The Straits Times, 9 August 2000

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    85 1 Honour Roll uSJJJUIiB ■hw MELANIE MARTENS, national A hockey player, Public I Service Medal N MARY ANN TSAO, president and CEO. j B Tsao Foundation. Public Service Medal j MASURt SAUKUN. poet and National Arts 1 1 B Council advisor, Meritorious Service Medal IDRMYRNABLAKE. i social worker, Pubttc Service Star
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  • 672 1  -  ASAD LATIF PM Goh says more measures will be introduced to boost marriage and help couples have more babies *L WE HAVE PROGRESSED AND THRIVED BECAUSE WE HAVE BUILT UP STRONG IHSTTTUTIOHS FOUNDED ON SOUND VALUES. THE GOVERNMENT, THE JUDICIARY, THE UNIONS, OUR
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    • 116 1 KILLER LITTER LAWS REVIEWED: Wider range of penalties needed, says Mah Bow Tan page 4 THE STRAITS TIMES NATIONAL DAY SPECIAL Meet Peter Pan dotcom millionaires, students who run dotcoms and Singaporeans m dotcoms overseas. Peek into the future. There's virtual sex, the future of beauty and a tour of
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  • PRIME NEWS
    • 630 2  - Gus Dur impeachment threat fades SUSAN SIM MARIANNE KEARNEY Political survival means having to say you're sorry, and his apologies prompt Golkar and PDI-P to back him '.IK, STRAITS TIMES INDONESIA BUREAU WHILE Indonesian legislators released their pent-up frustration with President Abdurrahman Wahid with blistering critiques of his 10-month rule
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    • 150 2 JAKARTA Indonesian prosecutors yesterday delivered a massive fife to the -ETmHifc Jakarta district court, I a c;i m- involving tne -TliJi^etl misuse of US$57B million (Ss9B2 million) of state hinds by former president Suharto. The charge paves the way 6 month* for corruption proceedings against
      Bloomberg News; AFP; AP  -  150 words
    • 477 2  -  SALMA KHALIK ANTI-SMOKING MOVES fin CIGARETTE prices may have to go up by about 50 per cent m order to have an impact on consumption. This is the view of Mr Alex Chan, chairman of the Smoking Control committee which leads the war
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    • 484 3  -  BRENDAN PEREIRA Judge orders sentence to run after current jail term, which puts former Deputy PM out of action until 2014 Hu MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR Anwar Ibrahim was convicted of sodomy and sentenced to nine years' jail by
      AFP  -  484 words
    • 405 3 Shortage of key oil products such as petrol and kerosene, a common cooking fuel, had previously sparked off civil unrest and Jakarta is working hard to ensure that supplies are not disrupted despite its current production woes. INDONESIAN oil monopoly Pertamina has begun
      Reuters  -  405 words
    • 430 4  - Killer-litter penalties being relooked LAUREL TEO There should be a wider range of punishments and the HDB needs options besides issuing summonses or acquiring culprits' flats, says minister ft. THE SPECIFICS HAVE NOT BEEN FINALISED, BUT COMPULSORY ACQUISITION OF FLATS WOULD BE KEPT AS AN OPTION, TO BE METED OUT
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    • 115 4 LONDON Mobilephone users reduce their exposure to radiation if they use an earpiece attachment, the British government reported yesterday, dismissing a previous study that maintained the handsfree kit was dangerous. Ms Patricia Hewitt, Minister for Technology and Telecommunications, said the incidence of radiation on
      AFP  -  115 words
    • 259 4 Roommate charged with murder HEADLESS BODY A BANGIADESHI national was charged yesterday with the murder or a fellow worker whose headless body was found near a worksite m Tuas on Sunday. No plea was taken from Abdul Based Late Nasin Uddin, 34, who was arrested by the police at about
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    • 425 4 THE family of track star Florence Griffith Joyner is blaming a St Louis hospital for her death, charging m a lawsuit that doctors failed to detect a brain abnormality two years earlier. She was rushed to Washington University's BarnesJewish Hospital m April 1996 after
      AP; AFP  -  425 words
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  • 313 6  - 'No work for you' ALFRED LEE Asylum seekers m Britain told: Abolition of right to work will affect nearly 44,000 people, who have been given permission to work, m moves to cut down illegal immigrants' number IN LONDON ALL asylum seekers will lose the right to work under a new
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  • 270 6 46 deaths linked to tyre failure WASHINGTON A probe into potentially detective Firestone tyres has escalated into one of the most serious of such cases m decades, as US investigators more than doubled the possible death toll to 46 and another major tyre retailer halted sales. The National Highway Traffic
    Washington Post; Los Angeles Times  -  270 words
  • 31 6 FORD has already replaced Customer tyres for free m countries such as Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela and Thailand where the hot temperatures could make the problem worse.
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    • 1000 6 Kas'i vsia fik jf^P^^^'^Q Ka si \s 1 M i.aysia I^^l^H^^^ Ex-Spore Nurses m Demand w^m Media Exposes Ex-governor |m *1 Cult Members Charged tV^ Britain hopes to recruit 50 nurses from China, I^UP' The media has exposed the lecherous side ol The Muslim militants who raided two Malaysian nearly
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  • WORLD
    • 589 7  - India's states in waiting NIRMAL GHOSH The BJP fulfils an election promise by declaring three new states which will give locals more say over their own resources but many fear downsides By INDIA CORRKSPONDENT NEW DELHI In the rough and ready and very rich farming town of Udham Singh Nagar
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    • WORLD FILE
      • 57 7 CHECHEN rebels killed two Russian soldiers and wounded four others m an attack on Monday m the capital of the breakaway Caucasus republic, a spokesman for the separatist leadership said. The attack, led by Chechen warlord Issa Mounayev, was launched m the Leninski area
        AFP  -  57 words
      • 75 7 ALTHOUGH it did not pay Monica Lewinsky for its interview with Barbara Walters, ABC News acknowledged on Monday that a Washington lawyer was paid U5525,000 (5543,250) to pave the way for the talk that was broadcast m March 1999The network hired Mr Theodore Olson,
        AP  -  75 words
      • 46 7 OFFICES, schools and businesses closed across Bangladesh yesterday as a new anti-government half-day strike, called by the opposition, took hold. The streets of the capital Dhaka were mostly empty and transport elsewhere m the country was thin, witnesses said. Reuters
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      • 70 7 A HUSBAND angry that his wife wore a pair of shoes he did not like chopped off her forearms with a machete, police m Georgetown, Guyana reported on Monday. Security guard Sonia Hinds, 42, was m critical condition after the attack on Saturday at
        AP  -  70 words
      • 86 7 At LEAST 40 passengers drowned after an overcrowded boat capsized m a storm off the Nigerian coast, officials said. Forty-two people are believed to have survived. "We ran into a storm suddenly and the boat started to go down m the water," Mr Olatunji
        AP  -  86 words
    • 251 8 WASHINGTON Connecticut Senator Joseph Lieberman, chosen by Al Gore as his vice-presidential running mate, has c rafted a centrist and bipartisan voting record during his 12 years m the Senate. Lieberman, a leader among congressional "new Democrats" a group which aims to give the party
      Reuters  -  251 words
    • 517 8 Gore bid to stem 'moral laxity' charges JEWS FIND FAVOUR GALLUP polls have been monitoring US attitudes towards Jewish politicians since 1937, when only 46 per cent said they would vote for a "generally wellqualified person for President who happened to be Jewish". That number climbed steadily through the 1950s
      AFP; Reuters; AP  -  517 words
    • 264 8 Democrats delighted with the choice Even the Republicans praise Lieberman WASHINGTON Democrats have praised Senator Joseph Lieberman, their newly minted vice-presiden-tial candidate, as a strong, sincere and courageous man who represents "the new guard versus the old". "Joe Lieberman brings a new strength to the Democratic ticket and even more
      Reuters; New York Times  -  264 words
    • PEOPLE
      • 149 11 Kidnapped star plays cop in new film HOPES RISE FOR HIS RELEASE NEW DELHI Indian film star Rajkumar, who was kidnapped by the bandit Veerappan last month, may or may not be able to ensure the outlaw's surrender although he played the role of a policeman m his latest film.
        Reuters  -  149 words
      • 90 11 WASHINGTON Former Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr arrived at Anacostia High School every week for the 9 am senior class m constitutional law this year. Students remember his energy. While teaching, he would wave his arms, pace the classroom, sometimes jump m the air.
        Washington Post  -  90 words
      • 108 11 LOS ANGELES As he faced death, former New York Yankee baseball great Joe DiMaggio thought of his former wife Marilyn Monroe, for whom he carried a lifelong torch, according to an article m Vanity Fair published on Monday. DiMaggio's lawyer Morris Engelberg said his last
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      • 74 11 GENEVA The family of late American rock legend Jimi Hendrix has won a case at an international panel to evict the holder of the Internet address www.jimihendrix.com. The family of the guitar genius, who died m 1970, filed the case m May at the Geneva-based World
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    • 340 11 German Chancellor promises to pursue those engaged m anti-foreigner acts, but also asks that the country not be judged by the actions of a few BERLIN German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has pledged to use the full force of the law to combat far-right extremism
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    • 246 11 DUESSELDORF A top German government official and Jewish leaders have set up an alliance to fight far-right violence, as research institutes warned the attacks could scare away foreign scientists. Coraian government spokesman UweKarsten Heye, Jewish community leader Paul Spiegel and his deputy Michel FriedMan said they were uniting,
      AFP; Reuters  -  246 words
    • 602 14 Firefighters, backed by soldiers and helicopters, battle blazes m 11 states as new fires break out. The situation m Idaho turns critical LOS ANGELES Fires continued to rage on Monday across the western United States, with firefighters succeeding m putting out some blazes only to
      AFP; AP; REUTERS  -  602 words
    • 201 14 8 killed as blast rips through Moscow walkway MOSCOW Eight people were killed and 28 injured yesterday when a bomb ripped through an underground walkway packed with hundreds of commuters and shoppers m central Moscow. The Emergencies Ministry, however, confirmed the deaths of only six with 18 injured. The explosion
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    • 353 15 Ontario goes after assets of big-time criminals 'WE HAVE TO TAKE the mm out of ORGANISED CRIME AND TREAT THE CRIMINALS LIKE A BUSINESS.' Ontario Attorney-General James Flaherty The police will be able to seize assets even before the criminals are convicted, m a move to make Canada less attractive
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    • 232 15  -  GORDON CLARK IN VANCOUVER CANADIAN police are wrestling with a prostitution ring that has been caught three times importing teenage girls from Malaysia to a suburb south of Vancouver. A 35-year-old man is suspected of bringing girls as young as 17 into Canada
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  • EAST ASIA
    • 45 16 Is the doctor in? PATIENTS and their carers wait for hours for medical examination and advice at the Seoul National University Hospital on Monday. Doctors are on strike after the government prohibited hospitals from dispensing drugs. The Medical Association says doctors' revenues will be cut.
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    • 324 16 A patient dies as doctors stop work to protest at medical reforms banning hospitals from dispensing medicines SEOUL A strike by South Korean doctors claimed its first victim as concern grew about the effect their action was having on the country's health-care system.
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    • 356 22 The senior official from southern China's boomtown has been summoned for questioning m connection with land sale bribes HONGKONG Mr Li Youwei, a senior figure m the government of southern China's boomtown Shenzhen, is the latest to be probed m connection with the
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    • 187 16 SEOUL The elderly founder of the crisis-torn South Korean conglomerate Hyundai, Mr Chung Ju Yung, 85, has been admitted to hospital for the second time m a week amid speculation he is gravely ill. A Hyundai Group spokesman said he checked himself into
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    • 419 19  -  ALFRED LEE By LONDON Gf the 50 nurses from China heading for Britain, 30 of them have worked m Singapore before, but a concern is whether they are proficient m English 'Their English is not good enough. The danger of mis-reading prescriptions
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    • EAST ASIA FILE
      • 68 19 CHINA'S three biggest Internet portals, which share what could become the world's largest Internet market, are likely to consolidate m the next 18 months, a leading analyst said. Sina.com, Sohu.com and Netease.com, which all listed on the US Nasdaq market earlier this year, could find
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      • 28 19 IYPHOON Jelawat pounded Japan's southern island of Okinawa yesterday, injuring two children, knocking down trees and leaving thousands of households without electricity. AP
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      • 57 19 JAPAN'S Kirin Beverage recalling 610,000 cans of tomato juice yesterday after a Tokyo housewife discovered a coo"ked fly m her drink, an official said. The woman noticed a ;t>tten smell from a can she opened on July 29, said sanitary department official Yoshiaki Harada from the
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      • 78 19 JAPAN said yesterday that it will hold a two-week joint military exercises with the US m Japan m November, the first such drills since the two countries adopted new security arrangements a year ago. About 20,000 soldiers from Japan and the US are expected to
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      • 58 19 AT LEAST eight Japanese Cabinet ministers are to pay homage at a Tokyo shrine honouring its war dead, including convicted war criminals, on the anniversary of its World War Two defeat. However, Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori said on Sunday that he would not visit
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      • 57 19 SOUTH and North Korei yesterday exchanged lists of the 200 people who will cross to the other side next week to reunite with relatives separated for decades by the division of Korea. The two lists carried the name s of 100 North Koreans and 100
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    • 537 22 Man, thy name is vanity Party official Cheng Kejie ran after pretty girls constantly HONGKONG He could remember the names of pretty faces but not of his own staff. He had surgery for double eyelids to please his mistress. The lecherous side of Chenj>; Kejie, disgraced former Mce-cnairman of the
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    • 369 19 Police arrest 6 yakuza men after shootout Gangsters storm office m a dispute over money TOKYO Japanese police yesterday arrested six members of crime gangs m connection with Monday's daylight shootout m the central business district of Kochima"We have arrested six of the 10 yakuza members who fled from the
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    • 177 23 HKgets more tourists but they spend less HONGKONG Although tourist arrivals m the territory have risen significantly m the first six months of this year after periodic declines or stagnations over the last three years, visitors are spending less money and time. The Tourist Association said yesterday that more than
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    • 342 23 US officials will not meet Chen on his stopover State Department responds to Chinese criticism, saying that the Taiwan leader is being allowed a transit stop for reasons of safety *We have explained it to the Chinese. I think we've answered this question several times m public. IS State Department
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    • 206 23 Chinese man makes gruelling attempt across Bohai Strait BEIJING A Chinese swimmer began a gruelling marathon swim across thes- hark-infested Bohai Strait yesterday under overcast skies. Zhang Jian, 36, swam about 25 km m the first 10 hours of his swim. He is attempting to swim
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
    • 109 25 NO HORSING AROUND They mean business. Mounted policemen took up positions outside the Indonesian Parliament when the People's Consultative Assembly started on Monday. Likewise, Malaysian police patrolled the streets on horseback as the verdict was announced yesterday at the Federal Court m the trial of ex-deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim. AP
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    • 418 25 The tropical disease scrub typhus reduces the Aids virus to undetectable levels. The finding could lead to cheaper anti-HIV drugs 'Every day at the hospital m Chiang Rai we have to tell dying HIV patients, 'Yes, there is treatment for HIV, but it's too expensive
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    • 62 32 ORPHANED three-month-old squirrel, Sam, sips from a carton of milk at a roadside petrol station near Avutthaya, the ancient capital of Thailand, which is located north of Bangkok. Sam has had to do without his mother's milt, and makes regular appearances at the outlet to
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    • 293 32 Manila's 'garbage crisis' growing Now that the Payatas dump is closed, collection and disposal of the city's rubbish has slowed. One senator says emergency powers are necessary MANILA A Philippine senator has urged President Joseph Estrada to declare a "garbage emergency" m Manila, which continues to suffer from slow collection
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    • REGIONAL FILE
      • 47 32 VIETNAMESE police have returned five Chinese kidnappers to Interpol China m a handover at Ho Chi Minh City airport. Six kidnappers, including one Cambodian, were arrested last November after they held 10 Chinese hostage and demanded ransoms from the captives' relatives. AFP
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      • 33 32 RED CROSS OFFICE OPENS IN BANGKOK A REGIONAL office of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has opened m Bangkok. The office was relocated from Kuala Lumpur. Bernama
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      • 43 32 POLICE bomb squad officers m Jakarta were called to the central bank building and the Australian Jjpterna- tional School yesterday but failed to find any suspicious objects. Both buildings were evacuated after they received telephone warnings. AP
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      • 50 32 INDONESIA said yesterday it was ready to extend a three-month ceasefire with rebels seeking independence m northern Aceh province, saying the truce had reduced tensions m the troubled territory. But the government also reiterated that the staunchly Muslim province would remain part of Indonesia. Reuters
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      • 33 32 CAMBODIA'S anti-narcot-ics czars flew to Myanmar yesterday for top-level talks amid mounting international pressure on both countries to stamp out booming drugs trafficKing and production, officials said. AFP
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    • 152 34 $9.7 m paid to Jolo rebels MANILA Military chief Angelo Reyes inadvertently disclosed during a Cabinet meeting that about 245 million pesos (559.7 million) m ransom has been paid to Muslim rebels who kidnapped a group of Westerners and Asians from a diving resort m April. The chief told the
      AP; The Philipine Inquirer; Asia News Network  -  152 words
    • 60 34 AP Philippine Navy personnel watch as a Malaysian Maritime Police patrol boat, followed by Malaysian naval boat, approaches for berthing at the Majini Naval Pier m Zamboanga city yesterday. The boats are taking part m joint exercises, which are being held for the fifth year running. Following recent
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    • 543 34  - SM Lee writes foreword for Brunei prince's memoirs IGNATIUS STEPHEN Senior Minister Lee writes that Foreign Minister Prince Mohamed Bolkiah has helped establish Brunei as a cooperative player m Asean Hu IN BANDAR SERI BECAWAN RECALLING THE PAST THE 200-page book covers the period from 1947 to present times and
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  • INDONESIA
    • Article, Illustration
      477 26  -  ROBERT GO Complaints Slow recovery and corruption top the list Legislators rate the government's performance as poor and demand quick settlement of the country's problems STRAITS TIMES INDONESIA BUREAU JAKARTA Slow economic recovery, poor national security, rampant corruption and failure to reform the country legal institutions topped Indonesian legislators'
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    • 414 26  -  DEVI ASM ARANI Two factions back Gus Dur's performance PKB reminds lawmakers they chose the President By STRAITS TIMES INDONESIA BUREAU JAKARTA Although President Abdurrahman Wahid was criticised severely at yesterday's MPR session, at least two parties the National Awakening Party (PKB) and the small Love the Nation Democratic
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    • 200 26 This is the agenda for the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) session from today to Aug 18 August 9 Factions prepare replies to MPR working committees Full MPR convenes President Abdurrahman Wahid and Vice-President Sukarnoputri Megawati will be present President and heads of state bodies will reply to responses from
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    • 422 29 Gus Dur even worse than Habibie, say lawmakers Although members of the MPR lash out at the President's record, it seems likely he will earner enough support to continue m office at least for now JAKARTA Legislators from a key coalition party m Indonesia's highest lawmaking body yesterday accused President
      Reuters; AFP  -  422 words
    • 145 29 JAKARTA Indonesia's beleaguered President Abdurrahman Wahid is likely to reshuffle his discredited Cabinet later this month, his Foreign Minister and confidant Alwi Shihab said yesterday. The promised move should go some way to soothing an increasingly angry top legislative assembly. "I am almost certain it will be after the
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    • 119 29 JAKARTA: Speaker of the House of Representative (DPR) Akbar Tandjung admitted that each DPR member had received fund from the government worth Rp 70 million (S$ 14JOO), but he denied that it was connected to the Annual Session of the Peole's Consultative Assembly (MPR). He
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    • 190 29 SURABAYA: At least 2,000 Banser civilian militiamen affiliated with the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) are leaving for Jakarta from Surabaya over the next two days, despite pleas by police for them to stay at home. NU is the Muslim organisation which Abdurrahman Wahid led for 15 years
      The Jakarta Post; Asia News Network  -  190 words
    • 153 29 JAKARTA: Is there anybody who doesn't know who People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Amien Rais is? Apparently, the National Information Agency believes many still do not That is why they are displaying one-metre-high pictures of Amien, along with those of Assembly deputies, under spotlights inside the
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    • 139 29 Drivers see proceedings JAKARTA: What do chauffeurs of members of the Cabinet or People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) do when their bosses are busy attend i ng the proceedings? They watch them together on television. During Monday's opening session, the chauffeurs gathered m the lobby of the mainbuilding and attentively vatched
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    • 395 31 Aides say Megawati distanced herself from the President's report by refusing to read it as it did not have details on Aceh r Maluku and Irian Jaya IBU REFUSED TO READ OUT THE SPEECH, BECAUSE HER SUGGESTION TO MAKE THE SPEECH MORE DETAILED WAS NOT HEARD
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  • MALAYSIA
    • 380 36 Militants charged with waging war The charges against 29 members of the Al Ma'unah cult amount to acts of treason against a democratically elected government, says the A-6 KUALA LUMPUR Muslim militants who raided two military bases m Perak and fought police and the army with stolen weapons were charged
      AP; Bernama  -  380 words
    • 149 36 Ning to be a star in live global concert KUALA LUMPUR Despite the controversial interview which upset many people inside and outside the music industry, Ning Baizura is set to do Malaysia proud. She is Malaysia's sole representative at the "Forever Peace Asia Concert" to be held m Seoul on
      The Star; Asia News Network  -  149 words
    • 86 36 KUCHING Sarawak pig breeders, hit by the Nipah virus, tried to restore public confidence m eating the meat by organising a special dinner here on Monday. Diners paid RMIO (554.50) each for a sevencourse pork meal. Among the dishes was roasted suckling pig, which
      The Star; Asia News Network  -  86 words
    • MALAYSIA FILE
      • 56 36 SUSPECTED of deviant teachings and living m sin with two of his sisters-in-law, a 46-year-old bomoh (traditional Malay medicine man) was arrested at a house m Malacca. He told authorities that he had "spiritually married" his wife's sisters. A banned book that was unlslamic was
        The Star; Asia News Network  -  56 words
      • 58 36 A BANK m Malacca, which was broken into by robbers over the weekend, reported that only a transistor radio worth about RMBO (Ss36) was stolen. The bank manager, m his police report, said the robbers had entered by breaking a grille and forcing
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      • 64 36 THE Sabah Legislative Assembly has ruled that six former Party Bersatu Sabah assemblymen who recently defected" to Umno, do not have to vacate they seats. The six had signed undated letters of resignation that authorised the party's president, Datuk Josepn Pairin Kitingan, to submit their
        Bernama  -  64 words
      • 66 36 JOHOR BARU QUADS ARE doing WELL A WOMAN aged 26 gave birth to quadruplets all boys at the Hospital Sultanah Aminah m Johor Baru on Sunday. The babies were delivered through caesarean section. The four babies, who have yet to be named, are m good health. The first baby weighs
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      • 58 36 KL AIRPORT TAXI SERVICE BELOW PAR BELOW standard taxi operations at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) m Sepang has reached an "embarrassing stage", Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ling Liong Sik said. He said the government was greatly concerned because the lack of a proper transport system could tarnish
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  • THE ANWAR VERDICT
    • 461 38  - JUDGE TO ANWAR 'You are a sick man' ANWAR TO JUDGE 'Only a sick judge can call me a sick man' BRENDAN PEREIRA The accusations fly midway during Anwar's mitigation plea, which is a political speech against the Malaysian Premier, the judiciary and the judge MALAYSIA CORRESPONDKNT KUALA LUMPUR Justice
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    • 485 38 Australia and NZ express concern INTERNATIONAL REACTION Some people call it a blow to justice m Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR Foreign governments and opposition groups yesterday expressed concern over the High Court's decision to sentence former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibranim to nine years m jail for sodomy. Australia's Foreign Minister
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    • 175 39 Anwar Ibrahim, •52, ami his adopted brother Suknui Darmawan, 39, were charged se^uirateUj with sodomising Azizan Abu Bakar, 39, a former driver of his wife, at Suknw'sflat m T'woli Villa, Bangsar, <me night between January and March 1993. Judge Arifin: "There is no necessity for Azizan to lie as
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    • 130 39 Sukma also faces a charge of abetting Anwar to sodomise Azizan at the same time and place. Judge Arifin: 'There was ample evidence to establish these two charges m Sukma's confession, which was supported by Azizan 's evidence. "Regarding Sukma's defence that sodomy could not have taken place because
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    • 523 39  -  BRENDAN PEREIRA In Kiitila Lumpur NEWS ANALYSIS The former DPM will have a tough time keeping his spirits up m jail but the opposition is likely to exploit the sentence for its own political purpose KUALA LUMPUR He vowed to fight on from
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    • 396 39  -  LESLIE LAU By IN KUALA LUMPUR EXPECTATIONS that a huge crowd would show up at the Kuala Lumpur Hign Court m support of former Deputy Premier Anwar Ibrahim came to nought yesterday when barely 200 supporters turned up. Eight were arrested for illegal assembly and for attempting
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    • 592 41 WEATHER /->. TOOAY: Showers m the afternoon, affecting HAZE WATCH p^ *J£ «g Ctoudy I MM... 4g Cloudy I toca^ Jgc Showers I tapi. We Cloudy A? 1 nunv areas Rereading taken yesterday i^- X^, <' Shl WC Showers Cotoabo 2S/Z9C Showers trnm H/MC Cloudy hear 2VZ7I Cloudy i££| many
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  • HOME
    • 473 42  - Lorry hits him and pins him against the wall JULYN KANG He was sleeping outside a coffeeshop when... The 65-year-old man died on the spot after being hit by the out-of -control vehicle early yesterday lit, AN ELDERLY man sleeping outside a coffeeshop m Joo Chiat was killed when an
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    • 479 44  -  BRAEMA MATHI The National Youth Council's new chief plans to introduce 'brain friendly' programmes to get young people thinking about what they see and do Hu THE National Youth Council's new chief, Mr Foong Hin Cheong, is all geared up for his
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    • 368 44  - Is Long john Silver s overcharging? ARLLINA ARSHAD AUTOMATIC UPSIZING' Hu WHEN you eat at Long John Silver's, you might iust pay a bit more than you bar- gained for. Customers said they had paid around 50 cents extra for meal deals after staff upsized their drinks without asking first.
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    • 240 46 'Brothers sent out' THE rapes took place when the girl's mother was not home, the friend was told. The father would send his sons out to play and then rape his daughter. A 14-YEAR-OLD girl confided m a good friend that
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    • 404 46  -  SELINA LUM He denies abandoning them, saying that he had asked his neighbour to look after them while he was m Indonesia Bg THE father who had reportedly abandoned his four children m their MacPherson flat has returned from Indonesia. And the kids,
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    • 291 46 SPEEDY COMPENSATION CIVIL-DEFENCE NSmen who are injured during training, exercises and rescue operations can now get compensated within seven days. A $100,000 fund has been set up under the new Service Accident Grant, from which servicemen can expect to receive sums ranging
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    • 585 48  -  YAP CHUIN WEI The four high-flying recipients of the EDB's inaugural Business Friends of Singapore award built much more than business ties m their time here SINGAPORE'S economic success, to borrow a line from the film A Streetcar Named Desire, has always had much
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    • 148 48 NINE foreign investors received the Business Friend of Singapore award yesterday. These inaugural Economic Development Board awards were presented by Trade and Industry Minister George Yeo at a ceremony at the Raffles Hotel. Six of the nine recipients, who were present to accept their award,
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    • 484 50 No toll to travel on CTE in the evening Despite the traffic jams, traffic speeds along the Central Expressway average 45 kmh just within the Land Transport Authority's limits MOTORISTS will be spared from paying when they use the Central Expressway (CTE) m the evenings, for the time being. Speeds
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    • 109 50 UNITED States Congressman Bob Riley, m Singapore on a four-day visit, called on Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong at the Istana yesterday afternoon. According to Mr Ong Keng Yong, Press Secretary to the Prime Minister, the two discussed regional developments, the
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    • 461 53 The newspaper, which wants to grab the young and wired, will give away 120,000 copies m its first week THE new newspaper m town, Project Eyeball, plans to start by giving away its product free. For a week, at least. It will be
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    • 1517 54 Where life's a stage and all here are players REPUBLICS ARE MADE OP OF PUBLICS... THE HAWKER CENTRE, ONE Of THE MOST PUBLIC OF SPACES HERE, IS A NATIONAL INSTITUTION. Forget about country club rules, cinema hall baby cries and bond-breaking scholars. Where can you see a microcosm of the
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    • 310 55 'East Coast Park on a Sunday testifies to leisure as an avenue of nation-building. Brought together by. free time, the MRT-and-bus class walks. with the same assurance as the Mercedes-Benz class. THE hawker centre is not the only public space m Singapore, of course.
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    • 242 55 TOMORROW and Friday, the Carnival will be open from 10 am to 10.30 pm The Red Lions will repeat their display at 4 pm every day from tomorrow till Saturday, not 12.30 pm OPENING hours for the Carnival at the Bay have been extended for
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    • 305 55 Throughout Singapore, apartment blocks, hospitals and companies are celebrating National Day MORE than 600 dinners, parties, ceremonies and activities, including variety shows and children's art competitions, have been organised to mark National Day this year. And they are the festivities planned by grassroots organisations
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      120 56 Mr Abdul Majid Abdul Latiffl The veteran unionist has been president of the Amalgamated Union of Public Employees He was awarded the Public Service Star. Prof Urn Chong Yah: He has chaired the National Wages Council (NWC) for almost 30 years. He was conferred the Distinguished Service Order award.
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    • 474 56  -  LYDIA LIM Over 700 people who made a difference m various fields were honoured m the National Day Awards Hu FOR 35 years, technical teacher Mok Soh Hah has been teaching students who fail to make the grade m the mainstream education system. He began his
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    • 288 56  - N-Day awards for business sector LORN A TAN Hu THE business sector came m for its fair share of honours m this year's National Day awards presentation. Among the recipients is Mr Victor Liew Cheng San, a board member of the Singapore Exchange, who receives the Public Service Star. He
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    • 259 56  -  SHARMILPAL KAUR Hu IT WILL be a high-level bash to celebrate National Day, with room at the top. And it will offer a view of the big parade at the Padang. The Economic Development Board is holding its office party today on the 24th
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    • 344 57 Make the right choices, stay united and upgrade your skills. They were the messages quoted below from speakers at some National Day observance ceremonies yesterday. PICKING THE RIGHT CHOICES 'We should study other countries to see what has worked and what has not. We also need to understand
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    • 240 57  - Flags galore: the good and the boring AZIZ HUSSIN These ordinary adornments can make or break a nations celebration, as they have great visual impact Bu FLAGS, flags and more flags. These are the usual National Day adornments everywhere, visual evidence of a nation m celebration. Here, we bring you
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    • 203 56 NDP ROAD CLOSURES NATIONAL Day is finally here via the Rochor exit of the East vehicles with NDP-camival car and many are all set to go to the Coast Parkway ECP) Ophir labels will be allowed into the parade at the Padang. But avoid Road or Crawford area. driving to
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  • TECH & SCIENCE
    • 331 58  -  OO GIN LEE A dynamic company structure has made it easier for the manufacturer of personal computers to become the third biggest m the world Hu BY STRUCTURING itself as an "Internet organisation", Acer has seen itself grow to be the world's third
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    • TECH NOTES
      • 169 58 TOKYO Japan's biggest cellular-phone company said on Monday that the number of users of its in-dustry-leading Internetfriendly handsets topped the 10-million mark this week just 18 months after they arrived m stores. As many as 50,000 people are signing up every da\ for the phones,
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      • 150 58 HANOVER (Germany) Researchers on Monday warned against hoping too soon for gene therapies to treat diseases. Experts meeting at the Expo 2000 world fair here said there was a huge gap between theoretical understanding of the human genome and developing effective therapies. Professor Felix Mitelman
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      • 177 58 WASHINGTON In a surprise finding, researchers have found that even pleasurable experiences can be stressful to normal people. Ms Janice Kiecolt-Glaser of Ohio State University and colleagues examined blood samples from 90 couples who participated m an experiment more than a-de-cade ago. The couples completed
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    • 304 60 Linux can also run on a wristwatch, says IBM This shows that the Linux operating system can be used as the basic software on the smallest gadgets NEW YORK International Business Machines said that researchers are running the Linux operating system on a prototype wristwatch device m a research test
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    • 168 60 PERHAPS the best-known computer of modern times, IBM's Deep Blue, which was the first to defeat a world chess champion m match play, was essentially a standard IBM supercomputer with some extra circuit boards for chess analysis. After defeating world champion Garry Kasparov m 1997,
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    • 399 60 WASHINGTON Security experts were warning Internet users about a security hole m Netscape's Web browser that has already infected almost 1,000 computers. Once a computer is infected, a hacker can click through the victim's computer and see, run and delete files on the target
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    • 399 61 ADVANTAGES OF DRIVE-BY -WIRE BMW said the advantages included: Less steering effort needed while parking or turning the car No need for driver to cross hands on the steering wheel Sharper handling responses Better stability when oraking heavily or turning quickly Accurate driving on motorways maae easier
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    • 312 61 Violence in video games doesn't rub off PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDY WASHINGTON Playing violent video games for 15 minutes or less does not seem to make children more aggressive, psychologists reported on Monday. Inborn traits were probably more likely to determine whether a child becomes aggressive, the researchers told a meeting of
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  • COMMENTARY • ANALYSIS
    • The Straits Times
      • 591 62 YEAR after year on National Day, when Singaporeans rejoice or commune with the essence of their nationhood, they do so with a mix of smugness and apprehension. The more the prosperity, the stronger the sense of vulnerability. This is no irony. Raised as they are
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    • 1216 62  -  JUSUF WANANDI Hi AT THE same time that the Asean foreign ministers met their dialogue partners at the end of last month m Bangkok, 10 experts from the original five Asean members had a two-day meeting to reflect on and discuss Asean's long-term future. What follows
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    • 909 62  -  DAVID HIRST MR HUSSEIN AROUND FOR ANOTHER DECADE? HARD TO BELIEVE, BUT CERTAINLY NO HARDER IHAN THE SAME FORECAST WOULD HAVE BEEN A DECADE AGO. UMM QASR (southern Iraq) The IraqiKuwaiti frontier is one of the world's most dangerous flash points. But these days, the
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    • 938 63 India's military spending up, but limited INDIA has announced a large increase m its military spending, including plans to purchase an aircraft carrier tor the navy, Mirage-2000 and Su-30 strike aircraft for the air force and T-90 tanks for the army. Yet the budget remains relatively modest for a 1.2
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    • 630 63  -  ADAM SCHWARZ Bu JAKARTA Nine months ago, Indonesians greeted Mr Abdurrahman Wahid euphorically their first dem-ocraticalfv-elected president m more than four decades. A charismatic Muslim leader, Mr Abdurrahman's praises were sung widely at home and abroad religious pluralist, political democrat, economic pragmatist, national
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    • 264 63 EDUCATI@N OWNER DOWNCRADINC TO I f" )f H f!S I I 1 I\| j srrull flat, selling gramophont, rfcs XX /tir beautiful antique dressina table wtth marble top, etc. No Wang > gunt man please. Tel: 9742-1925. r 11/ 1 2 th 3 th August, Mandarin Hotel Mandarin Singapore Ballroom
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  • FORUM
    • 730 64 Let's not turn the poor into criminals COULD TMGEMES LIKE THESE HAVE BEEN AVOIDED WITH MORE HOMES FOR IHE EIDERLY AW SUPPORT FOR THOSE WiTH SPECIAL NEEDS? TWO recent reports, "Man jailed for killing sister over dad's maintenance" (ST, July 8) and "She faces a $5,000 fine for an IC
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    • 279 64 I REFER to Mr Narayanah G. Kutty's letter "Make bus drivers stop closer to bus bays" (ST, Augs). Singapore Bus Service and Trans Island Bus Services drivers must be educated to bring their buses as close to bus bays as possible. I would go a
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    • 323 64 I REFER to the letters, "Why are bus drivers slowing down?" by Mr Ho Kum Hong (ST, Aug 4) and "Make bus drivers stop closer to bus bays" by Mr Narayanan G. Kutty (ST, Aug 5). Singapore Bus Service schedules are planned to maintain a regular
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    • 96 64 I TOTALLY support Mr Narayanan G. Kutty's letter, "Make bus drivers stop closer to bus bays" (ST, Aug 5), having encountered a similar problem. The reply from Singapore Bus Service was the usual "we will educate drivers". Can the authorities, for example, the Land Transport
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    • 239 64 Sufficient choices provided by school system I REFER to the letters, "Allow more flexibility m choice of subjects" (ST,Aug2)and"Let students drop one subject" (ST, Aug 5), by Mr Leung Ngai-Hang Zachary. He said the present examination system, m which students are required to offer one science and one humanity subject,
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    • 541 65 IREADMrAsad I .at it's article, "Should girls perform national service?" (ST, Aug 5), with great interest and found the views expressed very enlightening. However, as an operationally-ready NSman, I was very disturbed by the comments made by Ms Dana Lam-Teo of the
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    • 320 65 I APPLAUD Mr George Wong Scow Choon's timely reminder "Don't dismiss the old" (ST, Aug 7)His letter is relevant because our population is an ageing one. It is more so when we realise that some quarters of society have begun to view the old as no
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    • 386 65 Expensive? No, Sentosa is affordable 1 REFER to the letter, "Sentosa is too expensive" (ST, Aug 4), by Ms Khoo Hui Ee. We note the point made by Ms Khoo that she and her friends give Sentosa a miss as much as they would like to visit the island, because
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  • SPORTS
    • 840 66  -  GERARD WONG SOCCER Father of the teen Geylang player is Footing bill for his stint Hu ABOUT MARICAN Name: Mohammad Marican Abdul Kadir Af«:l6 Birthday: Sept 27 Height and weight: 1.71 m, 60kg Position: Striker Favourite club: Barcelona Favourite player Ronaldo Playing achievements 1994-95:
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    • 299 66 BUSINESSMAN Abdul Kadir Vappu Marican's decision to enrol Marican m Bradford City's Football Academy brings to mind ex-national boxer Rocky Selvarajoo's $200,000 effort to make a top-notch footballer out of his 18-year-old son, Dillen. The Sunday Times had reported last April on the 48-year-old businessman's
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    • 448 66 KUALA LUMPUR The effect of the recent move by the Africans to cut links with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), m protest at the vote for the 2006 World Cup Finals, is being felt here. The pullout by Ghana has jeopardised preparations
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    • 329 66 BEIJING The 30-year-old captain of Chinas soccer team has been bought by Italian Serie A club Perugia. He is the first Chinese national ever to play m the Italian League, China's state media said yesterday. Ma Mingyu will transfer from Sichuang Quanxing where he
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    • 923 67 GOLF YOU CAN HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEK LIKE THAT EVEN WHEN YOUR SWING ISN'T SOUND. BUT CAN YOU STILL CONTEND IN TOURNAMENT WITH THAT SWING WHEN YOUR TIMING ISN'T AS GOOD? WILL IT HOLD UP OVER A PERIOD OF TIME? THE ANSWER TO THOSE QUESTIONS,
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    • 677 67 SPORTSPEOPUE LONDON It seems no self-respecting British sporting event is complete these days without the sight of a streaker, male or female, baring all m front of their fellow fans and the television cameras. Running m the buff across th* 1 green swards at
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    • 484 67 BASKETBALL LOS ANGELES Jerry West, whose brilliance as a player and National Basketball Association executive is unmatched, retired on Monday after spending his entire 40-year professional career with the Los Angeles Lakers. "No executive m the league was a better player," said Red Auerbacn, the
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    • 229 67 ATHLETICS STOCKHOLM China* Gao Shuying won the women's pole vault event at 4.2$ metres on Monday at the MAI Galan athletics meet m Malmoe, while Stacy Dragila, who recently broke the world record m the US Olympic trials, finished third. Ato Boldon of
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    • 173 67  -  Xinhua TENNIS WASHINGTON Sweden's third seed Magnus Norman and Brazilian fourth seed Gustavo Kuerten scored their first-round victories at the Tennis Masters Series-Cincinnati tour-, nament m Mason, Ohio, on Monday. Norman, who reached his first career Grand Slam final at the French Open m June,
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    • 403 68 SOCCER Jra not going > sit on the nee on this, his has been mdngjora ng, long time id the next ill have a bigger problem than Ym going to have if the trend continues. Keegan, on the fact that Nicky Barmby (above left) is
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    • 230 68 MADRID Real Madrid has put English international midfielder Steve McManaman up for sale, Spanish sports daily Marca I reported yesterday. McManaman, 28, is considered surplus to requirements at the Spanish club following the worldrecord signing of Portuguese midneld star Luis Fieo from its rival Barcelona
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    • 520 68 LONDON AC Milan coach Alberto Zaccheroni could find himself out of a job if the Italian club suffers more disappointment when it takes on Dinamo Zagreb m a Champions League qualifier today. Some of European football's biggest names are joining the competition at the
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    • 373 68 LONDON Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson fears the English Premier League's new refereeing clampdown against players coula lead to confusion, British tabloids reported yesterday. He fears the interpretation of the new guidelines will vary from one referee to another and therefore they will not
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    • SOCCER SHORTS
      • 122 68 LIVERPOOL captain Robbie Fowler said yesterday he will be out for a month with an ankle injury, missing the start of the English Premier League season. Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier said last week that he feared the injury picked up m a friendly
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      • 58 68 MIDDLESBROUGH manager Bryan Robson dismissed as "nonsense" reports that Croatian striker Alen Boksic will earn about £63,000 (*****,000) weekly with the English Premier League side. The club said on Monday that it received a work permit for the Boksic, completing a £2.5-million transfer from Italian
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      • 75 68 JUVENTUS' French midfielder Zinedine Zidane has set his sights on the European Champions Cup this season, the only top trophy that he has failed to win. "I want so much to win this competition. It's the only one that I have not won and if I
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      • 60 68 LEEDS United could be without Australians Harry Kewell and Mark Viduka for the first six weeks of the English Premier League after both players said they hoped to play m the Olympic Games next month. The two international strikers are eager to play for the Olympic
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      • 61 68 VETERAN midfielder Carlos Valderrama said on Monday that he wants to coach his country's national team. "My objective is to be coach of the Colombian team," the 38-year-old said. "I enjoy a challenge. I have to prepare myself for this, I nave to get myself
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    • 234 68 SOCCER fans agree with Jeffrey Low's views or disagree with them this is your chance to lock horns with The Straits Times' soccer correspondent (right). The paper's Internet edition. The Straits Times Interactive, launches today its special English Premier League website Hitting The
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    • 631 69 SWIMMING Veteran swimmers aim to qualify for Olympics at Us> trials today INDIANAPOLIS Some golden oldies of the pool will vie for another shot at Olympic gold at the eight-day United States Olympic swimming trials starting today. The trials, where only the top two finishers
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    • 274 69 CYCLING SYDNEY Olympic cyclists deplete themselves of so much oxygen during a race that if they were m an intensive care ward doctors would think they were about to die, a researcher said yesterday. Kevin Norton, of the Uni- versity of South Australia, said studies of Australian
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    • 315 69 CRICKET COLOMBO Left-arm spinner Nicky Boje took his second five-wicket haul m Test cricket as South Africa gained a 21-run first-in-nings lead m the decisive third and final match against Sri Lanka yesterday. South Africa extended its lead to 48 by reaching 27-0 m its second
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    • 850 69 ATHLETICS Olympic Games French squad, Men's 100 m: David Patros. 400 m: Ibrahima Wade. 1,500 m: Driss Maazouzi. 3 OOOm steeple: Bouabdellah Tahri. Gael Pencreach 110 m hurdles: Jean-Marc Grava 400 m hurdles: Stephane Diagana. Marathon: Mohamed Ouaadi. Larbi Zeroual, Abdellah Behar Long jump: Cheikh Toure, Ronald
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      • 77 69 FORMER international Nasimddin Jalil became the latest victim m a series of motorcycle accident casualties involving footballers. The Balestier Central youth coach is warded m the New Changi Hospital with suspocted fractures m his ri;,ht arm. A club official told Timesport that he was hurt
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    • 519 74 JUNE SURGE WASHINGTON Borrowing by US consumers rose by a greater-than-expected US$l2 billion (5520.8 billion) m June, federal Reserve statistics showed, suggesting that consumer spending is unlikely to slow much m the coming months. June's increase, led by the largest increase m car and personal
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    • 110 74 The 11 fixed-income staff who have aiiit Dresdner Kleinwort Benson m the last few weeks include: Mr Peter Brooks, head of Eurobond trading, who joins Merrill Lynch as co-head of euro corporate trading m its debt markets division; and Mr Max Graziosi, head of derivatives m Italian
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    • 569 75 Global expansion the fastest m 12 years shows bail-out efforts have borne fruit, says new chief WASHINGTON The world economy will expand a faster-than-cxpected 4.75 per cent this year, driven by continued US growth and Asia's rebound from its worst recession m decades, says
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    • 147 75 Microsoft will buy back shares again RHDMOND (Washington) Microsoft, the worlds biggest software maker, will resume share buybaeks so it can issue them to employees who have exercised stock options or purchased shares under companysponsored programmes. The number of shares to be purchased under the plan will be determined largely
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    • 145 75 SAN JOSE Microsoft advertised falsely that its version of Sun Microsystems' Java computer language for the Windows operating system meets Sun's standards, a US judge concluded tentatively. The world's largest software maker Microsoft, and Sun, a leading maker of workstation computers, have been embroiled
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      • 92 76 NISSAN Motor and Renault expect to save US$3.3 billion (555.7 billion) during the next three years as a result of their alliance, a senior Nissan executive said yesterday. About US$2OO million of the projected savings will come from improvements m manufacturing processes, said Mr
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      • 92 76 MINNESOTA Mining Manufacturing (3M), the maker of thousands of consumer products including Scotch tape, took advantage of its monopoly power m the tape market to overcharge consumers, a customer claims m a federal lawsuit. A federal court jury m October found 3M violated US antitrust
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      • 94 76 UNILEVER plans to refinance m the bond markets its US$22 billion (Ss3B billion) bank loan taken out to fund the acquisition of Bestfoods a further sign of the switch to bond-fi-nancing by European companies. Group treasurer Jan Haars said an issue of short-dated debt
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    • 482 76 BOJ GOVERNOR: Making a stand TIME FOR A HIKE 7 would like to seize the earliest opportunity possible to end the zero-rate policy/ CENTRAL BANK'S CALL *We are the ones to make decisions/ Defyina criticism from politicians, central bank governor says Japan is ready to
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    • 202 76 BOTH CARRIERS EXPECT TO BOOST THE NUMBER OF FLIGHTS IH THE KUALA LUMPUR-HONGKONG ROUTE BY 30% BY DECEMBER. KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Airline System (MAS), the country s national carrier, inked a codesharing pact with Cathay Pacific Airways as they look to boost the
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    • 223 76 JAKARTA Indonesia's bank rescue agency said it signed a cooperation agreement with Korea Asset Management (Kamco) to help boost recovery rates for assets it nationalised during the country's 1997-1998 economic cnsis. The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (Ibra) will exchange staff with Kamco
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    • 239 76 Virgin may cut $99 Sydney to Brisbane fare BRISBANE Virgin Blue, the low-cost airline owned by entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, said it may offer fares cheaper than previously announced wnen the carrier starts flying m Australia. Virgin Blue has said it will sell one-way tickets between Brisbane and Sydney for
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    • 384 76 Record $496 m interim gain for Hyundai SEOUL Hyundai Motor, the world's seventh-biggest car maker by capacity, said yesterday first-half profit tripled to a record as it sold more luxury cars m Korea and expanded exports, especially to North America. Net income m the six months to June rose to
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    • 456 76 Varsity joins hands with landlord to woo execs REVENUE-BOOSTER Venture will offer courses m Tokyo's business district TOKYO Mitsubishi Estate, one of the biggest landlords m central Tokyo, and the nations oldest and most prestigious university plan to boost flagging revenues by attracting salarymen to a campus m the city's
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    • 494 77  - Sing Tel, M 1 in IDD war of words DENESH DIVYANATHAN Sing Tel accuses Ml of not passing on previous discounts to its users, while Ml cites 'unreasonable' costing terms By After November, Ml customers will have to pre-register with Sing Tel m order to use its 001 or 013
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    • 257 77 Aussie telco in search for partner POSSIBLE SINGTEL INTEREST SYDNEY Cable Wireless Optus (C&W Optus) is looking for a partner, not a buyer, for its mobile-phone business as part of a plan to expand outside Australia. The Sydney-based company, which is 53 per centowned by Britain's Cable Wireless, is evaluating
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    • 754 78  -  IGNATIUS LOW BAD CALL FOR eWORLDOFSPORTS.COM COMMENT «V The eWOS IPO fiasco highlights the need to review listing rules so as to ensure fair play for all THE eWorldofSports.com (eWOS) initial public offer (IPO) is shaping up to be the biggest
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    • 257 78  - CEO Danny Tan on a mission to prove critics wrong LEONG CHAN TEIK MR Danny Tan, chief executive officer of eWorldofSports.com (eWOS), is not a happy man. His company's initial public offer was a flop. And his mood could not have been improved by the revelation that the underwriter had
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    • 260 78  -  Ignatius Low eWOR LDOFSPORTS.COM (eWOS) chairman Keith Budge revealed yesterday that he unloaded all his eWOS shares last Friday during the trading debut to 'limit personal losses" and not because he had lost confidence m the company. In a letter to The
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    • 330 78  -  NICHOLAS FANG NOD FOR STAKE BUY Bu THREE Singapore Airlines (SIA) directors look set to join the board of Air New Zealand, following Wellington's approval of SlA's purchase of the airline's shares for $240 million. SIA said that it had received approval
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      • 113 78 S'PORE TO INK JAKARTA GAS DEAL SINGAPORE is expected to sign a contract soon to buy up to 350 million cubic feet of gas a day from Indonesia's state oil and gas company Pertamina, Indonesian officials were reported as saying. A report m The Jakarta Post newspaper quoted Pertamina exploration
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      • 74 78 KIM ENG Securities managing director Chan Keng Loke has quit the company. His resignation takes effect from Sept 1. Mr Chan told the Business Times that he decided to call it a day as he felt it was time to move on. "I've
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      • 111 78 SOFTWARE applications company Cytecn Software launched its initial public offer of 64.85 million shares yesterday at 68 cents each. It said it will be using the $32.7 million raised for research and development, marketing to expand its distribution to Shanghai, Beijing and Hongkong and
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      • 83 78 IPC SELLS TAI SENG OFFICE BUILDING IPC CORPORATION is selling an office building at Tai Seng Avenue for $33.5 million to Davoa Trading, a wholly owned subsidiary of co-location and data centre services provider Global Switch Sari. The sale of the building, which was used for IPC s computers and
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      • 94 78 PACIFIC Centuiy Regional Developments (PCRD) has received in-principle approval from the Singapore Exchange for its proposed share split of one existing share of $1 each into 10 new shares of 10 cents each. The share split is subject to the approval of shareholders at
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    • 625 79  - Metalock chairman wins leadership tussle LEE SU SHYAN Group founder's attempt to unseat him is voted down by shareholders at tense 3-hour annual general meeting lin Jam J^JJ^^ 17% I 30,005,404 votes |k 'Ou r plans for *j' diversification and reducing our reliance on the marine industry are not unique.
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    • 293 79 Want Want sees higher profits LISTED food and beverage company Want Want Holdings said yesterday this year's net profit would be better than last year's as it had changed its sales strategy and diversified its products. Group vice-president Adam Lin Feng I said the group would try to boost its
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        • 68 8 DELIVERING the keynote address for SlM's and Switzerland's Institute of Management Development's 20th anniversary commemorative Job Of The Chief Executive programme, Ms Jannie Tay, the managing director of Singapore's watch and jewellery powerhouse The Hour Glass, singled out for special mention a dyed-in-the-wool chauvinist
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    • 210 14 Powder Power 9PTHTW7PR! in^rV The humble baby powder is now also a must-have hygiene regime for all who fear body odour. Now you can raise your arms and no one will run away THINK baby powder and you see more than diapers and milk
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    • 67 16 The real mannequins seen usually at the glass windows ot the newly-opened OG department store m Albert Complex, Albert Street, were given a rest on a recent Sunday. One would have been forgiven for thinking that the scores of shoppers pictured crowding round the windows were the actual
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    • 702 17 Rick's solo verve Band Bust Richard Ashcroft is turning soloist after the Verve, his British quintet, broke up following years of tension HOLLYWOOD Richard Ashcroft seemed invincible just two years ago, with his photogenic cheekbones, absorbing songs and a worldwide hit, Bitter Sweet Symphony for his band, the Verve. That
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    • 141 24  -  Arti Mulchand yjri HOLLYWOOD legend Shirley MacLaine likes her men young, it seems, because they are "more flexible". The 66-year-old star insists she is only interested m younger men. She said: "There is no way I would be attracted to a man of my own age
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    • 251 24 BLACK cat Janet Jackson seems to have bounced right back from her failed secret marriage to Rene Elizondo with all things new a new movie, a new album, and now a new man, a rap star named Q-Tip! "Janet is so happy nowadays that
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    • 124 24 HOLLYWOOD hunk Harrison Ford has proven that he can be a hero even when the cameras are not rolling. Last week, he flew to the rescue of two women stranded on a 3,300-m Idaho mountaintop, according to a report m USA Today online. Ford, a
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    • 109 24 HUGH GRANT is set to keep neighbours up all night with bright lights because of a mishap while filming. The star has been forced to re-shoot scenes m London for his new movie Bridget Jones' Diary. And production bosses have warned everyone living nearby that
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    • 194 24 SHE may deny her drug problem till the cows come home, but authorities are wasting no time m intervening m Wnitney Houston's alleged cocaine use, according to the Enquirer. Reports of her drug use have apparently sparked an official investigation to determine if she is an
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    • 157 24 TEEN queen Britney Spears may soon make a guest appearance on the series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Joss Whedon, the series creator of the show told Wall of Sound. The bellybutton-baring singer had been m talks to guest-star on Dawson's Creek, but the deal
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    • 234 24 ON THE other side of the scream queen divide, Christina Aguilera instantaneously diminished her fan base after she played the prom queen from nell, according to the Rumour Mill. Seniors at an Augusta high school were thrilled when a classmate won a contest to
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    • 579 9 445D09-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND HOUSES -SALE PRICED BELOW BANK'S VALUATIONI $370 P.S.F. ONLY 22,000/ 7000 sq.ft. 3-storey bunglw basement pool. 6*2 rms. All attach. Call now or regret ♦hat you ever let this property go! Vltw by appt. 2-spm. No. 9 Astrld HIM GERMAINE 9686 6013 AGT. OPEN HOUSE 2-SPM
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    • 718 9 448 DO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND HOUSES -SALE GALLOP RO BUNGLW. 15,775/ 5800 sq.ft. 4+l rms. 6 bath, pool. neg. Hua Guan 5060 sq.ft. *****008 D.lO SEMI-D. GREENLEAF. 3500 sq.ft. Elevated land. Original. Must sell! 52.28 M neg. 9417-2511 Agt. D.lO HENRY PK. 2-storey semi-d. Land 3600 sq.ft. 3+l. Fhold. F/renovated.
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    • 552 9 446 DO9-10 ORCHARD/ 444 DO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS -SALE PTE APTS -SALE Over 41% ALREADY BOOKED IN |UST ONF WFFK 1 BOOK NOW TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT NEAR NGSS. MGSS. LOCAL FOREIGN SCHS, HOLLAND AREA MINS TO PIE MAIOR HIGHWAYS. AMENI TIES TOP QUALITY FINISHES APPLIANCES, ETC.
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    • 550 9 J D.lO FARRER CT. Blk. G. 1453 sq.ft. Mid fir. 3nght breezy. Well kept. Morning sun. Excellent locat*>n. S6OOK only. 9805-6888 DW. 18 ANDERSON. 2939 sq.ft. 4*l Beautifully renovated. Superb location. Buy before market recovery. Bring your cheque. Hurry! $980K SOMMERVILLE Pk. 1302 sq.ft. 3 rms. F'hoid. Facilities. 51.85 M.
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    • 946 9 Properties 446 DO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS SALE PropNexUs3 D.lO TANGLIN RECENCY T 0 e 710 sq.ft. 2 rms. Marble fir. F/faci'ities, r/aircon. Foreigner eligible Near sch. *****647 Susan CRPN Pro) Nex|S^»i| DORMER PK. 2464 sq.ft. 4+l. El ce r t interior. JC Draycott. 890 sq.ft. 2 rms. Fantastic
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    • 677 10 Properties 446 DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS -SALE KELLOCK LODGE. F'HOLD. 3 rms. Pool. Sell with tenancy. View to offer. Vanessa 9665-9171 Deans NASSIM MANSION 3470 sq ft. 4+l. Bright breezy. F/ greenery. Tenanted. Orange Tee *****777 Dave ASPEN HGTS. 1582/ 2700 sq ft. 4/ s+l. vacant/ tenanted,
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    • 581 10 4SO Dll 21 NEWTON/ BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI HOUSES -SALE D.ll GREENWOOD 2-STOREY semid. 3+l. 3100 sq.ft. Good cond. Schs./ amenities. Call 9575 2655 NR D.21. 2 F'HOLO sem.-d. 2 storey 4100/ 2600 sq.ft. 3-storey 3350/ 2850 sq.ft. SI.9M neg. *****091 D.21 52.5 M ONLYIII Yuk Tong Aye Huge semi-d. 6600/ 3200 sq.ft.
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    • 615 10 411 Dll 21 NEWTON/ BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI PTE APTS SALE PARC PALAIS CORNER 1249 sq.ft. 3+l. #08. Pool greenery view. Cosy No afternoon sun. Tasteful decor. F'hold. SS 9400-4300 JOT PINE GROVE U 1750 sq.ft. 3+l. N.S. facina Orig. cond. Condo. facili- I ties. NUS/ NUH/ Supermarket. View to offer. Pg. 9413-5979
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    • 971 10 4SI Oil 21 NEWTON/ BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI PTE APTS SALE 0.11 CONDO. 3+l rms 2885/ 5660 sq.ft. 4+l rms. 2500 sq.ft. Full facilities. Freehold. Superb location. Must sell! 9841-6337 DW F'HOLD. CLEMENTI PK. 2200 sq.ft. 3+l. Big balcony. Original. Condo facilities. Easy access to Orchard/ MRT. Call Shirley 9385-9100 ERA k^m^BSSrA HILLVIEW
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    • 640 10 455 012-14 BALESTIER/ MACPHERSON/ GEYLANG HOUSES -SALE Dream Home F'HOLD JLN. MANIS (St. Michael's Est.) 2 storey terr. 1618 sq.ft. 3+l. MRT (N.E.) Mkt. Sch. Church. PIE/ CTE. SI.OBM neg. *****893 ERA HURRYI GENUINE BUYER view offer! F'hold. 3-Storey semi-d. Kembangan MRT. Land 4950/ built-in 3650 sq.ft. 769-4992 C&H CSSfI/wyarA
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    • 780 10 456 Dl 2-14 BALESTIER/ MACPHERSON/GEYLANG PTE APTS SALE CENTRAL GROVE. FROM 5599 p.s.f. 1206/ 1259 sq.ft. 3+l. Direct pool 1 view. F/facilities. Next to Aljunied MRT/ library. 9300-2388 DBSP D.13 EURO-ASIA PK. Condo High I fir. best view. Bright breezy. 1604 sq.ft. 4+l. F'hold. F/facilities. Near future MRT. 93-853-853 BALESTIER
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    • 665 10 460 015-16 EAST COAST HOUSES -SALE OPEN HOUSE 2-SPM COMEI IF YOU WANT A GOOD BUYI Last unit! Brand new F'hold 3-storey terrace Near Tanah Merah MRT 4+l rms. with attached baths 2 car space, autogate Quality finished throughout Excellent Sch., amenities shopping centre close by Prtct never to be
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    • 583 10 4«0 015-16 EAST C«AST HOUSES -SALE KEW GREEN 3 storey townhouse. Approx 3000 sq.ft. Pool view. Roof top garden with \acuzzi. 4+l. Call Siev» Hoong *****688 RE/MAX CORNER UNIT. 3-STOREY townhouse. 1980 sq.ft. 4 rms. 3 attached. Front/ backyard. Privacy Renovated. F'hold. 9598-3797 BK. D.IS GREENFIELD DRIVE semi-D. Beautiful move-in
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    • 730 10 460 Dl 5-16 EAST COAST HOUSES SALE D.15 TELOK KURAU vicinity. Huge' 3-storey Semi-D. (fairly new) 4+l. Approx 3000 sq.ft. F'hold. Ouiet. MRT. Only 51.65 M neg! 9804-3119 A L I« T T MB^ Buy OFF SIGLAP 2700 sqft elevated semi-d. 5-rooms. Good facing/ amenitiess. Huge porch/ gdn. Below valuation
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    • 744 10 461 Dl 5-16 EAST COAST PTE APTS SALE 'f i ftosn Maison 10 HAIC AVENUE Freehold Apt, Fm $430 psf •3brms, 1098 sf to 2271 sf 4 units with roof gardens Broadband access Convenient Location OCEAN PARK <r 1872 sqft. 3+l. Sea view. Distress sale. Bring cheque 2110 sq.ft. Sea
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    • 788 11 EAST COAST APTS SALE Kropwex nBWBBW $6SSKt F'HOLDI I2OS sq.ft Walk-up m Katong. 3+l. Nicely renovated. Ouiet/ carpark. Near Tao Nan. Enbloc potential. Hurry! 9802-0000 D.16 CHANGI CT. 926 sq.'t. 2+l. T ower Blk. Mid fir. F'hold. F/facilities. Near amenities/ MRT. Open view. M#rk 9511-6571 RE/MAX. OCEAN PK. 1872 sq.ft.
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    • 994 11 461 Dl 5-16 EAST COAST PTE APTS SALE T6. RIA. 1206/ 1399 sq.ft 3+l beautiful sea view/ city/ bay. Urgent sales. SB3OK up. Pg. *****353 RL THE BAYSHORE. 1184/ 1249 sq.ft 3+l rms. High fir. Pool/ city view. View to offer. 9598-3797 B Knight MUST SELLI BAGNALL Ct. Ground fir.
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    • 2329 11 4«»D17 -18 CHANGI/ 469 Dl 7-18 CHANGI/ 469 Dl 7-18 CHANGI/ 469 Dl 7-18 CHANGI/ 469 017-18 CHANGI/ 469 017-18 CHANGI/ PASIRRIS PASIRRIS PASIRRIS PASIRRIS PASIRRIS PASRRIS HOUSES -SALE HOUSES -SALE HOUSES -SALE HOUSES -SALE HOUSES -SALE HOUSES -SALE The Straits Times Classified PROPERTY GUIDE PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL A City South
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    • 408 11 470 Dl 9-20 SERANGOON/ S YRS. OLD 3-storey semi-d. Jin. Arif looking for new owner. 999 yrs. 6+l. F/aircon. Koi pond. Very quiet surrounding. *****238 DW 0.20 WHY WAIT? SV39M. Beautiful 2-storey semi-d. New cond. 4+l bdrms. Convergent/ quiet. F'hold. Right price! *****233 agt. *Rare Unit 0.19 S/STORCY SEMI-D. Land
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    • 838 11 470 Dl 9-20 SERANCOON/ THOMSON HOUSES -SALE JLN. TERUBOK. SUPERB renovation. Semi-D. 6 bdrms. Land approx. 2700 su't./ 2400+ sq.ft. Must see. Keith 930C5379 Palmer Sn^W SEMI-D. HOUSE WITH a landscape of 3800 sq.ft. 4+l. Newly renovated. F'hold. Asking $1.92 M. Pg 9706-5454/ 9682-8533 C2l MAJESTIC SEMI-D. SI.BBM only! 4+l.
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    • 783 11 Properties 471 Dl 9-20 SERANCOON/ THOMSON PTE APTS SALE i I **JBk» I I M\ b^b\ H a Hwl > 'H D.20 FLAMETREE APT. f -.old. Ac prox. 1600 sq.ft. High fir. Great yew. Bnght breezy. Reservoir. F/facilities. Near Ai Tong Sch. BRADDUL VIEW 10K. Mais 3+1. 167 sq.m Greenery
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    • 752 12 Properties 475 D 22-28 WEST NORTH HOUSES-SALE COUNTRYSIDE NEW LUXURIOUS 3 storey corner detached. F'riold, land 5800 sq.ft. s+l+family. 53.2 M. Jones Lang LaSalle *****88/ *****248/ *****545 SUNRISE SEMI-0. F'HOLD. 3255/ 3000 sq.ft. 3+l+l+ attic Extensively renovated/ beautiful landscape. Love 9 Ist sight. Ouiet. Valued $1.9 M. Sarah 9590-9389 RE/MAX
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    • 692 12 476D22-28 WEST NORTH PTE APTS SALE Castla Graan. 4+l ',1410 sq.ft.) Choice unit. Perfect pool/ reservoir view. Just renovated. Saasorn Pk. 3+l rm. (1249 sq.ft.) Beautiful pool view Saasons Pk. 4+l rm. (1550 sq.ft) Panoramic view, spacious. Sunrise Gdn. Blk. 55. 3+l+ patio (1399 sq.ft.) Good facing. Sarah. 9590-9389 RE/MAX
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    • 819 12 476 D 22-28 WEST NORTH PTE APTS -SALE PARC OASIS. DESIGNER'S 2+l bdrms. Overlooking lake! Beautiful spacious 1076 sq.ft. View 12-2pm. $580,000 HARVEST *****100 LAKESIDE TWR. $530K only neg! 1900 sq.ft. Very high fir. Superb view. Well kept. Mins. to MRT/ amenities Sam 9600-3388 ERA LAKEPOINT CONDO. CORNER Mais. 3+l.
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    • 887 12 476 D 22-28 WEST NORTH PTE APTS SALE 0.23 MERAWOODS/ CASHEW Hgts. Maysprings. 1346/ 1647 sq.ft. (3 rms.)/ 915 sq.ft. (2 rms.) *****832 BULLION PARK TOWER 2 2-rms. 807 sq.ft. High fir F'hold. S6OOK. Rent also. *****078 Agent. MUST SELLII D.23 Hillview Hgts. Blk. 27. 1195 sq.ft. F'hold. Good buy.
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    • 737 12 m ?&£?Z»TcSttf 4 "BB#SBBia i ~!SaSS3S8 l -SSSBSSB 1 ~»oSBaffi I *SS&BSU& The Straits Times Ciassified PROPERTY GUIDE (HDB ESTATES) Classification Codas HDB Estates 502 Geylang/Eunos/Macpherson Kallang Whampoa Wore; The numbers m the map are Classification Codes for advertisement bookings. 81 6 Toa Payoh Potong Pasi r This may not
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    • 790 12 492 HDB APTS FOR SALE (ANG MO KIO) LOW CASHI 3 NG' Blk. 108. Simple renovation. Near shops/ ameni- ties/ schs. Contra. 9213-0312 REM MINS. TO MRTII Low cash! 4 NG' i blk. 511. F/aircon. Central, shops i amenities. 9500-6700 sole agt. SELLING CHEAP! EXEC. Mais. Bedok i Res. Blk
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    • 375 12 Fall In Love COUPLES DREAM HOME Beautiful Exec. Apt. 663 Jin. Damai. High fir. Panaromic sky line. Elegant yet cosy. Simply irresistable. 9601-3828 EXEC. APT. PT. Blk. 661. Best buy! SS6OK. Beautiful European design. Jin. Damani High fir. Unblocked. F/aircon. 100% ciove-in. ■19TjMv Sttphtn Chou 8667 8887 «bml j JKk
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    • 681 12 LOW CASHI SI9K neg. 4 T Blk. 36. Bedok S. Dr. to dr. Low fir. Marble flooring. No blockage. Near ameni--1 ties. Johnson 9627-5725 C&H LOW FLR. LOVERSI II9 Bedok Res. 4 'NG' corner unit. Marble flooring. Well kept. Valued 5225K Amenities. View to offer. Pg 9588-5858 SERIOUS SELLER! Low
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    • 877 12 5 'I' NEW listing! Blk. 666 Jin. Damai. High fir. Best facing. 100% renovated. Spacious 128 sq.m. Best of best! 9856-6608 agt 5 'I' BLK. 658 Jdlan Tenaga. Low fir. Just 5 years. Original cond. Valuation S3B4K. View to offer! Pg. 9561-8505 PROPEX. 5 'I' BLK. 94D. 8 yrs. only!
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    • 554 12 5 'I' 648 Jin. Tenaga. New listing! High fir. Open view. Designed, newly renovated. *****188 ARN 5 'I' BLK. 112 Bedok Reservoir Rd. Dr. to dr. Corner. High floor. Park view. Low cash! 9492-2061 agt. 5 'I' JLN. Tenaga Blk. 656. High fir. Beautiful renovation. Near sch./ bus-stop/ shops. Pg.
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    • 957 13 494 HDB APTS FOR SALE (BISHAN) Excellent Location 4 'A' CORNER Blk. 113 Bishan (805). 104 sq.m. MRT/ central/ Rl nearby. Well kept. Split aircon. Cash S22K I secures. Pg 9595 1316 Ernest. ERA 4 'A' CORNER Blk. 227. High fir. Lift level. 100% move m. Quality finishes. Amenities/ good
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    • 766 13 496 HDB APTS FOR SALE (BUKITBATOK) EXEC. APT. BLK. 406, 330. 142. Bt. Batok. Valued. High fir. Renovated. Unblocked. Spacious hall. Windy. Wilson Tan 9588 3535 agt. EXEC. MAIS. BNu 140. High fir. Un- blocked. Lots of greenery. Quiet serene. Act now! Your home sweet home! Edward 9805 6623 ERA
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    • 1100 13 496 HDB APTS FOR SALE (BUKITBATOK) URGENT SALE! MUST sell! 4 S 7 4 'NG' corner Blk. 338/ 242 High fir. Low low cash *****871 APPC VERY LOW CASH. MRT. unblccked. 4 NG Corner Blk. 184. Amenities. I 4 S' Blk. 301. 9411 3819 PN. SO CASH. 4 A' corner.
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    • 1123 13 497 HDB APTS FOR SALE (BT MERAH/OUEENSTOWN/ TELOK BLANGAH 3 'A' BT. Purmei. Rare Sale! Blk. 112. Well renovated. Marble Mid fir. Bright/ breezy. Amenities. See to I believe! Alfred 9606-1761 DW. 3 'A' 8LK.112. Bt. Purmei 2nd fir. Unblocked. Well reno ated. Access area. Can contra j!88K neg. Chris
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    • 895 13 497 HDB APTS FOR SALE (BTMERAH/OUEENSTOWN/ TELOK BLANGAH 4 'A' QUEEN'S Cl. blk 20. Renovated/ 100% move m. Spick span. Clean sparkling. 9302-3516 Agt. 4 'A' BLK. 134 Jin. Bt. Merah. high fir. Big good layout. 5 yrs. MRT/ amenities. 9313-8833 CW 4 'A' CORNER blk. 108. Jin. Bt. Merah.
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    • 885 13 800 HDB APTS FOR SALE SSfSSSSSSf ■■■■I i^B^h 5 'A' CORNER. 509. CCX. Mid fir. Chdrminq renovation. Spacious layout. Exclusive environment. Unobstructed view. Valued 5377 K. SSK. Near MRT/ Lot 1. ERA ACT FAST! EXEC. Apt. 554 CCX. Very tastefully designed with alarm system. High fir. Near MRT/ mkt. Call
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    • 812 13 800 HDB APTS FOR SALE (CHOA CHU KANG/ BUKIT PANJANG) W p _lßaaaaa*BMßjawj y C Ell 3 'A' TECK Whye. Blk. 2. High fir. Skyline view. Amenities at doorstep. Renovated. 100% move-in. Privacy. Face S.E. 9212-4849 C2l 4 'A' 769 CCX. Mid fir. Beautiful I renovation. Open view. 5 yrs.
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    • 1232 13 800 HDB APTS FOR SALE (CHOA CHU KANG/ BUKIT PANJANG) 5 T 206/ 354 CCX. Sell below valuation. High fir. Corner. Spacious hall. Nejr Sch. LRT. Privacy. Can contra. 773-4567 (24 hrs) C&H 5 'I' CORNER Blk 627 CCX. Mid fir. Best location! Best amenities. Ouiet. Valued Regd. Oct. All
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    • 858 13 500 HDB APTS FOR SALE (CHOA CHU KANG/ BUKIT PANJANG) 5 T FAJAR Blk. 436 corner. *02. Unblocked, windy 4 bdrms. Mins to LRT/ shops. *****-669 Agt 5 T CCX. BLK 549 »07/ well kept, i Big hail. LaSalle Sch./ MRT. Val j ued. Urgent. 9304-4192 agent 5 T CORNER
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    • 1305 13 Properties SOI HOB APTS FOR SALE (CLEMENTI/ WEST COAST) 5-RM. PANDAN GDN. blk. 403. High 1 fir. Open view. Breezy. Interim up--1 graded. Valued 5259 K. Cash $1K only. Dont miss! 9 *****17 ERA. 5-RM. PT. BLK. 8 Ghim Moh. 3» family recess. Renovated. No noon sun Breezy. Near MRT/
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    • 831 14 Properties 80S HDB APTS FOR SALE (GEYLANG/EUNOS/ MACPHERSON) 3 T BLK. 16 Eunos Cres. High fir. Renovated. Well-kept. Ouiet. Unblocked Amenities. *****826 3 'I' CORNER Sims HI. blk 52. Nicely renovated, near MRT, all amenities Cheap! *****194 Rick/ Eastview. 3 'I' BLK. 85 Macpherson. Valued. Near amenities. MRT. View to
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    • 681 14 504 HOB APTS FOR SALE (HOUGANG/ SERANGOON/ YIOCHUKANG) EXEC. MAIS. BLK. 539 S'goon N. Move m cond. N.S. facing. Near Rosyth Sch. Amenities. Low fir Value S46OK. 9413 4173 PN GOOD LOCATIONI 4 A' Blk 439, mins. to MR 17 Hougang Mall, sch., park, unblocked, windy. Call now! Don't miss!
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    • 766 14 504 HDB APTS FOR SALE (HOUGANG/ SERANGOON/ YIOCHUKANG) PropNex IWmI ■TnMHipnVaHVVHHBIWHHB 3 'NG' BLK. 125. Mid fir. 4 S' blk. 613 »03. 5 T blk. 215, high fir. Hougang. Move m, amenities. Very convenient! Lucy 9604-3961 PN 4 'A' CORNER Blk 523 High/ fir. near Punggol C.C. ctr. next to
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    • 1181 14 504 HDB APTS FOR SALE (HOUGANG/ SERANGOON/ YIOCHUKANG) ma l ■a* a t tJp Tartcf ully Furnished 5 'I' BLK.S7I. Hougang. High fir. Beautifully renovated. F/aircon. Contra. Valued 5362 K. Just 5 yrs. Chris Soo 9524 8786 CB 5-RM. 836 HOUGANG Central. High fir. corner. Condo layout. Renovated. F/aircon. MRT/
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    • 916 14 504 HOB APTS FOR SALE (HOUGANG/SERANGOON/ YIOCHUKANG) 5 T BLK. 836 Hougang Central. Spacious layout. Nicely renovated. MRT/ amenities. *****823 agt. 5 T CORNER. S'goon N. 81k.540. mid fir, N.S. facing. Valued. View to offer. Urgent! 9304-4192 agent 5 'I' CORNER Blk. 456. Hougang Central. 4 bdrms. Well renovated. Mins.
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    • 838 14 i SOS HDB APTS FOR SALE (JURONG) LOW CORNER 5 yrs. 9257-8667. Exec. apt. Blk. 335 Kang Ching Rd. 5 T Blk. 158 Yung Loh Road. «09. I 5 T 757 Jurong West. *14. JOT LO*, LOW CASH! Blk. 848 Jurong W. 5 A', MO6, marble, new kitchen 1 fir./
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    • 975 14 SOS HOB APTS FOR SALE (JURONG) 4 'NG' OR. to dr. Jurong West. Blk. 460. Mid !lr. Near arrenities. Valued S2O7K. Move-in cond. View to offer. Pg. 9803-1480 RPL 5 'A' corner 444. Jurong W. Very high fir. Renovated yrs. ago Unblock. Face N.S. Can contra. Reasonable price. *****515 ERA
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    • 1198 14 505 HDB APTS FOR SALE UURONG) $94K ONLY! 3 T Yung Kuang Rd Blk. 10. High dr. Unblocked. Lift levPl. All amenities. 9607-9144 3 'A' BLK. 489 Jurong W. High fir Move m. Mkt./ shop/ s/pool/ sch KFC/ childcare. 9224-8771 RC 3 'A' BLK 926. Jurong W. Near amenities/ food
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    • 939 14 306 HDB APTS FOR SALE (KALLANG/WHAMPOA) \m" Wm^ilLM 5 T BLK. 29 Jin. Bahagia »03 Move-in cond. Spacious. Near mkt/ bus interchange. Must sell! View to offer! 9566 6505 DW 5-RM. RARE PT. Blk. 103 Ah Hood Rd. High dr. Unblocked. Renovated. Face E. Sch./ amenities. Can contra. Priced to
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    • 788 14 512 HOB APTS FOR SALE (PASIRRIS/CHANGI) PASIR RIS SPECIALIST YEN CHONG 9808 4112 ERA 5 T Corntr 633. H.gh fir. Unblock Nicely renovated 100% move-in Elias Mall SIOK cash only! Hurry! 5 T Inttr Corntr 725. High fir Unblock. Beautiful renovation. West Plaza StH at valuation. Hurry! 4 'A' Inttr
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    • 607 15 812 HDB APTS FOR SALE (PASIR RIS/ ChANGI) MUST VIEWI PRICED to sen: BIK. 725 5 T Pasir Ris St. 72. Near central, shpg ctr. amenities. Well kept Renovated. 9851-6411 HSR-PN *l?are Unit NEW LISTI 5 T Corner. Blk. 775. *16. Only 2 units per fir. Totally unblocked. Tastefully renovated.
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    • 1064 15 Sl2 HDB APTS FOR SALE (PASIRRIS/CHANGI) P^^^k^afljpite^M 5 'I' CORNER 446 Pasir Ris. Move m. No noon sun. 24-hrs. amenities/ sch./ mkt./ MacDonaids. S34BK SI2K neg. Roy 9225-4452 C2l 5 'I' BLK. 486 Pasir R;s. Mid fir. Country style decor. Move-in condition. View to offer! Pg. 9561-8505 PROPEX. 5 'I'
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    • 980 15 512 HDB APTS FOR SALE (PASIRRIS/CHANGI) 4 'NG' BLK 446. High fir. Renovated. Unblocked. Amenities. Low price. Pg. Ben: 9400-3500 GP2I 5 'I' CORNER Blk. 725. high fir. Renovated. F/aircon. windy. West Plaza/ mkt./ sch. Stephan *****887 5 T CORNER blk 776. marble fir. Large rms/ hall. Unblocked park view.
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    • 625 15 514 HOB APTS FOR SALE (TAMPINES/SIMEI) Location J^ BEAUTIFUL EXEC. APT. Blk. 230 J. 4 rms. 1605 sq.ft. Spacious hall/ balcony. High fir./ breezy. Valued 5495 K. Central, MRT. 9304-4129 BEST BUYI 3 S Tampines Central Blk. 402. Move-in. Near MRT/ mkt./ library Sun Plaza Pk. Val- ued. Can contra.
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    • 824 15 814 HDB APTS FOR SALE (TAMPINES/ SIMEI) LOW CASHI 4 A' corner Tampines Blk. 295. 200% move m. Unblocked. Near amenities/ sch. Malays eligible. Sebastian 9408-0876 LRA LOW CASHI BLK 489 C. 4 A'. Lift level. Open view. Breezy. Well kept. Near good schs./ amenities. Valued S27IK. 9568-8784 DW LOW
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    • 709 15 814 HDB APTS FOR SALE (TAMPINES/SIMEI) 4 'A' 8LK.4898. Mid floor. Big hall. Lift landing. Good facing. 7 yrs Move-in condition. Pg: Thomas Ng 9602-4061 DW. CtelNMfftO 9600 4663 fl JB 4 'A' BLK. 366. mid fir. Renovated. Well kept. Amenities/ Tampines Mart. 5 yrs. old. Easy access PIE/ ECP.
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    • 1069 15 814 HDB APTS FOR SALE (TAMPINES/SIMEI) 5-RM. BLK. 2308. Corner. 128 sq.m. High fir. 4 rms. Renovated. Only 7 yrs. Good facing. Mins. to MRT/ central. Mdirk 9511-6571 RE/MAX rAI Always JV Low Price 5 YEARS. CORNER 5 T Blk 713. Lift level. High fir. Unblocked. Mcve m cond. Near
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    • 1152 15 Sl4 HDB APTS FOR SALE (TAMPINES/SIMEI) 4 'A' CORNER. Blk. 863A/ Blk. 852/ 3 'A' Blk 845 Tampines. Renovated. S/pooi stadium. *****256 4'A' BLK 497 H. #07. Design Build. 5 yrs. Low cash. 101% movein. Can Contra. *****182 RIPTON 4 'A' CORNER. 881 #08-108. Totally unbiockea. Renovated. Near sch./ amenities.
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    • 999 15 516 HDB APTS FOR SALE (TOA PAYOH/ POTONG PASIR) 3 'I' BLK. 169/ 233. Corner, high fir. 4 A' Blk. 808. High fioor. Central. 5 T Blk. 84A High floor. Big hall. Desmond Wong 9857-9788 ERA 3 'I' SUPER City view: 81k.173 Toa Payoh. High-fir. Windy/ upgraded. Rare gems! Grab
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    • 792 15 Properties BIT HDB APTS FOR SALE (WOODLANDS/ SEMBAWANC) I Real f [HomeLgg^ 4 A' 712 Woodlandr High floor Admiralty MRT unDtocked CPF S4OK. 9838-5277 1) Jumbo Corner Blk. 139. Open Hse. n,qn Nr Beautifully renovated. Sea view Bright/ windy/ MRT Wednesday 9/8 2-4pm by appt. 2) Jumbo Corner Blk. 403
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    • 549 16 Properties 817 HDB APTS FOR SALE (WOODLANDS/ SEMBAWANG) JUST 5 YRS. 5 T Blk 891A. 100% move m. F/aircon. Bright/ breezy. 5 mins. walk Causeway Pt./ MRT. View to offer. 9316-4968 C&H. Alway r/7er fjf Price LOW CASHI EXEC. Apt. 357 Corner High-fir. Unblocked. Renovated. Spacious. Opp. MRT/ Causeway Pt.
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    • 189 17 Internet radio station PORTAL Vivamusic.com WHO: CEO Mark Lai, 26, a polytechnic dropout who learnt the ropes "assembling PCs m Sim lim Square by trial and error", and Mr Eric Tan, also 26, his "army buddy and accounts expert". WHAT: The company runs an Internet radio station, with two Internet
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      495 18  - Nouveau art KOH BOON PIN By boonpin@sph.com.sg Not content with an audience limited to these shores, these artistes have taken on the challenge of reaching out to the world. Familiar faces talk about new art m the new economy. Different or Western? 'The new economy should be a consciousness of
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    • 483 18  -  Fann Wonq Going digital 'I wish I could be more digital and learn more about technology. The most digital thing I have is a Casio MP3 watch they sent me from Tokyo but I haven't keyed m anything yet. 1 Farm Wong, 29,
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    • 397 19 Lin Hsin Hsin, 40s r digital artist, poet and IT inventor Reaching out: Arguably the first m the world to set up a digital art museum on the Web the Lin Hsin Hsin Art Museum (www.lhham.com.sg). Now patenting a new solution called "e-Motion" that allows one
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    • 327 19  - Music takes a real heart Tanya Chua Tanya Chua, 25, singer and songwriter. Reachlnq out: Four solo albums (two m English and two m Mandarin) selling m Taiwan, Hongkong, Malaysia and Singapore. Now working on soundtrack of upcoming homegrown movie, Chicken Rice War. Her website, http://fun.lycosasia.com.sg/tanya/, and fan club, bluetobygang@mailcity.com,
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    • 8 1 COMPUTER TIMES r nm^J" August 9, 2000 compucertimes.asial.com.sq
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      153 1  -  ALFRED SIEW An exit fon ERP :sr :::3M BY Soon, you may not have to drive past a road gantry to have your toll deducted. And you may not have to worry about your in-vehicle units (IU) not working as your car passes through a gantry. This is
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      • 183 1 I^^P^^^^^J COMING TO A CONDO NEAR YOU Smart houses for c living Pages i Hf 9 9fe] WAR GAMES How SAF makes use of IT to train commanders Pagesii-13 U^^bJ^^K^J A BLAST FOR BUDDING MUSICIANS Creative s Blaster Key keyboard Page 17 fcvww sun com $g ll' CSA l^)^| IYI
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      • 486 2 NEWS UPDATE f hs^uV Entry yes, gantry no: Government is considering wireless ERP 4 J& m. j Profitable homework: Two kids make the best of what kids hate 6 '"'IH B^^^fe^ ''V T Coming soon to a condominium near you: Smart houses fore-living S V, j| K> (flttSl it- x
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      • 421 4 The Government is seriously considering a wireless gantry-free ERP system. Cars might be fixed with new in-vehicle units (lUs) equipped with both GPS and GPRS chips. Continued from page 1 There are a number of possible ways to build a gantry-less road pricing system,
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      • 446 6  -  BILLY TEO Two schoolboys turn homework into profitmaking software. BY p-j-jhis is every schoolboy's I fairy tale come true. -L. Create an animation software just to spice up your school projects. Along the way, it picks up an award and is sold to an online education portal.
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      • 226 6 For those of you who work and play on the Internet, tune m to netizens.cookonnect.coni. The website aims to give everyone m the Internet community a chance to voice their opinions or ask questions. For example, you can go to netizens.cookonnect. com, register, log m and get
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        201 6  -  W.D. YANG ONE-STOP MESSAGING BY You can send and receive messages via e-mail, fax, SMS (short message service), ICQ (I seek you) and the telephone from just one single location using only one device. You can do this via Iteru.net 'using a desktop WAP (wireless application protocol)
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      • 109 6 Memos colonies lteru.net offers two key services: Memos and Colonies. With Memo (multiplatform electronic message originator), you can send a single message to recipients on multiple platforms all at once through a WAP phone, handheld computer or desktop WAP browser. A WAP browser for Windows is available for download at
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      • 514 8 i I property I developers cannot 'not' have Internet-ready homes because buyers have come to expect it as a standard/ -Mr Barney Lav, marketing director, Cisco Systems The real estate industry here is set to integrate e-lifestyle into condominium living. HDB Internet home Cisco System is
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      • 94 8 SHIFTING BASE p"W""^he Singapore Computer I Society (SCS) has re--A. cently relocated its resource centre to a two-storey shophouse at 53, Neil Road from World Trade Centre. Designed to reflect a "dot.com" atmosphere, the centre offers members free Internet access, e-library, function rooms, and a
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      • 132 8 WAP COURSES <§> E-STATION Learn about the latest WAP technologies and understand how web application development skills can be extended to wireless. Date: 21-25 August Venue: e-Station, IM3--029 Suntec City Mall Fee: SS7OO*GST Contact: Call Mary Ho at 832-1810 or e-mail: mary_ho£ e-station.com.sg INTERNET-BASED CRM SYSTEM Share
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        1079 12  - SAF warriors CHUA HIAN HOU BY The SAF Wargame Centre trains commanders and troops to cope with large-scale military engagements m real time, using realistic battlefield scenarios. train on virtual front For the officers commanding the brigades and divisions of the SAF r these exercises m the Wargame Centre are
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        339 14  -  ALFRED SIEW Technology is helping police and emergency services to locate distress calls and move faster to the scene. BY The police always catch the wrongdoer, and that is set to ring truer, thanks to the astute application of technology. Most modern police forces around the world are
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      • 929 15  -  ALFRED SIEW Get set for new wireless systems as Singapore enters the fast lane of the information superhighway. BY LMDS networks offer broadband services without having to lay cables. p-w-^ie Infocomm DevelopI ment Authority of SingaJL pore (IDA) recently unveiled a broad technology roadmap for the
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      • 174 15 IDA has given a comprehensive overview of the Infocomm landscape m the next five years and also offered a preview on how these technologies will impact Singapore. One issue it left out was Singapore Power's trials to deliver data over power lines. Powerline technology is being tested quietly
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      • 519 17  -  ANDREW LIM BY 1GHz AMD Athlon processor. High performance NVidia TNT2PR0 AGP graphics card. 128MB memory for -today's personal computing storage needs. V.90/56K data/fax modems for fast Internet access. 20.4GB hard disk drives to hold everything you need. 32X4X4 HP CD-Writer plus CD-RW drive. 12X
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      • 495 22  -  JHN DE SOUZA So you can't be m Singapore for tonight's National Day Parade? Catch the live webcast and enjoy all the fun long-distance. My sister has lived m the US, mostly Los Angeles, for almost 20 years. Now that she's been there, done that, she
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