The Straits Times, 13 December 2000

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    24 1 The Straits Times Established IS4 W 6un6SCl<iV December 13, 2000 222 Pages m eight parts mita(P) 034/12/1999 itiif A Singapore Press Holdings publication vJ\J
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    Lock icon Asean-EU relations get a jump-start
    522 1  - Asean-EU relations get a jump-start JAMES EAST Despite absence of senior European ministers, meeting is hailed as a breakthrough; Myanmar issue to be a bilateral matter with EU from now w. IF\ I I \\F I AOS IT TOOK three years, but relations between Asean and the European Union have
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    Lock icon Parliament to sit on Jan 12
    24 1 Parliament to sit on Jan 12 THE next Parliament sir the first for the new year, n ill be on Friday, Jan 12, at
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    Lock icon Judges may decide White House winner, finally
    473 1  -  LEE SIEW HUA Btj 1 S CORRESPONDENT WASHINGTON In their quest for the White House, lawyers from the two rival camps have pitched their arguments at two Supreme Court justices, regarded as swing voters, who may well decide who is the next President
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  • NEWS FLASH
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      276 2 NEW-WAVE TREE LOGGERS TREES m Singapore are being logged. But that simply means that parks officers, armed with portable computers called data loggers, have been going round keeping tabs on the health of the island's trees. The trees now get identity numbers, which enable NParks to check that even
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      58 2 ON THE WRITE TRACK CAN there ever be a Great Singapore Novel? Lite asks some authors for their views on the the announcement of the winner of the 000 Dymocks Singapore Literature Prize. It ned that the prize, modelled after Britain's Booker Prize, will generate public interest and ri>ing
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      60 2 TIME TO HEAL WOUNDS THE foreign ministers of Indonesia and Singapore have discussed President Abdurrahman Wahid's recent outburst at Singapore. Both sides came out saying they wanted to move on from here. Indonesia's Alwi Shihab said that Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew would be invited to attend a meeting
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      87 2 One Fifa many TWO football greats shared the honour of being the century's greatest player but that was not good enough for Diego Maradona, who walked out of the Fifa awards ceremony just before Pele stopped up to receive his prize. Maradona was voted Player of the Century over
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      95 2 Baey lian Peck seeks court help PROMINENT Singapore businessman Baey Lian Peck has been forced to ask a German court to protect his company three years after spending $25 million buying the East German engine-maker m a privatisation exercise. He says his company Maschinenbau Halberstadt is profitable and has
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      74 2 US LOBBY WANTS FTA CHANGES A KEY lobby group in the United States has reportedly called for changes to the terms of an historic free trade agreement (FTA) being negotiated between Singapore and the US. The US National Association of Manufacturers has lobbied for provisions to protect the interests
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      158 2 W ORLD AUSSIES GETTING FAT AUSTRALIAN children are getting fat and their country is o'i its way to overtaking the United States as the fattest nation m the world, a nutrition expert warned at a Sydney conference on childhood obesity. The "Nintendo generation" of Australian teenagers are being diagnosed with
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      79 2 EXIT A CALM VOICE MALAYSIAN Internet magazine AgendaMalaysia.com's closure on Dec 31 is more than just another dot.com falling by the wayside. It also means that a calm voice m the contentious and emotional arena of websites on Malaysian affairs will no longer be heard. Agenda Malaysia had. many
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      82 2 NATIONAL ONE-MAN SHOW JUST what has become of professionalism m the handling of the national football team was plain for everyone to see yesterday, writes Timesports' Jeffrey Low. On the second day of national training and the first day of pitch workouts the poor newnational coach was left to
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      99 2 Grass is green on both sides GOLF has never been so much m the limelight as m recent weeks and for all the wrong reasons, says Chua Lee Hoong. But it is not a toss-up between either parks or golf they both have their place here. And if private
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      241 2 MAIN Prinw i Forum 24 25 HOME 111-16 Tech Science 11. VSIV i .1-17 thei A26 SPORTS MONEY Sports Sl-4 Money S7-20 LIFE! L 6-7 LS What's On Ll2 ma L 25 Cabk a L 26 L 27 737™00 ST INTERACTIVE Phone 730-5095 Fax. 733-2690 FORUM DESK Phont M -5454
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      Lock icon S 'poreans pay for China DeathRowkidneys
      509 3  -  MARY WANG Krist Boo For foreigners, the price is ever $20,000 if the operation and recovery are smooth and the patient does not develop any complications By C Hl\ V CORRESPONDENT He has waited six years for a kidney but widower Lim Wee 800,
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      Lock icon Beijing man wants to sell organ
      226 3 BEI.HNG A man. claiming to be from Gansu, called The Straits Times Beijing bureau recently to say he would like to advertise one of his kidneys for sale to Singaporeans. He was desperate to raise 600,000 yuan (SSI24He had operated an unsafe coal mine
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      Lock icon No, say most in Singapore poll
      440 3 BE AN ORGAN DONOR? HOW S'POREANS MEASURE UP Do not know closest neighbours on a first-name basis (Singapore, 78 percent, world. 49 percent Having kids outside marriage is not acceptable (Singapore, 67 percent, world, 43 per oei Sleep alone at night (Singapore. 63 percent,
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      Lock icon A&E rampage: Some suspects known
      356 4  -  CHONG CHEE KIN Police investigate vicious attack as case of rioting with dangerous weapons; SGH r responsible for patients safety, steps up security :i_ POLICE have identified behind last week's vicious gang attack on a 27-year-old man outside the Singapore General Hospital's accident and emergency
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      Lock icon Shopping? Better take a pill first
      178 4 Shopping? Better take a pill first WASHINGTON The imi a woman flashing out all her credit cards while going holiday shopping is often played for laughs. But it is not funny to Stanford University researchers trying to help compulsive shoppers who rim up large credit card debts Just m rime
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      Lock icon IDs help trees beat stress of urban life
      402 4  -  EDMUND TEE Si, IN SINGAPORE, people are not the only ones to be given an identification number. Trees get one too. This number governs when a tree is inspected, given manure, pruned, and when the time comes, felled. The National Parks Board
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      Lock icon Revision of pay for top officers, ministers
      217 4 Revision of pay for top officers, ministers JUNIOR ministers and top civil sonants will get a pay revision of 12.8 per cent to $42,800 a month The revision applies to those on Staff Grade 1. the grade for very senior civil servants and the most junior rung for ministers. Superscale
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      Lock icon Jakarta keen to heal wounds, move forward
      563 6  - Jakarta keen to heal wounds, move forward JAME EAST Forcifi ministers discuss Gus Dur's outburst at Singapore; SM Lee to be invited to meeting of president's advisers next month, says Alwi i k i i \\r i u>- *We did not talk about apology, talk about embarrassment. We talked about
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      Lock icon INSTANT NOODLES, JAPAN'S No.1 INVENTION
      462 6  - INSTANT NOODLES, JAPAN'S No.1 INVENTION KWAN WENG KIN By i I A FA (_.< )KKt S Pl JMJK.M TOPS: Pokemon pips sushi THE Japanese voted for the country's best exports m a survey conducted by the Fuji Research Institute. The top ten are: 1. Instant noodles (692 votes) 2. Karaoke
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      99 3 Sole Distributer for What does vision mean to you? Certainly much I more than a biological or scientific definition can I express. Vision is more than simple perception. It is an expression m itself. And reality serves I as the natural model. There is no substitute tor fc^. I reality
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      462 3 It's a fact of life that the better you feel about yourself, the better you'll perform. In business and pleasure. X It's another fact that hair loss makes you look older than you really r j are. Even if you're only m your twenties, hair loss can give you that
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      255 7 World IT 'JffH^%.- W orld BltM World Tripping Up Clinton l r -V,. Touchdown Endeavour B^JL:" Tigers At The Table Linda Tripp has not lost her enthusiasm for 'A Space shuttle Endeavour comes home IL, Sri Lanka is ready to bring Tamil Tigers /rLx her fa\ 011 rite sport tripping
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      Lock icon This is the image of Australia, right?
      292 7  - This is the image of Australia, right? ROGER MAYNARD The land down under is fast losing the battle of the bulge and will soon overtake the US m the fat stakes with up to 62 per cent of men overweight *f/l xvi:>\n FORGET the popular Australia n image of a
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      Lock icon Wrong. This is the real Aussie look
      332 7 Wrong. This is the real Aussie look 'THERE'S BEEN THE RISE CF THIS KIND OF NINTENDO GENERATION, A REAL ELECTRONIC CULTURE. INSTEAD OF WALKING TO TALK TO SOMEONE, WE SEND AN EMAIL AT THE SAME TIME, OUR EATING PATTERNS HAVE CHANGED WITH A RELIANCE ON TAKEAWAY FOOD.' Professor lan Caterson,
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      Lock icon Hero from The Insider back in court
      416 8 The whistleblower who broke the tobacco industry's code of silence is back m court giving evidence on behalf of victims of lung cancer 'The dominant message was don't write anything down that could become contentious. Mr Wigand, on how anxious tobacco company executives
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      Lock icon Call to punish teens for using tobacco
      129 8 MONTREAL Canada should make it illegal for anyone under the age of 18 to possess or use tobacco products, the head of one of Canada's major tobacco manufacturers has said. And teenagers who flout the law should be faced with punishments they could
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        Lock icon SHARK MENACES AUSSIE FISHERMEN
        49 8 A GREAT white shark attacked a small fibreglass fishing boat off Australia's south coast, police said. As one of two fishermen was pulling m a catch on Monday, the 4.5-m shark lifted its head and nudged the boat. The men made it to shore. AFP
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        Lock icon BOY JAILED FOR SCHOOL SHOOTING
        65 8 A BOY was sentenced to at least two years m a juvenile prison for shooting and killing a classmate m a New Mexico school lobby last year. Victor Cordova Jr, 13, could be released at any time after the two years, but could also be
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        Lock icon IRAQ EXTENDS UN'S OIL-FOR-FOOD DEAL
        45 8 IRAQ has agreed to extend the United Nations oil-for-food deal for another six months, but blasted the programme for the restrictions it imposes on the country. It took the Iraqi leadership almost a week to agree to the deal. AP
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        Lock icon U.S. STOPS BID TO DEPORT IRA MEN
        52 8 AHEAD of US President Bill Clinton's trip to Northern Ireland, the White House dropped efforts to deport nine men whose convictions for IRA paramilitary actions should have barred them from entering the US. The move was a bid to "promote the process of
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        31 8 THE British government announced on Monday it would stop the practice of giving aid to poor countries only if they bought British goods or services. AFP
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      Lock icon HOUSTON, ENDEAVOUR HAS LANDED
      340 9 HOUSTON, ENDEAVOUR HAS LANDED Astronauts return after attaching huge solar wings to space station CAPE CANAVERAL Space shuttle Endeavour and its crew of five returned to earth m triumph on Monday, ending Nasas most difficult space-station construction mission yet. Throughout the afternoon, Mission Control had worried that clouds or rain
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      271 9 Next:TV reality show in space German TV company plans to send contestants to space from 2002 onwards, filming their every move for the entertainment of people on Earth COLOGNE (Germany) A German television company has announced that it intends to put members of the public m space m two years*
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      Lock icon Egyptians cancel DNA test due on Kino- Tut
      153 12 Egyptians cancel DNA test due on Kino- Tut CAIRO Eg>pt yesterday postponed indefinitely DNA tests that were designed to throw light on questions that have intrigued archaeologists for years: Who was Tutankhamun's father and was he of royal blood? Mr Gaballah AH Gaballah, the head of Egypt's Supreme Council of
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      617 12  - British union helps make Indian stonemasons rich ALFRED LEE Brought to London for construction of a Hindu temple, the workers will return to their country with £9,370 each, thanks to the labour union Bit IN LONDON Huge sum 'I am a rich man, a rich man ...I thought I would
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        Lock icon Singer Anita Sarawak may head home
        188 12 MAY HAVE SCHOOL IN MALAYSIA KUALA LUMPUR Singer Anita Sarawak gives the impression that she might return to Malaysia for good. She is thinking of starting a school where she can train the younger generation of entertainers and help promote the new talents internationally.
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        Lock icon YELTSIN UNDERGOES OPERATION ON EYE
        106 12 MOSCOW Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin underwent an eye cataract operation m a Moscow Hospital last week, Interfax news agency reported. The 69-year-old exPresident, who experienced numerous health problems during his eight years m office, returned to his home on the outskirts of the Russian
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        Lock icon NO REPRIEVE FOR CAT-KILLING DOG
        105 12 WELLINGTON New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark has laughed off suggestions that she should intervene to rescue Toot the cat-killing dog. The Wellington fox terrier cross remains on death row with little hope of reprieve after its owner was prosecuted by the Wellington City Council
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        104 12 PALMA DE MALLORCA (Spain) Mr Christopher Skase, the failed Australian business tycoon living on the Spanish island of Mallorca since the collapse of his media and hotel empire, is to undergo surgery for stomach cancer. Medical examinations at a private clinic on the island showed
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        51 12 Begum Shaista Ikramullah, former Pakistan Ambassador to Morocco and mother-in-law of Jordanian Crown Prince Hasan bin Talal. lias died from illness in Karachi. She was 85. Ms Teresa Sterne, a pioneering producer of classical recordings in the US, has died from an illness at her home in Manhattan. She was
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        43 12 'It's not my fault everyone else had the wrong date. Mr Wellington Webb, mayor of the IS tit) of Denver, which staged special celebrations on Jan 1 this year, responding to the purists who insist that Jan 1,2001, marks the start of the
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      Lock icon British ban did not stop exports
      229 13 INFECTED ANIMAL FEED LONDON Eight years after Britain banned the sale of potentially BSE-infected feed to its farmers, the product was still being exported, including to several Asian countries. South Africa, where the first non- European case of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob D > JD) was
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      Lock icon Mice a main trigger of asthma, alter cockroaches
      335 13 The rodents, which spread allergens m their urine and skin flakes, play a more important role than dust mites BALTIMORE Doctors, who have identified cockroaches as the leading contributor to asthma attacks m the United States, now say that mice might be
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      Lock icon LEGACY OF CHERNOBYL
      175 14 LEGACY OF CHERNOBYL The Chernobyl shutdown will take just moments, but the legacy of the explosion will endure for many years, lb-year-oia Marina vasnenKo s thyroid cancer may have been caused by the 1986 explosion. Soil badly contaminated by the fallout may cause genetic mutation m plants. Swiss and Ukrainian
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      Lock icon Ukraine's nuclear plant time-bomb keeps ticking
      444 15 Ukraine's nuclear plant time- bomb keeps ticking Despite the closure of the last active reactor this coming Friday, the risk of radiation leaks will threaten countries close to Ukraine for decades to come KIEV Ukraine's Chernobyl plant, scene of the world's worst civilian nuclear accident, will remain a radioactive time-bomb
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      Lock icon Sri Lanka ready for talks with rebels
      356 17 Sri Lanka ready for talks with rebels Enough time has been wasted, so let's get on with it, says government, as it responds positively to Tamil Tiger guerillas' offer of peace talks COLOMBO Sri Lanka announced yesterday it was ready to open Norwegianbacked peace talks with separatist Tamil Tiger guerillas,
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      113 17 Russia to sign UN treaty on crime MOSCOW Russia has said it will sign a United Nations treaty aimed at combating international crime, including money laundering and trafficking m women for prostitution. President Vladimir Putin signed an order on Monday directing Mr Sergei Ivanov, head of the government's Security Council,
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      Lock icon Israelis hindering relief supplies to Gaza: UN
      350 18 Israelis hindering relief supplies to Gaza: UN UN relief agency warns of a crisis unless Israel lifts restrictions on the movement of goods to the Gaza Strip, and stops charging high port fees GAZA CITY The United Nations refugee relief agency accused Israel on Mondaj of impeding two-and-a-half months of
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      Lock icon KILLED, KILLED, KILLED
      52 18 A GIANT drawing of Palestinians killed m the recent clashes with Israeli forces is put up at a Hamas rally m the West Bank town of Hebron. The rally followed the funeral of a 15-year-old boy, who died when he was shot m the head by Israeli
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      Lock icon Barak blasts Netanyahu as a resounding failure
      338 18 Rival offered 'only empty talk' during his term m office JERUSALEM With an election looming, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak has lashed out at his most formidable political rival, saying Benjamin Netanyahu was a resounding failure m his term as Premier and had
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      Lock icon Regrets ? No way. I'd do it all over again, says Tripp
      501 21 Regrets No way. I'd do it all over again, says Tripp Clinton Sex Scandal Instead, she would do it 'better and sooner', she says, because the President lied and was willing to fix a court case to save himself On Clinton What's important is that a president of the United
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      744 10 The US Supreme Court's decision on whether to allow manual re-counts of Florida's ballot will effectively decide whether Gore or Bush will be President CRUCIAL QUESTIONS FOR THE JUDGES Bush visits White House that's Jeb, not George W. WASHINGTON A Bush went to the White House on
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        575 22 THE European Union has been likened to an elegant table at which seats are much prized. That is substantively true, more m material terms (market power, subsidies, cross-border labour, currency and price stability) than political clout. To most of the 15 member nations' 375 million inhabitants,
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      801 22  -  JOHN FLETCHER B'/J I AST week, two important news items emanated from Canberra. These seem unrelated but are, m fact, closely inter-linked. The first related to military spending. A Defence White Paper announced that, over the next 10 years, Australia plans to increase
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      746 23  - Asia will survive a weaker US economy PHILIP BOWRING By iNTE X A T I O A l HEB AL D THIBI \K U.S. WEAK: Asia back m focus A WEAKER US dollar should bring money backto Asia, allow further cuts m interest rates, and cut the costs of dollar
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      648 23  - Computer chip makers turn to global cooperation JOHN MARKOFF H>i \KU YORK TIM t n CISCO- A decade ago, when a Japanese company sought to acquire a Silicon Valley operation making crucial equipment tor semiconductor manufacturing, the prospect was treated m the US as a threat to national security. Chip-industry
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    546 24 Let's save our heritage before it's too late AT THE first public forum held on the Concept Plan last Friday, we witnessed, once again, public concern over development plans m the Bras Basah area. Points of contention included the siting of the Singapore Management University (SMU) campus building at Bras
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    417 24 Get-rich-quick schemes may be illegal I REFER to Mr Tan Hee Choon's letter, "Are these easy-money plans legal?" (ST, Nov 24). There is a possibility that the schemes mentioned m that letter are illegal, although investigations will have to be carried out to ascertain this. The Multi-Level Marketing and Pyramid
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    269 24 THE Consumer Association of Singapore recognises the frustration of irate Straits Times readers concerning the unsatisfactory state of affairs relating to the Singapore Power's billing system. Case is also aware that many others may not have written m for one reason or another. Rest
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    69 24 Electronic tagging harmful I REFER to the letter, "Electronic tags help trace pet owners" by Peter Huber (ST, Dec 11). While I share his concern for animal welfare, my fear is that electronic tagging ma}- do more harm than good. What would prevent a pet owner from removing the implant
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    100 24 THE Guardian article, "Death to Beijing's enemies roaches" (ST. Dec 11). drew a facile. politically-motivated, and unscientific parallel between Beijing's current urban-cockroach exlerminatior campaign and Mao's misguided rural campaign again sparrows, which led to a plague of locusts and famine. The difference is sparrows
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    392 25 I REFER to the report, "Assault horror at hospital" S and the letters, \&E rampage: Harsh action needed" (ST. Dec ll) and "Why didn't police stop hospital attack?" (ST, Dec 12). It will be useful for the police to clarify- any inaccurate
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    193 25 Conspiracy by HK media does not exist I READ the article, "Remarks on Tung misquoted by met! SM"(ST, Dec 10), by The Straits Times' political correspondent Irene Ng The article quotes Senior Minister Lee Kuan s alleging that South China Morning Post, along vvith others in the Hongkong press (and
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    115 25 IT IS stated clearly at the back of permits for funeral wakes held at HDB void decks that no gambling is allowed. The same goes for activities which create excessive noise. Vet, users seem to flout these rules with remarkable regularity. The playing atmahjong right through
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    83 25 Ericssi m Ci istomer service important [REFER to Mr Teo Tong Liang's letter, "T28s not the only Ericsson phone with problems" (ST, Dec 9). We thank Mr Teo for his feedback and have responded to his concerns. Customer sen ice remains imperative to Ericsson. We have a network of >mer-service
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    263 25 I REFER to the letter, "Fancy headlights blinding road users" (ST, Dec 11), on the problems which may be caused by fancy headlights on cars. I would like to raise this issue of headlight usage for motorcycles as well. The law requires all motorcycles to
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      378 1 Tired old faces? No, not us At a party conference 10 days ago, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong, secretary-general of the niling People's Action Party, dismissed the mpositton thus: "I do not think that we will face a strong challenge m flu coming General Election. There are no signs of
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      626 2  -  AHMAD OSMAN Opposition politicians say the ruling party may be in for a rude shock if the opposition, gearing up for the election, makes a breakthrough Bij A POSSIBLE COALITION? The milt thing lean tell i/ou is the opposition will come around with something. We
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        435 3 Two books kick off publicity blitz NSP To be launched next month, the books m English and Chinese lament lack of a level playing field for the opposition THE National Solidarity is gearing up for the next General Election. \t month, it will launch two books, one m Chinese and
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        269 3 SDP LESS PAP control, more room for the innovative Singaporean this is the basic thrust of the new manifesto the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) is preparing for the next general election. SDP chief Chee Soon Juan said: 'Things have got to change.
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        191 3 SPP APORE People's Party secretary-general Chiam See Tong will stay on and fight m Potong Pasir m the next General Election. "Where can I go? I am not the type who will just abandon my voters," said the veteran campaigner, who has been the
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      744 4  - Bahamas report slams Sun Vista management CHUA CHIN HON The report, which ship managers deem unfair, claims that the cruise ship which sank last May was m bad shape *!Li The final hours of the ill-fated vessel THE passengers first noticed that something was amiss when the lights and air-conditioning
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      326 4  -  KARAMJIT KAUR ?1L THE final report on the sinking of the Sun Vista, which blames the crew and ship manager for the mishap, will carry little weight m a court of law, said several lawyers interviewed. This is because the judiciary is
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      620 5  -  JASON LEOW A Swiss businessman thinks his country should use Singapore as its role model for lessons m economic and social progress *L MR HUBER 0N... SIA AND SWISSAIR Singapore has exported high-tech products to all parts of the world, The Swiss have
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      562 6  -  SUZANNE ONG Motorcyclists speeding on a pathway to the main road worry Hougang residents as many kids piay there 737*8700 From the carpark... THEY'RE INCONSIDERATE These motorcyclists arc simply inconsiderate. They (hive through the void deck, on the walkway, so thai they can take a
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      337 7 She did this despite having been warned by police before to check her prospective tenants' documents AN ELDER] V widow, who had been warned to check her prospective tenants' papers before subletting rooms to them, yesterday admitted harbouring immigration offenders from China. Ong
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      126 7 More illegals arrested IN THE first 10 months of this year, 14,275 illegal immigrants and overstayers were arrested. Most of the illegal immigrants came m through the Woodlands Checkpoint, hidden m secret compartments m vehicles or packed into car boots. A few tried to walk m across the Causeway and
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      173 8 Down memory lane with pioneer officers v arc the people v ho madeth S gap m irrnea Forces what it is today. i ere tin 1 17 regulars handpickedto > r Cadet School's pioneer h and wen eventually commissioned by S gapon first President, MrYusqflshak on July 16 1967 Amongthem,
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      333 8 THE HILLS of Pasir Laba will always bear the sweat and toil of the first batch of Officer Cadet School graduates according to Colonel (ret) Timothy De Souza, 53. The last of the 117 commissioned officers from that batch to retire said: "The numerous
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      400 9 Rude shock for tough guy HE CALLS himself a tough guy. He was also regarded as the best m his batch and was the first recipient of the Sword of Honour m the Officer Cadet School. But when Colonel (Ret) Yue Yeong returned home after five weeks of confinement m
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      275 9 HE WAS so close to being a part of the first batch of graduates from the Officer Cadet School. Bat the week before they were to be commissioned, Gorbechan Singh was told he would not pass-out because he had committed the unforgivable offence of leaving his
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      362 10  -  ALETHEA LIM Poorly-maintained wiring at furniture-making company caused short circuit which razed two 30-year-old shophouses m Siglap Bij_ IT WAS a massive fire that razed two 30-year-old shophouses m Siglap. It was sparked by a short circuit m one of them m Senang Crescent early one day
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      291 10 A MALAYSIAN woman entrusted a man with 540,000 cash so he could post bail for her boyfriend. But she never saw the bulk of the money again. Oh Wee Tee, 38, did use the cash to bail out Miss Ting Mcc
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      464 11  -  JACK HE E Slower pay prospects, 'challenges' and constraints also deter social work graduates from entering profession THE social work profession is facing a double problem. Not only are many qualified social workers here not taking up positions m that field, a sizeable number
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      396 11 Some 30% of those m social work made the move m mid-career SOLICITOR Kalidaff Karuppiah, gave up a lucrative future m law after passing his bar examinations to develop programmes for youngsters on probation. "I figured I could make a more meaningful contribution to society
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      396 12  -  NEO HUI MIN Philatelist's rare collection of post-marked envelopes with classic Mauritius stamps from the mid-1800s will be exhibited at the British Library LIKE a man possessed, he spent 20 years tracking down families with historic links to Mauritius snooping around stamp-collect-ing circles and
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      88 13 DIPLOMATIC DIARY THE Republic of Singapore Air Force's (RSAF) latest unit, 112 Squadron, was inaugurated by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Dr Tony Tan yesterday. The squadron operates the new generation of air-to-air refuelling tankers, the KC-135R Stratotanker. With two kinds of refuelling probes, the KC-135R
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      103 13 THE Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Air Force, Air Chief Marshall Pong Maneesilpa, called on Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Dr Tony Tan on Monday. Air Chief Marshall Pong, who was on his first visit here, met ,his Singapore counterpart, Chief of Air Force
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      59 13 THE Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and the Royal Swedish Navy (RSwN) are conducting their annual mine countermeasure exchange programme m Singapore from last Thursday until Saturday. The RSwN has a contingent of officers here. The RSN is participating with two mine countermeasure vessels, one diving support
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      417 14 Four St Andrew's ex-students admit stealing audio equipment worth about $11,500 from the school last year FOUR former St Andrew's Secondary 7 School students who were accused of burglar}' admitted yesterday to stealing about 811,500 worth of audio equipment. David Sashi John, 17; Shawn Sridyinesh
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      190 14 Man drives car into 7 vehicles A 48-YEAR-OLD man was arrested for drink driving during the early hours of yesterday morning after his car hit a total of seven parked vehicles on Queen Street, between Ophir and Rochor roads. The car first hit a vehicle parked on the left side
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      1061 15  -  CHUA LEE HONG WEDNESDAY With The issue is unnecessarily polarised, as we can have both. Rid of class connotations, they really have much m common locations and purposes GOLF has never been so much m the limelight as m recent weeks and for all the wrong reasons.
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      450 16  -  PAULINE LEONG The Sharity Gift Box has collected only 10 per cent of the gifts needed to fulfil the wishes of the old and the poor '±1 MR ACHARY K. Narayanan, 88, can hear the phone when it rings but most of the time,
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        525 17  -  EDMUND TEE Part of NParks' computerisation efforts, data loggers cut paperwork, leaving more time for tree inspection *1 The trees can't get up and walk awaij anyway. Arboriculture manager Tee Swee Ping, on why NParks decided against tagging ever) tree electronically Tree facts
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        287 17 WHEN a storm brings tree branches crashing down on a car or other property here, the National Parks Board X Parks) may be liable. But only if the tree is under its care and if the tree wa.s not maintained proper--I
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        59 18 REUTERS French middle-school students Thu-Vin (right) and Ayse learning about a new "electronic school satchel at the Stockfeld school m Strasbourg, eastern France, on Monday. French publishing company Havas created the electronic school bag, which includes hi* tory and life-science texts m a book-sized format, using a sensitive
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        317 18 US online shops braced for holiday rush Shoppers ordering gifts to be detivered before Christmas are expected to have spent ***** million on Monday alone SAN FRANCISCO Internet retailers m America are bracing themselves for what may be the peak of the holiday sales season as online shoppers rush to
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        89 19 id.m on wi outlay joined iniei m me race to create a speecner computer microprocessor and said its superfast chips would be on the market by next year. IBM's announcement, made at the International Electron Devices Meeting m San Francisco, followed an announcement from Intel that it
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        249 19 Together with 13 partners, it is developing software that does not crash for vital computer systems SAN JOSE, California The agency that landed men on the moon, built a space station and sent robots to Mars is tackling another tricky high-tech challenge: developing computer software
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        414 20  -  NATALIE SOH Students can now surf the Net at 200 times the speed of regular dial-up modems from anywhere on campus LISTEN to lectures by the pool, teleconference with fellow students on a project, and get e-mail on the go. Xanyang Technology University (NTU) staff
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        264 20 It may be common ancestor for birds and dinosaurs SCIENTISTS have discovered a crow-sized, feathered dinosaur that may have been able to perch m trees, offering fresh evidence that dinosaurs and birds may have shared a common ancestor. But, m a second discovery, scientists found
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      46 1 The Straits Times ELECTION POLITICS If things went beyond control, there might he no election at all koni Dabhai ansi, leader of Thai political party Chart Pat tana, warning that a tough crackdown on election candidates could eventually lead to a coup Wednesday, December 13, 2000
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      411 1  - Emma Lim Estrada's nemesis ARTURO BARIUAD The head-turning woman, who is causing the Philippine President nightmares, is from a poor family fy •> H \i i s 1 s PHILIPPINES BUR] U MANILA She used to be just one of four office secretaries, but on Monday, Mrs Emma Lim becamea
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      380 1  - Democracy not yet ripe for Philippines ARTURO BARIUAD ASIA DEBRIEF By SI HA I IS I IMI-.S PHILIPPINES Bl RE MANILA The political ordeal of self-styled populist President Joseph Estrada has become the nations own, and his impeachment trial is as much a test of the functionality of Philippine democracy
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        411 2 Bank hands E strada bank records to court Confidential documents are given to the Senate impeachment tribunal about an hour after court presiding officer demanded for them NILA The Philippines' third largest bank si rday surrendered confidential records to a court hearing embattled P dent Joseph Estrada's impeachment trial after
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        198 2 Money went into lawyer's account, journalist says MANILA President Joseph Estrada admitted illegal gambling money had been deposited m a bank account run by his lawyer, a journalist testified at the embattled Philippine leader's corruption trial yesterday. Ms Twink Macaraig, Manila correspondent
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        61 2 President 'didn't buy mansions MANILA President Joseph Estrada has no links to the six mansions w r hich anti-Estrada groups insist belong to him, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has said. NIB deputy director Carlos Caabay said his men reported that the mansions had been bought by several companies
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        351 2 Singson speaks again PROVINCIAL Governor Luis Singson, the man who spilled the beans on President Joseph Estrada, has revealed more exciting details, inducting why he decided to turn on the President and attempts on his life after he decided to go public about Mr Estrada's misdeeds. Below are extracts from
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        253 3 Japan bans some animal material TRIAD BOSS WITH BIG LINKS ONE of the most striking cases is that of Liv Yong, a triad head and businessman who through his links also became a deputy of the Shenyang People's Congress. He was arrested last summer and faces charges of murder, assault,
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        361 3  -  MARY KWANG Declaring war on triads, the Supreme People's Court issues regulations designed to thwart the underworld from infiltrating the government By* CHI.NA I.UKKhJ>FU.\Dh.\ 1 BEIJING China has declared a nationwide war on triads or organised crime syndicates, with the Supreme People's Court issuing
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        805 4  - Hirohito 'responsible' for wartime rapes KWANG WERNG KIN An international mock trial blames the late monarch for not making any effort to prevent the sex crimes and accused him of perpetuating sexual slavery Bu lAPAN CORRESPONDENT TOIQ'O Judges at an international mock trial here yesterday held the late Emperor Hirohito
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        177 4 Emperor 'could halted atrocities' TOKYO The late Emperor Hirohito was well aware of the Rape of Nanking and could have halted the atrocities by Japanese soldiers, judges at a people's tribunal found. But instead, he promoted sexual slavery through intensification of the comfort women system. The judges said the emperor,
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        45 5 AP A worker cheeks ice that has been dyed red m Harbin, the capital of nortn-east unina s Heilongjiang province. Ice coloured with harmless dyes has been frozen for sculpture material m preparation for the Harbin Ice World exposition on January 1.
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        389 5  -  DAVID HSIEH Seen as an 'administrative punishment' m response to the Yuanhua smuggling scandal, Beijing has replaced him with an outsider B« STRAITS I I Ml S CHINA Bl Xl U THE Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has removed south-eastern Fujian province's Party chief m
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        894 6  - JAPAN'S NAME GAME HAU BOON LAI Sentiment among the Japanese rises against continuing with the Western practice of putting family name last Bu I IMES JAPAN BIREAI What people say about the practice Outdated: 'Why should the Japanese order of things not be followed? Haven't we shown that we are
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        924 7  -  HUA BOON LAI With the Jan 6 deadline near for Japan to trim its administration, no ministry seems ready to reduce its staff. Rather they all want more By MKAI Is I IMh s \PV\ HI HI U Win reforms may fail MB MASAKATSU Okamoto.
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          57 8 BRITAIN opened diplomatic relations with North Korea yesterday for the first time since the hardline communist state was created more than 50 years ago. "I welcome today's establishment of diplomatic relations between the United Kingdom and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea," Foreign Secretary
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          67 8 AT LEAST 25 people were injured m a to-vehicle pileup on a snow-covered section of the Tohoku expressway m north-eastern Japan yesterday, highway police said. The 10.30 am pileup m Sambongi, Miyagi prefecture, 320 kilometres north of Tokyo, started when a truck skidded m
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          68 8 MOST Chinese would prefer to spend their free time watching television than engaging m an> other activity, Horizon Research's survey of 5,584 residents from 10 major cities and seven rural areas showed. Hongkongfs South China Morning Post reported. The results pointed to a close
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          61 8 A LOVE-SICK Hongkong school teacher, who threatened to expose his ex-girl-friend's abortion on the net if she broke up with him. was sentenced to 100 hours of community service, local media reported yesterday. Chan Hun-sing, 45, also threatened to hack into the hospital's computer to find
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          67 8 XESE President Jiang Zemin said yesterday that the majority of countries and peoples worldwide anticipated the upcoming new century to be a peaceful, stable ancl prosperous hundred years. Mr Jiang made the remark while meeting with German Vice-Chancellor and Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer, who
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        506 8  - Direct links to China will start on Jan 1 says Taipei GOH SUI NOI The government has made plans for direct trade, transport and postal links between the islands of Kinmen and Matsu and the province of Fujian By IVIW AN CORKKSI'OMH- I TAIPEI Taiwan gave an assurance yesterday that
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        177 8 TOKYO Police yesterday were investigating how an image of a nude woman made its way onto the website of Japan's top security organisation. "At this point, nothing has been concluded, only that it was not caused by a virus" entering the computer system, said
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        40 9 AFP Four private-school students display "anti-loan" stamps on their hands during a demonstration m Taipei. They are demanding that the government help private schools to i educe their high tuition fees which, for some, can mean life-loans.
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        551 9  - Taiwan intensifies native language drive LAWRENCE CHUNG Part of Taiwanisation movement, the move is said to be aimed at enabling people to identify themselves with Taiwan and resist "one China" claim Bu vTRAI rS TIMES TAIWAN Bl RESISTIXG CHINA BEIJING'S long-held position that Taiwan is a part of the mainland
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        408 10  -  LOH HUIYIN Under the new proposal, Hongkongers will have to pay for post-retirement health care. The government will have a tough time persuading them to pay Bu) HONGKONG CORRESPONDED 1 A PROPOSAL to get Hongkongers to pay for their postretirement health care has overshadowed
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        39 10 Some of China's ancient terracotta warriors have travelled to Taiwan for a three-month display, as cultural exchanges grow between the two. Director of Taiwan's National Museum of History Huang Kung-Nan (left) handles one carefully. REUTERS
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        164 10 BEIJING A bomb carried by a man detained for threatening his ex-wife exploded at a police station m south-western China, killing the man, his ex-wife, an officer and a bystander, police said yesterday. Three people were injured m the blast on Sunday that also
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        295 10 SEOUL South Korea's Unification Minister flew to North Korea yesterday for high-level talks that Seoul officials said will set the tone for future relations between the two former Cold War adversaries. Mr Park Jae Kyu, South Korea's point man on North Korea, will meet his
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        428 11 Saying straight-talking approach worked, an official says. The union won a concession from Yangon, which is to allow a visit by a EU troika VIENTIANE A day after the first Asean-EU talks m three years, European officials had to face one tough question: did
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        368 11 Filipinos finish last out two in science study Teachers say it doesn't mean that students are poor m their subjects MANILA Officials of the Philippines' science high schools on Monday expressed indignation at an international study which rated the country m science and mathematics next to the poorest m these
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        452 12  -  ROGFR MAYNARD In an effort to boost its relationship with Indonesia, Canberra says that international support for the separatists will be very destructive By LNSYDNI I Foreign Minister Alexander ncr yesterday predicted a bloodbath m Irian Java if the international community continued to call
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        404 12 Irian Jaya's hotel owners are facing bankruptcy JAKARTA Scores of hotels m Irian Jaya are on the brink of bankruptcy because foreign and domestic tourists are too frightened to travel to the province follow- ing the bloody ethnic violence that erupted two months ago.
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        462 13  -  An attack on 2 Jakarta nightspots may have been work of gangsters intent on collecting protection money instead of religious militants Bu ROBERT GO STRAITs TIMI S INDONESIA Bl "RF U JAKARTA Black-clad thugs who attacked two popular nightspots m South Jakarta last weekend may
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        315 13 TARGET; INDIAN TRADERS BANGKOK- Thai authorities have arrested a g-ing of Indian nationals who extort money from Indian traders arriving at Bangkok International Airport by taking away their luggage. Lieutenant-Colonel Suphaset Chokchai, deputy superintendent of the Tourist Police, said one of the suspects had
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        375 14 Elephants clash with people as forests shrink Deforestation leads to raids on farmland by hungry elephants and 300 people die each year m India alone, the World Wildlife Fund says AS CLEARANCE OF FORESTS FOR SETTLEMENT WD AGRICULTURE ESCALATES, TRADITIONAL ELEFHANT MIGRATION ROUTES ARE DISRUPTED, LEADING TO VIOLENT
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        430 15 Indonesia's forests face grave threat As companies obtain wood for pulp and paper production, the country's diminishing forests come under heavy pressure, says a new study Corrective actions THE Cifor-WWF report suggested a number of policy options that government agencies and financial institutions could adopt to put Indonesia's pulp
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        203 15 S pulp and paper industries have grown by TOO per cent since the late 1980s, backed Ssl2 billion (Ss2l bilinvestments, according to the Cifor-WWF reIts main producers are concentrated m Sumatra's Riau province and dominated by four conglomerates, it said. The stud) showed that despite
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        82 16 One in three babies not registered JAKARTA One out of three newborn babies m Indonesia is not registered, a non-governmen-tal organisation said. Mr Nono Sumarsono from the British-based Plan International blamed this on the "\>oor civil registration system and the centralisation of registration offices". Most parents, especially m remote areas,
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        290 16 Factory boss is under investigation by the police for lashing nine women employees m front of other workers for negligence m their work JAKARTA Hundreds of enraged workers of a jammaking factory' and people living around it went on a rampage m the Indonesian
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          34 17 MUSLIM and Christian leaders from Indonesia's Maluku islands launched a nationwide campaign yesterday aimed at ending two years of sectarian violence which has claimed more than 5,000 lives. AFP
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          37 17 tourism experts met m Siem Reap yesterday to map out a master plan to preserve Cambodia's ancient temples of Angkor from a massive influx of visitors expected over the coming years. AFP
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          40 17 AMNESTY International yesterday praised Philippines President Joseph Estrada for commuting the sentences of death row inmates to life imprisonment. It said it hoped the Philippine Congress would move auickly towards scrapping the death penalty. AFP
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          36 17 VIETN S efforts to promole literacy have scored as 61 cities and provinces achieved national standards for illiteracy elimination and making primary education available to all. Viet Nam Asia News NETWORK XINHUA
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          58 17 A CHI AW. Mi! prosecutor denied he had taken a one-million-baht (SS40.000) bribe from a British rape and murder suspect to help the latter walk free from the charge last month. Mi Andrew James Gill had been initially charged with raping and murdering British tourist Kirsty
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        498 17 'Coup risk' if Thai poll cheats are expelled Thai Deputy Premier warns that if the election agency cracks down on candidates for campaign fraud, the resulting turmoil may lead to a coup BANGKOK A crackdown on election cheats may bring about chaos m Thailand, which could eventually lead to a
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        287 17 BANGKOK Villagers m north-eastern Thailand are turning up at election rallies wearing the host parU s jackets or T-shirts so as to make candidates feel at home and ensure that they return with more gifts. In Khon Kaen, some villagers collect jackets
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        669 18  -  JOCELINE TAN Lack of business has forced Agenda Malaysia to shut down, ending a source of calmer and clearer political reporting on the Net Bu IX kl AI.AI.UMPUK PROFILE OF MEDIA SITES AgendaHalaysia.com Weekly online magazine of Malaysian news ami views launched on April
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        80 19 Opposition 'meets in massage parlours' JOHOR BARU Massage parlours are not just places to soothe tired muscles. In Johor, opposition supporters congregate m them to slam the government. The Sun newspaper quoted state local government committee chairman Datuk Jimmy Low Boon Hong as saying the authori- Dad been directed to
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        279 19 Malaysia warns those who ridicule Islam online to beware as it will invoke Syariah criminal laws against them kl ALA LUMPUR The government will Invoke Syariah criminal laws against Malaysians who commit religious sacrilege against Islam through the Internet, Parliament was told yesterday. Minister m the Prime
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        216 19 Six badly hurt in two-car collision KOTA TINGGI Six people were critically injured and two were slightly hurt when two cars, one of which was from Singapore, collided along the Johor BaruMersing trunk road. According to Harian Metro, the accident occured on Monday afternoon at the 83 km mark. Police
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        309 20 Beating the queue 'We wait for long hours just to get one passenger and then send him off fast so that we can get back m line.' Cab driver Ahmad Tajnddin. who says he always keeps within the speed limits No pressure to
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        578 20  -  REME AHMAD In the last two years, they have chalked up summonses to the tune of RM3m, m their rush to get back to the airport and pick up more passengers By IN KIAI.AI.UMFUH IN THEIR rush to collect decent commissions and
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        195 21 Maid accused of sexually abusing boy PETALING JAVA An Indonesian maid was charged m the Magistrate's Court here yesterday with inciting her employer's three-year-old son to an act of gross indecency. Sri Lumandeng Sumirno, 31, pleaded not guilty to the offence which allegedly occurred m a house at Pusat Bandar
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        384 21 Permanent Stay For Investing Retirees Under the scheme, a person aged over 50 can live m Malaysia if he deposits m a bank $46,000 to stay alone or $70,000 to live with family A LI MPUR At least 400 British citizens have applied to spend their
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        365 23 Education Minister says vernacular schools are free to decide whether they should take part m the system, to promote racial interaction KUALA LUMPUR The Education Ministry will not force vernacular schools to join its integrated school system to promote racial interaction among pupils.
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        40 23 THE STAR ASIA NEWS NETWORK Seventy-year-old Ms Chan Thye, member of a senior citizens lion dance troupe m Kuala Lumpur, holds a Hcg lion head aloft, which she says is no trouble for her to cany.
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      280 4  - Anujit, 11 set for pro ranks PEH SHING HUEI GOLF *L HE IS only 11, plays off a four-handicap and is a run-ner-up at this year's Junior Worm Golf Championship. And Anujit Hirunratanakorn's main aim now is to turn professional by the time he is 20. The Thai may be
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      70 4 AMERICAN FOOTBALL NFL: Indianapolis 44 Buffalo 20. BASKETBALL NBA: Minnesota 96 Philadelphia 91, Phoenix 86 Chicago 80, San Antonio 91 Utah 83, Houston 82 Vancouver 75, LA Clippers 92 Orlando 80. Final day of tour match m Australia: Australia A 439-9 dec. (J.Maher 150 x and 210-3
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        1965 5 TIAH SAY WONG TEAR SAY WONG passed away peacefully on 11.12.2000. Wife: HanCeeLan deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Lee Fong Ling -<ed) Pch Chee Hoon n Sooiv Wong, Linda, deceased) Oh Siok Hua Daughters: Sons-in-law: eng Woo, -ised) See Seng Chee Kong Grandsons: Granddaughters-in-law: ■^gton Jong Oei Lan Yee Chwee Peng Granddaughters:
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        305 6 "Then my soul rejoices m the Lord and delight m His salvation." Psalms 35:9 Leong Hong Toh f M.B.E. r P.B.S. Taken home to be with his Lord on 3 December 2000. I The family wishes to sincerely thank all relatives, friends and Pastors Rev. Dr. Kang Ho Soon, Rev.
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        406 7 HKS ASM Pacific 11.90 0.2 C bank of East Asia .-..18.45 -0.05 C P Pokphand 0.14 0.01 Cafe De Coral 3.08 0.03 Cathay Pacific Airways 13.65 -C.25 COL Hotels 0.40 -0.03 Century City Int'l 0.15 unch Cheung Kong Holdings 99.75 1.25 China Motor Bus 44.20 -0.90 CITIC Pacific
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        52 9 'Stock prices are probably going to come down a lot ■more... I'm betting Nasdaq still has a longiuay to drop... Why is this important to people who never got into the market at all? Because when Wall Street trasJies the Jwtel room, the whole country pays
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        944 9  - Americans' may be over JEFF OSBORN COMMENT Bt, Stocks are down, venture capitalists are gun-shy; corporate downsizing and job losses are bound to follow The Net: Once the toast of the town 'A year ago the Internet was better tlum oxygen, sliced bread or cheese. Investors were thwwingmoney at any
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          50 9 CHASE Manhattan, the No 2 US bank, won approval from the Federal Reserve Board to buy rival JP Morgan m a US$2B.6 billion (SS49-7 billion) acquisition. The merged company will open under its new name JP Morgan Chase on Jan 2. Bloomberg News
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          64 9 AMERICAN International Group (AIG) said it is selling the international asset management arm of its currency and commodities trading unit to two executives for an undisclosed sum. AIG said Messrs Gary S Davis and Barn- L Klein have acquired AIG International Asset Management and
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          45 9 MARRIOTT International, the biggest US hotel operator, bought the RitzCarlton Kapalau hotel on the Hawaiian island of Maui for USSI43 million (SS24B million). Marriott's Ritz-Carl-ton unit bought the 548--room hotel from Japanbased Nissho Iwai Corp, a trading company. Bloomberg News
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          60 9 ECOMPANIES, an Internet investing venture backed by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts Co, Accel Partners, and Soros Fund Management, fired 10 out of 60 employees m its main business unit to save cash. The job cuts reflect the collapse or retreat by venture capitalists who opened
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          70 9 THE US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may move into a new headquarters within the next three years, its spokesman said. SEC spokesman Chris Ullman said with the lease of its current headquarters expiring m December 2002 and the projected growth
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          49 9 BOEING, the world's largest planemaker, raised its quarterly dividend by 21 per cent and added 85 million shares to its stock buyback programme. The dividend increase to 17 US cents from 14 US cents is the first by Boeing's board since 1996. Bloomberg News
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          400 10 Lawyers said their workload is getting heavier already and more firms may go bust as economic growth slows YORK Leading US law firms are preparing for a sharp rise m business failures next year, as economic growth decelerates and creditors weed out bad loans.
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          499 10 AMD warns fourth-quarter profit will miss forecasts SLOW P.C. DEMAND HIT BY WANING DEMAND FIRST INTEL.. World's No 1 chip maker, headed by chief exec Craig Barrett, said last Thursday that due to slowing global economies, its fourth-quarter sales would be little changed from the third quarter's USSB.7 billion (5515.1
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          345 10 Sun slams rumours of accounting problems SAN FRANCISCO Network computer maker Sun Microsystems denied on Monday that it faced accounting problems, though analysts questioned the company's growth prospects. Palo Alto, Californiabased Sun said market rumours of problems with its accounting or the way it books sales were false. The rumours
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          264 10 Websites cut online ad rates by up to 25% NEW YORK Websites have reduced the rates they are charging for banner advertisements by 10 to 15 per cent and for e-mail ads by as much as 25 per cent this quarter, Merrill Lynch analyst Henry 7 Blodget said. "It's a
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            75 10 AEROSPACE and technology firm Honeywell on Monday said it expects ongoing fourth-quarter earnings per share to range from 70 US cents to 74 US cents, excluding charges, well below current analysts' estimates. Honeywell said decisions made during the quarter related to its deal to be purchased
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            90 10 MCDONALD'S, the world's biggest restaurant chain, said profit this year will be at the lower end of forecasts because sales fell m Europe amid a mad-cow disease scare and a weak euro. Profit will rise 10 per cent to 11 per cent, not the 10 per
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            71 10 PANASONIC Consumer Electronics, the US electronics unit of Matsushita Electric Industrial, has seen its sales growth drop by more than half to about 4 per cent as US consumer spending slows. The unit's sales grew between 3 per cent and 4 per cent from the end
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            57 10 DALLAS Semiconductor, which sells specialised chips to some of trie largest computer and telephone-equip-ment makers, said fourtnquarter revenue will not meet expectations because customers overpurchased m earlier quarters. The company said revenue would be down 5 per cent to 7 per cent from thirdquarter sales
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            67 10 JNI CORP shares fell as much as 45 per cent after the maker of computer data storage software and hardware said fourth-quarter revenue may not meet expectations. JNI spokesman Chris Wildermuth said revenue may be lower because the company's customers who install storage networks may see
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            52 10 LANDS' End said earnings this year will fall or be unchanged because the catalogue and Internet retailer cut prices on clothes and other merchandise. Previously, Lands' End had said profit would exceed the US S 1.52 a share it earned a year ago.
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          436 11 For the first time m seven years, a majority of actively managed funds will outperform the benchmark index RECORD PAYOUTS ON WALL STREET BOSTON More than half the mutual funds run by managers who pick their own stocks are on pace to beat the
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          357 11 WASHINGTON Lucent Technologies, as part of an initial public offer (IPO) by its fastest-growing business unit, will receive USS2.S billion (554.35 billion) m cash and possibly reduce debt through an unusual exchange oner. Agere Systems, a Lucent unit that makes optical network components and
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            87 11 ORACLE chief executive Larry Ellison said business is growing faster this year than it did last year at his company, the world's No 2 omputer-software maker. In the fiscal year ended May 31, Oracle sales rose 15 per" cent to USSIO.I billion (5517.6 billion). The
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            71 11 PALM and Handspring sales this holiday season may exceed expectations on strong consumer demand for electronic organisers, Bear Steams analyst Andrew Neffsaid. Some 54 per cent of more than 100 retail stores surveyed from the end of November said demand for Palm devices is exceeding
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            70 11 AS BONUSES for Wall Street executives are expected to top USSI3 billion (SS23 billion) this year, one firm decided to donate a day's profit to charity. Garban-Intercapital, a money and securities broker employing about 2,500 people m offices around the world, including Singapore, handed over
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          309 11 World Com to sell bonds worth $3. 5 b TELECOM DEBT NEW YORK World Com plans to sell US$2 billion (553.5 billion) of bonds, taking advantage of renewed demand for investment grade telecommunications debt after British Telecommunications and Verizon Communications found buyers for US$l4 billion of bonds last week. While
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        381 12 The authorities are looking into the huge share price premium enjoyed by the tech firm on its trading debut STUNNING DEBUT WHAT HAPPENED? Linux shares shot up a record eight times the offering price on their first day of trading a year ago
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        312 12 US tightens rules to Erevent bid-rigging WIRELESS SPECTRUM AUCTION YORK US telecom regulators have tightened bidding rules for a national auction of wireless spectrum that began yesterday, m an effort to avoid the bid-rigging accusations that have bedevilled similar auctions this year m Europe. The auction, which Wall Street expects
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        217 12 Vodafone to bid for mobile phone licences LONDON British mobile phone giant Vodafone would begin bidding for US mobile phone licences yesterday as part of a process that could raise up to --20 billion for the US government, the Times newspaper reported. Vodafone, which would take part m the auction
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        72 12 A statue oi a bull m front of the Frankfurt stock exchange, which is part of the Deutsche Boerse, augurs well for the German bourse, which has scheduled an initial public offer (IPO) for the first half of next year. The exact timing is subject to market conditions.
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        428 12 suggestions decreasing production at this time are A Saudi Oil M inistry official LONDON Oil prices, reeling after a two-week slide that lopped 20 per cent from a barrel of crude, got a boost on Monday after Iraq resurrected obstacles to the
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        324 12 THE BUT! BROTHERS ALLEGEDLY PERSUADED ONE INVESTOR TO PAY US$2 MILLION FOR A 2.5 PER CENT STAKE IN A COMPANY THAT NEVER MATERIALISED NEW YORK The founders of the Fashion Cafe, a chain of theme restaurants that mixed couture with cuisine
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        336 12 PARIS Vivendi Universal, the second-biggest media company, said yesterday it received two bids for its Seagram drinks unit. The prices offered were between USS7 billion (5512.2 billion) and US$B billion each, people familiar with the matter said, as much as 27 per cent less than
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        228 12 Bank of America revamps business CHARLOTTE Bank of America, faced with up to US$l.2 billion (SS2.I billion) m fourth-quarter losses from bad loans, has reorganised its global corporate and investment banking business for the second time m six months. The No 2 arranger of loans m the US, is creating
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        288 13 Miyazavya expects stable growth but economists fear a slowdown m the US could have a knock-on effect TOKYO Japan's Finance Minister yesterday said the world's second-biggest economy could avoid a slowdown next fiscal year and expand by as much as 2 per cent
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        527 13 AOL in talks with Toyota and Sony ONLINE SERVICES AOL keen to expand m Japan If the negotiations are successful, they would help AOL expand into online services tailored to cars and video game consoles. The initial focus is on linking AOL's online service m Japan with Toyota's Internet-commerce site
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        483 13 WASHINGTON A ---.00 million Ssfc7o million) venture of Softbank and the World Bank to fund Internet services m poor countries is floundering as failing Internet stock prices force companies to cut back expansion plans. Softbank stock has declined by 90 per cent since the February announcement
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          63 14 THAILAND'S largest commercial bank. Bangkok Bank, is pulling out of Cambodia because of tough new capitalisation laws aimed at shoring up the troubled sector the bank's management said yesterday. New legislation passed last year boosting the minimum capital requirement from US$5 million (SSB.7 million)
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          103 14 QANTAS Airways, Australia s largest carrier, said it planned to trump Ansett Holdings' A51.35 a share bid for Hazelton Airlines as soon as it receives approval from competition regulators. In a statement to the Australian Stock Exchange, Qantas urged Hazelton shareholders not to
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          73 14 KOREA Deposit Insurance Corp KDIC will raise less than three trillion won (SSS.I billion"; m bonds this month, as part of government efforts to rebuild the country's financial industry. Last month, KDIC. which takes over ailing financial institutions and buys their bad loans, said
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          103 14 JAPAN should consider cutting free the nimble and hugely successful subsidof giant Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) to boosi fiercer competition m the telecoms sector, a government panel said yesterday. Critics accuse NTT of using its muscle to stifle competition and
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          73 14 TAIWAN'S High Speed Rail Corp signed an NTS9S billion (SSS billion) contract yesterday to buy from a Japanese consortium, machinery for a bullet-train line linking the island's two biggest cities The NTTS446 billion project will use speedy 300 km per hour trains to cut
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        276 14 CAR VENTURE SEOUL Samsung Group may back out of paving the debt of its car venture, a move that satisfies investor calls for more financial independence m South Korean business groups, but may hurt the borrowing ability of Samsung Electronics and other units. South
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        341 14 Seoul bank workers may go on strike SEOUL South Korean bank union workers threatened to go on strike next week to protest against government-driv-en bank mergers, which are likely to lead to job cuts. The bank workers are the latest union group threatening to take action over the last two
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        498 14 Government seeks to allay criticism that it is coddling lenders as the key stock index suffers 36% slide TAIPEI Taiwan has said a new plan that gives banks a decade to write off stock market losses applies only to this year's
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        451 14 HONGKONG PetroChina will be Asia's most profitable publicly traded company this year, just eight months after China's top oil producer sold shares m New York and Hongkong, analysts said. PetroChina's net income is expected to more than double this year to 54.3 billion
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        282 14 BEIJING Chinas trade surplus was sharply lower last month than m the same month last year, confirming fears of a sharp slowdown m exports m the second half of this year, the official Xinhua news agency said yesterday. The State Statistical Bureau said
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        394 15 STOCK PRICE HITS 19-MONTH LOW KUALA LUMPUR United Engineers Malaysia (UEM) shares sank to a 19--month low on Tuesday after the nations largest builder said it accepted vice-chair-man Halim Saad's plan to defer over two years payment for a stake
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        302 15 TAIPEI Taiwanese computer giant Acer Group said rday that it has shut down 17 assembly plants and trimmed its workforce m Europe, the US and Latin America because of growing losses m overseas operations. Employees at the assembly plants m
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        134 15 JAKARTA Astra International says its car sales last month rose 4.4 per cent from a month earlier on increased domestic demand, although Indonesia's largest car maker warned that growth is set to slow. Astra, m which Singapore's Cycle Carriage has a major stake, sold 21,198 units
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        229 15 JAKARTA Indonesia's decision to bar state firms from buying US dollars m the forex market has been hailed as a short-term panacea for the battered rupiah, cushioning the likely impact of a year-end rush for US dollars. Chief economics minister Rizal Ramli announced
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        447 15 Government-related holdings rise to 49.18% after Kwap pension fund increases stake m carrier to 20.04% KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian government has raised its stake m Malaysian Airline System (MAS) to nearly 50 per cent, a statement from the national carrier said yesterday. The move
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        333 16  - US groups lobbies tor FTA changes LOH CHEN YI The manufacturers' association wants provisions m the US-Spore free trade pact to protect investors' interests %L bv'f.Y US lobfa group lias reportedly called tor important changes to the terms of an historic free trade agreement (FTA) that is being negotiated between
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        392 16  -  FE LISA BAT AC AN There will also be other revenue streams. ..But right now, the fees are a promotional move to get eompaniesto come m and get used to transactinghij this means/ icx 123 chairman Stephen Yeo YET another Internetbased e-marketplace tor Singapore's building
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        371 16  -  DEBORAHN G DESPITE CONCERNS OVER SEMICONDUCTOR MARKET... >± DESPITE persistent uncertainty over the semiconductor market, AEM-Evertech, an integrated solutions provider to the sector, is going ahead with its listing on the Singapore Exchange mainboard. It is offering 38 million new shares at 23 cents apiece. Of
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        224 16 PUTTING his specialist financial knowledge to a lucrative test, 25-year-old DBS Bank executive Chew Kok Lim emerged $20,000 richer as the winner of the just-ended Citibank Stock Challenge organised by SPH affiliate AsiaOneMarkets. Mr Chew, who works m the bank's investment banking group,
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          459 17 does not matter \\lu- n it comes to global airline alliances and bigger definitely does not mean more beautiful, the managing partner of the leading oneworld group of carriers has said. Alliances needed global scale, but could become clumsy and difficult to integrate
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        193 19 COMPUTER services compam North 22 Technology- Services has reported a mind-zapping J29 per cent increase m net profit for the six months ended Sept 30. The mainboard-listed company earned HK56.25 million (51. 4 million) compared to HKS2B,OOO m the corresponding period last year. Interim
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        824 20  - Ex-Sana chief's German firm in trouble DOUGLAS WONG 'False allegations' force businessman Baey Lian Peck to seek court protection for the engine maker §2. TM A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, I KNOW THE LAW, I TOLD THEM THEY COULD NOT SEARCH MY HOUSE WITHOUT A WARRANT. THEY SAID THIS IS
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      263 3 1. Who is the tobacco company whistleblower portrayed m the film "The Insider OMr Philip Morris □MrR. J. Reynolds F J □Mr Jeffrey Wigand I 2. Yesterday's Straits Times featured the $20,000 winner of the Get Smart Contest. What does she plan to do with her money? I Q take
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      116 6 Heilnnlnl him, nil Dmeten Simp JVJn J// V\ Singapore f MOKE d^^tyj^l OBITUARIES (24 hours) l^dSlVGl Compete services tor Christian. Discount for NTUC members. Buddhist. Taoist. Soka. etc.. church others. Oi\ Air-cond parlours, open 24 hrs. Qualified professional embalmers. Imported US and quality Photo enlargement. tinished caskets Florist service. Columbarium
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      113 10 As Instructed by The Methodist Church m Singapore Prime Residential Site At Mount Sophia Close to Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station St M( Nanyang •Site" area* 1 1 -4 8?4 SCI ft yp\ Margaret's \AX Emity Academy Jlicaica, 111,0-***** \Q\ PriSch \2\Hotel fFin eAr!s Q YSA (Wilkie Campus) Itgl Plot ratio:
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        155 2  -  Diane Tan SENTOSA Two-wan rides: Ferry $2.3Q/person cable car ($6.90/53.90 adults/kids), >r/-5.5 adults/kids) Adi i. t6/$4 adults/kids. o apply for attractions within Sentosa IT IS high time to re-visit Singapore's lush tropical getaway. What digs for the kids are the slides at Fantasy island (left) the awesome moving walkway
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        145 2  -  Samuel Lee B\ OPEN MIC 2000 d> STRUMM'S Sfnifiun > W trid Music Bar, 81-02 Orchard Point. 10 pm $18/20 [female/male), includes one standard drink ACCORDING to a spokesman for Strumm's, response to tonight's event has been surprisingly good, with many aspiring musicians and singers still calling up to
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        251 2  -  Samuel Lee By NUDE DIMENSIONS 2 Various Artistes (Naked Music) Available at HMV IN ORDER to keep the varying thresholds of decency across this island intact, we decided not to reproduce the cover of this CD (above) m its full splendour. After all, any graphic depiction of nudity is
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        337 3 Ziyi a baddie in her US debut? American Ambitions Currently riding high m the US with Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Zhang Yimou's protege and lover, Zhang Ziyi, may play a villainess m Rush Hour 2 CHINESE actress Zhang Ziyi is set to make her movie debut m America. The 20-year-old
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        379 3 Larger than life as ever, pop star Coco Lee is m town for a cone til: that's set to sell out IT WAS the usual, irrepressible Coco Lee who bounced onto the makeshift stage set up for her press conference at
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        266 3 MONTREAL Cirque dv Soleil, the popular critical-ly-acclaimed circus company, said on Monday it plans to turn London's landmark Battersea Power Station into an entertainment complex, featuring a permanent home for its presentations. The Montreal-based company said it would convert the abandoned power station
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        457 4 Sensual Essentials Good sex, wealth, humour and intelligence rather than love, commitment and looks come out tops m on-line survey of female wants ANGELES Women want sex rather than love and romance, a wealthy man rather than a faithful one, and an intelligent one rather
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        295 4 Hot stone rolls off catwalk after her education Elizabeth J a cr > daughter ojMick, is set to follow ex-model Mum, Jerry Hall's footsteps 'He wants Elizabeth to concentrate on her schoolwork and says it is really silly as she doesn't need +he money. Jerry Hall, quoted m a magazine,
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        271 5 Voice finds a following as duet hits No. 3 m Sydney AUSTRALIA has given actress Gwyneth Paltrow her first top 10 song hit m the world. Sales of the American actress's duet Cruisin' with Huey Lewis is doing very well and is set to
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        1329 6 OPUS FOCUS The Great Singapore Search The inaugural Dymocks Singapore Literature Prize will be presented tomorrow. But can writers here produce the Great Singapore Novel? TOMORROW judgement day for the first Dymocks Singapore Literature Prize. The winner of the Prize will receive a trophy sculpted by potter Nkandar Jalii m
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        1296 6  -  ClarisaLglS Oon Singapore needs to recognise the value of plaijwriting again ONCE upon a time, the Great Singapore Play was a source of much handwringing. It did not exist. In the 1960s and *****, there were only a few amateur English-language groups around. They staged mostly Anglo-American
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        1378 7  -  Tan Shzr Ee Singapore musicians must face their multi-cultural blend of music THE Great Singapore Workout. The Great Singapore Sale. The Great Singapore Novel. The Great Singapore Play. h >\v your support for the first, through morning jogs conducted by earnest
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      825 8  -  Ong Sor Fern Discovery My sense of wonder is reawakened as the international space station goes into orbit despite a few wobbles CUI2URE WVLCH IT IS such an amazing sensation to re-discover something you never even knew you were missing. Things that once you
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      157 8 'Tony Scott is known to edit like a madman So if you blink, you might actually miss me on screen.' Homegrown actor Adrian Pang (right) on director Scott. Pang has a bit role as a CIA agent m The Spy Game. which stars Brad Pitt and Robert
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      665 9  - Flowers so real you smell them SIANE JAY Myanmar 's Impressionist U Lun Gywe' s paintings can be described as honest reflections of honest feelings of life m Myanmar ART U LUN GYWE: A GRANDMASTER FROM MYANMAR Eierofd Studio Until Simda\ I EAR so much about the great masters of
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        268 10  - Little maestros make big impact Tan Shzr Ee jT3f FIDDLES, lutes, zithers and anything that could produce a decent sound came together at the Drama Centre fast Saturday when the week-long National Chinese Music Combo came to a head. A total of 425 musicians had participated m the event, out
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        84 10 NEW theatre groups are sprouting left, right and centre, and hopefully, a few will be here to stay. Transforming Velvet Underground into a multimedia playground is Schism ism, made up of current and former National University of Singapore Theatre Studies students Think film noir and
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        93 10 CHRISTMAS would not be Christmas without year-end pantomime. And Caldwell Arts is doing better than that m bringing Pulitzer Prizewinning composer GianCarlo Menotti's opera, Amahl And The Night Visitors, for a five-day run at Chijmes from Dec 18-22. The show revolves around crippled shepherd boy
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        94 10 THE KidsCo, the young people's arm of Dramaplus Arts, gives the old tale of the Pied Piper Of Hamlin a complete makeover this week. The rats are on the rampage, Freddie Fax of KNN (Kids News Network) is on the news trail, and rock
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        207 10  -  Tan Shzr Ee BACKSTAGE PASS By Guitarist with nail-file gets right response from audience YOU might have seen a pianisi sneeze mid-way through some scintillating Liszt. Or gasped as you watched a violinist yank off individual strands of bow-hair m the middle of
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        424 14 WINNING WAYS WITH SFRVICE Only when service staff have the right attitudes can organisations offer quality seivice, says Senior Minister of State (Education and Trade and Industry) Peter Chen. llll'lll L.^* 1 1 1 1 1 1 L^^B 111 H t^l I l^^l EXSA SUPERSTARS 1. Ms Lim Say Ngan
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        345 15 Joint effort The award is organised b\ the Singapore Productivity and Standards Board. It is administered jointly by: The Singapore Hotel Association The Association of Singapore Attractions The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore The Land Transport Authority The National Association of Travel Agents Singapore The Singapore
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        515 15 The board adopts two broad thinsts to achieve its mission. THE Productivity and Standards Board's mission is to raise productivity so as to enhance Singapore's competitiveness and economic growth for a better quality of life for our people. To execute its mission, PSB adopts two broad
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        1166 16 Here is the honour roll of organisations with Excellent Service Award workers. GOOD SHOW, SMOOTH RIDE, GREAT FOOD: Award winners Jurong Bird Park (top), Underwater World Singapore (above), Comfort Transportation Pte Ltd (far left), Chen Fu Ji Fried Rice (left) and Delifrance Singapore Pte Ltd (right). GOOD
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        539 18  -  DAVID NAIDU Starting on this page, we chat with seven of the individual Excellent Service Award winners about how they make the difference. Also featured are two organisations with a record of She moved from the civil service to the retail sector, but her professional attitude with
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        712 19 X FACTOR IN SERVICE Knowing what it is that makes up good service is as essential as providing it to your customers. Service with attitude The Service Quality (SQ) Centre, a joint venture between Singapore Airlines and the Productivity and Standards Board, conducts Star profiling for companies to assess their
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        382 19  -  David Naidu Superstar winner New Lay Hong of Insight I hcations shows what it takes to succeed m the tourism trade a quick mind, professionalism and good product knozcledge. J I' ST married. M- Lay Hong, 25, is a doting wife at home and a dedicated professional
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        567 20  -  DAVID NAIDU Lead ing food retailer believes a company can only excel if its workers give of their best. By] i* Aur philosophy has always been to Ucombine people development with appropriate recognition to provide the motivation to strive for service excellence." Cold Storage senior manager Stephen
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        330 20  -  David Naidu Award-winning restaurant captain knows just how to make her guests feel special. THE Thai Village restaurant chain of five outlets prides itself on superb ThaiTeochew cuisine and Ms Lee Ooi Lai knows all about how to introduce the dishes to guests. She joined Thai
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        582 22  -  DAVID NAIDU PSB's Excellent Service Award is taken seriously by CAAS officials who conduct programmes to ensure greater service consciousness among its employees. Bb A tiny plane hovered against the backdrop f a blue Singapore sky m 1911. The plane wavered and sputtered before landing. The
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        583 22 Going the extra mile Ms Cecilia Estrop, a customer services officer with Singapore Airport Terminal Services (Sats) at Changi International Airport, is so dedicated to her job that she makes it a habit of going the extra mile. She has visited a sick passenger m hospital, helped solve a passport
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        396 23  -  TOM THAM Bu- Back m 1955, Mr Ong Kok heard the sea calling his name. two weeks shy of his 6?th birthday, Mr. Ong Kok's passion for the nautical life is just as strong as when he started out 45 years ago. The Star Award
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        370 25 JUST A LITTLE GOODWILL Award-winning sales supervisor believes the customer is king and it costs nothing to be considerate. Jilt does not cost anything to be considerate and accommodating, lit is a small act with big benefits of goodwill and, at times, even increased sales." Sinma sales supervisor Jessie Ong
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        357 25  - problem? No problem Tim Tham B) Hotel employee has the answer to good service. WORKING amid the idyllic setting of Changi Village is Mr Scan Mohan, 29, a Star Award winner m this year's Excellent Service Awards. He is the assistant manager m the front office department at Le Meridien
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      190 29 BRITAIN'S Prince William is believed to have found a holiday romance on his 10--week adventure training trip to Chile with the charity Raleigh International. The 18-year-old prince has struck up a secret romance with a beautiful 19--year-old girl, who is known only as Sarah, after meeting her
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      110 29 LOS ANGELES Does Deborah Gibson's duet with Tony Orlando mark a new dawn m her career? Her new album M.V.0.8 (Mind Your Own Business) features a remake of Knock Three Times. The 56-year-old Or- lando of Tony Orlando and Dawn fame joined the 30-year-old
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      104 29 Actress Lisa Kudrow (right) has apparently caught the short-hair bug from Jennifer Aniston (centre), her fellow star on the American sitcom, Friends. Appearing at Monday's 10th annual Fire Ice Ball, Kudrow, who was seen as recently as October with past-the-shoulders blonde tresses, has had them
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      147 29 THE Estee Lauder contract remains safe with Hollywood babe 'Elizabeth Hurley, all because of backing for her from Lauder's makeup mogul, Mr Leonard Lauder. Despite appeals that she be dropped m favour of Gwyneth Paltrow, Hurley, 35, "t00k back the US$3- million (Sss.ig million)-a-year deal recently,
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      228 29 ROWLING TAKES RAIN CHEQUE: Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling took a rain cheque on Monday on her investiture by Queen Elizabeth II as an Officer of the Order of British Empire (OBE) for contributions to children's literature. Rowling sent her regrets for the Tuesday honour because her seven-year-old daughter.
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      113 29 Madonna banned from Superbowl POP queen Madonna is said to have backed out of a performance at America's Superbowl next month, all because she was banned from wearing a T-shirt promoting fiance Guy Ritchie's latest film. The Maternal Girl, who is very much m the news because of her coming
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      25 9 I Lun Gywe: A Grand Master From Myanmar is •fcofdng at Emerald Hill Studio, 86 Emerald Hill, until Sunday. Viewing by appointment only. Call 9833-6131.
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      145 10 Amahl And The Night Visitors will run at Chijmes Hall from Dec 18-22 nightly, at 7.30 and 9 pm. Tickets at $40 l~ $50 for shows from Monday to Thursday, and $45 L~ $55 for shows on Friday, from Calendar One Ticket Charge outlets. Moonshine is on at Velvet I
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      230 10 The musical drama is on at Jubilee Hall. Raffles Hotel, this Saturday and Sunday at 3 and 7. 30 pm. Ticke ts ares 1 2 (children's concession) and $15 for matinees and $15 and $20 for evening shows. Call Ticket Charge on 296-2929. mm IPI Aprni 1 w Ly iILI/l
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      118 12 5-36 FOOD/ENTERTAINMENT BOOK ADVERTISEMENTS, AND GET REWARDED WITH MORE! Here's a real plus for C.A.T.S. advertisers of The Straits Times Classified, Sunday Classified and Lianhe Zaobao Classified. Call CATS, now at 1800-737-1166 and get your special bonus m Food/Entertainment (Classifications 5-36)! •CONDITIONS; Last booking date is 13 December 2000 3
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      251 13 i >JB» T^^ B iP^^^^^B^^^^ All-star list Jurong Bird Park collected eight awards. What ahout your company? Find out from th«- 1 honours list 0n... Page Ll6 Ms Dcvi gets gold Ah. the charm of old-world customer service at Robinsons. Gold-star recipient Ms R. Dcvi defines it. Page LI B
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      86 14 Congratulations to our 406 employees who won the Excellent Service Awards 2000, YOU make the difference and we are proud that you have chosen to work with the Dairy Farm Group of Companies. Thank you for your dedication and commitment m i 3 making excellence m customer service an integral
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      250 15 iITIOWIS- JOK Yong Poh Khiong Ong Eng Meng^ NgßeeChoo(/ W f Tan Chye Cher Silver Award Winner Gold Award Winner Gold Award Winner %^SI A A-^# A M IT l| Sum 1 Gold°Award Winner /^f tl/AtNK W S\ar Avva. a \^A Lee Liong Meng Tan Ye^ Ming Daniel Emmanuel VA
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      231 17 The journey \o world-class business excellence that's the critical step that every organisation should take m order to be 1 competitive. W HI i M*o^-. The Singapore Quality Class (SQC) scheme enables all ft J^^ jd&k M organisations to take that critical step. They are provided with jfr J joo^
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      331 18 I 1 0 f (y h f Cfh j f h ai vi (iu<i€ VI -fio-u^ (7 /ft' v. if/ffy/'tM.ti/ \^y \JfAMA/i^\A/ Were happy to congratulate CHIENG MENG SIM for winning the SUPERSTAR AWARD (retail), Azilah Bte Sulong and Chow Kok Meng for winning the STAR AWARD, and our 41
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      132 18 Our staff at POPULAR has done the Company proud again by winning a total of 70 Excellent Service Awards this year. POPULAR s employees have been winning these awards since 1996. We are committed to training and upgrading the skills of our employees so that we can continue to provide
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      130 19 m pure platinum y **B» i A Very Special Tribute to Our Staff for their dedication. You W earned the Excellent Service Award! bUM h Ji I j| fli ■f BE w '«S Goldheart Celebration Celebrate with us as we enter the 26th year, from now to 15 Jan 2001,
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      141 20 Bl to the JE&g&m ufOUD n ■Hi fl J On achieving a record C% number of individual awards n the Exceilent Service f «irj Award by PSB. aw jfir MM Wr^ <«% HHH jf* jlm HP^ .■■s?s *\3 ■r^^ffT^"" T.-.tflfc Oltr r:;:. SS The British Council is proud to be
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      88 20 Service from Our Hearts We are so happy that YOU ARE HAPPY. A BIG THANK YOU To All Our Precious Customers for making this Excellent Service Award possible. This also goes out to all our A's team players. It is your belief and dedication that makes the difference. This award
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      1256 21 Congratulations to all our Excellent Service Award winners EXCELLENT I for their outstanding contributions to quality customer service WARD I m public transport. Because of you, we are all winners. mmlr I SUPER STAR AWARD I ID Lee Mvi Huat, Stephen l» I f^ It JF^. If w^k It mm
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      609 22 THE SHATEC PROMISE. B^h|BH|Bl^^P9H SHATEC was set up with the promise that its PfrtlTrt Of*l\/ OHf^ graduates will not need to be retrained and will excel I wlw \JL f \ur wmm*% immediately. Indeed they have done just that! UJm No other training institute m Asia has had so much
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      236 23 ls honoured to receive Singapore 's most favourite accessories store the Excellent Service Award ERVICE We take this opportunity to thank our customers, W fMfc business partners and staff for their kind support. mmr Sinma Jewellery is the largest fashion jewellery retail i chain m Singapore. Established m 1986, it
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      279 25 8 _^^H!tf3H BW— WB S9 S BW HUD I tit 7» Congratulations to our whinners for this year's Excellent Service Award 2000... I IK WS-ISI AM) HIS SFR\ ICES LTD SINGAPORE SHUTTLE BUS (PTE.) LTD. TIBS TAXIS PTE LTD Silver Award Star Award Michael Lim Boon Wah Lim Yew Poon
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      91 27 SLEEPLESS TOWN linn *"m| m I f -tstw Eg Hi.art-throb Takeshi Kuneshiro stars m this tale that cemiru on Kabukicho, a forgotten world where people compete fiercely to gain money, power and territory. Also stars Kathij Chow and Yamamoto Mirai. W Entertainment (Ch 56), 10 pm CARRIE Uny Spacek plays
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      6472 10 Vehicles 334 PROTON FOR SALE 4/99 WIRA GLi, 4-dr. 1 owner. Hifi, remote control, 100% accident free. Deposit $6.8 K. *****153 DEPOSIT SI.BK ONLY. 2 units mid '92 Saga I.3GL. 1 owner. Loan $10.8 K. $500+ x 2 yrs. *****27 10/93 ISWARA I.3GL manual. 1 owner. Orig./ A1 cond. OMV
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      753 10 337 ROVER FOR SALE 337 ROVER FOR SALE DEPOSIT $4.8 K. 2 units. End '94. 416 SLi. Auto. Sun roof. $800+ x5l mths. Trade-in avail. 734-5585 5/'9B ROVER 4165L1, 4 dr. 2 airbags. ABS. OMV $25K. Deposit $7.8 K. $800++ x 7 yrs. *****27 8 DAYS TO '99! Rover 416
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      579 13 387 LORRIES FOR SALE '9! CABSTAR. 10 ft. lorry. Diesel. Aircon. Hi-fi. 5 yrs new COE. Tip-top cond. $13,800. 344-7777 2 UNITS '96 TOYOTA Dyna 10 ft. Petrol. New model. New paint/ tax. Excellent cond. 525.8 K. *****973 S9.BK. '93 NISSAN Cabstar 10' New paint/ model. Aircon. Hifi, smooth engine.
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      464 13 93 MOTORCYCLES/ SCOOTERS -CYCLE CO. PAYING better price used motorcycles, scramblers, 30ters. Selling problems? *****. 468 Macpherson Rd. PAY HIGH cash price for your itorcycles. Viewing collection your place can be arranged. *****/ *****488 Johnny. W NX4OO HONDA Dual sport ;e. Electric spart, XR4OO engine, v maintenance. Trade-in avail. II
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      5482 14 *mßmmnm^mmmmmmmmmmmmam*mm wtammimimmmmimmßammmmammmmmmmm mmmmmnmarmam&mmmm^mmmmmm* mmmmmmmammmmmaMmmmmmmmmmmm vmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, T at m m mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmammmmaamm. maammtmammmtmmamm^'^ammmmßmmam mmmmMmmmmmmmmMmmmmmum\.*i mmmmsMMmmmm^mi^mmmmmmmmiamß^mm 404 DO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS -RENT D.09 WALKING DISTANCE to MRT: 2 N I bdrm. (pool)/3 bdrm. Quiet, bright, 3 small development *****458 agt. d ASTRID MEADOWS. 3 bdrms. 1400 n sq.ft. Greenery. Condo. facilities.
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      905 14 406 Dll 21 NEWTON/ BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI PTE APTS -RENT lAPLEWOODS PENTH'SE. APPROX. GOO sq.ft. 4+2. Spacious living ining. Unblocked city view. Imled. $9800 neg. 985-***** FT good n LOCATION UU 'ANDAN VALLEY. 3100 sq.ft. Renoated. 4 family living, big balony. Near Holland Village. Rent leg. *****805/ *****920 iXPATS' IST CHOICE! Maplewoods.
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      922 14 406 Dll 21 NEWTON/ BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI PTEAPTS-RENT D.ll NEWTON. COSY Walk-up 2 bdrms. with balcony. Ouiet. $1,500. Metz Properties *****88 D.ll DATOH Court PENTHOUSE. 3850 sq.ft. 7+l. Renovated. P/furn. $4.5K neg. Agt. 9818-9376 D.21 SIGNATURE PK. 1400 sq.ft. 3+l. high fir. P/furn. Ouiet unit. F/facilities. 52.2K neq. Agt. 9818 9376 HILLCREST
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      334 15 408 Dl 2-14 BALESTIER/ 408 012-14 BALESTIER/ 408 Dl 2-14 BALESTIER/ MACPHERSON/GEYLANG MACPHERSON/GEYLANG MACPHERSON/GEYLANG PTE APTS -RENT PTE APTS -RENT PTE APTS -RENT I ONW VH M x U WRIOi S LIVING at AFFORDABLE RENT Brand new 2/ 3 bedroom apartments penthouses with breathtaking view Swimming pool, Jacuzzi, sauna, gym,
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      713 15 MAKENA. 3 BDRMS. Weil kept, pool/ Quiet, Beautifully furr.. Facilities. Best rent! *****371 P 16 PARBURY HILL 3+l 2200 sq.ft. sea view p/furn. immed. $5K JCP Realty *****682 Paul.Tay. TANJONG RIA CONDO. 1 bdrm. apt. Cosy. F/facilities. F/furn. Immed. $1.6K negotiable. Indi: 9706-5364. AMBER PK. 3+l, high fir. Sea view.
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      688 15 -i 410 015-16 EAST COAST PTE APTS-RENT THE BAYShORE. 2+l. r um. $1800/ 5 units. 4+l. High floor. Furn. Unblocked. Immed. Call: 9661-4263 CHOICE UNITS IN the East. 2+l, 3+l. Well furn. condo units with amenities. Low rental. Call *****007 ATRIA/ BAYSHORE/ KEW Green. (4+l). 3100/ 3600 sq.ft. Rooftop Jacuzzi.
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      944 15 416 022-28 WEST NORTH PTE APTS-RENT D.21 SYMPHONY HEIGHTS/ Pare Palais (Bt. Timah). 2+l/ 3+l (designer i decor). Full condo facilities. $1500-$lBOO. *****265. Agt. ■ban BRAND NEW SUN Plaza Apt. With fantastic view. 1356 sq.ft. 3+l. Sembawang MRT, shpg. ctr. Rental neg. Immed. Call *****725 CASTLE GREEN/ MAYSPRINGS/ Sea sons
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      730 15 418 MIXED DISTS PTE APTS-RENT PropNex^NwAl 2+l SIMEI GREEN facilities SI.SK. 3+l. Hume Pk. 2. Renovated. $2K 3+l. Green Lodge 1700 sq.ft. $I.BK. 3+l Bt. Timah 300 C sq.ft. $1.5 K. s+l Yio Chu Kang Gcin. nice $1 BK. 3+l Bristol Lodge. Near K.K. Hospital $2K neg. Call *****963 PN
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      619 15 420 HOUSES FOR RENT 420 HOUSES FOR RENT Charming TPWMH) Colonial-Style p§J3l Houses For IfßuG® Lease OP V°onie see Townerville discover one of the most charming residences m Singapore. Its unique architecture gives it a touch of rustic charm and its tranquil environment makes it a perfect retreat after a
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      556 15 BT. TIMAH. S/STOREY bunglw. 6000/ 330 C sq.ft. $6K neg. 3+l. Spacious. Big patio. Cosy. Cul de sac. Private. Immed. KF9B7t-7117 D.lO MAPLE BUNGALOW s+l. 2 big halls. 3 stores. Marble/ parquet. Build-in 5000 sq.ft. F/aircon. Garage. Quiet. $8000. 48-11-902 agt. D.05 2-STOREY SEMI-D. Fully/ p/ furn. Exclusive location! Quiet.
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      836 15 420 HOUSES FOR RENT D.lO SUPERB 2 1 2 storey semi-d 4200/ 6000 sq.ft. 6 bdrms./ family/ patios. $13K. *****28 Log D.16 HOUSE IN garden, river front Bunglw. 4530/ 2898 sq.ft. 5 rnins to golf club. 9618-3000 Owner D.19 LOWLAND RD. 2/storey terr 4+l rms. 2100 sq.ft. Unfurn. Future MRT.
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      1600 15 Properties 422 HUDC/ HDB APTS FOR RENT APPROVED BT. MERAH. Above shop. 2 bdms. Can cook Immed. neg. 9502-3316 KJR APPROVED 3-RM. BISHAN Bik. 108. P/furn. Aircon. Near MRT/ Junction 8/ sch. Rent neg. *****010 4 RMS. TAMPINES Bik 339. Unfurn. For family. Short/ long lease, immed. occupancy. 9450-3580 agt.
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      351 16 Properties 424 SERVICE APARTMENTS 424 SERVICE APARTMENTS 424 SERVICE APARTMENTS 424 SERVICE APARTMENTS ■'>«•<• .jflßKk I\ good as home, but with even better service. D I V r D C 1 1) r apartmentwtth service bythe river JLr*. On the frin c of CBD V'E W Isiandwide access via the
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      279 16 426 ROOMS FOR RENT JUNCTION OF OUNEARN/ Adam Rd. opp. Institute of Education. Hostels rms. to let. Wkly. $250. Mthly. 5550. Tel: 251-2881/ 387-0012 NO LANDLORD. NEAR Orchard/ Somerset/ Shenton Way/ Holland/ HDB/ private apt. rooms. S4OO up. 9409-0784 DW ACCOMMODATION FOR FOREIGN students m Bt. Timoti near good sens.
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      612 16 I 426 ROOMS FOR RENT ORCHARD MRT. BEHIND Lucky Plaza. Furnished Rms. Big one 5900. Small one $450. Tel. 732-4750. MIN. TO Simei MRT! 2 aircon. rms. avail. Single lady owner. For lady tenant only. 9575-7838 OVER 100 rms. m whole Spore. Furn. Cheap rental. Immed. Grab within 24 hrs.
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      721 16 429 SHORT-TERM ACCOMMODATION 0.07 (3 YRS. old) 2/3-rms. apt. F/furn. S/pool. Gym. Security. 3 mins walk to Kallang MRT. Near City, for 3-6 mths co. lease. $1700/ $2200. Immeci. *****676 WYY SOMERSET MRT Bt. Timah Studio Apt. $1.3K up (longer lease also welcome). *****263/ *****284 BALMORAL CRESCENT BEAUTIFULLY furn. 2-Bdrm.,
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      878 16 441 DOl-08 441 DOl-08 441 DOl-08 441 DOl-08 CITY SOUTH-WEST CITY SOUTH-WEST CITY SOUTH-WEST CITY SOUTH-WEST PTEAPTS -SALE PTEAPTS -SALE PTEAPTS -SALE PTEAPTS -SALE I LUXURIOUS CITY CONDOMINIUM CTIfraTI BY THE SINGAPORE RIVER |ljllli| I B^.\, I H v Next to Clarke Quay If i i E*ir>".< -■<.■:.■:• 3 Xfi
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      601 16 445 DO9-10 ORCHARD/ 445 DO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND TANGLIN/ HOLLAND HOUSES -SALE HOUSES -SALE JBr I D.lO 2-STOREY DETACHED. 5+2 rooms. Land 18,670/ Built-in 10.000 sq.ft. Swimming pool. Freehold. Citiprop 297-7177 OFF SIXTH AYE. D/storey semi-d. 3500/ 2800 sq.ft. F'hold. 4+l rms. Quiet ambience, easy access. Huge frontage. 9-*****81 DW
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      415 16 446 DO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTEAPTS-SALE THE TWINS FREEHOLD Balmoral Grescent fpri/uj/eaff/tome I Foreigners Eligible^ CO Approx. 2,260 sr 4+l Rooms 8 CO Private Lift Lobby For Enquiries Please Call g AlfalijliSijilSmfly'llil'i^ rC n» wLA W Mtt&f* Balmoral Park $1,280 p.s.f. Less than 1 year old j Very exclusive development
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      574 16 446 DO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTEAPTS -SALE BRAND NEW THE BALMORAL SPRING Freehold 1076/ 1119/ 1227 sq.ft. 3+l 3014 sq.ft. Penthouse 4+l Swimming Pool, sauna, i playground TG Development Pte Ltd Call: 9817-4272 I MELROSEPK. (1292/ 1507 sq.ft.) Mi- rage Twr. '1367 sq.ft.) Rivershire (1690 sq.ft.) F'hoid/ full facilities. 3/
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      986 16 446 DO9-10 ORCHARD/ 446 DO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTEAPTS-SALE PTEAPTS-SALE HORIZON TOWER. WEST TOWER. 100% renovated Granite floor Owner leaving 2650 sq.ft. 4+l Nett $i.SM Contact: 748-1694 by appointment only i i_ (.HA ISVYUKI M LUUHI. J4UI Sq.Tt. High fir. City view. s+l. Breezy. Pool/ security. F'hoid. Reasonable
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      735 16 450 D11& 21 NEWTON/ BTTIMAH/CLEMENT HOUSES -SALE D.ll CHANCERY BUNGLW. New 6500/ 4500 sq.ft. 6+l. Spaciou' rms. well designed kitchen. Suit" big family. Hurry!!! 9214-6386 SUNSET SQ. BUNGLW. 6400 sq.ft Cosy home, quiet choice location Don't miss this rare offering!! 3ary Fong 9206 3330 DW D.21 2-STOREY CORNER terr. 2650
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      3407 17 Properties 460 Dl 5-16 EAST COAST 460 Dl 5-16 EAST COAST 460 015*16 EAST COAST 460 Dl 5-16 EAST COAST HOUSES-SALE HOUSES-SALE HOUSES SALE HOUSES SALE 11 21 NEWTON/ 451 D11& 21 NEWTON/ 451 Dll 21 NEWTON/ 451 Dll 21 NEWTON/ 451 Dll 21 NEWTON/ 451 Dll 21 NEWTON/ BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI
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      1347 17 46! 015-16 EAST COAST PTEAPTS-SALE REASONABLE SECURES! Neptune Ct. 1270 sq.ft. 3 bdrms. Very high fir. Good cond. East Coast, Parkway good schs. 9495 6456 DW D.15 WALK-UP APARTMENT. 3 bedrooms. Renovated. Airconditioned. Freehold. 1033 sq.ft. 9570-3636 CP PN $568K! F'HOLD. PARK Ct. 980 sq.ft. 3-rm. Good facing. MRT/ amenities.
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      476 18 Properties 465 D' 7-18 CHANGI/ D ASIRRIS HOUSES -SALE D.17 MARIAM WAY. F ";oa. Corrr s. Asking at 3 &62-8907. LOYANG VILLAS 3Vfe-STQRH 2713/ 24CC 9219-3398 D.17 LOYANG ViLLAS. Probably the che3pes" .et neg. 2700 EST *****7 C SELLING NEAR VALUATION' Elevated ground! Land 5999 sq.ft. RMPC 9758-6713 D.17 MARIAM
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      832 18 466 017-18 CHANGI/ 466 Dl 7-18 CHANGI/ PASIRRIS PASIRRIS PTE APTS -SALE °TE APTS SALE D. JHL wk G 470 019 20 SERANGOON/ THOMSON HOUSES -SALE 1.19 BELOW VALUATION. Tai Hwan Ig's D/ storey terr. 2200 sq.ft. I+l+l. Renovated 8 yrs. ago. 'hold. 957-957-49 Rosie C2l ■AI KENG SSCO P.S.F.
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      770 18 471 Dl 9-20 SERANGOON/ THOMSON PTE APTS -SALE BELOW VALUE! HOUGANG Green. 1141 sq.ft. 3+l. High fir. Facilities. Open view. Renovated/ Move m. Must view! James 9703-9789 ERA CHILTERN PK. ONE only 1650 sq.ft. 3+l rms. Showflat cond. Pool/ landscape view. Only j $799,000. HARVEST *****88 S76OK! SEASONS VIEW. 3+l.
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      860 18 iiwiiamniniMMi »hiimi»— a 475D22-28 WEST NORTH HOUSES-SALE .28 hELULUT HILL. 3 yr. old cor=r terr. 2180 sq.ft. 4+l. Amenities, j reg *****007/ *****955 GTR T HAZEL PK. Terr. 999 yrs. d/stojy terr. 3 j yrs. new. 4+l. Near ikt./ LRT. Snap it! Agt. 9759-2717 .26 SPRINGSIDE F'HOLD. Newcor- i er
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      3194 18 493 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 (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) (BEDOK/CHAI CHEE) (BEDOK/CHAI CHEE) (BEDOK/CHAI CHEE) (BEDOK/CHAI CHEE) The Straits Times Classified PROPERTY GUIDE (HPB ESTATES) Classification Codes HDB Estates
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      663 18 5 T JLN. Tenaga. 653. High fir. Corner. 4 bdrms. Lift landing. 5 yrs. Near amenities. Best choice! Any offer consider. *****314 ERA 5 T CORNER Blk. 670 Jin. Damai. High fir. Unblocked. 4 rms. F/renovated (S9OK). Granite. View to offer. Frank 9419-4919 HSR-PN Low Price 5 'I' 670 Jin.
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      182 19 493 HDB APTS FOR SALE (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) I'M 4 NG- CORNER. "9428 agt 4 NG 1 CORNER. 4'NG'LOWS? Res 3105 SEG 4-RM. 3EDOK SOUTH, 5 T CORNER. 5 T BLK 5 T CORNER ro~ c. Face pk. "Z led 9408-46 r 5-RM. NO CASH 5-RM. (4-RM. PRICE!) 3e. 494 HDB APTS
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      849 19 494 HDB APTS FOR SALE (BISHAN) 5 T BISHAN Bik. '90/ 170. Superb to Junction 8/ MRT. 33-2002, RN. 5 T CORNER. 141. Value S4I7K. Bis- Junction 8/ independent sch. *****028/ *****059 NR 5 T BISHAN. urgent sale! Blk. 125. tovated. F/ aircon. Near -pg. S 0.n.0. *****177 EP 5
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      1093 19 Properties ■■■■■■■■■■■■Hi 496 HDB APTS FOR SALE (BUKITBATOK) 3 'A' BLK. 207, mid fir. Unblocked. Shop/ near MRT, Westmall, pool. v Must view. Call Now 9497-3448 3 'NG' BLK. 408. «04. 100% reno- n vated. Marble. Split aircon. N. fac- q ing. Valued SI22K. 9326-7949 ST c 3-RM. CORNER 506.
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      1047 19 497 HDB APTS FOR SALE (BTMERAH/QUEENSTOWN/ TELOKBLANGAH :UST SELL! 5 T Corner Blk. 143 Mci ing St. 127 sq.m. High fir. SCV all TIS. Move-in. Kelvin *****114 HG NLY $i-K CASH! yet neg!! 4-rm. orner T. Blangah Blk 34. Windy, rime location! 9317-1707 agt T. BLK. 8 Kirn Tian PI.
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      914 19 499 HDB APTS FOR SALE 499 HDB APTS FOR SALE (CENTRAL/CITY) (CENTRAL/CITY) ULjKjfft! fl 1 1 1 v\\ 500 HDB APTS FOR SALE (CHOACHUKANG/ BUKIT PANJANG) (fe ALVIN LIM 9805-1515 ERA CCX This Week Special!!! 4 'A' Corner 220. Unblocked New. Sell at value. 5 mins MRT Lot 1. Vacant
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      769 19 500 HDB APTS FOR SALE (CHOACHUKANG/ BUKIT PANJANG) MALAY OWNER IS selling 5 'A' Blk. 617 CCX Renovated like hotel, j g'tee. affordable. Low deposit. 5 mm to MRT. 386-2929 CW SELL AT VALUE! 5 T Corner. Bt. Panjang blk. 449, mid fir. just 5 yr! Simple renovation. Near LRT/
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      1204 19 500 HDB APTS FOR SALE (CHOACHUKANG/ BUKIT PANJANG) 5 'I' 8LK.503 #07 CCX. 127 sq.m. Unblocked. Mins to MRT. 7 yrs old. Lift level. Move-in cond. Valued 5345 K. Ibrahim *****045 ERA 5 T CORNER blk. 204 Petir Rd. #08. Beautiful unblocked view. Quiet privacy. All races. Motivated seller. ERA
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      982 19 500 HDB APTS FOR SALE (CHOACHUKANG/ BUKIT PANJANG) S 'I' (SOK) 769 Condo layout. Nice!! 5 T 627 <$9K) Marble. Unblocked. I 5 'I' 508. Beautiful view. *****16 t 5 'I' SISK $15K $15K $15K $15K.. Blk. 770 CCX high fir. renovated. I Windy. MRT, sch. *****473 PN I 5
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      1879 19 502 HDBAPTS FOR SALE (GEYLANG/EUNOS/ MACPHERSON) BLK. 99. 3 S Old Airport Road... Blk. 351. 4 A mid fir. Near amenities/ school. Please pg. Jervoise 9497-9532 ERA BLK. 34 CIRCUIT Rd. 4 S' Lift/ high fir. Unblocked. Upgraded. Mcve-in cond. Near amenities. Valued SI6BK. 9660-6035 DTZ TL 8LK.57. 4 T
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      7066 20 Properties 505 HDB APTS FOR SALE (JURONG) 4 'NG' corner 528, mid flr., move-in 4 'A' corner 908, 312, renovated 4 'A' 757, #06, renovated, 6 yrs. 4 'A' 850 #08, renovated, 6 yrs. 4 'A' corner 511, #03, move-in 4 A' 728, 977, 980, 944, 835, 812 5 T
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      1046 20 5 T BLK. 748 Pasir Ris. High flr. Beautifully renovated. 100% move m. Split aircon. Near West Plaza. a Valued. Pg. 9301-4824 C&H 5 T BLK. 749. Mid floor. 100% renovated, move-in. Spacious. Open view. Next to Plaza. Sell at valua- 4 tion S36OK nett. 9416-5691 DW. 5 T NEXT
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      915 20 514 HDBAPTS FOR SALE (TAMPINES/SIMEI) J Merry (£hristmas\ ALL IN TAMPINES!! 5 V Blk. 368 High floor. Unblocked. Valued 5352 K. Tampines Mart/ Move-in cond. Split aircon. Can contra 5 1' Blk. 709. Low fir. Valued S34BK. Split aircon. Quiet cosy. Beautiful layout. 4 'A' Blk. 706. Condo layout. Split
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      278 21 514 HDBAPTS FOR SALE (TAv MED FAST! SO CASH 4 eezy. s GOOBSJUSI »gi 960-60-2: GREAT BUY! 5 .■rcon. Ame GROUND FLOOR!!! I Q 4OB-2466 1- 3 LOW CASH! EKE: 125 h rner Renovated. Bring Cheque LOW CASH! EKE: 4958 .rees 5 icy. Gigantic 11 LOW CASH ■clocked. No 4
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      760 21 514 HDBAPTS FOR SALE (TAMPINES/ SIMEI) I 'A" TAMPINES 3ik. 724, mid fir./ 3i r con./ Poi Ching svated. Valuition 5272 K. 9528-3787 ERA Fffj FREE?! Homp Warranty Plan I 'A' CORNER Bik. 922. H.gh fir. Lift ?vel. unblocked. R3re good unit. 34 sq.m. 3+l rms. Sch./ shops. Can ontra.
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      1048 21 514 HDBAPTS FOR SALE (TAMPiNES/SSMEI) TAMPINES EXEC. APT./ 5 T Blk. 327/ 498 J. Design build. Nice layout. Amenities. 9633-2820 PN TAMMIES 3 'A 1 845/ 4 'S" 456/ 4 'A' 868. High floor. Renovated. Low price. Don't miss. 9313-3098 TAMPINES EXEC. MAIS. Blk. 429. Near MRT. Renovated. High fir.
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      1094 21 Properties 516 HDBAPTS FOR SALE {TOAPAYOH/ POTONGPASIR) VERY RARE! 4 'A' Pt. Blk. T. Payon Blk. 239. High fir. Unblocked. Breezy. Near MRT/ all amenities. 5365 K. 9515-3458 Sole Agt $0 CASH! 4 "I" Blk. 213. T. Payoh. j I High fir. Face N.S. Unblocked. New- ly renovated. Amenities/ mkt./
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      931 21 517 HDBAPTS FOR SALE (WOODLANDS/ SEMBAWANG) WOODLANDS OMH EXCLUSIVES 4 'A' Blk. 871 #02. 115 sq.m. Buy 5-rm. size, pay 4-rm. price 5 T Blk. 879 #12. Unblocked, windy, low cash 5 'A' Blk. 844 #06. Can contra, sarly move-in 5 'A' Blk. 872 #07. Move-in cond. Jumbo Blk. 339
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      1068 21 517 HDBAPTS FOR SALE (WOODLANDS/ SEMBAWANG) j Uflil 4 'A' SURE To sell! 5 yrs. Beautiful renovation. Nice open view. Amenities MRT/ sch. Malay owner, Value. View to offer. 9856-5265 4 'A' BLK. 311. #11. MRT. Lift. $0K!!! 5 T 896 C. #7. Corner. Windy. SOK. Exec. apt. 357. #8.
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        397 8  - MP3 music on your phone The latest WAP-enabled mobile phone does just about everything except make coffee! BY SHARMILA GOPINATH m Hongkong The hottest handphone is here. It is light-weight, WAP (wireless application protocol)-enabled, has an in-built entertainment system like an MP3 player, organiser facilities, voice recorder, and open, changeable
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        355 8  -  Sha rm ila Gopinath WAP PHONE SERVICE AT ITU ASIA TELECOM 2000 Hong Kong was jampacked with visitors to the ITU Asia Telecom 2000 show, which ran from Dec 4-9. The location-based WAP (wireless application protocol) phone service based at the Siemens booth proved immensely popular
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        204 8 a Iso known as the Inter- national Mobile Tele«X. jLcommunications-2000 (IMT-2000), 3G is administered by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). It promises to allow wireless systems, both fixed and mobile, to access broadband telecommunication services at higher speeds of up to 2 Mbps and promises
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        384 11  -  CHUA HIAN HOU ITU ASIA TELECOM 2000 A fast-growing market is driving local companies to step up efforts m the North Asian markets of China, Hong Kong, Korea and Japan. BY m Hongkong Singapore Telecoms (Singtel) spent $500,000 at the recent ITU Asia Telecom 2000 exhibition m Hongkong
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        250 11 a t a time when the Inter- net is changing lives, A* Ajthe legal profession cannot remain untouched. This is the view expressed by Professor Richard Susskind, IT Adviser to England's Lord Chief Justice, and author of four books on tech- nology and the law.
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        160 11 Need to consult a lawyer and don't know where to look? Try Singapore-based www.wwlegal.com which links people seeking legal advice with online lawyers. Launched m September, the portal presents itself as a legal application software provider that helps firms to conduct online lawyering with a suite of
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        142 11 The explosive growth of the Internet has led to a new set of information technology disciplines. This was the view of Mr David Cearley, senior vice-president and coresearch director of Heta Group Asia-Pacific, at a recent seminar on ebusiness foundation on managing IT'S value m the digital
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        552 13  -  JENNY CHIN As storage requirements grow rapidly, tape is being seen as the most cost-efficient media. BY To cater to the increasing demand, HewlettPackard, IBM and Seagate have teamed up to create an open industry standard format for digital tape. As companies put more mission-critical information
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        243 13 You can now surf the Internet like you do a book, by "flipping", rather than scrolling, through webpages. E-Book Systems last week unveiled a new Internet browser that enables users to view data m a book-like format "with re-si 3D turning pages", said the
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        169 53 Make your own DVD movies soon You will soon be able to record your favourite TV programmes or make copies of your wedding dinner video on DVD discs. Come next September, Philips will launch its DVD+RW (rewritable) video recorder, the DVDR 1000. It lets you record video footage on DVD+RW
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        114 53 Hitachi Data Systems has launched the Freedom Storage Lightning model 9910. It can house up to 3.5T8 (terabytes) of data m a single cabinet, and is a compact version of the enter-prise-class Lightning 9960. Hitachi's 73G8 disk drives are available for use with both models. Companies can use
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        175 53 Hewlett-Packard (HP) has unveiled its latest PA Risebased system, the HP 9000 L-class. With the product, HP now has a complete Unixbased product family for the Internet business, said Air John Knaggs. HP product marketing manager for low-end and midrange Unix systems. Described as the
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          751 16  -  ALFRED SIEW Increased competition between PDA makers is giving consumers a wider selection of handheld gadgets to pick from. BY The hype surrounding handheld devices is true. Your own observations show how many friends have dumped their filofaxes for a Palm device. This is confirmed
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          152 16 Now, who can forget Psion and its Symbian relationship with the major phone makers? Psion has been m the personal digital assistant (PDA) market for a long time now, and while it does not have the PDA market share iike Palm does, it certainly has the mind
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          1572 18  -  ALFRED SIEW It is a jungle out there when it comes to choosing a personal digital assistant (PDA). Here are some questions to ask yourself before forking out the cash. BY Once you have decided on getting a colour device, it is a simple choice: get the Compaq
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          387 18 USER PROFILE Ms Gemma Koh is now into her fourth Psion PDA (personal digital assistant) and still loving it. Workwise, the editor off Asian Diver magazine uses her Psion smx for writing and editing articles, including once while "hanging on a hammock by the beach m the Maldives".
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          816 22  -  M.K. WONG Beyond being a diary and database, PDAs are capable of much more. Here are a few additional applications that your PDA can use to make life more interesting. BY 11 dvanced Ausers always need extra memory due to games m their devices. tf£ You know you're
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          347 24 USER PROFILES Architect Ms Melati Sailed loves her new Jornada 548 which has simplified and improved her work routines within weeks of her acquiring her handheld computer. She houses her important work information on her handheld computing device which she carries around with her. "As an architect, I
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          241 24 Mr John Yap goes to church carrying his handheld computing device and not a Bible. While others refer to the Bible during the church service, he refers to his Jornada 548 because it contains an electronic version of the good book. "It's for easy reference m church
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          216 25 Among the impressive gifts to give or receive this Christmas are handheld compact computers. ALFRED SIEW endured strained eyes and tired fingers testing out this sprightly collection of PDAs to present what's hot m handheld devices. When reviewing the personal digital assistants (PDAs) m this round-up, some
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          404 27  -  ALFRED SIEW The card-sized Rex 6000 proves its worth without causing a bulge or burning a hole m your pocket. BY The product: Xircom Rex 6000 $267 From Best Denki The card-sized Rex 6000 is not your usual PDA it is much smaller than the rest of the
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          341 28 The Visor Prism is a mixed bag with a good processor and a rather slim memory. The Product: Handspring Visor Prisi $869 ;aH Grandtech at 283-7770 The Handspring Visor Prism is the Palm's clone maker's first shot at colour. It follows the Palm I lie m its
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          275 29 The Visor Platinum comes with a faster processor and an improved OS. The Product: Handspring Visor Platinum $579 Call Grandtech at *****70 The Visor Platinum sports two important improvements over the Handspring Deluxe: a faster processor and newer operating system (OS). The newer model uses a 33MHz Motorola Dragonball
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          260 29 The Product: Handspring Visor Deluxe $479 Available at Funan The IT Mall There is a simple reason why the Handspring Visor Deluxe is a welcome gadget to Mac users. The gadget's USB connection offers a better option over Palm's USBConnect Kit which adds S6O-$7O on top
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          344 30  -  ALFRED SIEW Graphics and visuals come alive on your Palm lIIc. BY The Product: Palm lIIc $579 Availability: Funan the IT Mall Palm decided m its move into the colour PDA market that, its devices should be no bulkier than existing Win CE devices which
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          242 30 The Product: Palm Illxe $409 Availability: Funan the IT Mall WRITER'S CHOICE! This well-balanced Palm Illxe gives the biggest bang for your bucks. For starters, the nice black casing is a welcome change from the drab grey of previous Palm 111 models. Although it
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          308 31 The price, the look and good basic features will make Palm mIOO a favourite of handheld beginners. Palm mIOO Available at Funan The IT Mall Tried Tested: Time to lose that filofax folder. This Palm marks a nice introduction to handheld convenience. Palm's new ml oo departs from
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          271 31 Sure-winner screen The Product: Palm Vx $639 Available at Funan The IT Mall There is nc denying the sex appeal of the Palm Vx its sveite body just begs to be held. Souped up to BMB from the original 2MB Palm V, this gadget will appeal to the yuppie who
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          347 31 In-? Product: Hewlett-Packard Jornada 548 $1018 Available at Funan The IT Mall I'm a Palm user and 1 must say I also like the new PocketPC-based handheld PC's. In particular, HewlettPackard's Jornada is out' model I can really live with. It starts with a simple installation of
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          291 32 Sheer screen presence The Cassiopeia E-125 gives you a clear view, courtesy of its bright TFT screen. The product: Casio Cassiopeia E-125 $999 Available at Funan The IT Mall Compared to most of its rivals, Casio's E-125 has one obvious advantage: a clear and bright TFT screen that supports 65,536
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          191 32 CASSIOPEIA EM-500 The product: Casio Cassiopeia EM--500 $849 Available at Funan The IT Mall The Cassiopeia EM-500, with 16MB of RAM, is the younger brother of the E-125 which has 32M8. For MP3 fans, another point m which it differs from the E-125 is that it supports MMC,
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          294 33 Pro-fessionally engineered The TRGpro comes with a useful Compact Flash slot. The Product: TRGpro J rice: $599 Availability: www.domS. com.sg You may mistake the TRGpro for a Palm 111 device because they look similar. But while the TRGpro retains the Palm Ill's chassis, it offers an additional Compact Flash (CF)
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          332 33 Salivate over beauty The Product: Compaq iPaq Pocket PC Price: $888 Availability: www. compaqxom.sq/store One look and you can see why the Compaq iPaq is a longtime bestseller m the US. Its silver-metallic finish and chic casing really ramp up the drool-factor. It is also one of the slimmest colour
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          261 33 The product: < reqon Scientific Osaris rice: $699 vai lability: Best Denki and Courts The Epoc OS is here, so is the familiar keyboard-in-a-dam-shell. And it looks like Oregon Scientific has followed Psion's design pretty closely. Unfortunateh. this Psion clone falls a little short m terms of
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          391 34 The smx gets the job done on the road, but at $999, it might not win over the unconverted, especially those who want MP3-capable PDAs with active colour screens. The Product: Psion Series smx $999 Available at Funan The IT Mall Compared with the Revo Plus, the smx
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          330 35 The Revo Pius boasts full word processing and productivity capabilities, and connects easily to the Net The Product: Psion Revo Plus $699 Available at Funan The IT Mall When it comes to connectivity, Psion's Internet connection wizards are one of the easiest to follow. I connected up to
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        461 36  -  GRACE CHNG If you're f renziedly scouring the shops to get Christmas presents for family and friends, check out the next five pages. We've put together some cool, clever and innovative suggestions for the techies as well as non-geeks, which can be included m your gift
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        299 36 INSPIRING OFFERS MAX OUT Help the poor surfer downloading MP3s or playing online games on a dial-up service power-up with a broadband Internet account. Singapore Cable Vision (SCV) is a good option, allowing you to pay for the setup and months of subscription on behalf of your
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        323 36 FOR THE HOME USER m mis the season to upI grade the home PC. I If your year-end bonus is more generous than usual, you will want to check out these hot new models and treat yourself to a Christmas present. MULTIMEDIA FIREWORKS What's cool and slim and
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        600 37 A Special Advertising Feature Singapore Cable Vision's SCV Max Online is truly a broadband Internet access service that delivers uninterrupted broadband applications and services without the need to dial up. Click on the browser and you are oniine instantly. And the best part is the service is charged
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        363 37 BROUGHT TO YOU BY J v f e.com.sg for details. ■■■■■■■■■■■I This it the future today There's more to entertainment these days. Had over Madonna? Or just curious as to why nine million people logged on to the MSN webcast two weeks ago? We!!, with your computer aiways
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        151 37 What SCV Max Online users say *'My s ster an(^ are c I main users of the internet at home. We an now share the same account and not worry if I will be the guilty party for the bills shooting up. There is also no wiring hassle nor the
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        419 38 CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR GALS What will thrill the IT-savvy girl this Christmas? EILEEN YU, a self-professed IT gal, picks three gizmos for her wish-list. GIRL GIFT 1: MOBILE PC Size absolutely matters when it comes to picking a notebook computer. While I prefer one that is small and
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        306 39  -  Jeffrey Tsang MAC MAN What to give the Mac user who has everything? Here are four ideas you can use this Christmas: How about the new Microsoft Office 2001? A Mac running the Office suite would be able to share data with PCs. Even Apple Computer's offices can
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        288 39  -  Jenny Chin SLEEK GIFTS Want to spread a little Christmas oomph with a sprinkling of high-tech charm? Here are some recommended gift items you might consider getting for your loved ones and friends this holiday season. BAG IT! Stylish bags make an impact. Surprise your
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        769 40  -  EILEEN YU Not only are chief technology/information officers relevant to a company, they are also the key people who help ensure that it stays ahead of the competition. What makes them tick? Find out here and on the next page. BY In a new era
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        376 40 As the number of dotcoms sprouting up m the industry continues to increase, chief information/technology officers (CTO/CIOs) are spoilt for choice m deciding which one to join. But CTO/CIOs m start-up companies must be prepared to adapt to a fast-changing environment because their roles are unlikely to
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        389 41  -  CHAN WENG YIE DEMANDS ON THE CTO/CIO BY f <|he role of a chief technology' officer (CTO) is JL to "technoleverage", that is, to use the power of technology to outperform competition. But his responsibilities are many. New technologies He keeps track
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        106 41 Since it is not easy to recruit and retain talent, the CTO has to keep his staff motivated by giving them the best kinds of projects and the right kinds of remuneration. There is no room for the CTO to sit back and relax. He has to move
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        698 43 An online system being developed to share consumer information raises privacy concerns. Several dozen e-commerce specialists are creating a system designed to vastly improve their ability to share names, identification numbers and a wealth of behavioural data about individual consumers. This raises serious questions about the
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        114 52 View the floorplans and photographs of more than 1,000 residential and commercial properties online at www.propbuzz.com the latest property portal to spring up. It is backed by a consor- tium of property firms including CB Richard Ellis, Jones Lang LaSalle, City Developments Limited, MCL Land Limited and pFission.
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