The Straits Times, 1 December 2003

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    28 1 The Straits Times BEST IN NEWSPAPER DESIGN IN ASIA J>r^li«9y December 1 2003 •80 Pages in five parts mita (P) 033/03/2003 •JPA Singapore Press Holdings publication D\J Cents
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    Lock icon SIA pilots: Law to be tightened
    626 1  -  REBECCA LEE Changes will mean leaders of pilots' union won't need to get members' approval for agreements, a right now unique to Alpa-S Reports bt THE Government yesterday hardened its stand on Singapore Airlines (SIA) pilots, saying it will tighten the law to remove
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    Lock icon Stay cool, do your IPPT run on a treaamill
    379 1  -  BENJAMIN NADAHAJAN Bu OPERATIONALLY-ready national servicemen (NSmen) can soon choose to run the 2.4km for their Individual Physical Proficiency Test (IPPT) on treadmills in airconditioned gyms. For a trial year beginning Jan 5, the Safra National Service Association clubhouses in Tampines
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    Lock icon TWO FOREIGNERS WILL HAVE TO LEAVE UNION COMMITTEE
    283 1 THE two foreigners who can no longer sit on the executive committee of the Air line Pilots' Association-Singapore (Alpa-S) are Malaysian citizens with permanent-resident status in Singapore. They were not named by the statement from the Prime Minister's Office, but a Straits
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      93 1 SECOND CASE; Tighter security for KL airport after another snapped airplane cable is found page a ji BJBWWWWWiBWBHWBIIIIIWB ißßlfiißfiHßißßißHH wS^^^w&^r^ V^rß KU^^^^^U^^^^^^^^ij^fl Photos: AP. AFP, MALCOLM MCLEOD Design: RAYMOND LEE 8 "*****i"*****7 The Straits Times interactive: http://straftstimes.asial.com sg is available from 6 am. fGuaranteedSaver] Terms and conditions apply. Buying a
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      6 1 [More reports in Home, Pages H6,H7]
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  • NEWS FLASH
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      137 2 WORKPUCE SAFETY IMPROVES SAFETY and working conditions in factories and workshops here with potential health hazards have shown a gradual improvement. From January to September this year, there were only three health-related accidents in the workplace, none of which resulted in a loss of life. Last year, there were
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      77 2 COMMEN TARY ASIA AND THE AIDS THREAT ON WORLD Aids Day today, a look at the economic, political and strategic implications of the disease for Asia. In Asia, there is still time to forestall the danger. However, leaders have had to be repeatedly warned that the region's economic growth prospects
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      84 2 MINDEF HAS SYSTEMS IN PUCE THE Ministry of Defence writes, in response to a reader's letter, that the Singapore Armed Forces has a well-established reporting system in which units are required to report all training incidents and injuries so that necessary action can be taken expeditiously. It clarifies that
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      69 2 ENDANGERED ARTS AND SOCIETY A GLOBAL arts summit held here last week revealed that the role of the arts increasingly has to be justified according to socio-economic indicators. Talk on strategies to push the arts aside, the Second World Summit On The Arts And Culture also revealed a gap
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      193 2 Not really on the right track LAST week, more than 300 delegates from around Asia gathered in Singapore for the Asia Pacific Disability Forum. About 65 of them, including 21 on wheelchairs, went on a ride on the North-East Line (NEL). Our reporter followed them in a wheelchair. The
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      92 2 Election rumour spreads in Malaysia MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi must call an election by the end of next year and he has so far not indicated any date, but that has not prevented the rumour mill from going into overdrive. A headline splashed across the Saturday front page
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      60 2 VIETNAM VENTURE SHOWS A PROFIT SINGAPORE'S flagship project in Vietnam, the Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park, has turned profitable for the first time since it opened seven years ago. Boosted by a jump in the number of new tenants, the park posted a net profit of US$4 million (Ss72 million) for
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      64 2 W ORLD AL-JAZEEJU'S WOES CONTINUE THE past two months have been a roller-coaster ride for Al-Jazeera, the Qatar-based, Arabic-language satellite station. Its best-known Arab reporter was arrested in Spain in September, the US-backed Iraqi National Congress slapped a two-week ban on Al-Jazeera s Baghdad reporters during the same month, and
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      157 2 TRAIN MERGER DEBATE IN HK THE Hong Kong government's ballooning Budget deficit has fuelled a debate on the merger of the Mass Transit Railway Corporation (MTRC) and the Kowloon-Can ton Railway Corporation (KCRC). For the government, a merger of the two companies is seen as the solution to boosting
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      83 2 RAISING THE WATER HARK SINGAPORE'S water polo team, the undisputed king of the region, has not quite made the mark at the Asian level. At this week's Vietnam South-east Asia Games, they should pick up gold once again, but it has been 17 years since the Republic won an
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  • PRIME NEWS
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      Lock icon 'A great 2 weeks for coalition' — US general speaks too soon
      685 3 'A great 2 weeks for coalition' US general speaks too soon HID IN IRAQ THIS WEEKEND: 7 Spanish officers 2 Japanese envoys 2 US soldiers BAGHDAD A new wave of bloodshed swept Iraq at the weekend when seven Spanish intelligence officers, two Japanese diplomats and their Iraqi driver, two South
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      Lock icon Japan to stand firm despite diplomats' deaths
      327 3  -  KWAN WENG KIN By JAPAN CORRESPONDENT 'IT IS VERY REGRETTABLE BUT THERE IS NO CHANGE IW WVwi UreHV vlnßvL THAT WE Nil DO WHAT MUST BE DONE M REGARD TO RAO) RECONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE.' —Mr Koizumi on tbe policY of not yielding to terrorist!
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      Lock icon Snapped cables found on another MAS airplane
      307 4 Each and evefu mane has to be checked thoroughly before take-off. So there is no way a plane with some technicammt will be allowed to take off.' -tuu^Tm^m^a^^c^ KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's airport authority has been ordered to undertake stringent checks on all aircraft
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      Lock icon A Bolly good time for all at extravaganza
      414 4  -  TAN SHZR EE dfg bnjfhgbm fjgb CEREBRAL palsy patient Anitha Rani lived out the dream of her life last night when she finally saw her hero Shah Rukh Khan in the flesh. Miss Rani, 33, was given a surprise ticket by Singapore
      LEONARD GOH  -  414 words
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      Lock icon Was it tampering? Authorities order strict checks on all craft at KLIA, call for CCTV and tougher security
      119 4 were arrested after that Oct 2 incident. But they were later released over what a spokesman described as an act of vandalism, not sabotage. The Airbus A-330 was about to depart for
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      Lock icon Colombians gpfrom drug crops to bra tops
      144 4 Colombians gpfrom drug crops to bra tops BOGOTA (Colombia) First they grew coffee. When prices collapsed, many turned to growing illegal drug crops. And now, hundreds of poor rural Colombians are making racy lingerie. The wispy G-strings, revealing bras and lacy garter-belts went on sale last Saturday at Carrefour's 11
      AP  -  144 words
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      Lock icon Chen's party attempts damage control over referendum issue
      535 6 Human PLOY? The opposition is raising an uproar to make us look like we are opting for independence through the "defensive referendum" clause. By so doing they want to force us to take that route. Mr Chiou I-jen, urging the public not
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      Lock icon PM to visit Portugal, Nigeria, Japan
      551 6  -  TAN TARN HOW ?M. PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong will be travelling to Portugal, Nigeria and Japan on official engagements over the next two weeks. From today to Wednesday, he will make an official visit to Portugal at the invitation of his Portuguese counterpart,
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon CRUNCH-TIME FOR AL- JAZEERA
      890 8  -  JOHN B. BRADLEY *L Top Arab reporter linked to Al-Qaeda Accused of inciting suicide attacks Dumps its star Western journalist JEDDAH Even for a news organisation which frequently makes world headlines, the past two months have been a roller-coaster ride for Al-Ja-zeera, the Qatar-based, Ara-bic-language satellite
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      Lock icon Iraq poses major US election hurdle
      791 9  -  JONATHAN EYAL Hopes of early handover of power are cast into doubt as the Sunnis and Shi'ites play hardball NEWS ANALYSIS flr, LONDON It is official: Iraq is no longer just a military challenge for the United States but part and parcel of the
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      Lock icon Who spotted Bush flight?
      128 9 CRAWFORD (Texas) One of the most dramatic moments during President George W. Bush's secret flight te Baghdad last week was when a British Airways (BA) pilot spotted Air Force One ever the Atlantic. The encounter, which aides say nearly prompted the President to call off the
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      Lock icon Sharon rejects demand to stop building barrier
      359 12 JERUSALEM Israel's Prime Minister Ariel Sharon yesterday rejected his Palestinian counterpart's demand that Israel stop building a controversial barrier through the West Bank as a condition for talks. "I hereby notify you that no condition shall be accepted.. .regarding the cessation of the
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      Lock icon Bush team organising grassroots army
      461 12 US Elections Drive to register voters is designed to tip the balance in 18 states that may decide next year's winner WASHINGTON President George W. Bush's re-election team, anticipating another close election, has begun to assemble one of the largest grassroots organisations of any presidential
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    • WORLD FILE
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        Lock icon BRITISH ASYLUM FOR CHECHEN ENVOY
        63 13 TOP Chechen envoy Akhmed Zakayev, wanted by Russia on terrorism charges, has been granted political asylum in Britain in a move that Moscow has warned could sour bilateral relations. Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov told The Times the decision was "an insult to all the
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        Lock icon AUSSIE LABOR PARTY
        62 13 A VETERAN politician and a brash treasury spokesman will contest the leadership of Australia's Labor opposition. Leader Simon Crean stepped down as leader on Friday as Labor's popularity slumped in opinion polls. Former leader Kim Beazley, 54, put his hand up for the job as did treasury
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        Lock icon IRAQI POUCE SEIZE ARMS CACHE
        35 13 POLICE in northern Iraq seized a huge arms cache on Saturday that could have been used against US troops. It included mortar shells, Kalashnikov shotguns and 50kg of explosive. AFP
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        Lock icon TURKISH ENGINEER FREED BY TALEBAN
        41 13 TALEBAN insurgents have freed a Turkish road engineer they kidnapped a month ago. Mr Hasan Onal was taken on Oct 30, along with his Afghan driver, while returning to a camp for Kabul-Kanda-har highway workers. AP
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        Lock icon EU IN BID TO SAVE
        24 13 THE European Union is planning a fishing ban to save the European eelfrom extinction, London's Independent newspaper reported yesterday.
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      Lock icon British detainees in Guantanamo 'to be sent home'
      476 13 IMS DEAL ML MOST UXELY CONSIST OF IHE BRITISH HAVING TO HEAD GUILTY ON SOME NONSENSE CHARGE AND COME BACK HERE TO SERVE THEIR SENTENCE.' Mr Stafford Smith, Inner for the Britiah detainees The US and Britain are expected to strike a
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      Lock icon US waiy as EU states move closer to defence deal
      343 13 NAPLES European foreign ministers have achieved a Dreakthrough on defence arrangements for an enlarged European Union, but the United States may object to one feature which a Nato diplomat branded a "Trojan horse". French Foreign Minister Dominique de Vulepin said
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      Lock icon 20 air sdafety mishaps under new Aussie rules
      153 14 CANBERRA Australian air traffic controllers have reported almost twice the number of air safety mishaps since new aviation rules were introduced on Thursday, their trade union said yesterday. The main pilots' association called the new air control system which allows light planes
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      Lock icon Cybercops to protect kids from paedophiles
      557 14 The global squad will monitor the Internet around the clock and can be summoned by clicking an icon ON PATROL: In cyberspace The new squad will be launched this month. It will use a software package that will place a police computer icon on
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    • PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Mussolini's grandchild to form party
        189 14 Mussolini's grandchild to form party RILED BY DPM'S REMARKS ROME Ms Alessandra Mussolini, granddaughter of Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, says she will form her own political party after quitting the right-wing National Alliance. Ms Mussolini, a chat-show fixture and a former model who holds a degree in medicine, is
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        Lock icon POST-WAR LEADER: 'GREATEST GERMAN'
        96 14 POST-WAR LEADER: 'GREATEST GERMAN' BERLIN Germany's first post-war leader beat his illustrious compatriots Goethe, Luther, Marx and Einstein in a nationwide poll to find the greatest German in history. Konrad Adenauer was the nation's first chancellor following World War 11, presiding over the start of the economic miracle that underpins
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        Lock icon CZECH PM SUMS SEXIST REMARKS
        70 14 PRAGUE Prime Minister Vladimir Spidla rebuked several Czech lawmakers last Thursday for sexist and degrading comments about the country's popular education minister and demanded an apology. Several lawmakers had made crude jokes about Ms Petra Buzkova, who reportedly underwent breast-reduction surgery. Mr Spidla con- demned
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        Lock icon BRIDE LOSES LESS IN WEDDING MISHAP
        85 14 BRIDE LOSES LESS IN WEDDING MISHAP LONDON A bride had both her legs amputated in order to save tier life after being involved in a road accident on Saturday while on the way to her wedding in Blackpool, northern England. While on a motorised tricycle, the 42-year-old woman's bridal gown
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        53 14 DNA tests have confirmed that all-American hero and aviator Charles Lindbergh fathered three illegitimate children by his German hat-maker lover, the children's spokesman said. Bhaddanta Vinaya, one of Myanmar's most revered Buddhist monks and a spiritual adviser to pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, has died in a Yangon hospital.
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        37 14 Quoteworthy It's like being a cop without a gun.' Musician Gar\ Innocent, reacting to a move h\ the Boston city authorities to disallow electronic amplifiers on subway platforms as they drown out messages over public address speakers
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      Lock icon Aids deaths spawn 'cowboy' undertakers
      507 15 Aids deaths spawn 'cowboy' undertakers Fly-by-night operators are cashing in on the grim trade as about 1,000 people die of the disease each day in South Africa JOHANNESBURG Here, at the global epicentre of the HIV/Aids pandemic, "cowboy" undertakers are cashing in on a grim trade which threatens to overwhelm
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      286 8 Bhlr 1 f t Run \1 T^HH^l^3 SOl in \khk.a Terror Suspects To Move? Cybercops To Protect Kids A ds Vultures fort:"' Britain is reportedly close to a deal with the Police officers around the world will he a eo pl e dying of Aids daily in HE^S^I US to
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      55 12 The Government unleashes a broadside at both Singapore Airlines' management and pilots' union, reports CHUA KONG HO GEARING UP Singapore's consumer watchdog will set up a call centre to handle an expected rise in complaints. CHOONG CHOON YEE reports EH University of RniKw hA A V5 D»c 2003, 7pny> W
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  • COMMENTARY • ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon The Straits Times MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2003 Shaping ties witn China
      582 16 The Straits Times MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2003 Shaping ties witn China IS UNITED States Secretary of State Colin Powell's rosy assessment that Sino-Amer-ican relations are at their best in years threatening to turn sour, with the revival of China-bashing as the US moves into electioneering mode? It all depends on
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      Lock icon Still time to forestall an Asian Aids epidemic
      1514 16  - Still time to forestall an Asian Aids epidemic MICHAEL RICHARDSON Bu FOR THE STRAITSTIMES ON WORLD Aids Day today, what are the economic, political and strategic implications of the disease for Asia, especially for the two rising giants of the region China and India? Aids, or acquired immune deficiency syndrome,
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      Lock icon Terror hurts Islamist parties in Indonesia
      1259 16  -  ENDY M.BAUM By POLITICAL BUM IS SHU TOO FRAGMENTED TO BE ABLE TO POSE ANY SERIOUS CHALLENGE TO THE SECULAR PARTIS. AND NOW, TERRORISM IS POSING A SERIOUS CHALLENGE TO POLITICAL ISLAM FROM WITHIN ITS RANKS. INDONESIA'S major Islamist political parties have found themselves
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      Lock icon Study downside of media competition
      1464 17  -  WARREN FERNANDEZ Bu FORF.ICS EDITOR THE ominous statements made recently by government leaders on the future of media competition in Singapore have sparked a debate on how the media might best serve readers ana viewers here. One group of market analysts has hailed the talk
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      143 18 I REFER to Mrs Ann Prior-Lim's letter, "The lot of a 'special' child called Matthew" (ST, Nov 13). I am an Australian who has visited Singapore regularly since 1981. 1 love Singapore and consider it my favourite place in the world. However, in Australia,
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      701 1 Last week, more than 300 delegates from around Asia gathered in Singapore for the Asia 6- Pacific Disability Forum. Sixty-five of them, including 21 in wheelchairs, went on a ride on the North-East MRT Line. THERESA TAN followed them in a wheelchair. I WAS trying,
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      47 2 TAN SUAN ANN I Ms Cassandra Wee, 22, who is studying Chinese culture at a Taiwanese university, was crowned Miss Singapore Chinatown last night. She will join the Miss Chinese International Pageant in Hong Kong next month. Singapore has won twice, in 1991 and 1996.
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        77 2 A 22-YEAR-OLD man ended up losing $170 while relieving himself in some bushes near Tuas South Street 2 last Saturday afternoon. He had stopped his car on the road and walked 50m to the bushes, where he urinated. Barely five minutes later, he returned to
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      573 4  - That's the number of deaths from factory, workshop accidents in first nine months GLENYS SIM By< SAFETY and working conditions in factories and workshops here with potential health hazards have shown a gradual improvement From January to September this year, there were only tnree healthrelated accidents in the workplace, none
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      333 4 STALLHOLDERS in Tampines yesterday learnt a few tips from technology entrepreneur Sim Wong Hoo who, for the first time, sold his wares in a street market. The chairman and chief executive of Creative Technology set up a booth at a monthly Sunday
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      680 6 WE CANNOT ALLOW CONFRONTATIONAL INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS TO ADD TO THE PROBLEMS OF SU, CHANGI AIRPORT AND OUR TRAVEL INDUSTRY. IT WILL PUT JOBS AND SMGAPORE'S ECONOMY AT HSU As controversy brewed over recent moves by Singapore Airlines pilots, the Government yesterday spelt out its position on
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      807 6 HOW ONE UNION BEHAVES Will AFFECT OTHER UNIONS AND, ULTIMATELY, ALL OF US. IF A FIRE IS NOT PUT OUT IN ONE CABIN, THE WHOLE SHIP IS AT RISK. NO ONE SHOULD DOUBT THIS GOVERNMENTS RESOLVE IN WANTING TO MAINTAIN AND PRESERVE
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      319 7  -  Wong Sher Maine Pay well and gain staff loyalty, Govt urges SIA THE Government was even-handed in its comments on the state of industrial relations within Singapore Airlines, targeting not just the pilots' union, but also the airline's management. The statement from the Prime Minister's Office last night
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      420 7 THE National Trades Union Congress said last night that it supported the Government's call for Singapore Airlines' management to take the lead in forging a "common understanding and improving communications" with its employees. And it expressed hope that the company and
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        282 8  -  VLADIMIR GUEVARRA Bi AN ITALIAN architecture firm has shaken up the local construction industry by doing away with the practice of hiring a main contractor. It instead chose to manage the construction of a seven-storey industrial building in Ang Mo Kio by itself. With
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        291 8 Small contractors said this system might help put an end to delayed payments and non-pay-ment by some main contractors a long-time bugbear of the industry. Mr James Heng, managing director of Heng Boon Seng Construction, which -did the roofing and waterproofing for the project,
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      302 8 RESIDENTS of Punggol now have a bus interchange next to the North-East Line MRT station, which will allow them to queue up in comfort. This new interchange means there's proper shelter and I won't get stuck in the rain when there's no space to stand
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        141 9 Hwa Chong Junior College and The Chinese High: A five-year course on entrepreneurship. Kranji Secondary: Students help run a general store selling uniforms and providing photocopying services Orchid Park Secondary: Students run the school's art gallery, bubble-tea shop and gaming centre. Jurong Junior College and Fuchun
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        681 9  -  JANE NG BENJAMIN HO More schools are getting students to learn to run businesses; Hwa Chong is even introducing entrepreneurship to its integrated curriculum B y; and fg,bo fkmgbjo ogxhm j Not just vegging out 7 get to learn about doing a business and thinking about
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        143 10 ST HOME LEARNING CENTRE It is aimed at getting upper secondary and junior college students up to speed in current affairs and English, and comes in three parts: the story, the lesson and the worksheet. This week's story is about the importance of the father in the
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        810 10  -  SHARON LOH Bx WHILE women have been making great strides in the feminist cause in the past 25 years, another quiet revolution has been taking place in the concept of fatherhood. It was bound to happen. One movement impacts the other. Women could not
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        328 11  - Wannabe tai-tais SCGS girls have higher ambitions ROBYN HAY AIK SI E W SINCERITY I REFER to the article, "Which schools do you think these students come from?" (ST, Nov 24), by Lynn Lee and Benjamin Ho. I have just completed my O levels at the Singapore Chinese Girls' School.
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        207 11 AS STUDENTS of Singapore Chinese Girls' School (SCGS), we read with dismay the article, "Which schools do you think these students come from?" (ST, Nov 24). The writers describe SCGS students as speaking good English and wanting to be tai-tais. It nuttier describes the girls
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        369 11  - 'Unbalanced' picture painted of St Gabriel's KOR ZHI YANG UVELY PERHAPS, BUT DEFINITELY NOT "HAVOC" I REFER to the article "Which schools do you think these students come from?"(ST,Nov24). I acknowledge the writer has tried to create a sense of balance. For every negative view or fact presented about a
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        563 12 Send us your question IF YOU have a problem with your child's education, tell us and we will ask the experts. Mail your question, marked "The expert is in", to the ST Education Desk, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Podium, 2nd storey, Singapore *****4,
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        97 12 IF A Chinese-language teacher has taught you to love the subject, nominate him or her for the Inspiring Chinese Language Teachers Awards 2004. Nomination forms are available at schools, www.zaobao.com and in newspapers. Submissions close on Jan 30 next year and past winners are not eligible.
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        149 12 STARTING in January, aspiring inventors can go learn the nuts and bolts of developing and marketing life sciences products at NUS Extension. This is a unit at the National University of Singapore which holds classes mainly for working adults. The NUS school has teamed
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        118 12 OVER 1,000 Secondary 3 students took an online test at Ngee Ann Polytechnic recently to determine their mathematical skills. Students from 31 schools such as Zhenghua Secondary and Riverside Secondary took part in the event, which also had maths enrichment The top five students
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      217 1 > I Workplace Safety No Deaths On The Job MOMstafflikeMsTan Chuen Hui keep checks on workplace safety practices. pageh4 Consumers Creative Marketing Crowd was much larger at the market the day Sim Wong Hoo took a booth. PAGEH4 I Transport Punggol Bus Interchange Rear-Adm Teo Chee Hean opened the new
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      53 1 A CREATIVE LESSON 7 think what he was trying to tell us is to be more up-to-date ana know the latest trends so we can attract more customers. Stallholder Irene Tee, who sells baby clothes and cameras. Creative Technology boss Sim Wong Hoo had told her some South Korean shops
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      331 10 H QUESTIONS Reading for understanding: True or false How well did you understand the passage? Can you remember important points in it? Say, based on the passage, whether each of the following statements is true (T) or false (F). If you believe that your reading skills are very good, try
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      48 1 RECIPE FOR HIGHER MARKS *Why should we all flunk when it is only they in government who are corrupt? Change. we can all have a higher mark. Raul Roco, a former ally of Philippine President Gloria Arroyo, who formally launched his presidential bid for the 2004 election yesterday
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        760 2 ASIAN AGENDA: CHINAS BOOMING ECONOMY Asean farmers benefit CHINA'S preferential treatment for farm products has boosted Asean exports. China became one of the Philippines' fastest-growing export markets after It slashed import duties on 80 agricultural products. Two-way trade is US$2.5 billion (S$4.3 billion) in 2003.
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        119 2 NIPPON Steel, the world's second largest steel maker, profits from the strong demand for steel in Chinese companies making automobiles and home appliances. Its exports of sheet steel to China rose 440 per cent between April and September this year. Another Japanese steel company, JFE Steel Corp,
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          59 2 German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder arrives in Beijing today for a four-day visit to boost economic ties. Premier Wen Jiabao will leave on Sunday for a four-day visit to Washington. He will meet US President George W. Bush and other leaders. China will host the final of the Miss World
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          66 2 Chief Executive Tung Chee Hwa leaves tomorrow tor his annual three-day trip to Beijing. He will apprise senior leaders of the political situation in the territory. The city's biggest pro- Beijing party, the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong, meets tomorrow to consider the resignation of
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          17 2 The Mainland Affairs Council will hold a briefing on Friday on the island's relations with China.
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          48 2 The Japanese Cabinet may endorse a plan for the dispatch of Self Defence Forces to Iraq this week. Mongolian President N. Bagabandi and his wife will arrive on Wednesday for a five-day visit. Princess Aiko, daughter of Crown Prince Naruhito and his wife Masako, turns two today.
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          18 2 South Korea and North Korea will hold talks from tomorrow on reconnecting cross-border railways and roads.
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          57 2 Four key opposition-held states New Delhi, Chattisgarh, Raiasthan and Madhya Pradesh go to the polls today to elect new state assemblies. The polls are seen as a critical test for the ruling Bhartiya Janata party. India and Pakistan hold talks in New Delhi today and tomorrow on the resumption
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          96 2 Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi will visit Indonesia from tomorrow until Thursday. She will meet Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri to discuss the upcoming Japan- Asean summit as well as bilateral issues. Troops and police in Indonesia's Papua province go on alert today to halt any attempts by separatists to
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          29 2 Thailand will celebrate King Bhumibol Adulvadej's 74th birthday on Friaay. The government plans to mark the occasion by aeclaring Thailand drug-free after a controversial nine-month blitz on drugs.
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        617 4  -  KRIST BOO Bu FOR THE STRAITS TIMES I WENT HOME TO FUJIAN RECENTLY. I FOUND CHINESE RICE ALMOST UNFIT FOR EATING.' Chinese restaurant owner Saldyoshi Kinoshita, a Chinese who settled down in Japan 20 years ago and who now pays
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        340 4 TAIPEI Taiwan has seized a missile researcher for allegedly selling state-of-the-art military technology to China in one of the worst espionage scandals ever cracked here, officials said yesterday. The arrest came as tensions between Taiwan and China escalated after Taiwan's parliament passed
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        244 4 Bush supports WHO bid in letter to Chen TAIPEI Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian says his US counterpart George W. Bush has sent him a rare personal letter pledging support for the island's bid to become an observer at the World Health Organisation (WHO). "President Bush said his administration definitely supports
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        262 5 BEIJING A new outbreak of HIV/ Aids has surfaced in northeastern Jilin province where 300 villagers could be infected after their blood was taken at government blood stations. "Right now there are three or four villages that have Aids," an official at the Soudeng township
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        504 5 Pakistan to let Indian airlines enter airspace Peace Overture Announcement, which comes one day before talks on restoring air links in New Delhi, marks improved ties between the nuclear rivals ISLAMABAD Pakistan will allow Indian airlines to resume flights in its airspace, President Pervez Musharraf said yesterday, in the latest
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          54 5 TWO prisoners wrongly convicted of robbery 10 years ago and given suspended death sentences were released and given compensation by a court in southern China's Hainan province. The convictions of Huang Yaquan and Huane Shengyu were overturned ana they were paid about 160,000
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          37 5 CHINESE astronaut Yang Liwei will not be travelling with Premier Wen Jiabao to the United Nations headquarters in New York next week as planned, Hong Kong's Sing Tao Daily reported yesterday.
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          81 5 A FORMER popular Taiwan opposition lawmaker returned from China yesterday to face a three-month jail term for refusing to pay damages in a defamation suit by Taiwan's former first lady Tseng Wen-hui. Hsieh Chi-ta, a former legislator representing the pro-re-unification New Party, had told supporters
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          58 5 MR TALKS SLATED FOR TAIPEI AND SEOUL TAIWAN and South Korea are scheduled to resume talks on the reopening of direct flights between the two countries, Taiwanese media reported yesterday. A consensus has been reached tentatively that negotiations will be held before the end of this year, and that the
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          76 5 MILLIONS of Indians will vote today to elect four new state assemblies in balloting seen as a litmus test of popularity for India's ruling Hindu nationalists ahead of the general election next year. A total of 94 million adults are eligible to
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        222 5 BEIJING Five officials have been sacked in central Henan province for negligence over a two-year murder spree in which 17 high school students were killed, state press said yesterday. Those dismissed included the head of Zh 11 mad ian county's public security
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        324 6 The money should be channelled to neighbouring countries like Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos which need it more, says Thaksin HUA HIN (Thailand) Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has announced that Thailand will stop accepting foreign aid from next year, saying the money should go
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        235 6  -  NIRMAL GHOSH Thaksin's We Care' Scheme By THAILAND CORRFSPONDFNT BANGKOK The first of some 30,000 television sets will reach poorer households soon under a scheme that leverages on Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's business clout to cement his popularity among poor Thais. LG Electronics, South Korea's
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        120 6 MANILA Indonesian militants from the Al-Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiah (JI) network are probably training Filipino guerillas in mountainous areas on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao, a top official said yesterday. Defence Secretary Eduardo Ermita, quoting military intelligence reports, said the Indonesians were believed to
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        707 7  - Banking scam may affect Jakarta election ROBERT GO By THE STRAITS TIMES INDONESIA BUREAU A number of politicians, including presidential-hopeful Wiranto, have been implicated in the BNI scandal JAKARTA The latest Indonesian banking scandal, in which hundreds of millions of dollars disappeared into thin air, may seem like a run-of-the-mill
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        368 7  - Suspect in Hun Sen murder bid to be extradited NIRMAL GHOSH Bt, THAILAND CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK A Thai criminal court has ordered the extradition to Cambodia of an opposition politician accused of conspiracy in a murder attempt on Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen in 1998. The court on Friday upheld a
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        543 8 Ex-senator Roco vows to beat poverty, graft and Arroyo Yen years from now, they will all say how we wish we had a Raul Roco in Malaysia and Singapore. Mr Roco, saying he would outperform Mr Ix-e Kuan Yew and Tun Dr Mahathir. Already the front runner in opinion noils,
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        Lock icon Thai surgeon taking sex-change to new level
        374 8  -  NIRMAL GHOSH By THAILAND CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK Dr Preecha Tiewtranon, 60, is the grand old man of sex-change surgery in a country that leads the world in this controversial procedure. A debonair figure with an upbeat bedside manner that endears him to his patients,
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        65 8 IT'S a long way from the US to Thailand but that's how far Brittiny (above left) and Britney Townsend (above right) have travelled for sex changes at tne hands of pioneering surgeon Preecha Tiewtranon (left). The two are among a legion of transsexuals who have been helped by
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        272 8 JAKARTA Indonesian police yesterday vowed to break up any rallies in the country's remote Papua province to mark the failed Dec 1 declaration of the region's independence 42 years ago. "We have told them not to gather today," police spokesman Lieuten-ant-Colonel Daud
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          55 8 GOVERNMENT troops yesterday rescued two Filipinos kidnapped by Muslim extremist Abu Savyaf rebels on the southern island of Jolo. Jolo military chief Colonel Alexander Yapching said dentist Romeo Lao, 56, and his nephew Amor Rubio, 16, were unnurt in a brief gunfight between the soldiers and
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          58 8 FOUR people were killed and four others injured in the latest outburst of sectarian violence to hit the restive Indonesian district of Poso in Central Sulawesi, police said yesterday. Gunmen attacked two separate villages in the Poso Pesisir sub-district late on Saturday
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          44 8 A DUBAI government hospital had refused to release FiHpina worker Evelyn Masanav, who gave birth prematurely while in transit through the emirate, because she could not pay the U551,362 (552,356) hospital bill, the Gulf News reported yesterday. AFP
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          91 8 A GERMAN tourist who signed his name as Juergen Z has returned a sliver of glass he filched from a revered Thai temple in the hope of ending a run of bad luck that has plagued him since taking it. Mr Chakarat Chitrabongs,
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          53 8 DEMOCRACY icon Aung San Suu Kyi marked six months in detention yesterday with Mvanmar's military rulers showing no hint of when she would be freed. The Nobel peace laureate was detained on May 30 after a pro-junta mob attacked the convoy she was
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          76 8 TWO people were killed and two others critically wounded after a rookie Manila policeman, apparently insulted by doubts on whether he was a real cop, went on a shooting rampage during a birthday party. Jonathan Baugh was waving his police identification card as
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        473 9  - Rumour of December election spreads via SMS LESLIE LAU By INKIALAIAMPI R Thousands of cellphone text messages even give a specific date for the general election Dec 20 KUALA LUMPUR In the world of Malaysian politics, the rumour mill never stops working. Not even the weeklong Hari Raya break has
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        204 9 S'poreans can pay traffic fines at Malaysian embassy KOTA TINGGI The Malaysian High Commission in Singapore is planning a major publicity blitz to announce the opening of a special counter in its Hill Street premises to help Singaporeans settle their Malaysian traffic summonses. High Commissioner Datuk N. Parameswaran said on
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        111 9 14 killed after express bus collides with schoolbus KUALA LUMPUR Fourteen people died in a road accident yesterday, taking to 188 the toll in such incidents after Malaysia kicked off a road safety campaign last week in conjunction with Hari Raya Aidiltitn. Millions of Malaysians take to the roads to
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        707 10 Chelsea go top with a swagger SOCCER The Blues outplay Man United, and look better than their 1-0 win LONDON Chelsea asserted their championship credentials and leapfrogged Arsenal to go top of the Premiership yesterday with a 1-0 victory over English champions Manchester United yesterday. Frank Lampard scored the winner
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        233 10 'Ferdinand can keep on playing for United' LONDON Manchester United are "perfectly entitled" to play Rio Ferdinand even though he is subject to disciplinary proceedings, English FA spokesman Adrian Bevington said yesterday. A day earlier, Fifa president Sepp Blatter questioned the valiaity of United's recent results because the defender has
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        313 10  -  JOHN BELL HORSE RACING Written By TRAINER Tim Pinfield added another feature race to his record yesterday when emerging three-year-old Good Businessman scored an all-the-way win in the $125,000 Stewards' Cup (S'pore Gr.3. 1400m) at Kranji. The event was expected to be fought out by Juvenile
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        464 11 SOCCER But the coach is relieved to avoid group of Czech Rep, Germany and Holland LISBON England were yesterday paired with champions France while Holland and three-time winners Germany were drawn in the same group for the Euro 2004 finals in Portugal. England and France
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        389 11 TENNIS MELBOURNE Mark Philippoussis became Australia's new sporting hero when he defied the pain of a shoulder injury to lead his country to victory in the Davis Cup tennis final against Spain here yesterday. Philippoussis defeated Spain's world No 3 Juan Carlos Ferrero 7-5, 6-3, 1-6,
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        27 11 Group A: Portugal, Greece, Spain, Russia. Group B: France, England, Switzerland, Croatia. Group C: Sweden, Bulgaria, Denmark, Group D: Czech Republic, Latvia, Germany, AFP
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        428 11 ROME AS Roma and AC Milan leapfrogged Juventus to the top of Italian Serie A yesterday with comfortable wins over Lecce and Modena respectively. The victories lifted the two clubs to joint top on 27 points, one ahead of defending champions Juventus,
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        391 11 GOLF LA QUINTA (California) Four of the best golfers in the world hit 129 shots during the first nine holes of the Skins Game on Saturday at Trilogy Golf Club in La Quint a, but only one will be remembered. Annika Sorenstam, the first
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        721 11 BASKETBALL NBA: New York 79 New Orleans 74. Philadelphia 98 Atlanta 86. Detroit 80 Washington 69. Memphis 122 Cleveland 115 (201). Miami 78 Toronto 66. Dallas 92 Minnesota 88. Milwaukee 100 Boston 94. Seattle 95 Houston 88, Golden State 91 San Antonio 89, Denver 98 LA Clippers
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        881 12  -  G. SIVAKKUMARAN THE SEA GAMES Bu Speed is key if Singapore water polo team wants to go above SEA Games level ALWAYS gold, but never reaching the real goal. That is the heartache story of Singapore water polo, the undisputed kings of the region,
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        259 12 HANOI Hosts Vietnam held defending South-east Asia Games soccer champions Thailand to a 1-1 draw here yesterday. The Group A match had been heavily anticipated, and a huge crowd gathered yesterday morning in front of the newly-built 40,000-seater National Stadium. Ticket prices for the match had soared
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          61 12 JONNY Wilkinson, whose last-gasp drop goal won England rugby s World Cup two weeks ago, has spurned lucrative deals by celebrity magazines, reported The Guardian. The British newspaper said Wilkinson turned down offers of millions of pounds to promote products and appear in Hello!
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          81 12 RAPTORS IN DEAL TO ACQUIRE ROSE THE Toronto Raptors have acquired Jalen Rose from the Chicago Bulls in a six-player deal that cannot be made official until the National Basketball Association office reopens today, according to reports on Saturday. The deal will take Rose, Donyell Marshall and Lonny Baxter, all
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          101 12 SPAIN'S Sergio Garcia ended his recent victory drought by winning his second Sun City challenge yesterday after sinking a 15-footer for a birdie at the first extra hole of a suddendeath play-off with South Africa's Retief Goosen. Earlier the two players had tied en 274,14-under-par,
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          77 12 WORLD champions Brazil won their first World Cup men's volleyball tournament in Tolcyo when Italy lost to Serbia and Montenegro yesterday. The Italians, three-time world champions, lost 18-25, 25-21, 28-30, 22-25 for nine wins against two defeats to finish runners-up in the 12-team round
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        1030 13 LEE HAN TIONG Age: 68 was called home to be with the Lord on 30-11-2003, deeply missed by: Wife: Tan Lee Boon, Irene Sons: Lee Phay Him, Wilson Lee Wei Him, Jason Daughters: Sons-in-law: Lee Tang Ling, Bernice Rahmat Par! Lee Tang Chlng, Cleonice Chua Chi Min Godsons: Goddaughters-ln-law: Tan
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        675 14 ROUND-UP Overseas markets A GOOD feeling about the holiday season appears to be giving a lift to Wall Street despite some concerns about an overvalued market that may be ripe for a fall. In a week abbreviated by the Thanksgiving Day holiday, the Dow Jones
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        107 14 TURNOVER (OOO) VALUE (000) M«tn KH Toti Mtn t4^ Ttt< Multilnd 20,760 20.760 24 235 24 235 MjnufJCturg 359.108 99.691 458.799 *****6 30.516 30*723 Commcrct 126.614 6.886 133,700 54.314 1,963 ***** Tpt/StOf/Com 92.425 2.055 94.460 100 772 1.627 *****6 Fin.nct 18.544 18.544 93.369 93 369 Construction 66.766
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        129 14 MAIM 500 TOTAL U» On Uwch Up Do Uwch Up On unch Muttilnd 12 3 3 000 12 33 Minuficturg 119 8 12 40 4 4 IS9 12 W Commcrct 45 69 15 2 3 60 8 12 Tpt/Stor/Com 27 1 2 2 0 0 29 1
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        42 14 Clmm Straits Tim. j Indtn 1714.00 *17.56 BT 08/OS -192.00 *141.00 BTCADI -*****.00 »290 00 BT 10-d«v MA -*****.00 -19.00 UOB S»Jd*o H2.62 *5.02 UOB Blue Chip 626J3 »7.63 STI Futurts rryn *17 MSCI Sinqiport 2W.00 *2.39 SIMSCI Futures 211.00 *2.a0
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        33 14 Ch«rt UmiCona 26c 121.308.000 BMutyChin* HKIO 99.772.000 BrigMOri«nt USI.SC 68.992,000 KXD Digrtil 4.5c 58.965.000 J«p«nA|i»sc $2,672,000 f>*np«cMt4M Crp 5c 52.141.000 D«t*crtttloc 47. 5««. 000 SingTtllsc 44.240.000 HorlionE*Ksc 43.861.000 TACBtIO 200 42.226.800
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        450 14 REVIEW Currencies MOST Asia-Pacific currencies were little changed against the US dollar in a week that saw the yen and Australian dollar slip slightly against the greenback. JAPANESE YEN: The yen moved narrowly against the US dollar fetching *****-35 late on Friday, down from
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        3575 14 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS UNIT TRUSTS AM tan tart ktjl Sport SUr Europt Egtyf- 0.708/ SUr turopt Bond UO4/ SUrEmatW 1.001/ Star Asian TlttrEaft o*2B/ SUr Asm Bond IJO4/ SUr Asm Bamcad 0*97/ SUr Global Tichnotifr Fantr- 0.235/ Star WwFlnjPflJtajPf wdT 0.67/ IMti Strattoj Fd IUX»/ SUr Asii BoodlUSO) 0.758/ IMb
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        429 14 ABN Amr o Bank NV 5.25 ABSA Bank Limited 5.5 Agricultural Bank Of China 5.5 ANZ Banking Group 6 American Express Bank 5 Arab Bank PLC 5 BancaDißoma 5.5 Banca Monte Dei Paschi Di Siena S.P.A 5.6 Commerciale Italiana SPA 7.25 Bangkok Bank 6 Bank of America
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        785 15 Japan takes control of insolvent Ashikaga Bank FIRST NATIONALISATION IN 5 YEARS We are temporarily nationalising it. .we want to keep the impact to a minimum. I believe the markets will react calmly, given that we are protecting all deposits. Mr Koizumi, on the decision over Ashikaga Bank (above) following
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        Lock icon Sibneft shareholders block takeover by Yukos
        520 15 Sibneft shareholders block takeover by Yukos 'MESSY' AFFAIR SIBNEFT issued a one-sentence statement saying that completion of the merger "has been put on hold", without giving a reason. Mr Steven Theede, Yukos' chief operating officer, said only the company's lawyers can say whether it is possible to reverse the purchase
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        336 15 CHICAGO Americans scoured the malls for bargains on Saturday as retailers tallied up what looked to be a solid, if unspectacular, start to the make-or-break holiday shopping season. If Wal-Mart Stores is any indication, the big retail weekend was living up to
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        177 15 Thaksin to list all state firms by 2005 BANGKOK Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra says his government plans to list shares of all state-owned enterprises by 2005 in a bid to boost the Thai bourse's market value to 6.4 trillion baht (*****.3 billion). "2004 will be a year of listings
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          109 16 FREDDY SOON: Appointed senior vice-president (business and corporate development) of Hyflux with effect from today. He moves over from Spring Singapore, where he was deputy chief executive a post he retired from last month at the age of 62 after serving in the organisation
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          100 16 CHIA SIN CHENCi Appointed chief financial officer (CFO) of Singapore Computer Systems. Mr Chia, 49, takes on the new position today. He will be responsible for the company's financial management and reporting, and will also help to manage its investments. He has 23 years of
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          45 16 ERIC WORMSERt Appointed chief country officer and chief operating officer for Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia of French bank SG Corporate Investment Banking. He was previously based in the United States. Prior to SG, he was with Britain's National Westminster Bank.
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          Lock icon GST EXPERT JOINS DELOITTE AS DIRECTOR
          61 16 MIKE VAUGHANi Appointed director in accounting firm Deloitte Touche's Goods Services Tax (GST) practice. Mr Vaughan is a well-re-garded consultant on the GST, having advised companies here on matters related to the tax since its inception in 1994. He brings with him more than
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          57 16 BERTRAND DENIS RICHARD DE CHAZALs Appointed director of Golden Agri-Resources. Mr De Chazal, 62, replaces Ms Yee Foon Leung Dat Wan, who resigned as director last Friday. He is a consultant for the World Bank and is also a fellow of the Institute
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          28 16 LJL TS UN KIE: Resigned as ComfortDelGro Corporation group corporate development officer. He left the company last Wednesday to pursue his own interests.
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        102 16 Investors have a choice of five portfolios secure, income, balanced, growth and aggressive catering to their risk tolerance. PCM is targeting the mass market with a minimum $10,000 investment, compared to the typical entry sum of $25,000. Instead of an upfront charge, PCM's sales force will get
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        460 16  -  LORN A TAN By Newly launched investment comprises the same three funds but different portfolios and aims to have mass appeal WITH a 250-strong sales force made up mainly of former insurance advisers, Phillip Capital Management (PCM) is today launching a new
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        153 17 BANK lending, boosted by bousing loans, rose 5.1 per cent in October on a yearly basis, the Monetary Authority of Singapore said on Saturday. It rose to $168.41 billion but was largely unchanged from September. Housing loans, the single largest lending segment, gained 16.8 per
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        603 17  - Jump on the BRAND WAGON HUGH CHOW Bu A 'warmer' image could draw more investors to S'pore, branding guru says THE branding genius behind past successes at Nike and Starbucks advises Singapore to make its image more man" to make the country more appealing to people around the world. Mr
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        78 17 A HUMAN TOUCH It is nice to be buttoned up and strict in terms of standards, but I think we also like brands that feel human to us as well. That there's some warmth to them and there's some more complex emotional qualities to them. Mr Bedbury (left),
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        Lock icon SCI to offload part of Viet stake
        306 17 SEMBCORP Industries (SCI) plans to divest itself of part of its stake in the Singapore- Vietnam Industrial Park (VSIP) even though it is at last seeing encouraging returns on its investment. SCl's chief operatingoflficer, Ms Low Sin Leng, told The Straits Times: The
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        Lock icon Wall St unlikely to refuel STI rally
        731 17 TAKING STOCK LOCAL investors hoping for Wall Street to inspire the Singapore bourse higher this week may be in for a disappointment. Market commentators in the United States reckon that Wall Street trading will be subdued as investors stay on the sidelines until
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        323 17  -  BRYAN LEE EDGING CLOSER TO FTA Bu The next round of talks will take place in India, from Jan 5 to 7. Thepnal agreement could be reached as early as April. SINGAPORE and India have made further progress towards a bilateral free trade pact
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        686 18  - SembCorp Parks' Viet venture turns profitable AZHAR KHA LID Seven Years After Launch Of Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park Bu IN HO CHI MINH CITY Park's USs4m profit could hit USs6m this year as it attracts companies which are keen to utilise its proximity to China SINGAPORE'S flagship project in Vietnam, the
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        165 18 The park has succeeded in attracting 50 new tenants over the past 18 months Location: The industrial park is located in the Binh Duong province, 17km from Ho Chi Minn City. Ownership: The SCI-led consortium holds a 51-percent stake, giving it management control. The Vietnamese partner
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      430 18 UmtTrists Broad Appeal Phillip aims for 'mass appeal' with new fund product, says MD Jeffrey Lee. page ais Japan Govt Bailout Insolvent Ashikaea Bank now in the hands of the Japanese government. paceais Russia Merger Veto Yukos' $24-billion takeover of Sibneft is blocked by the latter's shareholders, paceais How to
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      284 2 K n o w 1 e s world musibenefit concert hosted rica's former president, Mr Nelson ManMore than 30,000 people, among them Oprah Winfrey and Richard Branson, filled Cape Town's Greenpoint Stadium for the show, part of Mandela's ***** campaign, named after his
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      146 2 LONDON Footballer David Beckham's wife Victoria (right) says she is settling down in Spain and learning the local language after his transfer to Spanish champions Real Madrid. "I can say 'Donde Gucci?'. That means, 'Where is Gucci?' she told interviewer Michael Parkinson on BBC last
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      339 3  -  LOH KENG FATT *L A nine-hour rockfest, Woodstock Revisited: Summer Of Love 2003, will feature Riki Hendrix and homegrown rock bands like veterans Heritage IN 1969, Jimi Hendrix mesmerised the huge hippie crowd at the legendary Woodstock Festival in the United States with his incendiary,
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      128 12 NEW YORK The album John Lennon autographed for his assassin five hours before the former Beatle was killed went up for sale last Friday for U*****,000 (*****,000). The copy of Lennon and wife Yoko Ono's Double Fantasy, which sold for U*****,000 four years ago, is
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      696 1 H STRAIGHT TALK The death of the King of Pop By Tommy Wee PAGE 8 Monday ARTS Tuesday TRAVEL Wednesday MOVIES Thursday FASHION Friday MUSIC Saturday DESION Sunday LIFESTYLE |M 111 u "I II Hj iJCjP^I) .^■fflr J B»M><^ fc^ ll| li^W'" a J^^lSJlisi^KjSfVi BHwinßfliUHilß I c Bifl fv^ Kiil^^^&T'
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      380 3 Woodstock Revisited: Summer Of Love 2003 gets going on Wednesday at Fort Canning Green from spm onwards. Tickets at $56 from Sistic (tel: 6348--5555). It's not just fiction. It's for real! I^. j MSA. H Jk H Idfl I I N I WSBBBBm kll I9r I A m %L V
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      46 5 Multi-lingual with Engliah subtitles, Lim Tzay Chuen ia on at the Black Box, Fort Canning Centre, today and tomorrow at 8pm. Tickets at $17 and $21 from TicketCharge (tel: 6296-2929). IT'S YOUR STORY TOO: There is enough personality in Lim Tzay Chuen to draw you. i
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      23 5 Siau Ling Timeless Living runs at the Esplawide Theatre Studio on Wednesday and Thursday. Tickets at $20 and $25 from Sistic (tel: 6348-5555).
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        566 5 ffHl GARAGE SALES CATERING EOPTS FOR sale 6ft. freezer. 6-dr. chiller/ freezer, stainless steel tables shelves, etc. 9862-8456 SAMSUNG 43" TV $1200, 29" TV $150 Fridge $80. Al cond. 608 Geylang Lor 36 (10am 6pm) |flfl GOLD/ PAWN TICKETS BEST PRICE S-OFFERED for gold, pawn tickets. Rolex. diamonds jewellery, branded
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        650 6 IT9I STALLS FOR MIDPOINT ORCHARD. FOOD drinks stall for neg Human traffic incl PUB. *****700 TELOK ILANGAH CRESCENT stall for rent. Piece sundry. 9640 9614 (call after 7pm) IJJfJ ALFA FOR SALE $0 DRIVEAWAY. 4/M Romeo 146 1 6 manual. 1 owner. Low mileage. Maintained by aqt 6475-4484 JUNE 2002
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        550 6 B!fJ HONOA FOR SALE [ALL BRAND/ MOO€L USED CARS BUY SILL CA»H PAYMENT a^B^^^^^B^B B^Bt'S'^L lai^icl I $1 DOLLAR ALL-IN Driveaway! Free 1 mth instalment transfer. Free 1 yr insurance leather seat 93 Civic I.6VTi Manual. 533.8K. 93 Civic I.6VTi Manual. 533.8K '93 Civic 1.6E51 Manual. $26.8K. 93 Civic I.6ESi
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        542 6 73^TT9T^[^^b! bb\ B!"J HONOA FOR SALE 5 YRS SERVICING 3 yrs backup. Integra. Accord etc. 6458 0900 (Free consultation) 08/02 INTEGRA TYPE R. OMV $***** Low mileage. Owner asking $107K neg. *****512 BUDGET '85 CIVIC 1.3 (4 drs) COE 12/2008. 3 units. Deposit $1000. $399 X 54 $17,900 *****141 Sani
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        1107 6 Rl HYUNDAI FOR SALE RR HYUNDAI FOR SALE 7<B>HYUnDRI *****0811^ tarn BBJCuUbIBKb. 4- «hbS^S2l^bW *o*r B^BJB^BJ BflL* kl •C^ aaWm Tmrmi Common Appfy 21 2 Telok Kurau Rd (Bright Ctr Katong) P :^m U mSiiii? U /??P'wm pealer SANTA FE URBAN 2.4*' 'IH-Bfyir O S<>N>TA2.OA iMtfQk^^i^HMßJJflß^y 2 UNITS 1 Owner
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        739 6 WEJ\ MERCEDES Kg^FMSALE 08/02 BENZ ClBO auto, 1 owner, silver, *****km. C&C warranty. Easy loan/ trade-in. *****751 09/02 BENZ S2BO (with facelift) keyless go. Blue. OMV $*****. From C&C. *****km. *****141 12/01 C2OOML. 1 owner, silver, OMV $*****. Mileage *****km. Loan/ trade-in. *****777 06/02 BENZ ClBO auto. 1 owner, silver.
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        630 6 2001 MITSUBISHI SPACEWAGON 2.4 GDi-V. Sports mode. 2 owners. Warranty by agt. *****200 '89 LANCER U manual. 1 owner COE 12/'2OOB. A1 cond. Easy loan/ trade in. *****896 02/99 LANCER U GLXi manual. OMV $*****. S/rims. Leather, 539.8K. *****808/ *****698 HH t tTMEMAI MIIC M IIMM I New tear. Cairo
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        395 6 BVR SUZUKI FOR SALE VICOM EVALUATED! 3/96 Suzuk> 1.0 4-dr. F/accessones. PARF $10K sell 522.8K only. *****984 100% LOAN '69/'92 Swift 1.0. 4/ 5-dr. 10 yrs COE. Well kept. Mthly $300*. *****003 4/95 SWIFT 1.0. 4-dr. 1 owner. PARF $9100. Tiptop. New tax. No repair. Cheap!!! *****283 1 OWNER 5/00
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        691 6 OFFER! K> UNITS for your choice '93 Corolla i.6GLi auto. Grey '93 Corolla I.6GU manual Beiqe '93 Corolla 1.6GL1 manual Grey '93 Corona 1.6 GLI Manual Silver COE till 8/'2OII. Mthly $299x 88mths Interest 3.75% pa The Plaza. *****878/ *****300 8 UNITS!!! $0 a-rlvaa»ay! 11/01 Corolla 1.6GL1. $66K 4/02 Corolla
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        625 7 |%fl LORRIES FOR SALE 2/01 NISSAN MK8212. 25 6 ton super high box. For cargo. 1 owner. New paint/ tax. LiKe new. Ask 545.5K neg. Deposit 53.5K. $700+ x 60 mths. 9070-5000 4/'OO TOYOTA DVNA. 1 owner Blue. Tip-top. New paint/ tax. l day ofter! Asking 520.5K. Deposit $0. Easy
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        84 7 RH PICK-UPS FOR SALE 10/2000 2 OWNERS Mitsubishi 1 L2OO Singlecab Pickup. Diesel. < Tax 4/04 Well kept. *****926 10/2000 1 OWNER Isuzu TFR69 Singlecab Pickup 4x4. Diesel. Good cond. Call 6256-7719 3 UNITS '93 Isuzu Singlecab Pick- up Diesel. 5/ 10 yrs COE. High loan/ trade-in avail. 9674-1842 8/93
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        192 7 MUST SELLI MID 03 Suzuki Carry 1.3 5-Dr. 1 lady owner. Free 6 mths tax. Mileage 39km only. Dnveaway $888 *****696 Victor Al ENGINE '93 Toyota Hiace 5Dr Diesel. New paint. Well kept. Free 6 mths tax. COE 5/ 10 yrs. Depos it $IK. $387* x 5 yrs *****696 3
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        548 8 fghn ,mkghon mjhomnlvh.jn akl'il 'Ms ruK bAit 97 MITSUBISHI L3OO Van petrol Good Passenger 10 seater New Tax/ Paint Cond. 6542 3773 '01 SUZUKI CARRY 1.3. 5 drs. 1 owner. New paint. Low downpayment. Sell $19,800. *****929 6/93 TOYOTA LITEACE 1.5 petrol. COC 6/2013, new paint/ tax, selling 514.5K. Call
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        526 8 im ™,h-wes, PTE APTS -RENT HARBOURLIGHTS/ TIONG BAHRU/ Spottiswoode/ River Valley. 2/ 3 rms. Near mkt. MRT. $I.IK onwards. 9239-8743 Roof KENTISH GREEN. 2*l/ 3+l. Mid fir. Unblocked. Cosy/ bright. Partial/ f/furn. Mkt/ MRT. $1.6K./ $2K. Call Selina 9009-6059 FT RIVERSIDE PIAZZA 3+1. 1270 sq.ft. F/furn./ well kept. Clarke Quay
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        413 8 Kijil TANGLIN/ HOLLAND I PTE APTS RENT bWWBF^" I i UfVM &on frTFTrT/r/S MRT YJ^UWunWH gym/ ■H* Part KftFJH6B3: H Email: tru •4+l+l 2966/3032 sq ft Swimming pool, squ< Easy access to CTE Attractive rental Paul Poh i 9066 0792 Jockte Um Scott* 28 1733 sqtt 3+l $7.21 Orchard Bal-Alr
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        492 8 hlLkl TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS RENT issibility via public transport ty 5 mins walk to Orchard station/ shpg belt bdrms. 800 1 200 sq.ft. >001/ Jacuzzi/ newly equipped 24-hour security jalry/ full/ furnished Call Owner: 1 1-784/ 785/ 776 trtotirig enquirieiQbonwa.comjf ash court, gym etc Orchard Rd PrtscUla Low 9101
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        682 9 fJT| HOB APTS FOR SALE ff{l HDB APTS FOR SALE PWI HDB APTS FOR SALE Vffßl HDB APTS FOR SALE ifH HDB APTS FOR SALE RSI HOB APTS FOR SALE HliySMUf&llfJUliUay "i* .^J*V "W «j^ i-r^^-^^jjjw JIJ •*^BJBTT 71 J'i .'•^"11^ ijj* 1"J "^^WV^ bVZ Dlfl bV b7 C 1
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        768 9 Wtfl SERVIC£ WIU SERVICE APARTMENTS MM APARTMEKTS I f\i\ I For enquiries, call €732 2212 I tnduMjs In th« luxury of L» Grove Serviced I Apartmw*. ppMtJy Niwari f ftrou«ly »ta« I <wmm ii the primt ratMsntel mm. I sn*»toOrchtfdßoad I Pool. kwniß,tquMh, gym, taunc I ShuHsDuißwvioetoandtanoßy M I .^i^Braß^H
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        447 9 PfJI DTI &21 NEWTON/ [|H PTEAPTS-SALE DERBYSHIRE MANSION. EN-BLOC potential. 1560 sqft. 3+l bdrms. Pool. F'hold. Near MRT/ St Mi- chaels sch. H8 9387-1129 RARELY AVAIL GROUND fir Clementi Pk *$1.12m. Jumbo 3+2. 2700 sq ft. *****055. No agts. SIXTH AVE VILLE. 1270 sqft. Fhold. 3+l rms. Near Cold Stor-
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        452 9 Dl9-20 SERANGOON/ THOMSON PTEAPTS-SALE COMPASS HCTS. 4+l rms. Penthse. 2821 sq.ft. Showflat cond. F/facilities. LRT/ MRT/ shpg. mall. 9688-5943 Hampden PHI 22 hill WEST HOUSES |^HjA)£_ D.23 CHESTNUT DR. 2-storev bunglw. Land area 15.905 18.433 sq.ft. Built-up approx 7000 sq.ft. Enquiries: *****828 H 025-28 NORTH HOUSES ■SALE 0.28 JLN KETUMBIT
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        602 9 Central. High fir. Unblocked. Renovated. Upgraded. *****026 ERi 4 S' 133. 4 'NG 1 106/ 112 corner Bedok Res. Unblocked, renovated, mkt. Ist owner. 9742-5243 5-RM PT BLK 66 Bedok S. Mid fir. I Low asking. Move-in. Near ame- nities. *****915 Texan fjjfl HOB APTS FOR SALE ALL BISHANMRT 6534
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        2316 9 gfhnl gfhnl ljghnmlckhbll Rf| HDB APTS FOR SALE I^JYISHUN) ADVANCE LINK: 6758-0638 BLK 846 Y'jhun Ml- 3689 ORCHID PARK CONDO 2*l/ 3*l. 895/ 1249 sqft. Full condo facilities. Ntar Krvitib MRT/ NTUC. S36OK up/ S4OOK up. VISHUN Jumbo 666. 633. Hlqh fir. MRT $0* ExK1«»824.326.MRT/Ctr.sOK Extc Apt 834. 824, 606.
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        516 10 RJi PRIVATE APTS [|fl WANTED (RENT/ BUY) URGENT!!) ATTN TO Owners. Overseas tenants with children studying in Canadian Int'l Sen looking for Apt at Signature Park or nearby. Immed/ 2 yrs lease. Pis call 9665-9288 Chris L*e PN CHINESE, BRITISH COUPLE want to rent/ buy in all dists. (I+l/ 2+l/
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        328 10 aj i^l^^BH Rfl FACTORY SPACE I^FORRENT^ SUNGCI KADUT ST 1 ***** sq.ft. Fty/ Warehse 4900 sq.ft. nicely fitted ottice/ showroom Smaller space available Free standing building/ own compound Good corporate identity Prominent main rd frontage i Easy access public transport MACTECH IND BLDG 2 Kallang Pudding Rd 1 1216/ 1335
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        377 10 Rfl FACTORY SPACE 1^ rftDoriiT •50.60 PSF! Ground warehse fty/ office. Jurong/ Toh Guan/ Pan- I dan loop/ P Panjang/ Kallang/ Woodlands. 9008-7800 Lucas PENJURU GROUNO FLR. fty. 2200/7000 sq.ft. with 7.5 tons j overhead crane. Suits engineer- i ing. S neg. *****755/ *****231 FOOO FTY FREE rental 6 mths.
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        279 10 Kfl FACTORY SPACE RH FACTORY SPACE |^1 FOR SALE W&M FOR SALE 1 st Tower 1 00% sold out 2nd Tower New launch at 2f!^B^^^^t?^BV Special Package limited time M Ij^^tJ*^^ TOP obtained Wj^r Affordable from 1 ,335 sq ft Column free /regular shape rt^S^SSILcPF two doors with attached toilet
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        1240 10 Rfl OFFICE SPACE Rfl OFFICE SPACE Hfl OFFICE SPACE I International Business Park (IBP) Close to Jurong East MRT station and bus interchange The Strategy NEW i3osqm onwards Raised floor system L I Column free layout j I I f The Synergy ,^^afc jr i 142sqm onwards ''^^^mw Great tenant
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