The Straits Times, 18 January 2006

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  • 586 1  - Foreign trade hits record $7 16b Narendra Aggarwal Surge of 1 4% leads to predictions of 6% economic growth higher than estimated By Economics Correspondent A CHRISTMAS cracker of a trade boom last month helped turn 2005 into a record year for imports and exports in Singapore. Overall foreign trade
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  • 543 1 WITH just two weeks to go until Chinese New Year, bank queues for must-have $2 notes are long enough to rival those at bak kwa stalls. Some branches, especially in the heartland, are so swamped with requests that their stocks are gone by
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  • UPFRONT
    • 1117 1  -  Reme Ahmad By Malaysia Bureau Chief In lohor Baru JANE LJM has not been back to Johor Baru in a year. Not since a snatch thief grabbed her handbag and fled, while she was shopping at the popular Pelangi Plaza. She escaped unscathed. She
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    • 878 2 SECTION ONE Prime 3-4 Asia 6-14 World 15-23 Review 24-27 FYI 28 SECTION TWO Home Hl-HlO Forum Hll Sports Hl2-Hl5 Obituaries Hl6 Money Hl7-H22 LIFE! Movies L4-L5, L7 MidLife! Ll3 Events&TV...Ll4-Ll5 Road rage suspect held ronce nab me motorcyclist suspected of attacking an elderly lorry driver, who died soon after
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  • PRIME
    • 655 3  -  Leslie Koh NKF saga prompts Health Ministry to take a fresh look at the treatment of renal failure patients By HEALTH Minister Khaw Boon Wan wants to have more kidney patients opting for kidney transplants instead of turning to dialysis. With the donated kidneys
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    • 430 3  -  Daryl Loo By THOSE who flout safety rules and cause accidents in the workplace will be punished severely under a new law passed in Parliament yesterday. Fines for errant companies will more than double to $500,000, from $200,000. A worker, on the other hand, faces
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    • 132 3 What's covered Focus now is on construction sites, shipyards and factories, such as chemical plants and metalworking workshops. Restaurants, hotels, hospitals and other industries over the next three to five years Who will be held legally responsible Registered occupiers or owners of a workplace Manufacturers and
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    • 623 4  -  Kwan Weng Kin Tokyo bourse suffers biggest one-day loss in a year; Livedoor head Horie could face probe By Japan Correspondent In Tokyo AN OVERNIGHT raid on a company belonging to flamboyant IT entrepreneur Takafumi Horie brought his meteoric rise to a
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    • 365 4  -  Selina Lum By TAN Thiam Hua pleaded guilty to two offences under the Companies Act and paid a fine of $1,200. Yet a warrant was issued for his arrest for not attending court. He had unwittingly answered charges against another man with a name similar
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  • ASIA
    • 336 6  -  RAVI VELLOOR TRADE ministers from Singapore and India will meet soon to review the comprehensive economic cooperation agreement, or Ceca, inked last June. On his first trip to India since taking charge as Senior Minister, Mr Goh Chok Tong addressed concerns that the economic
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    • 661 6  -  Ravi Velloor S'pore can still bid for other airports despite its pullout from Delhi venture By India Bureau Chief In New Delhi SINGAPORE is welcome to bid for future airport projects in India, even as New Delhi swallows its disappointment over a Changi Airport
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    • 485 7  -  Reme Ahmad He rejects court ruling tying him to case on $14m in siphoned funds By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur FORMER Malaysian finance minister Daim Zainuddin, who has kept out of the public eye since his retirement four years ago, yesterday
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    • ASIA QUICKLY
      • 102 7 BEIJING: King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia will discuss energy issues when he meets Chinese President Hu Jintao on a visit to China from Jan 22 to 24, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said yesterday. It will be the first visit to China by a Saudi ruler
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      • 132 7 TOKYO: Japan's Supreme Court yesterday upheld the death sentence handed down on Tsutomu Miyazaki, who was convicted of killing four young girls and eating some of his victims in the late 1980s. The top court confirmed the June 2001 ruling by the Tokyo High Court, rejecting
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      • 109 7 TOKYO: Tearful mourners lit candles and prayed in silence in the western Japanese city of Kobe yesterday on the 11th anniversary of a devastating earthquake there. A pre-dawn 7.3-magnitude earthquake killed more than 6,400 people in Kobe in 1995 and shook the faith of many Japanese in
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      • 87 7 SUNG AI PETANI (Kedah): Malaysian police have arrested six men in connection with the rape and murder of a female jogger last weekend. Sources said the suspects, aged between 20 and 60, were picked up at their houses and place of work yesterday. Ms Chee Gaik
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      • 136 7 QUETTA (Pakistan): The United Nations has temporarily closed its offices in south-western Pakistan after receiving a telephone threat mentioning the Al-Qaeda network, the UN country chief said yesterday. The phone call was received by the UN High Commission for Refugees on Monday. "Al-Qaeda was mentioned
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    • 256 7 Beijing DISEASE experts yesterday urged rich countries at a donors' conference to come up with the US$l.5 billion (552.5 billion) that the World Bank says is needed to tackle bird flu and prepare for a potential pandemic among humans. "We're talking about
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    • 423 6 Taiwan Cabinet reshuffle Premier Frank Hsieh has resigned, paving the way for a new Cabinet which will be tougher on China policy. PAGE 9 TURBO 1 With our WIDEST selection of cut-out sizes, I we're sure to be your ideal replacement choice. Thinking of replacing your old and outdated built-in
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  • CHINA
    • 461 8  -  Clarissa Oon Offer by China's President seen as reaffirmation of cross-strait policy By China Correspondent In Beijing CHINA'S President Hu Jintao has told Taipei businessmen that they can participate in construction projects for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, offering yet another economic carrot to
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    • Article, Illustration
      92 8 As it becomes more fashionable to hit the slopes in China, ski wear has morphedfrom the baggy pocketed style sported by this statue to a more modern look. Standing in the middle of Nanshan ski resort near Beijing, the grinning figure often draws quizzical looks. Around two
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    • 373 8  -  Jean Chua By China Correspondent In Shanghai SINGAPORE'S Econ Healthcare may soon make a foray into China's health sector, with plans to manage hospitals, train nurses and run nursing homes in the north-eastern province of Liaoning. The listed health-care group could own up
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    • 173 8 Beijing FAMILY and friends of former Chinese Communist Party leader Zhao Ziyang gathered yesterday to commemorate the first anniversary of his death as the authorities kept a close watch on the situation. Two people barred from the Zhao home after his death last year joined
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    • 148 9 NEXT PREMIER?: Mr Su (above) is widely expected to replace Mr Hsieh (left), who announced his resignation in Taipei yesterday. Hong Kong A SMALL bomb blew up in a Carrefour supermarket in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, Hong Kong newspapers reported yesterday. Three
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    • 631 9  -  Ong Hwee Hwee Cabinet will resign on Monday, making way for new one likely to toe Chen's line on China By Taiwan Correspondent In Taipei TAIWAN'S Premier Frank Hsieh announced his resignation yesterday, paving the way for a new Cabinet likely to follow President Chen Shuibian's
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  • EAST ASIA
    • 418 10 Tokyo JAPAN'S Takafumi Horie, the brash Internet entrepreneur known as the "T-shirt clad CEO", is in a bind and many old-style business executives may well be glad. Investigators raided the headquarters of his company, Internet portal Livedoor Co, as well as his home,
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    • 32 10 South Korean college professors grading college entrance applicants' artwork at the Hongik University in Seoul yesterday. Similar tests for college admission were conducted simultaneously across the country. PHOTO: AP
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    • 605 10  - Good news behind sightings of Kim? Lee Tee Jong Reclusive N. Korean leader's purported trip to China may lead to renewed six-way talks By South Korea Correspondent In Seoul THE whereabouts of North Korean leader Kim Jong II sparked a media frenzy this past week. Since South Korea's Yonhap news
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    • 225 10 CADRES in North Korea are hanging up pictures of leader Kim Jong IPs second son, indicating he is a possible successor, a South Korean newspaper report yesterday quoted a former senior North Korean official as saying. Mr Kim has three known sons and analysts have been
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  • INDIA/ SOUTH ASIA
    • 461 11 Islamabad's need for investment overrides fury over CIA air strike Islamabad PAKISTAN Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz will proceed with his week-long visit to the US even as anti-Ameri-can protests at home mount over a Jan 13 missile attack on a Pakistani village in
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    • 220 11 New Delhi INDIA and Pakistan said yesterday that a two-year-old peace process had helped build trust between the nuclear-armed rivals after their senior officials met to review progress. Both sides had suggested a slew of measures, officials said from steps to prevent an accidental nuclear
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
    • 433 12  -  Luz Baguioro Filipinos react with anger to US decision to keep custody of four accused marines By Philippines Correspondent In Manila THE United States has rejected the Philippines' request for custody of four US marines accused of raping a Filipino woman, raising hackles
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  • MALAYSIA
    • 301 13  -  JOHOR BARU Murders, armed robberies and motorcycle thefts all show increase JOHOR'S crime rate rose 4.9 per cent last year, police said. There were 23,525 cases recorded last year compared with 22,427 in 2004. In a statement, police said that among the types
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    • 567 14  -  Leslie Lau Independent report also calls for new laws to regulate police strip searches By Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur AN INDEPENDENT panel has recommended that the Malaysian government put a stop to the police practice of forcing detainees to perform squats in the
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    • 156 14 Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S national zoo is under fire after its snake handlers told visitors to hit any stray snakes they found on the head and throw them on roads to be run over by cars. Members of the public have complained about the
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    • 165 14 Kuala Lumpur THE Islamic religious authorities have formed a team of volunteers to patrol Malaysia's administrative capital to prevent "indecent behaviour" such as hand-holding among Muslims. A 75-member Islamic Council Volunteer Squad will be on the lookout for offenders like Muslim couples showing mutual affection
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  • WORLD
    • 637 15  - HOPE FOR SHARON RECOVERY DASHED Abraham Kabinovich Reflexive eyelid movements made his eyes open, doctors explain By For The Straits Times In Jerusalem GLOOMY PROGNOSIS "Few people of Sharon's age have regained consciousness after such a massive stroke, especially after three emergency operations." A SENIOR PHYSICIAN who is an expert
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    • 318 15 PRIME Minister Ariel Sharon was prepared to consider withdrawing from as much as 92 per cent of the West Bank, according to a leading Israeli journalist. In an article published this week in the New Yorker magazine, Mr Ari Shavit writes that Mr Sharon had
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    • 443 16 Airbus beats Boeing in aircraft orders More European planes sold but US firm leads market for bigger jets Paris AIRBUS yesterday announced that it had beaten arch-rival Boeing in the battle of the plane builders in a year marked by strong demand from Asian carriers and budget airlines. The European
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    • 84 16 PM Lee congratulates Chilean leader PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong has congratulated Chile's first female president on her historic election victory on Sunday. In a letter to Ms Michelle Bachelet, he said her victory "demonstrates Chileans' strong support and confidence in your abilities to lead the country towards continued growth
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    • 154 16 PRESIDENT S R Nathan and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong have written to Kuwait to offer their condolences after the death of its ruler, Sheikh Jaber Ai-Ahmed AlJaber Al-Sabah, on Sunday. Mr Nathan wrote: "On behalf of the Government and people of the Republic
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    • 283 16 London THE United States believes Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden is alive and hiding around the Pakistan-Afghani-stan border region, the US counter-terrorism coordinator told BBC radio yesterday. US State Department official Henry Crumpton said Osama was believed to be in the
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    • 210 16  -  Peh Shing Huei By In Doha MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew is on an eight-day visit to two Middle East countries. Mr Lee is in Doha, Qatar, from today until Monday, and will then leave for Abu Dhabi, capital of the United
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    • PEOPLE
      • 223 20 ANOTHER baby may not be on the cards, but the 67--year-old Romanian who became the world's oldest mother last year says raising her daughter is easier than she thought. Celebrating her baby girl's first birthday on Monday, Ms Adriana Iliescu said her age
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      • 141 20 A RENOWNED 82-year-old Australian cartoonist was too quick on the draw for a burglar who raided his home, whipping up a caricature that led police to arrest the man the same day. Newspaper cartoonist William "Weg" Green confronted the robber in the carport of his
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      • 126 20 MICHAEL Jackson has shopped for real estate in the Gulf states, been spotted in glitzy malls and now it appears that he is interviewing for a job. The singer, his reputation in tatters in the United States after winning a gruelling molestation trial in California
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      • 114 20 76-year-old killer executed CALIFORNIA'S oldest death row inmate was executed early yesterday, minutes after the end of his 76th birthday. A frail, blind Clarence Allen was put to death by lethal injection in San Quentin Prison, said Lieutenant Thomas Mullen. The execution was carried out after failed efforts to convince
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    • 452 21  -  Cape Canaveral Unmanned Nasa spacecraft will take nine years to reach planet on exciting solar mission (Florida) AN UNMANNED Nasa spacecraft the size of a piano was set to lift off yesterday on a nine-year journey to Pluto, the last unexplored planet in the solar
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    • 151 21 VENETTA Phair isn't a name that immediately springs to mind when you mention astronomy. But the retired teacher from Epsom in Surrey has left an indelible signature on the map of the Solar System. Now 87 years of age, Mrs Venetia Phair is the
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    • 596 22  -  Los Angeles The 92-year-old is being treated for pneumonia and said to be doing well FORMER US president Gerald Ford, 92, was admitted to a California hospital on Monday for pneumonia treatment, his spokesman said. The 38th US president's hospital stay is his second in as
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    • 126 22 Canberra AUSTRALIA yesterday repeated its insistence that none of its planned uranium exports to China be put to military use as the two sides prepared for talks on how to ensure the materials go only to- wards peaceful purposes. Last September, Canberra said Beijing
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    • 403 23 Rights groups to sue over spying US domestic surveillance programme challenged as illegal and unconstitutional Washington TWO leading civil rights groups planned to file lawsuits against the Bush administration yesterday over its domestic spying programme. The lawsuits, being filed separately by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Centre
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    • 164 23 London IMPOTENCE drugs such as Viagra may solve older men's problems in the bedroom, but those with heart disease or high blood pressure could be risking their sight, researchers say. Scientists at the University of Alabama found that men who had suffered a heart
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  • IRAN NUCLEAR STAND-OFF
    • 554 18 The question is not whether Teheran can build a nuclear bomb, but how soon IRAN will start enriching tonnes of uranium this week to a level where it could be used in atomic weapons, Western intelligence agencies believe. Intelligence sources have been quoted by The
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    • 873 19  -  Jonathan Eyal Iran set to be referred to UN Security Council, but sanctions are unlikely for now Straits Times Europe Bureau In London NO HURRY ON SANCTIONS "I don't think we should rush our fences here. There are plenty of examples where a matter is
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    • 201 19 Jerusalem IN WHAT was clearly a warning to Iran, Israel yesterday said it could not allow countries with "hostile intentions" to acquire weapons of mass destruction. Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's remarks came as top Israeli security experts headed to Russia to seek support
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    • 398 19 THE five permanent members of the UN Security Council must agree that Iran's decision to remove UN seals and resume uranium enrichment research crosses a red line, which means the end, for now at least, of diplomacy. The stance of Germany, which with France
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    • 388 24 PSA Internationals bid for Brit-ish-based port operator P&O justifiably is attracting much attention. What is at stake for PSA and its rival suitor, Dubai Ports World, is a bigger slice of an expanding business. Last year, container movements at PSA's own foreign ports alone rose
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    • 949 24  -  Paul Tan LITERATURE SYLLABUS By LAST August, the Ministry of Education announced it was reviewing the literature syllabus to incorporate more homegrown writing. This is laudable, given that many Singaporean texts, as literary pundits and academics would attest, make for quality reading and deserve to
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    • 701 24  -  Henry Miller By THE issues surrounding the possibility of a pandemic of the HSNI strain of avian flu are extraordinarily complex, encompassing medicine, epidemiology, virology, and even politics and ethics. There is also tremendous uncertainty about exactly when HSNI, which now primarily affects
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    • 1132 25  - A S'pore lesson in fighting terrorists Muhammad Haniff Hassan By For The Straits Times REINFORCEMENT Another important initiative was the development of a system to self-regulate religious instruction. Initiated several years earlier, the proposed Asatizah Recognition System became more urgent following the JI arrests and subsequent inclusion in the 2003
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    • 814 26  -  Christopher Tan By Senior Correspondent SINGAPORE'S car population grew by a record 5 per cent last year to about 433,000 units despite the number of vehicles scrapped hitting an all-time high at the same time. In contrast, the number of cars in the world's
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    • 796 27  -  Nicholas Kristof By In Kolkata THE great race of the 21st century is under way between China and India to see which will be the leading power in the world in the year 2100. President George W. Bush's trip to India next month
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  • 8 28 THE STRAITS TIMES WEDNESDAY JANUARY 18, 2006
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    • 276 28 Singapore today Partly cloudy. Showers with thunder are likely in the afternoon mainly over northern, western and central Singapore. Usher In the Year of the Dog at Grand Plaza Parkroyal p^^^^W I The Brasserie Courtyard (16 Jan 12 Feb) r^A 1 Savour festive delicacies such as Buddha Jumps ife^T JB^V^r
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    • 278 28 J— 5 THINGS YOU CAN DO TODAY 1 Listen to music by Handel and Pachelbel at a concert by Hwa Chong Institution's string ensemble and harmonica band. Ngee Ann City Plaza, Orchard Road. 7pm. Free. Tel: 6827-9518. 2 Retirees can leam more about staying active by volunteering their services to
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  • MONEY HOME
    • 14 1 HOME THE STRAITS TIMES WEDNESDAY JANUARY 18, 2006 MONEY THESTRAITSTIMES WEDNESDAY JANUARY 18, 2006
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    • 699 1  - Nurse found negligent but coroner praises her Chong Chee Kin DRUG ALLERGY DEATH By A DESTITUTE at a welfare home died 11 days after his nurse gave him the very drug he was allergic to. Mr Mohamad Zain Abdul Aziz, a resident at Tembusu Home, was given phenytoin a drug
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    • 331 1 ONE NURSE, 180 ELDERLY RESIDENTS "This is a home with 1 80 elderly residents and they require a certain level of care... How can you expect a nurse who has to take care of all 1 80 residents to also provide the
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    • 383 2  -  Khushwant Singh Wheelchair-bound wife complains of stomach pains after couple return to S'pore By LAST week, interior renovator Ng Kian Wan decided to treat his wheelchair-bound wife to a fourday trip to Bangkok. They arrived back in Singapore last Thursday. By Monday, his wife
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    • SEX ATTACKS
    • 353 3  -  K.C. VIJAYAN Elizabeth Wong Lorry driver who was bashed had died of heart attack, say police By THE motorcyclist suspected of Sunday's road rage attack on an elderly lorry driver, who died soon after he was beaten up, was arrested within a day. Police also
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    • 320 3  -  SELINA LUM THE mildly intellectually disabled man who molested a woman just hours after he was released from jail has been spared the rotan after prison medical officers found him unfit for caning. For a few hours, it looked as if 19-year-old Iskandar Muhamad
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    • 201 3 Ten days ago, Ms Nisi Lee and her boyfriend, Mr Mike Tien, left on a skydiving adventure to Australia with six other friends from Singapore, excited and eager to get some adrenaline pumping. Yesterday morning, Ms Lee returned with her boyfriend's body, their plans to spend
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    • CASE FILE
      • 118 3 A 40-YEAR-OLD man was charged yesterday with molesting his 12-year-old daughter over a period of three months last year. The father, sporting shoul-der-length hair, was originally charged with rape but now faces 12 charges of using criminal force to outrage the modesty of his daughter.
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      • 152 3 TEN Vietnamese nationals here on a social visit went on a stealing spree in late November and early December last year. They ended up in prison yesterday when all of them admitted committing offences ranging from theft to fraudulent possession. Pressing for deterrent sentences, Deputy
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    • PARLIAMENT
      • 259 4 MEN get it too when it comes to spousal abuse. Since 2002, an average of 260 husbands a year apply for court protection orders from their wives, Parliament heard yesterday. Minister of State (Community Development, Youth and Sports) Yu-Foo Yee
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      • 540 4  -  David Boey But these groups will still have to abide by laws here during September meeting By SINGAPORE will provide support to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank to "engage" with civil society organisations (CSOs) which want to
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      • 425 4  - Skip paperwork car matters to go online Goh Chin Lian By CAR buyers and dealers will not have to queue to register and deregister cars, transfer ownership and pay road tax when a new Internetbased system goes online in one to two months' time. The $36 million Vehicle Registration and
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      • 385 4  -  Daryl Loo By HELP will be on hand for companies and industry players who are concerned about having to meet new workplace safety requirements. Contractors, for instance, worry that having to gear up with more safety measures and qualified personnel will translate into
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      • 495 5  - S'pore lifts ban on US beef Goh Chin Lian By AMERICAN beef will be sizzling soon in restaurants here again, after Singapore lifted a two-year ban on US beef imports yesterday. Minister of State (National Development) Heng Chee How made the announcement in Parliament yesterday. This comes as the authorities
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      • 545 5  - NKF dialysis fees set to be lowered by a further 10% Leslie Koh To also help patients, Govt will show price comparisons between dialysis providers By KIDNEY patients can look forward to another round of cuts in dialysis fees from the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) which is planning to trim
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      • 887 5  - Question Time worth a hypothetical $5,800? Chua Mui Hoong FROM THE GALLERY By THE delegation of Russians who sat in during parts of yesterday's parliamentary sitting must have come away thinking men here are an abused lot. Parliament receives a regular stream of visitors. Speaker Abdullah Tarmugi welcomed the Russian
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      • GETTING TOUGH
        • 450 6  -  David Boey By HOMING IN ON A LOOPHOLE "That's a loophole people will explore. This change will prevent people from actually trying it." DR YU LAI BOON, managing director of property consultancy Jones Lang LaSalle. on the harsher penalties for those who
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        • 225 6  -  Tan Hui Yee By HEAVIER penalties are in store for Singaporeans caught buying landed homes for foreigners, under proposed amendments introduced in Parliament on Monday. Landed homes are restricted to Singaporeans, and foreigners who wish to buy such properties have to get
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        • 328 6  -  Lim Wei Chean By SMUGGLERS of endangered animals and plants will be slapped with penalties that have gone up 10-fold under the new Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act passed yesterday. Anyone found guilty of illegal wildlife trade will face a fine
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      • PARLIAMENT SHORTS
        • 190 6 SINGAPORE is unlikely to be hit by a tsunami. Still, it is taking steps to beef up local monitoring of earthquakes and tsunamis, and strengthening links with international agencies doing so. Environment and Water Resources Minister Yaacob Ibrahim said on Monday the National Environment Agency's
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        • 119 6 THE number of contract workers here has shot up, as more companies seek the flexibility to keep their core workforce small in lean times. In 2004, there were 100,900 people on short-term contracts of less than a year, making up 4.9 per cent of the
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        • 99 6 MORE than half of the 80 workers who complained to the Manpower Ministry about being dismissed unfairly last year settled with their bosses. Apart from these 43, another 32 did not pursue their cases further, also because they reached an agreement with their employers. Three
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    • 449 7  -  William Han By DR TSUTOMU Kanai has visited Singapore 15 times, but he expects to stop by even more often now that he is an honorary citizen here. "I think the immigration process will be more simplified now," the 76-year-old chairman emeritus of
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    • 114 7 NKF nurses soldiering on IT HAS been a turbulent six months for dialysis nurses working at the National Kidney Foundation (NKF). Like everyone else in Singapore, they found out through the media that NKF funds had been misused and some of their colleagues had huge pay packets and bonuses. In
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    • 462 7  -  Aaron Low Reason: High rates have led 500,000 S'poreans to opt out By LABOUR chief Lim Boon Heng wants the premiums of a national insurance scheme for elderly Singaporeans lowered. The present premiums of the ElderShield plan, which provides for a monthly income when
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    • 563 8  -  Theresa Tan Beleaguered body will have open culture, says interim president By COMPLEX CREATURE "Whoever becomes the president will face a lot of problems as the SAVH is a complex creature. It takes a lot of time to understand its operations." MR
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    • 181 8 THE Ren Ci Charity Show the first mega charity event this year has exceeded its target by more than $2 million. Televised live on Channel U on Jan 8 with a repeat telecast last Sunday, the show raised more than $7.26 million through donation hotlines and
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    • 249 8 RETIREE Lai Ah Ngan, 77, always checks the list of eligible voters before each election. "I am always afraid my name is not going to be there," he said in Hokkien, adding that he also worries it might be misspelt.
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    • 443 9  - The next step for varsities: Post- doc research Radha Basu Research panel supremo Tony Tan's call: Think of new R&D ideas to spur economic growth By UNIVERSITIES here must foster post-doctoral research and think of new research ideas to spur economic growth, urged National Research Foundation (NRF) chief Dr Tony
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    • 208 9 IT COULD pay to read your Straits Times early this weekend, because more than 250,000 subscribers will be on the guest list of an electronics sale exclusive to them. The invitation from electronics superstore Audio House and its tenant MC.2, will come in a
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    • 312 9  -  Alfred Siew By COMPETITION for broadband services appears to be warming up, with MobileOne (Ml) readying a high-speed wireless Internet service for this year. The cellphone operator yesterday announced that it was testing a wireless broadband technology, called Mesh Wi-Fi, that enables users to surf
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    • 190 10 IT HAS been 20 years since there was a Peranakan segment in the annual Chingay parade. So when Main Wayang Company, a "modem Peranakan theatre" group, was contacted by People's Association to take part in this year's parade, its members were delighted. "We want to
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    • 519 10  - Firms urged to have terror security plains Marcel Lee Pereira Only 50 to 70 per cent of manufacturers have proper recovery plan to handle threats By A BOMB explodes at a factory and within hours, a 10-man crisis management team is on the ground, handling evacuation, assessing damage and moving
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    • 167 10 New walk- in selection for HDB flats HOME buyers interested in purchasing a flat in Sembawang, Woodlands and Yishun can take part in the Housing Board's latest walk-in selection exercise. Launched yesterday, the exercise is being conducted at the HDB Hub sales office in Toa Payoh, where HDB has started
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    • FORUM
      • 350 11 ISSUE OF DRAFT DODGERS NATIONAL OB LI G ATION TESTS CHARACTER Having to fulfil a national obligation, however inconvenient to one's personal ambitions or unsuited to one's "talents", is a test of both national and individual character. I REFER to the parliamentary
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      • 380 11 I REFER to the Insight article, "Doers dodgers: Time to heal the rift?" (ST, Jan 14). I share the same sentiment as Mr Paul Wong, feeling no allegiance to Singapore and not being able to assimilate into Singaporean culture even
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      • 110 11 Have grace period for returnees Tan Eng Tat WE SHOULD be compassionate in dealing with draft dodgers but there must be no double standards. What had happened in the past, and there are still many Melvyn Tans out there, is all water under the bridge. I suggest that we consider
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      • 298 11 I REFER to the recent letters in the Forum urging greater use of Medisave for in- vitro fertilisation (IVF). Suggestions include extending the current Medisave withdrawals from three to five treatment cycles; subsidising the cost of drugs required for assisted reproduction; and increasing
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      • 154 11 I VISITED the new National Library for the first time last weekend and was perturbed by the security rules in place on the upper levels of the library. A library user is allowed to take his bag into the reference libraries
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      • 244 11 I REFER to the article, "Draft dodgers to face tougher penalties" (ST, Jan 17). I am glad that most of the 16 MPs who spoke on the na-tional-service debate on Monday expressed their support for Mindef's firm stance, though a handful were
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      • 172 11 Floor tiles go pop in Premium HDB flats I HAVE been living in a Premium flat in Punggol for the past IV2 years. On Saturday my wife was frightened by a cracking sound in the middle of the night. The next morning we found that the floor tiles in the
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    • SPORTS
      • 508 12  -  Chia Han Keong THEY'RE OUT SOCCER Fans choose lesser lights such as Puyol and Garcia for Uefa's Team of the Year By THEY'RE IN UEFA TEAM OF THE YEAR THEY are household names among football fans. Yet, when the fans voted for Uefa's Team
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      • 500 13 SOCCER Now that 'open secret' is out, the FA wants confirmation so it can search for a successor London HE'S GOING "It's an open secret that Sven is going to go after the World Cup... But we've got to start the search for a successor
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      • 484 13 Manchester OUT of the Champions League, 16 points behind Chelsea in the Premiership and coming off a stinging 1-3 defeat by bitter rivals Manchester City. Could things get any worse for Manchester United? Getting knocked out of the FA Cup by Burton Albion would
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      • 482 13 Seoul SOUTH Korea striker Ahn Jung Hwan has pulled out of a trial with Blackburn Rovers. He was set to train with the English Premiership club this week, but opted to stay with his French club Metz, according to the Korea Times
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      • 501 14  -  Marc Lim BOWLING By Sports Correspondent THE national bowling team will have to do without the services of Pat Henry. The American, expected to lead Singapore's charge at December's Asian Games, tendered his resignation as the Singapore Bowling Federation's head coach last month,
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      • 407 14 BADMINTON WHEN the All-England Championships begin today, the Singapore contingent will be missing at the National Indoor Arena. The Singapore Badminton Association has decided not to send a team, citing the prestigious tournament's proximity to the Commonwealth Games in March and wintry weather as
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      • 600 14  -  Chan Yi Shen SWIMMING Our swimmers can't rest on their S-E Asia laurels, says sports council CEO Jin Teik By 7th Asia Swimming Championships When: March 5-10 (swimming), March 6-9 (synchronized swimming) Venue: Singapore Sports School Aquatic Centre (swimming), Toa Payoh Swimming Complex (synchronized
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      • 372 14 CLASS "See! I knew I wasn't the slowest." DAVID LIM HUMOUR "We're not that petty. But we'll definitely have a talk about that." OON JIN GEE, a Singapore Swimming Association vice-president, replying cheekily when asked if Joscelin Yeo's funding would be cut
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    • 537 15  -  Lin Xinyi COMMONWEALTH GAMES And gymnastics body ticked off for Wah Toon's preparations for Melbourne By DESPITE being praised recently by the Prime Minister and Education Minister, Singapore's women gymnasts will not be going to the Commonwealth Games in March. Yesterday, the Singapore National Olympic Council
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    • 619 15 TENNIS Rebound Ace surface 'dangerous' A LEADING Australian tennis medical expert has warned that the Rebound Ace hard-court surface used at the Australian Open is dangerous and should be changed. Davis Cup chiropractor Andreas Bisaz told the Herald-Sun yesterday that the courts
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    • 382 15  -  Los Angeles BASKETBALL KOBE Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal buried animosities and thawed their long-stand-ing feud, before the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Miami Heat 100-92 on Monday. The Lakers improved to 1-3 against the Heat since O'Neal was traded to Miami two years ago. Bryant
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    • 232 15 MOTOR RACING Frankfurt GERMAN investigators have filed charges against three former Toyota Motorsport officials. They are suspected of using technology stolen from Ferrari to test racing car aerodynamics, Cologne prosecutors said on Monday. The officials are accused of violating German competition law by using a
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    • 219 15 CRICKET Lahore (Pakistan) INDIAN openers Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid missed out on a world record by four runs, as the weatheraffected first cricket Test against Pakistan ended in a predictable draw yesterday. The pair put on 410 runs before Sehwag was caught
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    • SPORTS WORLD
      • 51 15 MADRID: Barcelona footballer Samuel Eto'o and Athletic Bilbao coach Javier Clemente may be disciplined over a spitting incident, after Spain's Higher Sports Council requested action yesterday. Television pictures showed Eto'o spitting at Bilbao defender Unai Exposito, while Clemente made allegedly racist remarks about the incident. ASSOCIATED
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      • 59 15 MELBOURNE: World 100 metres record holder Asafa Powell is expected to compete at the Commonwealth Games after recovering from injury problems that kept him out of the World Championships. His manager Paul Doyle said the Jamaican was still experiencing some groin soreness, but is on
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      • 54 15 BERLIN: Six million tickets have been ordered by 677,900 fans for June's World Cup soccer finals in Germany. The third batch of sales had passed on Sunday, and a ballot will be carried out on Jan 31 and confirmations will be sent out early
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    • 465 15 BASKETBALL NBA: Minnesota 96 NY Knicks 90, Oklahoma City 107 Charlotte 92, Washington 104 Philadelphia 76, Denver 97 Chicago 94, Atlanta 94 Houston 83, Detroit 94 Boston 84, New Jersey 97 Indiana 92, LA Clip pers 102 Utah 93 (OT), Golden State 109 Seattle 93, San Antonio 93 Memphis
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        163 16 The Lord is my Light my Salvation The Lord is the Stronghold of my Life I Psalm 27:1 SIXTH ANNIVERSARY JACOB BALLAS 18.1.2000 Words are no longer needed Neither things on this earth The memories lessons shared remain And forever etched until we meet again Rosslyn THE FAMILY OF THE
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        216 16 The family of the late LOH CHOON TONG (Departed 9 January 2006) wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to Mr Mah Bow Tan, Minister of National Development &r Advisor to Tampines East Grassroots Organisation, Dr Aline Wong, Chairman of Housing Development Board, Chairman, Directors and staff of RSP
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        189 16 rTHAM SOO WAN Age: 89 passed away peacefully on 16 Jan 2006. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Husband: Chonn Teck Yin. deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law Yock Fong. Peter Jennie Lai How Wan. Patrick Angeline Chan Hon Kuan. Ivan Dinah Aow Daughters: Sons-in-law: Kum Chun Chow Yow Wah (deceased)
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        50 16 Ist Anniversuy Thalai Thevasam M. SUNDARESAN PILLAI (Departed 28.1.05) Always remembered by Wife: M. S. Kathyi Ammal Sons, daughter, daughters-in-law, son-in-law, grandchildren loved ones. Prayers will be held on 18.01.2006, 7pm at Sri Siva Durga Temple, 8 Potong Pasir Ave 2. Please treat this as a personal invitation. *****595/ *****981
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        • 73 17 52-WCU TEI CURDENCY UST VOL (MY BR S WT M CAP HlfiM LOW CODE COMPANV TBADFD SAII DOS HIOH LOW OIV P/l WHI ***** ***** 6065 Diamonds USlolsocd 6095 IS DJ US Tech U***** 6097 IS MSCI Spore U5555 6101 ISS&PSOO U***** ***** ***** 6170 SPDRS USU2OO 2600
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      • 440 18  -  TSCHANG CHI-CHU Govt also looking at giving preferential tax breaks to normal home owners By China Correspondent In Beijing CHINA is drafting a proposed new property tax for the real estate industry designed to discourage speculative investors from buying homes, in
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      • 362 18 Shanghai FRICTION between China and its trade partners over the yuan has forced Chinese exporters to lower their expectations on expanding overseas markets, Vice-Min-ister of Commerce Yi Xiaozhun was quoted as saying yesterday by China Business News. The yuan is facing increasing pressure to appreciate,
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      • 279 18 January 17 Stock Name Wt Close Change Allgreen 50c 0.30 1.290 -0.010 Ascendasreit 1.04 2.140 +0.040 BIL Intl US2Oc 0.55 1.420 -0.010 CapitaLand 3.61 3.760 CapitaMall 0.83 2.370 Chart SemiCond 26c 083 1.300 -0.040 CityDev 50c 2.42 8.600 -0 300 ComfortDelGro 25c .1.67 1.590 -0.010 Cosco
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      • 66 18 January 17 China Sun HK25c 33,021.000 STATSChP 25c 30.579.000 Celestial USSc 29.679.000 GlobalVoice 5c 29.243.000 UTAC USl5c 26,335.000 Contel USI.Gc 22,477,000 SPH 20c 21.136.000 Gen Int USIOc 20.379.000 SingTel 15c 20.297.000 GlobalTest 10c 20.194.000 CapitalandDßeCW6o424 17.779,000 Pine Agritech 10c 16,124.000 Bio-Treat HK4Oc 14,165.000 MemorYO US3c 14,036,000 CapitaLand 13.314,000
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      • 145 18 January 17 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES (9AM): SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.2240 ***** Can dollar 1.4030 1.4190 Euro 1.9690 1.9910 Malaysian ringgit* 0 4345 0.4350 NZ dollar 1.1250 1 1500 Sterling pound 2 8700 2.9030 US dollar ***** 1.6440 SINGAPORE DOLLARS
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      • 2359 18 Bonds, Loans Warrants TRANSACTION DATE JANUARr 17. TOM 52 WEEK TEL CBMOCT un MUM WOH IMI COOC COSMBY TRAKO SAU TWO 8 5 3 AriMtCorpWMIMJ JU -OS 198 595 115 404/ Asctn4asCAtCWSM324 35 5 +4.5 10 33 19 4481 Asia Water W*****0 31.5 +0 5 12. 4 2 4105 AsiatravtlWlOKU
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      • 306 18 Doubts arise over Citigroup 's move for China stake COMMENTS from a senior Chinese official have cast doubts on whether Citigroup will be allowed to take an unprecedented controlling stake in Guangdong Development Bank. Vice-premier Huang Ju, who handles the finance portfolio, reportedly told a China Banking Regulatory Commission meeting
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      • 479 19  - Indonesia now S'pore's No. 5 trading partner Erica Tay It overtakes Japan as total bilateral trade with Republic hits $54b last year By The greater flow of goods also saw Singapore's trade surplus with Indonesia widen by about 20 per cent to $19.4 billion INDONESIA'S total trade with Singapore grew
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      • 475 19  -  AZHAR GHANI By Indonesia Bureau Chief In Jakarta "We should look at the data very positively and use it as a basis for better analysis and better understanding of what's going on in trade with Singapore." DRPANGESTU.on Singapore's trade figures INDONESIA has welcomed trade figures
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      • 522 20  -  Fiona Chan It is looking to emerging markets to counter risk of falling US prices By Big spending "We expect to do investments in the next 1 2 months for both markets. We tend to look at larger investments and therefore spending
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      • 212 20 THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) yesterday said it has appointed two senior lawyers, Mr Lee Seiu Kin and Mr Lucien Wong, to its board of directors with effect from Jan 1. Mr Lee is Second SolicitorGeneral at the Attorney-Gener-al's Chambers overseeing
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      • 386 20  -  Chua Hian Hou By A RAPIDLY growing number of people here are stepping out of their comfort zones to become entrepreneurs, a new study has found. After a concerted push by the Government to encourage risk-taking new businesses, the percentage of the adult population to
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      • 267 20  - TradeXchange to ease flow of trade Gabriel Chen By SINGAPORE Customs yesterday announced a new online trade initiative that will make it easier to move goods and services in and out of the country. Called TradeXchange, it will link various computer systems used by importers and exporters with the aim
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        • 77 21 MOBILE handset distributor Global Tech Holdings said its full-year net loss for last year has narrowed to HK5124.2 million (5526.3 million) from HK5184.5 million previously, due to higher margins. This was despite turnover for the year ended Sept 30 falling 36.4 per cent to HK$l.2l
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        • 89 21 CONTRACT manufacturer MFS Technology yesterday posted a 24.9 per cent rise in net profit to $14.4 million for the three months ended Dec 31. The mainboard-listed firm said first-quarter sales inched up 1.6 per cent to $120.1 million partly because of higher demand from existing
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        • 82 21 KEPPEL Corp yesterday announced the formation of a board safety committee to review the effectiveness of safety management within its companies. The committee, which was constituted on Monday, will also provide a forum for discussions on safety standards and practices as well as assist in
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      • 512 21  -  Goh Eng Yeow Sources say nothing has been agreed on in talks for mill, which Unifiber is also eyeing By Latest twist "NOTHING has been signed or agreed on with Mandiri. There is an ongoing discussion and the transaction must make commef
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      • 323 21  -  GOH ENG YEOW TAKING STOCK IT ALL looked promising enough early on, but then Tokyo hit the skids and the rally here turned into a mini-rout. Few blue chips were' spared the afternoon stampede with those bearing bad tidings such as City Developments (CDL) suffering
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      • 34 21 Top Rises January 17 CENTS KepLandSGAeCWO6O3l3 116 10.0 9 4 Keppel Corp 50c 1240 10 0 0.8 RafflesEdu 2.5c 184 9 0 51 OlamlOc 157 7.0 4.7 CapitalanMßLeCW6o3lß 76 5 6 5 9 3
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      • 31 21 Top Rises January 17 CENTS Noble GrpOßeCWo6o2l3 15 200 0 10 KepCorp DB eCW*****7 2 5 66.7 10 KepCorpS6AeCWo6o2l3 1.5 50.0 0.5 STATSChPS6AeCWO6O227 1.5 500 0.5 Noble GrpDBeCWO6O4IO 4 33.3 10
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      • 224 21  - DIRECTORS' TRADES GABRIEL CHEN SHARE AWARD RAISES NOL CHIEFS STAKE NEPTUNE Orient Lines' (NOL's) group president and chief executive, Mr David Lim, was awarded 102,333 shares last month as part of the Singapore shipping line's performance share plan. Mr Lim's direct stake now stands at 0.017 per cent, or 242,333
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      • 350 21  -  Lee Su Shyan By Companies Correspondent THE woes besetting air cargo logistics firm Airocean Group deepened yesterday when the company announced that it will probably post a loss for the third quarter ended Dec 31. The reason for the profit warning is threefold,
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      • 257 21  -  Fiona Chan By MAINBOARD-LISTED steelmaker FerroChina said yesterday that it would acquire a stake in a Chinese steel processor for U5530.24 million (5549.7 million). The China-based company, which makes heavy gauge galvanised steel coils for the building industry, will buy a 35.45 per
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        23 22 No deal vet Indonesian billionaire Putra Sampoerna may not be as close to deal to buy Kiani Kertas as reported earlier, say sources.
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      • 543 22  - Singapore firms log strong gains all round Kelvin Wong Industry ranking shows most firms posting robust sales and profit growth By SINGAPORE'S corporate sector recorded another bumper year in 2005 with companies, both big and small, registering healthy double-digit growth in turnover and profits. Credit rating firm DP Information Group
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      • 31 22 CURRENCIES UP DOWN Gainers: 163 Losers: 420 Unchanged: 575 BUYING SELLING Australian dollar 1.2240 1.2380 Euro 1.9690 1.9910 Sterling pound 2.8700 2.9030 US dollar 1.6260 1.6440 Yen (100 units) 1.4124 1.4276
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      • 189 22 NEW FRAMEWORK Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S central bank said yesterday that about 17 investment banks will emerge from the implementation of a framework for investment banks with discount houses. Bank Negara and market regulator Securities Commission said in a joint statement that applicants paid a
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    • 289 12 Aim to be Asia's best It is time Singapore's swimmers aimed towards excelling at the Asian level, said SSC chief executive officer Oon Jin Teik. PAGEHI4 .^bV^Bßß^^ A^^Bfl BBB^^^^k. .^BB^. A A .^B^k SINCE 1938 H^llifxlT^' Mm (Mcr+^^P I|i^l^B4 ■'^S jMI JBCMBl\^^s^^s( I .'^Hl^^ 1 rf %^k 111 k .Jb9
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    • 50 15 TV times SOCCER: FA Cup, 3rd rd replay: Man United v Burton Albion (Live, Ch23, tomorrow, 4am) TENNIS: Australian Open, 2nd rd (Live, Ch24, Bam and 4.3opm)'. Day 3 highlights (Ch24, Bpm) Events HOCKEY: National selection trials: Men (Delta Stadium, 6pm). SHF U-21 boys: Police v SCC Cubs (Delta, Bpm)
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    • 436 2 BEVERLY HILLS, California You could say this Mountain stood tall. Cowboy romance Brokeback Mountain, about two gay, rugged Western family men, swept the 63rd*Golden Globes on Monday night, winning four prizes for Best Dramatic Film, Best Screenplay, Best Song and Best Director for Lee Ang. Which means
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    • 209 2 Motion pictures Best picture, drama: Brokeback Mountain Best actress, drama: Felicity Huffman, Transamerica Best actor, drama: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote Best picture, musical or comedy: Walk The Line Best actress, musical or comedy: Reese Witherspoon, Walk The Line Best actor, musical or comedy: Joaquin Phoenix, Walk
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    • 246 3 SO CHINA'S big Golden hope, Zhang Ziyi (left), did not become the first Chinese star to bag a Best Actress Award at the Golden Globes. But she sure was a winner on the red carpet. When the whole world seemed to be wearing white, red or black, the
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      • 550 5 MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA (PG) 145 minutes/Opens tomorrow/* Ong Sor Fern FILM CORRESPONDENT MEMOIRS Of A Geisha is Pretty Woman tricked out with more fabulous costumes and sumptuous scenery. Arthur Golden s bestselling book of the same title is a mediocre fluff embroidered with Asian exotica.
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      • 429 7  -  Tay Yek Keak Finally, here is someone who understands why people go berserk in shopping malls THE SHOPAHOLICS (PG) 95 minutes/Opens tomorrow/* ■fr**** THIS comedy, tapping into a crazy shopping culture, is a good buy. The typical Hong Kong flick tends to run out of steam these days.
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      • 562 7 CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN 2(PG) 91 minutes/Opens tomorrow/* itH-Ciir STEVE Martin heads an overpopulated clan of 12 uncontrollable kids. Eugene Levy has eight su-per-disciplined ones. They clash at vacation time at Lake Winnetka, a battleground resort for comedy and overzealous competitive parenting at the great outdoors. There are requisite
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    • 19th Annual Singapore 1000 and SME 500 Awards
      • 1070 8 Turnover of top companies hits $920 billion The latest annual ranking of the top 1,000 Singapore corporations and 500 small and medium enterprises paints a favourable outlook for economic growth THE absolute turnover of top-performing companies in Singapore by turnover rank increased 19.06 per cent from $773 billion to $920.4
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      • 445 10 Singapore 1000 Sales and Profit Category Telco was ranked the highest in turnover and net profit last year. Surendren Apparoo finds out how the company achieved this. TELECOMMUNICATIONS giant SingTel's business strategy has consistently placed the company in a leading position in the communications industry.
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      • 503 11  - A winning combination RAV DHALIWAL SME 500 Sales Category By Modest pricing and a wide appeal are two business principles that have stood Taka Jewellery in good stead over the years BOYS as young as eight buy diamond tokens for the love of their lives their mothers. Over the past
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    • 95 6 biteintoit PHOTO: REUTERS 'Well, I might as well pull my pants down at this point... they've seen everything else' Actress Jennifer Aniston (above) on the press 'If you have a girl first, they're like angels... and then you have your boy, and you'll look down at him and you'll think:
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    • 885 8 D.lO NASSIM PK 2000 sqft 4+l $4.8K/ UE Sq 1300 sqft 3+l $3K/ Belmont Gdn 1750 sqft 3+l f/furn. $4.5K. Immed. *****490 TANGLIN PK 2-RM balcony. 1032 sqft. F/facilities. F/furn. F/aircon. Mins to Orchard/ Botanic Gdn. Immed. $2400. 9069-5282 C2l HOLLAND HILL 2700/ 1600 sqft. 4+l/ 3+l. P/furn. Direct pool
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    • 734 8 4',. >; 9HI I' 3 ■■■■■ir^ 3 u condo facilities 1 5 13 Near MRT a 4 I 3 1/3 bedrooms 14 JSi 936 2 594 sq n Si 1' Partially fully furnished I 2 H^p^l lII' Full commission to agents SI Leasing Enquiries uPfijJEWH| or 9388 2527 ■k 009-
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    • 702 8 Properties DON'T MISS HILLVIEW GREEN 3+l. 1350 sqft Mid fir. P/furn. Bright, clean, breezy. Immed. $1.5K. Convenient. Hurry! Keith *****226 NwnoMonut Froptty Achrtxn STERLING 4+l $4K. Chancery Esquire 3 bdrm $2.5K. Novena, 3 bdrm, renovated, $2.5K. Hillcrest Arcadia Penthse $6K. *****231 D.21 PINE GROVE. 3+1. 1700 sq.ft. Furn. F/facilities. Immediate.
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    • 393 8 ■Op v MIAPLACE I ft^B^^ ft iJjjMI r t K *S m n$ ve c.o.d. Hpfe I Partial furn or Fully furn BU^p^ *^^^^^^^**«la^^B p or leasing enquiry pis call fi'^ l^L mm Sole Agt HSR 9632-0025 PERFECT FOR FAMILY SPACIOUS MOVE IN. Meyer Rd 2500 sqft. 4 rms. Easy
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    • 708 8 KARINE, MAKENA, IMMED. 3+l, ap prox 1593 sqft. P/furn. High fir. Atria 3+l. 1475 sqft. P/furn. Well renovated. Call 8180-7722 lexpatsoSiSi FLAMINGO VALLEY 3+l. Pool view. Big spacious. F/furn. F/facilities. The Bayshore 3+l. P/furn. High fir. Immed. *****003 THE WATERSIDE. 4 bdrms. 2433 sqft. High fir. Cosy, furnished. Good cond.
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    • 809 9 ■k 01 7-1 8 CHANGI/ Liy pasir ris J/f PTE APTS -RENT GROUND FLR Patio! Spacious 1700 sqft. Ballota Pk. Renovated. Furn. Bright breezy. F/facilities. Immed. DW 9455-6512 John CHANGI RISE 1496 sqft 3+l rms Partial/ f/furn. Immed. F/ facilities. Pool view. Cosy unit. Mins to MRT. Hurry! View 9147-7227
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    • 683 9 fftk 025-28 NORTH Mir 9 PTE APTS -RENT NORTHOAKS/ WOODSVALE ADMIRALTY MRT. 2/ 3-rm. Mid/ high fir. Unfurn, P/furn. f/furn. Condo facilities. Sally 9380-6454 DTZ YCK MRT. $1.4K up! Serenity Pk 3+l. F/furn. Renovated. Near amenities. Call 9388 1812 agt CASABLANCA 3 RMS High fir. Faces pool. Unfurn. Agt *****776
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    • 627 9 iff) HOUSES FOR RENT GREENERY/ AL-FRESCO DINING rm/ airwell living rm/ attic. 4 rms approx 2900 sq.ft @> Orchard Bishopswalk. $4K up. *****801 LISTING CHESTNUT CRESCENT 2-STOREY Detached, serene. 4+2 family rms maid's. Matured garden, s/pool, only $6.5K. *****246 I BUNGALOW WITH POOL *****179. 1) Off Bt Timah 4+l. *****
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    • 958 9 Pfo HOUSES FOR RENT UPPER BT TIMAH tropical new I 2'4-storey, 3000 sqft. 4+ study maid's. Roof terr. Near nature reserve. Landridge *****797 AVAIL 1 MAR. $19K Rochalie split I level bunglw. ***** sqft. s+maid ensuite+ spacious garage storerm+ patios/ pool. *****803 0.10 BEAUTIFUL DETACHED. s+l. Spacious living/ dining. Large
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    • 904 9 IR* HUDC/HDB Mir 1 APTS FOR RENT AMK I+l 641/ 2+1 174/ 584 Bedok i -shape 12 $600 Bedofc 2+l 509/ 10 $900 Bishan 3+1 103/188 furn neq Bt Panjang 2+l 514 $900 CCK 3+l 435/ 670/ Fajar 3+l 436 Pasir Rls 2+1 119/ 3+1 518 neq j Petlrßdi+l2ls $500
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    • 826 9 lf{V HUDC/HDB tiff APTS FOR RENT ■^^^J^^^Bd^^^^BJ GOOD RENT LOW RENT! I+l/ 2+l/ 3+l. Furn/ I unfurn: Yishun. Yew Tee. Bishan. Bt Panjang, Woodlands. CCK other areas. Yani 9195-0188 CALL NOW 200% RENOVATED. 3+l Blk 519 Woodlands/ 28 Tekka Mkt/ 178 Bt Panjang. New renovation. Immed. neg. Call Parry *****450
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    • 773 9 BT PANJANG/ PUNGGOL/ Hou gang/ Pandan Gdn, others. 3/ 4rm. $750-$9OO. 9383-9753 3+l DAKOTA CRES p/furn $1000. 2+l Tampines 868 p/furn $800. 2+l Jurong 655 $800 *****428 APPROVED 3 RM Yishun Blk 362. F/ Furn. Near mkt/ shop/ sch. $800. Call *****693 Sole agt. TELOK BLANGAH. 3 'NG' Blk 60.
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    • 1342 9 Properties Wff\ SERVICE YQK SERVICE fff\ SERVICE \i& APARTMENTS Ufr? APARTMENTS fej^ APARTMENTS I k^^ R J V V K S I DE CinULJHUU Nesded along the historic Singapore River Situated at the fringe of the Central Business Myriad of dining and entertainment outlets nearby District, along Havelock Road Panoramic
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    • 625 10 ■k DO9-10 ORCHARD/ kIhJTANGIIN/ HOLLAND V HOUSES -SALE PEIRCE HILL 2-STOREY good class Bunglw 17.200/ 8200 sqft. 4+l+2 out house/ pool. Pk 10 cars. A1 view. Vacant. 59.3W! 9815-8318 Open,ja*j Houaii|§2. SEMI-DS: 6100-0090 VIEW today Greenleaf 3850 sqft. $2.3m. Greenleaf 5900 sqft. Orig. Beautiful greenery. Unique! $2.xm. Namly 4000 sqft
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    • 803 10 ■k DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ Liy TANGLIN/ HOLLAND IF HOUSES -SALE OFF HOLLAND RD 5809/ 2600 sqft semi-d. Orig. Ideal for rebuild. F'hold. *****944 Andrew NEW 53.5M. NANYANG Pri D/sto- rey 4800/4400 sqft. 6+l, Pool. A1 quality, Quiet. 9765 5580 BERRIMA SPECIAL 2' STOREY bunglw. Exclusive. s+l, pool. Excellent ambience. 9852-8818
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    • 608 10 Pfh DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ My TANGLIN/ HOLLAND U PTEAPTS-SALE [SEAVIEWI SEA!) SAIL opp resort. Above *51 7 units 6566 sqft. SB.9M. Cairnhill P\aza near Orchard MRT! 3+l rms. 2300 sqft. $I.BxM. Pg. *****888 Evon ST MARTIN RESIDENCE Studio. 500 sqft. Good rent. Ask S7BOK. Glentrees 4 rms. 1711 sqft. $1.5M
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    • 637 10 fft\ DO9-10 ORCHARD/ htm TANGLIN/ HOLLAND U PTEAPTS-SALE l^a^Ma^aV^K^B^^l PRIME LOCATION BALMORAL 5/ RICH Mansion 1700/ 1763 sq.ft. Condo facilities. Well renovated. 3+l. F'hold. Good sch. Amenities. neg. *****007 5536K UP! 60% Sold!! D.09 brand new f'hold 1/ 2 rm/ Penthse. Pool/ gym. Deferred payment. MRT/ SMU. Irene 9009-3990 Must
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    • 726 10 PK DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ ||y TANGUN/ HOLLAND U PTEAPTS-SALE STUDIO 3. F'HOLD. 2 bdrms. 883 sqft. High fir. Facilities. TenantM Almost 6% yield. 9180-5577 BRAND NEW 16 Nathan PI ***** 1109 sqft 2+l F'hold TOP 06/06 Amenities. Best deal! *****723 LEEDON HGTS. 1668 sqft. 3+l+ I balcony. F'hold. Full facilities.
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    • 572 10 ■fc Dll a2l NEWTON/ Qfl BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI ■F PTEAPTS-SALE BUKIT REGENCY. 3+1+1. 1458 sqft. F'hold. Facing pool greenery. Move in. View to offer! Call Ron Tay 9137-2308/9752-5291 ERA JProsperousl (Peals) F'HOLD S6XXK SUMMERHILL Con do at Sims Ave. 3 rms. Approx 1206 sqft. Nice layout. F/facilities with low maintenance. *****301 Best
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    • 648 10 ■t Dl 2-14 BALESTIER/ LljJ MACPHERSON/GEYLANG HOUSES SALE TERR AT LICHI I7O2 sqft $733k up J'n Gembira corner 2290 sqft Al. Terr Jin Cheng Kek/ Woodsville/ Daisy corner. Sneg 9871-3737 JLN KRIAN LAND 2424 sqft. 3/ storey corner terr, 4+l. Near Kembangan MRT. 9619 6297 23 ROCHDALE RD. 2'.-storey bunglw
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    • 626 10 Properties IRfIDI 5-1 6 EAST COAST Up? HOUSES -SALE PropN«x i PETER HO 9742 2441 U WOO MON CHEW Rd inter terr 3+l. F'hold. 2500+ sqft. Privacy. Windy. Marble, f/aircon. Near Siglap Ctr/ coffeeshop. $I.xM. FABULOUS SIGLAP CORNER 2/storey terr. 3000 sqft. Elevated, windy. Cosy 4+l rms. Freehold. 9850-5022/ 9001-0711
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    • 667 10 IflV D l5- 16 EAST COAST Uf PTE APTS SALE COSTA RHU 4*l. 2.056 sqft. High fir with pte lift. Classic interior, move-in cond. F/facilities. Pool sea View. neg. Call 9687-5964 *"J JIM WEE A 9005 8899^^A SERAYA VILLE. 3-RM Renovated. Roseville Penthse roof terr. Rose Maison 2-storey penthse Bayshore
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    • 658 10 iff! D l5- 16 EAST COAST W PTE APTS SALE SANCTUARY GREEN 2 units. 3+l. 1356/ 1604 sq.ft. High/ mid fir. Sea/city view. *****000 Jane CHELSEA LODGE. F'HOLD. 3+l rms. Few units. Nicely renovated. Affordable price! Call *****522 ■tk 01 7-1 8 CHANGI/ L^ PASIR RIS HOUSES -SALE IntttfKrtiond Property
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    • 2379 11 flk Dll ft 2l NEWTON/ flt Dll ft 2l NEWTON/ Hfe Dll 821 NEWTON/ Jfe Dl l ft 2l NEWTON/ ML 0 1 1 a 2 1 NEWTON/ ML D l l ft 2 l NEWTON/ ED BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI Lai BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI BO BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI Qll BT
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    • 762 11 fftV HUDCAPTS FOR SALE CHEAPEST! EUNOSVILLE EXEC Mais 834 move-in. Mins MRT. $390K up. Cheapest! *****900 ■at PTEAPTS/HOUSES/ Ujj HUDC FOR SALE ■7 BELOW $500K NEW LIST! 4'A2' Blk 602. Unblocked. 3 mins to LRT. Opp Bt Panjang Plaza. Move-in cond. $Neg. Pis call 9815-1298 HSR. MUST SELL 3U-RM CORNER
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    • 773 11 Properties •RV HDB APTS FOR SALE |fj? (ANG MO KIO) 3 'NC' 457 #7/ 542 #6 Unblock Lift level. Early move in. Sch, mkt, amenities. neg. *****723 3'NG' NEG. Blk. 549. High fir. Move in, well kept. Mkt/ sch/ amenities. Must sell! 9009-3825 3'NG' BLK 251 AMK Ave 4. #03
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    • 932 11 PfrS HDB APTS FOR SALE H|? (BUKIT BATOK) *ERA*Proven Bt Batok Specialist* -Samuel Wee 6471-3446 ERA*** •••ERA No 1 Top Producer '02*** Exec Mais 289D, 326 #8. 165 sqm Exec Apt 628, 406, 405, 404 #9 corner. Al view/ decor. MRT. $0 Exec Apt 299. 290C, 2908, 289A, 222, 214
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    • 1001 11 ■t HDB APTS FOR SALE Liii (BT MERAH/Q-STOWN/ TELOK BLANGAH) I ]i]r^ 1 1 ii'i m' 4'A' BLK 139 Jalan Bukit Merah #02. 106 sq.m. Huge living space l Unblocked. Mins to mkt/ bus stop Valued S33OK. James *****441 EXEC APT BLK 148 Mei Ling. #02 Beautiful hse. Bright Breezy
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    • 883 12 f£\ HDB APTS FOR SALE ■fj/ I CENTRAL/CITY) 4 'I' BLK 661 Buffalo Rd. High fir. 1 min to MRT. 2 mins to Sheng Siong. Valued. Priced to sell! Simple, orig. Call CJ *****095 Beauty! 3NG 46 Owen rd lift PR/ Indian ok! syr decor! Hdbl77k View to appreciate! *****373
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    • 881 12 PH4 HDB APTS FOR SALE Ell (CLEMENTI/ WEST COAST} IUUj BELOW VALUATION IrnVnottofKri Property Advisers 5-RM S3OK BELOW value Dover 123 sq.m/ 3 "NG" Clementi 68 sq.m. 101% move in. Open concept Greenery breezy 9186-2949 1 \A. "1 1 1 1 1 r M 1 Ni^™ j 1 1 1I
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    • 814 12 ■k HDB APTS FOR SALE EJJ (HOUGANG/ S-GOON/ ■P YIO CHU KANG) NEAR MRT 9730-4055 SERANGOON CENTRAL Exec Mais 417." High fir 4-bdrms 5-room 407 Recess area 133 sqm 3-rm corner 3/ 207. 4 A" 427. In4*n¥ittftjvri frrrwyirry Ajfufr^** 4 "A" BLK 536 corner. 110 sq.m. Spacious. Ist owner. Below
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    • 878 12 BK HDB APTS FOR SALE \jjtf (JURONG) m* ml HASSAN JAAFAfi r. 9271 7142 5V CORNER 609 Jurong W. Lift. Unblock. Designer decor. MRT.. 3RMS Corner 81k.3 Teban, 77 sqm. $5K below value neg. Windy 4'A' Blk 933 Jurong W. Lift fir. $5K below value. Shops/eateries ALL $8K BELOW value!
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    • 838 12 RtS HDB APTS FOR SALE \jjlf (JURONG) CHOIC^JNm 5T PT BLK 641 New! Jurong W. St 61 805. F/renovated. Windy. Face SE. Opp Giant/ Pioneer Mall. Valued. Almost sold! 9066-6683 5T CORNER BLK 728 Jurong West. Mid fir. Renovated. Windy, unblocked. Near schs, shpg ctr. Hurry call now 9238-5415 DW
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    • 787 12 RK HDB APTS FOR SALE I \Hf (PASIR RIS/ CHANGI) BEAUTIFUL HOMES. 5 1 143/ 187 High fir. Corner. Mediterranean/ modern. Unblocked nice view/ f/ renovated. Attractively priced! ACE TEAM MARKETING (ATM) A Proven Pasir Ris Specialist! TONY 9852 2652 PN New Apt 208 4 rms Renovated Don't miss! Apt
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    • 914 12 WK HDB APTS FOR SALE Ur (SEMBAWANG) Ffi^ Dream IPi \IM Home 5T BLK 402. A cosy corner paradise. The WOW and dream home. to agt. Buyer pay no commission. Call Darren 9873-0489. 5T 474 SEMBAWANG. 5 mins MRT 5 yrs. Ist owner. Renovated. Move in. Spacious 3-rms. Aircon. Near
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    • 714 12 Properties fjff\ HDB APTS FOR SALE Up? (TAMPINES/SIMEI) yyjj Valuation 3'A" 845, 914 High fir. Unblock. 4'A 1 320 High floor. Lift level. 5T 710 811 unblocked view. A1! Exec Mais 147 High fir. *****770 PropNexKJia] 3NG 822 WALKUP 84 value $166k 4NG 290 803 simple $225k up ExecApt 429/431/495E
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    • 985 12 Wfti HDB APTS FOR SALE fHf (WOODLANDS) Damien 9270-2580 4'S' 436 87, near MRT Neq 4'A' 110, 6828 814. 683A 810.... Ok 4'A' 702 83 7878 Corner MRT 4'A' 843 85. 895A Corner... Decor 5T 125 810. move-in 220k! IT 364 87, 414 MRT 4 bdrms IT 507 88 515,
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    • 918 12 ffti HDB APTS FOR SALE y|r (WOODLANDS) 4*A2' «01 BLK 575. Woodlands. Vista Pt. Unblocked Renovated. Very serious seller! Ground fir lovers. Don't miss! *****276 4'A' BLK 777. lOisqm. High fir. Next to corner. Tastefully renovated. 100% move in. *****332 www.goviewing.com/a0487 4'A' 895A HIGH dr. Nice house. s'l' 712 810.
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    • 841 13 Rh HOB APTS FOR SALE UfcV (YISHUN) 12*tEa^B MUST SELL 3'A' 802/ 861. ttiO. Unblocked. Lift floor. New renovation. MRT. 4 'A'/ 5 T corner 215/ 796. »08. Lift fir. Cosy. MRT. *****008 3 'NG' BLK 710 High fir. Breezy. Simple. Early move in. Malay owner. Near Chong Pang/ MRT.
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    • 819 13 ■k HDB APTS FOR SALE I HD (SENGKANG/ Pf PUNGGOL) AAA Thomas Yin 9763-3606 DW 4'A 1 121C High tlr Corner Plaza i 4'A' 1248 High fir. Unblock. Plaza 4'A 1 296C Corner Granite fir LRT 4'A' 321A High fir Unblock MRT 5T 123D 288% move-in Plaza I ST 146
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    • 587 13 BEST PRICE JEADY BUYERS/ TEMAMTS/ PRs vant to buy/ rent HDB apt in all ireas. High budget. Urgent! Ownn pis call Peter 9144-6215 CALL NOW »EADY TENANTS AVAIL! With high budget. Whole house or locked 1 j ■m in all areas. Furn/ unfurn. Dwners call now! Yani *****188 i Bluest
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    • 1283 13 Ilk FACTORY SPACE Hfc FACTORY SPACE RK FACTORY SPACE I U/FORRENT IjjrFORRENT U/ FOR RENT LILLUIQ Cap/taLand Prime Location For leasing enquiries, Call 6826 5847 537 Technopark@Chai Chee t jl C |ose to Bedok MRT Station t J^SSBr^F^^^ 42 <> 50,000 sq ft 4^M[ **W^P^m Wf Home to aspiring <£
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    • 497 13 Properties HKFAaORY SPACE Bjv FACTORY SPACE BRV FAQORY SPACE HK FAQORY SPACE Bi^FORSALE UJ^FORSALE J/JJ FOR SALE \Of FOR SALE MRJPf^>. r i4 111 m l **ssjS^ IMMEDIATE OCCUPATION I 4^''Sl. ™IBHBH **IH kkte. !9lh I I fiPAiinri ffliiAP < I I 111 UU 1 1 till I r C
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    • 281 13 Excellent location Next to Raffles Place MRT Station 2,2005f Prestigious tenants that include major international banks and corporations Last Unit 10-storey Office BWg •1712 sqft. Carpeted Good lacing, Harbour View ♦$2.50 psf Sea/ City View, 24 hrs access Recepbon answering service •DecteatedTeV fax Line FREE! Broadband, Local incoming outgoing calls,
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    • 1721 14 Rh OFFICE SPACE R^ OFFICE SPACE ffK OFFICE SPACE [Ih OFFICE SPACE Ui? FOR RENT fitf FOR RENT |P FOR RENT Jjjjjf FOR RENT T k^ i| ■SHssSwAißijjjii^iM ■■rr- :f One Orchard Boulevard '^ZZZZ *\W ONLY LIMITED SPACE LEFT ■f ifP^ Prime Location/Outside CBD c Bf Supporting facilities include imaging/X-ray,
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    • 986 14 Wfi OFFICE SPACE i|/ FOR RENT I G PAGAR REALTY Ctr 1000/ 1200 R qft. MRT. High fir, carpark. Va- si ant. $2.60 psf. Tan *****618 IGHT IND/ OFFICE cum warehse N pace avail near Jin Besar Stadi- w m. Call 9092-2536/ 9637-1257 p 01D TAMPINES ST 21/ Chai Chee/
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    • 543 14 !h OFFICE SPACE R JtP FOR RENT H ÜBY-GENTING 812 IT Office 150 qft. Aircon, PUB. Broadband 350 pm. *****361/ *****682 EAR TG PAGAR MRT. 800 sqft ith own pantry toilet. Careted. $1600. Immed. *****008 UNTEC 550/ 810 1360/1960/ 830/ 3780/ 4330/5280/ 6690/ 970/***** sqft etc. Fitted/ bare lid/ hiqh
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    • 542 14 Properties ffi SHOP SPACE Rft SHOP SPACE if FOR RENT Ijjf FOR RENT BJ ml Jl^j l^_^_^_l SHOP SHOWROOM CUM OFFICE THE PLAZA I F Outside CBD, next to The Furniture Mall. Suitable for building materials, lightings, bathroom accessories, soft furnishings, curtain blinds, textiles, interior designers and renovation contractors. Size
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    • 651 14 Htj SHOP SPACE (iff FOR RENT .Good Location uu ■AR EAST PLAZA #02/ #03/ ♦04/ #05. 180-2070 sqft water detail/ Salon/ F&B. Lucky Plaza *01/ #03. 300/ 581 sqft. water, ialon/ F&B/ .Retail 9455-5086 Pro Nex f4Mj :antoment rd conservation. 400/ 1200/ 500/ 3900 sq.ft. r ace main rd, Outram
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    • 898 14 B"f\ SHOP SPACE fflf FOR RENT I HI SHOPHSE AVAIL. SUIT all trades Hougang Ave 8, Jurong W, Yishun, Upp S'goon Rd. *****780 Website: www.sean-lee.com VEERASAMY ROAD. BLK 637 900 sq.ft. Vacant. All retail. Exclusive. Good location! Ample parking. Don't Miss! Sharlyn 9007 3438 NEAR MRT. S3.BK. Ang Mo Kio
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    • 1326 15 RK SHOP SPACE Rh SHOP SPACE WL RESTAURANT/ I fc(f FOR SALE U^ FOR SALE CD LOUNGE E SPACE FOR RENT hprt of ASU^^^ 7N Straits of Malacca Cruise (Sun) Kuala Lumpur/Langkawi/Krabi/Phuket/ Penang Selected departures till 26 Mar 06 From, j »£IQGG FREE <*D i shore excursions I 4^ Per
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    • 135 15 BMHRHfIfIBHLfIHLI i Orion Industrial Building 160PayaLebarRd 1,475 sf- 2,002 sf Yvonne 6433 7786 Jin Ptmlmpln 2400/ 3400/ 5300/ 16,000 sq.ft. Upper floor good view Free parking Immediate move in Renovation allowed Office, logistic, storage Competitive rental Tel: ***** 713 Owner KAKI BUKIT WAREHOUSE 3-storey terr warehse 9171 sqft Pte cargo
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      • 112 1 888 Your weekly health companion from THE STRAITS TIMES I s :->^S jL ill Bt Ji* <- Ma^a^a^a^a^a^a^a^a^a^a^a^a^a^a^a^a^a^a^a^a^a^a^a^a^a^a^a^a^a^a^a^B^a^a^a^a^a^a^a^a^a^a^Hmßsß^Sffife^M^i ffita^iV" "^B a^BPf?!^^^/jji^Saßßaiß(B9S*p^' -aaaat/%tt^flajG^B[aaaEk.~ I aa* Ba jaaaari&*'" *3B x bm a i-|np^- in j 7 s aaaW V X.i/ IyW*w^^W^^~'** >i'^^^^^Bjm Mr J7 LaawM a^^a^^^^ b^^^^bwA^^b^b^bh c %^bß V* ja| V
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      • 339 2 I used to think that I wouldn't be too strict about letting my kids eat candy because, after all, what's a childhood without sweeties? As a child, I spent many happy hours nibbling on sour plums or eating spoonfuls of Horlicks while I read story books. I
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        406 4 BREAKTHROUGHS ARE WHAT ADDICTION NURSE YANG CHEK SALIKIN OF THE INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH (IMH) HOPES FOR, ALWAYS. Often, those who are addicted to drugs, alcohol or gambling become so dependent on their habit that they run into money and relationship problems. So many of them lose their
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      • 636 8 Close bonds between patients and nurses at the NKF have helped staff cope with the recent controversy at the charity, reports Lee Hui Chieh. In the 15 years Madam Chua Chor Guek has been a nurse at the National Kidney Foundation, many of her patients have become
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