309 DAEWOO FOR SALE 309 DAEWOO FOR SALE 309 DAEWOO FOR SALE 309 DAEWOO FOR SALE 309 DAEWOO FOR SALE 309 DAEWOO FOR SALE 309 DAEWOO FOR SALE Latest Model &™^*Sl /****<^SX jQef^^SX w I I I I >,„ $69,000 y™« $72,000 > w $79,000 >„
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        1440 5 Vehicles 316 HONDA FOR SALE 2 UNITS 83 Accord I.6EX. COE 10/2002. Tax 6/99. CD changer/ s/rims. New paint. 344-8708. $85,800! DONE 17,000 km. 1 owner. 9/96 Civic 1.651R auto. Sun-rrof Tax 8/99. 9208-3489 Joseph 79 HONDA CIVIC 1.3. COE 10/2001. $5K 0.n.0. Economical. Good cond Gold. Call: *****86 after
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        830 6 Vehicles 318 KANCIL FOR SALE 318 KANCIL FOR SALE 318 KANCIL FOR SALE fy.{ Last^/fKancil units to clear. From J&&, i > there can't possibly be a better deal m town. Visit our showroom or call 457 7033 now. 350 c* "..t-pomt fuel-miected Dnhitsu engine Choice of iiuo/manual Front power
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        1400 6 323 MERCEDES FOR SALE 323 MERCEDES FOR SALE 323 MERCEDES FOR SALE ___Ul__pH9fl P^^T^^^^vL_|____rr --fIT-Jp ;t iirflv iJui iJHtt WST &M |N____ 4^^____P'^^q^^^T7x_____________p^^^ i '^__pHH' ■Ul Alfa Credit Pte Ltd (T\ «SSSS_| Ml M Strive To Serre You Better. XXf^&T S_M 87 Upper East CodSt Rd S(4ss223)iVio»vrcwmHrs \lon-Sal 'pm*Sun I
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        260 6 328 NISSAN FOR SALE 4/92 SUNNY I.4EX Saloon. 2 owpers. Accident free. Full accesso- ries. Tip top. $35,800. *****33 DATSUN IOOA. SELLING cheap! Pte. owner. COE till 6/2000. Interested j please, Pg. 9522-8635 EXCELLENT! 1 OWNER. 8/94 Nissan Sunny 1.5 manual. Full accessories. I See to believe. $54,900. *****93 330
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        77 6 333 PORSCHE FOR SALE '86 PORSCHE 944 Coupe. White. Fully rebuilt by Stuggart. Superb cond. Offer 9728-2822 Andrew LOVELY '81 PORSCHE 928. Auto. New leather interior. Tax 4/99. COE 10/'2OOl. *****61/ *****661 334 PROTON FOR SALE '95 '97 Wira 1.5 GLi Sedan. 1 owner. S/rims. Immaculate cond. View to appreciate.
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        373 6 334 PROTON FOR SALE 1/93 PROTON ISWARA 1.3. Manual. I Asking $37,500. Full accessories. Good cond. Raziff 9654-6353 IST OWNER 3/94 Iswara I.3GL I Aeroback. Full accessories. OMV I $9321. COE $43 700. *****58 BEAUTIFUL 5/92 SAGA I.SGL. 2 I owner. Well-kept. Low deprecia- tion. Call *****00/ *****673 BEAUTIFUL '92
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        329 6 339 SAAB FOR SALE 341 SUBARU FOR SALE SELLING CHEAP! '97 ViviO GLi, low mileage, brand new cond. Accident free 545.8K only! Tel. *****58 342 SUZUKI FOR SALE PAY Sl6OO. $6,999. Few units. 81, '82 Suzuki 800 cc. 4dr 3dr Air con. COE 1/7002. No repair. Tax 6/99. New 2K
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        501 7 342 SUZUKI FOR SALE 89 SWIFT. 5-DR. 10 yrs. COE. new paint/ tax/ s/ nms. Alarm. Beautiful interior/ exterior. Engine tip top. Deposit S4.BK. $500+ x 72 tta S M m m Tel. *****00 ECONOMICAL 93 SEAR Swift I.OGL. sdr. New 2k paint. S/rims. CD changer. Pristine cond. Loan/ trade-in
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        806 7 344 TOYOTA FOR SALE 344 TOYOTA FOR SALE TOYOTA Ah^ CORONA (K^^^ UGLIAUTO^Ifcr*! -A \MM£t>\Aie &£U\/£Ry LEXL S GS 300 CORONA 2.0 (New Ml) LEXLS ES 300 *MU SPACEWAGON LEXI SIS 2.0 MIT GAUNT I .BGDI (New .Model) LLCIDA MPV MIT PAJERO I .BGDI EMINA MPV LITEACE STATION WAGON ♦ESTIMAMPV
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        408 7 347 VOLVO FOR SALE ■91 NEAR VOLVO 940GLi. Auto. Full svc. record. Accident free. $45. 8 K. *****088/ *****993 $146,888. FEW MTHS. oid S7O (new car price $17OK>. Service by SM Motors. *****-500 johnny 349 OTHER MAKES FOR SALE LAMBORGHINI Roadster 97 PORSCHE 911 C2S Tiptronic '97 ROLLS ROYCE Silver
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        780 7 372 VEHICLE ACCESSORIES/PARTS *SUPER OFFER $399!!* CD Player Midranqe/ Woofer Super tweeter UPGRADING SYSTEM $599!!* 4-channel power amp. 6.5" component speakers 5.25" component speakers BEST BUY $999!!* Pre-amp. 2-channel power amp. 4-channel power amp. Midrange/ Midbass Tweeters Subwoofer Higher purchase available 465 Macpherson Rd (Caltex Service Station) Dally 10am. -Bpm.
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        1003 7 383 VEHICLES WANTED PROFESSIONAL JUST PASSED the Driving Lesson needed a vehicle range 800-1600 cc. With/ without COE. Kindly call Mr Chew 9690-4502 No dealers pis. 24-hrs. HIGHEST MORE Higher Offer Yeah!!! Car's banker crazy looking for cars. Any model. 800-3000 c.c. With/ without COE. No dealers. Kindly pis. ring
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        743 7 391 VANS FOR SALE 391 VANS FOR SALE A MITSUBISHI L3OO VAN Only 9 d O U U OO Downpayment '($6OB x 7 yrs) One year Free Insurance with our Auto Loan Scheme Free Replacement Vehicles during servicing period High Trade-in M DpiifilpfipH iSi^fPivfef^ LrA f^l IVIIwVIwM <ED\su WlA^Ag Sfc*
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        762 7 404 DO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTEAPTS-RENT D.lO JERVOIS LODGE ground fir. with pte. gdn. 3+l rms. F/ facilities, p/ furn., quiet. Rent neg. *****480. D.09 ELIZABETH TWR. Cairnhill Plaza. 3+l. 2000/ 2800 sq.ft. High fir. Near MRT/ shop. *****153 JS D.lO VALLEY PK. 1-rm. $2.0K/ 2-rm. 53.5K/ 3-rm. $SK/ 4-rm.
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        776 7 404 DO9-10 ORCHARD/ 404 DO9-10 ORCHARD/ 404 DO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND TANGLIN/ HOLLAND TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTEAPTS-RENT PTEAPTS-RENT PTEAPTS-RENT iDuxuru Jit g^t your (L)eru/ce. I SERVICED jB *V APARTMENTS f p£ H IN THE HEART ir y <: ~hifnt)ill FOR LEASE FROM ONE WEEK T0 ONE YEAR powers far EAST PLAZA
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        540 7 Vehicles Properties 420 HOUSES FOR RENT lext tc Ms ne\/i Lycee fcnc&s School OPEN HOUSE TODAY. ewmg Irom 10am to 6pm (off Lento Loop, next to Bullion Park Condominium) Newly built aided private houses with condo facilities Near MRTCTE SLE.TPE Rental from S3OOO (ono) onwards AGTS WELCOME 455 4767 S/STOREY
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        673 7 422HUDC/HDB APTS FOR RENT 2 TO 5-RMS. Boon Lay/ Sengkang/ Jurong E. W./ Taman Jurong/ Woodiands/ Marsiling/ AMK. All areas. Near MRT/ amenities. Family/ workers/ couple. Pg: 9-270-0034 A. JAYANTHi *****32/ *****495. Bedok 4-rm. $IK/ Jurong E. SI.IK/ Woodlands $IK/ Approved Yishun $900/ AMK $IK. Indians preferred. 3-RM. T. PAYOH.
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        861 8 Properties 426 ROOMS FOR RENT ALL AREAS! COMMON/ Master jvailable for ail races at low rental rates. Immediate. *****66 ROOMS AVAILABLE IN all areas for all races. Immediate stay at reaMMM I 'ates. Call: 244-1797. FURN. SMS. IN many areas. Cheap. S at es/couples/students/professionals/ workers *****276 ERA MASTER/ COMMON RMS.
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        648 8 441 DOl-08 441 DOl-08 441 DOl-08 CITY SOUTH-WEST CITY SOUTH-WEST CITY SOUTH-WEST PTEAPTS-SALE PTEAPTS-SALE PTEAPTS-SALE uttUi SB Freehold 3yt^^^ Condominium No restriction to foreigners N^ Exclusive hilltop location g 2 3 bedroom units tit >* >&- 915 sq ft to 1,335 sq ft *ciSc If #?>^ Quality finishes *V^vN^ N^^^Sjj
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        1218 8 435 Dl 2-14 BALESTIER/ MACPKERSON/GEYLANG HOUSES -SALE View 1 to 5 pm. 16 SUNORIDGE PARK ROAD New Luxurious Bungalow 2' .••storey with koi pond Freehold. Just TOP Land: 5090 sq.ft. Built-in: 5400 sq.ft. Near good schools 53.2 M neg. 0.13 SENNETT EST. Bali-style 2'; brand new. s+l semi-d. 5000/ 4000
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        1121 8 470D19-20SERANG00N/ 470 Dl9-20SERANGOON/ 470 Dl9-20SERANG00N/ 470 Dl9-2OSERANGOON/ 470 D 1920 SERANGOON, THOMSON THOMSON THOMSON THOMSON THOMSON HOUSES -SALE HOUSES -SALE HOUSES SALE HOUSES SALE HOUSES -SALE Luxurious granite m living dining rooms, e^^^ <^ T^^^\ o indoor courtyard (except corner unit), 5 iarqe serangoo/cJ/\^V bedrooms, well equipped European and \sr^t^^\-
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        273 8 461 Dl 5-16 EAST COAST PTE ARTS -SALE LANDBAY CONDO! BY Popular demand. 5 units only. 2/ 3 bdrms. 840- 1249 sq.ft. Fhold. Resort facilities. Call 242-6657 BAYSHORE PK. PENTHSE. 3800 sq.ft. s+l rms. Owner say sell! Valuation $1.5 M. Name your price! Below valued. Hurry! CP 9217-1752 AMBER GLADES.
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        476 9 461 015-16 EAST COAST PTEAPTS-SALE 0.15 CASUARINA COVE/ Costa Rhu. High fir. River/ pool lira. *****M8 aqt D 15 EASTERN MANSION. F'hold. SSOOK only! '260 sq.ft. 3 rms. EnDloc potential. 9609-0008 Fait CHANGI COURT. F'HOLD. 840/ 1,098/ 1.163/ 1.184 sq.ft. Near World Expo. 9524-8841 Agt. 465 Dl 7-18 CHANGI/ PASIRRIS
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        421 9 470 Dl 9-20 SERANGOON/ 470 Dl 9-20 SERANGOON/ 470 019-20 SERANGOON/ THOMSON THOMSON THOMSON HOUSES -SALE HOUSES -SALE HOUSES -SALE I I Affordable Priam), Prestigious Living _^^M«g^k. A.dtan<( co-'U^^-A,^ ArA.K.Ka.'i Mk S -r:. 58 semi detached bungalows beside Peirce Reservoir (behind Nemesu Avenue) -2- Choice of 1 storey or 2
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        283 9 F'HOLD. SELLING AT valuation St. Anne's Wood. 3-storey terr. 1700/ 2700 sq.ft. Beautiful decor. 5-rms. All with attached. *****000 SML (3-6PM.). MARLENE AYE. 2 Semi- Ds. 6,400/ 5.300 sq.ft. F'hold. View to offer! 9505-7845 TP. D.19 BRAND NEW 3-storey terr. corner semi-d. Near future MRT. F'hold. Few units. 9305-8105 SEC
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        247 9 471 Dl 9-20 SERANGOON/ THOMSON PTEAPTS-SALE FAR HORIZON GARDEN. 1948 sq.ft. 3+l+l. Reservoir view. Unblocked. Near MPT/ Mkt./ Sch. $638K neg. 9300-2388 JLW Homes THE WINDSOR TOWNHSE. with pte. gdn. Approx. 2500 sq.ft. 4 bdrms. F/aircon. Move m cond. Sell at val- uation! Irene *****008 RE/MAX THOMSON GR. 2088 sq.ft.
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        1192 9 475D22-28 47S D 22-28 475 D 22-28 47S D 22-28 WESTS. NORTH WEST NORTH WESTS, NORTH WESTS NORTH HOUSES-SALE HOUSES-SALE HOUSES-SALE HOUSES-SALE f \~J ll location and on f oatu ro^^^| ■jflj^ a m a I I on price. Lakeside Grove ,R .'"I SEMI-DETACHED AND TERRACE HOUSES 2- TrS O
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        356 9 492 HDB APTS FOR SALE (ANGMOKIO) 4 'NG' AMK blk. 467/ 117/ 152. High floor. Marble/ parquet. Near shops, sch., mkt. OMH 9300-2966 4 'NG' BLK. 550. High fir. N.S. facing. F/renovated. Valued 5234 K. View to offer. 9494-9009 PR 4 'NG' CORNER Blk. 212. Windy. Near market. Valued. Price
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        695 9 493 HDB APTS FOR SALE (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) 3-RM. Bedok S. High fir. Upgraded. MRT. S3K cash Valued $128 K./ 3 rm. Bedok N. High fir. 100% well renovated. S neg. 9-*****88 Fait 5-RM. PT. BLK. Bedok N. Blk. 405, #04. Lift level. S. facing. Near Sch./ library/ mkt./ shops. F/renovated. Victor
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        870 9 Properties 494 APTS FOR SALE (BISHAN) TODAY 2PM-SPM 5 -> 447 Sin Ming Ct. Attractive price! Pt. Block. 2 balconies. 4-bdrms. Renovated. Move m. Jimmy 9561 7012 ERA BEST BUY S2OK BELOW VALUATION! 5 448 Sin Ming. #03. Impressive. Newly renovated/ aircon Bring Cheque. Immed. sale. 9541-9998 BISHAN (5 'A'
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        600 10 Properties 493 HDB APTS FOR SALE 493 HDB APTS FOR SALE 493 HDB APTS FOR SALE 493 HDB APTS FOR SALE 493 HDB APTS FOR SALE 493 HDB APTS FOR SALE (BEDOK/CHAI CHEE! (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) (BEDOK/CHAI CHEE) (BEDOK/CHAI CHEE) (BEDOK/CHAI CHEE) The Straits Times Classified PROPERTY
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        362 10 499 HDB APTS FOR SALE (CENTRAL/CITY) ENBLOC 2-RM. BLK. 22 Outram Pk. Full benefits. New flat m Cantonment Rd. 9603-2320 Lite Realty. ENBLOC OUTRAM/ SHORT St. Sea r 2 MRT. Cantonment/ Farrer. Call Enbloc Specialist 9521-2959. SHORT STREET. 2-RM. Blk. 13. Near Bugis MRT. Corner unit. Unblocked. Convenient. *****150 Ridge
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        215 10 500 HDB APTS FOR SALE (CHOACHUKANG/ BUKITPANJANG) TECK WHYE LANE BLK. 112 5 T CORNER UNIT 1 9) Very well renovated (marble/ parquet) Fully air-conditional including hall Near to market, school, bus i stop, LRT, etc. j 3 mins. drive to expressway I Low floor value at S2BBK PLS. PG.
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        445 10 500 HDB APTS FOR SALE (CHOACHUKANG/ BUKITPANJANG) BELOW VALUE. EXEC. mais. Blk. 109 Teck Whye Lane. High fir. Unblock. LRT/ shpg. Stanley 9494-1122 ERA BELOW VALUE S3OK CCX Exec. Apt. 274. 282. High/ midflr. Renovated. MRT/Lot 1.*****838 OK BLK 150 PETIR Rd. 4-rm. corner. Low fir. Near amenities. View to
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        456 10 500 HDBAPTS FOR SALE (CHOACHUKANG/ BUKITPANJANG) 3 'A 1 PETIR Rd. Blk 219. High fir. Panoramic view. Near LRT. Reno- vated. Pis pg: 9259-4998 OK 3 'NG' BLK. 19 Teck Whye Lane. Mid floor. Designer decor. Rooms air- con. Unblocked. 9526-6478 ABP 4 'A' CCX blk. 306. Near MRT/ Lot
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        444 10 501 HDBAPTS FOR SALE (CLEMENTI/ WEST COAST) ASSURED BEST! TOH Vi Exec. Mais, blk. 2. High fir. Open view. Cosy. N.S. facing. *****144 David BLK.S3 TEBAN GDNS. 4 S' High fir. Nicely renovated! well kept! amenities, value SI6SK. 459-2656 Agt. NEW LISTING. 4 A' corner, blk I. 809, Toh Vi
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        611 10 501 HDBAPTS FOR SALE (CLEMENTI/ WEST COAST) 5-RM. PT. BLK. 14 Dover Close E. Exclusive. Very high fir. Sea view Price neg. Pg. *****390 CG. 5-RM. DOVER CLOSE East Blk 13. j High/ lift levels. City lights. Mornj ing sun. PL (MBA) 9233 9878 502 HDBAPTS FOR SALE (GEYLANG/EUNOS/ MACPHERSON)
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        939 10 504 HDB APTS FOR SALE (HOUGANG/SERANGOON/ YIOCHUKANG) ATTRACTIVE PRICE! NO cash! Blk. 526 Exec. Mais. S'goon N. High fir. Nice decor. Huge living/ dining. Sch/ amenities. Barry *****900 BY APPT. 4 A' 533 Serangoon N. 8 years. High fir. Marvellous renovation, country style. Can contra. March Regn. Pam 9494-5454. EXEC.
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        1097 10 505 HDB APTS FOR SALE (JURONG) 4'NG'll3, 534, MRT. low fir. 4 A' 552 ,412, no cash. 4 A' 907, 909, high fir. No cash. 4 'A' 718, 546, corner, no cash. 5 'A' 415, 444, move-in. High fir. 5 pt. bik. 109, 111, low fir. No cash. 5 T
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        675 10 506 HDB APTS FOR SALE (KALLANG/WHAMPCAi j| HOUSE Igj 2-SPM. BLK 27. Jin Bahagia. 3 rm. High fir. Unblocked. Lift level. Up graded. 101% move m. Valued. View to offer. 9575-4575 Penthse TTorarfQ DI HOUSE IB 2-SPM. NEW LISTING! 105 Jin. Rajah Exec, mais Nicely renovated. High f-r. Good facing,
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        599 11 512 HDBAPTS FOR SALE (PASiRRIS/CHANG!) PRIoE 3EST OF PASIR- Corner Blk 636. 5 yrs. only! High fir. Opp. Elias Mall! 10 mins. to beach! Excellent renovation! Don t miss! *****659 BY APPT. ONLY! Corner Exec. Apt. B 542 -Mqh dr. Unblocked. Well renovated. Amenities. Sch./ Mkt. immed./ contra. Alvyn *****653
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        995 11 512 HDBAPTS FOR SALE (PASIRRIS/CHANGI) \i PM. EXEC. APT. '2' units. 603. i Living by the River Sea. High dr. Unblocked. Renovated. MRT/ mkt. Best investment! *****859 Orion j foTOPENJo' |g[HOUSEh 3-BPM. BLK. 132/457. Best layout. Quality finishes. Expensive renovation $120 K. Can contra. Early move-in. Valued. *****298 REM j
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        892 11 512 HDBAPTS FOR SALE (PASIRRIS/CHANGI) SELLING S2OK BELOW valuation 5 T corner Blk. 105 Pasir Ris. Renovated. Amenities. REX 9523-7770 SELL AT VALUATION! 5 yrs. 5 T Pasir Ris blk. 514. «02. Well renovated. Near MRT. 9201-7635 ET Co. SO CASH! CORNER 5 T Pasir Ris Blk. 227. 4 bdrms.
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        3608 11 514 HDBAPTS FOR SALE (TAMPINES/SIMEI) EXEC. APT. BLK. 856 x Tampines. 5 yrs. High fir. Unblocked. Move-in. j No noon sun. contra. *****483 EXEC. APT. 8LK.495F Tampines. i Urgent! $20K below value. $500 Deposit. Low fir. *****33 Agt. EXEC. MAIS. BLK. 427. Mid fir. Exclusive layout. Unblocked. Breezy. Priced to
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