The Straits Times, 3 November 2005

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  • 544 1  -  Roger Maynard By Australia Correspondent In Sydney PM Howard says Canberra has got specific info on a possible strike THE Australian government rushed emergency anti-terror-ist laws through the Lower House of Parliament yesterday after receiving detailed warnings this week of a
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  • 285 1 HARI Raya Aidilfitri is especially joyous for Mr Abdul Rahman Noor and his family this year: The 47-year-old has recovered from a hip operation and found a new job. A year ago, he could not even walk without assistance and had to quit
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  • 413 1  -  K.C. VIJAYAN CLEARING OF SOME EX-OFFENDERS' RECORDS By Crime Correspondent FORMER offenders have discovered that a new law intended to brush out their criminal pasts when applying for jobs may not help m some instances. The recently introduced scheme allows a qualifying ex-offender to file
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  • 1130 1  - The bridge leading to a new prosperity VINCE CHONG By Hong Kong Correspondent THE way some people describe it, tnis sounds like a miracle bridge that promises to set off a multi-bil-lion-dollar explosion m economic growth. It will stretch 50km by some estimates, with an undersea portion, and link Hong
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  • UPFRONT
    • IN A FLASH
      • 33 2 Holiday pick Hong Kong Disneyland is becoming the holiday destination of choice for Singaporeans. PAGE 9 Terror phones Indian security officials alarmed at increased use of satellite phones by terrorists. PAGE 11
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      • 32 2 Push to go green Britain pushes major polluters to use cleaner energy supplies. PAGE 17 Battle m Capitol Hill Democrats force review of Iraq war m secret Senate session. PAGE 19
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      • 12 2 Housing demand India's knowledge workers fuel country's housing boom. PAGE 26
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      • 64 2 Club loses land A 114-year-old club m Club Street loses fight to keep the land it has occupied for 20 years. PAGEH2 Cheaper broadband Sing Tel offers broadband services that let people surf all they want for under $40. PAGEHS 'Lower surcharges' Airlines should thinks—** about cutting fuel y^Jf
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      • 33 2 Free from flu The AVA and the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve assure letter- writer that Singapore is free from bird flu. PAGEH7 CTE crawl Readers complain about traffic on the CTE. PAGEH7
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      • 48 2 Poor play blamed Chelsea manager Mourinhou lays the blame for his team's Champions League loss squarely on his players. PAGEHB United Korea's threat Korea's sports unity is no threat to China's position as Asia's sports supremo but it will put the squeeze on No. 2 Japan. PAGEHIO
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      • 51 2 Regaining lost ground Sing Tel appears to have stemmed a 3 V 2 year slide m mobile calls market share last quarter, grabbing 42.5 per cent of new customers. PAGEHIB Appetite for property S'poreans lap up special mortgage offer that allows them to buy top-end residential properties m Bangkok.
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  • PRIME
    • 491 3  -  Devi Asmarani By Indonesia In Jakarta President expresses deep concern, orders probe into incidents MANY ethnic Chinese Indonesians have received anonymous text messages threatening them with brutal murders and rapes after the Hari Raya Aidilfitri holidays, raising fears of another major racial riot m
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    • 68 3 A worker shoots bird flu vaccine into an ostrich m a zoo m Changchun m north-east China's Jilin province. United States agriculture officials have met Chinese farm and quarantine officials to discuss ways to stop the spread of bird flu, which experts fear could mutate into
      AP  -  68 words
    • 535 3  -  Salma Khalik By Health Correspondent THE Health Ministry has imposed stringent new rules on the spiralling use of Subutex, a medication that helps to wean addicts off heroin ana other opiate drugs, to stem a rising incidence of abuse that has caused at least
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    • 255 4 Girl's blog exposes her bid to kill mum Tokyo A 16-YEAR-OLD Japanese girl who blogged about her sick mother's condition has been arrested for trying to kill her with rat poison, it was reported yesterday. "Mother has been sick since yesterday, having a rash all over her body," she blogged
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    • 95 4 PHOTO: The former Traffic Police Headquarters m Maxwell Road has been given a spanking new coat of red paint The Singapore office of red dot, a renowned German institute which organises international design competitions, is working with four local investors to give
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    • 561 4  - Temasek bid for Bank of China stake may have hit snag Chi-Chu Tschang By China correspondent In Beijing Beijing indicates it may impose two-bank limit on foreign investors EFFORTS by Singapore's Temasek Holdings to buy a 10 per cent stake m Bank of China for US$3.l billion (555.3 billion) appear
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  • ASIA
    • 701 6 NO. OF VACANCIES 8,600 NO. OF GRAD APPLICANTS 1 mUllO!! A DECENT LIFE "If my child can win a position m the public service, I'll be very content. If we don't seek luxuries, a job as a civil servant can allow us to lead
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    • 323 6 Beijing CHINA has declared war on scams using mobile phone short messages that promise everything from fake casn prizes to sexual services and contract killings. The new campaign is an extension of a crackdown started last year on pornographic and subversive content and spam
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    • 135 6 Beijing CHINA will further open up its education sector to private investors, especially m the fields of higher education and vocational training, said government officials. "Insufficient public input has become a major obstacle to the development of education m China," said Assistant Minister of Finance
      CHINA DAILY; ASIA NEWS NETWORK  -  135 words
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    • 305 6 Disney magic working HK Disneyland is doing well after a chaotic start and is expecting bigger crowds during the festive season. PAGE 9 A,ero^recw Acroponic Vegetables Farm (Free admission A> BKtf^^|9'Wl9^9PTiPiHHHPJJH^AiMti^| PROMOTION Al aeropowlc vegetable ba l^J^3P^^^* a ™*"HHllHßßl^H luttuce or local Vegetable*) load* ot^^^r^C Hollywood Organic Vegetables F J/
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  • CHINA
    • 633 8 Industry's need for new strategies gains urgency ahead of US curbs fcEIJING CHINA'S textile sector is looking to shift some production offshore as it braces itself lor an announcement this week of more limits on its exports to the United States. Industry insiders
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; REUTERS; Bloomberg News  -  633 words
    • 234 8 Beijing CHANEL and four other international luxury brands have sued Beijing's Silk Alley, visited by masses of tourists every day, for allegedly selling pirated copies of their products, state media said yesterday. The five companies are asking 2.5 million yuan (*****,000)
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    • 217 8 London SOME 1.5 million Chinese men may be direct descendants of Giocangga, the grandfather of the founder of the Qing dynasty, according to research into an unusually high prevalence of a particular set of genes m China. Giocangga's extraordinary number of descendants, concentrated
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    • 268 9 Taiphi TAIWAN prosecutors yesterday said tney have indicted two women for extortion after DNA testing failed to turn up blood ties to one of the island's most prominent business leaders. Teng Hsiang-mei, 63, claimed m August that she was the mistress of
      ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  268 words
    • Article, Illustration
      65 9 A woman walking past soldiers sleeping on the ground during training m the western part of China's eastern Anhui province on Monday. More than 1,000 newly recruited People's Liberation Army soldiers m an artillery academy m Hefei, the capital of Anhui province, began a two- week journey on
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    • 484 9  - Disney doing well VINCE CHONG By^ Hong Kong Correspondent Theme park ready to extend its hours during the peak tourist season next month HONG Kong Disneyland may experience a surge m visitors during the coming festive season and is ready to extend its hours of operation should the visitor numbers
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    • 283 9 Washington IN THEIR quest for profits, Western companies are selling press-muzzling equipment to China, censoring their search engines or blog tools and even passing on information that may help reveal the identity of journalists critical of Beijing, media freedom groups have said. These
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  • EAST ASIA
    • 570 10  -  Lee Tee Jong By South Korea Correspondent In Seoul "The cooperation m sports is at best a goodwill gesture and does not extend to the urgent issues such as the nuclear dispute." PROFESSOR KIM IL YOUNG, a political scientist at Sungkyunkwan University North Korea
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    • 96 10 A family visiting an exhibition of 125 Buddy Bear statues on display at the Olympic Park m Seoul The 2m-tall bears are made of special glass fibre and painted by artists from different countries. "Buddy Bears all stand hand-in-hand and shoul-der-to-shoulder, conveying a message of love,
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    • 343 10 Rumsfeld unfazed by critics of US- Japan security deal Washington US DEFENCE Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has shrugged off criticism m Japan of a major realignment of the US-Japanese alliance. He said it was not surprising that some sectors had not welcomed it. "If you do anything, somebody's not going to
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  343 words
    • 447 10 Tokyo PUBLIC support for Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has risen since he reshuffled his Cabinet to bring m leading hawks. Opinion polls published yesterday show up to 62 per cent of the public backing him. Mr Koizumi on Monday put outspoken hardliners m
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  • INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
    • Article, Illustration
      37 11 PHOTO: EPA > nviu; i- r WELCOME RELIEF. Pakistani soldiers unloading relief goods and tents from a US military Chinook helicopter m Pakistan-administered Kashmir. The US relief mission m the quake area involves 900 personnel and 24 helicopters.
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    • 387 11 India's security agencies lack equipment to intercept calls New Delhi INDIAN security officials are getting alarmed about the increased use of satellite phones by terrorists, reported The Times of India yesterday. The officials say it is posing a "serious problem" for security agencies trying to
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    • 350 11 Islamabad US MILITARY officials say they suspect one of their Chinook helicopters taking part m earthquake relief efforts m Pakistan may have been fired upon by a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) on Tuesday. The incident occurred close to Chakothi, a town near the
      REUTERS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  350 words
    • 179 11 Islamabad A 45-YEAR-OLD man has been rescued m a remote northern Pakistani village, 22 days after lying under the debris of his house, which was destroyed by the Oct 8 earthquake. German news agency DPA on Tuesday quoted Pakistan's The News
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
    • 497 12 Al-Qaeda man, who has home m Jakarta, broke out of US-run jail Jakarta A SUSPECTED top Al-Qae-da operative who escaped from a US-run detention facility m Afghanistan poses a serious threat to South-east Asian security. Some anti -terrorism officials said yesterday that
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    • 389 12  -  Luz Baguioro By Philippines Correspondent In Maniuv THE military authorities m the Philippines yesterday ordered a manhunt for a terror suspect who jumped bail for the second time. The suspect had been implicated m a foiled bomb plot targeting Manila's tourist
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    • 93 12 Villagers struggling to push a boat to higher ground as Typhoon Kai-Tak dumps rain on central Vietnam. At least 10 people have drowned and one person is missing m the region, where bad weather has killed 30 people m the past two weeks. Heavy rains
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    • 390 12 Bangkok MILITANTS exploded a series of bombs m southern Thailand last night, causing a fire at a petrol station and knocking out electricity m some areas. The police said the bombs were planted m at least eight locations m Narathiwat the
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    • 171 12 Bangkok THE owner of a newspaper m the Thai beach resort town of Pattaya was tied up, blindfolded and shot dead, possibly because of his work as a journalist, police said yesterday. Mr Santi Lammaninin, 38, was shot once m his temple and
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  • MALAYSIA
    • 662 16  -  Leslie Lav By Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur COURTS HAVE THE LAST WORD "The courts are higher than the police. If Tee commits an offence now, the police should find the evidence and then they can arrest him." DATUK SERI RADZI SHEIKH AHMAD,
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    • ASIA QUICKLY
      • 101 16 TAIPEI: The Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) has urged the government to expel China's top tourism official, now visiting the island to inspect its tour sites, for allegedly requesting that Taiwan's flag and pictures of its President be removed from public view. Lawmakers from TSU,
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      • 114 16 TAIPEI: Taiwan's main opposition leader Ma Ying-jeou yesterday cancelled campaign appearances for next month's local elections following the death of his father. Mr Ma Ho-ling, 86, died at the Cathay General Hospital m Taipei late on Tuesday. He had been m a coma for two days
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      • 111 16 BEIJING: An elderly woman has died and a hundred others have fallen sick m China's northeast after being exposed to radiation from a metal bar a neighbour had picked up as scrap. The metal apparently came from an industrial X-ray machine and was found on
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      • 103 16 SEOUL: South Korea does not want to see a trade war with Beijing over its halting of imports from China of the spicy Korean food staple kimchi, said Foreign Minister Ban Xi Moon yesterday. Mr Ban's remarks came a day after China announced that it
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      • 108 16 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has freed three suspected Islamic militants who were imprisoned without trial for more than four years, human rights activists said yesterday. The authorities arrested the men between August and October 2001, under the Internal Security Act, which provides for detention without trial,
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      • 92 16 COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's top opposition presidential candidate leads his opponent on two key issues a faltering peace process and costs of living as the tightly contested election nears, survey results indicated yesterday. According to the findings, 45.4 per cent of respondents said opposition leader Ranil
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  • WORLD
    • Article, Illustration
      6 17 GRAPHICS: PHOTO: PORAVIT REUTERS
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    • 618 17 Blair plugs use of cleaner energy supplies to tackle global warming London SAYING there is a need for a "more sensitive framework" for tackling global warming, Britain has encouraged industrialised nations and other major polluters such as China and India to use cleaner energy supplies. Launching a new
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    • 321 17 Ni:w York CLIMATE change may promote the spread of deadly diseases like malaria and asthma m both rich and poor countries by increasing the range of parasitic insects and whipping up dust from storms, according to a new report. As climates warm, malaria is becoming
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    • 354 18 Washington THE CIA has been holding and interrogating Al-Qaeda captives at a secret facility m eastern Europe, part of a covert prison system that has included Thailand. The Washington Post reported yesterday that the So-viet-era compound was established after Sept 11,
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    • 611 18  -  Derek Scally By Straits Times Europe Bureau In Berlin Germany's grand coalition threatened by Social Democrats 1 internal feuding GERMANY'S new government has yet to take office six weeks after the general election, but there are already suggestions that even if it does, it
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    • 512 18 Paris FRENCH President Jacques Chirac appealed for calm yesterday, warning of a dangerous escalation m violence after riots that have plagued a poor suburb of Paris spread to other areas near the capital. "Tempers must calm down. The law must be applied m a
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; REUTERS  -  512 words
    • 659 19  - Leakgate sparks battle on Capitol Hill Roger Mitton By US Bureau Chief In Washington Democrats force review of Iraq war m secret Senate session A POLITICAL battle between the administration of President George W. Bush and his opponents m the Democratic Party has intensified, with the Senate being forced into
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    • 203 19 Beatty takes issue with Arnie's policies in radio ad San Francisco THE battle of the Hollywood titans took to the airwaves yesterday with the airing of a Warren Beatty attack advertisement aimed at Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. The radio spot featured Mr Beatty urging people to turn out at the polls
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    • 647 20  -  Eugene Low By US Correspondent In Washington Detection, drug stockpile and new vaccine form basis of US strategy AMERICA'S plan for dealing with a pandemic has been m .the pipeline for decades. Now, with the bird flu threat looming, it was finally set
      EPA  -  647 words
    • 851 20  -  Jonathan Eyal By Straits Times Europe Bureau In London EUROPEAN governments have only themselves to blame for the panic which is sweeping their nations after the discovery of avian flu on the continent. They have had plenty of warning: Health
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    • 443 20 San Francisco THE lion's share of funding m a plan outlined by United States President George W. Bush to combat influenza goes towards developing cell -based vaccines, a dated technology. The President, who has asked Congress for US$7.l billion (Ssl2 billion) m emergency
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    • 105 21 HONG KONG: The territory's Health Department has advised the public to drink more Chinese herbal tea and soup to protect against getting the flu, m the midst of worldwide concerns of a possible bird flu pandemic. Some of the ingredients for making
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    • 112 21 BEIJING: A US official held talks with Chinese officials on coordinating anti-bird flu strategy yesterday, urging caution over banning poultry imports and warning that excessive steps could discourage governments from reporting outbreaks. US Deputy Undersecretary of Agriculture Charles Lambert's remarks came after China
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    • 141 21 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian villagers on Borneo island are smuggling pet birds and fighting cocks from Indonesia despite a government ban meant to keep the country free of bird flu, a news report said yesterday. Sarawak Deputy Chief Minister George Chan warned that the veterinary
      ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  141 words
    • 124 21 BANGKOK: The illegal movement of infected poultry, especially fighting cocks and ducks, has helped spread the bird flu virus to seven provinces m Thailand, officials said yesterday. In the latest outbreak, laboratory results have confirmed the HSNI virus m chickens and pigeons m
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    • 708 21  -  Tracy Quek By China Correspondent In Beijing Premier Wen unveils sweeping steps, including $420 m budget CHINA is setting aside 2 billion yuan (Ss42o million) to finance its battle against bird flu, rolling out sweeping new precautionary measures m the process. The moves are
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    • 520 21 Canberra ASIA-PACIFIC leaders will be asked to approve a plan to hold simulated bird flu exercises next year to prepare nations for an avian flu pandemic, Australia said yesterday. Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) forum meeting on bird
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    • 488 24 The move triggers fears of a purge and hardening of Iran's foreign policy Teheran IRAN'S new hardline government has sparked fears of a purge by replacing about 40 of its most senior foreign diplomats m a massive overhaul. The Foreign Minister announced the move yesterday,
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    • 388 24 Teheran IRAN will start processing a new batch of uranium next week despite pressure from Europe and the United States to halt all sensitive nuclear work, diplomats said yesterday. Meanwhile, thousands of Iranians burned flags and chanted slogans against Israel and the US
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
      • 154 24 LONDON: British minister David Blunkett resigned under the cloud of a scandal yesterday for the second time m less than a year, embarrassing Prime Minister Tony Blair just months after he had brought his close ally back into government. "David Blunkett said he. ..believed his position
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      • 115 24 CANBERRA: Australia's conservative government introduced new labour laws into Parliament yesterday amid an outcry from the opposition Labor party which fears the Bill will be bulldozed through with scant time for debate. The laws, to cost an estimated As49o million (Ss62o million) over four years
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      • 111 24 OTTAWA: Prime Minister Paul Martin has been cleared of wrongdoing m a kickbacks scandal that has dominated Canadian politics for more than a year, boosting his chances of staying m power m elections next year. But m a report, investigators chastised former prime minister Jean
        LOS ANGELES TIMES  -  111 words
      • 86 24 UNITED NATIONS: The UN General Assembly on Tuesday adopted a landmark resolution designating Jan 27 as an annual commemoration day for victims of the Holocaust but some Muslim delegations complained it did not cover other human tragedies. The resolution, first proposed by Australia, Canada,
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      • 119 24 WASHINGTON: US President George W. Bush, who heads this week to an Americas trade summit m Argentina, admitted on Tuesday that his first-term push for a free trade zone from Alaska to Antarctica was all but dead. "The FTAA has stalled, I agree," he
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    • SPOTUGHT PEOPLE
      • 174 25 BILLIONAIRE and former People Soft Inc owner David Duffield plans to revise blueprints to build a huge mansion spanning about eight football fields after neighbours complained that the massive home was out of character with the area. Mr Duffield, People Soft's founder, released
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      • 155 25 FRENCH rower Emmanuel Coindre has claimed the record for the fastest solo crossing of the Pacific Ocean between Japan and the United States m just over 129 days, his team said. Coindre, 32, came ashore m Oregon m the early hours of Tuesday after completing
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      • 145 25 TOM Delay, a top Republican ally of US President George W. Bush, has won a request to remove a judge from presiding over his trial on illegal campaign financing charges. Judge Robert Perkins had contributed to the Democratic party and DeLay's lawyers had filed a
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      • 121 25 Ex-Russian minister fights extradition RUSSIA'S former nuclear minister Yevgeny Adamov, who faces charges of stealing up to US$9 million (Ssls million) intended for improving nuclear security, has appealed against extradition to the US. The appeal was filed m Zurich on Tuesday, a day before the deadline for him to seek
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  • 377 26 BAST week's "upgrade" of the security arrangement between Japan and the United States comes at the most bruising stage m Japan-China relations m a decade. As for the impact the allies' growing military integration might have on the US-China relationship, the only certainty is that Beijing
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  • 908 26  -  Andy Mukherjee INDIA'S HOUSING BOOM By "I'M 27, and the owner of an apartment," says a sharply dressed young man on a billboard facing the traffic on a main thoroughfare m Kolkata. In another advertisement m the city formerly known as Calcutta, a balding, middleaged
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  • 678 26  -  Edy Prasetyono YUDHOYONO'S CHALLENGE For The Straits Times By PRESIDENT Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia rode to power on the back of a powerful popular mandate. But a year on, he faces some challenges. In fact, these challenges are as much questions over the nature
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  • 1293 27  -  Edward Gresser By THE trade ministers of the 148 members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) are a diverse group. Their meeting m Hong Kong next month will place America's Congressional veteran Rob Portman next to Princess Lubna of the United Arab Emirates. The
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  • 817 27  -  David Brooks By ON MARCH 21, 1973, White House aide John Dean told president Richard Nixon there was a cancer m his presidency. There was, Mr Dean said, a metastasizing criminal conspiracy spreading through the White House. Thirty-two years later, Mr Patrick Fitzgerald has just
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    • 306 28 5 THINGS YOU CAN DO TODAY IHead to the Singapore History Museum, where admission is free today, to find out more about Malay customs. 30 Merchant Road, 03-09 Riverside Point. 9am to 7pm. Tel: 6332-3659. 2 Find out more about Buddhism at a talk by a university professor. Awareness Place
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    • 8 1 HOME THE STRAITS TIMES THURSDAY NOVEMBER 3, 2005
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    • 805 1  - Hooked on help drug Tanya Fong By HE HEARD about Subutex from a friend m prison while he was serving a 16-month sentence for abusing amphetamines. When Mr Mohamed (not his real name) was released from jail last year, he made up his mind to clean up his act. Then
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    • CASE FILE
      • 81 2 A PILLION rider died yesterday morning when the motorcycle she was on crashed into the back of a taxi along the Pan-Island Expressway. The woman, a real estate agent m her 40s, was hit by an oncoming car and died from injuries to
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      • 75 2 AN ELDERLY man who left his 10 birds along the corridor of his HDB flat m Ghim Moh had one of them stolen while he wAs inside his home. The retiree left the bird cages outside his home on Tuesday morning. Later that evening,
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      • 70 2 A MAN m his 70s collapsed at about noon yesterday while cycling along Geylang Road and never got up. Passers-by carried him onto the pavement and a doctor from a nearby clinic came to render assistance. Singapore Civil Defence Force paramedics were also unable to
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      • 103 2 POLICE have arrested a taxi driver who allegedly shoved a China businesswoman out of his cab and stole $1,800 m an envelope she was carrying. The cabby, who is m his 50s, is out on bail. The 33-year-old businesswoman claimed she was dragged for
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    • 420 2 Hubby remanded for another week THE man accused of killing his wife m their Jalan Bukit Merah flat last week returned to a district court yesterday to find out that he would be remanded for another week. Looking tired and solemn, Lim Ah Seng,
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    • 544 2  - Chinatown club fails in bid to take over half- share of plot Tan Hui Yee By High Court overturns order after appeal by joint owner's son A 114-YEAR-OLD club m the Chinatown area has lost its fight to take over a plot of land it has occupied for more than
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    • 335 2  -  Chong Chee Kin By FOUR people arrested during a series of raids on Monday were handed jail terms ranging from four weeks to six months yesterday, after they admitted being part of an illegal lottery syndicate. The four, who collected bets for the syndicate,
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    • 335 2 A MALAYSIAN truck driver who smuggled 1,500 cartons or 15,000 boxes of cigarettes last Thursday was jailed for six months after he admitted to the offence. The 43 -year-old man from Penang was also fined $2.2 million for the 300 kg worth of cigarettes he hid
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    • 250 2 A WOMAN who helped her three teenage daughters sell a mobile phone they had stolen was sentenced to four weeks' jail yesterday. The three girls, aged 13 to 18, had stolen the phone while they were visiting a family friend during Hari Raya
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    • 447 3  -  KaramjitKaur By Transport Correspondent 30 others given option to accept new pay package or opt for retrenchment TEN Valuair employees from flight operations ana administration have been retrenched, the fiist casualties since the low-cost airline merged with Jot star Asia m
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    • 502 3  -  AN AVIATION think-tank has warned airlines that it is time to think about cutting fuel surcharges. In a report out yesterday,the Sydney-based Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation said there are signs of an impending slowdown m passenger traffic a signal to carriers
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    • 756 3  -  David Bofy Karamjit Kaur By SINGAPORE'S new Changi International Airshow looks set for a head-on clash with its established predecessor, Asian Aerospace, as both organisers are bent on staging their events m early 2008. A separate company was set up
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    • 690 3  -  David Boey NEWS ANALYSIS By A BATTLE royale is looming between Asian Aerospace and Singapore's new air snow. The Changi International Airshow has a lot m its favour since it is hosted by a country familiar to the thousands of international visitors who have
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    • 876 4  -  Goh Chin Lian By Same proportion of S'poreans also feel as safe as before CONFIDENCE among Singaporeans m the country s ability to respond to a terrorist attack is among the highest m the world, a survey has
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    • 126 5 Recent fears over a bird flu pandemic have not kept Mr Lawrence him (right) away from his birds. The 46-year-old businessman keeps about 30 birds m his semidetached home off Yio Chu Kang Road. He started collecting them at the age of eight when his
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    • 574 5  -  Alfred Siew By Price war likely m bid to attract dial-up users UNLIMITED high-speed Internet access has fallen to under $40 a month the lowest rate since broadband services began almost a decade ago. And some market watchers say the $36.75 service
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    • 487 5  -  Sandra Da vie By baucation Correspondent IN AN effort to gain an edge over their rivals, NUS' business school will be offering a wide range of double degree programmes from next year. National University of Singapore undergraduates who qualify for law, mass
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    • 74 5 THE Land Transport Authority has revised the Electronic Road Pricing rate at one East Coast Parkway gantry, after completing its quarterly review of traffic flow conditions. Between Bam and 8.30 am, the rate at the East Coast Parkway (Fort Road) gantry will be increased
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    • 563 6  -  Leslie Koh YAACOB'S HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI MESSAGE By Community's strong sense of mutual help will help it address current challenges AS Malay-Muslim Singaporeans mark Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Dr Yaacob Ibrahim wants them to celebrate the community's achievements, and draw on the gotong royong
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    • 15 6 GRAPHICS: PHOTOS: LIM YONG BERITA HARIAN THE NEW PAPER
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    • 540 6  -  DarylLoo By I KIDNEY patient Mohamed Nazel Ahmad has a wish: Before the year is out, he hopes to set up his own food stall and earn enough to pay for dialysis treatments and support his family. The unemployed 42-year-old plans to achieve this with
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    • 301 6 $1.7 short, cancer society seeks help to hit $5m target THE Singapore Cancer Society (SCS) is appealing to the public to continue donating to its needy patients. SCS raised $3.24 million from its televised Cancer Charity Show on Oct 23, but the sum is well short of its $5 million
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      • 480 7 A MAN punched a lawyer m front of a judge and was sentenced to six years m jail. When he appealed to the High Court, another four years were added to his sentence, a decision which was later reversed. A shoplifter was
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      • 370 7 1 WAS very happy when I saw the article, "Countdown to Deepa-Raya" (ST, Oct 31). The two coinciding holidays is not only a great way to promote understanding of different cultures and religions, but also a great way to promote understanding of the
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      • 246 7 MY NINE- YEAR-OLD son, Pe-ter-Jan, asked me two questions recently, and I found it difficult to provide reasonable responses to them. Question 1 This week sees two holidays, Deepavali and Hari Raya Puasa. Indian (Hindu) pupils and Malay (Muslim) pupils were granted half a
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      • 163 7 LAST Sunday at about 9.30pm, I was at the Suntec City Carrefour taxi stand joining the queue which formed at the front, all the way to the automatic door. Fifteen minutes later, I noticed that the queue hardly moved, despite quite a number
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      • 244 7 Significant slowdown in speed from 6.30-7.30pm EVENING ERP ON CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY I AM writing m response to the letter, "Travel speeds up on CTE, thanks to evening ERP" (ST, Oct 31), by Ms Han Liang Yuan of the Land Transport Authority (LTA). I use the CTE daily and was pleased
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      • 200 7 I REFER to the reply from the Land Transport Authority (ST, Oct 31) stating that average travel speeds on the northbound CTE have improved and now fall within the optimal range of 45-65kmh. It is easy for anyone using the road
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      • 103 7 Display car fuel-usage figures I READ with great interest the article, "Power-saving labels: Calls to make them a must" (ST, Oct 24). With today's high oil prices, it is prudent for consumers to consider power-saving equipment, and now is the time to spread awareness. I would also like to see
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      • 305 7 Education for employers the way to go DAY OFF FOR MAIDS READING Ms Lydia Lim's Insight article, "Day off for maids? Sadly our 'money' mind is showing" (ST, Oct 28), I agree fully with her that education for employers on decent treatment for their maids is one of the best
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      • 180 7 WE REFER to the letter, "Bird danger" (ST, Oct 27). We understand the writer's concern and would like to reassure him that Singapore is free from bird flu. The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) and the National Parks Board have an
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      • 86 7 For more readers' views, log on to http://www. straitstimes.asia 1 .com. sg/forum. Access to online letters is free. More can be done to foster better ethnic interaction Need for more understanding m treatment of intellectually-disabled offenders Relax HDB rules to help low income group Varsity ranking lacks branding
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        635 8 SOCCER Jose Mourinho blames his Chelsea players for the 0-1 loss to Real Betis London FOR once, Jose Mourinho had nothing good to say about his Chelsea. When Everton took away their 100 per cent record this season, he blamed the poor refereeing. When Charlton beat the Blues on penalties
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      • 693 8 LIVERPOOL HOLDERS Liverpool all but booked their place m the knockout stages of the Champions League, as goals from Spanish duo Fernando Morientes and Luis Garcia helped beat Anderlecht 3-0 at Anfield on Tuesday. But their handsome victory was spoiled by an
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      • 334 8 Wenger' s comments in 120-page file London JOSE Mourinho has escalated his war of words with Arsene Wenger by revealing that he has compiled a 120-page file of comments the Arsenal manager had made about Chelsea over the last 12 months. The extraordinary statement from the Chelsea manager came m
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      • 501 9 SOCCER Real outclass Rosenborg, group leaders Lyon ease through m Greece Trondheim (Norway) REAL Madrid and Olympique Lyon became the first two teams to qualify for the knockout stage of the Champions League on Tuesday. The Spanish giants beat Rosenberg Trondheim 2-0
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      • 510 9 Manchester THERE looks to be little chance of repairing the damage done by former Manchester United Captain Roy Keane's recently videotaped criticism of teammates, even after the club ordered the tape burned. The taped interview was to have been aired on MUTV, the
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        84 9 JOHN O'SHE A "He's just strolling around when he should have been busting a gut to get back." RIO FERDINAND "Hasselbaink robbed him for the second goal. I've seen that happen to Rio before." DARREN FLETCHER "I can't understand why people m Scotland rave about Darren Fletcher." KIERAN
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      • 362 9 Eindhoven JEFFERSON Farfan scored early to give PSV Eindhoven a surprise 1-0 win over AC Milan m the Champions League on Tuesday. After just 12 minutes, the Peruvian teenager fired past goalkeeper Dida from eight metres after capitalising on a weak backward header by
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      • 586 10  - Chia Han Keong By They may not threaten China's sports domination but can squeeze out Japan WHEN North and South Korea field a single, combined squad at the Doha Asian Games m September next year, they will likely put the squeeze on Japan. It is at this level where any
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      • 240 10 Berlin A REFEREE accused of match-fixing told a German court how his five co-de-fendants had played their part m a 2-million-euro (Ss4 million) fraud. The referee, 26-year-old Robert Hoyzer, recounted the rigging of games from May last year for alleged ringleader and obsessive gambler Ante
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      • 345 10 GOLF Rayong (Thailand) SINGAPORE'S Lam Chih Bine, one of the longest hitters on the Asian Golf Tour, hit two good shots and found himself still 250 yards from the green. No, he was not facing the wrong way. He was up against the
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      • 380 10 EAST ASIAN GAMES Macau CHINA'S Guo Jingjing indicated on Tuesday that her partying days were behind her as she builds towards the Beijing Olympics after earning double diving honours at the East Asian Games. The double Olympic champion, whose high-profile relationships have made
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      • 343 10 OLYMPICS London LONDON Mayor Ken Livingstone wants to turn the run-down district of Stratforc into Shanghai and get it shipshape to stage the 2012 Sum mer Olympics. The Games is a majo chance to modernise east Lon don and attract investment
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      • 562 11  - Petersson sets course for thrilling image Marc Lim SAILING By Sports Correspondent How to keep sailing's Olympic appeal is high on Isaf president's agenda at meeting SPEED, excitement and colour will be the new buzzwords of sailing as the International Sailing Federation bids to make the sport more spectator- and
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      • 321 11  -  SINGAPORE'S sailors gave themselves the best possible boost ahead of this month's South-east Asia Games. They won the team title at the- Asian Optimist Sailing Championship m Thailand yesterday. Scan Lee and Griselda Khng, who will represent Singapore at the Nov 27-Dec 5
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      • 763 11  -  Abdul Hafiz FAIR GAME By IN 2008, the Olympics will arrive m Beijing. That is when Yao Ming will be 27 and m the prime of his playing career. See the marketing potential? Beijing 2008 will be China's coming out party.
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      • 304 11 BASKETBALL San Antonio (Texas) MICHAEL Finley gave defending champions San Antonio Spurs the instant offence they coveted when they signed him m the off-season. He scored 11 of his 16 points during a four-minute span of the fourth quarter on Tuesday to steady the
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      • 415 11 BASKETBALL NBA: Milwaukee 117 Philadelphia 108 (OT), San Antonio 102 Denver 91. New Orleans 93 Sacramento 67. Dallas 1 1 1 Phoenix 108 (20T). ICE HOCKEY NHL: NY Islanders 4 Boston 3 (OT). Atlanta 6 Tampa Bay 4, Pittsburgh 4 New Jersey 3 (OT). Detroit 4 Chicago 1 Montreal
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      • 97 11 SOCCER THE Singapore Under-23 team drew 0-0 with the Greek Olympic team at the Agios Kosmas Sports Center m Athens yesterday. The South-east Asia Games-bound Young Lions put m a disciplined performance against the Greek side preparing for Beijing 2008. Said Singapore coach
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        • 42 11 TORONTO: Two top seeds, Lindsay Davenport and Maria Sharapova, withdrew from the Advanta tennis Championships m Philadelphia owing to injuries and illness on Tuesday. The tournament had already seen the withdrawal of Venus and Serena Williams. REUTERS
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        • 75 11 ATLANTA: Atlanta Hawks eager Jason Collier, 28, died of cardiac rhythm disturbance caused by a heart that was about 1 '■> times the size it should have been, an autopsy revealed. He died on Oct 15. The 2.1-metre-tall, 117 kg centre's heart weighed 640
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        66 12 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to the family of Our Managing Director Mr Ng Kwang Seng Departed on 31 October 2005 From: Management Staff of yr An-An Travel Tours Pte Ltd Wake will be held at 36 Jalan Mas Kuning (off West Coast Road) Hp: 9488 9013 Cortege will leave
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        344 12 TAN POH SUAN Age: 85 passed away peacefully on 2 November 2005. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Husband: Ix>w Hean I mi. deceased) Son: Daughter-in-law: Low Ec Chin Marvina Cecilia Chow Daughters: Sons-in-law: Dr. Low Saw Lean Dr. William Tseng Seong Pheng Low Saw Ean Dr. Goh
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        34 12 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to Our CEO Mr Chew Heng Ching on the demise of his beloved father Chew Loy Yam on 31 October 2005 From: The Management Staff of Hiap Hoe Limited
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        139 12 "I am the Resurrection and the Life. Whoever believes m Me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes m Me will never die". John 11:25-26 KOHYEOKSEE Age: 94 was called home to be with the Lord on 2 Nov 2005. Always cherished by loved ones. Sons:
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        43 12 With Deepest Sympathy I Heartfelt Condolences to I Our Director I Mr Chew Heng Ching I H on the demise of his beloved father H CHEW LOY YAM on 31 October 2005 From: The Board of Directors, Management Staff of BONVESTS HOLDINGS LIMITED
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        176 12 Fo You. OIMD, I Ml fMUMki I MARTIN VIJ AYAN s/o DURAISANGAM Age. 40 was called home to be with the Lord on 2 November 05 leaving behind loved ones Father R David Singam Mother Mary Ranjeetham Brother? John Mohan Sister Regma Christine Sister-in-law: Guddi 1 Brother-in-law: Silas Raian J
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      • 204 12 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Matthew 1 1 .28 NG KWANG SENG Age: 70 Was called home to be with the Lord on 31 October 2005. Dearly missed and always remembered by loved ones. Wife: Low Ah Leek Sons:
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        173 12 PHILOMINA W/O JESUDOSS Age: 72 called home to be with the Lord on 2 Nov 2005 leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Soosai Jesudoss Sons: Daughters-in-law: Sebastian Arul Dass Vijaya Joseph Amal Dass John Selva Dass Josephine Wake is held at No. 1 1 Jalan Legundi. Prayers will be held at
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    • 542 14 Fed raises rates for 12 th time running Benchmark now stands at 4% and central bank points to more increments Washington UNDAUNTED by back-to-back hurricanes and higher oil prices, the Federal Reserve raised short-term interest rates for the 12th time m a row and made it clear that more increases
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    • 374 14 Washington A HIGH-LEVEL panel appointed by President George W. Bush on Tuesday recommended the first wholesale revisions to the byzantine US tax code m two decades to encourage savings and economic growth. The panel's report said that without comprehensive reform, the tax
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    • 37 14 Yesterday's close: 13.894.78 26 92 points) Japanese share prices gained 0 19 per cent to hit another 4 4 -year high, supported by a positive central bank economic outlook and a Cabinet reshuffle. AFP
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    • 41 14 Yesterday's close-. 14,597.48 (-1-25.22 points) Hong Kong stocks rose for a third straight session, edging up 0 2 per cent, as investors continued to scoop up recent laggards such as Cathay Pacific and Cosco Pacific BLOOMBERG NEWS
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    • 36 14 Yesterday's close: 1.104 79 (+1 4.84 points) Chinese share prices closed 1 36 per cent higher on bargain-hunting, after recent deep corrections with stocks of property developers and Internet firms snapped up AFP
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    • 36 14 Yesterdays close: 4.4563 (-18.4 points) Australian share prices closed 0 41 per cent lower m lacklustre trade, after Prime Minister John Howard warned he had received specific information about a terrorist threat AFP
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    • 36 14 Yesterday's close: 913.92 (+3.16 points) Malaysian share prices closed 0.35 per cent higher, led by buying m gaming and plantation stocks. Volume was 226.09 million shares, worth RMS4B 49 million (*****.5 million). AFP
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      40 14 Yesterday's close-. 8,072.75 (+128.65 points) Renewed buying at lower levels saw the Sensex move into the positive zone. Traders say the worst is over and expect the market to consolidate between the 8.000 and 8,500 levels, reported NDTVprofit.com.
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    • 23 14 Tuesday's close: 1.064.95 (-1.27 points) The markets are closed from yesterday till next Tuesday for the Eid al-Fitr holidays AFP
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    • 37 14 Yesterday's close: 699.88 (+6.61 points) Thai share prices closed 0.95 per cent higher, led by gains m other Asian markets which largely shrugged off the negative impact of overnight falls on Wall Street. AFP
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    • 252 14 November 2 Stock Name Wt Close Change AflfreenSOc 0.33 1.340 +0 030 Ascendasreit 1.03 2.010 BIIInUUSHk 0.52 1.2/o+o 010 Capit«Und 3.29 3.260 +0 080 CaprtaMall 0.85 2.300 -0.010 Chart SemiCond 26c 0 1.070 +0.020 Cityoevsoc 2.61 8 800 ComfortOelGro 25c 1.66 1.500 +0.020 Cosco Corp 20c
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    • 403 14 Amsterdam DEUTSCHE Telekom, Europe's largest telco, plans to eliminate 32,000 positions m the next three years, mainly at the German traditionalphone business, as the former monopoly employs people m new growth areas. The cuts will cost 3.3 billion euros (556.76 billion),
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    • 721 15 China's economy has already landed, says central bank Comments by chief economist suggest no further action is needed to curb growth Beijing CHINA'S economy has already achieved its long-awaited landing even with growth rates around 9 per cent, the central bank's chief economist said yesterday. The comments suggested no further
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    • 510 15 Los Angeles SUN Microsystems, the world's No. 4 maker of server computers that run networks, incurred a narrower first-quarter loss after production costs fell. Sales trailed analysts' estimates. The net loss shrank by 7.5 per cent to US$l23 million (*****.7
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    • 423 15 Beijing OVERCAPACITY m Chinese manufacturing will worsen next year, driving down profits, a leading government think-tank said m a report published yesterday, pointing to restraints on investment as a policy priority. Profits of most downstream industries would also come under greater pressure
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    • 386 15 Bangkok THE Thai government said it hoped to raise up to 34.86 billion baht (551.46 billion) later this month, when it floats part of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) m what is expected to be the country's biggest-ever initial public
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    • 370 15 Shanghai CHINA has issued new rules requiring major shareholders of companies with publicly traded stocks to pay off their internal debts, among other measures, m its latest attempt to revive the country's languishing stock markets. A notice by the
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    • 259 15 Taipei TAIWAN'S China Airlines has given up on a plan to acquire a US$47 million (5579.9 million) stake m the cargo unit of China Eastern Airlines, saying both sides failed to reach a consensus, a company executive said yesterday. China Airlines
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    • 486 16  -  Bryan Lee By Key PMI gauge records sixth monthly expansion, but at a slower pace SINGAPORE manufacturers continue to be m high gear as they enter the year-end peak production period but they appear to be easing off the throttle just a tad. Last
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    • 532 16  -  Xarendra Aggarwal By Economics Correspondent MANUFACTURERS m Singapore are generally optimistic about business conditions that the nations factories are likely to face from now until March next year, with electronics factory bosses among the most upbeat. A new survey of about 405
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    • 423 16  -  Erica Tay By WHAT do you do when you discover a rare cancer-fighting molecule that is found m nature, but m quantities too small' to be used widely? If you are someone like eminent United States Professor Kyriacos Costa Nicolaou, you start working
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    • 151 16 INJURED shipping veteran Lua Cheng Eng has been flown back to Singapore from Beijing and is recuperating at a hospital here. Mr Lua, 67, who is senior adviser to mainboard-listed Neptune Orient Lines, tripped and fell last Tuesday, hitting his head, while on a
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      • 65 17 SINGAPORE Technologies Aerospace (ST Aero) said yesterday it has been awarded a US$9 million (5515.35 million) contract by China United Airlines, adding to its growing list of airline customers from the country. Its wholly owned unit, ST Aerospace Supplies, will provide component management
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      • 124 17 BOARDROOM yesterday posted a 109.7 per cent surge m net profit to $2 million for the first quarter ended Sept 30, from $966,000 a year ago. Revenues for the main-board-listed corporate secretarial and accounting services company grew 65.3 per cent to $7 million, thanks to strong
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      • 69 17 PNE Industries yesterday sounded a warning that it would suffer a net loss for the financial year ended Sept 30. In a statement yesterday, it said the expected net loss is largely due to an impairment loss recognised for its goodwill arising from its acquisition
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    • 712 17  -  Lee Su Shyan By Companies Correspondent Declining trend could carry on to next year along with increased focus on quality IT MAY have been a year of highs for Singapore shares, but when it comes to the number of
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      • 247 17  -  AZRIN ASMANI THE chief executive (CEO) of ARA Trust Management, which manages Suntec Reit, has increased his personal unit-hold-ing m the real estate investment trust (Reit) even as the counter continues to hover near 12--month lows. A filing to the Singapore Exchange yesterday disclosed
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    • 754 17  - ST Index chalks up biggest one -day gain since July 19 A/RIN ASMANI TAKING STOCK By WHAT was initially expected to be a quiet week for the Singapore bourse turned out to be quite the opposite yesterday when the market roared to its biggest one-day gain m more than three
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    • 637 18 By Grace Ng Bangkok Bank signs up $50m m loans for mortgage plan offered only here SINGAPOREANS are lapping up a special mortgage offer that makes it easier tor them to buy top-end residential property m Thailand, with the bank
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    • 327 18  -  Fiona Chan H\ SINGAPORE property developers are still bullish about Bangkok, despite the boom m Thailand's residential market slowing considerably this year. Undeterred by a 24 per cent fall m new housing starts, main-board-listed Capita Land's joint venture company there, TCC Capital Land, last
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    • 302 18  -  Bryan Lee By SINGTEL has, for now at least, stemmed a 3 -year slide m its share of the fiercely competitive local mobile market last quarter, after it grabbed 42.5 per cent of the total number of new customers here m
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    • 215 18 come a key battleground for the telcos, given overall mobile market penetration of 98.7 per cent. SingTel's prepaid customer base grew by 29,000, reversing a 22,000 decline m the June quarter and nipping on the toes of prepaid market leader StarHub. "Sing Tel has been more aggressive
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    • 37 18 1 CURRENCIES 1 1 UP DOWN Gainers: 352 Losers: 161 Unchanged: 622 BUYING SELLING Australian dollar 1.2520 1.2670 Euro 2.0260 2.0490 Sterling pound 2.9750 3.0070 US dollar 1.6870 1.7050 Yen (100 units) 1.4439 1.4599
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    • 226 18  - Chuan Hup names new chief GABRIEL CHEN SUCCESSION MAINBOARD-LISTED Chuan Hup Holdings has announced that it has appointed Mr Terence Peh Siong Woon as its chief executive officer (CEO). The 31-year-old succeeded his father, Mr Peh Kwee Chim, with effect from Tuesday as the top executive of the marine transport
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    • 353 18  - Two finance experts take on more active role Lorna Tan By Finance Correspondent A BUSINESS academic and an investment industry body chief have both decided to plunge headlong back into the wealth management industry. Come next Monday, Mr Andrew Kwek, 49, the executive director of the Investment Management Association of
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      • 522 2 Director Peter Chan is taking a break from making romantic flicks as he gears up for some serious action June Cheong DIRECTOR Peter Chan (below) is no longer m love with making romantic movies, that is. The 43-year-old Hong Konger behind acclaimed films like Comrades: Almost
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      • 112 2 THE National Library Board, Shaw Organisation and the Singapore Film Society are presenting a Peter Chan retrospective this month. An exhibition featuring his films and ideas opened on Tuesday at library@esplanade and will run till Nov 14. There will be a screening of a Peter Chan film
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      • 760 3  -  Frank le Chee Chinese singer Li Tong Yao channels the late Teresa Teng m looks and voice THE best is always reserved for last. That seemed to be the case when Malaysian concert promoter-producer Kok Kee Boon embarked on a search for a Teresa Teng lookalike
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      • 634 5  -  Clara Chow ARTS REPORTER says Sia Joo Hiang, whose oil paintings modelled on her old family photographs exude loneliness and lost innocence AS A child, artist Sia Joo Hiang grew up m a house adjoining her grandfather's chicken farm m Punggol. Fiddling with soil and
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    • 635 8 fff\ Dl 5- 16 EAST COAST My PTEAPTS-RENT FORTUNE JADE HIGH fir Seaview About 1400 sq.ft. F/ facilities. P/furn 3+l. Cheap! 9008-7635 STUDIO/ 2/ 3/ 4 rms. Near MRT. Large balcony, with facilities. 9459-1732 AWESOME SEA VIEW! New list! Hawaii Twr 3+l. Renovated, spacious, p/furn. Immed. *****222 LAGUNA GREEN 4*l
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    • 689 8 Properties UK D 2 2 QD WEST IF PTE APTS RENT Excellent Location HILLVIEW REGENCY 2+l+ balcony Jade 2/3/3"2 rm, unblock, high fir. Condo facilities. Near MRT/ Westmall. 9384-2121 CBSREA SUMMERDALE 3-RMS. F/FURN. Move m cond. F/facihties. Near MRT/ amenities. Immediate. All welcome. Roy *****101 YEW MEI GREEN. 1292/ 2282
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    • 909 8 D.ll. UNIVERSITY. BEAUTIFUL 2Vr storey bunglw. s+l. Park. Trpt. Quiet. Immed. 9652-2878 Agt PALM DR 3-STOREY inter terr. 4+l (attached bath). F/aircon. Quality finishes. Vantage 9675-3870 CHARLTON RD 2/STOREY corner terr. 2400/ 1500 sqft. 3+l. P/furn. New aircon. 9675-3870 D.16 EASTWOOD 3-STOREY semi-d s+l rms. Spacious. F/furn. Renovated. Quiet. Immed.
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    • 941 8 PR* HUDC/HDB fcftjr 9 APTS FOR RENT $8501 $8501 BLK 407 Bt Panjang (3+l). Mid/ lift fir. Aircon. Furn. School, park, pond. Shop. Vacant. Immed. 9696-3838 CHR 3+l WOODLANDS. JUMBO. F/furn. F/aircon. High fir, near MRT/ amenities. Immed. neg! Suits Family. No co-broke. 9389-0111 APPROVED 4'A 1 BLK 224 CCX
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    • 681 8 lIH ROOMS FOR RENT 10/ (PRIVATE) GUILIN VIEW, GOMBAK MRT. Con- j do facilities. High fir. A1 view. Common rm. $500. *****811 fftk ROOMS FOR \Uf RENT(HDB) L^l?.?P. re. E N .L ROOMS AVAIL IN all areas. Furn/ 1 unfurn./ aircon. Near MRT/ ame- nities. All races. Reasonable rates. Tenants
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    • 451 8 ■fc DOl-08 kill CITY ft SOUTH-WEST U PTE APTS -SALE Bill THE SAIL Marina Bay. Cosy. Tower 1. Bay view. Very good buy 1 bdrm. 650 700 sq.ft. Windy!!! 3 bdrms. 1200 1900 sq.ft. Windy Tower 2. With Park Pool View. 1-bedroom. 610 780 sq.ft. Windy 2 bdrms. 860 1080
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    • 663 8 ■k DOl-08 kill CITY ft SOUTH-WEST ■F PTEAPTS-SALE ANCHORAGE. POOL VIEW. 1421; 1528; 1830 sqft 3+l+l SBSOK up; 2+l $690K/ Twin Regency. 1776 sqft. 4 bdrm. $1.3 M. *****900 NEW F'HOLD APT. Low maintenance fee. Beside Farrer Park MRT. Good price *****705 BLUE HORIZON NEW. 1163 sqft. 3+l. Premier Blk.
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    • 746 9 DDO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND HOUSES-SALE Ithetown tntemdlomil Property Adrtwr i BRAND NEW! MAPLE Aye. F'hold 2-storey Semi-d 3200/2700 sqft s+l Designer kitchen, wide front age Valued $2 65M 9029 7048 BEST OF PRINCESS! Metres to Nanyang Pri. Buy of the month. Build your dream hse. Almost so»d' Don't miss 1
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    • 630 9 »DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTEAPTS-SALE Orchard Tur limited units available: 1/2/3/4 bdrms. penthouses, lc Fun condo facilities 0 Modern, designer imported fii Foreigners eligible Prestigious distinctive deve Special Preview Prizes For Immediate viewing, p *****725 John/S DTZ Debenhan ■a BRAND NEW PRESTIGE Condo Four Seasons/ Ardmore Pk area. Cairnhill/
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    • 471 9 ffh DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ MM lANGLIN/ HOLLAND IF PTEAPTS-SALE n Vicinity jnded houses nishings ■lopment >is call *****710 Ann '*****99 Irene n Tie Leung BRAND NEW WE ARE INVITING you to this 104 units f'hold development nestled m Orchard. 1/ 21 3/ 4 bdrms apts townhses. $1500 psf. View by
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    • 673 9 ffh LX)9- 10 ORCHARD/ MM TANGLIN/ HOLLAND Wf PTEAPTS-SALE TOf SELLING PROJECTS. Cairnhill Grange. Paterson, Robertsor Quay. River Valley. Best time tc mvest! See all at one go! Call now iPlim^ Investment Top location. Superb investment By dDOt onlv 1 9007*007 ft Car#i GOOD INVESTMENT BOTANIC GDN VIEW 1410. 170
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    • 386 9 PS3&- iSESF iSSS 1 BE» BS=» |s»< PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL I r L*:ATw f BUY IT. SELL IT. FIND IT AS I M V#v. '^Wi^' 'jFi A City South West 01-21 C Newton /Bt Timah Clement Oft *?fi 4v^/ 440, 440 E -East Coast 42-48 15-16 4io] 460^461 G<u.r nn tu-_
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    • 296 9 Properties THE HILLSIDE. GROUND fir lovers! j 1630 sqft with patio, 3+l rms. Breathtaking pool water tea j tures. Priced to sell! 9238-1388 PSjNeaF I THE ALBANY 2000 sqft 3+l En- bloc potential All attached, basej ment carpark facilities. Easy i access PIE/ Orchard. *****113 9007-0696. F'HOLD. ACS/SCGS. SB9OK! Villa
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    • 378 9 HILLSIDE CONDO RESORT living F'hold. 1850 sqft. 4+l with gdn. Move-in condition. View to offer Call Jeannie 9857-9922 HILLVIEW GREEN. F'HOLD. Sell near valuation! 1000/ 1013 sqft. 2 rms. Mid fir. Face greenery Tennis ct view. $490K up. *****453 NEWTON/ NOVENA CONDO. 1/ 2/ 3/ 4 rms. Beside shpg mall/
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    • 368 9 PANDAN VALLEY CONDO. 2200/ 2000/ 1750 sqft. 4+l. Renovated. $850K up. *****100 No agts SOUTHAVEN 11. 999 yrs. 1335 sqft. 3+l rms. Renovated. 100% movein! $6XXK!!! 9859-8539 CANAAN D.21 KING ALBERT Pk F'hold, 3+l, 1450 sqft, near top schs/ shpg. F/facilities. S9OOK. IS 9851-2159 ADAM PARK. S69OK. 2-bdrms. Std commission
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    • 301 9 I I ■k Dl 2-14 BALESTIER/ LRJ MACPHERSON/GEYLANG V PTEAPTS-SALE faßMafctoMt-HmyMNkl TOPOHati** 11 -6pm (MM (Off Sims Avwwjjo 15 Lof S5 6iy)^ •1.1 2rm 91S 947 sqttd S4MK-S42M '3-mi 1249 sqft SSSSM-$570l Z3-rm Pentttse wrtti Private Roof Terrace •Fac*des .S/pool/BBQ/ Children playground Roof-top Terrac* 1 Security •Good school: Kong Hwa.
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    • 442 9 Ik 012-14 BALESTIER/ LHj MACPHERSON/GEYLANG V PTEAPTS-SALE josephian 9385 2888 iUNNY SPRING. LOR 40 Geylang. 'hold 3+1. 1550 sqft, ground fir. kston Mansion. 1216 sqft. Pool iew! Both near MRT. 9385 2888 lELOW DEVELOPER'S PRICEI Pare Haven. F'hold. High fir. Pool /iew. 1248 sqft. 3+l+l. F/faciliies. Call Roswell 9832-2455 ).14
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    • 1645 10 BD1 5-1 6 EAST COAST Wto\ D l 16 EAST COAST Wff\ Dl 5- 16 EAST COAST HOUSES-SALE HOUSES -SALE HOUSES SALE r- I i v, H B-fl 1 Exclusively Yours. VHit us »tIB Sennit UrtT^—*** ml MC^ OcMm for vising on Pubic Hokd^» Wm frofn 12 noon till 6pm
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    • 1061 10 ig|ois-16EASTCOAST fffk D l 16 EAST COAST PJk Dl 5- 16 EAST COAST P*| D l 16 EAST COAST f*k Dl 5- 16 EAST COAST fafcV PTEAPTS-SALE 1^ PTEAPTS-SALE U/ PTEAPTS-SALE PTE APTS SALE 1^ PTE APTS SALE a" HAIG COURT Top-Selling Condo m the East!* >« __ORK^- /^^ss^,__ r*\
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    • 393 10 Properties a^lt AMBER RD. BRAND New F'hold Full sea view. 2+l. From $6xx psf 6 Units To Choose! 8123-8138 NEWI THE TRUMPS. 1-bdrm Studio 700 sqft. High fir. Unblocked Near MRT. SSOOK 9387-7114 •••STUDIO/ 3+l CLEARWATER 700/ 1323 sqft. Large balcony Full facilities. Call 9336-3008 MANDARIN GDN. 2034 sqft mais
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    • 796 10 ■k 17-18CHANGI/ tSJ PASIR RIS IF PTEAPTS-SALE S47XK ONLY! 5 yrs old. Pinevale 3+2. 1388 sqft. Showrm cond. Full pool view. Breezy. Near Poi Ching Sch. F/facilities. *****015 EASTPOINT GREEN. 4+l+l with balcony. 2098 sqft. Designer decor. High fir. Fantastic views. Near mall/ MRT. 9815-5228 DW MELVILLE PARK, 2-BDRMS. 990/
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    • 622 10 ffk. Dl9-20SERANG00N/ QZj THOMSON |P HOUSES SALE 58 MENG SUAN Rd Spnngside viI cinity brand new semi-d. TOP. Bright, spacious, greenery. s+l i SI.3XM. *****766/*****858 3300 SOFT 2/STOREY. Corner Terr. Poh Huat Cres. 4+l+l. 999 i yrs. East facing. Beautiful cond. Ouiet. Ample carpark *****865 hiT¥l Listing BBBMM 1 D.19
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    • 655 11 ■b\ Dl9-20SERANGOON/ UU THOMSON |V PTE APTS SALE ijWrx»C*.. i EDEN CREST 3-RMSPent^se TOP obtameo f *oid 5 mmj S'goon MR T E»duS'*e quiet ambience With.n good schs. High ground 'evei Can *****730/ *****186 I £m TTT ~P %k' j^^^Btfik. T EVERGREEN PK CONOO. New Bj HI 3 attach 1345
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    • 736 11 ■IV Dl9-20SERANGOON/ UJM THOMSON |F PTEAPTS-SALE ■MY Ik L mm mi *n VERY RARE! LIKE new Few unit! C High fir From 1259 sqft 3+l Full pool/ park view. F/ renovated. 100% move m cond SELL BELOW VALUE! F hold Lav or Chuan^ 1690 sqft. 3 rms NS facmg Near
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    • 581 11 ■k D 25-28 tJij NORTH HOUSES wm sale J-STOREY SEMI-D. 3*l rms (Nim) kpprox 4700 sq ft Morning sun. >1 52 M 9006 4944 (Agt) :ASAI RO. 2-STOREY corner terr ?880/ 2440 sqft. Jin Seiaseh. S/ itorey corner terr *****188 Pffv D22-24WEST Itf/ PTE APTS SALE YEW MEI GREEN. Panoramic
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    • 787 11 P((V D22-24WEST U|f PTE APTS -SALE IHH^H BELOW VALUATION 1) FLORAVALE 808. 1247 sqft/ 3+l Renovated Pool view S46OK neg 2) Pare Vista 807. 1624 sqft/ 4+l Pool view Near MRT. 9832 7886 NEW LIST! PARC Vista Twr 1 89 7 Yew Mci Green Blk 50. 86. 3+l. Move-in. Summerdaie/
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    • 777 11 WfK D 2 5-28 NORTH \Uf PTE APTS -SALE ■fftmollonol Proptrty kMmn NEW CLUSTER HSE with f/facilities. 3200-4600 sqft. Fr $245 psf. 4 bdrms/ family area/ 2 pte lots. Call *****388/ *****500 SSXXK! GRANDE VISTA 3 bdrms with attached, 1238 sqft. 999 yrs. High fir. F/facilities. Vacant. Movein. Nancy 9238-6633
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    • 440 11 fffi HDB APTS FOR SALE lift? (ANG MO KIO) 5 T BLK 648. High fir. Windy. Unblocked. Renovated. Near MRT/ town ctr/ NTUC/ interchange. neg. Call Benson 9384-9601 C&H URGENT! 3'NG' (MUP) Blk 343. High fir. Unblock. Chinese not eligible. MRT. neg. 9788 4000 $0 CASH 3'NG' blk 107. Next
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    • 451 11 IRS HDB APTS FOR SALE Up/ (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) JACKYCHEONO 9270 6047-%, 5 'A" 8LK.668 Jln Damai 803. 4 bdrm Spacious living. Unblocked. Simple renovation, well kept. Move m. Sell <§> value! Don't miss ACE TEAM MARKETING (ATM) A Proven Bedok Specialist! Darrence 9844-8443 PN Ntw! 3'NG' 539... Cheap. Mkt/ bus Ntw!
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    • 451 11 Properties *^F P^k HDB APTS FOR SALE |f|/ (BISHAN) JANC GOH 9108-2388 DW website: www.bishantown.com 3 'S' 110/ 189 High fir. Last call! 4 'S' 105/ 106 Lift level Unblock 4 'S' 145/ 172/ 177/ 181 Simple 4 'A l l4O Lift level. Well decor 5 T Pt 102/ 168/
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    • 367 11 Pft HDB APTS FOR SALE Uir 1 (BUKIT BATOK) •ERA'Proven Bt Batok Specialist* •••Samuel Wee 6471-3446 ERA*** •••ERA No 1 Top Producer '02»** SHOWHOUSE THU7 SAT/ SUN Exec Apt 120, 288F, 290 C. S-30K 4'A' 625, 291A. MRT. AI! Low Exec Mais 526, 524 corner. AI! $0 Exec Mais 289
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    • 483 11 PfrS HDB APTS FOR SALE UP (BUKITBATOK) EXEC APT 2888, 299 High fir. 4' A' 625. 113/ 4 'A' 201 Ground fir. s' l" 291 D, 325/5 A" 111. MRT. 3'NG' 179, 408. 9851-4519 ROOF GRAB! BELOW VALUE! 4'A' Blk 187. #03. Balcony. Orig. Face park. Quiet. Bright. Windy. Near
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    • 1593 12 BHDB APTS FOR SALE PIS HOB APTS FOR SALE P$V HDB APTS FOR SALE PfH HDB APTS FOR SALE ifH HDB APTS FOR SALE PH HDB APTS FOR SALE (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) fc*/ (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) \^f (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) \Hf (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) |g) (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) W (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) I I m IfTHI D S E D II I
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    • 273 12 O. RAJAN G*ly I 9459 3037 i 'I' CORNER 562 CCX. 128 sq.m. i'l 1 corner Blk 679. 5 yrs. MRT. ixec Apt Corner Blk 207/ 525. ipacious. Sens All races!! lELOW VALUE! EXEC Apt/ Mais :CK 757, 755. 754. 658. Unlocked. MRT. 9069-5756 Angie IXEC APT BLK 605. High
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    • 588 12 ■k HDBAPTS FOR SALE till (CLEMENTI/ V WEST COAST) RARE! 2+l CORNER Holland Blk 13. High/ lift fir. Cosy modern open concept. F/aircon. MRT/ Holland Village. S27BK. Annie 8100-8099 CLEMENTI 5 'I' Pt Blk 338. New list. Lift fir. Mid fir. Unblocked Marble. Nice. MRT. Value $365 K. Ask $380
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    • 469 12 MMMjMBjMJMJMJMjMIHM^MMCMttM^^aMdk&M^MV^^MSiMfk^WM^ ,^BM^r ■k HDBAPTS FOR SALE till (HOUGANG/ S"GOON/ JJ YIO CHU KANG) 1 I iu^ I 4MB HOUGANG CENTRAL/ MRT All race 3 'I' corner 620. Lift fir. 69 sqm. 4 'A' corner 426 #6 113 sqm MRT 5V comer 463. #05 lift MRT $0k Exec Apt corner 560
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    • 728 12 WtS HDBAPTS FOR SALE llrir 1 (JURONG) Jurong 8-1111-222 Robin Goh 3T 3, 7. Lift level. Teban SI3SK 3'l' 119 #3 Corner Ho Ching.slsoK 3T 185#6, 186#15 BoonLaysl3sK 3T 187#21 Boon Lay Below 1 3T 208 #5, 210 #5 Corner. $160K 31 209#6, 211#20 BoonLay.slsoK 4'l 217 #05 Boon Lay
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    • 556 12 P"rS HDBAPTS FOR SALE tgr l (JURONG) IbeSwvaS^ 5T CORNER 624 Jurong W. excellent designer decor/ balcony, high fir, convenient: 5T corner 664A #11 Jurong Pt. *****621 ERIC NG 9437 7887 V^W 4'A' 657A, 100% corner. Windy. j 4" A" 6618 Well kept, 1 mm MRT. i 5T 610 Vacant.
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    • 877 13 HK HDB APTS FOR SAL£ UK? (JURONG) 3 A' JURONG W blk 501 walk up Origmai 74 sqm Face NE Sen value S2K only' *****810 CBS 3T BOON LAY 215/ 168 Unblock Next to corner Lift level Reno vated Mkt/ amenities *****726 3 1' BLK 214 Boon Lay Upgraded 4
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    • 882 13 fffS HDB APTS FOR SALE \ltp (PASIR RIS/CHANGI) BEST BUY! VIEW THURSSUN 5 T 232 NNJB) Comer W>ndv Seaview Nice STUBCornerParkview 4 bdrm Unblock. Windy Good sT736Corner 4-bdrm. Beautiful Amenities Nice Eiec Apt 459 Comer 4-bdrm. Beaut »v Ament.es Very Good Eiec Apt 540 Corner 4-bdrm MRT unblocked Good SeNiAoV
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    • 801 13 Rfv HDB APTS FOR SALE Up? (TAMPINES/SIMEI) ACE TEAM MARKETING (ATM) A PROVEN TAMPINES SPECIALIST DESMOND *****715 PN New! 3'A' 225— Lift/ high fir. MRT New! 4'A' 235-. High fir. MRT. sch New! Apt 315.- SISK. High fir. Mkt 3'A" 103 Mkt. sch. Renovated 3'A 1 251/ 885 Mkt. sch
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    • 835 13 ■k HDB APTS FOR SALE fcjy (TOA PAYOH/ U POTONG PASIR) 4 'A' KIM Keat Aye Blfc 253 corner ground unit. Renovated. Condo style layout. Large kitchen/ yard. t/aircon/ PIE. $298 K. 9176-7453 3T T.PAYOH BLK 1. Upgraded (extra rm) Fees paid Mid fir. Near to MRT/ food ctr/ schs.
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    • 933 13 RK HDB AFTS FOR SALE UP (WOODLANDS) MUSt SELL 4'S 1 BLK 437. Mid fir. Near Marsiling MRT/ 5 mins walk to Town Ctr. Move-in. All races. Serious seller. neg. Jasmine *****021 MtmdkmtfftopMtrAtfvto 5T BLK 777 Woodlands, high fir. Windy. Renovated. Bright Spa- cious. 121 sqm. Near MRT. Price neg!
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    • 842 13 RfV HDB APTS FOR SALE f HI/ (YISHUN) I Rl I Ai 3 1 I 1 1 AI 3 'NG' BLK 101 Yishun #03 N.S. facing. 68 sq.m Renovated. Walk MB. Food ctr/ mkt/ schs/ ameni- I I ties. HDB value. Motivated seller. Ij NEW LISTINGI 3'NG' Blk 712. Mid
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    • 1093 13 R*V SHOP SPACE HP FOR RENT GOOD RENT BLK 727 PRIME shop @> AMK Central. Facing food ctr. Upgraded. Heavy human traffic. MRT. Rarely avail. Must call! 9487 9007 mm SUPER HAPPENING PLACEI Coming up <3> Bugis! Ist concept m town. Going out fast! 50 sqft up. Hurry! Book now!
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    • 440 13 t±JJ crvD dcwt pjp^P 7 run ncn i CASHEW HGT. EXCLUSIVE shop condo. 250 sq.ft. Next to pool/ childcare. Good for laundry/ mi nimart. neg. Call now 9785-1970 HALF-SHOP AMK BLK. 451/ 548 location within location. Good frontage. Heavy traffic. MRT. All trade. Immed. Mark 9336-1100 VEERASAMY RD SHOPHSE 2-sto-rey.
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    • 967 14 Rt\ SHOP SPACE Fm PROPERTIES IN |aY FOR SALE fl^ SOUTH EAST ASIA JOHOR JAVA 1 d/storey corner ■■■■■■BajßJßJßßaVjavSfßgi terr s/storey semi-d. Bt Kern pas bungle/ corner terr Johor L^41 Ba l£^£iA3A'l'J|J Bdhru condo/ 1 vacant bungiw ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■bI :ana ***** sqft *****417 ERA VISHUN/CLEMCNTI/PAVA LEBAR Jhoohstf. 21 1 storey Appr
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    • 233 15 PfK LECTURING/ Uf TEACHING PART-TIME LITERACY TEACHER required to work m Woodlands. You must have Eng as Ist lang. be experienced with young children be prepared to work weekend Pri teacher qualifications an advantage Full training provided. Send CV to ros_lian(»yahoo.com HOLLAND CHILDCARE REQUIRES Teachers/ Principal. Trained m CPT/ DPL.
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      • 473 2 fW Digital imaging, or Dl, is rife m the publishing and advertising industries. But how much Dl is too I M^ much, asks Dylan Boey HAIR TODAY, GONE W 1 6 The traditional barber may nav e seen better days. With a fl^^^^^^^^^^^^^Hk dwindling customer base, is this J^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Kk the
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      428 3 YOU HAVE SPOKEN. HERE ARE YOUR TOP THREE FAVOURITE URBAN COVERS he votes are m. And you I have spoken. The most popular Urban cover since our Oct 21, 2004 launch is drumroll please issue 10 of Dec 23, 2004. The cover was voted tops by 46 out
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    • 169 3 Urban received more than 700 entries for our bumper contests last week. The winners are CONTEST 1: URBAN CLARINS 1 Junaidah Rawi 2. Tay Chai Luan, Joey 3. SuryaniAman 4. Lun Yoke Leng, Monica 5. Shirley Tong 6. Thiruneeraiselvi Ramanathan 7. Jennifer Anne Rozario 8. Alice Florensia 9. Toh
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        174 4 Forget the Baltic States or Brazil. When it comes to producing supermodels, Canada is the place to watch. In the past few seasons, Canuck beauties like Jessica Stam (main picture), Dana Werbowy and Lisa Cant have all snagged high-profile advertising campaigns. Stam is currently m a BCBG ad
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      • 201 4 WATCH THEM CHANGE FASH FLASH/HazelYong, Leong Su-Lin, Dylan Boey, Tay Suan Chiang Chung or Irene Over s6o they auditioned last month for a Marie France But unlike regular beauty contests, tne tnree were chosen not for their slim physiques but their Visible weight problem". Aileen Chua, the company's regional marketing
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      • 138 4 It turned 20 last month. And to celebrate, dothing store Esprit has a series of offers for bargain hunters. Check out its $20 special buys, like the Esprit logo wallet which has an original price tag of $39.90. There is also a 20 per cent discount for
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      139 5 Watch out Mango, Topshop and Zara. There's a new player m town. American fashion label, MAXSTUDIO.COM, opened its first store here at Wisma Atria last Thursday. The 1,200-sq ft outlet offers wardrobe essentials with similar competitive price points: 569 for a camisole to $419 for a dress.
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    • 583 5 FCUK OPENS FIAGSHIPAT WISMA ATRIA British retailer French Connection announced last month that it would scale back on using its "fcuk" label after a massive sales slump. But m Singapore, the label is growing. Its new flagship store opened last Tuesday at Wisma Atria. The 1,977-sq ft shop now carries
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    • 294 7 STRIKE OUT WITH STRIPES GET THE LOOK /Dylan Boey and Raymond Chow he message from menswear this season is: Don't be a bore. Forget about monotones for shirts. Think colours. If you are the cautious sort, start off with some stripes. They help break the monotony of a single-colour shirt
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    • 273 7 ASK LIONEL unknown f*\ I've got very hairy legs and Vqt arms. People tease me and even call me a monkey. Could you recommend some effective ways I can remove the hair permanently? A You sound like Helena Bonham Carter (right) m Planet Of The Apes. Honestly, having hairy legs
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      706 8 Chances are, glossy photos you see m magazines and ads have been enhanced. DYLAN BOEY checks out the 'reality' of digital imaging o get the face and figure of your dreams, all you need now is a little digital magic. Software like Adobe Photoshop and Serif s Fhotoplus are
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      274 9 says action can still be taken against advertisers if they violate the Code's core principles, which state that ads must be "honest, legal, decent and truthful". Such action is taken by the ASAS Council, which is authorised to, for example, withhold advertising space. Last year, the Consumers
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      205 10 Photography: TECK from A Pixels Photography; Art Direction: DYLAN BOEY; Models: Urban readers SABRINA SOLOMON, FRANCO GUO NURASHIKAH ANUAR; Digital Image Enhancing: O MT J m- fc l HP :> I U^J I I Yv/UK^tLr tools home users can pick up. I American singer Alicia Keys once ♦N biceps?
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    • 3 11 NOVEMBER 3 2005
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    • 129 11 PHOTOS: REUTERS AFP AP At 71 Shirley Madeline is playing grandma roles these days, but her kooky vibe lives on. Still young at 31 but Hong Kong's Charlie Young should watch out for those eye bags. Besides putting on weight since her Ally Mcßeal days, Calista
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      540 14 Men taking off hair m the nether regions is a trend that is taking off, as LIONEL SEAH finds out t may have been worn as a badge of machismo m the past. But these days, hair on men has been dealt the death sentence. Once a top grooming
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    • 821 15 He removes men's hair for a living, but Isaac Cheong (left) is not a hairstylist. The 24-year-old is a male waxer. One of fewer than five such male professionals m Singapore, he not only removes hair from manly chests, arms and legs but also performs the spicily named
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      295 15 England's captain David Beckham both sport bodies bereft of hair. Arsenal's Freddie Ljundberg also shaved his chest for a Calvin Klein Underwear campaign last year. And way back m 1992, American tennis star Andre Agassi shocked Wimbledon fans when he turned up on Centre Court, smooth as a boiled
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    • 617 16 CUTTING LOSSES With 1 0, 1 Ominute haircut salons sprouting everywhere, can Singapore's traditional barbers survive? HAZEL YONG finds out t should have been a double-bill festive season this week but it's hardly boomtown Charlie for traditional barbers here. In fact, all was quiet at Prostyle Hairdressing Salon, one of
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    • 315 16 Some very famous and important heads put themselves at the mercy of Pakari Kothandapani (above). In fact, a WEP came for his haircut the morning before Urban dropped m, he tells us. The 75-year-old barber owns the 50-year-old New Star Hairdressing at Upper East Coast
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      91 17 A regular since 1991, he even has Kothandapani's name as ''Barney" on his mobile phone. He was introduced to the salon by his uncles. "I am a traditionalist when it comes to my hair and I don't like to go to fancy salons/ says Dr Wu. "I like the smell
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    • 346 17 Urban catches up with a young barber to find out why he joined the trade At 24, Muhd Syuhadak (above) is the youngest barber at Nurcahaya barber shop. The grandson of Haji Ramadan, the man behind the Sri Dewa chain, Syuhadak has three colleagues
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    • 620 18 A HEAD FOR HATS Stephen Jones' resume may read likea who's who of the celebrity world, but LEONG SIWN finds the British milliner friendly and eager to give regular folks his personal touch V«/ X*/ I Madonna, Kylie Minogue and Gwen Stef ani have aS worn his unique creations, which
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      457 19 her a sense of "drama, style and fashion". Another recent project saw him creating a collection of hats for musician Mick Jagger's current tour. "Because he's such an icon you can't change him. You have to respect the fact that he's had 100 years of singing," Jones says, jokingly. Although
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        418 20 BEAUTYLICIOUS/leongSain I Go bare-faced by all means. But don't skip the mascara. Not only does it open up I your eyes, it also makes youlook more feminine. I And the mother of all mascara comes from Maybelline. I It was created m 1 91 3 by a chemist to
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        700 21 PERSONA! TRAINER /PradeepPaul Go the distance with the shoe type that is best suited for your running style f you are one of the "lucky" 21,000 who signed up for this year's Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon, there's one piece of equipment you will find crucial: Running shoes.
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      • 375 22 LIQUIDDIET/ Sandra Leong Everyone knows cocktails are a game of mix and match, trial and error. Put this and that together and you'll either get an irresistible concoction or a nasty brew that tastes like mouth wash. Thankfully, you've got the folks at Urban, who are more than
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      • 277 22 In the Italian region of Piedmont Barolo a red wine made from the Nebbiolo grape is considered one of the greatest wines m the country. Lately, the region's white wines are also gaining m status. Favorita, a white grape commonly used as
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      310 23 rCjoHNOSH AanHsuehYun When my insurance agent turned up for a meeting with some heavenly chicken pies, I knew I had to go check them out myself. So off I went to Pasirßis, of all places, m search of Cottage Pies Cafe. It was worth the drive halfway across
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      207 23 It was about 10pm and I had just watched a concert at the Esplanade. Stay back and meet the performer, my friend suggested. Uh, no thanks, I said and scooted off. If I drove reasonably fast, I might get to Carl's )r before closing and score some Fried
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      124 23 From flaky pastry to flaky biscuits: Marks Spencer makes really delicious biscuits and snacks but I think they've managed to top themselves with these two. The Garik and Herbs crackers are so flaky and light. I like to smear some Rght cream cheese on them, although they are
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      186 23 The next time you need a quickie pasta sauce for a weeknight dinner, try these ones from Japanese brand S&B Codroe with Chili ($4.60) and Sea Uni Cream Sauce ($8.80). All you need to do is boil up some pasta and dump the sauces on top for an
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      325 24 THEBAGPAGE/LeongSu-lin MTV VJ and Tinsel Management artiste Denise Keller is not letting her adidas Superstar sneakers out of her sight. When the/re not on her feet, the/re kept "under lock and key". Her last pair of Superstars, the limited edition Rock-A-Fella, was stolen earlier this year. It was
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