The Straits Times, 25 November 2002

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  • 31 1 The Straits Times PACIFIC AREA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR Established 1845 JMondciy November 25, 2002 •78 Pages m five parts mita (P) 094/03/2002 •fIP A Singapore Press Holdings publication KjVJ Cents
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  • 605 1  -  LYDIA LIM Two options being debated: Phase it m more gradually, or increase it m one go and cushion blow for lower-income group By THE uncertain state of the economy has prompted the Government to consider something it had previously said it would not: A
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  • 650 1  -  LYDIA LIM By New traffic restrictions m 'sensitive' Holland V and Boat Quay areas PAGE 4 New lifestyle as Singaporeans wake up to the terror menace PAGEHS WHILE the United States is building a bureaucratic behemoth called the Department of Homeland
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  • NEWS FLASH
    • 135 2 GIVING THEM A SECONO CHANCE THE employment assistance unit m Paya Lebar run by the Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises helps former prisoners find jobs. It has an enviable record of being almost 100 per cent successful m its mission. Its officers provide personalised attention, explaining job details, visiting
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    • 83 2 NEGOTIATE THE SADAT WAY RATHER than address the fears of Israelis, as Egyptian President Anwar Sadat did m 1977, Arab leaders today tend to incite them. Mr Sadat understood that the key to peace was reassuring Israelis that it was safe to withdraw from Sinai and that there would
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    • 86 2 SHAREHOLDERS, MOT CUSTOMERS IRKED with a letter that compared citizens to customers of Singapore Inc, a reader points out that it would be more accurate to refer to Singaporeans as "shareholders" of Singapore Inc. They make investments like taxes and national service. In return, the country gives them security,
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    • 76 2 FREE LUNCH BOX SHOWS ONCE a month, beginning tomorrow, a series of free indoor concerts called Lunch Box will be on the menu at the Esplanade's Concert Hall. To start the ball rolling, five groups will perform tomorrow at 12.45 pm. The remaining half-hour concerts m the series will
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    • Article, Illustration
      110 2 Britain may plunge into darkness ABOUT 30,000 workers at Britain's nuclear power stations are threatening to stop work because they claim that with 52,000 firemen on strike for eight days and more strikes m the offing, it is too dangerous to keep the nuclear power plants running. In the
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    • 47 2 Hindsight irks press MALAYSIAN newspapers have been reporting warnings by officials against living near hillsides prone to landslides and criticising the government for coming out with warnings and recommendations only after the tragedy last week that flattened a bungalow and left eight people dead. MALAYSIA: A9
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    • 80 2 Restaurant experts branch out boldly MS ANGELA Ho and Ms Veronica Tan, who have been working at the popular Hua Ting restaurant m Orchard Hotel since it was started 12 years ago, are going places. The duo, who have worked together for 23 years, have paired up with a
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    • 77 2 BANK PREDICTS GROWTH SURGE AMID forecasts of gloom and doom, a group of economists from Standard Chartered predict 5 per cent to 6 per cent growth next year, exceeding even the the Government's 2 per cent to 5 per cent forecast. What makes Stanchart so sure that Singapore will
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    • 73 2 TV OPERATOR WOOS PUKTFRS ASTRO, Malaysia's satellite television operator, broadcast last weekend's Coronation Cup race live from the Perak Turf Club. It was part of an effort to enhance the popularity of equestrian sports among the public and to improve gaming profits from horse racing. One racing industry analyst
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    • 91 2 TOKYO'S PROBLEM OF PLENTY CALLED the "2003 problem", Tokyo is preparing itself for a huge glut m office space next year, when scores of state-of-the-art office buildings will be completed. The new skyscrapers will release 2.18 million sq m of office space onto the market. In September, 6
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    • 67 2 SOUTH EAST ASIA TVRI PLAN FALLS THROUGH JAKARTA'S plan to privatise Indonesia's state-owned television station, TVRI, has been thwarted by parliament, which felt that the station's public mission would be neglected if it went into private hands. The 40-year-old station is on the the brink of bankruptcy. Its popularity began
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    • 59 2 TIGER FINISHES EIGHTH LET down by his putting, Tiger Woods' hopes of a seventh title this year fell by the wayside as Japan's Kaname Yokoo eased to a one-shot victory at the 200 million yen (552.9 million) Dunlop Phoenix event yesterday. Failing to produce one of his final-day charges,
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  • PRIME NEWS
    • 559 3 Pentagon-led operations will be aimed at shipments to Iraq, Iran and North Korea, and terrorist groups including Al-Qaeda NEW YORK American special forces have been ordered to launch covert operations against arms supply lines to terrorists and the three rogue nations referred to by
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    • 445 3  - Stroke victim attacked at hospital CHANG AI-LIEN Assailant escaped his restraints, went on the rampage Bn A STROKE victim was attacked by another patient wielding a metal rod, m a hospital early yesterday morning. Mr Tan Swee Hin, 61 had been due to be discharged from the National Neuroscience Institute
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    • 500 4  - Closed: Parking lots in 'sensitive areas' KAREN HO Some roads m Holland V and Boat Quay areas frequented by Westerners will also be closed to traffic at certain times Bu_ Lorong liput Lorong Mambong Circular Road THOSE extremely popular parking spaces m Holland Village, next to restaurants such as Wala
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    • 466 4  -  XIE HONG WOULD-BE JETSETTERS 11 personal orders made for country's first private jet By THE STRAITS TIMES CHINA DESK CHINA'S nouveau riche want not only to drive their own cars but also to fly their own planes. This emerging trend is unmistakable from
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    • 515 5 Christians retaliate against 'victorious Muslims' as violence forces Miss World contest to pack up and leave Nigeria UNPLANNED MOVE: Miss World contestants arrive at London's Gatwick Airport, after organisers decided to move the contest to Britain as violence erupted following an article
      AP; AFP; Reuters  -  515 words
    • 441 5 New contract comes at critical time for the US economy SAN FRANCISO United States West Coast dockworkers and port employers on Saturday reached a contract agreement covering workers on the docks that handle more than half of US trade. The International Long- shore
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  • WORLD
    • 505 6  - New British strike may lead to massive power cuts ALFRED LEE Looming Crisis Of Industrial Actions A walkout threat by nuclear power station workers would leave many across Britain without power if it does happen By THE STRAITS TIMES EUROPE BUREAU LONDON About 30,000 workers at Britain's nuclear power stations
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    • 302 6 LONDON Five people died m fires and the home of a striking fireman was hit by a suspected arson attack as firemen continued their national walkout on Saturday. Soldiers manned antiquated fire trucks and firemen stood on picket lines as politicians and union
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    • 998 7  - Why China is making overtures to Nato JONATHAN EYAL Its readiness to start a dialogue with the alliance reflects a change m its strategic environment NEWS ANALYSIS Bl n >« rut: struts times BEIJING: Building ties with Nato MOSCOW China is currently reviewing its foreign policy and seeking closer cooperation
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    • 615 9 Closure Of Newspaper It indicates he will not put up with anything, not even from his eldest son, that may undermine his position BAGHDAD A decision to shut down a newspaper run by one of Mr Saddam Hussein's sons, Uday, could only have
      AP; The Washington Post; Reuters  -  615 words
    • 290 9 WASHINGTON Warplanes of the US-British coalition launched a new strike against an Iraqi air defence facility on Saturday as the United States indicated that it might consent to Mr Saddam Hussein staying m power if the Iraqi leader agreed to disarm. As the
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    • 197 9 NEW YORK Turkish officials are preparing to send troops 100 km into northern Iraq on what they say is a mission to prevent an influx of refugees if war there triggers an exodus. The plan is giving rise to fears that it could be
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    • 64 10 A wave mixed with sea water and oil pounds the sealront 01 Muxia m north-western Spain as workers clean the spill following last week's sinking of the oil tanker Prestige m the Atlantic Ocean. Dozens of beaches have been polluted by the oil leak, which has
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    • 496 10 Israeli soldiers shot the British aid worker after mistaking a mobile phone he was holding for a gun JERUSALEM Israeli forces admitted killing a UN aid worker m the West Bank after mistaking an object m the man's hand for a gun. Israeli
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    • 254 10 Saudi Arabia denies funding 9/11 hijackers WASHINGTON An aide to Crown Prince Abdullah denied on Saturday that the Saudi government had sent money to two Sept 11 hijackers and said his country was pursuing Al-Qaeda mercilessly. Mr Adel al-Jubeir, foreign policy adviser, said that Saudi officials had worked closely with
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    • WORLD FILE
      • 55 10 TWO international aid workers were attacked, beaten and robbed at gunpoint near a lake outside Afghanistan's capital, a UN spokesman said m Kabul yesterday. The incident occurred on Friday when four armed men m a private vehicle forced the aid workers to stop and drive
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      • 43 10 LAVA flows on Saturday toppled ski lift towers and threatened to engulf a tourist refuge on the Etna volcano on Italy's southern island of Sicily. But an Italian official said the situation was not serious. AFP
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      • 58 10 BASQUE SEPARATIST FOUND DEAD A MEMBER of armed Basque separatist group ETA, convicted of six murders, was found shot dead m a wood on Saturday, police said m Madrid, m a suspected suicide weeks after he was released on parole. Reports from an autopsy showed that Ramon Gil Ostoaga had
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      • 74 10 50 YEARS' JAIL FOR BRITISH KILLER A BRITISH man sentenced last year to life imprisonment for the kidnap and murder of an eight-year-old girl was late on Saturday ordered by the government to serve 50 years behind bars. i The decision, brought by Home Secretary David Blunkett, means Roy Whiting,
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      • 52 10 EIGHTEEN prisoners walked out of a 300--year-old jail m the town of Zipaquira on Saturday, taking advantage of what the Colombian authorities termed the jail's "pathetic condition". A penitentiary spokesman said the 18 made the most of the jail's state of disrepair to escapeat
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    • PEOPLE
      • 176 11  - A doctorate for top HK windsurfer Mary Kwang UNIVERSITY TO HONOUR STAR HONGKONG Hongkong's windsurfing queen, Lee Lai Shan, will soon be known as Dr Lee. She will receive an honorary doctorate m social science from the Chinese University next month, the first athlete m Hongkong to be given the
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      • 126 11 BUCHAREST Schoolchildren serenaded Mrs Laura Bush with a medley of American songs as the US First Lady got a taste of Romania by touring a former royal palace and viewing some of the nations most treasured artifacts. Smiling broadly and clapping m time during
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      • 103 11 MIDDLEBURG (Virginia) Ms Linda Tripp is going into business with the Christmas Sleigh, a year-round holiday shop scheduled to open next month m Virginia horse country. After her involvement m the impeachment proceedings against former President Bill Clinton, Ms Tripp moved to a cottage near Middleburg,
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      • 74 11 PRAGUE British Prime Minister Tony Blair gave a surprise early birthday present a Churchill-model pen to French President Jacques Chirac on Friday, m an apparent olive branch after a diplomatic spat last month. Mr Chirac turns 70 on Friday. Relations between the two men
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      • 55 11 The American Civil Liberties Union has agreed to hire Bob Barr, a Georgia Republican and a staunch conservative, as a consultant to work on privacy, surveillance and national security issues. Los Angeles' honorary mayor Johnny Grant is taking a small group of celebrities on a handshake visit to US forces
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      • 37 11 Quoteworthy 'Have a great flight. I hope you have a good turkey dinner packed for Thanksgiving. Nasa launch director Mike Leinbach to die crew of the space shuttle Endeavour on celebrating Thanksgiving m space on Nov 28
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    • 552 11 Young people have been signing up under a scheme m college which requires them to serve m the military on graduation OXFORD (Ohio) On campuses throughout the United States, officials report a surge of interest since the Sept 11 terror attacks m
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    • 208 11 Disney ship gets good scrub after belly aches P9RT CANAVERAL (Florida) Disney workers spent several hours disinfecting a Disney cruise ship after more than 200 passengers fell ill with a stomach ailment on a sevenday cruise last week. A crew of more than 1,100 sanitised the 290-m-long Disney Magic ship
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  • COMMENTARY . ANALYSIS
    • The Straits Times
      • 593 12 Nato's bigger role THE North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) expanded its membership beyond the borders of the former Soviet Union last week when it invited seven ex-communist countries to join it. The alliance invited Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia as part of reforms that US President George
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    • 734 12 Ku TOM PLATE We will take the necessary steps to maintain respect for Taipei's correct designation. Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou to Los Angeles Mayor James Halm LOS ANGELES The following story demonstrates the increasingly intimate tie between the local and the global. It
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    • 753 12  -  PAUL KRUGMAN Fi DEBUNKING A MYTHOLOGY If the United States stands out m comparison with other countries, it is m having a more static distribution of income across generations toith fewer opportunities for advancement. Professor Alan Krueger of Princeton University AMERICA, we all
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    • 765 13  -  YOSSI KLEIN HALEVI Bu LOS ANGELES TIMES JERUSALEM On Nov 19, 1977, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat flew to Tel Aviv and told Israelis what they had waited decades to hear from an Arab leader: We welcome you to the Middle East. At
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    • ASIAN CURRENTS
      • 84 13 ECONOMY NEEDS LESS TALK, MORE ACTION TAIWANESE President Chen Shui-bian met senior economic officials last week to discuss joblessness. The political motivation for Mr Chen's latest brainstorming session less than two weeks away from the mayoral elections m Taipei and Kaohsiung is just too obvious. This puts proposals for
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      • 81 13 DO NOT WAIT FOR DISASTERS TO HAPPEN SOME Malaysian authorities are known to be quite passive, swinging into action only after misfortune has struck amply proven m Kedah recently when five sisters drowned at a waterfall known to be dangerous for swimming. Despite many previous cases, a serious move
        New Straits Times  -  81 words
      • 95 13 TIME FOR THAKSIN TO GET TOUGH ON GRAFT AFTER almost two years m office, Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's administration has yet to deliver on its promise to eradicate corruption. Every time a corruption scandal involving a Cabinet member hits his government, those implicated are moved to inactive posts,
        The Nation  -  95 words
      • 120 13 COURTS SHOULD EASE BURDEN ON TAXPAYER HONGKONG High Court Judge David Yam remarked last week that the judicial service is basically free-of-charge, as the plaintiff has to pay only HK51,045 (Ss24o) for the issuance of a writ, while the defendant does not have to pay a cent. But it
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      • 107 13 TOO MUCH SECRECY IN WAR ON TERROR THE decision by the Japanese government to extend the Self-Defence Forces (SDF) mission m the United States-led campaign against terrorists, without any substantial explanation or serious political debate, is deeply disturbing. It has even refused to provide detailed information about where the
        Asahi Shimbun  -  107 words
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  • FORUM
    • 344 14 THE enormity of the proposed merger of Delgro and Comfort is readily apparent SBS Transit and Comfort Cabs are currently the undisputed market leaders m the public bus and taxi markets respectively; given that each firm also has a smaller presence m each other
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    • 804 14 Education for education's sake best for S'pore I REFER to the letter, "Education system has evolved with nations needs" (ST,Nov22),by Ministry of Education director of planning Tang Tuck Weng. He said that what The Straits Times has called "Singapore's famously rigid education system" is seen differently by objective external observers.
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    • 161 14 IN THE letter, "Other ways to reduce spam" (ST, Nov 22), Infocomm Development Authority's Ms Ho Hwei Ling advises users to contact the senders of spam e-mail messages and request that they stop sending such messages. This should not be done. Spam messages often have
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    • 453 15 I REFER to Mr Yap Chian Heng's letter, "Spore Inc, listen to your customers" (ST, Nov 22). He describes Singapore residents as the "customers" of Singapore Inc, but I find this view to be flawed. In any industry, the customer can choose whether or
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    • 383 15 I REFER to the letter, "Govt can't run Budget deficits every year" (ST, Nov 22), by Mr Lionel Yeo, director (Taxation) Ministry of Finance. I agree that the Government should not run budget deficits every year but we have to face reality that
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    • 126 15 I REFER to the letter, "Give change m coins" (ST,Nov22),byMr Peter Lo. In launching our Self-service Automated Machines (SAMs) m 1997, we had decided not to provide change m coins m order to minimise the cost of managing our SAM network, and because
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    • 143 15 Hike okay, but cut other taxes WHILE politically unpopular, raising the Goods and Services Tax may not be an entirely bad idea, provided that the tax revenue raised is returned via tax cuts m other areas. While transport and medical costs have risen m Singapore, discretionary goods are seeing a
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    • 376 15 IN HIS letter, "Does a balanced Budget justify a GSThike?"(ST,Novl9), Mr Philip Toh Kee Poon merely asked: "Should the Government consider a balanced Budget such a sacrosanct matter?" It is typical of official non-sequitur replies that the Ministry of Finance Taxation director, Mr Lionel
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  • The Straits Times home
    • 8 1 The Straits Times home Monday, November 25, 2002
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    • 723 1  -  K.C. VIJAYAN Employment assistance unit run by Score has a near 100% success rate and has seen walk-in numbers more than double m A FRESH START 'My employer has given me this chance, which is very rare as people look down on us and
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    • 609 2  -  SANDRA DAVIE Creative 0 has no reading, writing or maths lessons. Instead, the kids produce stories, comics or put up performances By EDUCATION CORRESPONDENT CREATIVE Technology, Singapore's model homegrown company, may soon become the model for pre-school education here. While other pre-schools use
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    • 239 2 Religious leaders told to stand against extremism FAITH AND HARMONY RELIGIONS can help people cope with uncertainties m these disruptive times, but religious leaders must take a clear stand against extremism. Speaking at a global Buddhist conference at the Swissotel The Stamford hotel yesterday, Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
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    • 155 2 THOUSANDS lined the banks of the Singapore River to watch rubber ducks m the annual Singapore Million Dollar Duck Race. A record 123,500 ducks were entered for the race a distance of 1 km from Clarke Quay to Boat Quay raising more than $1.23
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    • 276 2 Timeshare firm praised for good service TIMESHARE companies have attracted their share of bad publicity, with the Consumers' Association of Singapore (Case) getting thousands of complaints each year about unfair contracts and highpressure sales tactics. But the consumer watchdog has singled out one company for its consumer-friendly policies. LGM, which
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    • 477 3  - Online reminder helps raise $35,000 WONG SHER MAINE NTUC Income insurance agent jolts colleagues' memory to donate to ST School Pocket Money Fund By ALL it takes is one person who does not forget. For the past three years, NTUC Income insurance agent Mythili Dcvi has been making a note
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    • 153 3 THEY sang songs from The Sound Of Music, acted as convicts m Les Miserables and danced to tunes from Cats but the 300 six-year-olds hardly missed a beat during their charity concert at the University Cultural Centre yesterday afternoon. Their bright smiles and nifty
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    • 623 4  -  LIANG HWEE TING They say means test, which decides how much subsidy the elderly get from the Government, does not benefit small families Bi( Income gauge MEANS testing is based on per capita family income, that is, the total income off all family members
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      34 4 The Sri Krishnan Temple m Waterloo Street, one ot Singapore's oldest temples, was marked as a historic site yesterday. Education Minister Teo Chee Hean unveiled a storyboard detailing its 130-year history. LIANHEZAOBAO
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    • 427 4 ABOUT 85,000 Singaporeans are out of work but this did not deter labour chief Lim Boon Heng from doing what some may see as politically incorrect. Yesterday, he endorsed a government panel's suggestion that the Government help skilled foreign talent who have been laid off.
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    • 115 4 LABOUR chief lim Boon Heng said the bonus announced on Friday for civil servants amounts to what, on average, private-sector workers will receive this year. He noted that the 1.75-month payout m total variable bonus includes the one-month annual wage supplement or 13th-month pay,
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    • 84 5 MRGOHCHOKTONG broke fast with a Muslim family after visiting Tanjong Rhu last night. Mrs Rosita Castillo Abdullah Hassan and Mr Zakaria Hassan played host to the Prime Minister at their home m Block 12, Kampong Arang Road. As part of the \isit, Mr Goh
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    • 496 5  -  LYDIA LIM LIM HSIN HIN A Straits Times survey finds more people discussing security threats now. Some avoid crowded places m Singapore while others no longer travel to some Asean countries Reports by and LAST month's horrific bomb blast m Bali has prompted
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    • 449 5 'Psychological preparedness is like having a fever. A fever is actually good for you because it is a sign that your body is fitting the viruses, but too high a fever is no good. So we want to maintain a higher-than-normal
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    • EDUCATION
      • 422 6 Woodlands Primary pupils find that it is good for the flower, m a life-sciences project carried out m the school garden TEN-YEAR-OLD Portia lim has found out that it is not just people who like to drink coconut water. Orchids like it too.
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      • 659 7  -  TRACY QUEK A veteran school principal is introducing a new method of learning to two PCF kindergartens, to teach children via play By' 'They were concerned that with less spelling, fewer drills and worksheets, their children would lose out when they go to primary school. Centre supervisor
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      • 477 8 SURVIVOR ISLAND BETTER KNOWN: Many youths m the study know that Nuku Hiva, the island featured m last season's television show Survivor (right) is m the South Pacific but cannot find Israel, which is always m the news. Recent survey shows less than
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        • 222 8 FROM next year, Ngee Ann Polytechnic students who fail modules can re-do the course during the school holidays, instead of waiting until the new school term starts. The polytechnic at dementi will be offering selected courses during the May- June and No-vember-December holidays under
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        • 121 8 THE four ethnic self-help groups here have banded together to prepare A-level students for the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT). The Chinese Development Assistance Council, Eurasian Association, Mendaki and the Singapore Indian Development Association (Sinda) have organised a month- long class which starts today. This will
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        • 177 8 SINGAPORE and Nariyang polytechnics are offering new specialist diplomas m logistics, information technology security and pharmaceutical technology. They are targeting those who already nave a diploma and want to upgrade their skills or acquire new ones. Classes start m January and can be completed m a
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      • 473 9 Questions about education? Ask the experts YOUR QUERIES Please send your questions, marked "Ask the expert", to The Straits Times, Education Desk, 1000, Toa Payoh North Podium, 2nd storey, Singapore *****4. You can also fax them to 6732-0131 or send an e-mail to stlocal@sph.com.sg New weekly ST column will offer
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      • 99 10 CAPE CANAVERAL (Florida) Space shuttle Endeavour rose like a false dawn over Florida on Saturday, ending nearly a month of frustration for Nasa as weather, leaks, cracks and human error kept the orbiter from delivering a new crew to the International Space Station. A
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      • 568 10 Malodrants have been endorsed as a sensible non-lethal weapon to disperse riots, stun an enemy or empty a building PHILADELPHIA The eyes get teary and the stomach weak. The gag reflex chokes the throat. Is that raw sewage? A rotting
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        • 101 10 NEWSPAPERS that continually update themselves may sound like sci-fi, but E Ink is trying to make it happen within five to 10 years. The company is tinkering with Radio Paper, a flexible display with ink that can be electronically altered, allowing text to change
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        • 135 10 THE newest Palm handheld offers music storage and playback. Real Networks, more commonly associated with players for Web-based content, will provide free downloads of Real One Player Mobile software designed for Palm's upcoming device, the Tungsten T handheld. With the high-end device plus the
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        • 129 10 COUCH potatoes and patio dwellers can now become more productive members of society, thanks to a new line of remote PC monitors unveiled by View Sonic. The line of Airpanel Windows Powered Smart Displays (formally code-named Mira) enables access to contents of a PC from
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        • 71 10 SAMSUNG Electronics has unveiled the SyncMaster 172W, a sleek 17-inch wideformat LCD that the company says delivers an additional 25 per cent of work space over other displays of the same size. Th extra screen real estate also allows DVDs to be viewed m
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      589 1  -  LESLIE LAU It was billed as a test run to popularise equestrian sports but it is also meant to enhance horse racing gaming profits By IN KUALA LUMPUR 'It is definitely good news because I can now place bets over the telephone from the comfort of my own
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    • CHINA
      • 691 2  - China's leading men: Rivals ...and partners JASON LEOW H u, the engineer, is an experienced governor but Zeng, the princeling, has influence among the vocal middle classes NEWS ANALYSIS CHISA CORRESPOSDEST BEIJING China's two top contenders for power, VicePresident Hu Jintao and former party personnel chief Zeng Qjnghong, may well
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      • 211 2 Firemen battling blaze on gas tanker off China HONGKONG Firefighters were battling to control a blaze aboard a tanker carrying 20,000 tonnes of liquefied petroleum gas m Chinese waters yesterday, but officials said there was little risk of an explosion. Captain Ravi Dewan of the Hongkong Maritime Rescue Centre said
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      • 63 2 China's pioneer batch of rescue dogs, recently graduated after six months of training, are being paraded by firemen-turned-dog handlers m Shengyang. The city reputed to be a centre of dog meat consumption has now found other uses for canines, setting up China's first team of
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      • 269 2 TAIPEI Taiwan Premier Yu Shyi-kun is to stay m office after President Chen Shui-bian rejected his repeated offers to resign over controversial banking reforms which sparked massive protests on Saturday. Mr Yu told reporters he had decided to stay after a two-hour meeting
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      • 348 2  -  XIE HONG By THE STRAITS TIMES CHINA DESK CHINESE President Jiang Zemin has recently announced to the world that China is now a xiaokang or moderately well-off society, with a per capita income of US$BOO (551,400) m 2000. But what he did not reveal
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      • 496 3  -  JASON LEOW The port visit marks the formal resumption of Sino-US military ties after they were cut over a spy plane collision last year Py CHIN A CORRESPONDENT BEIJING A United States antisubmarine cruise missile destroyer docked yesterday at the eastern province of
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      • 250 3 Nina Wang to appeal against ruling HONGKONG Hongkong's richest woman Nina Wang has broken her silence over the failed court battle for her late husband's HK$27-5-bil-lion (556.2 billion) estate, telling reporters that she will "definitely" appeal. Speaking to reporters at the 10th anniversary dinner of the Chinese University's School of
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    • ASIA
      • 532 4  - Tokyo's big 2003 office space problem a glut KWAN WENG KIN With 2.18 million sq m of new office space, the migration to new skyscrapers will leave older buildings empty By JAPAN CORRESPONDENT TOKYO Tokyo is bracing itself for a huge glut m office space next year with the completion
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      • 44 4 This Christmas tree made of nearly 400 wine glasses has more than 10 kinds offish swimming m it. The 3-m-high "tree" is the main attraction for the festive season at the Sea Paradise amusement park m Yokohama, Japan. AFP
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      • 224 4 TOKYO A Japanese TV programme which shows women competing m a game of scissors, paper, stone to either win designer label products or lose their clothes was culled due to harsh criticism from media watchdogs. The Gokuhin Namida Musume ga
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      • 269 4 Japan to launch its first spy satellites in February TOKYO Japan will launch m February its first spy satellites capable of identifying 1-m objects on the ground regardless of weather conditions, sources said. The satellite system, aimed at enhancing Japan's national security, signals a shift m the country's peace-oriented space
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      • 427 5 North Korea and Pakistan's deadly barter trade Spy satellites and secret agents have uncovered US equipment being used m missile-parts-for-technology swops SEOUL American intelligence agencies tracked a Pakistani cargo aircraft m July as it landed at a North Korean airfield and took on a secret payload of ballistic missile parts
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      • 44 5 Indian Defence Minister George Fernandes takes lunch with National Cadet Corps cadets during a visit to the National Integration Camp at Assam. He said a new prime minister m Pakistan would not affect India's policy on cross-border terrorism. AFP
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      • 155 5 NEW DELHI Indian mobile phone companies have been rattled by a government plan to tap into SMS services to combat "cyberterrorism", a report said yesterday. The Indian Express said companies had managed to stave off the plan so far by pleading they
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      • 151 5 5 die as militants storm Kashmir temple NEW DELHI Islamic militants yesterday stormed a Hindu temple m the winter capital of Indian-administered Kashmir, sparking a fierce gun battle, the private Aaj Tak television station reported. At least five people appeared to have been killed m the gun battle m the
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      • ASIA FILE
        • 41 5 ONE HK-SHENZHEN CUSTOMS MOOTED SHENZHEN Mayor Yu Youjun has proposed combining the border and customs checkpoints between his city and Hongkong to speed up border crossings. Presently, travellers have to go through two customs and immigration checkpoints just metres apart. AFP
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        • 51 5 NORTH Korea has put an inter-Korean railway project m danger by rejecting South Korea's offer to cross-inspect demining operations m the buffer zone, South Korea's Defence Ministry said. The North cited the UN Command's role m the demilitarised zone as the reason for its rejection.
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        • 58 5 PAKISTAN'S new 21--member Cabinet was sworn m on Saturday after new Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Jamali was elected on Thursday by a narrow majority m a hung parliament. The new Cabinet includes six of the 10 dissenters from the opposition Pakistan People's Party whose votes
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        • 73 5 JUDGE HEADING GRAFT PROBE QUITS THE head of a judicial probe into bribery allegations involving Indian defence deals resigned on Saturday amid charges of conflict of interest by opposition parties. Justice K. Venkataswami resigned after taking a position with the Finance Ministry as the head of a body that settles
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        • 66 5 TAIWAN and China would benefit financially from the proposed lifting of a half-century ban on direct transport links, but Hongkong would be a big loser, according to a study. The study by Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council showed shipping costs for goods transported across the Taiwan
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      • 158 5 NEW DELHI More than 70 per cent of women m the Indian capital of New Delhi say they have been sexually harassed and 18 per cent say it happens every day, according to a Hindustan Times newspaper survey yesterday. The survey of 311 women also
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    • TERROR IN THE REGION AND BEYOND
      • 596 6 Books on Osama found in suspect's house VCDs of Osama' s speeches are also found m a house rented by Imam Samudra, the suspected mastermind of Bali bombings SOLO Indonesian police said yesterday that they had found books and video compact discs of speeches by Osama bin Laden m a
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      • 343 6 BANGKOK South-east Asian nations must unite against the terrorist threat if they hope to lift the region out of its lingering economic malaise, Singapore Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng said here yesterday. Mr Wong told a conference of Asian
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      • 303 6 Australia plans ads on 'how to spot terrorists' SYDNEY Plans for TV advertising telling Australians how to spot terrorists have prompted warnings about whipping up public hysteria and racial stereotyping. Prime Minister John Howard said the unprecedented ads would be launched m time for the Christmas holidays, reinforcing the need
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
      • 507 8  -  DEVI ASMARANI Jakarta Parliament puts brakes on plans, saying the station would neglect its public mission if it lands m private hands By THE STRAITS TIMES INDONESIA BUREAU The move has come as a big disappointment to many Indonesians who believe that selling the
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      • 277 8 Thailand on alert for influx of one billion 'speed' pills BANGKOK Thailand's army is on alert for a record influx of up to one billion "speed" pills to be trafficked across the Myanmar border next year, Defence Ministry sources said yesterday. Despite a "war on drugs" launched last year to
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      • 71 8 AP For a change, these fruits are not forbidden. In fact, these monkeys are simply making the most of the large array laid out for them at an ancient temple m Thailand's Lopburi province. The Monkey Feast, held yesterday, was a brainchild of local businessmen
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      • 151 8 Over 33 die in philippine bus accident MANILA More than 33 people were killed and six injured when a commuter bus plunged into a ravine m Quezon province south-east of the Philippine capital early yesterday. The bodies of 33 peoEle have been recovered om the wreckage of the bus, civil
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      • 223 8  - Man killed in Batam shooting incident YEOH EN-LAI Bu ONE person was killed and at least three were injured when unknown assailants fired at demonstrators m Batam on Saturday near a tourist area frequented by Singaporeans. A 38-year-old man identified only as Cornelius died from a gunshot wound to the
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      • REGIONAL FILE
        • 29 8 KIDNAPPED OIL WORKERS RELEASED UNIDENTIFIED captors have released three ExxonMobil Oil Indonesia workers they had abducted last week m the country's troubled Aceh province, company officials said yesterday. AP
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        • 59 8 THE Philippine Supreme Court nas ordered a nationwide survey of temporary restraining orders (TROs) amid fears they were hampering economic development, court documents said yesterday. In recent years, there have been growing complaints that courts are too quick to issue TROs, delaying vital government projects for
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        • 39 8 THE Philippines is seeking the support of Indonesia and Thailand m opposing moves m Hongkong for a special tax of U5596.3 (Ssl7l) a month on foreign domestic helpers there, an official said yesterday. AFP
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        • 32 8 A 33-YEAR-OLD Indonesian woman has given birth to five healthy babies four boys and. a girl through a caesarian operation, hospital staff said m Jakarta Yesterday. AFP
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        • 67 8 REVENUES shot up at a toll plaza on the Bang-kok-Chon Buri express- way after a computerised vehicle-counting system was put back into service m light of theft allegations, said Deputy Transport Minister Pichet Sathiratchawal. Revenues had risen by up to 200,000 baht (558,240) per day
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    • MALAYSIA
      • 441 9  -  REME AHMAD Questions about the tragedy who is to blame and what should be done to prevent another may be forgotten soon v say newspapers Bu IN kl ALALI MPI'R FEARS of more landslides continued to dominate the headlines yesterday with warnings by officials
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      • 167 9 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian police have banned reporters from visiting the site of the home of former armed forces chief Ismail Omar which was destroyed by a landslide last week after a local newspaper reported that cash worth RM200,000 5593,400 was found m the
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      • 111 9 THE STAR/ ASIA NEWS NETWORK A KING cobra m a snake show struck at the weekend, killing this 23-year-old snake charmer with one bite during a show m Batam, Indonesia. Mr R. Anbarasan, from Perak, had been a snake charmer for four years and was working at
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      • 225 9 KLANG A 34-year-old lorry driver who was arrested after he allegedly assaulted his wife was m turn beaten up so badly by nine detainees at a police lock-up that he died live days later. The nine detainees, aged between 19
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      • MALAYSIA FILE
        • 53 9 KL TO GIVE $530- M LOAN TO LEBANON MALAYSIA will give Lebanon a US$3OO-million (Sss3Omillion) concessionary loan to rebuild, making it the biggest loan contributor after Saudi Arabia and France. Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said m Paris that Malaysia had agreed to give the loan to ease Lebanon's debt burden.
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        • 58 9 ONLY 600 of the 13,000 graduates who registered with the Human Resources Ministry for jobs m the services and marketing sectors this year were employed. The rest were rejected due to their poor command of English and lack of communication skills, Human Resources Minister
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        • 40 9 THE authorities seized two computer servers containing 5,000 karaoke songs valued at RMl00,000 (S$46,6OO) from a resort in Malacca on Saturday night after it was found to have violated the Copyrights Act. New Straits Times
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        • 30 9 THREE workers of a Giant Hypermarket at Taman Permata, Hulu Kiang, were seriously injured when the cable of a goods lift snapped yesterday. Bernama
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        • 29 9 FARMERS URGED TO USE ADVANCED METHODS SABAH farmers have been urged to use advanced agricultural methods, especially the new padi planting techniques, to boost production m the state. Bernama
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      • 528 10  -  REME AHMAD Leading media and politicians shoot down the suggestion by a senator to allow the use of English m Malaysian Parliament Bu IN KUALA LU M PI R PARLIAMENT IS THE SYMBOL OF THE PEAK OF HONOUR, THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE
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      • 207 10 KUALA LUMPUR Surgeons have separated a pair of female Siamese twins after a 13-hour operation at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital. The operation began at 10 am on Saturday and it was not until 11.45 pm that doctors and nurses moved Azama and Azami Kamarul
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      • 301 10 Tourism body in HK embarks on damage control U.S. WARNING ON MALAYSIA HONGKONG Tourism Malaysia here has gone on the offensive to counter the US State Department warning on possible terror attacks as some Hongkong residents have started cancelling their trips to Malaysia. Many travel agents had called up Malaysian
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    • 835 11 SOCCER He scores for new club Spurs to add to Venables' problems Houllier blames defence LONDON Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier insists his side will emerge quickly from the mini-slump that is undermining its English Premier League title bid. He blamed bad defending and conceded
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      43 11 SOME CREDIT WILL DO Tm not taking too much credit for it, it just fell into my hands. Australia's striker bowler Glenn M cGrath (left), whose amazing diving one-handed outfield catch dismissed England dangerman Michael Vaughan m the Second Ashes Test cricket yesterday
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    • 485 11 ROME AC Milan beat city rival Inter Milan 1-0 m a fiercely-contested local derby to top the Italian Serie A. A first-half goal from speedy Brazilian Serginho ensured victory, which took Milan level on 25 points with Juventus but ahead on goal difference. Juventus lost
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    • 484 11 BARCELONA Barcelona president Joan Gaspart tried to defend his own unruly supporters after a 0-0 draw with bitter rival Real Madrid descended into disgrace as former Barcelona playmaker Luis Figo was pelted with missiles. "The reaction of the supporters is unjustified and wrong
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    • 403 12  -  BEN NADARAJAN BADMINTON RONALD Susilo's head slumped, his shoulders sagged as if the life had been sucked out of him. It was not just the fact that he had lost in the final of the Batam Masters; it was losing to arch-rival Taufik
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    • 433 12  -  CHIA HAN KEONG BOWLING *l JACK WONG and Alice Tay used their experience to outlast younger opponents and win the third series of the Tournament of Champions at Jackiesßowl yesterday. Both overcame finalframe setbacks m their first matches of the step-ladder finals to
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    • 501 12 GOLF Shaky putting lets No 1 down as Japanese holds on to slender victory MIYAZAKI (Japan) Shaky putting thwarted Tiger Woods' hopes of a seventh title this year as Japan's Kaname Yokoo eased to a one-shot victory at the ¥200-million (552.9--million) Dunlop Phoenix
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    • SPORTS FILE
      • 72 12 COUGHLIN SETS TWO MORE WORLD MARKS AMERICAN Natalie Coughlin turned m another record-setting performance on the second day of the Fina V'orld Cup short-course swimming meeting m Nassau, New York, adding two more world marks to her total. She won the 100-metre backstroke m 56.715 ec and the 100 m
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      • 61 12 AUSTRALIA'S Rachel Teske birdied three of her final four holes to take a one-stroke lead over Sweden's Annika Sorenstam after the third round of the season-ending USsl-mil-lion (551.78-million) ADT Championship m West Palm Beach, Florida. Teske, 30, fired a four-under-par 68 with seven birdies and
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      • 55 12 RACING was abandoned for the second straight day at the America's Cup challenger yachting series after high winds hit the Hauraki Gulf off Auckland yesterday. Winds gusted above 20 knots and peaked around 29 knots before the race committee called off racing about 15
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      • 55 12 AUSTRALIA shut out the United States 4-0, while England beat Ireland 3-1 m opening matches at the women's hockey World Cup m Perth yesterday. Japan and Spain drew 1-1 m another match. The top two finishers m each of two groups will advance to the
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      • 79 12 WOODLANDS Wellington FC and Nee Soon East Constituency Consultative Committee will be conducting a soccer clinic from Dec 17 to 19 at the Woodlands Stadium. The fee is $80 but residents of Northwest CDC will get a $20 discount. All participants will get a
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    • 799 12 HORSE RACING Race 1 n— Wcfrd Mdn 2&3Y0 1200 m 8 KILAT MAORI. M de Montfort I 9 Urn's World. X B Soo 2 2 Bronte. B Smith 3 Margins: 3 3/4 len x 3/4 len Time 1 116. Nos 8. 9. 2 Win: $16 Place
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    • 353 12 CRICKET ADELAIDE Glenn McGrath took the catch of his life and captured four wickets to spearhead Australia to an innings-and-51-run thumping of England m the second Ashes Test at the Adelaide Oval yesterday. Australia, a comprehensive 384-run winner m the first Test
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    • 692 13 BASKETBALL NBA's best team fights back against Sonics to extend its unbeaten run DALLAS Anyone who doubts whether the Dallas Mavericks are the National Basketball Association's best team might think differently after seeing how they won their 13th consecutive match. Trailing by 16 late
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    • 433 13 EL SEGUNDO (California) Shaquille O'Neal reported some stiffness m his foot at practice on Saturday, but said it would not stop him from playing against the Milwaukee Bucks this morning (Singapore time). After bringing him off the bench on Friday, coach
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      • 86 13 New Jersey 10 4 .7M Boston 9 4 .692 U Philadelphia 9 4 .692 >■■ Orlando 7 7 .500 3 Washington 6 7 .462 3Vt Miami 2 9 .182 6'New York 2 9 .182 ttt W I Pet 6B Indiana 10 2 .833 Detroit n 3 .786 New
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      • 86 13 W I Pet GB Dallas...™ 13 0 1.000 San Antonio 9 4 .692 4 Houston 7 4 .636 5 Minnesota 7 7 .500 6' Utah 7 7 .500 6. Denver 4 9 .308 9 Memphis 1 13 .071 12' W L Pet GB Sacramento ..11 4 .733 Seattle
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    • 1329 13 BASKETBALL NBA: Boston 109 Atlanta 99. Detroit 106 Indiana 91. New Jersey 96 Minnesota 82. New Orleans 97 Cleveland 84. Memphis 85 Washmqton 74. Dallas 115 Seattle 105. Denver 80 Phoenix 79. Utah 110 Chicago 90. Sacramento 95 Portland 94. CRICKET Fo«rth day wf Second Ashtt Tttt
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        175 13 am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe In me, even though they die like everyone else, will live again. They are given eternal life for believing In me and will never perish." John 11:25 CHAN SWEE KUM (JENNY) Age: 71 years Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved
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        68 13 A RAMASIVAM (RAMU) Agt: 56 passed away peacefully on 24.11.2002, sadly missed always remembered by: Wife: A Nyianambal Father: Mother: Alagu (Alagammal, deceased) Sons: Daughter-in-law: Anbu (Selvam) Prabha Thirumaran (Maran) Brother*: Sisters-in-law: Bala Krishnavenni Meya Valarmathi Alagu Mam Kanagi Ragu Sifter: Brother-in-law: Seetha Suppiah and all loved ones. Cortege leaves
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        92 13 W FIRST ANNIVERSARY In Loving Memory Of KONG GUAY ENG JOAN PB, PBS Departed on 25 Nov 2001 In peace you rest at last; all that pain is long past. Ever alive, your spirit thrives; Sweet memories floating freely dwell m our hearts, never to part. Until we cross the
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        42 13 we, the family of the Late] CHIA THIAM HOCK Departed on 19.11.2002 wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends, business associates and colleagues for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences and donations during our recent bereavement. L i
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        50 13 1/ The Rm»y of the late CHENG CHOON EN6 would like to express our deepest appreciation to the Minister of Parliament Mrs Cynthia Lee-Phua Mr Zainudin Nordin, Mayor staff of North-East CDC, all relatives, friends, colleagues business associates for your kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations wreaths during our recent bereavement.
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        38 13 DAKSM4AMOORTHY Aqt: 77 Departed: 24/11/02 Sadly missed by beloved wife, sons, daughters, sons-in-law, daughter-in-law grandchildren, friends relatives. Cortege leaves Blk 681 Race Course Rd 005-301 for Mount Vernon Crematorium at spm on 25/11/02. k Tel: 6291 4109 A
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        71 13 SUIKIN SUNDRAM DORAI (JOACHIM) Age: 56 was called home to be with the Lord on 23 November 2002, leaving behind: WHt: Anthony Theresa Dorai Son: Solomon Suikin Sundram Brother. Ambrose Dorai Parents-in-law relatives. Botfy rtftnQ ot voM dock it N 95 QcytaßQ oct wtdrMickAy 27 Nommtar 2002 at 9Jown to
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        40 13 TAN SWEE TIN (ANNE) Age: 55 passed away peacefully en 24 November 2002. Wake at Blk 1 Jalan Batu (Tanjong Rhu) void deck. H/P: 9 695 1493 Cortege leaving on 26 November 2002 11.00 am for Bright I Hltl Crematorium.
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        45 13 AVTAR KAUR D/ 0 Late SURDARA SINGH Agt: 51 passed away peacefully on 24.11.02, leaving behind family and loved ones. Mother Mdm Ram Kaur Corttgt will Imv# for Mt Vcrnon Crtmatorium Hall 3 for cremation on 25/11/02 at 4.30pm. H: *****453 U HP: *****334 i
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        38 13 Bth Anniversary With Fond Memories of Teddy Pious Departed 2Sth Nov. 1994 Although we see no more. you always remain m our thoughts Eternally loved by: Mother, Brothers, Sisters, Brothers-in-law, sister-in-law, children, nephews, nieces, I son-in-law. x V
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    • MONEY
      • 673 14 ROUND-UP Oversetu markets HONGKONG share prices are likely to turn lower this week after nine consecutive days of gains but investor sentiment should remain positive, dealers said. The key Hang Seng Index gained 199-67 points or 2 per cent m the past week to 10,065.32.
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      • 104 14 TURNOVER COOO) VALUE ('000) Main Sdq Total Main Sdq Total Multilnd 23.036 23.036 32.344 32 344 Manufacturq 232,738 13.436 246.224 247.983 3,903 251.886 Commerce 44,806 1,016 45.822 14,523 206 14 729 Tpt/Stor/Com 47,368 47,368 63.363 ***** Finance 34.535 34,535 112,897 112 897 Construction 20,374 2,081 22.455 4,737
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      • 126 14 MAIN SDO TOTAL Up Dn Unch Up Dn Unch Up Dn Unch Multilnd 585 000 565 Manufacturing 63 31 29 17 9 15 80 40 44 Commerce 23 16 13 3 4 5 26 20 18 Tpt/Stor/Comms 13 7 000 13 87 Finance 10 4 0 0
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      • 42 14 Chang* Straits Times Index 1423.61 +24.71 BT 08/ OS ...80.00 +159.00 BT CADI -*****.00 +145.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +8.00 UOB Sesdaq 54.92 +0.94 UOB Blue Chip 494.62 +9.33 STI Futures _.1420 +17 MSCI Singapore 176.19 +3.35 SiMSCI Futures ...175.80 +2.50
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      • 35 14 Datacraft 10c 62,250,000 Chart SemiCond 26c 74,455,000 PacificCenturyiOc 69,628,000 Citiraya 2.5 c 67,606,000 Ascendasreit 58,174,000 TPV USIC 44.817.000 UniFoofl HK2SC 43.704.000 People's Fooa HGK 50c 42.713,000 UniFiber 10c 37,080,000 BIL Intl US2OC 33.919]000
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      • 442 14 Yen sinks to 3-week low against US$ REVIEW Currencies HONGKONG Fears over Japan's financial system and renewed confidence m the United States' economy pushed the yen to a three-week low against the US dollar, as the New Zealand dollar soared to a 21--month high against the greenback and a four-year
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      • 3333 14 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AM Amro Asset Mgt (S'pore) Star Europe Eqty!** 0.636/ Star Europe Bd 1 103/ Star Europe Bal 0.855/ Star Asian Tiger Eqty 0.682/ Star Asia Bond 1.291/ Star Asia Balanced 0 805/ Star Global Technology Fund!** 0 185/ Star 8hv Finance iapan Fund!** 0 576/ Multi Strategy
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      • 403 15 Japan's Financial Services Minister calls for cuts m corporate tax and taxes paid on stock transactions TOKYO Japan's Minister for Financial Services has said that the government should implement tax cuts worth as much as 2.5 trillion yen (5536.2 billion) m the
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      • MONEY WORLD
        • 138 15 MIZUHO TO AXE 5,000 EMPLOYEES' JAPAN'S Mizuho Holdings, the world's largest bank by assets, is set to trim some 5,000 jobs by fiscal 2004 as part of restructuring moves, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported yesterday. The Nihon Keizai Shimbun quoted sources close as saying that, as a first step m
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        • 150 15 MALAYSIA'S central bank will not set the number of banks the country should have or force more mergers following the creation of 10 big banking groups last year, according to a report yesterday. Bank Negara Malaysia governor Zeti Akhtar Abdul Aziz said there was no
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        • 117 15 INTERNET retail sales m the United States surged 34.3 per cent m the third quarter to US$ll.O6 billion (Ssl9-63 billion) from the same period a year ago, the Commerce Department said last Friday. This growth far outstripped the pace of all retail sales, which
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        • 104 15 AUSTRALIA'S Qantas Airways will announce today that it has signed an agreement to take a stake of around 25 per cent m Air New Zealand (Air NZ), a source close to the negotiations said. The much-anticipated deal will see Qantas subscribe for new
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      • 372 16 WIDENING BUDGET DEFICIT 'One of the reasons why the peg remains and people are corrfident about the Hongkong dollar is that it has not changed in the last 19 years. Mr Leung, defending the peg to the US dollar HONGKONG Hongkong's finance boss
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      • 634 16  -  REBECCA LEE They have teamed up with a businessman to set up two outlets serving Cantonese food, which will open m the middle of next month IF YOU are a corporate bigwig, chances are you would have been served by these two
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      • 335 16 BNP Paribas pays $3.9 b for govt's Lyonnais stake PARIS French bank BNP Paribas won an auction on Saturday for the government's 10.9 per cent stake m Credit Lyonnais, agreeing to pay 58 euros a share or 2.2 billion euros (553.93 billion), the Finance Ministry said. "BNP Paribas submitted a
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      • 508 17  - SG Asset launches unit trust backed by US home loans EDNA KOH The fund being rolled out today is the first here to be managed by a firm specialising m mortgage-backed bonds FINANCE CORRESPONDENT JOHN Doe takes a home loan from Wells Fargo Bank m the United States. What has
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      • 511 17  -  LORNA TAN SURVEY OF INTERNET FIRMS Bu RECOVERY IN SIGHT Tlie profits look set to continue increasing, given that sales are re-accelerating We believe that we Jiave already witnessed the complete 'bust cxjaejor tlie global technology sector. Fundsupennart.com, on companies such as Amazon (left
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      • 342 17 Malaysian office space worth $4.7 b remains vacant KUALA LUMPUR Analysts warn that Malaysia's sluggish property market would remain weak m the near future, with the government saying that a shocking RMIO billion (554.7 billion) worth of office space remains unoccupied. Although interest rates are low, a declining stock market
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      • 1048 17  -  AZHAR KHALID TAKING STOCK Bu MARKETS CORRESPONDENI THE Singapore bourse should perk up this week as confidence seeps back following another show of resilience by markets m the United States. In the absence of fresh leads on the domestic
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      • 511 18  -  IGNATIUS LOW The Republic's growth being twice as volatile as that of the US should double 3% expansion m the American economy Ihj FINANCE CORRESPONDENT Yes, we know it's high...butlthink people have become overly pessimistic now, and could be missing out
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      • 306 18 SAN FRANCISCO Major US retailers are hiring at least as many workers for this holiday season as last year, confounding forecasts of slow sales. Sears, Roebuck Co, Target, Best Buy and the Macy's unit of Federated Department Stores are among firms that
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  • Life!
    • 13 1 Life! THE STRAITS TIMES Monday, November 25, 2002 CELEBRATES THE WONDER OF LIFE
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      341 2  -  SAMUEL LEE Pop diva breaks recora with four encores Btl WHEN Sandy Lam last performed here two years ago, she had to beg the crowd to go home after two encores. Last Saturday, the Hongkong pop diva broke her own recora when she delivered four encores. While her
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    • 272 2  -  Suzanne Ong JUSTIN KAN had no clue who Wang Lee- H o m (left) was until his girlfriend introduced him to the Americanborn Chinese singer's music a year ago. The 18-year-old Pioneer Junior College student has been hooked since. "His music is very good, and
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    • 154 2 Off to Vietnam to buy a virgin bride NOT all men who go to Vietnam to buy brides are losers. A 30-something gym instructor, who goes by the name of Keith, travelled there with his mother recently to pick his bride and hold their quickie wedding. In its December issue,
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    • 300 3 Poor revenue has caused CNBC Asia to slash two popular American talk shows hosted by Jay Leno and Conan O' Brien this month IF YOU are wondering what has happened to your weekly weekend dose of Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien on CNBC (Star Hub Ch 15),
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    • 363 3 Free Lunch Box comes m the form of musical performances once a month at its Concert Hall LUNCH hour at the Esplanade Theatres on the Bay will soon be a feast for the senses with a variety of music performances lined up to entertain lunchtime
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    • 425 3  -  SAMUEL LEE Half-hourly show gets an additional slot on Friday night to cater to the extra eyeballs Bu SPICIER AND SEXIER: Hosted by actress-director Beatrice Chia, viewership has been going up steadily. SINGAPORE'S only television programme devoted to the arts is enjoying
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    • 451 4 Pass the KETCHUP With its infectious tune and goofy dance moves, The Ketchup Song isbeingpoured on charts and radiotvaves all over the world TOMATO-BASED: Las Ketchup, the three attractive sisters responsible for The Ketchup Song, are the daughters of famous Spanish flamenco guitarist Juan "Tomate" Munoz. Even if The Ketchup
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    • 215 4 EVERY year, one happy, chirpy, danceable song will hit the airwaves and capture the imagination of the masses, then die after repeated airplay. Life! picks its Top 10 novelty tunes of the past decade. Culprit: German soft-rock band Fool's Garden. A Chinese version was made popular
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    • 803 5 Culprit: English pop-trio Right Said Fred Song: I'm Too Sexy (1992) Lyrics even the coffeeshop owner knows: "I'm too sexy for my shirt, too sexy for my shirt, so sexy it hurts." Culprit: Spanish singing-duo Los Del Rios Song: The Macarena (1996) Lyrics even the coffeeshop
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    • LIFE!•ARTS
      • 295 6  -  CLARA CHOW Toy Factory Theatre Ensemble's upcoming Mandarin production revolves around an old chessmaster and an unforgettable lost love By ACTRESS Sharon Au is confident she can beat some nun at the ancient Chinese strategy game of xveiqi. "I'm a fast learner," she says. "Plus
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      • 303 6  -  WONG AH YOKE CANTONESE OPERA U YU OF SOUTHERN TANG DYNASTY The Cantonese Opera Troupe of Shenzhen, China Kreta Ayer People's Theatre Saturday BIL THE latest season of Cantonese opera at the Kreta Aver People's Theatre opened last Saturday with a tragic tale of
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      • 530 7  - Proof of a good script ONG SOR FERN Witty writing and fine acting m this maths-haseaplmj add up to a show worth-mane than the sum of its parts THEATRE PROOF Action Theatre Jubilee Hall Friday Bu ARTS CORRESPONDENT THE script's the thing m Proof. And it was evident from some
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      • 657 5 E PACKING/ STORAGE/ DELIVERY/ REMOVAL l^rofessional handling I of alt movable Items I- Reasonable charges I- Free Quotation (Bam 11pm) 7 days a week 1 rirLAHDWIDfTtMO™! I EXPCRKMOD DEUCATC MOVERS JGSstIWSSj 1 Pianc Removal, I Dtsposa'Seftai ■6489 3126j REMOVALroAYs A BARGAIN PRICI.™ Specialised irv 7 am-.lpffl house.office. removal dismantling; iTL^lILi^
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      • 718 5 Bffl PRINTING/ COPYING ■^SERVICES DESIGN, PRINTING fc distribution leaflet brochure. Signages, banner photography. *****671 A4 FULL COLOR size print. 50,000 copies, $2000 only. Tel: 6362-8682 Dolphin Media VERY LOW PRICEI Design, print distribution (24 hrs. Islandwide;. Pis call: 6741-3422 INSTANT NAME CARD/letterhead/ leaflet/ invoice/ sticker/ stamp. #81-O4 Fook Hai Bldg.
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      • 925 5 Bffl DAIHATSU FOR SALE '93 CHARADE I.3SG i4-dr) COE re new 10 yrs. New tax/ paint. Mthly $500—. 9366-2362 '89 CHARADE I.OCX. COE 6/07. New tax/ paint. Mthly $400** Call Dani *****362 11/87 CHARADE CX new tax COE 12/2006 Well maintained. Low downpayment. Call 6252-5098 '86 PURSAL 1.0 5 dr.
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      • 383 6 ETTI HONDA FOR SALE BTTI HONDA FOR SALE Elij ELJ ACCORD 2.0 Euro-R VTec 7speed $69,988 HONDACRV2.O i-VTec HONDA STREAM 1 .7 VTec fr $98,988 (7 Seater) fr $93,988 ACCORD 2.0 i-VTEC COME VISIT US FOR A NON-OBLIGATORY PRESENTATION ON THE BRAND NEW HONDA ACCORD AND RECEIVE A FREE SSSO
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      • 239 6 Bffljj HYUNDAI FOR SALE Sonata 2.0 /TAN ON& $84,858* I 4fe i *2DSk High Tracte-ln KM^^^^nMß" Sonata 2.0 I G«tz/AccMt/Matrix/Elantra/ JUST $1800 NETT to driveaway this 2A99/ 12/'9B Atos 1.0 GLS manual. Transfer fee, insurance, Ist instalment included absolutely no hidden cost. No gimmick. 1 owner. Mthly $630. Last unit
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      • 413 6 ETTI HYUNDAI FOR SALE Ejf] HYUNDAI FOR SALE ||||JEBE a WINNER In tf» Ml MffIEEL Of FOffTVNE wS^ I ifIHH SONATA 2.0 (84,888 (5 Door) Auto J3fcß*i O*»\ co oqo L ">■>_ i.— «r^ra\ MATRIX ~^y#\ -^VmkW- 1.6 (A) I -mm a--. t67,888 *'i£»94.999 I '99 ATOS I.OGLS, tax 6/03.
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      • 284 6 KWI MAZDA FOR SALE Car Times ,^*^§^fc iso 9061 9100 6181 C3rtlrrves net^ AUTO HAZDA 323 i.oGhn Latest model 11/99 requires only $3500 to driveaway transfer fee, insurance, Ist instalment all included 1 owner showroom cond. Mthly $830 nett. Last unit was sold m 1 day! 9100-6527 4 UNITS '91
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      • 735 6 ■TJI MERCEDES FOR SALE RTI MERCEDES FOR SALE ISTI MERCEDES FOR SALE BCTI MERCEDES FOR SALE Results of November's Second Open Bidding Exercise For COE 1 %ff COE price Quota Bids average* Cars (1600 cc and below) $29,008 1,334 1,942 $29,854 Cars (1601 cc and above) $28,001 663 879 $29,650
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      • 501 6 Rf| MITSUBISHI KyFORSALE RECT PRICE FOR ULJ J 1 Buy Sell YOUR CAR!!! 1996 -2002 MODEL FOR NO R£G^T ANG |UNI~GAIN TRADING) 'All Models Welcome'] Immediate transfer 'No gimmicks It Free valuation M ■jkCall To Believe!(24-hri JB f*k HIGHER^ **J7 OFFER BUY/ SILL 4 t FOR ALL Slu* USED CARS
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      • 597 6 Rf| MITSUBISHI EjIFORSALE 8/'9l MITSUBISHI LANCER I.3GLX Manual. CD, s/rims. COE 8/'2OII. High loan avail. Call 9768 3217 6/96 LANCER STATIONWAGON 1.6 auto. 1 owner. Blue. Deposit $3K. Mthly $816. Must view! *****122 93' SPACEWAGON GLXI (7 seater) COE renew 10 yrs. New tax/ paint. Mthly $900++. 9366-2362 DRIVEAWAY $2KI
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      • 724 6 Kfl NISSAN FOR SALE A 288 DRIVEAWAYU FREE 3 servicing. 5 units Nissan Presea 1.6, auto/ manual, COE 08/'2OII/ leather upholstery, 15" s/rims, $28,800 only! Mthly $500++ x 7 yrs. *****000 JUST PAY TRANSFER fee, insurance, Ist instalment to driveaway this 9/'OO Sunny 1.5 manual. 1 owner. Absolutely no hidden
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      • 751 6 BWI NISSAN FOR SALE '89 NISSAN PULSAR. 1.4 SLX. COE 5/'O9. Tip top cond. $27,800. 9667-3014. DEPRECIATION $7,500 NEG. 11/2000 Cefiro. Low mileage. 1 owner. Low deposit. *****055 3/02 CEFIRO 3.0 V 6. Auto. 1 owner. 2208 HP. Low depreciation. Deposit $4800. Tel. 6280-7337 1 OWNER 9/'OI Sunny 1.5 Auto.
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      • 408 6 ■TJI TOYOTA FOR SALE Toyota IST 1.3 Auto $***** Toyota RAY 4. 3/ 5 dr $***** Toyota Voltz 1.8 $***** Toyota Estima 2.4 $*****0 Toyota Celica 1.8 $***** Toyota Soarer SC43O. z dr $*****0 Honda Stream 1.7 $***** Honda CRY 2.0 i $***** Honda Odyssey 2.3 $*****0 Honda Accord 2.0
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      • 644 7 Blfl TOYOTA FOR SALE BfJI TOYOTA FOR SALE BWI TOYOTA FOR SALE Toyota Camry 2.4 Honda Odyssey 2.3 Toyota Ray 4 3Dr/SDr $113,800 $111,800 s91 800 PRfIDO *S|g^!fFflißLflDV3.sZ Honda fICCORD ..SZm/k rnmk.\ 2.0 1-UTec *#f a+^^ a t a «fe T °y° ta J^^^^^F 2.4 fluto UUTI RLPHfIRD Toyota UlinDOm
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      • 375 7 Effl VOLKSWAGEN Kjfll FOR SALE VW Buy Sell Alvin Tan *****388 Clear One Motor Ent www.carone.com.sg VISIT US www.carlines.com.sg VISIT US www.carlines.com.sg V SIT US www.carlines.com.sg 1) 5/'OI GOLF S/wagon 1.6 silver. 2) 6A98 Passat 1.6 auto biack. Agt service. Like new. *****295 1 OWNER. 6/00 Beetle 2.0 Auto. Yellow.
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      • 652 7 Bfffl OTHER MAKES Kninht»«riT:nii*.iiiHi[i]:l Frank »elilJlH:niiJ.';Hß FULL PAYMENT BY CASH OR CHEQUE 26th November 2002 Veaue: 210 Tari Club Road (Lot C2l). Turf City SfefeMj:lkMnD4il.lDiii-2.00pn Time of Auction 2.15 pm sharp SJZMISR'KLW* 1394 953a MERCEDES 3»Z 2QOE A 1989 '997s SUZU<JBAI£MCI3M 1991 '29t0 TOYCUCOROOA JA 1993 'Mta MWttta 1990 '990
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      • 720 7 BJTJ VEHICLE jpjj ACCESSORIES/PARTS Solar Film for Cars c Rejects UV heat c Whole car installation c Enhance safety, 7 yr warranty c 2 hrs job by appt 1600 cc below $280.00 1601 cc above $300.00 MPV SUV $380.00 Thermal Guard TEL: 6346-7533 55 Lorong L Telok Kurau 801-57 Bright
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      • 491 7 ■ff! VEHICLES FOR HIRE jf Hari Raya S j |t» OPEN FOR BOOKINGS! FREE DELIVERY 'Conditions Apply from fl^ X? d For Short JK U Long Tt rmj til %J U bss£3E3 AiPI/s Sports Cars At/nt-Buses RENT-A-CAR SEW SALOON AND MPV 1300 CC TO 2400 CC 'M^^^Jpsurance Included nffifc? 8
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      • 404 7 Bf!J VEHICLES FOR HIRE PASSENGER VANS/ LIMOUSINES for m'sian/ local charter with drivers. Singh *****630 24hrs VAN 10FT/ 14ft/ 22ft truck for rental. Yew Tee Tel 6760 7877, Jurong Tel 6261 3096. ATS RENT-A-CAR OFFERS competitive rates fr $55 for Spore/ M'sia use. *****304/ *****656 $40 ONWARDS. BRAND new used
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      • 736 7 RSI LORRIES FOR SALE Bflf] LORRIES FOR SALE BfJI LORRIES FOR SALE BfVl LORRIES FOR SALE i^^i^fl E^^J Business Solutions. -^fNiir Choose the one that best suits your needs. KIA Commercial Vehicles come with over 50 years of manufacturing excellence. CJcjX) sole Distributor X I AUTO PTE LTD P 6383
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      • 738 7 LAnnYi.3 Now with $500 Metro Shoppers Cheque. fc*^"Cargo space IB I 1 iJfc./ IA length A j Cargo fli *#m IB JZ MK\ B *P*« fl^r > BMiat^^ MMM height '9 1 ■£> FREE 1-year insurance* FREE Ist1 st instalment* FREE 3 servicing 3-year/60,000 km warranty Down Payment. Terms Cond*
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      • 294 7 Bfjfl MINIBUSES LOW DEPOSIT. 8/92 Mitsubishi L3OO. 9-seater. Petrol. Goods cum passenger. New paint. COE 8/2012. Sell $29,000. *****799 05/2000 KIA COMBI KM 825 PA 1547 M. Diesel. 1 owner. COE 25/5/'lO. View 50 Carlisle Rd. Call: 6421-9690 Keegan 'PA' 11/-98 BENZ MBIOO. Diesel. 2 owners. Wei! kept. Tax 2/'O3.
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      • 511 7 RENAULT KANGOO 1.9D-/1.4A TRAFIC I.9dCi Dnmpamentf'SBso* Authorised Dealer: SIN HIAP HONG 1 0* Soo Cnow W* (near Thomson Pea JILS4S2 6003 '01 MITSUBISHI L3OO 53r 530.8K '99 Mitsubishi L3OO 5Dr 524.5K '98 Mitsubish L3OO 5Dr 522.5K '96 Mitsubishi L3OO 5Dr $13.8K 01 Hyundai Grace HlOO 528.8K '00 Hyundai Grace HlOO
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      • 332 8 Pfffl DO9-10 ORCHARD/ |ui|J TANGLIN/ HOLLAND V»| PTEAPTS-RENT good ru locationlJ ST MARTIN RESIDENCE 3*l 57.5 K. Paterson Edge 2/ 3+l $4K-SSK. Sommerville Park 3/3+ l. 52.5 K. Fiftn Aye 3/ 4+l S neg. *****77 C THE ASTON. 657 sqft 52.2 K. 1300 sqft $4K. Brand new. Near Great World/
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      • 434 8 WJFI 009-10 ORCHARD/ hiLkl TANGLIN/ HOLLAND .Jfll PTEAPTS-RENT D.09 PATERSON TWR. Renovatec 2748 sqft tt*\ bright. Facilities. Orchard MR*. 93C2 0298 wj WALKING DISTANCE to MRT New aevt. Studio/ 2/ 3/ 4 bcrms. Fu i conao facilities. 9459-1732 D.09 GRANGEFORD. 1200/ ~SC sq.ft. Wei' renovatea. M.a/ higti fir. Orchard. 9607-6199
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      • 773 9 BDO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS RENT DELFI ORCHARD. 2-BDRM. F/furn. Sti expat] .'o^pies. neg. A\j -"<-nee!. 9455-4006 KO REGENCY PK. MID Br. Good facing. Greenery. 3+!. 3175 sqft. P/furn immed. $8000. Rolf *****8H PTE SERVICE STUDIOS. Holland vicinity. Quiet. Convenient. Pool. MRT. etc. $1K reg. 6467-1645 D.lO ASPEN HGTS
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      • 698 9 P!JH 015-16 EAST COAST JHy PTE APTS -RENT ERA 4 k LAGOON VIEW. 1700 sq ft. High fir. Full sea view. 3+l. F/furn. Hurry The Bayshore. 2 bdrms. 950 sq.ft. F/furn/ aircon. F/facilities Avail immed. 902-0899 Brian 24HRS THE EAST Renting Specialist Team. All East projects avail immed. Big small
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      • 740 9 Ktjl HOUSES FOR RENT CHOICE HOMES CHARMING HOUSES DlsPooleßoad s/storey bungalow 6+l rms Dl 6 Up. East Coast Rd int. terrace 4+l rms 2961 sqft Chyi Feng Sam *****037 *****288 HTel: *****411 FAR EAST ORGANIZATION Ample Properties *****651 Holland Gr. 8000/4500 sqft. new, top quality spacious s+l +TV. Big patio,
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      • 797 9 Will HUDC/HOB APTS FOR RENT $650 UP T.PAYOH, Bishan, AMK, Yishun, Redhill, Clementi, Jurong. Woodlands, Bt Batok, Tampines. Pasir Ris. 9146-9140 agt HI fes ERA J^. BISHAN APPROVED UNIT. 3-rm corner. Blk 189. F/furn. 100% move m. 5 mins to MRT/ interchange/ shpg/ CC. High fir. S-RM (2 BDRMS study)
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      • 570 9 IDI7-18 CHANGI/ ffH 017-18 CHANGI/ fffl 017-18 CHANGI/ ffH Dl 7-18 CHANGI/ iffl 017-18 CHANGI/ PR Dl 7-18 CHANGI/ PASIRRIS mQI PASIRRIS |u±J PASIRRIS |u£j PASIRRIS |U±] PASIRRIS kIuJ PASIRRIS HOUSES -SALE |^3 HOUSES -SALE f|j| HOUSES SALE HOUSES-SALE p|^ HOUSES -SALE HOUSES -SALE Kiiß PROPERTY GUIDE PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL f
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      • 249 9 ORCHARD RM WITH toilet, TV, aircon, pool, 880 pit, games rm, freedom, mins to MRT. *****909 MASTER BDRM AMK. Professionals or single ladies. Near MRT/ amenities. Call 9382-3741 BLK 28 BEDOK, 1-rm/ Blk 246 S'goon Central. Furn/ unfurn. Near MRT/ amenities. 6545-0421 CAVENAGH HOUSE FURN aircon rm. Toilet attached. With
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      • 282 9 WtSi SHORT-TERM |jy ACCOMMODATION 1-3 BDRM FOR rent Daily/ Weekly/ Mthly. Condo facilities. Near MRT $40 onwards. Pis call *****334 IN CHINATOWN AIRCON. rms. At -tached bathrms. IDD phone. CTV Food Ctr. fr. $55/ day. *****996 bjuj CITY SOUTH-WEST |f||| HOUSES -SALE FABER PK 2 storey bunglw 8343/ 3610 sq.ft.
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      • 412 9 HDO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGUN/ HOILAND PTEAPTS-SALE Ardmore ParK 2885, 8740 sa.';. Few units, vacant. Four Season Park 2874 sq.ft. Unblock view/ Penthse 7300 sq.ft. The Lady Hill 2300, 3800 sq.ft. Nassim Jade 2100 sq.ft. Orchard 18 Anderson 2778 sq.ft. Vacant D'Grove Villas 2700 sq.ft. Orchard Scotts 28 1658,1098 sq.ft. Richmond Pk
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      • 355 9 ■jffll Dll &21 NEWTON/ ■yJiJ BTTIMAH/ CLEMENTI rjffl HOUSES -SALE D.ll CLOSING SOON! Nicely renovatea. 2-storey semi-d. 4+l. F'hoid. 51.98 M. 9802-5050 BK ■Wi Dll &21 NEWTON/ ■£11 BTTIMAH/ CLEMENTI K 'Hfl pteapts sale HOME SWEET HOME. F'hoid. Hillview Green Condo. 2+l. Beautiful layout. Gdn waterfall view. Tenanted. Linda 9269-5000
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      • 341 9 ■WJI 015-16 EAST COAST |^jy HOUSES -SALE GOODMAN BEAUTIFUL BRAND new 3-storey semi-d. F'hoid. 3500/ 4900 sqft. 6+ maid's. *****029 SIGLAP F'HOLD S/STOREY inter terr. 1800/ 2200 sqft. 3 bdrms. Schs. S76OK only!! 9450-7621 INTER TERRACE. 3+l. 1875 sqft. Priced to sell. Henry 9673-7378 EP GREENFIELD BUNGLW. 9000 sq.ft 2-storey.
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      • 776 10 &Dl 9-20 SERANGOON/ THOMSON PTE APTS SALE COMPASS HGTS. EXCLUSIVE S convenient 3 9 «08. 3*1. 1324 sgft. r/faciiities. Compass Pt. LRT/ MRT. Kenneth 9671-4101 "EVERGREEN PR. HIGH fir. 4+l. S-:r view. Foreigner eligible. SSBOK ono. Agt *****090 ijfl D 22-28 ||I£J WEST& NORTH i|p| HOUSES-SALE LENGKOK SEMBAWANG 3+l rm.
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      • 758 10 iff! HDB APTS FOR SALE IWI HDB APTS FOR SALE WfTi HDB APTS FOR SALE WJfl HDB APTS FOR SALE Pfffl HDB APTS FOR SALE Jfifl HDB APTS FOR SALE l^j IBEDOK/CHAICHEE) fr^j (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) J^j (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) jUfj (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) |^j (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) tSffJPn PROPERTY GUIDE HDB ESTATES I f Buy It.
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      • 601 10 RH HDB APTS FOR SALE EiLJ (CLEMENT!/ :JP] WEST COAST) PropNox ttJPHH 4 'A' BLK 4 Toh Yi. New listing. Top fir. open view. Unblocked. Near Ngee Ann Poly Renovated. All races. 9145-4739 PN, Alan EXEC MAIS. 50 Teban Gdn Road. Fun reservoir view. Bright, airy, high fir. Move m.
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      • 637 10 i5T| HDB APTS FOR SALE I^J (JURONG) BEST 5-RM CORNER Toh Guan blk 271. Nice no. High fir. Unblocked. Move m. Mins to MRT/ shop/ mkt. Valued S32BK. *****739 ERA FEW UNITS. SlOK+. 5 T Toh Guan. 5 yrs. All high fir. Unblocked. 269/ 270/ 271/ 272/ 284. Valued. 100%
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      • 627 10 REI HDB APTS FOR SALE I^JfSEMBAWANG) S 'I' CORNER 327. High fir/ Windy. 123 sq.m. Mins to MRT/ Sun Plaza. Low cash!!! 9858-8542 Agt Rfl HDB APTS FOR SALE (TAMPINES/SIMEI) EXEC APT BLK 856 F. High fir. Fully renovated. Face park/ s/ pool 5 T Blk 859 corner. MRT/ St
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      • 538 10 RSI HDB APTS FOR SALE (WOODLANDS) JUMBO BLK 139. Corner unit! High fir. Lift level. Move m cond. Near amenities/ sch. Call 9400-5684 SOK CASH UP! 5 T corner 8988 high fir. Fully renovated. 888 Plaza. Unblocked. *****667 4 'A' MRT 410, 151. High fir. Unblocked. 100% move-in. 117 sq.m.
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      • 588 10 RTI HUDC/HDBAPTS KUwANTEtMRENT/ BUY) 1 JAPANESE LADY Mgr holding PR looking for ail areas whole unit for rent. Company lease. High budget. Call: 6448-7798. SHANTHI 9027-3232 ERA (12 yrs proven record). Indian Owners, I've Ready Buyers/ Tenants for your 3/4/5-rms/ Exec. Good (MRS JAYANTHI CHANDRAN) Te1:*****301 Pg: *****651. Rental Specialist.
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      • 1032 10 Rfl FACTORY SPACE Rfl FACTORY SPACE Rfl FACTORY SPACE ■^UfORRENT |^U FOR RENT M&U FOR RENT SHHHMHHH 16 Ground Floor Units mmMmgl^mijEM For Sale I^W^^P^^^fflß (1 ,087-1 ,808 sq ft) |§BSreBfISSB^M From 537Q OQQ onwards Your very own frontage 3PNfnPpPp9MH Hj!J FACTORY SPACE R!l FACTORY SPACE ~~JW~ FACTORY ANNEX §J-\L£JIJA3£
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      • 574 11 Rfl OFFICE SPACE |^J FOR RENT •NearTg. Pagar MRT vvea: 434 -2,3l4 sqft Rental Negotiable •Available immediately Enquiries: 6220 9911 Highly Sough! After: Office for rental CHEAP RENTAL Near MRT/ Entertainment Hub. Fully fitted/ bare. Sl* P*f Boat Quay. Advance Bldg, North Canal Rd, Blair Rd. Ruby Industry. Smith St
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      • 814 11 Kfl OFFICE SPACE I^Uforrent KEYPOINT, BEACH RD. 4,450 to 9.400 sq ft. High floor, Sea/ City view. Outside CBD. Reasonable rent. Cail 6295 1588 MAXWELL HSE 807 sqft. 3 rms for Directors. F/renovated/ cabinets/ furn/ carpeted 1 partry. 52.5 K. Phillip 911-99-911 C&H DO2 FULLY FITTED office. 700 sq.ft. Chinatown
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      • 760 11 Bfl OFFICE SPACE mJFORRENT OUALITY RD/ JLN Besar/ Übi Techpark. 3000/ 850/ 2217 sqft. Low rent. Immed. 9028-6655 M 2 CHEAP) TABLE SPACES/ office room at Nqee Ann City from $190. Call: 6838 0008. Ewiim OFFICE SPACE 500 sq.ft at shophse near Tg Pagar MRT. At above $2 psl secures.
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      • 818 11 BJI SHOP SPACE R7l SHOP SPACE I^MFOR RENT |^UFOfVRENT SHOPS SPACE FOR LEASE Building Area (Sq.Ft.) Central Mall 800 to 5,000 Chinatown Point 280 to 3,950 Delfi Orchard 420 to 630 IBM Towers 250 to 10,000 Katong Shopping Centre 65 to 3,500 New Tech Park 10.000 to 22,000 Tanglin Shopping
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      • 564 11 HSJ SHOP SPACE TG KATONG RD 2 units adjoining shophse. 3020/ 5600 sq.ft. F'hold. Cheap. Agt: 9025-9448 ASSIGNMENT! TOA PAYOH blk 71 d/storey shophse, near MRT/ central/ mkt. *****397 Agt RW SHOP SPACE CLIENT NEEDS URGENTLY HDB shop for clinic, salon, aquarium others. *****388 Steven Ng URGENT!! BUDGET $4M. Any
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      • 1101 11 t RESTAURANT/ IJf| RESTAURANT/ LOUNGE KiMf LOUNGE SPACE FOR RENT ;|jjgj SPACE FOR RENT Waterfront Plaza/ Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, Havelock Road. 1,808 sq ft. With exhaust facilities. Available immediately. IST CITY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 13l TEL: 6877-1818 a WAREHOUSES/ WH WAREHOUSES/ STORAGE E*£] STORAGE SPACE FOR RENT jjj|j SPACE FOR
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      • 1002 11 Pfjl OTHER REAL ESTATE |W!I OTHER REAL ESTATE 37 4 41 Maryland Drivt DlO 4 plots of resl land with two Uty oetachec. 48.73 C sf. 937 yrs 2 Sommerville Walk Dl 3 2-sty semi-detached. 3440 sf, fhold. s+l B/rms 35 Springleaf Garden D 26 2-sty comer semi-detached. 3500 sf.
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      • 460 14 Bffi LANGUAGE COURSES WBj\ LANGUAGE COURSES Ik I Speak A New jj W\ Language In V EJ Just 2 months Main Office. j fflfif "'JHif^ I Peninsula Plaza, #26-04 IIMf r^**V-l i-* ■*-)t'i I 6336 4556 |IH:J:l*l^a| l_ Full-time/ part-time/ morning/ afternoon/ night/ weekend I Government school entry exam preparatory
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      • 394 14 STEVEN TUITION CENTRE Holiday Courses from 25/11/02 to 27/12/02 Transport can be arranged Intensive Classes Pn 1- Sec 4 all subjects Enq./ Chinese Composition Pri 1 Sec 4 Eng./ Chinese Comprehension Pri 1 Pri 6 Hanyu Pinyin Fun m Mandarin Pri 1 Pri 4 Phonetics Speech Drama *****300 (Hougang) *****800(Khatib)
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      • 445 15 IN THE SUBORDINATE COURTS OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE M C Su* No 2576/2002/Q BETWEEN INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE MART LTD (Regn. No. *****1355. E Plant its AND HOYEWHWA (NRICNo. *****486/J! Defendant NOTICE OF ADVERTISEMENT To HOYEWHWA late of Block 1 59 Too Payoh Lorong 1 #04-1530 Sngapore *****9 TAKE NOTICE that
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      • 955 16 M.V "SUNNY ONE (Warrant of Arrest No 11 OF 2002) PARTICULARS OF VESSEL Name of Vessel "SUNNY ONE Type of vessel Container vessel Official No. IMP *****17 Call Sign P3YKS Built Year 1980 Sietas Hamburg Germany Flag Port of Registry Limassol Cyprus Location Eastern Working Anchorage Singapore Type Built Is
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      • 790 16 CERAMET TECHNOLOGIES PTE LTD (Pursuant to Section 7'j(iO)(h) of the Companies Act (Cap. 50)) NOTICE IS HHRHBY GIVEN ihat at an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company convened and held on the 22nd day of November 2002. the following was passed as a Special Resolution: "Special Resolution: That the Company
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      • 700 16 TENDER NOTICE SIA Engineering Company Limited invites tenders for the following items: Item No. Description ECT 01 Provision of Manpower and 417 Necessary Equipment for General Labour Services m Workshops Workshop Planning Office. 02 Provision of Manpower and 418 Necessary Equipment for General Labour Services m Base Management. 03 Supply,
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      • 1268 17 f DEPDI ITTPI ITnt Classified Jobs KtUKUJ lUUIUI Executive Appointments j 603 Job Application 627 Marketing/ Communications 660 Apprentice Acknowledgements 630 Sales 663 Warehousing/ 606 Professional/ Executive 633 Counter/ Telephone Sales Inventory 609 Engineering 636 Customer Service 666 Security 612 IT 639 Agent/ Broker/ Trader 669 Cleaner 615 Lecturing/ Teaching
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      • 1214 18 |TJI MARKETING/ |TTjl SALES POSITIONS iXTjI SALES POSITIONS iTTjJ SALES POSITIONS itTl SALES POSITIONS pSgfoTaZarT^R I FAR EAST ORGANIZATION vJnciltal career m asset V HSJ pon liroc I allocation, risk transfer requires TRAVEL THE WORLD l. a lth ma 9 cmc nt .1 SALES EXECUTIVES International Travel Agent looking for
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      • 518 18 JTTI SALES POSITIONS I Lighting Company requires Mm GCE "N" Level Good communication interpersonal skills Computer skills Walk-in Interview 456 River Valley Road Singapore *****2 Tel: 6735 0606 Well est. Company 1 distributing confectionery 1 products urgently requires: 1 Energetic and physically fit Possess Class 3 driving license of more
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      • 514 18 ■TTjl SALES POSITIONS SALES REPRESENTATIVE (Japanese Car Spare Parts) Relevant store experience may apply Self-motivated Class 3 licence Singaporean Basic Commission Incentives Call 9618-6745 Overseas Bldg products co. invites applicants for: SALES PROJECT EXECUTIVE Related experience witn good contacts m the Bldg Ind 0 Technical skills m taking-of f. estimation
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      • 788 18 H CUSTOMER SERVICE ifll CUSTOMER SERVICE POSITIONS J^POSITIONS LSiimkMsMifl Computer Retailing CUSTOMER SERVICE J CASHIER Minimum GCE 0' level qualification Friendly Service oriented Must be able to speak Mandarin Some experience of cashiering Malaysians are welcome Training provided Gross salary $1300 per month CHALLENGER TECHNOLOGIES PTE LTD 109 North Bridge
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      • 514 19 iffl HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ Wftl HOTEL/RESTAURANT LOUNGE POSITIONS LOUNGE POSITIONS !Crew Riders Vacancies available at: Ang Mo Kio Jubilee Hougang Mall 61, #01-05 No. 90, #04-11, Ang Mo Kio Aye. 8 Hougang Aye. 10 Jubilee Entertainment Hougang Mall Complex. Tal: 6455 01 43 Tel: 6286 4253 Causeway Point Sembawang no. 1 woodlands
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      • 571 19 iffl BEAUTICIAN/ HAIR iff) BEAUTICIAN/ HAIR UyJ STYLIST POSITIONS W—i STYLIST POSITIONS Singapore's leading beauty salon requires: Beauty Manager, Beauty Consultants Beauticians Candidates must possess beauty certificates, have some experience m the beauty industry and bilingual. Malaysian are welcome to apply. Training will be provided for inexprienced candidates. The above
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      • 458 19 •ifl ADMINISTRATIVE/ CLERICAL POSITIONS An Airconditioning Co requires CLERK GCE 'NV'O' level. M'sians with SPM may apply Able to start work immed. Knowledge of Excel Words. 5 days work week. Female working environment Interested pis call *****253 or walk m for an Interview at 9 Jin Pesawat Juronq Town Between
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      • 527 19 iffl ADMINISTRATIVE/ W9f\ ADMINISTRATIVE/ |fr|jfl CLERICAL POSITIONS SIT lONS CASH PROCESSING OFFICERS (3-year Contract) Duties To process cash and maintain cash inventory To handle and seal cash into bags and boxes Requirements Secondary 2 education and above (Malaysians with 1 SPM credit will be considered) Able to perform shift work
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      • 392 19 IRRSK~R™F»SRnK3I An established Education 21 1 j Centre requires ij ir Xi 3Atm TJ »i Jh\Si I J:\ W A n it Minimum 3 'O' level l£ <r Good communication skills 31 if Pleasant personality 5] IC Salary $1200/= to $1400/= jj Walk-in at ji r r #06-14 Orchard Plaza
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      • 797 19 •ffl ADMINISTRATIVE/ CLERICAL POSITIONS SI.SK-S2K. S-DAYS A/CS Officer. Jurong. Japanese Co. Local/ PR. Young. Pleasant. Basic a/cs experience, wmsirene^yahoo.com 5-DAY ADMIN CUM A/cs. Übi. SI.2K-SI.4K. Partial a/cs. admin co-ordination. Speaks Chinese. *****667 xlO6 (C*****1E) IMPORT OFFICER. CHANGI. SI.6KS2.IK. Experience m Aircargo md. Tel. *****477 (Lie. C*****1F) jaina@achievecareer.com RECEPTIONIST AT SHENTON.
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      • 488 19 ifjfl TECHNICAL RRPI TECHNICAL MWpo^itions Impositions Avaplas u^^^^ EMi.i.'.Mi.'..i'ni!,i,j.ii:,;jri« Able to operate surface grinding, milling turning machines Responsible for maintenance and repair of molds Preferably with 2 years of relevant experience Mm. NTC 2 m precision engineering or equivalent ftf X* Ih 1 ll M I 1 1 I M
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      • 330 19 Pffl TECHNICAL Impositions The Management of a I commercial butting is looking d I for suitable personnel as f .Ennui, O Duties include doing I crating and woodwork m g the warehouse and office I O Primary education O Minimum 5 years of similiar experience Interested applicants. I please call
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      • 1483 20 ■ffl TECHNICAL iTJI TECHNICAL iffl TECHNICAL iffl TECHNICAL iljfl TECHNICAL KJJpositions KyposmoNS KyposmoNS MyposmoNS M^positions la^HfHHHltlvVllPPßlll^iPV mT ITC/NTC 2 m Electrical/Electronics/ ~|f!~ Wm Mechatronics/Mechanical Engineering B^f^nS^VHHf^PM^HBMHIS Able to work 1 2-hour shift m a cieanroom Hfft9f'''''*^i9^PLvff!fl'M §8 environment ■ZZZZZi fj i I~\ i i I i ■■ppnHnßMfi Free transportation at
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      • 610 20 VfC] PRODUCTION |TSi PRODUCTION iRI PRODUCTION ITS] PRODUCTION iRI PRODUCTION UU POSITIONS IjJM P^iTinuc IMPOSITIONS |U POSITIONS Exciting Rewards Ripe For c Picking! il k\w Jil ikvi H J^B Maxtor Peripherals (S) Pte Ltd y^TTtj y llr J%TT l !?fflB *m 1 No. 2 Ang Mo Kio St 63 JB
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      • 328 20 iIEI WAREHOUSING/ INVENTORY I POSITIONS To handle inventory Warehousing experience is a must Computer knowledge Female working environment Singaporean or PR Pis call 6445-1536 or Walk-in at: 514 Chai Chee Lane 807-13 Bedok Ind. Estate WAREHOUSE CUM DELIVERY ASSISTANTS Sec 2 and above b7Mi:qi:ii:iulWTs?l The Executive Home Store P/L 25
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      • 570 20 iff! WAREHOUSING/ INVENTORY I POSITIONS 15 WAREHSE ASST m Tuas. Forklift lie. Shift/ normal hrs. Blk 134 Jurong E. #02-309 F. Tel: *****700 (C *****28) ©STOREKEEPER/ MATERIAL HANDLER Changi S/ Kallang. Simple PC. class 3/ 4 forklift a plus. *****812 SI.3K SI.SK Store Keeper, forklift/ class 3 lie. 5 1
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      • 412 20 iff] CLEANER POSITIONS Urgently required 1) MALE/ FEMALE CLEANERS Orchard Rd Working hrs 7am-spm/ spm-lopm Interested, pis call 6733 5791 2) CLEANERS Male working environment Orchard Rd condo Balestier condo Working hsrs 7.30am-4.30pm 6 j-day week Salary SBOO-SlOOO Interested, please call: 9459 8849 CLEANERS required Location: SGH 1 month bonus/
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      • 415 20 WfH DESPATCH/ m DELIVERY POSITIONS WE NEED PART-TIME Despatch. Commission incentive. Choose your own area. Call: 6354-6924 DESPATCH CUM DRIVER required. Mm Class 2 3 licence. Call 6841-8860 COURIER CO NEEDS Full/ Part Time Despatch Rider with own bike. Please call 6292-5857. FULL/ PART-TIME RIDERS needed With experience, h/p bike.
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      • 610 21 fJH SECURITY POSITIONS ijfl SECURITY POSITIONS iff! SECURITY POSITIONS EARN UP TO $1,700 PER MONTH 1 Protection Officers at 'ho Kallang/Changi/Tg Rhu Tuas/Jurong City Area Minimum Requirements Singapore Citizen or PR Secondary 2 education Speak and write fluent English 1 Physically fit and willing to work 12-hr shifts Advantage PC
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      • 299 21 E±£J TEMPORARY POSITIONS PART-TIME SALES. STUDENTS welcome. Female environment. Extra income. Sell scented candles for X'mas. Call: 9239-7463 TEMP EXPERIENCED HR Asst. Mfg. 6-9 mths. Dip./ Deg. level. Chinese speaking. North area. 6337-3914. (Lie. *****500K) S2K-S2OK. AGTS/ TELE-Coordina-tor wanted. Part/ full time. Training/ clients provided. *****358 Eastview Realty. (Bugis MRT)
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      • 349 21 ■BB KHOO&ASSpCIATES an established collection agency since 1998, is expanding their operations and would like to invite suitable candidates for the following positions. FIELD COLLECTORS Requirements: Good command of English Good interpersonal and communication skills Experience preferred Please walk-in for interview 17 Carpenter St 803-01 or call: *****191 Positions I
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      • 720 21 iin DRIVER/ TRANSPORT |CJI DRIVER/ TRANSPORT fEH DRIVER/ TRANSPORT fSH DRIVER/ TRANSPORT Ifff DRIVER/ TRANSPORT wmHi IC KuJpositions I^J positions TP4MS ISLAND BUS DRIVERS Pnmttianal prospects ."C55 WALK-IN nttj/y 1+ \if\4i f Minimum Secondary 2 education ff iiui% *i^ llWWll yUW. Singaporeans/PRs/Malaysians IIVFTFIJVIFW Courteous personality Ai^i I JLIV V llj
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      • 354 21 START YOUR TUPPERWARE biz today. Full/ part-time are welcome. Call me at 6221-5218 now! PROMOTERS. GOOD INCOME. Full/ Part-time. 4-hr p/day. Incentive trip. Walk-in 11am-spm 802-23 Katong Mall. Tel: *****107 MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN REQUIRED by Stansfield at Midlink Plaza. Tel 6338-0300. VARIOUS POSITIONS AVAIL. 51.2K51.8K. ORD awaiting '0' levels results welcome.
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      • 393 21 PfW OTHER POSITIONS Wfi\ OTHER POSITIONS We invite suitably qualified candidates to apply for the following positions: Customer Service Assistant Snowclty You will handle daily operations at Singapore's first indoor snow centre located m Jurong. Requirements: GCE '0' Level with cheerful deposition. Job holder must be able to work shift
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      • 409 21 Executive Appointments [We are a well established public listed property company To provide greater momentum to the fast pace deivlopments m the region, we mm seek an exfjerienced Business Development Manager (China) Duties Reporting to the CEO. the Business Development Manager (China) is responsible to explore and evaluate new business
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    • 694 22 How do you know that the instructor you have for your course can teach? LYNN SEAH reports on how a new infocomm certification separates the wheat from the chaff. Their droning can drive even insomniacs to sleep. Their explanations leave people more confused than before.
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      • 437 22 hh iTDripiiTiH^I Advance with a newly set-up company The fiat panel display industry is one of the most exciting industries for the 21st century, forecasted to enjoy rapid growth despite the current challenging economic climate. AFPD, a S$l .8 biSon JV between Toshiba Corporation and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd.,
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      • 349 22 Harness tomorrow's technoloqyfoSaffl Electronic Imaging Business Unit Toshiba is paving the way m digital document management with new nnovative product lines. We market a comprehensive range of digital I multi-functional products for a broad spectrum of consumers from j small office to multinational companies and application includes copying, data and
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      • 170 22 Not; 23 CREATING YOUR START-UP Due to the overwhelming response, Aware and Women's Initiative (Wl) will be holding a repeat of their seminar, Enterprising people: How to be your own boss, this Saturday. Speakers will touch on legal, financial, branding and other aspects of running your own business. Venue: 96
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