The Straits Times, 25 December 2000

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    30 1 The Straits Times Established 1845 A I OIICUI\ 1 )ecember 25, 2000 94 Pages m six parts mita (P) 024/12/2000 )mmmmmmmmmmmmasmmmimmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmßmmmmetmmm^ <■■« vmsmm ttV A Singapore Press Holdings publication OU Cents
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    Lock icon New PAP faces: Most from private sector
    564 1  - New PAP faces: Most from private sector CHUA MUI HOONG Bu i NEWS! Dl K)K The potential candidates are m fields ranging from banking to the unions and MNCs, says Wong Kan Seng r of the people identi--50 far by the People's 'as potential candidates m the next General Election
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    Lock icon Here's Santa – and his horse
    135 1 Here's Santa and his horse Greetings PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tono. wishes ail Christians a Merry Christmas. The Straits Times wishes its Christian readers a Happy Christmas too. The Straits Times and Business Times will not be published tomorrow. The New Paper will not be on sale today. But it
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    Lock icon Smoke from stir-frying linked to cancer
    207 1 TAIPEI Taiwan has reported its first case of lung cancer thought to be caused by excessive exposure to stir-fry smoke. A 38-year-old cook, who developed lung cancer three years after he began working at a barbecue restaurant, has undergone an operation for the removal
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      122 1 ASTEROID SCARE: 'Close shave' for city of London early on Saturday morning page 13 A VERY f Star Player Singaporean' i..^ f/ißfliiifl IjPtMB m Humble Tampines Rovers is IW^Mltfiyg BjßJL^g signing on the S-League's *,^j? !-^j<|Mi ES LlMiiM SJIE QE But it is not revealing the By Life! columnist **s^
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  • NEWS FLASH
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      330 2 BEREAVED, BUT SUPPORTED THEY are the bereaved \ictims of road crashes, but at least they have not been left to cope alone. One of them. Madam Goh Ai Hua, 46, lost her husband on Deepavali day m a scooter accident which also injured one of her two young sons.
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      96 2 BUMiPUTRA SYSTEM HERE TO STAY :M BALANCES are aglobal phenomenon and not unique to Malaysia, says a Universiti Putra Malaysia academic the latest voice m the national debate on the preservation of bumiputras" special rights. Dr Fatimah Mohd Arshad points out that inequality is a reality regardless of race,
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      76 2 Mahathir's overture to parties UMNO president Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday that his party was prepared to talk to two Malay-based opposition parties on ways of uniting the Malays. "We will consider having discussions if the situation is conducive, the Prime Minister said. It is the first time that he
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      67 2 Prisoner's free to come and go A WOMAN, still serving a three-year jail term, holds down a full-time job and sleeps m her own home at night. The 38-year-old is one of 72 prisoners who are given considerable freedom during the final months of their jail terms, under Singapore's
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      Lock icon SOUTH-EASTASIA
      87 2 He won't be crushed ONE of Thailand's leading political party leaders intends to wage a fierce battle if the country's corruption watchdog indicts him for filing a falsified assets statement. Thai Rak Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra said his part)/ was destined for victor)' at the forthcoming general election: "I
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      Lock icon MONEY
      98 2 MORE THAN BOTTOMLINES ANDERSEN Consulting country managing partner Willie Cheng wants your hard cash. In return, he is ready to have his head shaved or body painted. But the money will go to charity. BP Amoco public affairs executive Lynda Goh is also prepared to spend time during the
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      230 2 FIGHTING PAEDOPHILES IN COURT CAMPAIGNERS against child-sex abuse m Asia are no longer content with rescuing child Erostitutes from the streets they are now ghting the paedophiles m court as well. Their main aim is to make sure that foreign paedophiles serve time m jail, especially with the child-sex
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      67 2 RED DEVILS 'THE BEST EVER' MANCHESTER United's sqi-ad is the greatest to have ever pulled on the famous red shirts. Or so manager Alex Ferguson claims. After watching his men pull off a comfortable 2-0 win over Ipswich on Saturday, he said that the current team w r as
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      219 2 MAIN ■■■■■■HI Prime J,4>6 World 7-13 Editorial 14 Commentary 14.15 Forum 16 HOME Singapore .V Hl-12 Tech Science H14.15 ASIA East Asia lO-13 A14.15 ier Al6 SPORTS/ MONEY Sports S l-4 Money S7-16 LIFE! Inteniew L 5 Long Life L 8 Cinema LlO-12 guide... Ll3 n g le Ll4, Ll5
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      Lock icon The case of the efficient Chief Justice
      577 3  -  ALETHEA LIM 8,, COl RTCORKKNPONDI I 'The Chief Justice sets and leads by example. He works hard and the rest of the judges follow suit. Supreme Court registrar Chiam Boon Keng, on CJ Yong (above) OUTPUT DOUBLED CHIEF Justin 'ong Fung Howfirst became
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      Lock icon CLUB FOR TOP DOGS
      457 3 With a spa and gym, this New York canine joint is not to he sniffed at NEW YORK The Biscuits and Bath club m Manhattan caters for canine clientele, and is proving to be a hit among the well-heeled of New York. Like other Upper East
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      Lock icon Top British schools may scrap O levels
      564 4  -  ALFRED LEE dasdsd I\ I ONDOM 'OUR MEMBERS BELIEVE THE EVER-INCREASING AMOUNT OF TESTING HAS GONE TOO FAR AND IS NOW DAMAGING CHILDREN, TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS.' Headmasters' Conference general secretary Geoff Lucas Independent schools to think about dropping Irrelevant' exams to offer a
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      Lock icon Beijing scoop: Nightsoil crew clear last 100
      286 4 BEIJING Ending a cen-tury-old tradition, nightsoil collectors have cleared the last lavatory here by hand, another milestone m what has been dubbed the "toilet revolution" sweeping China. Armed with long-han-dled ladles and wooden barrels, six collectors on Saturday paid their final early-morning call
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      Lock icon Photo session with Tony Tan
      125 4 PUTY Prime MinisTom Tan (tar right) was probably the most photographed YIP m Singapore yestercku 100 children and their families formed a long queue to have their pictures taken with him. He was the guest-of-honour at a bursary sentation at the Sembawang CornClub yesterday morning,
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      Lock icon Tokyo beats the neat with rooftop plants
      561 6 Tokyo beats the neat with rooftop plants THE DECREE: Trees on top THE DECREE: Trees on top THE decree, which will take effect on April 1. will require owners constructing a new building with a floor area of 1,000 sq m or larger to plant trees by laying turf on
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      Lock icon Hari Raya surprise for couple
      411 6  -  CHAN KAY MIN BEST DECORATED FLAT IJIL HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI: Date set HARI Raya Aidilfitri will fall on Wednesday, the Mufti of Singapore has announced. For Muslims, the day marks the end of a month of fasting during the holy month of Ramadan. In a
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon BUSH'S NEW CABINET
      60 7 BUSH'S NEW CABINET Nominees picked, but still to be confirmed by die US Senate: Hi sdsdsds sdsdsd sdsdsds I Euui i HhbmUhbhh B ■■Ami m Christie Whitman New Jersey Governor Paul O'Neill, chairman of Alcoa. Colin Powell a retired general. Mcl Martinez, a former Cuban refugee. Don Evans, a longtime
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      641 7 Seven down, seven more to g0... STILL TO BE FILLED Secretary for Health and Human Senices Secretary for Defence Secretary for Education Secretary for Energy Secretary for Labour Secretary for Transportation Secretary for Veterans Affairs Bush is taking a non-working Christmas holiday after assembling about half of his Cabinet. Federal
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      Lock icon General Assembly agrees to lower US dues to UN
      154 10 General Assembly agrees to lower US dues to UN UNITED NATIONS Alter month> of tense negotiathe 189 UN memberi unanimous!] approved a resolution lowering United States' contributions to the UN 'budget from 25 per cent to 22 per cent. But the Genera] Assem- noed that US dues could be bumped
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      71 10 Lebanon's capita] Beinit after a combination of heaw rainfall and sunshine on Dec 22. Passers-by rushed to >\ a walk under the colourful arch. In Fort Dodge, Iowa, sundogs created bj bitter!) cold temperatures at sunrise, were seen when inter blew into the area < >n Thnrsdavwith sub-zero atun
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      Lock icon Algerians in France feel excluded by prejudice
      662 10  -  TAMARA THIESSEN By IN NICE INTEGRATION? WHAT A JOKE. THESE IS NO INTEGRATION. IT DOSEN'T EXIST! I'M LIKE ANY OTHER FRENCH GUY../ Mohamed, an Algerian, youth They live m high-rise ghettos known best for crime and poverty, and even after three generations they
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      Lock icon Canadian cigarette packs show health risks vividly
      311 10 MONTREAL The first photographic health warnibout smoking have appeared on cigarette packed m Canada, under tough new rales imposed by the Canadian government. Vivid illustrations covering per cent of the front panel of cigarette packs will _o with written health warnings against tobacco
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    • PEOPLE
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        61 10 Danish-born pianist Victor Borge, the comical musician or musical comedian depending on your point of view who taught audiences around the world that classical piano could be fun, has died at his home in Greenwich, Connecticut. He was 91. Pakistan's most famous entertainer Noor Jeham revered as the "melody queen",
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        38 10 Quoteworthy When I learnt that obstetricians and gynaecologists m private clinics were going on strike, I panicked. Giving birth is hard enough. French mother-to-be Catherine Papillon. after the practitioners stopped working to protest against a lack of resources
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        Lock icon 'President' seeks help of President
        120 10 'President' seeks help of President TV ACTOR TURNS GREEN WASHINGTON The actor who plays the President of the United States m television show "West Wing" is asking his real-life counterpart for help. Mr Martin Sheen signed a letter asking President Bill Clinton to close the Waste Technologies Inc. (WII) toxic
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        Lock icon LENNON'S GLASSES GO MISSING IN CUBA
        57 10 HAVANA The round, wire-rimmed spectacles that became part of the iconography surrounding slain Beatle John Lennon were stolen off his bronze statue here, barely two weeks after it was erected, local media said on Saturday. The glasses were apparently swiped on Thursday when the
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        Lock icon RUSSIAN PROSECUTOR GETS TV APOLOGY
        133 10 MOSCOW An outspoken commentator on Russia's largest television network apologised on air on Saturday to former top prosecutor Yuri Skuratov for a report suggesting he had a huge villa m western Russia. Mr Pavel Sheremet of state-controlled ORT television broadcast a report m November 1999
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        89 10 MONTICELLO (New York) Donald Trump publicly apologised on Friday for advertisements last spring that claimed drug dealing and violence would follow if an Indian tribe built a casino here. The ad campaign targeted the St Regis Mohawks, who have proposed a casino that could
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      Lock icon Actor Cleese learns to laugh again
      281 11 Actor Cleese learns to laugh again JOHN TOLD ME THAT HE HAD DEEN HAVING A LOT OF TROUBLE RECENTLY AND HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO LAUGH MUCH.' Dr M adan Kataria, the founder president of I^aughter Club Internationa! ONDON John Cl the ma nit comedian and writer of self-help books,
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      Lock icon Hopes for M-E peace recede in Washington
      380 11 Israeli and Palestinian negotiators go home empty-handed, dealing a blow tc Clinton's hope to end his presidency with a peace deal for the region WASHINGTON Israeli and Palestinian negotiators have left Washington without reaching agreement on critical issues dividing them, dealing a serious
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      Lock icon Honorary degrees raise eyebrows
      774 12  -  SHEFALI REKHI G. CHANDRADAS The credibility of doctorates awarded to Singaporean entrepreneurs by overseas institutions is m question, as financial contributions are often made by We follow a rigorous selection 7 7 process where I interview the candidates before I submit their nomination to the board
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      Lock icon Ansett in turmoil as jets grounded
      246 12 Ansett in turmoil as jets grounded SYDNEY Ansett Australia had to cancel more flights and order drastic rescheduling yesterday to accommodate thousands of passengers stranded after the airline grounded six jets on its busiest weekend of the year. On Saturday, Australia's second carrier was forced to take the six Boeing
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      Lock icon Naples' mob queen arrested
      223 12 Queen of the Clan' found m her kitchen hideout A LOVELY CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR THE SECURITY OF NAPLES.' Interior Minister Enzo Bianco, welcoming the arrest of Erminia 'Celeste' Giuliano (left) NAPLES (Italy Police slid of en a secret panel m the kitchen of a Naples' crime
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    • WORLD FILE
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        Lock icon UNRULY PASSENGER FORCES PILOT TO LAND
        62 13 AN out-ot-Lontrol air pasger who was allegedly threatening other passengers and crew, forced an Air France jet to make an unscheduled stop at Toulouse airport on Saturday, airport authorities said The Airbus A3lO Paris to Libreville. Gabon, flight was given permission to land m
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        Lock icon JUDGE OVERTURNS LA COPS' CONVICTION
        76 13 SAYING the courts should not remedy the worst scandal m Lo< Angeles Police Department histoi-\ with an unfair verdict, a judge overturned the convictions of police officers jailed month on conspiracy and other charges involving Doing gang membt: district attorney's spokesman said on Saturday that
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        Lock icon SRI LANKA REJECTS CHRISTMAS TRUCE
        64 13 SRI LANKA rejected a Christmas truce offered by Tamil Tigers and said military operations again:-, t the rebels will continue until they enter Norwe-gian-backed peace talks. Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wiekremanakaye. m a statement issued m Colombo, said military action against separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil
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        Lock icon MILOSEVIC FOES CLAIM ELECTION VICTORY
        75 13 S of Slobodan Milosevicclaimed a sweeping victory m Serbia s parliamentary eieedeclaring they now have the mandate to remove the last vestiges of the former epnan's regime m Yugoslavia's main republic The Democratic Opposition ot Serbia coalition, led by Yugoslav President Yojisia\ Kostuniea, announced on
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        Lock icon AMUR LEOPARD FACES EXTINCTION
        58 13 THE Amur leopard, of which onh JO were known to exist m western Russ si year, could be extinct within 10 the Russian government said on Saturday, quoted by Itar-Tass guard against its tinction, the natural resources ministry will try to get tht few leopards m
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        Lock icon UN WORKERS RETURN TO AFGHAN CAPITAL
        43 13 first batch trf United Nations international workturned to Kabul yester- few days tfter pulling out of war-torn Afghanistan following fresh UN saneFhc three foreign staff they were convinced that there were no security threats facing them AFP
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      484 13 NEAR MISS Shooting gallery ASTRONOMERS can track kilometre-wide asteroids, but spotting smaller objects is much harder. "Not long ago something like this would have been totally overlooked," Mr Robin Scagell, vice-president of the Society for Popular Astronomy, was quoted by the BBC assaying. "Now with the advanced image detectors available
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      Lock icon Australia marketed as 'an ideal asylum destination'
      363 13 Australia marketed as 'an ideal asylum destination' Higglers see r it as a business to exploit. says minister SYDXFA Australia is being marketed overseas as :eal destination for im seeker^ according to Immigration Minister Philip Ruddock nade the claim after police on Indonesia s resort island oi Bali detained 14
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      213 11 Grand Grand Draw Draw Result 18 Dec 2000 31 Mar 2001 29 Apr 2001 Weekly Weekly Draws Draw Results WKI: 18 -24 Dec 2000 21 Jan 2001 WK2: 25 -31 Dec 2000 28 Jan 2001 WK3: 1- 7 Jan 2001 4 Feb 2001 WK4: 8 -14 Jan 2001 11 Feb
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  • COMMENTARY ANALYSIS
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        Lock icon About that tax cut
        604 14 EIGHT years ago, US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan flew to Little Rock. Arkansas, to meet the new President-elect and urged him to >end to Congress as soon as possible a credible deticit-reduction plan. If that was done, long-term bond yields would come down, and the
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      9 14 ALT ERNATI VE BA NKI NG SOH CHEE KIONG
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      Lock icon Meritocracy for Malaysia ? Not just yet
      1018 14 Meritocracy for Malaysia Not just yet Amid a national debate on preservation ofbumiputra special rights m the Constitution, the Malay-language daily, Utusan Malaysia, carried a commentary by DR FATIMAH MOHD ARSHAD last week on why it is not the time to do away with the system. Here are excerpts: INEQUALITY
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      Lock icon Bush needs to practise politics of moderation
      573 14  - Bush needs to practise politics of moderation HOW AND H. BAKER BARER JR JOHN C SAM MAN DAN FORTH ROBERTS STRUSS /w. and Mandated to work together AN ELECTORATE that split down the middle on the presidency, on the House and on the Senate, was obviously sending a message to
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      Lock icon Airports see their future in re-creating past
      928 15  - Airports see their future in re-creating past ROGER COLLIS It.RWTIOV \l HI RYI.D TRIBI \fc KiNv; about airports of the future fills me with nostalgia for airports of the tsl I am talking of 30 to 40 years ago when airports were user-friendly and human scale. Before packed planes, unaccountable
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    • ASIAN CURRENTS
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        Lock icon TACKLE WORKERS' DISCONTENT
        127 15 I*™! A RECENT nationwide survey conducted by Japan's Labour Ministry shows that 90 per cent of employees either have grievances against' their companies or fret about their jobs. The worrying fact is that most Japanese companies have not set up any mechanism to deal with mounting worker
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        Lock icon TRIAL AS CATHARSIS
        207 15 THE Philippine impeachment trial makes for great drama. It has a plot which, according to Aristotle, is the first principle, "the soul" of a tragedy. It also has colourful characters, contents, testimonies of witnesses and spectacle. But, the drama's central character, President Joseph Estrada, has yet to
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        Lock icon VEHICLES TO BE OFF ROAD FOR A DAY
        144 15  -  Ho Cheeng Cheeng. Excerpts from Chinffcf-liinanna** nnhlir>nHnn« translated bj THE Taipei city government will ban vehicles from the streets on Environment Conservation Day next year. The city's traffic woes are caused by too many taxis and private cars. Pedestrian walkways are not
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  • FORUM
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      Lock icon Help insurers eradicate inflated claims
      433 16 Help insurers eradicate inflated claims I REFER to the reports, The Ssom scam" and "Cost of ear repair inflated if siirerspay"(The Sunday Times, Dec 17). While the reports highlighted certain iems relating to motor claims and repairs, they also leave unanswered certain areas c would like to address: The motor
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      Lock icon Freshness claim puzzling
      109 16 Freshness claim puzzling BEING a regular beer drinker, a TV commercial for Tiger Beer extolling it as "Only Tiger Beer is delivered fresh daily" caught my attention. Out of curiosity, at my next drinking session, I examined the Tiger Beer bottle closely for the date of manufacture, to see if
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      Lock icon 'Hankie neither rude nor vulgar
      181 16 'Hankie neither rude nor vulgar I REFER to Mr Gary Chan's letter on the term"Honkie"(ST> Dec 21). There should be no apologies for the use of the term. This is Singapore and the term "Honkie" is commonly used by locals to refer to people from Hongkong. The deejay was only
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      Lock icon Do exams test academic ability?
      271 16 THE article, "Reaping the fruits of hard labour" (ST, Dec 20), on top N-level scorer, Lim Pei Ni, carried a line which provided pause for thought: "Give her a worksheet to do, and she can even tell which 10-vear-series assessment book the questions were taken
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      Lock icon URA conscious of need to retain S'pore identity
      403 16 We refer to the letter, "Conserve older estates, preserve social history", bj Mr! 100 Khuen Hin and Mr Lim Ching Tung (ST, Dec 15), who made an appeal to '•onsen c our historic districts and older housing estates We recognise the role
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      8 1 The Straits Times home Monday, December 25, 2000
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      48 1 'Boys will be boys. If he had been more discreet, his friends would have thought of him as a stud. Now he just looks like a jerk/ Marketing executive Grace Chen, 31, on the English lawyer who circulated a saucy e-mail from his girlfriend
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      497 1  -  JYLYN KANG Widow, whose husband died m an accident on Deepavali, and sons are m better spirits, thanks to ST readers who gave money and gifts ?fl LESS than two months ago, this small family was plunged into grief. Madam Goh Ai Hua. 16,
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      410 2  -  KARAMJIT KAUR Solemn ceremony for 22-year-old technician scalded m steam boiler explosion on Jurong Island; a third victim is m a critical condition a. SAD ENDING FOR BEDSIDE VIGIL We did not icant to give up so we kept talking to her. But she
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      394 2 STRANGERS are still leaving gifts for the four children of a man who came from Hongkong to start a new 7 life and died here m a hit-and-run accident 10 months ago. In March, The Straits Times reported on Madam Zhang Xiao Ling's plight after
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      382 2  - Acts of kindness bring cheer to families JUYLYN KANG ROAD ACCIDENTS WHILE partying today, spare a thought for those faced with a sad and lonely festive season. These are families of the nearly 200 people killed m accidents m the past year. But from strangers to church and community groups,
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      348 2 THE 45-year-old widow and her only son will most probably spend Christmas quietly at their home. Last year, the family went to Orchard Road to see the lights and street decorations. Madam Wan Guan Moi's husband, Mr Goh Hoon Yu, 65,
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      710 3  - Back home with family, but still serving jail term KARAMJIT KAUR Under the home-detention scheme for prisoners, woman gets to spend final months of her jail sentence at home *L SHE is serving a three-year jail term. But the 38-year-old gets to keep a full-time job and sleep at her
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      298 3 NO PRISONER has busted his curfew since the homedetention scheme started m May. So far, 220 inmates have been put on the programme. A total of 148 have completed their prison terms while 72, including 11 women, are still on home detention. Most of
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      659 3  -  K.C. VIJAYAN Number of cases insignificant, but patrols set up: CDC PASIR R lent Phyllis Chan. 42, ha^ lost fiw bicycles m the past two /ears. one of them worth about >00. Mrs Chan, a remisier, who lives at Pasir Ris Street 11, said the
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      416 4  -  ALAN LIM DEBBIE GOH For the past three years, little Jemma Davies has seen father Peter play Kriss Krinqle at shopping malls m town By «m/ DEBBIE GOII MR PETER Davies' idea of dressing up for the holidays involves a floppy hat, fake beard
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      1706 6  - Memories of Christmases past in Singapore JACK HE E SEA-CHANGE *Nol so h mg ago, tinging Christmas carols in Singapore was quite a hazard. This Christmas, it is different. We are all on our own, free to do what we will. We must resolve that we shall always be tolerant
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      376 6 MAS Day saw the >ion of an emperor, the execution of a dictator, the oirth of the Sunder of modern Physic and the jf two si ent -movie nous personalities >n this da) nclude American hotel iei Conrad Hilton
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      1059 7  - Indifferent youth Politics here makes the difference ASAD LATIF The young people m Singapore vary from others because the situation here differs from other countries' HEART TO HEART With YOUNG AND FREE j Young people m this I country are free. That is why the ruling party is making a
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      990 8 BUT A 'DATE' 'It 's not a test that the person is going through. We don't want to make him feel that he's underdose scrutiny and examination. No, we want to know the person, Mr Wong (left), on the party's method of courting candidates The People's Action Party
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      583 8 Headhunter: Give 10, 15 years to politics NO ONE IS LEFT OUT We owf the net over all of Singapore. There are no ideological constraints at all. W do notleave anybody out. We do not leave any group out. Dr Yeo, party headhunt* DR YEO Ning Hong has a message
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      936 9 ntinuedfrom I lIS yon GRC who had just been made partner when approached to enter politics, talked to his employers. GETTING TO KNOW ALL ABOUT YOU THAT "yes*" now leads on to three rounds of interviews, the first of it with Dr Yeo's committee, comprising several
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      49 9 SOUL SEARCHING! After being considered as potential MPs, many did a lot of soul searching. Dr Neo (left) flew to Langkawi with her family and thrashed out the issues there. Mr Seng (above, second from right) wrote an essay to help focus his priorities.
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      399 9 DB I ILYNeo's smart clothes and< hen she •eing considered as a PAP cai i. of the inter* iev s with i aders, she recalls being asked: "Do you al\\ a\ s dress so weOr 1 Jo ab uk. Dr Xeo. who m
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      295 9 MR SENG Han Thong, now an MP for Ang Mo Kio GRC, is one of the People's Action Party MPs who were recruited without going through the party's tea sessions. Instead, he got his invitation to enter politics one day m 1995, over lunch with the Prime
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      566 10  -  NEAL COOKE Shipping law firm James Tan Jude Benny Anne Choo will open new offices m Hamburg, Dubai and Bangkok next month, adding to the branch m Piraeus Bu VS A boy, Jude Benny was ated by the sea and grew up
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        636 12  - Have clear rules on company e-mail EDMUND TEE fiJt The raunchier the faster 'In one workinedau, it can 7 7 spread to the world. We're talking about millions. The more interesting, the more /y/ unchy, th c faster it is. Mr Sfcei en Yeong, research director for Acequia I ii
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        344 12 OK to brag about sexual prow ess, but only over beer MANY men boast about their sexual prow. However, the smart ones do it over beer, not the Internet not if they want to keep their spouses or girlfriends. That was the view some people took of Mr Bradley Chait,
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        46 12 AFP Nasas Cassini spacecraft has captured pictures of two of Jupiter's moons, Europa and Callisto, m near-perfect alignment. Europa, seen against Jupiter, is 600,000 km above the giant planet's cloud tops. Callisto (bottom left) is three times as far away about 1.8 million km
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        317 14  -  STEVE DAWSON Bu GIZMOS ROUXD-UP Gold: Tl 1 1 stylish iPaq Pocket PC from Compaq the closest thing there is to putting the versatility of a a rap tier m the palm of your hand Silven The ground-breaking Nomad Jukebox cfigH >la\ er from Creative Technology puts
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        881 14  -  STEVE DAWSON Bi f Wireless Internet WIRELESS application protocol (WAP) was probably the most over-hyped technology of 2000. WAP browsers let customers surf a version of the Internet created with small, mobile screens m mind. But the great things promised about the future
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        88 15 I mullv s< ientists might well haw found the answer to fighting oft dangerous catuc ciiM ases, such as the mad-cow disease, m this month-qld black Angus calf known as "Bull 86 s. [uared .ioned usiivu genetic material that was frozen 15 years ago from another bull 1
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        355 15 Net users in Asia to reach 188 m Improved infrastructure, cheaper access cited as main driving forces behind this projected figure for 2004 HONGKONG The number of Internet users m Asia will reach 188 million by the end of 2004, a jump of almost five-fold over a five-year period, according
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        162 15 Eat, talk, snore and let your wife judge your health TOKYO In addition to such indicators as appetite or conversation, many women m Japan judge the state of their husband's health by whether they snore or not. Mouth and bod\ odour and the sheen on their complexion are the other
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      236 1 C Rl M E Bicycle Thieves Galore Fed up- with a string of bicycle the its. Pasir Etis residents have spoken out pu.tHs j\ Internet Another Red Face Thousands read e-mail job application from an 'arrogant' undergraduate pvc.khi* Shipping Ambitious Plans Shipping law firm to I >prn offices m Hamburg,
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      63 4 rm BL 1" i i^M JfcK©^**^ -^P^ 191 >3^^C i MB ill 'fp J^^^^&^ ""^B; MBumriiiMfr GIVE WAY TO SLEIGH: Santa spreads holiday cheer among fellow motorists. DREAMING OF A SUGARY CHRISTMAS: Santa and his helper hand out candies to kids they meet. 1 vH i 1 1 M V^OrTirinLirilC3.LlOri
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      117 10 These arc i/our stories. We got them because tiou called us. ffiMß BylH^^^^pf About 200 trainee teachers Camped overnight at the National institute WJ.* fl» 4l*#of Education campus at Bukit Timah just to make sure they could sign r v*^^ji?^^^l^gt^ t■* v A'^ml t&* x^ 1 A "^^J. ,^6 v
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      8 1 The Straits Times asia Monday, December 25. 2000
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      496 1 They allegedly tempted slum children m India with expensive gifts and toys, then reportedly photographed them naked... BOMBAY A middleaged Swiss couple who lured slum children m India with expensive gifts and toys before photographing them m pornographic acts, is believed to be part of a bigger racket
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      39 1 'Men will not be allowed to trade...but they can help the women traders do various things, such as carrying goods/ Malaysian Deputy Agriculture Minister Datuk Seri Moliained Shariff Omar, on the proposed fanners' market for women
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        749 2  - Child porn busters YEOH EN-LAI sdsdsds Story: Photos: IN PAMPANGA PHILIPPINES) Several children's rights groups m the Philippines turn to fighting foreign paedophiles m the courts, making sure they are jailed for their crimes THE paedophile hunters m Asia are out m full force, pursuing their prey aggresN" longer content
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        Lock icon Child-rights group seeks jail for Canadian paedophile
        439 2  -  Yeoh En- La PAMP VNGA Just over four years ago, Canadian Jean-Guy Heroux decided to set up a "factor) m the Philippines. It was m the town of Pampanga, about two hours' journey from Manila, that this 48-year-old married man picked out children,
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        1494 3  - 'wild child' author settles down MARY KEANG dfdsfdf By CHINA CORRESPONDENT THE WORDS I USE ARE SIMPLE, BUT MY BOOKS ARE HOT SIMPLE. ABOUT 60 PER CENT OF THOSE WHO READ MY BOOKS SHOULD NOT BE READING THEM, BECAUSE THEY READ WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING/ Chinese author Mian Mian Writer Mian Mian
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        26 3 SHENG Banned in China. Mian Mian's novel. Candy, tells of a troubled but gifted artiste. Foreign publishers are very interested in her work.
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        490 3  -  Mary Kwang SHANGHAI To author Mian Mian, who dropped out of school at 17, a good education is not how many As a student scores. "It's not how clever a child becomes. It is to teach him or her about love and confidence," she
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        567 4 What do popular Japanese stars Takuya Kimura and Namie Amuro have m common? Takuya Kimura will marry Shizuka Kudo, after she fell pregnant, but some women get pregnant to ensure their man gets around to asking them TOKYO The revelation that Japanese pop group
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        67 4 AP huge image of popular Japanese cartoon character Astroboy, created by the late Osamu Tezuka, dwarfs children m a rice field m Sannan, Hyogo prefecture, m central Japan. About 3,000 pieces of kale, a vegetable similar to cabbage, were used to create the 25-m-long image of
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        270 4 I )K.YO Japan's Cabinet yesterday approved a re-cord-high defence budget for next year as the military will focus on high-tech weapons, greater range for its aircraft and a quick response to sudden attacks or disasters. Japan's defence budget for the year that starts April
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        185 4 TOKYO Japanese women can tell how fit their husbands are by their snore, breath and body odour, according to a new study The survey was conducted by Yakult Honsha, a Tokyo-based health-beverage maker, m the Tokyo area m October It polled 200 women, who had
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        271 4 HK tycoon wakes up from coma HONGKONG A flamboyant property investor has regained consciousness, two days after being found unconscious on his luxury yacht after an apparent suicide attempt, it was reported yesterday Mr Louis Lo Siu Fai, 36. nicknamed "whiz kid fai". was said to have emerged from a
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        361 4 BEIJING The Shanghai Grand Theatre, China's most prestigious, will beam an electronic radio field at audiences to knock out mo-bile-phone calls during shows. Chinese audiences have long held a dismal reputation among international performers. They resist all pleas to turn off phones and radio
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        207 6 One of the world's WORST AIRPORTS 4it Ps HSB Narita Airport was first envisioned as a three-runway airport m 1966 as Haneda Airport was deemed unable to cope with the increased air traffic, with construction starting m 1969. Farmers, aided by leftist organisations, clashed repeatedly with police and refused to
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        1097 6 Politicians back Haneda to handle international flights cc We have to settle the issue of crowded conditions at both airports. Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, on the situation at both Narita and Haneda airports 'An airport with a single runway is not worthy of the term international Japan's Transport Minister Cliikage
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        355 6 Disbanded sect also using Internet to sell computer software TOKYO The doomsday cult responsible for a deadly nerve gas attack on Tokyo subway trains nearly six years ago is reasserting its influence via the Internet, the government has warned. The sect is "increasing
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          37 6 POLICE are investigating whether a Hongkong man arrested on suspicion of smuggling stolen containers to China is also connected with human smuggling. The man and his Chinese accomplice were arrested last week. AFP
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          30 6 FRANCE-based Chinese Nobel Prize winner Gao Xingjian plans to make a three-day private visit to Hongkong from Jan 29, the Hongkong iMail said yesterday.
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          32 6 HUNAN peasants angry over water rights hurled home-made bombs at rival villagers from Guangdong, killing a six-year-old girl the South China Post re ported yesterday.
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          57 6 NEARLY one m three Japanese elementary and junior high school students finds it hard to study because of classroom disruptions, a survey sai yesterday. The survey by the Management and Coordination Agency the first to study students' values highlighted drastic changes at schools long-renowned worldwide for
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          31 6 THOUSANDS of striking South Korean bank staff reinforced their defence lines with clubs and rocks yesterday m a tense standoff with riot Dolice. AFP
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        523 7  -  LAWRENCE CHUNG Bt/] STRAITS I IMFs 1 \l\\ Bl 44 OR 48? TAIWAN S government adopts the 44-hour work-week system, which is followed In most companies. But under the Labour Standards Law. the bask number of hours per week is still 48. Man)
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        316 7 Taiwan 'set for military links' with China 'HI Taiwan's military is laying t Ho groundwork for military exchanges with Beijing, it was reported yesterday, as the island readies to open trial direct links with China on Jan 1. i's De tend' Ministry has lately sent so generals to the States
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        42 7 AP Workers install components of China's first high-temperature, gas-cooled mega-kilowatt nuclear reactor, which was ignited m Beijing late last week. The reactor is a symbol of China enterin new stage m which it uses nuclear technology peacefully.
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        489 8 Christmas In China Cheap labour, growing enterprise and innovative designs make China one of the world's biggest producers of Christmas gifts and decorative items BEIJING Santa's elves no longer come from the North Pole, but from places like Guangdong, Zhejiang and Jiangsu m China.
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        79 8 AP Just before Christmas Eve, a vendor waits tor last-minute shoppers as he sells festh c decorations at an outdoor stall m Beijing. Christmas is celebrated by a minority 7 of people m China According to an Internet surve\ most Chinese consider it improper to celebrate Christmas, saying
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        29 8 FINAL PREPARATIONS: A policeman stands guard as workers decorate a Chrismas tree outside a preigners' housing complex in Beijing, which has a large number of Christians. AP
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        673 9 .'hristmas L\ Japan Sceptics warn that finding dates online leads to superficial relationships and stunts social skills but the thrills and easy access of the Web still lure many TOKYO The festive season is undeniably a time of bustle and bustle, especially tor those who
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        392 9 Shy with women 1 was not good at developing romantic relationships through direct conversation or dating. quiet, in-depth mail communication was better suited for me m finding a partner: Mr Masakatsu Uchida TOKYO Or- Christmas Eve m 1991 Manami married Utchar. he: Mr Right she
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        79 10 Prosecution witness Clarissa Ocampo took on the role (A an angel and dropped bombshell after bombshell insl Mr Estrada m the Senate impeachm trial AP Precise and orderly, Mrs Annie Ngo, first vice-president of Equitable PCI Bank, testified about deposits that flowed into bank accounts of Mr Estrada's
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        828 10  -  ARTURO BARIUAD By RAITS TJMi PHILIPPINES BVREAI These women stood out from among 19 prosecution witnesses... They have been nothing hut portraits of confidence, grace, and class. While it may seem ironic that glamorous women are causing nightmares for Mr Estrada, this is hardly surp
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        257 10 MANILA The Philippines' social security agency did not pressure bank officials to tamper with official documents, said an agency spokesman. "It is stretching it too far to suggest that SSS would pressure bank officials to tamper its documents," said Mr Joel Palacios of the
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        457 10 Televised trial of Estrada gets priority over Christmas parties MANILA Christmas parties m the whole of Philippines turned into impeachment watch parties as games, gifts, singing and dancing, holiday buffets, and even children, were ignored by Filipinos glued to their television sets. As surprise witness, Mrs Clarissa Emerita
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        85 11 AFP Flashing a specimen signature card, hank manager Emma Gonzalez testified before the Senate about the deposit of gambling money AFP Emma Lrm. a head-turning woman, who has caused nightmares for Mr Estrada. She narrated at the trial how 7 she delivered the money. REUTERS Showing the number she
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        278 11 Anti-Estrada passions run lii^h when the temperature increases BA4 rUH I Philippines) The uncharacteristically warm weather, coupled with bad news about the dent and the econom\. has made normal!} placid resident of this eit\ crank> during the usual i\ chilly month of December Mr Joseph Rios, Philippine Atmospheric,
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        430 12 Thaksin vows he will fight to clear his name The opposition politician claims the government has manipulated the anti-corruption body that is investigating his financial affairs Nothing will stand m mil way. I 7 7 7 7T fltn determined to devote myselj to politics m order to lead the Thai
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        332 12 Mum claims daughter taken by begging gang m 1997 BANGKOK Police plan to conduct a DNA test on a woman and a seven-year-old girl beggar the woman claims is her long-lost daughter with whom she was reunited by chance. The investigation was
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          65 12 A NEPHEW of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen is being sought m connection with the stabbing of two Japanese tourists outside one of Phnom Penh's most expensive nightclubs early yesterday. The victims both underwent successful surgery. Nhim Pov is a teenage son of one
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          52 12 FIVE jailed Irian Java leaders opted to stay m detention as part of a pro-independence protest even if police offered to release them for Christmas. Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid is scheduled to arrive m the province today to attend celebrations and to help dampen separatist
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          57 12 ALL fire stations and volunteer fire brigades m Manila have been on full alert to ensure the safety of residents. Records show that most fires occur during the last two weeks of December, the Philippine Star reported yesterday. The fires are usually caused by overheated
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          54 12 THE Dog Breeding Association (Thailand) and the Thai Rottweiler Club have called on the Livestock Development Department to ease its blanket ban on rottweiler imports. Mr Pol Co! Veerapong Suntrangkun, president of the association, said imports should be considered on a case-by-case basis, the
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          40 12 MYANMAR is drawing up a law aimed at controlling il-legally-earned money and property m the wake of rising organised transnational crimes. The law is being drafted with the involvement oi scholars from the AttorneyGeneral's Office. Xinhua
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        640 13  -  SUSAN SIM Hn As Jakarta's talks with Untaet over the fate of assets m East Timor progress at a slow pace, companies like Bukaka-SingTel are affected I\l)()\KM\ comu sp< \K \RTA In what apcase of asset nationalisation by a United Nations
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        341 13 Strike at Shangri-La in Jakarta puts end to restive activities JAKARTA Hundreds of workers of the five-star Shangri-I^i Hotel continued their strike tor the third day yesterday, forcing the management to temporarily close their business activities and i guests. situation has led the hotel to cancel all its yearend celeb
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        63 13 REUTERS Thai suspects wait to be questioned outside the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Friday. The men, suspected of illegal logging activities, were arrested m Koh Kong province near the Cambodian-Thai border. Military officials, who led the raid, said they found 1 ,000 cum of cut timber and
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        230 13 JAKARTA Muslims and Christians m Indonesia's strife-torn Maluku islands should use the momentum of their respective religious celebrations to bury mutual hatred, ice-President Megawati Sukarnoputri said. "Now is the time for us to ask ourselves whether the conflicts have brought us any
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        334 13 JAKARTA The Catholic church m Indonesia's embattled Maluku islands has appealed to UN Se< retary General Kofi Annan for foreign troops to help contain the bluod\ two-year conflict between Muslims and Christians there. With some 5,000 dead, half a million refugees and no end m
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        226 13 Jakarta postpones registration of E. Timor refugees JAKARTA The Indonesian government has postponed the registration of some 100,000 East Timorese refugees still languishing m squalid camps m Indonesian West Timor, the state Antara news agency said. "The government has to discuss the registration of the refugees with the UN so
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      561 14 Dr Mahathir expresses eagerness for talks with opposition parties PAS and Parti Keadilan to stem the growing divide within the Malay community ai.uk M \k Umno ident Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said yesterthat the party was prepared to consider talks with two Malay-based
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      235 14 KIWI A LUMPUR In a swift response, both the opposition PAS and Keadilan Nasional parties rebuffed the Prime Minister's proposal for Malay unity talks. PAS youth leader Mahfuz Omar said Dr Mahathir was m up to his old tricks" m proposing such talks. "He wants
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      54 14 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK of smuggling. Informers are rewarded for their information with up to 10 per cent of the value of the I items. Their names are not read out in court and they will receive their payment regardless of whether the ease goes
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      226 14 KUALA LUMPUR Mail customs paid out RM6.6 million (Ss3 million) to more than 100 people who tipped it off on smuggling activities tor the first 11 months of this year. stoms and 1 partment director-general Datuk Abdul Halil Abdul Mutalib said
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        39 14 'It would need somebody with power to take the lead and change things. We need to change the mindset of the people. Otherwise, Malaysians will continue to merely tolerate each other.' Historian Datnk Dr Khoo Khay Kirn
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        44 14 'Those of us who have the years to our advantage and the grey hair to prove it will remember how a similar situation m 1987 led to a serious communal stand-off between the Malays and Chinese.' Columnist Datuk A. Kadir Jasin
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      263 14 PETALING JAVA A private hospital was robbed of RMBO,OOO (5537,000) by four men, believed to be members of the notorious "Ali Boy" gang, on Saturday. The armed robbers disarmed a security guard of his pump-action gun on the third floor of
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      643 14  - Push for Islamic revival 'affecting racial relations' WAN HAMIDI HAMID Bu IN KUALA LUMPUR Experts warn against emergence of 1987-like situation ISLAMIC resurgence has harmed race relations m Malaysia as over-zealous-ness m promoting Islam has scared off not only nonMuslims but also Muslims, a former Umno Cabinet minister has noted.
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      96 14 63 die in holiday road accidents KUALA LUMPUR Six-ty-three people have died m road accidents nationwide over the past five days as millions of Malaysians drive back to their ancestral homes to celebrate the holidays, police said yesterday. Fifteen people died m traffic mishaps on Friday alone, even though more
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      697 15  -  WAN HAMIDI HAMID Btr i\ ki \i i t \in r MAS and two rail companies needed help not because they were badly run, but because the financial crisis hit them particularly hard, officials say Malaysian government has defended its decision to purchase a stake
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      183 15 Bouncer pleads not guilty to hurting prince KUALA LUMPUR A bouncer has been charged m court with ing hurt to the grandson of Malaysia's King m a dispute over entry into a discotheque. 1 he bouncer, Manivanan Punusamv, 24, who was arrested after the incident, has also applied to file
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      267 15 KUALA LUMPUR Three prisoners are occupy ing a cell now instead of the .1 mended one due to owding m jails, said Mala s prison chief Omar Mohamad Dan. The Prisons directorgeneral said the number of prisoners m jails, including rehabilitation centres such the Henry Gurnev
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      415 15 KUALA LUMPUR Twenty-one-year-old R. Pathmanaban was promised a well-paid technician's job m Australia but ended up losing RM23,500 S$ '.700) and he spent 20 days m India instead. Pathmanaban, who initially worked as an electrical technician m Singapore for three
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      522 15 FOUGHT THE JAPANESE It was an exciting time for all of us. We were fightingfor freedom and principles we believed in. Mr Kamarulzaman, recalling the wartime Japanese occupation. He led the Pahang division of the now-defunct Malayan Malays National Party, which conspired with British intelligence
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        59 15 FARMERS' MARKET FOR WOMEN PUNNED MAI.AYSIA"S first farmers' market sot up exclusively for women traders will be opened m Tasek Gelugor, Penang, by February. Deputy Agriculture Minister Datuk Sen Mohammed Shariff Omar said m Penang yesterday priority would be given to single mothers so that they could use the income
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        50 15 MERCHANT vessel MY Union Star 17, which wa^ dislodged off Pantai Sri Tujuh m Kelantan on Dec 13, sank three days later off Kuala Besut due to leakage. Kelantan Deput\ Harbour Master Shurfuddir Mansor said the vessel was on its way to Indonesia foi repairs. Bernama
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        42 15 MORE Malays m Malaysia are pledging to donate their organs due to their understanding and acceptance of the concept of organ donation to save lives, social activist Datuk Lee Lam Thye said m Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Bernama
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        53 15 THE Malaysian Chinese Muslim Association is looking for a suitable site m the Klang Valley to build a mosque for Chinese Muslims, association president Datuk Haji Mustapha Ma said. He said the mosque would act as a Chinese Islamic Cultural Centre to demonstrate that Islam
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        40 15 THE secretary-general of Malaysia's public sector union Cuepacs, Mr Abdul Rahman Manan, has has called for payment of bonus to Royal Malaysia Police personnel and administrative staff this month as announced by the government. Bernama
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        34 15 A COLOUR-coded pricetagging system will be introduced next year to differentiate between controlled and non-controlled items during festivals, Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said. Bernama
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      8 1 The Straits Tiines sports Monday, December 25, 2000
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      Lock icon A DIFFERENT KIND OF HUNGER
      44 1 Their hunger has notJiingto do with putting (i loaf of bread on the table or havinga million m the'bank../ Manchester I nited manager Alex Ferguson, on why his present soccer side is the best Manchester I nited squad ever
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      255 1 aID-L-L-W-W,D-1 L'stei D-W--1. W-1.-W The Antield Digjbtmare over. Arsenal ha-> t< i Stamp its class I fterto hui >ii'ht ot i -i w-h-l. Derb) !)A\-l.-W-l case di\\ which will not «jreat differ cikto the leadership. \'illa\\-1.-l^-D-D-D-W ManUtdW-W-W-W-D-L-W; Back on home ground after a sensational 2- 1 isit to
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      426 1 Tomorrow's fixtures Arsenal v Leicester City Aston Villa v Manchester United (Live on FC Ch22 at 8.55pm). Bradford City v Sunderland Everton v Coventry City Ipswich Town v Chelsea Manchester City v Derby County Middlesbrough v Liverpool Newcastle United v Leeds United West Ham Unibd v
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      530 1  -  GERARD WONG SOCCFR Bui Tampines will unleash its Brazilian striker m new season FOOTBALL fans will get to see the S-League's third Star Player m six years when the new season begins m March. And the dab that ill parade its prized purchase is not
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      729 2 K\C,l iNHstXC ER THE STATISTICS POINT TO THAT ALSO THEY'VE SURPASSED THE '68 TEAM. THE '58 TEAM? NOBODY KNOWS, THAT PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN THE GREATEST, BUT NOBODY KNOWS.' I nited ■Hunger Vlex Vnrfpmtm Hunger and team spirit make it the
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      371 2 How Jtmespori fared m Us calls on the weekend's Premiership matches MATCH OF THE WEEK LIVERPOOL 4 ARSENAL 0 Our Call: 2-1 v c was m shamL 1 Hut it vasta the Reds 1 credit that the) exploited m to go on a rampage. Good for Mich,.
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      Lock icon Roma tops table going into new year
      477 2 II VI IVN SO( I R Mil AN AS Roma takes a six-point Italian First Division lead into the new year, after ailing aristocrat Inter Milan defeated Atalanta i-0 at Bergamo Inter's long-awaited first away win of the season with a goal from
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      192 2 CHARLTON 1 EVERTON 0 Charlton Athletic Matt Sveiisson 9th mil Half-time: L-0 Attendance: 20.043 CHELSEA 3 BRADFORD 0 Chelsea Gustavo Povet 22nd Sam Dalla BonafiSth. Eidur Gudjohnsen 90th Half-time: L-0; Attendance: 33,377 DERBY 2 NEWCASTLE 0 Derby Countv Horado Carbonari 33rd, Deon Burtc 73rd Half-time: I -< I
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      Lock icon LEADING SCORERS
      278 2 12 Mark Viduka Leeds United 11 [immy Floyd Hasselhaink Chelsea T< Sheringham (Manchester United 10 Emile Heskey Liverpool Thierry Henry Arsenal I, Marcus Stewart l Ipswich Town 8 fames Beattie (Southampton Michael Owen (Liverpool) 7 David Beckhani Manchester United I, Paolo di Canic (West Ham United), Jonatan Johansson
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      Lock icon Cleveland felled by magic touch
      648 3 H iskl-TK VII Anuieehi shows his stuff against the depleted visiting team OK I. AN DO John Amaechi was dominatg against Cleveland, hut did not want to make too much of it. He scored 10 of Orlan- first 14 points en route _'6-point performance and
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      32 3 REUTERS There is no stopping Cleveland's Andre Miller(right) as he drives into Orlando's Darrell Armstrong on his way to the basket during the first half of the game.
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      Lock icon China's Fan eyes the top flightin in England
      272 3 SPORTSPEOPLI LONDON He may be dreaming of playing m the English Premiership but Fan Zhiyi is very nappy where he is right now. Fan, the first footballer from China to play m England, has established himself after two years m First Division
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      Lock icon What a difference a year makes
      715 4 NPORINPIOPI Grand Slam and Olympic crowns lead Venus to the big bucks V X T > PALM 1 /I BEACH lorida) \j \f ear ago, T T Venus Williams sal glumly m a hooded sweatshirt as younger sister Serena became the first m the
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      25 4 gl um Venus watches From the sidelines as sister Serena outshines her by winning a Grand Slam with the US Open title. ALL SPORT
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      23 4 Two Grand Slam victories and two Olympic gold medals later, venus is on her way up with a multi-million-dollar Reebok deal. REUTERS
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      530 4  -  GERARD WONG RIG BY Bi/i Spores record Japan: Lost 3-120 to the Japanese at the 1992 Asian Championships South Korea: Thumped 3-90 at the 1994 Championships Taiwan: Beaten 10-66 m 1992. Won 32-27 m Taijx i and lost 1 1-20 on home ground last
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      294 4 AMERICAN FOOTBALL NFL; NY Giants 28 Jacksonville 25, Denver 38 San Francisco 9, Seattle 23 Buffalo 42. BASKETBALL NBA: Atlanta 91 Indiana 87, Charlotte 88 San Antonio 84 (OT), Detroit 106 Chicago 93, New Jersey 80 Miami 86, Orlando 111 Cleveland 92, Minnesota 92 Utah 98, Houston
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      362 16 There's lots more room for improvement. A hopeful Mr Alfred Tan, executive director of the Singapore Children's Soeiet\, on company-sponsored charity ».nL More companies are doing their bit for charity and this adds up to more than just putting money m an envelope ANDERSEN Consulting
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      285 16 The Body Shop helping to rebuild East Timor Exporting Care THE Body Shop likes to be seen as a company with a conscience. The cosmetics chain is well-known m its native Britain for championing causes as diverse as animal rights, the environment and Third World poverty. The Singapore branches are
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      258 16  -  Hugh Chow Long-term Relationship THEY make hard drives but they are anything but hardhearted. For the last three years, No 1 disk-drive maker Seagate Technology has been raising money for the Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore (Minds). Just this month, it said that
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      339 7 HONGKONG The Australian and Kiwi dollars continued to make headway against the greenback with further gains tipped over the coming week. Pressure on the US dollar is increasing on the back of a slowdown m the US economy Fears for the Japanese economy led
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      686 7 BROKERS* CHOICE FAI demand for semiconductor components has triggered a downgrading of earnings' forecasts for both Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing and ST Assembly Test Services (Stats) by local brokerage Kirn Eng Securinestment Research. The downgrading of the came m the wake of hat the
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      107 7 MANILA The direction of Philippine shares this week is likely to be determined by the movement of the US market, analysts said. The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange composite index rose by 25.78 points, or 1.8 per cent, last week to end at 1,429-17
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      497 8 Stock options can skyrocket tax even with no earnings DOT.COM VICTIMS Staff who buy stocks using options have to pay tax on paper profit LOS ANGELES The dot.com shakeout is claiming a new wave of victims: Workers who face huge tax bills on phantom profits from employee stock options. Employees
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      736 9 Short-sellers, though perceived to be anti- American', serve a healthy purpose m both up or down markets YORK While investoiN Bocked to the stock market m record numbers during the economic boom ot the *****, one group of traders did not share m the
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      152 9 British entrepreneur Richard Branson >rking on plans to launch a domestic airline m Canada, following on from Virgin Blue m Australia, The Sunday Times reported. Sir Richard, whose consortium, the People's Lotten, failed last week to win a licence to run Britain's national lottery, met
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        81 11 SOUTH main political parties agreed on the passage of the country's 100.23 trillion won (SSI4I billion) 2001 Budget yesterday, a spokesman from the ruling Millennium Democratic Party said. agreed with the opposition party to reduce 800 billion won from the government sug- sted 101.03
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        80 11 GUANGDONG Enterprises (Holdings), the failed investment unit of China's Guangdong provincial government, said it has reorga; s 55.6 billion (SS9-7 billion) m debt. Foreign banks and creditors have agreed to the restructuring package, which involves new debt and equity issues by Guangdong province. A successful agreement could
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        89 11 THAILAND'S influential astrologers say their crystal balls and tarot cards confirm what financial analysts have learned from spreadsheets and graphs the econonn is m tor a tough time. Hopes that Thailand could shake off the legacy of the 1997 economic crisis m the New Year
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      370 11 TOKYO Economics Minister Fukushiro Nukaga yesterday compared reviving the world's fragile number two economy to a game of golf, saying Japan was fighting headwinds to put the ball out of the rough and back onto the green. Japan is already showing signs
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      355 12  -  NEVILLE BEBBETT LANDMARK DEAL Bl J INCHRISTCHI'RCH THE landmark SingaporeNew Zealand Closer Ecotc Partnership (CEP) comes into fore. 1 on Jan 1, 2001, ending all tariffs on bilateral trade and slashing costs to bosun ss deal was bailed by both nations as a
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      371 12 China may relaunch futures trading HONGKONG A team from the Shanghai Stock Exchange has been seeking advice from brokers m Hongkong about setting up stock index futures m China, the South China Morning Post reported. According to sources cited m the report on Saturday, the officials from the futures exchange
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      1019 14  - Fruits of liberalisation yet to be reaped fully DENESH DIVYANATHAN By TECHNOLOGY REPORTER With greater competition m telecom industry, consumers will get more innovative services at lower prices IF 2000 was the year the telecom floodgates were let open, then 2001 must be the year the boat race actually kicks
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        72 15 HOI Holdings has received valid tenders for about 131.5 million shares, rep:iting some 5 per cent of its issued share capita! at the close of the tender offer. All shan en acted and 9 ;ii be repurchased b> thr company ad the >trike price
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      539 15 VO Japanese corporate profit- are expected to rise tor the third straight m fiscal 2001 but at a much slower pace as the US m\ slows and domesipital spending falters. Brokerage house Nomura Securities projects the total group
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      313 15  - SGX set to automate fully by 2002 CHEE JANN PERNG TWO-YEAR TARGET Bij COM FAX IKS RKPORTKR THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) has set a two-year target to be fully automated, eliminating most of the time-consuming manual processes m trading and settlement. The computerisation of these processes, known as straight-through-process-ing (STP),
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      221 10 the Millennium Handwritten Bible, the first ever hand written Bible produced m this region by some 3,000 Singaporeans. Philatelic materials on the history of Christian mission activities m China between 1841 and 1950 will also be featured m another exhibition, Mission Of Love, A History Of Mission Activities In China
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        273 5 221 COMPUTER PRODUCTS/SERVICES Christmas Sale! Weng Cheonq Computers We Do Repair, Upgrade, Trade-in, Buy, Sell Used Computers Services Notebook, Pentium, Monitor Parts. Upgrade your oli Pentium system to Intel PENTIUM II 466 MMX $240 INTEL PENTIUM 111 550 MMX $360 INTEL PENTIUM 111 650 MMX $390 INTEL PENTIUM 111 700
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        166 5 221 COMPUTER PRODUCTS/SERVICES CHRISTMAS UPGRADE SPECIAL 904-31 Funan IT Mali Tel: *****41/ *****38 23rd 27th Dec, 11-Bpm. Buy/ Sell/ Upgrade/ Repair All brand PC/ Notebook 486/ Pentium, Sound/ VGA card, table/ chair, RAM 1--256M8, HDD 40-850 MB/ 1-80 GB, Monitors 14/ 15/ 17/ 19/ 21", LCD 15/ 18", mainboard, CPU,
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        748 5 239 PACKING/ STORAGE/ DELIVERY/ REMOVAL SHENG YANG PROFESSIONAL m hse./ office/ piano/ safe r &lt; 7-day service. 752-3065 $140 PER TRIP for 14 ft be $250/ 24 ft. for hse. LaC eluded. Storage avail. 852 CROWN REMOVAL Professional with a caring touch! Specialise m all kinds of removal. 383 1221
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        1412 6 Vehicles IM BMW FOR SALE 3C5 BMW FOR SAL.E 305 BMW FOR SALE 3 10 ncviv to be I ;L &lt; J[[-!J^L l J!i!lL M JiU &gt; J^l l i! 1 J |k ALL I SED BMW CARS COME WITH f 1 YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY l »M P Free Transfer
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        606 6 512 FIAT FOR SALE i/93 FIAT TEMPRA Stationwagon 3, 6-seater, OMV $17,000, STA valuation, deposit $2800, new 2K jint silver, alloy rims, full leather Dholstery, expensive hifi, new ix, engine tip top, no repair ?eded! Must view to appreciate! 29,800 neg. Visa/ Amex. Please sit: No. 6 Sin Ming Road,
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        777 6 316 HONDA FOR SALE 316 HONDA FOR SALE 316 HONDA FOR SALE BHSB Christmas Season «te -»fr-JTtt Buy/sell all makes and models m sheltered showrooms High Trade-in, low interest rate RH Hp PjTl Food court restaurant Car accessories HHFmHI Ample Car Park Space Free Parking (12.30pm-2.Qopm) HHJMNjH Automobile Megamart Wmjmjmmm
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        635 6 1 OWNER. 11/92 Accord EXi auto. Red. PARF $19,366. Accident free. Immaculate cond. Tel: 567-2000 $2.8K DRIVEAWAY '90 Civic GL 1.5. J Manual/ Auto. COE 2005. Loan avail. $29K neg. 6 units. *****58 $4K DRIVEAWAY. 12/'9O Civic. 1.3. J GL. Auto. 3-dr. COE 12/2005. New i tax. Mthly $600+ x
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        565 6 317 HYUNDAI FOR SALE Sonata 2.0 hS, $88,888 can 235-5855 AUTHORISED DEALER: Aspen Automobile Pte Ltd #0 1 -02 Balmoral Plaza, 271 BukitTimah Road (Ample Parking) SONATA MQ &gt; j^otjj/t JBWS TRAJET £&0L hHhflfhwl Immediate HYunoßi Dealer Registration 1 OWNER 02/'9B Hyundai Accent 1.5. auto, new model! OMV $10,200, STA
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        623 6 317 HYUNDAI FOR SALE 317 HYUNDAI FOR SALE IMIOZ IMIOZ OPEN TILL 9PM MERRY CHRISTMAS A HAPPY NEW YEAR SPECIAL THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT ACCENT 1.3 (M) ELANTRA 1.61 M) t -n m accent 1.5 (M) $63,636 i^lSfc^r JfG/K^ IMMEDIATE jWmsmSim: einooco SONATA 2.0 REXISTRATION ||^H|BIL S'Qo,BSS $88,888 V fßliP^*"
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        373 6 324 MAZDA FOR SALE DEPOSIT $500 ONLY! 6/96 323 1.3. 1 owner. S/rims. CD. Leather seats. PARF $12.5 K. Ca!l: *****876 02 OWNER. 8/92 323 Famili 1.3. Manual. OMV $*****. New tax/ i paint. Beautiful cond. *****119 7/'9B SILVER 626. 1 owner. 5 drs. Accident free. $83.5K neg. Excellent cond.
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        792 6 325 MERCEDES FOR SALE 1 OWNER SSK dnveaway! '92 Benz mode 1 199E 1.8, au'.o, new 10 year COE OV'2Oll. fuel injection servicej by C&C, low mileage, STA evaluation, 100% accident free, new 2K paint (black), alloy rims, new tax, walnut interior, expensive hifi, first class engine, no repair, nice
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        1426 7 325 MERCEDES FOR SALE 325 MERCEDES FOR SALE 325 MERCEDES FOR SALE &gt; t~LI3SS «»«i»-M«^ -jji i miii 3 1 3|- :»V»Sfe^^ 5 1 v Authorised Dealer: 101 l 569 9000 /T*N (^.ggggg. let: 244 4444 J2L* r&gt;\ Lbi A\e 2 #01-04, Automobile Megamart La&gt;a^h**te4aMkAM^k&*MMß&gt;«a*Aaia^JLMbMLMßLJMjfc*&Art«MMlAll^HV^^**' E2OO Kompressor C2OO Kompressor Avantgarde
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        625 7 328 NISSAN FOR SALE 3/95 CIFERO 2.0 auto. 24 valve. Leather seats. OMV $28,180. Low mileage. Lot 3 Irving Rd. *****22 DEPOSIT $100 ONLY! 8/94 Sunny 1.5. New tax. S/rims. CD changer. Tip top cond. Call: *****375 DEPOSIT $100 ONLY! 12/92 Presea 1.6 auto. S/rims. CD changer. New tax. OMV
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        565 7 337 ROVER FOR SALE 08/93 ROVER 416, auto, OMV $17,000, STA evaluation, 100% accident free, deposit $2000, full leather upholstery, alloy rims, new 2K paint, engine tip top, no repair needed! Must view to appreciate! $29,800 neg. Amex/ Visa. Please visit: No. 6 Sin Ming Road, #01-16, Sin Ming Plaza,
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        462 7 341 SUBARU FOR SALE IST OWNER ASKING cheap. 12/96 Vivio GLi, PARF $7.2 K. Accident free. $38,800 only. 9618-7338 342 SUZUKI FOR SALE HARI RAYA SALE! FREE NOKIA 331 C PLUS 3 FREE SERVICING! 05/96 SWIFT 1.0 544.8K 12/94 SWIFT 1.0 535.8K 01/93 SWIFT 1.0 521.8K 04/94 RACER 1.5GT1 525.8K
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        426 7 Vehicles 344 TOYOTA FOR SALE 344 TOYOTA FOR SALE 344 TOYOTA FOR SALE 344 TOYOTA FOR SALE ■^Wdfll ■Rf^f MMMEDUH^HJVWY^i lEw^p^if^w 967 20 01 01 I ~vH 1 1 ll■ M f' 1 1 EIMM I I^B I ~-r*fisA» Low Downpayment Toyota Aktr.a 2.0A (Mbbf) tVT*^, Hondo Odyney 2.3 7
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        410 7 ULruan aril iv units, ?i corona 1.6 CD. New paint. Loan avail. 1-5 yrs. 5 yrs. COE. *****71/ 9695-6165 View at: No. 9 Japanese Garden. 11/'9l STARLET Mileage 67K only!. 801 transfer. New paint/ CD. Excellent cond. for COE renewal. $16K onlyL Call owner *****460 CHRISTMAS OFFER! $4K driveaway! '87
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        1337 7 346 VOLKSWAGEN FOR SALE 1 OWNER 09/99 Volkswagen Passat I.BT Turbo, auto. OMV $32,000, tiptronic, cruise control, ABS, digital aircon, SRS, serviced by Car Cars, low mileage, 2 yrs. warranty, deposit $5000, silver, STA evaluation, leatner upholstery, Oettinger rims expensive hifi, no r epair needed! $119,800. Interest 2.4%. Visit: No.
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        1292 8 Vehicles Properties 383 VEHICLES WANTED FREE VALUATION FOR your cars! Before you seli/ trade m. Friendly advice/ professional svc. assured. Please call us without obligation Tel: *****338/ page: *****359. GUARANTEE HIGHEST OFFER!!!!! Any '80-99 yr. (1000-2000 c.c.) sincerely buying No gimmicks No obligation!! Friendly service!! Pay extra!! Call Mr. Lee
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        497 8 387 LORRIES FOR SALE 387 LORRIES FOR SALE 387 LORRIES FOR SALE 1 Bw iiI II^BIF f i s^^ &lt; '^■H BBS WWUWII ■-1u '-WJWSWwSfI^pB Sole Distributor: "•^^^mmMmitMßKHKß® i^' ny I AU ?w P 7, LTD Low Downpayment bnowroom Workshop r io, Defu Lane 8, Singapore *****5 Immediate Registration I©
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        651 8 391 VANS FOR SALE 10/93 NISSAN VANETTE 1.5 petrol. Only 1 owner. COE paid $28,800 till 10/2003. New paint. Aircon. Tax 03/2001. Deposit $2300. Can loan 2 yrs. $9500 0.n.0. *****00 92 MODEL TOYOTA Hiace. Diesel. sdr. New paint/ tax. COE 01/2006. I Aircon. Radio. Loan $15K. Deposit $2.5 K.
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        610 8 404 DO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTEAPTS-RENT IfiFj Debenham I Tie Leung i BEST A LOCATION U D.09 PATERSON EDGE, New with roof-top pooi. 1012 sq.ft. 2 bdrms. Opp. Orchard MRT, Borders Bookshop! $5,700. 9691-6555. CALL NOW! BEST location! Near Orchard Rd. 1500 sq.ft. 3+l. Renovated. Above $2K. Best blk. Must
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        727 8 391 VANS FOR SALE 391 VANS FOR SALE 391 VANS FOR SALE Authorised Dealer: Tdl 244 4444 O 61 Lhi Aye 2 #01 -04. cyCL£ ;^?^f Automobile Megamart 406 DIIS, 21 NEWTON/ BTTIMAH/ CLEMENTI PTE APTS -RENT 2-RM Hillview /Dairy Farm. $1300 2-rm Montrosa/ Merawoods. SI.4K 2-rm Northvale/ Regent $1.4K
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        624 8 410 Dl 5-16 EAST COAST PTE APTS -RENT THE BAYSHORE SPECIALIST rent Team. All twrs./ sizes avail. 2/3/4 rm. All views. Immed. 9661-4263 T.KURAU LOR. X Walk Up. 3+l rms. Spacious hall! Unfurn. MRT, jogging track. Immed. *****063 C&H MARYLAND PARK i Amber Rd. 3+l. Blk. 1. Mid level. F/furn.
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        503 8 422HUDC/HDB APTS FOR RENT RENTAL SPECIALIST WHOLE CCX, Clementi, Bt. Batok, Pa Bt. Panjang. Hougang, TaY'shun. jurong many' more areas. Reina *****2? APPROVED 3-RM. YISHUN F/furn. High floor. Near amenities. Available immediate. $1K neg. Pg. Linda 9313-02fc" I+IOUTRAM PARK MRT! Fu 2+l Tampines Furn. Airc. Holland Cl., M. Parade, C
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        528 9 Properties 426 ROOMS FOH INDONESIAN STUOEKT/ PROFESSIONAL furnished n 3815-6697. ROOM FOR RENT. Single, couple or 2 iadies. Near market/ food stall. Contact Mrs Urn 352-7261 ORCHARD AREA. NEAR MRT. master common r~ aundry. Agt. 9315-3893 GUARDIANSHIP HOME STAY. Near Marine Parade Library. Terr. F/aircon. Inc. 5 meals. 9796-1702 WHMAPOA
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        639 9 445 DO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND HOUSES -SALE BRIGHT HOMES REALTY wishes all clients friends a Merry Christmas Happy 2001! HOLLAND GROVE. CORNER terr. Approx. 2650/ 2200 sq.ft. 3+l. Renovated. 51.65 M. Pg: 9202-5909 446 DO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND =&gt;TE APTS -SALE Pamela Quek i *****454 Jtt PENTHSE. BALMORAL 5000 sq.ft.
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        695 9 450D11&21 NEWTON/ BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI HOUSES -SALE COME INSIDE YOU WILL BE SURPRISED! BUNGALOW AT KMEAM HOCK Land 5120/ 4400 sq.ft. Living, dining, 5 rms. with attached baths Architectural masterpiece Superb finish, freehold Tropical landscape, resort living ambience In-ground pool To view this masterpiece pis. pg. Stanley at 9555 1234 for appt.
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        635 9 451 D11& 21 NEWTON/ 451 Dll 21 NEWTON/ 451 Dll 21 NEWTON/ 451 Dll 21 NEWTON/ 451 Dll 21 NEWTON/ 451 Dll 21 NEWTON/ BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI BTTIMAH/ CLEMENT! BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI PTEAPTS-SALE PTEAPTS-SALE PTEAPTS-SALE PTEAPTS-SALE PTEAPTS-SALE PTEAPTS-SALE The Straits Times Classified PROPERTY GUIDE PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL A City South West 01
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        400 9 461 Dl 5-16 EAST COAST PTEAPTS-SALE ""OPEN HSE 12-6PM. COSTA RHU 2+l/2+I+PES/3+l/4+l 1,400 sq.ft. to 2056 sq.ft. Easy access to Raffles Place 1 City Beside Kallang River, near East Coast Park National Stadium j i Full facilities with designer pool Club House With or without tenancy Attractively priced 9826-2232/ 9826-1132
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        469 9 461 Dl 5-16 EAST COAST PTEAPTS-SALE DYNAMIC REALTY WISHING all clients A Merry Christmas A Happy New Year. Call *****28 for your property needs. OPEN HSE. 3-SPM. Rare' Amber Lodge f'hold, spacious. 1750 sq.ft. 3+l. Bright, windy. Jireh *****289 S49OK NEPTUNE CT. Sea/ city view. 1270 sq.ft. 3 rms. High
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        114 9 470 Dl 9-20 SERANGOON/ THOMSON HOUSES -SALE &gt; GOOD INVESTMENT Free Below Valuation. Jin. Lanjut S/sto- rey. terr. Land 2000 sq.ft. Rebuild 3 2 storey potential. Good facing/ I Sch. Amenities. 9545-3085 OMH PHILLIP AYE. D.19 D/storey terr. D 2800/ 2700 sq.ft. 4+l bdrms. Park 2 3 cars. Face N.
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        72 9 470 Dl 9-20 SERANGOON/ THOMSON HOUSES -SALE 3-storey inter-terrace. 1615/ 2850 sq.ft. s+l Exclusive environment. Nice Layout. Quality finishes. 1 Excellent location. Close to amenities and reputable schools. TOP soon Veronica Tan 9506-9973 lERRY X'MAS! NO. 5 Coniston S'goon Gdn.) 2640 sq.ft. Semi-d. +1 bdrms. 999 yrs. Quick sale: HIM.
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        58 9 470 Dl 9-20 SERANGOON/ THOMSON HOUSES -SALE SELLING FROM $1M! Ti 2-storey terr. 1870/ 1300 sq.ft. Selected est. upgrading programme. Lay Hong 787-2121 C2l Wynn Theresa Tan 9567 7772 HI D.19 CHUAN DUNE 3 spm. Brand new 2 v&gt; -storey semi-d. Land 3496 4133 sq.ft. 5+2 rms. Modern design Resort
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        420 9 470 Dl 9-20 SERANGOON/ THOMSON HOUSES -SALE TOP soon Princeton Vale Semi-d/ corner terraces for sale Poh Huet Road West Show House Open Daily 10am-6pm 3-siorey 5-6 1 rms. Land 2200-3600 sq.ft. :-up area 3200-370 Quality design finishings Reasonable price Call 285-5586/ 841-2998 Asia Elite Realty D.19 (2 UNITS) 3
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        1386 10 Properties 471 ?19-2OSERANGOON-THOMSON PTEAPTS-SALE Show House 12PM-6PM. BY APPT 392 D.20 BISHAN M BISHAN 8. 1173 BEST OF CHERRYHILL. F Below Valuation SEASONS VIEW. Very 'ace ca D.20 F'HOLD. M FORTUNE PK. CONDC D.19 KINGS GROVE i D.19 HOUGANG GREEN -■^VlS t 9408 D.19 MUST SELL! C D2O JASMINE CT
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        208 10 475D22-28 WESTS NORTH HOUSES-SALE PropNex M[F**\\ PEGGY NGiAM 9293 1000 LENTOR F'HOLD. 2-STo9£v New 3-storey bunglw. $2.25." -293-1000 9306 1546 mmimk N MUGLISTON PK. 2-STOREY 'err. off a 2600 sq.ft. 4+l 999 g, tk 2 cars. Huge kitchen, hall. t c -kt. *****880 F'HOLD. BRAND NEW 3stor« semrd. at terr
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        254 10 »76 022-28 WESTS NORTH PTEAPTS-SALE DOD UNITS FOR SALE: Pare Oasis. Jurong East. 1389 sq.ft. 3+l. High fir. Unblocked. Sunrise Gdn. &gt;io Chu kang/ Seletar. Ground fir. 1776 sq.ft. 4+M. Beautiful ?nuine seller. Reasonable price. 9311-2271 Theresa DTZ Kelly Teo ggfs &lt;- Mfr 9225 8377 91 MM EIGHBOURHOOD AMENITIES BUT
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        233 10 476D22-28 WEST NORTH PTEAPTS-SALE SELETAR SPRINGS PENTHSE. 2055 sq.ft. N.S facing. Pool view. Just TOP. H/p: 9639-9948 owner. 488 HUDC APTS FOR SALE GOOD INVESTMENT DON'T MISS! Tampines Ct. Blk. 123 ttO2 Corner. 1713 sq.ft. Renovated. 3+l. Move m. Rarely avail Below value Hougang Blk. 716 802/ 806 Next to
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        333 10 492 HDB APTS FOR SALE (ANGMOKIO) NEW LISTING! 3 NG' Blk. 320. High fir. Chinese owner. Windy! Face North. Well kept. Value $147 K. Christine 9380-9830 ERA URGINT! 5-RM. PT. Blk. 552 AMK. Low fir. Good facing. Move-in cond. Near all amenities. Low j cash! 9510-0863 DW ffjr\ FRJEJI Home
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        371 10 492 HDBAPTS FOR SALE (ANGMOKIO) 5 T BLK. Z corner, 8 yrs. 127 sq.m. 4 bdrms. High-fir. Lift level. Perfect move-in cond. Full Bishan Pk. view. Windy. 9819 1190 Jesslyn 3NG. BLK 604 AMK high fir, lift level, windy, amenities. Valued $145 K. Can contra. *****044 Agt 4 'NG 1
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        469 10 493 HDB APTS FOR SALE (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) 4 'NG' CHAI Chee. Blk 54. High fir. Lift level, upgraded. Unblock, vaiued $218 K. Also 4 'A' Bedok Res. Blk. 718. H/p *****277 Real Home 5 T BLK. 101 Bedok Res. High fir. Unblocked. Privacy. Near amenities/ sch. Can contra. Valued S2B3K. David
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        466 10 496 HDB APTS FOR SALE (BUKITBATOK) EXEC. MAIS. BLK. 354. Near MRT,. 5 'A' Blk. 170. High floor. Marble fir. 5 Blk. 254. Mkt./ sch. High floor. 4 'A' Blk. 165. Mkt./ sch. Mid fir. Low cash!!! Can contra. Must view. Urgent. Page: 9410-0996 IDA 4 'A' BLK. 260 #08
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        315 10 496 HDB APTS FOR SALE (BUKITBATOK) S'A'PT. blk. 117/203. Ver. ful. High floor. Unblocked! Windy. 4 A 1 106, 116, 188, 370. *****16 5 'I' 531/ 331 (SOK neg.) Nice cond. Mid fir. Spacious layout. MRT/ mkt. 5 T 189, 216. Mid fir. MRT. 561-1616 497 HDB APTS FOR SALE
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        378 10 497 HDB APTS FOR SALE (BTMERAH/OUEENSTOWN/ TELOK BLANGAH 3 T PT. St. 100% move m MRT. *****161 aq www.a-reaiproperty.com 4 T CORNER. Telo* Blangi Blk 24 H I acing greenery. Move m cond. Amenities. Can contra. Agt. 9709 4 'S 1 BLK. SC.HoyFattßd. Very well kept. Brc Opr-n view. Vaiued
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        5114 11 Properties 505 HDB APTS FOR SALE (JURONG) 3 'NG' JURONG 463. Move m cond. 4 'A' Blk. 557/ 5 'A' 552, move-in... 3 T Boon Lay 171. Pg. 9606-1805 4 'A' BLK. 411 Jurong West. Very spacious. Low cash! Beautiful unit. Don't miss! Move-in. 9855-4859 4 'A' 324 Jurong E.
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        1414 11 514 HDB APTS FOR SALE {TAMPINES/ SIMEI) EH Vincent Tar, 9202 0663 Wk W 5 T CORNER anoing. $70K 2 1 yrs. 'enovaions. F/aircon. Built m wardrobes. D ublic trpt. amenities. *****292 CORNER B't&gt; 721, face green... 5 T Blk. 160 corner, opp. cc' 5 T Blk. 816 corner, high
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        5361 12 Properties Travel Getaways Education Training 518 HDB APTS FOR SALE (YISHUN) DESMOND POON Z*****3 Office. Jumbo 640. 5 bdrms. 1765 sq.ft... Jumbo 616 4 bdrms. MRT/ Central. Exec. Apt. 614, 606 high fir. MRT Exec. mais. 356. #08. Unblocked. 5 'A' 665. Unblock. 4 bdrms. $OK. 5 T 787, 288,
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        319 12 736 TUITION Private Sch. at Orchard Road offers: GROUP TUITION [8 students per class] Primary/ Secondary/ JC/ Adults Classes Lessons are taught by committed inspiring graduate trainers. *****212/ *****53/ *****033 j L 2001 NEW CLASSES By Top School/ Famous Authors, T eachtrs. Primary/ Secondary/ JC English, Chinese, Maths, GP, Econs,
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        477 12 736 TUITION FREE TRIAL LESSON for all areas and subjects. Please call *****31. Website http://www.just4kid.com PRI. 3-6 MATHS/ Science. Be TOP m class. 15 yrs. teaching expe- rience. E. Coast. 9221-5025 Mr. He ARRITER WISHES ALL a Merry X'mas Happy New Year. (Estab. since 1982) Call: 454-980e. CURRENT SCH. TEACHERS,
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        492 13 Tjj^^^^l^^jj^g^g^^^ gl^^^gg^^l^^^^^_^_^_^^^_^^^^^^^^_^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^j^/ &gt;^^^:-'. ■■■:.I-.-. ■_i'i'.^^ .JF BANKRUPTCY ACT (CHAPTER 20) NOTICE OF INTENDED DIVIDEND BkC \NO \RI( /PASSPORT NO NAME ADDRESS OF BANKRUPT CHONG T/YH CHYN t/a T A TRADING CO 24 BEO CRESCENT #07- 1 5 SINGAPORE *****4 MS4D &lt; SIEW K.HIONG 103 HENDERSON CRESCENT #04-40 SINGAPORE *****3 *****2471
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        1030 13 BANKRUPTCY ACT (CHAPTER 20) TAKE NOTICE THAT: ia&gt; BankniptC) Orders were made against the following persons on the 1 5lh day of December 2000 BkC V NO NRIC/PP NO NAME AND ADDRESS OF BANKRUPT S 2000 *****239E ANITA BTESSA 429TAMPINHS STREET 41 #02-505 SINGAPORH *****9 2805/2000 SI *****51 CHAN BHNG
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        469 13 606 PROFESSIONAL/ 606 PROFESSIONAL/ EXECUTIVE POSITIONS EXECUTIVE POSITIONS We are looking for hardworking, matured commited personnel to join us m the following positions: 3 years or more hands-on experience m managing residential buildings o Good working knowledge of LTSA c- Initiative self-driven with strong enterprenuer, interpersonal communication skills PROPERTY EXECUTIVE
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        502 13 618 TUTORING POSITIONS IMMED. CURRENT SCH. Teachers only. Pri. Chinese. Woodlands/ Tampines/ Bedok/ Yishun/ Eunos/ AMK/ CCX Clementi. 336-2966 EARN $2K-SSK AS a Tutor Co-ordi-nator. Teachers/ Tutors required urgently. Infoßev 532-0789 SCH. TEACHER NEEDED to teach Pri. 6 English, creative writing. Maths Science. Tel: 9768-1682 621 HEALTHCARE POSITIONS WOODLANDS REQUIRES
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