The Straits Times, 4 March 1998

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  • 570 1  -  Susan Sim By Indonesia Correspondent JAKARTA US President Bill Clinton's personal envoy yesterday delivered a blunt message to Indonesia: comply vigorously with the International Monetary Fund reforms if you want to overcome the crisis because there are no quick fixes. Former US vice-president Walter
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  • 137 1 fdsf AN EXTENDED family of 14 packed into a van after attending a relative's wedding in Batu Pahat. While driving home to Singapore on Monday, their van overturned along the North-South Highway. Four of them died. They were Madam Siti Johara Abdul Rahman, 31, an executive
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  • 560 1  -  Brendan Pereira To merge with RHB Bank? Money safe, depositors told By in Kuala Lumour SI ME Bank has become the first major casualty of Malaysia's economic crisis with a six-month pre-tax loss of MS 1.5 7 billion (Ss7oo million), forcing it into
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  • 189 1  -  BRENDAN PEREIRA MALAYSIA'S Bank Bumiputra and two little-known Finance companies may need financial help if the central bank's worst-case scenario becomes a reality, said Bank Negara governor Tan Sri Ahmad Don. He said it had made an assessment of all financial institutions, including their
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  • 194 1 PARLIAMENT SITTING: Parliament will sit from Monday. March 9 to March 19 The sittings will start at 12.30 pm, the Clerk of Parliament said in a statement yesterday. Members of Parliament will meet to debate the Budget unveiled by Finance Minister Richard Hu
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  • 484 1  -  Ahmad Osman By SNEF says NWC will have to discuss issue IT IS still too early to say if firms will be able" to get by without cutting workers basic salaries, in the face of the current economic crisis, employers said
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  • NEWS FOCUS
    • 588 2  -  GinnieTeo Jasbir Singh By and It was a mess. All the children were pinned under the seats or on top of each other. My brother, the driver, had been flung out of the van.' Mr Abdul Jamal. FOUR people, including three children, were killed when
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    • 520 2  -  Sharon Vasoo By PERMANENT residents will get a new identity card at the end of this year and the blue card will carry the expiry date of their re-entry permit. This new IC will obviate the need for these PRs
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    • 235 2 Warning to landlords THE next time you plan to rent your flat or a room to a foreigner, make sure you check their identity cards (ICs) and work permits. When in doubt, call the police or Singapore Immigration and Registration to verify that they are
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    • 606 3  -  Sandra Davie First open-book exam for the subject starts next year By NEXT year, junior college students sitting tor their A-level literature paper may bring their textbooks into the examination hall. No, they are not allowed to cheat. They are among
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    • 524 3 NTUC Income said the printouts would be available by March 20 at all branches located in Bras Basah, Jurong East, Ang Mo Kio, Yishun, Bedok, Choa Chu Kang, Hougang and Tiong Bahru. The service is aimed at helping workers who use vehicles for business
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    • 146 3 THE fire raging at a dump in Lim Chu Kang Road since Monday morning is expected to continue for at least a few more days. It is under control b Jt civil defence officers said it wuuld take some time to
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  • WORLD
    • 536 4 FBl's cyber-agents now carry laptops, besides their guns NEW YORK Vladimir Leonidovich Levin is a modern day Willie Sutton. While Sutton robbed banks at gunpoint, he used a computer to hack into Citibank's computer nstema from Russia and steal US$lO million (SSlti.3 million). Be was
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    • 497 4 TORONTO An unknown Canadian poet decided to tackle the country's most notorious sex-slaying case and the ensuing media circus by writing a novel comprising fictional letters to the murderer in jail. But the novel, released last September, has produced its
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      286 4 a stolen idea, say NZ playwrights LOS ANGELES Two New Zealand playwrights have sued the makers of the Oscar-nominated movie, The Full Monty, alleging that the film about out-of-work English steel workers who take up stripping was taken from their play. Stephen Sinclair and Anthony McCarten claimed
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    • 131 6 TURIN (Italy) Italian prosecutors had started an investigation after a woman passenger on a flight between Naples and Turin used a mobile telephone as the aircraft was landing, police said. The passenger, whose name had not been made public, faced a fine and
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    • 56 6 THIS house, perched on a breaking cliff in California, might have given the phrase "living on the edge" new meaning except that it has already been evacuated. El Nino storms have eaten into the cliff in the town of Pacifica and forced the occupants of nine
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    • 589 6 UN warns Iraq not to block arms inspectors Iraq fully understands that if this effort to ensure compliance through negotiation is obstructed, by evasion or deception, as were previous efforts, diplomacy may not have a second chance.' UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. "We are not prepared to see a repeat of
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    • 105 6 WASHINGTON The US should consider steps to overthrow Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, including "covert activities", said Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott As for the need for covert action. Mr Lott said on Monday that it was "probably" necessary since "containment doesn't seem to be doing
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    • 609 8  -  N. Gunalan Reports by in New Delhi But Congress and United Front may join forces again THE Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies appeared to be surging ahead in the race to form the next government while the Congress and the United
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    • 492 8 News Analysis AN ANTI INCUMBENCY wave has swept through several states in India, throwing up stunning upsets for the parties in power and defying all opinion and exit polls in the general election. Observers said results from Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Kamataka, Rajasthan and Orissa showed the
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    • 442 10  -  Louise Branson By m wasnington THE American McCaughey septuplets are all finally in their small home. The last two were released after almost four months in hospital. it's great! Finally, everybody under one roof." said their father. Mr Kenny McCaughey as he carried his
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    • 224 10 WASHINGTON Two brothers adopted by families living thousands of kilometres apart ran into each other 19 years later when they applied for jobs to work in the same place. Mr Ron Barren, 23, and Mr Roger Mansfield, 21, were
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    • 54 10 AN INMATE Tailing off the roof of a prison in Belem, northern Brazil, during a riot on Sunday. Nearly 300 prisoners held nine people hostage for just over a day until police ended the siege. At least three inmates were killed. The man shown here survived
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    • 324 10 HACKENSACK (New Jersey) A New Jersey state appeals court has ruled that the Boy Scouts of America discriminated against an assistant scoutmaster when it ousted him for being gay. The Superior Court appellate panel on Monday rejected arguments by the Boy
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    • 365 11 LONDON No charges have been brought against Harrods de-partment-store owner Mohamed al-Faved, who was arrested on Monday and released on police bail in the latest twist to a long-running feud with bitter business rival "Tiny" Rowland. The Harrods tycoon had gone to a
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    • 482 11 He says he will still run for chancellor in Sept polls BONN Germany's Helmut Kohl has dismissed suggestions that he should not run for chancellor again after a state-election triumph by opposition Social Democrat nominee Gerhard Schroeder. Asked
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    • 196 11 BOGOTA Marxist rebels have kidnapped at least 10 mayors in the run-up to Colombia's legislative elections scheduled for Sunday, security sources said. They said on Monday the abductions appeared to be aimed at disrupting the vote, which guerillas ridiculed in a statement last week as
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    • 591 13  -  Surinder Singh By in Sydney They are cashing in on rates of exchange STU DENTS from Singapore and Malaysia are still signing up to study in Australia despite the economic crisis in the region. According to one of Australia's largest
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    • 325 13  -  Louise Branson By in Washington CHELSEA Clinton celebrated her 18th birthday in trademark fashion over the weekend: skiing and spending time with her parents behind a thick veil of privacy broken only by sycophantic reports of the wonderful relationship enjoyed by the First Family."
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    • 223 13 AUCKLAND Auckland city officials were told two years ago that the electricity link to the Central Business District (CBD) was at risk and would have exceeded capacity by last year, a report said yesterday. Electricity retailer Mercury Energy had told
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    • 141 13 DHAKA The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has reached an accord with the ruling Awami League to end a longrunning boycott of Parliament, the leaders of both sides said yesterday. Under the agreement, the government will withdraw certain police cases that the BNP said were
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    • 485 14 Palestinians and Israelis cooperate to steal cars A vehicle 'stolen every 7 minutes' HEBRON (West Bank) It is Friday night in the West Bank town of Hebron. Former Israeli policeman Yair Yifrah searches for two stolen trucks he believes were taken into the Palestinian ruled side of the divided city.
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    • PEOPLE
      • 159 14 WASHINGTON The United States Supreme Court has left intact a ruling that John Grisham's novel The Chamber did not infringe on a non-fiction work written by serial murderer Ted Bundy's last lawyer. Ms Polly Nelson, the lawyer, had sued Grisl am (above) and Bantam Doubleday
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      • 135 14 NUKUALOFA Tongas top prince and princess are battling each other for control of the kingdom's lucrative satellite business, the weekly Times of Tonga newspaper reported yesterday. Crown Prince Tupoutoa is trying to wrest exclusive rights to lease satellite slots from a company headed by
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      • 109 14 Meanwhile GO-AHEAD FOR ÜBEL SUIT: A US federal judge ruled on Monday that lifestyle guru Martha Stewart could go ahead in her libel suit against the National Enquirer for alleging in an article that she was mentally ill. She is seeking US$lO million (5516.3 million) in damages. TOMMY LEE 'YES'
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      • 56 14 ACTRESS Drew Barrymore (above), sporting a T-shirt she designed, at Planet Hollywood Beverly Hills. Califor nia. The T-shirts will be sold* at Planet Hollywood locations and proceeds will go to the Wildlife Waystation Foundation, which shelters and rehabilitates wild animals, like the orang
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    • 419 11 WEATHER V V fci^»» SINGAPORE B Showers with thunder over W*m Hi 9 h Sunset today northern, easiern and western j 133 7 19 pm Singapore in the afternoon 111 Low Sunrise tomorrow I*l oc 713 am ASi c of an update on the local weather, call 542-7788 For detailed
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  • EAST ASIA
    • 288 15 Teens suspected of killing boss for calling them this TOKYO Three Japanese teenagers aged 15, 16 and 17 are suspected of beating their boss to death with iron pipes because he scolded them for being lazy, police said yesterday The teenagers, arrested on Monday, allegedly beat 20-year-old
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    • 511 15 Appoints Kim Jong Pil as acting PM despite protests SEOUL South Korea's new President Kim Dae Jung announced his first Cabinet lineup yesterday, appointing election ally Kim Jong Pil as acting Prime Minister despite opposition protests. "The government cannot afford to drift any
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    • 273 15 SEOUL South Korea's new Finance Minister Lee Kyu Sung yesterday pledged to push reforms in big business with "a minimum of cost". "First of all, we have to acquire enough foreign-currency reserves. I will also do my utmost to modernise our financial system,
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    • 163 16 TAIPEI Taiwan's Defence Ministry said yesterday that the four-decade-old compulsory military service for university students would end amid the island's effort to cut its armed forces. Military spokesman Kung Fan-ding "said that the programme would be scrapped by the end of the
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    • 452 16  -  Mary Kwang Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference By China Correspondent New plug for Deng's economic policies BEIJING China's top consultative body, the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), opened its session yesterday with vicechairman Ye Xuanping stressing the need to smoothen conflicts
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    • 281 16 BEIJING China warned yesterday that hard-hitting government reforms designed to separate business from bureaucracy would prove a difficult task to implement "China has already launched government reforms on three occasions but each time, after the fervour for reform had died down, government institutions
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    • 308 16 BEIJING The Chinese government lias appointed an outsider as party boss in Guangdong. China's richest province, showing its determination to rein in the wayward province. The official Xinhua news agency yesterday said Mr Li Changchun, 54. had been named Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
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    • 149 16 LONDON The fallout over media tycoon Rupert Murdoch's stance on China continued yesterday, when a leading literary agent said he would ask his 100 writers to boycott the magnate's British publishing arm. and two more authors pulled out of deals with the company, reports
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    • 438 18 Other countries urged to pitch in WASHINGTON Despite warnings from Pyongyang of dwindling grain stocks, the United States said it did not plan to grant fresh food relief to North Korea but urged other countiies to contribute instead. A North
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    • Article, Illustration
      42 18 A Chinese pedicab driver doing stretching exercises along a road in Beijing on Monday. Pedicabs are a cneap alternative to cars and taxis in Beijing's jam-packed city centre. A ride of several kilometres costs about 10 yuan(Ss2).- Reuters i picture.
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    • 300 18 Art company boss and wife take own lives over financial crunch TOKYO A cash-strapped Japanese art company president and his wife hanged themselves in their home in the latest of a string of suicides triggered by the country's hard times. "We have money trouble," said an
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    • EAST ASIAFILE
      • 52 18 A Korean Air cargo jet yesterday became the first commercial South Korean plane to cross North Korean-controlled air space since the Korean War. Transportation Ministry officials said Flight KE 258. with a crew of four, left New- York and passed through North Korean air space before reaching
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      • 68 18 A Taiwan heli copter crashed late on Monday, killing the pilot. The co-pilot and a technician were missing, the military authorities said yesterday. The Bell 412 nine-seater from Taiwan's domestic Daily Air Corp was sent to transport injured m risen from an American oil rig on an offshore
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      • 71 18 Taiwan said yesterday that it had agreed to open a new shipping route between Shanghai in China and the island's northern Keelung port, further widening cross-strait shipping links. Taiwan gave approval late last week for Shanghai-based Jinjian Shipping Company to sail between the two major ports. Taiwan
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      • 51 18 Officials in southern Guangdong province aimed to complete this month a crackdown on fire hazards in factories, the official China Daily reported yesterday. In the three-month operation, firemen would look out for potential problem spots across the province, focusing particulai ly on foreign -funded, privatelyowned and township enterprises.
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      • 51 18 Fifteen people were Killed ana six injured when a dou-ble-decker bus in a southern Chinese province plunged 150 m into a ravine after a collision, the Guangxi Daily reported in Beijing. The bus collided with a car before hurtling over the edge of a highway in Guangxi province.
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    • 171 18 NEW YORK Young Chinese women smuggled into the US are being forced into prostitution in cities and towns across the country, according to CBS News. In a report yesterday, it said its six-month investigation found immigrants kept as virtual sex slaves in
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
    • 740 19  -  Derwin Pereira Indonesia's democratic and constitutional reforms progressing 'on schedule' Reports by in Jakarta j^B 40^h I Party leader slams biased' reporting A GOLKAR legislator has lashed out at foreign journalists for biased coverage on Indonesia. "I have received many complaints from my
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    • 206 19 JAKARTA Indonesian opposition figure Megawati Sukarnoputri yesterday pressed President Suharto for a better explanation of the country's economic turmoil. The President said on Sunday that he was committed to reforms agreed with the International Monetary Fund in exchange for a bailout package in
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    • NOTEBOOK
      • 43 19 JAKARTA The economic crisis has put residents in no mood to party, Forcing about two-thirds of the city's night spots to close shop temporarily, The Jakarta Post reported on Monday. About 1,700 workers have lost their jobs. Reuters
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      • 62 19 JAKARTA City officials had been urged by their bosses to donate blood to alleviate dwindling supplies and soaring prices, reports said yesterday. "The monetary crisis should not have caused a blood crisis because blood is critical to the people's wellbeing," a senior city administrator told
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      • 91 19 JAKARTA Police warn that rogue taxi drivers are targeting foreigners in the Indonesian capital, after two West African men were robbed at knife-point before being dumped in a city street, the media reported on Monday. The incjdent followed a similar case three weeks ago
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      • 89 19 No' to foreign bases JAKARTA Indonesian Defence Minister Edi Sudradjat said yesterday that the country would never allow any foreign nation to open a military base here, the official Antara news agency reported. "It is impossible. Our country is an independent nation," he was quoted as telling reporters. The minister
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    • 98 20 WHILE 25,000 enumerators were counting the number of homeless people on the streets of Phnom Penh, this Cambodian cyelo driver was also counting in his case, sheep. The exercise yesterday was part of a 10-day census, the first in Cambodia in 35 years. Its aim
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    • 242 20 PHNOM PENH Cambodians have been primed for Prince Norodom Ranariddh's trial today on weapons charges with the broadcast of an incriminating videotape seized from the deposed co-premier's supporters. All six of the country's television stations aired the hour-long videotape during prime viewing hours on
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    • 222 20 BANGKOK Elephants hauling timber out of the Salween national park in north-west Thailand are being overworked by both illegal loggers and the government, according to a report here yesterday. About 60 elephants are believed to be employed as beasts of burden in the national
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    • 426 20  -  Nirmal Ghosh But China must respect 'rules' on the Mischief Reef By Philippines Correspondent MANILA Foreign Secretary Domingo Siazon yesterday said Manila would not protest against China's installation of satellite-communica-tion links on disputed islands, but cautioned tnat if Beijing did this on
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    • 444 21 Remote location makes aid efforts a tough exercise JAKARTA The Indonesian government has airlifted "JO tonnes of rice to East Kalimantan amid reports of a shortage of drinking water in the fire and drought-ravaged province on Borneo island. The rice was sent by
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    • 304 21 MANlLA— Philippine President Fidel Ramos yesterday urged two presidential candidates, an overweight former actor who is leading in the popularity polls and a middle-aged legislator, to avoid a boxing match. Mr Ramos said he would suggest that former movie-star-turned-Vice-President Joseph Estrada and
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    • REGIONALFILE
      • 48 21 Muslim separatist guerillas in the Philippines who have threatened war it peace talks fail, admitted yesterday they are accepting women and children as young as 12 for military training. Most of the youngsters are children of active rebels, said a Moro Islamic Liberation Front spokesman. AFP
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      • 59 21 German Foreign Minis ter Klaus Kinkel on Monday discussed the situation in disputed East Timor with Timorese Nobel Peace Prize laureates Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes Be lo and exiled activist Jose Ramos Horta in Bonn, his ministiy said. Mr Kinkel stressed the need for "an overall and acceptable"
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      • 58 21 A pro-condom campaign in the Thai army has reduced infections with the Aids virus and cases of sexually transmitted diseases, Johns Hopkins researchers report. The rate of infection with HIV, the virus that causes Aids, fell fivefold and sexually-transmit-ted diseases, tenfold, after a condom-education drive, said the report
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      • 37 21 Vietnam carried out its second major execution of the year yesterday to punish abuses of power and drug trafficking. Vu Xuan Truong, a former police captain, and six others were shot dead in Hanoi. Reuters
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      • 33 21 Six prisoners broke out of a Thai jail yesterday after taking the warden hostage, stabbing him to death and smashing through the prison gates in a stolen truck, police said. Reuters
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  • MALAYSIA
    • 197 22 FEKAN (Pahang) A dummy missile fired from an FA- 18 Hornet fighter jet during training strayed from target and landed in the compound of a house in Kampung Sawah, some 20 km from here, on Monday, police said. No injuries or damage
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    • 389 22 All face expulsion, no matter where they come from kVVI Ivll ll\f CRUNCH PETAUNG JAYA Faced with a growing influx of illegal immigrants, Malaysia has warned that it will expel them no matter where they come from. Prime Minister Datuk Sen Dr Mahathir
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    • 99 22 THEY hid in the boot of a car hoping to pass through the border unnoticed. But these two illegal immigrants were found by Johor immigration officers soon after they crossed the Second Link into Johor's Gelang Patah on Monday. The director of Johor Immigration,
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    • 220 22 JAKARTA Forty illegal immigrants were feared dead after a boat with 72 Indonesians capsized on its way to Malaysia, officials said yesterday. A harbour official said 17 bodies had been found and 23 people were still missing after the boat capsized on Saturday
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    • 379 22 KUALA LUMPUR Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim yesterday said the second instalment of the one-month bonus for civil servants for last year would be paid next month as promised. He told reporters there was no delay and that the Cabinet
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    • 178 22 KUALA LUMPUR The planned cuts in the budget allocation for health-care services have been scaled down from IS per cent to 12 per cent so as not to burden the people. The Star yesterday quoted Health Minister Datuk Chua Jui Meng as saying
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    • 299 23 IPOH Gerakan National Youth has said it stands by the principle that the economic cake should be enlarged so that everyone can have a share of it. The movement also aims to work towards minimising and eventually abolishing the distinction between
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    • 424 23 16 to jump from altitude of 3,600 m next month KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia hopes to accomplish yet another feat after having conquered Mount Everest: a free-fall expedition over the North Pole. The Sun reported yesterday that 16 Malaysians would jump from a plane
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    • 424 23 Penang police move quickly against t>lack sheep' in force PENANG Showing they will have no mercy for the black sheep in the force, the Penang state police have announced that they are preparing to charge three policemen with the rape
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    • 365 25 We have received reports that students, some of them in school uniform, frequently access the pornographic sites featuring bestiality, homosexuality and other perverted sexual acts Are these the kinds of materials a teenager should be viewing?' Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs
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    • 305 25 KUALA LUMPUR A fire at the new Ms9 billion tS$4.2 billion) Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) last Saturday caused limited damage to the national carrier's catering building. The Malaysian Business Times yesterday quoted Transport Minister Datuk Sen Dr ling Liong Sik as
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    • 237 25 Call for Jawi to be given 'national language' status KUALA TERENGG.\NU A state Umno leader wants the Jawi script accorded the same priority as the national language as it forms the root of the Malay Indonesian language. Terengganu Mentri Besar Tan Sri Wan Mokhtar Ahmad said the Jawi script also
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    • MALAYSIA FILE
      • 62 25 Tigers are oeuevea 10 nave Kinea 1 7 head of cattle in the Felcra plantations in Setiu since early this year, the Terengganu Wildlife Protection and National Parks Department said yesterday. The latest incident was on Sunday when a cow was attacked and killed by tigers. The department
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      • 43 25 Sabah police have seizea i Kg 01 syaou in the biggest bust of the artificial hallucinating agent in the state so far. Police said two local men were detained in the raid at a Kota Kinabalu hotel on Saturday night. Bernama
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      • 52 25 Umno has expeuea seven party members lor helping the opposition during a recent state by-election in Penang. party deputy president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said after the Umno Supreme Council meeting on Monday night. He also announced that five others were suspended for creating chaos at recent branch
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      • 45 25 Ten men escaped witn computers and components worth hundreds of thousands of ringgit. after robbing a warehouse in Jalan Penchala in Selangor on Monday. The Sun said yesterday that they tied up two security guards with masking tape before fleeing with the loot.
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      • 50 25 The oldest newspaper in Sabah, the Sabah Times, will hit the streets again on Sunday as the New Sabah Times, after its publication ceased three years ago The once-broadsheet newspaper, founded in 1953, will now be in colour tabloid format and would predominantly be in English. Bernama
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      • 46 25 Proton cars are most favoured by car thieves, according to police statistics released yesterday. National cars made up 38.7 per cent of the 3,299 cars stolen last year. Selangor recorded the highest number of 466 cars stolen, followed by Kuala Lumpur and Johor. Bernama
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    • 349 26 IT LOOKS like a large toy plane but it can detect enemy troops or vehicles up to 100 km away and provide information on artillery locations. The Searcher Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), which is 5 m long and has a wingspan of
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    • 570 26  -  Jason Leow Only 2 in 10 'will turn to their mother' By YOUNG Singaporeans would rather turn to their friends for advice than their mothers. And they would prefer to have no one to go to at all than approach their fathers,
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    • 530 27  -  Sebastian Tong Nightmare began after he tried to unclog drainpipe By SOME simple plumbing work turned into a Uve hour night mare for a 50-year-old engineer on Monday night when his arm got stuck in the drainpipe of his bathroom. Singapore Civil
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    • 178 27 A MAN who was on his way to the airport with a suitcase containing $300,000 worth of jewellery was knifed and robbed yesterday morning in Little India. Mr T'aathiyan Naiker Ra wa Moorthy, an Indian national, went through an emergency operation at the
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    • 177 27 A STRETCH of the Pan-Island Expressway, between the Paya Lebar and Eunos flyovers, will be closed to traffic today and on Friday. This stretch would be closed between 1 am and 5 am on both days because of work to widen
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    • 296 28 TWO motorcyclists who raced before a crowd of more than 250 people one night have landea in jail and lost their bikes too. Salesmen Chua Soon, 24, and Adrian Kiong Heng Chqy, 22. were each jailed for four weeks, fined S 1.500.
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    • 217 28 The new-look Straits Times NEARLY 250 newspaper vendors got a sneak preview of the new-look Straits Times at a tea reception at News Centre in MacPherson yesterday. And they found it to their take. Mr Alan Chua. 32, who has been in the business for
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    • 552 28  -  Tan Ooi Boon Key witness dies but C J rejects claim of accused By He could have suffered embarrassment at the hands of the prosecution at the trial. 'But God took him out and put him upstairs quickly.' CJ Yong, concluding that Mr Ang
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    • 267 28 A POLICE sergeant was fined $10,000 yesterday for helping a former colleague to cany on an illegal moneylending business. Gary Goh Cheng Huat. 32. admitted that he gave a total of $15,000 to former Criminal Investigation Department sergeant. Choo Hock Leng. to lend to
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    • 113 28 THE decomposed body of a man. with a rope tied around his neck and several stab wounds in his chest, has been found in some bushes near a railway track off Upper Bukit Timah Road. The man. who has yet to be identified, is
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    • 547 30  -  Ahmad Osman Retraining workers to keep them employable By IT WILL cost $80 million to train 20,000 workers this year under the Skills Redevelopment Programme (SRP) initiated by the National Trades Union Congress, NTUC chief Lim Boon Heng said yesterday. He
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    • 207 30 fg INTERNATIONAL food manufacturer Yeo Hiap Seng is upbeat about the rewards of the Skills Redevelopment Programme (SRP) for the company and its workers. The company's human resources manager, Mr Lawrence Png, said yesterday that the 200 workers who would go through the programme would
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    • 361 30 THREE homes in a condominium in Seietar Hills were broken into on Monday afternoon, making it a total of six cases of burglaries and robberies in the area since the year started. Police said the three apartments in the Serenity Park
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    • 579 31  -  GinnieTeo And over 300 people turned up to view the $6.8 m house on Sunday By m gf^m mn Where: Parbury Avenue 19V6l Size: 734s( J m or size ot tlve HDB exec flats What it has: ml Five bedrooms Carporch with space for four
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    • 433 31  -  Sharon Vasoo By MOTORISTS who want to convert their foreign car and motorcycle driving licences to Singapore licences must now take the local Basic Theory Test firstThis is to ensure that they are familiar with traffic rule's here, said the Traffic Police.
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    • 593 33 It hopes to bring screening to door-steps 'None of us had breast cancer, but we all know of Mends and relatives who have it. "We were alarmed by the high incidence here, but at the same time, we w r ere encouraged to learn
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    • 348 33 A MARRIAGE of mobile phones and satellite technology will, within a couple of years, allow people to make calls from remote places, for example, when they are far out at sea or up in the mountains. Yet, when they are in urban
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    • 498 33  -  David Miller Waste-wood fire at Lim Chu Kang By You have to look at the scene. These are huge piles of wood chips and it is difficult to reach the base of the fire. 'Even after the fire has been put out,
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      • 627 34 HISTORIANS 50 years hence will undoubtedly view President Suharto's ascension to power in 1965 as a turning point in the fortunes of Southeast Asia. VVhen he first took office, seven in 10 Indonesians lived in absolute poverty. Thirty-three years later, the country is "within striking distance of eliminating
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    • 977 34  -  Chua Lee Hoong SECOND LAST WORD By THE move by the Economic Development Board and the National Computer Board to name scholarship bond-breakers publicly aads a twist to the shaming policy that started in Singapore against litterbugs several years ago. The breach that
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    • 1228 34  -  Nazir Kamal Sanctions are insensitive to Iraqis Opposition groups might foment domestic instability Disarmament might weaken Muslim world By US may be seeking pretext to test smart arms THE threat of an awe some American air strike against Iraq, which loomed large onlv a fortnight
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    • 1048 35  -  Ethan Bronner Experts ask if loose system of education is behind US success By \ew res 'I remember,' said Mr Gerald Bracey, a researcher and writer on education, 'when the Education Minister of Singapore came here, and people said: "What are you
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    • 545 35  -  Reginald Dale By International Herald Tribune WASHINGTON "Market of last resort" is a new phrase entering America's economic vocabulary as the trade implications of the Asian financial crisis sink in. It means a place you can always count on to sell your exports when
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    • 497 36 W v&!Jdl]&-) A &1A&!/ if Information Talks and Advisory Service 1998-9 The National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) are organising a series of course and career information talks to advise prospective applicants on their choice or courses of study and their future careers. They have
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  • SPORTS
    • Tigers' team-work tops
      • 395 37  -  Chan Tse Chueen By BETTER understanding between its foreign and local signings gave Balestier Central a 2-1 win over its fellow SLeague club Tiong Bahru United at the Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. There was no lack of individual skills on display in this
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      • 450 37  -  Santokh Singh By S-LEAGUE clubs which have yet to fill their quota of five for eigners may want to look at Negri Sembilan trialist Duro Joszef. In a goalless match between Negri and Malaysia Cup champion Selangor that provided little
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    • 113 37 HOCKEY SINGAPORE will take on the French men's national hockey team in two friendly matches at the Delta Sports Complex tomorrow and on Friday. France, which is on its way to Malaysia for a training stint, will also play against a Singapore Premier League Selection today.
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    • 342 37 A FRIEND in need is a friend indeed. Despite economic turmoil in its home country, South Korean corporate giant Hyundai has pledged to stand by Sembawang Rangers through thick and thin. Hyundai Engineering Construction managing director Oh Jin Young presented Sembawang chairman
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    • 469 37 ATHLETICS Asics-SAAA Ist All-comers/ Junior Progressive Meet (winners only) 100m Boys' U-20, Race 1: Chris Longergan (SAS) 12.065ec. Race 2: Noriman (ITE Bedok) 11.72. Race 3: U.K. Shyam (Safsa) 10.71. Race 4: Tan Keng Yap (ACJC) 11.19. U-15, Race 1: Garv Wang iN ASS) 12.70. Race 2:
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    • WOODLANDS SPOTLIGHT
      • 451 37  -  Thomas Koh By DESPITE an impressive run last year, when it finished third in the S-League and second in the FA Cup, Woodlands Wellington by its own admission will not start among the favourites this* season. Said coach Dean Wheatley yesterday: "Basically, we're starting
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      • 306 37 NOT many people can claim to have trained alongside the likes of Fabrizio Ravanelli and Juninho but Woodlands Wellington's two new English signings Paul Richardson and Mark Patterson have done just that. Both were on the reserve team of English First Division Club Middlesbrough until they
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    • 500 38 Ferguson worried over poor state of Monaco pitch SOCCER European Cup MONACO Monaco coach Jean Tigana, who cleared up confusion over his future by prolonging his contract at the French champion until 2002, is not afraid of Manchester United. "There's no point of
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    • 202 38 WORLD CUP RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil's world champion soccer team will undergo a managerial shake-up in the next few days, but much criticised coach Mario Zagallo will remain in the job for this year's World Cup, the head of Brazilian soc cer said
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    • SPORTSPEOPLE
      • 245 38 ROME AC Milan's plati-num-blouci French midfielder Ibrahim Ba is the sexiest foreign player in Italy, according to an opinion poll published on Monday. The poll, carried out by Interview. PR and Trade Communications, asked 589 women with a self-confessed interest in football which foreign
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    • 302 38 ENGLISH LEAGUE LONDON Arsenal missed out on a chance to reduce Manchester United's impressive lead in the English Premier League when it could manage only a goalless draw at London rival West Ham. Arsenal began Mondays match with three games
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  • Page 37 Miscellaneous
    • 84 37 TODAY'S EVENTS I BADMINTON Schools West Zone finals (Telecom Building, Dunearn Road, 2.30pm HOCKEY Friendly: French National Team v Premier League Selection (Delta Sports Complex, Bpm). SOCCER Civil Service Cup. Group A: SSC V Ministry of Education Kallang practice track) Gp B: Club HDB v CAAS (CSC Oval) 5.15pm. SBHFL
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    • 64 38 MM Next Draw No. 1263/98 Thursday, 5 March 1998 Group 1 Prize 51,068,000 WINNERS FOR DRAW NO. 1 262/98 Group 1 Prize: $500,000 No Winners Group 2 Prize: $30,173 each 6 Winners Group 3 Prize: $1,548 each 1 1 7 Winners Group 4 Prize: $432 each 420 Winners Group 5
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      • 103 39 EVER heard of the phrase "you are what you eat"° Well. Miloslav Seslija Sembawang Rangers' Croatian midfielder says that his favourite liquid food is Milo. No prizes for guessing what fellow-Stallions call him. Shouts of "Milo. Milo" are heard every time the former Sabah star plays. But
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      • 89 39 STILL on S-League trivia. In a recent questionnaire issued by the S-League, players were required to answer a list of questions on their favourite food, nobbies. best goal scored, toughest opponent, etc. There was also a question on superstitions. Many players left that blank, but Sembawang
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      • 97 39 FANS at the National Stadium last Sunday might have missed the other No. 17 so busy were they watching the one they were more familiar with. Fandi Ahmad. The Straits Times Sports Editor Godfrey Robert had donned a No. 17 jersey when he turned up for
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        39 39 THERE was another star on Sunday night who could not last the 90 minutes Thai striker Piyapong Pue-on. If this picture by Timesport photographer Jerrv Seh is anything to go by, his increased girth is the problem.
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      • 83 39 LIVERPOOL fans in England are not the only ones who are frustrated with their football club's fading" form in recent weeks. One die-hard Singaporean Reds supporter was so upset after his beloved team lost to Aston Villa 1-2 last Saturday that he immediately sent an e-mail to the
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      • 70 39 From tennis legend to rock legend 9 Former world No. 1 John McEnroe is seen here performing rock songs during the tennis rock night in Rotterdam last weekend. The event was held to celebrate the 25th edition of the international tennis tournament in the Dutch city. Other
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      • 81 39  -  CANADIAN golfer Jim Rutledge's charge through the field at the Rolex Masters last Sunday caught many spectators by surprise. Most of the 3,000 crowd followed the last two flights of the day but. eventually, only Filipino Frankie Minoza finished in the top three from those two groups. Rutledge.
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    • 532 39 NBA BASKETBALL WASHINGTON Chris Webber had 31 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists and fuelled a sec-ond-half burst as the Washington Wizards bounced back from its worst loss of the season with a 96-86 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. Calbert Cheaney scored 21 points
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    • 367 39 CRICKET GEORGETOW (Guyana) Mike Atherton braced himself for a new round of criticism of his captaincy after England crashed to a humiliating 242 run defeat in the Fourth Test against the West Indies on Monday. But he said that although the West Indies had
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    • 736 39 S.African breeders to host lunch A BUFFET lunch, open to horse owners and trainers interested in South African-bred yearlings, will be held in the Hibiscus Room at the Singapore Turf Club on Friday at lpm. Co-hosted by the Association of Racehorse Trainers
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    • 347 39  -  Thomas Koh CYCLING By HIS dreams of winning a South-east Asia Games gold medal were shattered last year. But John Ong realised another dream when he met up with top-notch Italian cyclists from the world's No. 1 ranked team Mapei-Briscobi. The Italians were in town
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    • 449 39  -  Malcolm Bastians By THE red and gold Auric Stable silks, once seen at count less classic victories, is set to rise again, three months after a switch in trainers. From 1985 to 1995, Auric Stable emerged as Malayan Racing Association champion owner each season.
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    • 440 39  -  Tan Thean Loon RACING By MATHIEUS. winner of dast Sunday's 1.200m Tiger Beer Triple Challenge first leg. will head for the second leg of the Asia Pacific Breweries-spon-sored series on April 12. The 1,400m trip? No problem, said both trainer Nigel Landers and winning-rider
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  • OBITUARIES
    • 386 40 850 Deaths 850 Deaths 850 Deaths The LORD takes care of those who obey him, and the land will be theirs forever." Psalm Chapter 37: IS PAUL YEE MING KENG Age 84 was called home to be with the Lord on 3 March 1998. Wife Yip Sew Cheng Sons Daughters-in-law
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      45 40 IN EVERLASTING MEMORY OF MY FATHER JOHN FRANCIS PEREIRA BORN: 03-12-1914 DEPARTED: 04 03 1979 Dear loving father, Nineteen long years have passed away but in my heart you live forever. Deeply and always remembered by your loving son. P. JOSEPH MARTIN
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    • 113 40 850 Deaths 850 Deaths Lee Chwee Huat Age: 89 passed away peacefully on 2-3-98, leaving behind loved ones. (Wife Yap Lye Choon, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Lee Yam Beng Gan Ah Beng I xv Kim ßor, deceased) Lee Siew Kim Lee Kim Chye AngSeokTiang Lee Hock Chye Soon Yen Fern Daughters:
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    • 112 40 852 Acknowledgements 852 Acknowledgements The Family of the Late TEO AH TEOW Departed on 26 Feb 98 Wishes to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends, business associates and colleagues for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, wreaths and donations during their recent bereavement. The Family Of The
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      65 40 Mrs. Mah Kee Yam nee Phen Tang Kam Age: 84 passed away peacefully on 3 March 98 leaving behind loved ones. Son: Mah Cheong Meng Daughter: Mah Yoke Ying brother, sister, nephews, nieces, relatives friends. Body resting at S'pore Casket, 131 Lavender St. (Crystal Room) Tel: *****07. Cortege
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      113 40 In Everlasting Memory Of Our Father JOHN FRANCIS PEREIRA Departed: 4th March 1979 Rest 'ii peace, dear loving father, Nineteen long years have passed away; You are gone, but still are living In the hearts o' those who stay. Dearly misted and always remefntierud by loving wife
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    • 194 40 852 Acknowledgements 852 Acknowledgements OUR LOVING MUM LUCY GRACIE RODRIGUES (LULU) nee CONCEICAO Dearest Mum, > We miss you dearly. Thank you for being a loving and understanding mother, for your blessings, guidance, patience tolerance. Most of all, for loving and accepting us as we are. From your loving children
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    • 102 40 854 Condolences 854 Condolences With Deepest Sympathy and Condolences to our Managing Director, Mr. Ang Ah Heng on the demise of his beloved father ANG BOON CHEOW Departed 2/3/98 From The Management Staff of Oceanlink Marine Engrg. Ductworks Pte Ltd Oceanlink Refrigeration Electrical Pte Ltd The Family Of The Late
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    • 98 40 858 Requiems 858 Requiems Athma Shanti Pooja The Family Of The Late SINNAPRILLA! Departed on 18.02.98 wish to express their heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to all relatives, friends and colleagues for their kind attendance and condolences to their recent bereavement Karumathi prayer* will be held on 04.03.98, Wednesday (night) at
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  • MONEY
    • 410 41 March 3, 1998 HK» ASM P«ot>c 5 73 -0 200 AHwdndint'l 038 ♦001 *Jh«d Ovwm* 0.60 -0 02 0 83 0 01 3«nK3fEA 13.90 -0 05 C "a I 39 -0 08 COL Hot#l 280 -0 03 C«f« 3« Cor»l i 77 uncn CWMPacAir 7 15 +0 20 C«Mury
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    • 394 41 March 3, 1998 YEN Advartot Corp 9320 30 Ajmomoto 1270 +10 Ak»El«ctric 197 8 Amada 001 i tun Cn#m irtd 555 -22 Asani Glass 770 -10 3*o«TKy-Mitsubt«N 1770 -30 3ndg**ton« 2980 -20 Canon 2930 +10 Casio 1130 unch Cfttzsn 930 10 DaiNipoon 2180 -20 Dai-tcfti Kangyo 1060 +10 D«j«i
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    • 293 41 OCBC OUB UOB DBS TLB POSB KB DEPOSIT RATES Savings 3~< 3' 3'. 3", 4>, 3'. 4 -ueo Jeoosrt 5 5 5 5-. BM s'« 3 ■ncntr-s s'. 5. SM s'. SVi s'. 0 -nonths s'. 5 5 1 5. i s'. '2-nonths 5 s'. s'. s'. 5H
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    • 83 41 CRUDE PRODUCT PRICES CRUDE PRODUCT MONTH* CHANGE PRICE (US$) BBL BRENT BLEND Apr 0 30 0 30 14 05—14 10 WEST TEXAS Imam Apr -0 27-0 27 15 32-15 36 DUBAI FATEH Apr -0 31-0 31 1158-1163 TAPIS BLEND Apr -0 20-0 20 13 45-13 55 MWAS -0 10 -010
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    • OVERSEAS MARKETS ROUND-UP
      • 131 41 MALAYSIA'S benchmark stock index yesterday fell for a second day, led Toy bank stocks, amid concern that bad loans may affect the economy. "We're still a bit nervous about Malaysia," said Mr Michael Watt, general manager of Hendersen Investors Ltd in Kuala Lumpur. "Banks
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      • 40 41 Share prices closed o.y per cent higher yesterday ana off morning lows in range-bound trading as investors consolidated their positions, dealers said. The key Hang Seng Index gained 106.62 points to 11,425.46, on a turnover of HK57.54 billion. AFP
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      • 110 41 Japanese share prices closed 0.6 per cent lower yesterday as the absence of fresh leads prompted profittaking following strong gains the previous day, brokers said. The Nikkei Stock Average closed down 96.01 points at 17,168.33. The Topix index fell 0.87 point to 1,296.1, with about 600 million shares changing
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      • 50 41 The share market hit a new record closing high on Monday, with the Footsie index finishing at 5,820.6, up 53.3 points or 0.92 per cent, in comparison with last Friday's close. Traders said the share market had been encouraged mainly by new speculation about possible mergers and acquisitions. AFP
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      • 24 41 Blue chips edged up to a new high on Monday, picking up 4.73 points to 8,550.45 after see-sawing through the session. AFP
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      • 93 41 Indonesia's benchmark stock index yesterday rose 4.4 per cent, boosted by hopes that President Suharto would restructure banks, dismantle cartels and put other International Monetary Fund reforms in place. The Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite Index rose 21.95 points to 518.68, its highest close in almost a month. Clove cigarette
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      • 66 41 Australian shares closed 0.5 per cent lower yesterday as a weak bond market prompted speculation of an interest rate rise, brokers said. The Australian Stock Exchange's main indicator, the All-Ordinaries Index, fell 13.5 points to 2,684.4. The All Resources Index was down 4.5 points at 1,134.3 while the All-Industrials
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      • 32 41 The Stock Exchange of Thailand Composite Index rose 1.55 points, or 0.3 per cent, to 539.72 yesterday. Trading was 5 billion bant, down a fifth from the previous day. Bloomberg News
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    • 121 41 SINGAPORE Physical (SS) Tut Mon Kilobar *****—***** 14 *****-***** 16 100 gm 1547-*****2 lofiO-1634 61 50 gm 775—815 76 7P?-82l 94 20 gm 309-***** 3M-334 75 sgm 77-89 61 78—90 64 1 gm 15-24 72 10-24 72 Bullion com* (SS/oz) S pore Bullion com 494—500 499—505 Canadian maple
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    • 108 41 Contract date: March 3, 1998 INIT ONE 3 6 S 12 r VALUE UN MTH MTH MTH MTH MTH CALL DATE USS 5% s'/,, 57„ SV„ tH, A'h 5/3/98 AS 4V„ 4V„ 4»<, 4% 4'/,, 3'7„ 5/3/98 NZS 7"/,,. 8 7'4 7'"/,, VI, T% 5/3/98 STG 6%
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    • 10 41 Closing prices (MS/kilo) KLTin $19.36 (unchanged) Turnover 72 (—5
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    • 3444 41 Transaction Date March 3, 1998 1998 Last Vol Net High Low Company Sale (000) PIE INDUSTRIALS Consumer Products 310 180 AlinomotO 280 14.4 148 73 Angkasa 126 -2 34 2 9 290 123 Apollo Food Hlg 230 unch 1 67 388 190 BeriayaLand 37C -10 146 21.4 374
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    • 229 41 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency Buying OD Selling US dollar 1 5856 1 6235 Sterling pound 2 5905 2 6868 Australian dollar ***** ***** Canadian dollar 1 1083 1 1475 NZ dollar 0 9220 3 9658 EC unit 1 7774 Singapore dollars to 100 units of
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    • 336 41 March 3, 1998 Rubber Futures (Closing prices) RSS I Contract Tonnes (S cents/kg) Month High Low Sen Vol Open Inl Apr9B ***** ***** ***** 200 825 May ***** 120 50 120 50 850 3725 Jun 122 50 3325 JulSep 128 00 128 00 128 00 150 4095 OctDec
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    • 39 41 Crud* palm oil (Itt/tonne) Mar 98 2. 1 30.00 (South) fefirwd p*im oil (US4tonn«) 380 Mi Ok Mar 98 607.50 (seller) AorWay/Jun 602.50 (seller) 3BDO*n Mar 98 640.00 (seller) Apr/May/Jun 627.50 (seller) Stearn Mar 98 525.00 (seller!
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    • 31 41 Tue Mon Singapore 5 5 1 0— 6 54C 6 620—6 650 Mon Fri New v ort 5 530-6 520 5 500— 6 530 Source Rotftscniid Closing prices (USMroy oz)
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    • SIMEX FUTURES
      • 69 41 Euroyen 3-month deposit (100 implied interest rate) Open High Low Sett Est Vol Mar 98 99 115 ***** ***** ***** 4820 Jun *****/ 99 280 99 255 99 275 7410 99 255 Sep 99 275 99 285 99 260 99 280 4932 Dec 99 220/ 99 250 99 210 99
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      • 48 41 Open High Low Sett Est Vol Spot 383 80 385 25 376 47 379 56' Mar9B ***** ***** ***** 384 70 3785 Apr 382 50 385 00 382 50 ***** 3 May 388 60 0 Jun ***** Act Vol (Mon) 2240 Open Int (Mon) *****
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      • 40 41 10- Year Japanese Government Bond Open High Low Sett Est Vol Mar 98 129 79 129 95 129 77 129 89 1320 Jun 129 44 ***** ***** 129 52 1783 Act Vol (Mon) 1 1 13 Open Int (Mon) 4822
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      • 37 41 Open High Low Sett Est Vol Apr 98 1400 1401 1400 1401 53 May 14 37 14 37 14 37 14 36 4 Jun 14 72 0 Act Vol (Mon) 29 Open Int (Mon) 231
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      • 30 41 Spot US Dollar/ Japanese Yen Opan High Low Sett Est Vol Mar 98 125 96 125 96 124 93 125 28 2 Act Vol (Mon) 12 Open Int (Mon) 132
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      • 92 41 Eurodollar 3-month deposit (1 00 implied interest rale) Open High Low Sett Est Vol Mar 98 94 315 94 320 94 310 94 320 3422 Jun 94 340 94 340 94 335 94 340 4492 Sep 94 310 94 310 94 300 94 305 4424 Dec 94 230 94 230
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      • 52 41 Open High Low Sett Est Vol Spot 256 32 257 76 254 26 255 72" Mar 98 254 00 254 50 254 00 254 50 5701 Jun 254 00 5637 Sep ***** 0 Dec 254 50 0 Mar 99 254 60 0 Act Vol (Mon) 6374 Open Int
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      • 44 41 Open High Low Sett Est Vol SPOT ***** 16 *****67 *****.74 *****33" Mar9B *****/ ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** Jun *****/ ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** Sep ***** 0 Dec ***** 0 Act Vol (Mon)' *****. Open Int (Mon]: 1 *****.
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      • 34 41 Open High Low Sett Est Vol Mar 98 ***** ***** ***** ***** 5 Act Vol (Mon) 7 Open Inl (Mon) 75 Spot Indsx on market closed. 0 Settlement Price not available.
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    • 1904 41 gdfgd Yag»o GDR NT$lO US Gr'a 798 Curr La«t Vol Day Div Nat M Cap High Low Company Tradad Sale +or- 000 High Low P/E Smll 478 28 s AISB 50C MM -4 685 109 103 5 0 413 106.7 2 5* m AMDBSOC 45 -15 1974 47
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    • 555 42 Italian group now largest shareholder with 18.6% billerica (Massachusetts) Wang Laboratories Inc has agreed to buy the information technology unit of Olivetti SpA in a US$39O million (***** million' deal that will make the Italian company Wang"s largest shareholder, with an
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    • 454 42 HONGKONG Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd and Hutchison Whampoa Ltd, the two flagships of billionaire Li Ka shing, plan to spend US$6OO million (Ss96B million) to expand their hotel businesses, a spokesman said. The move may signal his confidence that the region's tourism business
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    • 569 42 WASHINGTON Microsoft Corps Windows 98 operating system will be released by midyear on schedule without delay by the Justice Department's antitrust probe of the company's business practices, said Mr Bill Gates, the company's chairman and chief executive officer. "That product is on track
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    • 246 42 GENEVA Mercedes-Benz, the luxury car unit of DaimlerBenz, Germany's largest industrial company, said it expects 1998 sales to grow more than 10 per cent from the 53 billion deutschemarks (5547.6 billion) it posted in 1997. Daimler said yesterday that sales of Mercedes models rose 19
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    • MONEYWORLD
      • 129 42 Britain"s Thistle Hotels said yesterday it planned to dispose of some 30 hotels with a book value of approximately £100 million (*****.7 million) over the next year. "It is intended that, over the course of the next year, the hotel portfolio will be progressively rationalised by the
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      • 60 42 Japanese retailer Matsuzakaya Co confirmed yesterday it would pull out of Hongkong by August, ending its 23-year history in the territory. The company's Hongkong department store in Causeway Bay had accumulated losses of 1.5 billion yen (Ssl9 million) by December, it said. The decision was part of a
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      • 118 42 Ford Motor Co yesterday unveiled its new Focus mid-sized car at the Geneva International Motor Show, describing it as a turning point for the US manufacturer. The Focus is the follow-up vehicle to Ford's most successful car, the Escort, which has sold around 20 million cars worldwide.
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      • 159 42 Texas Utilities boosted its offer for Energy Group to £6.3 billion (5516.9 billion) in cash and assumed debt, raising the stakes anew in a struggle with PacifiCorp for control of the British energy company. The 840 pence-per-share offer by the Dallas-based utility came little more than 12
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    • 81 43 March 3 Change ST Industrials 1592 88 -17 76 ST Finance 2852 75 -28 91 ST Hotels 1623 33 —324 ST Properties 912.41 -12.19 BT Composite 1403 63 -20 41 BT-MGA ***** —13 73 BT— SRI 673 81 -10 41 BT 08/OS +197 -279 BT CADI -***** -165 BT
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    • 64 43 MAIN CLOB Up Dn Unch Up Dn Unch Industrial 31 120 34 5 45 2 Finance 1 23 3 0 14 0 Hotels 2 5 3 0 2 0 Properties 3 11 2 1 20 0 Plantations 0 0 0 0 8 0 Mining 0 0 0 0 10
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    • 26 43 EasyknitHKIOc 26,440.000 RenongBhd50c 22,085,000 MBf Capital 15,054,000 Hekapacific Bh 14,869,000 M Resources 14.627,000 Metroplex50c 10,268,000 L&M50C 9,634,000 Asia Food&Prop 8,284,000 RHBCapWt99 7,767,000 RenongWtOO 6,518,000
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    • 53 43 Total Market Mon Tue Industrials 174.565m *****7m Finance 32.247m 51 631m Hotels 2474m 2 178m Properties 39.344m 37 778m Loans Stocks 33.153m 43 708m Plantations 3.935m 5 420m Mining 795,000 1 252m Total volume 286.513m 310.103m Total value in S$ 489.921m 393.971m Sesdaq volume 10.333m 5 912m Nasdaq
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    • 4628 43 Transaction Date: March 3. 1 998 I 1997 98 Curr Laat Vol Day Gra Net MCapWtAvg High Low Company Traded Sale +or- 000 High Low Div P/E Smil Price 157 18 5 e ACE Dynamics6oc 37 -1 29 37 35.5 30.3 38 ASE NTS, O 200 US 985
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    • 320 43  -  JEAN CHIA MARKET REPORT THE corporate reporting season is keeping away investors, who are wary that 1997 earnings will underperform expectations. The Straits Times Industrials (STI) Index fell 17.76 points to 1,592.88 yesterday as investors began taking profits on blue chips that had run up
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    • 1833 43 BONDS, LOANS WARRANTS All shares quoted h»ve a par value of S1 unlesi otherwise specified bi trading in this stock is restricted to buying-in market only Adjusted for scrip/rights. N Tax-exempted dividend P/E ratios reflect the last annual consolidated results P/E ratios and Gr s Y Id of foreign shares
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    • 981 43 Mgrs Prices. March 4 Aberdeen Asset Mot Asia Ltd Aberdeen S pore GrTund 0 968—1 018" Aberdeen Select Portfolio (it NAV) Asian Fixed income Fund 0 913" Pacific Equity Fund 0 974" Indonesian Equity Fund 0 843" Malaysian Equity Fund 1131" Philippine Equity Fund 0943" Singapore Equity Fund
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    • 894 43 1997/98 Curr Last Vol Day Gr's Net MCapWtAvg High Low Company Traded Sale +or- 000 High Low Div P/E Smil Price 186 76 eABRHIdgs5c 104 unch 13 104 103 3 0 148 6 46 3 106 448 76 e AS Auto 10c 205 -8 142 213 202 15 ON
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    • 824 46  -  Kalpana Rashiwala It sets aside only 3m shares for public with majority placed out By Despite the sluggish property market, Mr Chua said he still expected Hersing's business to grow this year as there are more sellers who need professional
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    • 299 46 THE market for initial public offerings (IPOs) is hotting up again, with yet another aspirant announcing yesterday it had received the go-ahead for a mainboard listing. Homegrown Li Xin Industries said it would launch its IPO later this month. The plastic mould maker
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    • 196 46 UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB) will close its Osaka branch with effect from March 31, in a move to rationalise its operations in Japan. The business of its Osaka branch will be taken over by its Tokyo unit, it said yesterday in a press statement. "The
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    • 277 46 More than 80 per cent of the funds invested in the issue which had been placed fully with banks, fund managers, institutions and large investors was raised outside Singapore. UOB Asset Management (UOBAM) yesterday announced that it had been appointed
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    • 652 46 Group banks on exports to ride out tough times 'It's going to be the worst that Proton has gone through in its whole lifetime. Whoever's running Proton now must be having sleepless nights.' MrKok. KUALA LUMPUR A year ago
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    • 564 47  -  Tammy Tan Corporate results Weaker regional currencies benefit it By NATSTEEL Electronics Ltd (NEL) yesterday reported a 106 per cent jump in net earnings to $36.1 million, surpassing its forecast of $30 million made during its initial public offering last October. The more
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    • 569 47  -  Yeow Pei Lin By PROPERTY developer Keppel Land yesterday reported a 3 per cent rise in full-year net earnings to $104.7 million but, contrary to market expectations, it did not provide for potential losses from unsold units whose prices have fallen. It did,
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    • 171 47 TAT Lee Finance yesterday reported a 10.2 per cent fali in full-year net profit to $8.9 mil lion. Its group loan portfolio grew 3.3 per cent to $565 million for the year ended Dec 31 while deposits remained at the previous years level
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    • 140 47 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad yesterday said a review to lift the ban on shortselling of shares needed careful consideration as it could result in a weakened stock market. "That needs to be reviewed very carefully we always feel that
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    • 632 47 LONDON Millennium Copthorne Hotels pic (M&C) is planning £50 million (Ssl32 million) of capital expenditure for this year, up from the £41 million it spent last year, according to finance director David Cook. In an interview with AFX News, he said the group
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    • COMPANIES IN BRIEF
      • 89 47 Indonesian businessman Edwin Soeryadjava has proceeded with a call option to buy a 24.9 percent stake in listed L&M Group Investments for $19.12 million, or 50 cents per share but he has yet to make a takeover offer for the company. The transaction is part of a call
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      • 89 47 United Pulp Paper (UPP) yesterday reported net earnings for last year soared 43.5 per cent to $3.07 million, despite turnover falling 21 per cent to $53 million. It said the paper mill and converting businesses of its unit, United Paper Industries, turned in a better performance, helped
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      • 118 47 Koh Brothers Group, listed on the mainbaord, secured recently three new construction contracts worth nearly $217 million, bringing its total construction contracts in hand to over $550 million. The three new contracts were secured through its wholly-owned subsidiary Koh Brothers Building Civil Engineering Contractor, the group
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      • 39 47 CM Telecom said yesterday three wholly-owned subsidiaries would buy 40,000 square feet of commercial space in Hongkong's Kowloon Bay for HK$ 157.1 million (around Ss33 million). The rental income from existing tenancies is about HK$4.5 million.
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      • 24 47 Datacraft Asia has won a US$l.l million (551.77 million) deal to design and implement Bangkok Bank Public Company Ltd's local area network.
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  • FINANCIAL TURMOIL
    • 603 44  -  Luz Baguioro TAKING ACTION By \\r The proposal aims to encourage mergers among commercial banks and thrift banks based in the capital, and will effectively weed out weaker players. PHILIPPINE monetary authorities Sd to order a new round of capital increases
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    • CURRENCYNOTES
      • 170 44 Britain yesterday mooted setting up an "Asem trust fund" to provide assistance to struggling Asian economies, British and European Union (EU) officials said in Bangkok. Special EU envoy Derek Fatchett, a British junior foreign minister, raised the idea in meetings with senior Thai politicians in Bangkok at
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      • 155 44 Bank Indonesia <BI) will finalise on Friday compensation offers for non bank customers of the 16 banks liquidated on Nov 1 last year under the nation's International Monetary' Fund package. It yesterday said non bank customers eligible for compensation offers include those holding rupiah or foreign exchange cheque
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      • 59 44 Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei is to make a two-day private visit to the Philippines from today, the presidential palace said yesterday. The monarch is to meet with President Fidel Ramos on Thursday to discuss an Asean proposal for members to trade among themselves in regional currencies to
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      • 55 44 French support for a plan to guarantee Indonesian letters of credit <LCs) depends on full implementation of terms laid down by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), French Treasury head Jean Lemierre said yesterday. And it was up to the IMF to decide if those conditions had been
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    • 579 44  -  Edward Tang TEAMWORK By Thailand Correspondent BANGKOK Instead of ere ating a common currency. Asean members should work with other countries in East Asia to establish a mechanism to insulate themselves against the US dollar, said a prominent economist. "In the end, such
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    • 421 44 NO HOLDS BARRED BANGKOK The Thai government has approved a series of measures to increase competition in the communications industry by selling shares in state companies and converting royalty-based concessions into equity. Transport and Communications Minister Suthep Thaugsuban said yesterday. Details of
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    • 271 44 WORSE TO COME WASHINGTON The US trade deficit with Asia is expected to worsen considerably this year because of the economic turmoil and currency devaluations that have gripped the region, the White House said in a report released on Monday. "In 1998,
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    • 603 45 IN THE LINE 0E FIRE TOKYO Japan's top financial bureaucrat Eisuke Sakakibara came under fire in parliament yesterday for alleged influence-peddling, forcing the Ministry' of Finance to reopen an investigation into "Mr Yen's past conduct. "It's better to clarify whether the ministry's findings
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    • 584 45  -  Susan Sim BACKING DOWN By Indonesia Correspondent Apkindo's first directive requires its 112 members to pay a bond of 50,000 rupiah (S$10) or every cubic metre of plywood exported. A second directive instructs members to export solely through a shipping company controlled
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    • 425 48 PAGE 48 Tax consultants from Arthur The seminar on the Singapore Andersen, who will be on the panel Budget 1998, organised for the first of speakers, will work out how the time by The Money Desk, will be various tax rebates announced last held at DBS Auditorium from Friday will
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      • 1035 2  - My story is shocking but not unusual LYNN SEAH Dr Roberta Sykes on: We must tell 'I think that what happened in my life is typical of what happened to thousands of black people. And if we all don't tell, it's possible for these things to go wrong again.' Invisible
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      • 400 3 THE power of negative thinking may have a stronger influence on well-be-ing than the power of positive thinking, a study by Ohio State University psychologists suggests. Researchers found that the possible harm associated with a pessimistic outlook increased anxiety,
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      • 475 3 Bed-hopping A man will jump on a 24-year-old because it makes him feel 24 THE president of the United States is accused of it, a prominent British politician definitely did it, and the chief constable of a Scottish police force denied
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      • 229 4 ART lovers, flocking to see Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece The Last Supper, back on display after an interval of 20 years, have been frustrated by restrictions on the number of visitors imposed by Milan's cultural authorities. The refectory at the Dominical monastery of
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      • 170 4 EXPERTS have taken out of its casket the mummified remains of a 26th-Dynasty Egyptian priest who had been entombed for more than 2,600 years. Mr Gaballah Ali Gaballah, secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), said the remains of the priest,
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      • 466 4  -  MAGDALENE LUM It will be the first Singapore-based company to manage and operate a restaurant in that German city MAS Millenium, the Indo-nesian-owned company based here, that operates the American Tony Roma's ribs chain here, is investing more than $3 million on
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      • 98 5 LEADER of the Scottish National Party. Mr Alex Salmond, is determined to find out why Scottish film star Sean Connery was denied a knighthood this year. After failing to obtain an answer from Scottish Secretary Donald Dewar, he plans to press parliament's Commissioner for Standards
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      • 348 5  -  Susie Wong At The Gallery GOBARDHANASH:A RETROSPECTIVE The Gajah Gallery Till March 9 THIS retrospective a handful of paintings covering 50 years of works by the late Indian artist Gobardhan Ash offers an insight into the rise of modern art in India.
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      • 110 6 PEOPLE seem to have only one thing on their minds when they meet actor Kevin Kline kissing. At least, ever since they saw him smooch Tom Selleck in the movie In And Out, currently showing at cinemas in Singapore. Kline, who plays a
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      • 157 6 Making a movie out of just words "IT'S ONLY words, and words are all I have to make another movie." That might very well be the tune that French director Luc Besson is singing these days. The man who made last year's sci-fi flick, The Fifth Element, recently snapped up
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      • 252 6 STEVEN SPIELBERG'S Dreamworks studio is faring badly. But its Korean investors are not worried. After Mr David Shim, an adviser to the Korean investors in Dreamworks SKG, saw 20 minutes of Prince Of Egypt, the company's forthcoming animated movie about Moses, he proclaimed the film
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      • 483 7  -  Jason Leow Chinese Pop Update ANDY HUI Andy Hui Go East MEET the new Andy Hui. The one with the toned body, not the old Andy who looked half-comatose and bloodless. The new image was probably what prompted his producers to have this
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      • 632 7  -  Li XUEYING "'FREE" is most Singaporeans' favourite four-letter word. And this is the logic underpinning a new business concept here advertisements on postcards which are given away free. Printed on glossy paper with witty snippets or provocative pictures, they are placed strategically at establishments
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      • 450 8 Tortuous path His is a testimony of the tortuous path towards enlightenment, a state under the perpetual siege of pride and conceit Wl'Jl'D (Existence) is Suhaimi Muhammad's latest compilation of about 300 poems, the result of 15 years' work (1980-1995) In
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      • 407 8 Malay Albums PASANGAN BAHAGIA Various Artistes EMI THE revival rage continues. After the success of Sukma Rindu, EMI has released yet another album in a similar vein. This time, there are more songs you thought you would never ever get to hear. They
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      • 750 8  -  You Jin KOH SIEW TIN Descendants Of The Dragons POPULAR swordplay novelist Louis Cha, better known by his pseudonym Jin Yong, is also a widelyknown newspaper magnate, editorial writer and social activist. In March 1993, he met Mr Jiang Zemin,
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    • 789 4 158 Garage Sales USED OFFICE FURNITURE Tenders are invited for the purchase of used office furniture, j Items may bo inspected (by j appointment only) at the: Australian High Commission 2fl Napier Road Singapore *****7 between 9.00am 12noon (Monday Friday) Call 731 7179 for appointment. Tender documents are avail, from
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    • 3044 4 166 Health Centres 166 Health Centres 209 Business 209 Business Opportunities Opportunities if New Orchard Plaza Health Centre I I m m *m. *m. #03-30/32, Orchard Plaza (Rear Block), Orchard Road WW C W Hal A 4T*bT» nTr- TV\ lM- r^ CwlflMvv PTE LTD Bp**«*»r^Ppr /|f 4 5 5/I G
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    • 776 4 215 Business Financing/ Leasing CONVERT YOUR TRADE m voices into imrned cash through MS Worldwide Factoring *****21 Ha* *****52 pg *****491 William 218 Commercial Vessels TYS MARINE SERVICES New Tugs For Sale Bargain 25 M GL class tug 1080HP CAT34I2T, gearbox 5.04:1 Twin Disc MG5202 25 M GL class tug
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    • 844 5 221 Computer Products/ Services CLEARANCE SALE. 436 full system at $170 Limited sets Call Steven *****23 COMPUTER REPAIR. CHEAP. fast Upgrading 386. 486 mom tor (CD) *****61/ *****96 24 hrs. COMPUTER SERVICES. HARDWARE/ Software installation, trou bleshoot. Please Pg. *****174 OARAGE SALES. WEDNESDAYFriday. 6- 9pm Sim Lin Sq. #05-19. Netstation
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    • 468 5 236 Industrial Equipment/ Supplies USED SCREWTYPE COMPRESSOR (Electrical) For Sale 1) Kobelco 30hps 2 years x 1 unit (Model KSr 22AD-5) 2) Mitsuiseiki 15hps 8 years x 1 unit with Dryers (Model ZIISA) 3) Air Tank Capacity *00L Good Condition. Company moving to new building as excess equipment Please contact
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    • 1536 5 239 Packing/ Storage/ 239 Packing/ Storage/ 241 Phones/ Faxes/ Delivery/ Removal Delivery/ Removal Pagers/ Special Numbers r *llJlllTff*B < flCJ'jr#jl«l II MBm-TT GF 768 $348 w lradein GH M J l.J^lMltl n^ Jr* a _'j_~jjjgrS a flk~Tx 388. Other models welcome 7 DAYS SERVICE 5 RFS T iWx AWA^S *****74
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    • 787 5 265 Other Business Products 3 FACIAL BEDS, 1 low frequency slimming machine, 1 hot blanket, 1 high frequency machine. Call Ryann 9746 7738/ Pg 9283 4906 302 Alfa For Sale FIJO TRADERS BEST PRICE ALL ALFA MODELS 33 1.5 Ti, 1.7 QV, I.E. 1.8 2.0 PARF/ NON-PARF 24HOURS VI JAY
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    • 901 5 [IiSMaWMaMBW&I-_^_.^^__l i 305 BMW For Sale OWNER LEAVING. MID '90 BMW 320. auto. Full bodykit. i PARF $29K. Loan avail. *****088 I SBW3IBJA 92 NEAR 4-dr Showrm cond. Agt. serviced. Accident free. Low deposit. *****56. 1 OWNER '97 BMW 316i auto. 4dr. Leather seats, tax 7/'9B, sporty red. Showrm. cond.
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    • 776 5 307 Citroen For Sale 307 Citroen For Sale 307 Citroen For Sale The Straits Times classified/ Chroen Contest Congratulations! The following winners have each won a Mobicool Classic Car Fridge: Chan Kian Hoon 73 1 4208C Davinder Kaur 0 1 *****F Lye Chong Chew Leng *****84C Ramzan Ali 151 8773E
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    • 461 5 313 Ford For Sale MID '92 FORD Laser Ghia 16 manual, original condition Selling $43,800, View: Champion Motors, No. 2 Pandan Crescent. Tel: 774-9747/ 774-9748 ALMOST '89 LASER 1 SGL 5-dr. Power steering/ windows. Tax 5, r 9B. Showroom cond. 468-3111. 1 CAREFUL OWNER 11 "89 Laser I.6GLX. 4 dr.
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    • 915 5 316 Honda For Sale DEPOSIT *3K. ■84/83 Accorrj I.6EX COE C2004) Auto' manuai 8 units Power steering,' window New tax S/nms. New 2k paint CD player Alarm New interior. A1 engine Tip-top cond 516.80G Loan 1-5 yrs neg Mthly $300* Please call *****03 now Lot 16 Tagore Lane ('BO Accord
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    • 997 6 ■f J I Baj I M mmmr— I ~~BbI 38 LaaW^W *jf '°r&9^ 316 Honda For Sale MID '91 CIVIC 1 3GL 3dr S,pnns CD T.p ;op cond. Deposit S7K Mtn.y SBBO x 12 *****29 MID <*2 CIVIC ESI Auto. 4 dr. Accident Free. Red Well Mamtamed $53 900 $6686-155
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    • 894 6 317 Hyundai For Sale MUST VIEW! 8/94 Sunroof, Elantra 1 6i auto. New paint. 1 owner 554 8K on.o *****11 1 LADY OWNER 94 near Elantra 1 6GLSI (New facelift) CD player i Accident Free. Tel 445 7402 1 OWNER 6/9S Accent 1 SGLS, manual Agt maintained No accident $57K
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    • 902 6 324 Mazda For Sale 2/93 ASTINA I.6EGi manual 2 owners. Full accessories Sporty red. Deposit $6K. Loan S49K. $1000* x 60 mths. Tel: *****22 3/89 MADZA GRANTZ 1 .3 I Power steering/ windows/ mirror/ s/rims Tax 9/*9B. Good condition. $16,500. Pg. Owner 9223-2425. 83 MAZDA 323. 5-dr New paint/ aircon.
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    • 1645 6 325 Mercedes For Sale 325 Mercedes For Sale Bt -i We Strive To Serve You Better mß^iSkm 9^^ AHcmtupplied f^B |B by Cycle C*nng«, aHaflafl BMB4HV iuthocised distributor I'-clavs for Mercedes Bern. Alfa Credit Pte Ltd 87 Upper East Coast Road *****223) Tel: 2 444 444 Showroom Hours: Mon-Sat: 9im-7pm
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    • 887 6 326 Mitsubishi For Sale MID '92 LANCER 1.6G1.X1 auto. 2 owners. Tax 6/98. Low mileage. S/rims. Accident free. A1 cond. i $53,800. Low deposit. *****02 MUST VIEW. '79 Mitsubishi Lamda 1.6. 2-dr. Very sporty look with full body kit. 2K paint. COE till mid 2002. $10,000 0.n.0. *****625 REPOSSESSED '81
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    • 1033 6 328 Nissan For Sale BANK MANAGER URGENTLy selling '91 model Pulsar 1.4. New tax/ 2k paint. S/rims. Orig. power window/ steering. Expensive hifi, showrm. cond. Accident free Low downpayment/ interest. Asking $30 HK neg. Call *****66 nowll 9/94 NISSAN SUNNY 15 manual, new model, 1 owner, silver, showroom condition, loan/
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    • 811 6 328 Nissan For Sale '93 BLUEBIRD 2.0. Auto SSS. 1 owner. Mileage 46,000km. Tax 9/98. Beautiful cond. *****27 '96 PRESEA AUTO. 1 owner. Leather seats. Latest model, i S/rims. *****08/ *****777 '97, MARCH 1.0 manual, 1 own I er, like new, $60,800 neg. View, 18 I Opal Crescent, call *****00
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    • 819 6 336 Renault For Sale APR 89 RENAULT station wagor 2.0 auto 02 owner tax sep 98 View at IVP, 190 Yishun Ave 7 on 4 Mar 8i 6 Mar between 9 am to 4 pm. Contact No. *****31. END '93 SAVANNA 2 OGTX auto, MPV, 1 owner, accident-free, beautiful condition
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    • 724 6 340 Seat For Sate 12/88 MALAGA 1 SGLX, power steering, tax 5'98 PABF $11. 2K Sell $11 8K Loer $10K *****30 2ND OWNER. 1 2,"94 Cordobar 1.6 CD Purplish blue BJHM [Mm new $64K Pg owner 9311-5350 5/-90 SEAT IBIZA 903 Manual 5 door. 2 owners, well maintained. $17.8K Tel
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    • 509 7 342 Suzuki For Sale 1 OWNER. 2/9« MR 1 OGL. 5 -1r Darn green New tax Power windows Shovorm cond 286-8588 1 OWNER 7/95 Suzuki 1 OGLi 4- dr Maroon off peak. Converted. Showrm cond price neg. 285-0822 10/91 SWIFT SF3IO oL 4dr Pull accessories. Beautiful cond. Must v.ew $*****.
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    • 1027 7 344 Toyota For Sale 344 Toyota For Sale PROVSELECT TOYOTA FULL RANGE OF TOYOTA PASSENGER CARS AVAILABLE Includes Theso Extra Benefits: 108-Point Quality Check 1 -year Comprehensive Warranty 3-Day No Quibble Exchange 1 -Month/1 ,000 km Inspection *****40/*****38 31/3.) Leng Kef Road Open 7 Days A Week A LECTURER'S 1
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    • 873 7 4/98 CORONA I.BQLI Auto. 1 ownerl ABSI Airbagl S/rims! OMV $24kl *****00/ *****86. 5/'B2 COROLLA 1.3 S/wagon. COE '2002. New paint. 2nd owner. Low downpayment. Tel: 345-7192 ey9o STARLET 1.0 XL. Power windows. Low mileage. Tax 5/*9B. Loan avail. $29,800 only. *****29. 8/91 STARLET I.OXL 5-dr. Tax 5 98 Green.
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    • 752 7 352 Luxury Cars 4/'B3 ROLL ROYCE Shadow Wraith 11. Maintained by agt. Highest offer secures. *****66 353 Sports/ Coupes/ Cabriolets 1991 TOYOTA SUPRA 3 0 Incredible performance in this su perb sports machine. Must view to offerl Tel: 734-2002. TOYOTA MR2 '88 Model. Direct import f rom Japan. Spares included.
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    • 575 7 372 Vehicle Accessories/ Parts SUPER OFFER: RADIO/ cassette ♦CD changer $480. Single CD player radio $280. Radio/ cassette player $120. 5 1/4" midrange tweeter cross-over $140, 6--1/2" midrange tweeter crossover $160. US made power amp. $120. Free aircon. check. Top up gas $8 only. Hire purchase avail. 747-3888. Open daily
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    • 526 7 381 Scrap Vehicles BODY FOR EXPORT '94 Mercedes E2OO (90,000 k m.) '94 BMW 520iA. Executive. (73,000 km) '94 Lexua ES3OO. (56,000 km.) Above Vehicles Maintained By Agent Make Your Offer To: 9682-1188 YONG Alpine Credit Pte Ltd ALL HIGH PRICE. PARF, scrap/ I SZ/ "Q' plate/ used/ COE rebate.
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    • 2664 7 382 Vehicles For Hire 382 Vehicles For Hire 387 Lorries For Sale BRAND NEW AT AFFORDABLE RATES CANTER $2800 bj Mercedes S/E/C Class Toyota Camry j^ltP k Toyota Vista I oyota orona <4%dflaafil#~ Toyota Mark lilt haser Toyota t orolla ■> m r,T,|-g m Toyota Previa Nissan March others SHORT
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    • 980 7 388 Mini Buses For Sale REPOSSESSED PH 1206M SC Toyota Coaster bus 14 seater Highest offer to: *****50 1 OWNER 6/'94 Mitsubishi 10 seaters PB bus Full accessories 100% A1 $43 8K *****693 '90 TOYOTA HIACE. PB bus pet rol. Aircon hifi. New paint Tax 1/-99 $14,800 Call 9-*****74 389
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    • 4679 8 =^==s;_==s Scooters For Sale avx m a«x bh vWiaKaf^ kbl W^ V93 TOYOTA HIACE. Petrol 5 1^ l\ I*^ T f\ K* JB ■A A i B— ia 1^ B 41 B —I door New paint Aircon Excellent g^Z hED COLOUR. FES2B Sell I l B flfi^M BV^^^^^Rll HUR*M^^U2 BV^"^^l
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    • 867 9 404 009-10 Orchard/ Tanglin/ Holland PTE APTS Rent N<mm Pk. s+l 2900 sq.ft. Townr'se. Full facilities. Immed Eluabath Hgts. 4+l +1, 2700 sq.rt High quality furnishings $12K 90 Holland Rd. 3+W! -VI I rm Pool view Townhouse Immed Euroasia Ct. 3+l. F/fum. $5 5K Villa Royal, 3*l 1500 sq .ft
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    • 1085 9 404 DOS- 10 Orchard/ Tanglin/ Holland PTE APTS Rent D.09 UE SQUARE. 2/ 3 rms Tastefully furn Good facing j Brand new condo Near city/ Or chard Rd $3.8K up Agt 346 7787 j D.09 UE SQUARE Brand new 2 level Penthse 5 I family 1 Con- j do facilities
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    • 1071 9 404 009-10 Orchard/ I Tanglin/ Holland PTE APi'S Rent D.09 LA CRYSTAL/ Centrepoint/ UE Sq 2-bdrms 947/ 1200 sq ft Furn $3000 neg CA 9411 9462 D.09 LA CRYSTAL. Brand new 2+l/ 3 bdrms High fir. Facilities j Low rent! l Sole Agt 392 7828 D.09 LE WILKIE 2 bdrms.
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    • 1047 9 404 DO9-10 Orchard/ Tanglin/ Holland PTE APTS Rant D.lO FARRER CT. 3.1 1700 sq ft Renovated. Quiet. Near Hoi land Village $2700. TMP *****22 D.lO FOUR SEASONS Pk. 1 unit for lease 2260 sq ft 3+ 1. P/furn. Immed. occupant. Owner *****65 D.lO FOUR SEASONS Pk 2874 sq.ft. P turn
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    • 929 9 404 DO9-10 Orchard/ Tanglin/ Holland PTE APTS Rent D 10 WOOLLERTON PK. apt Bo tanic gdns. vicinity. Pool. 3+ 1 bedrms. Excellent view. *****69 D.IO 1-BDRM. STUDIO pte apt with balcony. P/furn. Aircon. $1700. 834 2073. (No agt. pis). D 10 18 ANDERSON. 3+ 1 High floor. $12,000. Immed. Colliers
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    • 1047 9 406 011 &21 Newton/ Bt Timah/ Clementi PTE APTS Rent MAPLEWOODS (FOREIGN SCHOOL area). 1808 sq.ft 4+l. Coral Court. Quiet facing/ 1400 sq.ft. 3+ 1/ 950 sq.ft. 2 rms. Green I ery. Shops In condo. 746 1339 agt j D.ll DUNEARN GDNS. 3/ 4 I bdrms. 1300/ 1680 sq.ft. F/furn.
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    • 1017 9 406 Dll &21 Newton/ Bt Timah/ Clementi PTE APTS Rent D.21 HUME PK. 1. 1300 sq.ft. 3+ 1. F/aircon. Fully furn. $2 8K neg. Owner 9414 5110/ 769-3766. D.21 HURRYI ONLY $2400 Ca shew Hgts 3+ 2 rrns. 1700 sq.ft. F/furn./ facilities PA *****66 D.21 MAPLEWOODS. HIGH fir 3+l. Partially/
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    • 848 9 408 012-14 Balestier/ Macpherson/Geylang PTE APTS Rent D.12 OLEANDER TWRS. 3 rms. Above #20 Balcony. Nice view All welcome. Chane Realty: 746 2933 D.12 OLEANDER TWR. 3+ 1 rms. Few units Best view High fir. Cheap rental. *****88/ *****399 D.12 OLEANDER TWRS. 3+l High fir. Panoramic view! Full fa cilities.
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    • 937 9 410 015 16 East Coast PTE APTS Rent D.16 OCEAN PK Acara Blk 19th dr. Full facilities. 3+ 1 bdrms 2086 sq.ft Newly renovated P/furn. With cable TV line. Immed S$5K Owner: Mdm Wang 9678-8050 D 15 TANJONG RHU. 1 fir 1 unit. Exclusive Pte. lift High fir 1250 sqft
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    • 1097 9 410 D l5- 16 East Coast PTE APTS Rent D.15 CAMAY CT. 7 Kurau Lor M 3 rms. Wel kept Rent $160j neg! Pg. 9693 4716 Janne Wynr D 16 CASUARINA COVE. 3+l 1500 sq ft Baiccny Waterfront Rent neg Page *****145 D 15 CASUARINA COVE 1389 sq ft 3
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    • 989 10 410 Dl5-16 East Coast PTE APTS Rent D.16 CHANGI CT. New 1184 ■K) ft 3+l City vevy. high fir Facil tie*, aimnit.es 9304 0134 Agt D.16 KEW GREEN Condo townhousd 4.1 Rooftop licuzf Pte vjOn Facilities. P turn *****167 D.16 KEW GREEN 3025 sq ft 4 MM •'l* (MOral mcl
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    • 1081 10 414 D l9-20 Serangoon/ Thomson PTE APTS Rent D.19 HOUGANG GREEN brand new 1140 sq.ft. 3 rms. Pool view $2500. Chane Realty ***** 739. D.19 NEAR UPP. Serangoon Shpg Ctr 1150 sq.ft. 3 rms. Food Ctr Ffurn $1600 Pg 9-*****36. D.19 ONLY 82KI Cherryhill Con- do 2 bdrms. High fir
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    • 712 10 416 D22 28 West/ North PTE APTS Rent $2500 ONLY) F/FURN. Seasons Pk 1066 sq.ft 2 rms. Mid fir. Qui et facing. Reunion: 9576-2278 *****! LARGER SIZE Pare Oa sis, 4+l F/furn. (cable TV). Good high fir. view. CLR *****400. 3 BEDRM. AT Cashew Pk. condo F/furn. Aircon. Facing pool
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    • 1431 10 418 Mixed Distt 418 Mixed Oists PTE APTS Rent PTE APTS Rent ff~ FOR LEASE Hi APARTMENT/CONDOMINIUM I Localities Description Area (sq ft) City South West e Landmark Tower 2/3 rooms 1 033/ 1 399 Banyan Condo 3+l rooms 1593 Ginza Plaza 3+l rooms 1284 Gold Coast Condo 3+l rooms
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    • 1017 10 420 Houses For Rent 0.10 DREAM H'SE. Beautiful j gdn. 4 bdrms. Big land. Pool. Reasonable rent. CL: 9623 2486 D.lO DUCHESS PLACE. Semi-d. Good sue. 4+l. All attached bath. Bright, quiet. $7000 neg. *****28 D.IO HILLTOP D/STOREY bungalow. 11,000/ 3800 sq.ft. 6 bdrms. $12,500 neg. Sole agt: *****364. D.IO
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    • 1012 10 420 Houses For Rent D.28 BEAUTIFUL 2V. STOREY semi-d, at Seletar vicinity. s+l. F/aircon. $4200 p/mth. 9595-8685. D.28 BEGONIA ROAD. 2 storey semi-d 4+l avail, immed. Tel: *****69, HP: *****657. D.28 JLN. CHERMAI (Seletar Hill), s/storey terr., furn. aircon., family preferred. Tel. *****47 agt. D.28 KASAI RD. 2 storey corner
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    • 1009 10 422 HUDC/ HDB Apts For Rent APPROVED! ALJUNIED MRT, 5 rm. F/aircon/ Pasir Ris exec, apt F/aircon. $1600. Tel. *****37. agt APPROVED JURONS W. Exec. Apt. 3+l rms. Blk. 841. F/furn. Aircon. *****. 9695-1728/ 368 3602 APPROVED 5 RMS. SERAN GOON N. Ave. 3 Blk. 546 high fir. Furn. Amenities.
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    • 945 10 422 HUDC/ HOB Apts For Rent TOA PAYOH LOR. 5 approved 1 unit 3-rm. Beautifully renovated High fir *****138/ *****153 SHK WOODLANDS BLK 428. Near MRT 4 rm locked 1 rm ("urn. Boon Lay 3 rm. flat *****56 WOODLANDS BLK. 366. 2 rm 1-hall. Furn Master rm aircon Near MRT
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    • 814 10 424 Service Apts EAST COAST 10 mms to town F/furn, 1 or 2-bdrm aircon apt with kitchen Advance bookings accepted 345 3727 NEWTON SERVICE APTS avail immed ti 3 bdrms $4300 tc $4900 Studio rms from $70 per day up Lim 254 281 9677-0818 D.OI RIVER GALLERIA, High Floor Facing
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    • 1020 11 426 Rooms For Rent AIRCON RM. BATH attached Furn In 3-storey hse Near Simei MRT $800 No agts Tel 542 9131 ALL AREAS: RMS. for rent avail mmed Common/ master $300 $600. Pg 9708-3068 *****61 ALL AREAS. WOODLANDS/ CCK for workers Clementi/ T. 3langah for couple. Seivi *****64 ALL IMMEDIATE
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    • 1000 11 426 Rooms For Rent ROOMS FOR RENTAL dt many jieas Students, couples, workers welcome Pis. call *****991 ROOMS FOR RENT in Yishun Aircon Near amenities. Alan pg. 9-*****06 KWR ROOMS FOR RENT in Indian Muslim House at Jin. Bt. Merah Immed Call *****79/ *****290 ROOMS FOR RENT. Bujis Junction. 3
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    • 916 11 441 DOl 08 City South-West PTE APTS Sale URGENT SALE. D.OS Regent Pk Face pool. Designer decor MRT Valued S9OOK. Sell SB6OK I ET 81 Co. 9491-8064/ 9208 2219. $800 P.S.F! FREEHOLD with MRT Harbourlight 1260 sq.ft. 3»1 poolview #03 level (SIM) Don't miss cheap buyl *****478. ANCHORAGE. 1830 sq.ft.
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    • 3967 11 446 009-10 Orchard/ Tanglin/ Holland PTE APTS Sale D.09 LA CRYSTAL, new. 2 rms. 947 sq.ft MRT. Low fir. Full facilities. $900K neg. CA: 9411 9462. D.09 MIRAGE TWR. Best studio Tenanted $3500 till '99. Almost sold $680K Multiplex 9504 2318 D.09 MORNINGSIDE. 3+l. 1776 sq.ft. High fir. Split level.
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    • 673 11 451 Dll &21 Newton/ Bt Timah/ Clementi PTE APTS Sale D.21 SYMPHONY HGTS. 1076 sq ft 2 rms TOP soon Fm> faoi ties Selling cheap *****811 RE D.21 YUU YUAN 2000 sq ft 4. rms. Facilities Marble airccr IHDB price! $9bOK GIC *****08G FIRE SALE! BLOSSOMVALE Good units. High fir
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    • 1073 12 456 012-14 Balestier/ MacpiwrsoiV Geylang PTE APTS Sale D.12 $603 000 NEG. Oleander T «rr Cosy 2>! bdrms Greenery view Tenanted $2 500 p mth HARVEST *****8a- 930' '941 D.14 GUILLEMARD. BRAND new (hold. 3 bdrms F aircon. Mjf e Foreigners eligible Near Chung Oeng Sch Chane *****33 THELLIS TWR.
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    • 1057 12 460 Dl5 16 East Coast HOUSES Sale D.15 EVERITT RD. 2 v,,. storey cor ner townhse F'hold 2300 sq.ft Privacy, ample parking. *****162 j D.IS JOO CHIAT 2 storey corner terr 2891 2500 sq ft. Genuine sell- 51.25M only! 9202 2696 CNC. D.15 LOR. J. 2-storey semi-d. j 3770, 2500
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    • 2471 12 461 D l5- 16 East Coast 461 Dl5-16 East Coast 461 Dl 5-1 6 East Coast 461 Dl 5-1 6 East Coast 461 Dl 5-1 6 East Coast 466 Dl7-18 Changi/ 466 Dl7-18 Changi/ 466 D l7- 18 Changt/ PTE APTS Sale PTE APTS Sale PTE APTS Sale PTE APTS
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    • 1897 13 475 D22-28 West 476 D22-28 West ft North ft North HOUSES-Sale PTE APTS Sale CASTLE GREEN. 947/ 1173/ 1410 j MSTRICT 2ft sq ft MRT 5599K, $799K/ SB99K lu/w ia 2i« i Immediate 9418 0488 C&H SPRINGLEAF AVENUE CASTLE GREEN BLK. 483 high I 3 units beautifully flr 1 173
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    • 1158 13 492 HOB Apts For Safe (Ang Mo Kio) CASH SSKI 4 NG corner blk. 603, AM Kio, high Mr Renovated. Near market *****72 Ideal CHEAPI CASH SIOK only! Blk 346, 3 'NG' with utility rm. MRT/ central. Sharon *****393 ERA CORNER 4 'NG'. Blk. 233. Lift level. Newly renovated. Can
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    • 1145 13 492 HDB Apts For Sale (Ang Mo Kio) 4 'NG' A.M. Kio 565. Corner/ high flr/ renovated/ contra/ movein early/ amenities Pg *****908 4 "NG" ANG MO KIO blk. 467. High flr. Windy. Marble. Well kept. Valued. Can contra. Pg 9503 4911. 4 "NG' BLK. 476 AM. Kio. Low flr.
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    • 3815 13 493 HDB Apts For Sale 493 HDB Apts For Sale 493 HDB Apts For Sale 493 HDB Apts For Sale 493 HDB Apts For Sale 493 HDB Apts For Sale (Bedok/ Chai Chee) (Bedok) Chai Chee) (Bedok/ Chai Chee) (Bedok/ Chai Chee) (Bedok/ Chai Chee) (Bedok/ Chai Chee) The Straits
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    • 790 13 496 HDB Apts For Sale (Bukit Batok) 3/ 4-RM. BT. Batok Central. 3 mins to MRT High low fir Ren ovater.. *****761 No agts 4 'A' BLK. 258 Bt. Batok E Move in cond. Near amenities Valuation $5K 2nd fir Pg 9500 5076 4 'A' BLK. 118, mid fir. Lift
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    • 1091 14 497 HOB Apts For Sale (Bt Merah/ Q'town/ Telok Blangah) B¥T¥l I UJJJUBb^BI j j^fcHDß SPECIALIST IV I Best m B*T *5 Results Ik. «3 Professional fcfc Services 5 'A' BLK 81 Strathmore Ave. 5 yrs. 4im. Well renovatad. High fir 5 mms to MRT amenities nearby Open view 3-rm
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    • 960 14 497 HDB Apts For Sale (Bt Merah/ Q'town/ Telok Blangah) 3 'NG' T. Blanglah Dr blk. 64, high fir Tastefully renovated. 100% move in Seaview *****328 i 3 'NG' T. Blangah Blk 60 Nicely renovated. Low fir. Low cash. Can contra. *****666 Agt 3-RM. BLK. 2 JLN. Bt Merah Beautifully
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    • 999 14 500 HDB Apts For Sale (Choa Chu Kang/ Bukit Panjang) Faster Transactions 3/ 4-room Agents Welcome Alwyn 9 5000 385 9 632 8861 Daniel 9 300 2971 9 663 2642 TOP 100 M I ACHIEVERS I (HDB SPECIALIST) I EHA Qiuliflnl^^V Aafl [caSPECIAUSTI JST |^HESWARI| 1 I sNit assoc. m
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    • 1042 14 500 HDB Apts For Sale (Choa Chu Kang/ Bukit Panjang) 4 'A' CORNER Bangkit Rd. Blk. 249. High fir. Near LRT. $234K View to offer Pg *****172 MV. 4 'A' CORNER Pending Rd. Blk. 232, high fir Windy. Open view. LRT, shops, school. Pg. *****141 4 'A' CORNER Blk. 113
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    • 1147 14 501 HDB Apts For Sale (Clementi/ West Coast) TOH Yl 4 "A' corner Blk 4/ 5. High fir. Lift level. Windy. Sch., mkt. Good pricel Hurryl 9310 1913 URGENT. SELL BELOW Value. 5 T Clementi Ave. 5. High fir. Quiet. MRT. ET Co. *****219 SO CASH. 4 'NG' Blk. 402.
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    • 1097 14 501 HDB Apts For Sale (Clementi/ West Coast) 5-RM. BLK. 17 Teban Gdn. High fir. Lift level. Amenities. Renovat ed. Eligible for enbloc 9 *****62 5 RM. CLEMENTI W. Blk 723 Low fir. Well maintained. Next to amenities. Heng Fatt *****455 5-RM. HOLLAND blk 20 unob structed view, high fir.
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    • 832 14 504 HDB Apts For Sale (Hougang/ Serangoon/ Yio Chu Kang) APTS. IN HOUGANG 3 "NG' blk. 415. High fir. Punggol Pk. view. Well kept. Contra. 4 'A' blk. 565 Hougang Green View. 6 yrs. Mid fir. Lift landing. Well renovated 4 'A' blk. 534. High fir. Unblock ed. Well renovated
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    • 1132 14 504 HOB Apts For Sale (Hougang/ Serangoon/ Yio Chu Kang) NEW LISTING! 4 NG' Hougang Ave. 2 Blk. 701. High fir. Windy Unblock. Amenities/ sch *****770 NEW LISTING! EXEC, mais blk 526 Serangoon N. Move-in cond. S facing. Valued $498K *****889 •••NO CASHIM 4 NG' Blk. 156 Hougang Lift level.
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    • 879 14 504 HDB Apts For Sale (Hougang/ Serangoon/ Yio Chu Kang) 4 NG- CORNER blk 322 Hou gang High fir Unblock. Ameni ties. Vaiued Anto *****139 ERA 4 'NG' CORNER Mougang Blk 327. Future MRT. Mall/ sch Sell $245K Cash $7K *****28 agt 4 'NG' CORNER 317 Hougang Unblock, windy, near
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    • 1213 14 505 HDB Apts For Sale (Jurong) 5-RM. PT BLK. 523 MRT Higf flf 6 I 234. 727. 919 (no cash/ i A 443. 436 4 A 546 casf $5K 4 'NG 30b MRT exec mais 4OS 337 below value Pg *****320 AT VALUATION! JURONG W 4 •A" blk 909 934
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    • 1189 15 505 HOB Apts For Sale (Jurong) 3 T BLK. 119 Ho Chmg Rd. M:d flr Renovated/ Valued. Can contra Near amenities *****733 HBAG 3 T SOON Lay blk. 209 Ground Mr Sell at valuation. Urgent sale Pg» 9575-7428 OW 3 T CORNER Boon Lav. h.gh flr Beautifully renovated, no blocking,
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    • 1033 15 505 HOB Apts For Sale (Jurong) 5 'I'/ CORNER Blk. 811, 817. Just 5 years. Nice home Valued S32OK. Pg: 9-*****36 ERN. 5 'I' JURONG West Below valua- I tion High floor Corner. Lift level. I 3 rms. *****129 EA 5 'I' PT. Blk 111, Jurong E. St. 13, high
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    • 851 15 512 HDB Apts For Sale (Pasir Ris/ Changi) ALL IN PASIR RIS 4 'A' Blk. 212, high flr., near amenities, N.E. facing, unblock 3 'I' Blk. 198, high flr. Good layout, unblocked 3 'I' Blk. 197, #04, big hall designer decor EXEC. APT. Blk. 506, #04, marble flr., unblock, bright
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    • 1181 15 512 HDB Apts For Sale (Pasir Ris/ Changi) EXEC. APT. AT Blk. 33. Pasir Ris. High fir. Bright/ breezy. Marble fir. Wilson Tay *****929 Citiwide EXEC. APT. BLK. 246 Pasir Ris St. 21, beautifully renovated, windy. Pg. 9209-6509 agt. EXEC. APT. BLK. 246 corner. Mid floor. 4 aircon. See garden.
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    • 903 15 512 HDB Apts For Sale (Pasir Ris/ Changi) 8 'I' PASIR Ris Blk. 228. Wellkept. Can contra. View to offer. New listing! Pg. *****552 WSR ST PASIR RIS. Blk. 212. 5 yrs. Unblocked. Valued. Can contra. Renovated. Pg. 9490 4525 S 'I' PASIR Ris Blk. 189/ 561 pt. blk./ corner.
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    • 1112 15 514 HDB Apts For Sale (Tampines/ Simei) F/RENOVATED! 4 'A' Tampines Blk 928 Cosy. All races Can con- I tra. Mkt. $298K neg. 282 3738 agt. j HIGH FLR. COSY 4 "S" 137 Sim ei. Well kept. 1 fir. below lift. Amenities. Can contra. 9512 9585 LOW CASHI BLK. 416
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    • 1054 15 514 HDB Apts For Sale (Tampines/ Simei) 4 'A7 3 'A' Blk. 225. Tampines. Mid fir. Fully renovated. Pg. *****077 AA Realty 4 'A' (3 units) Blk. 945/ 490A/ 214. All high fir. Renovated. Aircon. Price neg. Call: 9592 2390 UPP 4 'A7 5 'A' Tampines St. 81. Nicely renovated.
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    • 1024 15 516 HDB Apts For Sale (Toa Payoh/ Potong Pasir) 3 T BLK. 85C Toa Payoh. High fir. Malay owner. Well renovated View to offer. Aini 9303-5090 C&H 3 T BLK. 98/ 159/ 12 T. Payoh Well renovated. Marble fir. MRT/ mkt./ shop/ sch. Pg.9-*****38 C&H 3 T BLK. 28 Toa
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    • 859 15 517 HDB Apts For Sale (Woodlands/ Sembawang) 4 -NG' BLK. 27 Marsiling Dr #08 Valued $195K Dr.-to-dr. Well kept. View to offer. *****637 Propex 4 'NG' BLK. 25 Marsiling High fir. Renovated. Valued. Indians not eligible Pg. *****242 agt. 4 'NG' CORNER, high fir Blk 22 Marsiling Low cash Lift
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    • 1142 15 518 HDB Aptt For Sale (Yishun) BELOW VALUATIONI EXEC Apt Blk 324 Exec ma s 643 Vai ued 5477K.' 5 T Blk 657 H,gh fir Wei kept MRT 9215-9195 C&H BRIGHT BREEZY corner maw Urgent Saie 1 Below valuation G> et yet near shops mk! part 100% renovated 5202 7007
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    • 1194 16 513 HDB Apts For Sale (Yishun) YISHUN AREA. 5 I blk 149. All races eligible. Interested please P3- 9629-W2O YISHUN CENTRAL 4-RM. Blk i 2C4 Near MRT Cash $SK. Pg 94T*****, *****69 No agts. YISHUN 5 'I' Blk 644/ 272. Well»ept High/ low flr windy Amenities. Pg 9700-9165 CSiH. SieK
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    • 1054 16 518 HDB Apts For Sale (Yishun) 4 'S' BLK. 171 High fir. Lift level. Face south Well kept Valued j $190K Near MRT Pg 9211 2193 i 4 'S' BLK. 173 Mid fir. Good i cond Amenities. Valued $193K View to offer Glamo *****125 4 'S' BLK. 408 High fir
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    • 772 16 520 HOB Apts For Sale (Mixed/Other Estates) OREAMHOME FINDER #03 3 'NG' Clementi Blk. 312 #03 3 'NG' AM Kio Blk. 120 «08 3 'NG' Bt. Batok E Blk. 299 #04 2 RM. Macpherson Blk. 81 #02 4 'A' Tampines Blk. 928 1 12 4 'S' Yishun Ring Blk. 766
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    • 1643 16 527 HUDC/HDBApts 527 HUDC/HDBApts Wanted (Rent/ Buy) Wanted (Rent/ Buy) ESMACO pte ltlT A Member of DBS Land Group HAVE READY BUYERS FOR 3-ROOM 4-ROOM FLATS BT. BATOK/ CLEMENTI/ Tarn- pines/ Pasir Ris/ Simei flat owners. 531 Factory Space A group of buyers looking for c*»» Dan* your area. Pg.
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    • 883 16 531 Factory Space 531 Factory Space For Rent For Rent 1 Richfield Industrial Centre H Loading capacity: 7. 5kn/sq.m Near amenities/expressway Immediate occupation Reasonable rental For Enquiries RSI FAR EAST ORGANIZATION 5-STOREY IT!?J?!l??C!f(^!?^ NEW FACTORyKWm BUILDING IN loffl JURONG for sale, jjl}^) MMllCTyl [WAREHOUSE SPACE! I 3 Units of new
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    • 585 17 532 Factory Space For Sale TUAS TERRACE FTY.y Warehse and 14.000 sq ft Built in 10.000 »%.fr 50 yrs very reasonable ptlce *****36 Estee Prop 0.03 HENDERSON INO. PV 56C0 U4.ft F hold Ample carpark Proparty Resources 338 1231 O.U F'HOLO. TONG Lee Bldg 2820 sq.ft. office, fty Partition ÜBO
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    • 577 17 534 Office Space 534 Office Space For Rent For Rent fully fitted unit 2,118 sq.ft. frontage to lift lobby available Ist March 1998 Call Raymond Fernandez STANDARD CHARTERED BANK 256 2504/ 256 2931 Above Raffles MRT I Area 1,450, 5,899 I 11,798 ft* Enquiries *****11 1 Outside CBD Near Orchard
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    • 893 17 BEAUTIFULLY FURN. OFFICE. 1 min. to Lavendar MRT Outside CBD, immed. move-in. Abt. 300 sq.ft. Must view to offer. Appt. *****77/ *****223 No agts pis. CENTRAL/ HENDERSON/ KALLANG/ Macpherson. Near main, rd./ MRT Bldg. Reasonable price! j Few sizes: 1700/ 3000/ 4300/ 7600/ 13,000 sq.ft. K BERN *****00. D.02 KRETA
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    • 20 1 COMPUTER TIMES THE STRAITS TIMES March 4. 1 998 THE FORTNIGHTLY PUBLICATION FOR COMPUTER USERS EDITOR: GRACE CHNG Internet: http://www.asial.com.sg/computertimes
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    • 443 1  -  Ong Boon Kiat By Half of all IT vendors today are likely to disappear by 2000, either due to business failure, or acquisition by a larger entity, said a report by research firm Gartner Group. This makes the issue of vendor longevity a crucial criteria for organisations
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      • 141 2  - Computer Times CD-Rom: make it available again Ronald Lim Winifred Loh THE Computer Times CD-Rom is a very convenient way to store all its articles for reference, Certain stories are very informative and cutting them out for filing is not the most space-sav-ing way. I also like the CD-Rom because
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      • 99 2 I WANT to thank Computer Times for giving some good tips on computer software, though I think it should review more anti-virus software and rate each according to performance and features. People are confused, careless and they regret it when something goes wrong with their
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      • 146 2 THE problems described in last issue's letter, "What are the manufacturers' responsibilities", in which Mr Robert Wong highlighted the problem of computer shops and service centres closing down because of the economic downturn, is exactly the reason why I decided to buy my office
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      • 395 4 WRQ's Express Meter prevents overbuying of licensed software. Companies like Reuters, Tat Lee Bank, Housing Board and Keppel Corporation are using a special program that helps them track software usage in their organisations. Schools too have expressed great interest, said Mr Christopher Crane, general manager of WRQ in
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      • 231 4 IT'S famous five SCS awards five men for their contribution. The Singapore Computer Society (SCS) last weekend honoured five men for their contributions to the IT industry and its use of IT in Singapore. Leading the way was Mr Willie Cheng, managing country partner of Andersen Consulting who was made
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      • 252 4 Candle! the largest privately-owned systems management company sees great potential in the Asia Pacific region, despite the current economic turmoil. Newly-appointed vice-president Mark Wang hopes to increase the region's share of Candle! 's business over the next three years to 15 per cent, up from the
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      • 320 6  -  Ong Boon Kiat Alpha's servers will still be able to run many Windows NT applications. By Digital Equipment Corp recently announced that Microsoft will endorse its 64-bit Alpha processors beyond 1999. Under an agreement, the software giant promised to deliver significant Alpha-opti-mised features in future versions of
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      • 299 6  -  Melanie Lew By Now, more than ever, they will need to look at products that are easy to install and use. Mr Kazuhiko Kobayashi, associate senior VP, NEC A Japanese company is poised to make waves in the server market currently dominated by the likes of
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      • 589 8  -  Chin Lai Ching The father of the ethernet started out as an engineer and is now a respected industry spokesman. By Fierce and unbridled competition is the hallmark of Silicon Valley. It should also be the driving force behind the rapid advances achieved in the
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    • PERSONAL COMPUTING/shareware
      • 416 10  -  Ronald Hee Dig hard at a shareware Web site and you may get the program you want for free. By Rather than shell out hundreds of dollars for software that you may not fully use, or find out that you don't like what you
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      • 519 12  -  Ronald Hee The advantage of shareware is the enormous variety available of almost anything conceivable; the disadvantage is also the enormous variety! Finding that one utility you want amidst the thousands in a collection can be daunting. To give you a taste of what shareware has to
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    • PERSONAL COMPUTING/Utilities
      • 778 14  -  M. K. Wong Older 486 machines and some early Pentiums are shipped with motherboards that do not support hard disks above 512M8. Users should not ask whether to get it but- when they should get it. By One common question which Computer Times readers have
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      • 1077 15  -  Kenneth Wee Nine tips for designing an appealing World Wide Web page. By Once you have managed to hook the surfer in, the trick is to get him to stay in the site and be entertained or get informed The success of any World Wide Web
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      • 774 16  -  Ho Hong Shing Think flexible for enterprise storage. By In the ever-changing, high-tech world of enterprise network storage, complexity is one of the most pressing facts of life. Complexity in data centres is mainly driven by an insatiable appetite for new applications, and a reluctance to
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        399 16  -  Edward Chew IBM's VisualAge E Business provides premium Web development tools. By Today, the MIS (management information system) manager's rol< has changed from that of backroom support to front-end forward who uses technology to generate revenue. Developing these new bus ness applications need new tools. IBM's VisualAge eBusiness
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      • 266 16  -  Edward Chew A World Wide Web site today is no longer just an information kiosk. It can be used to conduct e-busi-ness. The Java computing model has been the technology of choice in building Web applications. Java development tools broadly belong to two categories producer tools and consumer tools.
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    • INTERVIEW
      • 943 17  -  Grace Chng By What others say 'As a friend and a fellow golfer, Willie is what I would call a go-getter, very restless, very creative and very energetic. Some find it hard to catch up with him, he just wants to do all things well
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      • 152 17  - Signaficant contributions Grace Chng Below are Mr Willie Cheng's three key contributions to the Singapore Computer Society (SCS). The chief information officer workshop: Started in"1987 in conjunction with the Data Processing Managers Association and Andersen Consulting. It became a premier annual event for senior IT professionals to meet and deal
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    • PERSONAL COMPUTING/Printers & scanners
      • 357 18  -  T.C. Seow By Today's inkjet colour printers are affordable. You can get one for around $400. But like TVs, the more expensive the printer, the more features it has. Below are some factors to consider before taking up the latest printer promotion. COLOUR ACCURACY Like music, colour
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      • 283 18  -  T.C. Seow Get as much information as possible on the printer you intend to buy. Here are some things to watch out for: Read the fine print: Warranty usually covers parts and operation for a year. If a component of the printer fails, you can get that fixed
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      • 498 20  -  Ong Boon Kiat These are the three key considerations when choosing a scanner. By Scanners are even more affordable today. A high-qual-ity, flatbed scanner can cost as little as $250. So, if you decide to get a scanner, consider these three key factors when choosing one: RESOLUTION
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        413 20  -  T.C. Seow By Scanning is easy. The difficult part is to pick the right scan resolution so that the file size of your scanned image is not unnecessarily large and your printer can produce the best results in the shortest time. The scanner changes the colour information of
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      • 124 20  -  T.C. Seow There is no point scanning an image at high resolution and then using it at a tiny size. The small image will still contain a lot of data and hence printing will still be slow. Do not scan an image at low resolution and then enlarge
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      • 243 21 Multiple original copying or "mopy" is a term coined by Hewlett-Packard to bring across the message that high-speed, high-volume laser printing is no longer costly. In the past, laser printing could cost as much as $0.10 per A4 sheet, it has now come down to around $0.03,
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      • 429 21  - Two printer's a company T.C. Seow The workgroup printer has to be more than just fast. By Workgroup printers are the biggest beasts in the office printing world. They are designed to be shared among a number of users on a computer network. Workgroup printers are usually designed to be
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      • 579 24  -  T.C. Seow Laser printer technology has been well tested. Here are some tips on choosing a laser printer. By The laser printer has come a long way from being a costly beast to a dimunitive workhorse. Laser printer technology has also been well tested. They are best
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      • 149 24 Eights ways to keep your laser printer in top form: Place the laser printer in a well-ventilated area to prevent overheating. Remove the toner cartridge and keep it sealed in its original light-proof wrapper if you do not intend to use the printer for more than a week.
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      • 630 24  -  T.C. Seow Digital camera prices range from a few hundred dollars to over $20,000 for top-of-the-range models. Unless you are into highresolution image-editing, off-the-shelf digital cameras are good enough to capture images for your club newsletter or World Wide Web pages. Here are the main differences
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      • 53 24 Generally, if you need to download to your hard disk plenty of photographs and printed images, the scanner is a better bet. But if you are only interested in capturing interesting moments and possibly using them in fun publications, then a lowcost digital camera is a
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      • 1229 25 From pages 25 to 30, Computer Times brings you reviews of printers which meet your needs. All the Canon BJC series of printers are good value for money. Edward Chew reviews four Canon printers and recommends that all should provide compatibility with Windows NT since
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      • 360 26  -  M. K. Wong hgfh The HP DeskJet 1120C is a new competitor in the wide-format inkjet printer market. It is capable of edge-to-edge full-bleed printing to a maximum of 13x19 inches. The other competitor is the Canon 8JC4650 which is an A3 printer that can print to
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      • 346 26  -  M. K. Wong ■!iii]^':^:*^Tl The most striking feature of the HP DeskJet 720C is its design. The smooth curves, ovalshaped buttons and rounded coi ners give it a sleek feel. Rated as an 8 ppm printer in the EconoFast monochrome mod (normal black text printing), the printer
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      • 377 26  -  M. K. Wong Measuring over 17 inches across, the HP DeskJet 890C qualifies as one of the bulkiest printers in the A4/letter-sized inkjet market. The reason is that it is designed to withstand more than its fair share of abuse in an office environment. The duty cycle
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      • 286 27  -  Jeffrey Tsang hgh The Lexmark Optra ***** is a 12 ppm monochrome laser printer. Priced at $1,699, the printer is in the highend category and is targeted at an office workgroup environment. In our tests, the 51 250 stood out as a good office performer. It printed at 12
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      • 320 27  -  Jeffrey Tsang jghj The Lexmark 7000 Colour Jetprinter is a high-resolution colour printer with 1200x1200 dpi print resolution. Priced at $569. it is in the same range as the Epson 800, and targets the same customers; mainly home and small office users. Print speed was
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      • 201 28  -  Tim Mcintyre dgf Kyocera's FS-600 is an admirable performer in the office or at home. It is a 600-dpi mono-chrome laser printer targeted at small-of-fice- home-office users. The FS-600 comes with a 150-sheet paper tray. Paper capacity can be further expanded with an optional 250-sheet cassette. TEXT IS
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      • 192 28  -  M. K. Wong dfgfg Lower total cost of ownership is the reason HewlettPackard built the new LaserJet 4000 to be a mean, lean ultra-fast performer. In tests, full-page graphics comes out in mere seconds after the print button is pushed. This is due to the new 16--ppm
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      • 290 28  - Epson's twosome T. C. Seow T. C. Seow Epson Stylus Color 1520 Price: $1,499 The Epson Stylus Color 1520 is a large format printer. It can print from A4 to A2 size. It accepts a wide range of media types including photo-quality and continuous paper. This big-sized printer comes with
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      • 637 28  -  T. C. Seow Epson EPL-N l2OO Price: $2,199 Epson's EPL Nl2OO laser printer is a compact printer designed for a network. Rated at 12 ppm (pages per minute), it comes with two parallel ports. Ethernet or LocalTalk network connections are possible via optional network interface cards. One
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        333 30  -  M. K. Wong rte Today, there are many flatbed scanner manufacturers. With fierce competition, prices have fallen below $250. While many of them are abandoning this saturated market, HewlettPackard has introduced the ScanJet 5100C. Although the hardware specifications are no different from the Taiwanese brands, it has
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        356 30  -  T. C. Seow hgfh Epson's GT-5500 flatbed scanner is a lightweight wonder that scans colour pictures, photographs and text at 600 dpi optical resolution. A relatively new addition to Epson's GT line of scanners, the GT-5500 comes with Epson's Scan II and Epson Twain scanner utility program. In
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    • REVIEWS/User report
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        554 31  -  Lee Pang Chuan The Gold Edition of Norton Utilities offers four new programs. By Product: Norton Utilities Gold Edition Format: Windows NT 4.0, Windows 95, Windows 3.1 and DOS Price: $159 (with GST) Availability: call The Source at 336-0080 The UnErase utility allows you to recover files
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      • 506 32  -  Jeffrey Tsang Have trouble managing your finances? Then let Money 98 help you. By Product: Microsoft Money 98 Financial Suite Available at all major software retailers in Funan Centre and Sim Lim Square Starting the new year with a salary increment plus bonus is great.
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      • 557 32  -  Lee Pang Chuan By Product: Microsoft IntelliMouse Trackßall Serial port and PS/2 version Price: $129 (without GST) Availability: Challenger Superstore Microsoft s latest product, the IntelliMouse Trackßall, looks like an oversized mouse. To use it, place your palm on it so that your index
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      • 660 33  -  Ong Boon Kiat Just about everything on the HP Pavilion 8220 is near top-notch. By Product: HP Pavilion 8220 multimedia PC Price: 554,399 Available: HP resellers at Funan Centre and Sim Lim Square 333 MHz Intel Pentium II processor. 64 MB DRAM. 8 GB hard drive.
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      • 626 33  -  Lynette Herbert FileMaker Pro 4.0 gets you started with templates like Shopping Cart and Guest Book. By Claris FileMaker Pro 4.0 (Mac Windows) Price: $368 (no GST) Available from Pat Kirn Systems The average business or home user finds most relational databases difficult to use. In fact,
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      • 588 34  -  Ong Boon Kiat With a colour display, you can run PowerPoint presentations on the 620LX handheld PC. By Product: Hewlett-Packard 620LX handheld PC Price: $1,499 (suggested retail price) Available at Electric City 75MHz Hitachi processor. Weight: 600g. 17.8 x 10.4 x 3.6cm 16MB RAM. 10MB
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      • 282 34  -  Ong Boon Kiat At $1,999, the Toshiba Libretto 50CT mini-notebook, which features an Intel 75MHz Pentium processor, makes a natural comparison with the 620LX. Despite putting on weight, the 620LX is still smaller and lighter than the Libretto (and other Windows 95-based mininotes), but only
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      • 470 35  -  Melanie Lew I was able to install the lomega ZipPlus drive and the drivers without seeking the help of my more technical colleagues, which pleased me. lomega's ZipPlus has both SCSI and parallel connections. By Product: lomega ZipPlus drive Price: $338 (without GST). Available
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    • REVIEWS/Games
      • 888 36  -  Alvin Chee Warriors of Light fight to free the city of Madrigal from the forces of evil. By Product: Myth Price: $54.90 (street price) Format: Windows 95 Availability: Call New Era Interactive at 275-2338 FALLEN LQRJ)$> The story is of an evil and powerful sorcerer, Balor,
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      • 623 37  -  Alvin Chee Tired of replaying Diablo? Then let Hellfire put back the sparks in that game. By Product: Hellfire Promotional price: $29 Format: Windows 95 Availability: Wizard Multimedia at Tiong Bahru Plaza Diablo is arguably the first of many action-oriented, role-playing games to come. While we
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      • 357 37  -  Lee Pang Chuan Better 3D graphics engines and real-time artificial intelligence expect games based on these technologies this year. Some of them include: Die by the Sword by Interplay ($54.90) This game follows the footsteps of Quake, although you assume the role of
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        319 38  -  Angelena Lim By Product: PJ's Reading Adventures by Microsoft Format: Windows 95 Price: $49 Availability: Challenger Superstore For: ages five to nine Once upon a time, there was a rabbit named PJ who introduces kids to the joy of reading... And the fun begins almost immediately with PJ.
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      • 412 38 Product: The Magic School Bus Explores in the Age of Dinosaurs and The Magic School Bus Explores the Rainforest Format: Windows 95 and NT Price: $55 each Availability: Challenger Superstore For: ages six to 10 Fancy having a picnic surrounded by a triceratops, tyrannosaurus and pteradactyls? Now
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    • BYTFTALK
      • 483 39  -  Ong Boon Kiat How this new 133MHz graphics port enhances computer images. By STB Velocity 128 3D Diamond Viper V330 Number Nine Revolution 3D ATI 3D Rage Pro AGP (accelerated graphics processor) which was developed and released by Intel last year, is now making
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    • HELPLINE
      • 140 40  -  Jeremy Kuek I have a problem with missing sndvol32.exe and sndrec32.exe files, which could have been carelessly deleted. Thus, during every startup, there's no speaker icon which would usually appear at the right hand side of the taskbar. I've managed to copy the two files back to
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      • 327 40  -  Angeline him Surfing the Internet with my PC, a Wearnes 486DX2-66RV, 66MHz with 4MB RAM with a Motorola Lifestyle 33.6 modem is extremely slow, with very high overrun rates. I was advised that it would be pointless changing the UART chip as it is now
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      • 125 40  -  Julian Wong Lulin Reutens Bobby Chu By WITH I am looking for a PC which has a feature now in Acer's Aspire or IBM Aptiva. It is called "Wake up on ring". This feature lets the PC switch on to receive faxes and telephone calls, even
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    • PRODUCT HEWS/briefs
      • 427 41  -  Ong Boon Kiat Fighting back is what Fujitsu's magneto-optic drives are doing. By In the last two years, the huge success of magnetic cartridge removable drives like lomega's Zip and Syquest's EZ drives have taken the wind out of MO (magneto-optic) drives but signs are that it
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      • PRODUCT BRIEFS
        • 49 41 Maxtor has introduced a new hard disk called DiamondMax 2880, one of the largest and fastest 3.5 inch Eide/UltraDMA hard drives available. It has capacities of up to 11.5 GB and an average seek time of 9.0 ms. The drive will be available in midMarch.
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        • 41 41 Seagate Software has unveiled Seagate Holos 6, an online analytical processing solution which supports data volumes, simplifying the data view for both user and application developer. It also provides scalable performance by exploiting parallel processing computing power.
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        • 36 41 Shrinkage AMD has introduced the first flash memory device that can read, program, and erase at 1.8 volts. The higher density 1.8-volt-only devices will make possible entirely new types of small-sized cellular phone designs.
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    • PRODUCT NEWS
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        131 42 Belden Wire Cable Company has introduced MediaTwist, an unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable that can support multiple multimedia applications such as audio, video, data, broadband and telephone simultaneously. This means that it is now possible to wire up an office only once, without having to rewire separately
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      • 102 42 Network Associates, formerly McAfee Associates, has announced VirusScan 3.0 for the Macintosh. Available later this month, the new version includes an automatic virus detection feature for network administrators, an easy to use interface, real-time and on-demand file scanning and pre-con-figured roll-out capabili- New features include total compatibility
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      • 71 42 Perx Technology is launching a new AGP bus video graphics accelerator card. Based on the 5i***** chipset, the Perx EXP6OOOA boasts 3D and video acceleration and fast output to TV. Other features are AGP bus 1.0 compatibility, AC 3 encoding and 4MB SGRAM. The card comes
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        77 42 Diamond Multimedia Systems has announced its 3D Games accelerator, the Diamond Monster 3D 11. It is touted to be three times faster than the original Monster 3D. The card offers faster 3D rendering, rapid processing of multiple textures per pixel for added realism and colour images, and
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      • 204 42 YAMAHA Now with the Yamaha CRW426O, you can write and re-write your data over and over again until you get it just right! Once X -v you have it just the way you like it, you can record it onto CD-R I tuTQQ Qfl VGS 111 0116* J media for
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    • WHATS NEXT/Events
      • 310 43 We will look at this technology in the Mar 18 issue of Computer Times. Digital video discs, or DVDs, have created a lot of interest among the masses. For PC users, it is a much improved way of watching video on computers. As far as consumer electronic
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      • EVENTS
        • 81 43 A last-minute call for participants who want to attend Hewlett-Packard's courses on Microsoft Windows NT (R)5.0. This seminar will help IT professionals discern the features of Windows NT 4.0 and plan for Windows NT 5.0 deployment. To be held between March 5 and 6 at the Grand
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        • 74 43 Digital Equipment will hold a Digital Windows NT Solutions World 98 conference cum exhibition on March 12. Held at the Westin Stamford and Westin Plaza, it will feature technology experts from Digital, Microsoft and other software developers and solution providers. The main conference topics are Windows NT
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        • 42 43 Computer Associates will be holding a free seminar on Total Enterprise Management on Mar 19 at the Westin Stamford and Westin Plaza. The half-day seminar begins at 9 am. For further information, Ms Christina Chia at 337--2822 or fax 332-1043.
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        • 52 43 Elixir Technology will he holding a three-day course from March 9 to 11 on Java enterprise programming. Costing $1,050 it covers the Java enterprise packages including JDBC and RMI. Attendees are expected to have Java core programming knowledge. For more information on this course, call Ms Corina at
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