The Straits Times, 31 December 2002

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    30 1 The Straits Times PACIFIC AREA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR Established 1845 lllGSQciy December 31, 2002 66 Pages m five parts mita (P) 094/03/2002 A Singapore Press Holdings publication \J\J Cents
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    Lock icon Arroyo shock: I won't run for president
    599 1  - Arroyo shock: I won't run for president LUZ BAGUIORO By PHILIPPINES CORRESPONDENT Admitting she is a cause of divisiveness m the country, she pledges to focus all her energy on strengthening the economy MANILA In a move that caught the nation by surprise, President Gloria Arroyo declared yesterday that she
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    Lock icon Go-ahead for bright students to skip O levels
    488 1  -  JANE LEE *k THE days of a single education system for all are numbered, with the official nod given yesterday to let some of the country's brightest students skip O levels and start pre-university studies early. The seven schools which will offer
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    Lock icon Rush to top up accounts for ERS
    330 1 Rush to top up accounts for ERS LONG queues formed at several of the Central Provident Fund (CPF) branch offices yesterday as many Singaporeans rushed to beat the deadline for topping up their CPF accounts. Queues snaked out of the CPF offices at Bishan, Woodlands, Jurong East and Tampines as
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      79 1 BRIGHT SPOT: Tourist arrivals m Singapore on target to reach 7.5 million this uear page 4 The Straits Times TOP 10 SERIES mm ML Design: PETER WILLIAMS I I 1 Hey guys, we're going to take your f I wo»^«eilot3^S^i<sylpirrti^ Pv l^^^^^f 1 8 1 1 breath away at the
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  • NEWS FLASH
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      133 2 PR IM E FRESH GLOW TO TOURIST FIGURES SINGAPORE welcomed nearly 590,000 visitors last month a healthy 10-ner-cent boost m numbers, compared with the figure for November last year. The increase m visitors came from all markets, except for Australia, Hongkong and South Korea. And it was the third month
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      82 2 HOM E TAXIS GALORE BEFORE MIDNIGHT? THE problem of taxis vanishing before midnight and then reappearing m battalions on the stroke of 12 could well improve m the New Year. Comfort is likely to introduce a staggered midnight surcharge, to make it worthwhile for cab drivers to pick up passengers
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      102 2 COMMENT AR Y U.S. TAX CUTS FOR THE RICH HUGE deficits are looming over America's fiscal horizon. The shadow of war with Iraq and changed economic conditions, such as huge defence spending and the bursting of the stock-market bubble, may lead some to reason that new tax cuts would be
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      108 2 HEATH GROUPS OR PROFn CENTRES? IT IS surprising to learn of the price discrepancies of certain medicines here, as the various clinics and hospitals which prescribe and sell them are all under the Health Ministry, writes Mr David Soh. It may be time for the ministry to see if
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      204 2 HO ME Two couples who made GST savings A LAWYER devised a plan to beat the hike m the Goods and Services Tax (GST) with the full support of the woman he was about to marry. They made efforts to buy most of their furniture and household items early even
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      Lock icon MONEY
      98 2 MONE Y Oil price shoots past US$33 OI L prices rose above USS33 a barrel yesterday, amid fears that America may attack Iraq early next year and concern that the strike m major oil-producer Venezuela could continue. For the first time since December 2000, crude oil for February delivery rose
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      84 2 MONE Y S6X MARKET VALUE PLUMMETS ABOUT 19 per cent or $47.4 billion m market value was wiped off the Singapore Exchange (SGX) this year largely because investors were spooked by the global economic outlook and the series of big corporate accounting scandals m America. The SGX's total market capitalisation
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      95 2 NUCLEAR POLICE UNDER PRESSURE WITH North Korea resuming its nuclear build-up m defiance of the West, the policing powers of the world's nuclear watchdog are stretched to the limit. The International Atomic Energy Agency is faced with multiple threats ranging from the grave Iraai menace to the atomic aspirations
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      60 2 ASI A TAIWAN'S JOBS SCHEME SUMMED TAIWAN'S government is trying hard to drum up support for its hastily-devised job creation programme from the opposition parties, no less. But critics say the programme would only drain government coffers further, as it offers no long-term solution to Taiwan's job crisis, but is
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      65 2 SPORT S ACGENTURE GOES MATCHPIAY AFTER five years as a strokeplay event, the $33,000 Accenture Champion of Champions golf tournament at the I^aguna National Golf and Country Club next week will switch to matchplay. Reactions from local pros have been favourable. Said M. Murugiah: "It's good to have something different.
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      58 2 24-HOUR SNAP IMPRESSIONS ABOUT 70 camera-toting Singaporeans are snapping away all over the island, to record their impressions of the last 24 hours of 2002. Those taking part m the Eye The City photography event come from all walks of life and all age groups. They will call it
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      616 2 MAIN Prime 3-5 World 6-9 Editorial 10 Commentary 10,11 Forum 12 HOME Home Hl-H6 Tech&Science. 118 ASIA/SPORTS/ MONEY Asia Al China A2,A3 Asia A4 S-EAsia A5,A6 Malaysia A7 Sports AB-AlO Money... Al4-AlB LIFE! The Buzz L 2 Comics \A Malaysia Holidays. L 6 Travel L 8 Cinema guide LB-Lll What
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  • PRIME NEWS
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      472 3 Terror Front: France Baggage handler hid explosives and two guns m his car and may have planned to use them for hijacking, say police PARIS French police foiled a possible terrorist attack on an airline when they arrested a baggage handler who had
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      Lock icon Terror Front: The US Hunt for five who sneaked in
      263 3 WASHINGTON The Federal Bureau of Investigation has launched a nation-wide manhunt for five Middle Eastern men who have sneaked into the United States illegally. Coming m the midst of the holiday season, the announcement was certain to spread new jitters
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      Lock icon Gunman kills three US doctors in Yemen
      328 3 Terror Front: Middle East SANAA (Yemen) A suspected Muslim militant shot dead three American missionary doctors and wounded a pharmacist yesterday. It was the first major antiUnited States attack m Yemen since the sinking of the USS Cole m 2000. Wielding an AK-47
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      Lock icon Up, up and up: 7.5 m target for tourist arrivals within reach
      580 4  -  GINNIE TEO By CONSIMKHCORRKSPOVOKM November sees 10% rise m arrivals, with growth m most major markets, including a 68% increase m Japanese visitors FOR the third month m a row, visitor arrivals to Singapore went up, by 10.1
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      Lock icon A flashy New Years Eve bash
      100 4 LASERS and strobe lights flash on as a worker helps turn the Singapore Expo into a discothec jue. More than 1 .000 lights have been installed m two of its halls to ensure party-goers will have a whale of a time tonight. There will
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      Lock icon Jakarta Muslim leader says no to Islamic law
      626 5  -  DERWIN PEREIRA :<-K •1"> INDONESIA COBRFSPONOFM Syariah support IN a survey, of 2,500 who responded: 71 per cent wanted syariah implemented, 10 per cent higher than when a similar poll was carried out last year. 67 per cent wanted a government system
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      Lock icon HK may raise taxes to curb deficit
      497 5  - HK may raise taxes to curb deficit CHING CHEONG BUDGET SPECULATION By EAST ASIA CORRESPONDENT Or it may make more people pay taxes, says govt source HONGKONG Personal and corporate taxes m Hongkong may go up if the Hongkong government cannot find a way to control its ballooning budget deficit.
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      Lock icon ISLAM BEING HIJACKED'
      54 5 'Islam is a peaceful religion. But there are opportunists who are trying to use it to justify acts of violence... Some of them want the government to impose syariah. But they have to be realistic and understand that it will marginalise our minority groups even more.' NX's
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      Lock icon Hole-in-one prize: $1.7 m helicopter
      256 5  -  PEH SHING HUEI Hu NO LONGER excited by luxury cars as hole-in-one prizes? Well, how about a helicopter? Next month's Eurocopter Golf Tournament at I^aguna National Golf and Country Club here will offer an ECI2O Colibri Helicopter to any player who aces the Classic Course's
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      74 3 T'rto i J-illo JOB We're closing at 6pm today so we can be with friends and family to say goodbye to 2002. We'll see you again when the sun shines on 2003. Happy New Year! [Business Hours: New Year's Eve 31 Dec. 10 am 6pm New Year's Day 1 -Jan.
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      335 4 Our O-Ceartiest CongratuCations I*o i IS M ■<""•'•* Mr Tan Kian Hoon Mr Lim Yew Lin Ms Rita Koh Ah Lay Chairman. Punggol North CCC Chairman. Rivervale Horizon RC Chairperson, Rivervale CC WEC Vice Chairman. GRC Community Relations Vice Chairman. Punggol North CDEC Vice Chairperson. Rivervale Vista RC Exco Committee
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  • WORLD
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      71 6 PHOTOS They could not all win the annual Maldon Mud Race m Maldon, England, hut one thing was certain: they all got to take back a free mud pack (left). Setting off at low tide on Sunday, the competitors (above) slipped and slithered from one bank of the
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      Lock icon Twin threats stretch nuclear cops to the limit
      639 6 asdfasdfasdfasdf Atomic energy agency concedes it is under pressure but insists it has the resources to fulfil watchdog role VIENNA They are the world's nuclear cops, keeping tabs on everything from Mr Saddam Hussein s Iraq to the atomic aspirations of unpredictable
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      Lock icon Osama sought help from scientist to make N-bomb
      440 6 ISLAMABAD A leading Pakistani nuclear scientist, barred by his government from talking to reporters, has made it known tnrough his son that Osama bin Laden approached him before the Sept 11 attacks for help m making nuclear weapons. The Al-Qaeda leader was
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      Lock icon US warns that end is near for stand-off with Iraq
      411 6 But officials say that a war is on hold until UN arms inspectors report back WASHINGTON US Secretary of State Colin Powell has warned that the stand-off with Baghdad "can't go on indefinitely", as Iraq's neighbours make contingency plans m
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      Lock icon Quit and avert war, Saddam, say Arab leaders
      239 6 AMMAN (Jordan) Arab leaders looking to avoid a US-Iraq war that they fear would ignite their volatile region are considering the possibility of pressing Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to step down and go into exile, diplomats say. "There is a strong feeling
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      67 6 Fires At Asylum Camps flj^S New Kenyan President B^9 Foes Usin 9 Voodoo: Cnavez > Australia tightens securing three Opposition leader Mvvai Kibaki is sworn m I Venezuela's embattled President accuses 4ft. detention centres following aspateoJ arson 9[p^B as President after winninga landslide fiS f his political opponents „l attacks
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    Lock icon Aussies tighten security after asylum camp fires
    427 7 Trail A series off fires wrecked more than 77 rooms at the new Baxter centre m South Australia over the weekend. Two small fires also occurred m a toilet Mock at the remote Woomera centre m South Australia's desert early on Sunday. Over
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    251 7 British TV station to show man eating dead baby LONDON Britain's Channel 4 television, which recently broadcast the country's first public autopsy m 170 years, is to show a Chinese man eating the flesh of a dead baby, says a British newspaper. The bizarre act will be shown m a
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  • PEOPLE
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      40 8 Alfred B. Ford, great-grandson of Henry Ford, has made a donation of 500 million rupees (Ssl 9 million) to a Hare Krishna project m eastern India. Desmond Hoyte, former president of Guyana, died last Sunday m Georgetown. He was 73.
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      64 8 Quoteworihy In Italy and Germany, people consider it perfectly normal to earn a lot as a politician and even to Jiave things like a car with a chauffeur But m my country, it would be frowned upon.' Mr Jules Maaten, a delegate from the Netherlands, on why members of the
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      Lock icon Chavez: Foes using voodoo to attack me
      180 8 'THEY'VE HIRED 85 WITCHES' CARACAS Venezuela's embattled President Hugo Chavez has unwittingly landed himself m the lead role of a real-life drama that may well be named Witches ofCaracas. He is accusing his political foes of using witches to attack him with black
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      Lock icon NO MORE HUNTING FOR CHARLES
      102 8 LONDON Prince Charles has to give up one of his favourite hobbies because his mum said so. The Queen has ordered him to stop hunting, which is opposed by a majority of British people and members of parliament, the Daily Mirror reported. Prince Charles, his
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      Lock icon BUSH CRUISE TURNS OUT PLAIN SAILING
      62 8 PORT CANAVERAL (Florida) Former president George Bush and his son, Florida Governor Jeb Bush, went on a three-night Caribbean cruise over the weekend with family, despite a flu epidemic hitting cruises. Mr Jeb Bush had said he was more worried about not having e-mail
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      Lock icon COMEDY CLUB LEFT TRUMP IN STITCHES
      96 8 COMEDY CLUB LEFT TRUMP IN STITCHES Some customers thought Mr Trump's beer splashed on a woman and two men threw mugs at him, slicing a gash that required 28 stitches, the New York Post reported. AP NEW YORK It was no laughing matter, especially for the son of realestate mogul
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    Lock icon 'Feel rich' factor sends Eastern Europeans into shopping frenzy
    463 8 SALARIES: Big increase The average salary m the Czech Republic rose 7.4 per cent m the third quarter of 2002 from the same quarter m 2001. In Hungary, take-home pay m November rose 12.5 per cent from the same month m
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    Lock icon Israeli soldiers lose fight to stay out of West Bank
    393 8 JERUSALEM Israels Supreme Court yesterday rejected an appeal by reserve soldiers who claimed that they were not obliged to serve m the West Bank and Gaza Strip as the occupation violated international law. But the court, which ruled that members
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    408 8 NEW ERA IN KENYA NAIROBI Kenyan opposition leader Mwai Kibaki has won the job of president m a historic and peaceful vote which heraldea the first step towards ending authoritarian rule m Kenya. In a day of celebrations, Kenyans danced m the streets
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  • WORLD: THE YEAR AHEAD
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      153 9 Will the on-offwar be on finally? 1 IF THE pundits are right, the US will lead an invasion force into Iraq m late January or the following month. If that happens, the rest of the world could hurt a little if the fighting is over swiftly or a lot,
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      Lock icon CHINA
      166 9 Will Hu really run the show? 2 THE leadership succession story, which began last month at the 16th Communist Party Congress, will continue with new party chief Hu Jintao assuming the state presidency m March. What remains unclear is whether President Jiang Zemin will hand over to Mr Hu
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      150 9 Abdullah to take over at the helm 3 ANALYSTS expect few policy changes when Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi takes control of Malaysia next October. Mr Abdullah himself has stressed there will be no major policy shifts, and his priorities would be national unity, security, economic growth, education,
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      175 9 Expect posturing before poll 4 THE New Year came early for Indonesia. The recent tussle between two leading politicians over the sale of a major stake m the country's second biggest telecommunications operator is a harbinger of things to expect ahead of the 2004 general election. The next 12
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      Lock icon Middle East
      126 9 M iddle East Ground still too poisoned for peace 5 THE two-year-old conflict between Israeli and Palestinian forces escalated over the past year without any concrete moves towards peace. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has taken a massive political gamble by calling early elections, slated for Jan 28. Within his
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      Lock icon TERRORISM
      113 9 Al-Qaeda alive and active 6 MORE than a year after an Amer-ican-led coalition ousted the Taleban government, Al-Qaeda fighters are still m Afghanistan. The terrorist network is active m Yemen and m eastern Africa, where the US is building a military presence. And m Asia, the Al-Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiah
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      Lock icon NORTH KOREA
      138 9 Another nuclear weapon threat 7 BETTER armed than Iraq, with a standing army of about one million and a nuclear energy programme powered by enriched uranium, North Korea poses a substantial threat to stability m Asia and the world. Newly-elected South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun says he
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      156 9 Here come the clones 8 THERE were some amazing advances m genetics this year cloned cats and featherless chickens, for example. But next year, we could be grappling with daunting legal and ethical questions over the first human clones. Clonaid, a company associated with a group that believes extraterrestrials
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      164 9 President battles the hardliners 9 IRAN'S fifth president Mohammad Khatami, 59, controls a terrifying arsenal of weapons of mass destruction and leads a country strategically wedged between Afghanistan and Iraq. The reformist leader has taken momentous steps to shake off Iran's hardline Muslim image: Death by stoning has been
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      174 9 Kabul struggles to rebuild I/A THE war on terrorism m has moved on from I I Afghanistan, but what it M W has left behind is a rickety V»^ government lacking nationwide support. Reports from Kabul suggest it is comparatively safe, thanks to the International Security Assistance Force. But
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  • COMMENTARY ANALYSIS
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        579 10 INDONESIA has shown the way. It had claimed Sipadan and Ligatan, islands off the north-east coast of Borneo, long administered by Malaysia. It submitted those claims to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The court rejected them, ruling the islands rightfully belonged to Malaysia. Jakarta accepted
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      2 10 CHIT CHAT
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      Lock icon Health gives a booster shot to US' north-east corridor
      1930 10  -  DAVID LEON IH ARDT By NKW YORK TIM FS The operating room of the future unveiled at the Massachusetts General Hospital In Boston helps staff cut preparation time between operations from 45 minutes to 15 minutes. Co-designer Keith Isaacson (left) of
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      Lock icon Don't get burnt by market volatility
      899 11  -  LIM SAY BOON B 9 SADLY, most small investors would have lost money again this year. For the third year m a row, the United States and most equity markets are ending the year as an annus horribilis a terrible year. At this point,
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      Lock icon RETURN TO 'GOOD, BAD AND UGLY' SYSTEM
      132 11 AT THE risk of over-simplifi-cation, the time is ripe to return to the old "good, bad and ugly" system. You buy the stock with the best fundamentals, and then pair it with a short position on an ugly stock that matches the good
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      Lock icon Dangerous deficiencies in Bush's budget deficits
      732 11  - Dangerous deficiencies in Bush's budget deficits JEFFREY D.SACHS *1L UNITED States President George W. Bush seems poised to wreck America's budget for years to come. When Mr Bush came into office, the outlook was for budget surpluses as far as the eye could see. Today, through a combination of irresponsible
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  • FORUM
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      403 12 No sign flat used for public worship NON-AUTHORISED USE OF HDB FUTS IS AN INFRINGEMENT UNDER THE LEASE AGREEMENT. THE LESSEES ARE LIABLE TO GET A WARNING, FINES OR EVEN HAVE THEIR FLATS COMPULSORILY ACQUIRED.' WE REFER to the letter, "My flat is next to a 'temple' by Mr Ooi
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      Lock icon No need for fire safety' rating with strict enforcement
      344 12 WE REFER to the letter, "Time to rate all discos on fire safety" (ST, Dec 25), by Mr Khriztopher Phay Kia Yong. We are indeed pleased to know that our surprise enforcement inspections of entertainment outlets during this festive period have
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      Lock icon Be a good model, Andrea
      280 12 ANDREA De Cruz, m the article on her Christmas this year ("No wedding yet, they're taking life one step at a time; ST, Dec 25), is indeed a shining example of hope for those close to the edge of death. She should also be a
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      Lock icon Sing Health passing on drug savings
      491 12 Sing Health passing on drug savings 1 REFER to the report, "Cheaper at polyclinics? Not always..." (ST, Dec 27), and the commentary, "How to get cheaper medicines" (ST, Dec 28), by Ms Salma Khalik. Sing Health retail pharmacies are committed to provide patients with the best possible value for their
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      Lock icon Have one body purciiase all medicines
      204 12 I AGREE totally with Ms Salma Khalik ("How to get cheaper medicines"; ST, Dec 28). It is really surprising to note from the recent press report the price discrepancies m certain medicines prescribed by the various clinics/hospitals under the umbrella of the Ministry of
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      Lock icon $9 for this? Cutthroat FRFF? Nothing's for free
      322 12 $9 for this? Cutthroat FRFF? Nothing's for free I REFER to the letter, "Would you pay $9 for this?" by Mr Miguel Bernas (ST, Dec 3). I agree wholeheartedly with Mr Bernas that $9 for a small bottle of water is cutthroat. However, I disagree with him that food and
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      Lock icon Say 'no' to recycled airbags
      193 12 1 REFER to the letter, "Only 'good' secondhand car parts used, and only m certain cases" (ST, Dec 24), by Mr Richard Chng, Motor Convenor, General Insurance Association, m response to "Airbag replaced with old one" (ST, Dec 13) by Mr Joseph Khor. Car owners
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      180 12 RECENTLY, we had an unpleasant dining experience at an Indonesian restaurant at Parkway Parade. My elderly parents asked for water, only to brought bottled water v/hich had to be purchased. When we clarified that we wanted only tap water, the waitress said
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      8 1 The Straits Times home Tuesday, December 31, 2002
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      Lock icon Near midnight SITUATION Cabs in abundance
      677 1  - Near midnight SITUATION Cabs in abundance KARAMJIT KAUR This could be the scene if solution is found soon to 'missing taxi' nightmare TIME Bu TRANSPORT CORRESPONDENT 'It's really very frustrating when all the empty taxis pass you by with the 'on-call' or 'hired' signs turned on, but the moment the
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      Lock icon Newly-weds stock up on home to beat tax hike
      601 2  -  DAWN WONG GST Countdown By TAKING THE RIGHT STEPS *We would wear the same shoes when we went to buy the items! We were so afraid to buy the wrong things, but it was a risk we had to take** because
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      Lock icon Teens in gang fight sent to Boys' Home
      578 2 A 14-YEAR-OLD teenager who used a chopper to hack off the palm and fingers of a 13-year-old victim m a gang fight was yesterday sentenced to two years m the Singapore Boys' Home. The bespectacled teen who went to the juvenile court
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      Lock icon Ouster attempt likely at People's Park Centre elections
      577 2  -  K.C. VIJAYAN In, THE People's Park Centre, currently embroiled m a dispute over unpaid maintenance fees, will hold a general meeting today to elect a new management council. A 20-strong group of subowners led by accountant Lo Hock Ling has been trying
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      Lock icon Just how well-read are Singapore children?
      324 2 YOUNGSTERS here will find out how literate they are when the results of a worldwide study is released m April. About 7,000 Primary 4 pupils from all the primary schools here took part m the Progress m International Reading Literacy Study last October. It
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      Lock icon Sewage leak at Sungei Bedok
      114 2 THE public is advised to stay away from Sungei Bedok and a stretch of the East Coast beach after waste water from damaged sewage pipes leaked into the river. The Public Utilities Board (PUB) yesterday cautioned against coming into contact with the sea water at
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        Lock icon LONER POWER BILLS NEXT MONTH
        84 2 HOMEOWNERS will pay less for electricity next year. Tariffs will fall on average by 7-9 per cent from tomorrow, Singapore Power subsidiary Power Supply announced yesterday. Homes and small businesses using electricity supplied at 230 and 400 volts may see their bills go down by
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        Lock icon CISCO GUARDS FOR THAIPUSAM
        72 2 CISCO guards will help control the crowds during the annual Thaipusam procession next month. The move is one ot' several new measures taken by the event's organisers Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple m Serangoon Road, the !Sti Thendayuthapani Temple m Tank Road and the Hindu Endowments Board
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        Lock icon CUSTOMS, TRADE OPS UNDER ONE ROOF
        68 2 A NEW department that integrates the Customs and trade enforcement operations here will be set up m the Finanico Ministry m April. To be called Singapore Customs, it will provide a jingle point of contact for businesses here m the areas of revenue enforcement
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      Lock icon Mosque facelift done, with some multi-racial help
      535 4  -  AHMAD OSMAN Bu Non-Muslims as well as Muslims joined bands to raise $9 million to redevelop 83-year-old Kbadijab mosque m Geylang NEW Year's Day will be a big day for the 83-year-old Khadijah mosque between Ix>rong 29 and Lorong 31 m Geylang. The
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      407 4 Hang on, that's not the cheng tng man... hey, it's our boss How to donate By cheque: Make it out to: "School Pocket Money Fund", and mail it to Singapore Press Holdings, School Pocket Money Fund, Finance Division, 1000, Toa Payoh North, Singapore *****4. By phone: Call the School Pocket
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      Lock icon Ex-stewardess caught shoplifting
      231 4 A FORMER air stewardess, who walked into Robinson's shopping centre at Raffles City with her son and walked out with $360 worth of unpaid goods, was fined $3,000 for theft yesterday. Chua Mvi Huen, 38, could have gone to jail for up to three years. The former
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      Lock icon Can't find a job? Your MP may have the right contacts
      374 4  -  LAUREL TEO MEMBERS of Parliament for Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC are tapping their own contacts to help residents m the constituency find jobs, and will even provide introduction letters. Led by Mr Charles Chong and Mr Ahmad Mohamed Magad, the
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      196 6 Check Cash Card expiry date via SMS CASHCARD users can now find out when their cards expire by sending an SMS. All they need to do is key m an SMS message with the word "expiry", followed by the card's 16-digit identification number and send it to *****. They will
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      Lock icon Model senior citizens raising funds m style
      227 6 WHEN it comes to modelling, age is no barrier for Madam Yong Sooi Fun. The sprightly 82-year-old has been doing it for the past five years for the Singapore Action Group of Elders (Sage), a voluntary welfare organisation. Madam Yong is the oldest
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      Lock icon Dead skipper's wife told to head for HK
      447 6  - Dead skipper's wife told to head for HK CHONG CHEE KIN *!L Family of captain allegedly killed by a crewman onboard still do not know what happened to him THE family of Captain Ma Sai Chung, who was allegedly slain and then thrown overboard from his ship two weeks ago,
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          175 7 Spore Inc: What's m and what's out IHOW Singapore Inc makes its money and who will be the money-spinners m a new-wage Singapore will be unveiled after Chinese New Year, which falls on Feb 1 next year. On that day of reckoning, Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong,
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          171 7 More Medisave for treatment 8 SOMETIME next year, sick people will be allowed to use more of their Medisave funds to pay for expensive treatments. With new criteria coming into effect, what's allowed to be withdrawn will be decided by the severity of the illness, rather than the length
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          204 7 We all have to start using Newater 2 COUNT on it. Come February, every man, woman and child here will get made-in-Singapore water flowing from their tap. But don't expect to get a taste of Newater. Just a mere trickle, only two million gallons, will flow into the reservoirs,
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          141 7 HDB eases rules on flat sale, rental 3 RULES on the sale and renting of HDB flats will ease up tomorrow. Owners who bought their homes with banks loans and without government subsidies can sell off their property earlier. After one year of occupancy, it can be put on
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          217 7 GST comes on stream tomorrow 4 AS SURE as the sun will rise on New Year's Day, so will most Singaporeans' pile of cash. Either $200 or $400 worth of gift shares will arrive from the Government m the new year, intended originally to ease the pain of the
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          244 7 How remade will Singapore be? 5 WHEN the quota on women medical students was lifted early this month, the cheer was probably loudest among the 100 men and women who, m July, spent a day setting out what they want to see m a Singapore Remade. It's their first
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          279 7 Double-murder case goes to court 6 SEX and drugs, a potent combination, reek m Singapore's most sensational murder story which will come to court next year. It's about the boss and the driver, both married men, and their girlfriends. Briton Michael McCrea, 44, allegedly killed his driver and the
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          243 7 Six years of schooling for all 9 NOT since the education system was overhauled 20 years ago has Singapore seen such major changes. On Thursday, all six-year-olds must, for the first time, be m school to receive six years of basic schooling. The new Compulsory Education Act, m laying
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          165 7 Raising terror awareness 1/\ NEVER m the past 36 m years has Singapore been I Iso serious about w P rotectm tne \<*r homeland. Besides sweeping changes m the way Singapore's water, electricity and transport are protected, Singaporeans are also to De sensitised to the new security threats, especially
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          201 7 North-East MRT line on track 7 BY APRIL, the MRT will be almost at the doorstep of many people living m such places as Sengkang, Punggol and Hougang. To be run by bus company SBS Transit, a seamless transfer from trains to buses and vice versa would be easy
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          Lock icon JUST SAY THE WORD AND PHONE ANSWERS YOUR CALL
          216 9 JUST SAY THE WORD AND PHONE ANSWERS YOUR CALL IT HAS happened to everyone. The phone rings when you are m the shower or have just started up the stairs. You cannot pick up the receiver before the caller gives up or the answering machine clicks on. To solve this
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          Lock icon SECURE COMPUTERS WITH EYE AND FINGERPRINT CHECKS
          156 9 COUNTRIES and companies who want to increase computer security are looking towards biometrics the high-ly-hyped technology which relies on unique physical characteristics such as fingerprints, facial patterns or the pattern of the iris m the eye to make sure users are who they
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          Lock icon GOVT 'NOT HIDING' STUDY OF GM CROP CONTAMINATION
          136 9 LONDON The British government has denied trying to bury a report of genetically modified crop cross-contami-nation. The study, released on Christmas Eve, found evidence of GM crops contaminating plants m neighbouring fields. The BBC reported that anti-GM campaigners have seized on the
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        Lock icon Save the Iberian lynx—with a simple cork
        313 9 Save the Iberian lynx with a simple cork WILDLIFE campaigners are urging shoppers to buy New Year champagne bottled with a real cork stopper, to help prevent the extinction of the Iberian lynx, according to BBC News Online. The move by the wine and champagne industry towards synthetic "corks" and
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        Lock icon Here's why champagne has more fizz
        595 9 Mysteries pondered by party-goers, such as why bubbles rise more slowly m beer than m sparkling wine, have been solved NEW Year's revellers probably don't know it, but inside every bottle of sparkling wine is a burbling scientific mystery. And Dr Gerard Liger-Be-lair is
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      845 1 MM E 1. KCTIO N Day Of Reckoning Fate of the People's Park Centre council will he decided today. pace 112 CdMMI MTV Landmark Renovated The 83-year-old Khadijah mosque m Geylang gets a facelift. paceh4 Crim f. From Pillar To Post Murdered ship captain's wife will have to go to
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      57 1 WANT TO SAVE ON GST? SlinS ME FINE This evening, Vm meeting my brother to buy all our suits. I have told him he's not to gain weight for the next five months. A lawyer who is getting married m May but wants to avoid paying the one percentage point
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      8 1 The Straits Times asia Tuesday, December 31, 2002
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      Lock icon New stars call tune in Japan songfest
      663 1  -  KWAN WENG KIN By JAPAN CORRESPONDENT New Year's Eve national gala axes veteran performers as network tries to project new image to boost its ratings TOKYO Japan's traditional New Year's Eve gala the Red and White Song Festival is shedding many ageing stars
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      40 1 It has left our generation behind and ingratiated itself to the young. Mrs Sugcmiya, 76, who wrote angrily to Asahi Shimbun daily m response to NHK network's axing of veteran singers such as Aid Yashiro (left) and Hideki Saijo.
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      39 1 Without the support of the young, nothing succeeds these days.' Mr Hiroaki lima, 35, a lecturer on the media at Waseda University, who applauds MIK\ move to bring m chart-topping new artistes such as Every Little Thing (above).
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      Lock icon Beijing to protect ana spruce up Peking Man caves
      489 2  -  GOH SUI NOI THE STRAITS TIMES CHINA BUREAU Plans to save world heritage site from deterioration and pollution conies as part of city's upgrading for 2008 Olympics BEIJING Future visitors to the archaeological site where the Peking Man was discovered will
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      Lock icon Cultural heritage gets more attention
      160 2 BEIJING In recent years, the Chinese government has been paying greater attention to preserving the country's rich cultural heritage. Last month it revised its 1982 law on the protection of cultural heritage to give it more teeth. The law punishes those who destroy historical sites
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      Lock icon Agriculture bank chief named top stock-mart regulator
      252 2 SHANGHAI China has appointed Agricultural Bank chief Shang Fulin as top securities market regulator, replacing Mr Zhou Xiaochuan, who was named central bank governor over the weekend, state newspapers said yesterday. Mr Shane, 51, general manager of the Agricultural Bank of China, was
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      Lock icon China spacecraft launch 'final test before manned flight'
      324 2 BEIJING China successfully launched its fourth unmanned spacecraft yesterday m what is likely a final test before sending its first astronaut into orbit. Official media said Shenzhou IV, or Divine Vessel IV, was sent into a preset orbit by a Long March
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      Lock icon Power monopoly broken up to encourage competition
      363 2 BEIJING China has dismantled its massive state power firm into 11 smaller companies m a move to end the corporation's monopoly on the power industry and encourage greater competition. The State Power Corporation, which controls half of China's power generation plants and virtually
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      Lock icon Outspoken Chan back in firing line
      228 2 HONGKONG Hongkong's former top civil ser-vant-Anson Chan has caused a flap after she slammed "some people" for "confusing black and white". Her comments were seen as a veiled criticism of statements by support- ers of a proposed anti-sub-version law that critics fear will crush
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      Lock icon Unpaid workers stage huge protest
      199 2 BEIJING Chinese labourers have staged large-scale demonstrations m the north-eastern province of Liaoning against corruption and unpaid wages, a rights group said yesterday. Up to 2,000 chemical-factory workers partly blocked the Avenue of the Red Flag m the district of Shuangtaizi, the New Yorkbased China
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      Lock icon Chen seeks support for jobs plan
      591 3  -  LAWRENCE CHUNG By THK STRAITS TIMKS TAIWAN BI'RKAU It will be tough going as critics charge that the programme does not offer a long-term solution Jail a cheaper option TAIPEI More cash-strapped Taiwanese are choosing to 90 to jail instead of paying fines amid
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      179 3 TAIPEI Taiwan may recall its representative to Indonesia if Jakarta refuses to apologise formally for a diplomaticsquabble that followed the Taiwanese President's aborted visit to Yogyakarta this month, Foreign Minister Eugene Chien has warned. He issued the threat after opposition lawmakers demanded firm action
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      36 3 XINHUA Normally indulged m by children, skating is a favourite sport for most people m Changchun, capital 01 UMMI north-east Jilin province, including these enthusiasts practising on Sunday m a chilly winter.
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      102 3 German leader meets Jiang, Hu BEIJING German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder held closed-door talks with Chinese President Jiang Zemin and his expected successor Hu Jintao yesterday with trade, Iraq and North Korea said to dominate the agenda. Mr Schroeder, on the second day of a threeday visit, praised Mr Hu for
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        551 4 Its statement that US violated the 1994 pact with Pyongyang could signal it is preparing to quit NPT r say Seoul media SEOUL North Korea has for the first time indicated that its membership m the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) could be
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        135 4 SEOUL Underscoring South Korean reluctance to join United States moves to sanction North Korea over its nuclear brinkmanship, President Kirn Dae Jung said yesterday that pressuring and isolating the communist state will not succeed. "Pressure and isolation have never been successful with
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        Lock icon How far will North take brinkmanship, experts ask
        457 4 SEOUL For people with the unenviable task of deciphering what is regarded as one of the world's most impenetrable countries, the question of the moment is: How far will North Korea go? Until a few days ago, the conventional wisdom here was
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          65 4 HONGKONG'S wholesale poultry market was closed yesterday for two days for cleaning after the slaughter of some 16,000 chickens on a farm here, amid fears of an outbreak of the deadly bird flu. Initial tests showed 12 of the chickens m the farm had the
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          67 4 TAIWAN'S air force has recently successfully test-fired two French-made Mica air-to-air missiles, it was reported yesterday. In the first test of its kind on the island, the two medi-um-range missiles were separately fired from Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets southeast of the island, destroying two remote-controlled drones
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          52 4 TAIWAN'S second-largest opposition party yesterday disciplined five members who supported a city council speaker suspected of vote buying. The People First Party suspended the politicians' rights to participate m the party because they voted for Chu An-hsiung, who was elected last week as council speaker m
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          43 4 MORE than 10,400 people have been arrested and nearly 2,000 weapons, including AK-47 assault rifles, have been seized over the past 2 j months of Bangladesh's anti-crime drive led by the army, the Home Ministry said yesterday. AFP
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          48 4 A HOT-AIR balloon carrying cut-outs of Pakistan founder Mohammed Ali Jinnah and a missile landed yesterday m the Indian border state of Rajasthan. Police seized the 2.3 m high pink balloon after it descended m Marh Xi Rohi village m Bikaner district. AFP
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          44 4 THE Tokyo Fire Department issued a public warning yesterday about the potential risks of eating gooey mochi rice cakes after a Japanese man choked to death on the traditional New Year's fare and two others were hospitalised. AP
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        55 4 Burqa-clad women walking past an Indian soldier m Srinagar yesterday following shadowy threats from an Islamist group. Women m the southern district of Rajouri m Indian Kashmir have been warned of serious consequences if they do not don the all-covering burqas. A clothing merchant has sold 5,000
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        Lock icon 'Islamabad was set to use nuclear bombs on Delhi'
        356 4 MUSHARRAF'S CONFESSION KARACHI Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf said yesterday that he had been prepared to use nuclear weapons if Indian troops had crossed into Pakistani territory earlier this year, when tensions were at a peak. "I personally conveyed messages to Indian
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        Lock icon Pakistan's PM wins vote of confidence
        337 4 ISLAMABAD Pakistan Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali comfortably won a vote of confidence yesterday that assured the survival of his coalition government. Mr Jamali won 188 votes m the 342--seat National Assembly, the lawmaking Ix)wer House of Parliament. He needed only 172 to survive
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        Lock icon Thailand to clear IMF loans ahead of time
        663 5  -  EDWARD TANG Bu THAILAND COMBSPONDENT Strong foreign reserves prompts Thaksin government to consider repaying debts to creditors BANGKOK Six years after Thailand was thrown a US$l7.2-bil-lion (Ss3o-billion) lifeline to bail out its foundering economy, the nation is on the brink of repaying
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        130 5 BANGKOK As Thais enjoy an extra-long holiday weekend ahead of the New Year, the death toll from accidents has risen to 3()6, with traffic accidents accounting for most of the fatalities. Traffic accidents on the country's notoriously dangerous roads claimed 2.il lives over
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        254 5 BANDA ACEH An Indonesian court sentenced two foreign women to several months m jail yesterday for violating visa regulations after they were accused of associating with rebels m the troubled province. The court sentenced British academic Lesley McCulloch, 40, to five months' jail
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        151 5 JAKARTA A court yesterday acquitted an Indonesian military commander charged with crimes committed during East Timor's hreak from Indonesia. He was the ninth security official to be cleared of all charges over the bloodshed. Lieutenant-Colonel Yayat Siulradj.it was found not guilty of failing to
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        707 7  -  LUZ BAGUIORO Shocking I Won't Run' Announcement By Analysts say it is a clever move by the Philippine President to shore up her popularity and tackle the economy MANILA PRESIDENT Gloria Arroyo's decision yesterday not to seek a new term is an astute political
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        96 7 With Mrs Gloria Arroyo (left) out of the running, focus now shifts to three potential presidential fronrninn^njSenator Panffilo LacsonrThe former national police chief has gained a following because of his iron-fisted approach to crime and corruption. Former education chief Raul Roco: He
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        364 7 High praise for President's act of 'self-sacrifice and humility" MANILA Politicians on both sides of the Philippines' ideological divide lavished praise yesterday on President Gloria Arroyo's decision not to seek a second term. In Mrs Arroyo's camp, Manila Mayor Lito Atienza addressed those who may be sceptical of the President's
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        414 7 JAKARTA Police m Malaysia and Indonesia have stepped up efforts to rein m terrorists within their borders, pursuing a money-changer linked to October's Bali bombings and arresting a militant linked to the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) terror group. In Malaysia, police are hunting
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        199 7 PHNOM PENH The World Bank said yesterday it could withdraw from its work m Cambodia's forestry sector after the government demanded that independent environment monitor Global Witness cease operating here. World Bank country director lan Porter said Global Witness, which acts as an independent monitor
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          64 7 PHILIPPINE communist rebels claimed responsibility yesterday for blowing up a huge statue of former president Ferdinand Marcos, which they said was a symbol of dictatorworship. The Communist Party of the Philippines said m a statement that its militant arm, the New People's Army, had
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          52 7 A 61-YEAR-OLD American was arrested for possessing an M-16 automatic rifle and 480 rounds of ammunition after he travelled by a tour bus from Bangkok to the southern province of Surat Thani. Francis Beckler Pough was nabbed by tourist police on Saturday, the Bangkok Post
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          77 7 THE number of drugrelated crimes uncovered m Vietnam increased by 10.5 per cent this year while the quantity of heroine seized by police has risen 62 per cent. In the months up to November, local police uncovered almost 14,000 drug trafficking cases, seizing 55 kg
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          52 7 THE Canadian Embassy m Manila reopened yesterday, a montn after it was closed because of a terror threat. The European Union and Australia, which also closed their missions on Nov 28 citing "specific and credible" terrorist threats, have reopened them or plan to do so next
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          50 7 QUAKE JOLTS PHILIPPINE SOUTH A MODERATE earthquake that measured 4.3 on the Richter scale shook the southern Philippines shortly after noon yesterday, causing panic but no major damage or casualties. The epicentre of the quake was m the Moro Gulf, about 80 km from Pagadian city on Mindanao island AFP
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          51 7 FOUR men and a woman were arrested on Sunday for smuggling 120 kg of marijuana from Laos into Thailand, the Bangkok Post reported yesterday. Police detained them as they unloaded the weed from a boat on the bank of the Mekong river m Tha Uthen
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        Lock icon Slain M 16 chief: Goldsmith, pimp, and loanshark rolled into one
        521 8  - Slain M 16 chief: Goldsmith, pimp, and loanshark rolled into one REME AHMAD «y IN KUALA LUMPUR Legitimate businesses allowed gang mastermind to openly mingle with community leaders and politicians SUNNY Sum Wing Chai was a successful businessman like no other. Although high on the wanted list, the burly leader
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        Lock icon EVIDENCE SEIZED
        61 8 SIN CHEW DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Police at the weekend sealed off and seized stock and records from the Jon-Ten Jewellery- shop m Sungei Wang Plaza. The M l 6 gang used the shop as a front to either sell or melt down gold robbed from other goldsmith shops.
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        Lock icon Elvis Keh 'is no weapons expert'
        400 8  - Elvis Keh 'is no weapons expert BEN NADARAJAN By SINGAPOREAN Elvis Keh Jiang Long, accused by the Malaysian police of being a financier and trainer of the notorious Ml 6 gang of robbers, was no "weapons expert" or an "award-winning marksman", said his lawyer. Mr Kit son Foong was replying
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        Lock icon Tomb thieves dig up eight graves
        120 8 Tomb thieves dig up eight graves SIBU Tomb-raiders have again dug up Iban graves and stolen jewellery buried with the dead despite the arrest of seven people last month. The robbers desecrated eight graves last week, six of them on a single night. The graveyard is shared by people from
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          Lock icon FLIGHTS DELAYED AS LUGGAGE SYSTEM FAILS
          53 8 A BREAKDOWN m the luggage handling system at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Sunday forced 12 domestic and international flights to be rescheduled. The second major breakdown to happen this month, it caused hours of delay for passengers waiting to retrieve their luggage.
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          Lock icon BLOOD SUPPLY DROPS BELOW MINIMUM NEED
          62 8 BLOOD SUPPLY DROPS BELOW MINIMUM NEED BLOOD supply is running low at the National Blood Centre its level has dropped below the minimum requirement of 1,200 units per day. The centre's supply stock has gone down due to a vast number of people going back to their hometowns for holidays
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          Lock icon 13 FISHERMEN DRIFT IN SEA FOR 20 HOURS
          52 8 THIRTEEN fishermen from Marang, Terengganu, drifted m the sea for about 2O hours by clinging to floats and oil drums after their boat sank on Sunday. Strong waves swept them to the shore at Marang, where they were rescued by local vil-
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          55 8 THE Penang government is redoubling its efforts m promoting tourists arrivals, especially those from the Middle East, Islamic countries, China, India and South-east Asia. Chief Minister Koh Tsu Koon said citizens could help make Penang a clean and beautiful tourist destination by participating m its
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          Lock icon MALACCA OFFICIAL'S HOUSE BURGLED
          43 8 MALACCA Tourism and Culture Committee chairman Hamdin Abdollah's house was burgled while he was attending the national Christmas open house celebration on Sunday night. He lost RMI.OOO (Ss46o) m cash and RM5,000 worth ofjewellery. The Star/ Asia News Network
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        Lock icon KL will not go to court over water: Syed Hamid
        448 8  -  REME AHMAD By IN KUALA LUMPUR ternational arbitration although they added it would take a long time to settle the issue if this route was taken. Datuk Seri Syed Hamid, responding to remarks by Singapore Foreign Minister S. Jayakumar that
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        Lock icon More English experts called in to boost students' proficiency
        309 8 More English experts called in to boost students' proficiency KUALA LUMPUR The Education Ministry will triple the number of English-language experts from Britain to improve English proficiency among students and introduce an oral component for all English tests from next year. The government is also allocating RM22B million (Sslos million)
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        Lock icon Singapore is responsible for sour ties: Mahathir
        418 8  -  BRENDAN PEREIRA By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT to support his assertions. He said when Singapore separated m 1965, the Republic gave an undertaking that Malaysia could continue to maintain its facilities m Singapore m accordance with an earlier agreement with the British. But they failed
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        Lock icon SPOKEH...AND HEARD?
        37 9 Vai J ne R°°ney a great player. I told him that after the game but I don't know if he understood me.' —Rolton's on-loan Real Madrid player Ivan Campo, on Everton's teenaged star Wayne Rooney
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        Lock icon Arsenal stays in comfort zone
        482 9 §OCCER A comeback 1-1 draw with Liverpool leaves it five points clear at top LONDON Arsenal goes into the New Year with a five-point lead on top of the Premiership but it should have been many more. It finished last season with 13 straight victories
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        Lock icon Now You Can Own A Racehorse!
        723 9 HORSE RACING Written By STEVE LEVAR IF you have always dreamed of being a horse owner and racing for the millions of dollars m prizemoney offered each year by the Singapore Turf Club, tnen stop dreaming! Now the Singapore Turf Club gives you the
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        Lock icon Jets in play-offs after poor start
        455 9 AMERICAN FOOTBALL MFL: 12 teams m the play-offs The 12 National Football League teams that qualified for the play-ofls (m order of seeding): American Football Conference 1 Oakland Raiders, 2 Tennessee Titans, 3 Pittsburgh Steelers, 4 New York Jets, 5 Indianapolis Colts, 6 Cleveland
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        Lock icon Dead leg nearly leaves Ziege dead
        294 9 LONDON A dead leg nearly cost Tottenham's Christian Ziege his career, and possibly his life. The German complained of the problem after ne was sent off against Charlton on Boxing Day and later phoned the club doctor when his leg grew to twice the
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        169 9 f■•i r n Arsenal 21 13 4 4 42 22 43 Chelsea 21 10 8 3 34 17 38 Nan United 21 II 5 5 33 21 31 Ke«castle 20 11 2 7 34 29 35 E»erto« 21 10 5 6 23 22 35 liwpool 21 9 7 5
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        174 9  -  CHIA HAN KEONG HOCKEY By SINGAPORE will be rejoining the Malaysian Under-21 hockey tournament next month after an absence of seven years. After applying unsuccessfully for the biennial tournament last year, the Singapore Hockey Federation will be sending its U-21 squad to compete against 12
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      Lock icon Accenture to go matchplay
      497 10  -  PEH SUING HUEI GOLF New format more likely to produce a local Champion of Champions THE Accenture Champion of Champions golf tournament at the Laguna National Golf and Country Club next week will copy the format of its rich sister event, the Accenture World Matchplay Championship
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      341 10 AMERICAN FOOTBALL NFL: Buffalo 27 Cincinatti 9, Pittsburgh 34 Baltimore 31, Cleveland 24 Atlanta 16. Carolina 10 New Orleans 6. Tennessee 13 Houston 3, Washington 20 Dallas 14, Minnesota 38 Detroit 36, New England 27 Miami 24 (0T). Indianapolis 20 Jacksonville i 3. Denver 37 Arizona 7 NY Jets
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      Lock icon NBA STANDINGS
      179 10 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pet GB New Jersey 22 9 .710 Philadelphia 18 11 .621 3 Boston 18 12 .600 3 1 Orlando 17 15 .531 IVi Washington 13 16 .448 8 New York 9 17 .346 10' Miami 10 19 .345 11 Central Division W
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      Lock icon Wauqh is the second-best Test captain
      507 10 CRICKET MELBOURNE Steve Waugh became the secondleading Test captain m cricket history yesterday when he led Australia to a five-wicket win over England m the fourth Ashes Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. "11l look back one day and say it's a good achievement,"
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      Lock icon Lakers showing signs of recovery
      372 10 BASKETBALL LOS ANGELES Shaquille O'Neal appeared more sprightly and Los Angeles' reserves actually extended a lead, two signs the Lakers might be coming around as the year ends. O'Neal scored 35 points on 14-of-18 shooting, Kobe Bryant had 13 points, 12 assists and fell one
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        Lock icon ALL-BLACK RUGBY GREAT DIES
        66 10 ONE of New Zealand's rugby greats, Don Clarke, 69, died from melanoma m a Johannesburg hospital. The former full-back was an icon for a generation of New Zealanders, playing 31 Tests and 89 All- Black games. He was a big man and his fame was built
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        Lock icon LEWIS REFUSES TO FIGHT TYSON
        53 10 WORLD heavyweight boxing champion Lennox Lewis has ruled out a rematch with Mike Tyson, even though there was a contractual obligation for a second fight. "I have no interest m it, Lennox has no interest m it, but he has to fight someone," said his
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        77 10 THE Singapore Tenpin Bowling Congress is organising the National Youth Squad Selection Trials to select bowlers for the national youth squad for next year. The trials will be held over four days on Jan 4, 5, 11 and 12 at various Cathay Bowls. Participants will play
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      • SEA GAMES in Vietnam
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          Lock icon Golf
          211 11 No, no, no to female members 5 FOR 69 years, Augusta National Golf Club, which hosts the annual US Masters, has admitted only male members. Then last July, Martha Burk, head of the National Council of Women's Organisations, wrote a letter to coerce the private club to allow female
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          Lock icon Sea Games
          150 11 Hopes despite dropped sports ITHE region's biennial benchmark for sporting excellence moves to Vietnam for the first time next December, with a total of 32 sports. But the 32 will not include two that Singapore has excelled m perennially: bowling and sailing. Nevertheless, there are other sports m
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          167 11 Wales looks to first Euro final 2 NO World Cup. No European Championship. No problem. There are still the dramatic qualifying stages of Euro 2004. Wales, for one, is proving to be the early sensation. Grouped with giants Yugoslavia and Italy, it has surpassed expectations by winning its first
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          133 11 Wanted: A Sinchi sizzle for S-League 3 IT will the first S-League team to field only foreign players and the first to have an overseas newspaper dedicated solely to its exploits. When the S-League welcomes Sinchi FC next season, fans and officials will be hoping that the foreign flair
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          181 11 An old friend of football returns 4 FOR two years, it was unusually ouiet. No soccer fans shouting themselves hoarse, no boisterous conversations between soccer pundits at the Longhouse hawker centre ana nearby coffeeshops. But come March 2003, Jalan Besar Stadium will once again become the focal point of
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          Lock icon Sailing
          195 11 Waiting for the Big Battle to begin 6 MYSTERY and intrigue once again preceded the start of the battle for global sailing supremacy and the world's oldest sporting trophy the America's Cup. Even before the qualifying Louis Vuitton Cup series began m New Zealand's Hauraki Gulf m October, the
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          176 11 World-class Open here m August 8 AFTER successfully hosting the Women's World Cup last September, the Singapore Table Tennis Association announced its plans to hold a Singapore Open next year. Good news: the competition has been approved as part of of the International Table Tennis Federation's Pro-Tour circuit.
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          170 11 New opportunities to rule Asia 9 AFTER their golden harvest at this year's Busan Asian Games, the Singapore bowlers will be competing against other Asians again m two major events here next month. First up is the 35th Singapore International Open from Jan 8 to 15 at Victor's Superbowl.
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          233 11 Guys out! It's the women's turn y*""^ WITH one exuberant rip m of her soccer jersey, 111 Unite 4 Stat es midfielder I m^ m Brandi Chastain planted V^X the one lasting image from the 1999 Women's World Cup final m every sports fan's mind. Her act of exposing
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          238 11 Asia to stage its own Ryder Cup 7 FOR the first time next year, Asia will have its own version of the Ryder Cup. But instead of Europe versus the United States, the inaugural Dynasty Cup will pit Japan against the rest of Asia m March m Shenzhen, China.
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        889 11 WONG WENG CHIEU Age: 68 was called home to be with the Lord on 30 Dec 2002, leaving behind loved ones. Brothers: Sisters-in-law: Wong Weng Hong Jimie Chan Gek Choo Jessie Wong Weng Foo John Goh Yeat Leng Florence Wong Weng Tuck George Chua Gek Cher Helen Sisters: Brothers-in-law. Wong
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        108 12 "He who dwells m the shelter of the Most High will rest m the shadow of the Almighty. Psalm 91:1 MR TAY CHOON HYE Age: 72 Chairman of SUTL Group of Companies was called home to the Lord on 27 Dec. 2002, leaving behind loved ones. Body resting at SUTL
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        25 12 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to the family of the late TAY CHOON HYE From Bruce Davidson Alec Stuart friends colleagues Imperial Tobacco International Limited
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        385 12 God himself will be with them and be their God." l^ He will wipe every tear from their eyes, death shall be M no more Rev 21: 3-4 |1 Age: 99 I was called home to be with the Lord on 1 29 December 2002, leaving behind all loved ones.
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        301 12 MICHAEL EE HOONG SIAN6 Age: 86 passed away peacefully on 30 Dec 2002 leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Minnie Constance Tan Sons: Daughter-in-law: Eric Ec Cheng Huat Janie Tan (Richard Ec Cheng Hock, deceased) Daughter: Son-in-law: Sandra Ec Cheng Gek David Chua Grandchildren: Adeline, Felix, Jeremy, Jacqueline, Samantha Kimberly. Great
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        272 13 Djaja Tandjung Tan Kai Tjeng Tan Kay Seng 7 I Age: 79 I passed away peacefully on 30 December 2002 leaving behind J I Wife I] Lim Ing Po Llm Chai Hoon Dian Anisah Salim t] Sons Daughters-ln-Law f I Erwan Tandjung Tan Eng Hoa I Erdhi Tandjung Tan Eng
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        35 13 With deepest sympathy and heartfelt condolences to Our Director, Mr Arthur Tay family On the loss of their beloved father MR TAY CHOON HYE From: Board of Directors and Staff of Sing Investments Finance Limited
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        132 13 LINDA CHEN MON6 HOCK I CHINESE SCHOLAR NUS, BA (HON) MALAY, MA (HISTORY), DIPLOMA IN EDUCATION i Age: 74 passed away peacefully on 29 December 2002 leaving behind: Husband: Dr. (Prof). Tan Seng Huat, PPA(S), PPA(G) Relatives: Chen Mong Yu Wen Ping, Chen Meng Zhe Chen Jin Feng, Chen Mong
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        Lock icon Market value on SGX sinks 19% to $206.6 b
        590 18  -  AZHAR KHALID Ri, MARKETS CORRESPONDENT Analysts warn that the figure, which is the lowest since August 1998, could drop lower due to global uncertainties THE market value of stocks listed on the Singapore bourse has plummeted by a stupendous $47-4 billion,
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        Lock icon Oil price soars to 2-year high of US $33
        253 18 Oil price soars to 2-year high of US $33 CRUDE oil prices rose above US$33 a barrel yesterday for the first time m more than two years amid concern that the United States may attack Iraq early next year and a strike m Venezuela looks set to disrupt oil supplies
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        Lock icon ASIAN INDICES
        59 14 PtJO CHANGE HONGKONG: H*ng S»ng 9272.33 -172.93 MALAYSIA: KLSE Comp 648.43 -1.96 CHINA: Sh»nin«n B 187.14 -2.85 AUSTRALIA: Sydney All Ord 2960.50 -30.90 JAPAN: Nikkei 8578.95 -135.10 THAILAND: SET ma»> Cios*a INDONESIA: Jakarta Comp Closvd PHILIPPINES: Manila Comp Closed SOUTH KOREA: Seoul Comp 627.55 -29.37 0«c27 CHANCE NEW
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        39 14 Ail* Dckor HKISc 24,121,000 TT Int 15c 7,408,000 DM X T»ch USSC 6,651.000 Mult i Vis HK7c 6.560,000 Chart S*miCond 26c 6.119,000 L»ong Mln 20c 5,842,000 EuroptroniOc 5,517,000 l&M ie 5.357.000 Diticraft 10c 4.147,000 S«mbM»r 10c 3,916,000
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        119 14 MAIN SDO TOTAL Up On Unch Up On Uncn Up On Uncn Multilnd 296 000 296 M«nufacturg 23 48 21 6 13 11 29 61 32 Commerce 5 18 13 0 5 1 5 23 14 Tpt/Stor/Com 79 11 000 7 9 n Fin»nc» 573 000 573
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        40 14 Ch«nq« Str«itjTlmtjlndt« 1331.95 -9.63 BT 08/ OS _.-301.00 -17.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -77.00 BT 10-d«y MA -*****.00 -30.00 UOB Stsdaq 51.82 -0.14 UOB Biue Chip 452.54 -3.96 STi Futures 1330 -15 MSCI Singapore 163.06 -1.43 SiMSCI Futures 162.50 -1.90
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        106 14 TURNOVER COOO) VALUE COOO) M«ln SOq Tot«l M«ln sag TeUI Multllnd 9,309 9.309 10.535 10 535 MinuUcturg 58.848 6.924 65,772 33.891 1193 35 084 Commerce 12,541 1,075 13.616 4.386 279 4 665 Tpt/StOf/Com 11,833 11.833 14,520 ***** Finance 13,174 13.174 31.640 ***** Construction 16.526 4,797 21,323 4,675
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        4181 14 asdf 25 14.5 AirOe»«nsc 17 unch 3B 17 16 5 3 22 7 73 2 96 51.5 CWT2SC 70 0N 246 O s., 12.5 6.5 Chin* Toll 20c 7 unch 6 7 6.5 43.8 52.6 49.5 38 ChuanHup2oc 43.5 -0.5 456 44 43.5 25N 6
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        1069 14 MANUFACTURINe 24.5 15 AP Oil 5c 15.5 5 6 5 13 58.5 14 AS Auto 10c 19 -1 155 20 10 .Z ji'2 svs 10.5 asthoc_ 13.5 ♦o.s >cc i 35 23 7.5 AsiinMicroSc 10 ,o« 31.5 15 AvaplasSc 17 6 189 40 s y> 7 cnse 7.5
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        253 14 STOCK PRICES LECCND Strait i Tlmat Indan Stacks M buylna-ln s tcrtalass and non C pf c Stack* appravad undar CPf liwattw ti ScHawa N Tax-aiampiadtftvMand utt* dj»ldand ed cumdlvldwK) ct condition*! tr*j crl ram rtaM lisua CM cum bonus it t im ca eumofttr irl *i-rlght Issua
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        Lock icon China's economy grows 8% this year
        427 15 Expansion is led by jump m exports and foreign investment as well as higher govt spending on public works projects BEIJING China's economy grew by 8 per cent this year, helped by a surge m exports ana foreign investment as well as increased government
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        Lock icon US auditors fear tax work may go to law firms
        270 15 NEW CORPORATE GOVERNANCE RULES NEW YORK Accountancy firms and their clients are lobbying intensively to prevent US regulators from imposing new rules next month on impartiality that they claim will threaten lucrative tax consultancy work and lead to confusion m
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        Lock icon HONKONG: Hang Seng Index
        60 15 Yesterdays dose: 9,272.33 (Down 172.93 points) rwnojKongs MncnrnarR stock index feM to its lowest close since inifrOetooer as US tension with ftorth Korea and Iraq cloooed the outlook for equities andsunjmqoil prices sent airline shares tunbNng. TitiKwer was Hght at HKS44 bHIion. Across the market, there
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        152 15 asdf Omujty Clow Company Cf— Bank Of China HK 7.90 -0.10 HK Eloctric 29.35 005 Bink Of East Am 13.10 0.05 MSBC Hdqs 85.00 -1 25 Cathay Pieific 10.70 -0.15 H Whampoa 48 30 -1 20 Chtung Kong 49.80 -0.70 Johnson Eltct S2O -0 30 Ch Kong Infra 13.30
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        123 15 asdf Rubber Futures (Cloilng prlctj) RSS 1 (S cent ./kg) *to*fo MHH Lw im vn Openlnt Jin 03 149 SO F »bo3 149.75 150.00 Apr/Jun 03 152.00 RSS 3 (US cents/kg) ****> HHH Lew Sett VI Open Int £28— 85.00 300 febO3 66 50 3350 M«rO3 M.50 88.00
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        Lock icon KUALA LUMUPUR: Composite Index
        43 15 Yesterdays close: 648.43 (Down 1.96 points) Malaysian i shares reversed a seven-day winning streak and ctosrttowefasinstrtirtiooa) window dressing appeared to draw to a dose. vokm was a paltry 94 million shares. Decnnors overwhelmed gainers by 352 to 182. Reuters
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        132 15 asdf Company Cto— Company Clou AMMB Holdings 3.70 -0.06 M Intl Shipq FB 670 unch Barjaya Sports 3.28 -0.02 Malaysia Airports 1.51 001 B Am»r Tobacco 35.7S 0.25 Malaysia Mining 1.92 -0.03 Commarca Ass»t 3.22 unch MAS 3.42 -0 06 oigi.com 2.22 -0.02 Ntstlt Malaysia 20.00 unch Gamuda
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        62 15 CRUDE PRODUCT PRICES Crud«/Product Mtrth' Chang* Prtc* (US$) BBL Brtntßltod Jin »004 30.51-30.56 A T«««s Inttrm Jin *0.43 32.99-33.03 Dub«iF«t»h F*b ♦0.60 28.36-28.41 T«pisßl«nd j»n «1.20 32.65-32.75 Timing of c«rgo«» p ricts 1$ at 7:20 Cnf/PnOuet Month* Ch«nq> Prlc« (USS) BBL MmM J»n *0.20 31.95-32.05 N«phth«ClFJ«p .2 50/0 00 301.50-307.00
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        605 15 MHHIHIH OPE* HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EUROOOLLAW rUTOWCt M«rO3 98.660 96.680 96.660 96.670 8016 ***** JunO3 98.635 98.635 98.610 98.620 4807 ***** S*pO3 98.475 98.450 98.445 98.445 4079 ***** O*CO3 98 200 98.215 98.175A 98.170 4029 ***** M«rO4 97.885 97.900 97.860A 97.855 2269 6930 JunO4 97.505
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        Lock icon Justice Dept scours Silicon Valley for stock fraud
        233 15 SAN FRANCISCO Seeking to mirror its aggressive pursuit of executives on Wall Street, the Justice Department is putting a new focus on Silicon Valley, pursuing managers of the technology boom who are suspected of crossing the line into securities fraud and insider
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        171 15 asdf Company Chwa Company Ckw Anhui Gujing 0 B 4.93 -0.07 Uvzon Pharm 866 -0 02 Btijing Or Elac B 4.28 -0.06 Luthai Taxt B 4.70 -0 05 Btngang StMl B 2.89 -0.07 ShdongCh Papvrß 5.70 -0 04 Ch Int Mirint 6.75 -0.1 T Shjzhuangßaoshi 2.95 -o 05 China
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        Lock icon SHENZHEN: B share Index
        60 15 Yeste; 187.1 (Dow Chin, thin trai the side sentkne from th V* Turnt down3( Friday rday's dose: 4 ti 2.85 points) i shares closed lower in fe as investors stayed on lines amid poor mt, recemno, no cheer e appointment of a new jrities regulator, brokers
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        127 15 Fortifn Currtncy Nota Rafts (9am, D«c 30) Buying 00 UMnq Singapore dollars to on* unit of fortign currency Australian doi'ar 0.9700 0.9860 Canadian dollar 1.0940 1.1170 Euro 1.8020 1.8240 NZ dollar 0.8960 0.9220 Sterling, pound 2.7670 2.7960 US dollar 1.7290 1.7410 Singapore dollars to 100 units Of tore.qn currency
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        Lock icon SYDNEY: All Ordinaries
        45 15 Yesterdays close: 2,960.5 (Down 30.9 points) Australian shares feH 1.1 per cent as fears of an impending war weighed on banking and resources issues but rifted sentiment in the goW sector, brokers said. Turnover was 331.1 million shares worth AS623.6 million. AFP
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        127 15 asdfasdf Company Clow AMP limited 11.25 -0.17 ANZ Bank Grp 17.2S 0.45 Brambles Ind 4.64 -0.02 Broktn Hill Prop 9.95 -0.23 Colts Myer 6.24 -0 08 CSL 21.40 -0.30 CSB Ltd 6.23 -0.12 C'wMlth Bank 27.12 -0.35 Foster's Grp 4.54 0.02 Gtntral Prop Trt 2.93 -0.01 Macquari* Bank 23.25
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        Lock icon BONDS, LOANS & WARRANTS
        507 15 BONDS, LOANS WARRANTS aasd mJtCm 1 1 s£ -c- poo 4 m^ 1 u~ b^°"l^, 37.5 17 ASTIWO4O62I 17.5 5 0.5 Acma W04t1:6 1.5 -05 15 101 31 AmteK W*****0 70.5 68 68 5 7 1 Armstrong W*****0 «f 05 107 103 Baronet 6**SAo9o9ol lok 104 *1 90 104 104
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        130 15 as sdf Company Cl— Canon Inc 4470 60 D»nso Corp 1947 -3 Cut oaoan Rail *****0 4000 Fanuc Ltd 5250 250 Fuji Photo Film 3870 0 Fujitsu 339 -12 Mlticri 455 -13 Honda Motor 4390 -40 ■to Yokado 3500 -10 Kansai Electric 1793 17 Kao 2605 -5 Kyoora Corp
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          Lock icon U.S. HOME SALES DOWN 3.5% LAST MONTH
          60 15 SALES of existing US homes fell 3.5 per cent last month, the National Association of Realtors said yesterday m a report showing an unexpectedly steep slide as sales cooled from record-high levels. Sales of previously owned homes slowed to a seasonally adjusted annual
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          65 15 ORDERS for Japan-made chipmaking equipment more than doubled last month, compared with a year ago, signalling that earnings at manufacturers may rise, said the Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan. Global orders for machines made m Japan more than doubled to 55.7 billion yen (*****.5
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          107 15 SOUTH Korean data on the consumer outlook and factory output suggested yesterday that economic growth would slow as steps to curb household lending and uncertainties over Iraq and North Korea hobble consumer confidence. The consumer survey index a major gauge of how the
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        53 15 Yesterdays dose: 8,578.95 (Down 135.1 points) Shares in Japan feM1.6 per cerrtmhalr^tradinqinttie final session for the year, with prices pressured by weakness on Warl Street dealers said. Volume was thai at an estimated 231 million snares. DecJiners led gainers by 835 to 453, with 192
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            126 16 P roperty Spirit is willing, flesh is weak 5 EVERYONE knows Singaporeans take both their superstitions and their properties very seriously. But when the Government relaxed the cash downpayment rules for private homes earlier this year, forcing home buyers to choose between antagonising prowling spirits during the Hungry Ghosts month
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            150 16 HDB: Hot Draw for Banks 3 TODAY, you can get a nonsubsidised Housing Board (HDB) flat loan only from the HDB. From tomorrow, however, many banks will be fighting for your business, which collectively is worth $5 billion to $15 billion. So be sure to check out all
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            118 16 Torn between two options 7 CHAMPIONS of treating stock options as expenses will tell you that the current practice of keeping them as a footnote m the annual report rather than listing them m the income statement leads to chief executive officers (CEOs) talking up share prices with
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            119 16 For better or for worse? 8 TWO air services agreements with China, divided over a year, equals a 75 per cent increase m passenger capacity between the two countries by 2004 and a tripling of cargo capacity m the same period. Now try this other maths question: Given that
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            109 16 Shifting gear 9 OKAY, pop quiz. Q: What do you get when you combine Singapore's largest fleet of taxis with its largest fleet of buses? A: Millions of commuters already affected by government-sanctioned bus and MRT fare increases this year waiting with bated breath to see what the proposed
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            83 16 Going back to basics y'^V YOU may not have much m money to bring to the 111 table, earning less than 1 m $2,000 a month. But ML come April, ritzy banks such as Citibank, HSBC and ABN Amro must have a basic bank account designed just for you.
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        443 17  -  EDNA KOH By FISANCK CORRKSPONDFM The consumer group cites the bank's offer for a US finance firm which it accuses of engaging m predatory lending practices AN AMERICAN consumer group has urged Singapore's central bank to take a
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        408 17  - DelGro's Wong Hung Khim retires as exec chairman LEONG CHAN TEK TOP-LEVEL CHANGES Bt MANAGEMENT MANOEUVRES TRANSPORT group DelGro announced management changes yesterday ahead of its proposed merger with Comfort Group that is expected to be finalised m March. Mr Wong Hung Khim, 64, retires today as executive chairman of
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        379 17  -  COLIN TAN MARKETS CORRESPONDENT NORTH Korea's continuing nuclear brinkmanship sent regional markets scuttling south yesterday, with North Asian stocks bearing the brunt of the downward pressure. In the wake' of the escalating tension, markets m South Korea, Taiwan and Hongkong were
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        203 17 THE battle for Nat Steel continues to rage, but elsewhere, another management team has succeeded m buying out quietly one of the region's biggest corrosion protection specialists from a unit of govern-ment-linked Keppel Corp. Keppel said m a statement yesterday
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        295 17  - Number of mobile phone subscribers jumps to 3.18 million KELVIN WONG Bu THE guy who cleans your condo pool. The little old lady at the nerbal soup shop. The cook who serves up your favourite fishball noodles. Everyone you see these days seems to have a mobile phone glued to
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        424 17  -  HUGH CHOW SGX-aspirant Global Active said the listing fees which may be jacked up by a whopping 24 times from March 1 were still "value for money". Group chief operating officer Serene Tan said: "It doesn't make any difference
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          62 17 CAPITALAND said m a statement it will buy back $184 million m bonds backed by an Orchard Road office building to seek cheaper financing. Capital. and holds $64 million of the 10--year bonds and will use existing credit facilities to fund the $120 million redemption of
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          51 17 CONTRACT equipment manufacturer Norelco Centreline Holdings has appointed Mr Koh Boon Hwee, who is chairman of Singapore Airlines and executive director at Mediaßing.com as well, as non-executive director. The appointment of Mr Koh, 52, was made on Dec 4, it said m a statement
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          68 17 MULTIVISION Intelligent Surveillance chalked up earnings of HK$lO.5 million (552.4 million) m the first half ended Sept 30, reversing a net loss of HK$2.5 million m the same period last year. Turnover surged by more than six times to HK$392 million. Earnings per share was
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          81 17 GUOCOLAND, a developer controlled by Malaysian tycoon Quek Leng Chan's family, is selling Century Square for as much as $230 million to a company managed by Prudential Financial Inc. GuocoLand, which owns Century Square Holding jointly with closely held Seamaurico, said both agreed to sell the
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          85 17 MCL LAND'S $82.5 M TAX DISCHARGED MCL LAND has been informed that the protective assessment issued by the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (Iras) for Year of Assessment 1995, involving additional tax of $82.5 million, has been discharged. The protective assessment, issued last year, was m relation to gains from
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      102 4 I ELECTRICITY TARIFFS ROWER SURRLY AtufkninfefsintvxrmPow, As part of the quarterly electricity tariff review, tariffs will be reduced from 1 January 2003 as follows: Usage Charge (c per kWh) EXISTING REVISED EXISTING REVISED EXISTING REVISED Peak Period (7. 00am- 11.00pm) 12.15 10.85 12.98 11.96 16.51 15.24 Off-Peak Period (11. 00pm
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      284 5 4 y. Sangari, Mugelan and Nanthim Mktm BJBJaV* are am °ng the 7,200 kids who lI^HMrI H I desperately need help this fe^l (Bmiilif year> and the next '*l r&Srh BaL It's hard for them to ask for help. How easy is it for you to refuse? flffA ijt^* .j
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      125 8 After experiencing unpredictable rises Sfl^B^^,,, and falls m the Water Horse Year, what SNrV^H changes can you expect m 2003^ Please 9Q BtHMHI fool free to browse through Master Tan f^^^H B Khoon Yong's new book, which tells you \lkjr^^s^^Kffl^B the correct time and ceremony for the V vaw^u^^K reception
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      138 9 Match Uagu* Horn* Away Kick-off (Singapore Tim.) Start of Solo* I CloMofSal*^^^ Toam Team 01 Manchester Utd Sunderiand Wed, 1/1 /2003,10.00pm 02 Blackburn Middlesbrough 03 Arsenal Chelsea _04^ E Premier Southampton Tottenham Wed, 1/1/2003, 11. 00pm Tue, 31 /1 2/2002, 8.00 am Wed,l /I /2003,7.00pm 05 Leeds Birmingham 06 Everton
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      31 10 Mary Stevens works with Aids '^^^H^yXtt|^[^^^^H^P^ coffwshopand man needs 23 stitches patients, motivates Aids volunteers^^ She's on the list of people who moved i Streats readers m 2002 ft^k*\ 1^ I
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      170 11 Due to early pilnting, bookings for death announcements m The Straits Times tomorrow will close at 6pm today. You can make bookings at these centres, at the respective times: Specialists' Shopping Centre 277 Orchard Road, #03-54/55 9am to 12.30pm News Centre, 1000 Toa Payoh North, 8.30 am to 6pm We
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      20 12 SOt dead, but pawed beyond. The mint that bind* v* here. Into the newer larger life, Of that clouded tphere.
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      346 18 I^H 1 i I Chin a Growing Giant Economic growth m China hits 8%, boosted by exports and foreign investment. paceais Takeovers Consumer Concerns US lobby group opposes HSBC plan to buy Keppel Insurance forslsom. paceai7 Transport Management Moves Top-level changes take place at DelGro ahead of its planned merger
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      13 1 Life! THE STRAITS TIMES Tuesday, December 31, 2002 CELEBRATES THE WONDER OF LIFE
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      839 1 NS men book in fThe first-ever literary anthology of national service nasfti From Boys To Men features 51 prose and poetry pieces by 30 i CLARA CHOW reports '^HiM MENTION national service, and two reactions often The editing process was conducted entirely via V surface. mail between Bhatia m New
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      393 2 asdf df REVELLERS at the Essential NYE 2003 event at the Singapore Expo Hall tonight will not just get to party till 6 am. They can drink all the way till dawn, too. The event, which features more than 10 artistes and DJs
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      197 2 AGEING Hollywood heartthrob Harrison Ford surprised his girlfriend Calista Flockhart on Christmas Day by popping the question. The 60-year-old Indiana Jones star gave the 38-year-old Ally Mcßeal star a US$3OO,OOO (*****,000) diamond set on a platinum ring, which he had hidden m a US$l,2OO bag, says
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      116 2 Winona Ryder's on suicide watch CONVICTED star Winona Ryder (right) has been put on a suicide watch after she was htf&rd saying: "Sometimes I feel like doing myself m." The actress, who has checked into Cedars Sinai hospital, has lost weight following her conviction for shoplifting earlier m the month,
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      30 2 FASHION WIRE DAILY Harrison Ford popped a surprise proposal to Calista Flockhart on Christmas Day. With something as romantic as that, how could she say no?
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      297 2 A STUNT on wheels got Media Works actress Michelle Chong a stint m hospital over the weekend. The actress had been rehearsing for the Channel U fundraiser Ren Ci Charity Slow with fellow actresses Constance Song, Cynthia Lee and Ericia Lee last Friday when she fell and
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      382 2  -  SHAHIDA ARIFF By IF YOU have 24 hours to capture on film your impressions of Singapore this year, what kind of pictures would you take? This is the question facing a group of about 70 Singaporeans today as they head off to various parts
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      1050 3  -  SAMUEL LEE OBITUARY: Steven Lee *L MAN IN THE MIX: Asa DJ-presenter, Steven Lee was equally smooth at helming entertainment programmes and gameshows as he was at reading news bulletins. The first TV newscaster m Singapore died last Thursday, but Steven Lee's deep,
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      309 4 Architect Mink Tan offers some tips on how to get that look: While one may be inspired by a certain style, try not to do the expected by emulating patterns and designs. Bring out the form instead through playing with its basic elements or materials
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      366 4  -  MICHELLE HO §R Leading works of architecture m Malaysia, ranpngfrom homes to hotels, are snowcasea m Tropical Style, a pictorial book by Gillian Beal TALK about Malaysian home style and it would be all too easy to merely describe it as idyllic is-land-style living, lush palm
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      89 4 'It's the first marriage for him, the third for her, and the last for neither/ Saturday Night Lite's Tina Fey on the engagement bettceen Jennifer Ixtpez and Ben Affleck (above) To me, music comes from heaven/ Singing pastor Ho Yeow Sun (right) on whether pop music is
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          136 5 A rts See you at the Waterfront ***** was the year of the arts as the long-awaited $600 million Esplanade Theatres on the Bay opened for business m October. The most immediate effect the Esplanade will have is that of filling the arts calendar with world-class acts that might otherwise
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          131 5 Battle of cable stations? 2 A NEW pay TV licence will be awarded by mid-2003. This means that Star Hub Cable Vision (SCV) will no longer be the only provider of subscription-TV services. TV addicts can expect to be treated to more channels next year. Sing Tel and Pacific
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          172 5 Three m one 3 The Media Development Authority (MDA), formed from the merger of the Singapore Broadcasting Authority (SBA), the Films and Publications Department and the Singapore Film Commission (SFC), will be operational from tomorrow. It will play both watchdog and nanny roles m an increasingly liberalised media
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          160 5 Spa-ring growth 6 WHEN the going gets tough, the tough go spa-ing. While other industries are suffering from the bad economic times, the spa industry here is thriving as both Singaporeans and tourists seek the ultimate feel-good experience. From a measly two spas m 1994, Singapore has sprouted
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          103 5 Re giona l Po p Rise of Singa-pop? 7 Singapore songbird Stefanie Sun made a splash m the regional pop scene m 2000 and this year. She paved the way for other homegrown acts like singing pastor Ho Yeow Sun and construction dude-turned-crooner A-do to make good. Their continued success
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          131 5 Sh opping Hip hangouts for teens 8 ON THE retail scene, the teen market is driving the latest trend: youth-oriented malls. The Heeren created the highly successful Annex last year, modelled on hip teen hangouts m Asia like Harajuku m Tokyo and Mahboonkrong m Bangkok. Its success has spawned two
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          90 5 Tourist trap-pings 9Sentosa is getting a serious overhaul to the tune of $3 billion over 10 years. So the billion-dollar question is can the new chief of Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC), Darrell Metzger, transform the island from a demented Disneyland back into Singaporeans' favourite playground? Still, the place most
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          102 5 Ce nsorship Snip and tuck 4 The Censorship Review Committee (CRC) was reconvened early this year. Its report, to be released early next year, could have far-reaching consequences for the arts and entertainment industries. The last report m 1991 resulted m a relaxation of rules that saw the introduction of
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          216 5 Reeling them m 5 The East is hot m film. From the cultish chills of Japanese horror films to the mass appeal of Korean movies, these films are making it on their own terms, telling Asian stories for an Asian audience, with no compromise to Western tastes. Singapore
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          141 5 Waiter, there's a gene m my food I^^"V I F ALL you know about genes is Dolly the sheep, I I brace yourself because W m genetically-modified V^ (GM) foods could be the next big food fad m Singapore. Singaporeans are already consuming genetically modified staples like soya bean,
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      274 6 wx\ Ba» IbLi P^bJTMJ JK^\m^^C^Ji FOR a cool climate and relaxing atmosphere, head for Cameron Highlands which nestles 1,524 m above sea level m north-west Pahang. Its day temperature is about 21 deg C. At night, temperatures can dip to about 10 deg C.
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      246 6 BEACH lovers who want to unwind m Johor can choose from 17 beaches there. The best beaches are located along the east coast m the districts of Mersing and Kota Tinggi. Penyabong, a small and tranquil resort town m Mersing, for instance,
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      217 6 WELCOME the New Year with cheers from a Tiger not the beer or golf pro Tiger Woods, but Tiger Huang, the "Queen of the Pub" from Taiwan. She sings at the Tiger Huang Live Your Life concert at Genting's Arena of the Stars at
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      452 6  -  Who: Elvin See, 30, a restaurant supervisor with the Olive Tree Mediterranean Restaurant at Inter-Conti-nental Hotel. He has been working m the hotel for the past nine years. He won an Honesty Award from the hotel for finding and returning 10 watches
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      968 8  - T RA IN ING DAY ONG SOR FERN HUMAN HOLIDAY: DO! m view of Rome from the top of St Peter's Dome (above), or the amazing artwork, such as the fountain sculpture m Piazza Navona (left) there's plenty to see and do m Italy. \XS\ IMHk A man jrasses the
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      201 12 Is Tobey Demi's new man? Bl'Z/INC. G.I. JANE star Demi Moore must be a very busy woman. Two weeks ago, she was said to be dating former United States President Bill Clinton. Now, Moore, 40, is said to have paired up with SDiderMan star Tobey Maguire, 27--maker was Titanic star
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      92 12 MADONNA took up shooting after she married British director Guy Ritchie. But now she regrets taking it up, following her devotion to Kabbala, a Jewish faith. The American star, who believes that the souls of the dead birds will come back to haunt her, wishes to
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      143 12 SOME movie stars dream of the day where they join the US$2O--million (5534.8 million)-a-movie club. Not George Clooney (left). The actor said the money he made from movies like The Perfect Storm embarrassed him. He added that he would be glad to work exclusively
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      804 1 HHHHHB OBITUARY Hp^^^l Remembering broadcast J P'oneer Steven Lee tl^^Jt' By Samuel Lee ■HBBHMH PAGE 3 asdfsadf Monday ARTS Tuesday TRAVEL Wednesday MOVIES Thursday FASHION Friday M i C Saturday DESIGN Sunday LIFESTYLE <i «y| REVIEW: A WOMAN'S VIEW Hi Fun whilp it lad^ W H^EHH I Ull VYIIIIU IL
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        775 6 a MITSUBISHI FOR SALE 2/99 LAMCER S/WAGON. 1.6 auto. Low driveaway. New 2K metallic, s/rims. 554.8 K. Tel: *****786 '99 LANCER 1.3 Auto. 1 owner. OMV SISK. Good cond. Low deposit. neg. *****896 5/01 GAUNT 2.0GD1 Auto 1 owner. Full accessories. Low deposit. SBI.BK. *****896 SSK DEPOSIT ONLY. 12/2000 Mivec.
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        2565 6 WfEi ril S c. B^ HI tffi MITSUBISHI KR MITSUBISHI Jjj|_POß_SAl^ MJIfORJ^ Make/ Model Regn Date Price PARF DrlvMway Galant 2.0 SS Auto 1/'W $63,000 $***** $3000 Galant 2.0 SS Auto 05/99 $66,500 $8976 $3000 Galant 2.0 Gdl (tip) 12/00 $83,000 $***** $3500 Chariot 2.4 Gdl (tip) 11/00 $91,500 $27,826
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        1449 6 TOYOTA MR SALE |jf| TOYOTA FOR SALE |jj| TOYOTA FOR SALE ITTHHVkTIVTTTHHhIF^ Wub support Pn?w Yea^ProZ^^^■^■^■EW^^^^ <><^^^ J Honda ACCORD Mitsubishi W Euroß EVOLUTION >f f f.I.f.T.W, 2003 s 4m2JiXF VIII 2003 Q^Q^J^ fcgUm^^ (2 ||tres 220bhps) (6 Speed manual 280 bhps) TOYOTA HONDA Toyota Hamer 24G (Rear SpcxMr. Leather
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        1056 7 Effl TOYOTA FOR SALE NEW PICNIC/ IPSUM. $108,300. VVTI. Immed regn. Leather, reverse sensor, s/rims, CD. 9487-5770 NEW 1ST 1.3 auto. 5dr. Selling $72,800. CD changer, reverse sensor, rear spoiler, downpayment $7K. Call: 9650-2803 AUTO '91 CORONA 1.6CD, COf 2006, 2 units, warranty, s/rims, CD. Sell SV7.5K. Deposit $l.5K. Mthly
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        676 7 B!H VOLKSWAGEN j|| FOR SALE 1 OWNER. 6/00 Beetle 2.0 Auto. Yellow. Low mileage. Full accessories. OMV $*****. 6 *****87 8/01 PASSAT 1.8T. SCO nice no. Very low downpayment. Asking S109.8K Call 6844 1588 '68 VW 1.3. SV plate. COE 31/8/06. Tax 4/03. Maroon colour. Aircon/ S/rims. ***** 400 5/01
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        669 7 IM OTHER MAKES |y FOR SALE X 0 A I S/RIMS. BOOYKIT Accessories for BMW all continental. Call Opera Autotechnik 6367-5955 AR CALSKI Power, fuel saving, tested: Merc. BMW. Type R, Alfa 147. Lexus, S15. etc. *****121 B CAR FINANCING/ INSURANCE I LOANS HIRE PURCHASE on new/ used COE cars,
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        477 7 BWt OTHER MAKES Ifl FORSALE tffl VEHICLES FOR HIRE s *****B87 654l7a87 j •^■BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBSBSBSBSa VaAOa»i9BBB49B9BiaBBi5B9a9aaa9P DOLLAR RENTAL $S$SS$SS Starting from $22/ day Daily/ weekly/ monthly rental Pickups/ double-cab pickups/ 10ft lorries/ vans/ box lorries Mini-buses MPV also avail. Textile Centre 801-29 (Lavender) ■***** call 629< 2002 SSrS RENT A CAR
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        699 7 I VEHICLES FOR HIRE PTE PLATE CARS. 3 days package (31/12-3/1/03) $200 nett. Wkly $380 nett. MPV avail. *****664 CHEAP RENTAL ON monthly basisfor cars vans from $800 onwards. Call 6741-5827 anytime. ALL NO DEPOSIT/ New cars from $50/ MPV/ van/ cheap mthly/ I M'sia use. *****555/*****006 i $45 UP.
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        677 7 I VEHICLES WANTED $2K ABOVE MARKET value. Pte commercial. Immed transaction (loan. Insurance) Call *****567 HONEST RELIABLE Dealer. All makes models. Free valuation, highest price assured. *****080 WANTED ALL MAKES model at attractive Above mkt value. Flexible delivery date. *****667 SPECIALISED IN EUROPEAN vehicles Highest offer guaranteed! Thomas *****275 URGENTLY
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        385 7 ■Hi LORRIES FOR SALE 2 UNITS MID 00 Isuzu NPR7IL 15ft H/D with/ w/o hood. 1 owner, new tax. Deposit SI.BK. *****300 '94 TOYOTA DYNA. Diesel. 10 seat. Low bed. 100% Al. Seldom used. $6800 0.n.0. Call 6746-6369 01/99 ISUZU TEPKR. 14ft. Diesel. COE till '2009. Interested please call 6358-4963
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        101 7 VANSFORSALE (fjl VANSFORSALE zAjAMA^ .(JjLtfBBB MM} 'I lif da 3Sp MIRCEMS TOYOTA Jm TOYOTA ***<> RIOIUS HIACI 108M/U2A *"W 3.0A 3.0A $66,800 $56 y BOO $55 800 CAroeri Jumpy y^2^P/^^B^ 9 Dies* £t 9 fJßfca>j» jk Free 1 year Insurance Free 3 yrs 60,000 km warranty BRAKES 4 PEDALS AUTO
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        467 7 01 DAIHATSU EXTOL 5Dr $25 SK 00 Daihatsu Zebra 5Dr 522.5K 99 Daihatsi SlOO 660 cc $19.5K 93 Daihatsu Hijet COE 08 512.5K 92 Daihatsu Hijet COE 07 $12.5K 91 Daihatsu Hijet COE 06 57.5K 99 Mitsubishi L3OO 5Dr $20.8K 98 Mitsubishi L3OO 5Dr $17.5K 93 Mitsubishi L3OO COE'II $12.8K
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        381 7 asdfasdf I VANSFORSALE 8/96 NISSAN URVAN. 5 dr Die sel P/ steering. Low deposit Well kept. neg. Hp 9637-4441 DEPOSIT $m. 2 units 2002/ 2001 Kia/ HIOO diesei. Ta« 5/03. Good condition. CaM 64^.***** 3/2001 VOLKSWA6ON CADDY D esel Ong paint. Low mileage $31,800. Deposit neg. 9107 8328 2/7001 RENAULT
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        816 8 asdf Eljfil CITY SOUTH-WEST PTEAPTS-RENT BRAND NEWI JUST TOPI (Next to Queenstown MRT) Dairy Viewing: Sam to 6pm MjJiyOwtaUnfalfcwmriaMl 2*l 914 sqft $2 OK up 3*l 1 184 sqft $2 7K up 4+l 1410 sq.n... $4 OK up CalNow For -Eirty Bird" Dinou* Moo MM «161 Tay :»001 Thorn— t
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        596 8 WRfik DOl-08 Kilfl CITY SOUTH-WEST PTEAPTS-RENT KENTISH GREEN 1098 sq ft. 2+l. Cosy decor. F/facilities. Exclusive $2K neg. 9838-5000 ERA OUEENS. 2 BORMS 914 sq.ft./ 3 rms 1184 sq.ft. Very high fir. I F/furn. $2 3K up. *****667 GPN HONG LEONG GDN/ Pasir View/ Parkwest/ Westbay/ Bayville/ Queens. 21 3+l.
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        904 8 a OO9-K) ORCHARD/ (ffiil DO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND EjM TANGLIN/ HOLLANO PTEAPTS-RENT PTEAPTS-RENT 3«Bli" 11 HEART OF ORCHARD Rd. Studio 1 I bdrm. High fir. Good layout. Beautifully renovated. Mt Elizabeth/ MRT. $I.BK. 9101-8938 KF PINEWOOD CONS. COSY. Renovat cd. High fir. Elevated ground. Windy. 1600 sq.ft. 3+l. F/furn. Im-
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        743 8 a DTI 21 NEWTON/ BT TIMAH/ CLEM WTI PTEAPTS-RENT D.21, NEW ***** sq.ft. 3+l. High fir. Bright breezy. Fully furn. Reasonable rental! Near amenities. Immediate. 9598-8188 DW $NEG. 2/ 3+l Symphony Hgts/ Hiiiview Green. Pool fountain view. Facing Bt Timah Hill. Immed. Unfurn. Call 6776-3620 PN CAVENDISH PK. 1400 sq.ft.
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        1006 8 ffffl 015-16 EAST COAST f^ PTE APTS -RENT COSTA RHU BLK 9. ttiO 09. 4+l. 2239 sq.ft. Expensive appliances Pte lift. Bay view. *****949/ *****139 owner. Agt welcome. D.16 LANDBAY CONDO. 2 3 I bdrms. Balinese resort style. Full condo facilities. Near East Coast Pk/ amenities. 9147-4323 KF. JOO CHIAT
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        873 8 WTf% 019-20 SERANGOON/ Kill THOMSON PTEAPTS-RENT D.20 THOMSON VIEW. High fir. F/faciiities. Near Thomson Plaza 2100 sq.ft. 4 rms. *****832 ERA CASA ROSA APT. New. 1100 sqft. 3+l. P/furn. Pool. Ouiet. Windy MRT. Immed. Chou 9066 5775 MRT!!! BISHAN 8. Good facing. Ouiet. Cosy. 3 bdrm. Partial/ f/ furn. neg.
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        774 8 fflU HOUSES FOR RENT ffj^ HOUSES FOR RENT CHOICE HOMES TOWNERVILLE RUSTIC COLONIAL HOUSES Located at Towner/ McNair Road (mins from city) Near MRT station Spacious 2/3/4 bedroom units With balcony, roof deck and courtyard Showhouse at 17 McNair Rd is open from 1 to 0 pm on every Friday
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        906 8 WXi HUDC/HDB APTS FOR RENT AMK 8LK.431, S-rM. Fully renovated. Partial furn. F/aircon. Near amenities/ MRT. Very high fir. Rent neg. 9388-1489 RS 4 'A' 653 Woodlands next to MRT 4 NG' 413/ 355 Hougang Central. 5 T 121 Exec Mais 519 S'goon N. Aircon/ furn. 9219-3301 Koh APPROVED EXEC
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        767 8 PHJ HUDC/HDB APTS FOR RENT APPROVED 4-RM S'GOON Central 207/ Clementi 701/ Yishun/ Bt Batok 333. *****164 Muthu BLK 19 CHAI Chee. 2 bdrm 1 small rm F/furn. With or w/o aircon. New renovation. 9389-3379 APPROVED 4-RM BLK 244. Bt Bj tok. Corner high fir. f/ furn. Near MRT/ mkt/
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        626 8 VM ROOMS FOR REr'T OuMMtown TkMf Btfru MRT Opposite Otown MRT Blk 182 Fully (urn with or w/o aircon. Single $350/$4OO. Double 5450/S5OO. Nmt Tloog Bahni MRT 3 mms. Blk 23 Jln Membina F/furn aircon Single $450 sharing $250. Single lady 5 mins. Blk 30 Jim Bukit Ho Swee. Fully
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        551 9 Q k angi/ El wsgr M sssr 1 El sr Gi/ El ussr* M ss R e ,r Gi/ |JjOUSeT SAL^_ I SALE__ |||_Ss_NaL^__ |jj(_^^SAL^ PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL _^1/Hi; "y J^T^ i^ w \hatNol I C.A.T.S. Buy It. Sell It. Find It. A City South West 01-21 1-8 402,440,441 B -Orchord/Tanglin
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        436 9 WWi 019-20 SERANGOON/ Ijllg THOMSON HOUSES -SALE JLN PINTAU 2/STOREY inter terr. j Upp Thomson. 1600/ 1000 sq.ft. F'hold. *****835/ *****313 RBI Dl 9-20 SERANGOON/ Kill THOMSON PTEAPTSSALE CHERRYHILL. 1022 SOFT. 3 mins walk to MRT. Near Pays Lebar Methodist Girls' sch. Bartley Terr condo. 1173 sqft. IKm to Maris
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        626 9 asdf a 022-28 Mil 022-28 WEST NORTH KIQ WEST (NORTH PTEAPTSSAIE PTEAPTS-SAIE SEASONS PK. 1044 sqft. High fir. ALMOST SOLDI PARC Vista. 1076 Windy. Large living. Renovated, sq.ft. 2*l. High fir. N.S facing. UnWell maintain. F/facilities. Early blocked. MRT/ mkt/ hawker/ sch move-in. neg. Owner 9853-1112 9062-6261/ 9389-2181 ERA HILLBROOKES
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        907 10 iJ k'l^J a r~M m I ■TO HO6 APTS FOR SALE (AWCMOKIO) CORNER! 3>i RM Blk 256. Upgraded. Z*\ rm. F/ renovated. Valued SI9OK (selling good 3 NG Blk 124. F/renovated/ MRT 3 NG' Blk 215 *****261 PN GOOD BUY! 4 A Blk 221. High fir Unblocked. Renovated. Convenient! Amenities
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        745 10 E9 (SSnTMßiam^ H SK E 1H !S«SSSS^ EJI SSSiE?r R u^ LE lEEI "OB^SFOR SALE |R| HOB APTS FOR SALE j^| (BCDOH/CHAICHtt) CHEE) (BEDOK/ CHAI CUD (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) Mti&M (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) U^f (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) j^B^b^H«l^rWi4^^^r^^^^^"'.^.'^ "^^^^^i^^^^^^^^^^^S^^^^z^^^^^^i^^^^^^^^^^W^BWWlßßp^yg^^WW BBfBHEBI r k \J c X T T GUIDE HDB ESTATES
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        499 10 Wffil HOB APTS FOR SALE Mum (BTMERAH/O'STOWN/ J I TELOM BLANGAH) ■9ltl^nnvißrQ Christmas iA^m\ 1- CONTRA? ACT FAST. Super big 5 I A' Mci Ling St. 3+l rm. 8 yrs. old. Windy cosy. Near MRT/ amenities. No noon sun. Peaceful. CORNER! UPGRADED 3 I T. Blan gah Crescent Blk 13.
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        615 10 ■HI HOB APTS FOR SALE (BUKIT PANJANG) ANY OFFER! 5 T 529 Corner. Beautiful decor! 100% move m. 130 sqm! High fir. Face S.E. LRT! 5 T 534 park view. *****373 PN NEW! EXEC APT corner 527. #15. Jelapang. Designer decor. F/aircon. Valued S3BOK. Contra. LRT/ j Plaza. Low 6363-5000
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        740 10 a HOB APTS FOR SALE I (CHOACHUKANG) 1 LOW CASH! 4 A' Blk 474 CCX Aye 3. No contra. Low fir. Amenities. Valuation S2O3K. Move m. 9651 0353/ 58 Juliana/ Ramlan NC PN eraLSaJ NO.l TOP AGT Oct. Jul. Apr, Mar 4-rm D&B corner Blk. 658 *08 y CCX. MRT
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        676 10 Rfl HOB APTS FOR SALE Kyi (CLEMENTI/ WEST COAST) j All Cl»m«nti MRT 9061-4497 Aim C2l I-'NG' 310 high fir. Renovated. 1' j-RM Corner 602. High floor. Panoramic view. Near Ginza/ mkt »-T Blk 436. Dr to dr. Face South I-'NG' 333. High fir. Renovated. Jnblocked. 3-min to MRT. I-'NG'
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        515 10 I HHDBAPTS FOR SALE (HOUGANG/ S'GOON/ YWCHUKANG) Afro! Jt 9210 996J Buying Selling m W Refinancing LOW CASHMIM! 4 'A' Blk 575 H«i9Mg Grtwi #15 fir, next to corner 6 years only Valued 5243K Fully aircon 3 'I' Blk 652 #02 Heu«Mg Move-in condition Valued SIO7K 9069 1909 J— n
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        1166 10 mi HOB APTS FOR SALE B|j|| (HOUGANG/ S'GOON/ i $0 CASH! 5 T corner 930 Hou- gang. Can contra. All races. High fir. Hougang Pt. 9023-6699 PW $0 CASH! EXEC apt 544 Corner High fir/ Exec mais 539. Low fir/ 3 'S' 261. Renovated. *****538 4 'A 1 CORNER Blk
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        785 10 W!W HDB APTS FOR SALE I9!f| HDB APTS FOR SALE I^JUURONG) |^J( JURONG) QSeajoQ [R] HDB APTS FOR SALE m (PASIR RIS/ CHANG!) BEST UNITS IN PASIR RIS! 5 'I' Corner 706 Renovated. Lift level. Unblocked $0K Exec. Mais. 711 Park view. 4-rm. Lift level. Renovated Low Exec. Mais. 603
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        848 10 Rffl HDB APTS FOR SALE NEG. 852, 4 A' Corner recess Rare! Mid fir. Good sch/ MRT/ amenities. Valued 5235 K. Spacious. Must sell. Eric 9021-1177 3 'A' BLK 236. Near MRT. High fir 3 A' 448 High fir. 200% move m. 3 A' Blk 915. South facing. Unblocked. Tampines.
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        885 11 U HDB APTS FOR SALE (TOAPAYOH/ POTONG PASIR) ACT FAST! T Payoh Blk 206 IT* I rm. High fir/ MRT. 4 T Blk 227. Lift level. Unblocked. 9608 8619 HIGH FLR. 5-rm T Payoh 218. Oui et. Move m. Pei Chung/ Kuo Chuan/ MRT. *****936 Sole agt NEAR VALUE! T.
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        850 11 WTCi HDB APTS FOR SALE gj^ (WOODLANDS) 4 'AY BLK 659 corridor. #07. Move-in. View to offer. Amenities. No contra. Valued $196 K. Immed reg. 9363-5525 DW 4 'AY BLK 776 Woodlands Cres. High fir. Unblocked. Renovated. Centre corner. Nice unit no. 9651 0353/ 58 Juliana/ Ramlan NC PN 4
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        2041 11 fill OFFICE SPACE Rfl OFFICE SPACE IjL^b^L^bK^^l ■^atT^aC^B^Hl^wf^M'^^BliaH a HUDC/HDBAPTS WANTED (RENT/ BUY) BUY, SELL Rent. Many areas avail immed. Bedok Reservoir for rent. Call *****016 ERA SPORE PR BANK manager wants whole units m all area or lock Inn. Owner call 6858 3297 no agt PRs URGENTLY WANT to
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        1169 11 REf SHOP SPACE ||^BFORRENT RIVER VALLEY 1400, 1700 sq.ft $4001. Balestier 1500, 1800 sq.ft $3500. Main road. 9487-8830 SULTAN PLAZA 520 sq.ft $1250 p/mth. 1291 sqft $3500 p/mth. Others avail. Gates B *****997 Rfl SHOP SPACE K^FORSALE •■EL I f ANG MO KIO D/STOREY SHOPHOUSE BLOCK 446 Valued $800K-SBSOK with
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        1564 14 fTJI PROFESSIONAL/ ffjfl PROFESSIONAL/ gj^ EXECUTIVE POSITIONS K^EXECUTIVE POSITIONS Construction company requires the following position: 3JM&E u&mmr Preferable NUS/NTU Graduate Able to work long hours More tfian 7 years experience Available to start work immediately Fax: 6872 3116 email: seum@samsung.com FINANCE MANAGER Reporting to the Board of Directors, established Resort
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        272 14 Kff| ART/CREATIVE KUposmoNs DIGITAL PRINTING CO. at Orchard Road requires Graphic Designer. Must be proficient m PC MAC DTP, Pagemaker Freehand. Preferably can type Chinese. Must be able to start work im medly. M'sians are welcome. Pis call 9817-3345 for appt. INTERIOR DESIGNER URGENT. Good 3D drawing detailing m CAD-Rl4
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        272 14 ijff] SALES POSITIONS PERMANENT PART-TIME SALES PROMOTERS Buqis town area Bilingual m Enq Mandarin Basic commission Call 6346 8895 or walk -in from 1-6pm 18 Eanklam Place (drop off at Katonq Shpq Centre bus stop) PART/ FULL-TIME BOUTIOUE ASSTS urgently required for branded ladies fashion wear Expected income above $2K
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        902 15 SALES POSITIONS MRI SALES POSITIONS I An expanding company looking for I Good communication skills Matured, hardworking result oriented PC literate Fresh grads. may apply since training will be provided Industrial sales experience wil be an advantage Knowledge of Chemical Production engineering preferred Send resume with expected salary to Fax:
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