The Straits Times, 22 March 1998

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    10 1 The Sunday Times No: 3215 65 CENTS MITA(P) 113/12/97 UTYTYT
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    Lock icon Flood of immigration offenders in court
    434 1  -  Elena Chong By NEARLY 300 foreigners were charged in the Subordinate Courts yesterday, in an unusually long session that lasted till late afternoon. This was the second time in less than a week that such a large number of people had been prosecuted. On
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    KL beefs up patrols along west coast
    463 1  -  Brendan Pereira In Malaysia By in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA is stepping up operations to stem the flow of illegal immigrants from Indonesia, deploying navy ships, police speed boats, nelicop ters and more than 500 officers to guard the west coast of the country.
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    Lock icon Problem not critical yet, says US official
    117 1 In Washington WASHINGTON The flow of refugees from Indonesia into Malaysia and Singapore as a result of the current financial crisis is "worrisome and troublesome" but has not reached a critical stage yet, a senior White House official has said. Ms Sandra Kristoff,
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    Less chalk-and-falk, more project work for students
    512 1  -  Sandra Davie WHAT WILL CHANGE By SINGAPORE'S school culture is set to change. Open-book exams and even project work may be common assessment tools within a few years. Chalk and-talk lessons will be rare. And field trips, projects, experiments and drama will fill
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      Lock icon Up-to-date information on all expressways from year 2000
      561 2  -  Geraldine Yeo The Sunday Times took the CTE between 1 1 .20 am and 2.30 pm, and Emas passed with flying colours By 1 was told that if we can actually save 15 minutes per incident on the CTE, we stand to
      CHEW SENG KIM  -  561 words
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      Lock icon Pedal power
      178 2 Thai army chief leads two-wheeler cost-cutting drive BANGKOK Thailand's army chief took to the two-wheeler yesterday to launch a thrift drive aimed at encouraging soldiers and their families to abandon fuel-guzzling vehicles in favour of bicycles on military bases. General Chettha Thanajaro led a cycle parade across traffic-clogged
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      Lock icon MPs get bicycle allowance
      76 2 MPs get bicycle allowance Meanwhile in Britain LONDON British Members of Parliament have awarded themselves a bicycle allowance, rewarding those who leave their cars behind and pedal around the country on parliamentary business. The motion proposed by Leader of the House Ann Taylor was passed on Friday without debate. It
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  • NEWS FOCUS
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      New satellite to help monitor haze in region
      702 3  -  Chang Ai-Lien Spore will get images of forest fires By Crisp team on the lookout for fires closer home WHILE the weatherman monitors the entire region for hot spots and haze, a second set of eyes is now looking out for problem
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      Lock icon IMF and Indonesia report considerable progress' in talks
      448 3 JAKARTA Indonesia and the International Monetary Fund said their negotiations over the country's economic reform plans had made "considerable progress". "The discussions in the five working groups have achieved a lot of progress," the government said yesterday in a statement following a
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      103 3 DESIGN The last instalment in the series on Straits Times editors commenting on what j the re-design of the newspaper, to be launched tomorrow, means to them: Foreign Editor Felix Soh, who heads the Re-design Team The re-design opens up new vistas in our coverage of world news. We will
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  • THE ASIAN ECONOMIC CRISIS
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      Lock icon S'pore rated top in its handling of Asian turmoil
      386 4 S' pore rated top in its handling of Asian turmoil SINGAPORE had handled the fallout from Asia's economic crisis better than other countries in the region, an economic think tank said. "If anything, the response of the government to the develop ments in the region has probably enhanced private-sector confidence
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      MAHATHIR WATCH
      369 4 MAHATHIR WATCH On why countries and their leaders should say and do things that would create market confidence. "Unfortunately, like beauty being in the eyes of the beholder, market confidence, too, lies in the perception of those who move and shake the market." "The Prime Minister has lost his voice.
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      Lock icon Indonesia will get food-aid lifeline by July, says Downer
      477 4 Aid to come from US, Japan and Australia WASHINGTON Indonesia can expect a "significant" infusion of emergency food aid from developed countries by July, Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said. Speaking to reporters after two days of talks with US officials
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      Lock icon Jakarta to tax foreign purchases of currency to deter speculators
      302 4 JAKARTA Indonesia will introduce a s-per-cent tax on foreign-currency purchases by individuals and some companies tomorrow, in an effort to shore up the rupiah by discouraging speculation. The move came late on Friday as Finance Minister Fuad Bawazier said the
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    • NOTEBOOK
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        Lock icon PILOTS GROUNDED
        60 5 Indonesian airlines have been forced to ground 414 pilots and copilots as the economic crisis cuts deep, a report said yesterday. "As a result of the monetary turmoil, many airlines have had to return their leased aircrafts. The reduction of operational aircraft leads to less pilots and co-pilots
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        Lock icon RATINGS CUT
        87 5 Four of Malaysia's biggest banks' ratings were cut by Fitch IBCA, as a slump in the country's real-estate industry amid a slowing economy, increasea concern that bad loans will rise. Fitch cut the ratings of Malayan Banking Bhd., Public Bank Bhd, Bank of Commerce Bhd. and stateowned Bank
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        Lock icon BRAKES ON
        71 5 South Korean President Kim Dae Jung said yesterday that his government would have to take a fresh look at a problem-plagued multi-billion dollar high-speed train project involving French firm GEC-Alsthom. "A collective government deci- sion would be necessary to decide whether to go ahead with the project or
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        Lock icon NO PROBLEMS
        66 5 The White House defended IMF managing director Michel Camdessus on Fnday after Senate Republican Leader Trent Lott said he should resign because he is a "socialist from France". "We think he's been effective in dealing with the recent round of economic difficulties in Asia, and I'm not aware
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        Lock icon IMF-FREE
        86 5 President Fidel Ramos will witness ceremonies marking the Philippines' exit from 35 years of International Monetary Fund (IMF) tutelage during a visit to the United States early next month, the Foreign Secretary said on Friday. Foreign Secretary Domingo Siazon told reporters after a meeting with Ramos that the Philippine
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      Lock icon Thai farmers going for stock market lottery'
      245 5 BANGKOK Thai farmers, feeling the pinch during the economic slump, have turned to the stockmarket for easy gains not as investors but for numbers in an underground lottery. In Thailand's droughtstricken north-east, farmers rush home at midday and in the early evening to
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      Lock icon Chuan beats move by opposition to bring down govt
      648 5  - Chuan beats move by opposition to bring down govt Edward Tang Anti-Jakarta protest in Tokyo Cabinet now in stronger position to run country By Thailand Correspondent "Earlier we had planned to stay for one year, but after the poor performance of the opposition I think we can carry on for
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      Lock icon IMF policies 'working in Thailand, Korea'
      483 6 Number two official justifies fund's approach to solving problem 'Surely investors will not conclude from this crisis that they need not worry about the risks of their lending because the IMF will come to their rescue. Investors have been hit hard. They should have
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      Lock icon Regional currencies show signs of stabilising
      458 6 Regional currencies show signs of stabilising HONGKONG At last there is some good news for Asia's battered financial markets. Signs last week indicatedthat the region's bombed-out currencies were stabilising, even as Singapore and the Philippines cut interest rates, helping fuel optimism that economic growth will be restored. "The broad trend
      Bloomberg News; G. CHANDRADAS  -  458 words
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Rocket falls short of target
      76 8 picture. "ROCKET Man" Steve Bennett's £70,000 (S$ 190,000) test rocket, the 6.7-m Starchaser 3, taking off from a military range near Okehampton, Devon, on Friday. The slim, black rocket was scheduled to roar to 4,500 m in 34 seconds. It did not, however, work out
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      Lock icon Boeing to cut 8,200 jobs in streamlining strategy
      477 8 MIXED FORTUNES FOR PLANE MAKERS Workforce to be trimmed by 3% over next three years SEATTLE The Boeing Company has announced plans to slash another 8,200 jobs over the next three years, or 3 per cent of its work force, in a
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      Lock icon Airbus pulls off sale coup
      442 8 Latin American carriers sign orders for 88 jets worth $5.6 billion SANTIAGO Europe's Airbus Industrie has signed orders to sell 88 jets for about US$3.5 billion (555.6 billion) to several Latin American airlines, encroaching on a hunting ground long dominated by its American rival, Boeing.
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      Lock icon Researchers identify soya component that lowers level of cholesterol
      257 8 WASHINGTON Researchers have discovered the component in soya responsible for reducing cholesterol levels in the blood, a new study has found. The responsible component has been a mystery since a connection between soya beans and low cholesterol levels was first revealed
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      Lock icon Georgia tornado kills 13 and leaves trail of destruction
      482 9 "I heard the loud howling noise The next thing I knew, I was flying through the air and hit the wall and wondered if I was going to be alive or dead in the next few minutes." Mr Justin Sullins, who
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      Lock icon US death-row man gets Purple Heart for Viet War action
      342 9 US death-row man gets Purple Heart for Viet War action SAN FRANCISCO A deathrow inmate convicted of murdering a 78 year-old woman was awarded the US militants Purple Heart medal for his service in the Vietnam War, and will be eligible for burial with honours after his execution. Manuel Babbitt,
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      Lock icon Most French women do not stray from their partners
      138 10 PARIS For French women there's no place like home when it comes to love, a survey in the monthly magazine Quo. Eighty-two per cent of the women questioned in the poll said that they had never strayed from their partner, while
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      Lock icon Nations could fight over depleting water resources, Chirac warns
      420 10 The risk of hostilities will grow in step with the depletion of resources. 'Are we going to allow the 21st century to be the century of the water wars?' French President Jacques Chirac, warning that water shortages pose a threat to
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      Lock icon The cheek to protest
      38 10 picture. TO GET her point across, this anti-euro protester handed out Union Jack balloons in York before the Ecof in European Finance Ministers' meeting to discuss the European single currency proposals on Friday. Reuters
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      Lock icon French right in disarray over deals with Le Pen's National Front
      396 10 PARIS France's battered conservatives have collapsed into disarray as local party barons shattered a taboo and cut power deals with the ex-treme-right National Front, sending shock waves through the political system. "This has been a political earthquake. Nothing will
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      Lock icon 300 rescuers fail to bring boy out alive
      343 11 BUENOS AIRES A five -year-old boy trapped in a deep well for 33 hours was dead when rescue workers dragged him out on Friday, crushing the hopes of thousands of Argentinians gripped by the desperate rescue attempt. Dr Ismael Pasaglia, the head
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      Lock icon US and EU to jump-start Mid-East peace process
      508 11 Next two weeks will be crucial, says envoy WASHINGTON The Euro pean Union and the United States have agreed on steps to try to revive the stalled Middle East peace process, in an effort that would come to a head in the
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      Lock icon Thousands clash with German police over nuke-waste convoy
      310 11 AHAUS (Germany) Tens of thousands of anti-nuclear demonstrators clashed with German police as a shipment of nuclear waste was transported across the country, reaching a depot here near the Dutch border. But, in the process, the shipment has ignited a new debate
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      Lock icon Chilean looks set to secure top ILO post
      269 11 Chilean looks set to secure top ILO post GENEVA The International Labour Organisation (ILO) will elect a new chief tomorrow from two candidates from Chile and the Philippines who are vying to succeed Belgian directorgeneral Michel Hansenne. The ILO's 56-member governing body, which convenes in Geneva, will decide in a
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      Lock icon London curry restaurant's bricks labelled 'too clean'
      161 9 LONDON The owner of a curry restaurant spent £100.000 (§1273,000) brightening up his establishment only to be told the bricks were too clean and out of step with the neighbours. The Islington Council in north London told Mr Mofakharul Shahin that he should
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      Lock icon Clinton's lawyer tries to get Jones' case thrown out
      741 12 Clinton's lawyer tries to get Jones' case thrown out 200 pages of documents filed in defence Defence on why Jones' claims have no merit 'This is not a sexualharassment case. This is not an employmentdiscrimination case There is not an iota of evidence, as we point out very carefully to
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      Lock icon Kitchen ware you can wear
      40 12 picture. THIS model has found another use for kitchen utensils in this outfit of hers during a fund raising off-the-wall fashion show to benefit the health of Mexican children in Mexico City on Wednesday. AFP
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      Lock icon Clinton relaxes some sanctions against Cuba
      345 12 WASHINGTON US Presi dent Bill Clinton has slightly relaxed the US attempt to isolate Cuba and announced measures he said would respond to the humanitarian needs of Cubans and prepare them for democracy. He said he would permit a resumption of direct humanitarian charter
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      Lock icon Fate of Cuban baseball defectors unknown
      175 12 SANTO DOMINGO (Dominican Republic) The Dominican Republic has punctured hopes that four Cuban baseball players and a coach had reached safety after being missing at sea for 10 days, saying that there was no sign of them on the island. "Cuban rafters have not
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      Lock icon And the winner is... the poster on that seat
      159 13 And the winner is the poster on that seat THE SEATS are empty but the placards for Academy Award nominees Kate Winslet and Gloria Stuart, among oth ers, were already in place during a rehearsal at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Friday. The nominations of Winslet as Best
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    • WORLDFILE
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        Lock icon NUCLEAR ACCIDENT
        50 13 Two US nuclear submarines collided during a routine training exercise off Long Island, New York, causing minor damage but no injuries, the US Navy said on Friday. The incident on Thursday morning involved the USS San Juan, a fast-attack submarine and the USS Kentucky, a Trident submarine. AFP
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        Lock icon COLD GOLD
        34 13 Cairo airport authorities on Friday arrested an Egyptair pilot for trying to smuggle 32 kg ofgold jewellery into the country from Brussels. The jewellery was found hidden in the airplane's refrigerator. Reuters
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        Lock icon IRISH BOMB
        48 13 Masked men, thought to be republican militants, tossed a bomb into a crowded bank in Londonderry, Northern Ireland's second city on Friday terrifying staff and customers. But the 2.3 kg device failed to explode and a British bomb-disposal officer later carried out a controlled explosion. Reuters
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        Lock icon COST OF SPYING
        69 13 The US government is spending U5526.7 billion (5543.5 billion) on intelligence activities this fiscal year, 0.4 per cent up on |ast year, CIA director George Tenet said on Friday. It is only the second time since World War II that Washington has disclosed the cost of US
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        Lock icon MEDICAL TROUBLE
        54 13 A cardiologist in London was found guilty of serious professional misconduct on Friday following the death of a six-year-old girl. Dr James Taylor was suspended for six months after he operated on the girl without her parents' consent. A balloon catheter burst inside her and cut off blood
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        Lock icon EGG ALERT
        53 13 Chilean health authorities have declared a national egg alert because of an outbreak of salmonella food poisoning, urging that all eggs be well cooked until the outbreak is controlled. Earlier this week, 86 guests at two wedding parties suffered salmonella poisoning that was traced to fresh mayonnaise prepared
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      Lock icon Italian hospital suspects sabotage in viral deaths
      184 13 ROME Prosecutors in Italy are investigating the possibility that a mystery hepa-titis-B virus which has killed eight hospital patients could have been spread deliberately. A 28-year-old woman who died on Wednesday was the eighth person to (all victim to the virus at the
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      Lock icon Yeltsin moves summit with Kohl and Chirac to Moscow
      452 13 On doctors' advice MOSCOW Russian President Boris Yeltsin has switched a summit with German and French leaders from his home region of Yekaterinburg to Moscow on medical advice because of his continuing poor health, said the Kremlin. A spokesman said on
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      Lock icon The visit that perked up shares
      20 13 picture. MR YELTSIN at a Kremlin meeting on the summit agenda on Friday. Reuters
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      Lock icon Small offices now politically correct in US
      689 14 As employers cut spending on real-estate costs for senior managers COMING IN TO WORK TODAY? BOOK A SPACE NEW YORK Consulting businesses are among the most aggressive space shrinkers. Between 1992 and last year, Ernst Young cut its workers' space from 28 sq
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    • DATELINE: ASIA
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        'Jumbo' lesson for golfer Ozaki
        132 14  -  KWAN WENG KIN JAPAN: Japan's top golfer Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki (above) has learnt a valuable lesson never give a putter to a fellow golfer who is taking part in the same tournament. At the opening of the Japanese golf season recently, Mr Ozaki gave a
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        Chatichai miffed by MP's scathing remark
        116 14  -  EDWARD TANG THAILAND: Former Thai Premier Chatichai Choonhavan stormed out of a parliamentary session last week after he was called "an old man on the way down" by a government MP. The 75-vear-old former-general, known for his penchant for cigars, expensive wine and nightclubs,
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        Filipina megastar Cuneta pregnant
        115 14  -  LUZ BAGUIORO PHILIPPINES: Her millions of fans had been waiting for it for almost two years now, so when news broke out that Philippine "megastar" Sharon Cuneta (above, in Tagalog movie Jack En Jill in 1988) was expecting a baby, it was cause for rejoicing. The
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        PM Zhu's challenge for Shenyang mayor
        148 14  -  MARY KWANG CHINA: Mr Mu Suixin, Mayor of Shenyang, a heavy industrial base in the north-eastern province of Liaoning, said that Mr Zhu Rongji, China's new Premier, had discussed the issue ofoankrupt state-owned enterprises (SOEs) with him last July. "Mr Zhu told me that
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      Lock icon US may lift human-rights curb on China
      455 16 Move subject to improvements in bilateral relations, official says WASHINGTON The United States is willing to consider gradually removing hu-man-rights sanctions imposed on China in 1989 as trilateral relations improve, a senior administration official said. "We would be in a position to look
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      190 16 PARIS A Japanese architect was found dead in a Paris freezer after two women allegedly ordered their servant to kill him in a dispute over money, police said. The body of Mr Akira Ojima, 57, was found hidden in a meat freezer in
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      Lock icon It's the wealth gap
      85 16 AS A sign of the widening gap between China's rich and poor a man cycles past an antique car on Thursday on the streets of Yichang, one of the booming towns on the upper reaches of the country's famous Three Gorges. The gap between the haves
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      Lock icon US-based Chinese rebel denied HK entry 'at Beijing's request'
      262 16 DISSIDENTS IN THE NEWS 1 HONGKONG US-based Chinese dissident Wang Bingzhang has been denied entry to Hongkong at the request of Beijing and sent to the nearby Portuguese enclave of Macau, a humanrights group said yesterday. The dissident, 50, was detained
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      Lock icon French PM Jospin meets the man he shunned in January
      266 16 PARIS French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin, who shunned Chinese dissident Wei Jingsheng during a visit two months ago, ran into him at a Paris book fair and chatted amiably about human rights. "I told him that I admired him for
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      Lock icon Ex-Seoul spy chief attempts suicide while in custody
      321 17 SEOUL South Korea's for mer spy chief attempted suicide yesterday after being questioned about a pre-elec-tion smear campaign aimed at discrediting President Kim Dae Jung, a prosecutor said. Kwon Young Hae, a former director of the Agency for National Security Planning, was
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        Lock icon Korean peninsula peace talks by four nations end in deadlock
        174 17 GENEVA Four-nation talks aimed at bringing permanent peace to the Korean peninsula ended yesterday with no agreement on how to move the process forward, and no date for a new round. A last-ditch negotiating session in the morning lasted barely
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        50 17 China plans to launch seven satellites this year, the official People's Daily said yesterday. Three US satellites will be put into orbit by Long March-2 rockets, and Tour other Chinese or foreign satellites will be launched by Long March-3 and Long March 4B rockets, the report said. AFP
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        62 17 A top Taiwanese military official has resigned amid an investigation into a US$l5 million (Ss24 million) military construction project corruption scandal, a spokesman said yesterday. The resignation of Army General Ting Chih-fa, the commander in chief of the combined services force, was approved on Friday when Premier Vincent
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        BODY FORMED
        52 17 Hongkong would form a body to carry out high level cooperation with China's southern Guangdong province and to promote exchanges, the pro Beijing paper Wen Wei Po quoted Chief Executive Tung Chee Hwa as saying yesterday. The areas of coopera- tion include high technol ogy and financial services,
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        47 17 More than 1,000 school children were hit by food poisoning in Japan after eating tainted cake on Marcn 12 and 13, the Mainichi Shimbun reported yesterday. The cake, tainted with salmonella bacteria, caused the children to suffer diarrhoea and nau sea, with 39 hospitalised. Reuters
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        HK NOMINEES
        43 17 1,107 nominees from Hongkong submitted their applications for seats on the 800-strong Election Committee, before Friday's deadline, the China Daily reported yesterday. The committee will name 10 legislators to the 60-seat Legislative Council, whose members will be elected on May 24.
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        41 17 The ninth National People's Congress (NPC) standing committee held its first meeting yesterday, with chairman Li Peng calling on members to make reforming the legal system and building socialist democracy its top priorities, said the Xinhua news agency. AFP
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      Lock icon South Korea and Japan poised to mend fences
      558 17 South Korea and Japan poised to mend fences 1 ON THE CARDS? President Kim has called on efforts by both sides to go into the following projects: South Korea's ban on Japanese popular culture, including movies and music, in force since 1945, to be lifted. Japanese Emperor to visit Seoul.
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      124 16 *ANK tomorrow's worth saving for Where does J-amiiu <xvuL where dves "piayvnincj Jor uou^p Sir Winston Churchill said that responsibility is the price of greatness. Not They are gratitude for our past, joy in our present and proof that there's a just to oneself but also to those who are
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      Lock icon Ex-beauty queen set to become lecturer
      64 18 FORMER Miss Thailand Areeya Sirisopha chatting with a girl seeking her autograph at the Territorial Defence Training Camp on Vibhavadi Rangsit Highway on Thursday. She is undergoing a defence-officer-training course before being ranked second-lieutenant and becoming a lecturer at Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy. Ms
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      Abri will not stage a coup, says rising star in Indonesian military
      637 18  -  Susan Sim By Indonesia Correspondent Generals plan dialogue with vocal govt critics JAKARTA Top officials of the Indonesian Armed Forces (Abri) will draw up plans soon for talks with vocal government critics to help resolve problems the country
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      Lock icon Flights affected as smoke blankets East Kalimantan
      354 18 Flights affected as smoke blankets East Kalimantan BALIKPAPAN (Indonesia) Hundreds of fires blanketed swathes of Indonesia's East Kalimantan province with choking smoke yesterday, leaving a trail of devastation in their wake amid warnings that the situation is set to worsen. Visibility in this coastal oil city was reduced to just
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      Lock icon Fires, drought threaten orang-utans, dolphins
      223 18 Animals driven away from their habitat SAMARINDA (Indonesia) Forest fires and a prolonged drought in Indonesia's East Kalimantan province are threatening the dwindling or-ang-utan population and a rare dolphin species unique to the area, environmentalists warned yesterday. The fires have razed tens of thousands of
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      Lock icon Hun Sen asks Sihanouk to pardon Ranariddh for sake of peace
      534 19 PHNOM PENH Cambodi an leader Hun Sen yesterday revived hopes for the success of a Japanese-sponsored peace plan by issuing a surprise request to King Norodom Sihanouk to reverse his decision to refuse a pardon for his son, deposed
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      Lock icon More clashes reported in the north-west
      221 19 On the war front PHNOM PENH Fighting between Cambodian government troops and forces loyal to Prince Norodom Ranariddh had increased in recent days, military sources said yesterday. Reports of an upsurge of fighting in the north-west of the country came as a Japanese-sponsored peace
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      Lock icon Vietnamese swindler gets death for defrauding 582
      135 19 HANOI A member of a gang of swindlers was sentenced to death by the Ho Chi Minn City People's Court on Friday, after he and his accomplices were found guilty of defrauding 582 people, a court official said yesterday. Vuu Thien Hoa ana
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        50 19 Thailand's national carrier will buy seven new aircraft from the US and Europe despite the regional downturn in air travel, The Nation reported yesterday. Transport Minister Suthep Thaugsuban said the board of Thai Airways decided to go ahead with the purchases from Boeing Corp and Airbus Industrie. AFP
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        45 19 Thailand's sea turtles are under threat from local fishermen who use cyanide to catch lobsters, the Bangkok Post said yesterday. The president of a southern sea turtle conservation group, Manop Kidsarang, said that the turtles were also being caught using long lines. AFP
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        54 19 Vietnam has approved plans for its first grey-hound-racing track, its main investor, the Brit-ish-Virgin Island-regis-tered Hemlock Services said on Friday The U554.95-million (557.9 million) track, to be built in the city of Vung Tau, is expected to start operations next year. Its financial backers hope to attract foreign
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        63 19 The killing of a leader of the Abu Sayyaf Muslim extremist group and five of his security escorts was the result of a misunderstanding over division of spoils, police said. Superintendent Sisah Abdullah, police chief of the Philippines' Basilan island, said investiga- tions showed that the killing was
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        65 19 Myanmar plans to supply Thailand with about six million cu m of gas per day from its second major offshore oil field in two years, the official media said on Friday. The Myanmar-lan-guage Mirror newspaper said the first eight of the planned 20 wells in the Andaman Sea
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        65 19 Myanmar and Thai officials have officially opened a new luxury hotel in Yangon despite the failure of a high-profile effort to attract tourists to the isolated nation, the state-run New Light of Myanmar said yesterday. Former Thai premier General Prem Tinsulanonda opened the 303--room hotel, which was built
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        TB VICTIMS
        54 19 About 500,000 Indonesians come down with tuberculosis each year and about 175,000 die because their illness goes undetected, reported the Jakarta Post yesterday. The figures came from a Health Ministry official at a press briefing on Friday, ahead of World Tuberculosis Day, which falls on Tuesday, the Jakarta
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  • MALAYSIA
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      Lock icon 'Cop punched me and broke my nose'
      336 21 Woman says she was hit when she tried to protect husband KUALA LUMPUR A fashion designer has alleged that a policeman punched and fractured her nose when she tried to stop him from assaulting her husband. Ms Chan Mei Foong, 27, said she
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      Lock icon Anwar tells states to not let projects upset race balance
      181 21 BENTONG Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim yesterday asked state governments to ensure that projects thev had approved in an area did not change the demographic structure of a particular race living there. He was commenting on a request
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      Mahathir sees Malaysia as one big MSC by 2020
      433 21 Mahathir sees Malaysia as one big MSC by 2020 At least 12 of country's cities to be linked up by then HANOVER Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad envisions the whole of Malaysia being a multimedia super corridor by the year 2020 under the second phase of the
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      Umno members under probe for campaign dealings
      297 21 PENANG Some 100 Umno members and leaders are under investigation by the Supreme Council over money politics while campaigning tor the party's branch and divisional elections, the Sun reported. Party Secretary-General Datuk Sabbaruddin Chik said more will be called to answer to complaints
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      Hotels, restaurants told to quote net prices
      416 22 Minister gives two-month deadline PENANG Hotels and res taurants have been given a two-month deadline to advertise their rates in net prices, failing which the Culture, Arts and Tourism Ministry will refuse their request for assistance. Its minister, Datuk Sabbaruddin Chik, said the
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      Love Malaysia website draws 'overwhelming response'
      273 22 PKTALING JAYA The Ix>ve Malaysia, Buy Malaysian Products website has received overwhelming response worldwide with an average of almost 200,000 hits a day, The Star reported yesterday. Organising committee chairman Uatuk Tang See Hang said he had also received about 200 e-mail letters asking
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      Lock icon Devotees flock to see deity's image on human bone
      132 22 ALOR STAR The Thai temple at Teluk Wanjah here, has started attracting a steady flow of visitors and devotees after word spread about an unusual phenomenon. Buddhist monks have been worshipping a bone which has an image resembling a .Saw poh
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      'No information on corruption in Sime Bank', so no probe
      219 22 KUALA LUMPUR The An-ti-Corruption Agency (ACA) has not received any information on corruption in Sime Bank which suffered Msl.B billion (SsB2l million) losses, its director-general, Datuk Shafee Yahaya, said yesterday. He said the graft-busting agency was ready to probe if
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        58 22 The government's anti-drug education programme for primary schools will be extended to another 50 schools throughout the country this year. Home Ministry Secre-tary-General Datuk Samsudin Osman said yesterday. He said the decision follows the successful implementation of the programme in a pilot project involving 680 Standard Five pupils
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        81 22 The Sungai Semantan in Pahang may be an alternative source of water supply for the Klang Valley where many areas are experiencing watersupply shortage. Works Minister Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said that a study on the proposal to channel water from the river to the Klang Valley
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        NO CONTROLS
        39 22 Farmers are against making chicken eggs a price-controlled item, saying it will kill the industry. The Star yesterday quoted an industry official as saying that consumers will suffer ultimately as they would have to consume imported eggs.
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        Lock icon FOUR DEAD
        52 22 Police shot dead four suspected kidnappers on Friday and rescued the victim, a 38-year-old businessman held since last Thursday, in shoot-outs in Bukit Beruntung and Damansara yesterday morning. Police said that the businessman was kidnapped at Port Dickson and a ransom of M550,000 (5522,817) was demanded from his
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        LAWYER GONE
        48 22 A lawyer is alleged to have absconded with Msl.6 million (*****, 129) in housing loan fees a fortnight ago, when he was a partner in a legal firm in Kulai, Johor Baru. The Sun quoted police as saying that the 33--year-old lawyer could be abroad now.
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        NOT THE ISA
        55 22 The Bar Council has called on the government to reconsider the use of the Internal Security Act to nab those responsible for open burning, The Star reported yesterday. The council's president, Dr Cyrus Das, said using the ISA would be a blatant misapplication of the Act because
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        53 22 he Information Ministry will send its officials to eastern Sabah to identify weaknesses and upgrade the broadcast quality of television programmes to the offshore islands there, its minister, Datuk Mohamed Rahmat, said yesterday. He said that this was necessary because the government wanted islanders to be exposed to
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      The aim: To give you a better paper
      463 23 The aim: To give you a better paper Straits Times Editor Leslie Fong on reasons for our transformation 4 WHY re-design The Straits Times? Why muck around with it when circulation and profits have been on the up and up? Indeed why fix it when it ain t broke? The
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      S'porean makeover
      453 23 Introducing the team behind the new look THE architects of the re designed Straits Times are foreign but the team that fashioned the makeover is Singaporean. For three years, a group of Straits Times journalists toiled behind the scenes to flesh out the re-design ideas of American consultant
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      Additional breakfast and ST — for just 60 cents
      87 23 Additional breakfast and ST for just 60 cents BUY a Delifrance breakfast set and get a FREK copy of the newlook Straits Times. There's more. For another 60 cents, you get an additional Delifrance breakfast of coffee or tea and a choice of muffin or croissant PLUS another copy of
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      Line-up of new features
      296 23 THE re-designed Straits Times has some content surprises up its sleeves. And here are some of the new features readers can look forward to. In the Home pages: This Week In Politics: A political round-up of the week. Briefing: Background to the issue of the week.
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      The over-taught Spore student
      514 24 Students in Singapore are 'over-taught', says a team of experts asked to review the school curriculum. The result: students who are more interested in their grades than in learning for its own sake. The Sunday Times summarises the team's concerns about primary, secondary and junior college
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      Avoid repetition, use fewer examples to trim syllabus
      246 24 HOW can the "fat" in a classroom syljabus be trimmed without losing any of its "meat"? Cut down on memory work, use fewer examples and case studies and avoid repetition. These were some of the ways the curriculum-review team suggested to reduce
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      Ministry says 'no' to scrapping of school ranking system
      289 24 THE review team wants the school ranking system scrapped, but the ministry says no. Schools, the ministry said, need a way to measure their yearly performance as well as see how they fare against other schools. But the ministry will consider
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      TEAM OF EXPERTS
      125 24 THE review of the school curriculum was carried out by eight academics and representatives from two high-tech companies. The team of 10, led by National University of Singapore (NUS) deputy vice-chancellor, Prof Hang Chang Chieh, also includes: Prof Harcharan Singh Dean, School of Applied Science Nanyang Technological
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        3,000 suspected obscene VCDs seized
        107 25 MORE than 3,000 video compact discs (VCDs), all believed to contain obscene material, were seized in 23 raids conducted by the police on Wednesday. Makeshift stalls throughout the island were raided by policemen from the seven police divisions. A police statement yesterday said that the
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        STB bags awards gold
        181 25 SINGAPORE flavour won at the ITB travel show in Germany, one of the one of the world's largest. The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) bagged not only the top prize for its pavilion at the International Tourismus Bourse (ITB) trade show in Berlin earlier this month, but
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        Lost $20,280 in break-in
        155 25 A 56- YEAR-OLD woman who loved collecting old notes and foreign currency, fell victim to burglars on Friday. The culprits broke into her two-room flat in Block 39, Circuit Road, and took away her collection and savings amounting to $20,280. Madam Lim Ah Hong told the
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        Free IU checks
        91 25 THERE are only two more Sundays left to test the in-vehicle Units (lUs) for Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) at Marina South Carpark B. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) will carry out free checks today and next Sunday, from 10 am to 5 pm. ERP starts on April
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        Water safe to drink
        145 25 IF YOU stay in the northern and central parts of Singapore, chances are your tap water will look cloudy. But do not worry, said the Public Utilities Board, as the water is safe for drinking. PUB gave this assurance in a press statement yesterday. It said
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      Diabetes strain hitting young children too
      423 25  -  Lea Wee By CHILDREN as young as 10 years old are being stricken with a strain of diabetes that, until recently, was seen only among adults. Although the number of type II diabetes cases is low one in 1992 and five last year it
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      Only 12, and she has to diet and pop pills daily
      272 25 Only 1 2, and she has to diet and pop pills daily LIVING WITH DIABETES ELEVEN months ago, it was painful. Today, 12-year-old Siti (not her real name) does not even flinch when she pokes a little needle into her finger to measure her bloodsugar level. She has Type II
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      Student, 17, drowns in outing with friend at East Coast
      456 26  -  Sharon Vasoo By SHE was a good swimmer, but last Friday, 17-year-old Siti Arifin struggled in the water after swimming for a few minutes in the sea off East Coast. Some picnickers pulled her out of the choppy waters but
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      Lock icon It's back to studies, after beauty contest triumph
      257 26 UNDERGRADUATE Alice Lim, 22, missed classes for two weeks to get herself readv for the Miss Singapore Universe pageant. On Friday night, she took the crown and she is now panicking over lost time. "My studies has been on my mind throughout
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      Changes in traffic directions from today for Qing Ming
      110 26 FROM today, people will be paying their respects to the dead until April 5, which marks Qing Ming day. Traffic directions will be changed to ease traffic flow for people heading for the Chinese cemeteries and columbarium complexes, especially today, on
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      Fresh law grads having a tough time getting jobs
      460 29  -  Braema Mathi Karen Wong By and 'ln the end, you are also competing with cheaper but more experienced lawyers and the firms can pick and choose who they want to employ.' A 27-year-old lawyer. FRESH law graduates are finding it tough
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      Varsities 'need to be pro-active' to help graduates secure jobs
      508 29 SINGAPORE'S universities may have to be more proactive in helping their graduates find jobs in the current economic turmoil, said the National University of Singapore's deputy vicechancellor. Adding that the universities have become too comfortable in a market where jobs
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      Senior Viet politician is ninth LKY fellow
      269 29 MR TRUONG TAN SANG, a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam and Secretary of the Party Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, has been named the ninth Lee Kuan Yew Exchange Fellow. Mr Sang, 49, is visiting Singapore from
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      Library users now have quick access to British Library's documents
      262 29 IF YOU wish to get hold of a conference paper or a journal title from the august British Library, you can now do so within a couple of hours. The British Library's collection of more than 370,000 conference documents and
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      Lock icon In-line skaters at park irk pedestrians and cyclists
      640 30 Pedestrian says: 'It is very dangerous for old people like us because our reflexes are not what they used to be, and some of us are unsteady on our feet. They make me nervous.' Retired teacher Koh Soo Wu, 64. Skater says:
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      Car dealer Jailed for cheating finance company
      345 30 A CAR dealer tricked a finance company into giving him a total of $155,000 by saying that four of his customers were applying for car loans. Oh Kay Boon, 45, the sole proprietor of Kay Boon Motor works in Block 1018, Yishun Industrial
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      Lock icon Programme set up to recruit senior citizens for volunteer work
      268 30 A GROUP of senior citizens is setting up a programme to recruit fellow senior citizens as volunteers. Members will have to be over 55 years old. Called the Retired Seniors' Voluntary Programme (RSVP), it will match senior citizens to various
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      Australia looks to S'pore for more tourists in downturn
      379 31 AUSTRALIA, which expects a decline in visitors from Asia this year because of the currency crisis, is looking to Singapore, its biggest tourist market, for more tourists. The Australian Tourist Commission's (ATC) visiting deputy managing director, Mr Bill Calderwood, said he
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      Mega exhibition centre to open its doors in March next year
      517 31  - Mega exhibition centre to open its doors in March next year Rav Dhaliwal By Singapore Expo will be eight times the size of National Stadium and have six exhibition halls SINGAPORE Expo, the new mega exhibition centre coming up in Changi, will open on March 2 next year. It will
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      S'pore Expo roof as long as football field
      153 31 MORE STEEL THE roof of Singapore Expo will use 6,700 tonnes of steel, more than three times that used for Suntec City's roof. It will span the length of a football field, and is being made in a Shanghai steel fabrication yard,
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      MP reiterates he has not changed stand on public naming of bond-breaking scholars
      409 32 MEMBER of Parliament Chng Hee Kok has reiterated that he has not changed his stand on the naming of scholarship bond breakers public He made this clear in his letter to Economic Development Board chairman Philip Yeo,
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      Lock icon Upgrading possible only when Singapore does well, says PM
      546 32 PM Goh on the prospects of recovery for Asia: pur region will grow again after two to four years of painful adjustments. Maybe not as vigorously as before, but growth rates of about 4 to 6 per cent per annum are
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  • RACING
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      Play it again, Sam
      413 34  -  Danny Khoo IPOH ROUND-UP By TRAINER Keith Stone and Sam Subian, who have been making the headlines in recent weeks, struck the right chord again at Ipoh yesterday. This time round, the duo from Penang struck it rich with the aptly-named I Do in Race 4,
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      YESTERDAY'S IPOH RACE RESULTS
      1045 34 RACEI RES TERMS DIV 4 1,200m 9 WHEN IN ROME 55(18-6) Loh (4) 2 2 1 4 MASCOT 55 (18-7) Ballantyne (1) 1 1 2 6 SOCCER BOY 55 (14-7) Sim (3) 3 4 3 Others In finishing order. Southern Hunttr (69-12) Patton, Persian Tycoon (25-6)
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      TODAYS IPOH RACE GUIDE
      2221 34 GOING FORECAST: GOOD TO YIELDING 1 fcOajgß— Tims Dtv 2 1,200m (LC)PJ3| Three-year-olds only Stakes $20,000 1 Akebono s Might 11 (3nzg KL Chong-Ms Saoh Sawae) Yin 57 2 All The Way 6 (3nzg Loh-Ang Kim Weng) 'MTancUa 57 3 93-- Harrier 10 (3ag P Lee-Tan|ung
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      TIMESPORT SELECTIONS
      276 34 TANTHEAN DANNY MALCOLM MARC TAN LOON KHOO BASTIANS 10 1. Of Greatness 10I.O(Graatne»« 101 OfGreetness 3 Harrier 1 7 Ranking Ahead 7 Ranking Ahead 7 Ranking Ahead 11LuckyMike 1 Akebono's Might 11 Lucky Mika 3 Harner 101. Of Greatness Sydney 4 P. Charming 9 Sydnay «T.Tualang 2 8
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      EXCERPTS FROM PERAK TURF CLUB STIPENDIARY STEWARDS' REPORT
      1378 34 FOUR-DIGIT DRAW March 21 1998 FIRST 6680 SECOND 8750 THIRD 4531 STARTERS 2191 4969 4883 6613 9158 4136 5633 3773 9290 0062 CONSOLATIONS 6325 1088 4761 0957 5509 5788 1841 0626 5284 4460 RACE 1: It's Possible jumped out, inconveniencing Soccer Boy.
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  • OBITUARIES
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      850 Deaths 850 Deaths
      233 35 850 Deaths 850 Deaths YAN MING CHYONG Age: 67 passed away peacefully on 21st March 1998 at Mount Elizabeth Hospital leaving behind loved ones to mourn him. Wife: Mdm Goh Jeok Kew Son: Daughter in law Dr. YBn Kai Tuan, Kelvin Wong Mun Yuen, Elaine Daughters: Sons-in-law: Yan Wee, Theresa
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      856 In Memoriam
      44 35 With Fond Memories Of IRENE MAH HWEE KIM Departed 22.3.1990 Our thought* »rt always with you. Our hearts are sore with pain; This world will be like heaven, if you were here again. Always remembered by huebemd, 2 »one loved ones.
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      856 In Memoriam
      65 35 6TH ANNIVf RSARY In Loving Memory Of The Late LIZZIE G. PAUL iWife of the late R«v«rind Charles B Paul) Called to reat on 22.3.1992 Peaceful be your rest, dear Mother It it sweet to breathe your name Aa in life we love you dearly So m
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      90 35 850 Deaths 850 Deaths JOHN WONG SENG KIONG Age: 54 was called homt to bt with tht Lord on 21st March 98 leaving behind lovtd ones. Wife: Iris Wong Seow Yinq Daughter: Son-ln-Law: Gail Wong Chow Mun Hoe Sons: Mark Wong lan Wong Body resting at 1035 Upper Changi Road
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      852 Acknowledgements 852 Acknowledgements
      62 35 852 Acknowledgements 852 Acknowledgements The Family of the Late ERIC LOW YEOW SAN Departed on I 7 March 1 998 Wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends, colleagues, priests, church members, Doctors and Nurses of Singapore General Hospital and St Joseph Dying Aid Association for
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      856 In Memoriam 856 In Memoriam
      112 35 856 In Memoriam 856 In Memoriam In Loving Memory of a dear friend Jenny Goh Hong Ngoh (Mrs Jenny Neo) Departed 22.3.97 'Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people and God himself will be with them and be
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      854 Condolences 854 Condolences 854 Condolences 854 Condolences
      54 35 854 Condolences 854 Condolences 854 Condolences 854 Condolences With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to Mrs Ulrike Ott Miss Tina Ott Miss Cathrin Ott on the sad demise on 21 March 1998 of HERBERT OTT Singapore's Honorary Consul in Stuttgart, Germany From: The Minister for Foreign Affairs Staff of the
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      856 In Memoriam 856 In Memoriam 856 In Memoriam
      62 35 856 In Memoriam 856 In Memoriam 856 In Memoriam IN EVER LOVING CHERISHED MEMORIES OF DORAISAMY PALANISAMY KANDIER Departed 22nd March '93 "The embodied-one, having crossed beyond these three GUNAS, out of which the body ia evolved, la freed from birth, death, decay and pain, and attains to Immortality." The
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      46 35 OM SHANTI BTH ANNIVERSARY In Loving Memory P. KRISHNAMOORTHY PATHAR Departed 22/3/93 Sadly missed and always remembered by wife, children, and loved ones. Prayer* will be held at Sri Sivan Tempi* (Geylang) on 22/3/98 Sunday at 7.00pm Kindly treat this as prsonal invitation.
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      854 Condolences 854 Condolences
      47 35 854 Condolences 854 Condolences With Deepest Sympathy A Heartfelt Condolencea to the family of the late JOHN WONG SENG KIONG Departed on 21/3/98 From: The Management Staff of Steadfast Transportation (Pte) Ltd is a mark of respect, our office* will be closed on Monday, 23 March 1998.
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      193 35 THALAI THEVASAM IST ANNIVERSARY In Loving Memory of LETCHUMI QOVINORAM (ACHAN) Departed 3 April 1997 Her life was a long sweet story That ended at it had begun With love, faith and charity For all and malice to none Dearest Amma/ Atha/ Mother-in-law God knows how much
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      856 In Memoriam
      99 35 WITH FOND MEMORIES OF THIAGARAJAN «/o G. BUPPIAH Departed: April 1. 1995 A loving son, A wonderful brother And a faithful friend. Always remembered by: family, relatives and friends Devasem will be held at: Blk 126. 12-423 Yishun St. 11 S'pore *****9 on March 28, IOTB from
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  • SPORT
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        India shows Australia big bat
        102 36 INDIA defeated Australia by an innings and 219 runs in the Second cricket Test in Calcutta yesterday to take a decisive 2-0 lead in the three-match series. The Australians, trailing by 400 runs in the first innings, were bowled out for 181 in their second
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        Three marks re-written
        68 36 THEREE records took a beat ing on the first day of the twoday Singapore Press Holdings Schools' Relay Championships at the Serangoon Stadium yesterday. Raffles Institution re-wrote the C boys 4x400-metre mark when it clocked 3min 51.9sec. Braddell Secondary claimed the B girls 4x400m title when it
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        Fredericks wins 100m
        78 36 NAMIBIAN sprinter Frank Fredericks turned the tables on world silver medallist Tim Montgomery of the United States to win the men's 100 metres in a sparkling lo.oBsee at the Engen Grand Prix Summer Series final in Cape Town on Friday. Fredericks, the world's No. 1 sprinter in
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        So sorry, Brehme
        71 36 THE German national soccer side is too busy to turn up at Andreas Brehme's farewell party. The hero of the 1990 World Cup final, in which he scored the late penalty that gave Germany a 1-0 win over Argentina, was hoping to play in a match featuring
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        Prized scalp for Ntini
        77 36 SOUTH AFRICA'S first black Test cricketer Makhaya Ntini claimed the prized scalp of Ar avinda de Suva as his maiden Test wicket on Friday against Sri Lanka at Cape Town. The Xhosa speaking fast bowler came back from a mauling in his first spell to halt
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        Lucky four for World Cup
        72 36 POUR Singaporeans have emerged winners of the Allons en France 98 competition organised by the French Embassy here. Benjamin Seow (Nanyang Polytechnic), Joce Tan (Victoria Junior College), Lynette Lee (Victoria Junior College), and Angela Chew (Alliance Francaise) will represent Singapore together with other young French-speaking
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        Asian squash c'ships in KL
        68 36 THE Asian Squash team and individual championships will be held in Kuala Lumpur from Jply 8-18. The event was to have been hosted by South Korea last month but was postponed because of the Asian currency crisis. Selection for the national team will be based
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      Lock icon Strong field has to catch Tiger
      788 36 American World No. 1 shoots an eight-under 64 for pole position GOLF ORLANDO (Florida) The last group sloshed up the 18th fairway in near darkness on Friday evening, finally ending the first round of the Bav HiH Invitational that was delayed four times by
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      Lock icon Rainstorms restrict clay's play
      144 36 STEWART'S DOWN BUT NOT OUT CRICKET ST JOHN'S (Antigua) England was reeling at 35-2 in its first innings at the end of the first day's play in the Sixth and final Test against the West Indies on Friday. A series of rainstorms meant that only 21
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      Lock icon Chicago books its 14th straight play-off place
      621 36 Chicago books its 14th straight play-off place NBA BASKETBALL CHICAGO Steve Kerr led a crucial fourth-quarter run with eight points and Michael Jordan scorea 24 as the Chicago Bulls clinched its 14th straight post-season appearance with a 98-92 win over the Vancouver Grizzlies on Friday. Chicago, looking for its third
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      Lock icon NBA legend Abdul-Jabbar arrested on marijuana charges
      402 36 TORONTO Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the National Basketball Association's all-time leading scorer, was arrested on marijuana charges last Sunday by US Customs while leaving Canada at Pearson airport, immigration officials said on Friday. A US pre-screening customs dog named Floyd sniffed out six grams of
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      Water, water all over and a canal to cross five times
      202 36  -  Tay Cheng Khoon By WATER, water everywhere. This is how Warren Golf and Country Club members will feel at their new home in Choa Chu Kang. For architects Nelson Haworth who were also responsible for Kuala Lumpur GCC and
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      Clubs gang up for Mafia problem
      211 36 LET'S gang up against the Mafia. And the Club Managers' Association (Singapore) may well be the body to spearhead the drive to wipe out these inconsiderate golfers from the local fairways. According to its president Yeo Kim Lock, CMAS members are already exchanging information
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      Two teaching pros swing to the fore
      206 36 TWO teaching pros did their students proud in last Wednesday's Singapore Golf Circuit fund-raising tournament. Vincent Lee, a former national junior amateur champion who has not competed professionally for almost seven years, shot a respectable five-un-der-par 67 at the Orchid Country Club to
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    • Article
      Congratulations to this pack of 'aces'
      152 36 THE first two months of the year have been slow where holes-in-one are concerned. As one wag observed: "Thank goodness this is something that cannot be blamed on the regional economic crisis." Congratulations to: Gracy Choo (Sime 4th), Lam Lian Suan (Sime 17th), Chee
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      Yes to club notices, no to urinals
      83 36 A FORTNIGHT ago, this column wrote about an unusual SICC practice putting up notices in front of the urinals of its men's changing rooms. But the article mentioned that the author had no chance to check whether the same is done for the
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      Lock icon Italian soccer's great renaissance
      510 37 Serie A clubs bounce back to show they still have what it takes to conquer Europe's best SOCCER ROME Just when you thought it was safe to imagine European soccer semi-finals without the Italians, Juventus, Inter Milan, Lazio and Vicen za have risen from the ashes
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      Kaki Bukit to test Redhill's record
      319 37 REDHILL RANGERS has gone two matches without conceding a single goal currently the best defensive record in the Singapore Pools National Football League Di vision One tournament. But that record will under go its most serious test today when Redhill takes on league hotshot
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      Lock icon Injury worries for England coach Hoddle
      203 37 ENGLISH SOCCER BISHAM (England) England manager Glenn Hoddle lost four key Manchester United players on Friday for next week's friendly in Switzerland and said injuries were "scuppering" World Cup preparations. He revealed that Andy Cole, Paul Scholes, and the Neville brothers, Philip and Gary,
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      SCORES AND STATISTICS
      1027 37 ATHLETICS SPH Schools' Relay Championships <4x400m) Boys, C Div: 1 RI 351.9 (NCR) 2 Chinese High 3:52.6 3 ACS (I) 3:57.7. B Div: 1 Cath olic High 3:39.7 2 ACS (I) 3:41.9 3 Victoria 3:43.4. A Div: 1 American School 3:33.0 2 ACJC 3.37.7 3 NJC 3:37.8.
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      Lock icon AC and Inter in do-or-die derby
      465 37 SERIE A MILAN Milan will once again be the capital of Italian football today, when AC faces arch-rival Inter in another take-no-prisoner derby at the San Siro. Both sides have been successful on Cup duty recently, with Inter reaching the Uefa Cup semi-finals and
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      Gombak gets midfielder Skafte for free
      344 37  -  S. Murall By GOMBAK UNITED has received Fifa's backing in its transfer wrangle with Danish club Aaborg Chang on the signing of its foreign player Christian Skafte. Fifa, soccer's world governing body, has ruled that Gombak does not have to pay Aaborg any transfer
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      Pain for United supporters, joy for others
      745 37  -  WILFRED YEO SPORT LIGHTS YOU probably did not hear it unless you live in Holland Drive and were awake at around 3.40am on Thursday. It was a killer scream, full-blooded, filled with vengeance and aimed at devils. But neither the friendly neighbourhood police
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  • The Sunday Times Sportsfront
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      Three Lion cubs oin the main pack or Tiger qualifiers
      386 38  -  Santokh Singh SOCCER By THE Lions are likely to have three new faces when they take on the Philippines in the Tiger Cup qualifier at the Jurong Stadium on Tuesday. Singapore coach Barry Whitbread included Mohamed Noor Ali, Hasrin Jailani
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      Lock icon We're watching you, players warned
      506 38  -  S. Murali CPIB official talks to S-League clubs about consequences of bribery SOCCER by THE CORRUPTION case involving soccer bookie Rajendran R. Kurusamy and ex national player D. Devaraj came up for mention yesterday. The speaker: A CPIB official. The subject: Soccer bribery. The audience:
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      HOW THE BOOKIES OPERATE
      12 38 Pwi_f^"_-_------r^----_l mmmlai '^mjl W-* Tl K0iTir«r; S__[ b^_ptp?t3
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      'Be reasonable in lean times'
      261 38 IN THESE difficult economic times, players who ask for too much money are just hurting themselves in the long term, said S League chairman Kwek Leng Joo yesterday. He delivered the message just before the signing of the formation agreement between the S League and
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      Wong returns to Germany on better terms
      252 38 ATHLETICS SOUTH EAST Asia Games discus and hammer gold medallist James Wong left last night for Germany with the pledge to do even better in his pet event the discus. The 29 year old, who holds the SEA Games and Singapore records for
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      Jennifer halts Jaime's fine run
      176 38  -  Chan Tse Chueen TENNIS By TEENAGER Jaime Wong stumbled at the last hurdle, losing 4-6, 2-6 to Austria's Jennifer Schmidt in the girls' final of the Singa pore International Junior Championships at the East Coast Park. Said the 15-year-old Singaporean: "Mentally I wasn't in the
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    • THE LATE NEWS
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        Pakistan, India draw in hockey Test
        85 38 HOST India and Pakistan settled for a 1-1 draw in the sixth hockey Test in Jalandhar yesterday after an evenly-con-tested game. Pakistan dominated the first half and went ahead after only two minutes with a stunning goal by forward Mohammad Sarwar, who beat one
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      8 38 The Sunday Times, March 22, 1991 mlmf—^ 1800-737-1166
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  • Page 38 Miscellaneous
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      177 38 UODATSJVENTSj ATHLETICS SPH Relays (Serangoon Stadium, 1.30pm). CRICKET SCA Div 2: CSC v SCRC (CSC), SCC 111 v SRC II (SCC), NUS v SCC II (NUS). Div 3: Island CC v NTU (IA), SCRC v NUS (SCRC). SCA U-18 v UWC (Kallang) HOCKEY U-21 Finals Girls: Jansenites v Theresians (3pm).
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  • SUNDAY Review
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        People love me
        1752 2  - People love me SUSAN LONG YTYTRY Little by little, the machine will become a part of humanity French aviator and author Antolne Saint Exupery In his 1939 memoir Wind, Sand, And Stars. MID-SENTENCE, the richest man in the world slumps deep into his leather chair and nonchalantly draws up his
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      322 15 iilt-up: 2,900 sq.ft. approx. Built-up: 3.100 sq.ft. approx. P i MRT Station I ting Agent 7/9211 9020 ESTATE OPER ►ERTIES PTE LTD PVoperttoe Group) 456 Dl2-14 BalestierV MacphertoiV Geylang PTE APTS Sale D.14 WINDY HGTS. 2476 sq ft 4*l Beautiful view! Renovated High fir Cheapl 9301 3421 Agt EUNOS MANSION.
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      134 15 460 Dl5-16 East Coast HOUSES Sale OPEN HOUSE TODAY 2PM SPM FREEHOLD 3-STY SEMI-DS at the PRICE of a Terrace House LAST 2 UNITS LEFT 18% DISCOUNT (ONLY $532 PSF) Prices from $1.55M onwards 22 Jalan Kuang (2384/2800 sqit) 24 Jalan Kuang (2506/2950 sqlt) s+l rooms with attached baths to
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      639 15 456 012 14 Balestier/ 456 Dl2 14 Balestier/ 456 Dl2 14 Balestier/ Macpherson/ Geylang Macpherson/ Geylang Macpherson/ Geylang PTE APTS Sale PTE APTS Sale PTE APTS Sale I 1 w^ laJ Vr I bT- r^i f' I 1 31 LORONG 26 GEYLANG < rr -r, TOP obtained irLJJ^ n Foreigners
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      229 15 460 Dl5-16 East Coast HOUSES Sale 0.16 LIMAU VILLAS vicinity Good location. Come visit my Show House at Limau Villas. Ivy Lee: *****68 SML ■■■Bar- '*^^^&o^t^^^M^^ 1 **>••*■ fjtt Wl 2E\i A ■Ham sW ss£ 0.16 LIMAU VILLAS vicinity. Good location. Come visit my Show House at Limau Villas. Ivy
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      384 15 460 Dl5-18 East Coast HOUSES Sale aas 0.16 UPPER EAST Coast Road vi cinity. Good location. Come visit my Showhouse at Limau Villas. Ivy Lee *****68 SML. 1 HIGHLY RECOMMENDED AGTI i Professional, Hardworking Welltrained Call Thomas Lee *****634 We Must Serve You Better. OW D 16 LIMAU VILLAS vicinity
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      1793 16 460 Dl5-16 East Coast 460 015 16 East Coast 460 Dl5-16 East Coast 460 Dl5 16 East Coast HOUSES Sale HOUSES Sale HOUSES Sale HOUSES Sale Semi-detached bungalows for immediate I J^ occupation. Price from 1 ,575,000 upwards. e /V :e J^A k i "■< /yf fAST COAST PARK J^--*****^
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      427 16 461 015-16 East Coast PTE APTS Sale IT BAYSHORE PARK. 5590 i.s.f. yet neg. 3530 sqft. s+l idrms. High floor. Renovated. Full ea view Albert 9805 2316 ERA >.1B ATRIA. 2 good units. 1475/ 615 sq.ft. F'hold. High fir Sea iew, reasonable offer securest iole agt 382 9648/ 9 *****83
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      701 16 465 Dl7 18 Changi/ 465 Dl 7-18 Changi/ 465 Dl7 18 Changi/ 465 Dl7 18 Changi/ 465 Dl 7-18 Changi/ 465 D l7- 18 Changi/ Pasir Ris Pasir Ris Pasir Ris Pasir Ris Pasir Ris Pasir Ris HOUSES Sale HOUSES Sale HOUSES Sale HOUSES Sale HOUSES Sale HOUSES Sale mm^
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      554 16 461 Dl5-16 East Coast PTE APTS Sale D.lB MANDARIN GDN. 2+l. Low fir 1000 sq.ft. Very breezy. Facing pool. *****823 Ruyi D.IB MANGIS PK. Condo 3+l. F'hoid. 2300 sq ft En-bloc potential SIM neg Owner *****423 D.lB ONLY SBB4 psf F'hoid T. j Kurau. 1676 sqft. 4+l. Lift/ car park
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      435 16 pMBBP 9-215-1634 ..^^^^■"^^•**JB^B^BB^BBB JLN KELEMPONG. BEAUTIFUL 2storey Semi D Land 3340 sq.ft. F'hoid 3+l SI.SM neg. (Behind Loyang Villas) Thomas *****634 DW 3 SPM SO/A, B Elias Rd. 999 yrs. New semi d. 2300/ 3000 sq.ft. 2400/ 2100 sq.ft s+l +1, basement. Nice interior decor. 9808 8899 DW OPEN HSE:
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      310 16 466 D l7-1 8 Changi/ Pasir Ris PTE APTS Sale LOVANG GDN. 1378 sq ft. 3+l. Renovated. MRT/ sea side. Foreigners eligible. *****469 Rising MELVILLE PK. 1346/ 1302 sq ft 3+l. High fir. Renovated. Pool/ gdn. view. Below valuel *****628 MELVILLE PK. Blk. 26. 1475 sq.ft. 3+l. Windy. Pool view.
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      244 16 470 Dl9-20 Serangoon/ Thomson HOUSES Sale 2V, STOREY SEMI-D. D.19. Built in area 4200 sq.ft. Land area 5500 sq.ft. I Facing main road. Near MRT station, near sen. 3+l+l bdrms., 3 bathrms, large living rm, dining rm., family hall, large kitchen, garage/ bil- I liard rm. 3 store rms. Frontage
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      346 16 470 D l9-20 Serangoon/ Thomson HOUSES Sale L|i^ i'ffß^l BUB >.19 7 YEARS. Tai Hwan Or. 2fttorey. Big family/ living area, ace N. 100% move in. F'hoid. kiry. 3+l. $1 26M NBI 9200 1285 Brand New Semi-Detached 2'/j storey •Basement, Attic. 4+l Bedrooms •Built-up 2.8005q. ft. •Selling $1 ,75m OWNER
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      679 18 470 Dl9-20 Serangoon/ Thomson HOUSES Sale SBBSK FREEHOLD. SEMI D UNBELIEVEABLEIM Old Upp. Thomson Rd (D.20) 2059 sq.ft., nice number Face greenery, nice ambience. Move-in cond. Near amenities. Knight Frank Pte Ltd. Steven Tan (Sol* Agt.) p«: 9319-6676 D.19 AT $480 ps.fl Total 2051 sq.ft Pool view. Walk up. Walk
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      762 18 470 019-20 Serangoon/ Thomson HOUSES Sale D.19 RIPLEY CRESC. Brand new 2h storey semi d 999 yrs. 4+l Urgent Must sell! 9511 2839 DW D.19 SIMON LANE. 3 storey townhse. 1600 sq ft. F'hold. Reno vated. N E MRT *****959 ERA D.19 SI.S9M ONLY. Brand new 2h-storey semi d Few
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      311 18 475 D22-28 West North HOUSESSaIe I|T*T JJ X |^1»/T\ -*lli I OPEN HOUSE: 12 6pm 31 SUNRISE PLACE 4 yrs. old 3 storey corner terr. F'hold 2600/2900 sqft 4+l 1 family hall. Face North park. Koi pond Autogate. Lovely layout. View to offor. Owner 9739-7697 Sailaapaa^^MßHW^Bsi D.28 SELETAR HILLS vicinity.
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      330 18 475 D22 28 West North HOUSESSaIe D 25 WOODLANDS ESTATE. I've sold 6 Pte Projects in Woodlands Visit me at my Woodgrove Sales Office Ivy Lee *****66 SML. D 25 WOODLANDS ESTATE. I've sold 6 Pte. Projects in Woodlands Visit me at my Woodnrove Sales Office Ivy Lee *****66 SML.
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      233 18 475 D22-28 West North HOUSESSaIe i B WKm»r~~*^4!sSz D 25 WOODGROVE ESTATE. Near American School./ MRT. Visit me at my current Woodgrove Sales Office. Ivy Lee *****66 SML. aW~4llUßVlftflFll D 25 WOODLANDS ESTATE. I've sold 6 Pte Projects in Woodlands. Visit me at my Woodgrove Sales Office Ivy Lee *****66
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      235 18 475 D22-28 West North HOUSESSaIe D.25 WOODLANDS ESTATE. I've sold 6 Pte. Projects in Woodlands. Visit me at my Woodgrove Sales Office Ivy Lee *****66 SML. D 25 WOODLANDS ESTATE. I've sold 6 Pte. Projects in Woodlands Visit me at my Woodgrove Sales Office. Ivy Lee *****66 SML a J-s<^W»jVaWrjP<T;
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      395 18 475 022 28 West North HOUSESSaIe OPEN HOUSE 3 SPM 39A CHESTNUT CRESCENT 2 storey detached bunglw. 14,000/ 5.821 sq.ft. Priced to sell! Chertarton Int'l. *****202 David Wong OPEN HOUSE IPM.- 4.30PM. NO. 30 SPRINOLEAF AVE. Brand new 3/ storey semi-d Luxurious 2400/ 2600 sq.ft. Lovely elevated gdn. (4 bdrms.)
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      538 18 475 D22-28 West ft North HOUSES Sale D.23 HAZEL PK. d/storey corner terr. 2400/ 3315 sq.ft. 4+l. Good facing 999 yrs 9209 3499 VI D.23 JLN. OUMILANG. F'hold. D/storey corner terr. 2971 sq ft Original. $1 2M *****360 ERA D 26 BEAUTIFUL SPRINGLEAF Semi-D. Urgentl 3550/ 3000 sq.ft 4+l. $1
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      494 18 476 D22 28 West A North PTE APTS Sale i B%W CASHEW HGTS. 1647 sq ft 3+2 Grand pool/ greenery view. Breezy Mid/ high fir $900K 9JSBK. Cashew Prop *****434 I i D.2S 8478 P.S.FI Total 1872 sq ft. at SB9SK only. F'hold. 3+l. Condo facilities. High fir. Move in.
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      474 18 476 D22-28 West ft North PTE APTS Sale HONG HENG MANS. F hold 1300 sq.ft. 3+l Walk-up apt Sell below $600 psf 9540-1234 DW LAKESIDE TOWER. SPACIOUS 2000 sq ft. pte apt. Near MRT, SSOOK neg Pg Owner *****448 MAYSPRING GOOD PRICED I 1,345 sq ft High floor Face pool
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      875 19 488 HUDC Aptt For Sale BEDOK RES. MAIS. Corner unit. S 3*l, 100% renovated, open view. S6OOK. Kelvin 9 709 7698 Fait 4 SEDOK RES. GROUND fir mais 3+l+ courtyard, beautifully reno- r vated. 5675kl Kelvin *****698 Fait 6 BEDOK RES. MAIS. Blk 727 Qui- et, convenient. Well kept. Orig.
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      1113 19 492 HDB Apts For Sale (Ang Mo Kio) OW CASHI 3 NG' Blk 559/ 564/ 57 A.M. Kio. Renovated. Can con a Amenities. Must sell! *****12 IPEN HSEI 4 NG' Corner. Blk 25 Next to Yio Chu Kang MRT/ ch mkt. Low cash 9802 6490 2K CASHI 3-RM. corner Blk
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      583 19 »93 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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      777 19 EXEC. APT. BLK. 634 Bedok Res ervoir, 5 yrs. High fir. F/renovated. Good facing. Landridge *****065 EXEC. APT. BEDOK Res Blk 716. high fir. Sea/ reservoir view, designer decor, mkt. 9-*****16 EXEC. MAIS. BLK. 145 Bedok Res. High fir. F/aircon. Broken marble. Valued S4B4K *****15 JP EXEC. MAI». BLK. 145
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      555 19 4 'S' BEDOK Res blk 146. high f'r Well kept, near amenities, can contra Pg. *****261 sole agent. 4 'S' BEDOK Res blk 123. Reno vated Well kept Near amenities View to offer *****397 Sole Agt 4 'S' BEDOK South High fir. Move in cond. Renovated, MRT/ amenities Pg: 9805
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      722 19 494 HDB Apts For Sale (Bishan) CORNER 4 'A' Blk. 268 lift level. Marble. 100% move-in. 1140 sq ft 4 A' corner Blk. 287 face park. All near Catholic High Tel 458 0621 GOOD LOCATIONI 8 A Bishan Blk 207 High fir. 100% beautiful. Near MRT/ Junction 8/ sch. Chinese
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      506 19 496 HOB Apts For Sale (Bukit Batok) 1 3 NG Blk 233t0837BtBatokj |8 mins to MRT Unblocked I i I Garden view Well-kept Can! [contra Co-broke Pg 9595-8752 EXEC. MAIS. SELLING below valuationl Blk. 330. 542. High fir. 1 MRT. Renovated. Unblocked. 4-rm. i 105. 336. 3 rm./ corner 146.
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      777 19 i 496 HDB Apts For Sale 1 (Bukit Batok) I EXEC. MAIS. ILK. 140 Bt. Batok High fir. Unblocked. Marble fir. Well kept. 9605-1134 Adriel. HILLVIEW BLK. 3. High fir 3 "NG*. Just renovated. Amenities. Value $124K. Dennis *****397 DW LATE FOR SCH.? Neverl Mins. to sch MRT/ amenities. Blk
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      931 19 496 HDB Apts For Sale (Bukit Batok) 8 'I' BT. Batok 257 High fir Best facing unblocked. MRT/ stadium/ food ctr 9801 4299 EPI 8 'I' CORNER Bt Batok Blk 336 Low fir. Convenient Selling below valuation Pg 9583-3631 DEANS 8 T PT. Blk. 14 Hillview. High fir. Face East
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      955 19 497 HDB Apts For Sale (Bt Merah/ Q'town/ Telok Blangah) 3-RM. TANGLIN HALT Blk. 36. high fir Renovated, can contra. $135k neg 9 *****45 CHM. 3RM URGENT SALEI Beo Cresc Blk 38. MRT Valued SI42K Low cash. High fir *****752 DW 3 'S' BLK. 100 C'WEALTH Balcony Upgraded N.E facing
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      1115 20 500 HOB Apts For Sala IChoa Chu Kang/ Bukit Panjang) A 132 > Cashew Rd. High U Moor Renovated, unblocked/ ame- 1, nities. 9202-5603/ 9708 7064 BGS Mi 3 'A' PCTM Rd Lift landing. Un NI blocked. Near LRT/ amenities. 81l 515K grant for single 297 9466. ke 3 "A"
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      1032 20 101 HOB Apts For Sala (Clementi/ Wast Coast) j m CASHI 3 'I' Ghim Moh blk. C well kept, unblocked. Valued. R mit *****03/ *****763 n EW LISTING! 3 'NG* Clementi I k 310 High fir Unblocked Well pt. Pg 9-*****32 sole agt B ME 3 'NO' corner blk 343
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      956 20 502 HDB Apts For Sala (Geylang/Eunos/ Macpherson) >PPORTUNITIES FOR INVEST- j fIENTI Below valuation Highest iffer secured. Exec. mais. Übi. blk. 35 Must viewl Corner unit, riove in F/aircon. *****920 DW lEAUTIFULLY RENOVATED ILK. 42 Sims Dr. 4 A' corner tear amenities/ MRT PIE/ CTE/ CP. Pg 9 *****90 JOT
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      899 20 504 HOB Apts For Sala (Hougang/ Serangoon/ Yio Chu Kang) forsinfil ![][HOUSEl[|| SUN. 2-4PM. BY appt 4 A' Cor ner. Blk. 125 Hougang Ave. 1. MGS/ MRT/ pk./ library. Valued Low cashl Urgentl 9206 3560 agt TOOAY 1.00 TO 5.00pm! 3 NG' blk. 147 Serangoon N. Ave. 1. High fir.
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      984 20 504 HOB Apts For Sale (Hougang/ Serangoon/ Yio Chu Kang) 3 'I' CORNER Hougang Blk 642 Low fir Cheapl Orig. Near amenities. Pis pg *****392 Co broke 3 'I' CORNER 623 Hougang. High fir. 101% move-in cond. Windy. Near sch Pg *****408 agt. 3 'I' CORNER Serangoon 306. high fir.
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      773 20 i SOS HDB Apta For Sale (Jurong) i^flj HKJEaL i^bbJl JURONG S BEST i BUB7/ (ire Apt Wtl rHMvUMI fi lOOXMenlncefttftM. > 11K456 4 'A' wtl kepi MIT/ mi. Value** »K IU 105 4T Tm (tog U IriejM. brieiy We* M (Her Owner* Seiing Welcome 1 FREDDY 0200-437$ I s
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      1147 20 505 HDB Aptt For Sale (Jurong) LOW CASHI 3-RM. Blk 7 Yung Kwang/ Blk 211 Boon Lay. Lift level Airy Newcastle 9511 7542 LOW CASH 3 'NG' Jurong East Blk 242 Near amenities #04. Valuation SI4SK. Pg 9505 6939 Agent LOW CASHI 3 f Teban Gdn walk up Blk. 54,
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      896 20 506 HOB Apts For Sale (KallartftV Whampoa) BEST PRICE I 3 "I' Whampoa W Blk. 34 #09. Just renovatedl Next to MRT/ mkt SI46K 9609-4659 BLK. 10 3 T Boon Keng Road High floor. Move in condition. Call Shan pg. 9802 5753. HDB CORNER TERR. 2/ storey 2200 sq.ft. Jalan
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      585 20 512 HOB Aptt For Sale (Pasir Ris/ Changi) CITIWIPE SELL 4-RM jTwf 5 RM EXEC. APT./ Q MAIS ft ja UKaa j S j i£ £2J j fwepy TTTH TTW ITT7 TTT Tl 5 T CORNER Blk. 122. Mid fir Large access area 4 bdrms Unblocked EXEC. APT. BLK. 218.
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      841 20 512 HDB Apts For Sale (Pasir Ris/ Changi) JUST 8 YRS.I LOW CASH. Exec Apt Blk 506/ 204 Mais Blk 471/ srm A' Blk. 187/ 181. High fir 100% move in 9217-0188 ARN =TuPENI= HOUSE TODAY 3- 6PM. 4 A', no cash! Blk 125, #12-403 Pasir Ris St. 11 Windy,
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      1040 21 81 2 HOB Apts For Sal* (Pasir Wla/ Changl) OPEN HSE. TOOAY 3 spm Pasir Ris 6 'I' corner Blk 228. Mid fir Don't missl Pg. 9805-0707 Chinyi RARE 4 'NO' Dr. 6. Mid fir Next to mkt/ shops. Well renovated, un- blocked Low cashl *****802 WB I SELL CHEAPI
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      516 21 514 HDB Apts For Sal* (Tampines/ Simei) at valuation hi urgent hi Mk 214 haafcM* Si 23, J'NG' •67 S4jn. m. Orif. cond Vatus* 1 SIS6K 'No contri. Molly not tlioiblt. •Shops/ mkt /soWCC COSROKI WILCOME Sailing A Buying Enquiries S. PAKAM|.UJA|II| ASSCK MOB fcaTlatJLlaVl BEST IN TAMPINES/ SIMEI Tampines
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      548 21 514 HDB Apts For Sal* ITampinet/ Simei) HOUSE SUNDAY 3 6PM. 3 A blk 915 Tampines. #04. Well kept. Near MRT/ sch./ amenities. Single eligible. Pg.: 9-*****73 RE MAX I HOUSE l TODAY ONLY! FROM 1 3pm 5 "I' Simei Blk. 136, corner, high floor. Pleasant decor. Sell at valuation
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      891 21 814 HDB Apts For Sal* (Tampines/ Slmai) SEE TO BELIEVEI 3 A' blk. 806 renovated, low fir. Amenities. Easy access Hurryl Call *****329 SEE TO BELIEVEI Exec Mais 896A. 100% renovated. Split aircon Amenities Hurryl 9559-1329. TAMPINES MAIS. BLK. 429, #02. selling below valuation, no blocking. 9-*****14/ 9-*****79 THE BIGGEST
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      910 21 614 HDB Apts For Sale (Tampines/ Simai) 8 'A' BEST buy Blk 926 Tampines (Selling below valuation) with recess area 344-9940 CW 8 'A' TAMPINES Blk 912, high fir. Simple, windy, can contra. Convenient 9219 2619 ERA. 5 'A' TAMPINES 260 Dr to dr Low fir Walking distance to MRT
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      780 21 510 HDB Apts For Sale (Toa Payoh/ Potong Pasir) 4 'NO' CORNER Potong Ris blk. 115 High fir. Good view. Windy. 1 Can contra. Kelvin *****959 ERA 8 'I' CORNER Blk. 251/ 250 Kim j Keat. High fir. Unblocked. 100% I move-in cond. Pg: *****132 agt. 8 'I' KIM KEAT
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      678 21 818 HDB Apts For Sale (Yishun) B^B^B^L^PQb^^bl^Jß^B^^B^bl -8 Dfl ft'Wat^H jgßWMultf Million Dollar Club nui^riN ng ***** 6283 4 'NO' CORNER Blk. 222/ 223 Moved in condition Asking near valuation neg. Good facing Near sch./ shops/ 5 mm to MRT Pis Pg 9262-1262 YISHUN (LOW PRICE) CORNER 3 'A' 304,
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      911 21 618 HOB Apts For Sale (Yishun) LOW CASHI S 'NG' Yiahun Block 205 #09. Original condition. Northpoint/ MRT. 9-*****81 Fait NIAR MRTI 4 'A' corner. Yithun. Blk. 132. Mid floor. Renovated. Amenitiea. Valued. *****659 HSR NO CASH 8T Blk 644 rvgh fir move in cond. all race* eligble *****260 NO
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      821 21 618 HDB Apts For Sale (Yishun) 4 'NO'. NEAR MRT/ Yishun Village Northpoint. Owner *****013. Strictly no agt*. 1 4 'NO' NO Cash! Blk 107. 410 Lift level. Unblocked. Move-in. Broken marble. Valued 9704 9300 4 'NO' 123, lift level, renovated, unblocked, sch./ MRT. Move-in cond Valued $245K *****763 UFI
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      710 21 624 Rooms Wanted (Rent) WHOLE UNIT MASTER or Com- mon Rms. wanted by Indian Profe**ionai«. Contact *****09 626 Houses Wanted (Rent/ Buy) OWNERSI CLIENTS NEED hses. for kindergarten/ childcare/ church or redevelopment *****97 HOS 526 Private Apts Wanted (Rent/ Buy) TOWNHSES/ MAIS. WANTED by expat, families. S/pool important. With/ without
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      773 22 527 HUOC/HDB Apts Wanted (Rent/ Buy) HOB LISTED AGT. 1/3/4/5/ exec mais. all areas for ready buyers. PR/ local willing to wait *****68 I. A ABMHNO Buyer just sold my flat. Want 4/ 5-rm mais. Owners Please pg. me *****154. No agts. I. A ABIDING Buyer (Annie). Hong Kong (PR)
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      615 22 537 Shop Space For Rent I SERANGOON CENTRAL, HALF shop space. Approx. 200 sq.ft. Good human traffic Pg. 9218-5193 TIONG BAHRU PLAZA. Next to cinema. Pg *****196. Tel: *****27. 538 Shop Space For Sale ONLY S7BOKI CHANGI Village d/storey HDB shop. 1450 sq.ft. Face main rd. Easy parking. Near aircargo/
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      403 22 552 Property Exhibitions/ Seminars IRMBB Ip^tUJLbbb^lbSU Simple steps to we everyday I CONTEMPORAI FINANCE PLANI TAXATION PLJW QUALITY INVES PROFESSIONAI EARLY RETIRE! WEALTH CREAI MORTGAGE CC Venue Marriott Hi Date Sat 21 S Time 10 am-7 pm 574 Cruises CRUISE TO NOWHERE/ Penang/ Malacca 2-5 Days from $109 Tourworld Travel
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      538 22 552 Property Exhibitions/ I Seminars ■tilth explained in anguage. RY RESEARCH NING JNING ITMENTS L MANAGEMENT tfENT riON >MPRESSION I ttel, Asam Room un 22 March 1998 i 606 Professional/ Executive Positions An Offshore Coating Contractor in Brunei Darussalam is seeking for the following Experienced Offshore Personnel for immediate Employment.
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      1098 22 608 Professional/ 606 Professional/ Exacutiva Positions Exacutive Positions We are an established local ISO 9002 certificate co. in Woodlands looking for:Production Manager At least a poly graduate above At least 2 years management experience Able to withstand pressure Metal finishing knowledge an added advantage Salary negotiable Interested applicants please write
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      1059 22 736 Tuition 739 Other Career Development/ EXAM ORIENTED ENGLISH/ GP EduCßtJOOai Prog*. Course by Lady Lecturer. Score an a«^™^—^ I A1 with exam oriented notes on i Al rn iM»».Ti«aj mmiD I Essay, Comprehension, Grammar, lllo ~°r* "~V %a y au Vocab, Summary, Letter Report. I talk by Dr. John
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      1427 22 FOOO/ —II f«.,i<MNa»V^.rW..«*rfa*.< (UTCDTiiuucuT Property Financing Insurance 432 I ■mwM^Wi I Open Houses/ Show Un«s 433 Bakeries Delicatessens 5 fjoi -08 Oty 4 SoutvWest Catering 6 Houses -Sate 440 FoodCourts 11 001 08 &ry 4 South-Wast Pood items 14 Pte Apts -Sate 441 Lounges /Drcos/ Pubs /Karaoke 17 009 •10
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        238 1 UMIKOTAN Women who rile up other women nr More than 400 pictures of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong are on display at the House of Mao in China Square Food Centre. Chairman Mao's LJHH^ watching S The $40-million China Square Food Centre^Dilled as the BKg^y^^^^K||gjHU|^tH, biggest food court here with
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        698 2  -  MAGDALENE LUM of office workers with masses of makan stalls DENIZENS of the Shenton Way/Raffles Place district deal with mind-boggling amounts of money every day. That can work up big appetites. To help satisfy them, a food court capable of serving up gluttonous amounts of food
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        308 2 Building crews dig up bits of S'pore history SOME auspicious bits of Singapore's history were unearthed during construction of the newly-completed China Square Food Centre 18th and 19th century pottery from the Ming and Qing dynasties. Construction crews found them about 3 3.5 m below the ground in October 1995,
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        123 2 HERE is a floor-by-floor guide to some of the food you will find at the China Square Food Centre: BASEMENT 1: Roast chicken, duck rice, kway chap, teochew porridge, curry rice, curry fish head, nasipadang, lontong, nasilemak, nasigoreng, rojak Bandung, Muslim niang doufu, meegoreng,
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        121 2 Parcel A: 28-storey office tower four-storey car-park podium (DBS Bank and DBS Land), expected ready next year. Parcel B: The three-storey China Square Food Centre (Wah Khiaw Developments), opens from tomorrow. Parcel C: Far East Square (61 conserved shophouses and a seven-storey car-park (Far East Organisation Group),
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        Lock icon Feeling in the Party mood tonight, comrade?
        596 2 Feeling in the Party mood tonight, comrade? WITH every bite you take and every order you make, Chairman Mao will be watching you from over 400 portraits, photos and posters of him. The pictures cover the walls, bar counter, and every nook and cranny of the House of Mao restaurant.
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      922 3 1 PROMISCUITY IN THE GENES RESEARCHERS at the National Institutes of Cancer in Washington say they have isolated an actual "promiscuity gene", which inclines men to have sex with many different partners. The D4 dopamine receptor, a gene which occurs in two basic
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      254 3 VITAMIN E appears to reduce the risk of prostate cancer significantly, according to a major international study. The study which involved 29,133 white male smokers in Finland found that those who took 50 mg of a form of Vitamin E
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      985 4  -  SUMIKO TAN On Sunday WHY are women so hard on other women? As many females would report, it's not easy being a woman. You're damned if you're too good-looking, and damned if you're plain. You're damned if you're smart, and damned if you're
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      917 4  - A sudden ray of sunshine from a stranger MARK WONG BREAKFAST at McDonald's will never be the same again. One day at the fast-food joint, deep in thought and scrutinising the faces buried in their novels, newspapers and homework, I acquired something more valuable than the free gift which comes
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      727 6  - Who says footy is dangerous? PETER SIOW PAUL SALMON has been hurt more times than he cares to remember. A dislodged shoulder, broken arm, damaged knee, swollen ankles, crooked finger and concussion yet the muscular athlete has no intention of giving up footy for chess or any other safe sport.
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      669 6 "IF YOU want a standing ovation, seat a few friends in the front row." "If the audience stops listening, stop speaking." "Buy TV ads early. Buy TV ads late. Buy as many TV ads as you can." These are a few of
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      155 8 THE theme of the dome's Millennium Experience is that the millennium is Time To Make A Difference. ■At the heart of the Dome will be an open plaza offering spectacular views. This will be the setting for a theatrical show on the theme of time, involving performers
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      633 8 SPORTING a bright yellow suit with banana patches on his lapel and emblazoned across his back, wearing a banana tie, medal and ring, his identity is not in doubt the Banana Man. Mr Ken Bannister has gone totally bananas. For the past 27 years, "Bananister",
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      493 9 FRANK SINATRA called his hometown, Hoboken, in New Jersey, a "sewer", rarely returned to visit and was once jeered when he did, but the gritty waterfront city still adores its most famous son. Tiny shrines to the singer are nestled in smoke-filled
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      943 9 The Maori people's account of creation reflects a world of myth and legend. DENISE CHENG reports In the beginning, all was primeval darkness. Ranginui, the sky father. ami Papa-iua-nuku. the earth mother. were locked in an eternal embrace. As their children longed
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      262 12 FAKE bottles of Australia's most famous and most collectable wine, Penfolds 1 990 Grange valued at ASSOO (*****) a bottle, have been uncovered by an Australian wine merchant. Australia's largest winemaker, Southcorp Wines, which produces Penfolds Grange, said on Wednesday that police were investigating
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      445 12  -  TEO PAU LIN CHEAP AND GOOD EATING places like this are really rare. You can tumble into this kopitiam in your pyjamas and not one eyelid would flap. Sin Lee Hup Kee, hidden on the ground floor of a Housing Board flat in Jalan Bukit Ho
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      500 12  -  MAH KAN KENG EAT OUT MOCK meats in Chinese vegetarian restaurants have often been the subject of derision. Why, many people have asked, do vegetarians still hanker after the illusion of meat if they are aghast at the idea of eating the real thing? Yet others
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      599 12  -  CH'NG POH TIONG DRINKS THE DIFFICULTY is not Mi CHOOSING WHICH WINE £%*fi&U BUT WHICH Pen/bids Public tasting it was very Important for me that the consumers, the public, would get a chance to taste the wines and be able at the
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      942 14 Stone happy to roll past 40 Sharon Stone, who stars in the movie Sphere, talks about why she is glad to turn 40 and about overcoming her compulsion to over-achieve. The star, who recently married newspaper editor Phil Bronstein, says she just wants a relationship with a nice guy. PHILIP
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