The Business Times, 17 January 2004
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Article864 2004-01-17 1 Kalpana Rashiwala - Some of the group's cash and investments of about $370m to be returned to shareholders By Kalpana Rashiwala [SINGAPORE] They looked at the names and decided they were simply not good enough. Four months after the controversial plan to sell its retail business was864 words
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489 2004-01-17 1 Loh Hui Yin - EXCLUSIVE It's setting up a private banking unit there to be headed by S'porean banker By Loh Hui Yin [SINGAPORE] Wall Street bulge-bracket firm Merrill Lynch is eyeing the newlyminted millionaires of China. And it has headhunted Singaporean banker Oh Eng489 words
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Article, Illustration749 2004-01-17 1 Siow Li Sen - It will allow for dispute resolution without expensive legal action: MAS By Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] Aggrieved investors upset with their remisiers or financial advisers will soon have a mediation centre to turn to for redress. The idea is to have a749 words
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Article, Illustration723 2004-01-17 1 wong wei kong - saturday soapbox But for the retailer and shareholders, major questions still remain wong wei kong WHEN department store Robinsons recently sent golden monkeys to some of its card holders ahead of the Chinese New Year with a thank-you note from chief executive Peter723 words
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Advertisement11 2004-01-17 1 CORPORATE NEWS Big task in selling India on SGX. PAGE 411 words
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Advertisement27 2004-01-17 1 BANKS'MERGER J P Morgan-Bank One union rests on a crucial merger of styles. MCE 12 -Michael Dee, CEO of Morgan Stanley in Singapore TMMmit CONVERSATION, Pg S27 words
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Article, Illustration729 2004-01-17 2 Chuang Peck Ming - S'pore trade promotion agency expects exports to power ahead until at least mid-year By Chuang Peck Ming [SINGAPORE] Non-oil domestic exports (NODX) rose 15.1 per cent last year to a record $113.5 billion and the rise is expected to continue in 2004729 words
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Article, Illustration517 2004-01-17 2 Daniel Buenas - Govt centralises licensing in pro-business move By Daniel Buenas [SINGAPORE] Businesspeople will now be able to apply for multiple business licences through a central online business licence service, Minister of State for Trade and Industry Vivian Balakrishnan said yesterday. Called the517 words
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375 2004-01-17 2 LATEST US DATA Meanwhile, industrial production and inventories remain on uptrend Reuters AP [NEW \%RKI US consumer sentiment has surged to its highest level since the recession hit three years ago, as job-seekers expressed hopes that stronger economic growth will leadReuters; AP - 375 words
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551 2004-01-17 2 Ravi Kanth - Eight members threaten US$300m retaliatory measures against dumping Act From Ravi Kanth in Geneixi THE United States came under fire at the World Trade Organization (WTO) yesterday for allegedly erecting "unjustified" barriers to trade through its security-related contingency measures and undermining the551 words
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Article, Illustration2392 2004-01-17 3 WONG WEI KONG - Everything that former national figure skater Michael Dee learned about life, he learned in the rink from his mother. The Morgan Stanley Singapore chief tells WONG WEI KONG why education is more than books and charity is more than money WONG WEI KONG love to talk," says Mi-FILE PHOTO; CHRIS LOH - 2,392 words
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Article663 2004-01-17 3 INVESTMENT banking has gotten a bad name of late, but getting it right is relatively straightforward: you just need to respect your client and respect the market. Do that and you will win the trust of customers and investors. And that is the663 words
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Article, Illustration559 2004-01-17 4 Serena Ng - Unlike in China, firms don't have to go elsewhere to raise funds, says SGX CEO From Serena Ng in Mumbai THE Singapore Exchange's main challenge in wooing Indian companies is convincing them that Singapore's connectivity, openness, and financial hub status can better serveABDUL AZIZ HUSSIN/ST - 559 words
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Article, Illustration972 2004-01-17 4 JOYCE KOH - corporate analysis Convertible bonds offer issuers a way to sell down their stakes in other companies and yet not overload the market with shares, says JOYCE KOH JOYCE KOH FEW things in life allow you to have the best of both worlds. But in972 words
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566 2004-01-17 4 Kenneth Lim - By Kenneth Lim EDDIE Chng, the Heshe white knight, is back in the Singapore Exchange arena as an independent director of Asti Holdings after serving a two-year directorship ban imposed by the Securities Industry Council (SIC). The Sesdaq-listed semiconductor visualtesting specialist566 words
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Article, Illustration586 2004-01-17 4 r sivanithy - market review r sivanithy IF SUFFICIENT people believe stocks will go higher and are prepared to act on this belief, stocks will rise because momentum and greed are powerful motivators. Conversely, if sufficient people start speaking of an overdue correction and momentum suddenly reverses itself, fear will overtake586 words
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Article79 2004-01-17 4 Dsn 133*47 (->-6.89) ST MOCX FUTURES M3S.OO( 16W) ■1SWASCI LJ 223.40 124) SHNSCI FUTURES 22X30 (+2 30) Friday Change KLSK OHIP K1717 ♦Hi MKKKI tt:> WW! IW.)B ■AM SK\(i m.l«7 78 *2.<6 SKTIMM-1X 77K.44 11.16 .1AKARTA (I»Mt _77M» ■AMU<t»!WP I "•!■>hi lit 11 Tin m >hM mimr nut SHKNZHKN79 words
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Article74 2004-01-17 4 FOICEX KATES list SI rssissprrrss) i«e» SS.-SSprXl l«l* T*o W Id HI ss-ssti I iW VKN liNitl MM IS* •IKS ;;H im mm >97 +*s* III IN \N 1»IH NENMINKI. 4J"0 IMHW Kl PEE 4' r i-M A71 SS I*!* «7W \/S 14XS US7fi MIME RATES SIV;mimk N AUV.MA74 words
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245 2004-01-17 4 Chen Huifen - By Chen Huifen WATER treatment specialist Hyflux says it is interested in the design-build-own-operate (DBOO) project for Singapore's fourth NEWater plant at Ulu Pandan which, according to Environment Minister Lim Swee Say, will be outsourced to the private sector. "Based on our track245 words
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Article, Illustration373 2004-01-17 5 Kenneth Lim - Oei Hong Leong, Sam Goi and Ng Ser Miang to take up new shares at 45 cents each By Kenneth Lim A PROMINENT business trio will get their caffeine fix through a private placement of 45 million new shares that could373 words
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424 2004-01-17 5 Andrea Tan - By Andrea Tan COMPANIES linked to Simon Cheong have sold a 29.88 per cent stake in Blu Inc, but the publishing company itself has "no idea" who the buyer is. The $27 million sale of 77.8 million shares at 35 cents424 words
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218 2004-01-17 5 THE Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) has expressed disappointment at the price hike of Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) newspapers, and urged the media group to reconsider its decision to raise the prices of nine of its newspapers. Case said SPH did not218 words
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86 2004-01-17 5 NATSTEEL said its 23.8 per cent-owned associate company, Yangtze Cement Holdings, sold its half of Suzhou Golden Cat Cement Co for U5527.5 million cash, an amount reached on a willing-buyer, willing-seller basis. As a result of the transaction, Nat Steel's carrying86 words
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143 2004-01-17 5 SINGATRONICS will buy 10 per cent of Green Salt Group (GSG) for $10.82 million from AsiaCorp Development (ACD). It will also convert 6.5 million redeemable convertible preference shares (RCPS) in GSG into another 10 per cent stake in GSGL, which is seeking a143 words
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73 2004-01-17 5 MANUFACTURING Integration Technology has warned of a net loss for the year ended Dec 31, 2003, even though revenue "increased significantly over the previous year". The company said foreign exchange losses and provisions for stock obsolescence and development expenses were to blame. But73 words
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54 2004-01-17 5 OUR pigs are fine, says People's Food Holdings. The China-based food supplier said its operations have not been affected by reports that the recent outbreak of the bird flu virus in Vietnam may have spread to pigs. To be safe, People's Food will54 words
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71 2004-01-17 5 SINGAPORE Technologies Engineering's wholly owned subsidiary Singapore Technologies Electronics has raised its stake in Sino Stride Technology from 9.96 per cent to 19.92 per cent through the exercise of an equity option. The option, at HK$2B.5 million for 108 million71 words
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49 2004-01-17 5 MIDAS Holdings, a manufacturer of aluminium alloy extrusion products and polyethylene pipes for the transportation and infrastructure sectors in China, lodged a preliminary prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore yesterday hoping to raise funds from a Sesdaq listing to expand facilities.49 words
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Article, Illustration559 2004-01-17 6 KENNETH LIM - Compiled by KENNETH LIM and Jaa llcMvsLtt The Business Times ran a speculative article yesterday, quoting sources saying that the company would be spinning off an office Reit (real estate investment trust) in the first half of the year. The article had also suggested that the launch of anSource: Bloomberg - 559 words
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Article66 2004-01-17 6 WEE Cho Yaw's United Industrial Corporation upped its stake in Singapore Land to 71.03 per cent from 70.71 per cent between Dec 29,2003, and Tuesday. The open market purchase of 1.5 million SingLand shares were made through UIC subsidiary U1C Development. UIC is also deemed66 words
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Article110 2004-01-17 6 TOP directors of precision plastics specialist Fu Yu Manufacturing pared their direct stakes in their company on Wednesday. Executive chairman Lui Choon Hay and executive directors Tarn Wai and Ho Nee Kit each sold 600,000 shares at $1 apiece, paring their respective direct stakes by110 words
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67 2004-01-17 6 RECENTLY listed Beauty China Holdings' executive director Sandy Wong saw her deemed stake of 2.72 per cent reduced to nil with the sale in the open market of 9.3 million shares on Thursday. At an average price of 52.2 cents apiece, the total67 words
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Article, Illustration66 2004-01-17 6 KENNETH LIM - Compiled by KENNETH LIM GES International executive chairman Goh Lik Tuan and spouse Liew Kim Choo sold a total of 20 million shares, or 2.78 per cent of the electronics manufacturer's share capital, at 73.5 cents apiece in married deals yesterday. The couple now hold a66 words
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Article, Illustration2065 2004-01-17 6 THE year ahead will be one of fairly robust economic growth and investment opportunity. The consensus was mostly bullish among the investment advisers, economists and strategists that BT spoke to. But caution remains over certain regions, the bond market and the US dollar. Below isFILE PHOTO - 2,065 words
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Article, Illustration815 2004-01-17 8 51/Genevieve Cua WITH markets staging a decisive rebound, the appetite for higher-risk alternatives like equity funds should be higher now than it has ever been in the last three years. Yet many banks continue to roll out structured deposits (SD), where customers'FILE PHOTO - 815 words
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Article, Illustration1769 2004-01-17 8 teh hooi ling - show me the money Warrants are pretty sophisticated, but a good grasp of how they work will open the door to greater gains and protection from big losses teh hooi ling COVERED call warrants are coming out fast and furious. In the last one month, more than 10FILE PHOTO; Compiled by BT - 1,769 words
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Article, Illustration576 2004-01-17 9 Serena Ng - EDB plans to open office in Mumbai; South Asian Institute will be set up at NUS this year From Serena Ng m Mumbai A COMPREHENSIVE Economic Cooperation Agreement (Ceca) between Singapore and India will spur other South-east Asian countries to boostAP - 576 words
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Article, Illustration372 2004-01-17 9 Andrea Tan - 'Lucky' or 'unlucky', they have negligible impact on price By Andrea Tan THINK you can save a bundle by opting for an "unlucky" house number? Think again. A National University of Singapore study shows such units are only 0.24 per cent cheaper onFILE PHOTO - 372 words
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Article, Illustration554 2004-01-17 9 Vince Chong - By Vince Chong PROPERTY markets in the Asia-Pacific region are looking rosy this year, even for economies facing possible political changes. Although attractive Asian property values are expected to draw domestic and foreign investor interest, parliamentary and presidential elections could determine554 words
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327 2004-01-17 9 Reuters MALAYSIAN low-cost carrier Air Asia will decide next week whether to start a joint venture in Singapore, its chief executive said yesterday, providing more evidence of growing competition in Asia's budget airline sector. The allure of no-frills carriers to Asia'sReuters - 327 words
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283 2004-01-17 9 Chen Huifen - EYE on the economy consumer confidence By Chen Huifen CONSUMER confidence in the local economy rose in Q4 last year, according to a survey by Saffron Hill Research. The local market research agency says its Saffron Index went up to 51 points283 words
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512 2004-01-17 10 Diana Oon Abdullah - News of prominent new shareholders helps propel trades From Diana Oon Abdullah in Kuala Lumpur THE stock price of woodproducts manufacturer Malaysian Aica (M Aica) jumped to a three-year high yesterday after news that Kamalludin Abdullah, the only son of Prime Minister512 words
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Article, Illustration479 2004-01-17 10 Foreign funding could balloon from the few millions now Reuters [BOMßAY] The lavish sets, lush locales and energetic song-and-dance sequences of Indian movies are a far cry from the world of hitech software and hardnosed investing. But for some Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and venture capitalistsReuters; REUTERS - 479 words
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324 2004-01-17 10 Colleagues detained in Hawaii over alleged anti-competitive practices Reuters [MANILA] Top Philippine telecoms officials were expected to press the government yesterday to help 30 colleagues prevented from leaving Hawaii because of a US investigation into alleged anti-competitive practices. Digitel president LanceReuters - 324 words
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84 2004-01-17 10 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Titan (Holdings) plans to build China's largest refined oil terminal, which will allow the oil services provider to cut Singapore out of its logistics chain and save costs. South China Morning Post reported. The terminal, to be built in MeizhouBloomberg - 84 words
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127 2004-01-17 10 Reuters [BANGKOK] Thai stock market regulator said yesterday it has issued a circular to brokers asking them to report buying orders for top 50 securities on which trading volumes were high compared with the number of shares floated. The Securities and Exchange CommissionReuters - 127 words
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85 2004-01-17 10 Reuters (PUTRAJAYA] Malaysia's highest court ruled yesterday that the country's bad loans agency is immune from injunctions, a move expected to aid the recovery of bad debt. The Federal Court overruled the Court of Appeal's 2002 decision granting an injunction against Danaharta, easing concerns thatReuters - 85 words
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670 2004-01-17 11 Packed agenda will include efforts to instil better credit risk awareness Reuters [BEIJING] China's top financial brass will gather in Beijing next month to discuss ways to keep up the pace of banking reforms after a US$45 billion bailout ofReuters - 670 words
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315 2004-01-17 11 Lowest bid wins for US time deposits on eBay Seattle bank sells 600 certificates of deposit by auction Reuters [NEW YORK] Don't be surprised if your bank starts to look like an auctioneer. Washington Mutual Inc, the largest US savings and loan, and eßay Inc, the world's largest online marketplace,Reuters - 315 words
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Article, Illustration416 2004-01-17 11 NYT Reuters [DES MOINES, lowa] Four days before the first event in the 2004 Democratic nominating process, the Democratic presidential field shrunk by one on Thursday. But the race for the lowa caucuses appeared unusually wide open going into the final decisive weekend. Pollsters andNYT; Reuters - 416 words
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Article, Illustration553 2004-01-17 11 S'pore to ban live chicken imports from all affected countries AFP Reuters [HANOI] Vietnam yesterday ordered the slaughter of all chickens in the 12 regions grappling with a bird flu epidemic which has been blamed for the deaths of 13 peopleAFP; Reuters; AP - 553 words
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Article2498 2004-01-17 11 Transaction date: Jan 16 KUALA LUMPUR Ganadcorp _i* o Vsl General Corp 4)54 unch 60 RM r-000) General Sol 1.26 uncti 0 Gentmg 17 30 -0.60 2033 AIM Realty 153 0 05 364 George Kent 1.10 0_02 48 092 uncti 0 Globetronics Tech 7 00 unch 163 acp ::j'992,498 words
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Article, Illustration820 2004-01-17 12 JP MORGAN-BANK ONE MERGER Analysts are hoping that Bank One's James Dimon's approach eventually dominates NYT [NEW YORK] On paper, the combination of JP Morgan Chase and Bank One makes a lot of sense, analysts said on Thursday. But in the realNYT - 820 words
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481 2004-01-17 12 Merger of Bank One, JP Morgan is surely sweet revenge for James Dimon NYT [NEW YORK] For James Dimon, the one-time protege of Citigroup chairman Sanford Weill, the merger of the Bank One Corp with JP Morgan Chase Co represents the sweetest form ofNYT - 481 words
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313 2004-01-17 12 Reuters [HONG KONG/LONDON] Standard Chartered Pic is in talks to buy a stake in China's Bank of Communications. a newspaper reported yesterday. Although the bank has declined to comment on the report, analysts said that a tie-up would make sense. The London-basedReuters - 313 words
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Article71 2004-01-17 12 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] General Electric Co, the world's biggest company by market value, said yesterday that fourthquarter earnings rose 47 per cent, helped by insurance income and increases in orders at industrial businesses like plastics and jet engines. Net income ro9e to U554.56 billionBloomberg - 71 words
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68 2004-01-17 12 Bloomberg [STOCKHOLM] Ericsson AB, the world's largest maker of wireless networks, will end stock option programmes for employees after consulting with some shareholders, chairman Michael Treschow said yesterday. The company will instead employ a model where employees can use as much as 7.5 perBloomberg - 68 words
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64 2004-01-17 12 Reuters [TOKYO] Japan's deflation could end by the fiscal year beginning in April 2005, according to a government economic simulation, Economics and Financial Services Minister Heizo Takenaka said yesterday. He confirmed that figures in a Cabinet Office report, seen by Reuters on Thursday, showedReuters - 64 words
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Article, Illustration565 2004-01-17 13 SAMUEL EE - In the past week, two Italian beauties took the spotlight at opposite ends of the island. SAMUEL EE paid them a visit SAMUEL EE THE name Rubino Micalizzato may sound sultry but it is merely a delicious shade of burgundy one of two new colours only availableCHRIS LOH - 565 words
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Article, Illustration583 2004-01-17 13 HORACIO Pagani smiles benignly and offers the bambino analogy when asked whether he thinks his state-of-the-art Zonda super-car is better than the most expensive Ferrari or Lamborghini. "Each car has a personality," he says through an interpreter. "The Zonda is one type of car, it'sARTHUR LEE - 583 words
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Article, Illustration1012 2004-01-17 14 VINCENT WEE - Omega's huge sponsorship deal will give the sport a major boost, says VINCENT WEE VINCENT WEE AS the 10th Singapore Straits Regatta comes to an end in the waters off Changi tomorrow, this yacht-racing season will be marked as one of the better oneswww. ma li. com - 1,012 words
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Article, Illustration792 2004-01-17 14 anna teo - frankly speaking anna teo SWIMMER lan Thorpe and runner Cathy Freeman may have been the stars, but one of the most enduring images of the 2000 Sydney Olympics is no doubt that of Eric the Eel. Overnight, the African swimmer from Equatorial Guinea became a celebrity,792 words
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Article, Illustration1062 2004-01-17 15 CHEAH UI-HOON - Besides causing heart attacks, high cholesterol and blood pressure levels can also lead to strokes. CHEAH UI-HOON finds out more from a cardiology congress held here recently CHEAH UI-HOON RISING cholesterol and blood pressure levels in the Asian region are not just triggering off heartAFP PHOTO OF EDVARD MUNCHIS THE SCREAM - 1,062 words
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Miscellaneous307 2004-01-17 15 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS IB HI 1 Deceitful pair confronted Distance from one tip to an- hg mm a region of all the birds there- 4 (g° Urage moved LmJ of W 5 silty spending day at the 10 Conclusion about single lady back of the ship (4) H W 6307 words
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Article, Illustration779 2004-01-17 16 JAIME EE - There's only so much one can do with kumquats but when it comes to other blooms, an active imagination and vases are all you need for the festive look. JAIME EE gathers some ideas JAIME EE THINK Chinese New Year and think pots of kumquats, red and yellowCHRIS LOH - 779 words
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Article, Illustration135 2004-01-17 16 Need a PDA phone but not enamoured of its size? The 02 Xphone comes with a host of similar functions and applications present in the Xda 11, but in a more compact form. Powered by Microsoft Smartphone 2003, the relatively light Xphone is tri-band with built-in Bluetooth135 words
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Article, Illustration54 2004-01-17 16 Got a pond or a small fountain and need something cute to embellish it? Try this froggie floater, a lightweight fibre accessory made just for that purpose. Measuring 15cm in diameter, it charms on any table top too. Priced at $9.90, it's available at Exim Arts, including Tampines54 words
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Article, Illustration100 2004-01-17 16 Aficionados of fine timepieces will sit up at mere mention of the brand Frederique Constant of Geneva. Imagine what they'd do with the Tourbillon, one of 99 produced by Frederique Constant worldwide. Made of platinum with convex sapphire glass, the manual winding timepiece comes with the distinguished flying100 words
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Article, Illustration132 2004-01-17 16 Fancy champagne to go with your reunion dinner? Veuve Clicquot has just the thing with two gift sets for the fans of bubbly. One is the Clicquot Chinese New Year Paintbox that comes with four mini Champagne Veuve Clicquots (20cl each), a nifty ice bucket, 10 mandarin oranges132 words
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Article198 2004-01-17 16 MIKE CHUA JAIME EE - Compiled by MIKE CHUA JAIME EE Millenia Walk Gong Xi Fa Cai Lucky Draw (till Feb 1): Spend $50 in a single or accumulated same-day receipts and you get a chance to win $8,000 worth of prizes. Triple your chances by charging to your UOBCredit Card. Sure-Win Hong Bao198 words
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Article, Illustration539 2004-01-17 16 Chean Ui-Hoon - By Chean Ui-Hoon YOU could say his task became crystal clear when Heinrich Wang, 51, decided to put Taiwan on the global map of glass-making over 15 years ago. "I realised that each country had a unique glass style and technique, such as 'cutting' in the Czech Republic,539 words
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Article, Illustration602 2004-01-17 17 At the tender age of 11, Juilliard student Clare Yeo has already set her sights on becoming a pianist. She tells FRANK DEMEGLIO about her dreams THE path to great adventures often has simple beginnings. For Clare Yeo, 11, a gifted young pianist who enrolled atFILE PHOTO - 602 words
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Article, Illustration1244 2004-01-17 17 Going out or staying in this weekend? We round up some recommendations art Surreal stories Your favourite nursery rhymes take a dark turn in this intriguing debut solo exhibition by Singaporean Sandra Lee. The show's title. Did Ever You See Such a Thing in Your Life (till Feb 8,1,244 words
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Article, Illustration1171 2004-01-17 18 GEOFFREY EU - As more families depart from the home-cooked tradition and head out for a restaurant banquet or take-out specialities, GEOFFREY EU samples what's on the table for reunion dinner GEOFFREY EU IT is surely a sign of the changing times that many Singaporean families have become a little1,171 words
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Article, Illustration669 2004-01-17 18 JAIME EE - JAIME EE checks out the ever-growing selection of New Year delicacies and snacks that will keep your mouth busy next week JAIME EE THE seasonal delicacy yu sheng comes in so many variations it is almost possible to have a different kind for each669 words
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