The Straits Times, 1 January 2006

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  • 485 1  - PM confident growth trend will continue Aaron Low TOP OF THE NEWS THE Singapore economy grew by a stronger than expected 5.7 per cent last year. Barring unexpected crises, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong expects the trend of good growth to continue this year. The forecast for 2006: 3 to
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    • 202 2 home Fitness bug bites Slimming salons, gyms and yoga classes are chalking up new members as Singaporeans seek to get fit and healthy for the new year. PAGE 3 A favourite at $5 Steven Loh, the chef who helped create the Chatterbox chicken rice at the Meritus Mandarin Hotel,
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    • 60 2 Leave room for surprises Use expert predictions as a guide, but leave room for surprises as you will find that all forecasts do not come true. PAGE 18 Home prices to rise Home prices m general will rise by about 6 per cent over the year, higher than the
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    • 30 2 Tinkering with iPod Hackers are having a go at the iPod, from enabling music files to be transferred out, to turning it into a universal remote control. PAGE 32
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    • 25 2 Wikipedia's new move As Wikipedia, the online encyclopaedia, is set to vet its entries closely, questions are raised whether this is justified. PAGE 33
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    • 61 2 What's next for Google? In many ways, 2005 was the year that Google came of age, but can its founders take it beyond the search engine business. PAGES 22 23 No fairy-tale ending Two of the biggest fantasy films m 2005 were made m New Zealand, but it turns
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    • 78 2 Chelsea keeps going Chelsea have to lose at least three times before anybody else stands a chance of winning the Premiership title from them. PAGE 26 Hingis needs power Martina Hingis concedes that she has no hope unless she improves her serve and increases her all-round power. PAGE 28
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    • 30 2 Be ready for racist taunts If you are joining a university m Australia, be prepared for racist slurs and even attacks, says a Singaporean student x PAGE 34
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    • 25 2 A matter of taste Concern about good taste is worrying about what other people think, says Peter Teo, design director of projectshop. PAGE 35
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    • 34 2  -  Sumiko Tan If I had just a year to live, what would my goals be? A question like this focuses your mind on what really matters. REFLECT PAGE Ll 2
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    • 34 2  -  Tay Cheng Khoon Two old songs the gospel track 'Servant King' and Frank Sinatra's 'I Did It My Way' spring to mind as the New Year dawns. SWEAT PAGE 29
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    • 27 2  -  K.C. Vijayan If we have to execute someone, perhaps we can think of ways to lessen the emotional cost involved. THINK PAGE 24
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    • 27 2  -  Chua Mui Hoong I belong to the school of thought that believes quality of life, not just quantity, matters. REFLECT PAGE LI 2
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      • 45 2 Pedal power Trishaws are they just for tourists, and who are these people who still peddle the old-school way of travelling? PAGE L 2 Mirth m Seoul Laughter therapy is the vogue m South Korea where looking cool has often meant looking serious. PAGEL3
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      • 25 2 Dying of grief It is uncommon but technically possible for someone unable to cope with a loved one's death to die of grief. PAGEUP
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      • 18 2 Fruit feast Cranberry is now popping up everywhere from regular cookies and cakes to salad dressing. PAGEL26
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      • 56 2 In two articles published m The Straits Times on Dec 31, 2005, titled "Unions find it tough to get young leaders" and "High 5 m '06", the wrong designation was given for several union leaders. The NTUC has clarified that the post they hold is
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    • 604 3  - New Year's resolutions business for many Chua Kong Ho PHOTO: Slimming centres, gyms and even dance schools see more new clients m January and February NEW Year's resolutions may be little more than whimsical promises for some but they are big business for a legion of companies. From slimming salons
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    • 230 4 NiiS^tudent, who is already skilled m ballet, now sets her sights on dancing the salsa SOME people collect stamps, Ms Ma Van Ling collects dances. The lithe 22-year-old is a finalyear business administration student at the National University of Singapore and a member
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    • 256 4 THE desire for a fresh face and slimmer profile can add as much as 20 per cent more to the coffers of plastic surgeons. From December to February, plastic surgeons such as Dr Erik Ang get a long line of people asking for eyebag
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    • 221 4 AS HIS workload piled up, so did the pounds. But Mr Ninad Katkar, who literally stepped off the treadmill after his university studies, is bent on reshaping his 78kg physique. An avid bodybuilder at university, the 30-year-old general manager of Ingram Micro (India)
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    • 364 5  -  Sarah Ng $20,000 payout will help fulfil dream of opening his own stall; and he will charge just $5 for a set 'They must be so tasty that you can just eat both without the chicken.' EX-CHATTERBOX SOUS CHEF STEVEN
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    • 590 5  -  Wong Ah Yoke FOOD CRITIC THE standard of Chatterbox Coffeehouse's chicken rice has dropped Now, everyone has an opinion on what makes good chicken rice. To many, it is the chicken meat, which must be smooth and tasty. Others insist it is the fragrant and
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    • 733 6  -  Jeremy Au Yong 1 1 'It's better than just throwing them away or leaving them at the void deck.' HOUSEWIFE SOPHIE TAN. who. with her husband Henry Lee and sons Bryan (left) and Brandon, gave her uncle's sofa, wardrobe, mattress, vacuum cleaner, fridge and compute'
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    • 710 7  -  Jeremy Au Yong BUSINESSMAN David Tan (not his real name) is 52 years old and has sex once a week, a frequency that puts him on par with many twentysomethings, according to a
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    • 1931 8 I Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday announced m his New Year's Day message better-than-expected growth of 5.7 per cent for 2005. He said that the economy will continue to expand this year and assured Singaporeans of a bright future Reaction from an economist 1
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      • 500 10  - Man who couldn't find girlfriend: Now baby makes three Chua Kong Ho An obese man who could not find a girlfriend m Singapore. A paralysed man who defied the odds. A karung guni man who proposed m The Sunday Times. Their stories moved you. Now, find out what has happened
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      • 342 10  - Paralysed man now writing a book HE MIGHT be paralysed, but Mr David Kinnear, 56, has already finished writing four chapters of a book on how children relate to their parents. The Sunday Times first wrote m September 2004 about his family staging a musical to raise funds for his
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      • 186 10  - Still waiting for his sweetheart to say yes' Sarah Ng FORMER karung guni man Khiew Chee Keong proposed to his sweetheart m The Sunday Times last August. Ironically, it was m a story about how Singapore women shun men m unglamorous jobs. Four months on, he is no closer to
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    • 365 11 Islamic lessons get more interactive Muis' revised curriculum moves away from classroom-based methods of yesteryear SEVEN-YEAR-OLD M. Heriz Putra Yusoff does not lug back homework from religious classes like his parents used to or sit for tests and examinations. As part of a new revised national Islamic education curriculum, he
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      • 206 11 POLICE have arrested four men for the murder of a Myanmar national found dead at Upper Boon Keng Road on Christinas Day. The suspects are Malaysians aged between 19 and 26. Two of them are work permit holders employed as cleaners, while the other two
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      • 120 11 A MONEYCHANGER m Sim lim Tower lost about $16,000 on Friday morning m what appeared to be a sleight-of-hand scam. Two men had approached the moneychanger asking to change RM4,000 (551,760) into Singapore dollars. After the transaction, one of the men asked the moneychanger to look for
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    • 130 11 Woman who cheated granddad of $2m Jailed A WOMAN was jailed 6 years for cheating her grandfather and others of $2.68 million. According to Shin Mm Daily News. Lin Huiling had taken $2 million from her grandfather's account using forged cheques. He had trusted her to manage his bank accounts,
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    • 707 12  -  Salim Osman Blast kills eight and fuels fears of fresh sectarian violence m province INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA A BOMB ripped through a crowded market frequented by Christians m Central Sulawesi early yesterday, killing at least eight people and injuring 45 others. The attack sparked fears of
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    • 298 12  -  JAKARTA DESPITE mounting criticism of his administration following fuel price increases, the latest survey shows that Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's popularity remains high. More than half of the population thought he was doing a good job. However, they were unhappy
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    • 358 12 Men spotted with camera outside US Embassy in KL KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIAN police said yesterday that the US Embassy here was forced to close indefi tritely, following suspicions that the mission was under surveillance by several foreigners The police chief for Kuala Lumpur, Mr Mustafa Abdullah, said an embassy staff
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    • 234 13 TOKYO Aso said that China's military build-up was a threat given its lack of transparency. This triggered an angry retort from Beijing, which said the comments were "highly irresponsible". Mr Aso, who will visit India on Tuesday, will propose
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    • 328 13  -  JERUSALEM PHOTO Claims by Syria's ex-VP EMBATTLED Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad has come under renewed pressure after a former vice-president and long-time confidant of his family said he had threatened Mr Rafik Hariri, the ex-Leba-nese premier who was assassinated m February., "Assad told me he
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    • 528 14 Corporate hotshot killed by falling 2-tonne metal slab Liew Boon Horng dies on the spot when iron mould crushes car; wife and driver also badly injured KUALA LUMPUR ONE of Malaysia's brightest and youngest corporate figures, Dr Liew Boon Horng, was killed when an iron mould weighing almost two tonnes
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    • 318 14 SEOUL DISGRACED South Korean scientist Hwang Woo Suk, whose landmark paper on tailored embryonic stem cells will be retracted by Science journal, insists he can produce the cells and believes people are out to discredit him. Beopbo, a Korean
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    • 205 14  - Rio set to blast record for biggest New Year party RIO DE JANEIRO RIO de Janeiro is challenging to be host to the biggest New Year's Eve party. More than 2.5 million people were expected to crowd the famed Copacabana Beach to celebrate under a huge display of fireworks. Officials
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    • 116 14 LONDON Hundreds of thousands of revellers face transport chaos as* 4,000 London Underground staff looked set to strike yesterday. PARIS In France, where a state of emergency is still m force after weeks of rioting m the suburbs, 25,000 security forces have been deployed to
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    • 399 15 Consortium led by bank is set to be the first foreign-led group to own a Chinese bank HONGKONG A CONSORTIUM led by Citigroup has been named the preferred bidder for Guangdong Development Bank (GDB) after doubling its offer to US$3 billion (Sss billion). If its
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      • 61 15 COLOMBO Sri Lankan troops and police detained 903 people m a major house-to-house search m Colombo yesterday as part of a hunt for Tamil Tiger rebels. Large parts of the capital were sealed off for seven hours during the swoop by 2,000 soldiers and
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      • 86 15 NEW DELHI India's right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) appointed Mr Rajnath Singh as its new president after Mr Lai Krishna Advani stepped down from the post yesterday. The BJP, India's main opposition party, has been hit by internal conflict after losing to the Congress party
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      • 62 15 SEOUL The United Nations food aid to North Korea ended yesterday after Pyongyang said it no longer needed emergency shipments, despite concerns that many people are still going hungry. The World Food Programme and North Korea are currently negotiating conditions for the UN relief
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      • 79 15 BEIJING Senior officials m eastern China have been sacked over a deadly village riot. In April, police armed with clubs used tear gas to break up a protest by farmers against the construction of a chemical factory m Huashui town, m Zhejiang province. The protest
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    • 664 16  -  Reme Ahmad Sense of injustice deals a "blow to image of Islam and racial harmony, say many people MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF KUALA LUMPUR 'Conversions of faith should not be shrouded m secrecy m our society as it can give rise to a lot of
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    • 19 16 IN SEARCH OF BIGFOOT IN JOHOR PHOTO: UTUSAN MALAYSIA ARTlsrs IMPRESSION of what the Malaysian Bigfoot might look like.
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    • 743 17  - TALE OF GRIT moves a whole nation Tracy Quek Student's sacrifices for family touch nerve m China where 'me-first' mentality is prevalent CHINA CORRESPONDENT BEIJING LIFE, they say, is seldom fair, but 23-year-old Hong Zhanhui has been dealt a particularly bad hand. Mr Hong, the eldest of three children, was
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      • 336 18  -  Laura Rowley Personal finance columnist HERE IS the secret to money confidence: Know exactly what is coming m and what is going out, and have some ability to control both sides of the equation. To achieve money competence, track your spending, live within
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      • 342 18 NEWYORK US STOCKS fell on the year's final day of trading on Friday, pushing the Dow Jones Industrial Average to its first loss since 2002, while both the broad Standard Poor's (S&P) 500 and the Nasdaq Composite Index booked gains for the
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    • 1190 18 Every year, financial gurus and industry insiders predict what's m store for the new year. Will oil prices rise or fall? What about mortgage rates? Which stock should you buy? But beware, forecasts are a guide at best for the future is never
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    • 406 18 Raise a glass to dream bar counte MY SPACE PHOTO Staff nurse Christine Ng, 30, and her family live m a 3,800 sq ft terrace house m Yio Chu Kang She tells Debbie Swee about her bar counter "MY HUSBAND David and I have always wanted a bar at home.
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    • 453 19  -  Fiona Chan PROPERTY HOME prices won't be going through the roof this year but the property recovery should continue to gather pace. And not just for luxury and niche properties, which sprang back to life last year. Consultants believe the tide might
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    • 1086 20  - Single mum spends $3,000 monthly on children's courses Leong Chan Teik ME MY MONEY For family as well as business, entrepreneur Joceiyn Chng makes sure she gets value for money I have written my will my first. I realise I need to be prepared should God call me home/ WHEN
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        153 22 Sex conman THE 64-year-old cobbler and father of two cooked up what the judge called a "despicable scam" to get free sex and was jailed for 4 1 2 years. Fan walked into a marriage agency, paid with a dud cheque and walked off with a 21-year-old
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        133 22 Religious convert THE death of the ethnic Indian Malaysian sparked off a highly publicised court tussle over whether he should be buried as a Hindu or Muslim. The 36-year-old army commando, who was part of a Malaysian expedition to Mount Everest m 1997, died on Dec 21. His
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        143 22 Media mogul THE Australian billionaire, who loved cricket as much as he loved making money, died peacefully m his Sydney home on Monday at age 68 after years of ill health. Mr Packer built a broadcasting, publishing and gambling empire and was estimated to be worth SsB.4 billion.
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      • 131 22 Ron Bombiger and Dorit Nitzan Tsunami lovers THE 2004 Boxing Day tsunami had a happy ending for at least one couple Israeli-bom businessman Ron Bombiger, 49, proposed to volunteer Israeli doctor Dorit Nitzan, 45, on Tuesday m the Phuket hospital room where they 'Tnet after he was badly injured by
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      2139 22 THE Google PHENOMENON In many ways, 2005 was the year that Google came of age. Its soaring stock price made it one of Wall Street's stories of the year. The influence of its search engine has reverberated around the world, turning Google into a verb. It shut out Microsoft when
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    • 1172 23  -  Cathrin Schaer AUCKLAND TWO of the biggest fantasy films last year were made m a small land of the Pacific Ocean. Yes, Hollywood has invaded New Zealand again but it turns out not all the locals are happy about that. As mean-spirited as
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    • 314 24 KHOO Swee Chiow the fearless adventurer is losing his bearings. This is said with some regret. He is known for being the first Singaporean to reach the top of Everest. Surviving that endurance challenge is the ultimate expression of willpower and ruggedness, and it was
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    • 1367 24  -  K.C. Vijayan THE run-up to the recent execution of Australian drug trafficker Nguyen Tuong Van threw up some food for thought. Amid the media cacophony surrounding the imminent execution, Nominated MP Ivan Png raised m Parliament on Nov 21, for the first time,
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    • 226 24 'My temper/ FILIPINO PRESIDENT GLORIA ARROYO, who is known to have a fiery temper, on what she will work on for her new year's resolution 1 am more so alarmed, since there was not just one pair of watchful eyes but four pairs. I still
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    • 779 24  - Mobile phone calls putting an end to a peaceful commute Gary Silverman RECENTLY, I found myself part of an unlikely threesome m the back of a London bus and the experience made me realise it is harder than ever to be^i saint m the city. It was the morning rush
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    • 1521 25 The scary truth about fat The fat formed from a few minutes of festive feasting could take a month of exercise to undo. Virginia Anderson explains why it is so hard to take off one party's worth of indulgence The little globs of fat m your body can grow new
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    • 190 26  -  Rob Hughes PREMIERSHIP HALF-TERM REPORT Runaway league leaders have to lose at least three games to surrender the Premiership title HEART OF FOOTBALL UNIQUE among the big leagues, the English Premiership has no mid-term break, no winter champions just a manic acceleration of the treadmill which
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      214 26 Manchester United Eliminated from Europe, Roy Keane sent north to Glasgow, Alex Ferguson beginning to look his 64 years, and the Glazer family m Florida controlling the purse strings it all looked so grim a month ago. However, Sir Alex has flexed his still-considerable authority, Wayne Rooney
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    • 531 26 Manchester City Stuart Pearce has shrugged off the sale, to Chelsea reserves, of star player Shaun Wright-Phillips. They combine an improved defence, as you would expect under former England defender Pearce, with a hunger to get forward and score. Eighth is higher than anticipated, but mid-table safety is
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    • 285 26 West Bromwich "Albion Saved from relegation last season, Bryan Robson's Albion are well enough motivated and constructed to stay out of the mire this time. Sixteenth is spot-on expectation and when Nwankwo Kanu is m his Christmas mood, they entertain as well. Everton P'ourth last season flattered
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    • 328 27 HARRY'S HAIRY HORROR The English Premiership has one of the best collections of football talent on the planet and also the widest collection of men with weird hairstyles. The Sunday Times' Marc Urn chooses 10 of the bad and not-so-bad crowns m the league Hairy Kewell A ponytail? A bun?
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    • 816 27 With Chelsea seemingly unstoppable, chasing teams see no reason to spend big during the January transfer window LONDON Last night's English Premiership results not available at press time FEW people are opening their windows at present as snow hits Britain, but football is an exception as
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    • 407 28 Ex-world No 1 knows her comeback won't last if she can't match the big hitters MELBOURNE FORMER world No 1 Martina Hingis has conceded she has no hope of surviving on the women's tennis circuit unless she improves her serve and increases her all-round power. The
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    • 706 28 Season's best figure skater is too young to qualify for Turin Olympics TOKYO BY DOIN6 TWO TRIPLE AXELS IN THE SAME PROGRAMME, Japan's Mao Asada made figure skating history last week. But at 15, the season's sensation is too young to compete at next month's
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    • 817 29  -  Tay Cheng Khoon THE SPORTS EDITOR AS THE New Year swoops down upon us, my thoughts flit back to two old songs. My first hope is that the message of the gospel track Servant King will be the theme for
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    • 164 29 BASKETBALL NBA: Miami 128 Washington 113, Orlando 107 Minnesota 87, Toronto 99 Indiana 97, New Jersey 99 Atlanta 91, Phoenix 110 Charlotte 100, Golden State 111 Dallas 109, Milwaukee 1 13 NY Kmcks 108, Sacramento 116 Boston 112, Memphis 93 Portland 90. ICE HOCKEY NHL: Ottawa 4 NY Islanders
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    • 661 29 Rivals, experts believe China's modesty about golden aims is false BEIJING Eight of China's best Yao Ming (right) China's highest-paid athlete. Signed a five-year, US$76-million (Ssl26-million) contract extension with National Basketball Association team the Houston Rockets m August Guo Jingjing China's diving queen continued
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    • 175 29 FIVE-time South-east Asia Games gold medallist Oka Sulaksana of Indonesia won the RS:X class of the 26th Singapore Open Windsurfing Championships yesterday. The 34-year-old from Bali, who has two Asian Games golds to his name, went into the final day of the four-day event leading Hong
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    • 1373 30  -  Yeo Ying Ying Here are the hot fitness trends you can expect m the coming year FEELING guilty that you had feasted with wild abandon this holiday season, and are you resolving to get fit this year? Before you put on your running shoes, check
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    • 263 30  -  Ng Sor Luan Text and picture by Ho Chi Ho, 24, member of the Hong Kong national windsurfing team Height: 179 cm Weight: 72kg Vicky Chan Wai Kei, 24, Mr Ho's team-mate Height: 170 cm Weight: 57kg rite
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    • 287 30 Q HOW can one differentiate between u good" pain and "bad" pain? I have just completed a marathon and my lower back is really hurting. But I am not sure if the pain is due to muscle aches or a back injury. A Pain should not be felt during
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      484 31 YIP PENG YEW Age: 91 passed away peacefully on 31 December 2005 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: I'ow Sen Yue Son: Daughter-in-law: Yip Wan Ton See Yang Kwang, Kunice Daughters: Sons-in-law: Yip Sook Han, Helen Keng Ban Heng, Richard Yip Sook Yeng, Ruth Tan Wee Fin
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      246 31 2* With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to uSi Our Director Mr Tan Him Seng I And Our Director MrsAngeline Chua And Our Director Ms Tan Teow Tee, Teri And Our Director Mr Eric Tan On the demise of their beloved father MR lAN KIM CHENG Departed on 31 December
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      180 31 With Deepest Sympathy Condolences to Our Former Principal Miss Lim Boon Chant* H On the demise oj tier bethvea-nwitt* MDM YEO BENG GfiOK From: The School Advisory Committee, Principal Staff of Paris Ris Primary School THIRD ANNIVERSARY IN LOVING MKMORY Ol LAW YUH FOONG DAVID Called home to the Ixjrd
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    • 88 31 Because love never dies. I MRP '< -liMb ,;£h| It has been said that love Knows not its own depth until the hour ol separation. But there are ways to hold on to the precious memory ol the one you ye lost. With a significant piece ol jewellery, a lovingly
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      609 32  -  Sherwin Loh Some users are hacking to maximise the gadget's potential although this is not without risks THERE is more to Apple's iconic iPod music player than the company lets on. But the onus is on the user to find out what else the device can do. As
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    • 320 32 Transfer songs out How: There are a few programmes m the market, but the one that works for me comes from http://www.copypod.net. Simply install this file management program and it will allow you to move music out of your device. If you want to
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      335 32  -  Yeong Ah Seng Stiff '^flß^'ftHUfrY Yamaha YSP-800, YSP-1 000 What it is: Digital Sound Projector Why it is hot: With more people acquiring big-screen TVs, the demand fnr rnmpaninn hnmp-thpatrp sound systems has grown m tandem. J 51hU» there are many multi-speaker systems available, the set-up is usually cumbersome
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    • 921 33 As the online encyclopaedia prepares to vet its entries more closely, Robert Matthews asks whether this new lack of trust is justified WHOM can we trust? That is the question at the heart of the current controversy over Wikipedia, the online encyclopaedia whose contents are available
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    • 177 33 ONE big criticism of Wikipedia is patchy coverage of some areas. Professor Fariba Alamdari, an economist at Cranfield University, was asked to assess how it performs on basic terms m business and economics. She said: '1 am very impressed It offers a fairly accurate and
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    • 284 33  -  Selina Yeo HOT BLOG Senses www.senses.dreamhost.com SENSES was started m 1998, way before the word blogging appeared on people's radar screens. What you have then is an online diary m its truest form, written not to impress but to keep
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    • GAMERZ EDGE
      • 83 33 OVER the past three months, game developer Blizzard has suspended 18,000 accounts from the popular online roleplaying game World of Warcraft (WOW). They found out the players had broken the game's terms of use. Most of the suspensions were of com-puter-run characters made to farm gold
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      • 46 33 PLAYSTATION Monthly Magazine is reporting that Unreal Tournament 2007 is coming to the highly anticipated PS3 game console, and it will also serve as the Sony console's launch title. The epic shooting game is slated for a spring launch next year.
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      • 76 33 A LAW which includes the mandatory labelling of games deemed unsuitable for minors has been blocked by a California judge, who ruled that games, like books, films and television, are protected by the First Amendment. In the United States District Court for the Northern District of California,
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      • 85 33 THREE classic games, Pac-Man, Tekken and Castlevania, are reportedly getting the big screen treatment by small film studio Crystal Sky. While details for the classic game PacMan were not forthcoming, Crystal Sky's CEO Steven Paul has confirmed that director Paul W.S. Anderson has been hired to
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      • 87 33 SSX On Tour Sector: Wild Tree Fun Event: Collection Agency THE aim is to collect 15 skulls within an allotted time. There are skulls scattered along the course but don't go crazy with tricks because the skulls are your top priority. Gauge your jumps as you
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      • 79 33 www.gamefaqs.com NOTHING annoys a gamer more than having to play a game and getting stuck at a certain point without knowing how to proceed. With tips, cheats and, more importantly, hundreds of game walk-throughs on hand, this site also fills you m on the latest game
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      • 56 33 SAUDI telco Mobily has pulled the plug on SMS voting for a reality TV show deemed immoral by an Islamic decree, Reuters reported. The programme pits men and women from the Arab world all living under the same roof 24 hours a day against
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      • 61 33 A DONALD Trump recruitment drive was one of the most prevalent spam e-mail messages last year, according to American Internet service provider AOL. Other top spam pitches included enticing netizens with free iPods and Playstation game consoles, the Associated Press reported. Experts say these pitches originate
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      • 68 33 A KANSAS City man was charged with forcing a cellphone down his former girlfriend's throat, an action that required emergency surgery to remove the object. Marlon Brandon Gill, 23, was charged with first-degree assault m a case initially considered an oddity when it was reported that
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    • 1176 34  - CLOSE ENCOUNTERS WITH RACISM Carolyn Quek zxvczvz IT WAS her first night m Newcastle, a town north of Sydney. Student Lim Xueling, 22, ajid her mother nipped out to af local chemist five minutes from her hostel, to get a contact lens case. She realised the cashier had shortchanged her,
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    • 527 34 Help, I'm unable to care about anything gHFESI^ Life can get overwhelming sometimes. But ycu don't have to suffer m silence. Write to Teen Confidential, and we will get trained counsellors to help you through your problem. Email your letters to stgeny@sph. com. sg Q HAVE been feeling numb since
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      32 34 Ms Carol Balhetchet from the Singapore Children's Society ha been counselling families and their children since 1992. She is the director of the society's Youth Development Centre m Toa Payoh.
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    • 1111 35  - Who says money can buy taste? Wong Kim Hoh PETER Teo has a dream. "I want to have a successful business and do what I want. I want to dictate what I want to do," says the 41--year-old fashion design graduate from Kingston College m London. He is living the
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      • 105 35 WHO gets the medal for being the hottest woman m sports here? Netizens had a good time debating this question. Some names thrown up include swimmer Jocelyn Yeo, various members of the Singapore netball team and table tennis player Li Jiawei. Another contender for the title was gymnast
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      • 113 35 PRATAS are getting more expensive, said Burgerking. He complained that a prata with egg used to cost just 50 cents but now goes for between 80 cents and $1. He added: "Then comes the banana, cheese, tomato, mushroom, pineapple and other fillings, all selling for $2 to $3
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      • 196 35 I READ with interest the article, "He can't read... neither can they" (The Sunday Times, Dec 25). I was struck by the fact that Mr David Gan, for all his success, cannot read or write. He has had to rely on his friends and staff to
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      • 247 35 I REFER to Dr Ng Chung Wai's letter, "Why run over an innocent pigeon" (ST, Dec 20), where he got all hot and flustered over a dead pigeon. Although I was not that driver who committed the "appalling act of cruelty", I reckon that it
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      • 357 35 I READ with horror Mr Xie Zhiqing's letter, "A blurry future after Lasik" (The Sunday Times, Dec 25). It is worrying that he was actually given the green light to go for Lasik surgery, and had to find out for himself that he has dilated
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      • 184 35 I WISH to raise the issue of heavy school bags and school lockers. Some years ago, schools started having more lockers to allow students to leave some books at school and, thereby, lighten the loads that they carry daily. This year, my children will
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      • 224 35 WE REFER to the letter, "Can someone clear the air?" by Ms Tan Fio Na (The Sunday Times, Dec 25). We would like to clarify that smoking m open spaces, such as the open-air walkways along Orchard Road, is currently not prohibited. Under the Smoking
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    • 5 1 lifestyle t nesundaytirnes January 1,2006
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      • 1143 2  -  Frankie Chee for the past 1 1 days I have been sitting here without a single customer' Mr Teo, a trishaw rider for more than 30 years, who stakes out Clarke Quay daily from 3to 1 1 pm You can approach a trishaw rider seeking a
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      • 1064 3  -  Sandra Leong After topping the PSLE, these two achievers were 'head-hunted' to star m ads THESE days, topping the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) does not just give you five minutes of fame m the news. Precocious high-flyers Foo Xiang Peng and Ashish Kumar landed themselves an advertising
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      • Article, Illustration
        618 3 'So laugh until your back breaks, until your stomach muscles cramp, and until your belly button pops out' -Laughter therapy instructor Joseph Lee SEOUL It's seven o'clock m the evening. In an auditorium, hundreds of South Korean workers take their seats for an af-ter-hours class. Within minutes, they
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        343 4  - MEGA BITES Teo Pau Lin You are what you eat. So if you're making new year resolutions, make eating right one of them. This is Lifestyle's power list of the 1 0 foods to get you on the right track to a healthy diet THIS new year, make a resolution
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      • NUTS
        • 112 4 GOOD news for snackers. All kinds of nuts from peanuts, macadamia, almonds, cashew to pistachio are high m protein and mono-unsaturated fats. These fats help reduce total blood cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein (LDL), or "bad" cholesterol, and also increase high-density lipoprotein (HDL), or "good" cholesterol. Nuts
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      • TOMATO
        • 121 4 TOMATOES are packed with vitamin C and beta-carotenes, which can be converted to vitamin A for good eyesight and a healthy immune system. They are also rich m lycopene a disease-fighting phytochemical found m red-coloured fruits which has been shown m epidemiological studies to reduce the
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      • FISH
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          134 4 SO YOU hate navigating your way through its prickly bones, but consider what its meat can do for you. Fish, especially deep-sea species such as salmon, mackerel, sardine and fresh tuna, are rich m Omega-3 fatty acids, a type of poly-urtsaturated fat that lowers cholesterol. It may
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      • MUSHROOMS
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          118 5 MUSHROOMS of all kinds are high m protein and fibre, low m fat, and contain significant amounts of B vitamins, ascorbic acid and vitamin D. As mushrooms are the only non-animal-based food containing vitamin D, it is an important source for vegetarians. Vitamin D plays important roles
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          67 5 BROCCOLI belongs to the brassica family of vegetables. Other members, namely chye sim, kalian, cabbage, brussel sprouts and cauliflower, are also considered "power" foods. These vegetables contain glucosinolates compounds that are converted to release indoles and isothiocyanates, which may be able to reduce cancer risk, specifically for the
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          47 5 Healthy brew methods. AB freshly cut teaf|j are dried and rolled by machines, wtt c the fibre* r broken up, and oils and enzymes released ThecoaraCTleavfMßpj again to become green tea Hie finer leaves are fermented, then fried to produce black lea* Oolong tea teinadOTJlougfr brief fermentation.
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      • TURMERIC
        • 69 5 WHO would have guessed that curry is considered a health food? Turmeric, a dark yellow spice commonly used m curries and other South Asian dishes, contains an active ingredient called curcumin. It has been shown m animal studies to have anti-oxidant and anti-cancer properties. Turmeric is a member
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        719 6  -  Tay Suan Chiang DESIGN REPORTER People are buying clocks, not so much to tell the time, but to match their interiors WHEN private banking assistant Karen Kan decided on a retro theme for her new three-bedroom apartment m East Coast Road, she made sure all the furniture and knick-knacks
        DESMOND WEE  -  719 words
      • 666 6 One of his best-known ideas is 'precommitment'. An army that burns its bridges, making retreat impossible, is a classic example The problem, according to a Nobel Prize winner, is really a matter of 'egonomics' NEW YORK Why make New Year resolutions? If
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        602 7  - DATE Kristina Tom They're old-fashioned and even obiang, but traditional calendars are still among the most sought-after ones m Singapore zxvzxcv 2006 JANUARY gas!: zt 11 *B| gjf p 86* ft IE ft <» a it a »r B ft 50 I! 8: I S It: B »t i B
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      • 177 7 For the girlfriend (left) Glamour Girls 2006 ($27.95): This calendar's sparkling beaded canvas front panel adds dazzle to your year. It can be detached for keeps. For the art lover (right) Chagall 2006 ($23.95): Includes glossy reprints of the most famous works by the late
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      • HOT SHOTS
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          617 8 Brandon Routh, 26 H Superman The unknown actor currently has a scanty three films credit on his resume. But come June 29, the 1.93m-tall American will cut a towering figure m red briefs and blue tights as Superman m director Bryan Singer's hotly anticipated Superman Returns movie. Judging from
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          477 8 Dennis Foo, 52 «■—*■_><« Nightspot operatorI B I Club-owner Dennis Foo i (above) is pulling out all the J stops with Singapore's first ML*— M Integrated Mega Entertainment Complex, the St James Power Station project, due to open m the middle of this year. Expect a Mandarin pop venue
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      • 1010 10  -  Gerard Yeo Doctors say that it is uncommon but technically possible for someone unable to cope with a loved one's death to die of grief IT IS a double tragedy that is reported every now and then m newspapers. Someone dies, then a person, who is close
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      • 485 10  -  Gerard Yeo Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) experts answer your queries i n th is fortnightly column. Remember, you should not self-medicate. Always consult a practitioner. Send your questions to stlife@sph.com. sg SINSEH SAYS I HAVE been rather stressed out lately. My appetite is not good and I
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      • 923 11  - Kenya beat this? Sandra Leong FREQUENTFLYER CEO Jon Stonham had to cut short his outdoor wedding party or risk being eaten by animals MR JON Stonham is chief executive officer of hotel reservation website asiahotels.com Based m Hong Kong, the former executive m the telecommunications industry co-founded the website m
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      • 259 11  -  Sandra Leong EXCESSBAGGAGE MISSED your yearly bounce on Santa Claus' lap during the festive season? There is no need to go crying into your Christinas sock. You can look the jolly old man up on wwww.santatelevision.com, an Internet television channel produced by new media company Joulupukki
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      • 141 11 My favourite souvenir: A wooden rice bowl •DURING a trip to northern Thailand m the early *****, I stumbled on a wood shop. Not one of the mass-producing factories you get today, but one with hand-carved creations. I fell m love with a large, old wooden bowl used for laying
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        793 14  -  Ong Sor Fern FILM CORRESPONDENT Screening BLOOD AND BONES (R2l) (Takeshi Kitano/Hirofumi Arai/140 minutes) Kitano plays the brutal patriarch m this relentlessly bleak but captivating tale of the immigrant that spans decades like Sergio Leone's Once Upon A Time In America. TayYekKeak CHICKEN LITTLE (PG) (Zach Braff/Garry Marshall/Patrick Stewart/81
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        301 25  -  Kristina Tom READER: Dr N. Varaprasad, 57, chief executive of the National Library Board (NLB). He took over the helm of the NLB m September 2004 and led the launch of the $203-million National Library m Victoria Street last Jury. Dr Varaprasad, who has a doctorate m transport studies,
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      • 103 7 Wfti SUZUKI \jff FOR SALE '94 SUZUKI SWIFT 1.0 8/2011 New Tax. Deposit $500. $291 x 57 $*****. Rahim *****249 01 TRANSFER '92 Swift UD 4-dr COE 8/'ll. New paint, tax, s/rims Al engine, 100% loan *****53' 10/'9l SUZUKI S/WAGON 7 seatr good cond, COE 8/'2oll. la> 4/'O6. Asking cheap'
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      • 721 10 ■k DO9-10 ORCHARD/ kliJ TANGUN/ HOLLAND HP HOUSES -SALE Wish all Healthy Happy New Year REALSTAR William 6100-0090 BUNGALOWS Ladyhill 6000sqft modern ultimate address Shangrila Ss.xm Fernhill SCOO-6000sqft $4.xm Nassim ihe ultimate address to cwn 1 9000-26C00sqft beautiful! Swiss Club •OOOOsqft 2 yrs 6+l enchanting Baiinese pool villa! Tanqlin w-de,
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      • 482 10 ■k DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ yjj TANGUN/ HOLLAND HOUSES -SALE DALVEY RD. GOOD Class Bunglw For the rich famous. *****/ 8000 sqft. Cream of the crops. Don't miss! Call *****993 LINDEN DR ***** sqft, nice land. Ford Aye ***** sqft, modern, Sunset Way 7000 sqft renovated Merryn Road 4300 sqft, 6
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      • 351 10 if^ DO9-10 ORCHARD/ fcty TANGUN/ HOLLAND PTEAPTS-SALE SOMMERVILLE PK MAIS F'hold. 2508 sqft. 3+l bdrm. Beautiful newer phase. $I.BM. *****788 BELAIR/ REGENCY PK (F'hold) 3229/ 3649 sqft. 4+l. Renovated. 51.95 M/ 53.85 M. 9851-0901 PALM SPRING/ BALMORAL $I.OxM up. 1500/ 1625/ 2000 sqft. 3/4+ l ACS/ SCGS. 9852-3993 CANAAN D.lO
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      • 289 10 6 Dl 2-14 BALESTIER/ MACPHERSON/GEYLANG HOUSES -SALE DA GROUP jSyEL 9767 7772 |[Q MELROSE BUNGLW 2-STOREY ***** sq.ft. Grand. 6 bdrms. Woskel Terr Huge/ Nice. 3100/ 3900 sqft. s+l rm. Air Well. MRT. I «^^B I "aY I HAPPY AYE SEMI-D. 2-storey, 4000/ 2200 sq.ft. s+l rooms. Park 6 cars.
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      • 95 11 ©01 5-1 6 EAST COAST PTEAPTS-«SALE $570 PSF! F'HOLD. Immed. Grand Residence, 54 Lor G Telok Kurau. Last 2 units 2/ 3-rms (914/ 1022 sqft). Kembangan MRT. S/pool. 5% booking! 9146-9186 Kelvin FWST TO CHOOSEI 1/ 2/3 bdrrtre. Pool/ Security/ Parking. 3 mins MRT. Excellent opportunity. Fr $360 K. Pis
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      • 774 12 ■k 025-28 BUNGLW NIM Or. 8700/ 5500 sqft. 2-storey. Renovated. Move m. Squarish land. *****889 JL GERALD CORNER TERR/ semid. 3400/ 4000 sqft 4+l. 3-storey. 51.25 M up! 9185 3915 Texan SEMI-D 3-STOREY MIMOSA Walk. 4000/2800sqft 4+l+ roof terr. 999yrs $1.35 M neg. HB *****129 IPh 022-24 WEST Ugl PTE
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      • 453 12 ■k HDBAPTS FOR SALE IOJ (btmerah/q-stown/ |f telok blangah) S33OK+. s'l' Blk 166 Stirling Rd. Rare! High fir. Unblocked. Tastefully renovated. MRT/ mkt. All races eligible. 9762-1449 HTN 3'S' C'WEALTH Blk 56, upgraded rm, renovated. Good cond. MRT/ amenities. Almost sold/ 5 'I' Rumah Tinggi Blk 8. 9101 7551 ERA
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      • 355 12 ■k HDBAPTS FOR SALE ED {CLEMENTI/ U WEST COAST) 5-RM BLK 27 Dover Cres upgraded with recess area. Fees paid Open view. Near education institute/ amenities. *****228 DW 3-RM BLK 363 Clementi. Reno vated. Near sch/ mkt/ MRT. Valued. neg. Urgent! 9616-1316 IDA 4'NG' CORNER West Coast blk 702. well
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      • 567 13 Rh HDB APTS FOR SALE lIJ/ (JURONG) 948 NTU JURONG St 91 A* renovation $50K virgin cond. 4-bdrm. 122 sqm. Furn opt. Must sell! Mkt, CC. MRT CO9). 9008-9677 NEAR AMENITIES 3 T 3. Teoan. 74 sqm. Unblock 4'A' 6828 Renovated No pm sun 5T corner 667 C Mid fir.
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      • 617 13 Rh HDB APTS FOR SALE HP (PASIRRIS/CHANQI) 4 'A' 476 High fir Sea view S225K+ 4 'A' 486 Lift fir Ist owners22sK+ 4 'A' sll Mid fir. MRT S25OK+ 4 'A' 767 High fir Breezy BESTSS 4'A' 574 High fir Unblock New list! 5 T 125 High fir Corner $275K*
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      • 667 13 Hh HDB APTS FOR SALE HP (TAMPINES/SIMEI) 5 T CORNER Blk 492 C. High/ lift level. 4-bdrms 1 bi 1 living hall. Unblocked. Bright/ windy. Near mkt. Open to all races *****807 EXEC MAIS GROUND fir. Blk 893 Tampines. 147 sqm. Renovated. Spacious. Call Rajan 9459-3037 NEAR MRT! BLK 142,
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