The Straits Times, 23 September 2004

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  • 660 1  -  ALFRED SIEW CHUA HIAN HOU Video calls and Internet surfing via cellphone among features to be tested by 150 users; pricing plans will be fixed later By and THE first public trial of thirdgeneration or 3G mobile phones will start m Singapore tomorrow,
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  • 492 1  -  KARAMJIT KAUR TRANSPORT CORRESPONDENT SINGAPORE Airport Terminal Services (Sats) has shed 108 workers and will ask another 1,064 others to join companies that will be taking on more of its work. Sats, 85 per cent owned by Singapore Airlines (SIA), is trimming its operations
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    • 160 1 NEW NOMINATED MPS: Eurasian Association's Brian Davenport among 37 names proposed page 3 _fl__^__H_fl_^_H_l__r *_f _Hi ijlklfJK LV "Unf Ai."JI 1 1 1 Ji 1 >_________*__ ta- X I _T C" 1^ A.„. i___> ~~D^^~*~2 __P__^^^__t_ _B_B_^L. ___PB__^^^(___^. _V__P4___[\ A^pP^ J k jjM_____t _^P~~^ V _g<_. BHifc _T _i_i IK
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  • NEWS FLASH
    • 152 2 MYSTERY SURROUNDS CRASH DEATH A WOMAN trapped for 12 minutes m a blazing van after a crash on Tuesday has died of extensive burns. The Malaysian, who had been working here and was planning her wedding, died 24 hours after the accident. It is not clear what she was
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    • 97 2 C O M M ENTARY DISCOURSE, NOT CONDEMNATION IN JUNE, when Home Affairs Minister 1 Wong Kan Seng spoke about the danger of Muslim Singaporeans flirting with terrorism overseas, Mafoot Simon waited m vain for a response from the Muslim community. But most readers who responded to an ST commentary
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    • 81 2 DON'T HOLD WHIZ-KIDS BACK FOLLOWING an article about a six-year-old maths genius who can hold his own against secondary students, but is not allowed to skip grades, reader Ben Leong writes m to say the Ministry of Education should be more flexible. He says it is time for parents
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    • Article, Illustration
      95 2 THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC THE Tony-nominated musical script may have been little more than a series of excuses to sing Abba songs, but the songs themselves made Mamma Mia! an enjoyable high-energy evening, writes Clarissa Oon. And looking past the get-ups that now make them look like past-it
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    • 130 2 Extreme sports race route a mystery SINGAPORE'S first extreme sports race will start at the Merlion and end at the Esplanade, but where the 50km race will take participants m between will remain a secret until Oct 24, the day of the event. Unlike similar events, The Action Asia
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    • 114 2 HO M E Grassroots war on dengue menace THE 14 People's Action Party town councils have planned a series of preemptive strikes on dengue fever, and they're enlisting the help of foot soldiers from local communities. Retirees will be formed into groups to visit households more frequently, to help spread
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    • 79 2 Thanks for the memories DR YAACOB Ibrahim last night declared himself lucky to be taking away "fond memories" as he bid farewell to the sporting fraternity after being transferred to the Ministry for the Environment and Water Resources, after being Sports Minister for a little under two-and-a-half years. Among
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    • 92 2 BOARD DIRECTORS BUSIER WHEN the last survey was released last year, fewer than half of all executive directors "held seats on one or two other boards. But a new survey of 96 listed companies has found that now eight out of 10 do. As well as having more work,
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    • 84 2 KOIZUMI'S SECURITY COUNCIL PITCH JAPANESE Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has told the United Nations General Assembly that his country's contributions to global peace and security are a solid basis for giving it permanent membership on the Security Council. Tokyo's contributions make up nearly a fifth of the UN budget,
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    • 149 2 ITS NOT REALLY ABOUT SPIES ANALYSTS say the United States is blowing up the fuss over the recent Taiwan-US spy scandal as a way to send a veiled warning to President Chen Shui-bian over his repeated provoking of China. They say there is "nothing catastrophic about trie case, involving
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    • 67 2 REAL'S ALL-STAR DISAPPOINTMENT JUST like their Bernabeu stadium, Real Madrid's team of "the world's best players" looks good from the outside but is m desperate need of renovation inside. Last night, Real scraped a 1-0 win over modest Osasuna as they were booed by their own fans. As El
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  • PRIME NEWS
    • 410 3  -  REBECCA LEE Among them: Eurasian Bryan Davenport, ex-Roundtable man Harish Pillay and political commentator Viswa Sadasivan **!L A TOTAL of 37 names have been put up for consideration as Nominated Members of Parliament, with a majority of submissions this year coming from the public.
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    • 564 3  -  LYNN LEE ALFRED LEE Bu IN SINC.AI'OHK and IN LONDON TWO teenage poets from Singapore have made it to the top of a prestigious international poetry competition. For Judith Huang, 18, it was a hattrick. She was among the top 15 winners m
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    • 438 4 US won't free Iraqi women prisoners Baghdad, however, says it would release one of two women scientists held, but insists it is not bowing to militant group BAGHDAD American officials yesterday said they were not about to free Iraqi women prisoners as demanded by an Al Qaeda-linked group which has
      Reuters; AP; AFP  -  438 words
    • 446 4  -  LEE HUI CHIEH Bu A GENERAL practitioner m Bedok North nas been fined $10,000 for conducting a smear campaign against the clinic next door. Dr Victor Sebastian, 48, of S.T. Medical and Dental Clinic, wrote and distributed flyers that gave the impression they
      CHEW SENG KIM  -  446 words
    • 321 6  - Panel of nine to review power grid ALEXIS HOOI PREVENTING BLACKOUTS §1L A HIGH-POWERED committee of nine local and international energy experts has been formed to review Singapore's electricity and gas delivery systems. Chaired by Mr Jock McKenzie, a former top boss at oil giant ChevronTexaco Corporation, its formation is
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    • 133 6 PARIS On the ninth and final day of his visit to France, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew met French President Jacques Chirac for a private lunch. After their meeting yesterday, Mr Chirac's office said the President would travel to Singapore on Oct 6
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    • 532 6  -  REME AHMAD In scathing remarks, Youth chief warns Umno members sympathetic to the ex-DPM not to support him By MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF 'Let us not forget that this traitor once destroyed our unity, smeared our image and destroyed the economy with demonstrations and
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  • WORLD
    • 598 10  -  KWAN WENG KIN Koizumi emphasises country's contributions to global peace and security m pitch for permanent seat By JAPAN CORRKSPONDENT TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has made a strong pitch for Tokyo's bid to become a permanent member of the United Nations
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    • 131 10 UNITED NATIONS Japan, Brazil, Germany and India formed a lobbying group to help one another get permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council and head ofFproposals that might work against them. Leaders from the four nations met at a hotel during the
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    • 518 10  -  BETSY PIS I K By FOR THK STRAITS TIMES NEW YORK US President George W. Bush has pledged to create stronger defence and economic ties with key Asian allies m meetings on tne sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly debate. Mr
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    • 282 14 WASHINGTON The House of Representatives, worried by the abuse of In-ternet-age technology, has moved to crack down on video voyeurism by adopting a Bill that makes secret production and distribution of pictures of people caught m their "private moments" punishable by fines and up
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    • Article, Illustration
      52 14 AP Worker Tim Thibodeaux perches precariously atop "Big Tex" as he prepares the 18m-tall talking cowboy tigure for the opening of the Texas State Fair m Dallas. Big Tex made his debut m 1952 and began greeting fair-goers the year after. This year's fair runs from tomorrow until
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    • 388 14 Producer put source of documents m touch with Kerry's man, who denies discussing papers with ex-guardsman WASHINGTON The White House has pounced on the disclosure that a CBS producer put the source of discredited documents about President George W. Bush's national guard
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    • 204 14 MELBOURNE Australian Prime Minister John Howard outlined his vision for a fourth term yesterday as a new poll showed voters warming to the "soft fo- cus" leadership of the opposition Labor Party's Mark Latham. Mr Howard said his main goals remained defending Australia
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    • QUICKLY world
      • 137 14 JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon yesterday renewed his threats against arch enemy Yasser Arafat, insisting the Palestinian leader "would get what he deserves" as he recalled the fate of two assassinated leaders of the radical Hamas movement. "I have already said that we have
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      • 90 14 PORT-AU-PRINCE (Haiti) Disaster relief crews yesterday battled to get emergency aid to 170,000 people affected by floods that nave killed more than 700 m Haiti, a Caribbean nation that ranks among the world's poorest. As emergency operations gathered pace, officials feared the death
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      • 115 14 TEHERAN Iranian President Mohammad Khatami asserted again yesterday that the Islamic republic would not give up its plan to enrich uranium, despite international pressure for it to abandon the sensitive nuclear activity. "This right is enshrined m the Non-Proliferalion Treaty (NPT) and we will not
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      • 79 14 LONDON Britain's first Islamic High Street bank opened its doors to the public yesterday. The Islamic Bank of Britain's first branch is located on Edgware Road, popular with London's Arab community, and it will be run along strict syariah law guidelines, which forbid interest
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      • 127 14 LONDON Police m Britain were on the lookout yesterday for a teenage Chinese-born student who ran away from home m the United States after a weekend row with her parents over using the Internet. Chen Jingwen, 15, from Missouri, was last seen on Tuesday, two
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      • 115 14 MOSCOW A Russian police captain has been ar rested m connection witn last month's twin plane bombings by suspected Chechen suicide bombers that killed 90 people. The Interfax news agency on Tuesday quote< sources close to the inquiry as saying Captain Mikhai Artamonov was
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    • 404 16 US to test controversial airline screening system Carriers must supply government with personal data about passengers m scheme to weed out potential terrorists WASHINGTON Anxious to avoid another Sept 11, the United States government has moved towards creating a controversial airline passenger screening system designed to filter out potential terrorists
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    • 417 16 BAGHDAD The Iraqi capital was engulfed m violence yesterday as 21 people were Killed and more than 100 wounded from two car bomb attacks and from United States-led offensives on Shi'ite and Sunni rebel pockets m the city. An official from radical cleric
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    • 221 16 DUBAI Al-Qaeda's cell m Saudi Arabia recruited young men because they are «gjy to sway, and then duped them into thinking there w|£ no way out, two repentant^tnilitants said m confessions aired on national television late on Tuesday night. Saudi television's
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    • 215 16 A Palestinian sui--Jide bomber blew herself up near a ljtx>wded bus stop yesterday, killing tm> people and wounding 14 others, the first strike m Jerusalem m seven months. The explosion occurred at a busy intersection m French Hill, a Jewish neighbourhood close to the
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    • 484 18 EU seeks to limit number of hours people can work Proposed changes make it hard for bosses m member states to ask employees to opt out of the maximum 48-hour working week LONDON The European Commission unveiled proposals yesterday to limit the time employees spend at work even as companies
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    • 377 18 NEW YORK A host of companies are now expanding services for working mothers beyond just maternity leave and flexible hours. The business rationale behind these efforts? Cheaper and more convenient health-care and fitness programmes mean employees are more likely to
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    • 260 18 Violence shatters usually placid Vienna VIENNA First, a jealous husband shot his wife while she slept and then sawed her body into pieces. Then, a suicidal snake dealer threatened to kill himself with his cobras and swung the serpents at police officers. And on Tuesday, police arrested a man suspected
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    • PEOPLE
      • 210 18 DRAFTS OF PRISON LETTERS JOHANNESBURG It looked like one old man giving another old man two old notebooks, but emotions ran high when a former apartheid policeman who helped jail former South African leader Nelson Mandela 40 years ago returned his two notebooks of
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      • 99 18 WASHINGTON Some top musicians have banded together to push for the freedom of Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi. Bands and artistes including U2, Pearl Jam, Coldplay, Sting, R.E.M., Travis, Indigo Girls, Paul McCartney and Eric Clapton will launch an album on Oct
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      • 107 18 BEIJING Chinese peasant Yang Shunde has walked more than 20,000 km across China. His mission: to lobby for blood donations. The Sichuan resident has visited 263 cities since starting his campaign m April 2001, the Beijing Youth Daily reported yesterday. He decided on his cause
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      • 75 18 CHIHUAHUA (Mexico) Mexico's "Madonna", Gloria Trevi, has been released from jail after being acquitted of rape, kidnapping and corruption of minors. Judge Javier Pineda ruled on Tuesday that there was not enough evidence to convict her and two backup singers, Maria Raquenel Portillo and Marlene
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      • 65 18 Yury Budanov, a Russian army colonel jailed for the murder of a young Chechen woman, withdrew his appeal for a presidential pardon after a growing outcry at the prospect of him walking free. Guy Verhofstadt, the Belgian Prime Minister, was being treated m hospital late on Tuesday after an accident
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      • 23 18 Quoteworthy There's an old saying that prevention is better man cure. Prime Minister John Howard, unveiling an Asloo million plan to fight terrorism.
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  • COMMENTARY ANALYSIS
    • 723 20  -  P RAN AY GUPTE By SEMOIi WHITER ON HIS way to the United Nations m New York, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh stopped over m London on Monday. A blue-chip audience of corporate chief executives was eagerly awaiting his perspectives on the direction
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    • The Straits Times
      • 599 20 WHATEVER one might have thought of the United Statesled invasion and occupation of Iraq, few would argue now that either Iraq or the world would be better off if the US were to withdraw abruptly from the country. The claim that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of
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    • 857 20  -  BURTON ONG MEDIA MERGER By FOX THK STRAITS TIMES APART FROM ANY ECONOMIES OF SCALE, THE ONLY CONCEIVABLE BENEFIT FROM THE CONSOLIDATION IS THE ELIMINATION OF COMPETITION, WHICH DOESN'T BENEFIT VIEWERS AND READERS, ONLY THE TWO GIANTS. THE rationalisation exercise involving Singapore Press
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    • 755 20  -  ANDY HO By SEXIOR WRITER THE major players m the local media market are correct to say that the market is too small. Yet the Government could also be right to "welcome local players entering the TV and/or newspaper market" hereafter. Short of
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    • 946 21  - The world Iraqi oil ANTHONY PAUL By SEMOR WHITER EARLY m the Gulf War II campaign, the Arab world's most widely circulated view was that the Anglo-Saxons wanted to grab Iraqi oil. Many Iraqis still believe this, but the theory gets much less attention these days abroad: Insurgent attacks are
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    • 924 21  -  M AFOOT. SIMON By SENIOR WHITER What we have here is an ideological battle within Islam that must be fought by Muslims, one from which Muslims here cannot be disconnected. Find ways to encourage discourse. You might be surprised
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  • FORUM
    • 415 22 I READ with interest about Singapore Press Holdings and MediaCorp merging their TV and free-sheet operations, m which it was stated that the two media giants have been competing m each other's traditional domains since limited competition was granted m the media sector m
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    • 204 22 I REFER to the report that the chairman of ComfortDelGro, Mr Lim Jit Poh, suggested having separate operators for rail and bus services (Rivalry 'won't work for MRT"; ST, Sept 21). He was reported as saying, "Let the different modes compete with
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    • 513 22 Invisible disability that becomes visible out of the blue I READ about the Government's measures for special-needs children ("s22Om school aid for disabled kids"; ST, Sept 19) with a surge of hope. I was privileged to hear Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong speak at the opening of a new facility
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    • 278 22 No reason to hold back whiz-kids I REFER to the article, "Maths whiz-kid is Way ahead of his peers" (ST, Set>t 20), which featured six-year-old Way Tan, who can hold his own against secondary students, but is not allowed to skip grades. The Ministry of Education's reason is that "it
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    • 8 A1 The Straits Times asia Thursday, September 23, 2004
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      • 129 A8 LEAGUE and Cup champions from top 14 Asian countries take part. Group Stage: Seven groups (28 teams) group winners advance to quarter-finals with defending champions. Final stages: Home-and-away knock-out format from quarter-finals. AFC Cup: League and Cup champions from the other Asian countries. Group stage (five groups,
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      • 409 A9 LONDON Seven days after it appeared that Kevin Keegan was on the brink of getting the sack, the Manchester City manager cannot wait for Arsenal's visit to test out a new strike partnership. His side's 7-1 thrashing of Third Division Barnsley m the English league
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      • 554 A9 SOCCER MANCHESTER As Wayne Rooney steps closer to his Manchester United debut, club captain has Roy Keane warned the England striker not to trust anyone as he revealed a world of hangers-on and back-stabbers at Old Trafford. "You learn out of experience
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      • 631 A9 Their star power is limited to the attack and is proving to be a liability MADRID Imposing on the outside, but m dire need of renovation inside, the Bernabeu stadium is the perfect home for Real Madrid. On Tuesday night, Real scraped a
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      • 434 A9 GOLF NEW YORK Still fatigued from a losing Ryder Cup effort, Tiger Woods has withdrawn from this week's 84 Lumber Classic of Pennsylvania, saying he was not ready to compete. "I'm definitely tired," he said on Tuesday. "The Ryder Cup took a lot out of
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      • 618 A10 CRICKET Windies reach final thanks to the Pakistan skipper's choice to bat first SOUTHAMPTON Pakistan captain In-zamam-ul- Hag gambled and lost yesterday as the West Indies thrashed his team by seven wickets to book their place against England m the Champions Trophy final. His choice to bat
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      • 820 A10 BASEBALL American Lm*m: Boston 3 Baltimore 2. NY Yankees 5 Toronto 3, Tampa Bay 7 Kansas City 4. Cleveland 8 Detroit 7, Chicago White Son 8 Minnesota 6. Texas 9 Oakland 4 Seattle 7 Anaheim 3. National liif«i: Montreal 6 NY Mets I. Philadelphia 4 Florida 2
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        • 53 A10 SINGAPORE swimmer Theresa Goh, 17, finished fifth m the women's 200 metres freestyle S5 final at the 2004 Paralympic Games m Athens on Tuesday. She improved on her personal best of 3min 32.215 ec set m the heats, with 3:29-58. France's Beatrice Hess won the
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        • 54 A10 WIMBLEDON tennis champion Maria Sharapova scorched Russian compatriot Tatiana Panova 6-1, 6-1 yesterday to reach the China Open quarter-finals. The 17-year-old third seed earned only her sixth victory since her grass-court Grand Slam triumph m July, following a patchy return to action following the
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        • 63 A10 ENGLAND soccer captain David Beckham and wife Victoria are taking legal action over a News of the World article claiming their marriage was m trouble. Their lawyers claim the article "Posh and Becks on Rocks" was untrue and "caused considerable distress to both
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        • 41 A10 FORMULA One team Jordan said yesterday they had terminated the contract of Italian driver Giorgio Pantano. He will be replaced by Timo Glock for this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix beside Nick Heidfeld, the other Jordan driver. Reuters
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        • 81 A10 GYMNAST Yang Tae Young received a symbolic gold medal and a US$2O,OOO (5534,000) win bonus from South Korea's Olympic Committee a month after a judging error cost him the all-around title at the Athens Games. The gold went to American Paul Hamm because
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        • 57 A10 BARRY Bonds, chasing the all-time Major League Baseball home-run record, signed a contract extension deal with the San Francisco Giants that will keep him at the club through 2006. He has hit 701 home runs, third on the all-time list behind Babe Ruth's
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        527 A12 Those who bloom m the hearts of others never fade away... Our Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The Family Of The Late Dr. Diana Young Words are not enough to convey our feelings at a time like this. May the warm memories of your dear one soothe you m this
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    • 62 A13 Sep22 CHANGE HONGKONG: Hang S»ng *****.23 32.25 MALAYSIA: KLSE Comp 856.30 -8.83 CHINA: Shenzhen B 244.26 -4.23 AUSTRALIA: Sydney All Ord 3652.60 ♦10.30 JAPAN: Nikkei *****.41 -61.46 THAILAND: SET Index 663.51 +2.59 INDONESIA: Jakarta Comp 818.23 -5.63 PHILIPPINES: Manila Comp 1727.88 +7.20 SOUTH KOREA: Seoul Comp 835.10 -22.05
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    • 35 A13 MMI HldQSiOc 26,023,000 Cosco Corp 20c 25,898,000 SPH OB eC W*****8 22,541,000 Innovalues 5c 15.344,000 UTAC USISC 14,282,000 Memtechlc 12,897,000 AsiaPharm US2c 12,444.000 Speedy-T«ch 5c 11,007,000 HorizonEduc 5c 10,738,000 Ist Software 5c 10,696,000
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    • 155 A13 MAIN SUM Up Dn Unch Up On Unch Up Dn Unch Multilnd 386 000 386 Manufacture. 41 61 42 8 6 16 49 67 58 Commerce 21 14 25 3 4 7 24 18 32 Tpt/Stor/Com 4 11 14 0 10 4 12 14 Finance 795 100
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    • 36 A13 ChiVH Straits Tim«s Index 1993.55 -8.32 BT 08/ OS 198.00 -81.00 BT CADI .-*****.00 -42.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +20.00 UOB Sesdaq 92.14 -0.26 STI Futures '990 -10 SIMSCI 239.72 -0.94 SiMSCI Futures 239.10 -1.70
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    • 122 A13 TURNOVER COOO) VALUE COOO) Main Sdq Tot»l M»ln Sdq Total Multilnd 13,288 13,288 21,041 21,041 Manufacturq 205.634 24,686 230,320 176,955 11.253 188.208 Commerce 31,995 2.631 34,626 26.056 500 26.557 Tpt/Stor/Com 75,485 358 75,843 92,444 379 92,823 Finance 19,216 48 19,264 135,162 19 135,181 Construction 23.036 7.231 30.267
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    • 5439 A13 Transaction date: Sep 22, 2004 1 MULTI INDUSTRY 52- Wk T*l Currency last Vol Day Or s Net M Cap wan i— cat ciim mm un *m- ow w» i— w»» »/i si 13.5 5 »00 AcmaSc 5.5 unch 386 6 5.5 42.9 100! Alliance
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    • 1586 A13 52-Wk T«i Currency last Voi Oay Cri Net M C«p MANUFACTURING 72.5 31.5 1503 ASTI 10c 45 unch 450 45.5 45 18 9 135 9 46.5 16 1501 AdvSysiOc 16.5 -N 22.2 16.5 9.5 115* ArlaneCorpsc 11 *0.5 1393 11 10.5 54.3 9.5 5 1101 AsianMlcroSc 6 unch
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    • 546 A14 Fed expresses optimism on economy as it lifts interest rate to 1.75%, and primes markets for a further rise m November NEW YORK The Federal Reserve cemented economists' expectations for another rate hike m November and gradual increases over the next year, with
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    • 366 A14  -  Media Bulletin POSSIBLE REMAKE OF TV SERIES NEW YORK Martha Stewart a Survivor? Reality TV guru Mark Burnett, who created The Apprentice and Survivor, is m talks with the domestic diva about remaking her US TV series once she ends her prison
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    • 69 A14 Yesterday's close: 11,019.41 (Down 61.46 points) Japan's Nikkei average fell for a fifth straight day, hitting a onemonth closing low as key exporters and techs such as Kyocera fell on renewed caution about the country's economic outlook. Trading edged down, with 1.27 billion shares changing
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    • 62 A14 Yesterday's close: 13,272.23 (Down 32.25 points) Hong Kong stocks ended 0.24 per cent lower, as China plays fell for the second day. But selected banking stocks were firmer on the prospect of more interest income after leading banks raised local interest rates. Volume rose to
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    • 142 A14 See 22 I Company Clw Bank Of China HK 14.30 -0.05 Bank Of Cast Asia 21.95 unch Cathay Pacific 13.60 -O.OS Chtung Kong 69.50 0.50 Ch Kong Infra 20.35 -0.05 China Mobile 24.50 -0.10 China Rts Entp 10.35 -0.15 China Unicorn 6.50 -0.15 CITIC Pacific 20.35 -0.05 CLP 44.60
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    • 124 A14 Sep 22, 2004| Rubber Futures (Closing prices) RSS 1 (S cents/kg) Month High Low Sett Vet Open Int Octo4. 217.00 Nov 04 216 25 DtcO4 216^25 Jan/Mar 05 215.50 RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month High Low Sett Vol Open Int octo4 126.00 950 Nov 04 126.00 125.75 125.50
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    • 58 A14 CRUDE PRODUCT PRICES Crude/Product Month* Ch*ng« Price (USS) BPL Brent Bltnd 1-Mth F +1.13 43.59 W Texas Interm Near Mth +0.62 46.93 Dubai Fateh 1-Mth F *C 24 35.62 Tipis Blend -O.K) 48.30 •Timing of cargoes. 21/9/2004 CruoVProduct Month* Chanqt Prtct (US$) BBL M;nas unch 44.00 tN*phth«CFßJ*p -07S 425.75 Niphthi
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    • 582 A14 Sep 22, 2004 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/IMT EURODOLLAR FUTURES DtcO4 97.755 97.765 97.755 97.765 1527 ***** MirOs 97.565 97.570 97.550 97.565 2740 ***** JunOs 97.365 97.380 97.355 97.370 2854 ***** S*pOs 97.125 97.135 97.110 97.125 3999 9745 D#COS 96.855 96.860 96.840 96.855 946 ***** MarO6
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    • 155 A14 Sep22 Company Cl— Anhui Gujinq D B 3.46 -0.08 Beijing Or Elec B 3.T9 -0.10 Bengang Steei B 3.12 0.03 Ch Int Mario* 12.63 -0.11 Chin* M Stokou B 6.14 -0.01 Ch South Glass B 5.15 -0.13 China Vanke B 4.03 -0.07 Chqing C Auto B 5.24 -0.23 Dalian
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    • 48 A14 Yesterdays close: 3,652.6 (Up 10.3 points) Australian share prices finished up 0.3 per cent, reaching new highs as banking and resource sector firms rebounded, dealers said. Turnover was 1.34 billion shares worth As2.B billion (553.35 billion), with gainers leading losers by 787 to 588. AFP
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    • 129 A14 Sep22 Company Cto»e AMP Limited 6.26 O.O2 ANZ Bank Grp 18.47 0.11 Brambles ind 7.1S 0.04 Broken Hill Prop 13.96 0.11 Coles Hyer 9 3? -0.15 CSL 26.40 0.27 CSR Ltd 2.37 -0.02 C'wealth Bank 29.95 0.17 Foster's Crp 4.76 0.02 General Prop Trt 3.68 -0.02 Macquarie Bank 35.80
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    • 50 A14 Yesterdays close. 856.3 (Down 8.83 points) Malaysian shares fell for the second straight day. as investors booked profits from recent gains, but Southern Bank rose on speculation that it could be a takeover target. Overall volume totalled 342 million shares worth RM7IO million (*****.1 million). Reuters
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    • 45 A14 Yesterday's close: 244.26 (Down 4.23 points) Chinese share prices closed lower, as investors continued to take profits following the market's recent sharp rally, dealers said. The Shenzhen B-share Index was down 1.7 per cent on turnover of HK5237.4 million (5551.8 minion). AFP
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    • 128 A14 Foreign Currency Mote Rites Sourct: HSBC Bank USA, N.A. S'por* Branch (9am, Sep 22, 2004) BuylnQ Selling Singapore dollars to on* unit of fortlqn currency Australian dol'ar 1.1820 1.1960 Canadian dollar 1.3030 1.3180 Euro 2.0670 2.0920 NZ dollar 1.1110 1.1360 Stirling pound 3.0140 3.0470 US dollar 1.6780 1.6970 Singapore
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    • 129 A14 Sep22 C—tpiy Clof AMMB Holdings 3.26 -0.06 B Amtr Tobacco 47.75 0.50 Btrjaya Sports 3.90 0.02 Commerce Asstt 4.68 -0.12 Oigi.com 4.70 -0.18 Gamuda 5.35 unch Cvntlnq 16.90 -0.20 Golden Hope 3.86 -0.02 Hong Leong Bank 5.05 -0.05 101 Corp 9.30 -0.20 XL Kepong 6.75 -0.05 Lafarg* MCtmcnt
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    • 128 A14 Sep 22 Company Cto»a Company Clo»e Canon Inc 5200 -20 Mlllea Hldqs *****00 ***** Oenso Corp 2615 -15 Mlzuho Hldqs *****0 0 East Japan Rail *****0 -3000 Nissan Motor 1206 -6 Fanuc Ltd 6020 -40 Nomura Hldqs 1469 1 Fuji Photo Film 3530 -30 NTT Data Corp *****0 -1000
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    • 562 A15  -  NARENDRA AGGARWAL Strong exports will drive the region's economies this year; for Singapore, the bank has raised its forecast to 8.1% By ECONOM ICS CORRESPONDENT The ADB said employment here 'will continue to improve gradually as the recovery spreads across more industries', noting
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    • 314 A15 RECENT oil price rises are unlikely to hit developing Asian economies as severely as earlier oil shocks, but the region will still be hurt by sustained price increases, says the Asian Development Bank (ADB). At the same time, a sharper slowdown m
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    • 357 A15 Shell to sell assets, work on rebuilding energy reserves LONDON Oil giant Royal Dutch/Shell unveiled plans for major disposals and reserves and production yesterday m its bid to draw a line under an earlier reserves scandal that rocked the group. The world's third-largest oil group said m a statement that
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    • 559 A16  - Two Effie golds for Guinness and UOB Platinum GRACE NG OCBC, Ml and Zuji campaigns snare 3 silvers at Spores first hosting of the prestigious advertising awards, held m 27 countries worldwide Hi GOLD AWARD WINNERS GUINNESS: "Why Not You?" CLIENT: Asia Pacific Breweries AGENCY: Saatchi Saatchi To reverse a
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    • 439 A16  -  ARTHUR POON Hu BANKS here have welcomed a proposal to set up a nationwide credit bureau for small and mcdi- urn-sized enterprises (SMEs), aimed at smoothing the sometimes rocky road that such firms traverse to get loans. An SME credit bureau and an
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    • 550 A16  - Shipping firms to enjoy tax breaks on vessel sales NICHOLAS FANG B,j TRANSPORT RKPORTKR SHIPPING companies can look forward to a new tax break on the proceeds from the sale of vessels m Singapore, the latest m a host of tax exemptions and schemes aimed at boosting the shipping industry
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    • 291 A16  -  SINGAPORE'S efforts to be a global leader m the oil, gas and offshore engineering industry received a boost yesterday with the launch of the centre for offshore research and engineering (Core). Backed by the Economic Development Board (EDB) and the National University of
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    • 412 A17  - Ist Software CEO opts to pay $280,000 extra for firm's stock LOR NA TAN By TN AN unusual move, Ist Software Coip chief executive David Fraser has exercised stock options at a price far above the share's market value. The move is a vote of confidence for the company, the
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    • 396 A17  -  ARTHUR POON Bu DBS BANK yesterday announced a proposed offering of notes which some bankers say may be worth up to US$75O million (551.27 billion). Analysts say DBS plans to sell the notes to take advantage of low borrowing costs. DBS spokesman
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    • 547 A17  -  GOH ENG YEOW Ba Analysts expect index to reach 2,300 m next 12 months CORPORATE restructuring may boost the upswing m the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) to even greater heights, with analysts now projecting that the index may surge to 2,300 points
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    • 413 A17  -  AZHAR KHALID TAKING STOCK hi MAJOR Asian markets dipped yesterday, spooked by prospects tnat United States interest rates look set to inch even higher after the Federal Reserve raised the benchmark lending rate by a quarter point to 1.75 per cent overnight. The
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    • 275 A17  - Ascott signs first South Korean contract Grace Ng THE Ascott Group inked its first serviced residence management contract m South Korea's capital Seoul yesterday, m a Did to break new ground m the North Asian market. The serviced residence operator, a subsidiary of CapitaLand, will manage 348 upmarket units within
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    • 559 L2  -  SUJIN THOMAS *1L LARRY LAI is back. And he may even sing a few songs for you this Saturday. The former radio DJ and TV show host, who was popular m the 1960s and *****, will be hosting a sing-along nostalgia charity event
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      162 L2 Photos: HONG KONG Do not talk about Zhang Ziyi, one fan shouted to Tony Leung Chiu Wai. The two are among the stars of Wong Kar Wai's new film 2046, which held a promotion event m Shanghai on Monday. The Chinese starlet was said to be filming
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    • 298 L2 Amazing finish for racers Chip and Kim MARRIED couple Chip and Kirn McAllister ran, niked and even used a luge to finally emerge as winners m The Amazing Race Five on Tuesday night. On Channel 5 and AXN (Ch 19) last night, Singapore viewers saw the McAllisters, an Orange County
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      1088 L3  -  Jill Alphonso MUSIC REPORTER With five million copies offier latest album sold, she's proven to be more than a fleeting R&B diva. Life! finds out what else is m The Diary Of Alicia Keys SOMETIMES, PHOTOGRAPHERS SEND ME PICTURES OF MYSELF THAT HAVE BEEN TOUCHED UP AND THEY'VE SHAVED
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    • 466 L4  -  CLARISSA OON Bu ARTS CORRHSPONDF.NT NO ARTISTIC director. No full-time salaried members. No five-year plan. And no aspirations towards top-tier annual grant status, m which the National Arts Council (NAC) subsidises part of an arts group's operating costs during the year. Seasoned Mandarin theatre actress Goh
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    • 602 L5  -  CLARISSA OON The plot was a little contrived. But bouncing along enthusiastically from one Abba number to another, Mamma Mia! proved that there was indeed an Abba song for every occasion MUSICAL MAMMA MIA! Esplanade Theatre Tuesday B» ARTS CORRESPONDENT THE story which revolves
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        566 L7  -  LIONEL SEAH Relive 70 years of American fashion and Tiffany jewellery m this gem, Tiffany m Fashion By FASHION OKKFSPONDKNT TIME FOR BREAKFAST: (Clockwise from main picture) Dauphin designed by Jean Schlumberger(l962); Paloma Picasso wears her own designs m this undated photo; Coral, diamond, turquoise, enamel and
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    • 802 L8  -  LIONEL SEAH Indian director Aziz Mirza shot Bollywood heart-throb Shah Rukh Khan to fame m 1992, worked with him on several other films and wants him m all his future films as well «!L HE WAS the man behind last year's Bollywood hit Chalte Chalte (Moving On).
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    • 311 L12 Cat yanked off flight BUZZING WASHINGTON The plane from London was ordered to divert to Bangor, Maine. Upon landing, Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens the pop singer, was questioned by FBI and Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials, AP quoted an official as saying. They decided to deny entry
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    • 213 L12 LOS ANGELES Russ Meyer, a master of sexploitation film-making who was called "King Leer" for such soft-core classics as Faster Pussycat, Kill! Kill! and Vixen, has died. He was 82. Meyer, who also directed the major studio release Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls, died on Saturday
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    • 114 L3 Alicia Keys will perform on Oct 7 at Suntec City Convention Centre, Hall 602, Tickets are $58, $88 and $128 from Sistic (tel: 6348-5555 or www.sistic.com.sg). Send your comments to stlife@sph.com.sg Ish^ jp 5 IBMBlßlßlllllllßllllnHflllllilll ■^B^B^B^BK ET .^B^B B^BW^J^^B^BB^s^^r^*^B^B^^^P^P^PH^^B _^^^H BB^BBBB ■M^MVfl|Bßfl|BLfl|B2a^aLflhJß^a^^L^B^fl^^^BSfl|B|B| BB^^^B ■■■■■■t b^bp^bh b^K^b^b^bV^bh b^b^^H b^b^b^bW tß^^7TT9nT^M7TTT^W^^^T*^VnV9V^Wjfl^Bl flßßßßßflßflßflßflßflßflßflßflßfll^K
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    • 23 L5 Mamma Mia! is playing at the Esplanade Themtrefor three months. Tickets at $20- $130 from Static (tel: 6348-5555 or log on to www.sistic.cotn.sg).
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    • 914 C6 Hjl NISSAN FOR SALE ASK 54.7K/YR! 1 owner 6/'OI Sunny 1.6 Manual. OMV $15.2 K. Low km. Leather/ f/accessories. Accident free. $44.8K! *****929 $0 DRIVEAWAY! 04/'O2 Sunny 1.5 Auto. Beige. 1 owner. Low mileage. New tax. Very well kept! Mthly $700. Call 6344-6668 '93 PRESEA/ SUNNY 1.6 CTII, 4 units.
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    • 624 C6 RTI RENAULT FOR SALE FREE 6 MTHS Maintenance Vicom Evaluation. Latest model 10/'O3 Megane 1.6 auto. 5 dr. OMV $21K. Keyless. Leather, s/rims. Hurry! Call 9680-2360 ***** KM. 1 EXPAT owner. 11/01 Renault Clio 1.4 Manual. S/rims. OMV $12,477. Well kept. *****115 11/02 MEGANE I.6 Classic. Leather seats, OZ 15"
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    • 624 C8 PROPERTIES UUI-UB CITY SOUTH-WEST PTE APTS RENT Apt s with Services Convenient amenities 5-min walk to Bugis MRT/Seiyu 2/3 bedrooms (with balcony/garden) tastefully furnished Full condo facilities 1-week to 2-year leases PRIMERA PTE LTD 6534 3270/ 9797 0368 www.thebencoolen.com HEESRTB CARIBBEAN (NEW) TAM.I.IN VIEW VINCE 9022 9919 9025 0399 Resort
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    • 476 C8 W[\T\ UUV-1U UKLHAKU/ WJifM 009-10 ORCHARU/ m |f.l j k /un, T./.n ■OLU TANGLIN/ HOLLAND |^l TANGLIN/ HOLLAND MM H D LLAND PTEAPTS-RENT PTEAPTS-RENT ■Wlwi picturei are shot on location P^PmQ Prestigious address m district 10 I 5-min walk to Orchard Road MRT Station I M Each apartment has a
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    • 226 C8 D.lO GIANT BALCONY 4 big bdrms nice pool! 3700 sqft. Newly refurbished! 2 mins Orchard. U $4.2 K. 9388-9339 Duchess 21 3 bdrms fr $2.2K Futura 2650 sq.ft. 4+l $5.5K Horizon View 4+l $5.5K Harbourliqhts 900sqft 2 rmssl.6K Mutiara View l2oosqft 3+1....52.5R Orchard Bel-Air 4+l bdrms.. $6.5K Lucky Twr 2650
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    • 579 C8 D.lO BIG BALCONY 4 big bdrms high ceiling! Pool. Ouiet yet town located. 2800 sqft. $3 6K neg. View for miles 9388-9339 $SKI UE SO Penthse. Ensuite with attached. P/furn. 2400 sqft. A1 location. Stroll to everthing! 9066-2844/ Visit: caseylim.com j CHOICE THONG SIA BLDG at heart of Orchard 2
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    • 998 C8 mllkl TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS -RENT 3 CUSCADEN WALK 3600 sqft 4+l 2 mins to Orchard MRT. P/furn. Call: SHIN Property *****466 HORIZON VIEW. APPROX. 2700 sqft. High fir. 4+l. F/facilities. pte lift, amenities, immed. *****011 HONOLULU TOWER 5832 sqft. 4+l+l. P/furn. Renovated. $8K Call 9400-1255 Octagon D.lO FOUR SEASONS
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    • 849 C8 WItTM UO9-10 ORCHARD/ hLkl TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS -RENT UE SQUARE 1238 sqft. 2 bdrms. $2.6 K. F/furn. Kirn Yam Hgts, 3+l, $3.2 K. F/furn. neg. 9003 2338 TANGLIN REGENCY. HIGH fir Fan tastic view with balcony. 2 bdrms. Furn. $2.3 K. *****500 MORIMASA GDN (OPP Newton) 1875 sqft. Mid
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    • 781 C8 Oil &21 NEWTON/ WM* Oil &21 NEWTON/ BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI W-J-l BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI PTEAPTS-RENT I PTEAPTS-RENT 1 iWi' fli 1/ I" T AMARYLLIS VI LLI \}r 5 '3 *"5 Full condo facilities Hi ll M ,l: JjliUlj^ Near MRT Mmt il^B- 1.3 4 bedrooms ■i'BJ \"m I 936 sq n 263/ sq n
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    • 919 C9 Mill 015-16 EAST COAST PTE APTS -RENT MAKENA EXPATS CHOICE! 3 rms. High fir. F/furn. Unblock. Regret if you missed! *****834 agt NEPTUNE COURT 3+l. Face park. 1625 sqft balcony. Bright. Airy. Only $1.5K! Immed. 9105-6885 D.15 PEBBLE BAY. 4+l bdrms. 2745 sqft, full bay view. $8.2K Citiprop 6473-2777/ 9853-1001
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    • 692 C9 VTrl D 22-24 mill WEST I PTE APTS RENT MERALODGE 1700 SOFT. 3+l Beautiful cond. Greenery, unblock. F/facilities. 9387-3616 $1222 ONLY) MERA Lodge Condo. 2-rm. P/furn. Mid fir. Face greenery. Immed. Ken: 9819-1011 PALM GDN CCX 2 rm apt High fir. Vacant. Pool view. F/ facilities. LRT/ wet mkt. Low
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    • 845 C9 Ptjjl HOUSES FOR RENT PCTI HOUSES FOR RENT j^^^^_iAya Floor Area 5600sqft r^| Hn Matured Lush Greenery j 7^^^" Raised single storey ja^ M|||||^|fr |I aa with basement storage aY TaßßßßiHfl&' P* 6 u e bedrooms with H iaaaaaaaa^Laaß^ I"* atlU( ncu am W Connected outhouse with laundry maid's room
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    • 820 C9 JELITA AREA. D/STOREY semid. 3400/ 2800 sqft. 4+l. Renovated. Ouiet. 53.5 K. WSL 9682-0160 D.28, 30 JLN Jarak. S/ Storey Semi-d. 3 rms. Clean bright. Unfurn. $1.3K neg. 9735 2166 DR D.19 S'GOON GDN s/storey detached. 4 rms. Aircon. Unfurn. York Place. $1.5K neg. *****288 HINDHEDE PL. 3-STOREY new semi-d.
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    • 868 C9 WvH HUDC/HDB Pro| HexjPHM I+l YISHUN 304 p/furn. MRT, mkt. 2-rm Bishan 15OA. F/furn. Aircon. 1-rm Holland Village 16. City view. All welcome. Phang 9060-1668 BLK 516 West Coast. 4-rm. P/ furn. Newly renovated. Aircon. Schs/ amenities/ MRT... SI.2K neg Blk 326 Woodlands. 3-rm. Newly renovated. Aircon $1.2K n*q Blk
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    • 784 C9 -fTTj HUDC/HDB APTS FOR RENT era y|^ WOODLANDS BLK 543. 5 rm Ap proved unit. Unfurn. 10 mins to interchange/ shpg. Reasonable rental. All races! 9270-6047 fT^si yiL'jrMy ■■Kva^n'tl^^r^B^aT'iT^l^nj APPROVED 3-RM T. Blangah Blk 32. T. Payoh Blk 47, Übi Blk 348. F/ furn aircon. 5-rm Punggol 101 D. P/
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    • 319 C9 EHDB/HUDC APTS FOR RENT BELOW SBOO/MTH $780 UP! 3/4 rms S'goon Central, Sims Dr. 5 mins Aljunied MRT. F/furn/ aircon. *****000 CTR PM ROOMS FOR RENT NO OWNERS. ROOMS near Paya Lebar MRT/ East Coast/ S'goon F/ furn, aircon Cooking allowed. Singles/ couples. 9455-5159 MASTER COMMON rms at Toa Payoh
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    • 206 C9 WCTI ROOMS FOR 9450 1138. RMS TO rent. $250 up wards. More than 500 choice. Feel free to view, no obligation! AMK MRT BLK 326. Master common rm. Furn. Immed. Ouiet. Privacy. $290- $550. 9738-8003 CALL AARON now! 9101-9141 Upp Cross St, T.Pa'yoh, Rochor, Tiong Bahru, Simei, O'town $200-SSOO. RMS
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    • 476 C10 PROPERTIES 1 ifffl DOlOB hiij CITY SOUTH-WEST HOUSES -SALE LUXURIOUS BLAIR RD 3+2 with courtyard/ gdn. Designer fin ishes. Conserved/ f'hold/ MRT $2.5 M. IRA *****055. No agts THE PEARL PENTHSE 4+l 2145 sc ft North facing Greenery view $1M 9025 0397 James SBBOK ONLY! CLEMENTVALE. 3 storey corner terr.
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    • 546 C10 WutiM CITY SOUTH-WEST PTE APTS -SALE GILLMAN HGTS. BLK.IF. Pool view. Upgraded lift. Condo. facilities. MRT/ amenities. Neg. 9150 8898 ENG HOON ST Blk 59. 1010 sqft. 3 bdrms balcony. Tiong Bahru food ctr/ mkt/ MRT. *****234 F'HOLD LANDRIDGE CONDO 1765 sgft. 3+l bdrms. (All attached). Mins to city. $7xxK.
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    • 664 C10 Pff| DO9-10 ORCHARD/ ■yyj TANGLIN/ HOLLAND I HOUSES -SALE LANDPLUS GROUP Green Leaf Grove 2' storey 3676/ 4500 SemiD Brand New! s+l Renovated Jervois Rd 2 storey Bungalow w/pool. *****/ 7000 sgft Holland Vicinity 2 1 storey Semi D 4000/ 2500 sqft. Holland V. Convenient. Kinqsmead Rd S/storey Bungalow 7500/5000
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    • 663 C10 ■ffl DO9-10 ORCHARD/ ■uUj TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS SALE |LpU£i DON T MISS MffnoNonol Property Adviwfs CAIRNHILL PRE-UUNCH PREVIEW Prestigious f'hold condo. Choice units incentives. 1 7 rms (818-4026 sqft). Mins Orchard MRT. TOP 12/'O4. *****310 THE CLAYMORE 3348sqft $4.xM. Ardmore Pk 2885sqft $4.x 4.9 M Penthouse 4521 sq.ft. $3.xM.
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    • 1033 C10 Wffi DO9-10 ORCHARD/ lyilj TANGLIN/ HOLLAND I PTE APTS -SALE THE ASTON OFF River Valley Rd. 1474 sqft. 3+l. F'hold. High fir. 2- 1 5 yr old. Bright. Facilities. Near I < amenities. Colliers 9688-9668 D.09 VALLEY PK/ Regency Pk 1808/ 3175 sqft. 3/ 4+l. High fir. 5 Pool view.
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    • 867 C10 Pffl 011& 21 NEWTON/ hCij BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI Ihouses -sale SELL! SELL! FABER Aye 2 storey >emi-d. 5722 sqft. F'hold. 4 rms. RAM. Owner *****888 9.21 SERIOUS SELLER. 3 storey iemi-d. F'hold Shamah Terr. 5950/550Q sqft srms *****993 JlOO SQ.FT. F'HOLD. Sunset. Orig 'lat rectangular 2-storey. Ideal "or rebuilt or A&A. Agt
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    • 744 C10 WS\ Dll &Zl NEWTON/ VRI D11& 21 NEWTON/ Hell BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI ■ttll BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI I PTE APTS -SALE j PTE APTS SALE New FREEHOLD Apartments off Mandalay Road JUST TOP!! Walking distance to Novena MRT, schools and amenities Very efficient 2 and 3 Bedroom layouts 904, 11 30 and 1238
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    • 737 C10 BDIS-16 EAST COAST HOUSES SALE PRIME TELOK KURAU rebuild 3 j storey semi-d. 5900/ 4600 sq.ft. 6+l bdrms, huge living dining. NX facing. F'hold. Must view offer! *****060 Sole Agent AZMIOSMAN 9101 7274 OPPOSITE SIGLAP CTR. Ist Street 3+l. 2750 sq.ft. Freehold. Best buy. Near amenities/ Siglap Shpg Ctr. to
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    • 755 C10 aD1516 EAST COAST PTE APTS SALE at •v« ■^^^^^^^TiT^T^^^^B^lmf^TS^^TJ KING'S MANSION/ AMBER Pt 3+l 1603/ 1690 sqft. $BxxK $I.xM. The Makena. 1593 sq.ft. $I.2xM. Eastern Mansion 1250sqft $7xxK Buy now!! Pg 9809 9888 LFP Wear O Mrt faj EAST MEADOWS 2*l/ 3+l/ 4+l. Flamingo Valley/ Limau Pk. 3+l. Pool view.
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    • 921 C10 Wffi 015-16 EAST COAST ■ftU PTE APTS SALE THE SOVEREIGN 3305/ 2637 sqft. High fir. Sea view. F'hold. Facilities. Price neg. HB 9384-8723 WATERSIDE URGENT SALE! 4+l 2411 sqft. Panoramic sea view. F'hold. 9693-9670 Rainbow PEBBLE BAY. POOL view. Ground fir. 1900 sqft. 3+ balcony. Vacant SI.IBM neg. 9733-3918 RC
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    • 757 C11 H 019-20 SERANGOON/ THOMSON HOUSES SALE URGENT URGENT URGENT! Urgent! Urgent! Urgent! Urgent! Owner yell sell! 2700 x 3200 sqft. View to offer! *****976 D.19 S-STOREY 3200/ 2800 sqft. 3+l Spacious, cosy, move m! S'goon MRT/ amenities. View to offer. Must sell! *****708 TERRACE LENTOR LANE D/STOREY terr. Approx 2050/
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    • 995 C11 iWI D 25-28 NORTH ||y PTE APTS -SALE )RCHID PK CONDO. 3+l. 1141 sqft. High fir. Reservoir view. 100% nove-in. MRT/ amenities. F/ fa:ilities. Peter 900-88-100 :HEAP BEST unit! $7xxK only! j }rande Vista 999 yrs. 1658 sqft. J+ roof balcony. Full greenery/ jool view. High fir. *****009 OT jREEN
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    • 957 C11 PfH HDB APTS FOR SALE I ■yXfl (ANGMOKIO) 4 'NG' BLK 634 New list, drto-dr. Renovated. Near MRT/ mkt/ Shops/ sch. 9687-1282 PW 5 T 8LK.1048 High fir. Huge master rm spacious interior. Unblock. Amenities. 9026-7616 PfTl HOB APTS FOR SALE fr^y (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) ■P^-- I "Mb"! ■km l I 3
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    • 871 C11 aHDB APTS FOR SALE (BT MERAH/O'STOWN/ TELOK BLANGAH) f UKIT PURMEI SPECIALIST!! ERA! 'A' 106. Well kept $185K yet neg 'A' 110 Al view. Cosy S2IBK neg. 'A' 102 High fir. Cosy. S2BSK up A' 114 Mid fir. All races eligible 1 'A' 114 High fir. Fully renovated ALTON 800
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    • 1084 C11 HHDB APTS FOR SALE (BUKIT PANJANG) i^^^a^PTtT^^n^PaTf^Trnn^ ABSOLUTELY RARE! 5 T Corner Blk 428. Bt Panjang Ring Rd. 4 bdrms. 1432 sqft. Recess area. LRT/ mkt/ schs. *****548 5T 175 Corner $0 cash! Rare! 5T 165, 166 High fir. UnblocK IT 605, 177 811 Plaza shppg IT 518, 423 810.
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    • 1069 C11 r JPROPERTIES_ WffH HDB APTS FOR SALE |^y (CHOACHUKANG) MOALKAFF \*-A 9062 4656 Jb^A 4 'A' TECK Whye 112. Renovated. 4 'A' CCX 678. Below HDB value. 4 'A' 352 802. Beside MRT/ Lot 1. 4 'A' 543. Renovated. Amenities. 5T BLK 228 CCX Central. High fir. Unblocked. Aircon. Move
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    • 806 C11 Vffl HDB APTS FOR SALE Elill (CLEMENTI/ WEST COAST) MOALKAFF r~k 9062 4656^^ 3 'I' HOLLAND BIK 6 816. Simple.. 3 'NG' Clementi 309/ 343/ 403.. 4 'NG' 346. Corner lift fir. Move In 4 'S' Teban Blk 54. 803 Corner EXCELLENT 4-RM CLEMENTI BIK 404. Mid fir. Mins to
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    • 1054 C12 PROPERTIES H HDBAPTS FOR SALE (CLEMENTI/ WEST COAST) 5-RM PT BLK 337 Clementi Aye 2. Low fir. Renovated. Windy. Near mkt/ amenities. Owner migrated. View to offer. 9855-8264 Agt WEST COAST. 3 'NG' blk 507. Upgraded lift. High floor. Near mkt, school. $175 K. 9688 3007 CCN 3 'I' UPGRADED
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    • 897 C12 HDBAPTS FOR SALE (HOUGANG/ S'GOON/ YIO CHU KANG) Associate With Excellence BLK 938 4'A'. High fir, renovated Blk 956, ST, high fir. f/renovated Near Hougang Point/ amenities/ sch. HDB valued. View to believe! HI Good ERA Buy 634 HOUGANG AYE 8 Exec Mais. Well maintained. Near amenities/ sch/ buses. Serious
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    • 1175 C12 (ffl HDBAPTS FOR SALE I^JUURONG) KENNY TAN 6872-2696 ROOF 3'NG' 2ll. Beautiful/ 456, 306 3 T 187, 210, 211 Boon Lay SI3OK 3 T 5, 7, 8 Yung Ping. Mkt. SI3OK 4 'A' 347 #11/ 359 #15/ 183 #18 4 'A' 545 #09/ 476, 513. MRT 4 A' 756, 757,
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      • 993 SU3 Sail to the famed Galapagos, behold the ancient cities of Iran or hitch a gondola ride m Venice. DAWN WONG susses out some of the exciting new itineraries and offers at the Natas Holidays fair at Suntec Singapore this weekend. Cruises Mexican Riviera Say bye to the
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        850 SU4 PAT CADDY tells you how to maximise your in-flight carry-all for a night away with all the style you need. Travelling m style doesn't mean you have to bust the 7kg limit on the weight you can carry m the flight cabin. Neither should you waste time
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        751 SU6 The lush green bamboo forest made Ang Lee s film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon such a visual gem. KOH JOH TING visits the Southern Sichuan Bamboo Sea and the lonely hut that actor Chow Yun Fat made a home out of. RAFT RIDE: Take a raft and
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      • 70 SU6 Bamboo is really a grass, not a tree. There are 1,200 species all over the globe. Because bamboo grows so fast some species can grow between 20 and 100 cm m a day bamboo is regarded as a highly renewable building resource, especially for rural areas.
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      • 90 SU6 As the Nanzhu species of bamboo is non-deciduous, you can visit the Bamboo Sea all year round to admire its lush greenery. Yes, you can even have snowball fights m the bamboo forest m winter! The China Eastern Yunnan Airlines offers tours to the area. You
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        820 SU7  - SIMON ROWE MBy GETTING THERE The Korea Travel Bureau (www.ktbonline.com) is at 1465-11 Seocho-dong, Seocho-Ku, Seoul (tel: 82 2 585-7072/4). Its seven-hour tour of Panrrgnjom and the demilitarised zone includes lunch and a pre-tour briefing at Camp Bonifas. Tourists must carry their passports at all times. Children under 10 years
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        28 SU8 p PHOTOS: FOOD COURT: At Jimbaran market, shoppers can take their pick of produce, from exotic birds to fruit, vegetables and spices integral to Balinese cuisine. JOAN KOH
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      • 536 SU9 Bite-sized Bali Learning to cook Balinese is like travelling into the heart of the islands culture. JOAN KOH finds out what gives Balinese food that extra flavourful edge that keeps her hungry for more. The beauty of Balinese cuisine is that it is never subtle. It's vivid and complex and
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      • 362 SU9 Baqus Jati The eight-villa health resort on Kintamani offers culinary classes m a Balinese-style kitchen. Spa and Balinese cuisines available. From US$lO (5516.90) per person. New Start Retreat package starts from US$7OO; includes two nights' accommodation, spa treatment, fitness programmes and a cooking class. Visit
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        509 SU10  -  DAWN WONG MBy Who needs supermarkets when there are farms and orchards to shop at? At Hawkesbury Valley near Sydney, you can pluck fruit right off the trees. Grocery shopping takes on a whole new meaning at Hawkesbury Valley (www.hawkesbury valley.com), an agriculture-rich region an hour's drive north-west
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        312 SU10 There's nothing like waking up smack m the middle of orchard country. Here's a list of cool B&Bs to check out. 518 Tizzana Road, Ebenezer This restored histor ical winery, which dates from 1887, is today also a fivestar bed-and-break-fast (B&B) with two rooms. The owners make
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      • 698 SU11 When m Taiwan, do the groupie thing and head for the hometown of A-mei, the country's famous pop songbird. Intrepid traveller ELLA MEI drives 10 hours to discover more about the singers humble origins and her intriguing aborginal background. GETTING THERE To fly from Taipei, you
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      • 102 SU11 The indigenous people of Taitung are closely intertwined with the development of the Aust ronesian people. In other words, Taftung's aborigines are related to people from Easter Island m South America, Madagascar m Eastern Africa, and to those m Indochina, Melanesia, Polynesia, northern Australia and New Zealand.
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      • 163 SU11 Other must-sees around Taitung Taitung is more than just A-mei's home county, of course. Here are some other must-visit sights to check out: Sanhsientai: This small island (above) is joined to the rock-covered coastline by a bridge made of many arches. Legend has it that three of the eight immortals
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      • 915 SU12 Queensland's Sunshine Coast offers more than just beaches and surfing action. Its charming towns are art havens, with their galleries, artist communities and music festivals. GERALDINE YEO soaks up the creative life. Not quite as raucous as its Gold Coast sister down south or
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      • 823 SU13 TAME GAME: The writer gets up close and personal with the rare denizens at Steve Irwin's Australia Zoo. Located north of Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast stretches across various districts. The best way to sample its delights is to go on a self-drive holiday. Then you can
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      • 70 SU14 Waking up to wonderland At this Berlin hotel, a lion s cage, a prison cell or a topsyturvy room with a checkerboard ceiling push the city's creativity to the max. GEMMA KOH checks m. PHOTOS: "Unlike the manufactured artifice of many themed establishments, Propeller Island is wacky, edgy and surprising...
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      • 749 SU16 Travel blogs can be more informative and current than guide books. NOEL HIDALGO TAN susses out some interesting blogs for armchair travellers. •w* "ir •y+iether you want some inspiration T T for your next trip or insider knowledge about possible tourist traps, try taking
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      • 764 SU18  -  JASON HAHN. When m Paris, visit any of these must-see museums and galleries and you won't be sorry, says The Centre Pompidou (left), a temple to modernist art, has an intriguing inside-out design where piping and ducts are on the building's exterior. As for the Musee dv
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      • 918 SU19 Tokyos Harajuku is where fashion and fantasy collide and weird is wonderful! SIMON ROWE gawks, The rag trade is big business m Harajuku. Not even the nations years-old recession has dampened spending enthusiasm among shoppers. Melrose Soccer Munchkins? Hysteric Glamour? Pinky and Dianne? What does it
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      • 438 SU20 Family Travel Focus For an award-winning veteran actor who honestly finds travel a worry, Karen Tan's last stage role was playing Shirley Valentine. After being taken for granted by both her husband and her children for years, Shirley Valentine decides to pack her bags for
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      • 388 SU20 Proper planning and bringing the right medicines can help keep infectious diseases at bay for your family. When planning your holiday, think of places with activities that are right for the attention span of your child. For example, hiking trips require a child to be at least
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      • 551 SU21 What goes into cobbling a self-organised tour for 24 folks? EVELYN YAP puts the pieces together. Believe it or not, planning for this trip took three months... It left me thinking: "No wonder travel agents so 'pat tan'l" (Hokkien for "difficult to earn"). If
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        203 SU21 Travel with 24 people? That's scarier than a Hep B jab! If you are planning to go as a big group, some difficulties can arise due to: limited rooms: Owner-run properties, which we preferred, have a limited number of rooms especially m peak-season December. A couple of places
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      • 831 SU22 Her eight-year-old daughter is the real reason she has been travelling learning to ski, just taking a chance to explore the unknown suburbs of Paris, even roughing it out at Dayang Island. KAREN TAN revisits some of the best holidays she's ever had with little
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