The Straits Times, 27 December 1998

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    23 1 The Sunday Times December 27, 1998 82 Pages m four parts mita (P) 065A2/98 •W A Singapore Press Holdings puhlu aliott U«J cents
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    Lock icon 2 Senate Democrats start work on censure
    560 1 2 Senate Democrats start work on censure US Senators Moynihan and Byrd are drafting a censure plan that will draw Republican support and allow President Clinton to remain m office INDISPENSABLE NATION We are an indispensable nation and we have to protect the presidency as an institution. There has to
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    No additional transfer fee
    402 1 SECOND-HAND VEHICLES WILL BE CHEAPER FROM FEBRUARY By KARAMJIT KAUR FROM next February onwards, it will become easier and cheaper for dealers and individuals to buy and sell second-hand vehicles. This is because dealers won't have to pay the additional transfer fee which is computed at
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    Lock icon COMEBACK KIDS
    162 1 gtrt set trust funds thanks to uou Their stories, which The Sunday Times carried on Dec 6, moved you. They passed their Primary School Leaving Examinations, against all odds poverty, family problems. We received about 100 calls offering cash and help m kind. Some of you have pledged
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      31 1 I. SEXTL P|^fy^^VtONTH OLD TODAY: Exclusive pictures and interview with their parents page 31 M 7 i^ oT" 1 1 f w fggf I THE WORLD'S GREATEST MOVIE CHANNEL I SH
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      Lock icon 2 Khmer Rouge leaders surrender
      514 2 Mr Khieu Samphan and Mr Nuon Chea surrender to the Cambodian Jiovernment on Friday saying that hey want to live as 'normal citizens' PHNOM PENH Two of the most notorious leaders of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge guerillas, Mr Khieu Samphan and Mr Nuon Chea, have surrendered
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      Lock icon CANDLE OF HOPE
      62 2 REUTERS An Indonesian woman lifting her candle during a Christmas eve mass at a church m central Jakarta. Christians m the world's most populous Muslim country celebrated Christmas amid the worst currency crisis m decades and religious tension, m which a number of churches had been burnt
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      KL's tax-free offer for ringit's return ends soon
      367 2 KL's tax-free offer for ringit's return ends soon KUALA LUMPUR Malaysians have brought back RMIBO million (5575.77 million) from banks abroad since May when the government offered them tax exemption if they repatriated their money by Dec 31. The Star quoted Second Finance Minister Datuk Mustapa Mohamed as saying that
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      Lock icon Spore law firm produces manual on Chinese law
      847 3  - S'pore law firm produces manual on Chinese law SUNNY GOH Nine lawyers at Colin Ng and Partners write the English manual on the legal system and practices of China, the first to be produced m the region ?Jt *We see our work as a contribution to regional legal development by
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      845 2 INSIDE World ...4.7.9-14 The Week Ahead and the Week that Was 10 East Asia 15-19 Indonesia 20 S-EAsia 21-23 Weather 25 Malaysia 25-27 World Poem 2S, 29 Home 30-36 Money 37 Review 38-43 Editorial 41 Racing 44 Sports 46-48 PLUS More young people are taking ginseng Page 2 Health 3
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      216 2 s -r 4 Whizz, bang, fizzzz, party, party, party. (One oj the fine traditions oj The Oriental is about if to pop its cork. J New Year's Eve is a very special time at The Oriental, Singapore. And, this year, the festive spirit is destined to reach celestial heights, urged
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      Lock icon Every 5 days, one US teen dies on the job
      807 4 Every 5 days, one US teen dies on the job Lax enforcement against bosses who break child-labour laws one reason for the deaths of 70 children each year and the injuring of another 210.000 MUCH OF THE ATTENTION HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON INTERIUHONAL PROBLEMS, SOMETIMES TO THE EXCLUSION OF LOOKING
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      Lock icon Beaten by the Pacific
      97 7 British tycoon Richard Branson's hot-air balloon lies m the Pacific Ocean near Honolulu, Hawaii, on Friday (left), ending his latest attempt to float non-stop around the world. Just a day before, it was speeding across the Pacific (right) on what was described as the most hazardous
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      Lock icon Branson's balloon goes down off Hawaii
      424 7 Branson's balloon goes down off Hawaii His round-the-world hid foiled by bad weather, the British tycoon and two companions had to bring their balloon down 16 km off Hawaii's Oahu island HONOLULU (Hawaii) British billionaire balloonist Richard Branson and two companions splashed down m the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii yesterday
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      Lock icon Pope calls for abolition of death penalty
      230 7 Pope calls for abolition of death penalty VATICAN CITY Pope John Paul used his Christmas message on Friday to appeal for world-wide abolition of the death penalty and pray for peace m the "tormented" Middle East. The 78-year-old Pope heeded doctors' orders not to celebrate Christmas Morning mass and looked
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      Lock icon BUBBLE THERAPY
      54 9 REUTERS 1 Chris Clark and nurse Peggy Briggs playing m a hyperbaric chamber at Freemantle Hospital m Perth The five-year-old, who has distorted femur bones due to Perthes' disease, will undergo oxygen therapy m the chamber. The hospital is testing the possibility that the disease is triggered by
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      Lock icon Iranian youth need 'legitimate pleasure'
      306 9 ENDORSEMENT BY MODERATE PRESIDENT TEHERAN Iranian President Mohammad Khatami has said that young people need "legitimate pleasure" and cannot be expected to spend their time only at prayers. Iranian society must change its attitudes and recognise that "young people need legitimate pleasure and we cannot
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      Lock icon JUS 'car surfers' risk life in deadly game
      472 9 US 'car surfers' risk life in deadly game An average of 81 young people from 16 to 24 are killed each year m ;the name that requires the 'surfer' Ito stay on the bonnet of a moving car THRILLS AND SPILLS POLICE say car surfing takes myriad forms: In "knock
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      Lock icon Jail me over Xmas, says speedster, 93
      115 9 LOS ANGELES A 93-year-old California woman hauled before a judge for speeding asked to be put m jail over Christmas rather than pay a USSIOO (Ssl64) fine, according to a newspaper report. Ada Beck was allegedly going at 100 kmh m a 72-kmh
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    • THE WEEK AHEAD ... AND THE WEEK THAT WAS
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        Lock icon Peace talks in Colombia
        248 10 Mo\ D A V Many faces of the euro representing 10 different European states. Eleven countries will )articipate m the aunch but LuxemDourg has yet to announce its vignette. Clockwise from top left are the coins of Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Tne Netherlands,
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        Budget vote in Hungary
        104 10 Tl E S D V V HUNGARTS Parliament is due to vote on the government Budget, which has called for spending curbs on infrastructure m a bid to reduce the deficit. The government recently pulled out of financing a US$6OO million (Ss9Bs million) new Metro line
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        Euro to replace currencies of 11 countries
        157 10 F H I 1) A V THE currencies of Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Austria, Portugal, Finland and Ireland will be replaced by the euro. Most consumers will not see any difference right away because the euro at first will
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      Lock icon Blair's spin doctor expected to return
      364 10 Blair's spin doctor expected to return Speculation is mounting that former trade minister Peter Mandelson. who quit over a questionable loan, will return to lead a pro-Euro campaign LONDON Speculation was mounting yesterday over the quick return to British politics of Prime Minister Tony Blair's right-hand man and chief spin
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      Lock icon Voila! Transplanted hand works
      689 11 Three months after a historic transplant, a 48-year-old Australian is able to shake hands and even raise a half-pint glass of lager 'My great ambition now is to play the piano again.' Mr Clint Hallam LONDON There could be no doubting the warmth of his handshake
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      Lock icon Delhi trains and airport back in operation
      270 11 Delhi trains and airport back in operation AFTER DAYS OF FOG... NEW DELHI Days of smothering fog lifted on Friday from northern India, bringing relief to thousands stranded at railway stations and New Delhi's main international airport. "We have resumed full operations," said chief airtraffic controller Brijendra Shekhar, as visibility
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      Lock icon Yugoslav top brass replaced
      74 11 BELGRADE Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic has carried out an extensive military reshuffle, replacing several top officers, state media saicL The list of appointments included a new head of the F\ istina Corps the am formation based m the southern Serbian province of Kosovo, where security forces
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      Lock icon Duma okays crisis Budget
      380 12 The approval, despite criticism that the fiscal blueprint is unrealistic, is a boost for Primakov's government MOSCOW In a boost for the government, the Russian parliament has given initial approval to next year's crisis Budget, which critics say includes unrealistic economic assumptions as well as the
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      Lock icon Russia and Belarus seek merger
      372 12 Russia and Belarus seek merger Currency, taxes and Eolitics could c unified MOSCOW The presidents of Russia and Belarus, seeking to counter Western influence and reunite remnants of the shattered Soviet empire, have signed an agreement calling for a merger of their nations by as early as next year. While
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      Lock icon Choc bar blown up in airport alert
      103 13 Choc bar blown up in airport alert LONDON A humble bar of chocolate was blown up by a bomb-dis-posal team m a security alert at one of Britain's busiest airports, said a report here. Thousands of passengers were affected at Manchester Airport after an electronic luggage scanner homed m on
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      Lock icon Popular military hero joins race for Netanyahu's job
      497 13  -  ABRAHAM RABINOVICH Former Chief of Staff Shahak is ahead of both the Israeli Prime Minister and opposition leader Ehud Barak m the popularity stakes, polls show By IN [JERUSALEM A WHITE knight rode onto the Israeli political scene last week, stirring the
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      Lock icon Octuplets winning fight for life
      398 13 STiLL IN CRITICAL STATE BUT... HOUSTON (Texas) The world's only living octuplets were winning their fight for life and were expected to be taken off a mechanical ventilator by the weekend, according to doctors. "We have stopped sedating them, and we gave them all caffeine
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        Lock icon 400 TONNES OF DRUGS SEIZED
        85 13 THE Colombian authorities seized some 400 tonnes of drugs this year, police announced on Friday. Narcotics police chief Colonel Leonardo Gallego added that several drug traffickers were captured and new routes for drug smuggling were discovered. One result of his agency's efforts was an increase
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        Lock icon 42 ILLEGALS HELD IN AUSTRALIA
        63 13 42 ILLEGALS HELD IN AUSTRALIA FORTY-TWO illegal immigrants were detained yesterday after they were found m a remote part of northern Australia, the authorities said. The immigrants were found by police on the Northern Territory's Cobourg Peninsula and were taken to Darwin where they were put into detention, said Immigration
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        Lock icon KIDNAPPERS ON FAST TILL DEATH
        64 13 KIDNAPPERS ON FAST TILL DEATH BIGHT jailed kidnappers, hospitalised and weakened after 40 days of a hunger strike m Sao Paulo, vowed on Friday to continue their fast until they die or are freed In a note to Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso, they said they would continue to fast
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        Lock icon DUMA RATIFIES UKRAINE PACT
        75 13 RUSSIA'S State Duma lower house of parliament on Friday ratified a stalled friendship treaty with Ukraine despite political disagreements and worries about the Slav neighbour forming ties with Nato. After a heated debate, the Duma voted 244 to 30 to ratify the pact signed m May
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        Lock icon 10 KILLED IN RAIL HORROR
        52 13 TEN people were killed when a freight train smashed into a bus at a railroad crossing m the eastern Indian state of Bihar, the Press Trust of India said yesterday. Five others were injured m the accident near Dhanbad city late on Friday, railway officials
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      Lock icon Tainted food leaves 63 paralysed
      102 14 Tainted food leaves 63 paralysed KATHMANDU At least 63 people were left paralysed after consuming contaminated tood m the south-western town of Nepalgunj, reports said yesterday. The number of paralysis victims m the past several days m two neighbouring Tharu villages has been increasing," the Kathmandu Post said. Health officials
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      Lock icon Osama calls for attacks on US and British citizens
      479 14 Osama calls for attacks on U S and British citizens He also threatens the Israelis and urges Muslims to take revenge for the air strikes carried out against Iraq DUBAI Exiled Saudi dissident Osama bin Laden has called on Muslims to attack US and British citizens and interests to avenge
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    • DATELINE ASIA
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        WTO hopeful launches own website
        126 14  -  Anuttra Chinalai COMPLETE DATA ON SUPACHAI BANGKOK The Internet seems to be a big tool for publicity these days. Even Deputy Prime Minister Supachai Panitchpakdi has become the proud owner of his own website. The site has his complete database, including biographical information, text of
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        LAND MARKET DEAD, SAYS DEVELOPER
        125 14  -  Douglas Wong MALA V S I A WHILE most property developers m Malaysia are talking up the market m the midst of a one-month national sale, one of Malaysia's best-known bumiputra developers, Tan Sri Azmi Wan Hamzah, has been more frank. While he dutifully said
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        ESTRADA ROMANCES WIFE DURING XMAS
        110 14  -  Luz Baguioro THE PHILIPPINES FOR Philippine President Joseph Estrada, Christmas meant making up to his family, especially to his py-chiatrist-wife Loi. "11l give her one night of romancing," said Mr Estrada, explaining that his hectic schedule since becoming President has forced him to spend little
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        SINGER ADVISES ON USE OF JAPANESE
        137 14  -  Kwan Weng Kin JAP A N MIYUKI Nakajima. one of Japan's most popular female singer-songwriters, has been honoured by an appointment to a council that advises the Minister of Education on matters pertaining to the Japanese language. She wall sit with a scenario writer,
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        PIRATES BEAT TV HOST TO BIOGRAPHY
        135 14  -  Mary Kwang CHI N A WELL-KNOWN Phoenix Channel programme host. Wu Xiaoli, is irate that pirates had stolen a headstart on her still-incomplete autobiography by flooding the streets of major Chinese cities with unauthorised copies of her book-in-progress. The first pirated paperbacks were discovered
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      768 4 Go For The Big Fish mm' North Korean Bodies New Hand, New Life MM The Indonesian authorities should go after the J Bk Bodies of four men believed to be North JjM wfy&jt It may look unsightly, but this is a hand that has X commanders instead of charging the
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  • EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Beijing demands cross-strait unification talks
      550 15 There will be no high-level visit by China's top negotiator Wang Daohan to the Kuomintang-ruled island until it agrees to hold political discussions BEIJING China has ruled out a new round of high-level talks with Taiwan until the Kuomintang-ruled island agrees to discuss reunification, the
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      Lock icon Pigeon catchers caught
      84 15 Pigeon catchers caught TAIPEI Police freed 41 pigeons and arrested seven people who made a fortune by kidnapping the birds, local media reported yesterday. Police were quoted as saying the seven suspects have made NT$5O million (552.4 million) m ransom money since 1996 by kidnapping pigeons trained for races. Pigeon-racing
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      Lock icon China tightens control on quake forecasts
      236 15 BEIJING China has tightened controls on earthquake forecasts, to curb false alarms that may harm social stability, the official China Daily said yesterday. "All work units and individuals should not release their earthquake forecast results to the society or abroad without the permission of
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      Lock icon Former Taipei mayor seeks China dialogue
      289 15 TAIPEI Outgoing Taipei Mayor Chen Shui-bian offered to embark on a "journey of dialogue" with China to seek innovative solutions to Taiwan's relationship with the mainland, reports said yesterday. The avid advocate of Taiwan independence said this during his farewell address on Friday as
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      Lock icon Dead N. Koreans wash ashore in Japan
      437 16 Officials believe the four men whose skeletal remains were found were defectors and were not linked to a naval clash between the two Koreas TOKYO The bodies of four men m what appeared to be North Korean military uniforms have washed ashore m
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      Lock icon BUNNY EXTREMES
      34 17 AFP A 10-kg Flemish Giant, the world's largest breed of rabbit, and a 0.5-kg Super Mini, the world's smallest breed, on display at the opening of a rabbit exhibition m Tokyo yesterday.
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      Lock icon Ozawa tipped for post in home affairs
      427 17 Ozawa tipped for post in home affairs The leader of the opposition Liberal Party is likely to obtain a Cabinet post m a coalition-govt deal with the Prime Minister, say reports POWERBROKER LIBERAL Party leader Ozawa (right), was once a powerbroker m the Liberal Democratic Party before leaving m 1993
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      Lock icon Sunday trial for China activist
      171 17 BEIJING A veteran labour activist charged with threatening national security will be tried today m a rare Sunday hearing. Due to the backlog of cases, the hearing BW being held on a day when courts are usually not m session, said an official at an
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      Lock icon Taiwan kidnapper gets three death sentences
      264 17 TAIPEI Taiwan's Supreme Court handed down three death sentences to the kidnapper and murderer of the teenage daughter of a popular actress, state television reported. A Supreme Court spokesman was quoted as saying that the court gave Chen Chin-hsing three death sentences, a life
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      Lock icon HK divided over remarks by tycoon
      348 17 HK divided over remarks by tycoon U KA SHING CONTROVERSY HONGKONG A debate over remarks by tycoon Li Ka Shing that Hongkong politicians were damaging Dusiness provoked strong comments m newspapers yesterday, with sharply di- videdviewA "Li Ka Shing does not realise that by saying this he himself is worsening
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      Lock icon Japan's defence budget cut after scandals
      551 18 Japan 's defence budget cut after scandals A rise m the yen's value and a fall m oil costs also contributed to the 0.2-per cent cut m the budget for the 1999 fiscal year, officials say TOKYO Japan's Cabinet has decided to cut defence spending for fiscal 1999 for the
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      Lock icon Boy kills neighbour, 80
      133 18 TOKYO A 14-year-old Japanese schoolboy stabbed an 80-year-old neighbour to death to steal money to play video games, police said. The teenager knifed landlady Miyoshi Moriyama more than 10 times after sneaking into her house m the western city of Osaka. "He just killed her to
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      Lock icon Little Red Book of Mao now a Little Red Disc
      464 19 A CD-Rom r released on the 105 th anniversary yesterday of the late Chairman's birth, also marks the growing commercialisation of Mao BEIJING Chairman Mao Zedong's Little Red Book has been updated to mark the 105 th anniversary of his
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      Lock icon Suicide via the Net
      180 19 TOKYO An Internet suicide service has led to at least one death and seven deliveries of lethal potassi-um-cyanide capsules, Japanese police said yesterday. A female customer killed herself using the capsules and the man who ran the service also appeared to have committed suicide. Police said
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      245 19 Temple violence: 28 monks arrested SEOUL South Korea's police arrested 28 monks m connection with the violence at a temple here m which dozens were injured, officials said yesterday. A police official said 77 people were detained on Wednesday when riot-po-lice troops moved into Chogve Temple m central Seoul to
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  • INDONESIA IN TRANSITION
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      Suharto 'not serious' about dialogue plan
      301 20 Suharto 'not serious' about dialogue plan Muslim leader says he doubts the former President is keen about his scheme to bring top leaders together to discuss national reconciliation JAKARTA The man who initiated a controversial plan tor a national dialogue involving former President Suharto and his successor B. J. Habibie
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      387 20 JAKARTA Five-star hotels are trying their best to liven up the holiday spirit by offering lunch, dinner and buffets at special prices, and special room packages to help attract more guests during a season of slow business. According to a Jakarta Post report
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      420 21 ABDUCTION TRIAL OF SOLDIERS 'THAT THE ABDUCTIONS WERE CONDUCTED BY THE DEFENDANTS BECAUSE OF THEM "CALLS OF CONSCIENCE"...IS NOT ONLY ILLOGICAL.BUT ALSO DIRECTLY CLOSES THE ROAD FOR THE LEGAL PROCESS AGAINST THEIR SUPERIORS.' Indonesian Association for Legal Aid and Human Rights JAKARTA A
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      Lock icon 3 million ha of forest to be auctioned off
      381 21 The move, a change m the policy m prantinq forest-concession rights, is to prevent a few groups from monopolising the logging business LO6GIN6 RIGHTS: New quotas logging operations are appointed directly by the government. Under the new regulation, each concessionaire would
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      Lock icon Bishop Belo turns down meeting with Habibie
      349 21 Bishop Belo turns down meeting with Habibie JAKARTA East Timor Bishop Carlos Ximenes Felipe Belo has declined an invitation from President B.J. Habibie to meet m the New Year, a report here said yesterday. The Kompas daily quoted Nobel peace laureate Belo as saying that he would meet the President
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      184 21 JAKARTA Indonesia has closed 54 small airports throughout the world's largest archipelago because of the economic crisis, according to a Bisnis Indonesia report yesterday. It quoted director-general of air transport, Mr Soenaryo Yosopratomo, as saying a declining number of passengers and rising operational
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Extra-high mercury levels at waste dump
      334 22 Extra-high mercury levels at waste dump Analyses show the toxicity m industrial ash dumped by Taiwanese firm near Sihanoukville is more than 3,000 times higher than permitted PHNOM PENH Initial test results on tonnes of waste dumped m Cambodia by a Taiwanese company indicated that the mercury level was thousands
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      Lock icon Investors 'pulling out of Vietnam'
      577 23 Investors 'pulling out of Vietnam' The boom predicted for the economy is not happening, say US expatriate businessmen, who blame a hesitant and corrupt government SLOWDOWN: The signs Enrolment m Ho Chi Minn City's International School, which caters to the children of expatriates, has dropped nearly 20 per cent m
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  • MALAYSIA
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      Sony disputes Amy's claims
      182 25 SUIT BY SINGER KUALA LUMPUR Sony Music Malaysia has disputed rock singer Amy's RM2.042 million (SS870,000) suit against the company for breach of contract, insisting that it did not demand to produce his albums. '"We offered him a distribution contract, a joint-ven-ture thing," said Mr Ikhmal
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      97 26 5 held for stealing wagons TAPAH Perak police yesterday detained five men suspected of stealing 15 goods wagons from the Tapah Road railway station near here. Batang Padang district police chief Wan Mohamad Wan Abdullah said the suspects, aged between 24 and 35, were nabbed m Tapah town yesterday after
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      512 26 The Premier says they should improve themselves m computer and defence technology so as not to rely on others and open themselves to oppression LANGKAWI Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad has reminded Muslims of the need to acquire knowledge, especially those relating to
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      Lock icon Reprieve for buses without speed check devices
      466 26 Reprieve for buses without speed check devices DEADLINE EXTENDED KUALA LUMPUR Express buses not yet fitted with speed warning devices will be allowed to operate during the Hari Raya Aidilfitri festivities although the law for the "black boxes" will be enforced this Friday. Road Transport Department (JPJ) director-general Zakaria Mohamed
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      Perak to seek Kelantan monkeys' help
      177 26 Perak to seek Kelantan monkeys' help IPOH The Perak state government will use monkeys from Kelantan to help pluck coconuts as it is becoming more expensive to get humans to do the job. The Star quoted Perak State Consumer Affairs and Welfare Committee chairman Datuk G. Rajoo as saving that
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      Ex-MB's graft case: Court to decide on Tuesday
      423 25 Ex-MB's graft case: Court to decide on Tuesday Former Selangor MB Muhammad Taib is charged with failing to declare all assets belonging to him, his wife, children, agents and nominees KUALA LUMPUR Former Selangor Mentri Besar Muhammad Taib will know his fate on Tuesday when the High Court delivers judgment
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      Bomoh may help settlers catch tiger
      115 27 Bomoh may help settlers catch tiger GUA MUSANG About 100 farmers m a remote oilpalm estate m Kelantan may get a bomoh to help them catch a tiger, which is said to have injured a 10--year-old boy and killed two cows m the past week. The Star said the farmers
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      51 27 NEW STRAITS TIMES To make sure that there is enough beet tor Hari Raya Puasa on Jan 19, Malaysia has started importing cattle, seen here at the Padang Besar quarantine station m Perlis. At least 1,000 cows and buffaloes will be brought m from Bangkok and
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      Quash rumours of problems, EPF urged
      269 27 Still some doubts about fund among Malaysians P ETA LING JAVA The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has been urged to counter rumours of problems, such as difficulties over withdrawals and payments, and the possibility of dividends being slashed to the minimum. The Star reported
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      448 27 The Court of Appeal rules that the Sessions Court had jurisdiction to hear the sodomy case as the act is also an offence under the Penal Code KUALA LUMPUR The Court of Appeal has ruled that a Muslim accused of commiting an act
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  • WORLD FOCUS
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      Mary, Mary, quite contrary
      1017 28 Mary, Mary, quite contrary Sonny Bono's Bimbo Wife-Turned-Congresswoman Takes America By Storm The 60s pop stars widow wins over the US with her heart-felt speeches during Clinton's impeachment. Our writer m Washington, LOUISE BRANSON, reports EARLY DAYS: Some faux pas MRS Bono confessed during the Clinton impeachment hearings to knowing
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      Hollywood calls the tune
      843 29 Hollywood calls the tune FILM REVIEWERS VERSUS MOVIE REVIEWERS SERIOUS film lovers make a distinction between film critics and movie critics. Films are not merely "movies" but a medium of expression for film-makers to communicate their critical and aesthetic perspectives to the world, for example, the haunting works of Akira
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  • HOME
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      Aid recipients fail to turn up at event
      628 30  - Aid recipients fail to turn up at event ALLISON LIM Aidilfitri Charity fund members say invitations were sent out days ago but some recipients' parents said they had received no such letters *L FUND: Annual event since '92 than 20 Malay-Muslim organisations. Donations are collected throughout the Muslim fasting month
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      Lock icon Furbies are already here
      399 30  -  ELISABETH GWEE B__ FURBY, the furry computerised toy that is a sell-out hit m the US and Britain, has entered the market here quietly. But not through Hasbro Singapore, which plans to bring m the toy m mid-Janu-ary. Furby is produced by Tiger Electronics, a division
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    • She's just had a...
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        Six times the joy
        464 31  -  SITI AND RIANIE It will also be more work for parents of the first sextuplets born here, but they will have help raising them Reports by THE first sextuplets born m Singapore are a month old today, and look so much alike that you can hardly
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        All of 105 kg
        494 31 But a month after the delivery, mum is back to 55 kg FOR 33 weeks this year, Susan Tjokrosetio could only look m the mirror m horror as she ballooned day by day. When she hit 105 kg, she feared she would never get back to
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      Security checks stepped up after arrest of 5 illegals
      186 32 Security checks stepped up after arrest of 5 illegals SECURITY checks on passengers and vehicles at checkpoints have been stepped up since Christmas Day, when five immigration offenders were caught at the Woodlands checkpoint hidden under the seat of a van. The driver of the van, a Malaysian, and his
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      Their curiosity killed the cats
      590 32  -  SHARON VASOO Three cases of children killing cats occurred m the last 12 months. The SPCA thinks the culprits, aged between six and nine, should be counselled tyrty DANGLING BY THE NECK! Someone knocked this stray cat unconscious and stuffed it between two stools at
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      Pets thrown out during festive season
      252 32 Pets thrown out during festive season EACH month, about 1,000 stray and unwanted animals are taken m by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA). The numbers soar during the festive season, when many households do their spring-cleaning and find the pets a hassle, the society said.
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      Youth robbed in Johor Baru shopping area
      408 32 Youth robbed in Johor Baru shopping area SECOND INCIDENT IN TWO DAYS A SINGAPOREAN youth visiting Johor Baru for the first time was robbed at the Holiday Plaza shopping centre on Tuesday afternoon, the second such incident m the area within two days. On Monday, Mr Thong Weng Yew, 42,
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      Lock icon Kit Chan is first youth ambassador
      416 33  - Kit Chan is first youth ambassador SITI AND RIANIE She will serve as role model and promote good values among young people during her one-year stint artr HOMEGROWN talent Kit Chan remembers what it was like to be an angst-ridden teenager, and sne hopes those memories will help her perform
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      Paddy's story stirs talk and brings tears
      349 33  - Paddy's story stirs talk and brings tears ALLISON LIM Bu PADDY Chew's aunt found out he was HIV-positive only two weeks ago when she read The Sunday Times, the day after he went public about his condition. He said: "She was crying when she spoke to me over the telephone...
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      Unemployment insurance not needed
      467 33 LIM BOON HENG'S TCS INTERVIEW Government has taken care of basic needs differently but effectively THE Government does not need to introduce an unemployment insurance scheme for retrenched workers because there is an adequate safety net already m place, said labour chief Lim Boon Heng. The
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      Lock icon Trust funds set up for Comeback Kids
      880 34  - Trust funds set up for Comeback Kids BRAEMA MATHI A MR YEO, who offered his name and address to the schools so that they can ask him for any help regarding the Comeback Kids: §t feel that these children need a break and I rilling to be there for the
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      Many moved to do their bit
      802 34 OFFERS OF HELP POUR IN BASIL Ho sent out an email message to his colleagues two weeks ago, suggesting that they either forego buying gitts for each other or spend less on them and give the cash to the Comeback Kids instead. Said Mr
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      An experience for us at ST too
      485 34  -  BERTHA HENSON By 'IT WAS HEART-BREAKING TO HEAR SEBASTIAN SAY "IT IS NOT TRUE THAT SINGAPOREANS ARE MEAN", SO BITTER MUST HAVE BEEN THE EXPERIENCE OF WS YOUHG LIFE. BUT EVEN MORE HEART-BREAKING WERE HIS REPEATED "THANK YOU'S"/ WE FELL m love with
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      Lock icon Thank you! Thank You! Thank You!
      807 35 Thank you! Thank You! Thank You! Chen Hui Ting, who will be going to Mayflower Secondary School: 'People want us to work hard m our secondary schools and do wed. I win work hard and not want to let them down. And I want to go to the university.' Nurulhemawati
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      Patricia's finally off to Primary 1
      319 35 ON JAN 4, Patricia Chay Mci Fong will be going to school for the first time m her life. Not unusual since it is the first day of school. But the eight-year-old is going to Primary 1 and will be two years older than
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    • THE YEAR THAT WAS . ..AND THE YEAR THAT WILL BE
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        1098 36  -  CHANG AI-LIEN SCIENCE b TECHNOLOGY By From software to toys, a world of gi)ods and services is available at your doorstep at the click of a button. Touted as the future of business, e-commerce is slowly taking off with some consumers here. MASTERPLAN: Developing a thriving
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        No running away from IT next year
        285 36 MORE USES IN DAILY LIVES THE coming year will see the continual infusion of IT into the daily lives of individuals and businesses, said National Computer Board deputy chief executive Michael Yap. "Increasingly, we will find that the impact of IT will go
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      121 30 Cruelty Or Curiosity? Kit Chan's New Role E-commerce ,^___Bk Six boys were caught killing cats m the past JUL Singer Kit Chan will be the fact 1 fl m1 W W He goes on to the Internet to buy his 12 months. They put it down to testing if —and
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  • MONEY
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      Lock icon Baby Guess? made in Singapore
      603 37  -  YEOW PEI LIN FJ Benjamin clinches rights to design axd manufacture Baby Guess? clothes and accessories for sale m the region Bi, HIGH-FASHION retailer FJ Benjamin has clinched the licensing rights to design and manufacture Baby Guess? clothes and accessories for sale m Asia, a
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      Lock icon Cost of moving cargo at port may fall soon
      1387 37  -  LEONG CHAN TEIK FREIGHT FORWARDERS TO GET REBATES il WHEN IT'S CHEAPER LONG-DISTANCE CHARGES: PSA s stand HONGKONG charges more than twice as much as Singapore for handling local containers, says PSA Corp, m disputing charges that its prices are high.
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  • REVIEW
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      A NATIONS HISTORY
      2233 38 Face To Face With Abdurrahman Wahid Mr Abdurrahman Wahid, leader of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Indonesia's largest Muslim group, was m the news often during the recent convulsions m the country. As leader of about 30 million people, and with a pedigree that borders on royalty, he wields
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  • REVIEW COVER STORY
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      IN HIS STORY A MORAL FORCE, NOT POLITICAL
      4254 39 IN HIS STORY A MORAL FORCE, NOT POLITICAL Naipaul on rote religious learning This was the very thing I had seen m 197,: boys sitting about bamboozling themselves with a simple textbook of religious laws which they would have known by heart. Perhaps religious teaching had to come with this
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  • REVIEW
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        Boycott them!
        306 41 ONCE again, slump-hit Singaporeans have found a target to vent their frustrations on. This past week, it has been the turn of cooked food hawkers. It is a familiar tale: prices have been raised without just cause or servings have been reduced with prices unchanged. Either way, hawkers
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      CHEST OF DRAWERS
      36 41 TOLD MOU A MILLION TIMES. SOU HAVE TO SLOT IN MOUR CASHCARD BEFORE WE TAKE OFF. BUT NO f HOU HAD TO DO HOUR N Uo-HO-HO' THING. WELL, WHO'S LAUGHING* NOW, FATSO 1
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      Lock icon Time to put the spark back into the teaching vocation
      931 41  -  SANDRA DAVIE MY VIEW By THANKS m part to the economic downturn, the Education Ministry has netted a record number of teachers this year. It recruited 1,352 teachers from August to mid- December, 270 per cent more than the 365
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      The Philippines: Asian and yet very non-Asian
      1148 41  -  NIRMAL GHOSH LETTER FROM MANILA By] OF ALL Asian countries, the Philippines has the most complex relationship with its former colonisers and much of it involves an unnecessary diminishing of the Filipino. A short distance outside a town called Butuan m Mindanao is
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  • REVIEW FOCUS
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      Can SE Asia find unity in adversity?
      1743 42 Cohesion Amid Crisis SHARON SIDDIQUE believes that crisis-hit nations m the region must repair social cohesion as much as seek economic recovery WALKING A TIGHTROPE: Balancing heterogeneity BALANCING the various components of a heterogeneous society united m diversity is a tenuous proposition, for
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  • REVIEW PROFILE
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      Cool hand in a hot Latin office
      1424 43 Cool hand in a hot Latin office The immigrant's son who became President of Peru. OHS SOR FERN reviews the biography The tale of his hard-scrabble presidential campaign m 1989 unfolds like some rosy fairy tale straight out of Hollywood ALBERTO FUJIMORI: Teacher to TV show host to President July
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      A unique 'Asian' in an 'un-Asian country
      619 43  -  ONG SOU FERN Bwi LIKE the rest of the world, Japanese writer Rei Kimura watched m appalled horror when terrorists stormed the Japanese embassy m Lima, Peru, m 1996. When the incident ended m a daring raid masterminded by Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori,
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  • RACING
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      YESTERDAY'S PENANG RACE RESULTS
      904 44 3 COOKIE 54 (19-7) Oo (4) 3 2 1 6 GOOD BEE BEE 52.5 (29-10) Saifudin (1) 5 3 2 4 I GOT IT 54 c 52.5 (20-7) Tai (6) 4 5 3 8 HAPPY PRINCE 50.5 (52-14) Vellaikannu (7) 1 1 4 7 HAPPY TYCOON
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      Speedy slayer
      275 44  -  DANNY KHOO PENANG ROUND-UP Green Dragon too fast for rivals, Azhar reels off four winners Ba SPEED machine Green Dragon completed an emphatic double when he showed his rivals a clean pair of heels m the RMIOO.OOO (5562,700) Pesta Pulau Pinang Cup yesterday. Last Saturday, the Francis Nathan-trained
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      PTC DECEMBER MEETING, 4TH DAY TODAY'S PENANG RACE GUIDE
      1034 44 PTC DECEMBER MEETING, 4TH DAY TODAY'S PENANG RACE GUIDE Goingforecast. Soft to Iwavt/ Triree and lour-year-olfls Stakes $20,00 C 1 Au-Au 5 (4nzg V Tan-BE Chua) Suhaimi 57 2 05- Golden Hlqhway 3 <4nzg J Ho-Jungle) •Azman c 2 5? 3 Intelllqcnt Crown 1 (4nzg Sargent-Diamond) Treymane 57 4 0
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      PENANG TURF CLUB STIPENDIARY STEWARDS' REPORT
      643 44 RACE Is Zaidi replaced Rangasamy on Typhoon Oliver after the latter declared that he was on medication. RACE 2: Apprentice Tai reported that El Banco, who failed to race with the field for the greater part of the race and was eased down m
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      556 44 LEADIN6 JOCKEYS PICKS OF THE DAY LEADING TRAINERS W*? M M 3rd Race Hare Tm DawyKlw) MMfch 3rd 1 JSaimee 538 111 92 51 4 fic u Wa nln 6 Pacific Warning 3 Intelligent Crown 1 C Leek 76 56 39 2 Golden Highway 9 China Express 4 Lichinfong 2
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  • OBITUARIES
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      724 45 850 DEATHS 850 DEATHS 850 DEATHS 850 DEATHS Yet those who wait tor the Lord will gain new strength wsp^ They will mount up with wings like eagles *^«9 They will run and not get tired They will walk and not become weary Isaiah 40:3 1 CHAN SOON KIN was
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      850 DEATHS 850 DEATHS 850 DEATHS
      487 45 850 DEATHS 850 DEATHS 850 DEATHS "I am the resurrection and the Life; he who believes m Me shaft live even if he dies." John 11:25 HARRY OEI TIANG GIE Age: 74 was called home to be with the Lord on 25 Dec 98, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Jessie
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      850 DEATHS 850 DEATHS
      323 45 850 DEATHS 850 DEATHS LIAO WEN HUEI AGE: 75 passed away peacefully on 25/12/98 at 2 45pm (Wife: Lee Wah Thye. deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Liao Swee Ngain Wong Sau Chun Liao Kiang Ngen, James Lee Seng Mci Liao Siong Nyen, Charlie Leong Sau Kuen Liao Khoon Ngain, Raymond ChewChee Hui
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      850 DEATHS
      169 45 WEE BAN HEE Age: 78 passed away peacefully on 26/12/98. Sadly missed by: Wife: Tan Lin Tye Sons: Roland Wee Kirn Guan Eamuna Wee Kin- bat Dauqhters-in-lew: Goh Cyeo Noon, Dora K. Angeline Grandchildren: Serene Wee Ai Yin Kevin Huanq Ymgjie Amelia Wee Si-Lin Elareo Wee Tmqshun Wake
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      852 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
      179 45 The family of the Late LIM KEE LUAN Departed 22/12/98 wishes to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives friends, business associates colleagues for their kind assistance attendance donations, condolences wreaths during their recent bereavement YEO AH KEOW (wife of the late Tan Kee Chor) Age:
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  • OBITUARIES
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      856 IN MEMORIAM 856 IN MEMORIAM 856 IN MEMORIAM 856 IN MEMORIAM 856 IN MEMORIAM
      100 46 856 IN MEMORIAM 856 IN MEMORIAM 856 IN MEMORIAM 856 IN MEMORIAM 856 IN MEMORIAM In loving memory of Lovingly remembered and sadly missed by his family Mother Chang Siok Eng Wife Angeline Lim Fung Mvi Sons Andrew Yap Chi En Jonathan Yap Chi Yen Daughters Son-in-law Hvy Yap Ching
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      852 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 852 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
      49 46 852 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 852 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Family Of The Late LOW ENG MENG, RICHARD Departed on 22-12-98 wishes to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends, colleagues, pastors members of the Tabernacle Church Missions for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, wreaths and donations during their recent bereavement.
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      856 IN MEMORIAM 856 IN MEMORIAM
      314 46 856 IN MEMORIAM 856 IN MEMORIAM MEMORIAL SERVICE 1 thank God for the blessing of you. VINCENT KHOO KAH TAT called home to be with God on 26.10.98 The memorial service will be held at Chijmes Hall, 30 Victoria Street, on Monday, 28 December 1998 at 6.45 p.m. Please treat
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      852 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
      319 46 The Family of the Late TEO ENG KIAT Age: 70 Departed on 23 Dec 98 wish to express their sincere thanks and appreciation to all relatives, especially Uncles/Aunties Low Siak Boon and Neo Aik; Florence, Peter, Pastor Lee of Bedok Methodist Church, Director CSO, friends, colleaoues and business
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      856 IN MEMORIAM 856 IN MEMORIAM
      62 46 856 IN MEMORIAM 856 IN MEMORIAM CHERISHED MEMORIES P. CHELLAPAN N. PANKAJAM You have gone, dear father Her weary hours days of pain Gone from the world of tears Her sleepless nights are past, But the memory will linger Her ever kind patient frame Through all the passing years. Has
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      858 REQUIEMS 858 REQUIEMS
      97 46 858 REQUIEMS 858 REQUIEMS K.S. MENON passed away peacefully on 14/12/98. Sadly missed by: Wife: Mdm Sara Menon Sons: Daughters-in-law: ~ajan Menon Sarala Menon Vatsan Menon Emery L. Menon Mohanan Menon Telma Menon Grandsons: Granddaughters: Joseph Jeyan Menon Smitha Menon Dinesh Menon Sara Delia Menon Dilip Menon Renu Menon Deepthi
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      858 REQUIEMS
      49 46 Karumathi RENGA PILLAY VALLIAMMA Departed: 13/12/98 16th day prayer will held at Blk. 250 #06-227, Yishun Aye. 9, Singapore *****0, on 27th Dec'9B followed by prayer at Sri Arasageseri Sivan Temple (along Woodlands Road) on 28th Dec. '98 at 7pm Kindly treat this as a Personal Invitation
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      Lock icon China's sham soccer league
      310 46 SOCCER All 26 teams m first division alleged to be involved m match-fixing SHANGHAI All 26 football clubs m China's first division falsified financial records this year to hide payments for thrown games and bribes to referees, the official Liberation Daily reported on Friday. "Many figures
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      Lock icon Players slam academy for starvation
      333 46 TENNIS SYDNEY Young women tennis players at an Australian sports academy were subjected to starvation diets and verbal abuse that led to eating disorders, according to a report here yesterday. Sydney's Daily Telegraph said at least 34 women, who were awarded scholarships to the elite
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      Lock icon Sayonara can break record, says skipper
      135 46 YACHTING SYDNEY Helmed byAmerica's Cup ace Chris Dickson, Sayonara was the first boat out of Sydney Harbour and turned south under spinnaker for the 630 nautical mile race down Australia's east coast. She was followed out into the Tasman Sea by Australian maxi Brindabella,
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      SCORES
      38 46 CRICKET Opening day of Second Test m Wellington: India 208 (S.R. Tendulkar 47, M. Azharuddin 103 n.0.; Doull 7-65). New Zealand 52-1. Opening session on the Fourth Ashes Test m Melbourne between Australia and England: Washed out.
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      Beware Furby's invasion
      900 47  -  Sportsmen and fans alike fall prey to alien-toy behaviour SPORTS LIGHTS WILFRED YEO By THE toy of the year, I'm told by my reliable 49--year-old teenaged friend Handsome, is a furry grem-lin-like creature called Furby. What makes it so popular though, is not its fur. Handsome is
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      Lock icon Injured Doull destroys India
      322 47 CRICKET WELLINGTON New Zealand found itself a battered hero yesterday when seamer Simon Doull tore through India's batting line up m less than a day on the opening day of the Second Test at the Basin Reserve. In brilliant weather on a slow pitch Doull, under
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      Riding the storm in the golf world
      970 47  -  TAY CHENG KHOON TERRACE TALK WE HAVE come to the tailend of yet another year, a time when thoughts turn towards receiving-and-giving, retrospection and resolutions. Club captains whom Terrace Talk spoke with before IN THESE TURBULENT TIMES THIS has been a difficult year
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      Lock icon Fergus captures Best Boy award
      478 48 SWIMMING NATIONAL swimmer Fergus Kuek capped a memorable year of achievement when he was named the Best Boy Swimmer of the Year by the Singapore Amateur Swimming Association. The accolade came just two weeks after returning from the Asian Games m Bangkok his first major
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      Lock icon Flo, Poyet slay the Saints
      75 48 SOCCER LONDON Chelsea beat Southampton 2-0 at The Dell yesterday, thanks to goals from Tore Andre Flo and Gustavo Poyet. The victory placed The Blues top, albeit temporarily with sec-ond-placed Aston Villa to play Blackburn Rovers at a later kick-off. Meanwhile, Arsenal beat West Ham
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      Lions held by Olympic side
      48 48 SINGAPORE'S PreOlympic soccer squad held the national team to a 0-0 draw m a friendly match at Jalan Besar Stadium last night. The Pre-Olympic squad showed more enterprise than its opponent, which had defender Kadir Yahaya sent off after his second bookable offence.
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      Christmas wishes for Pusan
      566 48  -  PETER SIOW ASIAN GAMES Timesport looks ahead to what can be done to better 2002 Asiad By] IT IS that time of the year to make wishes. And, more importantly, for Santa Claus to scale down the chimney anytime during the 15 days of Christmas to
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      Rams keen on Trinidad striker
      388 48 SOCCER WOODLANDS Wellington FC might not be able to afford Manchester United striker Dwight Yorke, but his national team-mate Sheldon Thomas is available. Thomas, 23, has played seven times for Trinidad and Tobago. He also has an impressive goalscoring record with his present club South
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      234 48 The Good And The Bad RISHRfJ raz V ver The r Teams PfiPi^ The orru P* Lea 9 ue Amateur [imim Aw holds his own m I People will say and do anything to see IM\ trV^Wr iSm All teams m China's top soccer league the Putra Cup but where
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      8 1 Sunday PLUS The Sunday Times December 27, 1998
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      Lock icon Going back to the roots
      8 1 Going back to the roots IHB^ STEPHANIE YEOW
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      Lock icon Good girls do win
      82 1 Good girls do win Television Recognition conies after 10 years of hard, lowprofile work TCS actress Huang Biren has spent the last 10 years playing minor roles while contemporaries like Zoe Tay and Pan Lingling rose to greater heights. But as sht has proven with her Best Actress win at
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        Lock icon Rooting for ginseng
        1397 2  - Rooting for ginseng ELISABETH GWEE Herbal Remedies Its touted healing properties remain unproven by science. Still, many Chinese swear by its effectiveness and more young people are taking it *ll HOW TO TELL: Which is which CHINESE GINSENG AMERICAN GINSENG KOREAN GINSENG Cultivated Chinese Ginseng The texture is rough and
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        Lock icon Just what goes into ginseng?
        180 2 FROM the rich soil of forests, ginseng absorbs various ammo acids, vitamins and trace elements such as cobalt, manganese, selenium and germanium. All these create ginsenoside, on which much scientific research has focused. In 1976, an experiment by a Japanese scientist found that ginsenoside stimulates
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      Lock icon Back up your back
      1146 3  -  ELISABETH GWEE Behind Your Body Most people don't bother with their backs until something snaps, although a lot of injuries aire caused by the wrong use of muscles and strain St How to take care of your back If you are standing up to do work,
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        The good news...
        238 3 The good news. GIVE IT A SHOT ALLERGY shots are more effective than medication for children with chronichay fever. In a study conducted by doctors at Osaka City University Medical School m Japan, children treated with the drug cromolyn sodium had a. similar reaction m symptoms such as stuffynose and
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        The bad news...
        246 3 The bad news. THE 6ENES DID IT BIAME your genes if your cholesterol levels are high. Researchers from the University of Kuopio m Finland have found that people with a specific variant of the apolipoprotein E (apo E) gene are more prone to getting high cholesterol than individuals without the
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      Lock icon The spy who was left in the cold
      1071 4 Write Them Off? The golden age of the espionage thriller is over, and authors like Robert Ludlum and Frederick Forsyth are gunning for new readers LIKE cashiered spies groping for a mission, veteran literary spy masters are coming out of the Cold
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      Lock icon Burp, now I feel good, sexy and raring to go
      622 4 ATLANTA It's not necessarily the family and friends that make you feel so good during holiday celebrations it could be the food. Holiday meals are a particularly strong concoction of stimulants, sedatives and chemical aphrodisiacs. And between large portions the
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      Dad, must I practise so much?
      807 5  -  TAN SHZR EE Ravi Shankar's Girl At only 17, Anoushka Shankar is already following m her father's sitar ways by cutting a classical album &1L 7 don't think I've really grown up too quickly as a result of my father s fame or music,
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      Lock icon Madam, he's not angry, he's dead
      907 5 The papers had their fill of odd and weird tales LOS ANGELES Some of the oddest stories of 1998 had to do with sex, proving that after all these years people either cannot get it right or are bent on finding new variations on
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      Lock icon Game, set, glamour
      2221 6 Game, set, glamour Crossover Appeal Women's tennis is not satisfied with their stars jyst hitting the bail well, it wants to add some song and dance too THREE ACES: Stepping off court GAINING lots of attention off the court, Anna Kournikova, Martina Hingis and Venus Williams call themselves the Spice
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      Set me Free to go to Heaven
      937 7  - Set me Free to go to Heaven Teo Pan Lin Family Ties MIXED MEDIA JV While 7th Heaven is a family drama with a difference, Born Free shows why 'family' TV programmes from America are usually abominable 7th Heavens recipe is simple a likeable cast of actors who, though easy
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      Lock icon Rick James won't give up
      292 7 Rick James won't give up PUNK singer Rick James is looking forward to making music again even though he is unable to walk and is experiencing vertigo and double \ision from a recent stroke. It will not be easy. Doctors believe that the stroke, suffered after a Nov 6 concert
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      Just give me mee goreng
      384 10  - Just give me mee goreng Wong Ah Yoke Italian Concession I VIS \Bij Diners who cannot do without Asian food can still find it m this Italian eatery down m Orchard Road CAFE ALESSANDRO NANNINI, which opened at the Paragon last week, may be named after a former Italian race-driver
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        658 8 339 SAAB FOR SALE 339 SAAB FOR SALE 339 SAAB FOR SALE 339 SAAB FOR SALE 1992 JAPANESE BLUE CAR. 1978/1980 German Blue Car. 1992 JAPANESE BLUE CAR. 1978/1980 German Blue Car. Special plate no ET9999 Special plate no ET9999 Special plate no. ET9999. Special plate no. ET9999. COE till
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        1060 8 344 TOYOTA FOR SALE j 344 TOYOTA FOR SALE B__K __VVNMBN____r *SB Supercharged Estima 160 ps Emma Cresla Spacio Corolla Corona Camry Prado Ipsum Mit. Chariot Toyota Harrier (Lexus RX 300) Honda Odyssey 1 59, Sin Ming Rd #01-04 I wfeCD MOTOR Amtech Bldg S (*****5) 456 ***** T/'96 CORONA
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        394 8 347 VOLVO FOR SALE vX.' 'w» OWNER LEAVING! MUST SELLI 8/'9O Volvo 740GLT, sun-roof. Parf $44K. White. Agt. maintained. Interested pg. 9414-3627/ 769-1151 8/96 VOLVO 850SE Estate auto. 1 owner. Turbo. S/rims. OMV $44K Henly Enterprises: Tel. 282-0088 Unit 30 Kaki Bukit Used Carmart. 10/92 VOLVO 960 Limo. V 6.
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        1007 8 l M-_a-— -aa-a i m-b v---a----Baßß^Mn i^Hmi^^BH^ B aMHßß 344 TOYOTA FOR SALE 344 TOYOTA FOR SALE 344 TOYOTA FORSALE 344 TOYOTA FOR SALE 344 TOYOTA FOR SALE The Soluna Auto. AIM. mmmJL I±JL±(^JL LL \^V*/^-l at $78,988*. Hurry! Only limited units left! HmH jg** a ..-ff J mnMMm% "_l
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        369 8 I 383 VEHICLES WANTED A CASH CONFIRMED. G'teed highest o'fer for '80 95 all COE/ PARF model vehicles. All vehicles year made, owner, model we'll accept. Pay extra $2000 on the spot Nc hassle. Confirmation almost immed. Free valuation/ fast result Atti active price assured. Smcere!> buy-in. Also pay extra
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        1588 9 383 VEHICLES WANTED 383 VEHICLES WANTED BEST PRICE FOR ail model of veh. a^m^maaa^^m^^mm^am 'npany. reg.. commercial. Casn payment. Pg. 9-*****71. 391 VANS FOR SALE ALL BRAND CARS. Atfactive cash IMI Hrn sec: tor all used Japanese g, r» can Pte at Mr e-g 445 -4255 best choice of selection
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        472 9 402 DOl-08 CITY SOUTH-WEST PTE APTS RENT VISTA PK. Pasir Panjang Rd. Close to NUS. 2 rms. F/facilities. $1500 neg. immed. 9594-4445 C&H. OPEN HSE 12-6pm. Emerald Pk. No. 6 Indus Rd. 811-05. 1176 sq.ft. 3+l. MRT/ amenities. Pg. 9591-3298 D.03 TIONG BAHRU (MRT). 802. I Walkuppte. apt. 2 bdrm.
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        2106 9 404 DO9-10 ORCHARD/ 404 DO9-10 ORCHARD/ 404 DO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND TANGLIN/ HOLLAND TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS -RENT PTE APTS RENT PTE APTS -RENT Ia iDuxuru jo^\ FiE' your Service. serviced J0 Prii^ APARTMENTS i r iriftim^ IN THE HEART 'E*™ < ~y < --&irflfii/f FOR LEASE FROM ONE WEEK
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        777 9 412 Dl 7-18 CHANGI/ PASIR RIS PTE APTS -RENT CHANGI GREEN 2 bdrms. Facilities. Aircon. Pool view. Cosy living. Im- mcd. Ken Properties *****698 MELVILLE PK./ EASTPOINT Green. 2/ 3/ 3+l. F/furn. Near MRT. Im- mcd. Pg. 9286-4363 No agts. pls. MELVILLE PK./ ELIAS Green. 2/ 3/ 3+l rms. F/furn.
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        1521 9 Vehicles Properties 420 HOUSES FOR RENT 422HUDC/HDB APTS FOR RENT C.19 TERR. MOVE-IN Cond. F/airC n .X° SV Q fo n V^'?!2 t S 6o "EC. MAIS., WOODLANDS/ 5-rm. Jonathan 9321-2321 FAB Sime p/furn Amenit.es/ MRT. SELETAR. UPP. NERAM. 2-storey UK 9255-9522/ 9-*****68 semi-d. 3000 sq.ft. 4+l. Aircon. $580 ONLY
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        5288 10 mammmmai^^^imamimmmmmmama o^^H^^i^nm^— wmmm^m^m^m^mwim^mmmmam ns^HanH^^M Mai^^^,^,^^,,,^ M^M_^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 426 ROOMS FOR RENT 426 ROOMS FOR RENT *****1-08 441 DOI-08 *****1-08 446 DO9-10 ORCHARD/ 446 DO9-10 ORCHARD/ 451 Dll 21 NEWTON/ 456 Dl 2-14 BALESTIER/ 460 Dl 5-16 EAST COAST CITY SOUTH-WEST CITY SOUTH-WEST CITY SOUTH-WEST TANGLIN/ HOLLAND TANGLIN/ HOLLAND BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI
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        1956 11 460 Dl 5-16 EAST COAST 460 Dl 5-16 EAST COAST 460 Dl 5-16 EAST COAST 460 Dl 5-16 EAST COAST 465 Dl 7-18 CHANGI/ 465 Dl 7-18 CHANGI/ 465 Dl 7-18 CHANGI/ 465 Dl 7-18 CHANGI/ 465 Dl 7-18 CHANGI/ 465 017-18 CHANGI/ HOUSES -SALE HOUSES SALE HOUSES -SALE HOUSES
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        528 12 Properties 470 Dl 9-20 SERANGOON/ 470 Dl 9-20 SERANGOON/ 470 Dl 9-20 SERANGOON/ 470 Dl 9-20 SERANGOON/ 470 Dl 9-20 SERANGOON/ THOMSON THOMSON THOMSON THOMSON THOMSON HOUSES -SALE HOUSES -SALE HOUSES -SALE HOUSES -SALE HOUSES -SALE mmmJ "l ~_~_TA jT A A J Bl*.^^-*"' i___ w3 *a&sss&a I£Ht_H hBße P
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        1216 12 475 022-28 475 022-28 475 022-28 478 022-28 WESTS NORTH WESTS NORTH WESTS NORTH WESTS NORTH HOUSES-SALE HOUSES-SALE HOUSES-SALE HOUSES-SALE wß&L*Wfp *7 *koos V-/ M location and on features^^ mwß^ mmm I I on price. Lakeside Grove $S^?^^3s&Q SEMIDETACHED AND TERRACE HOUSES m~ W*\ i9 j*2_fe^^^^*" 0 -v/^sl^* l f_A
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        2112 12 mmmmmtmx^^^^i^m*mm^^mm _________________b__b_— a____B________^____ai^H 476 022-28 476D22-28 476 D 22-28 WEST NORTH WEST NORTH WEST NORTH PTEAPTS-SALE PTEAPTS-SALE PTEAPTS-SALE EBSSHm ©woodgrove condominium Resort Style JLjping lljijL- -"^m^ m~ws'i&^'^"Tr* x t»^*'* s $pr *«_f yL\ •Maisonette Penthouses "~^EGrarlAT™~~~Ar I rtooo-s-tt jtw* mmm SOOaJT' mW KS 0 Stamp Duty absorbed by S?_*^^smmm^M^nma^Bmm developer
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        944 12 493 HDB APTS FOR SALE (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) EXEC. APT. BLK. 642 Bedok Res. Rd. High flr. Good view. F/renovated. 100% move-in. 5 yrs. only Must view. *****155 PW 4 T BLK. 34. Bedok S. High flr. Mkt./ amenities. Valued. Owners enquiries welcome. Don't hesitate call Kok Huat 9301-3245 JOT
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        683 12 493 HDB APTS FOR SALE (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) 94C EXEC. APT. Bedok N. High flr. Sea view. Breezy Renovated. Must view! Pg 9291-6900 Sole Agt. 494 HDB APTS FOR SALE (BISHAN) SELLING/BUYING 4 Room/ 5 Room Exec. Apt./ Mais. Contact 'lour Neighbourhood Specialisl Louis Siow C.K. Member Multi Million Dollar
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        622 13 493 HDB APTS FOR SALE 493 HDB APTS FOR SALE 493 HDB APTS FOR SALE 493 HDB APTS FOR SALE 493 HDB APTS FOR SALE 493 HDB APTS FOR SALE (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) (BEDOK/ CHAI ChEE) (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) The Straits
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        757 13 496 HDB APTS FOR SALE (BUK.T BATOK) BELOW VALUATION! EXEC Mais. Blk < 542 Bt. Gombak MRT. Buy before v CPF grant cut! 9805-9885 agt. t BLK 503 3 'S. High flr. Renovated, i MRT/ amenities. Lift level. Windy. Can contra. AWJ *****466. < CORNER EXEC. APT. Blk. 535 Bt.
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        457 13 496 HDB APTS FOR SALE (BUKIT BATOK) I S (GROUND Flr.). Blk. 527. Reno/ated. 88 sq.m. Can Contra. 1-min. j :o MRT. Sun. 2pm-4pm. *****099 i 5 'A' BLK 171. Bukit Batok. Very iiqh flr. Lift level. No afternoon sua Ouiet. Agent 9203-0816 i 5 'A' PT. Blk. 171 No
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        576 13 497 HDB APTS FOR SALE (BTMERAH/OUEENSTOWN/ TELOK BLANGAH 2-RM. BLK. 28 Jin. Bt. Merah. Mid flr. Renovated. Valued. Near sch./ MRT/ mkt. Pg. 9411-5223 Sole Ag*. 2-RM. BLK. 56. Commonwealth Dr. High flr. Unblocked. Near mkt./ all amenities/ MRT. 9546-2298 C&H 3 T T. Blangah Cresc. Blk. 6. High flr.
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        452 13 499 HDB APTS FOR SALE (CENTRAL/CITY) EN-BLOC OUTRAM Pk. Blk. 27. 4rm. Can buy new 3/ 4/ 5-rm. at j $30K discount. 9524-8152 TP ENBLOC OUTRAM/ SHORT St. Sea view. 2 MRT. Cantonment/ Farrer. Enbloc Specialist 9521-2959. i ENBLOC 8LK.13 2-RM. Short St. Prij ority at Farrer Park. Near MRT.
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        409 13 i SOO HDB APTS FOR SALE (CHOA CHU KANG/ BUKIT PANJANG) NEW LIST 4 'A' CCX 506. High flr. Serene environment, bright/ spacious layout. MRT/ sch./ amenities. Call Edward 9805-6623 ERA OPEN HSE. 2-SPM. 4 'A' CCX Blk. 251. Marble. High flr. No blocking. 100% move-in cond. LRT/ sch. Selling
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        1141 13 500 HDB APTS FOR SALE (CHOA CHU KANG/ BUKIT PANJANG) CCX 4 'A' corner 411 (123 sq.m.), 4, 7/ 5 T corner 504, 549/ Lxec. apt. 271, 437, 530. 9410-8140 C&H CORNER EXEC. APT. Blk 525. Beautifully furn. Valued 5436 K. View to offer. Page: 9543-9650 ERA. EXEC. APT. BLK.
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        944 13 500 HDB APTS FOR SALE (CHOA CHU KANG/ BUKIT PANJANG) S 'I' BLK. 121 Pendina Rd. Mid/ marble flr. Unblocked. Bt. Panjang Pla- j za. LRT. View to offer! 9564-6321 I S 'I' BLK. 541 CCX corner. Well ren- j ovated. Mkt./ shpg. ctr./ MRT. Must view. Tommy *****753 ERA
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        1791 13 Properties mma^^t^^aaaaaaaaammmmmmmwrn m________u_—____i 501 HDB APTS FOR SALE 502 HDB APTS FOR SALE (CLEMENTI/ (GEYLANG/EUNOS/ WEST COAST) MACPHERSON) 3 'NG7 4 'NG7 Exec. Mais./ ST. MUST SELL! S2SK below value. Ex MRT. 304, 206, 305, 317. 347, 357, cc. mais. Übi blk. 333. Any serious 364, 404, 605, 606. 9-*****74.
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        1800 14 Properties 504 HDB APTS FOR SALE SO4 HDB APTS FOR SALE (HOUGANG/ SERANGOON/ (HOUGANG/ SERANGOON/ YIO CHU KANG) YIO CHU KANG) S^W _p COWER EXEC. MAIS. S goon N. blk. EXEC. MAIS. BLK. 145 Lor. Ah Soo, 123. Valued $450 K. Houqang blk. high fir. open view. Unblocked. 634. Valued
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        885 14 504 HDB APTS FOR SALE (HOUGANG/ SERANGOON/ YIO CHU KANG) 4 'S' SERANGOON blk 235. Near central. High flr. Valued. View to j offer. Pg. 9706-2850 aqt. 4 'S' HOUGANG blk. 503. Low flr. Near Central. Very convenient. Facing N.W. Pg.: 9545-9956 ARN 4 'S' BLK. 328 S'goon Aye. 3.
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        1988 14 --g 503 HDB APTS FOR SALE 805 HDB APTS FOR SALE (JURONG) (JURONG) EXCELLENT!!! CHOICE 5-RM. BLK. 4 'A' CORNER Blk. 924. Jurong W. 551,426. 4-rm. bik. 949,737,406. Renovated. Windy. Amenities. ValAloysius 9-*****15 LV. ued $210 K. No cash. *****785 LV EXEC. MAIS. 337. Exec. Apt. 369. 4 'A' CORNER.
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        692 14 506 HDB APTS FOR SALE (KALLANG/ WHAMPOA) 4 T PT. Blk. 69 Moulmein Rd. High flr. Unblocked. Valued $420 K. Wil- i liam *****540/ *****311 ERA. 4 T PT. blk. 28 Bendemeer. Corner. High flr. Unblocked. Mkt./ sch./ MRT. Pg. *****493 Kaizer 4 'NC CORNER Blk. 6 St. Georges. High
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        628 14 512 HDB APTS FOR SALE (PASIR RIS/ CHANGI) AMAZING! BLK. 456 Exec. Apt. Best layout! 4 bdrms. Split aircon. Ist class renovation! Valued $446 K. View to offer. *****154 Agt. AN UNBLOCKED 5 T blk. 636. Near Elias Mall. 4 bdrms. Mid. flr. Very neat well kept. 2/99. Worth viewing.
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        819 14 512 HDB APTS FOR SALE (PASIR RIS/CHANGI) TODAY 3-SPM. DELIGHTFUL Exec. Apt. Blk. 651. Tastefully furnished. Spacious. Aircon. High flr. Corner. Near amenities. CX 9606-9808 Hffl 3-SPM. 5 T Blk. 470 Pasir Ris. $15K below value! Renovated beauti- I ful. Marble flr. Aircon. Move-in cond. Must see! V,ctor 9561-7478 j
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        1102 14 512 HDB APTS FOR SALE (PASIR RIS/ CHANGI) EXEC. APT. BLK. 251. Pasir Ris. Low flr. 100% move-in. Unblocked. Can contra. Any offers. 9506-8969 EXEC. APT. BLK. 642, 804 5 yrs. Spacious layout Movein cond. Valued $458 K. PTP 9407-8235 EXEC. APT. BLK. 157. Low flr. Split aircon. Renovated. 165
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        990 14 512 HDB APTS FOR SALE (PASIR RIS/ CHANGI) 5 f PASIR Ris blk. 565, 812. 6 yrs. MRT. Absolutely no blocking. 100% move-in. Pg. 9210-1234 DW 5 'I' CORNER Pasir Ris blk. 639. Huge master rm. High flr. Unblocked. Near Elias Mall. 9590-1009. 5 'I' BLK. 629 mid flr. New
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        470 15 Sl4 HDB APTS FOR SALE (TAMPINES/ SIMEI) ABOVE $10K CONSIDERED! Be I EM( Act rjmp.nes B:k. 856 C. Bretn New renovation! 4 bdrms. 5 yrs. 9802 6569 ERA. ACT FAST! 5 'A' Tampmes blk. 126 high flr. Big living rm. 132 sq.m. Pte. layout. Good amenities. Mkt./ MRT/ shoos. Ray
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        978 15 514 HDB APTS FOR SALE (TAMPINES/ SIME!) 5 T CORNER Blk 8428 Tampines St. 82. |ust 5 yrs. 100% move m. 802, Malay owner. View to offer. Sch./ mkt/ MRT. 9502-3763 JOT. tGOOO q^A *****657. $0K CASH! Must view! Tampines Exec. Mais. High floor. Full amenities/ MRT/ central. Good facing.
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        2102 15 nßnmi^H-Bnßa-514 HDB APTS FOR SALE 514 HDB APTS FOR SALE (TAMPINES/ SIMEI) (TAMPINES/ SIMEI) SO CASH! 5 T corner Tampines Blk 5 T BLK. 443. Mid flr. Renovated. 876. 100% move m, near mkt./ Unblocked. Move-in cond. Near i Poly/ shop. 9505-6072, ERA. I amenities/ mkt. Pq: 9559-3931 SO CASH!
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        1465 15 Sl7 HDB APTS FOR SALE 517 HDB APTS FOR SALE (WOODLANDS/ (WOODLANDS/ SEMBAWANG) SEMBAWANG) EXEC. APT. BLK. 805. Mid flr. Can ■WV pYTTTTWn contra. Nice renovation. 176/ 147 rf^n I*i i?i dil _fil l i sq m Near mrt *****651 a 9*UifiJ __J_______J___--_i JUMBO BLK 821. High flr. Corner ____R_
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        1035 15 518 HDB APTS FOR SALE (YISHUN) |ho|il|| 2-SPM. 3 'A' Blk. 132, 803. St. 11. Near Yishun MRT. Beautifully renovated. Vaiued $140 K. Indians not j eligible. *****117/ *****769 SML 4 'S' BLK 407 high flr. Next to corl ner. Unblocked. 3 aircons. nice renovation. Mkt/ shops/ sch. *****452 Eliza/
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        912 15 518 HDB APTS FOR SALE (YISHUN) 4 'A' BLK. 401. 803. Ali races. Ame- nities. MRT. Value S23IK. No cash! Can contra. Pg.: *****311 DW 4 'A' SO Cash! Blk. 409 806. Lift landing. N.S. facing. Aircon. Move- m cond. Can contra. BGA *****212 4 'A' CORNER. Blk. 283. Near
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        1174 15 Properties 527 HUDC/HDB APTS 532 FACTORY SPACE WANTED (RENT/ BUY) FOR SALE KAKI BUKIT INO. landed terr fty. 11.413/ 9979/ 778 C sq.ft.) for immediate saie. Attracive pnce Call 842-5300 Mr Teo/ Pens, HDB WANTED f^-m-X 534 OFFICE SPACE mWm\ FOR RENT ■T M D.14. 1841 SO.FT., fully aircon car-
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        1437 16 Properties Travel Guide Education Training i I l^"^~ mmmmmmmmmmmaaaaaaaammmmm Ml TOURS SBl TOURS 381 TOURS j SBl TOURS J SBl TOURS 581 TOURS SBl TOURS 581 TOURS 581 TOURS 581 TOURS ■PHHHMa__Mann^ YACW aM 3 Days HONG KONG 4 frwß ss6B l_?i AIII,/ W V7 n/*^ ww 7/9 Days CAIRNS/BRISBANt
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        275 16 709 COMMERCIAL COURSES ITE-COS/ CBS FOR 0' N' upgrade. Certificate m Office Skills Business Studies m Accounting/ Secretarial. Tel. 758-0122/ 3. ACM Training Ctr. m Yishun Bishan ACCOUNTING. MKTG., MGMT., Sec retanal. Typing, English Courses. Systematic: 337-4422. 712 COMPUTER COURSES WIN9S MS OFFICE AccPac Internet AutoCAD Photo Shop Webpage PC
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        841 16 MMmaamaaaa^m—aaaaaaamamm 712 COMPUTER COURSES 712 COMPUTER COURSES H______________________-l Teens Holiday Packs new Systems Training (Sumac Tower i> End-user Training new Certified Novell Engineer (CNE) Quick Microsoft Office 97 Ce,,i,ied Novell Administrator (CNA) .-C- Programming Windows NT (MCSE) Visual Basic Sun Java Programming NEV/ r •At Certification Java Script Internet Explorer
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        204 16 i ammmmmmmammmmam—maaaam 736 TUITION MRS GOH WHO major m Chinese Studies can coach better, Pri. 4 Sec.4. Call 476-1895 GCE 'A' LEVEL Physics tuition given by NUS post grad. Tel. *****87 739 OTHER CAREER DEVELOPMENT/ EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES RESTART YOUR CAREER. Attend our free talk on Dealer/ Remisier S Futures Trading
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        520 16 Faa -_BE«_Jl.__iJifl ISi i Executive Appointments An internationally known interior design and facilities planning firm is seeking a qualified accountant to handle the financial issues for the Singapore branch. We would prefer these characteristics QUALIFIED ACCOUNTANT Computer proficient, Excel and Word literate Able to do quotations, invoices and purchase orders,
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        278 16 l ■M_HM__MB[__________i__> 648 ADMINISTRATIVE/ CLERICAL POSITIONS LOOKING FOR PERM. ,Ob? Please call Business Edge *****33/ *****33 (Lie. C*****1C) 654 TECHNICAL POSITIONS IMMED. I MTHS. (West Chinese/ Malay preferred Male Technician age 28-30. Experience m maintenance of factory facilities (production) of spray coating, md. solvent etc. Possess Poly/ IT_ cert $..SKSI.7K.
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