The Straits Times, 9 March 2004

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    33 1 The Straits Times BEST IN NEWSPAPER DESIGN IN ASIA Established 1845 1 UeSCiay March 9, 2004 94 Pages m five parts IHTA(P) O33/03/2003 mm w\ %m A Singapore Press Holdings publication OVJ Cents
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    Lock icon Heavy rains and floods flit businesses
    426 1  - Heavy rains and floods flit businesses SHARMILPAL KAUR By FLASH floods created havoc across Singapore yesterday afternoon, felling trees, snarling traffic and affecting business. The worst-hit areas, according to police, were at Rochor Road towards Bukit Timah, Victoria Street, Upper Pickering Street and isolated areas m the Boat Quay area.
    LAU FOOK KONG; ALBERT SIM  -  426 words
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    540 1  -  SALMA KHALIK Specialists account for 43 of 177 doctors who left m 2003 By HKAI.TH CORRESPONDENT THE exodus of doctors from the public to the private sector seems to be picking up this year, after two years of relatively little movement. And this time,
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    683 1  - Baby debate takes centre stage TAN TARN HOW Budget debate begins, with MPs focusing almost entirely on the complex, critical issue of redressing the dearth of babies By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT THE start of the annual marathon Budget debate m Parliament yesterday turned into an earnest debate to cure Singapore of
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      157 2 WHAT IMPACT FROM BUDGET CUTS? SOME MPs are worried about the 2 per cent cut m the budgets of government ministries. They fear that the cuts, to be implemented this year and the next, will leave the poor to fend for themselves and lead to cutbacks m education and
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      88 2 CO MM E NTARY U.N. NOT MEANT TO BE A SWORD BRITISH Prime Minister Tony Blair is now trying to justify the invasion of Iraq by pointing out that it removed a vicious dictator. But this is not a legal justification, writes Gwynne Dyer, and the United Nations was not
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      68 2 MEANS TESTING DEBATE GOES ON MEANS testing for health-care subsidies will be hardest on those who do not belong to either the lower or higher-income class, says reader Chua Kirn Choo. Also joining m the debate is reader Hiong Kum Meng, who writes that more information about a Health
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      84 2 ONE LESS EXCUSE TO BE LATE MANY people going to the Esplanade have complained that parking problems made them late, so the arts centre will implement a Carpark Guidance System by the end of this month. The system shows the number of vacant lots m each zone. Motorists can
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      136 2 Condo may charge for keeping dogs DOG-OWNERS living at Bayshore Park will have to pay annual fees if they keep big dogs or more than two small dogs, if the condominium's management corporation (MC) gets its way. It wants residents to pay $300 a year if they own one
      DESMOND WEE  -  136 words
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      81 2 DBS unit m Thai merger DBS Thai Danu Bank, a u^of DBS Group Holdings, has agreed to a 23 billion baht (Ssi billion) merger with Thai Military Bank and the Industrial Finance Corporation of Thailand. The move will create Thailand's fifth-largest banking group by assets. While DBS has ceded
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      84 2 SICC committee remains m power AN OUSTER was averted at the Singapore Island Country Club (SICC) last night. At an extra-ordinary general meeting, members rejected the no-confidence motion against the club's general committee (GC) m a 184-98 vote. The unhappiness stemmed from the payment for a proposed 12-year extension
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      71 2 YUAN PEG TO STAY FOR LONG TIME' CHINA will stick to its fixed currency for "a long time to come" and speculators betting on a yuan appreciation are likely to "pay an enormous price", says the country's foreign exchange chief. The US and others have been pressuring China to
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      92 2 CELLPHONE CHIP THE VITAL CLUE A PHONE call lasting less than a minute led to the crushing of an Al-Qaeda network. Investigators, suspecting the call to be a signal between terrorists, followed the trail first to one terror suspect, then to others, and eventually to terror cells on three
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      168 2 U.S. EXPLOITS DEMOCRACY ROW CHINA itself gave Washington the chance to fish m troubled waters with its heavy-handed treatment of pro-democracy advocates m Hong Kong, writes Straits Times East Asia Correspondent Ching Cheong. The US responded by giving a first-class reception to former Democratic Party chairman Martin Lee and
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      62 2 BECKS AND HIS 5445 M PRICE TAG IF CLUB owner Roman Abramovich wants David Beckham for Chelsea, it will cost a record-breaking £140 million (***** million) the buy-out figure m the midfielder's contract with Real Madrid. For all his wealth, the Russian tycoon is unlikely to part with such
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      429 2 MAIN Prime 3,4,6 World 8-18 Editorial 20 Commentary 20,21 Forum 22,23 HOME Home Hl-H6 Tech Science H8 ASIA/SPORTS/ MONEY Asia A1,A4,A5 China A2.A3 S-E Asia A6.A7 Malaysia AB,A9 Sports AlO-Al2 Money... Al5-A22 UFE! The Buzz L 2 Cornice L 4 Girl Talk L 4 Cover story L6-L7 Travel LB-Ll2 Cinema
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      Lock icon CJ explains why he cut sentence in oral sex case
      709 3  -  SELINA LUM Maria Almenoar There was 'striking disparity' between ex-cop's two-year term and those given to other men for sex with underage girls Additional reporting by THE sentence for "unnatural" oral sex with a young person should not be too
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      271 3 THE assignment was one of the most unusual Straits Times photographer Desmond Foo had he spent half his time chasing frogs. His subject, Mr Leong Tzi Ming, a frog researcher, was "game enough to have the frogs on his face but they kept jumping off,
      DESMOND FOO; WANG HUI FEN  -  271 words
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      Lock icon Abdullah offers 'inclusive' Islam
      579 4  - Abdullah offers 'inclusive' Islam CHEONG SUK-WAI SALIM OSMAN Entering the debate on religion, the PM holds out an alternative to PAS' hardline stance with Umno's 'progressive Islam' By IN PAROL NEGERI SEMBILAN, and IN KIAL ATERENCCANI TERENGCANT The hereafter is the promise of God. We cant promise heaven. It is
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      Lock icon Lawyers' account rules get tougher on April 1
      101 4 NEW and tougher accounting measures for lawyers have been approved by the Chief Justice and will be gazetted today. They will take effect from April 1. According to the Law Society's website, the main changes require two lawyers to sign cheques for
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      Lock icon Kiss in public could mean jail in Jakarta
      363 4  - Kiss in public could mean jail in Jakarta DEVI ASMARANI THESTRAITSTIMES INDONESIA BUREAU JAKARTA Couples caught kissing m public could end up m prison for five years. Under an anti-pornogra-phy Bill being drafted, hipswivelling dance performances would also be banned. The Bill, being drafted by a parliamentary legislative team following
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      Lock icon Aussie mufti slammed for 'defence of terror'
      346 6 Canberra condemns what it sees as his condoning of violence, which he denies; Muslim council to re-examine his remarks SYDNEY Australia's most senior Muslim leader has caused a huge outcry for supposedly defending terrorism. Sheik Taj el-Din Al Hilaly, the Imam of Sydney's
      AP; AFP; INTERNET  -  346 words
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      146 6 US security chief meets PM UNITED States Secretary for Homeland Security Tom Ridge met Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong for talks yesterday. Mr Ridge's visit is part of a regional tour that will also include stops m Jakarta and Bangkok, where he will discuss joint anti-terrorism efforts with Asian leaders.
      LIANHE ZAOBAO  -  146 words
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      495 6 Bird flu cover-up couple dead TIP-OFF: Too late SOME 18.000 chickens had died of bird flu on Mr Hajimu Asadas farm by the time an anonymous tip-off brought the authorities' attention to it. Mr Asada was scolded for not raising the alarm early, thus preventing officials from containing the disease
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      Lock icon SIM card betrays terror suspect
      716 8 HIGH-TECH SLEUTHING Hoiv intelligence officials used technology to nab Al-Qaeda leaders and operatives APRIL tl. 2002 Al-Qaeda member Christian Ganczarski, who is being monitored, places a call from his home m Duisberg, Germany, to Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, who is operating from a safe house m
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      Lock icon US focuses on nabbing suicide attack mastermind
      233 10 RAMADI (Iraq) The United States believes many of its problems m Iraq would end if they could nab 37-year-old fugitive Abu Musab Zarqawi, the mastermind behind the eight-month wave of suicide attacks. Almost every day, US officials here display a confiscated letter, allegedly
      Los Angeles Times; AP  -  233 words
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      Lock icon Iraq council signs Charter at second go
      553 10 Provisions IRAQ'S temporary Constitution will take effect on July 1 and last until a permanent Charter is drawn up. It says that: The government In Iraq will be republican, federal, democratic and pluralistic. Islam will be the official religion of the state and
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      Lock icon UN back in driver's seat after hard year
      271 10 UNITED NATIONS The UN is at last at the centre of things once again. Since the start of the year, it has been wooed by its one-time detractors m the Bush administration to re-enter Iraq and chart the country's political future. The
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      Lock icon Nuclear watchdog split over how to deal with Iran
      410 12 Washington wants tough stance, but others want to emphasise how much Teheran has cooperated with UN atomic agency VIENNA Differences over Iran's nuclear intentions and what to do about them rose to the fore yesterday at a United Nations atomic agency
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      27 12 REUTERS Hoses keep the dust down as a controlled explosion makes short work of this former bank building near Dortmund, Germany at the weekend.
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      254 12 RIYADH Saudi Arabia is allowing Chinese and Russian companies to explore its reserves of natural gas, beefing up ties m the process. The Saudis have signed contracts with Russian oil giant Lukoil Chinese oil and gas producer Sinopec. TTiey will be among the
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      104 12 CHICAGO A woman was served a salad containing part of a restaurant worker's thumb sliced off while chopping lettuce, a health official said. The woman "thought it was gristle or something like that" when she tried to chew the unexpected garnish, said Mr William Franks, health
      Reuter  -  104 words
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      480 13 Russia rallies voters for weekend election Officials are trying to avert a low turnout which could damage presidential poll's legitimacy PUTIN HAS CONSOLIDATED POWER TD SUCH A DEGREE THAT THERE ARE NO EXCUSES NOW. HE HAS TO DELIVER ON REFORM/ Moscow-based economist Al Breach KALININGRAD (Russia) "The country needs your
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      Lock icon Fame fails to open doors for Osama actress
      249 13 Fame fails to open doors for Osama actress KABUL Former beggar Marina Golbahari, 13, has won stardom for her role m the movie Osama, but she might not escape life as a veiled and secluded Afghan woman. "If it was up to me, I would chose the cinema," she said
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      483 14 Lifestyle Guru Faces Tough Time In Jail 'Mean-spirited? Well, she is nice, too, though. I happen to know her and I like her. Mr Dominick Dunne, on Martha Stewart (above). He sat on her trial every day. NEW YORK Her unflinching resolve on the Manhattan courthouse
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        158 14 McCartney tops music's rich list EX-BEATLE HAS $2.3 BILLION LONDON Sir Paul McCartney's fortune is larger than the combined wealth of fellow superstars Elton John, Mick Jagger and Madonna, according to a new rich list. Nothing succeeds like 60s nostalgia, with the former Beatle boasting a fortune of £725 million
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        146 14 D J CAMPAIGNS AGAINST BUSH NEW YORK Shock radio DJ Howard Stern who believes he is about to be shunted off his toprated morning show by "right-wing religious conservatives" has urged his listeners to vote against President George W. Bush. "The plug is about to be pulled on me," he
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        81 14 NEW YORK With sing-along albums continuing to dominate the Billboard Top Kid Audio charts, it was only a matter of time before Barbie released her own CD. Barbie Hit Mix, a 16--song compilation of to- day's top tracks, hits stores next month, according to Billboard,
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        64 14 LOS ANGELES Lionel Richie's estranged wife is seeking US$3OO,OOO (*****,000) m monthly support payments, according to court papers obtained by TheSmoking Gun.com. Ms Diane Richie, 37, said m a written declaration published on the Smoking Gun website that her monthly expenses include US$l5,OOO for
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        61 14 The Reverend Gene Robinson, the first openly gay Anglican bishop, has been confirmed m his new post m the American state of New Hampshire. Dr Fred Brown, a virologist who studied foot-and-mouth disease m cattle and later led the development of early vaccines and methods to test for the disease,
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        25 14 Quoteworthy 'Even the French are speaking Ms Gabriela Tomsikova, a 29-year-old Czech woman, on the growing popularity of English among the new generation of Europeans
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      689 15 Democrat says he would have protected Haiti's ousted leader, and will rewrite President's pre-emptive doctrine if he wins WASHINGTON Senator John Kerry took lessons on China f rom Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew. The US presidential candidate disclosed this during an interview with the
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      246 15 ST-BRIAC-SUR-MER (France) This small seaside resort m northwest France has had its eyes turned towards America ever since Senator John Kerry, who spent part of his childhood here, became a serious candidate for the US presidency. The mayor's car has a Kerry bumper
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      106 15 WASHINGTON The 2004 presidential race is set to funnel more money into fewer hands than any other contest m US election history. As Senator John Kerry's campaign prepares for a 20-state fund-raising drive, President George W. Bush continues to add to his
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      410 17 Howard denies news of leadership tussle Aussie PM calls speculation that heir apparent Costello will challenge him ridiculous, and vows to stay on as long as Liberal Party wants him SYDNEY Australian Prime Minister John Howard fended off speculation yesterday about the threat of a leadership challenge by his heir
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      292 17 Electro-shock guns help reduce police killings SEATTLE The police here have had their share of high-profile violent or deadly run-ins with protesters, mentally ill susEects and other lawmakers. But last year, for the first time m 15 years, no one here was shot and killed by the police. Miami, a
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      168 18 Florida topless march a real bust DAYTONA BEACH (Florida) A demonstration billed as a topless march to protest against anti-nudity laws has drawn thousands of curious spectators but only a handful of marchers. Organisers had expected 1,000 topless women to march down Main Street in Daytona Beach and voice their
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      262 18 WASHINGTON Researchers who studied homosexual rams m a herd of sheep say they found differences m the brains of the "gay" animals. The results, which were published m the latest issue of Journal Endocrinology, tend to support studies m humans that have found anatomical
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      38 18 REUTERS Mr Mikhail Kozunin kissing a relative on his arrival in St Petersburg on Sunday. He and 1 1 other Russian scientists were rescued from the Arctic Circle after their research station was crushed under ice.
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      404 18 Demand for small cars m Europe inspires carmakers to make 3-seaters GENEVA Three-seater cars could soon be the m thing for city dwellers. Inspired by demand m Europe for more user friendly micro-cars, manufacturers are toying literally with the idea of three-seater cars, combining city-sized practicality with
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      785 20  -  SUNANDA K. DATTA-RAY By FOR THF. STRAITS TIMF.S MY MOST DEPRESSING MEMORY IS OF A DARWIN PUB PATRONISED BY ABORIGINES. ITS BARE BOARDS AND HARSH LIGHTS WERE WORLDS REMOVED FROM ELEGANT RESTAURANTS IN SYDNEY'S DOUBLE BAY. THE black ghetto of Sydney's Redfern district has quietened
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      573 20 The Straits Times TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2004 All for the little baby COINCIDENCE or no, the govern-ment-sanctioned regulating of adoptions from China, announced last week, highlights the extent of Singapore's low-birth problem. The arrangement between the governments of Singapore and China is meant to ensure that adoption procedures are above
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      715 20  -  KALINGA SENEVIRATNE By FOR THF STRAITS TIM FS IN SEPTEMBER last year at Cancun, more than 70 developing countries mostly poor nations and led by India, Brazil, South Africa and Malaysia dug m their heels and said "no to the West and their "free trade" supporters. The
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      859 21  - Outsourcing is no threat to US' unrivalled 'I' engine THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN By THF NEW VORKTIMES America is the greatest engine of innovation that has ever existed, and it can't be duplicated any time soon because it is the product of a multitude of factors: extreme freedom of thought, an
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      256 22 Beat asthma breastfeed your child I REFER to the article, "Asthma set to hit 400 m worldwide m 20 years" (ST, Feb 17). This is a serious health issue that affects our physical, social and financial well-being. The cost of asthma here, as indicated by the Asthma Association of Singapore,
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      483 22 I REFER to the article, "Well-off, but they want C Class" (ST, Feb 26). The survey results released by the Ministry of Health indicated that close to four out of every 10 patients belonging to the top fifth of households by income opted for B and
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      236 22 ABOUT a month ago, a friend and I purchased tickets via the Sistic website for a performance that was eventually cancelled by the organiser. We were not told about the cancellation and only learnt about it from The Straits Times. Following instructions
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      610 23 Helping The Stork Along I CANT help feeling annoyed about the Government's recent suggestion to extend maternity leave from the current two months to four or six months. Such an incentive may help to increase our population a little, but I
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      256 23 TO ENCOURAGE procreation, it was suggested that mothers be allowed to take four to six months of maternity leave. Some employers complained that this would disrupt work and require them to train a temporary employee to take over the work. I wish to share
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      92 23 I applaud the Government's initiative to increase maternity leave. However, one group of mothers has been overlooked. They are the women who have taken up the Government's challenge to strike out on their own and are now self-employed. For these women, myself included, having a baby
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      69 23 I have two children. Both ot tnem are m day care as my husband and I are working. We pay $560 every month $260 (Primary 1) and $300 (Primary 4) for them to spend half a day m the centre. There are subsidies for infant-care and
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      178 23 Four years ago, I had iust started work m a statutory board when my mother was diagnosed with advanced cancer and was unable to look after my then four-year-old daughter. An only child, I had no one else to turn to. I then employed a maid,
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      129 23 I am a Singapore citizen married to a toreigner and we want to have kids. The problem is that my children will not be eligible for Singapore citizenship at birth because my wife is not a permanent resident. This is what has held us back for
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      508 1 fi m i flr mm i 1 C O M MINI TV Row Over That Doggone Fee Bayshore Park MC plans to have residents pay a fee if they want to keep a big dog. page 112 P A 11 I. I A M X N T Baby, Money Doesn't
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      8 1 The Straits Times home Tuesday, March 9, 2004
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      47 1 CANINE CONTROVERSY 'Some owners let their dogs walk around unleashed. We've even had complaints about a dog swimming m the pool. Bayshore Park condo MC chairman Joe Chua, on a plan to slap annual fees on residents who keep big dogs, or more than two small ones
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      723 1  - Retake mother tongue? No, D 7 is good enough JANE NG LYNN LEE YVONNE KOH By, and TVE ALWAYS STRUGGLED WITH CHINESE. BEING ABLE TO PASS IT AND MEET THE CRITERIA IS A RELIEF. Second-year ACJC student Wee Wei Ze, who got a C 6 for Chinese language IHE EMPHASIS
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      746 2  - Fur flies over MC plan to charge dog fee LEONG PIK YIN Bayshore Park residents may have to pay fee to keep big dogs or more than 2 small ones; vote to be held later this month Bu 'Some owners may think 'why bother to clean up since I have
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      180 2 AUSTRALIA'S Governor-General, Ma-jor-General (retired) Michael Jeffery, laid a wreath when he visited the Kranji War Memorial yesterday. He was a member of the Australian forces m Malaya and Singapore m the *****. Maj-Gen Jeffery, who arrived here on Sunday, is on a five-day visit
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      87 2 VIETNAMESE Prime Minister Phan Van Khai discussed bilateral cooperation when he called on Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong at the Istana yesterday. The two leaders agreed that Singapore and Vietnam should take advantage of "our economic complementarities for mutual benefit", Mr Goh's office said m
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        57 2 A MOTORCYCLIST m his 40s suffered head injuries when his vehicle skidded and hit a road divider early yesterday morning. The accident occurred around sam along the PIE towards Jurong, just before the Bendemeer Road exit. He has been warded m the intensive
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        116 2 A MAN held a lift door open for someone who called out to him at Block 201, Boon Lay Drive, last Saturday afternoon. But that man pulled a knife on him as soon the lift got going and demanded money. The victim handed
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        111 2 A ROBBER threw chilli powder at his victim's eyes to mar her vision before escaping with her bag. The victim, who was on her way home after work, was at the void deck of Block 160, Woodlands Street 13, when the suspect attacked,
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        141 2 TWO cellphones, worth about $1,500 and $250 respectively, were stolen m separate incidents m Tampines within two hours on Saturday night. In both incidents, the thief borrowed the victim's phone, after saying that his battery was dead. He then ran away
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        Lock icon It's family time in the House
        577 3  -  SOH WEN LIN The Budget session was awash with sentiment yesterday as MPs, usually stern of speech and dry of eye, swopped baby stories Bu IN A rare departure from heady rhetoric, several Members of Parliament opened their hearts and family albums as part
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          44 3 A 2 per cent cut m ministries' budgets could force them to cut corners. And the real losers will be Singaporeans, MPs warned. The poor? They could be badly hit. especially if the cuts result m fewer handouts. See Home H6
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          46 3 It was an about-turn, well almost, fortechnopreneur Inderjit Singh. Frequently critical of how the Government treats local entrepreneurs, he wore kid's gloves, thrilled by measures such M tax benefits for start-ups. Still, he bemoaned the high business costs here. See Home 11 (i
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          34 3 The money factor weighs heavy when young couples decide whether to have children. The cost of educating a child from pre- primary to university? Some say over $77,000. See Home H4
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          45 3 One m five couples here struggles to conceive and few can afford fertility treatments. On the other hand, about 13,800 babies are aborted each year, or one abortion for every three babies born. Time to change the maths, MPs said. See Home H5
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          35 3 To get a baby bonanza, consider the "butterfly effect", says columnist Chua Mvi Hoong. This concept is a good reminder that small, innocuous changes can bring about the desired effect. See Home H5
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        682 4  - Baby, it's about passion, not big bucks TEE HUN CHING Money talks? MPs pooh-pooh that m baby debate and call for change m mindsets and values regarding family life a MR TAN Soo Khoon (East Coast GRC) thinks the solution is to get Singaporeans to be "passionately romantic" more often,
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        Lock icon TAKING STORK OF DOLLARS AND CENTS
        303 4 Money no enough, moaned some MPs who said cost was a drawback to having babies, and so was lack of leave maternal and paternal. And then there was the problem with men. LYDIA LIM reports MONEY does matter when many parents and parent-wannabes grapple
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        224 4 GIVING new mothers more time off is not enough. What they need is more choice on how much maternity leave they can take and when. Mothers also need more safeguards so they can be sure they will still have jobs to return to at the
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        Lock icon MAN, WHAT A HEAVY BURDEN FOR WOMEN
        216 4 IT TOOK women to point out to the male-dominated House yesterday a stark truth: the dearth of babies is not a "women's problem". The present state of affairs leaves women to bear most of the child-rearing burden, several of them said. To set
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        140 4 'Logic will not. Incentives cannot. Only emotions can. Mr David Lim (Holland-Bukit Panjang GRC) on persuading couples to have more babit- s 'Women do not set out not wanting to get married or to stay childless after getting married. Nor are women so career-minded that child-bearing takes a
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        Lock icon In search of the butterfly effect to woo the stork
        820 5  -  CHUA MUI HOONG By FROM THE GALLERY MR LEONG Horn Kee (BishanToa Payoh GRC) hit the nail on the head m the first day of debate on the 2004 Budget yesterday. Beware the "butterfly effect" of the 2 per cent
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          104 5 TWO doctor MPs called on the. Government to do more to combat infertility among couples, including lifting the cap on the amount of Medisave they could spend on treatments. The cost of a treatment cycle can be up to $10,000 while the maximum Medisave withdrawal is
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          Lock icon MISSION ABORT... NOT
          73 5 MISSION ABORT NOT LOOK at why there is such a large number of abortions and encourage more women to save their babies, said Mr Heng Chee How (Jalan Besar GRC) About 13,800 abortions take place m Singapore each year, which means that for every three babies born here, one other
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          Lock icon THE NANNY SPECIAL
          63 5 TO MAKE up for the nanny shortage, the Manpower Ministry could consider a special nanny pass for foreigners with such skills to come m on a temporary basis to help young parents care for their infants. Mr Ang Mong Seng (Hong Kah GRC) said this would be
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          52 5 MRS Yu-Foo Yee Shoon, the Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Community Development and Sports, wants young men and women to do community service together for six months after they finish school, and before the men enter national service. This will help them "develop long-term relationships which could blossom
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          76 5 MR CHIAM See Tong (Potong Pasir) urged the Government to welcome "multiple births" and give parents who have twins or triplets, for example, more of a helping hand. Such parents often feel left out m the cold because if a woman has triplets during her first pregnancy,
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          Lock icon MAKE SPACE FOR BABY
          48 5 THE Government should make it compulsory for developers to set aside space for a childcare centre for buildings above a certain size, suggested Nominated MP Jennifer Lee. The siting of childcare and infant-care centres at the workplace makes life much more convenient," she said.
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          55 5 MAKE it easier for the foreign spouses of Singaporeans to become citizens, said Mr Tan Soo Khoon (East Coast GRC). Society should not lament the low success rate of the Social Development Unit while at the same time denying happiness to those Singaporeans who "find love
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        444 6  - MPs worry how 2% cut will hit the needy EUGENE LOW Though all are for trimming ministries' budgets, some fear cutbacks m education and health services Bu THE 2 per cent cut in the budgets of government ministries is worrying some MPs, who fear the needy, the HDB home owner
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        Lock icon Start-up moves lauded but costs still an issue
        377 6  -  SUE-ANN CHIA ftu HE HAS been critical of what he regards as the lack of measures to foster entrepreneurship here. But Mr Inderjit Singh came out yesterday to pat the Government on the back for its initiatives m the new Budget. The
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        160 6 'It was delivered m flowery language with barrels of reasons... but with no regard fo r people *s livelihood. Opposition MP Low Thia k hi a ii g (Hougang), describing the Budget 'Why don't you buy a pair of scissors and ait your hair Mr Seng Han Thong
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          140 6 SAFETY officers wrongly determined there was no live ammunition m a machine gun that jammed during a live-firing exercise at the Armour Training Centre last month. As a result, the gun was brought back to the unit where, on Feb 24, a day later, an explosion
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          99 6 FEE HIKE MORE BABY WOES THE hike m university fees has alarmed a couple of MPs because it could burden young people with debt even before they start working. Mr S. Iswaran (West Coast GRC) urged the Government to consider imposing a tertiary tax on students after graduation instead of
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          Lock icon FIRM RULE, FILM BLUES?
          115 6 OPPOSITION MP Chiam See Tong said years of "strict PAP rule" has resulted m a compliant nation which is a detriment to the growth of the film industry here a view which brought a swift rebuttal from Mr Seng Han Thong (Ang Mo Kio GRC). Mr
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          132 6 MPs have filed a total of 769 questions on government policy and spending plans this year topping last year s nigh of 704 questions. Starting on Wednesday, after two days of debating the Budget, MPs will begin the annual scrutiny of budgets of the various government ministries. The
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        520 8  - Get tumour cells to send 'eat me' signals NATALIE SOH That is the strategy NUS scientists are working on. The trick is to get them to make proteins that draw scavenger cells 6 If san 'eat-me' signal. We want the cancer cells to be eaten alive by the INSTEAD of
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          176 8 SOME 50,000 online gamers have gone back to "old school" martial arts, executing special moves like "raising storm kick" so they can go forth and conquer m the fantasy world of Fung Wan (Wind And Cloud). Games service provider Teckwah Online recently anno v n
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          114 8 IF YOU do not need broadband access all the time, here is a $2.50 a day option you can consider. StarHub is introducing a pre-paid broadband service, FlexiSurf 1500, today which gives users Net access of up to 1.5 megabits per second. New users will need
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      237 1 T A I A N No Clear Front Runner The polls are close, but it is still anyone's guess if Chen will be re-elected. pagea2 i urn _B _r 8 I _B r ____________Brt _B J B i WS^SniwWa *jm?¥.mSn^am. M A LAYSIA Abdullah's Strategy Malaysian PM (above) adopts the
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      35 1 CWU'S OLYMPIC CHALLENGE It will he to get our men to put on a shirt when outdoors. Beijing Mayor Wang Qishan, on his biggest challenge m pulling off an impressive summer Olympics m 200 IS
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      684 1  -  CHUA CHIN HON In a letter to Chinese leaders, he calls for a review of the 1989 military crackdown on student demonstrators m Beijing THE STRAITS TIMES CHINA BUREAU TOO MUCH, EVEN FOR A DOCTOR 'I almost fainted from the sight. I have
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        916 2  - Taiwan election out come still up in the air CHING CHEONG CHING CHEONG The lead enjoyed by pro-China challenger Lien was eroded by the massive Feb 28 pro-independence rally supporting Chen By KAST ASIA CORRESPONDENT NEWS ANALYSIS Ryi EASTASIA CORRESPONDENT WHO WIMS?: Lien fights for China, Chen for Taiwan, or
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        Lock icon Contenders all top the polls
        181 2 ALL three key candidates m Taiwan's presidential election are leading m opinion polls, depending on which survey is used, says a BBC Chinese news report. Incumbent Chen Shui-bian said on Sunday that the latest poll by his campaign supporters showed him leading the race at
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        Lock icon Chen may pick woman as premier
        277 2 TAIPEI President Chen Shui-bian has floated the idea of appointing Taiwan's first female premier a suggestion applauded by leaders m his party as the island celebrated International Women's Day yesterday. During a campaign rally on Sunday night, Mr Chen told supporters: "I believe that
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        524 3  -  JASON LEOW National People's Congress Private businesses will also receive equal status with the public sector under sweeping constitutional revisions By CHINA CORRESPONDENT MORE AND MORE CITIZENS HAVE COME TO OWN PRIVATE MEANS OF PRODUCTION, THEREFORE PEOPLE HAVE A MORE URGENT DEMAND FOR
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        184 3 Trade losses feared as EU expands BEIJING China is demanding compensation for losses it says it will incur because of European Union (EU) enlargement. The Chinese authorities have entered into talks on the issue with European diplomats. Beijing fears it will lose out when the EU grows from 15 countries
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        685 4  -  CHING CHEONG NEWS ANALYSIS Bt) EAST ASM CORRESPONDENT Not a hero's welcome PRO-CHINA activists with placards featuring US National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice and Hong Kong lawmaker Martin Lee fathered at Hong !.ong airport on Sunday to jeer Mr Lee upon his return from the
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        387 4  -  MARY KWANG Pro-Beijing camp also wants Basic Law promoted more widely By HONG KONG CORRESPONDENT PRO-BEIJING supporters are calling for the Chinese flag to be raised daily m Hong Kong schools and government buildings m a drive to promote patriotism m the territory.
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        153 4 'Unlucky' 4 taken off car plates GUANGZHOU Bye bye, number "4". The Guangzhou and Shenzhen authorities have decided not to use the number on their six-dig-it car licence plates. Vehicle management officials say the move is long overdue, but critics feel it will encourage superstition. In Cantonese, "four" sounds like
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          57 4 A MAN convicted of killing two children and beheading one of them could be released after just seven years m custody, says a Japanese Justice Ministry official. If the killer, 14 at the time of the killings m 1997, is freed, the public would be
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          58 4 TOXIC GAS CAUSED CHINA MINE BLAST A HIGH concentration of toxic gas and a shortcircuit spark caused the explosion that killed 37 coalminers working 300 m below ground m north-east China's Heilongjiang province two weeks ago. The mine m which they died had been shut down by the local authorities
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          57 4 STRICT immigration screening has reduced the number of students from China m Japanese schools so much that some are finding it hard to stay open, the Asahi Shimbun reported. Officials say only 45 per cent of foreigners will get a student visa for this year,
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          50 4 FAULTY NOZZLE FELLED SPACE SHOT EXPERTS say a faulty nozzle in a booster system caused rocket failure during an attempted spy satellite launcn in Japan last November. The country's Aerospace Exploration Agency has called for a new nozzle design in its report on the failure, which was published yesterday. AP
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          52 4 CHINA'S US$lB-billion (Ss3l-billion) west-to-east pipeline for natural gas will be completed this year despite glitches, a government official said yesterday. The mammoth project is part of a plan to tap about 650 billion cv m of natural gas m the Tarim basin of the Xianjiang
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      644 5  - $12.6 b in illegal cash given to Korean parties JOO SANG MIN Interim report on 2002 polls scandal says Roh received 11.3 b won, while rival had 82.3 b won Bu lOR THE STRAITS TIMES ROH: Faces censure SEOUL The Grand National Party and the smaller Millennium Democratic Party are
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      204 5 BEIJING The orange bikini and chocolate-coloured wig shone under the spotlight, outlining the seductive figure of Miss Chen Lili, a transsexual Chinese woman, at the Miss Universe-China competition m south-western Sichuan province. Though barred from the contest because she was born a man,
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        402 6  - Death toll mounts as Philippines faces violent elections LUZ BAGUIORO Some 34 people are killed and police expect more murders as campaigning for polls intensifies PHILIPPINES CORRESPONDENT MANILA Bloodshed marring previous elections m the Philippines is surfacing again m the run-up to the polls on May 10. Thirty-four have been
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        389 6 BANGKOK Up to 80,000 state workers are expected to rally outside Government House today against the privatisation of Thailand's biggest power utility, organisers said yesterday. The protest, which will be the largest aimed at Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's policies since he came to power
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        258 7 Foreign terrorists 'fleeing Philippines' Manila's anti-terrorism effort is driving out Jl terrorists who took refuge m the country, says Arroyo MANILA Foreign terrorists who sought refuge m the Philippines may now be fleeing the country amid a government crackdown aided by the United States and other foreign countries, President Gloria
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          64 7 HIV infection rates among Asian women are soaring and being married is one of the biggest factors as many women contract the disease from their husbands, the United Nations said yesterday. Unaids deputy executive director Kathleen Cravero said m Bangkok that women's infection rates
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          50 7 PHILIPPINE police relieved former president Joseph Estrada's prison guards yesterday after the court trying him for economic plunder protested against his unauthorised trips from military detention. National Police Chief Hermogenes Ebdane announced a 15--man police team guarding Estrada has been relieved and will be replaced. AP
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          64 7 PAEDOPHILE TEACHER NABBED A 58-YEAR-OLD New Zealander working as an English teacher in Cambodia has been arrested for paedophilia, police said yesterday. Malcolm Anthony Hatfield, whom police said taught at a privately owned school in Phnom Penh, was arrested on Saturday and will appear in court today to face charges
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          68 7 A GROUP of 15 illegal Indonesian immigrants discovered on a remote Australian island last Thursday will be returned home, the Australian government said yesterday. The six men and nine women told the authorities they each paid a smuggler up to Asl,ooo (551,300) to bring them
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          51 7 PHILIPPINE President Gloria Arroyo marked International Women's Day yesterday by signing a new law raising the penalties for men who abuse their wives and children. Mrs Arroyo, the country's second female president, said she signed into law the An-ti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act.
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        136 7 BANGKOK Thailand said yesterday it had launched another round of its controversial war on drugs despite heavy criticism of last year's campaign which triggered allegations of extrajudicial killings. "To root out the drugs problem and restore confidence, the government has announced another 90- --day campaign
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        155 7 ACTIVISTS displaying the freshly severed heads of two dogs outside the Jakarta offices of Indonesia's Election Commission (KPU) yesterday m a gruesome protest against the commission's alleged incompetence m organising upcoming polls. About 50 members of the Jakarta Development Watch and the Sejahtera Independent
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        847 8  -  REME AHMAD Critics insist his refusal to respond to attacks could suggest an inability to offer answers to campaign issues NEWS ANALYSIS 3% IN an \i.\ Ml'l t PRIME Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi appears to be adopting an election strategy that has his opponents scratching their
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        244 8  - Detainees on hunger strike Cheong Suk-Wai MALAYSIAN Premier Abdullah Ahmad Badawi admitted for the first time yesterday that some 15 alleged Muslim militants being detained under the Internal Security Act have been on a hunger strike since March 1 to protest against their incarceration. The men are all members of
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        107 8 Keadilan leaders appeal THREE Keadilan leaders have applied to quash an Election Commission decision to disqualify them from contesting m the general election. The High Court hearing scheduled for Thursday was one of the top items on the Malaysian news website, Malaysiakini. As the case will be heard just two
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        136 8 POLITICAL campaigners making personal attacks m the run-up to the general election will be arrested, the Election Commission (EC) warned. Commission secretary Wan Ahmad Wan Omar said police and EC enforcers would make immediate arrests if they caught candidates or their agents making such attacks. "Do
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        Lock icon Lobbying intensifies for a place on the party list
        762 8  -  KALIMULLAH HASSAN ELECTION FEVER By XEW STRAITS TIM KS A SENIOR aide to the Prime Minister fears going home early these days as there are always people waiting for him outside his house. Many politicians and aides to menteris besar and
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        1067 9  - Kelantan an uphill battle for Umno CHEONG SUK-WAI Voters, embittered by Umno's infighting and broken promises, will vote PAS despite its ineffectual government By IN KOTA BARU (KF.LANTAN) Nik Aziz planning to retire KOT A B ARU Opposition leader Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat plans to step down as Kelantan
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        625 9  - Johor an uphill battle for PAS LESLIE LAU By IN M \l I.UMfUK THERE IS REALLY NO PUCE FOR PAS HERE... WE ARE RELIGIOUS BUT WE ARE ALSO MODERN.' Bank executive and Johor resi«lent Salman Ali ALL of Parti Islam SeMalaysia's (PAS') strong talk about its Islamic credentials and aspirations
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        191 9  -  Leslie Lau REPORTER'S MTQOOK THE stakes in Malaysia's general elections are high, but cartoonist Datuk Mohamad Nor Khal id or Lat as he is better known, is not letting that get him down. His irreverent cartoons in the New Straits Times
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        60 10 RIGHT ON THE MARK It's also not bad for golf when Mark O'Meara wins' Dubai Desert Classic champion Mark O'Meara who, at 47 years and 54 days, became the third-oldest winner m European Tour history on Sunday. The American said it is good for golf when there are different winners
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        189 10 $2m payout ror brave punter RACING MELBOURNE An international punter who gambled Asl million (Ssl.3 million), recouped his stake and more than half that again yesterday when Lonhro won his final Melbourne race m the 2,000-metre Australian Cup at Flemington. Sporti ngbet gaming officials confirmed last week that they had
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        408 10  -  SOCCER CHIA HAN KEONG §a IT WOULD have made a classic FA Cup final Arsenal against Manchester United. Instead, the two giants of the English Premiership will square up against each other m the semi-finals on April 4. But yesterday's draw enhances the
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        772 10 United's biggest game of the year With his team down by a goal, Ferguson calls for fans' support against Porto Other matches CHELSEA v STUTTGART (Live, Ch24, tomorrow 3.30am) Chelsea have a 1-0 advantage from the first leg. Stuttgart have an excellent defence but the good thing for the Blues
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        324 10 GOLF A SPIRIT of reconciliation prevailed at the extra-ordi-nary general meeting of the Singapore Island Country Club last night. The members, by a 184-98 vote, rejected the no-confi-dence motion against the club's general committee (GC). Twenty-nine others abstained. The conciliatory tone was
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        460 10 Chelsea can have Becks for $445 m LONDON If Chelsea want David Beckham, it will cost the London club a cool, mindnumbing £140 million (*****.2 million). And that is triple the amount of the current world record of £47 million that Spanish giants Real Madrid paid for World Player of
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        576 11 LOS ANGELES Freshly 32, Shaquille O'Neal walked through the locker room at Staples Centre on Sunday and said, "One more year", as though he carried the burden of it across his shoulders. That is, of course, where the Los Angeles Lakers' season appears to
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        600 11 BASKETBALL With the victory over Dallas, the Chinese has won against every NBA team HOUSTON In just a season and a half with the Houston Rockets, Yao Ming has been on the winning side against every National Basketball Association team except one. On Sunday,
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        444 12  -  PEH SHING HUEI BADMINTON Injury and poor form see Hafiz competing as darknorse m All-England again By IT WAS only a year ago when Muhammad Hafiz Hashim (right) was the man, the newly-crowned king of the world's oldest badminton tournament. But today, when the Malaysian
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        278 12 SPORTSPEOPLE COLUMBUS (Ohio) California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, a former bodybuilder who has admitted that he used steroids to bulk up, is vowing to use his new position as editor of a muscle magazine to push for an end to steroid use in the sport,
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        1083 12 ATHLETICS World Indoor C'sMps ia Budapest, finals Men's 200 m: 1 Dominic Oementte (Bah) 2066 sec 2 Johan Wiss man (Swe) 20 72 3 Tobias Unger (Ger) 21.02 800 m: 1 Mbu laeni Mulaudzi (Rsa) Imin 4571 sec 2 Rashid Ramzi (Bhr) 1:46 15 3 Osmar Barbosa
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          63 12 AMERICAN Vince Spadea claimed his first career title on his 223 rd attempt by beating Germany's Nicolas Kiefer 7-5, 6-7 (5-7), 6-3 m the Scottsdale Classic tennis final m Arizona on Sunday. The world 29th-ranked Spadea went into the match with the ignominious
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          55 12 LAURA Davies broke through for her first women's Australian Open golf title by six strokes m Sydney yesterday. The 40-year-old English star had a closing round of two-under 70 to finish at five-under 283 to beat Australia's Rachel Teske, with England's Trish Johnson
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          76 12 ONE supporter died and 15 were injured after an explosion at a soccer match m San Salvador on Sunday, according to a police source. The incident happened at the Jorge "Magico Gonzalez" stadium as Alianza and San Salvador kicked off the new
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          68 12 RUSSIA'S 4x400-metre women's relay team beat their own world record at the World Indoor Championships m Budapest on Sunday. Individual 400 m champion Natalya Nazarova brought them home m 3min 23.885 ec, beating the previous mark of 3:24.25 set on March 7, 1999,
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        553 12 Ij& "Surely goodness and love will follow me *t I wSr all the days of my life; And I will dwell m the house 17 of the Lord forever." Psalm 23: 6 \a YEO GEK KENG Age: 91 Was called home to be with the Lord on 8 March 2004.
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        144 13 LIM KIM BENG Passed away peacefully on 7 March 2004. Dearly missed and always remembered by loved ones. Wife: Lee Kan Yok Sons: Daughters-in-law: Lim Chwee Seng Larry Salene Wong Yap Chee Hock Bong Lee Fong Daughters: Sons-in-law: Lim Mei Chan Sarah Lim Choon Kok Wilson Lim Mei Choy Linda
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        37 13 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences To Our Managing Director MR LARKY LIM CHWEE SENG on the demise of his Beloved Father LIM KIM BENG Departed on 7 March 2004 The Management Staff of DECOLINE CONSTRUCTION PTE LTD
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        243 13 I jp" am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes I m me w ve even thou 9 n ne dies; and whoever lives and ■7 believes m me will never die." John 11: 25-26 yl li. i I I KOOI PENG HEAN I I Was called home to be
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        124 13 AW HOON POH, JESSIE AGE: 59 passed away peacefully on 7 Mar 2Q04. leaving behind loved ones. God-Son: God-Daughter-ir-law: Tan Poh Tiong Florence Lim Brother: Sister-in-law Oh Kheng Soon Sakura Goh Sisters: Brothers-in-law: Aw Hoon Guat Tan Ah Woo Oh Lee Lee Ong Say Beng Or Hoon Ai, Judith Raymond
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        124 13 CEO of CSC Holdings Limited Mr Poh Chee Kuan on the demise of his beloved mother I MDM TAN JENG BEOW I IN LOVING MEMORY Or MUNISAMY SUPRAMANI RETHINAM Departed 09 Mar 1987 There Is c link death cannot sever, love and remembrance last forever Always remembered by loved ones
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        146 13 In Deep Loving Memory Charlie Wong Leng Hung A Life dedicated to Offshore Engineering, International Marketing Poetry For 6 yrs since 9th March 1998, Unrelenting Hearts ache Family, Fans, Foes Friends. This Haunting Question hangs. Why, Why didn't we love him more or even at a11... A book on him
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        27 14 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to the family on the demise of our Director Mr TEO HO CHUAN, LAWRENCE Directors, Management Staff of SUPERBOWL Group of Companies
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        28 14 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to the family on the demise of our Director Mr TEO HO CHUAN, LAWRENCE Directors, Management Staff of HIAP HOE Group of Companies
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        116 14 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to H Elena Chua Lay Pheng and family on the demise of her beloved husband. TEO HO CHUAN From: Sing Giap Seng Iron Works ITelehills Electronics Energy Meng Huat Air-Co Co Yong Huat Co Chua Chwee Hian Contractor Morn Sun Pte Ltd Home Bathroom Bldg
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        20 15 Bio-Treat HK4Oc 34,640,000 iSoftel 5c 30.559,000 ___£__T__?fS; pKSS^IwZZIZ: IfcSSSS AEM-Evertech Sc 13,052,000 ChinaFlexPUSlSc 12,719,000 ar" aa% StracoSc 9,677,000
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        139 15 MAIN SDO TOTAL Up Dn Unch Up Dn Unch Up On Unch Multilnd 2 11 5 000 2 11 5 Manufacturg 35 68 38 10 12 18 45 80 56 Commerce 13 28 19 3 9 5 16 37 24 Tpt/Stor/Com 8 11 10 10 0 9
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        65 15 Mar 8 CHANGE HONGKONG: Hang Seng *****.54 +118.78 MALAYSIA: KLSE Comp 880.85 -5.30 CHINA: Shenzhen B 283.88 -9.64 AUSTRALIA: Sydney All Ord 3425.50 +9.20 JAPAN: Nikkei *****.86 -34.43 THAILAND: SET Index 704.46 +3.87 INDONESIA: Jakarta Comp 772.87 -5.14 PHILIPPINES: Manila Comp 1468.76 -2.89 SOUTH KOREA: Secul Comp 900.10
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        38 15 Change Straits Times Index 1888.35 -3.19 BT 08/OS -653.00 -117.00 BTCADI -*****.00 -111.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -65.00 UOBSesdaq 111.96 -1.39 UOB Blue Chip 672.59 -1.67 STI Futures 1893 -4 SIMSCI 228.36 -0.22 SiMSCI Futures 227.60 -1.30
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        99 15 TURNOVER COOO) VALUE ('000) Main Sdq Total Main Sdq Total Multilnd 16.846 16.846 19.989 19 989 Manufacturg 165,686 34,825 200,511 158,285 7,443 165,728 Commerce 37.659 6,543 44,202 29,303 1,723 ***** Tpt/Stor/Com 55.364 983 56.347 100.158 1,110 *****8 Finance 30,972 804 31,776 110,403 519 110 922 Construction 55.042
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        5574 15 Transaction date: Mar 8, 2004 52 Wk Ttl Currency last 'Vol Day Gr's Net M Cap c— i fiiiiim inm San *t- '00 m+ lew OhH E/I im» 13.5 4.5 1000 Acmasc 8.5 +0.5 1029 8.5 8 66.4 1001 Alliance Tech 11.5 susp 9.5 37
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        140 15 STOCK PRICES LEGEND Straits Times Index Stocks N r e, dr oa%0a%" emp,e<i d""d,nd cd cum mmmm ct condition,. M, s sac- —-axr. ex-r^h. Issue xb, ax-bonu. Issue saga c. cum entttlement NOTES All «har»<: nuntort h___ „i ci =r^rr^,r^.,!!g.'SS&<s! and are traded m ,ots '-000 gPSS?»X__X_!__2_J__f! SpeC,i,ied
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        526 16 Mood turns sour over poor US job creation Some economists say outsourcing is not the main factor but rather productivity, hiring of temps and fewer new govt posts Some companies may have put off hiring due to higher costs of Eroviding enefits For full-time staff. Last year, this expense rose
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        504 16 US investors bullish over rising stocks maybe overly so A NET amount of US$4O.B billion (5569.4 billion) flowed into equity mutual funds m January, the third-highest monthly total since 1992. But many advisers say that while they try to rein m their
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        47 16 Yesterday's close: 13,573.54 (Up 118.78 points) Honq Kong's top shares climbed, bouncing back after losses last week, but shares in fixed-line phone firm PCCW were trampled after it said it would sell its property interests. PCCW dropped 7.5 per cent to HK55.55. Reuters
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        56 16 Yesterday's close: 880.85 (Down 5.3 points) Malaysia's key share index fell, hit by losses in shipping line MISC and top cellphone firm Maxis, but the broader market rose as investors focused on penny stocks such as Landmarks. Volume was a moderate 768 million shares. Gainers beat
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        73 16 Yesterday's close: 283.88 (Down 9.64 points) Banks led losses in Chinese shares, as investors' fears of a further credit squeeze were stoked by a top economic planning official, who vowed to pursue more modest economic growth. Mr Ma Kai, head of the State Development and Reform Commission,
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        50 16 Yesterday's close: 3,425.5 (Up 9.2 points) Australian share prices closed 0.4 per cent higher, gaining ground on the market's all-time high with a record price for Westpac lifting banking stocks. Market turnover was 958.65 million shares worth As2 billion. Gainers beat losers by 760 to 549. AFP
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        57 16 Yesterday's close: 11,502.86 (Down 34.43 points) Japanese share prices eased as initial gains in exporters and other stocks, supported by a weaker yen against the dollar, gave way to profit-taking, dealers said. Trading was heavy at 1.89 billion shares. Advancing issues outnumbered decliners by 867
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        143 16 Mar 8 I Company Clou Bank Of China HK 15.40 0.05 Bank Of East Asia 23.40 -0.40 Cathay Pacific 16.20 0.35 Cheung Kong 72.00 unch Ch Kong Infra 19.70 0.35 China Mobile 27.45 0.50 China Res Entp 10.75 0.45 China Unicorn 9.75 0.05 CITIC Pacific 23.15 0.20 CLP
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        131 16 Mar 8 I Company Cloie AMMB Holdings 3.90 -0.08 B Amer Tobacco 45.75 -0.50 Berjaya Sports 4.52 0.08 Commerce Asset 5.35 -0.05 Digi.com 3.80 -0.06 Gamuda 6.30 -0.05 Genting 18.50 -0.40 Golden Hope 3.72 unch Hong Leong Bank 5.60 unch 101 Corp 9.45 unch KL Kepong 7.45 unch
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        163 16 SINGAPORE Oil prices held at post-Gulf War highs yesterday, awaiting signals from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) that it would carry through last month's agreement to cut supplies to the world market from April 1. Buyers of crude oil from major Middle
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        160 16 Mar 8 Company Clow Anhui Gujing D B 4.88 -0.11 Beijing Or Elec B 7.54 -0.37 Bengang Steel B 3.92 -0.05 Ch Int Marine 14.83 -0.20 China M Shekou B 8.37 -0.42 Ch South Glass B 4.88 -0.20 China Vanke B 6.26 -0.19 Chqing C Auto B IQ.OO -0.25
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        129 16 Mar 8 Company Cloao AMP Limited 5.28 0.08 ANZ Bank Grp 18.75 0.40 Brambles Ind 5.37 -0 03 Broken Hill Prop 12.56 0.03 Coles Myer 7.94 0.10 CSL 20.10 unch CSR Ltd 1.95 0.04 C'wealth Bank 31.92 0.08 Foster's Grp 4.37 -0.04 General Prop Trt 3.09 unch Macquarie Bank
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        129 16 Mar 8 I Company Closo Canon Inc 5620 40 Denso Corp 2455 5 East Japan Rail *****0 4000 Fanuc Ltd 6790 -160 Fuji Photo Film 3400 20 Fujitsu 658 19 Hitachi 788 23 Honda Motor 5030 -40 Ito Yokado 4290 -50 Kansai Electric 2010 5 Kao 2360 5 Kyocera
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        65 16 CRUDE PRODUCT PRICES Crude/Product Month* Change Price (USS) BBL Brent Blend Apr +0.61 33.64-33.69 W Texas Interm Apr +0.51 37.48-37.52 Dubai Fateh Apr +0.24 30.57-30.62 Tapii Blend Apr +1.00 36.85-36.95 Timing of cargoes. Prices as at 17:55 8/3/2004 Crude/Product Month* Change Price (USS) BBL Minas Apr +1.00 36.05-36.15 ♦Naphtha CIF
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        605 16 Mar8 l OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES Maro4 98.885 98.885 98.882 98.882 7249 ***** Juno4 98.815 98.825 98.810 98.820 ***** ***** Sepo4 98.665 98.695 98.660 98.685 ***** ***** Deco4 98.415 98.455 98.400 98.445 ***** ***** Maros 98.100 98.150 98.085 98.135 ***** ***** Junos 97.740
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        129 16 Foreign Currency Note Rites (9am, Mar 8) Source: HSBC Sank USA, S'por* Branch Buying Soiling Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency Australian dollar 1.2910 1.3060 Canadian dollar 1.2890 1.3040 Euro 2.1050 2.1290 NZ dollar 1.1470 1.1720 Sterling pound 3.1410 3.1760 US dollar 1.7030 1.7220 Singapore dollars to
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        587 17 Policy will stay for long time, says country's forex chief, who warns speculators against betting on yuan rise A US rate 1 like m line with economic growth would narrow tiie gap between yuan and dollar interest rates, reducing pressure for the yuan
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        295 17 REVIEW BY BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS BASEL Investors have given international financial markets a boost by recovering their "robust appetite for risk", the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said m its quarterly review yesterday. The BIS found that the investment climate had improved so
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          83 17 MALAYSIAN industrial output grew m January at its fastest annual pace m over three years on global electronics demand, confirming the economy's strength before elections that are expected to return the ruling coalition to power. Output rose 16.7 per cent m January from a year ago,
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          101 17 JAPAN'S fourth-largest carmaker, Mitsubishi Motors, sold its 7.93--per-cent stake m Proton yesterday, the beginning of the end to its 20-year relationship with the Malaysian group. Mitsubishi Motors hired investment bank CIMB to sell 43.5 million shares to institutional investors to raise some US$ll2 million (*****.9 million)
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          92 17 THAILAND'S economy expanded at its fastest pace m more than four years m October to December, fuelled by a boom m construction, consumer spending and surging exports by companies including Hana Microelectronics. Fourth-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) rose 2.7 per cent from the third,
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          95 17 SHARES of PCCW, Hong Kong's largest telephone company, suffered their biggest drop m four months after the company incurred an unexpected loss and a decline m phone revenue. PCCW shares fell 75 per cent to close at HK55.55 m Hong Kong, paring the stock's
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        229 17 Beware the boom and bust cycle Excess investment m industries such as steel, aluminum and cement may strain the Chinese economy. Last year, China used 40 per cent of global cement production, 31 per cent of its coal and 7.4 per cent of the world's oil output. BEIJING China's top
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          584 18  -  NICHOLAS FANG Made-in-Singapore Levi's ads, the world's most awarded print campaign of last year, was designed here by BBH Singapore BBH maintains five key hubs around the world instead of having offices m as many countries as possible YOUVE probably seen Levi's "Re-cut for women" Classic 501
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          324 18  -  LORN A TAN *1 THANKS to its international brandname, Raffles International recently beat off top-notch hotel operators such as Dallas-based Rosewood Hotels and Resorts to win a contract to operate a luxury resort m the exotic Caribbean. Raffles will join Italian developer Canouan Resorts
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            101 18 F&N FOODS ACCOUNT GOES TO LEO BURNETT LEO Burnett Singapore has clinched the advertising account for the entire brand portfolio of F&N Foods after a competitive process which saw four competitors pitching for the account. Leo Burnett had previously shared F&N Food's portfolio with Euro RSCG Worldwide. Singapore managing director
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            98 18 ADVERTISING agency TBWA and integrated marketing agency Tequila have named Mr Philip Brett and Mr Justin Barry as joint chief executive officers of their Singapore operations. The appointments reflect the intentions of both agencies which are owned by the TBWA group to increasingly
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            79 18 OgilvyOne has promoted Mr Peter Moss to executive creative director of its Singapore office, from his previous appointment as creative director. Previously head of art, Mr Shayne Pooley will take over as creative director. Mr Dominic previously associate creative director, has also been made interactive
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            89 18 ASIA Pacific Breweries (APB) has appointed BBDO as the new advertising agency for Baron's Strong Brew, replacing its former agency McCann-Erickson Singapore. The new partnership is aimed at further expanding Baron's foothold m Singapore and Malaysia, APB said. BBDO has in-depth knowledge of the malt-liquor
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            99 18 THE Austral i a n Tourist Commission has beefed up its marketing and public relations team in the Asia Pacific. Ms San Chan has been promoted to consumer marketing director of Asia, from her previous post as consumer market i n g manager. She
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          339 19  - Adidas sports a new attitude HUGH CHOW bmhn,v By] ADIDAS, the German sportswear brand, is launching its first-ever global advertising campaign aimed at promoting an "attitude" m a concerted push to overtake American rival Nike, the global No 1. The new Impossible Is Nothing campaign targets the man-in-the-street consumer with
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          285 19  -  AUDREY TAN §v ITS newly opened Sky Tower is giving visitors a panoramic view of Singapore, but island resort Sentosa also wants you to take a closer look at its efforts to revamp itself. Its new advertising campaign with the Take A
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          571 19  - Forecast of rise in Asian ad spending perks up industry Hugh Chow 'I'd say that everybody is optimistic about this year because it can't be as bad as last year. Ms Kan of M&C Saatchi THE advertising industry sees some cheer over a recent report forecasting that ad spending in
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        525 20  -  BRYAN LEE Under qovt-backed scheme, consortium hopes to clinch $20m m business over next 2 years m new and emerging markets B» SHARING its global success, homegrown banking software company System Access will play Dig brother to four Singapore financial software companies which
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        336 20  -  LEE SU SHY AN COMPANIES CORRESPONDENT THE two top guns from DBS Asset Management (DBSAM) which scooped 11 awards at a recent unit trust awards ceremony are set to leave the fond manager m a surprise move. Managing director Patrick Tan and executive
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        288 20  -  RACHEL LIN Bjl HUMAN resources consultant Watson Wyatt Worldwide yesterday set up a research and information centre for the Asia-Pacific, the first of its kind m this region. United States-based Watson Wyatt will invest more than $6 million m it over five years. The
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        297 20  -  Lorn a Tan DUTCH financial services company ING Group yesterday said that it has reached agreement to sell its cash equity business m Singapore and other Asian countries to Syd-ney-based Macquarie Bank for an undisclosed sum. ING spokesman Sheel Kohli said: "ING wants
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        350 20  - UOB opens priority banking centres LORNA TAN *L IN A bid to capture a larger slice of the lucrative wealth management market, United Overseas Bank (UOB) yesterday launched two centres offering dedicated services to individuals who have at least $200,000 m deposits and investments. The wealth management centres, located at
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        538 21  -  AZHAR KHALID With small caps talcing a beating, there are concerns about Aqua-Terra and I'M Tech v but some dealers remain upbeat CEO Teo Zee Vee of I'M Technologies, a homegrown firm which makes smart cards for the mobile telecoms industry and
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        320 21  - New Blu owners sell Parkway stake LEE SU SHYAN By COMPANIES CORRESPONDENT The investment m Parkway, held for less than three months, netted Blu a profit 0f 596,825 after transaction fees BARELY has the new management settled m at Blu Inc than the company has already decided to cash m
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        526 21  -  COLIN TAN TAKING STOCK §m MARKETS CORRESPONDENT LOCAL stocks continued to retreat yesterday with penny stocks bearing the brunt of the selling pressure on the Singapore Exchange. Dealers said the market was in a solidati o n phase after having run up so
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        347 21 SHARES of Asian companies whose profits are tied to consumer spending, including Ito-Yokado and China Eastern Airlines, have this year outperformed the metals, mining and shipbuilding stocks that led last year's gains. The performance reflects optimism among investors such as Mr Winson Fong
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          90 21 UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB) chairman Wee Cho Yaw bought a total of 500,000 of the bank's shares last Thursday and Friday on the open market through his investment vehicle Wee Investments. Mr Wee bought 38,000 shares at $13.90 last Thursday and another 462,000
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          115 21 SINGTEL'S wholly owned subsidiary m Malaysia NCSI Holdings has invested RM245,000 (*****,024) for a 49-per-cent stake m Arus Dimensi, a joint-venture company which the latter has formed with three other partners. The three Malaysian parties which hold the remaining 51-per-cent stake m Arus are Datuk
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          71 21 CREATIVE design school Raffles LaSalle said that it will be setting up two more colleges m China by working with two state universities, taking the total number of colleges m the country to six. The Sesdaq-listed company said that it will jointly set up
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        743 22  - DBS Thai Danu in three-way merger worth $lb EDNA KOH Deal with Thai banks means less control for DBS, but new entity will be Thailand's fifth-largest banking group by assets By finance correspondent 'With a 16-per-cent stake in the bank. you 'd have a negligible contribution. But the downside is
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      545 1 GIRL TALK Dearth of babies? Blame it on Singapore's kidults By Clarissa Oon Monday ARTS Tuesday TRAVEL Wednesday MOVIES Thursday FASHION Friday MUSIC Saturday DESIGN Sunday LIFESTYLE HBUZZ Just 38kg but no lightweight Taiwanese newcomer Angela Chang is making waves with her album, Over The Rainbow, and her rumoured romance
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      13 1 Life! CELEBRATES THE WONDER OF LIFE The Straits Times Tuesday, March 9, 2004
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      477 2  - I'm not dating Jason TOMMY WEE a 'I THINK I'M DIFFERENT IN THAT I'M NATURAL I DON'T TRY TO BE SOMEONE I'M NOT. I'M VERY EASY-GOING' Angela Chang on her non-sexy image TABLOID rumours have it that singer Angela Chang (right) is dating Jason Hsu (inset) of Taiwan boyband 5566.
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      507 2  -  STEPHANIE HUA Bu I ENJOY THE PEELING OF CHANGING INTO SOMEONE ELSE WHEN I ACT' FISH LEONG has gone from kissing her longtime boyfriend m front of gawking reporters to kissing her on-screen love. Giggling as she recalls her first
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      164 2 KOREAN "auntie-killer" Bae Yong Jun (above), who will be m town on March 18 to promote his movie Untold Scandal, has been confirmed to be arriving here on Korean Air flight KE 641. He will land at 7pm and check m at the Grand
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      537 3  - No more parking excuses TAN SU YIN The Blsplanade's Carpark Guidance System, to be operational by the end of this month, tvitl tell you which lots are free. Or just park nearby and walk By IF ONE KNOWS THERE ARE LIMITED PARKING LOTS, ONE HAS THE OPTION OF DRIVING IN
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      790 4  - Kids? But I' m still a kid Clarissa Oon Young Singaporean couples may delay having a child because they still feel like one, after years of protection and pampering under their parents' roof GIRL TALK RECENTLY, two of my female colleagues unburdened themselves to me over dinner. Both are sassy
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      458 4  -  TAN SHZR EE By ARTS CORRESPONDENT FORGET the woman with a rose stuck between her teeth if you are looking for real flamenco. "That does not exist" is the flat response to the Spanish art's most stereotyped image. The speaker: Carmen Linares, 50, mother of two young
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      97 4 BITE INTO IT Tm destined to become ataitai.' S.H.E singer Selinajen (left) on gaining weight ana getting a double chin 'When nobody wants me as an actor anymore, Fm going to be a stunt man/ Frankie Muniz, star of Agent Cody Banks 'If I got a tattoo, it would be
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      460 5  -  STEPHANIE HUA Ba IN THE early *****, newspapers said that xinyao was dying. But one of its most popular singers, Pan Ying, has never believed it. In an interview last week to promote an upcoming xinyao concert, she says: "I think the reporters exaggerated things.
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      624 5  -  TAN SHZR EE One listens to the Vienna Philharmonic for its own sake rather than the music, and it did not disappoint m its performance here CONCERT VIENNA PHILHARMONIC Marcello Viotti, conductor Esplanade Concert Hall Sunday Bu ARTS CORRESPONDENT THERE is only one orchestra m the world
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      1193 6 Perth vs Spore PERTH INTERNATIONAL AITS FESTIVAL Held In: February every year Artistic director: Australian Lindy Hume, who is a freelance opera director Budget: As9.B million (5512.5 million) Attendance: Counting is still m process, but preliminary figures state 62 per cent, and look set to increase. Mainstream shows
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      560 16  -  MAK MUN SAN rMOMOIOE Asia Plus (Star Hub Ch 49) Mondays to Fridays, 10pm Bu BUZZING Shows on cable Lofty Waters Verdant Bow W Drama (Ch 55), March 12, Mondays to Fridays, Bpm This period drama stars Raymond Lam and Michelle Yip. Love
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      324 16  -  CLARISSA OON Bu ARTS CORRESPONDENT WHILE many gaythemed plays have been staged here m recent years, it looks like public forums on gay-related issues are still a no-go area. Young drama group The Fun Stage's upcoming series of talks and forums on gay representation, titled
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      230 16 Ford leaves Gucci PARIS Fashion's biggest star Tom Ford bade a triumphant farewell on Sunday to Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) Rive Gauche with a sexy Chinese-in-spired winter ready-to-wear collection for the French label. The 42--year-old will leave Gucci next month after a 14-year stint during which he reinvented the label
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        385 8 TRAVEL on Tursday YOU can expect value-for-money travel deals and good bargains from various travel agents at the coming Natas Travel 04 Fair at Suntec City from March 19 to 21. You can also catch cultural shows such as a song and dance act from Inner Mongolia
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        448 8  -  MAGDALENE LUM Good takeup rate at this years Natas shows travel industry will do better than last years slump TRAVEL players here are expecting brighter prospects this year, compared to last year when Sars and the Iraq War hit the industry baaly. This
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        830 9  -  NEO CHAI CHIN Get a taste of the scenic mountains and beautiful coral reefs of Sulawesi, the setting for I Im Galigo, a stage production based on an epic poem BiL HIGHLAND FUNG A TRIP to Sulawesi is not cheap. A five-day trip to South Sulawesi
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        177 9 I LA GALIGO is the stage production of the ancient Bugis poem Sureq Galigo. Featuring an Indonesian cast and directed by American theatre master Robert Wilson, it premieres m Singapore on Fnday before touring to the Netherlands, Spain, France, Italy and the United States. The original
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        430 10  -  Magdalene Lum MALAYSIA GET VWAYS By ARTS lovers can catch the Johor Arts Festival the first to be held by the state featuring 15 performances over four weeks until April 4. Not to be missed is the performance by The China Beijing Opera tonight at
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        166 10 IF YOU have not bought tickets to the Petronas Malaysian Fl Grand Prix at Sepang (March 19 21), check out two Fl packages offered by Diamond Tours to Kuala Lumpur and Malacca. For instance, the agency has a three-day deluxe package to KL
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        243 11 THE Bayview International Hotels Resorts chain is offering good savings at this year's Natas Travel fair. The offer, at $75 nett a room per night with breakfast for two, is available at the three-day fair, which starts at Suntec Singapore on March 19. It is
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        271 11  - Ride and whip up a feast Magdalene Lum MALAYSIA GETAWAYS j Byl THE Rider's Lodge m Kulai, Johor, is more than just a riding school. On March 20 and 21, it turns into a culinary school of sorts. For that weekend, it is inviting holiday-makers to spend the weekend cooking
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        246 11 SUNWAY LAGOON has just introduced 17 upmarket Asian-style villas. Located within the Sunway Lagoon Resort m Petaling Jaya, outside Kuala Lumpur, these villas were completed recently at a cost of RM2S million (Ssll million). Guests at each villa will have 24-hour butler
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        404 12  -  Magdalene Lum JALAN JALAN WHO: Jason Lai, 32, a director and writer with Oak 3, a film production company, which makes television documentaries and film features. He won the Best Asean Animation Short Film award at the Bangkok International Film Festival this year.
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        185 12  - Adventure playground Magdalene Lum MALAYSIA GFTAWAYS ADVENTURE beckons m ths**inforest of the Ken ong Rimba Park, a little-knovjm forest bordering Tariifih Negara m Pahang. If you are game to check out this unspoilt tropical forest, you can explore the area through a Treff AnjT" Raft package offered by Pac-West Travel.
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        252 12 YOU may have heard of the Batu Caves m Selangor, but what about the Gua Tempurung m Perak? Though it is less well known, it is actually the largest natural limestone cave m peninsular Malaysia and believed to have existed since 8000 BC. Located
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      172 2 B B THE BUZZ AKAAKAAAAAKmWKttKAAamt WHAT'S ON is on Page 14 TOMORROW Life! in film: Movies on Wednesday *MJA m I B^B^B^BHaWPinna'^RTD BffI^B^B^BKP^U9IIKUR^ Saßrl AmmmmW BBBbbvQbV ?fl aBBA ißaal ZyiA W^^ .aaaaaaaßßßaaaaaaaaaw SSIBB eTaAmA V V v P Brjßß r *_B E ITtdl mmw f'-rvi "r ■c* ajr _a* aßwaar-^^M
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      21 2 Angela Chang's debut album, Over The Rainbow, is out m stores now. The Power Of Love Songs is out m stores.
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      26 4 Send your comments to stlife@sph.com.sg Carmen Linares sings at the Esplanade Concert Hall tonight at 7.30pm. Tickets at $11- $66 are available from Sistic (tel: 6348-5555)
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      34 5 Chong Feng 3 Xinyao And Folk Song Concert is on Thursday and Friday, 7.30pm at Esplanade Concert Hall. Tickets at $40, $60, $70, $80, $90 and $110 are available at Sistic outlets (tel: 6348-5555).
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      441 7 Drama Develops Kids! A With professional teachers engaging In Interactive JiJ^T techniques, your child will love to learn! Acd** rnf^k ••vtlo^ fhtir: J~ confidence self-esteem «IWWM<B-<BldM--lM with our learning groups for M W^^Lmmmmt *5 8 Y^f <>tdS, ___M___ il 12 year olds and nf TlLi Mm^l YOUth (13 -17 years)!
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      99 9 niLa Galigo will be performed at Esplanade Theatre on Friday and Saturday at 7pm. Tickets from $11 to $101 are available at Esplanade Box Office (tvww.esplanade.com) and Sistic (tel: 6348-5555). JJODYWORKS a planet fitness spa BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBfIBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBfIBBI BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBf ';afcBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBflBBBBBBBBBBi^HBBBBBBaaaa^^ "^aaaaa iaai^^^B m^ m^^AAF**^ m 9M -*At»MgB3a3l«^^ frs™-^ j wll aBl BT
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      135 10 For details, log on to www.jsperforming aris.org. For bookings, call 02-07-334-3440 or log on to wtvw.axcess.com.my mmmfi^mU tmf Amm\^^ mm*^A^^W a$ f AmAmm mnr 'm~**~ _aaa»f?~^aaaaaßßßßrißV m. Jmmmmmr _Xm\ mmmml^''*^. mmmmm\\mm\\w^ A?Ammmmm\\^*mmmmmmm\< >' A^S^^Ammmmmm^A^ "^BB» '^WS^SSA'm. J Am\mm\mmWAm^AAm\^^\ bßbmTbbl *A^A^r IAI mWr^aLsA ~9bbMH Bat^^^lM Wr KL^IB?aVJ LbbbVl m**^^ x mT|
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      10 10 To book, call Diamond Tours on 6235-5050 or e-mail travel@diamondtours.com.sg
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      259 11 You can book the vouchers and packages at the Natas fair at Suntec Singapore Hall 601 603 (March 19 21). For details, call the Bayview International chain on 6339-1121. V«^_ l —7|aW||W|l^^^ I m^- g^ r _^*Jttfe'" PcrdanaC fc _y f*>each Resort B*X V m School Hoi ■■lay Mew Baguz
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      182 11 To book, call Lanie or Ramon on 02-07-652-5330 or e-mail riders @riderslodge. com. my To book, call Sunway Lagoon's sale office here on 6734-5115 or The Villas direct on 02-03-749-***** or e-mail thcvillas@siinway.com. my. BRH^^^^^^^^^^^jMj^^^*^3J^M^^^l|^C^.^l^ ----3 We offer our 'Meritus Escapade' _____Pffr?[^^M^^ff^-Pr!^ff_ff^^^^ffßiT>iiff at s 95 nett inclusive of PvfPHfPVP^^VHHM HH
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      332 12 Airelated Travel (tel: 6532--5686) has a three-day coach package to Cameron Highlands priced from $118 (Sunday Thursday) to $138 (Friday and Saturday) on a twin-sharing basis. Valid till the end of the month, it includes a night's stay at Swiss Garden Hotel m Kuala Lumpur and a night's stay at
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      199 12 THE CORONADE HOTEL f'^S^B Internet Broadband, llßiniSSl Your stay includes: UsDlbfißl '^f^lu. 3;^aBBB¥ J One night stay in Deluxe room I fc ?SSrsj|jv A% Buffet breakfast for 2 persons .Ulnf.- 'A/Tri 20% discount on food only BSmtta tav 10% to 50% discount at mn tT m^ mmm Os7xr JA WW
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      640 8 AMARYLLIS VILLE (BRAND NEW) 1/2+study/3+l/4+l Full Resort Condo Facilities Top Quality Interior Finishing Walk to Newton/Novena MRT Choice units fr 12.3K to S5 8K NEWTON 18 (New) •2/3+ l Full Condo Facilities Top Notch Classy Interior Choice units fr 1 2 8K to $4.2K JOYCE 9009 2060 AMARYLLIS VILLE (New)
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      743 8 SPINNAKER BEAUTIFUL Exclu sive. F/ furn. 3+l bdrms. With pte elevator. Walk to Novena MRT. Attractive rent! 9730-6526 DW S2OOO-2800 2-3 RMS, 1044 1900 sqft, Orchard/ Bt Timah, superb cond, spacious, facilities. Good schs. Immed. *****454 RS D.21 BLOSSOMVALE 808 1400 sq ft. 3+l F/furn. Pool/quiet/greenery. *****566/*****298 owne' NEWTON 1400
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      1692 9 Dl 2-14 BALESTIER/ WjiTt Dl 2-14 BALESTIER/ MACPHERSON/GEYLANG KiUJ MACPHERSON/GEYLANG PTE APTS RENT I PTE APTS RENT **t ttl leIJ TrMMtentimi life into hmXM on* Brand New Condo Unlimited* FREE holiday stays within Asia Pacific Rental from $2,800 fo $3,500/mth (Partially/Fully Furnished) Short term lease available Full Commission to agents
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      1060 9 HDIS-16 EAST COAST PTE APTS RENT THE MAKENA 3-RMS. 1165 sq.ft. The Summit 3+l rms 1700 sq.ft. Facilities. neq. 9028-6018 agt D.15 KATONG GDN. Near ameni ties. 2 rm. 1200 sq.ft. Facilities. Immed. $1500. Rising *****088 SIGLAP S/STOREY INTER Terr 2+l. Fernwood Twr 3+l. Walk-up apt 4-rm. Full/ P/furn. *****135
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      973 10 HDO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND HOUSES SALE BUNGLW. TREVOSE 6500 sq.ft. Perfect flat/ sq. land. 5 mins. walk to main rd. Ouiet. Build your dream home. *****128 Horizon SIXTH AYE 3*l. 2-storey inter terr. Approx 2100/ 1900 sqft. Excellent location, convenient. Call Ken 9170-7754 DW MARGOLIOUTH 2/STOREY CHARMING bunglw. 8300/ 5000
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