The Straits Times, 30 December 2001

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    21 1 The Sunday Times December 30, 2001 •68 Pages m four parts MITA (P) 025/12/2000 •M Singapore Press Holding publicmtion OC/ cents
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    Lock icon Tension mounts in India-Pakistan stand-off
    523 1  - Tension mounts in IndiaPakistan stand-off NIRMAL GHOSH LEE SIEW HUA India rebuffs Pakistan's offer of talks, but both sides were still keeping the door to a diplomatic solution open yesterday By IN NEW DF. I. HI and 1 IN WASHINGTON TENSION continued to build up between New Delhi and Islamabad
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    Lock icon Yen up on hopes of help for banks
    448 1 Biggest gain m a month against US dollar after 11 day slide NEW YORK The yen yesterday had its biggest gain m a month against the United States dollar, ending an 11--day slide, after Japanese officials said the government may give money
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    Lock icon Prepare for hard times: NTUC chief
    336 1 DONT be lulled by talk from analysts about the economy recovering soon, said National Trades Union Congress chief Lim Boon Heng last night. Many of them are looking at statistics for the smallest detail and quick to say recovery is at hand. But Mr
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      325 1 WtIYA PIAN?: Book about China nationals becoming mistresses m Singapore may be turned into film page 3 [See also Page 10] What will you say with 50 minutes of free IDD talktime this festive season? Pay for only 10 minutes and get the next 50 minutes free on weekends and
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      31 1 [See "Japan as the No 1 debtor nation htj Richard I Jin. Sunday Plus, Page P 1 8 ''*****1 1 *****' The Straits Times interactive: http://straitstimes.asial.com.sq is available from 6 am.
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  • NEWS FLASH
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      144 2 PARTY SLOWDOWN FOR SOME YKAR-END party time is here again, but for some organisers, it will be quieter this season. Suntec City, which has held New Year's Eve parties tor the last five years, will not have one this year. Instead, it will hold a private party for about
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      252 2 HOM E QUALITY TIME THE ANSWER IABOUR chief Lim Boon Heng has been asking his colleagues this: Are parents neglecting their children because the higher living costs here have pushed both husbands and wives to work? He said some letters in Today, the MediaCorp newspaper, suggested this. But his labour
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      96 2 HOM E Exercise prevents deadly clotting A 30-MONTH study of deep vein thrombosis (D\T) here shows that one in every three persons examined for the condition does have it. DVT occurs when a blood clot forms in veins in the leg during prolonged immobility. It can be deadly when it
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      139 2 As life ebbs away, they make a wisn FOR at least four Singaporeans, life seems bleak They are \ictims of terminal diseases. But they too have their dearest wishes for the new year. Cancer \ictim Suzie Swee, 48, who was abandoned as a baby but found her parents years
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      63 2 Argentinians in a rage THE week-old government in Argentina found itself the target of civilian rage when protesters demanded the resignation of corrupt former officials. They stormed Argentina's Congress building early yesterday, set fire to curtains and destroyed furniture. They were up in arms about the planned introduction of
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      61 2 A HAPPIER YEAR AHEAD? AFTER tomorrow, it will be time to my goodbye to 2001, but the pain will linger. For many investors, it was a year when the equities market turned brutal. But take heart: there is a happier year to look forward to. And five financial
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      95 2 BOY KILLER HAS A GIRLFRIEND THE l()-vear-old British boy who killed a two-year-old toddler nine years ago has a girlfriend and she does not know about his past. Nineteen-year-old Robert Thompson, who now has a new identity, invited his 18-year-old girlfriend home for a family Christmas dinner. But psychologists
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      152 2 CHINESE TO BE STANDARDISED CHINA wants the writing of Chinese words and phrases to be standardised and has. for the first time since 1949. issued a set of recommended Chinese characters tor use. In the list, which takes effect next March 31, the authorities provide one column of recommended
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      41 2 BETTING ON ARSENAL THERE are, as always, a clutch of hopeful contenders for the English Premier league trophy. Wilfred Yeo takes stock of the main teams, studies their strengths and weaknesses, and picks Arsenal be the league champions. PAGE 36
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      Lock icon China-girl story to land on big screen
      425 3 Film rights to tale of vice and mistresses m 3 'pore on sale WUYA, the provocative novel, also known as Crow, about Chinese women turning to vice or becoming mistresses m Singapore, looks set to hit the big screen. And author Jiu Dan
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      Lock icon Man hears of wife's death hours after children's funeral
      476 3  -  CHONG CHEE KIN Grieving Malaysian, whose spouse and two children died after car crash here, will bury his wife on New Year's Day By STILL HURTS 'Slie was unconscious and her face was swollen. My son broke into tears wiien he
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      443 4  - 600 turn up to toe the line in Simei ARTI MULCH AND Braving the drizzle, hordes of dance enthusiasts strutted their stuff for launch of NTUC Income line-dance VCD Hu HE STARTED learning the steps only yesterday afternoon. But that did not stop NTUC Income chief Tan Kin Lian, 53,
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      Lock icon A foam parly minus the sand and the bikinis
      419 4  -  WONG SHER MAINE Hu THOSE PARTIES WERE WILD! BUT OF COURSE, WE CANT HAVE ALMOST-NAKED PEOPLE AT OUR FOAM PARTY OR I WILL BE SCOLDED.' K( chairman Koh Heong Hwee THERE were no bikini-clad babes at this foam party. Instead, most
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      Lock icon No bash at Suntec, but the party will still go on
      410 4  -  KRIST BOO By SUN TEC City has scrapped its annual Now Year's Kve dance party, after organising the hash for the last five years. The mall which, with Media Corp. splashed S2 million on the event last year, is
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      Lock icon Afghan bombing will go on: Bush
      446 6 This is a guy who, three months ago, was m control of a country. Now he's maybe m control of a cave. We're going to get him running and keep him running, and bring him to justice. -^^n^u President says campaign will go on
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      Lock icon Australia braced for worsening bushfires
      483 6 Soaring heat and dry winds expected to intensify fires SYDNEY Australian firefighters battled bushfires around Sydney for the sixth successive day yesterday, helped by an unexpected wind change that enabled crews to carry out extensive backburning. A cool, moist sea breeze pushed the fires, which
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      416 8  -  ALFRED LEE By STKAITS TIMES EUBOPE him v B^T^^^^nyr^^^^^^^^^^^^^^j JjpyiwipilPiilßß||BßßM|Plßßlß Freed killer now has girlfriend... and she doesn't know his past LONDON Robert Thompson, who was only 10 years of age when he killed a two-year-old toddler nine years ago, has found a girlfriend. She spent Christmas with
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    • DATELINE ASIA
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        Lock icon Malay beauty reveals secrets of youthful look
        163 9  - Malay beauty reveals secrets of youthful look Reme Ahmad MAI.A V S I A FRUITS, SIT-UPS, NO DINNER NORMALA Shamsuddin, once called "the Malay world's most beautiful woman", has revealed the secrets of how she manages to look young and stay m shape despite work pressures and having three children
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        Lock icon CRIME BUSTER'S ODD DRESS CODE
        87 9  -  Edward Tang T H A I LA N D THAILAND'S top crime buster has upset nis officers with strange dress codes such as wearing baseball caps and dark glasses on field assignments. Appointed as the head of the Crime Suppression Division m OctoDer, Police Major-General
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        Lock icon CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S FIGHT WITH FLAB
        137 9  -  Goh Sui Noi I A I A PRESIDENT Chen Shuibian, who has put on weight since taking office m May last year, is now doing regular workouts to keep fit. In his weekly Internet newsletter, he said he exercises for an hour afteidinner every day,
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        Lock icon SEIKO NODA KEEPS HER MAIDEN NAME
        126 9  - SEIKO NODA KEEPS HER MAIDEN NAME Hau Boon Lai J\V A NO OTHER MP is morequalified than former posts and telecommunications minister Seiko Noda to lead the fight to change the law to let married women retain their maiden name. She is herself experiencing the effects of the current law.
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        Lock icon TV NEWS ANCHOR ABUSED ME: MAID
        112 9  -  Luz Baguioro I' HIl.H'l'IN X S TELEVISION and radio news anchor Korina Sanchez found herself hogging headlines this week when her maid accused her of maltreatment. Mrs Bernardita Inocencio called an early morning radio programme to bare her grievances against Ms Sanchez, lead anchor
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      Lock icon Argentines storm govt building
      446 9 Angry over limits on their access to bank accounts and the launch of a new currency, they attack the Congress building BUENOS AIRES Protesters stormed Argentina's Congress building early yesterday, setting fire to the curtains and destroying furniture m a display of mass rage over the
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      Lock icon One final run across the border
      75 10 PAKISTANI rangers open the border gate for the last Lahore-to- Delhi bus to cross into Wagha, India, while the last air passengers from New Delhi are reunited with relatives m emotional reunions at the Karachi airport. Indians and Pakistanis were frantically trying to get
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      Lock icon Mobile phones offer clues in Delhi attack
      591 10 Mobile phones offer clues in Delhi attack THE AMMUNITION. THE WEAPONS, THE COMMUNICATION HELP, IT IS ALL PROVIDED BY PAKISTAN. PAKISTAN MOTIVATES THESE PEOPLE TO FIGHT A JIHAD IN KASHMIR.' Mohammed Afzal, the New Delhi coordinator for the Pakistan-based militant group, l.tisli iMiihaiimiiul The numbers stored m them lead to
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      Lock icon Taj Mahal to be covered up in war
      195 10 AGRA India's monument to love, the Taj Mahal, could have its tabled marbled dome and minarets covered with dark cloth as a protection against possible bombing raids should war break out with Pakistan, official sources said on Friday. The Taj Mahal was
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    • FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM
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        Lock icon Not for the faint-hearted
        56 11 AFP TWO Afghan men at full gallop fight to wrest control of the headless carcass of a goat m Kabul. The ancient sport of buzkashi has returned after the overthrow of the Taleban. Riders try to snatch the goat and carry it to the scoring area,
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        Lock icon Ground troops set to relieve marines
        317 11 US soldiers will leave m a matter of days to be deployed m Kandahar by mid- January, say news reports WASHINGTON US ground troops are poised to depart for Kandahar to relieve marines m place m the southern Afghan city, according to media reports
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        Lock icon CONSENT FOR PEACEKEEPERS IN KANDAHAR
        55 11 AFGHANISTAN'S Defence Ministry has given verbal consent for internationalpeacekeeping troops to be deployed m Kandahar, officials saia yesterday. Between 3,000 and 4,000 peacekeepers from several countries are expected to be deployed m Afghanistan. An advance guard of between 100 and 200 British Royal Marines is
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        Lock icon LOCKERBIE THEORY ON SHOE BOMBER'
        72 11 US INVESTIGATORS are studying whether alleged "shoe bomber" Richard Reid was trying to mark the anniversary of the 1988 Ixickerbie bombing with a suicide attack, Britain's Daily Telegraph reported. It pointed out that the 28-year-old Briton had first tried to board a Paris-to-Miami flight on
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        50 11 HFTY plainclothes armed guards have begun service aboard German passenger flights, the news magazine Focus reported yesterday. It said 20 of them had been drawn from the German border police force and another .'3O had been trained since the attacks of Sent 11. AFP
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        Lock icon U.S. 'THREATENS TO BOMB KHOST'
        57 11 US AIRCRAFT have dropped leaflets m the eastern Afghan town of Khost telling people to turn m AlQaeda members or face bombing, the Afghan Islamic Press reported on Friday. The leaflets said that if the residents failed to give information on Al-Qaeda, they would have
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  • EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Hubei police crack teen prostitution ring
      352 12 BEIJING Police m central China have cracked a large, nine-province prostitution ring which "rented" poor girls and young women from the countryside to roadside restaurant- to work as prostitutes, state media said yesterday. The girls, many of whom were tricked into leaving tneir villages
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      522 12  -  HAU BOON LAI Embezzler's Double Life A quiet and thrifty man at the office, Yuji Chida spent his loot freely on club hostesses after work B 'J STRAITS TIMES JAPAN BIRKAI TOKYO A man susCected of embezzling 1.4 illion yen (5519.8 million) lived the
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      Lock icon Suicide bomber kills himself and policeman
      113 12 BEIJING A man set off a homemade bomb concealed on his person, killing himself and a policeman m the latest of a recent series of bombings m China. The incident happened m Zhongxiang city m China's central Hubei province on Friday afternoon, according to
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      Lock icon Written differently, sounds the same, which is right?
      520 13  -  MARY KWANG Beijing issues list of recommended Chinese characters to clean up the use of common non-standard characters Byl CHINA COHRKSPONDLNI BEIJING China's Education Ministry has issued a set 'of recommended Chinese characters to standardise the writing of Chinese terms or phrases
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      Lock icon Faeces thrown at Vicki Zhao during show
      232 13 Faeces thrown at Vicki Zhao during show BEIJING Chinese actress Vicki Zhao, who triggered an uproar by modelling a dress printed with a wartime Japanese flag, endured more humiliation when a man threw faeces on her on Friday. The incident occurred at the Helong Stadium m Changsha city, capital of
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        Lock icon EX-CHINA DETAINEE BLASTS EMPLOYER
        40 13 US SCHOLAR Li Shaomin blasted his university employers for docking HKS4B,OOO (SSI 1,500) from his pay for the five months he was detained m China accused of spying for Taiwan, the South China Morning Post said.
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        Lock icon 41,000 HK PEOPLE LIVING IN MAINLAND
        36 13 41,000 HK PEOPLE LIVING IN MAINLAND MORE than 41, <)<)() Hongkong people may already be living m mainland China with a further 172,000 planning to do so, the South China Morning Post reported, quoting a government survey.
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        Lock icon CHINA RANKS HIGH AS PUCE TO WORK
        38 13 TAIWANESE ranked China third among the countries to which they would most want to emigrate for work, behind the United States and •Canada, according to a poll m Commonwealth magazine. AP
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        Lock icon YANGTZE RIVER NOT QUITE SO LONG
        33 13 USING satellite technology-, scientists found that China's longest river, the Yangtze, was 6,211 km long, 90 km shorter than previously thought, the Xinhua news agency said. AFP
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        Lock icon FIRE VICTIM'S BABY SAVED FROM WOMB
        38 13 TAIWANESE doctors saved a baby from the womb of a woman who was killed m a fire m the port city of Kaohsiung, the China Post said. He was m critical condition.
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        Lock icon MAID GETS JAIL FOR SHAKING INFANT
        31 13 INDONESIAN maid Ade Sartika-Ningsih, 27, was sentenced to three months' jail for holding her Hongkong employers' four-month-old baby upside down and shaking her repeatedly. AP
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon For Citizen Habibie, home is a small town in Germany
      787 14  -  MARIANNE KEARNEY Indonesia's third president is leading a quiet life of reading, writing, consulting and caring for his sick wife By STRAITS TIMES INDONESIA Bl RFAI 'I'm not special' Tm now just an ordinary citizen. Nobody should have any exclusive
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      Lock icon Mega tells army not to fear rights abuses
      132 14 JAKARTA President Megawati Sukarnoputri urjjed the armed forces yesterday to maintain Indonesia s integrity unhindered by fears of committing human rights abuses. She told top commanders and thousands of troops at an Army Day parade m Jakarta to respect the law m
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    • REGIONAL FILE
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        Lock icon PLAN TO RENAME CRASH TRAIN
        54 14 INDONESIA'S railway company, VY Kereta Api, wants to rename a train that collided with another on Christmas Day. believing its present name brings bad luck. The Empu Java train had been involved m several accidents m the past and director Badar Zaini said the name
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        Lock icon 11 KILLED IN RAID ON TOWN
        37 14 TEN villagers and one gunman were killed when armed men, believed to be linked to Muslim rebels, raided a town m the southern Philippines, the authorities and survivors said yesterday. AFP
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        Lock icon ARROYO WANTS MISUARI BACK SOON
        70 14 PHILIPPINE President Gloria Arroyo said she expects detained renegade Muslim leader Nur Misuari to be repatriated from Malaysia around Jan 15 to spare Kuala Lumpur the trouble of holding him. In a televised address, Mrs Arrovo said she wanted the renegade back early because "the
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        Lock icon YANGON FREES FOUR PRISONERS
        46 14 MYANMAR'S ruling junta has released four political prisoners from democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's National league for Democracy. The military regime said m a statement late on Friday that the four party members all women were freed from various prisons. AFP
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        55 14 A DISTRICT council legislator has been murdered m the latest violence m Indonesia's Aceh province. Mr Usman Bany. 69, a member of the North Aceh district council from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, was shot dead by a gunman at his home near Lhokseumawe
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      501 15  - Mahathir targets opposition ahead of by-election REME AHMAD The PM accuses political opponents of trying to sow hatred and disrupting national development By IN kl AI.AIIMFI R THE Malaysian Prime Minister took aim yesterday at opposition parties ahead of a key by-elec-tion, accusing them of trying to sow hatred and
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      150 15 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian courts have upheld justice by meting out death and life-imprisonment sentences to 19 members of a Muslim cult, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad has said. Asked if he was happy with the sentence, he said: "I'm not saying
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      216 15 PONTIAN The search for two more missing victims m one of the worst landslides m Johor has been hampered by the condition of the Seri Gunung Pulai River, which is full of mud and logs. Three people were killed m the slide. "We could not
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        72 15 RAJA Commando, the man named m a report m The Sun newspaper for allegedly planning to assassinate the Prime Minister and his deputy, refused to record his statement at the police station. He wants police to interview him at his house m Klang.
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        36 15 ENFORCEMENT officers cracking down on illegal sales of video compact discs at night markets and five-foot ways found that VCD traders have changed their tactics by kets. New Straits Times
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        41 15 THE Road Transport Department (RTD) is applying to the government tor its enforcement oflftcen to be equipped with firearms tor better satetv. The move came after threats received by officers and staff, an RTD director said. Bernama
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        46 15 FOUR policemen who were arrested tor allegedly releasing Mamak Gang mastermind Yuaof Abu Bakar Samy have been released on police bail. The suspects three detectives ana a sergeant-major had earlier been remanded for 1O days. Star Asia News Network
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        51 15 ABOUT 750 tonnes of smuggled rice worth RM1.25 million (S$600,000) has been seized with the detention of 66 vehicles, the DomesticTrade and Consumer Affairs Ministry has said. Hie rice was smuggled from Thailand and other neighbouring countries, a senior officer from the ministry said.
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    377 16 Women's success an eye opener for Nik Aziz In a departure from the norm, he suggests that men learn from the success of these women KOTA BARU Impressed by the achievements of women m Kelantan, the Chief Minister has called on the state's men to emulate them. Datuk Nik Abdul
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    205 16 KUALA LUMPUR The mother of an eight-year-old rape victim, who lodged more than a dozen police reports alleging harassment and attacks by a group of thugs, may have made false claims, police said. A two-page medical report prepared by a panel of forensic experts
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      694 17  - When a blood clot forms in the leg... PAULINE LEONG 32% of 862 people screened at Tan Tock Seng Hospital had deep-vein thrombosis By VOLUNTEERS WANTED FOR STUDY MORE volunteers are needed for a study on the effect of various exercises m promoting blood circulation to the heart. Only 41
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      1072 18 Then and Now Sudden disappearance People whom we thought were friends just don't contact us any more. We have friends who cut themselves off totally ana just disappeared from our lives. Madam Nooraini Kind support 'People come up to us all
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      177 18 OCT I9, 2000: Bom prematurely to an Indonesian mother and known m the media only as Bab)' B, his mother is believed to have been here on a social \isit pass. She left Singapore soon after his birth. She had met the adoptive couple a few
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      351 18 ST SCHOOL POCKET MONEY FUND A recipient of the fund, Jamil will get $50 each month from next year onwards. The money will supplement his daily pocket money of $1.50 and help fund his hobby of assembling model cars. Jamiiand his sister
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      386 19 Flights on other airlines and refunds are available to PIA ticket holders following India's ban on use of its airspace TRAVEL agents here are offering refunds and airline switches to passengers who were due to fly back to Pakistan on Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). The
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      336 19 LONG and loyal service seems to be the hallmark of Singapore's librarians. Yesterday, they were unusually visible when the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts (Mita) honoured its 23 staff who had received National Day long-service awards for working m the civil service for
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      198 19 Man charged with kidnap of girl A MAN was yesterday charged with kidnapping a five-year-old girl. Kenneth Nicholas, 48, is accused of kidnapping the child at about 10.30 pm on Dec 20 m the vicinity of Block 86, Redhill Close. He allegedly took the girl away from the lawful guardianship
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      280 19 No saliva found on envelope of extortion tape BULLET-IN-THE-MAIL CASE NO TRACE of saliva has been found on the flap of a green envelope containing two live bullets and a tape-recorded death threat, which was delivered to a company director. The lawyer defending a Malaysian businessman, Wong Tong, 57, on
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        139 19 A ONE-YEAR-OLD girl died m hospital several hours after the car she was m crashed into a tree on Friday evening. Police said the accident took place along Simei Avenue at about 5 pm. At that time, the infant and her parents, both 32, were
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        109 19 THE National Heritage Board is offering free admission to members of the public visiting its four museums on New Year's Day. And it is throwing m free transport, too. The four museums are the Singapore History Museum, Singapore Art Museum, Asian Civilisations Museum
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        74 19 A SECRETARY forged the signatures of two doctors on claims vouchers to cheat a hospital of more than $23,000 over two years. Zawiah Tawil, 34, made such false claims 43 times, between 1998 and last year, for sums of between $41 and $1,980 from the Singapore
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      319 20 Their bodies are often racked with pain. Their days are numbered. But they brim with hope. And as the New Year approaches, three Singaporeans stricken with life-threatening diseases share with PAUUNE LEONG their wishes for their nearest and dearest. Hopes for health, hospice's growth FOR 12 years, Mr
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      566 20 AS A baby. Miss Suzie Swee was abandoned at the doorstep of an orphanage. As a child, she could only watch sadly as parents of other children there came to visit. But not for long. When Miss Swee turned 16,
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      451 20 IT CANT BE HELPED. THERE'S NOTHING TO BE ANGRY ABOUT. WHAT GOD HAS GIVEN ME, I HAVE TO ACCEPT.' Siti Azira LAST September, 19-year-old Siti Azira sat by her twin sister's bed and watched her take her last breath. Her sibling, Siti
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      301 21  -  PAULA McCOY Bu\ DESPITE the recession, the number of complaints from maids who have not been paid have gone down. A check by The Sunday Times revealed that the number of complaints to the Ministry of Manpower has dropped from 167 m 1999, to 121
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      143 21 18 months' wages owed by ex-boss INDONESIAN maid Minarsih Surat, 28, claimed that her previous employer owes her $3,800 for 18 months of work. She said her employer was supposed to put the money into a hank account. But when she tried to claim it at the end of her
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      499 21 Parents need to use family time wisely: Boon Heng NTUC secretary-general notes that some working parents feel the strain of bringing up their children MR LIM Boon Heng tackled a thorny issue last night: Whether the cost of living here is pushing both parents to work, leaving them little time
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      186 21 DPM Lee is new head of currency board DEPUTY Prime Minister and Finance Minister I^ee Hsien Loong has been appointed as the new chairman of the Board of Commissioners of Currency Singapore (BCCS). Brigadier-General (NS) Lee replaces Dr Richard Hu, who retired as Finance Minister recently. BG Lee'l appointment will
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      15 22 CLICK! Get me tha t H I-TECH BEEP Gizmos frxt CHRISTIAN INTON OO GIN LEE
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      82 17 T II V A I) OW Love My Aids Baby Some shun Mr Bani and wife for adopting Ariq, but others are supportive. page is V BAM- F. N I) I X In A Geek's Palm Pilot A year of switching between mobile phone service providers and fancy gadgets page
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      125 20 -yy *a.^l t s&Bfit* j^ a^ ,^^k J^BWlKi^^£^^BHy^^^^Sw*>i -^^^^^^^K JlBPtß>v^jZ^tß^Bpj^B WBBy Site Sales Office Opens Daily From 10am -7pm Tel: 252 7569 &3^ I ESTATE IN PERPETUITY H JQ^r I No restriction on foreign ownership I p»l.iL_ for the 2 blocks of 10 storey apartments Oivloptr A Mtmbtt Of Sol,
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      313 21 H^gjTOTALJIOO% LIQUIDATION CLEARANCE 29/3O DECEMBER 2001 SATURDAY SUNDAY OVER 300 PCS OF FINE HANDMADE CARPETS FROM IRAN, TABRIZ, NAIN, KASHAN, QUM SILK, TRIBAL VILLAGE, RUSSIAN TURKOMAN, LAHORE, FINE KASHMIR SILK FULL RANGE OF SIZES Must Come. Must See. Ll«e Time Chancel I njlTn s'N■ < VPORE r^|W R WI VJ2~*rj
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      962 22 JRNURRV JUNE $285 per month for wireless I Remember to SMS Shirley Happy •Go to CommunicAsia trade show. uTwc b x and> Ex P ensive but MUST I Chinese New Year greeting (Check out MMS the next- have.) E-mail Steve Jobs to tell him he's generation SMS that can transmit
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      592 23  -  IGNATIUS LOW It takes just two hours and $300 for companies to come into existence from Jan 15, as RCB functions go Internet By FINANCE CORRESPONDENT INS AXD OUTS OF BIZFILE TRAXSACTIOXS What if I do not have a computer? RCB will provide computer kiosks
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      192 23 USA Networks directors sued WILMINGTON (Delaware) USA Networks stockholders sued chairman Barry Diller and other directors, alleging that the company will be shortchanged m the US$lO.3 billion (SSI9 billion) sale of its entertainment business to Vivendi Universal. Vivendi, Europe's top media company, said this month it woula buy the cable
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      48 23 REUTERS Employees of a Berlin decorations shop, which is cashing m on the impending arrival m Germany of euro coins and notes, with two giant plastic euro coins. The twelve-nation eurozone is switching to the new currency at the start of the new year on Tuesday.
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      607 23 NEWS ANALYSIS WASHINGTON By the actionpacked standards of 2001, the coming year could be a tranquil one for the Federal Reserve. As it sought to combat a recession that began m March, the Fed carried out one of its most aggressive rate-cutting
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      359 23 Rise m spending suggests Americans feel the economy is improving NEW YORK US stocks rose, driving the Standard Poor's (S&P) 500 Index to its second straight winning week, as better-than-expected reports on consumer confidence ana unemployment shored up optimism that the economy is recovering.
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      216 23 From noodle houses to holr salons, find them all In The Straits Times Classified. Singapore Electricity Pool Sale Prices 1/2 how Ex-Ante T2how Ex-Ante Penal Pod Sale Penal PrxiSale Endmg Pnce Ending Pnce (IVWh) (S/MWh) 30.12.01 1630 50 7263 0430 66 7638 VOO 50.7263 0500 12.6355 1 730 50.7262 0530
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      123 24 Soon, it will be time to say goodbye to 2001, but the pain lingers. For many investors, it was a year when the equities market turned brutal. If your stock portfolio is identical to the bunch of stocks that make up the Straits Times Index,
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      152 24 Mr Vasu Menon Chief editor, finatiQ.com "The unprecedented volatility m stock markets over the last 12 months has helped to highlight the virtues of diversification and unit trust investing. "On average, investors with diversified portfolios would have suffered less wealth erosion compared to those who had
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      143 24 Mr Ng Soo Nam Fund manager Schroder Singapore Trust "This year has been one of the most challenging for me as a fund manager, with the economic downturn stretching further than I had anticipated initially. 'Then there was the shock of Sept 11. One would have
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      157 24 "I was m America when the Sept 11 terrorist attacks happened. I called home and suggested to my husband that he buy US dollars. "Shortly later, I bought unit trusts investing m US equities because I felt the fundamentals were good even though people were panicking.
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      286 24 Mr Alan Lim Managing director, Zurich Scudder Investments Singapore; deputy chairman, Investment Management Association off Singapore "I put some money into the Supplementary Retirement Scheme (SRS) this month purely for the tax savings. "I don't understand why more people don't go for it when saving for retirement is
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      278 24 Mr Leong Sze Hian, Managing director, Dicken; Chairman, practice standards committee, Society off Financial Service Professionals "One of the most meaningful events that happened to me this year was when a friend's e-mail told me that according to the Dow Jones database, I've contributed letters or have
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      290 24 Be your own Want to be your own boss or join a W^^ successful franchise? Then don't miss HH H I The Straits Times Classified "Money- I Making Ideas" seminar and exhibition. H^H H^^p |^^B It's organised specially to help you get a head start m business. Seminar Programme* EXHIBITION
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      171 25 k^ H^ Hk H^l IH^k iai Sunday Review H^KI^KI^H 200 i\ I b^L^H b^hl HBi bK^4 bIH P^BBBBBk examines why v, v^mir H^^H I kA^I blh Hb^l bm reverberate m BBBBB* BbJ BM^fl BBBBH LLhh 01^1 BB^I 1C 6arS anea<^ ii>!> ><>mi< jt! '^p^hhhhHP ;^lv«^ihlihHHhhl H I! 1 1 jj
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      1891 26 In the US U.S. POWER, RESPLENDENT IN AFGHANISTAN, Will HAVE TO COME DOWN BACK TO EARTH, AS IT JUGGLES WITH INTRACTABLE PROBLEMS TKAT ONLY GOT MORE INTRACTABLE AS A RESULT OF THE MORAL CLARITY THAT GRIPPED IT AND THE WORLD ON SEPT TL Sept 11 changed everything
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      175 26 GEORGE W. BUSH President George W. Bush launched a global moral crusade against terrorism m reaction to the Sept 11 attacks. But the US' recent pullout from the Anti- Ballistic Missile treaty m the face of international protests showed that America will exploit fe every advantage it
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        303 28 AT THE height of their power, Hitler and Stalin thought that they would determine how humanity would live for the rest of time. Today, one is remembered for concentration camps and a world war; the other's name is synonymous with Gulag labour camps. But both were powerless.
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      866 28  -  TAN TARN HOW MY VIEW if THE maxim that the past holds up a mirror to the future cannot be less true than it is for Singapore at the present. This is what "watershed" means, after all. It is when the course of
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      932 28  -  LOUISE BRANSON LETTER FROM WASHINGTON By AM ERICA once looked to me like the safest place m the world. Okay, so kids can get killed by their classmates at nice suburban high schools. Inner city gang murders are horrifyingly high. But
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      1459 29 Dragon Risen BEIJING It was The Year Of China. That was how the Liberation Army Daily summed up 2001 for the Chinese. That simple declaration was not mere chest-thumping on the part of the Chinese military- newspaper it was a succinct overview of the
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      2020 30 FROM SHOCKWAVE to a VOTE FOR STABILITY COMMUNITY ISSUES Malay-Muslim women (above) attended a memorial service here for the victims of the Sept 1 1 attacks. In the icake of the tragedy, segments of the Malay-Muslim population felt the Government to be aligned so closely to the American cause as
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      143 31 a Surely Goodness And Love Will Follow Me All The Days Of My Life, And I Will Dwell In The House Of The Lord Forever. Sfl Psalm 23:6 I ROBIN LIM SIN CHEW Age: 53 was called home to be with our Lord On Saturday, 29 December 2001. He is
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      179 31 CHOO ENG CHIANG AGE .72 passed away peacefully on 28 Dec 2001 leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Kee Hoe Wang Brothers: Sisters-in-law: (Choo Eng Heng, deceased) Koh Geok Huay (Choo Eng Soon, deceased) Lee Wei Choo Choo Eng Boon Urn Hock Huay Sons: Daughters-in-law: Choo Hong Gang Lim Poh Poh
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      151 31 J International Watch Co Pte Ltd '*$k TAN JIN SAN Age: 70 II passed away peacefully on 28 December 2001 I Wife: Chu Mcc Yong I Sons: Daughter-in-law: II Eric Tan Han Wee Lindy Lee Geok Chong 1 1 Tan Chuan Yeow II Daughters: Sons-in-law: I Carol Tan Scow King
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      46 31 {B sth Anniversary *H IN LOVING MEMORY OF TANG FONG LIN Departed 30/12/96 m our home she is fondly remembered, Sweet memories cling to her name; Those who loved her m life sincerely, Still love her m death just the same. Always remembered By Lovtd Ones
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      56 31 W Tht tarty of th« late M VALUMNI PACHIMMAL Departed 17/12/01 wish to thank all relatives and friends during their recent bereavement. Karumathi prayers will be on 31/12/01 at Blk 209 Boon Lay Place 801-251. Athma Shantl Pooja on 01/01/02 at 7.00pm at Sri Manmatha Karuneeswarer Temple (Kallanq Gaswork) Please
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      151 31 SEEK TEO CHENG Aget 87 passed away peacefully on 29 Dec 200 i leaving behind Wifei \*e Sck) Hi;. s<ms: Daughters-in-lawi Sect \)i Bali Woo Nlei Hn.i. Karen Sfft Su Meag Daughterst §ons-in-lawt Sect Ah Nfui Ixili VMm Ewmg Sect Ah \\.i Tan Nam Chvia Seel Mm (.< lv SalK
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      62 31 SAMPOORNAM W/O VELLASAMY Age: SO passed away peacefully on 29 December 2001 leaving behind Son: Gopalakrishnan Dauqhter-ln-law: Yoqavathi Daughters: Poongothai Close (Aust) Vijaya, Pushparani Sons-in-law: John A. Close (Aust) Rajendran Grandchildren: Komala Devi. Rajaseqaran. Tamara Close (Aust) Raja Kumar Close (Aust) Prishalini Cortege leaves Blk 148, I*ll-313 Buklt Batok West
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      39 31 m Loving Memory Of j MERVYN LIM KENG WEE (Departed: 30 Dec 1993) Dearest Son, Just a token of love's devotion. That our love and memories of you still lives m us. Always remembered by mum, dad. sister brothtr.
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      140 31 I Redeemed with the Precious Blood of Christ 1 P«t«r 1-18 I MICHAEL KHOO THIAM HOCK was called Home to be with the Lord on 29/12/01, leaving behind Wlft: Ann Anq Lian Geoh Sons: Dauqtit»rs-in-law: Khoo Guan Khenq. Richard N<J Choon Tee, Dof is Khoo Teck Khenq. Vincent Wong Yoke
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      30 31 PWITH FOND MEMORIES^ ROSIE TAN KENG NEO MAUREEN LIM KIM HUAT Otpart»d 30/12/97 Dtparttd 4/5/93 Death is a phase towards life everlasting Always loved, remembered longed for by loved ones
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      447 32 BASKETBALL With star forward injured m third quarter, Toronto still beats Bryant and Los Angeles LOS ANGELES Without Hakeem Olajuwon for the entire game and Vince Carter For the fourth quarter, the Toronto Raptors were still better than the Los Angeles Lakers without Shaquille
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      343 32 SACRAMENTO Good luck stopping the Sacramento Kings when their offence is going this good. The Minnesota Timberwolves, even with their gimmick defences, could not do it. Peja Stojakovic scored 27 points and all five Sacramento starters reached double figures m a 125-111 victory- on Friday night.
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      103 32 DEERFIELD (Illinois) Bill Cartwright has a new title to go along with the five National Basketball Association championship rings he won as a player and an assistant coach with the Chicago Bulls: head coach. He was introduced as the Bulls' new coach on Friday, replacing
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      176 32 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L fct_Gß^ New Jersey 18 9 .667 Boston 17 10 .630 1 Washington 14 14 .500 4. Orlando 14 17 .452 6 New York 13 16 .448 6 Philadelphia 12 17 .414 7 Miami 5 22 .185 13 Central Division W I Pet
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      366 32 BASKETBALL NBA: Milwaukee 105 Charlotte 89 Cleveland 98 New York 88. Memphis 91 Miami 86. Orlando 87 Detroit 78. Denver 93 Philadelphia 90. Sacramento 125 Minnesota 111. Houston 100 Golden State 93 Toronto 89 LA Lakers 86. CRICKET Third day of Ist Tast m Colombo: Sn Lanka
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        233 33 SEA Games 1 I/wan Firdaus (athletics, 4x 100 m team 2 James Wong (athletics) 3 Poh Seng Song athletics) 4 Shameer A\Tib (athletics) 5 Lim /In mii (bowling) 6 Valeric Teo (bowling) 7 Yap Seok Kirn (bowling) 8 Tan Tiong Boon (cue sports, pool) 9 Keith
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        687 33  -  CHAN TAU CHOI The 12-year-old sailor has the skills and mental strength to achieve her goal Bu Factfile Name: Tan Wei Lin. Sarah Age: 1 2 Height 1 52 m Weight: 3&3fcg Education: Starting Sec One at Methodist Cirls' School next \ear. Family: Father
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        879 33  -  CHAN TSE CHUEEN Factfile Name: Too Wee Chin Age: 1 4 Height: Lfflm Weight: 45kg School: Raffles Institution (Sec 2) Family: Father, who works m an oil company, and hank officer mother. Both art- m their late 40s. His rwonrothers are hot
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        320 33 SAILING HOBART (Australia) Volvo Ocean Race yacht Assa Abloy of Sweden pulled off a critical 200-metre course change m the final hours to take Sydney to Hobart line honours from last year's winner maxi Nicorette. Assa Abloy took advantage of being at the rear of
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        233 33 THE Singapore Open Windsurfing Championships, which begin today off Pasta Fresca Sea Sports Centre, look like a dress rehearsal for next year's Asian Games m Pusan. About 5O sailors from Hongkong, Thailand, South Korea and Singapore are taking part m the competition. Said Ben Goh, public
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      1349 34  -  YAP KOON HONG Silver linings amid the gloom hold out hope for the future of Singapore sport THE SPORTS EDITOR It was a year m which it became apparent that sport is an integral part of normal life. Titnesport examines the key events that
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      416 34 NEW SPORTS M A STERPL AN A Government-led initiative to achieve three aims Sports for All, Sporting Excellence and a Sports Industry. $500 million will be pumped m over the next five years. A timely reminder of the need for the masterplan came at September's SEA Games, where
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      1496 34  -  ROB HUGHES The healing for the events of Sept 11 will take some time, but sport can help ROB ON SUNDAY FOREIGN HIGHLIGHTS ATTACK ON AMERICA The Sept 11 terrorist attacks on the United States put a damper on many international events, with athletes reluctant
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      494 35 WORLD Cl'P SCK.C.KR Unlucky ones have to pay but some countries are showing live matches for free HONGKONG Asia might only have three representatives m the 2002 World Cup Finals but there are millions of couch potatoes ready to tune m if
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      205 35 IN SINGAPORE: Li ve on SC V SINGAPOREANS will have to pay to follow all the action at next year's World 'up matches m South Korea and Japan. Singapore Cable Vision has reportedly paid millions for the exclusive broadcast rights of all the matches of both the 2002 and 2006
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      397 35 GOLF LONDON World No. 6 Sergio Garcia has set his sights on becoming the top player on next year's US Tour by overcoming the threat of Tiger Woods. 13ut the Spaniard, who won twice m the United States and once m France this
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        58 35 FORMULA One driver Heinz-Harald Frentzen is close to signing a deal to drive for Arrows next season. The German, with Jordan and Prost last season, has reportedly accepted a one-year contract worth £500,000 (551..35 million). "Nothing has been signed. But there should be a decision
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        62 35 AS ROMA stri 1 -r Gabriel Batistuta is going to quit playing when his current contract with Roma soccer club expires m the summer of 2003. He told the Italian sports daily Gazzetta dello Sport. "I will play m my last World Cup with
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        39 35 ASTON VILLA manager John Gregory has confirmed the soccer club will not renew David Ginola's contract at the end of this season. The Frenchman has not t started an English Premiership game this seajon.
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      310 35 CRICKET ■n:u:B']:Hini7.ri December 29 2001 FIRST 5749 SECOND 1989 THIRD 7875 STARTERS 6191 4606 6083 6088 0815 8948 4061 8711 5359 2426 CONSOLATIONS 8498 6037 3294 3657 9490 4547 1640 6560 6007 0887 MELBOURNE Two crushing defeats have South African captain
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      141 35 PORT-OF-SPAIN (Trinidad) The girlfriend of West Indies cricket star Brian Lara has filed a police report accusing him of physical abuse. British model Lindsey Ward, 20, filed the report on Wednesday night at the St Clair police station m the Trinidadian capital, police said on Friday.
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      326 35 Veteran Hubner a possibility for Finals: Trapattoni Mil AN He is already 34 and has never won a national cap, but Italy coach Giovanni Trapattoni says Piacenza's experienced striker Dario Hubner has a chance of making next year's World Cup Finals squad if he continues his current scoring form. Hubner
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      121 32 CHAO YOKE SAN BBM(L) Age: 98 was called home to be with the Lord on 29.12.2001 leaving behind his beloved family. (Wives: Ho Heng Ngoh, deceased Huang Chien Hsin, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Chao Sik Chiang Soh Kee Hwa Dr Chao Sik Ting Wong Wai Yee Chao Hick Tin Yeo Sen
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      86 32 The Family Of The Late Tj TAN ENG GUAN called home to be with the Lord on 20 December 2001 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to Rev Canon Derek Hong, staff and members of Church of Our Saviour, 428 th FS Buccaneers, 140 Sqn Ospreys, Dr V
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      67 32 12nd Anniversary In Lovlnq Memory Of PATRICIA LIM CHENG LIEW called home to bt with the Lord on 30 Dec 1999 Jesus said: "I am the Resurrection and the Life. He who believes m Me will live. even though he dies. and whoever lives and believes m Me will never
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      54 32 I! In Loving Memory Of CATHERINE TAN SOO NGOH (Mrs P«ttr Koh Chong Hock) Departed: 30 D»c 1976 In our hearts your memory lingers. Sweetly tender, fond and true. There is not a day. dear mother. That we do not think I of you. J Always remembered by I children
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      62 32 r/s/ Mnniuersary Jn Lui'iny TlCemory Of I JIMMY KOH CHEE TAT (Departed on 31 Dec 2000) Sadly missed and always remembered by The Chaplains, Captains, Officers Boys of The Boys Brigade 49th 60th Singapore Company I Then? will be a Memorial Service today I At spm at the Chapel of
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      78 32 CORINNE MARIE LA'BROOY (called home to our Lord Jesus on 18 Dec '01) The family members express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all Doctors, Nurses and Staff of Ward 11C. Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Dover Park Hospice and Hospice Care Association; Mqr Eugene Vaz, Rev Simon Pereira and Rev
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      72 32 ANTONIO TEOTICO LLACER Passed away peacefully on 27 Dec 2001. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones, his students and Dance Arts family. Body Is resting at St Joseph's Church, Victoria St. Prayars on 30/12 at B.oopm. Funtral Mass service will bt held on Monday 31/12 at 9.30 am.
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      43 32 NARANJAN KAUR w/o PIARA SINGH (Village: Sabhra) A«o: 80 passed away: 29/12/2001 Leaving behind: sons, daughters, sor s oaughters-in-law and grandchildren. Cortege Waving TTSH Mortuary at 4pm for Mt- V#rnon Crwvwvoriuffl Hal! 3 on Sunday 30.12.2001 for uwnatlon at 5.13pm. I Tel: *****49
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      1109 36  - Newcastle can say goodbye to title hopes WILFRED YEO EXTRA TIME THE NUMBERS GAME With the Premiership title race into its second half, what does it take to win it, or more specifically, not to lose it? PHILIP ALLEN has the answers m your Sunday Times next week. Which club
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      63 36 Spaniard Sergio < Garcia lias set Ins Timesport looks at the events that |Ett 3l UWt£I^M! Sllil()r Sara}l Tan is <)Illv l)llt sll( 'F* sights on dethroning world No. i A left a lasting impression on the rW**3rf^^m is already a hot prospect for an vV^^* Tiger Woods next year.
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        2033 2  -  Ong S or F ern WATERSH E| BESIDES GOING TO CHURCH OR TO THE TEMPI!, PEOPLE CAN TURN TO ART. THIS IS A DIFFERENT KIND OF PRAYER.' Angela Liong (above), artistic director of Arts Fission Company, on art as a balm for wounded souls The artistic
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        203 5 Syed Isa Mohd Semait (above), 63, has been the Mufti or spiritual leader of the Muslim, community here for 30 years. He also sits on the Presidential Council for Religious Harmony and is a past president of the Inter-Retigious Organ isation. SINCE the tragic events of Sept 11, I've
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        154 5 Reverend Father Nicholas Chia, 63, was ordained as the third Archbishop of Singapore on Oct 7- He has since initiated the greatest shake-up of priests m Singapore's Catholic parish history to enable a "spiritual renercal". WITH terrorism and the global recession, life is no longer plain sailing. But these
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        133 5 Mr Kttikka n So n m ugi i m. 43, is the secretary of the Hindu Advisory Board, MJUot is a statutory hoard appointed by the Ministry of Community Development and Sports. 4 HINDUS believe that we are about mid-way through a period which we call Kaliyuga, or Dark
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        207 5 THE Venerable Shi Ming Vi (below), 39, is the president of the Inter-Religious Organisation and chairman and ".hief executive office? of Ren Ci Hospita, and Medicare Centre. WE CLING to things that belong to us, but things are impermanent. The important thing is not to fear impermanence. We have
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        264 5 Master Lee Zh twang is the acting president of the Taoist Mission and past president of the IRO (1997-1998). A Taoist priest of the Longmen Sect, he founded the mission m 1996 and organised Singapore's first Taoist Day that same year. 4 THERE have been a great many more
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        691 6 ANDREW TJIOE: Restaurateur 200 It is m crises like the 911 attacks that people find opportunities, but one must have the strength to grab them Maverick restaurateur Andrew Tjioe, 43, added eight new outlets this volatile year to his chain of 11. Named Tourism Entrepreneur Of
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        719 6 SIMON LIM: Pub and club owner Industry players must work smarter as people want more mileage for every dollar they pay v Pub and club owners like Simon Lim are still dealing with the repercussions of Sept 11 and the recession. Mr Lim, 34,
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      916 7 TAN KIAN POR: Painter And Calligrapher Cultural Medallion winner Tan Kian Por thinks that the Sept 11 tragedy is a reminder to Singaporeans they should not focus on material things CLASSICAL ink-and-brush painter and calligrapher Tan Kian Por, 52, won this year's Cultural Medallion,
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      665 8 STEFANIE SUN: Singer YOU COULD BE WORKING IN YOUR OFFICE WHEN SUDDENLY THERE'S A CRASH AND THEN YOU DIE. SO WHATEVER I'M DOING NOW, I'M DEFINITELY MAKING SURE THAT I'M HAPPY 200| bum sales. But I see and do know of a lot of artist es
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      838 8 GOH BOON TECK: Artistic Director EVERYTHING IS ON SHAKY GROUND NOW: IT IS A TIME WHEN YOU HAVE TO FIGHT TO STAND, SHOUT TO MAKE YOUR POINT To Goh, the Sept 11 attacks were almost like performances but, if they were so,
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      634 9 MAN SHU SUM: TV Station Head WHEN THERE'S DANGER, THERE WILL BE OPPORTUNITIES. YOU JUST HAVE TO FOCUS AND THINK CREATIVELY 2001\ WATERSHED We don't know what will happen tomorrow, so grab hold of the opportunity you have and do what you can today CHANNEL
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      793 9 ELIM CHEW: Woman Entrepreneur WE DON'T WANT TO JUMP INTO THE CHINA MARKET LIKE EVERYONE JUMPED INTO THE DOT.COM CRAZE, AND ENDED UP BEING SUCKED INTO A BLACK HOLE MsElim Chew, 35, the founder and managing director of streetwear chain 77th Street, wot named
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      471 13 Stick to your New Year resolutions by setting realistic goals and working towards them methodically with a support partner NEW YORK It is that time of year again when we all promise ourselves that we will lose weight, stop smoking, curb spending and get a partner. The
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      1001 18 BRIGHT OUTLOOK FERNANDO TAN: Entrepreneur \jm m y M Photos: THINK SINGAPORE HAS REACHED TS PEAK, ECONOMY-WISE... EVEN IFTER THIS ECONOMY DOWNTURN S OVER, ITS VERY DIFFICULT FOR HE COUNTRY TO PICK UP As a young man, he was an addict and behind bars. Now clean and straight, he proves
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      607 18 GRACE LEE: Violinist Interviews !>v Arthur Sim. C.heontj; Suk-NVai. Tee Hun Ching. Arti Mulchand, CWI ("how. Samuel Lee. Suhaila Sulainian. Elisabeth (»uee, Michelle Ho and Tan Sh/r Ee. 1. Nothing will stop this latest Singapore musical prodigy from aimingfor the stars THE 17-year-old won
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      607 1 JAPAN AS NO. 1 DEBTOR NATION: DREAMS HAVE TURNED TO CONCRETE By RICHARD LIM page 4 I WATERSHED I **^^^5^ H' al| h&i j^fl W( f*> Sept 11 will amplify the area -^E^^. I f I have been pursuing, not j^^^ft^ W Don't take things for granted. 11 hJ Ell
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      177 2 "Is Medication or Meditation the Answer to Cancer?" Holistic Approach to Cancer Its Prevention Sophia Room, Level 4 isf /A (the present West m Plaza) 'Ycp^f*/ 2 Stamford Road, Singapore 1 ***** Speakers: Associate Professor Foo Keong Tatt Senior Consultant Advisor Department of Urology, Singapore General Hospital Associate Dean, National
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        404 4 Bill HONDA FOR SALE ir/'99 CITY VTEC Auto. 1 owner. Dark blue S/rims Hifi, leather ?eats Loan/ trade-in. 773-5055 "95 CIVIC ESI. 3 drs. Manual. Sporty black. OMV S2OK. S/rims. Hifi. Loan/ trade-in. 773-5055 8/82 HONDA ACCORD 16 manual 5 ys COE S/rims. showroom condition. SI6K. Owner *****023 5638 MTHLY.
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        342 5 VIEW TO BELIEVEI 5/94 Benz S2BO auto. OMV $70,592 (paper value body $92K). No gimmick! Selling $99,800. Interest 2.5% only! 2 owners. Pis. call 841-3119 3/93 BENZ E2OO auto. 16 valve/ airbag. Scrap value $46K. Metallic silver. CD/ s/rims. C&C service. Worth COE. Ist class cond. Selling $49.8 K. 9018-3833
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        267 5 HER '98 SLK 200 New paint/ tax AMG kit. CMV $44K. 2-digit no. Low mileage. *****238 Kenneth (1 OWNER) '92 E2OO auto. FuM facelift. Various color. New tax/ COE. Selling $75 BK. *****105 '88 E2OO AUTO. Silver. COE 1/08 (S6IK) Converted. S/rims. Well Kept. $44.5K 0.n.0. 9207-5258 06/93 E2OO CONVERTEO.
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        448 6 HTI NISSAN FOR SALE 3/98 MARCH 1.0. Auto. 1 owner. Tax 5/02. P/steenng. Accident free. $47,500. *****22 6/93 SUNNY 1.6 Manual 01 transfer. S/rims. CD changer. OMV $17K. Selling 521.8 K. *****183 1 OWNER. 3/'9B Cefiro 2.0. V 6. Auto. Leather seats. Low deposit. Jin Bukit Merah. *****88 6/98 SUNNY
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        426 6 a PROTON FOR SALE 11/98 WIRA 1.3 manual $***** 10/98 Wira 1.3 manual $***** 5/97 Wira 1.5 manual $***** Deposit $SK! *****756 Azmi With warranty, www.ick.com.sg END '98 WIRA 1.5 manual. Blue Road tax 1 year. Nice no. OMV $14K. Deposit $SK. $49,800 Original cond Joe 9815-8530 I/'OO WIRA I.SGU
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        46 7 2/00 COROLLA 1.3 Auto. $64 8 X 9/98 Corolla 13XLi $54 8K 3/98 Corona 16 Auto 566.8K 2/98 Corolla Liftback. $62 8K 003-18 AML Te>: 748 7677 MARCH '2000 ESTIMA Lucida Bseaters. 1 owner. Red. Low mileage 24,000 km. OMV $*****. Price neg Call: 9680-5222 Chris
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        534 8 Bffl VOLKSWAGEN Kj^ FOR SALE 2001 Model Beetle $100, 800 («*> cot j Signature Class Tel: 345 8628/ 451 2308 $2800 DEPOSIT! t owner 04/95 Vento I.6CL. ABS. airbags. 2K paint silver, new tax, CD changer, alloy rims, worth S2K, 100% accident free, serviced by agt., 528.8 K. Interest 2.4%.
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        232 9 Pffil D 1516 EAST COAST APTS RENT EAST MEADOWS SPECIALIST. 2/ 3 rms. 20 choice units! F/facilities. MRT/ pool/ sea view. Part/ full/ furnished. Japanese school, can co broke, tenants call *****373 RENTAL SPECIALIST! ALL dis tricts! Many choice units at good budgets! Convenient locations' Facilities! Amenities! 92-72-20-21 D.15 EAST
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        427 9 RJfJI D 1516 EAST COAST j^OPTE APTS RENT POOL VIEW! THE Bayshore/ Fla mingo. 2 rms. 947/ 1400 sq.ft. Quiet. SI.7K up. CM *****88 ST PATRICK GDN. Ground fir 2 rms. F/ furn/ pool/ beach Quiet serene. $1600 neq. 9008 8617 AOUARIUS BY THE Park 2 bdrms Ground fir with
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        432 9 VTFI 22 28 I KliJ WEST a NORTH PTEAPTS RENT D.23 NORTHVALE. 2+l. Mid fir 1173 sq.ft F/furn. Aircon. Bright Near MRT/ Lot Call 9845-7445 D.22 PARKVIEW MANSION Yuan < Ching Rd. F/furn/ aircon. 3-rms $1700 neg. 9 *****60 CMA D.22 PARC VISTA. Nicely furn 3+l apt Face pool Opp.
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        424 9 RTI HOUSES FOR RENT JNLY SI.SK LI Hwan Dr. 2/storey nter ;err. Unfurn. Simple 3+ 1. 1800 sq.ft Quiet. Easy access to URT/ shpg ctr. 9209-2022 ERA M OFF UNIVERSITY Rd d/storey rerr house 3+l rms. Reasonable ent Pg. 9223-2310. 3NLY $5500! GREENLEAF. Lovely 3+l. N>ce gdn/ pool/ greenery, "lust
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        469 9 Iffl HUDC/HOB FOR RENT 4 'A' NEAR Jurong Point for rent. F/furn. Short term considered, interested only please call 9495-3274 for details I*l BEDOK SOUTH/ Macpherson/ Toa Payoh/ 2-5 rms Tampires/ Woodlands/ Yishun/ Clementi other areas Call 442-9121 Lyn WOODLANDS BLK 737. 4 Roorr Well furn Near Admiralty MRT/ amenities.
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        452 9 VR| HUDC/HDB KjSAPTSFORRENT APPROVED 4-RM BEDOK $1000/ Pasir Ris Enec flat 465 $1200 P/furn *****898 GPN ML 2+l. S'GOON. Pandan Gdn Yishun, Woodlands. Bt Paniang, CCX. Furn/ aircon. Call *****459 HOUGANG AYE 8 699 2+l New High fir.. neg. Aliunied MR T approved mais. Call 9672-5557 TOA PAYOH. NEAR MRT
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        691 9 cknkosc Wff\ ROOMS FOR RENT I ROOM FOR RENT. Near Pasir Ris I MRT Fuiiy furnished. Call Joe r Shanti at h/p: 9721-9230 (owner t SIMEI BLK 234. 2 f/furn common rms. 2 mms to MRT Ladies only, f Call 9637-3558/ 785 1437 Jane f 2 COMMON RMS' rm I
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        568 10 jjdsn ftDn&2)Hivno^^/ VRI dhwinewton/ VRI dh&2inewton/ PHI dh&2inewton/ Vffl dh &21 newton/ VRI dh t, newton/ The Straits Times Classified PROPERTY GUIDE PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL A City South West 01-21 1-8 402,440,441 B Orchard Tanglin Holland 22-27 9-10 404, 445^ 446 C Newton Bt. Timah dementi 28 30, 58, 59 1
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        874 10 ■IfH 009-10 ORCHARD/ Rifl DO9-10 ORCHARD/ ■yyj TANGLIN/ HOLLAND |ul£| TANGLIN/ HOLLAND HOUSES SALE I HOUSES SALE LfcS£j 4av^< BIN TONG PARK Grand maiestic good class 2sty bungalow Elevated land approx 46,850 built-up approx 2^B^ I 1 S.OOOsqft Super wide V^^^^^gal frontage beautiful landscape BbMial I garden. Potential for subdivide
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        485 10 a OO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTEAPTS-SALE OPEN HSE SAT SUN 2 -4PM VALLEY PARK PENTHOUSE 3767 sq.ft. 4+l. 999 yrs Recession best buy •All attached baths •Full condo facilities •Panoramic view •Excess parking Meet Aqt at Blk 475 River Valley Rd or call 9489-5353/ 9635-8081 AN Ardmore Park. Open h'se
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        497 10 a 009-10 ORCHARD/ TANGL IN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS SALE D.09 GRANGE HGTS. 3025 sq.ft. F'hold high fir, nicely renovated, f /facilities, great location! Must view! *****991 DTZ D.tO RIVER VALLEY Rd Pent house 4 bdrms. 1765 sq.ft. 5 10 mms walk to Orchard Rd. Hp *****820/ pg *****071 FT. Del
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        249 10 WBH Dll &21 NEWTON/ KTiJ BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI HOUSES SALE KjUPERI BALUEI D.21 SSM7CLEMEHTI SUNSET Oe tached bunglw. Almost 15,000 sq.ft. Exclusive 4+2. Big garden. Quiet. F'hold. *****190. No agts MERRYN RD BRAND new Kheam Hock Rd. il.OOOsq.ft. Oriole Cres. 11.000 sq.ft. Sunset Sq. 7200 sq.ft. Toh Tuck. *****-366 C2l ALMOST SOLD!
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        830 10 aDIUZINLWTON/ PHI DIU 21 NEWTON/ WQ\ Dll &21 NEWTON/ Pf?l Dll &21 NFWTON/ BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI WOM BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI K£l| Bl T IMAH/ CLEMENTI KCil BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI PTE APTS SALE JJ^TEAPTSjjALE HB^^SALE I PTEAPTS-SALE NEWSHOWFLATS C??/? V /^TI WOIV OPE/V s^^f&tutfw USSSk "«S i«*^*!I a I !Si 'JSKS
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        484 10 a DI2M BALESTIER/ MACPHERSON/GEYLANG PTE APTS SALE WINDY HGTS. 4*l. F'hold. 2576 sq.ft High/ low fir. N.S faong. Renovated Orig. Serious seller Price neg 9387-4813 C&H D.12 LOCK CHO Apt F'hold. Rer.o vated. 3-rm 2 attached bath Breezy, bright Near MRT/ mkt. amenities. S neg *****296 DTZ I il il
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        400 10 WffH ***** EAST COAST |j^ HOUSES SALE CHALLENGER PROPERTIES P/L Goodman Vicinity L md for rebuild 18.755 sq ft or 9300 sq.ft. Build your dream home today Ramsgate Rd Street of Dreams Quiet tranquil and tucked away oldish d/storey Bungiw. ***** sq.ft. 5 bdrms. Enormous gdn MayfteM Avt Brand new
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        588 11 1012-14 BALESTIER/ VT9I ***** BALESTIER/ TT7M DI2 -i4 BALESTIER/ VT9I 012 14 BALESTIER/ VT9I ***** BALESTIER/ Vffl ***** BALESTIER/ ¥191 DI2-I4 BALESTIER/ ¥191 012-14 BAIf^TiFR/ 3 k 4*£7 miDr rv\S /111 I k. a Dl 5-16 EAST COAST HOUSES SALE KEW 3-STOREY SEMI-DS. Few units. SI.OXM/ SI.IXM. Superb cond. 4+l/
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        1159 11 HPfl Dl 5-16 EAST COAST WWL D 1516 EAST COAST Wfti 015-16 EAST COAST PTE APTS -SALE PTE APTS SALE SALE ISilUU|ySjULMj|ffi&l iFin $675 psfl_ s* s JBa*^'"" ■j^^^^^^^^^H Showflat Open H IV from 11am to 6pm j^ H m. ■."iff* I Knight WV «hh JJJJJggJJgggJ Frank fr4 Peter: 9822
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        395 11 B 017-18 CHANG!/ PASIR RIS PTE APTS SALE AZALEA PK. CONDO. Choice unit Approx. 1679 sq.ft. 4+l Cosy. Windy. Pool view. 999 yrs. F/air con. Act fast! A&J 9665-0585 MELVILLE PK. BIK 22. 2 rms. Pool view. F/renovated. Serious seller! Urgent l 9853 8396 Sole Agt ELIAS GREEN. CHEAP big.
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        410 11 WTT\ 019-20 SERANGOON/ KILJ THOMSON I HOUSES SALE SSOO SO.FT. CORNER new terr Very big gdn, room m 3400 sq.ft. Low Low Offer Price. Sgoon MRT F'hold. Superb finishes! Chane! 0.19 CHEAP SEMI-D. 3336/ 2400 sq.ft. approx. 2-storey. 4+l. F'hold. Marble fir. MRT. amenities. Bright, windy. *****028 PN. '■Hlk BISHAN
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        425 11 1019-20 SERANGOON/ THOMSON PTE APTS SALE Central Viewfj Hounnc St- 1 1 TOP SOON 2 bedrm/3+l, 3+study+l bedrm 980sf to 1 2925f Near future MRT Kovan Serangoon Station Near markets, iupermarkels, expressway and schools Showflats Open Daily: 10.00 am to 6.00pm Tel. 284 5919,9457 8480 12-6pm. FHOLD. PENTHSES. KM payment
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        403 11 IBS D 2 2 "28 ■UCI WESTS NORTH HOUSES-SALE [brand new freehold] 2-STOMY*BASM«EIIT SEMI-D JustToP3atactW Nonoonsur Mnsl I toCTE fiSSMMf Huiry'Donimss 1 I I Peggy Nglaw *****000 hsr Pit I VILLA VERDE/ CENTURYWOODS. inter/ corner-terr. 3/ 4-storey. s*l. Sale/ Rent. Choice unit! Good facing. neg. Good investment! Johnson-FT 9524 1866
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        779 11 PROPERTIES Iffl D 2B HyJ WEST Si NORTH JJ HOUSES-SALE D.28 S2SOK BELOW H Mimosa Terr 3 Storey corner terr s*l bdrms Fhold HB *****231 SUNRISE VICINITY. 2-STOREY ncr terr. 2475 sq.ft. 3*l F hold Face S Si ISM. A&G *****811 LAKESIDE GROVE 3/ storey terr 1615/ 2600 sq.ft. Bright/
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        752 11 VffJl MIXED DISTRICTS CHEAP CONDO FOU q'aß' 2 3 rms a»j at tH locat'Ons. Melville Pk. S4BOK int I Piaza S66OK. Park View SSOOK Neptune Ct S4BOK SSSOK *****919 ERA ifffl HUDCAPTS XX 9215-2464 Hilltop ervoir view Greenery: Condo facilities $175 "-maintenance Braddell Hill! Blk lOA. B. C F High/
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        944 12 PROPERTIES a HDB APTS FOR SALE (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) 4 'A' BLK. 654 Jin Tenaga. Just 5 yrs Well renovated Malay owner. Valued. Call Musa 9456 1537 4 T BLK 37 Bedok South. High fir. Unblocked Near park/ stadium/ sch. Move-in Pg: *****784 MIP 4 'NG' CORNER Blk 122 Bedok
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        849 12 PflPI HOB APTS FOR SALE (CENTRAL/CITY) INDIANS ELIGIBLE 3 A Blk 49 Dorset Rd High fir. breezy, un blocked Mins to future MRT/ shops/ schs 9500 5026 Raian PN 3 T TG. Pagar (MRTI Very high floor. Face sea/ south. Unblock Single eligible. 9790-9191 ITTI HDB APTS FOR SALE EiUJJ
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        695 12 a HOB APTS FOR SALE (CLEMENTI/ WEST COAST) 3 'NC BLK 409, Clementi. hiqn fir, unblocked. N S facing, windy, renovaTed. well kept, near MRT/ mkt/ food ctr. *****321 PN BLK 8 HOLLAND. Rare 3 I Mid floor Simple renovation. View to offer 9593-3202 KF OPEN HSE 3-SPM. Ghim Moh
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        1015 12 ImL'lH^l^ X Classes 747 794: Leisure/ Personal Interest Programmes A New You written by Loh Hsiao Ying Dent on polishing the raw diamond that is you? What better time to do it than m the New Year! In order not to inflict too much pain on your precious self, we
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        162 12 E HDB APTS FOR SALE HW| HDB APTS FOR SALE i|W| HDB APTS FOR SALE BffSCl HDB APTS FOR SALE iWI HDB APTS FOR SALE iW| HDB APTS FOR SALE (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) (BEDOK/CHAiCHEE) (BEPOK/CHAICHEE) (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) The Straits Times Classified PROPERTY GUIDE (HPB ESTATES) Classification Codes HDB Estates Oi J^ 502
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        75 12 ■Tfl HDB APTS FOR SALE EiL|| (HOUGANG/ S'GOON/ I YIO CHU KANG) 3 T BLK 302 S goon inter change/ MRT. High fir. Corner Convenient Price neg *****865 3 T BLK 302. S'goon. F/renovated. MRT/ mkt/ shops. Valued SI23K. Price neg GT *****06 3 'NG' CORNER Blk 327 Hougang. High
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        77 12 a HDB APTS FOR SALE (HOUGANG/ S'GOON/ YIO CHU KANG) 3/ 4 'S' S cjoon N ave 1. Renovated Unblocked. Amenities. 95% loan avail. Pg: MRC 9504-2318 4 'A' BLK 166 Hougang. Top fir. Nicely done. 5 yrs. Can contra. Unblocked 9009 8980 agt 4 'A' HOUGANG Blk 548. 806.
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        80 12 ■Tfl HOB APTS FOR SALE EOJ (HOUGANG/ S'GOON/ I YIO CHU KANG) 4 "A' BLK 910 Houqanq. 5 yrs High fir. Unblocked. Renovated Near shpg ctr. 9605-1982 WW 4 'A' 551 Hougang Corner Below value. Mkt/ sch/ Hougang Green MRT Serious seller 9026-5266 4 A' HOUGANG 444 Sell at value
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        82 12 Rfl HDB APTS FOP SALE EIJU (HOUGANG/ S'GOON/ I YIO CHU KANG) 4 'A' HOUGANG tlk 426 dr to dr H.gh fir. value 5236K *****080 Exec apt 506A 5g00n*****999 4 'NG' Block 7 Lor Lew Lian. MRT 3 S' Block 323 S'goon Ctr/ MRT 4 NG 211 S goon Ctr.
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        76 12 fTfi HOB APTS FOR SALE KiJkJ (HOUGANG/S'GOON/ Iyio chu kangi 4 S7 4 A Corner S goon 335/ 545. 5 years MRT/ amenities. Unblocked 9002 1550 i-qate. 4 T HOUGANG Bik 637 High fir. Move-m cond. Can contra. 95% :oan Unblocked. 9455 2725 AL 4NG S'GOON N Blk 127 high
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        935 13 a HDB APTS FOR SALE (HOUGANG/ S'GOON/ YIO CHU KANG) 5 T 173 Hougang corner Reno vated. 5 yrs. MGS/ mkt. No cjsh! Greatest buy! *****699 PN 5 T BLK 251 MRT. interchange.. 4 A' 134. 168. High fir. City view. Sell below valuation. 9006 0865 5 '17 EXEC Mais
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        795 13 LRfi HDB APTS FOR SALE m| (PASIR RIS/CHANGI) FULL SEA VIEW I!! OPPOSITE PASIR RIS MRT Eitc. Apt. 583. Corner MRT. Condo decor. Open concept Extc. Apt. 578. Well renovated Eitc. Mais. 585. Renovated. Facing MRT Exclusive unit! Extc. Apt. 586 corner, move m Extc. Apt. Blk. 781. Corner. Mid
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        962 13 Rfl HDB APTS FOR SALE |^fl (TAMPINES/SIMEI) EXEC MAIS. BELOW value, blk 124/ 151/ 245. F/renovated, high fir. Exec apt 151/ 427. SI4OK designer renovations. 9309-0742 WS EXEC. APT. BLK 495F Beautifully renovated 100% move m cond. Unblocked 4 rms with big living dining hall. Pg. 9225 1439 EXEC. MAIS
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        736 13 Bfi HOB APTS FOR SALE mm*M (TOAPAYOH/ ■■POTONGPASIR) PRICED TO SELL. 5 I Corner Blk 242 Kirn Keat Link Walk up apt/ I*o3. Renovated. Spacious. 101% move-in. Jennifer 9459 8391 PN SUN 2-SPM. 4 A' Blk 11 T. Payoh Lor 8. Mid fir. Renovated Pei Chun Sch. Valued 5336 K.
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        879 13 Bf| HDB APTS FOR SALE Kill (WOODLANDS/ I SEMBAWANG) URGENT! NO CASH. 4 A' Wood lands 794/ Exec Apt 358 «»02 Near MRT. Simple *****656 NC $0 CASH! BLK 786 D. 5 T corner Big recess. High fir. Renovated. Hurry! Mariam 9450 7941 CMA 4 'A' 158. Corner High fir.
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        827 13 PROPERTIES RTI HOUSES WANTED USJ (RENT/ BUY) D.OS WANTED BY fxpat 4 14 Jan to view. Mar/ April to stay. Landed with pool, gdn Near Tanghn Trust Sch. $BK. *****025 AT BUYERS WITH CASH looking for old houses' land m all areas Owners, pis pg. 9204-1468 Roy WTf\ PRIVATE APTS
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