The Straits Times, 21 February 1999

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    22 1 The Sunday Times February 21, 1999 58 Pa^es m three parts mita (P) 065/12/98 Mi A Singapore Press Holdings jmblieatum OO cent*
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    Prepare for more heat, says SM
    559 1  - Prepare for more heat, says S M CHG A MUI HOONG As leaders of neighbouring countries come under stress, more accusations and threats against Republic will arise Bu SINGAPOREANS should brace themselves for more accusations and threats, as leaders of crisis-hit countries such as Indonesia come under more stress m
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    Lock icon Dole in ad to plug makers of Viagra
    177 1 Dole in ad to plug makers of Viagra WASHINGTON Former presidential candidate Bob Dole, who helped test the an ti- impotence pill Viagra, now appears m an advertisement sponsored by the makers of the drug and urges people to get help for the problem. Mr Dole, who had prostate cancer
    Reuters  -  177 words
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    Lock icon Forum to guard against economic crises planned
    398 1 6-7 REACHES ACCORD BONN The Group of Seven (G-7) industrial nations yesterday endorsed plans drawn up by Bundesbank president Hans Tietmeyer to create a Financial Stability Forum to guard against further economic meltdown around the world. The forum will bring together the world's
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    Lock icon A job at last for unemployed dad
    545 1  -  BRAE MA MATH I m MR RAMLI Jani, 39, finally got a job yesterday after being out of work for a year. He was overjoyed. He was overcome with sadness. He broke down and cried like a baby. Mr Ramli was one of
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  • PRIME NEWS
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      Lock icon Indian PM in Pakistan for talks
      528 2 Mr Vajpayee is embraced by Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif on arrival but protesters demand that he go home and withdraw his troops from Kashmir I AM CONSCIOUS THAT THIS IS A DEFINING MOMENT IN SOUTH ASIAN HISTORY. AND I HOPE WE WILL BE ABIE
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      Lock icon Deadline for Kosovo talks extended
      389 2 RAMBOUILLET (France) Major power foreign ministers negotiated well beyond the deadline for a deal at the Kosovo peace talks yesterday m a last-ditch bid to extract an agreement from Yugoslav Serbs and ethnic Albanians. A Western diplomat said Serbian negotiators had made substantial steps towards
      Reuters  -  389 words
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      KL has met S'pores concerns over CIQ issue
      650 3  - KL has met S 'pores concerns over CIQ issue ZURAIDAH IBRAHIM Letter from Malaysian minister clarifies certain issues and Singapore is ready to discuss the package of outstanding issues' Bu READY TO DISCUSS DATUKSeri SyedHamid had replied to Professor JayaJcumar before Feb 19, enclosing a paper for the purpose of
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      Lock icon You have bad breath, teacher
      222 3 SCOURGE OF THOSE WHO TALK A LOT LONDON Politicians, lawyers, teachers and actors may have the gift of the gab but they talk so much they suffer from bad breath, a leading world expert on the subject told a dentists' conference m England. Professor Mcl
      AFP  -  222 words
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      Parliament to sit
      35 3 PARLIAMENT will sit on Friday, Feb 26 at 1.30 pm, a statement from the Clerk of Parliament said yesterday. Finance Minister Richard Hu will deliver the Budget statement on the same day.
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      Lock icon ONLY FLOWERS MARK THE SPOT
      68 3 GEORGE GASCON The water looks still and tranquil, and the surroundings appear quiet and peaceful. But two weeks ago, tragedy struck when two schoolgirls drowned here during a school camp. Yesterday, the only reminder of the tragic accident that killed the Raffles Junior College students
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      685 2 INSIDE World 4-7 Week Ahead. W eek That Was 6 People 7 East Asia B South-east Asia 9 Malaysia 10 Home 11-17 Weather 13 Money IS, 19 Review 20-25 Editorial 22 Sports 27-32 Racing 28 PLUS Kopi, teh and Fandi meet at new Changi coffeeshop Page 3 Health 5 TV'
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Two good years left, says Clinton
      335 4 He tells a news conference he does not think that the Lewinsky scandal had caused great harm to his presidency I THINK THE CONSTITUTION HAS BEEN, IN EFFECT, RE-RATIFIED. AND I HOPE THAT THE PRESIDENCY HAS NOT BEEN HARMED. I DON'T BELIEVE IT HAS
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      Lock icon Texan vowed to kill a black man, says ex-inmate
      168 4 JASPER (Texas) A white supremacist, accused of dragging a black man to death behind a pick-up truck, had earlier vowed m prison to kidnap and kill a black when he got free, a former fellow inmate has testified. William Hoover, 28,
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      Lock icon Take time to decide, says President
      422 4 SENATE POSER FOR HILLARY WASHINGTON President Bill Clinton has urged his wife, Hillary, to take her time deciding whether to run for a New York Senate seat, causing concern among some Democrats who want a speedy decision. Mr Clinton detailed his advice to the
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      Lock icon Arkansas woman: I was raped 20 years ago
      331 4 Arkansas woman: I was raped 20 years ago WASHINGTON An Arkansas woman ha.s gone public with a long-standing allegation that President Bill Clinton sexually assaulted her more than 20 years ago when he was the state's At-torney-General. Mrs Juanita Broaddrick V account first appeared on tb< editorial page of Friday's
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      Lock icon MUTANT MESSAGE
      43 5 AFP A protester makes his point m a field m Lincolnshire, Britain, where eeneticallv-modified oil-seed rape was grown illegally. The British government is under fire from environmental groups, politicians and retailers for its failure to ban the sale of GM crops
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      Lock icon Riots rock Iraq after cleric's assassination
      400 5 where the killings took place. An investigation was under way, it added. The cleric was a leading Shi'ite religious figure from the southern Iraqi holy eitv of Najaf, some 160 km south of Baghdad. The Iraqi spokesman said the assassination was motivated by people
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      Lock icon Poles fame over Turner's 'racist joke'
      246 5 Poles fame over Turner's 'racist joke' WARSAW The Polish government has asked US media magnate Ted Turner to apologise for a remark about Poles it described as racist. Deputy Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski said on Friday that Mr Turner, the founder of US television news channel CNN, had to apologise
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      Lock icon Nigeria goes to the polls
      89 5 LAGOS Nigerians voted yesterday m a nation-al-assembly election marking the latest stage of General Abdulsalami Abubakar's plan to restore civilian rule. But reports from many parts of the country of 108 million people suggested that turnout was patchy, with more voters m parts of the
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    • WORLD FILE
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        Lock icon 'SCARY SPICE' GIVES BIRTH TO GIRL
        40 5 'SCARY SPICE GIVES BIRTH TO GIRL MEL B, "Scary Spice" of the British superstar pop group Spice Girls, has given birth to a daughter, husband Jimmy Gulzar said m London on Friday. The "Baby Spice" was named Phoenix Chi. Reuters
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        Lock icon BABIES SAVED FROM SACRIFICE
        84 5 A PAIR of newborn twins from the U"Wa tribe, who risked being sacrificed by their tribe because of a belief that twins are demonic, have been placed m the care of social workers, officials m Bogota said on Friday. The boy and girl, born a few
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        Lock icon BA MANAGERESS HITS STEWARDESS
        72 5 A BRITISH Airways manageress has been suspended after punching a stewardess during a violent outburst on a flight on Britain's flag carrier, it was reported m London yesterday. Ms Michelle Beeken, who monitors standards of service by BA cabin crews, lost control after the stewardess tried
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        Lock icon BULGARIAN LEV UNDERGOES CHANGE
        72 5 BULGARIA'S Parliament on Friday approved a law allowing tor a change m the country's currency, the lev, making one new lev equivalent to 1,000 current leys as of July 5, officials said. This means one lev will be equivalent to one German mark (97 Singapore cents),
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        Lock icon MYSTERY DISEASE IN AFGHANISTAN
        49 5 A "MYSTERY disease" has killed 150 people m remote villages m north-east Afghanistan, a United Nations spokesman said. World Health Organisation experts plan to travel to villages m the Darwaz region to investigate the disease, the symptoms of which include fever, vomiting and diarrhoea. AFP
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        Lock icon CLINTON SEEKS NEW LANDMINE SYSTEM
        38 5 THE Clinton administration is seeking nearly US$5O million (SsB4 million) from Congress this year for a new type of artil-lery-fired landmine system designed to blow up both tanks and people. Los Angeles Times
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    • THE WEEK AHEAD... AND THE WEEK THAT WAS
      • Article
        EU drops Belarus travel ban
        92 6 EU drops Belarus travel ban Md\in\ THE European Union will on Monday drop a visa bail against officials from the former Soviet republic of Belarus. The EU slapped the ban on visiting Belarus diplomats last July after EU ambassadors were forced to quit their diplomatic residences m Minsk's Drozdy complex
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        Zhu due in Russia
        105 6 W E DNESDA Y CHINESE Prime Minister Zhu Rongji is on an official visit to Russia from today to Friday. Chinese Foreign Ministry officials said Premier Zhu and his Russian counterpart, Mr Yevgeny Primakov, will hold their fourth regular bilateral meeting to exchange views on issues
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        $784m for Cambodia
        84 6 $784 m for Cambodia THURSDAY MAJOR world powers are to pledge US$46O million (Ss7B4 million) m aid to poverty-stricken Cambodia at a meeting m Tokyo this week. The aid will be announced at a two-day meeting of the 16-nation Cambodia Consulting Group, which starts on Thursday. Japan is to donate
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        Lock icon Amnesty move
        16 6 AFP by Mr Kirn, a formerjailed dissident, to mark his first year m office.
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        Kim to pardon 2,000
        110 6 Kim to pardon 2,000 FRIDAY SOUTH Korean President and former dissident Kirn Dae Jung celebrates his first anniversary m office. To mark the occasion, he will grant amnesty to about 2,000 people. The Korea Herald said 17 leftist prisoners who have refused to abandon their communist ideology would be included
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        LAST WEEK: Tokyo OKs Budget
        101 6 Monday Indonesia's Parliament backed the military's orders to shoot rioters on sight, saying that "society needs to be protected". Tuesday Enraged by Turkey's capture of Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan, Kurdish protesters stormed Greek and Kenyan diplomatic posts throughout Europe, taking hostages and burning embassies.
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        Lock icon Turkey may oner Kurds amnesty
        442 6 In the first conciliatory move after the arrest of rebel leader Ocalan, Turkish President Demirel suggests a 'repentance law' to end bloodshed 'i mow hut tms L>l» MIGHT HOT BE VIEWED POSITIVELY M SOME PLACES-. BUT FT IS IMPORTAKT IN THE NAME OF PREVENTING MORE
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        Lock icon Blast-off for Mir...and it could be the last
        211 6 Blast-off for Mir... and it could be the last BAIKONUR (Kazakhstan) Possibly the last crew of the Russian space station Mir blasted off yesterday for a six-month mission, 13 years to the day after the first elements of the station went into orbit. Russian Viktor Afanasyev, 50, Slovak Ivan Bella,
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      Lock icon Dhaka: Osama's next target?
      541 7 Suspected terrorist is said to have funded a Muslim oroup which aims to establish militant Islam m Bangladesh, m the same way as the Taleban THE TERROR CONNECTION: More links exposed AT LEAST one Muslim militant group in Bangladesh Harkat-ul-Jihad has been financed by Osama bin
      Washington Post  -  541 words
    • DATELINE ASIA
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        Lock icon Tennis star Yayuk is expecting
        130 7  - Tennis star Yayuk is expecting Derwin Pereira INDONESIA RETIRING FROM TEAM THIS WEEK TENNIS sensation Yayuk Basuki is pregnant and will retire from the national team this week. "Now, I have attained all my ambitions. What else should I do?" she told reporters recently, when she announced that she was
        AFP  -  130 words
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        BOY HERO'S DREAM IS TO BE RESCUER
        102 7  -  Edward Tang THAILAND THE seven-year-old survivor of a plane crash m Thailand last December says his ambition is to be a professional rescuer. Apichart Petcharat, who was one of 45 survivors of a Thai Airways crash m southern Thailand, helped guide rescuers to
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        GOVT SPOKESMAN TO WATCH TONGUE
        155 7  -  Kwan Weng Kin fdf CHIEF Cabinet Secretary Hiromu Nonaka, the stern spokesman for the Japanese government, is not known to mince his words. But, last week, he was a different person. He declared at his press conference on Monday: This week, I want to be
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        YU – THE MINISTER WHO CUTS PRICES?
        93 7  - YU THE MINISTER WHO CUTS PRICES? Mary Kwang H I N A WHEN Construction Minister Yu Zhengsheng was mayor of the north-eastern port city of Qingdao several years ago, he was nicknamed "trie mayor who raised prices" when he increased the price of water m the city. Now, many people
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        SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCK-DOWNS
        86 7  -  Luz Baguioro THE PHILIPPINES HOUSE of Representatives Speaker Manuel Villar, who was a property tycoon before entering politics, has some advice for would-be entrepreneurs. "'Divisoria, not Harvard or Wharton, is the best business school," he said, referring to the bargainhunter's paradise m downtown Manila and the
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        CONVICTED TYCOON IS BACK IN HK
        70 7  - CONVICTED TYCOON IS BACK IN HK Wang Hui Ling H ONGKON G CONVICTED tycoon Lim Por Yen returned to Hongkong from Taiwan recently for the Chinese New Year, pledging to strengthen his businesses. The tycoon, 84, was out on bail of HKS9.6 million (Ss2.l million). Lim, who was sentenced to
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      288 4 Wiranto Warning On Polls —4 Car Curbs In Beijing j |BYfH&iiTi Boycotting Foreign Media <|/ Dont you dare disrupt polls, military chief IL^ i^ Beijing fights pollution by W^ M More ministries will stop subscribing to warns Indonesians, saying Abri would ■■1 MB 'Mi outlawing small cars and vans L#^
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  • EAST ASIA
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      Beijing puts curbs on cars to reduce pollution
      551 8 Beijing puts curbs on cars to reduce pollution The capital's no-nonsense approach is seen as necessary because of the fast-growing number of vehicles and the resulting pollution THE NEW MEASURES PARKING permits costing from 2,000 yuan (Ss4l7) to 5,000 yuan Permits needed to buy a car Registration for new cars
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      Lock icon QI PAO FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM
      62 8 AFF Variations of the qi pao outfit of modern-day China on display during the China Millennium fashion show m i>ew iofk on r noay. me snow, put up by the Shenyang Dawn Garments Group of China, is part of the autumn collection. Re-creations of
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      Court to rule on HK access to Britain
      468 8 3.5 m people m HK could be affected by European court ruling THIS CASE IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR HONGKONG PEOPIfSECAUSE IT WOULD GIVE THEM THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN BRITAIK MD WOULD MEAN THEY COULD KOT BE DEPORTED.' Immigration lawyer David Tang,
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      Lock icon NEC to axe 11,600 jobs in broad restructuring
      416 8 NEC to axe 11,600 jobs in broad restructuring TOKYO NEC Corp, one of the world's largest semiconductor manufacturers, has announced a broad restructuring that will eliminate 11,600 jobs, including 9,000 m Japan. The company also greatly increased its estimate of losses it expects for the current fiscal year, which ends
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      Lock icon GIDDY-UP, BOY!
      52 8 AFP Holding onto their reins, these men race neck and neck on a computerised horse-race game, Final Furlong 2. Made by Japanese company Namco, the game, m which eight people can play at once, was on show at the annual Amusement Machine Expo Makuhari Messe m suburban Tokyo
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    • EAST ASIA FILE
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        Lock icon EX-WARDLEY CEO DENIES GRAFT
        75 8 A FORMER Hongkong banker who was linked to the 15 -year-old Carrian group saga yesterday pleaded not guilty to 13 counts of corruption. Ewan Quayle Launder, former chief executive of Wardley. is alleged to have accepted bribes totalling HK543.95 million (Ss9-7 million) m return for favours
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        HK GOVT TO SPY ON LAZY WORKERS
        72 8 A HIGH-TECH device, similar to the black box m an aeroplane, will be used to spy on some Hongkong government workers m a blitz on lazy staff, it was reported yesterday. The device will be fitted m 25 Urban Services Department vehicles to
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        Lock icon U.S. TAKES HK OFF TRADE WATCH LIST
        54 8 HONGKONG has been removed from Washington's watch list for the protection of intellectual-property rights m the latest review b\ the US Trade Representative, the Hongkong government said yesterday.. About 39 million copies of pirated optic?J discs and 68 production lines, worth over HK$l.5
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        Lock icon PLEDGE FOR CLOSER SINO-PAKISTANI LINKS
        53 8 CHINA and Pakistan yesterday vowed to further strengthen their close links during a meeting between Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Chinese Defence Minister General Chi Haotian, officials said. China and Pakistan are collaborating m various defence projects, including the manufacture of Super-7 fighter aircraft and
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        Lock icon RUSSIAN MINISTER VISITS JAPAN
        51 8 RUSSIAN MINISTER VISITS JAPAN RUSSIAN Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov headed for Japan yesterday to pave the way tor a visit by President Boris Yeltsin and a peace treaty delayed by a dispute over four Pacific islands He reasserted Russian sovereignty over the Kurile islands which are also claimed by Japan.
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Don't mess with polls, says Wiranto
      411 9 Abri chief's warning comes as the military tells workers to stop protesting during these hard times JAKARTA Underscoring its high-profile role m the country, the Indonesian military has warned it would not tolerate any attempt to disrupt upcoming elections and told workers that instead
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      Abri denies coup attempt by Prabow
      147 9 Abri denies coup attempt by Prabow JAKARTA The Indonesian armed forces, Abri, denied allegations that former President Suharto's disgraced son-in-law launched a coup attempt last May. The gathering of troops m several places around Jakarta including the area near the residence of President Habibie one day after the handover of
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      He's not the only one living it up in prison
      499 9  - He's not the only one living it up in prison LUZ BAGUIORO Bu IN MANILA Celebrity jailbirds living in hotel-like suites CONGRESSMAN Romeo Jalosjos (left), who was sentenced to two life terms for child rape in 1997, is not the only prisoner in the national penitentiary enjoying a privileged life.
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      Lock icon VICTORY DANCE
      56 9 AFP gesture of welcome from dancers at a ceremony to mark the 210 th anniversary of the Vietnamese army's victory over troops from China's Qing dynasty at the site of the battle, Dong Da, yesterday. In the background is the statue of King Quang Trung, who led the
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      Lock icon It's okay, I'll play dad, says Estrada
      396 9 He is willing to adopt the teenager who claims to be his child, he says IF SHE HAS NO FATHER, THEN I AM WILLING TO ACT AS HER FATHER SO THAT THIS MATTER WILL BE FINISHED.' President Estrada MANILA Philippine President Joseph Estrada
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      Diplomatic bags of Thai embassy torn
      124 9 BANGKOK The Thai embassy m Kuala Lumpur has reported that it had been experiencing some technical problems for quite some time with respect to its external communication system, according to an informed source m the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The embassy sometimes received
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    • REGIONAL FILE
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        Lock icon STUDENTS' PROTEST STOPPED BY SOLDIERS
        48 9 AT LEAST 50 Indonesian students yesterday marked the 100-day anniversary of the violent shooting of demonstrators m November by attempting to protest at the Jakarta militan. police headquarters. But their advance was barred by a phalanx of some 100 soldiers and police. AFP
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        Lock icon VIAGRA ON SLAE SOON IN INDONESIA
        66 9 VIAGRA ON SLAE SOON IN INDONESIA INDONESIA is likely to allow the sale of Viagra m the country soon but on a restricted basis, according to a senior health official. The government is planning to issue a ruling next month when the National Commission for the Evaluation of Medicine is
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        Lock icon MYANMAR SLAMS NATIONS OVER MEET
        50 9 MYANMAR'S military rulers lashed out yesterday at countries boycotting an ln-terpol-sponsored heroin conference m Yangon this week, accusing them of muddling political and humanitarian issues. A host of European nations, including France and Britain, have said they will not send delegates to the conference. AFP
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        Lock icon SECOND DRIVE FOR CIVILIAN MILITIANMEN
        54 9 INDONESIAN police m East Timor will open registration for a second batch of 250 civilian militiamen to assist its operations there, the Antara news agency said yesterday. Police there have already recruited 250 Keamanan Rakyat members who were now helping to maintain security and order
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        Lock icon ESTRADA DEMANDS RELEASE OF GENERAL
        59 9 PHILIPPINE President Joseph Estrada yesterday accused communist guerillas of "treachery" for kidnapping a military general and sternly demanded his immediate release. He said there were indications that Brig-General Victor Obilloand and his aide had been invited to talks with a local communist leader when they
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  • MALAYSIA
    • MALAYSIA FILE
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        Lock icon S'POREAN ARRESTED FOR KIDNAPPING
        62 10 MALAYSIAN police have arrested three men after a two-year-old boy was kidnapped and held for three days, a report said yesterday. The boy was freed on Feb 13 after his contractor father paid a RM250.000 vSSI 11,842) ransom. Police said the three are an Australian electrical
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        Lock icon UMNO GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN JUNE
        34 10 THE Umno general assembly will be neld between June 18 and 20, secretarygeneral Datuk Sabbaruddin Chik announced on Friday. Over 2,000 delegates are expected to attend. New Straits Times
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        Lock icon PHONE-CLONING GANG CRIPPLED
        54 10 PHONE-CLONING GANG CRIPPLED POLICE have crippled a gang cloning mobile phones, arresting the mastermind and seizing notebooks containing over 7,000 telephone numbers believed to have been used for cloning. So far, police have arrested five members of the gang, which is believed to have links with other gangs m the
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        TROUBLE... ON THE CARDS
        48 10 A MANUFACTURER of playing cards faces action from the authorities for printing cards depicting places of worship. The Sun reported yesterday. Each pack of 52 cards contains six depicting the places of worship of Muslims, Hindus, Christians and Buddhists. Others show scenes of Malaysia.
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        MORE INDONESIAN KIDS IN SARAWAK
        62 10 THE internal strife m Indonesia has, to a certain extent, boosted the education tourism sector m Sarawak, state Tourism Minister Datuk Dr James Masing said on Friday. The Sun quoted him as saying that there had been a rise m the number of Indonesians sending
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        LAND BORDER TO BE FINALISED NEXT YEAR
        55 10 THE demarcation of the Malaysia-Indonesia land border between Sarawak and Kalimantan is expected to be completed by the middle of next year, The Sun reported yesterday. Defence Minister Datuk Abang Abu Bakar said some parts of the boundary have yet to be finalised
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      Lock icon SIAMESE TWINS? 'IT'S FATED'
      93 10 NEW STRAITS TIMES A prenatal scan showed Mr Rosli Rahim and his wiie Aisah Kanda of Kampung Tengah, Puchong, that they were expecting Siamese twins. The boys, Ahmad and Muhammad, were born on April 24 last year, sharing the same body. It was fated, says Dad,
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      More ministries to boycott 3 foreign journals
      522 10  - More ministries to boycott 3 foreign journals BRENDAN PEREIRA They follow the Education Ministry's lead m obeying a Cabinet directive to stop subscribing to the publications, which 'reported unfairly' on Malaysia By ii\ KUALA LUMPUR MORE government ministries will follow a Cabinet directive and stop subscribing to three foreign publications
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      Greater KL efforts to fight bad press
      196 10 Greater KL efforts to fight bad press KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's Foreign Ministry will step up efforts to counter inaccurate and defamatory statements being made about the country and its leaders, The Sun reported yesterday. These foreign media reports and the Internet have tarnished the country's image overseas. Foreign Minister Datuk
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      'Not enough done to make KLIA regional hub'
      543 10 KUALA LUMPUR Operators of the ultra-modern Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) m Sepang are still lagging behind m efforts to make the airport a regional hub, said a New Straits Times report. The report, by NST journalist Azrani Rustam, quoted observers, including
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      181 10 KOTA KINABALU Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad has told his would-be successors to be patient because the "Mahathir era" would end soon. Those who would ultimately succeed him have been told to take one step at a time and not be
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      Lock icon Sabah's assembly may be dissolved tomorrow for polls
      281 10 KOTA KINABALU The Sabah Legislative Assembly looks set to be dissolved tomorrow, to pave the way for the state election expected on March 12 and 13. Chief Minister Tan Sri Bernard Dompok was expected to tell Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir
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      33 10 Today m m SATU JASAD DUA PUSARA i •X- Rait T laE r^rV Guru agama Altahvarham Habib Ali telah diabadikan di Pusara Aman dua tahun lalu tetapi makam barunya ditemui di Tanjong Pinang.
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      Rival bodies close rift over Chinatown
      641 11  -  GERALDINE YEO Singapore Tourism Board and Heritage Society say they share common principles on the redevelopment issue *!L UNITED ON THESE ISSUES OVER the Chinatown re-development issue, both the Singapore Tourism Board and the Singapore Heritage Society said they agreed that: Heritage and tourism
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      346 11  -  GINNIE TEO B% DANGER signs warning of strong currents have been put up at the bridge over Sungei Jelutong on Pulau Übin where two Raffles Junior College (RJC) students drowned two weeks ago. The tragedy has not put visitors off from enjoying the island. Just
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      Fires break out in Chai Chee and KK Hospital
      198 11 Fires break out in Chai Chee and KK Hospital A FIRE destroyed four furniture factory units m the Chai Chee area early yeSterday morning. It started m two units, then spread to another two nearby. No one was hurt. The Singapore Civil Defence Force sent four fire engines to the
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    • SENIOR MINISTER AT TANJONG PAGAR CHINESE NEW YEAR DINNER
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        500 12 Regional economies have bottomed out and growth could return. Barring unexpected shocks, this year could be better than last year, says Mr Lee SINGAPORE should see modest economic growth of 2 to 4 per cent next year, as the crisis-hit regional economies have
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        Lock icon Hype over S'pore-HK clash
        105 12 THE Hongkong media have attacked them (the administration) for their economic problems. Their media have also, for good measure, accused Singapore of stamping on Hongkong when it is down... This is absurd.. We wish Hongkong well, and will continue to be helpful wherever we can. The
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        S'pore 'wants HK to succeed'
        416 12 SM DISMISSES MEDIA BLITZ Financial liberalisation is to keep up witH HK, not do it m FAR from wanting to do Hongkong m, Singapore would like it to succeed, as a successful Hongkong would spur and benefit Singapore. Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew said last
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        Lock icon Gong Xi Fa Cai via video-conferencing
        422 12 PICTURE The wonders of technology makes it possible for family and friends who are oceans apart to celebrate an important festival such as Chinese New Year together. Associate Professor Ho Peng Kee, the Minister of State (Law and Home Affairs) ONLY a memory away,
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        Strong Singapore network 'vital'
        473 12  -  ALLISON LIM b.v SINGAPORE may be hundreds of kilometres away, but technology means that Singaporeans are never really far from home by plane, telephone or the Internet. So they miss home less, said Brigadier-General (NS) George Yeo, Minister for Information and the Arts and Second Minister
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          FM RECEPTION TO IMPROVE ON CTE
          142 12 FM RECEPTION TO IMPROVE ON CTE MOTORISTS travelling along Central Expressway (CTE) tunnels will be able to tune into all 18 Singapore FM radio stations from July. This will be made possible by a new retransmission system commissioned by the Singapore Broadcasting Authority (SBA). The existing system was commissioned m
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          ENV SUSPENDS FOODSTALL'S LICENCE
          105 12 THE Environment Ministry has suspended the licence of an Ang Mo Kio foodstall for two weeks, from Wednesday. The owner of Jia Xiang Mci Sbi at Block 450, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10 had accumulated 14 demerit points within a year. He used his bare hands
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      Passenger started fight, says accused
      401 13 Passenger started fight, says accused A security manager on trial for assaulting a cabby and his passenger said his friend was roughed up first A MAN on trial with a friend for assaulting a taxi driver and his passenger told a district court on Friday that it was the taxi
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      Jailed over illegals
      146 13 Jailed over illegals A MAN who let four immigration offenders stay at his home was jailed a total of 12 months yesterday. Ong Tiow Seng, 57, who is unemployed, was given the minimum sentence of six months m jail for each of the four harbouring charges. Two of the tour
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      Bid to register group denied
      183 13 AN ATTEMPT by Malay opposition politicians to register a group that screens laws for their impact on the Malay community has been rejected by the Government. The Malay Rights Assembly, or PerHakam, consists of nine members from opposition parties such as the Workers" Party, Singapore
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      Lock icon Watch out for that twig
      442 14  - Watch out for that twig GINNIE TEO ihi 'Five hours m a wheelchair made me so dependent on the charity of others. ..It is no easy task navigating our sidewalks and roads, with all the kerbs, road humps and bumps. But help can be found if you ask/ FEAR of
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      150 to find out about wheel life
      433 14 Able-bodied people will 90 around on wheelchairs to understand the problems faced by the handicapped THREE Sundays from today, 150 people will be wheeling themselves around Singapore m wheelchairs, thougn they can walk unaided. They will be taking part m a project to
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      Case to act against misleading job ads
      346 16  -  SHARON VASOO *!L COMMODITIES trading houses which continue to place misleading advertisements offering job vacancies m an attempt to lure investors risk being banned from advertising with newspapers here. Mr Edmund Baker, executive director of the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case), said that
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      Lock icon Sinda helping children to read
      398 16  - Sinda helping children to read BRAEMA MAT HI Volunteers visit Indian students m their homes each week to read to them, but more help is needed for this and other Sinda programmes Reports hu MORE than 100 Indian pre-school and primary school pupils have been getting one-on-one reading lessons from
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      They find joy in helping kids
      274 16 CHARITY does not end at home for the Radhaknshnans. The couple, both retired teachers, not only tutor at Sinda centres, but also sponsor three children m India and Sri Lanka. Every month, they send money for the children's education. They met them while travelling
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      Lock icon In search of cool underwear
      1219 17 Senior Minister Lee Kiian Yew's wish for a future invention undenvearthat will keep you cool. Describing it to the Asian Wall Street Journal last month, he said it would be "a light polyester air-conditioned undergarment, enclosed around the neck, wrists and ankles, and battery operated.
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  • MONEY
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      S'pore's non-oil exports down again
      502 18  -  WILLIAM CHOONG 2.2 per cent plunge from the same month a year earlier is caused by weaknesses m regional economies and low demand for electronic products Reports by SINGAPORE'S non-oil domestic exports continued to fail for the fourth consecutive month m January, dragged down by
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      Lock icon Singapore's electronics exports decline
      346 18 1.7% LOWER Drop a surprise as there had been good news recently SINGAPORE-MADE electronics exports, which account for about 70 per cent of non-oil exports here, fell 1.7 per cent compared to the same month a year ago. Indeed, all five top electronics exports posted declines
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      Inchcape boss declares stake in Li & Fung
      365 18 Inchcape boss declares stake in Li Fung THE chief executive of Inchcape Marketing Services (IMS) has declared that he owns a stake m a firm that is linked to the company that wants to take over IMS. Mr Jeremy Hobbins said he holds a 6.8 per cent stake m li
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      Lock icon Tool maker to open plant here
      460 18 Cheaper ball bonders Kulicke Soft a Industries expects to begin making ball bonders, a type of wire bonder used for memory chips, m Singapore by the end of the year. It expects to choose a site for the plant m the next few weeks.
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      Lock icon Market highly volatile last week
      423 18 Market highly volatile last week NEW YORK Stocks rose on Friday, wrapping a week of tremendous market volatility as Wall Street's appetite for technology shares was dampened by disappointing results from some big-name companies. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 41.32 points, or 0.4 per cent, at 9,339.95. For
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      Lock icon Olivetti may seek to take over biggest rival
      462 18 ROME Olivetli, Italy's No 2 telephone company, said its board will meet today to discuss making a takeover bid for its biggest rival, Telecom Italia, which has a market value of US$67 billion (SslO9 billion). If the offer succeeds, Olivetti, which has
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  • FAMILY MONEY
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      There's no one perfect portfolio
      594 19 WHICH portfolio suits you best? As m income protection, there are no stereotypes when it comes to investment planning. A lot depends on your risk appetite, your time horizon ana your goals. At the end of the day, the portfolio that meets your needs is
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      Lock icon Don't keep your eggs in one basket
      424 19 LAST year, nine out of 10 CPF investors lost money on their investments. What went wrong? Was it because of a lack of accurate information or was the investment process so complicated that many investors were confused? Certified financial planner Leong Sze Hian
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      Lock icon Russell offers 'best of the best'
      616 19  -  NG WEI JOO Bu DBS BANK the biggest local bank has made a deal with asset manager Frank Russell, a household name m asset management m the United States, to provide financial planning services to its customers. Frank Russell's Asia director based m Singapore,
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      Lock icon Start small and let investments grow
      1161 19 Last week, we discussed how you would need over $180,000 if you want a $1,000 monthly income for the next 20 years. Here, NG WEI JOO tells you how you can achieve this through investment planning. CONTACT: Help us to help you EACH week,
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  • REVIEW
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      Lock icon MIT: THE MOTHER OF ALL INVENTIVE TYPES
      2131 20 Patent Pursuit If all the companies set up by MIT graduates and faculty staff were to form a nation, their combined revenue would make it the 24th largest economy m the world with a GDP of US$l l6 billion. Can Singapore universities, tying
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      Neighbours change the house—for the worse
      991 22  - Neighbours change the house for the worse NEVILLE STACK LETTER FROM LONDON IT SEEMED such a jolly idea, to help next-door neighbours transform each other's homes and to watch the reactions to the result. For the BBC, it was a blueprint for success. Ratings for its programme Changing Rooms rocketed
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      The Sunday Times SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1999 Keep these places safe
      330 22 The Sunday Times SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1999 Keep these places safe THE vicious nature of two murders which took place last week m entertainment districts raises a question of whether policing can be strengthened. The safety of large numbers of patrons, children included, requires that at least as much manpower
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      Lock icon No party animal, but still with plenty of bite
      1002 22  -  CHUA MUI HOONG MY VIEW By THERE is a particular type of political creature m Singapore which has cropped up more and more often. Call it the Non-Partisanus Genus Politicus. Its characteristics are as follows: A fondness for engaging m debate
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      MIT tie-up to ignite enterprising spirit
      604 21 MIT tie-up to ignite enterprising spirit The American model of incubating promising technopreneurs will be followed m Singapore *We are also lookingfor those with something extra the ones with the fire m the belly, passionate about what they are doing. Professor Hang Chang Chieh (left), who heads the SMI programme
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        Lock icon REPLACEMENT ORGANS
        175 21 SCIENTISTS from MIT and the Children's Hospital of Boston are taking the first steps to see if organs such as the heart or liver can be grown inside the human body using a new tissue-replacement technique. The technology has already been used to grow new livers m rats
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        HYPERSOAP
        97 21 THE TV soap opera you watch may soon be a home shopping programme, thanks to researchers at the MIT Media Laboratory. The lab has produced a programme called Hypersoap that lets viewers select clothing and furnishings with a special remote control, and see an item's price and purchase information
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        SCIENTIFIC ASSISTANT
        92 21 A "SCIENTIFIC assistant" developed by MIT and Nasa was the key to an experiment on sleep carried out on astronauts John Glenn and Chiaki Mukai during the shuttle mission last year. The "assistant", a computerised artificial intelligence system, ensures that the astronauts properly don and activate the electrodes,
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        DRUGS ON DEMAND
        182 21 IF ALL goes well, chips will be implanted under the skin and programmed to deliver precise amounts of drugs at specific times m the future. People can also wear jeweller)' that emits different scents, depending on their mood, because of a microchip designed by MIT professors and
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        ASTEROID DETECTOR
        111 21 IT IS easier to detect asteroids travelling near Earth and credit should go to a new MIT programme that is receiving worldwide recognition as a leader m asteroid discovery. Since search operations were initiated last March, the Lincoln Near Earth Asteroid Research (Linear) programme has discovered an average
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  • REVIEW • FOCUS
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      Feel 101 % S'porean in Beijing
      1730 23 Feel 1 01 S 'porean in Beijing Singaporeans Abroad Absence can make the heart feel a stronger sense of national identity. This was the finding of a recent study of Singaporeans based m Beijing. China correspondent MARY KNMffi reports BEIJING The Singapore national identity is alive and well m Beijing
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      Lock icon China, Taiwan out to woo Africa
      1668 23  -  MARY KWANG The tussle hots upfor netc allies on continent Bt, CHINA CORRESPONDENT AFRICAN TRIPS: Since 1996 Visits to Africa by China's leaders which took place between 1996 and 1999: JANUARY-FEBRUARY 1999 Vice-President Hu Jintao: Madagascar, Ghana, Ivory Coast, South Africa DECEMBER 1998 Foreign
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      Lock icon Export less, innovate, spend more
      1807 24 Asian Crisis HOW TO RECOVER DON'T: Over-reX on exporting as it makes you decadent on other oountries. Over-rely on MNCsfor aoonoMic growth In economic turmoil they tend to retrench their overseas operations first 'oneenlrateon only a few industries with low profit margins and high volume
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      When does a child prodigy become creative?
      1467 24 The different types of intelligence that humans have are revealed by US psychologist Howard Gardner To be creative, you have to go against the grain, whereas a prodigy is honoured because he does exactly what society has established as accomplishments CAMBRIDGE, Massachussets Psychologist
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      Up close and problematic
      2132 25 When Private Becomes Public Folloiting the shenanigans of Monicagate, JMHMS DEVAN contrasts the frailties of Bill Clinton and Winston Churchill, and ponders whether the public should be privy to their leaders' private lives WINSTON CHURCHILL: Born to lead, born to lose money The post-Water gate era
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      They died in vain 57 years asp
      886 25  -  GEORGE SEOW Remembering the slaughter ofmenfrom the Singapore Volunteer Corps *L AT THE drop of a pin, we are reminded regularly of the atrocities of the invading Japanese troops who captured Singapore on Feb 15, 1942, and occupied it for 3Vi years. Many
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  • OBITUARIES
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      259 26 850 DEATHS 850 DEATHS 850 DEATHS CHUA OR KOON Age: 84 passed away peacefully on 20th Feb. 1999, leaving behind all loved ones. (Husband: Loh Keng Huat, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Loh Hung Chuar Tay Kah Nai Loh Hung Tong Chew Siok Bin Loh Hung Chew Ooi Siew Dr. Loh Hung
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      850 DEATHS 850 DEATHS
      187 26 850 DEATHS 850 DEATHS "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7 PETER LIM Age: 64 (Former 2nd Warrant Officer) passed away peacefully on 20/2/99 leaving behind lowed ones. Wife: Tan Van Hee Sons: Daughter-in-law: Poh Kok Dominic Boon
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      852 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
      74 26 |r AL-FATIHAH SITI FATIMAH BTE IBRAHIM passed away peacefully on Friday 19th Feb 1999. We. family of the deceased express our sincere gratitude especially to principal, teachers, students of Bedok South Secondary School for their kind presence, good wishes, contributions and prayers during our recent bereavement. On the
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      850 DEATHS 850 DEATHS
      49 26 850 DEATHS 850 DEATHS It's m dying that we're born into eternal life STEPHEN SOH YAM KIAT 29/1/1935 to 20/2/1999 With fondest memories from: Brother, sisters/brothers-in-law, nephews, nieces and grand nephews/nieces. Body resting at 45 Jalan Seaview. Tel: *****71. Cortege leaving on 22/2/99 at 4.15pm for Mt Vernon Crematorium.
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      856 IN MEMORIAM 856 IN MEMORIAM
      124 26 856 IN MEMORIAM 856 IN MEMORIAM IST ANNIVERSARY In Loving Memory of KOH BAH BAH Departed on 21st February 1998 Dearly missed and always remembered by Wife, Sons, Daughters, Sons-in-law, Daughters-in-law, Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren. In Loving Memory of FOO KOK SAY Departed 21.2.97 Dearest Bapak, Two yeors have passed.
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      856 IN MEMORIAM 856 IN MEMORIAM
      60 26 856 IN MEMORIAM 856 IN MEMORIAM i 4TH ANNIVERSARY i In Loving Memory of our Beloved Son 1 GORDON GERARD TOH GE'EN Departed 2 1/2/95 Memories of you we hold so dear Through the days and through the pmn You'll live on forever m our hearts l.otx'd and cherished Dearly
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      858 REQUIEMS
      71 26 Thalai Thevasam Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory Of SINGARAM NEELACHI Departed 4th torch 1996 ait aea- _o-c Deeply missed by sons daughter &on-in-i«» O«oght*rs-in-l*» grMtdctuMren great -qrandchtMren Morning prayers will be hue on 21st Feb. 99 (Sunday; at 61k 444. Juronq West Avc I 804-776 at lOarr Evening
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      23 26 I have lost my soul companion A life linked with my awn, And day by day lmisshermore, As 1 walk througii life alone
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  • RACING
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      Courageous Connivance
      370 27  -  DANNY KHOO KUAJLA LUMPUR ROUND-UP Record fourth win m as many weeks for Zoffany gelding By CONNIVANCE became the first horse on local turf to win four times m as many weeks at Kuala Lumpur yesterday. The Terry Tan-trained gelding, humping 59kg, raced into the record books after
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      EXCERPTS FROM STIPES' REPORT
      1257 27 EXCERPTS FROM STIPES REPORT To be honest, I wasn't sure who won. Normally the one on the outside has the advantage. But I am glad we got the verdict. I am so proud of the horse. All credit to Saimee. He didn't panic. He nursed the horse on when Winner
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      598 28 GOLF Sizzling Estes staying cool Texan leads world's best but he's not counting his chickens vet LOS ANGELES He has 11 birdies m two days, he has loppea nine shots on par, he is the second-round leader at the Nissan Open and he is halfway to his first victory m
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      531 28 BASKETBALL PHILADELPHIA Allan Houston knocked down three-pointers as if he were playing alone m his driveway. Patrick Ewing dunked the ball with authority and taunted the Philadelphia 76ers fans with glee. And Larry Johnson forgot his sore right knee long enough to
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      735 28  -  WILFRED YEO SPORTS LIGHTS MY SOCCER aficionado friend "Roger" Ah More, whose interest m the BBC is restricted strictly to its broadcasts of Saturday English Premier League matches (m which I suspect he has investments) thought he had stumbled on an unscheduled match earlier this
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      429 28 CRICKET CALCUTTA After fresh trouble and m a near-empty ground, Wasim Akram and fellow paceman Shoaib Akhtar bowled Pakistan to a 46--run victory over India m the inaugural match of the Asian cricket Test championship yesterday. The victory was overshadowed by more disruption from angry
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      1510 28 ATHLETICS DC invitational m Fairfax, Virginia Men's 60m: 1 Jon Drummond 6.sosec 2 Tim Harden 6.53 3 Obadele Thompson 6.56 800 m: 1 Mark Everett Imin 48.305 ec 2 Brian Woodward 1:48.72 3 Khadevis Robinson 1:48.79 Mile: 1 Matt Holthaus 4:00.69 2 David Krummenacker 4:01.07 3 Jason
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      Lock icon Fiery date for Lazio, Inter
      500 29 ROME A feast of goals could be on the menu when new league leader Lazio hosts Inter Milan m the Italian Serie A today. The two sides have already shared 18 goals m their three clashes this season and boast the two most prolific attacks
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      288 29 PETALING JAVA The secretary general of the Philippines Football Association, Christopher Monffort, said that as far as he was concerned, the under-23 cap on all regional soccer tournaments was just a proposal. The Sun newspaper reported him as saying yesterday that the Asian Football Confederation
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      Keegan opens door for Gazza
      370 29 LONDON England coach Kevin Keegan has given Paul Gascoigne just the incentive he needs to take his well-doc-umented rehabilitation to the next level by suggesting that the troubled Middlesbrough star is very much m his thoughts as he embarks on his four-match international career, Football36s
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      317 29 LLANTRISANT (Wales) Arsenal's scheduled Football Association Cup fifth -round replay against Sheffield United at Highbury on Tuesday could be called off on a technicality, Fifa's general secretary Michael Zen-Ruffi-nen said yesterday. If that happened the result of the original game, won 2-1 by
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      740 30  -  TAY CHENG KHOON However, three key principles must be implemented first, says Frost *1 ITS ambitious. That was Morten Frost's initial reaction when told that the Singapore Badminton Association is targeting a place m the 2010 Thomas Cup final. In fact, the Dane, now Malaysia's director
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      571 30  -  YAP KOON HONG *L I CAUGHT up with Morten Frost at last year's Konica Cup m Singapore. He was m the Republic leading a squad of 40, yes, 40, Malaysian players m the tournament. Three-quarters of the Malaysians were there
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      392 30 BADMINTON is the second most popular game m Denmark (after soccer, what else?). While the neighbouring Swedes take tennis as their favourite racket sport, the Danes have, traditionally, preferred badminton. Their strength can be traced back to the 1950s when the bearded
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      901 31  -  S. MURALI SOCCER Rezal blasted over aborted trip but he says he had good reasons m 'I AM VERY UPSET THAT REZAL IS NOT COMING AFTER AIL THE EFFORT WE HAVE PUT INTO THIS VENTURE...OHE EPISODE) REFLECTS BADLY ON REZAL AND SINGAPORE FOOTBALL.' English football promoter
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      Double blow for Malaysia's Wong
      615 31 KUALA LUMPUR Former soccer great Wong Choon Wah is down m the dumps and hurting. Not only is he a victim of the economic downturn but he has been snubbed by the sport he graced with such aplomb. Reputed to be the best midfielder to
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      120 28 TODAY'S EVENTS ATHLETICS All-Comers Junior Progressive Meet (Serangoon Stadium 1.30pm). CRICKET SCADivl:CSC\SCA Colts (CSC). IAvUWC (LA) 10.30am. Div*2: SCRC v SLA (SCRC). SRCvlA(SRC).NUSv UWC II (NUS) lpm. Div3:SCAU-18vNUS (Kallang). NTU v Island CC (NTU). UWC Students v SCRC (UWC) lpm. HOCKEY SHFUnder-21 Boys: Safsa v Police (3pm). SRC Dragons v
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      Lock icon All set for super football body
      524 32  -  SANTOKH SINGH SOCCER Sunday Times exclusive on merger between FAS and S-League Bu FOOTBALL IN THE 21st CENTURY THE SUPER football body aimed at lifting the state of the game is on and is likely to be set up by the end of the
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        86 32 LAWRIE SCORES BIG WIN PAUL Lawrie romped away with the Qatar Masters golf title yesterday by seven strokes, Europe's biggest winning margin of the year. He produced a four-un-der-par 68 to coast to 20-under-par 268. Leading final scores: 268 Paul Lawrie 68 65 67 68 275 Soren Kjeldsen 70 65
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      258 32 Gunners go on a firing spree LONDON Arsenal went on a goal rampage to beat Leicester City 5-0 but Manchester United retained its four-point lead with a 1-0 win at Coventry m the English Premier League yesterday. Anelka grabbed a firsthalf Highbury hat-trick as the champion, m third spot five
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      239 32 HE MUST be powerful enough to pick up the telephone and get things done. That i$ the sort of man the super body, which is expected to be a revamped Football Association of Singapore, is understood to De looking for to lead
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      491 1  - And the award goes to the best seat TEE HUN CHING Movie-goers rate comfort as the most important feature m cinemas WHEN it comes to picking cinemas, most movie-goers let their butts and legs decide, according to a survey by a group of Ngee Ann Polytechnic students. Four final-year students
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        487 3  -  Wong Ah Yoke MANSOR EATING HOUSE 401, Changi Road Medal: Gold FOOTBALLER Fandi Ahmad also scores as a chef. His nasi padang is not the best m town, but it was so good that I devoured practically everything on my plate although I had
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        472 3 FOR 10 years, Mr Lim Chin Chai earned his living as a bowling-centre manager. He still drives to Pasir Ris Bowl every morning, but his attention is focused strictly on the kitchen not the activity out on the lanes. He runs Different Tastes Cafe at the
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      1947 4 Sexual Differences Valentine's Day comes at a time when new Darwinist thinkers are claiming that love is controlled by evolution. Do we have to listen? Of course not! Female competitiveness, female power, male parenting skills, male gossip there is no evidence that
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        796 5 Minimising disease Killer illnesses like cancer, heart disease and diabetes can be prevented by keeping to a balanced daily diet of the right nutrient s *We are not designed to eat before we are fully awake, or to eat late at night. Instead, one should
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          303 5 The good news SALADDAYS AH HERE TO STAY PEOPLE who eat raw vegetables or salads three to four times a week halve their risk of getting heart disease and cancer. It makes no difference how much meat they eat. No specific food is certain to cause any cancer. DONTOVERDO THE
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          158 5 BRUSSEL SPROUTS HELP FISHT CANCER YOU still have to eat your greens. Brussel sprouts may not tingle your taste buds, but pack your diet with as much of them as possible. They and their cousin, broccoli, are the latest weapons m the war against cancer. They contain
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        194 5 ESSENTIAL FATS IMPORTANT for a whole host of body functions, including hormone production and the maintainence of the nervous system, as well as for the absorption of certain vitamins and minerals. Sources: Seeds and seed oil (such as sesame, sunflower, pumpkin) and fish, especially cold-sea
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      Alarm bells ring at Villa
      139 6 Alarm bells ring at Villa lODV\ S Si lIK.III ICIIIS ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE: WIMBLEDON VS ASTON VILLA The Football Channel Ch 22,11. 55 pm(lwe£r exclusive) Repeat: 7 pm ASTON VILLA will have to bite the bullet and strengthen its squad if it is to be considered a genuine contender for
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      78 6 FREE OF EDEN Hallmark Ch 36, 9.45pm Repeat: Tomorrow OWed THIS film traces the life of Will Cleamons (Sidney Poitier), a confident, middle-aged partner at Douglas Investment Corporation i m Los Angeles. With burning ambitions, he pushes nimself into creating aggressive financial portfolios. In the process,
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      96 6 BUDDY Cinemax Ch 59, 10 pm Repeat: Fri RENE RUSSO stars m this charming adaptation of Gertrude Lintz's autobiography of a wealthy socialite's attempts to raise a gorilla as her son. The film also marks the debut of the late Jim Henson's production company, which took
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      Master P's got a master plan
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      64 6 WITNESS TO THE MOB AXN Chl9 Part I (8 pm) Part II (10 pm BASED on the true story of Sammy "The Bull" Gravano, this is a powerful tale of reallife mobsters and betrayal. Shot m New York City, producers Robert DeNiro and Jane Rosenthal portray the
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      Girls just want to have punch
      1121 8  -  REBECCA LIM Gram' Slam Women have long been out-muscling the men at the Grammy music awards. This year, they've scored a knock-out Bu THE prls have done it again. The last few years have seen female artistes elbowing their way to the musical front
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      858 8  -  Edwin Soon DRINKS By WINE speculators abound. Jancis Robinson, the Financial Times wine writer, noted that "the financial attractions of wine as a commodity are less volatile than the stockmarket I Fine wines issued m the marketplace each year
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      Big toss-up between modern and tradition
      860 8  -  Wong Ah Yoke I II _*bfg bnfdh But everyone's a winner on yu sheng day tomorrow TOMORROW is the seventh day of the Chinese lunar calendar, which is also known as ren re or everyman's birthday. Chinese mythology has it that man was created
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      Girls on the backbench
      192 9 NATALIE IMBRUGLIA THIS 24-year-old Australian soap opera actress jrned popster is all the rage now, thanks to a song called Torn from her debut Left Of The Middle album. She is up for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best New Artist, which she may just
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      You're not forgotten, boys
      273 9 SO, all the top scorers were girls, as far as nominations go. But some of the boys have got their own share of the limelight too. WILL SMITH! This come-dian-rapper-actor swept three awards Big Willie Style at the recent American Music Awards. A sign of what's
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      Lock icon Grab a hotdog on the run
      603 9  -  Rebecca Lim CHEAP EATS By Anew takeaway joint offers food on the go YOU are busy shopping, when your stomach starts rumbling for a piping hot snack. Or, you need a fast lunch before zipping back to the office. But mid-day m the heart
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        105 9 Y2K RECORD FOR FOOD EXHIBITION FOOD&HOTELASIA, the food and hospitality exhibition that comes once every two years, is set to greet the year 2000 with a new venue and a new record. Next year's event, from April 11-14, will be held at the upcoming Singapore Expo centre, taking up all
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        ENTER NEW ERA OF COFFEE AND TEA
        155 9 ENTER NEW ERA OF COFFEE AND TEA IF YOU cannot wait until the year 2000, a smaller food event takes place this year, from April 8-11. at the World Trade Centre. Called the World of Coffee Tea '99, the exhibition aims to introduc new concepts and product* m the coffee
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      More top shows on prime time
      1211 10  -  UNKNOWN Programming Revamp \II\KI) MhDI\ ncvbcvbcxvb TCS s's new line-up offers at least an extra hour nightly for dramas and comedies but there's still room for improvement m its programming I HAVE seen the future of TCS 5 programming. And it's actually rather promising.
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      Chic chocs for me, please
      1109 16  -  MAGDALENE LU M Gourmet Food Despite the recession, some Singaporeans still go for unusual food, and at least five gourmet stores have sprung up here m the past four years By 'When there's a recession, you must create new things. When people are sad, you
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      105 1 WHATS LOVE GOT TO DO WITH THE NEW DARWINIST THINKERS? BY NATASHA WALTER page a Health: Don't skip breakfast, say the nutrition experts LEA WEE PAGES Eats: Innovative and traditional yu sheng By WONG AH YOKE PAGE 8 liwIJIf Iwil HIIU I B j^^^B 111 i The football star is
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        508 4 Business Services Products Vehicles '|j 233 OFFICE FURNITURE/ FURNISHINGS NEW OmCE TABU 573. computer taole S5B, chair S3B. Other office terns avail. Tel.: *****11 Of FICE FURNITURE FOR giveaway prices. Cash i carry. Call: 9671- 3061. 234 INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT/ SUPPLIES SAO/ fICNTAI: FORKUPT, genera tor. compressor. o& sender/ cutter, aerial
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        329 4 241 PHONES/ FAXES/PAGERS/ SPECIAL NUMBERS EXPRESS REPAIRS handphones pagers. Trade m welcome. Good price offer. Please call 567-5677/ 383-5677 on Monday. USED PCN/ GSM PHONE wanted 3IK. 3 North Bridge Rd. 001-4082. Tat *****45 Communication One 254 STALLS FOR RENT/SALE In I p^a^^p^F 30t ALFA FOR SALE 3/'B9 ALFA 33T1.
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        1322 4 309 DAEWOO FOR SALE j 309 DAEWOO FOR SALE 309 DAEWOO FOR SALE 309 DAEWOO FOR SALE £<9<*P&S SX 1.6 DOHC (M) Hr^BMbn*^^^ i flutr^i^M -14" Alloy Sports Rlms^^BH Wm Retail Guarantee COE Rebate Holding Monthly Chance Of Price Minimum Deposit Payment Success Incl.COE Bidding 7 Year Loan $59,900 $23,000
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        591 4 326 MITSUBISHI FOR SALE BEST PRICE OFFER FOR ALL Mazda, Suzuki Mitsubishi Mercedes Buy Sell PARF/ Non-PARF Japanese/ Continental/ Off Peak Cars 382-6788 Hup Htng Lee Ent. Mr Onq (Day/ Night) MID '94 LANCER L3GLXL 2 units. 1 owner. New paint/ s/rims./ tyres/ CD changer. $8800 driveway. $730 x 66
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        531 4 328 NISSAN FOR SALE 328 NISSAN FOR SALE 328 NISSAN FOR SALE I SERVICE. QUAUT^RICEJ IT KEEPS GETTING BETTER AT OUR NISSAN SHOWROOM IN ÜBI. Nissan March Nissan Sunny Nissan Primer a Nissan Cefiro When it comes to quality, service and price, our Nissan cars never I fail to satisfy
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        481 4 344 TOYOTA FOR SALE LOW OOWNPAYMENT. IST owner 8/95 Corolla 1.6 auto. Low mileage. ABS. airbags OMV $22K. Ask ing $69K. Trade-in avail. Easy financing. *****977/ *****963 SCOTTS MOTORS WISHES all cus tomers business associates a Happy Properous New Year! Business resumes on 22/2/99. IST OWNER 12/'9O Corona 1.6 Man
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        675 5 Vehicles Properties l m^^ m^^* mmml>ll^ m^ m^^ wmmm^m^^^^*^^^^^^^^ i^ nanißHaßalll^^ B^ i 3«3 VEHICLES WANTED L CARS WANTED I GOOD PRICE! IHHHBiIHWII a_ 'HAPPY MEW YEAR' VIEW AT YOUR DOOR-STtP f He Ddv e»trj Migfi :r cc on all models of cars #'E<:-j ->j:cc h after hx Models 3C
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        726 5 393 MOTORCYCLES/ SCOOTERS FOR SALE STEED FOR SALE. Fu v customised SeHinq cneap Good condition. On- S port rt/p *****337 F3 BLACK MAGMA 98 !25cc. S6BB o 9ide away l interested siejse NWtad Simon: 759 4283 ENO 94 BEAUTIFUL HO Ultra Cias sic I -dicjit no. Full accessories. Hignest o'fer
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        1205 5 404 009-10 ORCHARD/ 404 DO9-10 ORCHARD/ 404 009-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND TANGLIN/ HOLLAND TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTEAPTS-RENT PTEAPTS-RENT PTEAPTS-RENT fed WingTai Asia 2f Located m Singapore's premier residential district 10. Ef Minutes away from major shopping and commercial precincts. Ef Near to prestigious recreational clubs and international schools. Ef Close proximity
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        843 5 412 Dl 7-18 CHANGI/ PASIR RIS PTE APTS RENT NEW CONDO. CHANGI Ct. 4+l. 1367 sq.ft. Renovated. F/furn. immed. $2.6K neg. *****30 Bestlink EASTPOINT GREEN. NEW condo 2 rms. P/furn. Simei MRT/ shpg. $1800 neg. Amelia *****122 BS j PASIR RIS GDN. penthse. 3200 sq.ft. Unblocked S2.BK neq. To view
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        559 5 420 HOUSES FOR RENT D.lO OFF HOLLAND Rd Ouiet 2-sto rey bunqlw. s+l rm. Big qdn. i $15,000. HH *****982 ORCHARD VICINITY. NEW. 4/ 4+l rm. P/ f/furn. $5K $6K. Amenities/ MRT. 9590-2327/ *****617 TELOK KURAU INTERMEDIATE Ter rare 2-storey, 3+l. 3200/ 2500 i sq.ft. $1800 neq. Call 484-2804. LOR.
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        580 5 422 HUDC/ HDB APTS FOR RENT MARINE CENTRAL. 1 huge aircon rm. hail Renovated. F/<urn. Pre fcr profession foreign couple/ sir, gle lady, imr cc. 9259-6241 agt 3-RM. TAMPINES AIRCON./ Yishun $700/ Yisnun approved, aircon. $900/ Bedok N. $800/ 4-rm. Jurong W. $950. 440 4174 agt APPROVED!! STUDIO/ WHOLE units
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        376 5 422 HUDC/ HDB APTS FOR RENT APPROVED 4 S v. 436 branc r,e* furniture a Manning MRT. REZ *****527 50 UNITS 3-5 Tampmes/ Simei/ T D avo r fu rtstnH it 3-RM. FLAT FOR rent Fur' Marsmng MRT $850. Pg am *****152 TAMPINES s 'A' corne- Approvec 4 rms F/furn.
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        400 5 426 ROOMS FOR RENT AIRCON ROOM FOR CHEAP RENT' KFft YISHUN BLK 229 MASTER RM. BISHAh 5 m.ns tc M9l SS2C 9308-364< ALL AREAS ROOMS fee SWC i BEOOK/ TAMPINES/ YISHUN/ r Woodlands am^ rrr 9 66 9 INDIAN HOUSE AT ser« lurr commo r m owne- 7 5^ 169}
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        3054 6 WmMm \w~^:.^^^^^ -^-^Wrf'peWmm^m^muwmm'WS'* j f im >W&SVfSF*%iSl (9 >9l I {l Wp >^™— Properties 441 001 08 CITY SOUTH-WEST PTE A.PTS SALE UUNMNMI CONOO. 1819 SQ.II te Dai qoet ets j :on 3eautitu :ond Sool $330* only! Vanda 818 9632 DO7l 9707 '838 LtCITMN DRAGON MA.tSION. HIGH I Sea 3-
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        312 6 460 015-16 EAST COAST HOUSES SALE •«_r RIVERFRONT BUNGALOW. 5-MIN. golf clue Koi pend gar 4336 4003 sq.ft. Featurec m newspo pe-$ pg 9602-2725 MM BROADERICK. NEWLY UPGRADED sem -a 345 C sa H s*l r do c Near scis Amenities 9409,9902 461 Dl 5-16 EAST COAST PTEAPTS-SALE L_]___Sj!J3_(g' LIMITED
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        376 6 461 015-16 EAST COAST PTEAPTS-SALE L It THE TANAMERA N -eai UPP EAST COAi' neg *c 443-4772 968( COSTA RHU 1776 Vacant $940f neg *****619 ERA MARYLAND PK 3-RMS 4- m I Gooc *iew &c D.IS MANDARIN GON Pdu 'a, *****66: DYNAMIC REALTY WISHES a eeas 2b^ll2ft $275K STUDIO, f
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        512 7 Properties 461 015-16 EAST COAST 461 015-16 EAST COAST 461 Dl 5-16 EAST COAST 461 015-16 EAST COAST PTEAPTS-SALE PTEAPTS-SALE PTEAPTS-SALE PTEAPTS-SALE V) LUXURIOUS CONDOMINIUM kail 'I i :Jl i ■v&-3 I::if f 1 m^m mmmmm /•u/m/*c ikiitc Showflah open for viewing daily I FOR IMMEmATE indudin9 SundayS Publk H
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        755 7 465 ?K!^rs ANG1/ 445^ 7 s!? c R r s ANOi/ *"?S!i^s ANGi/ 4 "ssssr a/ -••ssssi?" 6 —ssssr 1 HOUSES-SALE HOUSES-SAtE HOUSES-SAtE RSg^SALE H^Es'sALE hSuTes'salE The Straits Times Classified PROPERTY GUIDE PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL A City South West 01-21 I B Oijchard Tanglin Holland 22-27 9 io~ 404 445' 446
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        2249 8 Properties 471 Dl9-20 SERANGOON/' 471 019-20 SERANGOON/ 471 Dl9-20 SERANGOON/ 471 Dl9-20 SERANGOON/ 471 Dl9-2O SERANGOON/ 476 D 22-28 476 D 22-28 476 D 22-28 497 HDB APTS FOR SALE 500 HDB APIS FOR SALE THOMSON THOMSON THOMSON THOMSON THOMSON WEST NORTH WEST NORTH WEST NORTH (BTMERAH/QUEENSTOWN/ (CHOA CHU KANG/
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        709 8 LOW CASH! 3 b It Bigger C r esc H,gr tir Renovaieo A ties. Ali races Pg 9202-299) MEI LING ST. I 49 EjHK Apt Area. 2 balcon.es Hiof t Marble. MRT 9776-7736 ERA T. BLANGAH 3-RM. Blk B blocked. Sch/ amenities Idea catior Low casr- AA 9-209-2745 URGENT! 3
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        901 8 NEW LISTING! EXEC. Ma.'. 6f 759 CCk lOhlh Renovatec major amenities *****36 i NEW LISTING 4 A 6' Pc B'co 40v Sc d-cckage Facing pone Move ir 9315 -914" NEW LIST! 5 :O Mt 568 ?<*><* 4 Bangkil Roac oi» 216 Hind) Pq 9409-528t ac OPEN HSE 1-3PM Ew sfl
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        433 9 ___^__-_i_^__^_ Properties I ■^■■■'■■■^■■^^^■B ■■^■■^■■^i^ai^BHHaßßHa^B 493 HOB APTS FOR SALE 493 HDB APTS FOR SALE 493 HDB APTS FOR SALE 493 HDB APTS FOR SALE i 493 HDB APTS FOR SALE 493 HDB APTS FOR SALE (BCDOK/CHAICHEE^ (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) The Straits Times Classified PROPERTY GUIDE (HDB ESTATES)
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        367 9 304 HDS APTS FOR SALE i HOUGANG/ SERANGOON/ YIOCHUKANG) EXEC. MAIS. 317 S goon Aye. 2. Near St. Gabriel/ CHU/ MRT. Val- i ued 5445 K. Low Mr. *****845 TP i MUST SELL! S2OK below value. 5 I corner Blk. 515 S'goon N Amenities. Walkup. 9215-5027 TMR URGENT! 4 'NG'
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        381 9 SOS HOB APTS FOR SALE i (JURONG) OPEN HSE. 2.30-SPM. 5 T Blk 720 Jurong West Aye 5 809-96. Tastefully renovated. Corner. Unblock- cd. Winay. Cosy. Malay owner. Harry/ Jess 9661-4263/ 9678-1319 EXEC. AP.. JURONG W. Blk. 709. Corner unit. Just 5 yrs. F/renovat•d Good N.S.lacing. *****239 agt. j NEW
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        362 9 505 HOB APTS FOR SALE (JURONG) 5 'A' MAIS. Jurong E. Well renovated maintained. For viewing pis. call Abdul Raman 9308-3297 NC. 5 'A' CORNER Blk. 750. 136 sq.m/ Exec. Apt. Blk. 754. Mid/ high fir. 5 yrs. Pg: 9218-8616 ARN 5 'A' JURONG W. High fir. Very well renovated.
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        130 9 510 HDB APTS FOR SALE (MARINE PARADE) 5 'I' BLK. 44. Renovate to your own taste. High fir. Sea view. Shops/ sch. Valuation $443 K. *****611 DW 5-RM. 'ADJOINING IMPROVED' 1270 sq.ft. Blk. 47 High fir. Early move m. Valued $345 K. *****883 agt. 512 HDB APTS FOR SALE (PASIRRIS/CHANGI)
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        267 9 512 HDB APTS FOR SALE (PASIRRIS/CHANGI) CORNER EXEC. APT. IN PASIR RIS Blk 646 803 big balcony, unblocked view, good layout Blk 645 ttiO fully renovated, marble flooring, Jacujzi STEPHEN KIEW PAGER 9802-0885 Blk 645 807 ceramic flooring, best layout, bright windy I Blk 645 805 parquet flooring, fully renovated
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        598 9 512 HDBAPTS FOR SALE (PASIRRIS/CHANGI) EXEC. APT. BLK. 135 »04. Just like new. Unused room with split aircon. Giving away furniture/ fridge, etc. Must sell! 9317-9177 RIDGE VIEW 2-SPM! EXEC. Apt Blk 240. Cosy charming deco.! Serene 1 ambience! Sch/ Loyang Pt. Price to Sell!! Pg 9505-8255 CANAAN BELOW VALUATION^
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        1589 9 512 HDB APTS FOR SALE 514 HDB APTS FOR SALE (PASIR RIS/ CHANGI) (TAMPINES/ SIMEI) 5 'I' BLK. 483 corner. High flr. SELL BELOW VALUE yet neg Exec Breezy. Valued S34IK. Well kept. Mais Bik 426 Tampmes MlO fir Near central. 9534-4520 ET Co. MRT/ shpg mall *****595 TW 5
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        810 9 5t7 HDB APTS FOR SALE (WOODLANDS/ SEMBAWANG) CORNER (WOODLANDS JUMBO bf 820/ 847/ 139 100% rr Just 5 veo'-. M(. T snopi Vaiuec Must view Tor.y 960C-67-JUMBO CORNER BLK US v Beautifu: maiay house Selling o* low value Oper nouse tooay I sprr H/p 9647-349^ ERA A JUMBO BLK. 326
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