The Straits Times, 12 February 2001

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1 16 The Straits Times
  • 25 1 The Straits Times Established 1845 iVlOnCtciy February' 12, 2001 130 Pages in seven parts mita (p) 024/12/2000 %gf A Singapore Press Holdings publication OU Cents
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  • 636 1  -  KERRY-ANNE WALSH Btt IN CANBERRA Conservative coalition routed as Labor takes Western Australia; Anti-immigration One Nation scores gains, eyes more in year of elections AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister John Howard's federal coalition looks headed for trouble later this year if Saturday's stunning loss by the
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  • 47 1 CHEERS FROM HANSON 'This is clear indication that people are fed up with Johnny Howard, fed up with the policies he has put forward and they want a change. Ms Pauline Hanson, leader of the xenophobic One Nation, whose success at the polls secured victory for Labor
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  • 313 1  - No way to rush Gus Dur out of office: Amien DERWIN PEREIRA By STRAITS TIMES INDONESIA BUREAI JAKARTA After a week of threats and counterthreats, President Abdurrahman Wahid's ardent foes are learning a hard truth: The Indonesian constitution will not help them throw him out in a hurry. His most
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    • 275 1 CITY LIVING TOO UPMARKET: More 'downtown buzz if young can afford to live there page hi f^ |^t] 21 3S -mi 3r6 still missincj. UTIE S2flo MILK Singapore's 23-year-old PKlT^^jß^BC HflHp*^ fefc J| eyes a SEA Games medaL ll^ fcl Design: LEE CHEE CHEW Photos: STEVEN LEE, AP and WONG
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    • 14 1 ill 8 *****1 *****7 The Straits Times interactive: http://straitstimes.asial.com.sg is available from 6 am.
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  • NEWS FLASH
    • 372 2 HOM E FOCUS ON OVERSEAS CHINESE THE recent ethnic tension in Malaysia and the status of Indonesia's Chinese minority are topics likely to be thrashed out at an international conference here next month. More than 30 scholars and Chinese community leaders from eight countries will speak on issues relating to
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    • 33 2 SGENE-STEALERS ALL SOME of the names thrown up for the Life! Theatre Awards almost stole the show from the leads. Life! checks out five women nominated for Best Supporting Actress. LIFE! L8
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    • Article, Illustration
      96 2 Merapi danger is over MOUNT Merapi has settled down and there is now little risk of a full-scale volcanic eruption. But Indonesians living near the volcano in central Java said that Saturday's activity was just a foretaste of the real explosion that would begin in about a week's time.
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    • 112 2 Vibrant young for city centre, please YOUNG Singaporeans not just the rich and middle-aged should be living in the heart of the city as they will add buzz to the area, being the ones best able to enjoy the city's nightlife. This will also place fewer demands on city-centre
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    • 88 2 Lions ready for ultimate test? AFTER Friday's football fracas, another mass-player brawl for the Lions is unlikely when they face the Kuwaitis on Feb 21 in their own city, writes Jeffrey Low. Three days later, it could be another test of courage for the team when they do battle
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    • 114 2 MINI-BUCKS MOCHA DYING for an espresso or mocha but have only S2 in your pocket? Well, you can get your caffeine fix and still have change to spare if you know where to go straight to White Coffee Corner in Margaret Drive. This stall at the Commonwealth Avenue Cooked
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    • 155 2 HATCHING FLYING-WING AIRCRAFT BOEING engineers are now using the most advanced aircraft technology to develop a plane that looks like a large flying stingray. The aircraft's flying-wing concept is set to defy convention and transform air travel, as it will be able to carry up to 800 passengers in
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    • 127 2 BEEF OVER GANESHA GAFFE A TOKYO food company has agreed to recall beef-curry packets that are plastered with a p^ture or the Hindu elephant god on the front after learning that cows are sacred to Yasuma executives, apologising profusely to upset Indians living in Japan, said: "We simply didn't
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    • 346 2 Prime 3,4.6 World 7-25 Editorial 26 Commentary 26,27 Forum 28,29 Singapore News Hl-9 Tech Science Hlo.ll ASIA Asia Al East Asia A2-4 S-EAsia A6-9 Malaysia... Alo.ll Weather Al2 SPORTS/ MONEY Sports Sl-4 Money S6-12 IJFE! What's On L2 Life! News L3,L4 Comics LlO Cinema Lll Cable, TV" guides... L12.13 The
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    • 364 2 SUCCESS through lifelong learning BTHE I mi UNIVERSITY OF UNIVERSITY X& SOUTH AUSTRALIA QP WTJT T "Ranked Among Australia's Best Universities" "TPfjft. MW^BT^k. Jk n JB /^Preview^x Im /I B a «JP Jrß Wed 14 Feb 2ooi 1 B^r /m U v^7.00 p.m.^^ J^ Jy!, &L Vvl Bachelor of Arts
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  • PRIME NEWS
    • 592 3  -  KWAN WENG KIN Hu JAPAN CORRESPONDENT Search for nine missing Japanese continues as US officials admit liability and apologise for submarine accident; Tokyo shocked by incident TOKYO The sinking of a Japanese training ship by a US nuclear submarine in waters off Hawaii
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    • 115 3 How the ship went down "At first, the ship started sinking in a horizontal position. But at the end, it went down with the bow sticking up. There was no time even to lower the lift rafts. I could not tell how many people were
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    • 329 3 JOHOR BARU Police have not ruled out revenge or robber)- as the motive for the killing of restaurateur Liaw Sio Moi. "We are investigating all angles, and we have not ruled out anything at this stage," State Criminal Investigation Department chief Mohamed Mikhtar Hassan
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    • 511 4 The human form of mad ccnv disease is restricted to Europe at present, but a suspected case surfaced in South Korea earlier this month. After tests, the authorities said the man had not contracted it. MARGARET PERRY looks- at the disease and
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    • Article, Illustration
      40 4 STREATS Mr Tan Soo Cheng, 74, and Haeftner Tan Wei Ting, w ere the oldest and youngest participants in the National Vertical Marathon yesterday. And, yes, both completed the 61-storey climb at OUB Centre. See HOME: H3
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    • 162 4 MR TAN (not his real name) was in his seventies when he found out that he had Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD). 'The first sign that something was wrong was when he had problems with his eyesight," recalled a relative. "He lost his memory quickly and became
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    • 299 4 CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB Disease (CJD) and the human form of mad cow disease, variant Crputzfeldt-Ja-kob Disease f^CJD), are caused by proMns known as prions that act like slow viruses and damage the brain irreversibly. Both conditions are untreatable and fatal, but there are distinct differences between the two,
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    • 458 6 Dismembered body identified as that of missing British bar hostess, 21; wealthy Japanese developer already facing rape charges is chief suspect TOKYO Japanese police found the body of murdered British bar hostess Lucie Blackman after analysing the pattern of mobile telephone calls made from
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    • 324 6 Murder raises doubts over foreign bar workers' safety TOKYO Ms Lucie Blackman's case highlighted concerns over the vulnerability of foreign women working in the murky world of the Japanese bar trade. Manydo not have proper visas, making it hard for them seek the law's protection. The Briton arrived in Japan
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    • 236 6 Malay leaders to meet SM on March 2 THE closed-door dialogue on Malay issues between Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew and community leaders scheduled for today has been postponed to March 2. The postponement will allow more people to take part in the discussion at Parliament House, said sources yesterday.
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  • WORLD
    • 731 7  -  NIRMAL GHOSH Bu 7\ BHLI THE earthquake of Jan 26 which has left around 50,000 dead, mostly in Gujarat's Kutch region on the western tip of India, is the third test of the area in four years. Kutch was hit
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    • 51 9 u Mr Mike Hilario checks his watch while kissing his wife, Connie, during a kissing contest in Midland, Texas. After 12 hours, only the Hilarios and another couple, David and Lori Castillo, were left. A draw was held and the Castillos won, earning a trip to Las
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    • 432 9 Germans declare war on 'Dengliscn' Germans, irritated with the infusion of Americanisms in their language, are prcposing a language purification law to expel simole English words I sometimes feel like I'm living in a foreign country. Gertrud Braun, 53, a newsagent in Berlin BERLIN Germany is ready far war with
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    • 416 11  - France is the country of love-for dogs TAMARA THIESSEN By IN PARIS A recent survey shows that more than three quarters of French citizens polled regard a dog as not just a pet but a member of the family THE majority ot French citizens think of their dog as one
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    • Article, Illustration
      59 11 AFF Delta Monty, a police dog, sits calmly at Surrey's New Maiden police station on Friday as he recovers from a wound he received during a bank robbery in Whitton, near Twickenham, south-west London. An alsatian, Monty received stitches after he was stabbed in the neck while trying
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    • 220 12 Q: Why are Americans so fat? Public-health experts have unravelled the mystery of bulging waistlines: they are caused by living in the suburbs, where walking is a dying lifestyle trend SHINGTON Urban planning, which leaves Americans reiving on their cars and with little need to walk more than a few
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    • 225 12 CLUE: It's not just The drift to the suburbs has been one of the most significant trends in population movement in the last 50 years. But in many modern suburban areas, the pavement has been done away with entirely so that pedestrians are forced onto the roads, making walking a
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    • 120 12 AT LEAST one study has found a direct correlation between physical activity and the year in which a house was built, while another study is being planned to look at other kinds of physical activity. An investigation by the Georgia Institute of Technology found that residents in streets built
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    • WORLD FILE
      • 29 12 PAKISTAN'S military authorities on Saturday arrested a former parliamentary speaker Yousaf Raza Gilani in Lahore on corruption charges, the official APP news agency said. Reuters
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      • 42 12 TEN high-tech solar-pow-ered cars purred out or Adelaide yesterday at the start of a 2,300-km race through Australia's outback. The cars will harness the sun's energy to race through three states before arriving in Sydney on Sunday. AP
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      • 32 12 WITH anxiety running high ever>' step of the way, US space shuttle Atlantis' astronauts installed the US$l.4 billion (552.4 billion) Destiny laboratory on the international space station. AP
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      • 42 12 TAMIL Tiger rebels will not negotiate peace with the Sri Lankan government if Britain outlaws them under a new anti-terrorist law that takes effect on Feb 19, said the London-based chief negotiator for the guerillas. AP
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      • 63 12 A PATIENT in a hospital in Brighton, in southern England, died on Saturday after a doctor injected an anaesthetic into a vein instead of the spine, in the second injection mix-up in the country in a week. The patient underwent stomach surgery on Feb 7
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    • 542 14 Caretaker Cabinet declares the peace plan with the Palestinians put forward by Clinton as obsolete and not binding on the government of Ariel Sharon JERUSALEM Israeli caretaker Prime Minister Ehud Barak's Cabinet declared officially yesterday that proposals made during the last round
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    • Article, Illustration
      43 16 AFP Two municipal employees of the north-western French town of Saint-Pierre-Quiberon —Mr David Stoquert (left) and Mr Claude Pelletier inspecting on Friday the wreckage of a 16-m-long ancient ship which the\ found two days before while cleaning the oil-soiled Penthievre beach.
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    • 316 16 Brirain to fund art education for poor children Working-class kids will receive music and drama lessons, art classes and cultural field trips under a two-year, $89-million pilot programme LONDON Workingclass children in Britain will be given piano lessons, ballet classes and other traditional perks of a middleclass childhood under a
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    • 470 18 Bush launches 'personal diplomacy' offensive He plans to make relationship-building the focus of his early foreign policy, calling foreign leaders on the phone and planning his first trip abroad WASHINGTON United States President George W. Bush has launched a "per-sonal-diplomacy" offensive that wall be the hallmark of his foreign policy,
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    • 174 18 WASHINGTON New US President George W. Bush enjoys approval rating as high as President Bill Clinton did in his first month in office, a new opinion poll shows. The survey by Newsweek magazine shows that 52 per cent of Americans
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    • 126 20 Cheapen quieter, and more seats Because the engine, wing and the body are fused together forming a single lifting surface, the aircraft can fly more efficiently and carry more passengers than a typical tube-and-wing plane. It can use existing runways since the length of the plane would
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    • 555 20 Boeing is developing an 800-seater aircraft that will seat passengers in the wings, in response to Airbus' A-380 that can seat 600 people LOS ANGELES In a nondescript office park in Long Beach, 25 Boeing engineers are working quietly on a radical new concept that will defy
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    • PEOPLE
      • 202 22 Action-man Putin flies the flag on skis PRESIDENT SHOWS OFF SKILLS CHRISTOPH (Austria) A relaxed President Vladimir Putin donned Russia's red, white and blue and displayed his skiing prowess to his host, Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel, on the last day of a visit to Austria on Saturday. Mr Putin, who has
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      • 108 22 LONDON A recording of South African leader Nelson Mandela's defence speech, delivered before his imprisonment on Robben Island in 1964, has been deciphered by the British Library using one of the last surviving machines capable of retrieving it. On the 11th anniversary of his release
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      • 71 22 message directly to the poor majority of Venezuelans. Reuters CARACAS Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said he would make a weekly national address on all radio and television channels to combat what he called distorted news in privately-owned, oppo-sition-dominated media. The decision is the latest in
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      • 43 22 Michael Markhasev r 22, convicted of killing comedian Bill'Cosby's son in 1997 has confessed, saying he no longer wants to appeal. Dr Marshall Raymond Urist, the orthopaedic surgeon who identified the substance that mends broken bones, died on Feb 4. He was 85.
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      • 43 22 Quoteworthu 'Commercials provoke so much irritation. Rich people don't need them they already know what they want. Poor people don *t need tJwm because tliey can't afford anything that is advertised. Nikolai Arefvev, a Russian MP, on a Bill to ban TV commercials
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      • 70 22 NEW YORK Best-sell-ing US author Stephen King has said that he made a profit of U*****,832 (*****,560) from the online publication of his still-unfinished novel, The Plant, rejecting critics' suggestions that the project was a failIn a statement released on his website www.stephenking.com,
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    • 61 24 A GERMAN skinhead has the word "fighter" tattooed on his head during a neoNazi march in the western city of Hagen. Some 7,500 people took part in a counter-march, organised by the Federation of German Unions. The neo-Na-zis were banned from wearing certain clothes and
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    • 386 24 Firm admits mistake in using Clinton as speaker Morgan Stanley apologises to its clients who expressed anger at Clinton's personal behaviour and actions in his last days as President WASHINGTON The chairman of Morgan Stanley has told clients that the Wall Street investment company "clearly made a mistake" by having
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    • 273 25 Tall people earn more money REYKJAVIK (Iceland) Taller people with light brown hair earn higher salaries than shorter co-workers with other hair colours, an Icelandic study has shown. The study also reports that blondes receive the smallest pay cheques .of all the employees. The study was conducted by the Reykjavik
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    • 581 25 Men at risk A SAMPLING of the findings one or both teams will report from inspecting almost all the human genome: People seem to have only 26,000 to 40,000 genes, which falls low in the previous range of estimates. Inherited
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  • COMMENTARY • ANALYSIS
    • The Strits Times
      • 575 26 THIS newspaper has long criticised American plans to install a national missile-defence (NMD) system covering all 50 states of the union, as well as its regional version, the so-called tactical missile-defence (TMD) system, to defend American forces and their allies in Asia and Europe. Our criticisms bear
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    • 818 26  -  BRENDAN PEREIRA By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT The Straits Times goes into the Malay heartland to look at the intense political battle being/ought behind the scenes for the Malay vote. For ruling party Umno, it is a salvage operation regaining ground from the resurgent Parti Islam SeMalaysia.
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    • 686 26  - FAS on charm to woo electorate WAN HAMIDI HAMID H; IN KUALA KEDAH 'These politicians shake hands with a Chinese pip farmer, sit down for a cup oj tea with an Indian temple caretaker or listen to the woes of the Malay fishermen. THE Voice of PAS, Mr Mohamad Sabu,
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    • 733 27  -  LIM SAY BOON LUC RUM THE Singapore market has been teasing investors over the past 1 s weeks giving, taking back, and then giving again, prompting the obvious question: Is this another one for the suckers? However, if you were chasing penny stocks early last week on
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    • 85 28  -  DENIS DISTANT Tpv BS Bank CEO 1 Philippe Paillart 1, J said "we have forced a larger number of customers into a smaller number of branches without sufficient ability to handle the greater workload" ("DBS suspends branch closures, holds staffs leave" (BT, Feb 9) But the
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    • 124 29  -  TOH HAI JOO I REFER to the article, "Discounts at more petrol stations" (ST, Feb 9). The presence of Singapore Petroleum Company (SPC) has apparently done car owners here a lot of good. All the censure and outer}- against the cartel-style pricing by the foreign petroleum
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    • 59 1 A DOCTOR'S DREAM JOB Tve always fantasised about being a lounge pianist! And be paid $50 an hour for entertaining others. Dr T.W.S, 32, who became a doctor partly to make his parents happy and partly because 30 out of his 38 classmates at Anglo Chinese School went to medical
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    • 584 1  -  LAUREL TEO Inject a mix of options as the city will be more vibrant and lively with a variety of residents, say experts By YOUNG Singaporeans like the idea of living in the city. There is the buzz, the nightlife and the workplace all
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      • 74 2 DESMOND FOO A prototype of what may become Singapore's first solar-powered boat set sail on its maiden voyage during yesterday's Singapore River Raft Race. The model, which was built by third-year students from Singapore Polytechnic's School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, is able to reach a top
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      • 445 2  - Chinese diaspora to be discussed LEONG WENG KAM Bu Status of Indonesian Chinese and ethnic tension in Malaysia likely to be focus at conference here next month THE status of the Chinese minority in Indonesia and recent ethnic tension in Malaysia are likely to be talking points at an international
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      • 188 2 BASSAD O R A T LARGE Tommy Koh is now the head of the Chinese Heritage Centre, which aims to be the world's leading research centre on the Chinese outside China. He has taken over the chairmanship from Chinese community leader and banker Weo Cho
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      • 226 2 Teen' s death: Driver fined $1,000 A WOMAN motorist who accelerated past a bus which was dropping off passengers, hit a schoolboy who later died from head injuries. The boy, Aw Wai Keong, 14, was crossing the road at the time of the accident. The accident happened at 6.50 am
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      • 401 3  -  STEVE DAWSON Bu At yesterday's National Vertical Marathon, 28 competing couples had to hold hands whiie racing up 61 flights of stairs in 200-m OUB Centre ascent LENTINE'S Day Challenge where couples hold hands while racing up 61 flights of stairs made its debut
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      • 377 3 APOREANS are lucky to live in a peaceful country, while the rest of the region is going through a tumultuous transition period. In fact, things are so stable here that one could even predict the election outcome, said Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong yesterday.
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      • 919 4  -  TAN OOI BOON B% Aiready, lawyers are showing signs of willingness to lower charges to bring in business in softening property market SPOTLIGHT: LEGAL FEES FOR PROPERTY DEALS HOME buyers have never had it so good. Not only are they awaiting the
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      • 55 4 ALREADY, talk is going around that some small plaijers are willing to ait tlwir legal fees hijalieftij 50 per cent when the conveyancing market becomes a free-for-all, vmmmmm-mm m m m m m m m The entire scheme of fixed legal fees will be done away
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      • 122 6 Mi m and more Singapore doctors are wondering what ails their profession, following a recent government report that one in three doctors regrets entering the profession. OnJii a third i 77 7 rr are happy, and the rest, indifferent U-WW flft talks to 10 doctors
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      • 475 6 YES: Pushed into medicine by parents DR T.W.S. became a doctor partly to make his parents nappy and partly because 30 of his 38 classmates at Anglo Chinese School (ACS) went to medical school. Now 32. with two young children, he wishes he could be a lounge pianist, and explains
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      • 40 6 "We were paid about $3.50 an hour when a McDonald's worker got $4.50 an hour. The government hospitals were so short-staffed that many of us worked 30-hour shifts, mostly without sleep, every other day/ Dr T.W.S.
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      • 155 6 AFTER one year as a general practitioner, Dr Y.B. went to Britain to fulfil a dream. Today, he and his wife live witn his mother in a Housing Board flat in Bishan. while he looks for a job that will let him pursue his passion for
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      • 47 6 7 had no clue what I wanted to do after my A levels. When I got straight As, medicine seemed the inevitable course. Seeing patients can 7 7 77 be dull as it can become repetitive. After a while, you dont use your brain. DrY.B.
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      • 277 6 HO: She enjovs healing SHE has four years of public service under her belt, but Sheffield University graduate Janice Wong still looks forward to starting work each day. despite her 80--hour weeks. She does not even mind sitting for several gruelling post-graduate examinations. "I really enjoy my work, and I
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      • 32 6 7 derive so much joy from watching my young patients get better. I feel great when I near them thanking me for helping them get better. Dr Janice Wong
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      • 310 6 brother to do what he did. He had died at age 34. "She was thrilled at my decision. And my younger brother may have followed my lead. He's now a GP. "I enjoyed the first two years of studies because we did the sciences. But doubts
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      • 400 7  - Bike crash kills pillion rider NEAL COOKE Bu He suffers fractured skull and brain injuries after motorcyclist, who has been arrested, loses control of bike and crashes into a lamp post OTORCYCLIST lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a lamp post, killing his pillion riaer. The victim, Mr
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      • 207 7 THE shy teenager stood in front of about 20 adults and 30 children and haltingly recounted her experiences as a child with congenital heart defects. Jane Lee, 17, spoke of the four major operations she unde.-went and their aftermath. She was so nervous
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      • 255 7 ALL Secondary 1 students at Ang Mo Kio Secondary h^ e signed up for the Basic Information Literacy Training (Bilt) programme. In it, they learn how to navigate the Internet more efficiently and how to use its resources more effectively. The National Library Board
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      • 745 8  - Leaving U bin tor life on mainland THOMAS WHITE Text and pictures by Residents are being relocated as part of the 1991 Concept Plan, which foresees residential and industrial developments MISS FADILAH NOpR walks through the creaking shell of her house for the last time, cats at her feet and
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      • 1020 9 HEART TO HEART WIIH \S\Dl.\riF With generous actions, Singaporeans are making a statement showing that we are a single people while cementing our relations as a people MY COLLEAGUE M.R. Xarayan Swamy paid a moving tribute to Singaporean generosity last week when he wrote of
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      • 455 10  - New versions to be out soon STEVE DAWSON Bu They come in different shapes and sizes, but all with the signature cavernous memory space, enough to store an entire CD collection 'Everybody wants a Jukebox unless you are one of the very rare exceptions who hate music. matter of price,
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      • 308 10 Aiming for Sim-ilar success PICTURES: MR SIM Wong Hoo's gamble on the Jukebox as the next big thing seems to be paying off. In its first three mon'hs. 100,000 sets of the original Nomad Jukebox (5899) were sold: A reception he described as "wildly successful". It looks set to become
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      • 469 11 Writing skills being eroded Computer use in China is mounting a slow but steady assault on fine hand-written strokes and undermining its rich culture YAXGSHUO (China) When Mr Li You picks up a pen, he finds that with increasing frequency, he cannot remember how to write the Chinese characters he
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      • 255 11 'Live' images from asteroid Eros LOS ANGELES Two days before Valentine's Day, a rocket will penetrate Eros, named after the Greek god of love, and you can watch it live". Today, a spacecraft is set to land on asteroid Eros and stream a series of photographs to the Web in
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    • 83 9 \i»\ e W J Special °%l>** Valentine's Day Auction Wednesday, Feb \4, 2001 sth Level, Hilton Singapore Wine and cocktails: 6.30pm Auction sale: 7.30pm 9.30pm Don't miss this special auction of the most beautiful Persian carpets in Singapore. They are going under the hammer at unbelievable prices! Be there! Specialists
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    • 49 1 DOWN BUT NOT OUT The ban, which seems to he an underhanded way of censorship, will not keep us out from doing our job. MalaysiakinPs editor Steven Can commenting on the government's decision to ban it* reporters from covering official functions •Monday. Februan' 12. 2001 The Straits Times asia
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    • 508 1 Beef curry, made by Yasuma, features a picture of a revered Hindu god on the packaging, causing Indians living in the country to protest to the firm TOKYO A "thoughtless" Tokyo food company has agreed to recall packages of beef curry featuring a picture
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    • 174 1 INDONESIANS were scandalised in January when they learnt that the local branch of Japanese taste-enhancer Ajinomoto had used a pork enzyme in the production process even though the seasoning carried a halal label. To calm a nationwide outcry,
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    • 40 1 How not to sell food in Asia AFP SLIP UP nil Use of a pork enzyme in Ajinomoto upsets Muslims in Indonesia MAIMCHI SHTMBT SLIP UP ffZl A Hindu god on a Japanese beef curry pack creates quite another furore.
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      • 318 2 The Justice Secretary says she has not been instructed to enact laws to restrict the freedom of the group amid pressure from pro-Beijing forces HONGKONG Amid calls from pro-Beijing forces to clamp down on Falungong, Justice Secretary Elsie Leung said yesterday she had
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      • 231 2 BEIJING Denying Falungong's claim that the acts of self-immolation on Jan 23 were "orchestrated", Chinese police said that all of its patrol cars are fitted with fire-fighting equipment all-year round. They also dismissed allegations that they had foreknowledge of the incident. To
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      • 163 2 Taiwan police kill man in televised battle TAIPEI Taiwan police yesterday killed an alleged gangster and arrested two others armed with AK-47 rifles after a two-hour gun battle which was televised, following a tip-off to television stations. Television footage showed at least 100 policemen armed with sub-mach-ineguns and handguns surrounding
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      • 323 3 Blockade at HK container terminal continues Angry over a new handling fee, truck drivers park their vehicles outside the main container terminal. They urge the government to intervene HONGKONG Truck drivers kept up a blockade outside Hongkong's main container terminal yesterday to protest against a new handling fee and called
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        • 54 3 CANADIAN Prime Minister Jean Chretien aid his Chinese counterpart Zhu Rongji began talks on a heavy economic note yesterday even as Canadian officials insisted human rights issues would not be skirted during the week-long visit. Mr Chretien's 600--strong Team Canada" delegation is the largest Canadian
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        • 27 3 TAIPEI'S high-profile mayor Ma Ying-jeou arrived in Hongkong yesterday for an official five-day visit aimed at boosting ties between the two cities. AFP
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        • 25 3 HONGKONG S customs and excise department busced two syndicates suspected of stealing vehicles worth about U*****.000 (SS9OO,OOO) and smuggling them into China. AFP
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        • 47 3 A 31-YEAR-OLD post office worker in Tokyo was tired last September for allegedly embezzling about 1.28 million yen (SS19,OOO) from registered mail. He was in charge of handling parcels and letters that could not be delivered to recipients, Yomiuri Shimbun said.
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        • 38 3 MR YU Junbo, 60, was elected new chairman of the Standing Committee of the Beijing Municipal People's Congress on Saturday. He began his political career as a county magistrate in Liaoning province. Xinhua
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      • 429 4  - Mori under fire boat accident KWAN WENG KIN tin JAPAN CORRF.SPONDKM The PM is under attack for insisting on completing a half-round before going back to his office after news that a US submarine had struck a Japanese ship TOKYO Japan's unpopular Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, who is known largely
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      • 100 4 TOKYO Early-morning Japanese surfers scrambled to save about 50 melon-headed whales that beached themselves mysteriously yesterday. Surfers found the mammals when the sun broke on the town of Hisaki, about 100 km north of Tokyo, and urged the authorities to start a rescue operation. Police in wet
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      • 58 4 AP Shoppers at a Tokyo department store are doing a double-take when they see this replica of a Japanese garden. Currently on display ahead of Valentine's Day, the 1.8-m replica is made of 180 kg of chocolates. The store is giving away handmade chocolates to customers so
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      • 301 4 Disaster at national park is island's worst in decades TAIPEI More than 700 soldiers were mobilised yesterday to clean up hundreds of tonnes of sludge swept ashore in Taiwan's worst oil spill in decades. Taiwan's Ministry of De- fence has set up
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      • 571 6  -  MARIANNE KEARNEY Bi STRAITS TIMES INDONESIA 81/KF U Despite lava pourings, many Merapi residents are unwilling to evacuate just yet, although the village is on an Imminent eruption' alert JAKARTA Mount Merapi. Indonesia's most active volcano, which looked set to erupt on Saturdav,
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        • 93 6 INDONESIAN police and Aceh rebels said yesterday that both sides had agreed to make a concerted effort to stem bloodshed in the restive northern province in the last days of a month-long ceasefire. The agreement came just hours after a fresh outbreak of
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        • 67 6 THE death toll in landslides and floods, triggered by days of incessant and torrential rain in Indonesia s West Java province, has risen to 89- Many of the dead are illegal gold miners, who have been buried alive. The worst-hit district is Lebak,
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        • 73 6 UNITED Nations warcrimes investigators are examining claims that the former Indonesian military commander in East Timor raped the wife of a prominent East Timorese independence leader. The woman, who cannot be identified, alleged that Brig-General Tono Suratman raped her after February. 1999- The general,
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      • 149 6 Australian PM unaware of Gus Dur's visit plans CANBERRA Australian Prime Minister John Howard said yesterday that he was unaware that Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid was planning a much-delayed trip to Australia in early April, but said he would welcome such a move. "President Wahid is very welcome in this
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      • 630 8  -  EDWARD TANG By IN HO CHI MINH Cm Vietnamese President accepts proposal by visiting President Nathan for the two countries to work together to help revitalise Asean PRESIDENT S R Nathan ended his state visit to Vietnam yesterday with positive impressions of the
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      • 173 8 Manila will not allow Estrada to go to US MANILA Deposed Philippine leader Joseph Estrada will not be allowed to fly to the United States for medical treatment, said Justice Secretary Hernan do Perez, responding to warnings by the former leader's foes that he would flee to avoid possible arrest
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      • 378 9  -  JAMES EAST Bu STRAJTS TIMES THAILAND BIRFAI Trouble began when fighting between Yangon junta troops and ethnic Shan rebels spilled over into Thailand. Two Thais are killed and several injured BANGKOK Thai army reinforcements have been rushed to the northern border with M
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      • 226 9 A historic majority for Thaksin govt BANGKOK A minor political party with 14 lawmakers merged with Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's Thai Rak Thai party yesterday, handing it an unprecedented majority in Parliament the first in history. The Seritham party has joined Thai Rak Thai unconditionally, its leader Prachuab Chaiyasam told
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      • 329 10 It plans to deploy anti-air missile svstems BANGALORE Malaysia will beef up its air-defence capabilities by deploying a mix of both Western and former Eastern bloc antiair missile systems, Defence Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said. He said the armed forces were steadily
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      • 359 10  - Invdian dritv s allays BN tears LESLIE LAU By IN KUALA LUMPUR Rejecting overtures from two other Indian-based parties, its delegates vote in a referendum not to disband their party while pledging to back BN AN INDEPENDENT Indi-an-based political party has allayed Barisan Nasional fears that its 300,000 members might
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      • 113 10 MIRI A 10-year-old boy is feared dead after he was attacked and dragged away by a crocodile while bathing in a river in Sarawak. Jaba Kana's mother struggled with the 2-m reptile in a vain attempt to free her son from its jaws. Madam Jemah
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      • 265 10 Bilateral visits to continue: Syed Hamid KL-S'PORE EXCHANGES IPOH Bilateral visits between Malaysian leaders and their Singaporean counterparts will be an ongoing affair in the future to strengthen ties between the two countries, said Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar. "The visit of Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to
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      • 118 11 Persian cat thieves nabbed by police SEREMBAN Police have nabbed two men for "kidnapping" two pnzed Persian felines from a house here and got the animals back to their owner. The duo, in their twenties, had planned to demand a ransom of about RM2,000 (SS92O) from the owner for his
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      • 423 11 KL's bid to woo workers home draws little response Many Malaysians working abroad are unaware of the incentives the government is offering and they worry they will not get the same pay KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's bid to woo its citizens working abroad to return and work in the country has
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    • 57 1 HE NEARLY CRIED ON COURT It was so terrible there was one stage in the match when I wanted to cry. I just could not play my game. Ecuador tennis player Nicolas Lapentti after he was trounced by Australia's Lleyton Hewitt en route to losing its Davis Cup tie Monday,
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    • 641 1  - Are Lions fighting fit to face Man JEFFREY LOW SOCCER Yes, they drew against mighty Kuwait but... h,, SOCCER CORRESPONDENT Kuwait City cauldron will test courage of Singapore's XI Mane Men A N ACID test of bravery awaits the Lions in the second leg of the qualifers in Kuwait. And
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    • 422 1 LONDON Holder Spain crashed out of the Davis Cup on Saturday and the United States was in danger of an early exit. Spain's upset was confirmed by defeat in the doubles for Alex Corretja and Juan Balcells which gave Holland an unassailable 3-0 lead
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    • 186 1 lAPORE finished fourth at the Davis Cup Oceania Group 111 aualitiers in Manila yesteray, after losses to central Asian countries Kazakhstan and Tajikistan. This means the Republic will stay in the same group for next year's competition. Trailing 0-1 when rain stopped its semi-final against
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    • 217 1 THIS season's S-League campaign could see a strong Kyrgyzstan presence after the former Russian Republic's impressive showing in last week's pre-World Cup qualifiers. According to team manager Pavel Luzanov, four of his players were approached by S-League clubs during the tournament goalkeeper Zakir Djalilov,
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    • SPORTS
      • 293 2 ARSENAL 1 IPSWICH 0 Half-time: Attendance: 35.011 ASTON VILLA 1 MIDDLESBROUGH 1 Middlesbrough I'go Ehiogii 49th CHELSEA 1 MAN UNITED 1 Chelsea Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 24th Manchester United Andy Cole 69th HTI I-O5 Att: i960 EVERTON 2 LEICESTER 1 Everton Francis Jeffers Bth, Kevin Campbell 43rd Leicester City
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        163 2 15 Marcus Stewart (left), (Ipswich Town) 14 Thierry Henry (Arsenal). Jimmy tHoyd Hasselbaink (Chelsea) 13 Teddy Sheringham I Manchester Unitea) 12 Mark Viduka (Leeds United) II Emile Heskey (Liverpool), James Beattie I Southampton) 10 Jonatan Johansson (Charlton Athletic), Kevin Phillips (Sunderland) 9 Alen Boksic (Middlesbrough), Paolo di Canio
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      • 561 2 SOCCER Beckliam lacks qualities to be the England captain, says ex-boss Bobby -W- ONDOX Former England manager j Bobby Robson M> A yesterday questioned David Beckham's credentials to captain his country. The Newcastle boss, whose team was beaten 0-2 at Charlton yesterday, reckons Beckham may lack
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      • 328 2 LONDON English Premiership champion Manchester United has been accused of fixing a Champions League match last season. Valencia striker MiguelAngel Angulo claimed in a Spanish website that Uniteu and his side agreed to keep the result 0-0 in their Champions League encounter so that both
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      • 117 2 RIO DE JANEIRO Ronaldo, the 1996 and 1997 Fife World Player of the Year, is set to be a father for the second time in October. Last Monday, his 20--year-old wife Milene received results of a pregnancy test confirming that she was six weeks
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      • 430 2 ROME AS Roma kept up the pace at the top of the Italian Serie A yesterday, defeating Bologna 2-1 to turn the screw on its rivals for the league title. After 11 minutes, Damiano Tommasi won a penalty for the league leader and its
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      • 167 2 MADRID Athletic Bilbao, trounced 0-7 by Barcelona last week, bounced back to beat Spanish league leader Real Madrid 1-0 and end Real's 12-match unbeaten run. Real, playing without suspended star Luis Figo after 11 victories and a draw, was beaten by a goal from former Spanish international
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      • 419 3 WASHINGTON NBA commissioner David Stern said the league, despite flat attendance and lower TV ratings. Is well-positioned to thrive in the technological future, and told a reporter whose local arena often has a lot of empty- seats to get a
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      • 623 3 Balance of power B \SKI B ALL dfgopk All-Star clash boils down to talent, making shots and having fun "IT "X" T ASHING- M St pe W m/ P' e view V T the National Basketball Association's Western Conference All-Stars as prohibitive favourites in yesterday's (this morning Singapore time) game,
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      • 320 3 WASHINGTON Desmond Mason of the Seattle SuperSonies won a wretched slam dunk contest at Saturday's All-Star weekend, after Baron Davis of the Charlotte Hornets put on a blindfold and missed everything with his final attempt. In 1992, Cedric Ceballos won wearing what he claimed
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      • 97 3 EASTERN CONFERENCE x-Tracy McGrady (Guard) x-Vince Carter (forward) x-Allen Iverson (G) w- Anthony Mason (F) zw-Antonio Davis (Centre) z-Latrell Sprewell (F) z-Dikembe Mutombo (C) Ray Allen (G) Allan Houston (G) Stephon Marbury(G) Glenn Robinson (F) Jerry Stackhouse (G) xy-Grant Hill (Forward) xy-Alonzo Mourning (C) y-Theoßatliff(C) WESTERN CONFERENCE
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      • 258 3 < KK KET SYDNEY As West Indies master batsman Brian Lara prepares to face cricket's anti-corruption investigators, Australia's Mark Waugh interviewed on Saturday is packing his bags for a tour of the subcontinent. The International Cricket Council's chief investigator, Britain's former top policeman Sir
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      • SPORT IN SHORT
        • 69 3 THE 10 cricket test-playing nations will compete for world supremacy under a new ranking system, the International Cricket Council said yesterday. From May 1, all 10 countries would play a home-and-away series against each other within a five-year period. But icon series like Australia v
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        • 64 3 CANADIAN Lorie Kane fired a six-under-par 66 on Saturday and vaulted past LPGA Tour stars Annika Sorenstam and Karrie Webb to capture golfs Takefuji Classic title. She recorded a threeround winning total of 11--under 205 to finish two strokes ahead of Sorenstam, who closed with
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        • 84 3 BOXER Mike Tyson is likely to fight Lennox Lewis this year. The Lewis camp has suggested July 21 as a date for the match-up. Tyson's manager Shelley Finkel said the former world heavyweight champion wanted the fight to go ahead after a
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      • 312 4 ATHLETICS 'EVERYTHING IS GOING ACCORDING TO PUN. I'VE ACHIEVED MY SEASON'S TARGET OF BREAKING THE NATIONAL RECORD.' Chamkaur Singh SOUTH-EAST Asia Games medal hopeful Chamkaur Singh broke Singapore's 23--year-old national 1,500 metres record during the heats at New South Wales Championships on Friday. He
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      • 649 4 GOLF Five golfers only a shot beKind him entering the final round S DIEGO -It was a perfect day for golf at Torrey Pines if you happened to be wearing a fur-lined parka. The third round of the Buick Invitational was so cold and breezy
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      • 248 4 Malaysia keeps Stan Nagiah Trophy rk ki: 1 MALAYSIA retained the annual Stan Nagiah Trophy with a 42-run win over Singapore in the deciding cricket match at Kallang yesterday. For the third time in a row, Singapore skipper Zubin Shroff called the toss incorrectly and the visiting side elected to
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      • 337 4 SINGAPORE hopes to win four silat gold medals at September's South-east Asia Games in Malaysia. Likely to lead the charge are three proven fighters former world champion Abdul Kadir Ibrahim, world silvermedallist Mohammad Zulfakar Ramli and his brother, SEA Games bronze-medallist Rafili
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      • 269 4 SYDNEY Hot young Australian Aaron Baddeley sank a 15-foot putt to beat Sergio Garcia on the first playoff hole and win the AS2 million (551.85 million) Greg Norman Golf International at The Lakes course yesterday. Both young guns had finished the 72 holes on 21-under 271
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      • 123 4 SYDNEY Greg Norman was involved in an incident with a photographer on Saturday while celebrating his 46th birthday, but the Australian golfer's manager, Bart Collins, denied yesterday that Norman did anything wrong. The photographer, who was not named by police, sought medical assistance after the
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      • 1453 4 CRICKET Annual Stan Nagiah Series at Kallang: Malaysia 169 in 43.2 overs (S.Singh 72, M.Singh 3-21, M.Lyles 2-22) Singapore 127 (N.Balasubramaniam 42, Vickneswaran 2-22, M.Muniandy 3-30, V.Suppiah 2-24, R.Menon 2-27). Malaysia won by 42 runs to win series 2-1. Fifth one-day international in Christchurch: New Zealand 282-6
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    • OBITUARIES
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        395 5 LIM HAI LENG passed away peacefully on 10th February 2001 at 3.25pm, leaving behind his beloved family. Beloved Wife: Goh Guan Yiam Donald Lim Wee Harm Urn Wee Kian Lim Wee Wang Ivan Lim Wee Yi Joanne Ng Wai Ying Grandsons: Granddaughters: Lim Xuan Yu Lim Yin Ru Linn Kelman
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      • 50 6 Chang* Straits Times Index 1973.37 -8.97 BT 08/OS 453.00 -7i,.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -143.C0 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +45.00 DBS 50 Index 666.22 -4.01 OCBC 30 643.18 -4.33 UOB Biue Crip 709.84 -2.21 UOB Sesdaq 79.44 -1.94 STI futures 1973 -7 MSCI Sinqapore 252.86 -0.99 SiMSCI Futures 253.00 -0.60
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      • 129 6 MAIN SDO TOTAL Up Dn Unch Up Dn Unch Up Dn Unch Multilnd 10 72 000 10 72 Manufacturmq 37 54 22 18 20 3 55 74 25 Commerce 27 15 8 6 5 2 33 20 10 Tpt/Stir/Comms 9 17 5 000 9 17 5 Finance 23
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      • 34 6 Asia Food&Prop 178,660,000 Hyflux 5c 117,487,000 PacificCenturyiOc 79,642,000 Golden Aqri USIOc 78,671,000 Vickers Capital 25c 76,377,000 Cytech HK5c 69,805,000 Mediaßing 10c 64,449,000 TPA 10c 63,263,000 AEM-Evertech 5c 62,570,000 El-Nets 1c 56,971,000
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      • 96 6 s;i,i) ,t- foreign S stocks, lulu/' calculated using Monday* exehangt mt< TURNOVER COOO) VALUE COOO) Main Sdq Total Main Sdq Total Multilnd 36,190 36,190 17,400 17,400 Manufacture 105,677 25,152 130,829 179,456 8,028 187,483 Commerce 11,965 382 12,347 6,146 73 6,220 Tpt/Stor/Com 14,988 14,988 43,200 43,200 Finance 73,735
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      • 440 6 Sing awaits MAS' policy change H^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^B THE Singapore dollar market continues to price-in the coming MAS announcement (in the third week of this month), where the central bank is expected to revise its monetary policy stance in light of the ongoing slowdown in the US .economy and global electronics demand.
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      • 494 6 ABSA Bank Limited 6 Agricultural Bank Of China 6 ANZ Banking Group 6 American Express Bank 6 Arab Banking Corp 6 Arab Bank PLC 5 Asahi Bank Ltd 6 Banca Commerciale Italiana 1 Sanca Nazionaie Del Lavoro SPA 7 Banca Intesa SPA 5 Bangkok Ban* 6 Bank
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      • 415 6 Stocks take a tumble in spite of optimism FOCUS ON NEW YORK STOCKS in the US tumbled last week, even as a survey showed that optimism about the stock market had touched its highest level in 14 years. Investors say that this is a sign stocks will have to fall
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      • 796 6 ROIND-VP Overseas ma rkets SHARE prices in Tokyo are likely to rise this week as investors take heart from the announcement by the Bank of Japan (BoJ) to cut its discount rate for the first time since September 1995, brokers said. "The move
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      • 707 6  -  BROKERS CHOICE SHARES of printed circuit board (PCB) maker Elec Eltek International (Elec) look poised for a strong rise on the back of a bullish outlook in the communications and network sector, says Millennium Securities. Its performance in the first
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      • 110 6 SEOUL South Korean shares are likely to take a hit this week from a steep fall in the technology-driven Nasdaq last Friday, but many analysts were still upbeat on the long-term outlook for the Korean stock market. The Nasdaq Composite Index sank 91.09 points,
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      • 374 7 Mr Greenspan is likely to point out in his semi-annual economic report that growth is set to pick up later this year 'A lot of the traditional signs of a recession are simply not visible. Mr Poole, president of the St Louis Fed rIINGTOX Federal
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      • 551 7 COMMENT SHIN6TON Perhaps Mr Alan Greenspan is a mere mortal after all. A few weeks ago, the Federal Reserve chairman seemed to walk on water. Many investors and politicians alike deified the man holding the reins of the world's largest economy. Websites were created to celebrate
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      • 149 7 Ex-Arv es are prices ;:ds of Generators based ■orecast required by licensed Singapore Electricity Pooi Sale Dr :es are aisc available on the website vvww.smgeiecpooi.com.sg. led by The Pool Administrator of the Singapore Electnity Pool. Pool Saie Penorj Pool Sale EnrJng (S/MWh) 12.02.01 1630 86.4268
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      • 441 7 UPBEAT ON CAR SALES CHICAGO Mr Jacques Nasser, chief executive of Ford Motor Company, last Friday held out the prospect of a soft landing for the US economy. He indicated that the car sector's better-than-expec-ted sales performance last month might be spilling over
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      • MONEY WORLD
        • 73 7 THE DUKE of Westminster, one of the richest Britons, is poised to take a major stake in the Legacy consortium to shore up its hopes of winning control of London's Millennium Dome. The Sunday Times said the duke was in weekend talks to
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        • 89 7 AIR New Zealand (Air NZ) chief executive Gary Toomey said yesterday he hoped to be able to announce a relaunch of the troubled airline later this year. He also said he believed the airline could raise the capital for changes even if the
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        • 97 7 SHARES in Orange look set to be priced at the lower end of their offer range when they float next week, despite last week's price cut, as cellular phone bell- wether Vodafone led the sector lower last Friday. The grey market price for France
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        • 59 7 EDS, the world's biggest computer services company, may offer more than £3 billion* (SS7-6 billion) for troubled Anglo-French information technology company Sema, the Observer newspaper said. Sema has confirmed it is in talks with various parties and banking sources say US group Schlumberger
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        • 72 7 MR RUPERT Murdoch's move to take control of US satellite TV provider DirecTV and merge it with Sky Global has received an initial thumbs up from General Motors' (GM) board but a final deal will take at least another two weeks to wrap
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      • 664 8  - Car makers in Malaysia gear up for Afta REME AHMAD B>, IN kl VI V I.I'MtTR Consumers expect cheaper cars when Proton loses tariff protection under Asean Free Trade Area in 2005 MALAYSIA'S BIGGEST CHALLENGE IS EXPECTED TO COME FROM THAILAND, WHERE FOREIGN CAR MAKERS HAVE SET UP FACTORIES TO
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      • 77 8 Proton! Teaming up with Ningz Multiusaha to assemble Proton cars in Indonesia Oriental and DRB-HiCOm: Joining hands with Honda to assemble the Japanese group's cars in Malaysia Oriental and Hyumal Motor: In tie-up to assemble Hyundai cars in Mala\"sia Naza Klai To assemble
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      • 252 8 TSMC may demand compensation POWER FAILURE AT PLANT TAIPEI Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), the world's largest contract microchip maker, may seek compensation after a power failure at the weekend halted production at one of its wafer fabrication plants. Its eighth wafer fabrication plant, which was acquired in a merger
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      • 187 8 SEOUL South Korea may have suffered its first quarterly economic decline in more than two years in the last quarter of last year, hurt by slowing export growth and weaker demand at home, the central bank said. The economy probably contracted from the
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      • 443 9  -  IGNATIUS LOW Bu FINANCE CORRESPONDENT The pews provider's new trading service is up and running and it hopes to have §8 banks on board soon NEWS and information provider Bloomberg has joined the race to provide the world's first multi-bank, auc-tion-based online foreign exchange (forex) system and
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      • 337 9  - Templeton emerging markets fluid targets rich LORNA TAN Bu WEALTHY individuals with S5 million or so to spare may want to check out Templeton Emerging Markets' new private equity fund that invests in small and medium-sized companies listed in emerging markets. The Templeton Global Restructuring Fund aims to raise USSSOO
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      • 218 9 RIDING on stronger sentiment in the commercial property market, Pergon is offering its four-storey building along Changi Road for sale. According to market sources, the freehold building is expected to fetch about $30 million, or $750 per sq ft for a floor area
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      • 413 9  -  NICHOLAS FANG POLYGRAPH MACHINES By TRANSPORT REPORTER LIE detector tests are usually associated with American police movies and the world of espionage not the apparently humdrum job 01 testing fuel quality. But surveyors at top marine fuel management firm DNV Petroleum Services (DNVPS) are
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      • 287 10 CRAVING Cot cup of latte or cappuccino but do not have much cash to spare? Do not fret. White Coffee Corner is the right place for you. This coffee stall, tucked away in a quiet corner of Commonwealth Avenue Cooked Food Centre along Margaret
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      • 1087 10  - Upstarts create a stir in cotiee scene LAVINIA LOW JANE LIN By and NEWS ANALYSIS CHANCES are that if you are reading this article, you are settling down to read it while clutching a hot cup of coffee. Or if not, then you are planning to enjoy a cup pretty
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      • 260 11  - Two Asian firms get approval for Esting on SGX JANE LIN *!L TWO Asian companies have received in-principle approval to «ist on the Singapore Exchange's (SGX) mainboard both citing Singapore's position as an international financial hub as the reason for their choice. They are Taiwan-based LAXKom Electronics and China's largest
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      • 715 11  -  AZHAR KHALID ghuot6ku TAKIXG STOCK THE fallout from Wall Street's weakness last week puts the outlook for the Singapore market back in limbo. But markei watchers are not totally dispirited and expect the market to chalk up narrow gains this week. Blue-chip
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      • 210 11 Set start-up lists on 0 1 C market in US INTERNET CallCentre (iCall), a 10-month-old Singapore start-up, has listed on the US over-the-counter (OTC) Bulletin Board, a move it views as a stepping stone to a Nasdaq listing. Employing a reverse takeover method, iCall last month injected its assets into
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      • 387 11  -  CHEE JANN PERNG By companies reporter 3-IN-1 CURE Set up last July, Health One has 30,000 members under its managed care programme. With revenue of over $50 million and in the black, it is aiming for a listing on the stock exchange before year-end. Its
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      • 78 11 WEEK'S TOP RISES Cents GreatEast 50c 630 50.0 8,6 OUT Wtol 217 32.0 17.3 H Leong Fin 291 26.0 9.8 OUE 730 25.0 3.5 H Leong Fin F 292 24.0 9.0 WBL Corpn 232 24.0 11.5 ICB 394 22.0 5.9 DBS Grp 2000 20.0 1.0 OCBC 1280 20.0 1.6 Parkway
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      • 83 11 WEEK'S TOP RISES Cents Teledata Wto2 9 80.0 4.0 PanpacMediaComsc 30 42.9 9.0 Eastern Pub 10c 23.5 38.2 6.5 OnqAsia 10c 27 25.6 5.5 Chuan SnHuat W03 7.5 25.0 1.5 Colex Hldqs 10c 15 25.0 3.0 Benefun HKIOc 5.5 22.2 1.0 Tye Soon 10c 14 21.7 2.5 Berger Int 25c
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      • 81 11 WEEK'S TOP FALLS Cents Datacraft 10c 580 157.0 13.4 OCBC DB eCWO2 13 101.0 88.6 Sembcorp Loqist 780 65.0 7.7 SIA 1510 60.0 3,8 Creative T 25c 2320 50.0 2.1 VentureMfq2sc 1510 50.0 3.2 SIA 200 1520 40.0 2.6 SPHIOO 2240 40.0 1.8 GeneMedixlp 271 33.0 10.9 TAC Btlo 200
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      • 337 11  -  Chee Jann Perntg LATEST FUND MANAGEMENT TREND A NEW global investment trend is emerging with fund managers starting to ignore national borders and looking solely at industry sectors. Mr Andrew Callender, a London-based portfolio manager with Invesco Asset Management, said: "For some industries which are
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      • 481 12  - Starbucks more outlets COLIN TAN Bu Seattle-based coffee chain's local franchise holder will invest $3 million to let customers 'feel more relaxed' STARBUCKS Coffee is brewing up a storm as it prepares to open eight new outlets this year, in addition to the two already opened since the start of
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    • 67 4 National 9-Ball Championships: Men's Round 1 (SBSC tournament hall, RUGBY IVP tournament: National University of Singapore v Singapore Polytechnic (NUS), Nanyang Technological University v Temasek Polytechnic (NTUS 5.30 P m. NBA: All-Star Game (ESPN Ch23. US College Basketball: Charlotte v Louisville (ESPN Ch23, loam). EPL: West Ham United v Coventry
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    • 222 12 I i t f d States Signs Of A Rebound? Alan Greenspan is likely to report that US growth will pick up later this year, page $7 Semi c on d i cto r s Chipping Away At Production TSMC may seek compensation after a power failure at its Taiwan
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      • 421 3  - Killed doctor's story to be told in play CLARISSA OON Khmer Survivor 5; A Singapore-bred playwright has been awarded a grant to write a play on the tragic life of the late Dr Haing Ngor of The Killing Fields fame SINGAPORE-BRED, Los Angeles-based playwright Henry Ong nas been awarded a
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      • 305 3  - Corrs are back on course ARTI MULCHAND 3u IRISH quartet The Corrs will make Singapore a stop on its In Blue tour after all. The concert will take place at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on March 2, the group's music label, Warner Music, and show promoter Lushington Entertainments confirmed yesterday.
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      • 623 4  -  MICHELLE HO Water World By A bar with a difference opens in Holland Village. It has tasteful interiors, Cambodian designs and all the bottled water you can drink THE thriving Holland Village hub has shops aplenty. A new Indo-chinese-tnemed cafe which opened there last week aims
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      • 296 10 CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON has taken America by storm. It has grossed US$52 million (SB9l million) at the United States box-office since opening there nine weeks ago. Last month, it bagged an award for the Best ForeignLanguage Film at the Golden Globe Awards and earned Taiwanese
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      • 213 14 Ziyi 's the third party dfhktrl CHINESE actress Zhang Ziyi is said to have become a third party in the breakup of a relationship between her South Korean co-star in one of her latest movies and his girlfriend. The actress, the new darling of Western movie fans since her role
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      • 164 14 Chow Yun Fat's role in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon being played by Hongkong actor Leon Lai. The 34-year-old revealed last week that he had, in fact, been offered a role in the film in which he was to have his head shaven. But he
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        79 14 AFP British supermodel Kate Moss turned up at the Berlin Film Festival last week with her Dazed Confused editor, Jefferson Hack, sporting a super-short, blonde new hairdo. Her well-timed cut, just before the opening of the Fall 2001 New York Fashion Week last Friday, made fashion-watchers sit up.
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      • 192 14 CHINA-BORN and US-based actress Bai Ling has played it safe for her controversial TV movie, Monkey King. The actress, who shot to fame starring opposite Chow Yun Fat in Anna And The King, was to play a sexy Guan Yin, the Goddess of Mercy, in
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      • 174 14 BUZZING... CAMEO-HAPPY: Author Salman Rushdie is searching for bit-part acting roles following his earner) appearance in the Bridget Jones movie. He has been hobnobbing with fihndom players like Mick Jagger. who produced Enigma recently, and seeking advice from old friend, film critic Mariella Frostrup. MADGE-DEBBIE FILM: Madonna is expected to
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    • 372 5 203 BOOKKEEPING/ SECRETARIAL/ ANSWERING SERVICES HOUGANG AVE. 8 Regn. Add./ answering/ typing/ accounts/ GST/ incrpn/ sec. svc. Call: *****33 ACCOUNTING/ GST/ TAX services by professionals. Reliable, efficient 5, low rates. Pis. call *****35 YEARLY INCOME TAX Submission c/w Profit Loss a/c. Tel/ far. 270-1132/ Pg.: 9300-8915 $999 INCORPN. PTE. Ltd.
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    • 346 5 Personal Services Products Business Services Products 209 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES 'TVHHMpr^nHjFrHlß^jßn^ INNOVATIVE IT-EMPOWERED TEAMWORK EXCELLENCE THE ONLY reai estate firm with a group of dedicated estate agents, valuers, architects and IT consultants working together to provide an integrated one-stop service. CALL Steven Tan at Hp 9450 6693 Visit our corporate website
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    • 707 5 209 BUSINESS 209 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES OPPORTUNITIES H EXPRESS SERVICE CENTRE Ready In One Hour Namecards Rubberstamps OTHER INHOUSE SERVICES: Colour/ B/W Copies Direct PC Cast Out Email/ Fax Services Lamination/ Binding Answering Services/ etc Logo Design/ etc. (Register for Answering Services/ etc. get FREE rubberstamps) #02-39 Peninsula Shopping Centre Tel:
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    • 748 5 221 COMPUTER PRODUCTS/SERVICES FSSOCOM: 18 Jalan Masjid JJBI-01 Opp. Kembangan MRT Tel: *****33 Blk. 925 Yishun Central 1 802-227 Behind Interchange Tel: *****37 Wholesale/ Repair/ Upgrade Trade in any condition Monitor Working PC, CPU, Mainboard RAM, Harddisk, CD ROM, FDD, VGA, Sound, Lan card, Printer Trade In Old System Upgrade
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    • 568 5 230 OFFICE EQUIPMENT/ SUPPLIES WE SELL, RENT service all range of Copier machines Facsimiles. We also supply all toners spare parts for Copier machines refill ribbons for facsimiles. All enquiries welcome: 844-1151/ 844-1161. EKI TELECOMS PTE. Ltd. CIBD Redg. Tel. network cable install and sell all kinds of Keyphone systems.
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    • 338 5 239 PACKING/ STORAGE/ DELIVERY/ REMOVAL ~oca Z.cser-. Relocation Govt. Min. Corporation Relocation Experience Uniform Packers Long Short Term Storage Free Cartons, dismantling packing provided Repositioning of all furnitures upon customers satisfaction JIA YOXG REMOVAL A BAft?AM PWCf Day/ Night 7 Days Services i us ve o\ I L i Specialist
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    • 1028 6 Business Services Products Vehicles 244 PRINTING/ COPYING SERVICES 20C NAMECARD $10, rubber stamp $3, liyer ***** $45. Letterhead, invoice, distribution. *****69 EXPRESS PRINTING ALL Kinds of colour B/W namecards all other printing needs. Cali *****84 SIGNAGE LIGHTBOX 3D Acrylic/S. Steel. Neon Sign, Wood Craft. Veh/Window Ad. Call *****11. WE PROVIDE
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    • 509 6 305 BMW FOR SALE ;i»?.iv.i:[i»i;ia»:>CHTF! T^ -5^ Looking for: fii) Hassle Free Transaction? iii) Somebody you TRY US! The company with 20 years experience, WE BUY SELL •AMUONQ 9857 8969 $2888 DOWNPAYMENT! BEST 3 units! '90 model BMW 520i. 10 years COE paid. Leather interior/ Alloy rims/ 2k paint/ alarm/
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    • 980 6 305 BMW FOR SALE DEPOSIT 516.8K. 12/'96 BMW 728i Steptronic. Silver, 1 owner, accident free. 2.7% x 6 yrs. *****19 DEPOSIT $9.8K. '96 near 52OiA Individual, 1 owner, A1 engine, immaculate. 2.7% x 5 yrs. 749VP9 DEPOSIT $12.8K. 2/'9B BMW 318iSA, 1 owner, maroon, accident free. Agt. svc. 2.7% x
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    • 851 6 309 DAEWOO FOR SALE 309 DAEWOO FOR SALE 309 DAEWOO FOR SALE 309 DAEWOO FOR SALE March COE results r^^ l"^ moving COE price Up/down Quota Bids Top bid average* Cars (1600cc and below) $32,988 $5,103 2,617 8,960 $46,000 $29,761 Cars (1601cc and above) $31,500 $16,499 1,167 4J45 $48,000 $25,676
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    • 558 6 316 HONDA FOR SALE DEPOSIT $888. '82/ '83 Accord I.6EX. COE '2002. New tax. Loan avail. $3.5K neg. 7 units. *****58 8/'94 CIVIC 1.6 EXi manual. White. New tax. Full accessories. Very well maintained. Call 844-1588 '84 12 VALVE Accord. COE till 4/'O2. Tax 2/'Ol. Orig beige. $7500. Deposit $1500.
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    • 396 6 317 HYUNDAI FOR SALE 317 HYUNDAI FOR SALE 320 KiA FOR SALE 1 OWNER NEAR 99 Kia Mentor i I.SLSi auto. Hatchback. OMV I $13,922. P/steering window lock, aircon, hi-fi. Tip top. $48,000 loan. Downpayment $8900. $563 x 7 yrs. Interest 2.3%. Tel: 778-1891 6/'9B MENTOR 1.5. Manual. 2 owners.
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    • 666 6 325 MERCEDES FOR SALE SPECIAL DOWNPAYMENT Brand New Mercedes Fc r Sale Models Downpayment CL 500 Coupe $7OK CLK 230 Cabriolet $48K S32OL SSOK E2OO (Kompressor) $40K Full Options o Immed.Regn. With COE' a Easy Loan ft High Trade In Conditions Apply AMB EJROMOBILE PTE LTD No. 59 Jalan Pemimpin
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    • 660 6 325 MERCEDES FOR SALE DONE ONLY 78.000KM. 1 owner. l/'96 C2OO Black. Leathe $*****. COE $*****. *****9C 6/'97 C2OO, 1 owner. 5 -speed, leather seats, nice number. Good condition. Tel: 9765-8685. 1 OWNER 11/99 E2^C v6 nice number, new facelift, mileage 2000 km. 3 yr. warranty. Tel. *****41 1 OWNER
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    • 166 7 325 MERCEDES FOR SALE 325 MERCEDES FOR SALE 325 MERCEDES FOR SALE V WS' aW? £3S^H ~jS& ~r~-f \»s <38&^ j/K'JSr^H P 8 E -Class Tel: 569 9000 209 Paodan Gudeos unptex 1^ JOCLzi. CARRIAGE JpJ; 244 4444 <i: Megaman Mercedes-Benz i E240V6 2.6 HtghTrade-tn Avantgarde Avancgarde Low Downpayment JL
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    • 158 7 326 MITSUBISHI FOR SALE (1 OWNER) '86 Lancer I.3GLX. COE eposit $2500. 36. $***** above. *****41 06/'9B MITSUBISHI CHARIOT 2.4GDi. auto. Ist owner, metallic silver, showroom cond. *****77 8/'9l MITSUBISHI LANCER I.3GLX. Jrig. cond. Asking 2.3K. *****88 BKW Car Ctr. 4/93 LANCER 1.6 GLXi Metallic golG Asking $29. 8k *****88
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    • 510 7 326 MITSUBISHI FOR SALE 11/95 MITSUBISHI LANCER 1.6. S/wagon. Auto. Perfect cond. Easy loan/ trade in. Call 9669-4312 12/98 LANCER UGLXi auto. Blue. 1 owner. OMV $14.5K. Accident free. ssories. 9855-3955 04/92 LANCER 1.3. 01 transfer. Silver. OMV $*****. No repair needed Selling cheap $14,800. *****00 2/92 MITSUBISHI COLT 3-dr.
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    • 829 7 328 NISSAN FOR SALE SPORTY '87 MARCH I.OGL, COE 3/2007. New tax/ s/rims. Tel. *****19/ *****16 2/91 NISSAN SUNNY 1.4. Manual. New 5 yrs. COE. New tax. Tip top cond. For details call *****26 '91 NX COUPE. Sporty black. Full bodykit. S/rims. CD. New COE. Low deposit. Must view! *****844
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    • 832 7 337 ROVER FOR SALE BUY/ SELL 1995-2000 ROVER Other Continental Japanese model Best Price 9742 5404 TERENCE WONG WayAuto -railing 1 OWNER. DEPOSIT S4.BK. 1/'96 Rover 416SLi. Silver. OMV $18K. S/rims. CD changer. Leather seats. Nice no. High loan/ low interest. Mthly. fr. $660 x 5 yrs. Trade-in i avail.
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    • 1709 7 344 TOYOTA FOR SALE 344 TOYOTA FOR SALE 344 TOYOTA FOR SALE 344 TOYOTA FOR SALE 356 OFF-PEAK CARS CD/fIDTV C DEt* f A I C flxPofiTPMAysiit. t*****p0i0 I nTJTT7TrTV WJ Irll M W -BJF^^fcrc SuT J^l^BlJ *"««"«*il»*»>COt I IMMEDIATE PEUVERYXLgU;3LfIfi L-ULjlj (jUJLfLLJJ JOtjM %9 Jf.l A .~~^m' r 3b&*
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    • 480 8 Vehicles Properties 367 Si-. CING WORKSHOP 367 SiRVICING/WORKSHOP 367 SERVICING/WORKSHOP *Bf^fmiki\itE^ Wty waste time sending waiting H B(Jj^ for your air to be service when you I can enjoy quality time doing other lIAftHP MA II things eg: Playing Golf, Shopping or MOoiLc CmR even Resting at home CAR-MEC 2001
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    • 290 8 378 CERTIFICATE OF ENTITLEMENT ■'Co SALE "E3RUARY commercial COE cat nest offer seWANTED URGENTLY Open CcrrE High price assured. Genuine seller. Pis. call: 9622-9801 SELLING BUYING Ooen ComCOE. Easy transaction. Also bu> 9622-2233 COMMERCIAL Co£ FOR sale. InterBase call 9732-2477/ BUY/ SELL COE Category C CateE Good deal assured. Call
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    • 150 8 382 VEHICLES FOR HIRE CityDrive *****87 THIS MONTH'S SPECIAL $999 10 ft. Lorries, Vans. Pick-ups (GN,GP,GQ,GR,GT,GU) MiNf 111 Cf\ Ang Mo Kio 484-2002 Baiestier 256 2002 Bt, Merah 273-2002 Jurong 565-2002 Kembangan 749-2002 CAR RENTALS $45 £lr!:WIll $65 P^BlAutoFleet Mfeefatoy Spec/o/ ftrctoge Available Monthly Yearly Rental. *****63 ?BShentonWay#ol-05 I [i
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    • 495 8 377 CAR FINANCING/ 377 CAR FINANCING/ 377 CAR FINANCING/ 377 CAR FINANCING/ INSURANCE INSURANCE INSURANCE INSURANCE Repayment period Interest rates* 7 years 2.35% 6 years 2.35% 5 years 2.35% 4 years 2.30% 3 years 2.30% 2 years 2.15% hi year 1 .90% To apply, visit any of our branches or
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    • 170 8 382 VEHICLES FOR HIRE THIAM HENG MOTOR. 10-22 ft. lorry/ Pick-up van for .rent. Long term special. *****91/ *****658 '96 MITSUBISHI LANCER I.6GLXI Automatic. SZ plate for long term. Reasonable rental rate. *****21 383 VEHICLES WANTED WANTED WANTED {Pte. Commercial Vehicles) Special Price for Years '91 '92 TING MOTOR TRADING
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    • 305 8 383 VEHICLES WANTED All Makes Models Special Price for Year '9l-'2OOO 1 0ft 14ft Lorries, Vans, Doublecab Pickups, Doublecab Lorries Any Mercedes, BMW, Volvo, Japanese Car. PB. Commercial, Q-plate, Scrap car With/Without COE •Highest Offer* MEET YOUR PRICE! Buying/ Selling All Used Cars PRICE GUARANTEED! Call Mr Nelson H/p. 9845-2433
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    • 2022 8 387 LORRIES FOR SALE YONG CHUAN MOTOR TRADING BUY SELL LEASE 56 Upper Changi Road East TEL: 542-3773 '97 Mitsubishi hookiift 26 ton '96 Mitsubishi 26 ton crane 8 ton '96 Nissan "0 ton 25ft. Powergate '95 Hino 26 ton crane 12 ton '95 Nissan 26 ton crane 11 ton
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    • 546 8 2 OWNERS. 3/'B9. Toyota Hiace. 4dr. Diesel. Tax 8/'Ol COE paid. Well kept. Call: 256-7719 9/'9B NISSAN URVAN. 1 owner. 5 dr. Diesel. Aircon. Highest offer secures! Owner: 9455-6654 7/'9l MITSUBISHI L3OO, 5-dr, Petrol. New paint. $13.8K, 5 yrs. COE. Low deposit. Tip-top. *****558 NEAR '94 TOYOTA Liteace. new Call
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    • 1395 9 402 30-33 402D01-C6 V &SOU'H-.V£ST CITY SOUTH-WEST -'EA»-SRENT PTEAPTS-RENT •3 1 rms. 1282 to 1284 sq ft Full recreational facilities Private and exclusive Immediate occupation Grand Hotel style lobby Show flats Open for viewing daily from 9am to 6pm FAR EAST ORGANIZATION For Lease Enquiries TEL: *****1 1 *****13 D.05
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    • 1381 9 404 DO9-10 ORCHARD/ 404 DO9 10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTEAPTS-RENT PTEAPTS-RENT YOU'RE MORE AT HOME AT |H mmShortand long term lease available. c a l l us now at TC SERVICES WILBY PTE LTD. TEL: 333-4466 Leonie Condotel 2722 sq.fi. 4+l rooms SIOK NassimJade 2196 sq.ft. 4+l rooms
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    • 906 9 406 D11& 21 NEWTON/ BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI PTE APTS -RENT LOW RENTAL! 3+l Signature Pk./ 3+l Good Luck/ 3+l Sherwood/ 3+l Clementi Pk./ 2 rms. Symphony Hgts. Many units avail. *****811 MAPLEWOOD (IKEA STYLE 1496 sq.ft. 3 family +1. Low fir. Face j courtyard. $4000 neg.) (2 bdrms. 850 sq.ft.
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    • 860 9 410 Dl5-16 EAST COAST PTE APTS -RENT D.15 CASURINA COVE. 1700 sq.ft. 3+l rms. Unblocked river view. Privacy. $3.8K. *****866 E-Realty CHANGI COURT. 1163 sq.ft. 3+l. Near airport/ Expo/ MRT. Full condo. facilities. Immed. GIC *****779 D.15 COSTA RHU. High fir. Bay/ pool view. (3 units/ Makena/ Atria.) Mins. to
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    • 432 9 420 HOUSES FOR RENT 420 HOUSES FOR RENT ■IFOR LEASE* GOOD CLASS BUNGALOW WITH SWIMMING POOL ■■;*"S v A; ■■> ■'■.-,,;■■,;> .*&s& NO. 86 MEYER ROAD (EAST COAST VICINITY) •21/2 storey luxurious Built-in Area: 7,545 si. spacious bungalow 7+l bedrooms located at prominent Good quality finish.es district 15 design full
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    • 358 9 D.16 (BEDOK) SEMI-D. 3+l with Designer Decor. 3300 sq.ft./ 2900 sq.ft. with nice driveway Gdn. P/furn. Full aircon. *****676 ERA GOLDHILL DR./ KHEAN Hock vicinity. s+l/ 4+l. 3500/ 3000 sq.ft. Brand new. Near bus-stop/ supermarket. 737-9788/ 9620-0226 122 Debenbam J 1 Tie Leung k EXPATS A CHOICE B% CENTURYWOOD NEW
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    • 756 9 Properties 422HUDC/HDB APTS FOR RENT 5-RM. SENG KANG Rivervale St. F/furn. with aircon. Immed. Renta for 2 yrs. Pq. Sneela 9322-652C HDB 1-5 RMS. whole unit available for rent in all areas near MRT/ amenities. Good rental. Quick reliable service. Leo *****26 FT. 1-5 RM. JURONG E., W., Boon Lay,
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    • 603 10 Properties The Straits TimES Oassified's Property Trends Project Name Prop Contract Tenure Price Built-in/ Land Psf Street Name Type Date Xrea"{sqft) (Ss) District IS m APT 02/01/2001 FH *****0 1421 496 TEMBEUNG RD Iff 19/12/2000 FH *****0 1076 615 JOO CHIAT TERRACE APT 15/12/2000 FH *****0' 1362 483 VILLA MARTIA
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    • 673 10 Project Name/ Prop Contrast Tenure Price Built-in/ Land Psf Street Name Type Dot? Area*(sqft) (ss) THE HACIENDA APT 19/12/2000 FH *****00 2196 562 VILLA MARINA APT 22/11/2000 99 *****0 1464 572 Landed MANGISRD 3-TER 10/12/2000 FH *****00 3918 311 LOR H TELOK KURAU 3-TER 17/12/2000 FH *****00 1604 748 JOO
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    • 416 10 426 ROOMS FOR RENT RENTAL: INDIAN TENANTS! Master/ common rms. avail, in all areas. MRT/ furn. Immed. 451-3244. URGENT! HOUGANG/ S'GOON N./ Bt. Batok. Master/ common rms. Good location! Must view! 9507-5221 RMS. AVAILABLE WITHIN a day. MRT/ amenities. Good service 24 hrs. H/p: 9787-0746/ 259-5313 SIMEI COSY MASTER Room.
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    • 393 10 441 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 1 LUXURIOUS CITY CONDOMINIUM efflnill BY THE SINGAPORE RIVER |i||llil i£;s ££3s?" W *!i KI#WiM l|M I :,i.. ■iaHiKMCI -vJi '0-\\' I m> Next to Clarke Ouav a^Wi-^li^^fe^^^^CT^^ Close ro
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    • 679 10 Project Name/ Prop Contract Tenure Price Built-in/ land Psf Street Name Type Date Area'(sqbj (Ss) THE Cif ARWATER APT 05/12/2000 99 *****0 678 582 THE CLEARWATER APT 04/12/2000 99 *****0 1195 561 AQUARIUS BY THE PARK APT 04/12/2000 99 *****0 1227 565 AQUARIUS BY THE PARK APT 28/11/2000 99 *****0
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    • 224 10 446 DO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTEAPTS-SALE DUCHESS CREST. RESORT living. 936/ 1367/ 1744/ 1841 sq.ft. Near Nanyang other schs. 99 yrs. From $850K. *****63 RW D.09 YONG AN Pk. Blk 331. 15th fir. 4+l penthse. 4618 sq.ft. F'hold. F/facilities. Mortgagee's auction 22/2. KF *****91/ *****587 HIGHPOINT. EXCLUSIVE Spacious living in
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    • 581 10 Project Name/ Prop Contract Tenure Price Built-in/ land Psf Street Name Type Date Arec'tsqftj (SSi MERAGIRD 2-TER 30/11/20)0 999 *****00 2896 408 SEA BREEZE AVE 3-TER 15/12/2000 FH *****00 2766 524 District 17 BALLOTA PARK APT 18/12/2000 FH *****0 1442 295 BALLOTA PARK APT 13/12/2000 FH *****0 563 DAHUAPARK APT
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    • 345 10 451 D11& 21 NEWTON/ BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI PTEAPTS-SALE HUME PARK 11. Blk. 29. 2 rms. 1023 sq.ft. Low fir. Valued S66OK. Any good offer! GIC 9619 6297 KHEAM HOCK GDN. 3 units. 1380/ 2000 sq.ft. Rent/ sale with without tenancy. Pg 9604-2563 SP S4BOK ONLY! BELOW value. Enbloc potential. F'hold. KismisLodge. 2+l.
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    • 283 10 460 Dl5-16 EAST COAST HOUSES -SALE D.15 2 YRS. old. Beautiful modern 3 storey inter, terr, f'hold. 1615 sq.ft. Spacious. 2832 sq.ft. 4+l/ attached. *****68/ *****269 APN D.16 LIMAU EST. d/storey semi-d. A imost 5000 sq.ft. Squarish land, hold. Mins. walk to MRT. $1.99M. HARVEST 345-8888/ 9321-7707 D.15 SEAVIEW PK.
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    • 499 11 451 3' i2l\EW~ON/ 451 31 1 S. 21 NEWTON.' 451 DM &21 NEWTON/ 451 Dll 21 NEWTON/ 451 Dll &21 NEWTON/ 451 Dll &21 NEWTON/ BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI BT TIMAH/ CLEMENT! BT TiMAH/CLEMENTI BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI PTEAPTS-SALE PTEAPTS-SALE PTEAPTS-SALE PTEAPTS-SALE PTEAPTS-SALE PTEAPTS-SALE The Straits Times Classified PROPERTY GUIDE PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL y&S 01-21
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    • 390 11 466 Dl7-18 CHANG!/ PASIRRIS PTE APTS -SALL D.lB ELIAS GREEN. High fir. 1550 sq.ft. 3+l. Quality renovation. Direct pool view. 9233-1515 agent. D.lB MUST SELL. Meiville Pk. 3+l. 1421 sq.ft. Full condo. facilities. Near MRT/ mkt. 9519-5550 SEG 470 Dl9-20 SERANGOON/ THOMSON HOUSES -SALE D.19 S'GOON GDN./ Chuan PI. Brand
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    • 318 11 475D22-28 WESTS NORTH HOUSES-SALE D.28 SELETAR HILL Drive. Semi-d. 4465/ 3154 sq.ft. 4+l+l rms. 4 yrs. old. F'hold. 9504-6658 Builders MIMOSA CRES. BUNGLW. Move-in. 2 '.■•storey. 4+l. Park 2 cars. Selling soon! 52.4M reg. HB *****001 476D22-28 WESTS. NORTH PTE APTS -SALE MAYFAIR *17. BREATHTAKING view. Studio. 635 sq.ft. Sony
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    • 346 11 BI lllllBI ni 488 HUDCAPTS FOR SALE EUNOSVILLE. MAIS. BLK. 840. 1680 sq.ft. High floor. Nice view No noon sun. 9805-2381 Mickey, ERA. 492 HDB APTS FOR SALE (ANGMOKIO) LOW LOW CASH!!! 5 'I' Blk. 642. Nicely renovated!!! Bright. Can contra. Near shops/ amenities. Must sell! Best buy! 9592-6668 FT.
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    • 470 11 493 HDB APTS FOR SALE (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) REAL ESTATE GROUP miMHtilttl EXEC. APT. 644 Reservoir, High fir. Unblocked. Face pk. Very well-ren-ovated. Pt. blk. Split aircon. Valued S4B2K. Call Lim 9556-7010 Roof. NEW LISTING! 3 T Blk. 32 Upgraded unblocked. Easily access to amenities, bus stop food ctr. S.E. fac- ing.
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    • 567 11 496 HDB APTS FOR SALE (BUKITBATOK) EXEC. MAIS. CORNER. 122 (recess area) High fir. Exec. apt. 141 ($0). 3'A' 160, 261 (S2K cash). 4 'A' 203, 210, 297. (5 yrs.). Pg. 9559-6726 4 'A' 5 yrs. Blk. 188/ 189/ 190/ 191. $OK-SISK. All nicely renovated. Blk. 313/ 321/ 346/ 241.
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    • 682 11 499 HDB APTS FOR SALE (CENTRAL/CITY) 3 'I' KELANTAN RD. Blk. 28. #03 at $2K cash only. Bugis MRT! Shops mkt. Bring your cheque. *****727 3 'NG' BLK. 44 Owen Rd. Mid fir. Nicely renovated/ aircon. Min. to mkt./ Future MRT. 9856-8959 HA 500 HDB APTS FOR SALE (CHOACHU KANG/
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    • 608 11 500 HDB APTS FOR SALE (CHOACHUKANG/ BUKITPANJANG) NEW LIST! CORNER 4 A' blk. 417 CCK. High fir. F/ renovated. MRT/ Lot 1 shpg. ctr. *****615 Agt. SAVE MONEY! 5 T corner 701 CCK. Full privacy. New beautiful top to toe. Valued. 9387-6163 DEANS $0 CASH! CORNER 5 T 436 Fajar
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    • 464 11 502 HDB APTS FOR SALE (GEYLANG/EUNOS/ MACPHERSON) 4 T SIMS Dr. blk. 56. High fir. Valued SI99K. Low cash! No contra. View to offer. MRT mkt. *****663/ *****242 CR-PN Ang 4 'NG' BLK. 121 Paya Lebar Way. High fir. Simple renovation. MRT. Valued. All races eligible. Can cobroke. Noor 9635-3057
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    • 515 11 Properties 504 HDB APTS FOR SALE (HOUGANG/ SERANGOON/ YfOCHUKANG) MikeHYAng .^rfW l^^ 9686 4636 MM I JB 5 T CORNER 649 Hougang, high fir. Special balcony, nice c ty view. Early move in. Near sch./ shops. Can contra. Mike *****996 ERA. NEW LISTING. 5 T blk. 573 Hougang. High fir.
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    • 781 12 Properties 493 HDB APTS FOR SALE 493 HDB APTS FOR SALE 493 HDB APTS FOR SALE 493 HDB APTS FOR SALE 493 HDB APTS FOR SALE 493 HDB APTS FOR SALE 3E:O CHA CHEG (3EDOK/CHA C-EE (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) (BEDOK/ CHAi CHEE) (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) The Straits Times Classified PROPERTY GUIDE (HDB ESTATES)
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    • 244 12 512 HDB APTS FOR SALE (PASIRRIS/CHANGI) EXEC. APT. CONVENIENT 4-min. walk to MRT/ pond, only 5 yrs. old. Blk. 581 Pasi' Ris. 581-4515. EXEC. APT. PASIR Ris Blk. 205 Near amenities. Simple renovation. 4+l rm. Don't miss 9862-6686 Wuan EXEC. APT. BLK. 781. High fir. Marble. Move in. Renovated. Amenities.
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    • 558 12 514 HDB APTS FOR SALE (TAMPINES/SIMEI) DENNIS WEE REALTY PTE LTD CHOICE UNITS IN TAMPINES! PRICES NEGOTIABLE! 3 'A 1 103, 293, 924 4 'A' 708, 420, 222, 894A, 731, 881 5 '1' 731, 704, 721, 340, 254 5 'A' 354, 480, 412 Exec Mais/ Apt. 147, 498F, 230H, 895,
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    • 650 12 514 HDB APTS FOR SALE (TAMPINES/SIMEI) $0 CASH. BELOW valued. Tampines. 3/ 4/ 5-rm. Renovated. Convenient. MRT/ mkt. *****892 agt. $0 CASH!!! 4 A' Blk. 704. Tampines Central/ mosque/ sch. Move-in. Valued 5262K. 9858-4606 $20K BELOW VALUE! 5 'I' corner Simei Blk. 153. N.S. facing. Low fir. Unblocked. MRT. Elvis
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    • 2064 12 518 HDB APTS FOR SALE {YISHUN) Kelvin Seah 9488-6822 LV Exec. Mais. 281, 801.... Low cash neg. Exec. Apt. 405. High fir $8K neg. 5 T 306. Aii races below value 5 '1' 289, 663 below value 5 T 850, 607. Renovated neq. 4 'A' 932, 114. All races neg.
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    • 463 12 527 HUDC/HDB APTS RENTING YCUR HDB. We have legal tenants/ couples looking for whole units in all areas. Tel: 560-3392. PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS ilies are looking for whole units in all areas. Pis contact *****596 TAIWAN PR WITH ready cash to buy 3/ 4/ 5-rm./ Exec, flat nei sch./ MRT. Pis.
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    • 543 13 531 FACTORY SPACE FOR PENT PAYA LEBAR/ ALJUNIED SPECIALIST! 0 sq.ft. (2 adjacent units available!^ :300 ihowroonrO nd. (fitted) 4750 sq.ft. Contact: John Liu *****696 Jeremy Soh *****408 Newman Goh JURONG FACTORIES/ WORKSHOP :-"head crane. Sizes 5,500/ 10,000/ 18.5C Rent fr. 75 cents/ $1 p.s.f. 3te move-in. Goo." Compass Properties
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    • 557 13 532 FACTORY SPACE 532 FACTORY SPACE 532 FACTORY SPACE 532 FACTORY SPACE FOR SALE FOR SALE FOR SALE FOR SALE I EUNs^S Built for your cM M N K Business Efficiency Every unit enjoys ground floor V convenience impressive office-like facade fronting "jM KaKißuhrt Eunos Link, in MacPherson IB M
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    • 3465 22 yu 606 PROFESSIONAL/ 606 PROFESSIONAL/ 606 PROFESSIONAL/ 606 PROFESSIONAL/ 606 PROFESSIONAL/ 606 PROFESSIONAL/ 606 PROFESSIONAL/ 606 PROFESSIONAL/ EXECUTIVE POSITIONS EXECUTIVE POSITIONS EXECUTIVE POSITIONS EXECUTIVE POSITIONS EXECUTIVE POSITIONS EXECUTIVE POSITIONS EXECUTIVE POSITIONS EXECUTIVE POSITIONS 10 Anson Rd, Int'l Plaza 10 Anson Rd. Int'l Plaza Blk 134. Jurong East Central 10 Anson
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    • 670 23 606 PROFESSIONAL 606 PROFESSIONAL) EXECUTIVE POSmOKS ExECw'^vt POSITIONS An Established Canadian Based Asset Mqmt. Company j is expanding its Business network. We are inviting candidates for the positions of Age 25 yrs with good contact Can easily earn S'pore $6K and above p.m. \ew opportunities for real estate agents/ agency
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    • 777 23 609 ENGINEERING 609 ENGINEERING POSITIONS POSITIONS We are an established engineering company in fabricating parts and building automatic machines for manufacturing industries. We are looking for suitably qualified candidates to join us as: J ITC/ Diploma in Mechanical Engineering j Min. 2 years of sales experience in metal fabrication services
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    • 794 24 621 HEALTH CAM 621 -£a^ ca-^ POSITIONS POSITIONS ADAM ROAD HOSPITAL is a private L psychiatric hospital committed to provide j quality psychiatric services. We now have I V the following vacancies: SRN or SEN registered Minimum 3 years' experience in hospital in general or psychiatric nursing is essential Able
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    • 419 24 HARVEST REALTY PTE LTD Established since 1985 wanted Female/ Male Brokers The only FULLY ACTIVE REAL ESTATE Company (No Associates) that provides:- Full unlimited Advertisements. (All Advertisement pay by Company). Complete Admin./ Field support. All Operating Expenses. Transport/ Medical etc. Vibrant Conducive Sales environment! Expected income: $5,000/- to $15,000/- comfortably
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    • 458 25 610 5 a J POSITIONS 630 SALES POSITIONS I An established metal stamping company has immediate Sqios Hgnggcr Min. 5 years' relevant experience Possess Class 3 driving licence Soles Engineer M Min. 2 years' relevant experience Possess Class 3 driving licence flsslstont Sates Engineer j F r esh Diploma holders
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    • 414 26 630 SALES POSITIONS -iigh Pressure Lamir. 'equires a Marketing Executive. owing ence and own I KMIS4 3" apf BRANCH MANAGER t. 3 ye3 ;vment bask SSS; TEL *****19 ext 8 OPTICIAN REOUIRED At 802-07 NTUC Hougang Mall naie/ female days -ea j -?sted pis walK in lor interview at '-spm
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    • 722 26 Classified Jobs 642 HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ 642 HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ 642 HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ 642 HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ LOUNGE POSITIONS LOUNGE POSITIONS LOUNGE POSITIONS LOUNGE POSITIONS WRITE-IN Guest Service Executive (Japanese) Confidential Assistant (Housekeeping) Japanese national preferred 2 rotating shifts only, no midnight shif* Good spoken and written Japanese and English HumQn Resource Assistant (Recruitment/Admin) Secretary (Sales Marketing/Catering
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    • 331 26 Well-estab. food beverage co. located at Raffles Country Club requires the following positions: 1. HEAD CHEF (LOCAL) Able to lead supervise whole kitchen team 2. BARTENDER (FULL/ PART-TIME) Malaysians &PR are welcome to apply Attractive benefits such as bonus, incentives, staff meals, uniforms group hospital surgical insurance will be given
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    • 487 27 6AZ =-:S~A. 642 -iG7E.. 3ES T AJRAN T 642 HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ LOUNGE POSITIONS LOUNGE POSITIONS LOUNGE POSITIONS (&ebari ofthe otaffk& (distinction Accounts Supervisor Ass Reservations Executive /Agent Cost Control Assistant Front Office Assistant Blltler (English Mandarin speaking) Food Beverage fl c Housekeeping Supervisor/ Sous Chef Junior Sous Chef Attendant Commis Cook
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    • 740 30 654 ECHMCALPOSfT 654 TECHNICAL POSITIONS I A Japanese MNC and World Leader in the m I manufacturing of aluminum electrolytic capacitors i i invites dynamics individuals interested to make a )j I growing career to join us as Jl in Mechanical, Electrical or Electronic With minimum 1 year working experience
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