The Straits Times, 8 December 2003

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    32 1 The Straits Times BEST IN NEWSPAPER DESIGN IN ASIA Esiablislied 1845 JVI OnCiay December 8 2003 •76 Pages in five parts mita (P) 033/03/2003 AmW A Singapore Press Holdings publication OU Cents
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    Lock icon Baby care to be made affordable, accessible
    525 1  -  HELMI YUSOF Govt looking into a project to provide it and possible financial schemes to help parents pay too, says Lim Hng Kiang Bu THE ailing Singapore stork got some good news yesterday when the Government made clear its intention to make infant
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    Lock icon Silent prayer for win
    95 1 KENYA'S John Kelai falls to his knees to say a silent prayer after crossing the finish line to win the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon in 2 hours, 19 minutes and 2 seconds yesterday morning. Joining the crowd's applause at the Padang is Deputy Prime Minister Lee
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    Lock icon Riyadh issues 'most wanted' terror list
    499 1 Cash offered for nabbing 26 terror suspects and foiling attacks RIYADH Saudi Arabia has stepped up its crackdown on militants, posting milliondollar rewards as it issues photos of 26 most-wanted terrorist suspects and beefs up protection around Western housing compounds in the capital. The
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  • NEWS FLASH
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      145 2 OWNERS MUST PAY FOR WINDOWS THE owners of some Housing Board flats that were upgraded less than live years ago may have to spend several hundred dollars repairing windows that are in danger of falling out. This is because, according to HDB rules, flat owners are responsible for ensuring
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      71 2 PUTIN'S POWER CAUSES CONCERN RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin exercises a power greater than any other democratically elected leader, and the manner in which he exercises it is now causing serious concern. What is worrying about Mr Putin's rule is his inability to make Russia's government more transparent. The problem
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      86 2 DONT DESPAIR OF S-IEA6UE YET A READER responds to an earlier letter that despaired ofthe S-League. Although he too was disappointed the Young lions were knocked out ofthe SEA Games so early, he urges Singaporeans not to give up on the S-League. The fact that many who are disappointed
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      66 2 CHINA TO HOST MISS WORLD AGAIH CHINA has been named host ofthe Miss World competition next year, although the city has not Deen decided yet. Miss China may not have won the tiara last Saturday, but China did. The competition held at the resort city of Sanya on the
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      103 2 Family disputes hardest to resolve THE Community Mediation Centres were set up in 1998 at the Woodlands Civic Centre, URA Centre and Marine Parade to settle heartland quarrels. The most common disputes they handle are between neighbours, which make up 43 per cent ofthe caseload. Though family disputes make
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      61 2 PSA's new contract A SHIPPING line that is one of PSA Coip's biggest customers has signed up for long-term extension. Geneva-based Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) said the extended agreement with PSA will bring more services to PSA's terminals in Singapore. Although the length of MSC's extension was not disclosed,
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      81 2 Express way to air pollution sickness NOT only is the air along an expressway likely to be more polluted than elsewhere, it may be even worse for health than thought previously. Air samples taken along the Ayer Rajah Expressway contain pollutant particles far smaller than those detected earlier. This
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      80 2 US GROWTH MAY NOT UST THE United States economy is growing at a blistering clip. However, even as markets rally and firms begin investing again, a number of economists in Singapore think growth will slow as early as in the second half of next year. They said the recovery
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      83 2 WO RLD STARTING TO GET TOUGH IN IRAQ UNITED States soldiers in Iran have started to wrap entire villages in barbed wire, taking a cue from Israel's counter insurgency campaign in occupied territories. Other measures include demolishing buildings thought to be used by Iraqi attackers and imprisoning the relatives of
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      143 2 MACAU-CHINA TRAVEL MADE EASIER TRAVEL between Macau and mainland China has become easier since the central government allowed unlimited group tours to Macau and Hong Kong in January last year. In July this year, it opened the doors even wider to allow residents of 10 mainland cities to travel
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      59 2 XIANHUI WINS SHOT PUT GOLD SpUTH-EAST Asia Games debutant Du Xianhui turned in a commanding performance yesterday, winning the gold and smashing the Games record, to cap a fruitful day in athletics. Singapore's throwers combined to deliver two golds (women's shot put and men's discus won by James Wong)
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      440 3  -  LYNN LEE At event to raise funds for kids with special needs, he also suggests firms contribute staff volunteers or lend ideas and expertise Bu WHEN Meng, now 11, was a toddler, he would not cry or complain when he hurt himself, even
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      Lock icon Clinics running out of flu vaccine
      360 3  -  TAN HUI YEE RUSH TO BEAT FUJIAN VIRUS Stocks being depleted as many seek jabs, but fresh batch arriving soon By. PRIVATE clinics are fast running out of the flu vaccine as Singaporeans rush to protect themselves against the new Fujian flu virus sweeping
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      Lock icon Emotions run high at Star Awards
      324 3  - Emotions run high at Star Awards HO AI LI h TEARS flowed freely at the 10th Star Awards, Channel B's version of the Emmys, last night. Gurmit Singh, whose father died a fortnight ago, dedicated his Top 10 Male Artiste Award to his dad, tears running down his cheeks while
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      Lock icon Mistake puts Shyam out of 100m final in Hanoi
      401 4  - Mistake puts Shyam out of 100m final in Hanoi MARC LIM Bu IN HANOI AN ERROR cost Singapore sprint champion U.K. Shyam a place in the Southeast Asia Games 100m final and a chance to silence his doubters yesterday. Singapore's fastest man ran his slowest race of tne year, clocking
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      Lock icon Wen's agenda in the US — talking trade and Taiwan
      628 4  - Wen's agenda in the US talking trade and Taiwan ROGER MITTON Chinese Premier on four-day visit seeks reassurance to restrain Taiwan; China's growing trade surplus also an issue By US CORRESPONDENT WASHINGTON Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao touched down at John F. Kennedy International Airport this morning (3am, Singapore time) seeking
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      Lock icon Carrefour tycoon and wife die in plane crash
      495 6 Carrefour tycoon and wife die in plane crash LONDON One ofthe biggest shareholders of Carrefour, Mr Paul-Louis Halley, died along with his wife and a pilot after their light plane flipped over and crashed near a busy road in central England. The single-engine propeller plane carrying the 69--year-old Mr Halley
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      Lock icon US strike on Afghan terrorist kills 9 kids
      577 6 US military launches probe amid rising criticism for accident which, UN says, adds to country's fear and insecurity KABUL The United States military faced mounting criti- cism yesterday as it began investigating the accidental lull- ing of nine children in an air
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Tough Americans get even tougher in Iraq
      858 8 Barbed wire around villages Demolition of buildings Imprisonment of rebels' kin I SEE NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN US AND TK PALES™ WIS. WE DIDN'T EXPECT ANYTHING UKE TWS AFTER SADDAM FELL' An Iraqi named Tariq, on VS troops' latest get-tough strategy WIRED FOR WAR
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      Lock icon All sugar, no spice
      90 10 All sugar, no spice SWEET to look at and sweeter to taste, reallife British celebrity chef Nigella Lawson has metner life-sized chocolate alter ego. The food writer and TV cooking show host met her sweeter self on Saturday in the window display of London's 94-year-old Selfndge's department store, the New
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      Lock icon Militants offer to halt attacks in Israel
      643 10 Palestinians' Overture Israel rejects deal, calling it a half-measure that will not end attacks on soldiers and settlers CAIRO Palestinian factions yesterday agreed to halt suicide attacks inside Israel, an important step towards peace in the Middle East but still short of a
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      Lock icon Britain not keen on repatriation of terror suspects
      214 10 LONDON Britain's Home Secretary David Blunkett is blocking moves to repatriate British detainees held by the United States in Guantanamo Bay, fearing he would have to release them soon after their arrival back home, a newspaper reported on Sunday. The United States
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      Lock icon New leader puts Labor ahead in election race
      530 12 Australian Polls Workino-class champion Mark Latham, known for being outspoken, poses challenge to conservative PM Howard SYDNEY Six days after electing a rfew leader in Australia's biggest political shake-up in years, the Labor opposition has nudged ahead of the government into a
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      Lock icon Time's running out for WTO rescue talks
      372 12 DEC 15 DEADLINE GENEVA A bid to get countries back to the negotiating table to relaunch World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks by the middle of this month is looking doomed. Unable to agree on core issues such as agriculture at Cancun, Mexico, in
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        Lock icon NO CONSENSUS ON ZIMBABWE
        88 12 A SIX-NATION Commonwealth task force charged with resolving a racially charged dispute over Zimbabwe's exclusion from the group broke up yesterday without consensus, a spokesman said. 'The problem appears to be that South Africa does not accept that Zimbabwe will remain suspended," said a spokesman for
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        Lock icon 9M AUSSIE ADULTS ARE OVERWEIGHT
        61 12 FIFTY-SEX per cent of Australian adults and 27 per cent of children are obese because they eat too much and exercise too little, a study found yesterday. About nine million Australians over the age of 18 are overweight and childhood obesity rivals North American levels
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        Lock icon 109M RUSSIANS 60 TO POLLS
        65 12 IN A vote stretching over 11 time zones ana 22 hours, Russians began casting ballots yesterday in parliamentary elections that the Kremlin hopes will strengthen its grip on parliament and extend President Vladimir Putin's reign. The ballot involves 109 million voters from Ratmanov Island in
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        Lock icon RUSSIAN TRAIN BLAST: 42 DEAD
        65 12 RUSSIAN TRAIN BLAST: 42 DEAD THE death toll in the suspected suicide bombing attack on a commuter train in southern Russia on Friday rose to 42, after a woman died of her injuries in hospital. The shrapnel-filled bomb, believed to be strapped to a suicide attacker, blew a train car
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        Lock icon ARGENTINA SEEKS BRITISH APOLOGY
        57 12 ARGENTINE President Nestor Kirchner said he wanted Britain to apologise for transporting nuclear weapons on British ships during a 1982 war between the two countries. "The United Kingdom must ask our forgiveness," he said on Saturday, one day after Britain said ships sent to fight in
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      Lock icon Britain may lower voting age to 16
      205 12 LONDON Britain is toying with the idea of giving teenagers as young as 16 the vote in a historic move being considered by 10 Downing Street and its civil servants. It signals Prime Minister Tony Blair's willingness to open a major debate on
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    • PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Hilton heiress' sex video 'a publicity ploy'
        218 13 Hilton heiress' sex video 'a publicity ploy' RUN-UP TO REALITY TV SHOW LONDON Her amateur sex video became a top pick on the Internet and led to a multimillion-dollar defamation lawsuit against her and her famous hotel-owning family but suspicions are growing that Ms Paris Hilton's video was a calculated
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        Lock icon AUSSIE PARTY CHIEF 'IN DRUNKEN FIGHT'
        101 13 CANBERRA Political leaders yesterday slammed the chief of Australia's minority Democrats party after he was allegedly involved in a drunken fracas with another senator who accused him of taking five bottles of wine from a Christmas party. Liberal Senator Jeannie Ferris alleged that Senator
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        Lock icon NZ AUTHOR JANET FRAME HAS CANCER
        72 13 WELLINGTON Reclusive New Zealand author Janet Frame, short-listed for the Nobel Prize in October, is terminally ill with cancer. In an interview with the Sunday Star Times, she said she has acute myeloid leukaemia. Ms Frame, whose semi-autobiographical account of her childhood and experiences
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        Lock icon JACKSON 'ACCUSED BY ANOTHER BOY'
        76 13 LOS ANGELES A former sheriff who investigated charges that superstar Michael Jackson molested a teenage boy 10 years ago said on Fnday there was a second alleged victim who refused to testify. Mr Jim Thomas said a second boy had come forward in 1993 when
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        53 13 Australians John Braith waite and Peter Drahos, who wrote a book on regulation of multinational businesses, have won the 2004 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order. In his first major setback, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger failed to win legislative approval for his proposed US$l5 billion (Ss26
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      Lock icon If the shoes don't fit, get your feet fixed?
      497 13 Many women are undergoing foot surgery for vanity's sake, but orthopaedic surgeons warn that they risk permanent disability NEW YORK With vanity always in fashion and shoes reaching iconic cultural status, women are having parts of their toes lopped off to
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  • COMMENTARY • ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon The little voice President Bush should listen to
      770 14  -  TOM PLATE BV FOR THE STRAITS TIM FS ONLY a die-hard Bush-hater would wish Iraq to become another "Vietnam" disaster. But the truth is, more and more Americans are beginning to worry about this possibility, as every day more American men and
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        Lock icon Asean: Japan refreshes ties
        559 14 IN THE 1980s and early 1990s when Japan was the leading light among East Asian countries dealing with Asean, it scarcely faced competition. Japanese leaders were in the spotlight. Armed with aid packages, they toured the Asean region to emphasise Tokyo's special relationship with its South-east
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      996 14  - Putin's massive powers should be checked NINA KHRUSHCHEVA bjl ELECTIONS in Russia usually somehow signal a political crisis: Mr Boris Yeltsins re-election as president in 1996, for example, seemed to hold off a communist resurrection not by revolution but through the ballot box. Elections to the State Duma (the lower
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      Lock icon Has the opium myth gone up in smoke?
      857 14  -  DEEP K. DATTA-RAY Bu FOR THE STRAITS TIMES LONDON British Home Secretary David Blunkett has reclassified cannabis to the lowest grade on the scale of controlled substances. The British government and others including Canada and several US states are re-evalu-ating their narcophobic
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      Lock icon Brain power is getting cheaper all the time
      1083 15  -  EDWARD HUGH MARCELO RINESI Hy and FOR THE STRAITS TIMES OUR shared understanding of today's economy is based on the twin master currents of the *****: Moore's Law (computer power gets exponentially cheaper over time), and its impliea corollary (brain power gets
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      Lock icon Moral opposites that US soldiers face in Iraq
      735 15  - Moral opposites that US soldiers face in Iraq D AVID BROOKS By] THE NEWYORK TIMES SOLDIERS in all wars are called upon to be heroes, but American troops in Iraq are called upon to define a new sort of heroism. First, they must endure the insanity of war fighting off
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      22 14 [The writer is a UCLA professor. E-mail. tplate@ucla edu [The writer is a senior fellow at New School University. Copyright: Project Syndicate
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      407 16 I REFER to Mr Winston Chow Tseon Loong's letter, Time to kiss the S-League goodbye" (ST, Dec 5). While I am disappointed the Young Lions were Knocked out ofthe SEA Games so early, I urge Mr Chow and others not to give up on
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      307 16 One-year work ban on study mamas benefits their children I REFER to the article, "Study mamas can't work during their first year here" (ST, Dec 2). To ensure that Singapore remains an attractive destination for education, foreign students must be able to do well in our rigorous education system. Their
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      385 16 Well done. .thank you W THEM WE TRUST! My 83-year -old mother has been hospitalised in Ward 53 at the National University Hospital since she had a stroke two weeks ago. I am impressed by the professionalism and hard work of the health -care workers, especially the nurses, in
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      47 1 CHANCE TO BLOW OFF STEAM 'Sometimes these people just want to vent their anger. Once they understand each others real resentments, the relationship can start to mend.' Mr J oliu Ng, 46, mediator who helped mend bridges between two seafood restaurant ownera who got into a quarrel.
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      655 2  -  WONG SHER MAINE Mediation Centres At Work These are the toughest cases and usually involve money. But the most common are spats between neighbours, over noise. Bu_ IF YOU NEED: 3rd party help Call the Community Mediation Centre (CMC) hotline on 6325-1600 What happens?
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      276 2 RECORD TIMES It took 9-hour marathon IF THEY HAD SOKE TO COURT, MAYBE THEY WOULD HAVE HAD TO WAIT SIX MONTHS AND DOTH COULD HAVE ENDED UP UNHAPPY.' Mediator John Ng TWO seafood restaurant owners whose outlets were next to each other got into a quarrel when it was time
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      240 2 Resolved in just 15 mins TINAS SO EASY BECAUSE DDK WAS NO ENMRY OR QUARREL BETWEEN THEN. ITS JUST THAT THEY HARDLY SAN EACH OTIO AW NEVER TALKED.' Mediator Lela kau r A SQUABBLE between two neighbours over 60 potted plants took just 15 minutes to settle a CMC record.
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      579 4  -  SHARMILPAL KAUR New study finds polluted particle in air along AYE far smaller than that detected in the past; it can enter lungs more easily B__ KIkIK I^H Hqw polluted? THE air along an expressway is likely to be more polluted than
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      1030 5  - Once put behind bars, he now serves behind one SELINA LUM Having once cheated Ms girlfriend's mum, the bartender now strives daily to show he can be trusted by*L Oct 19, 2002: Charged with cheating and corruption Jill 16, 2003: Given one-year jail sentence May 14, 2003: Put on home
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      273 5 FOR three friends, the daily ritual of going for a morning coffee took a tragic turn on Saturday when a lorry crashed into two of them at a pedestrian crossing. Retired geomancer Ow Pak Lin, 69, suffered serious head injuries and died in hospital later.
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      202 6 WHEN he was a boy, Sir Harold Kroto worked in his father's balloon factory mixing latex dyes and repairing machinery. That early exposure to chemistry stood him in good stead. In 1996, he won the Nobel Prize for chemistry together with two American scientists,
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      219 6 7 bookies held in biggest one-night bust SEVEN bookies were arrested on Saturday night in the biggest single-night bust of illegal bookmaking this year. The seven six men and one woman were arrested for allegedly taking $790,400 worth of bets on English and other European football league matches that were
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        848 8 They went, they studied, they returned. and spread the word Alumni groups of US universities are growing and they help publicise their alma maters to draw prospective students. LYNN LS looks at their work, such as holding JC talks and university fairs US UNIVERSITIES: Big hit with S'poreans THE United
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        873 9  - It won't be cheap. but you can get help YVONNE KOH MONEY, MONEY, MONEY The lowdown on financing a US education i__ PRIVATE VS PUBLIC: WHAT IT COSTS EVERY YEAR THE best thing you can do is to start planning your finances wnen your children are young. Besides savings, there
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        489 10 Ifyou are among the top students, a US university education can come cheap and bond-free. Two Singaporeans show how they got more bang for their buck. In Princeton, despite dengue Pillars of support, Princeton student Ng Teng Kuan sits down to a home-cooked meal with his parents Madam
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        332 10 THANKS to a bond-free scholarship, Wesleyan University graduate Denise Wee, 24, only had to fork out U552,500 (about 554,200) a year to attend a US$3B,OOO-a--year school. Ms Wee, who graduated last year with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, was a Wesleyan Freeman Asian Scholarship
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      45 1 ONEWAY TICKET 7 have referred many customers to them but they never send anybody to me. It's a one-way relationship, just like in real life. Mr John Choi, South Korean owner ofthe Seoul restaurant in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on the North Korean restaurant Pyongyang opposite
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          1018 1  - Tell Taiwan to back off or else... CHING CHEONG WEN JIABAO'S MESSAGE TO BUSH Chinese Premier s first trip to Washington won t be a breeze By EAST ASIA CORRESPONDENT HONG KONG As recently as a month ago, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's maiden trip to the United States from Jan
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          244 2 TAIPEI President Chen Shui-bian yesterday told tens of thousands of supporters at campaign rallies across Taiwan that the island's 23 million people will vote in an "anti-missile, anti-war" referendum next year. The referendum, to be held alongside presidential election on March 20, will
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          869 2  -  ROGER MITTON Going into an election year, the Bush administration will not want the China-Taiwan spat to escalate By US CORRESPONDENT WASHINGTON The Bush administration is certain that visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will ask Washington to ensure the situation in Taiwan does
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          473 2  - Win or lose, Chen gets what he wants LAWRENCE CHUNG Bu THE STRAITS TIMES TAIWAN BUREAU TAIPEI Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian has reason to gloat. He finally got his referendum cara. The island's opposi-tion-dominated legislature was seen as dealing a big defeat to Mr Chen and nis Democratic Progressive Party
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          107 2 PREMIER Wen Jiabao will meet US President George W. Bush at the White House tomorrow for talks on a range of bilateral issues. He is on a four-day visit to the US. His visit is part of a four-nation tour which will also take him to Canada, Mexico and
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          40 2 THE city's largest pro-Beijing party, the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong, will elect its new chairman tomorrow. Mr Tsang Yok Sing quit as party chief after the party's poor showing in the district council polls.
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          78 2 THE Cabinet will decide today whether to raise a motion to repeal the newly approved Referendum Law. The ruling Democratic Progressive Party will hold a congress on Wednesday to officially announce President Chen Shui-bian as the party's candidate to run for re-election on March 20. Mr Chen is expected
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          64 2 THE Cabinet is expected to endorse a basic plan tor the dispatch of a contingent of the Self- Defence Force to Iraq this week. A two-day Asean-Japan Commemorative Summit is to begin on Thursday in Tokyo, where Japan is expected to reaffirm its strong ties with Asean. Tokyo will
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          33 2 PRIME Minister Zafarullah Jamali arrived in France yesterday for a three-day officiaL visit aimed at boosting bilateral economic, defence and technological cooperation. He will meet his French counterpart, Mr Jean Pierre Raffarin.
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          104 2 MS UMA Bharati and Ms Vasundara Raje Scindia will take the oath of office today as chief ministers of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan where the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) formed governments after winning the recent state assembly elections. The BJP won three of the four north Indian states that
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          42 2 AUSTRALIAN Foreign Minister Alexander Downer holds talks with Indonesian officials today on joint efforts to counter terrorism. Indonesian presidential envoy Nana Sutresna will visit Pyongyang tomorrow for the second time to try to resolve the crisis over North Korea's nuclear ambitions.
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          40 2 MALAYSIA'S first batch of national service recruits will be picked randomly by computer today. About 85,000 youth will report for a threemonth training course starting in February. AirAsia today launches its first regional flight to Phuket from Kuala Lumpur.
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        573 3 Power companies cannot meet rising demand from booming economy and more affluent people BEIJING From freezing shoppers in Shanghai to school children doing their homework by candlelight in Hunan, the Chinese are preparing for a winter season rendered cold and dark by frequent energy
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        355 3 Beijing to assist US scnools with Chinese course NEW YORK Aiming to improve the learning of Chinese in high schools, the US education authorities will soon launch an Advanced Placement (AP) programme for the language, to which China will give financial and technical assistance. Mr Yang Jiechi, the Chinese ambassador
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        1174 4  -  MARY KWANG Hive of infrastructure activity in the Pearl River Delta fives rise to not just cooperation but also competition Bu INCUANCDONC 'Even on weekdays, we'll call each other and arrange to go over for a meal after work. We meet at an
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        116 4 HONG KONG Fast-food giant McDonald's has withdrawn from its Hons Kong restaurants a seasoning alleged to contain a banned sweetener at the request oflocal food safety officials, government spokesman Terence Lau said yesterday. The restaurant chain's Honey BBQ powder to be eaten with french fries is
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          48 4 CLOSED for more than two months, the two hotels in China's Zhuhai city which hosted orgies involving hundreds of Japanese tourists and Chinese prostitutes will re-open today. The Zhuhai Tourism Bureau says the hotels now meet operating criteria, the Sing Tao Daily reported.
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          54 4 NEW PROPOSAL FOR NORTH KOREA THE United States, Japan and South Korea nave worked out a joint proposal on ways to ease tensions over North Korea's nuclear weapons programme. If Pyongyang accepts the proposal, a second round of six-nation talks will convene in Beijing, said South Korean Deputy Foreign Minister
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          27 4 DISABLED GET HELP IN FINDING MATES CHINA'S north-eastern city of Tianjin has set up a free matchmaking service to help disabled residents find love and companionship. AFP
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          58 4 SOUTH Korea's Ministry of Justice reaffirmed its stance yesterday against giving citizenship to Korean-Chinese workers, calling their claim to be compatriots of local Koreans vague and flimsy, reported the Korea Times yesterday. Amid Seoul's drive to evict more than 120,000 illegal aliens, more than 5,000 ethnic Koreans
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          56 4 HINDU-MUSLIM CLASHES: 5 DIE AT LEAST five people were killed and 27 injured when Hindu-Mus-lim clashes broke out in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad. The trouble began on Saturday night after Hindu activists removed a black flag put up to protest against the destruction oi a historic mosque by
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        478 5 Members of the ruling party are also calling for Vajpayee to ride the 'feel-good' factor of roaring growth and call a snap election NEW DELHI India's Finance Ministry has relaunched a multi-million-dollar publicity campaign to promote economic reforms which had been suspended
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        46 5 AP Keeping tots still in the barber's chair is no problem for hairdresser Sachi Kawakami in Yokohama, Japan. In her Hello Kitty-themed salon, Ms Kawakami keeps three-year-old Rino Aoshima entertained with cartoon videos as she gets her hair cut, washed and blow-dried.
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        417 5 DECLASSIFIED REPORT ON WWII SEX SLAVES WASHINGTON The Japanese government was directly involved in developing and operating military brothels where hundreds of thousands of Asian girls and women were forced to work as sex slaves during World War 11, according to a recently declassified
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        250 5 N. Korea ridicules Japan's satellite fiasco TOKYO North Korea yesterday ridiculed Ja{>an's botched attempt to aunch a pair of spy satellites into space to keep watch over its communist neighbour's nuclear and missile programmes, saying it had failed front of the whole world". Technical problems with the H2-A rocket after
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        620 6  -  ROBERT GO Billions of dollars in investment are needed for Indonesia's infrastructure and energy sectors to kick-start the economy By THE STRAITS TJMES INDONESIA BUREAU NUSA DUA (Bali) Something unexpected happened while Mr lin Arifin Tahyan was speaking about the need for
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        76 6 OFFICERS from Thailand's Police Onlnance Department laying out weapons of war during a press conference at their headquarters in Bangkok yesterday. Among the confiscated arms and explosives on display were more than 6,000 guns, almost 121,000 rounds of ammunition and more than 390 items of dynamite. Thai
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          90 6 A MAJOR Philippine opposition coalition has picked movie actor and political novice Fernando Poe Jr as its stan-dard-bearer to challenge President Gloria Arroyo in an election next May. A selection committee representing the main opposition party, Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP), and two smaller groups
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          70 6 HUNGRY elephants have gone on the rampage in eastern Thailand, ransacking plantations and forcing sugarcane trucks to stop so that they can raid their goods, a report said yesterday. Dry-season shortages have forced the 130 elephants from Ang Lue Nai wildlife sanctuary, which sprawls over
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          72 6 AN AMERICAN consultant for a real estate com- pany was fatally shot by a security guard while inspecting a project near Manila, police said yesterday. Mr Christopher Paul Seliea, 38, a manager of a golf course project for Philippine company Ayala Greenfield, was conducting a
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          65 6 A TOP Abu Sayyaf rebel leader was captured in the southern Philippines yesterday. Galib Andang, commonly known as Commander Robot, is implicated in the kidnapping of dozens of mostly European hostages in Malaysian resorts in Sipadan island in April 2000. He was held after a gunfight
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          56 6 THE Philippine presidential palace has clarified that President Gloria Arroyo will send only convicted kidnappers to the lethal injection chamber and recommend the reprieve of other death-row convicts from next month. Executive Secretary Alberto Romulo's comments disputed earlier reports that the revival of the death penalty
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          66 8 THREE kidnappers were sipping Chinese tea and gleefully counting their ill-gotten RMIOO.OOO (5545,250) ransom in a VIP room of a restaurant in Selayang in Kuala Lumpur when police pounced on them on Friday. The suspects had minutes earlier collected the ransom and released their woman hostage
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          57 8 MALAYSIA is expected to achieve a ratio of one doctor for every 800 people by 2012, directly putting it on a par with developed nations. Health Minister Chua Jui Meng said. He said efforts to create more doctors would be a catalyst in improving
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          45 8 MALAYSIA'S jailed ex-depu-ty prime minister Anwar Ibrahim hoped to be bailed today to seek medical treatment abroad, his lawyer said. Mr Sankara Nair said yesterday that Anwar would attend the Court of Appeal hearing despite severe back pain. AFP
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          67 8 FOREIGN patients have started to return to Malaysian hospitals for treatment, as reflected in the data for up to September, officials at private hospitals reported. A drop from April to June led to a clrop in revenue from RM13.3 million (Ss6 million) to RM10.4 million. But
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        523 8  -  ROBERT GO Holiday Terror Alert Security forces gear up for a massive exercise to prevent a repeat of the Christmas Eve bombings that killed 19 By THE STRAITS TIMES INDONESIA BUREAU JAKARTA The police and armed forces are preparing "for the worst" as tne Christmas
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        503 8 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian police are looking for a stalker-turned-lover in connection with the death of an attractive 22-year-old woman, who was found naked and murdered in her apartment on Friday. Ms Noritta Samsudin, an account executive with a construction company in Kuala Lumpur, was found
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        141 8 SEPANG A 24-year-old stowaway who sneaked onto a Malaysia Airlines plane in Kuala Lumpur and was flown to Bali got onto the wrong flight ne thought the plane was headed for Sabah. He realised that he had taken the wrong flight only when
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        381 8  -  REME AHMAD By IN KUALA LUMPUR THE call by Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong for small countries to support the US presence in Iraq is difficult to defend as it only benefits the Americans, said Malaysia's former army intelligence
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        39 9 LEEDS WORTH THE MONEY 'Leeds might cost £50 to £60 million but it is worth it. Professor John Mckenzie-, chairman of financially-strapped English Premiership club, trying to convince investors the club would be prime investment for any potential buyer
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          Lock icon Surprise win for Jacqueline, Christel, Joscelin, Nicolette
          1082 9  -  G. SIVAKKU MARAN SWIMMING After 100m breast loss, Nicolette anchors team to 400m free gold By IN HANOI 6AMES FILE MEMORIES LINGER IN VIETNAM VIETNAM'S football fans have good memories. Motorbike taxi driver Lam told Timesport: "1998 Tiger Cup, Singapore No 1, Vietnam
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          431 9  -  PEH SHING HUEI BADMINTON Ru IN HO CHI MINH CITY FOR the first time in the history of the South-east Asia Games, Singapore's women shuttlers will nave a medal that gleams brighter than bronze. They whitewashed hosts Vietnam 5-0 in the semi-fi-nals
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          653 10  -  MARC LIM ATHLETICS Wong asserts himself in discus and Du walks away with shot put title by* IN HANOI THERE are some almost sure-bets in the world of sport rugby's Jonny Wilkinson scoring with his boot, golfs Tiger Woods winning tournaments and Singapore's James Wong grabbing
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          154 10  -  Peh Shing Huei TUDO CHERYL Goh waited two years for her revenge, but her wait will have to continue for at least another two years. The Singaf>orean once again failed at the ast hurdle of the South-east Asia Games judo finals. The below-63 kg judoka could
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          165 10  - Singapore stay on course for team titles Marc Lim TABLE TENNIS SINGAPORE'S table tennis teams are on course for two expected gold medals at the Hai Duong Gymnasium today. Already assured of bronzes, the men and women's team will take on Vietnam and Thailand respectively in this afternoon's semi-finals. The
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          1015 10 ATHLETICS: Men's lOOm: 1 Muhammad Nazmizan (Mas) 10.475ec 2 Sittichai Suwonprateep (Tha) 10.49 3 John Herman Muray (Ina) 10.59. lO.OOOm: 1 Eduardo Buenavista (Phi) 26min 19-62sec (games record; old record 29:47-79) 2 Aung Thu Ya (Myn) 29:40.28 3 Boonthung Srisung (Tha) 29-49.63. Discus: 1 James Wong (Sin) 56.49m 2
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          48 10 COUNTIY SSI Vietnam 41 13 16 Thailand 16 25 28 Philippines 11 11 20 Malaysia 10 14 13 Indonesia 10 13 13 SINGAPORE 10 12 13 Myanmar 2 12 15 Cambodia 1 0 3 Laos 0 1 1 Brunei 0 0 3 Timor Leste 0 0 0
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        541 11 SOCCER BARCELONA Real Madrid beat an over-cautious Barcelona side 2-1 on Saturday to claim their first league win at the Nou Camp in 20 years and aggravate the crisis engulfing their old rivals. Real needed luck in a f;ame that featured only
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        713 11 Arsenal's ace marksmen out after straining leg muscle in training LONDON Arsenal's Champions League hopes have been dealt a serious blow after it emerged that Thieny Henry may not be fit for the final group match against Lokomotiv Moscow on Wednesday. Henry missed Arsenal's 1-1
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        295 11 LONDON England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson said that Rio Ferdinand should have been banned after missing his drug test. He told The Sunday Mirror yesterday that he agreed with Fifa president Sepp Blatter's view that the defender should not have been playing for Manchester
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        577 11 ROME Italian champions Juventus fell to their third defeat inside a week with a 0-2 defeat by Lazio in the Serie A. Their latest setback on Saturday came after losing to Inter Milan in the league last week and then Galatasaray in the
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        452 12  -  CHIA HAN KEONG MARATHON China girl takes women's race as Kenyans dominate the men's event Bu CHINA'S Wang Yu, 19, wore a huge smile and raised her arms as she crossed the finishing tape at the Padang yesterday to become the youngest winner in
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        472 12  -  Chia Han Keong WHILE the elite runners at the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon aimed for a podium finish, the others were satisfied with simply completing their routes. Be it the full 42.195-km course or the 10-km minimarathon, the satisfied faces on those who crossed the finishing
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        246 12 GOLF POIPU BEACH (Hawaii) US Open champion Jim Furyk cruised to a massive eight-shot win in the PGA Grand Slam of Golf at the Poipu Bay course yesterday morning (Singapore time). He hit a four-under-par 68 in the second round to finish with a nine-under
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        882 12 ■AMgTBALL MA: New Jersey 99 Phoerxi M. Cleveland 95 Atlanta 85 San Anto mo 86 Mum 70 New Orleans 97 Owago 91 Dallas IH Orlando 97 Houston 16 Detroit BO Washington ti4 Milwaukee 109 (OT)GoWen State 104 New York 9? CmCKET nm Tml Ni a*M. $H Lata.
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          100 12 CRISIS-HIT English Premiership soccer club Leeds United have received an offer from a consortium headed by Sheikh Abdel Rahman Ben Moubarak Al-Khalifa. The sheikh, a member of the Bahraini Royal Family, told AFP that the consortium, made up of two Saudi Arabian businessmen and an Asiatic
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          83 12 NBA basketball team Orlando Magic are in desperate need of just that as they slumped to their 19th consecutive loss. Dallas Mavericks' Antonie Walker chalked up 24 points and 16 rebounds as his team won 110-97 at Dallas. The record for most straight losses in one
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          68 12 THREE goals in the first 16 minutes proved enough for Australia to secure the women's Champions Trophy field hockey tournament with a 3-2 win over China yesterday in Sydney. A goal in the first minute set the tone tor a rampant Australia to establish an apparently unassailable
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          83 12 SPANISH cyclist Jose-Maria Jimenez, once touted as a successor to five-time Tour de France winner Miguel Indurain, has died of a suspected heart attack at the age of 32. Jimenez, a nine-time stage winner of the Tour of Spain, suffered the attack in Madrid's San
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      411 12 In Everloving Memory Of I 1 I 1 i 1 I Gulzar Singh Janaki Sardari Lai Sharma I (Appa) (Amma) Dara Ram (Bothi) I 1899-14.2.1980 1912-1.7.1992 1920-5.4.2000 I Surinder s/o Maj Ranjeet d/o Dara Ram (Dada) Dan Ram (Cha) 16.7.1948 6.8.1973 3.12.1960 8.12^001 "Never let the pain of loss
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      248 13 SOH KIM LENG Age: 81 Passed away peacefully on 6 December 2003, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: ONG SIEW ENG Sons: Daughters-in-law: Soh Ah Show Lim Eng Eng Soh Chuan Ho Leow Swee Ten Soh Chuan Tiong Chew Teok Hoi Soh Chun King Jimmy Koh Siew Tin Daughters: Sons-in-law:
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        665 14 ROUND-UP Overseas markets A FRENZY of hot share offerings, including China Life Insurance's massive initial public offer (IPO), is set to overshadow trade in Hong Kong blue chips this week as investors look elsewhere for profits after a hefty rally this year. According to
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        110 14 TURNOVER COOO) VALUE (OOO) Maw BJBJ Tetal Mam sag Tetai Muttitad 10.102 10.102 14.141 M l4l Manutecturq 141.564 19.432 160.996 130,716 5,701 136 418 Commerce 56.838 6.934 63,772 28.963 2.241 ***** Tpt/Stor/Com 39.636 358 39.994 59.404 312 59 715 Finance 9.963 9.963 78.889 78 889 Construction 17,710
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        128 14 MAIN SOO TOTAL Up On Unch Up Dn unch Up On Unch Mutl'ina 4 12 I 0 0 0 4 12 1 Manurecturg 34 90 tf 2 37 12 36 127 31 Commerce 20 30 XI 7 12 1 27 42 12 Tpt/Stor/Com 10 17 3 0
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        42 14 Straits Tlmtt Intel 1733.00 *0.99 BT 08/OS 84 00 -16.00 BT CAW -*****.00 -164.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 *8 00 UOB Sasdaq 108.99 -2.32 UOB Blua Chip 630.65 -4.86 STI Futuras 1720 -13 MSCI Singapora 212.46 *0.23 SiMSCI Futuras 212.50 *0.10
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        36 14 BaautyChlna HIOO 230.444.000 Chart SamlCond 26c 113.228.000 KXO Digital 4.5c 64.670.000 Brilliant 8c 60,905.000 Japan Asia Sc 49.312.000 NOL 49.119.000 GiantWTach HKIOc 47.908.000 CCS Intl Hd 20c 43.567.000 El-Nats lc 42.731.000 SingTal 15c 41,529.000
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        3727 14 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AM Mwo Antt tm Waarat Star Emp* E*yl- 0.722/ SU.'Europ»BM 1319/ Star Eur opt M 1.017/ Star Asan Tiqtr E4h 0553/ Star Asa Band 1301/ Star Asa BatdKed 0.91/ Star GloM Ttchnotocjr FiMT* 0337/ Star Bhv rmanct Japan F_M~ 0.694/ Multi Vrattw F* 1.009/ Star Asa BomXUSO)
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        426 14 ABN Amro 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 Oei Paschi Di Siena S.P.A 5.6 Commercial Italiana SPA 7.25 Bangkok Bank 6 Bank of America NA
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        452 14 REVIEW Currencies ASIA-PACIFIC currencies strengthened against the US dollar over the past week amid the continuing global weakness of the greenback. JAPANESE YEN: The yen gained ground against the US dollar last week, arousing fears that the Bank of Japan would intervene in the market.
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        517 15 Emboldened by the removal of US steel tariffs, Europe is now taking aim at US corporate 'export subsidies' via tbe WTO 'It's a message sent within Europe. It's a basic lesson: Union equals might and strength. It's why we are building
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        692 15  - Infosys software centre could hire up to 5,000 NARENDRA AGGARWAL Investing In China ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT INDIA'S third-largest information technology company, Infosys, is opening its first software development centre in China next month and plans to ramp it up quickly to employ 5,000 staff within two to three years. Infosys Technologies
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        339 15 SHANGHAI Britain's Standard Chartered Bank (Stanchart) is searching for a local partner in China but still sees many restrictions in tackling the potentially massive market there, a senior executive said. Days after regulators unveiled reforms to entice more foreign participation and help local
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          144 16 THE Star Alliance the world's largest airline partnership group that includes Deutsche Lufthansa, United Airlines and Singapore Airlines has agreea to jointly purchase jet fuel starting from next year to cut costs. The group will set up a company called Star Alliance FuelCo
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          114 16 INDONESIA'S government said it may delay the sale of shares in Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI), the nation's second-larg-est lender by assets. This is because a police investigation of suspected fraud may dampen demand for the stock. Some directors at BNI offered to resign amid
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          122 16 UNITED States Treasury Secretary John Snow has said that the Bush administration is still pressing China to make its currency more flexible. The issue will be discussed when Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visits Washington this week. "I'm sure the subject of the yuan will
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        1082 16  -  BRYAN LEE At this stage, benefits of new power market are enjoyed more by businesses than households NEWS ANALYSIS Hi, Changing times THE supply of electricity has three stages generation, transmission and retail and before the power industry was liberalised they
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        1040 17  -  LEE SU SHY AN Hong Kong-based miniature-car maker Creative Master Bermuda is speeding towards a mainboard listing in Singapore By COMPANIES CORRESPONDENT Best education 7 had to work in the factory for six months finding out about the different stages of manufacturing, while on
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        367 17  -  NICHOLAS FANG BOOST FOR PORT OPERATOR Bm TRANSPORT REPORTER anywhere from three to 10 years. MSC aims to strengthen the role of PSA as its key transhipment hub in the region, PSA said. The company currently moves "hundreds of thousands" of containers through PSA's Singapore
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        463 17  -  COLIN TAN TAKING STOCK by Jy MARKETS CORRESPONDEST THE local bourse may run into some turbulence at the start of the week as Wall Street stumbled over lacklustre jobs growth last month and was caught in the backwash of chip giant Intel's disappointing outlook. Market
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        47 17 WEEK'S TOP RISES Cants a Venture Corp2sc 2000 110.0 5.8 JSHUSSCSOO 418 65 J 10.0 Noble Grp HKIOOc 298 410 16.4 DBS Grp 1440 40.0 2.9 Creative T2sc 1850 30.0 1.6 Keppel Corp 50c 575 20.0 3.6 OCBC 4.S%NCPS 100 ***** 20.0 0.2 C&C 620 15.0 2.5
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        40 17 WEEK'S TOP RISES cants Benefun2ok HKIc 2 33.3 0.5 Rowsley *081T17 4.5 28.6 1.0 ITE Elec 20c 33 26.9 7.0 GulTech »y*****7 7.5 25.0 1.5 Kyc*shaHKsoc 20 21.2 15 Wan Ho We 26.5 20.5 4.5 Mediastream 5c 3 20.0 0.5
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        37 17 WEEK'S TOP FALLS Cants GreatEastsoc 1060 -70.0 -6.2 JMHUS2SC4OO 865 -25.8 -1.7 SPH 100 1940 -20.0 -1.0 Elec |BJM 80c 268 18.9 -3.9 MFSTechtOc... 108 -15.0 -12.2 Metro Hldgs 20c 56 -15.0 -211 *AVJeiaiingsA2sc„... 173 -12.6 -5.5
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        40 17 WEEK'S TOP FALLS Carats reLHWqstOc_._ H.5 -41.0 -8.0 Strike W*****5 15 -25.0 -0.5 IRE Corp 1c 3.5 -22.2 -10 SP Corp 5c 7 -22.2 -2.0 Metro HWos 20c 56 -21.1 -15.0 KohßrosWM 2 -20.0 -0.5 Tearttsphere 5c H5 -17.9 -2.5
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          71 17 CHAN KONG LEONG: The 31-year-old high-flier has been appointed as group chief operating officer of logistics player Sembawang Kimtrans with effect from Dec 1. His role will be to assist chief executive Peter Tan in overseeing the group's operations and developing new areas for growth.
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          76 17 M.B.N. RAOi The former chief executive of Indian Bank's operations in Singapore between 1988 and 1992 has been promoted to chairman and managing director of the bank in India from his present position as executive director. Headquartered in Chennai, Indian Bank is one ofthe
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          94 17 JUZAR MOTIWALLA and ANDRE HALLEY: Dr Motiwalla and Mr Halley have been appointed directors of MobiApps, a Bangalore-based provider of hybrid ground and satellite technologies for commercial communications. They will assist the company in executing its growth strategy. Dr Motiwalla is a partner of investments
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        822 18  -  BRYAN LEE By Analysts say huge current account deficit and soaring debt will hurt growth once short-term tax measures and low rates are gone WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? Household debt Households have helped to prop up the economy by debt-financed consumption out
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      763 10 TODAY'S EVENTS HANOI Athletics: Men 400m, 1,500m, 110m hurdles, high jump, triple jump, steeplechase. Women 100m hurdles, 400m, 1,500m, 10,000m, pole vault, discus, hepthalon. Heats (9am), finals (3pm). Beach volleyball: Men Vietnam v Malaysia, Indonesia v Cambodia, Cambodia v Vietnam, Thailand vs Indonesia. Women Thailand v Malaysia, Indonesia v Vietnam,
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      127 11 Homt TMm Away Team .cJ^L l^*!!! s (Singapore date/time) Sparta Prague Lazio Besiktas Chefaea Manchester Utd Stuttgart Glasgow Rangers Panathinaikos Wed. 10/12/03. 3.45am Mian Ceha de Vigo Oubßnigge Ajax Partisan MarseWe Real Madnd Porto Check the current odds at any Singapore Pools or Singapore Turf Club outlet or at www.tlng_iporepooh.com.tg
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      67 11 MM Draw No. 1864/2003 Qroup 1 Prii* $2,588,000. Orouo Prixa $488,000. DRAW VINUI: Singapore Pools (Private) Limited 1 Selegie Road. eOl 01. Paradu Centre, Singopore 1 ***** Tint* 5.30 pm m Vim our AW al www vngaporefwoii car yg PV A Y .t ll«l"*U. W^,„i .M.i No parson under ihe
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      1091 6  -  Karl Ho A drive by a Christian-based group to promote virginity disturbs me because of how it is using morality and religion to warn the young against sex STRAIGHT TALK SINGAPOREANS are an immoral lot. That seems to be the implied message of a pro-virginity
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      387 12 Ifyou have time for THE ARTS THIS WEEK only one event. %Mflg^ eLuffl HMUD SINGAPORE-ASEAN ART AWARDS 2003 Plastique Kinetic Worms, 61 Kerbau Road. Tue Sat: EXHIBITION Ham to 6pm, Free, Tel: 6292-7783 Art rium@ Mita, 140 ■H^VT^H BHill Street. Thu Dec < f\^^H W^jmwfL^ J Art lovers can I
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      328 13 In conjunction wifh China Trade Exposition 2003 Seminar on Doing Business in China CHINA: THE AWAKENING DRAGON -BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES Date. 20 December 2003 (Saturday) Time: 2pm to 5.30pm Venue: Suntec City, Level 2 Auditorium Fees: Ssso per person (early bird who signs up before 1 0 December 2003
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        623 5 Wki.l omcE EQUIPMENT/ I mi c i DIGITAL MULTIFUNCTIONAL Ricok/ Canon used copiers with 5 yrs warranty. Sam at *****383. j FAX COPIER MACHINES need I services repairs, fast reliable. I Please call 6787 0687 H OFFICE FURNITURE/ FURNISHING I I FINAL MOVING OUT SALE! Compactors, Unifor Work Stations, Build
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        592 5 Bil PACKING/ STORAGE/ J DELIVERY/ REMOVAL n_H mnEr&nkjih P' ano remova MOWED 7DAYS jOMCE *n-11p»n BOoor to door ntr notion* l bygnmieQe/Mll^^ j Local houae move Office renwol/ taamtMm\mm\ u tarnoe fadMte 1 Trucking service to MilaytM 1 Intl see/ ar onrgo serwees Please contact us at 0324 2X2* or
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        678 5 BTFI PRINTING/ COPYING IySERVKES INSTANT NAME CARD/lettertieed/ > leaflet/ invoice/ sticker/ stamp. NBIO4 Fook Hai Bldg. *****574 i •••NAMECARDS B/W IOOOpc $55. 1 Colour IOOOpc $80 all printing designing needs. *****484 FLYERS ADVERTISING 9002-0210 Distribute e design print. HDB. condo, MRT, landed, cars. mall. SPECIALISED IN SIGNAGE, ban- ners rubber
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        733 5 |»l fOKD FOR SALE H& $1 DOLLAR ALL-IN driveaway! Free 1 mth instalment transfer. Free 1 yr insurance leather seat I '93 Laser I.3GL Manual. $18.8K. '93 Laser I.3GL Manual. SIB.BK. I COE 8/2011. Mthly $308 x 7 yrs. Interest 2.3%. Kallang Leisure Pk I #02-20. *****001 (Daily 9-9pm) VICOM
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        566 5 mTfW HONDA FOR SALt 11/98 HONDA CIVIC I.SVTi. auto OMV $*****. COE $*****. View to otter. *****779 9.30-spm '88 ACCOM EX 1.6. COE 11/2008. Good cond. Sellinq cheap! Very low driveaway. 6453-5542 •8S CIVIC 1.5. Auto. 12 valves. COE 12/"2008. 3 units. Deposit $1000. $371 X 54 $16,900. *****141 Sani
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        351 5 D MAZDAFORSALE VtCOM EVALUATION 6 mths free I maintenance! 6/'ol 626 ZIR. Auto. 1 owner (OMV $23,000). I S/rims. $67,800. *****123 12/2000 323 ABS 1.6 manual. OMV $*****. COE $*****. View to offer. *****779 9.30-spm 7/'Ol MAZDA 323 auto. blue. 1 la- dy owner. Well kept. Low instal- ment. $0
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        1297 5 BUSINESS VEHILES Bl MITSUBISHI I FOE SALE FcftiVe targairtf 1 CENT 1 cent all in driveaway!! I '93 Lancer for sale!! Confirm no gimmicks!! 1.3/ 1.5/ 1.6 auto/ manual. All free insurance 1 transfer!! Low mthly $298. COE 8/2011. 6292-3303/ 6291-0900" CONFIRM 100% LOAN Driveaway 5 unit 92 Lancer I.3GLX
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        751 5 KCTI NISSAN FOR SALE $1 DOLLAR ALL-IN driveaway! Free 1 mth instalment transfer. Free 1 yr insurance leather seat 93 Sunny I.6SS Auto. 518.8K.. 93 Sunny I.6SS Manual. $18.8K. '93 Sunny I.4EX Manual. SIB.BK. COE 8/'2Oll. Mthly $308 x 7 yrs. interest 2 3%. Kallang Leisure Pk »02 20. *****001
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        637 6 VEHCLES CONTWCNTAL CLASS budoet S End 01 Astra 1.4 manual $55 8k End 02 Astra 1.4 manual. $58 8* 1 owner. Sleek silver/ green Full leather/ OZ rims. Unbelievable i well kept 95% loan avail. 802 30 Golden Landmark. 6836 3600 ■TTI PCROOUA FOR SALE _MME CHEAP CAR TO ownl
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        323 6 |ffl SU/UWFORULt ONLY SM WNVC-olf MMMIJ $POM> M*,H ty n,,eyy.y Al CvW.l CM ,V»U HOO flfl TOYOTA FOR UU TOYOTA Eslima :4MPVB-s*Jrtr Hwmow Harmr 2 4G SUV, G i Sl package i M 18SUVMr Wsl) 18MPV7-SMttr Ota 1 SAuto IST 1.3/WtO MCflyMI IMMM7HI mmmm ■!IM!fcJ;?MgTTE Est»r«2 4VX A\% 8181 now
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        595 6 flfH tOYOUrOHSALI Rfl TOYOTA FOR SALE f TOYOTA WISH g|L 1 .8 WT-I (7 seater) JV± m*£m%WWW& IMMEDIATE DELIVERY I i;|i|]|i;[^|!f| EE tmm 1 aa 1 I MM HUUB fOWV tyWKJ 'MoWksmAoo(Olays4X) 1 MOOilmmnraolh 14J.100 fONV J4JiT^^^^^^ Pockogo HKwvdo: \w^ 4 Sjaon lomcina *r 1 Gvoron** Haghml froda.r J__7 Onpnol
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        550 6 93 COROLLA I*oll. Auto COE 8/2011. View to oifer. Owner i 9660-1010 '1993 liftback Auto '92 COROLLA I.* Manual. COE 31/08/2011. S/rims. Low deposit Tip-top. 535.5K. Tel: 6776 0119 2/01 COROLLA XLI Auto 1 owner OMV $*****. Accident free. Silver. NO2-14 AML. Call *****586 10/'«1 TOYOTA STARLET XL. S/rim. Tai
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        616 6 E!fl OTHER MAKES FORSALE CAR FOR EXPORT 06/01 Rover 75 2.5L 08/00 Rover RTS 2.0L 02/00 Toyota CtJica 1.8 01/00 Mercedes S2BO 12A99 Laoctr 1.6 GLXI 05/99 Audi A6 2.8 05/99 Volkswagen Passat 1.8 Turbo 12/'97 Audi A4 1.8 Turbo 01/94 BMW 7301L 0V94 Jaguar 4.0 CaH: 9727 0300 Andrew
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        615 6 YEH.CLESWAMTED TO VEHICLES WANTED I VEHICLES WANTED Double Check Your Price Before Selling Your Vans, PA/ PB Bus. Doublecab Pickup 10/ 14 ft Lorries Best Price For Hyundai HIOO van Toyota Liteace, Hiace. Dyna, Nissan Cabstar Special Price For 14 Ft Hiqh Deck Lorry Isuzu NHR69. NPR66, NPR7I Mitsubishi Canter
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        445 6 I BUY/ SCLL/ Scrap. Any makes/ cond. Urgently wanted. 0% svc *****399 (24 hrs) USED VANS, LORRIES, Pick ups. COE/ Non COE wanted. Call Mr Gan 6747-0609 No dealers MUST CALL IF you are selling your car, any make/ model. Check our best offer! *****595 CALL *****382 MR Teh. Wanted
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        727 6 El Sfo,MU Bl Kf0 u Br*""*"" HH I SUZUKI CARRYt 3 Business Value Package QftJ^ _^~~u______^^ tT 9° s P* ce i W lW nr 4W -W^lAm n 9 th I I IB Car 9° CWV l^^etfiW 1 ri M A *<"" m HP mWmmWApE^ rnj > X!SS^!ZJZT hei 9
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        631 6 Jftd LORRIES FOR SALE '00 Isuzu garbage wagon S69K 00 Nissan PKF 210 25ft SS2K '97 Fuso FK6I7 $24K '93 FM557 25ft COE 03 S3OK '93FK415boxCOE-*****K '95 CMFB7 24ft COE 14 S22K '94 CMTB7 24ft COE 14 S22K '94FK*****ftC0E *****K ■93F1U»24ftCOE-*****K -96 Mat* t 4OOO Mft SIBK '96 VIMH box
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        590 6 f*WyJ\aWmJ}Ammf% §Kong Snßfsnsn Tnp m Jumpy m _____TmW m^\. n 3/02 CITROEN BERLINGO $29 8K 7/01 Citroen Berlingo 527.8K 3/01 Mitsubishi L3OO 522.8K. 12/00 Toyota Liteace 526.8K. 9/00 Renault Kangoo $23.8K. 5/00 Mercedes Vito 108 526.8K. All diesel. Al cond. Low mileage. Best buy! 100% loan *****174 LOW DOWNPAYMENT. NEW
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        753 7 KTTCI OTHER COMMERCIAL BTXI OTHER COMMERCIAL ETC] OTHER COMMERCIAL K7TCI OTHER COMMERCIAL E7X] OTHER COMMERCIAL f^ VEHICLES FOR SALE |^J VEHICLES FOR SALE VEHICLES FOR SALE FOR SALE I VEHICLES FOR SALE I fr>>\*»-<vffl*A.>] TRIANGLE AUTO PTE LTD (A SubsiAory of Ooh Chong Hong Ud) email sat_MOlriangleouto.com.sg www.triangleauto.com sg I
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        519 7 H 009-10 ORCHARD/ RRffl 009-10 ORCHARO/ lfll 009-H) ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLANO AJJ__M TANGLIN/ HOLLANO MWA TANGLIN/ HOLLANO PTEAPTS-RENT PTEAPTS-RENT PTEAPTS-RENT gV_ondotel Prestigious address at Leonie Hill Road i Minutes walk to Orchard MRT shopping batt Spacious 4+l apartments/ penthouses Ensuite-badrooma, balcony, airconditioned kitchen utility area Wtth Sprawling grounds amidst lush
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        656 7 D.lO DUCHESS CREST 2 rooms. Full condo. Facilities. F/F Shuttle bus. Avail immed. $2800. Call Owner 6380 3732 VALLEY PARK 1216 sqft 2-rms. $2.5K-S3K/ 1356 sqft. 3-rms 53.5K. 1701: 1808 sqft. 3+l; 4+l. $4K-SSK/ 1-rm SI.7K. 6665-1478 D.lO THE LOFT 1 bdrm. 700 sqft. Ouality finishing. Pool view. Immediate. $3500.
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        691 7 HI 21 NEWTON/ BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI PTEAPTS-RENT RENTAL SPECIALIST •MAPLEWOODS BT TIMAH Methodist Girls Sch. 1776 sq ft. 4+l. F/furn. $4.5K. Shuttle Svc •HILLSIDE CONOO. Upp Bt Timah. I 3+1. 1302 sq ft Designer furniture 52.2K/ $I.BK neg. Unfurn. •SYMPHONY HGTS. HUME AVE 1539 sq ft. 3+l Furn. $1.9K neg
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        924 7 VEHICLES PROPERTIES nD2S-28 NORTH Wffi 025-28 NORTH PTEAPTS-RENT a*? Xt* •4 1 U 3 Storey Semi-D Terrace Easy access to CTE Built up area from 2659 sq ft DonMWong 9639 M 79 PoulPoh *****792 Ms Low 9003 1037 PnacWoLOw *****771 Jerome Lea MSSOIM jockie Um *****666 Wmjm 9666 5349 Trtdo
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        453 7 RJjl HOUSESFORRENT D.13 MACHPERSON. NEAR Potong Pasir MRT/ food ct. New 2 j sto rey terr. 1600/ 2500 sqft. F/air con. Bernard (owner) 9821-7150 MOUNTBATTEN RD. 2 storey bunglw. 6*l rms. 4 baths Near Katong Shpg. Tel 6220-1322 STEVENS RD BEAUTIFUL bunga low with pte pool services Co's lease only
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        981 8 PROPERTIES B HUDC/HDB APTS FOR RENT CHEAR $600 UR. I+l/ 2*l/ 3+l. AMK. T Payoh, Blshan, Bedok, Houganq, Sengkang, Tampines, Jurong, Sembawang, Bt Batok. S'goon, Clementi. Woodlands, Yishun, CCK. C'wealth *****676 ALL AREAS! 1-RM 1 hall/ 2-rm 1 hall/ 3-rm 1 hall Ang Mo Kio/ T Payoh, Yishun, Tiong Bahru,
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        628 8 The Tango rJ ...in a space S/l. j(§) of luxury liH For enquiries, call 6732 2212 Indulge In thw luxury of Le Orove Serviced Apartments, poeefcty the moat generouely-eized one* in the prime neMorrtal ares. 5 mins to Orchard Roed Pooi, Isnniß, squeeh, sym, sauna Shuttle bu« service to and
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        475 8 EDJS-16 EAST COAST HOUSES -SALE 0.16 EASTWOOD ORIVE 3-storey corner terr semi-d 4/ s+l bedrooms Land area from 2752 sq.ft. Built up from 3100 sq.ft. Near Laquna National Golf Country Club HDIS-16 EAST COAST PTE APTS -SALE Sa MusT era Sell ■in iiiiti mQ THE SUMMIT. F'HOLD. 1580 sq ft
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        806 8 E HUDC APTS FOR SALE TAMPINES CT 1800 sq.ft. mais. High flr. Renovated. Good facing. Near MRT/ mkt. *****388 ERA EHDB APTS FOR SALE (ANG MO KIO) X BUYING/ "BT SEIUMGP Intmd to ttll or bay yoar tnptrty 7 For solutions, rA call Faiz *M 9186-5168 a Aj for a
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        818 8 HHDB APTS FOR SALE (BUKIT PANJANG) 3 'A' 251 sole agt new list mid flr 4 S' 109 sole agt tip top corner.. 4 A' 522 108 227 $199k *****171 5 T/ 4 A'/ Exec Mais 515. 518, i 532, 542 Jelapang. LRT. Unblocked. neg! *****756 Angie EHDB APTS FOP
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        976 8 ■jffl HDB APTS FOR SALE I^JUURONG) 3'A' BLK 487 Jurong W. Simple 4'A' 434 Jurong W. Move in cond s'A' Mais 547 Jurong W. Mid flr. Near amenities. *****870 PN 4 'A' 432 Jurong West/ 5 T 271 Toh Guan corner high flr market 3 T Blk 170/ Exec Mais
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        942 8 H HDB APTS FOR SALE (WOODLANDS) STANDING 623, 5 T am tall. j huge I like staying in clean, cool i quiet environment. Seeing is believing! Take me home for S3OOK neg. Call DTZ 9767-9384 3' j-RM CORNER Blk 202 high flr. i 4 'NG' dr to dr 171. 104
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        658 8 Bl PRIVATE APTS J WANTED (RENT/ KJV) CHINESE, BRITISH COUPLE want to rent/ buy in all dists. (I+l/ 2+l/ 3*l rms.) Good budget. Owners pls call 6765 5397/ 9389 8708 GENUINE BUYERS WANTS F'hold new/ old apts/ shophouse/ terrs/ semi-ds/ bunglws. S3OOK-S3M. Sellers, call Mr Yong 9022-1933 TENANTS/BUYERS need ept/coedo/bunglw.
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        621 8 H FACTORY SPACF RH FACTORY SPACE FOR SALE m cr,_.e\ ir ifi ftf* j _________^_______H__B_______i_L/l Hihv^pvAm*^^^^J Hlk wkW^ t \\W mm^mmmA^m^^m mm^^ i •1 st Tower 1 00% sold out i^^^L^^LjQ 2nd Tower New launch at Special Package limited time Wj _W_'_mar_\\W\ TOP obtained Affordable from 1 ,335 sq ft
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        301 8 Bl OFFICE SPACE J FOR RENT Wa\ Fwelungtonl f BUILDING 1 20 Bideford Road (Next lo Crown Prtnct Hotel) Affordable rental Office space from 250 2000 sq ft Flexible individual air-con control Walking distance to Orchard Somerset MRT asla PACIFIC MU'lll (lUU fahammmCaamwWalWmaam KAFFLES FLACE A SVNTEC AMtAULAAAAtALAAAA taAmma ci
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        1056 9 V it' _<________________________. i s *'i^vvi J/Terry S^U/ Cjnr/s/_mas^U^^_^ Prime office space Near Tanjong Pagar MRT wfc W- ;i Area from 1,000 sf to > B fe 1 5,209 sf (whole floor) j I§|-, A Fitted units of various Ground floor space 2,100 sf Wm frontage please 6433 7786 (Natasha)
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        828 9 Hornet space fOEMW i. *t OHO MALL. WIN MM ''Ont *.}<■ liiiii mil in.ii'ilrii.iini' U,-_r in Sl'ii.i M4O 2818 Hill MRtll SCCCI Hulldlng. 437 to iw< Mitt N.w City Hall MRT I .iil r. I I" I IMI IS6 HIGH STREET CTR. 400 sqft. With imi Mum Q _h-i1 i.
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        974 9 D SHOPSPACE FOR RENT Near Somerset MRT station 237 to 334 sq ft Suitable (or har. beauty salon. manicure pedicure Immediate occupation DonMWong MWM79 Ml Low 9003 1037 Jerome __>• *****100 JoeylO^^^»aBS34^^ HM HUB BLK 520 TOA PAYOH CENTRAL Prime location! Ground flr. Double frontage l mmed let* Doorstep to
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        599 9 Bl SHOPSPACE J FORSALE 3-STOREY SHOPHSE. Sell below valuation, built in/ land 4026/ 2610 sqft. S'qoon vicinity. Near PIE. 9821-7577/ 9664-4406 RS LAST UNIT S26OK Excellent 1101. Water supply. 999 yrs. 198/ 662 sqft. Face entrance. New URA plan. Bt Timah Shpq *****448 WOODLANDS BLK 303/ 302. Near MRT/ supermkt.
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        537 9 WAREHOUSES/ STORAGE SPACE FOR RENT Rub y |n WAREHOUSE \l *****661 I (Ruby Group) I'Jj JURONC/ MMM KADUT Warehse 9 $0.60 psf up. Open yard 9 $0.30 psf up. 1000-50,000 sqft. Crane. All trades. *****626 RH. *7<K P.S.F. W. Fr 1000--100,000 sqft. P Panjang, Tagore, Defu. Jurong, j Eunos. Changi.
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      511 12 The Straits Times Classified Learning for Success Develop Your Business skills Every Monday in The Straits Times Classified, Learning For Success features a wide variety of educational programmes. This week, we highlight two businessrelated courses for readers who may be keen to enhance their business management skills and qualifications. DIPLOMA
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        326 15 Wjfl ENGINEERS 5f A fast-growing Engrg Trading I ffirm has immediate vtxoncifsl_y.| (TECH SUPPORT FOR PIC/SIRVO/STEPPER APPLICATIONS) ITC/Dip. in EE/EEE Experience in PLC Required to travel overseas for )ob assignments/training Interested applicants may MX resume: 6844 1766 or email: admmdptfrpacific.net.sg i mjW^m Many Christmas 52.6K DESIGN Devt Engr. West. I
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        502 15 IM EWG!NEERS ENGiHEERS An Air conditioning Company ha* immediate vacancits lor 1) PROJECT ENGINEERS At least 3 yrs site working experience in aircon field Familiar with A&A works Provides own trpt/ good incentive offer 2) PROJECT ASSISTANTS Experience in Autocad To assist in the project dept on admin works drawings
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        383 15 VARIOUS TUITION ASSIGNMENTS avail. Pls call Bramblewood Consultancy at *****634 SCH TEACHERS/ LECTURERS for JC/ Sec/ Pri. Foreign Langs/ Music. Full/ part-time 6223-1959 3500 IMMED ASSIGNMENTS for sch teacher, grad, A'. All dist. subj. level. *****643. 9am-11pm TUTORS TO BE part/ full-time coordinator. Earn $300/day. 6896-7184. www.ttaconsult.com NOB: 6288-7491. FULLTIME!
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        470 15 O MARKETING/ COMMUNICATIONS Leading Australian property Agency is look for Degree or Diploma with sale experience Results oriented, dynamic with excelent sales track record •Wel groomed Fluent n English. Cantonese and Mandarin Able to work on Weekends Send or E-mail with recent photograph to. "Colyef Quav *20-00 The Arcade Singapore
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        531 15 gfl $ALES Bffl SALES JlCerrij vj/iristm as "^CPyL Wc have positions open in BOSS HUOO BOSS tor: FULL-TIME JUNIOR SALES ASSISTANTS Requirements: Keen to pursue a career in fashion retail sales (Male working environment) Possess pleasant and outgoing personality Minimum 'N' levels Must be able to converse in English and
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        904 15 CLASSIFIED JOBS Chomel Due to our expansion, we are seeking Retail Supervisors With min 2 yrs surpervisory exp. Sales Promoters Walk in interview at:Shaw Centre #23-02, 1 Scotts Road 1 Singapore *****8 Tel 6734-7067 onB&9 Dec 2oo3 (10am lpm. 2pm spm) cosy ContgTiporary Italan >HjTi<ure Co raqurgs j_yJ GOOO BASIC
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        665 15 fWnawr Amencan Manufacture^ 1 I I Estac. US Based Corp Bt Basic Comm a $2,500+ ■> tm W SSSeaSSS« A WkrimM tmn J153 JB mmM Luxury Car Agent Looking for Rewarding high commission Fax Kiunn to *****530 btfort 10th Oet. 2003 I UXmaSammmyea Z Company looking for WL .'Solet Personnel!
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        553 16 CLASSOFIED JOBS ED"* 5 UNDERPAID? OVERWORKED? I made $*****0 in my first yr in real estate sales. *****787 ERA SALES EXEC DIP Class 3. 1 yr sales experience. mhrQpacific.net.sg Tel: *****538 (Lic C*****1J) SALES AGENTS WANTED to mar ket Top Selling Food/ Snacks/ Tidbits in Spore. Call: *****578 EARN/ LEARN.
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        429 16 ED sr E3 ilfl HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ |fR HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ w I A W 9m\ t__________\_______i________L_mW_mm__m ___WWW___^__J aSs~2 W^^^_7^M WZmWW W_*Aa____\\\W I \\_W^^^^^__\^^^^^^a QQ> Opening Soon!! Nww ewttot at Sun Plaza Shopping Cwntr* CREW MEMBERS Flexible working hours Meals uniforms provided Annual leave medical benefits Good career prospects Craw outings Minimum salary of
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        197 16 Ajisen Japanese Restn requires: Fun/ Part-Time 1. Cook 2. Walters/ Waitresses 3. Kitchen Helper S'poreans/ PRs M'sian are welcome No experience required Walk-in interview after 2pm Junction 8 tttl-22/23 Parco Bugis Junction Ml-01 Tampines MMI *04- 19/ 20 Plaza Singapura 802-35 Partway Parade MMM A FOODCOURT SEEKS. 1 Young Energetic
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        500 16 HHOTEiyUESTAORAin/ LOUNGE EXPANDING THAI RESTAURANT ragMrii i 1) FULL-TIME WAITER/ WAITRESSES 2) CASHIERS Attractive basic incentives S'poreans or PR's only Able to start work immediately Interested pis call: 6227-9796 or walk In Interview 11em-3pm at 45 Craig Rd. Tanjong Pagar /"Hah Japanese Restaurant requires^ S'porean PR welcome ■w&__U__________ft_________________U I j
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        607 16 Iffl HAIR/ BEAUTY IfTI HAIR/ BEAUTY Ift Likes to invite you to join us as BEAUTICIANS BEAUTY CONSULTANT MASSEUSES I RECEPTIONIST PART-TIME CLEANER (0 Must be well mannered service onenlcd. QmilA^/AA&iy\mAA___AaAtAAm _Z Excellent woriting altitude independent Enthusiastic, self-driven team player. E Bilingual in English and Mandann Experience preferred. (9 Minimum
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        644 16 E ADMINISTRATIVE/ CLERICAL A/CS ASSTS. CHy Hall. 0' level/ Nitec in a/cs/ Admin Asst. SomI erset. Email irene9eurasians.org SIK OA UB Technician. West. '0' 1 level, 1 yr admin. 5-day. Immed. I 6737-2414 (B*****3H) EDUCATION ADMINISTRATOR No experience required. Mm 0' level. Pleasant Tel: 6852-3373 AOMIN COORDINATOR $1.4K. East j
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        595 17 H An esutmshed marine |j engmeenng company requm |j I Diploma Degree Holders I] I Mki 3 yrs relevant experience I I in (he marine industry il I WWng to work long hours ll NTC 3 in AT/MVM Mm 5 yrs relevant experience interested application! please send detailed resume wim
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        381 17 H WAREHOUSING/ INVENTORY EXPERIENCED STOREKEEPER Job includes stuff/ unstuff containers With Class 3 lic Read/ write English, speaks Chinese Physically fit it Immediate Walk-In: Mon I Tut OOam to 4pm) No. S Upper Aljunied LM •05-03 Quart! Industrial BMg STORE-KEEPERS (EAST) To perform store assignments Min 0' level with 2
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        640 17 Singapore's leading commercial security organisation, using advanced technology and minds, challenges you to join us as: Protection Officers Requirements. Secondary 2 education NTC and above Able to perform 12-hour shift Salary, Allowances Benefits: Total salary package of $1 ,200 and above per month 7 days' annual leave and good medical
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        578 17 ijfc__o 6^_yf 'lr''-' H I I ?>^r? BBM I 2 WW ■i i ______m I Possess Class 3/ 4 driving license Understand simple English Physically fit S'porean or PR are welcome to apply Interested parties please walk-in for interview NO 9 TAMPINES ST 92 j 6781-7723 DRIVER CUM STOREMAN with
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        497 17 EPART-THK/ TEMPORARY EXCELLENT PAYOUT. EARN during free time. All nationalities welcome. *****191/ *****162 PROPERTY AGT/ REALTOR Asst $IK-S2K p/mth. Training/ guidance/ client provided. *****629 FEMALE/ MALE COACHES wanted. Swimming, tennis, badminton. roller blade, squash. *****894 FINANCIAL PLANNER. HIGH income, allowance $2000 pm. Min 4 0' level. Call Ricky *****228 SALES
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        478 17 CLASSIFIED JOBS I .cm i____-r_c_r* I 4KZZ3b 'With Fujitec jam careet will take off to new heights' NITEC 7 (NTC) m Electrical or Electronics Technology At least 1 year working experience in maintaining manufacturing equipment and machineries. Soma mmmtmmca ta aouto.Mhiodngawd repair an maddnas. -> Able to work overtime during
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        562 18 RECRUITS EXCUTIVE APPOINTMENTS «n«p_____MS_3^^Cj We are Great Alliance a group of 12 agencies representing Great Eastern Life, offering a comprehensive one-stop financial solution to our clients. Find out how you can succeed at our Seminar: Date: 13 December 2003, Saturday Time: 1.30pm Venue: Meritus Mandarin Hotel, Orchard Rd Reserve a
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        146 18 EVENTS/^ DL4RY§|L Thursday 6 Friday IPRS HNANCE COURSE The Institute of Public Relations of Singapore (IPRS) is presenting a twopart finance course aimed at introducing the language and concepts of investor relations to entry-level practitioners. Time: 9am to spm. Venue: LeMeridien Singapore. To register, call 6534-1841 or e-mail admin@iprs.org.sg Friday
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