The Straits Times, 2 January 2000

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  • 21 1 The Sunday Times January 2, 2000 72 Pages m four parts MITA (P) 033/12/1999 A Singapore Press Holdings publication OO cents
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  • 490 1  - It looks like a Bug-free world GEOFFREY PEREIRA Apart from minor glitches, fears fizzle worldwide as critical systems pass Year 2000 test with flying colours Hu IT BECAME the year 2000 right around the world, but as of last night, there was still no sign of the dreaded Millennium Bug
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  • 156 1 WAS IT A VICTORY FOR TERRORISM? INDIAN AIRLINES HIJACK Outrage follows initial euphoria over hostages' release In the end, the five terrorists who held an Indian Airlines planeload of passengers hostage for eight long, dreadful days simply got m a van and were driven out of Afghanistan yesterday. They got
    AP; AFP  -  156 words
  • 356 1 JAKARTA President Abdurrahman Wahid, apologising publicly for years of human-rights abuses on a visit to Irian Java, agreed that the restive province revert to its former name of Papua but ruled out the possibility of independence. The apology "is very important' since past mistakes
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  • 289 1 Einstein was here to raise funds ALBERT Einstein was just 43 and on the brink of winning the Nobel Prize when he visited Singapore m 1922. Unlikely as it may seem, the man whom Time magazine named the Person of the Century came here specifically to raise funds to build
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    • 123 1 AN UNDERGRAD AT 16: Singapore-born teen Andrew Poh is doing two degrees at the same time page 2 JKJK Let citibank.com. sg be your portal to the new millennium. Citibank Internet Banking is your connection to a whole new world of online banking. Now you can pay your bills, transfer
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  • PRIME NEWS
    • 582 2  -  SANDRA DAVIE Singapore-born student is way ahead of his peers, doing both law and engineering m Melbourne University 11,, ANDREW POH aced his first-year examinations at Melbourne University last year and begins his second year m March. Not only that, but he
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    • 558 2 'A lot of it has to do with parental involvement. We spent a lot of time with Andrew. Just reading to him one book every day did wonders. Mrs Poh BLESSED with three gifted children, Peter and Karen Poh know only too
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    • 523 3 Fears of millennial gloom and doom are quashed all over, citizens of the world join m joyous celebration WASHINGTON The world united m giddy global celebration yesterday, as the first day of the long-antici-pated new millennium swept peacefully westward around the
      Washington Post; AFP; Reuters; REUTERS; AP; WANG HUI FEN  -  523 words
    • 267 4  -  EDMUND TEE IN 1)1 1.1 A SINGAPORE Armed Forces (SAF) medical team m Dili had to postpone its New Year's Eve partying to save the life of an East Timorese girl. Two-year-old Maria Emerfuni had been flown m by the Royal Australian Air
      SONIA TAN  -  267 words
    • 592 4 CLINTON. HE WAS ALWAYS FORTHRIGHT 7 liked him because he was always very forthright. With me he did exactly what he said he would do and he was willing to take chances to improve relations with the United States and democracy m Russia. American President
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  • WORLD
    • 727 6 Researcher's rethink 'They've completely changed my view of ageing. It's not some bottomless abyss of chronic illness. Instead, it's a great opportunity. Mr Tom Perls, a Harvard researcher and co-author of Living To 100 Who needs watching? *We moved down here to take care of her. I
      USA Today; AP  -  727 words
    • 182 6 THE number of centenarians m the US is small but growing. In 1900, the few dozen 100-year-olds could have fit m one large room. This year, an estimated 72,000 Americans will have reached the century mark. They remain an exclusive club, forming just a
      USA Today  -  182 words
    • 585 7 Wipe out Israel, says Khamenei Amid huge rallies against Israel's control over Jerusalem, the Iranian leader declares the Jewish state a 'very big threat' to the Middle East 'There is only one solution and that is the dissolution of the Israeli regime and the declaration of a state for the
      USA Today; AFP; Reuters  -  585 words
    • WORLD FILE
      • 51 7 THIEVES broke into the Ashmolean Museum m the English university town of Oxford m the early hours of the new millennium to steal a £2-million (555.4-mil-lion) Cezanne painting, police said yesterday. The painting, Auverse sur Oise, was painted by the French Impressionist m 1879-1882.
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      • 73 7 A 23-YEAR-OLD American has been rescued after being trapped for almost a week on a Swiss mountain where he had sought shelter under a rock from numbing temperatures and 200-kmh winds. Speaking m Geneva on Friday, Matt Sanders said a warm sleeping bag had saved
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      • 65 7 MORE than one out of four US children are exposed to parental alcoholism or alcohol abuse, according to a study by the Nationaflnstitute of Health. The study said 19 million people under the age of 18 experienced alcohol dependence or abuse m their family at
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      • 68 7 A GANG of suspected supporters of the Basque separatist group ETA hurled more than 50 petrol bombs at a Civil Guard police station m the Basque region yesterday, slightly injuring one policeman, an official said. The attack, m the town of Galdakano m Vizcaya province,
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      • 75 7 A CARGO of 104 containers of reprocessed nuclear fuel from a French plant has set sail for Japan via the Panama Canal, the reprocessing company Cogema said yesterday. The cargo ship Pacific Swan left the port of Cherbourg on Wednesday with material treated at La
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    • 336 10 Where are the queues? NEW YORK Airports around the world, ordinarily quiet on New Year's Eve, were unusually so on Friday as potential travellers stayed put while the world's air-traffic system rolled over to the year 2000. Yet, despite such fears and recent concerns about terrorism, commercial aviation entered the
      New York Times; AP  -  336 words
    • 424 10 What technology failures occurred were more the result of circuits jamming when too many people tried to make cellular phone calls It is a much better day than it could have been. The White House's V 2 k czar John Koskinen (above) WASHINGTON Despite
      New York Times; Washington Post  -  424 words
    • 204 10 Minor glitches at Japan's N-plants TOKYO Japan began the new millennium with no signs of major Y2K problems, but minor glitches, including some at nuclear power plants, marred its report card. Three equipment malfunctions were reported at nuclear plants after the new year began but the problems had no effect
      Reuters; AFP  -  204 words
    • 331 10 Asia mostly untouched by Y2K bug HONGKONG Asia, the part of the world where it was feared the millennium bug could wreak most havoc, appeared to have emerged largely unscathed yesterday. Flights, bank systems, power plants and other utilities were generally reported to be operating without any major problems. What
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    • 48 10 Former South African President Nelson Mandela topped off the country's millennium celebrations on Friday by visiting his former prison on Robben Island. A crowd of 130,000 Catholics received Pope John Paul Us first blessing of the new millennium at St Peter's Square. Millions others watched it on television.
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    • 82 10 Quoteworthy 'Everything going on around us has to do with stocks and high-tech companies. So we thought this would be a good way to honour our first baby. —Ms Judy I itclifll a spokesman for the El C ammo Hospital on the plan to reward tne first baby born m
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    • MILLENNIUM PEOPLE
      • 208 10 BUT SHE ISNT REALLY NZ'S FIRST WELLINGTON A baby girl born m New Zealand has been picked as the first baby of the millennium although she has two other contenders. Waitemata Health spokesman Caroline Mackersey said a baby boy was born at Waitakere Hospital m
        Reuters; AFP; REUTERS  -  208 words
      • 104 10 BERLIN Twin boys born five minutes apart m Berlin, the German capital, saw their first light m two separate millennia. A spokesman for St Joseph's Hospital m Berlin said on Saturday a Bulgarian woman named Emnyia Dogrusioz gave birth to two healthy boys Milcem at
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      • 95 10 NAPIER (New Zealand) New Zealander Jonathon Tucker is richer man for being possibly the most boring person on the eve of the third millennium. He won NZ$l,OOO (SsB7O) and a NZ$3,OOO bed for sleeping through the New Year's Eve celebrations at Napier's East Pier on the east
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      • 66 10 PARIS French climber Alain Robert, best known for his attempts on the world's highest skyscrapers, was detained on Friday evening after trying to scale the obelisk m Paris' Place de la Concorde. After descending voluntarily, he was taken to a local police station. The Place de
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    • 131 11 The partying. and after the partying ME6A-CLEANUP AHEAD: Looks like municipal cleaners will have to put m over-time work on the mess m the world's cities clean again. New Year revellers (left) sit amid confetti m New York's Times Square after marking the night's party. Over m Sydney, the culprits
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    • 513 11 Party on in wacky style Ringing In The New Year While many welcomed the new year m parties, others just had to do something different. Spaniards, for example, swallowed grapes MADRID Spaniards celebrated by swallowing a grape and making a wish. Skydivers plunged towards shark-in-fested waters as they glimpsed the
      AP  -  513 words
    • 143 14 it's over their one hellish week And what a long eight days it turned out to be. The passengers of the hijacked Indian Airlines plane were beaten up. They were told they would be killedoneby one. They starved. One survivor said he had only half an orange a day. Sleep
      AFP; REUTERS  -  143 words
    • 431 14 Backlash against Delhi's handling of crisis The Indian government has been condemned domestically over its release of three militants to end the Indian Airlines plane hijack NEW DELHI The Indian government came under attack yesterday from the media and security experts for releasing three jailed proKashmiri Muslim militants to end
      AFP  -  431 words
    • 148 14 THE ANGRY DENOUNCEMENTS PRIME Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee's Hindu nationalist-led government, realising the political cost exacted by its decision to free the jailed militants, has launched a damage-control exercise describing the deal as "a bargain" given the circumstances. But angry denouncements have come from several quarters: 'In tfct end, these
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    • 82 15 Life will not be the same again for Ms Rachna Katyal (above, centre) whose husband, Rupen Katyal, was killed by the hijackers. The couple were returning from their honeymoon m Nepal when his life was senselessly snuffed out. Rut another kind of welcome awaited one of the hostages
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    • 406 15 NEW DELHI Nationwide sympathy m India for the widow ot the sole casualty of the Indian Airlines hijacking grew yesterday amid reports that she was unaware her husband had died. Mr Rupen Katyal, 25, was stabbed to death by the hijackers apparently for refusing to
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    • 213 15 NEW DELHI Weeping and cheering, a chaotic throng of thousands crowded New Delhi's international airport on Friday to celebrate the release of 155 passengers and crew after eight harrowing days on a hijacked Indian Airlines plane. Relatives hoisted survivors on their shoulders and one woman hugged
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    • 613 15 India receives word from a Taleban minister that the five fugitives, with the three terrorists whose freedom they won, are on the way to Quetta 'I'm sure we will hear something m a few days. Vm sure they will be shotted somewhere. They
      AP; Reuters  -  613 words
    • THE WEEK AHEAD... AND THE WEEK THAT WAR
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        89 16 Croatia goes to the polls CROATIA is holding parliamentary elections with Mr lvica Kai an, the head of the main opposition Social Democrats, tipped to be the next Premier. Most recent surveys show a coalition of Mr Racan's reformed communists and the Social Liberals of Mr Drazen Budisa leading
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      • 126 16 Israel, Syria hold new round of talks ISRAELI Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Syrian Foreign Minister Faruq al-Shara are m the American state of West Virginia for a new round of peace talks. Syrian demands for the return of the Golan Heights are at the heart of the talks,
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      • 93 16 Yeltsin may go with Putin to Holy Land MR VLADIMIR Putin's first foreign trip as Acting President is expected to be to the Holy Land where he will join m ceremonies to mark the first Orthodox Christmas of the new millennium. Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin, who announced his
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      • 122 16 nmiHiay MUSLIMS and Christians clashed m Indonesia's troubled eastern city of Ambon, killing at least 38 people after an incident m which a bus driven by a Christian hit a 14-year-old Muslim pedestrian. Tuesday HIJACKERS of an Indian Airlines jet demanded US$2OO million (***** million)
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      • 332 16  -  LOUISE BRANSON Arrested: A suspected accomplice of an Algerian who tried to smuggle explosives into the US last month By IN WASHINGTON FBI agents have swooped down on Algerian immigrants m several cities across the United States, arresting and detaining some and
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      • 71 16 The sad sight ot a cormorant covered with black oi is stark evidence of the environmental disaster wrought by the spillage from a Russian oil tanker that sank m the Marmara Sea off Istanbul early last Wednesday. The Volganeft 248 ran aground during a violent storm. Turkish
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      • 178 16 MIAMI Facing a showdown m the US Supreme Court, Florida lawmakers may forget their loyalty to the electric chair and adopt lethal injection as an alternative means of execution. Governor Jeb Bush has called a special session this week for lawmakers to streamline death-row
        USA Today  -  178 words
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    • 21 6 Princess A No-show %A "rown Princess Masako, who suffered a miscarriage recently, skipped a New fel Year's Day ceremony. paceis m
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  • PUTIN IN CHARGE
    • 926 8 In the limelight is Russia's new leader, Mr Putin, who remains an enigma, his public record distinguished by a popular but brutal war m Chechnya MOSCOW After the Kremlin's newborn political party registered a thumping victory m parliamentary elections last week, reporters asked Prime Minister
      New York Times; AFP  -  926 words
    • 265 8 Putin hands out medals to troops in Chechnya MOSCOW Foregoing New Year celebrations, Acting President Vladimir Putin flew to Chechnya yesterday to hand out awards to Russian soldiers. "This is not simply about restoring honour and dignity to the country, no,' he told troops m Gudermes, a town near Grozny
      AFP; AP  -  265 words
    • 394 9 MOSCOW Russians on the streets of Moscow showed little emotion on Friday at the news that President Boris Yeltsin had resigned six months before the end of his term and said the ailing 68-year-old leader was ripe for retirement. "He did the
      Reuters; REUTERS  -  394 words
    • 335 9  - Clinton offers fond farewell and praise for historic tenure LOUISE BRANSON YELTSINS DEPARTURE H,j IN WASHINGTON PRESIDENT Bill Clinton on Friday bid a fond farewell to Russian President Boris Yeltsin, praising his "historic tenure" and their close personal relationship while glossing over substantial differences. "I liked him because he was
      REUTERS  -  335 words
    • 95 9 Jiang thanks Yeltsin BEIJING Chinese President Jiang Zemin thanked Russia's Boris Yeltsin for building friendly ties between the once hostile neighbours and appealed to his successor to maintain the partnership, China's Xinhua News Agency reported yesterday. In a telegram sent on Friday, Mr Jiang praised Mr Yeltsin for making "a
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  • EAST ASIA
    • 493 17  -  MARY KWANG President also reviews economic and political developments last year, saying China has won important victories m three political struggles By (.HI\AC()KKKSI'()M)KM BEIJING Chinese President Jiang Zemin highlighted the Taiwan issue at a New Year's Day reception yesterday, saying China s
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    • 351 17 Presidential hopefuls call for peace IN TAIWAN TAIPEI Taiwan's three main presidential hopefuls welcomed the New Year yesterday with calls for peace and dialogue with China but none of them reacted directly to Chinese President Jiang Zemin's New Year speech on reunification. Taking part m celebrations, the candidates halted their
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    • 275 17 Deng's legacy to fade under political reform HONGKONG The legacy of the late Chinese patriarch Deng Xiaoping will fade gradually as the nations new leadership embarks on more ambitious political reform, a Beijing-based political scholar says. Professor Wang Van, of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said trie Beijing leadership
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    • 80 17 These girls m Tiananr en Square not only had the new millennium to cheer about yesterday, they had the nations pride m China's political victories on the world stage as well to celebrate. In a speech harkening back over 1,000 years ago, when China was the
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    • 485 18 The Asahi Shimbun apologises for any pressure that its article might have put on her but at the same time it defends the need to deliver the news TOKYO Crown Princess Masako, whose miscarriage dashed speculation on whether she would give Ja- pan
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    • EAST ASIA FILE
      • 65 18 JAPANESE police have arrested a 17-year-old teen suspected of setting fire to a substation and cutting power to 6,400 homes m Tokyo, a police spokesman said. He declined to comment on a report by Jiii Press news agency that the teenager triggered the fire to
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      • 68 18 GAMBLING among family members has a significant impact on younger people taking up the habit, said a poll by the Hongkong Federation of Youth Groups. The survey showed that only 18.9 per cent of youths from families which bet on horse racing expressed no interest m
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      • 64 18 THE number of North Koreans defecting to the rival South more tnan doubled last year as over 100,000 people fled the starving communist country mostly to China, reports said. A total of 144 North Korean defectors entered the South last year, compared with 71 defections
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      • 80 18 A JAPANESE man, allegedly detained by North Korea on spying charges, had entered the Stalinist state to meet former Japanese Red Army radicals wno hijacked a plane there m 1970, press reports said. Mr Takashi Sugishima, a former journalist, arrived m Pyongyang on Nov
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      • 65 18 CHINA has set up a high powered task force, headed by Vice- Premier Li Lanqing, to tackle problems associated with its ageing population and to review the one-child-per-couple policy. The group is expected to put forward its proposals to the government's top deci-sion-making bodies before
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      • 44 18 MUCH to the relief of Hongkong's rich and expatriate communities, yesterday they were again allowed to be chauffeured by their foreign maids. The move comes three months after the government banned domestic helpers from driving their employers. AFP
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    • 337 18 FIRST KILUNG UNDER CHINESE RULE IN MACAU Mutiliated victim identified as Hongkong resident MACAU The first slaying here under Chinese sovereignty appears to have been the result of a lover's quarrel, not the gang violence which has plagued the gambling enclave m
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    • 131 18 AS THE clock ticked over into the new year m Japan yesterday morning, temple bells throughout the country were being rung 108 times m a traditional Buddhist ritual to dispel the evils of mankind. And while many new-year revellers were celebrating, thousands of Japanese were already
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    • 151 18 Japan's birthrate hits 'all time' low TOKYO Japan's population growth rate is expected to have fallen last year to its lowest since a survey was first taken m 1947, the Health and Welfare Ministry said. Japan's population is likely to have grown 0.15 per cent, or by 190,000 people, falling
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
    • 38 19 This sculpture, made trom confiscated guns which were melted down, will probably make gun lovers m Phnom Penh unhappy. Being cleaned on Friday shortly before it was unveiled, the sculpture is meant to symbolise non-violence. REUTERS
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    • 361 19 The bloodshed on the Indonesian islands continues, forcing Jakarta to despatch another 500 soldiers JAKARTA Indonesian police shot dead eight people yesterday on the remote island of Scram, m the eastern Maluku Islands, as the new year got off to
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    • 163 19 JAKARTA The family of Indonesia's founding president Sukarno is planning to move his body from Blitar m East Java province to a new grave m West Java province, as the deceased had once wished, said a report here. 'The moving of the grave of our
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    • 197 19 Estrada to press: Highlight my successes MANILA Philippine President Joseph Estrada, who is struggling with falling popularity ratings, asked the country's media to highlight his successes as well as his alleged anomalies m his New Year's wish yesterday. He cited the economic achievements posted last year when the country was
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    • REGIONAL FILE
      • 93 19 A SPOKESMAN for communist rebels m the Philippines yesterday vowed that they would step up attacks m 2000, saying it would be an "all-out offensive against the government". Speaking m a long-distance telephone interview from the communists' international headquarters m the Netherlands, Luis Jalandoni, spokesman and
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      • 79 19 COAST Guard personne rescued 40 people and crew from a cargo ship that developed a mechanical problem and took on water off a northern province, an offi cial said yesterday. It was the third sea acci dent to hit the Philippines m recent days. Coast
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      • 85 19 A RESUMPTION of foreign funding has saved Cambodia's scandal-hit land mineclearance agency so it can keep working into the first quarter of 2000, the agency's top manager said on Thursday. Khem Sophoan, direc-tor-general of Cambodian Mine Action Centre, said the agency now had more
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      • 61 19 THE Philippines Coast Guard has filed criminal charges against the skipper and chief mate of an overloaded ferry that sank m the Philippines last week and killea at least 51 people, said Coast Guard officials. The National Disaster Coordinating Centre said 770 people nad been
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      • 91 19 THE trade monopoly and low prices which plagued Kast Timor's coffee industry under Indonesian rule will be eradicated, UN chief m the territory Sergio Vieira de Mello said on Thursday. "A monopoly existed under Indonesian rule and we are now under United Nations rule
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  • MALAYSIA
    • Article, Illustration
      88 20 X nan tan residents and tourists have been flocking to Teluk Cempedak beach for the past seven days to see raging waves during the high tide. The phenomenon has caused traffic jams nightly at the esplanade here as many motorists stop to either hear the deafening roar or
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    • 279 20 The Immigration Department believes syndicates are bringing m women as tourists and then selling them to entertainment centre operators KUALA LUMPUR The Immigration Department will concentrate enforcement operations on entertainment centres this year to curb the rising number of foreigners involved m prostitution.
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    • 204 20 GOVT RULING ON PAS PAPER Sales will fall, says Harakah editor KUALA LUMPUR Circulation of Harakah is expected to fall by about 100,000 within the next two months as it complies with the Home Ministry's ruling on its distribution, the editor of the Parti Islam (PAS) tabloid said Mr Zulkifli
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    • MALAYSIA FILE
      • 36 20 A WOMAN was killed, while her husband was missing and feared dead after the couple, who had lost control of their motorcycle, was thrown off Penang Bridge early yesterday. Bernama
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      • 47 20 THE Butterworth Port will be used to import livestock for distribution m the Peninsula's north and east coast, said Deputy Agriculture Minister Datuk Shariff Omar yesterday. This would shorten the time taken to bring the livestock to their destinations, he said. Bernama
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      • 49 20 THE government has extended humanitarian assistance of RM380.000 (*****,000) to Venezuela following the recent massive floods and mudslides there. The cash contribution was conveyed by the Charge d'affairs of the Malaysian Embassy m Caracas to the president of the Venezuelan Red Cross Bernama
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      • 49 20 WATCH GROUPS TO HELP FIGHT DRUGS NEIGHBOURHOOD watch groups m Kluang will be roped m to fight the drug menace, The Sun reported. National Unity and Community Development Minister Datuk Dr Siti Zaharah Sulaiman said they will be asked to set up an operations centre to address the problem.
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      • 35 20 RAIS YATIM HAY RUN FOR UMNO V-P MINISTER m the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Dr Raii, Yatim said he was prepared to contest for the Umno vice-presidency m the coming party election party unity. Bernama
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    • 571 21  -  SUSAN LONG The party's over but there is the wedding and first light to catch or litter and molesters to put away H'l ON A day of pilgrimages, stunts and hangovers that launched a brand-new century, fanatics, freaks and first thrill-seekers ruled the day.
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    • 398 21  - Baby S arrives a second after midnight Susan Long "We didn't expect a millennium baby. I told my children if you want one, just pray... It's a special gift from God. MrShiddik TEN- YEAR-OLD Shahidah Shiddik did her own special New Year countdown yesterday. She mouthed her own private 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
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    • 268 21  -  CHONG CHEE KIN Hu 7 pm on New Year's Eve and 7 am yesterday. The cleanest fun to be had was at the Serangoon Swing at Serangoon Gardens Circus, and the Downtown East NTUC Pasir Ris resort. No one was arrested at either party. Giving an
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    • INTO THE NEW MILLENNIUM: DAY ONE
      • 135 22 TH E V came and they partied hard. But after the big rush of adrenalin, there was a crush of another sort. Buses ferrying weary party-goers home were packed, and the crowd at the bus-stops m Orchard Road spilled onto the roads and pavements. Meanwhile, road cleaners had
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      • 358 22 Cleaners fan out over Orchard Road m the wee hours with the humongous job of restoring it to its pristine state ONLY hours before, people were dancing and celebrating on Orchard Road. But at 5 am on New Year's Day, the famous shopping
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      • 212 22 AS THE first rays of the sun peeked through the clouds to light up the First day of the new millennium m Singapore, seven friends toasted each other with mango juice, and ate some curry puffs. They had woken up a' 5.30 am to drive
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      • 270 22  -  Natalie Soh Lydia Lim Karamjit Kaur Reports by AND There's cause for cheer with better outlook m economy THERE was a spring m the step of Mr Alexius Weng, 41, and his girlfriend Jasmine Lim, 30, as they strolled along Pasir Ris town centre yesterday morning.
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    • 340 23 63 marriages recorded on first day of new year, new century and new millennium, including a mass wedding A TOTAL of 63 couples here chose to get married yesterday, the first day of the new millennium. "It's a good day because
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    • 341 23 The more, the merrier MARRIED for more than 50 years, Mr Victor Chandra, 72, and wife Pansy, 69, marked the start of the new millennium yesterday by renewing their vows to eacn other. They were joined by about 250 other couples m
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    • Article, Illustration
      46 24  -  KOH BOOM PIN By STEPHANIE YEOW All praise for the police is Ms Lee, who helped repack 50,000 goodie bags CHEW SENG KIM More lime lor himself is what Mr Law warns. Time at last for daughter Vanessa as party coordinator Liew chills out.
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    • 729 24 Now, for Chingay MS LEE Phing Phing, 41, will remember her party for a long time to come. On police advice, she helped at the eleventh hour to repack 50,000 free goodie bags by removing, for safety reasons, the canned drinks. Still, the advertising and promotions manager
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    • 200 26 You may not have enough to retire on MANY Singaporeans may find themselves short of cash when they retire but most do not knoiv it. This is one of the key concerns brought up by the high-powered Inter-Ministerial Committee on the Ageing Population. We asked Mr Andy Ong, a certified
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    • 411 26 If Ym really strappedfor cash, I could sell the condominium and down grade to a smaller place. Mr Song, who believes that his plans leave him wellprepared for his retirement. He believes his unit would be worth much more than the $850,000 he paid for
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    • 313 26 $500,000 more needed for living standard FINANCIAL PLANNER SAYS THE $700,000 Mr Song expects to have when he retires won't pay for the standard of living he wants. If he wants to have $3,250 a month to spend through 20 years of retirement, he needs to have $1.2 million m
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    • 5 26 WHERE THEIR GOES DAVID KWEK
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    • 400 27 Together, they bring home up to $3,000 a month and have some left over for a rainy day *We can live comfortably on $1,500 a month. But we cannot always stay at home. Tine money will also help. y Mr Habib on what his needs
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    • 327 27 He's seriously short by about $400,000 FINANCIAL PLANNER SAYS MR HABIB has underestimated his retirement needs by quite a lot. The $200,000 he expects to get when he retires after 27 years will be seriously short of what he really needs to cover his expenses m retirement. In fact, he
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    • 46 21 Millennium p su ■s u it -■■11 1 1 ttfc AA\ Catching The First Light HEHj A group of friends checked satellite pictures so they could catch the dawn ■^^^^^^^■I^^^B at Singapore's easternmost point, r age 12 HbHUHHHHHI ft til if I*l 1 #%i™r ciicii ■i
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    • 81 21 Takinc Stock l~ f^^HLS^MM Shares Firm wLjfl Share prices may be high but they are v^SJf supported by strong fundamentals, says fund manager Ng Soo Nam. paces 9 The grass is always greener on the other side. With so many choice properties for sale m The Straits Times Classified daily,
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    • 22 27 Lost your m^ Try finding it at Classification 821 (Found) of The Straits Times Classified. [CATsJ Buy h. ScU h. Find K.
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  • MONEY
    • 348 28 NYSE ends century with a bang MEW YORK US stocks r<)se to record levels m the last session of the century, after the first countries to greet the year 2000 reported no sign of disruption from the Y2K bug. "There is relief that Y2K is earning and going without any
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    • 664 28  -  LEONG CHAN TE IK Its new Net focus gave stocks a bio boost last year, pushing them past SPH, and closing the year at $23.90 'Today, the market is excited about e-commerce and Internet companies. In 10 years, every company will be an Internet company.
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    • 7 28 ADAM LEE
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    • 216 28 Field day for remisiers mocking the Y2K Bug yesterday REMISIERS sighed with relief yesterday as the trading system passed the Y2K test when they executed mock trades. The relief quickly turned into glee as they decided to key m ridiculous trades, buying and
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    • 343 28  -  TAN HWEE ANN SINGAPORE banks could be the next catalyst to push the e-commerce scene here onto a higher level this year, said a senior analyst with USbased research firm, the Gartner Group. With their network, customer base and clearing system for payment, banks
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    • NET FARE
      • 50 28 FIRST, there was free Internet access. Now there is free website design and hosting from Internet start-up Geist Communications. The service will be provided free to companies, although they will have to pay if they want to subscribe to the in-house newsletter. (www.eSingapore. com.sg)
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      • 49 28 WHILE a far cry from Internet casinos, the Singapore Pool is going online with its 4-D results. If you have struck it rich, you would want to know as fast as you can, and this puts the news at your fingertips, (wwtv.sgpoolz-score.com)
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      • 90 28 LOG ON FOR A CIVIL SOCIETY THIS is another Singapore online community, except that this lot does seem keen to promote a civil society one that encourages citizen participation m a multitude of issues. The Singapore Internet Community provides the usual services food recommendations, for example. But what helps set
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      • 56 28 THIS site caters to expatriates and others looking to buy, or rent, a place to stay. The site has over 1,000 photographs of places that are available, and these range from rental housing and service apartments to condominiums. I lomcowners are also invitee!
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  • FAMILY MONEY
    • 543 29 Jittery about the high levels of Singapore shares? Rest assured, the stocks are supported by strong fundamentals, say Schroder Investment, Aberdeen Asset Management and CMG First State. Their Singapore-focused unit trusts topped the third-quarter rankings of CVF -approved unit trusts by consultants
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    • 493 29 MANAGEMENTS MR HUGH YOUNG: Singapore interest rates: We see little upward pressure on interest rates. The labour market has improved and wages are on the rise again m sectors such as finance. But there is still some unemployment, with more redundancies possible as
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    • 223 29 CHG FIRST STATE Singapore market: We expect interest rates to be firm and nudge higher. The stock market should be stable or move higher. Electronics stocks should continue to do well. The financial sector will undergo more changes and we will scout for opportunities from
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    • 72 29 MR NG SOO NAM (ieft): I still prefer equities if the investment horizon is more than 12 months. With the absolute level of interest rates likely to stay low, alternative types of assets will remain relatively less attractive.' MR HUGH YOUNG (above): We would seek to top
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    • 204 29 Ex-Ante Pool Sole Prices are half-hourly prices derived trom successful bids of Generators based on the energy forecast required by licensed supplier(s) Published by The Pool Administrator of the Singapore Electricity Pool 1/2 hour Ex-Artß 1/2 hour Ex-Ante Penod Pool Sole Panoo PocHSoie Ending Price
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  • REVIEW
    • 2379 30 Japan 's cult menace Under Pressure Manipulation of students by fraudulent religious groups is on the rise. HAH BOON UU m Tokyo reports that a combination of historical and political factors have thwarted the Japanese authorities 9 attempts to curb the public's interest m the trend THE 18-year-old student was
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    • 331 30 According to several cult-watching counts, there are between 40,000 and 100,000 cults among the 220,000 organisations registered as religious groups m Japan SOME cults, like the fertility groups, are considered to be benign and harmless. Others, however, have exhibited features which have disturbed
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    • 309 32 The Sunday Times SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 2000 Music to the ears EXTRA-curricular activities m school are henceforth to be known as cocurricular activities (CCA), a name change which the Education Ministry says will be substantive and not bureaucratic re-branding. For most students, their intrinsic worth is the bonus points they
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    • 1054 32  - Don't Subjects maids to unnecessarily high risks TAN OOI BOON MY VIEW THE desire for spotlessly clean windows has cost the lives of 20 women m Singapore since 1996. That is the number of domestic helpers who fell to their deaths while cleaning the windows of high-rise flats. While similar
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    • 1036 32  -  ZURAIDAH IBRAHIM LETTER FROM PALO ALTO Hn TIME is relative, as someone famous discovered back m the last century. So it should not be surprising that how people feel about the advent of the year 2000 depends on where they stand.
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  • REVIEW •FOCUS
    • 1210 31  -  KAO CHEN World Class There is no cultural cringe among the Shanghainese a people proud of their cosmopolitan outlook and who are comfortable with East and West By PRIZE-WIN-NING author Lynn Pan had her pick of world cities to live m and she chose,
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    • 182 31 PRAGMATIC AMID THE DRAMA 'The Shanghainese are really very practical. They are not empty dreamers ofbig dreams or burning revolutionaries. Novelist Wang Anyi (right), acclaimed for her portrayals of Shanghai, noting that the Shanghainese developed a knack for preserving their lifestyle and little pleasures under the constant
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    • 2280 33 Can the soldiers still call the shots Military-Civilian Ties Civilians are increasingly gaining the upper hand m Indonesia's politics. How will the generals react to such developments and preserve their traditional influence r DERWIN PEREIRA reports from Jakarta LAST month, leading armed forces (TNI) reformers launched with much fanfare a
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    • 870 33 Author suggests they should get readers, ana fovernment, to aye a dialogue PERHAPS no debate inside journalism has been more heated m the '90s than that centred on public journalism. The concept was a response to the erosion of public trust m
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    • 2015 34  -  WAYNE ARNOLD Regional Crisis Western companies are moving m as Japanese ones m the region grapple with effects of the economic turmoil *L *We don't want to establish a regular organisation that will be seen by the US government as antagonistic to the
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    • 747 34  -  WARREN HOGE H LONDON Letting Londoners choose their own chief executive would strike most people as a long overdue exercise. But the campaign for the first directly elected mayor of this city of eight million residents has caught British politicians illprepared, with embarrassing
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    • 1108 35  -  LOUISE BRANSON US Public Education State boards decide what their students learn. But m the absence of national standardisation, some kids are getting by with few basic skills IN PITTSBURGH. US The open secret is that American state schools actually run the gamut from
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    • 1267 35 By As Singaporeans debate the mistakes made by doctors m The Straits Times Forum pages, efforts are underway m the US to cut medical-care mistakes SPURRED by an Institute Of Medicine report last month m the United States, big employers, health-care bodies and
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    • 133 35 READING: One average state, Colorado, showed that 41 per cent of 1 1 -year-olds failed to meet state standards m reading this year, and 69 per cent m writing. SOCIAL PROMOTION NOT POSSIBLE: Another state, California, announced boldly it would end the practice of "social
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  • OBITUARIES
    • 257 36 850 DEATHS 850 DEATHS 850 DEATHS a ..JM who Ix^gan a genni work m you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus." Phili'ppians l:fi JESSIE CHEANG Age: 70 called home to be with the Lord on 1 Jan 2000 at 6.00 am. She is dearly
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    • 229 36 85O DEATHS 850 DEATHS "I am the Resurrection and the Life. Whoever believes m me will live, even though he die*; and whoever liven and believe* m will never die" John lIi2S MARY CHIANG NEO NYA Age: 86 was called home to be with the Ix>rd on 31 Dec 99.
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    • 130 36 850 DEATHS 850 DEATHS Jesus said. "Let the little children come to me. Matthew 19:14 ERYN LEE SHAN NIN6 Age: 16 months was called home to be with the Lord on 31 December 1999, dearly missed by all loved ones. Papa: Gerard Lee Mummy: Valeric Lim Grandparents: William Julie Lee
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      105 36 V. MINACHEE (Ex St. Andrews Hospital staff, Siqlap) Age: 76 passed away peacefully on 31.12.1999 Sadly missed by: (Husband: Kalimuthu, deceased) sons, daughters, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, grandchildren, great grandchildren and all loved ones. Body resting at BIK 343, Ang Mo Klo Aye 3, ttll-2178. Tel: *****14 Cortege leaves on 2.1.2000 at
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    • 127 36 850 DEATHS 850 DEATHS WEE GONG GONG Age: 89 passed away peacefully on 31 December 99, sadly missed by family and loved ones. (Husband: Teo Kye Hin, deceased) Son: Oauqhter-in-law. Teo Tionq Chuan Marian Armsworth Daughters: Sons-in-law: Teo Siew Lian, Lucy Chow Yip Wah, Andrew Teo Siew Enq, Lilian Nq
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      162 36 CHANAN SINGH SIOHU (Dhothar) (Retired Court Interpreter) Age: 97 departed on 1.1.2000, leaving behind beloved ones. Wife: Kirpal Kaur Children: Naranjan Singh Janqier Kaur Charanjit Kaur Charanjit Singh (Woodlands Secondary) Trilochan Singh (SMRT) Spouses: Lee Kirn Hong (Sardara Singh Gill, deceased) Jaqjit Singh (Singapore Police) Satwant Kaur Surinder Kaur and
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      139 36 JULAI DURAI Age: 75 was called home to be with the Lord on Ist January 2000 leaving behind loved ones: Sons: Sourinathan Loganathan Rajanathan (Raj) Peter Nathan Daughters-in-law: Jaya Mary Magdalen Elizabeth (Sheela) Parvathy Daughter: Rosalind Grandchildren, Great grandchildren, relatives and friends. Body resting at Blk 808 Lor
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  • OBITUARIES
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      89 37 2nd Anniversary In Loving Memory Of Our Beloved Mother GOH AH HUAY Departed 2.1.98 It has been two painful years since you left into His arms you found peace and rest at last In our homes you are lovingly remembered Sweet memories still cling to your name.
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    • 35 37 In Memoriam Verses For Child. Sweet little flower of heavenly birth. She was too fair to bloom on earthy And, oh the wrench, an angel came, And took our dear child home.
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    • 43 37 856 IN MEMORIAM 856 IN MEMORIAM 2nd Anniversary In Loving Memory of TAN SWAN BENG Departed on 2 January 1998 Gone from our fives one so dear But m our hearts forever near. Always cherished and deeply missed by Family and Loved ones.
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      92 37 10th Anniversary m Loving Memory of GIAN KAUR Wife of Charan Singh (VII: Ratta Gudda) d/o of late Keher Singh (Vadalpura) Departed 7-1-1990 Deeply missed fondly remembered by husband, sons, family loved ones. Akhand Path will be held at Sllat Rd. Sikh Temple from 3rd to Sth
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      52 37 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory Of TAN BAH CHEE (PPA PBM BBM) Departed on 2 Jan 1999 Gone from our lives one so dear, But m our hearts forever near. Always remembered by loved ones at home. Ist Anniversary M.P.M. NARAYANASAMY Departed: 13/1/99 Sadly missed by all
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      52 37 IN LOVING MEMORY OF MARGARET LOPEZ Departed: 2.1.1999 The pain m our hearts is incomarable lor the loss of our mother 'so beloved' In Memory we will always cherish the undivided love you had for all of us Mjy your soul Rest m Peace From all your
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      • 158 38 Thailand sweeps into main draw TENNIS PERTH Thailand swept into the main draw of the U*****, 000 (S$884,000) Hopman Cup tennis mixed teams event when it beat Japan m a qualifying clash here last night. The Thais established an unbeatable 2-O lead when Tamarine Tanasugarn won the women's singles and
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      • 149 38 BASKETBALL PHOENIX (Arizona) Phoenix Suns forward Tom Gugliotta has been cleared to practise, two weeks after ne suffered a seizure and stopped breathing on the team bus. The 30-year-old basketballer had his first limited workout on Friday and may play m the Suns' next game
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      • 351 38 He finishes ahead of Woods, Palmer as No. 1 sports endorser CHICAGO Michael Jordan was the overwhelming choice of business and advertising executives asked to name the top sports endorser of the 20th century. Jordan got four times as many votes as golfer Tiger Woods, the
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      • 653 38  -  THOMAS KOH I AM ALREADY 70 YEARS OLD AND AFTER READING PRIME MINISTER GOH CHOK TONGS CAU TO All ASSOCIATIONS TO RENEW THEIR LEADERSHIP, I FEEL IT IS TIME TO GIVE UP THE SPOT TO SOMEONE MORE ENERGETIC: S. Ramachandra IT HAS been
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      • SPORT IN SHORT
        • 54 38 ETHERINGTON, DAVIES JOIN SPURS STRUGGLING English Premiership soccer club Tottenham snapped up promising youngsters Matthew Etherington and Simon Davies from Third Division side Peterborough on Fnday for just £1.2 million (553.2 million). The 18-year-old Etherington, an England youth striker, and 20-year-old Davies, a Welsh under-21 international, are to leave for
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        • 38 38 REAL MADRID soccer striker Fernando Morientes will miss his side's opening World Club Cnampionship match next week because of a thigh injury. He will be out of action for at least a week.
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        • 66 38 BOBBY ROBSON was given a boost m his efforts to secure a new contract at Newcastle on Friday when the Magpies' head coach Mick Wadsworth praised the "magnificent" work he had undertaken. The soccer side was rock bottom when Robson's predecessor Ruud Gullit left with the
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        • 48 38 WORLD cross country champion Paul Tergat won the 15-kilometre Sao Silvestre road race for the fourth time m five years on Friday. He broke away from a Eack of five runners one ilometre from the finish to win m 44 minutes 36 seconds.
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        • 50 38 YUGOSLAVIA'S 1998 World Cup skipper Dragan Stqikovic scored one goal ana set up another as Nagoya Grampus Eight beat another J-League soccer side Sanfreece Hiroshima 2-0 yesterday to win the Emperor's Cup. As the Emperor Cup holder, Nagoya will play m the Asian Cup Winners' Cup.
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      • 106 38 AMERICAN FOOTBALL College Games Insight.Com Bowl: Colorado 62 Boston Col lege 22. Sun Bowl: Oregon M Minnesota 20. Liberty Bowf: S.Mississippi 23 Colorado State 17 Independence Bowl: Mississippi 27 Oklahoma 25. ATHLETICS 15-km road race m Sao Silvestre, Brazil: Men 1 Paul Tergat (Ken) 44min36secs 2 Tesfaye Tola (Eth)
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      • 138 39 GROUP A Jan 5: Real Madrid v Al-Nassr Jan 5: Corinthians v Raja Casablanca Jan 7: Real Madrid v Corinthians Jan 7: Raja Casablanca v Al-Nassr Jan 10: Real Madrid v Raja Casablanca Jan 10: Al-Nassr v Corinthians GROUP B Jan 6: Manchester United v Necaxa Jan
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      • 458 39 Aussies boss admits Red Devils could be too hot to handle LONDON One of Manchester United's opponents at this week's Fifa World Club Soccer Championship would rather not be playing the Red Devils. Ange Postecoglu, manager of Australian side South Melbourne, admitted to Football36s that
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      • 90 39 MANCHESTER England midfielder Paul Scholes was ruled out of Manchester United* bid to win the Flfa World Club Championship m Brazil yesterday when it was revealed he would have to undergo a hernia operation. The 25-year-old had been due to have the operation next month but his condition
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    • 49 41 millennium marathon START Hamilton C ity Council REUTERS THE WORLD'S FIRST MARATHON IN 2000! The world's first official marathon of the new millennium began m Hamilton, New Zealand, at 6 am yesterday. About 2,100 competitors, including 700 Americans, 580 Germans, and 526 New Zealanders, took part m the race.
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    • 843 41  - Sports it's a fertile ground for cashing in WILFRED YEO SPORTSLIGHTS n,, What began as fertility ritual is now a huge money-spinner HISTORY was never one of my strong subjects, but I can safely say that none of us were around at the beginning of the previous millennium. Anyone who
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    • 130 41 Beckham, Rivaldo in Dream Team SOCCER MONTEVIDEO Manchester United's David Beckham was selected alongside Barcelona's Rivaldo, the man who beat him to the European Footballer Of The Year award, as world media named their continental Dream Team. Uruguay's El Pais published the team following a vote by journalists worldwide on
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      74 41 Oliver Khan (Bayern Munich and Germany), Lilian Thuram (Parma and France), Jaap Stam (Manchester United and Holland), Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid and Brazil), David Beckham (Manchester United and England), Luis Fiqo (Barcelona and Portugal), Juan Sebastian Veron (Lazio and Argentina), Rivaldo (Barcelona and Brazil), Gabriel Batistuta (Fiorentina
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    • 281 41 WHILE Singaporeans were swinging the millennium away at Orchard Road, the national soccer team was slogging it out at yet another training session m faraway Dubai. The Lions have been based m the United Arab Emirates since Monday. Dubai is about
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    • 175 41 TOKYO In an unprecedented joint New Year message, Japanese and South Korean leaders vowed yesterday to work together as co-hosts for the success of World Cup 2002 despite the two nations' bitter historical ties. "The success of the World Cup is an ultimate task closely
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    • 511 41 SPORTSPEOPLE RIO DE JANEIRO Inter Milan and Brazil star Ronaldo made a New Year plea to fans on Friday as he looks to recover his fitness m 2000, asking them to be patient and realise that "I am not a robot".
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    • 1136 42  -  YAP KOON HONG THE SPORTS EDITOR RATHER THAN FIGHT AGAINST WHAT OUR ATHLETO CANNOT ACHIEVE REALISTICALLY, USE THIS YEAR TO PUT US ON THE STARTING BLOCK TO SUCCESS. IF IT MEANS TEIiING LONG-TENURED OFFICIALS THAT IT IS TIME TO GO, THEN IT
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    • 231 42 SOCCER FOOTBALL development received a major boost when the S-League announced its annual subsidies to all clubs last Thursday Out of the $640,500 allocated to each of the 12 clubs, $128,000 will go to its Centre of Excellence (COE). This is a 426-per-cent increase from
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    • 8 1 Sunday PLUS The Sunday Times Unitary 2, 2000
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    • 72 1 History And a week after his visit, he was awarded the Nobel Prize The man whom Time magazine voted as The Person Of The Century stopped over m Singapore m November 1922 to raise funds for the Hebrew University m Jerusalem. He recorded his impressions of the
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    • 73 1 I MB I I I I I i I air J "^■w 'wp^nm^^^ "^^^ipw^w^ "^ppp" Soundßlaster man admits to one failure r^h pjj or 10 years, I've done all Jli the research, but there's P still no development!' says S="™~H Sim Wong Hoo. But like the other things he's done,
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      1501 2  -  CHEONG SUK-WAI Mr Chip Goes To Print Sim Wong Hoo's book is making waves but a face-to-face with his chaotic and not-so-chaotic thoughts reveals that the tough businessman has a heart Bu -m m- a r Im RIAGE is I I very much on Mr I W B Sim
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    • 276 2 WHEN Sunday Plus asked Mr Sim Wong Hoo what drives him to be the very best m his field, the genial superachiever answered: BHAG (pronounced bee-hag). It is the acronym for Big Hairy Audacious Goal. It was coined by authors James C. Collins and Jerry I.
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    • 85 2 'What is a police jeep doing here? It must be a mistake,' was my first thought. It was like appearing m the wrong scene of a movie. Maybe my eyes were playing tricks on me. No, they were not. It was a police jeep, all right. 'I
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      64 2 'The fascinating fact of our body is that 98 per cent of the atoms m our bodies are replaced each year. What this means is that you are a whole new person after one year and eight days! How many times have you screwed up big time and wished
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    • 75 2 Many people complain that the Singapore environment is tough for start-ups ana entrepreneurs. But I say: 'It depends on how you look at it.' I'd say that, without the Singapore environment, Creative would probably not be as big as it is today. You see, the tough, no-nonsense Singapore
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    • 87 2 'Nuts is when you want to do something and you seek the approval of a higher authority. When there is no rule saying that you can do such a thing, then the standard answer is NO. 'How can you innovate when you have to get the
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    • 56 2 'Whenever I see a person that impresses me with his logical thinking especially m engineering I would walk up to that person and say to him: 'You don't smoke.' Without fail, I am right all the time, be it m Singapore, Japan, China, Taiwan,
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    • 1302 4 All Wired Up But... On the brink of a new age of things, it's time to reflect on being human, to be able to feel the touch of a woman's hand or to smell her hair to connect m a real way And we
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    • 786 4  -  Janice Tay Why do the Star Trek crew not use seatbelts to stop themselves from beinzflung to the floor during enemy attacks THERE is something missing from Star Trek. Seat belts. A certain sequence of events has become almost classic: An enemy ship fires
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      • 604 5  -  LEA WEE Tip-top Goals This is one resolution you've vowed you have to keep, and we're helping you achieve it m realistic, sizeable goals. Let's go for it together! AFTER years of junking on greasy food and putting off much-needed workout,
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          • 93 5 IJVTEST research has cast night owls m a pretty favourable light compared to morning larks. Researchers from Sydney University and US Air Force Research Laboratory m Texas found that those who work late and sleep late tend to be brighter than those who go
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          • 81 5 REDUCING the alcohol content of red wine does not appear to reduce its healthgiving properties. Researchers found that volunteers who drank normal red wine, and those who drank wine from which the alcohol had been removed, had the same levels of catechins m their
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          • 63 5 AMERICAN researchers have found a new model for further studies into male fertility m cats. Their study shows that feline and human sex chromosomes share many similarities. The finding is surprising, considering that the evolutionary divide between humans and cats is over 9O million years.
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          • 67 5 AMERICAN researchers are warning that antioxidants, such as vitamins A and E, may reduce the body's ability to fight cancer. They found that brain tumour-afflicted mice fed with a diet free from vitamins A and E had smaller tumours, compared to mice fed with
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          • 71 5 TIME really does zip past faster as you get older. Psychologists have founa that while people over 60 years old are able to recall events as vividly as younger people, they tend to think that events happened much longer ago than they really did.
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          • 87 5 THE elderly are under-rep-resented m cancer studies, according to the Southwest Oncology Group, a cooperative funded by the National Cancer Institute m the United States. In a review of 164 studies, it found that although almost two-thirds of all cancer patients are above
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      • 197 5 Learn a sport Swimming Singapore Sports Council swimming pool (check with lifeguard); YMCA (430-2288/430-2235); Singapore Swimming Club (342-3600); Chinese Swimming Club (345-1221). In-line skating Singapore In-line Skating Training School (561-1329); YMCA Singapore (430-2288); Rollerblading School (776-1735). Tennis Singapore Tennis Centre (442-5966); Professional Tennis Service
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      438 6  - HEMS UP Cat Ong New Turn-ons SI C II A TO-DO I or Fll shoot Just a fold off and bang! you could be outta style. Even Farm Wong (right) knows that these days a girl simply must turn it up. No, not her nose, silly, but the ends of
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    • 91 6 TURN it up to 15.2 cm for the fold, but only to the knees if you do not want to look like you are trying to avoid flood waters. ANKLE: \<>t too big a fold or you might be mistaken for the washer-woman Guess? leopard
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    • 88 6 ULD IT UP! One, two, fold up my slacks and voila! a new look m Mango khaki pants with black-lined cuffs ($79). BUTTON IT OP: Two buttons on each leg hold it up. Diesel snap-buttoned folded slacks ($359), Blackjack. stn 1 1 Ur! Add on
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    • 971 7  - Playing fiddler on the goof TAN SHZR EE Classic Punk The wild child of classical music is now a middle-aged man. But he's retained his cockatoo hair and leather jacket, oh, and he's still got the world on a string IN LONDON IT IS three days to Christmas and 10
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      • 53 7 "I think there's a real point m art and m the modern world to be not embarrassed to be yourself. Being yourself can look like you're being different to everybody else, but really you're just being yourself. You just have to do it no matter
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      • 55 7 "Aston Villa's (right) one of my non-musical heroes, but they're not playing so brilliantly at this time. But I'm still going to watch them. With football, it's the fans who make the game, innit? It's not a relaxing pastime though, 'cos you always get pissed off
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      • 57 7 "You gotta make sure that the kid doesn t run across the street. You've got to be disciplined about not having to do any more concerts than you have to. I only do three weeks of work every month, maximum. I don't want to end up saying 10 years
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      • 38 7 "I was a vegetarian for five years but then I became so jealous of people who get to bite into meat. So I had to start all over again. It's good, though. Makes you really healthy."
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    • 959 8  -  Sylvia Tan Seafood Delight I Mil) WtOl I I(K)I) By Raw oysters with lemon juice is fine, but it's time to spice up this shellfish with more adventurous sauces WHEN the temperature is hovering m the high 30s and the sun is piercingly bright, nothing
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    • 162 8  -  Wong Ah Yoke RECOMMENDED By THE House of Mao II at the Orchard Hotel shopping arcade has not only changed its name to The Red Book (tel: 733-7667), it has also introduced a very sweet lunch deal. For $16.80, you can order whatever you want from
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    • 93 8 WHEN I reviewed Village Wok (tel: 547-1938) m Geylang Lorong 3 more than a month ago, I missed out a lovely dish which I finally got to try on a recent visit. The dish is chicken with clam sauce, which sounds, and is, m fact,
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    • 114 8 FOR something cheap and good, it is worth the while to hunt down Pagi Sore Nasi Padang Eating House Catering Service (tel: 225-6002) on Amoy Street. It is very small, m a quiet end of the street and very un-assuming, so it is really easy
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    • 885 8  -  Edwin Soon DRINKS By Granddad, a connoisseur of cognacs, passed on invaluable knowledge and memories COGNAC cast intrigue upon me when I was a child. I would visit my grandfather m Malaysia yearly and behold, m awe, his ever-grow-ing
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    • 533 9 CHAMPAGNE can be as delicious on the plate as m the glass. Consider these recipes: GRAPEFRUIT SORBET Makes 1 generous quart, 8 servings Preparation time: 15 minutes Cooking time: 5 minutes Freezing time: According to directions 5 small or 4 large red grapefruit 1 cup granulated
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    • 519 9 llancover Leftover? If you cannot bear the thought of sipping even more champagne the night after, find creative new ways to use the drink m food, for instance UPON tasting champagne for the first time, Dom Perignon was said to have called out to
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    • 1008 10  - Don't c all me ES Mad About Monickers *L LI XUEYING Flip through the latest Singapore residential listings and you will find many a jaw-dropping name. Anorew. Auvity. Camel. December. Duty. Galaxy. Malpaso. Noble. Zealanda. There is even a Mignon no relation to filet, we suspect. Exotic, unconventional, or simply
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    • 1558 10 My name is Dece but you can call n mber, ne Cemb DAVID BECKHAM AND BECKHAM WEE: one a world-famous footballer who's prone to tantrums, the other's a baby with a world-famous name, who may also be prone to tantrums. TCS actress Pan Lingling is such a Manchester United fan
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    • 1252 14  -  Ong Sor F ern Top TV Of The Decade MIXED Ml DM The success of shows like Under One Roof showed that home-made can be accepted happily by Singaporeans I AM about to commit that cardinal sin all columnists are guilty of at the end of one year
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    • 158 14 Picket Fences: Writer/producer wunderkind David E. Kelley's quirky take on small-town America was insightful, warm and very funny. Animaniacs: Cartoon insanity which updated Looney Tunes for the '90s. Watch for an adrenaline shot of postmodern irreverence wrapped m pop culture savvy. The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles:
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    • 2723 20 Einstein In Singapore Last week, Time magazine nominated Albert Einstein 'The Person of the Century. The genius once spent a few days m Singapore ana wrote about the people and the place m his diaru. Below is an extract edited by DAVID tMKL,from a study made by
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      • 205 1 I Last day to grab this great HRF M W 1 '^BaK^S X SlSir-Con offer! Details m Bvi A J^^Ssi&fl^| v '""""^^x^F^E Service Bracket Classification 54. J Elß^Jfe/^ "i^i^B /^feX*<l S!!lt C nt c I BMi ■< ?^fly ->: .^-flll^SJSl''' '^'"3Ba A^^^9Mrl^ s.p.c.a. Ai »n g«~ Ih« X i^-- MT
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      • 800 5 239 PACKING/ STORAGE/ DELIVERY/ REMOVAL LORRY/ WAREHSE. STORAGE/ dis posal avail, immed. Mm. hse. re moval $120 mcl. labour. 24 hrs. Call 456 8295. A BUDGET PRICE. Hse./ office re moval, transportation, disposal delivery sves. Also piano/ organ safe delivery. *****39/ *****23 AFFORDABLE BUDGET. Hotist/ of fice/ safe/ piano removal,
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      • 1549 5 30» BMW FOR SALE 308 BMW FOR SALE Performance Motors Soles Agent BMW Jl Hi A $175,000 BMW32OiA $191,000 BMW323iCA $210,000 BMWS2OiA $215,000 BMW 728iA $280,000 The New Millennium Special Package Of Highest Trade In Guaranteed Free Gifts With Every Purchase Gf Lowest Interest Rate 2.50% Free $500 Petrol Voucher
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      • 614 5 316 HONDA FOR SALE MID '90 CONCERTO I.6EXi (Auto). New 5 yrs COE. Beautiful 2K paint/ tax/ 4 disc brakes. Best condition. Must try. Selling only $38.8K neg!!! I Call Johnny: *****10. Thank you. j 3/94 ACCORO 2.0LX1 (Auto) 4-dr. Mew model/ leather seats/ ABS. I 2K pearl white. (OMV
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      • 653 5 Business Services Products Vehicles 316 HONDA FOR SALE 1 OWNER '89 Honda Concerto 1.6. COE 8/2009. 15" s/rims. New 2k i paint. $55,80.0. Tel: 569-6740 4/92 CIVIC ESI. Auto 2 owners. (2 units) New paint/ tax. S/rims. Low 1 deposit. $35,800. Tel. *****21 9/'9B CIVIC VTI, 4-dr, auto. 597.8 K.
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      • 506 5 316 HONDA FOR SALE 5/'9B. CIVIC 1.6 SIR. 4-dr. Auto. 7/'9B. City 1.5. 4-dr. Manual. 1 owner. *****728/ *****732 '89 ACCORD 1.6 EX Manual. COE 11/2008. S/rims, CD, nice no. Attractive. $49K 0.n.0. 9788-8022 6 EXCELLENT UNITS Accord/ Civic 1.3/ 1.5/ 1.6 4-dr/ 3-dr. S/rims. Low deposit, To view, call
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      • 687 5 317 HYUNOAI FOR SALE 317 HYUNDAI FOR SALE liar^Jl Visit our New Showroom at: K^fjSA 61 Übi Aye. 2 #01 -06 Automobile uu'lil'lilf Megamart Tel: 347-7878 YOUR CHOICE FOR THI MILLENNIUM nappy Me*/ I RICKY TAY MOTOR TRADING The New Sonata I authorised dealer 2 OGLS .'j;iM^elH;MMieiijirfT77 GRANDEUR XG Mtf
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      • 587 5 324 MAZDA FOR SALE END '95 ASTINA I.6GLXI. OMV $21,661. Depos.t $B.BK. S/rims CD/ alarm/ leather seats. Interest 2.5%. Loan 1-6 years. Best deal! 563.8 K. Hurry! Call *****79 now! ACT MAINTAINED! 1 owner mid '98 Famili 16 Silver. New tax. S/rims. Low mileage. Low maintenance Accident free. 576.8 K.
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      • 775 6 Vehicles 324 MAZDA FOR SALE 324 MAZDA FOR SALE 324 MAZDA FOR SALE Village Credit Pte. Ltd. "N Your Satisfaction Our Service Tiew Millennium Celebration Special jc^^LJ, Quaranteed COE fjj S^Wv^ Quaranteed Delivery Before Chinese New Year MAZDA 323 161 Sedan Call Now: *****27 for latest package W^l 2 Jurong
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      • 584 6 IJTJ SIN THAI HIN MOTOR CREDIT PTELTD 5/99 S32OL Silver with silver leather tnd loaded of accessories $299,900 8/97 C2OO Dark blue new facelift keyless mint cond $155,800 6/96 S2 80 Maroon full options 1 owner beautiful cond $208,800 6/96 E230 Auto 1 owner silver colour beautiful cond sport rims
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      • 932 6 325 MERCEDES FOR SALE 6/94 E2OO, 2 owners, new tax. black, electrical seats, roller blind. $108,000 0.n.0. 9630-3181 (owner) FACELIFTED OREEN E230. New COE till 1/2010. '90 imported W124. $85K 0.n.0. Must sell. 9755-4811 '94 ClBO. 2 owners. COE $63,000 Chilli red. Leather seat. Very good cond. No agents please.
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      • 842 6 326 MITSUBISHI FOR SALE BEST PRICE OFFER FOR ALL Mitsubishi Buy Sell PARF/ Non-PARF Japanese/ Continental/ Off Peak Cars 382-6788 Hup Henq Lee Ent. Mr Onq (Day/ Nlqht) DEPOSIT SIOKI MID 93 Mitsubishi Spacewaqon I.6GLSI, metallic silver. F/accessories. Free 1 year servicing. Loan 5 years. Mthly $1000*. $57,800. Call Kamal/
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      • 1342 6 328 NISSAN FOR SALE 328 NISSAN FOR SALE 328 NISSAN FOR SALE H ir^tk >/ 1 w m NEW FROM SINGAPORE'S V V BEST-SE LLI NG BRAN D M 9 wei« NISSAN < *Tfe» s r^ H I SUNNY m H Sunny I 5 EX Saloon M Hj and I
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      • 561 6 330 OPEL FOR SALE 4/96 OMEGA 2.0 auto. OMV $31,500. Leather seats. Accident free, 1 owner. Call *****23. 3/'9B OPEL VECTRA 16. 1 owner S/rims. OMV $18K. Leather seats. Full agt. service. View: 453-7337 6/97 VECTRA 1.6. Auto. 1 owner. Red. OMV SI9K. Accident free. Immaculate cond. H/p: *****055 2/95
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      • 756 6 330 OPEL FOR SALE 330 OPEL FOR SALE iwf BEST OFFER IN TOWN i [^^IMMEDIATE CASH TRANSACnONJ 336 RENAULT FOR SALE 336 RENAULT FOR SALE ■■■AUTHORISED RENAULT DEALER 1^« &^eniel.6 Classi^L4 fkfik 4* Trade-in /L V «FV^^^^""^^P maintenance $922*x8WKs packQ 9 e $763* x S^nytUs 'Tep-m* conditions apply Lm liouupmmni
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      • 733 6 341 SUBARU FOR SALE IMMED. REGN. NEW Legacy 2000 Sedan auto, all wheel drive 282-8585 SHL. Authorised Dealer. Also avail. Forester Turbo WRX 11/95 IMPREZA 1.6 GLi 4 dr. auto, OMV $18,576. Seldom used, accident free. Deposit $13K. Jia Leong 841-5997/ 9641-5411 9/95 IMPREZA 1.6 GLi 4-dr OMV $19,204. 1
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      • 841 7 342 SUZUKI FOR SALE $7* ORIVCAWAYI 4/93 Swift SF 31OGL. 4-dr. Maroon. S/rims. Lot 7 Kallang Auto. Ctr. Tel: *****00 t OWNER. MID 90 Suzuki Supercarry 1.0. High root. New 5 yrs. COE. Deposit $5000. 536.8 K. *****00 CHEAP '92 SUZUKI I.OGLi 4 door. Deposit $4K. Hifi, s/rims. Al cond.
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      • 604 7 344 TOYOTA FOR SALE 344 TOYOTA FOR SALE 344 TOYOTA FOR SALE 344 TOYOTA FOR SALE Lo^/v Dowiipctynient $25,000/- $24,000/- $32,000/- $30,000/--*i&£fcm± •r^SffTT% 1 *^m^^m~ New Model Mitsubishi Toyota Corona 1.6 (A) Toyota Spado 1.6 (A) Honda Odyssey 2.3 (A) Chariot 2.4 (A) Other models available: Lexus ES 300 .Toyota
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      • 679 7 03/94 STARLET I.OXL. 1 owner. I Tiptop cond. Agt. svc. Accident free. 9494-9469/ 9673-3709 J 10/93 CORONA 1.6 GLi 4 dr. Leath er seats, flawless body. Deposit $11K. 841-5997/ 9818-7897 '80 STARLET 1.0. S/rims. New paint/ tax. COE 5/2001. No repairs needed. Good cond. Call 454-9896 i 8/-90 CORONA 1.6
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      • 429 7 393 SPORTS/ COUPES/ CABRIOLETS I P\ j, 1980 PORSCHE 911 Fully Converted to Carrera II regardless of cost. Full set VCD hif i (worth $10,000). Fully done up by Stuttgart. COE 6/2009. SS-plate. Call 9862-1111 1999 BMW 318IA Cabriolet. OMV $55K. Fully Auto Hood. 18" s/rims. Very low mileage. Accident
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      • 165 7 382 VEHICLES FOR HIRE CALL POPULAR t rent a new car to celebrate New Millennium Year. 742 8888/ 9755-8888. 383 VEHICLES WANTED a^^^a^^lr^^B^^^^^^^^^^B WANTED (All model vehicles) WE OFFER EXTRA $2500 Immed transfer. Immed full finance settlement (if any). Cash transaction. *****33 All makes J^^ models k A™sT* yslUaTuOQ I
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      • 310 7 VIEW AT YOUR DOORSTEP A c pay extra high prices for all models of car. Loan insurance available Consignment of cars welcome Cas^ payment No obligation, free quotation EXPRESS DEALS AUTO TRADING T1: *****53 HELLO, ALL CAR owners!! Unbelievable prices! We buy your cars over the phone without viewing with
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      • 841 8 426 ROOMS FOR RENT ALL AREAS. ROOMS avail, immed. $260 up. Common/ master. Aqt. fee $100 only. Pg. 9708-3068. REDHILL. CLEMENTI, AMK. Bedok. Tampines, T. Payoh, CCX. Jurong Yishun. $300 up. Agt. 9574 1853. GEYLANG PTE CONOO F/ facilities/ master-bedrm. cleanup, laundry provided. $700/ mth. *****733. ROOM IN EXEC. Mais,
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      • 463 8 448 DO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND HOUSES -SALE MR ONG Pg. 9587-7777 Tt»: 462-7777 WtstsUr YARWOOD AYE. 56.5 M 15,500 sq.ft. FORD AYE. 57.8 M New 15.500 sq.ft. CORNWALL 57.7 M No a 17.000 sq.ft. PIERCE RO. SB.BM New 17,000 sq.ft CORNWALL $9M 23,000 sq.ft ASTRID HILL $10.5 M 32.000 sq.ft
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      • 451 8 446 DO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS SALE OPEN HOUSE View time: 2pm to 6pm 557 BukK Timah Road 803-01 Crown Centre Slnqapore *****4 Situated along Bt. Timah Rd between Kings Rd Oueen s Rd Near Nanyang Girls' Pri. Sch., Raffles Girls' Pri. Sch., HCJC NJC etc. I Exclusive 2
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      • 734 9 rDII 21 NEWTON/ BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI PTE APTS SALE 0.21 MAPLEWOODS. 2-STOREY penthouse. Valuation 52.88 M. Selling below valuation. 844-5343/ *****283 Gillian ■■el JB% I |Hi\| r y HUME PARK 11. 3+ l. 1475 sq.ft. High fir. Signature Park 3+l. 1399 sq.ft. Mid fir. Best facing. Unblocked. F'hold. 100% move-in. Must view!
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      • 818 9 485 Dl 2-14 BALESTIER/ MACPHERSON/GEYIANG HOUSES -SALE LORONG MELAYU 3-storty bunglw i Inground s/pool. Approx. 6500/ 4000 sq.ft. s+l bdrms. Park 5 cars. 53.2 M. HSR 9216-4765 WH Choy D.14 JLN. EUNOS 3476 sq.ft. F'hold. 3/storey semi-d. 4+2. 2 attached. Move m. $I.BM. 9603-5136 ABC 0.13 CORNER SEMI-D. 2/storey. 3746/
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      • 500 9 450D15-16 EAST COAST HOUSES -SALE [J I OPEN |0l i il! HOUSE). j| j OPEN HSE. 2-6PM. No. 84 Lorong L j Telok Kurau. 3 storey semid 2900/ 3620 sq.ft. Park 2 car. s+l. All attached. Big rms. Koi pond. 4 yrs $2.3 M neg. *****106 owner NEW F'HOLD BUNGLW.
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      • 575 9 460 Dl 5-16 EAST COAST HOUSES -SALE SICLAP F'HOLD. 2/STOREY corner semi-d. Orig. 3+l rms. 3639 sq.ft. Good for rebuild. Valued $1.6 M. Price neg. 9681 8018 ET Co. 0.16 TANAH MERAH MRT. D/storey terr. 3+l/ attached. Unobstructed frontage. Fhold. 1700 sq.ft. Only $1 15 M. Rolf *****11/ *****066 COflVGNGftt
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      • 507 9 VS LUXURIOUS y f X'K V VSEAVIEW CONDOMINIUM^ AT BAYSHORE RD, NEXT TO BAYSHORE PARK ,i ii*jji^ i'l 1 |i wmm^mmt El I! I I Iwnfffl, 'W- II |W 1 1 WSttKtKßSEW^^^^^^mm^mm I Showflats open for viewina daily Site Sale Tel: I I I including Sundays Public Holidays 2 4
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      • 565 9 F'HOLD CHAPEL LODGE. 3+l rms 1 1528 sq.ft. F/renovated. Spacious. 5 yrs. Well kept. *****614 UPL j EASTPOINT GREEN. 956 sq.ft. 2+l. High fir. Pool/ far view. Near valuation. 9306-7425 Alice (Aqt.) D.15 LECONNEY. 1200 sq.ft. 3+l. S.E. Split level. Pool/ unblocked. F'hold. Near valuation. Ambel 9-*****77. MAKENA 1163/ 1292/
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      • 361 9 466 017-18 CHANGI/ PASIR RIS PTEAPTS-SALE D.lB MELVILLE PARK PRICED FROM $542 P.S.F. YET NEG. 2 bedroom units:- 936 sq.ft Blk. 18. Low fir. 936 sq.ft. Blk. 20. Low fir. 969 sq.ft. Blk. 18. Mid fir. 990 sq.ft. Blk. 2f. High fir. 3+l-bedroom Unlts:- 1206 sq.ft. B*. 16. Low fir.
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      • 216 9 466 017-18 CHANGI/ PASIR RIS PTEAPTS-SALE 0.17 LOYANG VALLEY Condo. 1836 sq.ft. F/renovated. aircon. S.E. facing. F/facilities. *****300 YES TROPICA. BELOW DEVELOPERS i price! 1227 sq.ft. 3 bdrms. High fir. Serious seller! *****060 ET Co. LOYANG VALLEY. HUGE 1900 sq.ft. 3+l. F/facilities. Greenery. Renovated. Must view! 9-*****00 ERA 0.17 MELVILLE
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      • 420 9 470 Dl 9-20 SERANGOON/ THOMSON HOUSES -SALE NO. 32 HOW SUN WALK SHOWHOUSE OPEN 2 4PM Beautiful brand new 3-storty s*ml-d. within 5 mins walk to future MRT/ good sch./ amenities Spacious 4+l bdrms. (all attached) Rt-tounch Salt! $1 23 M up. HARVEST REALTY PTE LTD *****88 (Mon.-Frl) GEM OF
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      • 511 9 Properties I aMaUWIM^IIMHi 470 Dl 9-20 SERANGOON/ THOMSON HOUSES SALE D 9 HUGE 2'7-STOREY bunqlw (Serangoon Gdn 4200 sq.lt. Cosy 6+l Granite finishes. Wide front age $2 33M. HARVEST *****388 D.19 HYTHE RO. Single storey cor ncr terr 4«1 rm 2963 sq.ft. 999 yrs Wide frontage. Nice no. Near country
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      • 768 10 Properties mm ■■■■■■^^^^■■■■■^■^■■^w m^tmmma^m^mmt^mm^^^^m^mmm ■^■^■■M^MBaaßßi^^B^Ba i 4«S 017-18 CHANGI/ 465 Dl 7-18 CHANGI/ 465 Dl 7-18 CHANGI/ 465 Dl 7 18 CHANGI/ 465 Dl 7-18 CHANGI/ 4«8 017-18 CHANGI/ PASIRRIS PASIRRIS PASIRRIS PASIRRIS PASIRRIS PASIRRIS HOUSES -SALE HOUSES SALE HOUSES -SALE HOUSES -SALE HOUSES -SALE HOUSES -SALE I The Straits
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      • 444 10 471 019-20 SERANGOON/ PTE APTS SALE D.19 TOHO GDNS. F'hold. Walk-up. 1420/ 1506 sq.ft. Foreigners eligible. Rosyth school. 9586-4268, AT D.19 CHUAN PARK. 1850 sq.ft. 3+l. Panoramic view. Sen./ future MRT. $660K only! Hurry! 9216-9285 D.19 EVERGREEN PK. Brand new 3+l. High fir. Facing pool. $650,000. HARVEST *****388 THE SPRINGBLOOM.
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      • 410 10 478 022-28 WEST NORTH HOUSES-SALE i D.28 CHARMING D/STOREY terr. (Kasai Rd.) 2000/ 2500 sq.ft. Huge 4 rms. family, wide frontage. SI.2M. HARVEST 9519-9388 D.27 S9SOK. ABOVE secures! Sem bawang s/storey semi-d. (2 units) Freehold. 2100 sq.ft. Close to nature/ pk/ sea side. *****438 KJ FVIB=9GrUI w.^H^k3 ■MviTTiTijH 0.28 LILAC
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      • 700 10 47S 022-28 WEST NORTH HOUSES-SALE D.28 KELULUT HILL 999 yrs. Cor ncr terr. 2216/ 1850 sq.ft. 4+l. 3 yrs. old. Move-in. *****704 REZ JLN. SANKAM. NEWLY built d/storey terr. Fhold. 2180 sq.ft. 4+l. $1.3 M neg. B Knight 9277-9008 OPEN HOUSE: 3 TO 6PM. PARC OASIS. BLK. C. Hl4-06 2+1.
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      • 896 10 SfliytMAOTu 476D22-28 476D22-28 olr I £2I°VX r WEST NORTH WEST NORTH PTEAPTS-SALE PTEAPTS-SALE PTEAPTS-SALE (5/^ARK Lux "riQ"B Resort Condominium |j Hi f^ Ml 2 r 33T" x m~ f m)a#& *S£* J5% I I Close to Khatib MRT yishun ave^s. Full condominium facilities > Area 1141/1152/1173/1195/ Iyishumves yishun ctwrwi>v I
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      • 659 10 493 HDB APTS FOR SALE (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) CHOICE UNIT BEDOK SOUTH. 4 RM. BLK. 35. High fir. Unblocked. Renovated. Near MRT/ mkt. amenities. Move m condition. Can contra. *****552 ijm Best Deal BEST LOCATION! 4 A' Bedok S Blk 159. Mid fir. 200% move mc ond. 5 mm MRT/ Central. Valued
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      • 623 10 I 494 HDB APTS FCR SALE (BISHAN) ifoTOPENIDI i HOUSE 4 'A' URGENT SALE! Low cash. 2 spm. Blk. 235. Bishan St 22. 804-148. 100% move m. Valued S32OK. Bring cheque book. Don't miss. No agts. Pg. 9503-1715 SKY ■"I f^ B i k 1 CORNER EXEC. MAIS./ Apt. 245/
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      • 721 11 493 mr£«L P T F ORSALE -«»3 HDB APTS FOR SALE 493 HDB APTS FOR SALE 493 HDB APTS FOR SALE 493 HDB APTS FOR SALE 493 HDB APTS FOR SALE (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) (BEOOK/CHAICHEE) (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) The Straits Times Classified PROPERTY GUIDE (HPB ESTATES) 505 \Clementi/"l 516
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      • 582 11 500 HDB APTS FOR SALE (CHOACHUKANG/ BUKIT PANJANG) 4 "A7 5 'A' CCX 411/ 507, MRT. 3 'S' 109/ 117 Bt. Panjang. Valued SIISK. 4 'A' 145, valued S2I3K. 3 'A' 106 Teck Whye. Lift level. LRT. Reno- i vated. Price neg. 899-6190 Angela I jt^ HAPPY NEW YEARI Exec.
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      • 673 11 900 HDB APTS FOR SALE (CHOACHUKANG/ BUKIT PANJANG) 4 'A' CORNER Bt. Panjang Blk. 232, 240, 128 5255 K. neg./ 418. 438. 5252 K. neg./ 4 S' 431. *****779 4 'A' BANGKIT Rd. Blk. 248. Unblocked. Well kept. Near LRT/ sch./ i MRT. S23BK neg. *****022 SRN 4 'A' TECK
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      • 532 11 501 HDB AFTS FOR SALE (CLEMENTI/ WEST COAST) 4 'NG' CORNER Blk. 409 Clementi. Mid tlr. Well renovated. F/aircon. Mins. to MRT. 9505-3089 IDA 4 'NG' BLK 333. Dr.todr. Clementi. High fir. Lift level. Windy. Price neg. All amenities. 9511-1119 LS 4 'NG' CORNER Blk. 362 Clementi. Low fir. Well
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      • 657 11 304 HDB APTS FOR SALE (HOUGANG/SERANGOON/ YIOCHUKANG) 3 'S' 261 S'goon Central. Interchange/ MRT. Valued SI42K. 4 'A' 129 Lor. Ah Soo. Lift landing. F/renovated. Valued 5255 K. Sch./ mkt. 4 'NG' 317 Hougang. Lift landing. Renovatid. Valued S2I4K. Sch./ mkt. 4 'I' 15 Hougang. High fir. Windy. Renovated. Can
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      • 659 11 SO4 HDB APTS FOR SALE (HOUGANG/SERANGOON/ YIOCHUKANG) 4' A' BLK 565, Opp. Hougang Green Shopping Ctr.. Renovated 2 1/2 years, Future MRT 9545-8637 ETC 4 'A' BLK. 538 S'goon. North Aye. 4. Mid fir. Unblocked. Valued S26OK. Well kept. 9567-3341 DW 4 'A' BLK 404 S'goon. 113 sq.m. Dr. to
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      • 662 11 SO4 HDB APTS FOR SALE SO4 HDB APTS FOR SALE 304 HDB APTS FOR SALE (HOUGANG/SERANGOON/ (HOUGANG/SERANGOON/ (HOUGANG/SERANGOON/ YIOCHUKANG) YIOCHUKANG) YIOCHUKANG) LOOKING FOaWARD TO NEW CHALLENGE ~jK~ mB9^L 4 ng Blk. 315 S'goon North Aye 2 J\2j^J H_UH 4 'A' Blk. 138, 171,177, 639 Bt. Batok ■B_fl KenLum Exec Mais
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      • 979 11 508 HDB APTS FOR SALE (JURONG) 3-RM. JURONG WEST 527 High fir. Renovated. Near sch MRT. Can Contra. Urgent! *****996 IDA 4 'A' CORNER Jurong W. Blk. >'16. Lift level. Renovated. Big breezy kitchen. AM races. 9269-5000 agt. 4 'A' BLK. 856 high fir. Open view. Well renovated. Tip top
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      • 475 11 SIO HDB APTS FOR SALE (MARINE PARADE) 5-RM. PT BLK. 3. Marine Terrace. Simple renovation. All races. Can contra Low cash. 9-219 2619 ERA 512 HDB APTS FOR SALE (PASIRRIS/CHANGI) X] Philip ErmA) m^Cecilia Er (bbai fM MELVIN CHUA [JiM Assoc. Mktg. Director I j/ff^ Ist m Service I Ist
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      • 781 11 Properties 512 HDB APTS FOR SALE (PASIRRIS/CHANGI) NEW USTINGI 5 T Pasir R.s blk 114 (dr.to.dr.)/ 81k.758 High/ mid-fir Well kept Bright windy N SCh. 9315 3147 HSR ""I P\ < Bh H VL f NEW LIST! 5 T Corner Blk 149 Mid fir. Movein. Spacious. 128 sqm Near Loyang
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      • 2106 12 Properties 514 HDB APTS FOR SALE (TA.MPINES/ SIMEI) 4 'A' BLK. 227 Simei, 808. Valued. 104 sq.m. Renovated. Next to MRT/ Eastpoint. 9321-9909 ERA 4 'A* TAMPINES Blk. 347. Well kept. Simple. Unblocked. Breezy. 5 yrs. Can contra. Pg. 9604-5649 CEPL 4 'NG' BLK. 254 Tampines. High fir. Simple. Unblocked.
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      • 847 12 517 HDB APTS FOR SALE (WOODLANDS/ SEMBAWANG) WOODLANDS ALL MUST GOI 5 T CORNER BLK. 876 High fir. Windy. Unblocked F/renovated/ 4-bdrm. 124 sq.m. View to offer/ iow cash! 4 'A' CORNER PT. BLK. 409 High fir. Unblocked I Condo layout/ f/renovated Mins. to MRT/ central *****077 UPL Johnny Chan
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      • 877 12 817 HDB APTS FOR SALE (WOODLANDS/ SEMBAWANG) 5 T BLK 846/ 4 S' Blk 349. Cash $40K neg. No agts. pis. Can Cobroke. 9225-5091 Top Leaders. S 'I' CORNER Blk. 863 Woodlands. Beautiful. Opp 888 Plaza. Above YMCA childcare. 9563-3323 DW 5 T CORNER Blk 879. High fir. 4 bdrms.
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      • 1000 12 818 HDB APTS FOR SALE (YISHUN) 3 'NG' BLK 704. High fir. Near MRT. Food ctr. Valuation $I4OK. 9300-1715 CB 3 'NG' BLK. 148 next to corner. High fir. Move-in cond. Mins. to MRT. View 2-4pm. *****830 PW 3 'S' BLK. 846. Khatib MRT/ 5 T corner. Blk. 367, high
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      • 730 12 827 HUDC/HDB APTS WANTED (RENT/ BUY) ONE LADY TEACHER needs to rent 3/ 4/ srm. whole unit/ lock 1 rm. Any area. High budget. 560-3392 3-RM. HOB FLAT wanted! Call Es maco at *****33 from 3rd Jan. 2000 wishes all Happy Millen.-tium! URGENTI EXPAT FAMILY looking for a unit m
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      • 774 12 881 TOURS 881 TOURS 881 TOURS of Milenrnm Dragon year collection rrt&!X^~ T/ L a ding Cruist Un As Pacific SS2?y m SUPJRSTAR VIRGO iM^ SD4N Langkawi, Port Klang, m% 1 (3rd Oct 1999 -31 »t Morch 2OQ0) tff/ff, t Z\Z^ Malacca fr tjUij 3D?ortDictoon4r > OTtKlarMj peg Pep: EvwyWed.
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      • 1083 12 73« TUITION EXPERIENCED RELIABLE Tutors for all levels/ subjects/ districts. Computer lesson is also available. Call Alice 342-3240/ 784-7912 BEIJING MANDARIN TEACHER 28 yrs. experience. Pri., Sec, JC Chinese. Pin-yin, Composition. Kl. K2 adults Mandarin. Tel: *****29 RELIABLE EXPERIENCED UNDERGRAD. tutors specialising m Maths (A/E). Science (Phy/Chenr,/ Bio). Eng. G.P,
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