The Straits Times, 20 November 2003

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  • 34 1 The Straits Times __LL>^ BEST IN NEWSPAPER DESIGN IN ASIA Established 1845 1 hUrSdciy November 20, 2003 1 18 Pages m six parts mita (P) 033/03/2003 •BP A Singapore Press Holdings publication D\7 Cents
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  • 655 1  -  GOH SUI NOI 'Use of force' will be inevitable if Taiwan political leaders insist on keeping up pro-independence activities, says China By THE STRAITS TIMES CHINA BUREAU BEIJING Issuing its strongest warning since 2000, China has said it may have no choice but
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  • 443 1  -  BENJAMIN HO HURTLING into the sky m a steel capsule, brothers Jeffrey and Javin Lim got their first taste of reverse Dungee jumping last night m the company of MTV host Denise Keller at Clarke Quay. "I screamed all the way," said Jeffrey,
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    • 178 1 SEA CRASI I 1 RIAL; Defence accuses container ship captain of incompetence; absurd, he replies page 112 _fflrTW_rff_Bl ii Ttit l tl IL l!l illg_ffT > f_fT_7TTl ITll "1 I ifi I FJ _L_^ "J "J ill "J fey lllf |1 ij I Li |Ha tel 11 lIJ 11 wr
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  • NEWS FLASH
    • 146 2 CAPTAIN WAS INCOMPETENT' THE captain ofthe Dutch container vessel involvea m the collision with RSS Courageous came under attack yesterday. Senior counsel Steven Chong said Captain Petrus Paulus Maria Koop was "incompetent" and he haa left ANL Indonesia is a "deplorable state of manoeuvring readiness" on Jan 3. Capt
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    • 73 2 JAPANESE FACE SECURITY RISKS THE waning ofthe Liberal Democratic Party's effective one-party state m Japan as a result of this month's general election is a major step towards a more normal" Japan long desired by progressives. However, the Japanese will have to decide if they have the stomach to
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    • 67 2 SHOULD lAM NAVE TO INVEST? A READER comments on OCBC's intention to sell its investment m Raffles Hotel, and its earlier intention to look for buyers for the Robinsons group. This is m line with the new government policy that local banks should divest non-core nus. nesses. However, the
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    • 65 2 ARTS BENEFACTOR SINGLED OOT AT THE National Heritage Board benefactors' appreciation dinner on Tuesday night, Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts Lee Boon Yang highlighted a contribution by Mr Hwang Soo Jin, the Asian Civilisations Museum adviser for its South Asian collection. Dr Lee said Mr Hwang donated
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      92 2 Bush m Britain defends Iraq war ON HIS state visit to Britain, United States President George W. Bush defended the war m Iraq m a keynote address, saying military might must at times be used to confront the continuing global danger of terrorism. Despite tight security on the visit,
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    • 102 2 Officer missed award THE 40-year-old Central Narcotics Bureau (CNfe) officer who died on Tuesday after a 2.4 km run fas to have received an gward for excellence from the Home Affairs MJtfeter next week. Inspector RonniV See was clue to receive the MMster's )perational Excellence Award. It is given
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    • 84 2 WO RLD Diet fads threaten bread industry THE United States bread industry is so worried about the growing craze for protein-rich, lowcarbohydrate diets, it will hold a crisis "bread summit" today to discuss falling sales. Forty per cent of consumers m the US eat less bread than a year ago,
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    • 62 2 SING DOULAR AT 3-YEAR HIGH THE Singapore dollar climbed to a three-year high of 1.7150 against the United States dollar yesterday, as concerns about the growing US trade deficit drove the greenback lower against most major currencies. Analysts said if these concerns persist, the Singapore dollar may climb even
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    • 66 2 U.S. LEVELS BUILDINGS IN IRAQ SUSPECTED Iraqi guerilla fighters will have their houses and buildings levelled by the United States military m a new tactic designed to crush the anti-US insurgency. Pentagon officials said the actions are aimed at eliminating legitimate targets rather than punishing sympathisers. They rejected any
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    • 157 2 12 DIE IN ASSAM VIOLENCE ETHNIC violence escalated m India's north-eastern state of Assam on Tuesday as a rampaging mob hacked six members of a family to death, attacked settlers and set houses ablaze. At least 12 people were dead m a day of violence by local Assamese against
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    • 82 2 FERGIE SUIT MAY COST HIS JOB The 17-year career of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson may be on the line. His decision to sue United shareholder John Magnier m a row over a racehorse has jeopardised his new four-year contract with the club worth almost £20 million (SssB million).
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    • 197 2 MAIN Prime 3,4,8 World 10-19 Editorial 20 Commentary 20,21 Forum 22 HOME Home Hl-H6 Tech Science H7.HB ASIA/SPORTS/ MONEY Asia A1,A4,A5 China A2.A3 S-E Asia A6 Malaysia A7 Sports AB.A9 Money... All-Al6 LIFE! The Buzz L 2 Fashion L6-L7.L10-Ll4 Comics L 8 Cinema guide L25-L27 What's On L2B TV guide
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  • PRIME NEWS
    • 372 3  -  Jason Leow BEIJING Former Chinese ambassador to Singapore Chen Baoliu did not mince her words when she told Sin§aporeans yesterday to drop leir "air of superiority^ if they hope to see Sino-Singaporean ties improve further. Yes, Singaporeans speak better English, live m a
      CHINA CORRESPONDENT  -  372 words
    • 449 3  -  JASON LEOW Businessmen from both countries have a part to play m strengthening bilateral ties By -HI%AtUH__M U.%U__ I BEIJING Touting the benefits of a win-win partnership, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong yesterday urged Singapore businessmen to step up their
      LIANHE ZAOBAO  -  449 words
    • 427 4 LEEDS Leeds United midfielder Jody Morris (left) was released on bail yesterday after being charged with raping a 20-year-old woman. Morris appeared m Leeds Magistrate Court after being charged on Tuesday m the Oct 6 incident at a roadside rest stop. Kris tofer Dickie, 26,
      AP; AFP  -  427 words
    • 58 4 IN THE report "China now Spores top export market on Tuesday, we said that the United States was Singapore's top export market last year. This is incorrect. Malaysia was Singapore's top export destination last year. China has eclipsed both Malaysia and the US to take
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    • 513 4 Swoop on Michael Jackson's ranch Seems like history repeating itself as child-abuse allegations swirl, but no details released yet by investigators WASHINGTON POLICE were armed with a warrant to arrest Michael Jackson when they searched the pop icon's Neverland ranch amid new allegations of child molestation, the American television network
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    • 576 8 leadership reminded the rest that the wage cuts and no-pay leave they had agreed to were lower than what the company had initially asked for. SIA, which reported its first ever loss of $312 million for the three months from April
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    • 116 8 Dig this a coin 700 years old THIS 700-year-old coin from the Yuan Dynasty is one of many key discoveries made by archaeological volunteers "sifting dirt" at the grounds of St Andrew's Cathedral along North Bridge Road. For the past 11 weeks, the dig has unearthed such artefacts as ceramics,
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    • 390 8  -  LEE HUI CHIEH By NO MORE pills, implants or devices that nave to be inserted under the skin or inside the body. Instead, the new birthcontrol device will deliver hormones to stop a woman ovulating when it is simply stuck on like a
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  • WORLD
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      780 10 POMPS PROTESTS Amid opulence and dissent m LondonBush defends Iraq war BUSH ON WM Tn some cases the massive use of force is all that protects us from a chaotic world ruled by force. We can't turn a blind eye to oppression just because that oppression is not m our
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      260 10 LONDON A British newspaper said yesterday it had exposed security flaws at Buckingham Palace as US President George W. Bush arrived for a state visit The Daily Mirror said reporter Ryan Parry had used a fake reference to get a job as a royal servant. He worked at
      AP; AFP; Reuters  -  260 words
    • 220 10 LONDON Right or wrong? US President George W. Bush is the first American president to make a state visit to Britain. Correct, says Buckingham Palace. Wrong, say the White House and the US State Department, although they have a bit
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    • 391 14 Aggressive new strategy targets safe houses, arms caches and bomb factories suspected of being used by Iraqi guerillas WASHINGTON The United States military has begun levelling houses and buildings used by suspected Iraqi guerilla fighters. The tactic is part of a more aggressive
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    • 581 14  - This Iraqi sees hope in 'the Arnold' ANNIA CIEZADLO ARNIE'S NO.I ARAB FAN Bu FOR THE STRAITS TIMFS 'INSIDE IRAQ, PERHAPS THERE'S A MM JUST LX IK ARNOLD, WHO WHL TRY TO LEAD OUR COUNTRY I PEACE.' Schwanenener far Sabah TalebMehd BAGHDAD To Mr Sabah Taleb Mehdi, who lost everything
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    • 260 16 Mubarak taken ill during speech in Parliament CAIRO Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak suffered what a television announcer called a "health crisis", which halted a nationally televised speech for 45 minutes yesterday. But he returned to cheers and resumed his remarks to Parliament without referring to the interruption. After his return,
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    • 201 16 ISTANBUL With the help of DNA testing, Turkey yesterday identified the suicide bombers m the Istanbul synagogue attacks as two young Turks. The assailants who detonated the car bombs on Saturday while driving past the Neve Shalom and Beth Israel synagogues during Sabbath prayers
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    • 543 16 Saudi eleric retracts edicts on militancy —r, S Jailed man says oa TV that Im" cried over a recent attack which killed 17 people, mostly Arabs -1-— ______M__-_-_- REMORSE OVER DESTRUCTION 'Ifl had the choice, I would not have said them. I hope that. Cod willing, I have time to
      AP; Financial Times  -  543 words
    • 80 17 Welcome to Middle EarthNew York A BEMUSED woman sits next to a Lord Of The Rings' Gollum figure on the "Middle Earth Shuttle" subway train m New York City. The train's cars were decorated with creatures, vines and moss this week to celebrate the DVD and VHS release ofthe Special
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    • 484 17 Same-sex marriages a divisive issue for Americans Both Bush and his rivals are now faced with a polarising issue that is critical to their firm supporters THIS IS Gome TO BE All ISSUE NEXT YEAR BECAUSE BUSH WANTS TO make it an issue. i nave a feeun6 this is going
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    • WORLD FILE
      • 40 17 A GUNMAN tried to infiltrate a border crossing terminal from Jordan yesterday, wounding at least five people, Israeli officials said. The attacker was killed, and the army said an Israeli woman «-*__.<_ gravely wounded. AP
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      • 58 17 AT LEAST four people died when a Swedish military rescue helicopter witn seven on board crashed at sea off the country's west coast during an exercise, officials said yesterday. One person was hurt and two were missing. Sweden said it was the worst flight accident
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      • 81 17 IRAN will refuse further demands from the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency to halt its uranium enrichment activities, the secretary of the Supreme National Security Coun- cii said yesterday. "We have said clearly that any phrase m a resolution aimed at transforming the
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      • 36 17 THE US hoped to start free trade talks with Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama and Peru by the second quarter of next year, said US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick on Tuesday. AFP
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      • 60 17 THE US Congress on Tuesday allocated millions of dollars for research into new types of nuclear arms ana bolstering readiness at the Nevada nuclear test site. The House of Representatives passed a spending Bill for energy and water programmes and the Senate approved it. It will
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    • Article, Illustration
      540 18 US bakers are worried as Americans turn to proteins and cut aown on carbohydrates LONDON The United States bread industry is to hold a crisis "bread summit" tomorrow to discuss falling sales amid the growing craze for protein-rich, low-carbohy-drate regimes, such as the Atkins diet About 40 per
      Financial Times; Washington Post  -  540 words
    • 188 18 PARIS France's Parliament has approved changes to its asylum laws, introducing stricter rules for wouldbe immigrants and slashing the time taken to process their claims. Under the new rules, its refugee protection office will draw up a two-month assessment procedure, a process which now
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    • 232 18 Atkins: The diet is based on the theory that overweight people eat too much carbohydrates. Our bodies burn both fat and carbohydrates for energy, but carbohydrates are usednrst. By drastically reducing carbohydrates and earing more protein and fat, including red meat, fish, shellfish, chicken and
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    • PEOPLE
      • 51 18 Had! Soleimanpour, Iran's former envoy to Argentina, has returned home after a lengthy legal ordeal m Britain. He is accused of involvement m a Buenos Aires bombing. Hollywood star Pamela Anderson is launching her own clothing line, The Pamela Collection. It is expected to be m stores by late next
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      • 37 18 Quoteworthy If he feels he wants to corisult me, he knows my number. 9 Mr Jean Chretien, Canada's Prime Minister, announcing he will step aside on Dec 12 m favour of new Liberal Party leader Paul Martin
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      • 202 18 FINAL SCORE: 2-2 NEWYORK Holding technology at bay for just a little longer, chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov drew the final game of his man -versus- machine showdown with virtual reality supercomputer X3D Fritz, leaving the match and honours shared at two points apiece. Kasparov, 40, entered
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      • 122 18 BEDFORD (New Hampshire) In an unusual day of personal reflection and sorrow, Democratic E residential candidate [oward Dean said remains had been recovered from a site m Laos where his younger brother was killed nearly 30 years ago and told how the ordeal had affected
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      • 88 18 WASHINGTON Ms Elizabeth Cheney, leader of the US administration's Middle East democracy initiative, will leave her State Department job next month to join the Bush-Cheney reelection campaign team. The daughter of VicePresident Dick Cheney said she expects to join a Washington think-tank and will continue
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      • 89 18 WELLINGTON A Briton trying to row from New Zealand to South Africa was heading back here yesterday after a late-night rescue following a drama tic storm that turned his boat over. Mr Jim Shekhdar was aboard the New Zealand research ship Tangaroa after being rescued
        AFP  -  89 words
    • 655 19 Conrad Black denies wrongdoing m accepting millions of dollars over the sale of community newspapers 'There is no suggestion of any impropriety. We're iving them money hack, 'll apologise, hut an apology is one thing... writing a cheque for seven million bucks is something
      AFP; AP  -  655 words
    • 179 19 LONDON The sale of Tke Daily Telegraph is only ono of several options facing media tycoon Conrad Black as his Hollinger International group undergoes a shake-up. Hollinger said It had asked merchant haak Lazard "to review and evaluate Its strategic alternatives" including selling
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    • 368 19 Apathy opens the door to corruption, experts warn MOSCOW Next month's Russian parliamentary elections have attracted virtually no campaigning and evoked so little interest from the electorate that political experts are saying the fix is m. Analysts have warned that apathy on the part
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  • COMMENTARY ANALYSIS
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      • 604 20 Chinese fuel efficiency IN THE very long term, what really matters is the biological and physical basis of human life. Long after today's headlines are forgotten, the human species will still have to deal with the consequences of its abuse of nature. Some of these consequences are already plain a
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      4 20 CHIT CHAT ADAM LEE
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    • 2694 20  - Should health care be free? BALAJI SAD ASIVAN Bu WHAT IS BWORTJUIT IS BONG UUE TO MSCRMaUTE TECtMOLOGY THAT IS USEFUL AND WHICH MPROVES SURGKAI RESULTS, FROM TECHNOLOGY THAT IS MARKETED FOR ITS OWN SAKE WE MUST MAKE TK PUBLIC UNDERSTAW HUT UNLESS RESOURCES ARE PRICED ACCORMK TO THE! TRUE
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    • 1021 21  - Troops to Iraq: Japan at the crossroads COLIN DONALD FOR THE STRAITS TIMES THE leader of the opposition Democratic Party of Japan was exaggerating when he called his party's gains m this month's general election "a Berlin Wall moment", but the waning of the Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) effective one-parry
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    • 702 21  - Yes, we made mistakes but not about freedom WILLIAM SAFIRE By THE NEW YORK TIMES WHAT if, by some miracle, everyone confessed to mistakes made about the surprisingly easy overthrow of Saddam Hussein and its unexpectedly bloody aftermath, and mistakes now being made m building democracy? (1) In London, the
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    • 154 21 How often must he tell his son, "Daddy will be back m a week"? How can we make his journey more comfortable? Can we offer him the latest movies? How about giving him over 600 songs to choose from? Can we also make his seat feel like his armchair? And
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    • 208 22 Should hank divestments continue in light of govt rethink? OCBC has announced its intention to sell off its investment m Raffles Hotel. This comes as it is looking for buyers for the department store Robinson Co, m line with the new government policy that local banks should divest non-core businesses.
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    • 264 22 The operation that wasn't A Tale Of Two Hospitals MY WIFE Catherine had gone to Changi General Hospital to have a painful middle finger treated. After several treatments she was informed that surgery was necessary. A date, Friday, Oct 10, was set for her to report for day surgery. She
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    • 254 22 I RECENTLY took my baby to the A&E Department of XX Women s and Children's Hospital because she was ill. After registration, I was asked to make payment even though we had not seen the doctor. I asked to
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    • 210 22 ON NOV 4, 1 went for a scope for my nose at Changi General Hospital's Specialist Clinic R The doctor was very helpful and professional. The examination lasted about 10 minutes. The surprise came when I was presented the bill for the consultation: $300. I
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    • 188 22 Help up by road accident? Too bad ON TUESDAY, at about 8.15 am, I took bus 96 from Clementi Bus Interchange to sit for my exam at the National University of Singapore. Unfortunately, because of an accident at the junction of Clementi Avenue* 3 and Commonwealth Avenue West, the entire
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    • 396 22 50% limit on use of investment income a prudent one I REFER to Mr Joseph Chong Thiam Fook s letter (ST, Nov 17) which suggested that we should spend more ofthe income earned from the investment of our reserves. He wrote that he knew of no country which had deflated
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    • 296 22 WE REFER to the letters by Mr L. Thanabalan and Mr Sunder R. Daswanion ("HDB-resale ethnic quota hits minority races hardest"; STT, Nov 15). Singapore is a multiracial society. Racial integration and harmony are crucial for our sodal cohesion. The Ethnic Integration Policy
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    • 38 1 The Straits Times home NO BASIS AT ALL 'Absolutely absurd!' VN I Indonesia captain Pc trust Paulus Maria Koop, when asked to respond to accusations during the RSS Courageous trial that he was incompetent •Thursday, November 20, 2003
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    • 549 1  - Bittersweet ending for cheated China workers ELENA CHONG By mvi uhuno uu_f l _-m Workers swindled out of remittance money to gipt back 'a fraction' of what they lost TWO years ago, remittance agent Lam Chen Fong swindled 1,153 workers from China of $8.8 million. They got $906,000 back. But
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    • 537 2  -  BEN NADARAJAN WONG SHER MAINE DSDSDSD Container vessel captain denies defence counsel's accusations but admits he was unaware of Spore Straits readiness rule fit, and 'The Courageous was not supposed to bring us into such a position. Captain Petrus Pa Maria Koop, defending
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    • 383 2  -  SE LIN A LUM THE "computer chats" Anthony Ler had with the teenage boy he instigated to kill his wife were introduced m court as evidence during his murder trial m November 2001. No one, not even the defence, objected to the messages being
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    • 299 2 WHEN her 10-month-old daughter would not stop crying, a mother checked tne infant for injuries, and found that her left thigh was swollen. It turned out that the family's maid of four months had twisted the baby's thigh earlier m the day,
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    • 245 2 IN AN unusual development for this time ofthe year, prices of certificates of entitlement (COEs) for commercial vehicles and big cars continued to slide m the latest tender. The COE for cars above 1,600 cc is not only at its lowest level now
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    • 429 2 FOLLOWING a complaint about its vitamin C pills, General Nutrition Center (GNC) issued a statement yesterday saying laboratory tests have found the product to be Srery safe". The major health-food chain received a complaint on Nov 12 that a
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    • CASE FILE
      • 63 2 CENTRAL Narcotics Bureau officers arrested a man on Monday for selling Erimin-5 tablets on the Internet. An undercover officer contacted the 29-year-old via a chatroom, and made arrangements to buy the drugs. When the man turned up at the void deck of Block 501, Bedok
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      • 53 2 THREE Thai nationals were arrested yesterday for attempting to smuggle m about 130 kg of du-ty-unpaid tobacco. At about 3.45 am at the Air Cargo Complex of the Tuas Checkpoint, Immigration and Checkpoints Authority officers stopped a Thairegistered lorry. They found 12 sacks of tobacco
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    • 509 3  -  JANE NG Six-year integrated programme will lead to International Baccalaureate diploma; school's proposal will go to MOE by year-end __L_ IN THE WORKS SJI hopes to start with 300 Secondary 1 students and eventually take about 1,800 on the IB programme. It
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    • 572 3  -  THERESA TAN By A PRIVATE nursing home's attempts to raise funds by advertising for donations m newspapers have some of its competitors all worked up. Their beef is that the Lee Ah Mooi Old Age Home is not a nonprofit
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    • 470 3 SHOPPERS recently cast a record two million votes commending shops for courteous service, twice the number last year. Almost 3,000 outlets took part this time, from supermarkets and bookshops to jewellery shops and clothing stores. Last year, about 2,600 participated. The chairman of the
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    • 330 4 College will bring together senior industry figures who will conduct courses with the help of some full-time trainers A NEW college will be set up m Singapore early next year to equip sales executives with the skills to be m tune m the
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    • 257 4 Nanyang Poly's new students foreign officials NANYANG Polytechnic will offer, by distance learning, information technology courses m e-commerce and network management to officials from developing countries, starting next year. It plans to add health sciences and management courses to the list if there is demand for them. Some courses will
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    • 595 5  -  CRYSTAL CHAN Ronnie See joined narcotics bureau 20 years ago. Fell m love with and married a fellow officer. And was about to get yet another award for outstanding work... Bu Ie ms always been healthy. Ms death came as a shock
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    • 341 5  -  GOH CHEM LIAN By Munching on dates are (from left) Al-Muttaqin Mosque chairman Misrudin Anwar, Mr Lee, Community Development Minister Yaacob Ibrahim and Mr Singh. THE bubur, or porridge mixed with beans, lentils and curry, was the kind that Muslims take to break their
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    • 321 5 EVERY day, $38 billion changes hands on the eighth floor of Tampines Junction. Keeping track of every cent m almost 40,000 transactions that move money across 13 countries is the job of 144 Citigroup employees. The cash management unit of the financial
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    • 211 5 MEDIACORP said yesterday that it had provided the statement former TV presenter Vidya Shankar Aiyar made to its human resource department to the police because the law required it to do so. The broadcaster said m a statement that on Nov 14 the police had
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    • 440 6 Singapore team m Malaysia for three-day discussion SINGAPORE and Malaysia begin talks today on how to proceed on an international court's ruling that they set up an independent panel to study the impact of tne Republic's reclamation works. Ambassador- at- large Tommy Koh is
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    • 457 6  -  LAUREL TEO Bu THE common view that schools here stifle creativity and entrepreneurship does not appear to be widely shared, especially by the younger generation of Singaporeans. Going by a Northeast Community Development Council (CDC) survey, it could be because this group is
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      • 102 6 but two road gantnes will exact 50 cents less toll from motorists during the December school holidays. The Land Transport Authority will cut the rates at 41 Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) gantries from Monday to tne end of the year. Normal pricing will resume
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      • 113 6 SENIOR citizens aged above 62 and who have stopped working need not fret if they have no means of putting $50 into their Central Provident Fund (CPF) accounts to qualify for their Economic Restructuring Shares (ERS). If they fill m a form from
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      • 538 7  -  NATALIE SOH If all goes well, NTU will launch the first locahy-built satellite into orbit m 2006 SINGAPORE is going into space. The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is planning to launch the first Singapore-built satellite m 2006. It is the first time that SingaEore will be
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      • 441 7 BALTIMORE Japanese scientists say they have identified a new species of whale a remarkable discovery if confirmed. The animal is a type of baleen, the family of whales that strain tiny plankton and other food from seawater, the researchers say. "Can you imagine? An animal
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      • 623 8  -  CHANG AI- LIEN Prof Chia gives up 'dream jobs' m Britain to head Spore setup because of the potential m building the life sciences here SCIENCE CORRESPONDENT EXCITING OPPORTUNITY Tm always lookingfor something which makes the bloodflow, and I feel that I'll be
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      • 350 8 New encryption process uses quantum physics to make the ultimate code NEW YORK Code-makers could be on the verge of winning their ancient arms race with code-breakers. After 20 years of research, an encryption process is emerging that is considered unbreakable because it employs the mind-blowing laws of quantum
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    • 41 1 The Straits Times asia BIG SHP BACKWARDS If PAS comes to power, Malaysia will be back m the middle ages. Malaysian Chinese Association politician Ng Yen Yen, on thc opposition Muslim party's blueprint for an Islamic state Thursday, November 20, 2003
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    • 748 1  - A religious Abdullah is badne ws for PAS BRENDAN PEREIRA NEWS ANALYSIS Bu MALAYSIA CORRESPONDEXT Malaysia's new Prime Minister takes the fight to Islamic party KUALA LUMPUR Every time newspapers here carry a photograph of Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi leading prayers, one auestion runs through the mina of Parti
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    • CHINA
      • 813 2  -  MARY KWANG NEWS ANALYSIS fll HONG KONG CORRESPOSDEST Territory can soon conduct some yuan services, a move seen as improving convenience and helping to bolster Tung HONG Kong and mainland China yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding allowing banks to conduct some personal
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      • 371 2 REBUFF FOR U.S. OVER YUAN WASHINGTON The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said there is no clear evidence that China's yuan is substantially undervalued, countering claims by American exporters that the currency has been kept artificially low to give Chinese exports an advantage.
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      • 192 2 KTHfIB Businesses which accept payments m yuan, especially cosmetic stores and goldsmiths, will see increased spending by mainland tourists. They can deposit their yuan takings instead of using money changers or die underground market to recycle yuan notes. There is also greater security because of
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      • 377 2 TRADE GAP WITH THE U.S. BEIJING China has shown that it may retaliate against the United States for blocking its textile exports by scrapping a visit to Cnicago to discuss soya bean purchases. Beiiing has said it plans to appeal against the
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      • 516 2 woman was held down by one son, chopped up with a cleaver by another and bludgeoned with a brick by a third son. Believing she was possessed by their dead father s ghost, they slashed the air witi cleavers to VKIIM2 THE Beijing woman's
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      • 394 3  -  CHUA CHIN HON Chinese officials and international experts say multi-pronged plan is aimed at addressing the major health issue By THE STRAITS TIMES CHINA BUREAU BEIJING Her voice trembling as she spoke of her 14--year-old son's suicide a year ago,
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        36 3 AFP Miss China, Qi Guan, arriving with other Miss World contestants for a banquet m Beijing on Tuesday. The Miss World contest, with 110 participants, will be held on Dec 6 on Hainan Island.
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      • 164 3 White collar, blue collar and now, grey collar BEUING You have heard of white-collar and blue-collar workers. Soon, there will be grey-collar workers m bustling Shanghai. TTie city has come up with the new term to refer to technicians with a high level of creativity and professional skills m a
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      • 334 3 BEIJING Seeking to compete on its own terms m the lucrative entertainment industry, China has announced a government-funded proiect to promote an alternative to DVDs, Known as EVD. The enhanced versatile disc would give Chinese manufacturers and technology consortiums a homegrown platform to
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    • ASIA
      • 240 4 SEOUL Tens of thousands of South Korean farmers staged a protest near Parliament m Seoul yesterday, vowing to fight plans to open up the country's highly protected agricultural sector. Organisers said 65,000 farmers gathered to protest against World Trade Organisation (WTO) policies
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      • 752 4  -  KWAN WE NG KIN Tokyo summit will be used to renew its commitment to the region and reaffirm 25-year-old 'equal partnership' By JAPAN CORRESPONDENT Security the next big issue TOKYO The past relationship between Japan and Asean had been one of donor and recipient,
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      • 376 4 TOKYO The Japanese parliament re-elected Premier Junichiro Koizumi for a second term yesterday as opinion polls continue to show his public support waning amid growing controversy over a troop dispatch to Iraq. Our House decided to name Mr Junichiro Koizumi as the Prime Minister," said
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      • ASIA FILE
        • 62 4 JAPANESE police yesterday arrested a 63-year-old mother suspected of strangling her 33-year-old daughter and then running her over with a car to obtain 10 million yen (S$160,000) m insurance money, local reports said. Police m Saitama, about 40km north of Tokyo, arrested Teruko Fukazawa and
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        • 56 4 JAPAN'S super-fast Maglev train broke its own overland world speed record yesterday, reaching 579kmh during unmanned testing, its operator said. The Maglev train, which uses magnetic force to float over its track, has been tested since 1997 at the course m Yamanashi but has
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        • 75 4 PROSECUTORS planned to indict South Korea-born dissident Song Doo Yul, who returned home last September after 36 years of exile m Germany, on charges of secretly being a member of North Korea's powerful Politburo, a court official said yesterday. Song, 59, now a
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        • 70 4 A RETIRED worker from Shanghai will be tried on subversion charges for publishing Internet articles promoting democracy m China, a human rights organisation said yesterday. One of 61-year-old Sane Jiancheng's articles appealed to the Communist Party to protect the interests of retired workers and said corrupt
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      • 401 5 Locals attack Hindi-speaking settlers from Bihar as job tussle flares into ethnic violence GAUHATI A mob hacked six members of a family to death, set houses ablaze and attacked settlers m India's northeastern state of Assam as ethnic violence escalated, police said yesterday. Federal
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      • 185 5 LUCKNOW (India) A hardline Hindu nationalist party m the coalition government has offered money to Hindus who have 10 or more children m an attempt to counter the perceived growing influence of Muslims. Shiv Sena will give the cash rewards to families m
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      • 367 5 Parliament censures Kumaratunga Speaker rules her move to suspend body was illegal COLOMBO Sri Lanka's power struggle deepened yesterday as Parliament reopened after a forced two-week shutdown and declared that its suspension hy a hostile President was undemocratic and illegal. Speaker Joseph Perera said it could disrefard President Chandria Kumaratunga
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
      • 432 6  -  REBECCA LEE By IN VIENTIANE MS YAP Wei Ling was posted here 10 years ago ago to help establish Singapore-listed Guthrie's Novotel Hotel and promptly fell m love with the place and its people. Nowadays, she runs a riverside cafe m Vientiane with a
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      • 247 6 American warship on historic visit to Vietnam HO CHI MINH CITY The first US Navy warship to cruise up the Saigon River since the Vietnam War ended nearly 30 years ago sailed into dock yesterday m what is now Ho Cbi Minh City. I The move signalled a 'new era
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      • 848 6  -  LUZ BAGUIORO Manila Airport Tower Siege The police become tbe villains for shooting the two men repeatedly, but others say the measures were justified By PHILIPPINES CORRESPONDENT National security at risk A NATIONAL SECURITY INSTALLATION WAS UNDER THREAT ANO IT IS INCUMBENT UPON THE AUTHORITIES
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      • 323 6 JAKARTA The government has decided to delay plans to raise telephone rates before the end of this year. The move might be seen as bowing to public pressure ahead of next year's general election. There will be no hike m telephone rates
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    • MALAYSIA
      • 516 7  -  BRENDAN PEREIRA Questions are being raised over just how many Malaysian students m Pakistan have bought into Islamic extremism By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR The 13 Malaysian students arrested m Pakistan for suspected militant activities were supposed to return home when they were m
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      • 214 7 SHAH ALAM Selangor is considering burying the dead vertically as it is running out of cemetery space, the state assembly was told. The radical solution was proposed by the Selangor state housing and local government committee chairman, Datuk Mokhtar Dahlan, during a debate
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        54 7 THE STAR ASIA NEWS NETWORK Ihe JPnme Minister s wite, Uatin Sen Lndon Mah mood (nght;, at a batik Lxtravaganza preview m Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. To be launched on Dec 3, Batik Extravaganza will feature a fashion design contest, a street carnival and exhibitions to introduce Malaysian
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      • 262 7 PUTRAJAYA Heavy vehicles will be banned from public roads for a total of four days m a bid to reduce road accidents during this year's Hari Raya exodus. Exemptions would be given oniy to lorries carrying food and fuel, Transport Minister Chan Kong Choy
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        • 71 7 KL'S DEPUTY RRE CHIEF TOLD TO QUIT THE government has asked Kuala Lumpur deputy fire chief Mohamed Ali Tambi Chik, who accused his boss of abusing his position last year, to retire on Dec 1, said Housing and Local Government Deputy Minister Peter Chin. The 48-year-old senior assistant commissioner was
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        • 37 7 A 55-YEAR-OLD businessman was found murdered m his bungalow m the posh Stulang Laut residential area of Johor Baru on Tuesday. Police identified the man as Francis Clement D'Cruz. The Star Asia News Network
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        • 37 7 OIL 'HOARDERS' UNDER PROBE THREE wholesalers of palm oil-based cooking oil are being investigated for allegedly holding back on supplies, said Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry enforcement chief Abdullah Nanawi Mohamed. The Star Asia News Network
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        • 61 7 THE Malaysian Crime Prevention Foundation has welcomed an increase m the salary of police personnel from the ranks of constable to senior assistant commissioner under a new service scheme that takes effect on Jan 1. In a statement, it said policemen had been underpaid for the
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        • 71 7 THE Perak government is inviting two more universities to set up branch campuses m the state m its efforts to turn Perak into a centre for education, said Menteri Besar Tajol Rosli Ghazali. He said representatives from the University of Canergy Mellon Pittsburg m Massachusetts,
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    • 94 8 The Straits Times sports INGRATES NOT WELCOME We expected more gratitude after all Inter aid to help him. He never even said thank you.' Inter Milan vice-president Giacinto Facchett i quashing reports that tbe club may swop Christian Vieri for Ronaldo. The Brazilian left the club just weeks after recovering
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    • 960 8  - Shyam: I want to run and pass my exams M ARC LIM THE SEA GAMES Despite the clash, all S pore's fastest man wants to do now is to get on and get along By THE PAPER AND TRAINING CHASE Exams, which end just a week before his first race
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    • 515 8  -  PEH S H ING HUEI By A FURIOUS spat m the Indonesian national team has brightened Ronald Susilo's hopes of getting Singapore's first badminton gold medal m the South-east Asia Games m two decades. But the Singaporean world No 14 is not getting excited
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    • 344 10 SOCCER Decision to sue Man Utd's main shareholder has jeopardised his new contract LONDON The 17-year Old Trafford career of Alex Ferguson is under threat. The Manchester United manager's decision to sue the club's biggest shareholder over a horsenas jeopardised his new four-year contract worth
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    • 93 10 Freddy, 14, joins DC United WASHINGTON Freddy Adu has turned his back on Europe's elite, including Manchester United, to sign with United States club DC United The 14-year-old football prodigy, who became an American citizen m February after arriving from Ghana, signed a six-year contract with the Major League Soccer
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    • 307 10 RUGBY SYDNEY By making 13 changes to their side for today's third-place play-off against New Zealand, the message from France is clear this match does not matter. France coach Bernard Laporte denies his team are taking the game lightly. But with only two players Sylvain
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    • 383 10 NEW ZEALAND V FRANCE The All Blacks have picked their strongest team while France have named a second-string side. New Zealand: 15 Mils Muliaina 14 Doug Howlett 13 Leon Mac Donald 12 Aaron Mauger 1 1 Joe Rokocoko 10 Carlos Spencer 9 Steve
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      • 68 10 BARRY Bonds of the San Francisco Giants won a record sixth National League Most Valuable Player baseball award on Tuesday to become the first player to capture the honour for three consecutive years. This award is more special to me than any award I've
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      • 86 10 KARL M alone had hamstring trouble, Shaquille O'Neal had foul trouble and Kobe Bryant made only four of 14 shots as the Los Angeles Lakers were beaten 96-106 by the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday for their first loss m four National Basketball Association
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      • 91 10 THE world's fastest marathon runner, Paul Tergat, who broke through the barrier of 2hr smin with his victory m the Berlin Marathon m September, believes that two hours is beyond mankind. "Next day, I was not able to walk. When I finished, I
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    • 297 10 BASKETBALL HM: Cleveland 103 LA Clippers 95. New Orleans 88 New Jersey 85. Detroit 106 LA Lakers 96. Atlanta 10! Milwaukee 93 Minnesota 89 Denver 76 San Antonio 94 Golden State 8i Phoenii 95 Chicago 82. Miami 105 Seattle 98. Cmc nrr t_H_| England 88 all out
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    • 299 10  -  JOHN BELL HORSE RACING »hi__ THE Singapore Chinese Orchestra (SCO) will be performing for the first time at the Singapore Racecourse at on November 2003. The at Titled "SCO The Racecourse", the programme will popular favourites with an equine
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    • 813 10 SINGAPORE 21 NOVEMBER 2003 MEETINGLONG COURSE matt* ami mlii wmi matto\ mra*. %taaaa. NoHonoNome Jockey Trainer Bar Rtg Wt 1 GOLDEN LAKSHMI Geroudit Shaw 2 57 2 SONG Cf BELLE Chavu Oregon 1 57 1 3 A10NS0 Saime* Bututtin I SU r 4 FANTASTIC ONE Sainul Shaw 7 US 5
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      1013 11 WONG PENG YAM Age: 62 Passed away peacefully on 19 November 2003. Dearly missed and always remembered by loved onesDaughters: Sons-in-law: Irene Wong Lin Masanobu Yoshida, Mike Daina Wong Mci Christopher Shaw Godson: Ong Chee Sian Grandchildren: Bryan Shaw; lan Shaw Brothers: Sisters-in-law: (Ong Peng Hong, deceased) Sim Yong
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      • 65 12 NotW CHANCE HONGKONG: Hang S*ng *****.99 154.27 MALAYSIA: RISE Comp 765.95 16.22 CHINA: Sntmhtn B 259.58 0.46 AUSTRALIA: Sydney All Ord 3189.10 0.70 JAPAN: Nihkti 9614 60 282 45 THAILAND: SET indt> 619.03 -17.72 INDONESIA: Jakarta Comp 601.94 -3.85 PHILIPPINES. Manila Comp 1318.31 -9.73 SOUTH KOREA: Seoul Comp
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      • 132 12 MAIN SDO TOTAL Up Pn Unch Up On Unch Up Dn Jnch Multilnd 1 12 4 0 0 0 1 12 4 MinufKturg 10 98 23 3 20 IS 13 118 38 Commerce 12 27 14 3 7 4 IS 34 la Tpt/Stor/Com 1 26 3 10
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      • 102 12 TURNOVER COOO) VALUE COOO) M«ll> Ba< Tofl Mm Sdg Toti Multilnd 26.343 26.343 50.072 50.072 M«nuf«Cturg 263.174 14.328 277.502 264.354 3.843 268.197 Commtrct 172.783 13,879 186,662 78.040 4.268 82.307 Tpt/Stor/Com 64,446 1.157 65.603 110.734 1.082 1T1.816 Financt 21,479 21,479 170.946 170.946 Construction 25.635 12.376 36.011 2,428 1.816
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        434 13 FBI nabs 48 forex execs m New York for defrauding clients NEW YORK FBI agents on Tuesday arrested 48 Wall Street foreign exchange professionals m a sting targeting several top firms thought to have defrauded small retail investors of millions of dollars. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officers
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      • 267 13 Probe into Wall St firms dealing with Freddie Mac NEW YORK Freddie Mac's regulator said it is investigating Wall Street firms for their roles m trades that allowed the mortgage company to break accounting rules. An independent counsel m September identified two of those firms as Citigroup and Morgan Stanley.
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      • 50 13 Yesterday's close: 11,872.99 (Down 154.27 points) Hong Kong stocks feM as fears over US trade protectionism hit textile and China coulters, knocking the wind out of a market already m a consoßdatioo phase. Turnover tell to HKSII2 biflion from a 20-day average of Hl_l4.6b.Wor_ Reuters
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      • 143 13 l___U C»mMwy ChM Bank Of Chin* HK 14.10 unch Bank Of E*St Am 2330 -0 10 Cathay Pacific 1345 0.45 Chfung Kong 57.50 -1.50 Ch Knnj Infra 16.75 -0.10 China Mobil* 21.55 -0.35 China R*s Entp 8.60 unch China Unicorn 6.90 -0.10 CITIC PKlflC 17J0 -0.15 CLP 36.40
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      • 126 13 FDFSDFDFF Cempgny Cleee AMMB Holdings 2.88 -0.06 8 Amer Tobacco 4135 -0.50 Berjaya Sports 3.78 -0.04 Commerce Atset 3.90 -0.16 Dig'. com 3.46 -0.08 Gemuda 7.00 -0.30 Gentlng 17.00 -0.50 Golden Hope 336 -0.02 Hong Leong Bank 535 -030 101 Corp 735 -0.10 KL Kepong 635 -0.15 Lafarge
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      • 129 13 FDFDF RuMor futurti (Ctetlno prlcti) MS 1 (S contt/koj MmMl Ht»h Low fit Vol Ooon Int iwm 205.00 J»n 04 204.00 Fob 04 204.90 M«rO4 205.00 RSS 3 (US Ctnts/kg) MwH» Mlfh H» %tt Vol o>—lt Ooco3 117 75 2290 Jin 04 T19.50 116.00 117.25 3875 2675 Fob
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      • 64 13 CRUDE PRODUCT PRICES Cr—WPraduct Month* Chan+a Erica (US I) BBL Brant Bland Jan »122 30.28-30.33 w Taias Intarm Jan *1.34 32.56-32.60 OuiMl Fatah Dae ♦<07 28.10-28.15 Tapis Bland Oae *0M 31.35-31.45 Tlmlnq of cargoes. Prfca* as at 17:40 Crude/Product Month* Change Price (USD ML Mines Dec «0.*0 3035-30.45 Naphtha CIF
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      • 58 13 11l II Yesterday's close: 765.95 (Down 16.22 points) Malaysia's key share index fell to its lowest level tn six weeks, as sentiment was clouded by the weak US dottar and Wall Street's recent slide. Overall market volume was 560 million shares. W per cent higher than
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      • 617 13 i 2u OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT CUWOOOLLAW FOTUWCt O»cO3 98.817 98.8T7 96.815 98.817 4773 ***** M«rO4 90.715 ***** 96.710 98.715 ***** ***** JunO4 98.460 98.480 98.455 98.455 ***** ***** S*pO4 ***** 98.135 98 105 98.105 ***** ***** Oko4 97.700 97.720 97.690 97.690 ***** ***** M»rOs
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      • 64 13 Yesterdays close: (Up 3.46 points) China's shares ended higher after hftting a fresh four-year kwa a earlier, with news that the ed States wW slap quotas on some Chinese textile imports having no discernible impact. The Shanghai Composite Index, grouping hard currency t shares for foreigners and
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      • 162 13 miy Compmy Cl— Annul Gu/ing 0 B 4.55 0.04 Beijing Or Eiec B 6.24 0.12 B«ng«ng Steti B 334 0.01 Ch lot M*rln« 12.04 unch Cnmi M Snenou B 7.10 0.11 Ch South Glass B 4.43 0.07 Chin* V«nkt B 4.67 0.05 Chqing C Auto B 9.48 0.28 Dinar
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        • 133 13 THE United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), under criticism from senators over its handling of the growing scandal m the US$7-trillion (Ssl2--trillion) mutual fund industry, vowed to step up scrutiny of questionable market practices and said it was considering setting a daily deadline
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        • 68 13 THE New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is seeking to replace its chief regulatory officer Edward Kwalwasser and has hired an executive recruitment firm to interview candidates, according to Business Week's online edition on Tuesday. Along with several other senior executives at the NYSE, most notably
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        • 67 13 MARTHA Stewart, who was forced to step down as chief executive ofthe homemaking and media empire she founded amid a scandal over her sale of stock m a friend's company, must stand trial on charges of securities fraud and obstructing justice, a federal judge ruled
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        • 71 13 HARVARD Business School dean Kirn Clark, said the school will require ethics classes as part of its main curriculum starting m January. The two-year Master of Business Administration programme will include a new semester-long course that aims to teach students accountability and decisionmaking m the
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      • 177 13 WASHINGTON Residential construction m the United States sizzled last month, reaching the highest level of activity seen m nearly 18 years, a fresh sign that the red-hot housing market is helping the national economy's recovery move forward. The Commerce Department reported yesterday that builders
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      • 127 13 FFDFD FortJon Cmmtcy (tote Ratts (9am. Nov 19) tvywH taWm Slngapor* doii«r» to on* unit of foreign currency Australian dolUr 1.2310 1.2450 Canadian dollar 1.3020 1.3300 Euro 2.0410 2.0640 NZ dollar 1.0790 1.1040 Sterling pound 2.9000 2.9300 US dollar 1.7030 1.7210 Singapore dollars to 100 units of foreign currency
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      • 60 13 Yesterdays close: 3,189.1 (Up 3.7 points) Australian share prices closed up 0.2 per cent, recovering from an early downturn as investors shrugged off losses on WaH Street overnight and backed the s__"tnr r_-»-__-»f- u__l Volume was 993 million shares shares worth As_.72 bifton. Losers beat gainers
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      • 135 13 CTE Comply Cl— AMP Umlttd 6.05 -0.09 ANZ Bank Grp 16.85 0.18 Bramblt* Ind 4.52 -0.03 Broken HIM Prop 11.07 -0.06 Col«$ My«r 7.55 -0.02 CSL 16.30 0.22 CSR Ltd 1.86 -0.01 C'wMlth Bank 27.80 0.20 FoStWl Grp 4 3' -0.02 G*n»r»i Prop Trt 2.90 0.03 Micquirlt Bank 33.60
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      • 78 13 Yesterday's dose: 9,614.6 (Down 282.45 points) Japan s Mimei average fee almost 3 par cent to close at a Unee month tow as jmmtton unloaded Mue-chip issues such as Sony on a strong yen and a four day (osing streak on IM Street Trading volume
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      • 124 13 :m_'_i Ciiwwy Cl»m Canon Inc 4580 -230 D»nso Corp 1967 -43 Cast Japan Rail *****0 4000 Fanuc Ltd 6310 -70 Fu|i Ptwto Film 2960 -60 Fujitsu 570 -S3 Hitachi 608 -10 Honda Motor 4140 -60 ito Yokado 3580 -170 Kansai EMctrfc 1831 1 KM 2195 -65 Kyoctra Corp 6210
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      • 554 14 But it loses around later following a rebound m the US dollar; dealers expect more profit-taking m the short term From NtW York tO NtW Delhi, everyone wants to get their hands on some gold, even as prices break through a
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      • 223 14 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's economy grew 5.1 per cent m the third quarter, helped by stronger chip sales and the rebound m tourism, and is set to exceed this year's growth target of 4.5 per cent, the central bank said yesterday. Bank Negara
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      • 288 14 HONG KONG Mr Li Ka Shing, the richest businessman m Asia, is set to become its biggestever bond seller as his Hutchison Whampoa boosted the size of its latest debt offer to a record US$5 billion (SsB.6 billion) yesterday. The Hong Kong
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        • 78 14 A MAIN suspect m a multi- million dollar export credit scandal affectmg Indonesia's second-largest bank Bank Negara Indonesia was detained on Tuesday, police said yesterday, -escribing him as a businessman. Police suspect the man's company, which was not identified, received some of the US$l4O million
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        • 85 14 THAI Airways International said yesterday that it plans to raise 14.25 billion baht (*****.5 million) this week from a long delayed public offer of 285 million new shares m a partial privatisation. The Thai Finance Ministry will also sell 100 million shares m Asia's
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        • 74 14 ALL Nippon Airways (ANA) said on Tuesday that it plans to make a new airport m central Japan into an international nub for flights to popular Asian destinations like China and South Korea. ANA said that it will operate daily flights to
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        • 69 14 SOUTH Korean prosecutors said yesterday that they had searched a unit ofthe LG Group m a widening investigation into a political funding scandal, sending shares m LG companies tumbling. "As part of the ongoing probe into political funding from conglomerates, we searched offices of
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      • 504 15  -  NAHENDRA AGGARWAL Keppel, SIA Engg and ST Engg named joint runners-up, while small-caps Osim and Qian Hu came m for special mention Bu DBS Group Holdings has been judged as having the best board of directors among the more than 400 listed
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      • 536 15  -  AUDREY TAN SINGAPORE BRAND AWARDS BY Sing Tel topped the 'Brand Value' category again as its brand alone is worth about $2.6 billion. As for 'Brand Strength. SIA emerged the strongest local brand again. SINGAPORE'S top 15 brands have managed to
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        • 67 15 DEPARTMENT store operator CX Tang yesterday reported a narrowing of its half-time net loss to $2.4 million from $10.1 million previously. Turnover for the half year ended Sept 30 shrank 8 per cent to $75.6 million. Loss per share improved to 1.04 cents
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        • 76 15 FORTUNE Real Estate Investment Trust, a main-board-listed property fund controlled by Asia's richest man Li Ka Shing, yesterday reported a better-than-forecast rise m distributable income. The result, its first-ever published income statement, covered only a short period from Aug 13 to Sept 30. Distributable income
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        • 80 15 HEALTH-CARE group Parkway Holdings said it plans to sell a 37-per-cent stake m Hong Kong's Lee Hing Development back to the company for HK$2B6 million (5563.5 million). Parkway said it will sell 125.3 million Lee Hing shares for HK$2.2B each, a 51-per-cent premium
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        • 62 15 AUDIO-VISUAL appliance maker Eastern Asia Technology's third-quarter net profit plunged 79 per cent to $2.9 million on the back of a 2-per-cent drop m revenue to $241.3 million. Earnings per share fell to 0.77 cent from 4.65 cents previously while net asset value per
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      • 335 15 Temasek seen as 'weakest Koram bidder' SEOUL Singapore's Temasek Holdings is unlikely to win a bid for a controlling stake m South Korea's sixth-big-gest lender Koram Bank, said the chief executive (CEO) of Kookmin Bank yesterday. Temasek, Citigroup, HSBC Holdings and Standard Chartered have been vying for a 36.6-per-cent interest
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      • 478 16  - JEL battle shaping up as 2 key investors raise stakes AZHAR KHALID Tussle For Control Oei Hong Leong becomes single-largest shareholder with 28.37% stake while Ishikawajima-Harima now owns 25.28% Bu A BATTLE royale for control of Jurong Engineering (JEL) may be brewing between businessman Oei Hong Leong and Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy
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      • 168 16 THE Ascott Group has lifted its presence m Australia with the launch of two new uppertier serviced residences. It has opened the 173- unit Somerset North Ryde m Sydney, increasing market share m that city to 10 per cent. As well, the 135-unit Somerset on Elizabeth
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      • 439 16  - Asian markets tumble on news of weakening US$ AZHAR KHALID TAKING STOCK Bu MARKETS CORRESPOS'DEST A CONFLUENCE of factors arising from currency pressures, fears over terrorism and overnight losses on Wall Street knocked investor confidence m the region and sent markets tumbling. The Singapore bourse fell m tandem with regional
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      • 199 16 HLA's earnings surge to $39.5 m on sale of assets HONG Leong Asia's (HLA's) thirdquarter net profit shot up 384 per cent to a record $39.5 million, thanks to a one-off gain from sale of assets. Turnover for three months ended Sept 30 rose 6 per cent to $432.2 million.
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      • 365 16  -  CHRISTOPHER TAN By SEMOR CORRESPONDENT WITH much lower profit contributions from subsidiary SBS Transit, ComfortDelGro Corp posted a 25--per-cent drop m third-quarter earnings. The multi-modal transport group posted $47.4 million m net earnings, amid a 5-per-cent rise m turnover to $462.2 million. Profit
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      • 54 16 TOP RISES Nov 19 Cents H Venture Corp25c 1910 40.0 2.1 OCBC 4.5%NCPS 100 10Z50 20.0 02 Robinson 750 5.0 0.7 Sea View 900 5.0 0.6 SATSvcsWc 216 4.0 19 lntraco50c 59 3.0 5.4 HuaKok5c 7.5 2.0 36.4 Informatics 5c 102 2.0 10 Sing Inv Fin 153 2.0 13 Spore
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      • 53 16 TOP RISES Hw19 Cants Chuan SoonHuat W03 1 100.0 0.5 HuaK<*5c 7.5 36.4 2.0 Global Tech HMc 2.5 25.0 0.5 EWSportk 8.5 13 3 1.0 Econ Intl 20c 5 11 0.5 LKN-PrimefieW20c 5.5 K>.0 0.5 Compact Kk 7 7.7 0.5 Colorland HK40c 8 6.7 0.5 GulTed»W*****7..„. 8.5 6J 0.5 TastytoodlOc
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      • 476 16  -  BRYAN LEE YOU could be forgiven if you thought that boutique corporate finance firm Stirling Coleman Capital was a British investment bank, but as it turns out, it is every bit a local company. The company, which yesterday saw the launch of the first
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    • 130 2 TALK about hobbit-forming. Tickets to The Lord Of The Rings marathon on Dec 17 m four halls go on sale from midnight tonight. Fans can log on to the websites of Cathay, Eng Wah, Golden Village and Shaw to book their tickets. Some of the
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    • 158 2 LOS ANGELES Grammywinning and Oscar-nominated composer Michael Kamen, who fused hard-rock riffs with classical styling m albums for Pink Floyd and worked on music for the Lethal Weapon and Die Hard movies, has died at age 55. He collapsed m his London home on
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    • 209 2 NEWYORK A new ad campaign for People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals, with the slogan "Get Neutered, It Didn't Hurt Clay Aiken", has been delayed while the animal rights group waits for Aiken to apologise for negative comments he made about cats. "If Clay Aiken intends
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      • 586 3  - Seeing will be believing ONG SOR FERN Eng Wah Cinemas is pumping millions into digital screens as it joins Cathay m converting to the enhanced format B .y FILM OK____!>_'UNU___N I ENG WAH CINEMAS will be going digital to the tune of $9 million. Two of its cineplexes Suntec City
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      • 433 3  -  LOH KENG FATT Panpac Events is back for a second round of concerts, with a number of shows set for next month fit PANPAC EVENTS MANAGEMENT, which is linked to Sesdaq-listed Panpac Media, is cranking up its concert-promo-tion business with four consecutive nights of gigs next
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    • 738 4  -  TAN SHZR EE To combat this problem and promote arts education, the National Arts Couhcil has come up with an award scheme j Bu ARTS CORRESPONDENT SOME SCHOOLS WHICH IMO NOT TAH OP THE OFFER OF FREE MONEY FELT THAT BEARING OP
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    • 460 4  - Parting with art, lamps and for heritage MAK MUN SAN Bu. VALUED SCENE-MAKERS: Painter Lin Kang (centre m picture) receiving a certificate of appreciation from the Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts I_e% Boon Yang (right). The artist's artworks are valued at more than $18 million. It is the
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        784 10  - Sneaking ahead JILL ALPHONSO With tactical branding that appeals to the young buyer, Nike is running ahead of its rivals m the sports shoe business I THE famous Nike slogan says Just Do It And it was exactly that sentiment which inspired the origins of the world's now No. 1
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      • 294 11 FSDFSDF TWENTY THREE-year-old Jason Loh (right) has his own clothing label name, Scum, which retails online at www.socialmassacre.com. He has sold one customised shoe design, but the Temasek Polytechnic graduate says he is not a shoe customiser. Tm a designer who happened to
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      • 363 11 SINCE he was placed first m NikeTalk.com's customised shoe competition with his Air Force 1 design m June which he spent 48 consecutive hours working on this Temasek Polytechnic graduate has kept himself busy. Customising shoes for sneaker boutiques Atmos and Chapter m Tokyo, Japan,
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        420 12 Sext/ i 5 f /ie /cet/ operating word for the fashion shows put on by Victoria's Secret SECRET MOMENTS (dOOVG). Supermodel Naomi Campbell titillates witn a little strap tease. HALO KITTIES (left): (From left) {Carolina Kurkova from the Czech Republic; Tyra Banks from the United States; Heidi Klum
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        510 14 PARIS Galeries Lafayette, which has unfurled a newly-refurbished lingerie department, is not only offering its customers pricey underwear, but is now giving lessons on how to remove them too. The "lessons m seduction" on offer to 200 women and only women m the intimacy of a private
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      • 364 14  - 77th Street moves into Beijing LIONEL SEAH The Singapore streetwear store will open a three-level underground mall and plans to add four more youth malls there by 2006 By FASHION REPORTER SHE has already staked her claim on the Singapore youth market. Now, Ms Elim Chew, the founder of homegrown
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    • 734 8 and still going strong As the world's most famous rodent turns 75, .Disney fears that Mickey Mouse is becoming irrelevant to today's kids FSDFD Conceived by Walt Disney, then 26, who was on a train with his wife Lillian from New York to Los Angeles m 1928 Disney wanted to
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      91 8 'My singing is slightly better than an animal's. F4'a Jerry Yen (above, with Philippines President Gloria Arroyo, 'He's 100 per cent diamond but my finger is too fat. He won't fit.' Taiwanese astrologer TaneLi-chi on her break-up witnher boyfriem 'In chess if you make the wrong decision
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    • 738 9 More older Hollywood actors are taking it off on screen, showing that sex and nudtity aren 't just for 20somethings OVER 50 BUT NOT OVER SEX: William H. Macy, 53, says Hollywood is finally catching up with the concept that many people of his generation have lost
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        872 15  -  GERALDINE YEO Produced by the Special Projects Unit Marketing Division Singapore Press Holdings Get into the heart ofthe Marina Bay. Chijmes, City Link Mall, Esplanade Mall, Marina Square and Millenia Walk have helped the area to throb to a beat all of its own. kßy Hub ofthe hip and
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        1423 16 Festive feasts Wine and dine your way through the holiday season at the Bay. With quality restaurants m tne area, alternatives abound if you want to skip the traditional turkey and ham dinner. GERALDINE YEO recommends some places, here and on LlB. Tuck into the tandoori chicken at Dcvi Fusion
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      • 359 21 .shopping, giving and receiving! Celebrities share what makes Christmas special for them. ''Christmas is special because everyone is always m a good mood and that makes me happy. They get angry less easily and are generally less rude. I think it's because they get to open presents and
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    • 589 23 Hero restarts from zero Legendary Japanese martial-arts star shakes off ultra-violent roles to find gentler career m Hollywood NEW YORK After John Travolta m Pulp Fiction (1994) and Robert Forster m Jackie Brown (1997), the comeback kid m Quentin Tarantino's new movie, Kill Bill: Volume 1, is Sonny Chiba. The
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    • 732 24 SEX FOR SALE 'Sometimes the very person that we look down on is the person that's struggling the most. Donna Summer, seen above with Barry Mamlow (left) at EHon John's (right) White Tie And Tiara Ball m London m Jane, on her songs which honour those
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    • 519 24 NASHVILLE, Tennessee Glen Campbell is talking about the time he played guitar on Frank Sinatra's Strangers In The Night and begins to hum the familiar melody. Moments later, he is talking about the rock band Cream's performance on his TV show, and he starts
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    • 267 30  - A starry lineup for SSO TAN SHZR EE By ARTS CORRESPONDENT FFSDFD VIOLINIST Maxim Vengerov, soprano Sumi Jo and warbler Bobby McFerrin are among the stars playing m the Singapore Symphony Orchestra's (SSO) upcoming season. The orchestra, which celebrates its 25th anniversary next year, has packed an ambitious programme of
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    • 215 30 TAIPEI Actress Vicki Zhao has a new love Wang Yu, the son of China's chief cross-strait negotiator Wang Daohan. The elder Wang is the chairman of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait, and the mentor of former Chinese president Jiang Zemin. His son has been dating
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      196 30 ILL Meat Loaf collapsed at a London gig and is being treated for exhaustion brought on by a virus. VERDICT: Aaliyah died of burns and a blow to the head after her plane crashed m the Bahamas m 2001, a coroner's inquest heard. GIO: The Who's Pete
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    • 261 1 NEWS Eng Wah invests $9m m digital technology By Ong Sor Fern PAGE 3 mWkmk\\ W A a V -'_J________H_E A, I __a_? fe ___H H I 1 fl ta%39S__________________________________________ fl__ ',__i9>____N___________________________________________________________________________B ~"^^H ____r "*-\^l _r__»*^*_*^^^^^^^k^^^^^^2»..' /■""_T r *Amk\\ m^mm\ _______________l J^i jIL WmW w Walt D,snev s most creation
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    • 38 3 Hermans Hermits plays on Dec 17 and 18, ana Johnny Ttilotson/Brian Hyland perform on Dec 19 and 20. Tickets for both events at Suntec HaU 603 are at $61, $81, $101 and $121, from Sistic (Tel: 63-48-5555). M-a
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    • 15 1 Singapore Brand Award 2003Special Produced ry the Special Projects Unit Marketing Division Singapore Press Holdings
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    • 713 2  -  RAV DHALIWAL As more Singapore companies expand overseas, many are building their brand names to gain a global edge. WBy Special Editor john de souza Contributors chan sect fun ray dhaliwal SURENOREN APPAROO KAYLENE TAN Art Design paula grosse ricky yeo bhawesh MISHRA UMA VENKATRAMAN ANDREW
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    • 462 3  -  RavDhaliwal International Enterprise Singapore is helping companies here build branding skills and knowleoge as well as establish their brands internationally. Branding is a lot more than a logo, said Mr Ted Tan, assistant chief executive officer of International Enterprise Singapore (IE Singapore). And it is a
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    • 923 6  -  RAV DHALIWAL The Singapore Girl has established herself as a global icon. But customer service does not begin or end with her. She is just a personification of SlA's culture of service excellence. Rv "The most caring attention from our wonderful Singapore Girl would be insufficient
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    • 1028 8  - 'Very clear goals' for success RAV DHALIWAL Mr Ron Sim, the chairman and chief executive officer of Osim, focuses on strengthening and positioning his brand, even when the economy is bad. *Bx> A BRAND WITH NEART Beyond running a successful international business. Osim sponsors research and sports events, and spares
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    • 520 9  -  KAYLENE TAN Selling a lifestyle is what luxury watch retail is all about. Just ask Sincere Watch. kßy Sincere Watch is one ofthe oldest watch retailers m Singapore. It was founded m 1954 by Mr Tay 800 Jiang, who is now the company's chairman. Over the last 50
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    • 537 10 The work is showing It is no fluke that some Singapore brands are doing well m international markets. These companies have seriously invested m brand-building activities. year's Singapore I Brand Awards (SBA) JL highlights the success of Singaporean companies m growing brands outside of their home market, said its organisers
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    • 693 11  -  KAYLENE TAN From innovator to market leader, the Banyan Tree Hotels Resorts grows from strength to strength. ÜBy Banyan TVee ReI sort, and adjectives like romantic, intimate and luxurious come to mind. You can also conjure up images of a secluded jacuzzi pool at sunset and private villas
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      • 628 5 |ffIIUAFO«SAL£ I VICOM CVALUATCD! 01 Kia Rio 1.5. Sell $45 BK. 1 owner. OMV $n.SK. Best cond. *****878 I 7/02 KIA SPECTRA 1.6H8 Auto Tip-top cond. Teacher owner. Selling SSI.SK neg. 9855-1146 H LANDROVER FORSALE j 6/01 FREELANDER 2.5 Auto. 1 i owner. Sun-roof. Leather, bodykit. Tip top. Easy loan.
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      • 1602 6 tfft NISSAN FOR SALE RTI NISSAN FOR SALE ltm New Nissan Sunny _gMfe^ Wonderful Place In --^^^v* East Coast! BMt Time "y mM Placa To Oert That ■m^lmm kmWjW Niaaan Vahlcla You've Alwaya Wanted Come For A Test Drive WK^^k\ For more information, ll W. 6344 2882 I Our Showroom
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      • 806 6 ■SJI NISSAN FOR SALE $0 DRIVCAWAYI 6/'9B March 1.0 manual. Leather seats. S/rims. $600+ mthly. neg. 9741-0568 5/01 SUNNY 1.6 auto. OMV $16K. New paint, s/rims, tax. Leather seats. Mint cond. 6453-553S AU 1 OWNCR 2000-2003 Sunny 1.5 auto/ manual. SO downpayment. SSOK- S6OK. *****279 JM w*™ s 1 OWNCR
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      • 404 7 BVR VOLVO FOR SALE 05/00 $70 ***** km S/rims. 2/01 SSO OMV $50K ***** km 06/01 V7O Wagon Roof rack. 02/'Ol S6O Proloqic sound sys tern. 9852-3800/ 9003-9672 MID '01 VOLVO S6OT. 1 owner. 80% parf. OMV S3BK Agt svc Accident free. S96K. *****513 5109.8K 2/-0 I S«0 2.3 T5
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      • 1311 7 BRI VEHICLES WANTED BRI VEHICLES WANTED VEHICLES WANTED Double Chtck Your Price Before Selling Your Vans, PA/ PB Bus. Doublecab Pickup 10/ 14 ft Lorries Best Price For Mercedes Vito 108 110 CDI Toyota Liteace. Hiace. Dyna. Nissan Cabstar Special Price For 14 Ft High Deck Lorry Isuzu NHR69. NPR66.
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      • 881 7 Bin LORRIES FOR SALE WFTI LORRIES FOR SALE BfH LORRIES FOR SALE JTH LORRIES FOR SALE introducing Hino Medium Duty Trucks, Validus Driven To Perfection Hino introduces to Singapore their newly developed, world renown Medium Duty Trucks, the VALIDUS. With class leading super powerful engines meeting the more environmentally stringent
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      • 588 7 GERGFRG |g| 1 OWNER. 5/00 Nissan Urvan. 5 dr Diesel. New paint/ tax. S23K. Low driveaway. Call 9385-9290 S/'OO BERLINGO DIESEL 1 owner Silver. Airbag 523.5 K. High loan/ trade-in. Call 9385-9290 2002 MITSUBISHI L3OO. 5 -dr. Die I sel. New paint tax. Power steering. Al cond! 6457-9098 2 UNITS.
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      • 889 8 FERFER B 001-08 CITY t SOUTH-WEST PTE APTS -HOT Tlie Vantatxm MKWI X Pam Perianal* 3 BR 3 Bfl Penthouse with hilltop/sea views Mediterranean ambience with condo fsciWss Near Saence Part.. NUS, AYE A mins to CBO __H___________H_flß^^__^_______________l 3+l rms 1572-1830 sqft Swimming Pool Gym DantrtWong *****879 Ma Low 0005
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      • 1379 8 HDO9-W ORCHARO/ WWk 009-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOUANO TANGLIN/ HOLLANO PTE APTS- PIPIT [^_PTE^«JWIT I The Tessarina 1 __^__^__B^__^_k_ for Loom toy Pcvotopor I "1^ I H° -Wa ____________r WwT __X Brand now apartments Full condo facilities Premium units •2+1,3+1,4+1 bedrooms and Penthouse 990 sqtt to 3671 sqft Partially/fully furnished On-site
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      • 1183 8 B TANGLIN/ HOLLAND mARTS-ROTT DUCHESS CREST. LOVELY Ground flr. Patio. Pool facing. Private. 3+1. 1600 sq.H. 54.2 K. Low-rise. Mint condition. *****740 ERA. RIDGEWOOD 3900 SOFT. 3+ family maid. Huge terr master. F/renovated. Partial/ f/furn. 17 facilities. 9456-8066 Agt HERMITAGE/ CHATEAU EUZA. 2 rm/ studio. SI.9K/ SI.6K neg. High floor.
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      • 1030 8 HDO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGUN/ HOLLAND PTEAPTS-RENT W ANOERSON 2885 sqft. 4+l. P/ turn. Immed. Greenery/ pool view. $6.8 K. 9108-6993 Lite 0.10 SOMMERVILLE PK. 2000 sqft. j 3+2 rms, balcony, renovated, i f/facilities. neg Tom 9385-8311 0.09 RIVERIA LODGE. 3 rms high flr 1200 sqft. Renovated. Furn. Immed $1600 neg *****737
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      • 909 9 mDIS-16 EAST COAST PTE APTS- REMT Eastern Lagoon 2 rms $1.3K Eng Cheong Twr 2+1 L SI.SK Flaiwlngo VaHey 2 $UK Katong Ptoza 3+l $1.4* Odeon Katong 2 $i.3K Pork House 3+l $1.6K Sommervllle Grandeur 3+ 1 S3.SK Surrey Coort 3+l $1.7K Tanamera 2+l $1.4* _B*e Rto 2+l Sl.6* Windemere
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      • 1124 9 Bjl 015-16 EAST COAST J PTEAPTS-REMT WATERSIDE BLK 1.4+ l. High tlr. i Full sea view. New flooring/ curj tain. P/furn. 53.6 K. *****663 Rl j O.IS PEBBLE BAY, 4+l+l. 2626 sq.ft. High floor. Full bay view. P/furn. neg. 9271-6909 agt. j UST UNIT. 2-roomi Costa Del I Sol. 924.
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      • 796 9 Bl 022-24 WfW 022-24 J WEST ___W WEST I PTE APTS -REWT Hl^^l^^lJL.. w r«r#_ky_;i w __i 7i 1 7i r,_T_M_#_ a i I Along Pasir Panjang Swimming pool and I Near NUS mad service I Excellent accessibility Short term lease via AYE available I 3 EJedrooms Utility Asking 552,
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      • 739 9 liirejji HOUSESfMREMT HSIRSJI •rand N«w Sno_- tuimalow- Utctod at trevose Lrescenr, mmoi imiqh MMM pool wA »wim jtf perched on higHground Contemporary ardwledwe Exceler. finishes 4 24 hour, security wßaam aaamk Bufejp arao al 4,230 Pieose coll ***** 188 Corner Terrace •5539 sqft 4 1 rms -•roma.ee 9385 0184 Ml
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      • 1011 10 GTGR E ROOMS FOR RENT (PRIVATE) 15 RMS IN S'goon 2 units 2-storey hse. New. F/furn with aircon. PR/ expat/ foreion student/ professional. Near food ct/ MRT. $200- BOO. Call owner 9180-2993 1 RM FOR Rent at Neptune Court Blk 7. Newly renovated. F/furn. Aircon, Female tenant only. Near shops/
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      • 1006 10 BcinssoimHßT PTE APTS SAII F'HOLD RESORTI Landridge/ Kentview Pk. 1819/ 1270 sqft. Priced to sell. SBXXK/ $6xxk. Move m. See to believe. 9005-5089 DW EMERALO PK. 1130 sqft. 3+l. Low j fir. Well kept. Tenanted $1.7K tHI '04. Ouiet facing. 99 yrs. Great location Sue *****328 DW RIVER PLACE. EXCLUSIVE.
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      • 912 10 HDO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGUN/ HOLLAND HOUSES-SALE HOLLAND GREEN/ KHEAM Hock Rd vicinity bunglw. 4000/ 9000 sq.ft. S2.IM/ $3M. 9068-0923 QUALITY CAIRNHILL CONSERVED. Stylish 4+2. Sim renovation. $3.88 m. IRA: *****055. No agts. D.lO CLUNY PK 2-storey semi-d. 3700 sqft. s+l. Great potential! Fhold 52.55 M. RING *****411 MT CCHO PK 2
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      • 1113 10 H 009-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLUND PTEAPTS-SALE KILLINCY APT. ENBLOC potential. High flr. 1905 sq.ft. F'hold. Renovated. Amenities, MRT. Orchard. Call Samuel 9380-3223 Re/max RIOGEWOOO. LIHOLIHO. 1614 sq.ft. I 3rms. F/ facilities. Near Henry Pk Pri. Amenities. Bank's Auction 26/ 11. Colliers 9237-5332 SI.XXM! CAIRNHILL F'HOLD. .000 < sqft, walk to
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      • 741 10 B Oil. 21 NEWTON/ 8T TIMAH/ CLEMENTI PTEAPTS-SALE CAVENDISH PK. 3+l. 1250 sqft. High flr. Ouiet. Face pool. Below value. Also rent. *****777 HG D.21 SOUTHAVEN 11. High floor. 999 yrs. Spacious 3+l rms. S69OK. Don't miss! *****560 GREENLODGE TOH TUCK Rd. 1680 sq.ft. Converted 3 bdrms. Facilities. F'hold. SMOK.
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      • 1809 10 WfW 015-16 EAST COAST WWW Dl 5-16 EAST COAST rtir H^Hfreehold condo If &X 99l__^WAD,THfSOV_t£Ky. I j Looking for a good property il rK~ Once m lile time opportunity. '■\W” Prestigious address m district 15 i X? Luxurious 4*l 2637 eq.lL Fl: +B- 'Renovated Futy ar<onditioned L_k|* Private Mf lobby
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      • 1072 10 GUILIN VIEW. 1259 sq ft 3+l. High fir. Lake/ pool view. Renovated $555K^jnly! MRT. *****854 DW MAYSPRINGS. MUST SELLI Owner migrating Low flr. NS facing 1345 sqft/ 3+l. S49OK. 9311-3351 GUILIN VIEW BU 22 high flr, 861 sqft, 2-rm, $440R neg. near MRT/ mkt/ sch. Jason *****125 D.23 MERAWOOOS 1346
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      • 1147 11 EHDB APTS FOR SAU (ANGMOKIO) 5 T BU 1048. Lift level. 128 sq.m. 4 rms. Nicely renovated. 7 yrs. $0 cash. 6881-3041 CBR EHDB APTS FOR SAU (•EDOK/ CHAI CHEE) ANY REASONABLE OFFCR consider. 5 T 553 Bedok N. F/renovated. Aircon. Superb cond. Movein. Amenities. 9783-4775 ERA ATTN, RAREI 3'
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      • 1007 11 B HDB APTS FOR SALE (BISHAN) 4'A' CORNCR 130. Mid flr. Lift level. Good layout. MRT/ amenities. 5 T 441 corner. Marble flr. Un--1 block. Ai Tong. *****696 ERA 4 'A' 230 spacious 116 sq.m. Efti I cient well kept home. Move m. Broken marble. Amenities, sch, j shops. *****886/
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      • 1209 11 EHDB APTS FOR SAU (BUKIT BATOK) 4 'NG' CORNCR Bt Batok Blk 233 high flr. Unblocked. Best facing. Near MRT/ amenities. View to Or fer. 9701 5181 Bestiink Sole agt 4 V BU 331 Bt Batok mid flr. un- blocked, bright windy, near MRT/ amenities/ market/ school. Call Fiona *****-016
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      • 1118 11 flEffpayff-S^ 3 ALL BT PANJANG 5 4523 6 High flr. Well kept 4 'A' l49 Corner. High flr. Lift level 4 'A' 243... NlB. Unblocked. Windy i ST 6O4 N2O up. Pond view 5 T 163 NlB up, S/pool view 5 T 152 Pt BM. Al decor. 810 up 5
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      • 1227 11 BHDB APTS FOR SALE (CHOA CHU KANG) REEVE HO JH 9106 9067^ I 4 'A' 352. 1. 15. 67 3 A ttlO Al decor 4 A' 658.669 corner $20K below I 4'A' TI9. 223. Marble. SI9SK only 5 16 75, 677, 657. 661 ttll S3OOK 5 A' 607. 761, 679
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      • 1134 11 Pffl HOB APTS FOR SAU IJ^J (CHOA CHU KANG) 5 T CORNER Blk 675. High flr. Well renovated. 4 bdrms. Selling Below Value! 9067-8832 ERA S'l' CORNER (TOP flr) Yew Tee Mall 672A «i 6 (4 bdrms). Design/ Build. HDB $343 K. 9455-6866 5 T CCX Blk 627. Mid flr.
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      • 1193 11 HHDB APTS FOR SALE (HOUGANG/ S'GOON/ YK) CHU KANG) 3 'A' 661 Hougang. tti2 Next to corner. Split aircon. Move m cond. Chinese owner. Sell $170 K. Hurry Dont Miss! 9008 3080 DW 4 'A' CORNCR 658. Hougang. High flr. Unblocked. Windy. Move-in cond. Near Sin Mm sch/ ameni ties.
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      • 1219 11 E HOB ARTS FOR SALE (JURONG) URGENT! URGCNT! URGENT! Exec apt. blk 161 Yung Ping Rd. Below HDB value. High flr. Reasonable offer secures. 9145-1600 ERA URGENT) 4 'A' Blk 413 Jurong W High flr. Bright. Weil kept. Squar ish hall. Lift level. All races. Near amenities Sole agt *****675
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      • 985 12 FERFERR DH HDB APTS FOR SALE I (MARINE PARADE) 3T BLK 4 Sea view Nice cosy hse. 3T Blk 47. Tip-top. Cosy home!!! 4 T Blk. 63. Mid flr. Upgraded!!! 5-rm Blk 12 Sea view. Upgraded. srm Blk 2. Mid flr. 9850-1515 RS ■io.fl FRVI I im iiiiii Siox BELOW
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      • 932 12 BHDB APTS FOR SALE (PASIR RIS/ CHANGI) •4'A' OLK. 446 Sell below HDB value! Best location m Pasir Ris. Mid flr. Lift level. 9021-0097 4 'A' 763 $0! 5235K lift, f/aircon 5 T 199/ 212/ 628 below value!!! 5 T 628 Elias. Lift *****324 era 4 'A' OLK 572 Pasir
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      • 1928 12 Bl HDB APTS FOR SALE Rfl HOB APTS FOR SALE (TAMPINES/ SIMEI) ktkWk^ RECORD 1 >• BREAKING •V"***- SALESPERSON I Attn: All Buyers /Sellers Refer to Straits Times Page today Wk_rrfl I tor professional advice on i Vt_f mVVkLi 1 me 0 Cash wef lot Jan 04 Hi Kill If
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      • 1297 12 Bl HDB APTS FOR SALE J (TOA PAYOH/ POTONG PASIR) 3 T llB T. Payoh. upgraded. Gdn view, good location, MRT, can contra. Co-broke welcome. Ur- i gent! Low cash! 9790-9929 ERA 3T OLK 203 Toa Payoh North. I High floor. Upgrading m process. Simple. Well kept. Very near 1
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      • 852 12 DHOB APTS FOR SALE (WOODLANDS) John Oon 9456-0496 PN 4 'A2' 620 803/ 80*. Nicely done 4 'A' 316 corner 812. Mins to MRT 3 T 504/ 505, corner, 808. MRT 5 T 529 corner 805. Cosy. Nice 5 T S42corner 812. Cosy move m 5 T 55T corner 808.
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      • 1127 12 O HOB APTS FOR SALE (WOODLANDS) 4'A' CORNER BLK 618 Nil. Renovated. Well maintained. Malay owner. Bright 6 windy. Near amenities. Farila *****037 PN Joseph om^TjL 9635 4832 ■^jj 4 'A' 621, 804 f/renovated/ aircon 5 yrs. Bring cheque! Urgent! 5 T Corner 537. 803. Vista Point. Urgent! Mon-Sun. 1-9pm
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      • 1199 12 B HOB APTS FOR SALE (WOODLANDS) 5 T WOOOLANOS 542 NlO. 120 sgm. Unblocked. Renovated. All races. Amenities. *****500 JP 5-RM CORNCR 512. 5 mins Woodlands MRT. 5 yrs. Designer decor. 6 aircons. 4 bdrms. 9862-6728 BI HDB APTS FOR SALE fl (YISHUN) ADVANCC LINK: 6750-0638 Jumbo 666, 633. High
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      • 1136 12 Bl HDB APTS FOR SALE fl (YISHUN) 4'NG' BLK 144 1102 Renovat ed Corner Privacy Unblock Windy. MRT/ Chong Pang mkt/ food ctr. 9389-8648 C&H S T CORNER Blk. 213/ 880. High flr. Tastefully renovated, marble/ aircon. Convenient. Mins to MRT/ shpg. Susan 9023-0182 C&H 5-RM CORNER BLK 855 Yishun.
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      • 821 12 S3OOK YCT am 5 T Corner Blk 111/ 133. Renovated. Move m. LRT sch. Must sell! 9270 7491 4 'A' 2200 Corner 806. 3 Aircons. Shpg Mall/ MRT. Move-in HDB Value S2SOK. 9026-9195 4 'A' OU 238 Compassvale Walk. Near MRT/ shpg centre. RenovateC. *****983 Boswell 4 'A' OU 123A
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      • 712 13 H FACTORY SPACE R!| FACTORY SPACE I FORREMT jyy rr_-p_w_ I ■^Ar9alslTl636sTt^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I Loadng capacity 7.5KN.sq m Ceding height 3 8m I Near amenities/expressway I Suitable for woodworks, carpentry, light industry, I raoactong. garment manufacturing, printing A txxttxndrig, interior deca design. I Sam Pol 9632 8288 Daphn* Low 9423 2927
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      • 1269 13 Bl OFFICE SPACE Rfl OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT |g|) ™~"t LIAT TOWERS 541 Orchard Road Retail tenants: Hermes, Zara, Esprit Starbucks Accessibility via public transport only 3 minutes walk to Orchard MRT station Convenient ample parking facilities Outside CBD 1200/1681 sq.ft. Attractive rental For enquiries, call owner: ******784/ 785/ 776
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      • 960 13 FSDFEF Bl OFFICE SMCE FOR REWT GMG BLDG, ROBINSON Rd. 3000 sqft. «08-01/ «05 01 «07-01. 1600 sqft: NO4-02. 6324-1131 OFFICE FOR RENT. 65 Club Street. i Renovated. Fully aircon. MRT/ amenities. $2.2K 9048-4087 INT'L PLAZA. 473/ 937/ 1130/ 1453/ 2357/ 4155 sqft. Fitted/ bare. MRT. $neg. HFP *****588 PARKWAY
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      • 1482 14 FDSFF E SHOPSPACE Rfl SHOPSPACE FOR RENT E£2l FOR RENT SHOWROOM CUM OFFICE I ATTHEPmmAZA I Outside CBD, next to The Furniture Mall I Suitable for building materials, lightings. I bathroom accessories, soft furnishings, I curtains blinds, textiles and interior I designers I Size ranges from 200 sq ft to
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      • 862 14 FSDFDF D SHOPSPACE FOR RCNT BEAUTY WORLD CTR NOI. 22-82 sqm. 3 units. Near escalator, big crowd. Low rental. 9858-7322 ATTN DENTISTS/ DRS. AMK Blk 631. 320 sqft. Heavy human traffic. Near mkt/ MRT. Pg 9516-1308 LITTLE INDIA DUNLOP St/ Upp Dickson Rd. Eating hse/ retail shop. S neg. Owner
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      • 881 14 Bl SHOPSPACE J FORSALE PANDAN VALLCY 1600 sqft spill level. Ample parking. Suitable foi Admin Offices, Enrichment eti etc. Good traffic. 9321-9037 1 BH GooT ER A tawstment nat mvi r_r_ ••ONLY $788K! S'GOON Rd/ Ma dras St/ Veerasamy Rd/ Desker Rd. Renovated shophse. 5%-7 yield. 2/ 3-storey. *****429 999
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      • 1095 20 I 158.V19 INTERNATIONAL W Nexia Tan Sitoh is a member firm of Nexia m International. We are a firm accredited by the 1 Institute of Chartered Accountants m Australia I and have the following positions: Diploma/ACCA/Degree m Accountancy Chinese speaking candidate 233H388H Diploma or Degree m Accountancy/Diploma or Degree m
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      • 561 20 CLUB 21 Club 21 is seeking experienced sales personnel to be part of our successful team m Emporio Armani. Dolce Gabbana. Max Mara, and other high fashion boutiques among our chain. SALES ASSISTANTS To be part of our dynamic team, you must possess: J Pleasant fnendly disposition Strong communication skills
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