The Straits Times, 1 April 2002

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    13 1 The Straits Times Established 1545 €jJB A Singapore Press Holdings publication Ov7 Cents
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    Lock icon Arafat defiant under siege
    637 1 His guards trade fire with Israeli troops 'within metres' of the Palestinian leader as siege of his headquarters continues RAMALLAH Palestinian officials yesterday expressed fears for leader Yasser Arafat's iijfe as fsrae/Sf troops encircling his headquarters traded fire with his guards, ignoring a Uivvtexi. 'Na.tA.ows. c«X\.
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  • NEWS FLASH
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      174 2 BIG WOES OF SMALL HUMS TH X recession is having a big impact on small and medium-sized businesses. For one tyre firm, profit margins already affected since the Asian financial crisis of 1997 were further hit after Sept 11 last year. About 100,000 of these firms are m the
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      75 2 AMERICA, LISTEN TO YOUR ALLIES THE attack on terrorism has to be dual military and civil otherwise it will prove to be an expensive disaster, writes Shirley Williams, a British MP and former education minister. The coalition that was built including moderate Muslim countries has to be listened to.
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    • Article
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      97 2 ME RANKS HERE DYNAMIC? THE banking sector here does not really aualify to be called "highly competitive" or dynamic, just because regulator) moves have liberalised it, writes Mr Burton Ong. Market share is still cdncentrated m the hands of just a small number of banks and entry barriers still
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      60 2 LIFE NEW POLISHED JEWEL AFTER lhittgupta her name by dazzling tit and sundry, singer-songwriter Jewel simply vanished from the music scene for two years. But there is good news for her fans. She is back with a new album. This Wav seen as her best work so far. And she
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      87 2 Metta sets right pace for slowTdds THE mother of seven-year-old Peh Shi Ting, a slow learner, tried to enrol her m a special education school. But the waiting list was just too long. So Shi Ting ended up m a mainstream primary school. But then, along came an offer
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      57 2 Africans hit Thailand FOREIGN criminals active m Thailand are most likely to he Nigerians using forged South African passports, say experts. Crimes blamed on South Africans ingenious scams and frauds m particular are hallmarks of Nigerian gangs, they add. Numerous Nigerian operations for forging or diverting South African passports
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      78 2 Bilateral ties: Law is a bedrock MALAYSIAN critics have hit out at Singapore for ignoring public perception and being too legalistic m its conduct of bilateral relations but their arguments have no merit, writes Walton Morais. To conduct international relations on the basis of public perceptions, rather than on
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      72 2 Ml, UPWARDLY MOBILE MOBILE network operator Ml dm posted a big leap m pre-tax profit for last year up by 64 percent to Sl.il million. And revenue grew 1."3 per cent to $6:i9 million, up from $568 million m 2000. Ml has also hit the one-million mark m customers,
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      101 2 MACABRE HIV DEATH CHALLENGE THE debate over South Africa's Aids crisis has taken a bizarre turn. An American academic and a South African computer scientist are challenging each other to a death duel. The choice of weapons? Chemical drugs and the deadly Aids virus. Mr David Rasnick of the
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      Lock icon ASIA
      159 2 NEW URBAN POOR OF CHINA CHINA'S poor used to be mainly from rural areas. But up to 25 million Chinese now living m poverty are to be found m the cities and booming coastal areas. Many are jobless or scrape by on subsistence wages. They present a stark contrast
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      55 2 NEW COACH, HIGH HOPES SINGAPORE wants to be the region's No 1 m sepak takraw. It is planning to overtake leaders Thailand and Malaysia by next year's South-east Asia Games. And the man who could make it happen is new coach Haris Abdul Rahman, formerly head coach of the
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      567 2 MAIN Prime 3-6 World 8-13 Editorial 14 Commentary 14,15 Forum 16 HOME Home Hl-H6 Tech Science \Yt Education H9-Hll ASIA Asia Al East Asia.... A2,A3 S-E Asia A5.A6 Malaysia A7,AB Weather A8 SPORTS/ MONEY Sports Sl-S4 Money S6-SlO LIFE! What's On L 2 Comics 1,6 Life! TV L7,L9 Cinema LlO
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  • PRIME NEWS
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      Lock icon Taiwan braces for more earthquakes
      633 3  -  LAWRENCE CHUNG Powerful quake destroyed many buildings leaving four dead and over 250 injured yesterday; impact felt as far as Hongkong TAIPEI Taiwan is bracing itself for more earthquakes after it was rocked yesterday by a powerful one that left four people dead and more
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      Lock icon KL wants Singapore to act now...
      518 4  - KL wants Singapore to act now. REME AHMAD Republic's actions causing unhappiness and it must heed neighbour's complaints about reclamation, Foreign Minister says FOREIGN Minister Syed Hamid Albar said yesterday Malaysia had no intention of causing inconvenience to Singapore, but it was up to the Republic to act on complaints
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      Lock icon ...but what, exactly, is the problem? SEARCHING FOR LOVED ONES:
      497 4 ...but what, exactly, is the problem? SEARCHING FOR LOVED ONES: HOW HWEE YOUNG With four days until the Qing Ming festival, families are thronging columbaria to pay respects to those who have died. At the Nam Ann Siang Theon Temple columbarium m Paya Lebar Crescent, these people were looking for
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      Lock icon What it should have been
      40 4 YESTERDAY'S report, "Father fined for molesting girl", named the offender m a court case. We should not have done so, m order to protect the identity of the victim. We are sorry for the error.
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      Lock icon Queen Mum had the common touch
      635 6 Eight decades m the public eye, Britain's favourite royal grandmother m feathers and chiffon always enjoyed a joke, a chat LONDON Flowers and black-edged cards of sympathy were left outside royal palaces yesterday, as Britain mourned the death of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.
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      Lock icon Dubai court endorses wife beating
      216 6 DUBAI The highest court here has ruled that a husband has the right to beat his wife to discipline her, but she m turn has the right to divorce should she suffer any injury. The court m the most liberal of the seven states that
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon DEBATE: White man's word
      122 8 WHILE South African President Thabo Mbeki has m effect given dissidents like Mr David Rasnick encouragement, it is unclear how seriously he takes their \iews or whether he is exploiting them to save the country from a huge bill m treating his country's Aids epidemic. Says
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      Lock icon Pope urges frank talks to end Mid-East row
      391 11 EASTER SUNDAY ADDRESS VATICAN CITY Summoning up his strength to raise his voice m a plea for peace, a frail Pope John Paul II turned his Easter Sunday message into a denunciation of the bloody chain of events which have plunged the
      AP; AFP  -  391 words
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      Lock icon British museums face new demands on loot
      446 11  - British museums face new demands on loot ALFRED LEE A controversial new code is set to reiqnite overseas calls for the return of plundered treasures LONDON Britain's powerful Museums Association (MA) will issue landmark ethical guidelines this week calling on museums to deal "sensitively and promptly" with overseas claims for
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      Lock icon ON CUE: Likely claims
      102 11 GREECE will probably make fresh demands to the British Museum for the repatriation of the Elgin Marbles plundered from the Parthenon m 1799. Australia is also likely to re-appeal for the return of the remains of 2,000 aborigines shipped to London by British scientists. Nigeria will
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      Lock icon Vajpayee the poet waxes glum as BJP's woes grow
      600 12  -  MRMAL GHOSH The Indian leader turns pessimistic m the wake of his party's electoral defeats and loss of credibility over communal riots the town of Godhra on Feb 27. The violence cost the relatively prosperous industrialised state billions of rupees m
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      17 12 www. kosfen ink torn The wild, attacking style of Alexandra Kosteniuk is rare among women players
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      Lock icon Chess gets glamorous new face
      133 12 17-YEAR-OLD POSTER GIRL LONDON Alexandra Kosteniuk, a 17-year-old Russian grandmaster heralded as the "Anna Kournikova of the black-and-white board", has been asked by the international governing body of chess to be the new face of the game. Kosteniuk's "wild, attacking, no-holds-barred" playing style was said
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      Lock icon Britain's Prince Harry
      29 12 is being treated for glandular fever, palace officials said. Commonly known as the "kissing disease", glandular fever comes from a virus transferred by saliva or mucus.
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      Lock icon FORMER CNN V-P ED TURNER DIES
      170 12 ATLANTA Mr Ed Turner, who helped establish CNN as a major respected organisation, died m Washington on Saturday after battling liver cancer. He was 66 "Ed loved his profession, his staff and his network," former CNN chairman Tom Johnson said. "His loyalty to Ted
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      Lock icon HIGH TAXES ANGER SWEDISH KING
      84 12 STOCKHOLM Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf is disgruntled over the high level of tax he must pay each year on his wealth, the palace's economic adviser Bengt Telland told Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet on Friday. The 55-year-old monarch's private wealth is estimated at 307-5 million kronor
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      Lock icon US celebrity chat show host Oprah Winfrey
      32 12 las turned down a White House invitation to join an official delegation to tour Afghanistan's schools, citing a busy schedule, her aides confirmed on Friday.
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      Lock icon Musharraf plans referendum to extend his rule
      188 12 ISLAMABAD Pakistan's military ruler is expected to announce a national referendum m the coming week m an effort to stay m power for another five years. President General Pervez Musharraf, who seized power m a bloodless coup m October 1999, told a group
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      Lock icon SINGER SAVED MY LIFE, SAYS UNCLE
      69 12 KLEIN (Texas) Lyle Lovett's uncle says that he owes his life to the country singer who came to his rescue when an enraged bull charged, knocked him to the ground and mauled him on his farm m suburban Houston. Lovett, 44, faces months of
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      Lock icon The latest US security must-have: panic room
      420 13 The steel hideouts come equipped with video surveillance equipment but few people have actually seen such rooms LONDON Panic rooms, which *re reinforced steel I mk-ouu off the master bedroom, equipped with food supplier, .tpilet and video surveillance equipment, have become th»must-have domestic
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      Lock icon Stuff of movies
      65 13 REUTERS REFLECTING the security-hungry mood m America, particularly after the Sept 11 terrorist attacks, the hideouts are the theme of the latest thriller directed by David Fincher. In the movie Panic Room, Jodie Foster plays an affluent single mother who is Forced to seek refuge m the
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    • WORLD FILE
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        Lock icon AFGHAN COUNCIL TO INCLUDE WOMEN
        67 13 AN AFGHAN grand council, or loya jirga, convening from June 10 to 16 to install a new government, will count at least 160 women among its more than 1,500 members, the organising commission announced yesterday. Only six seats are guaranteed for Islamic scholars. The panel
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        Lock icon DHAKA MOVES TO EASE WATER CRISIS
        39 13 AP BANGLADESH has sent troops around water pumping stations to ease a distribution crisis linked to electricity shortages. The deployment followed reports that hoodlums had taken chargji over parts of the wateCtiistribution sys-
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        Lock icon COLOMBO MAN FOR TALKS WITH TIGERS
        71 13 AFP A TOP constitutional expert will head a government delegation m landmark peace talks with Tamil Tiger rebels, which will discuss giving the rebels political control of Sri Lanka's wartorn areas, officials announced yesterday. The government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam will
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        Lock icon HORNETS ATTACK ARMY RECRUITS
        41 13 SWARMS ot a virulent species of hornets attacked an Indian military camp yesterday m Rajasthan state, leaving at least 14 recruits seriously injured. The officer cadets had come to the boot camp to train m desert warfare.
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        Lock icon POLICE DISARM MAN WITH GRENADE
        32 13 A MAN threatening to explode a grenade outside the office of Yugoslav President Vojislav Kostunica m Belgrade was disarmed by police on Saturday after a three-hour stand-off.
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        Lock icon RUSSIA LIFTS BAN ON U.S. POULTRY
        59 13 AP RUSSIA and the United States signed an agreement on the lifting of a ban on imported US poultry-, the US ambassador said yesterday. Russia imposed the ban earlier last month, citing concerns about sanitary conditions m US plants and the use of antibiotics
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      Lock icon Madrasah official 'raped 2(Tboys'
      124 13 DHAKA An official at a Muslim religious school, or madrasah, m northern Bangladesh has been arrested for allegedly raping 20 boys, newspapers reported yesterday. Abu Taleb of Amrul Bari Polipara Hafezia Madrassa m the northern district of Rangpur was arrested on Saturday after he failed to
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      91 8 v )h R^f --^iiL won i >„ m^C^Hl Time To Return Treasures A Glum Indian PM h** A Demand For Panic Rooms IEQ A new code for British museums is set to foJlß^ Vajpayee sees clouds gathering over his Wk Steel hideouts, theme of Hoi Wood film HB spark overseas
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  • MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT
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      Lock icon Five cops killed execution-style
      193 9 KAMAULAH (West Bank) The bodies of five Palestinian police officers suspected of having been killed executionstyle have been discovered m the Israeli-held West Bank town of Ramallah. The bodies were found on the fourth floor of the British Council building on a hilltop m downtown Ramallah,
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      Lock icon Bush blames Arafat for the violence
      628 9 The US leader sides with Israel and backs military response to the bombings which he says Arafat has the power to stop CRAWFORD (Texas) Breaking a two-day silence, United States President George W. Bush said he held Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat personally responsible for
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      Lock icon Sharon vows to crush 'terror'
      262 9 JERUSALEM Prime Minister Ariel Sharon yesterday accused Palestinian President Yasser Arafat of leading a campaign of "terror" against Israel and vowed to wage an "uncompromising war" to crush it. Mr Sharon, m a brief televised address to the nation, did not specify any new Israeli
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      Lock icon Arabs mull over action against Israel
      329 9 Arabs mull over action against Israel SIEGE OF ARAFAT AMMAN Arab countries, spearheaded by Israel's key peace partner Jordan, yesterday considered measures to end Israel's three-day siege of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and furiously condemned Washington's inaction. Jordanian Foreign Minister Marvvan Moasher set the tone by summoning Israeli Ambassador David
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      Lock icon US holds key to Sharon, Arafat deadlock
      729 10 The two are feared to have painted themselves into a corner with no easy exit and no workable solution NICOSIA Like two ageing warlords fighting for pride and turf, Israel's Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and his Palestinian nemesis Yasser Arafat are locked m
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  • COMMENTARY • ANALYSIS
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        Lock icon Mid-East despair
        583 14 Mid-East despair WE entitled a leader last week on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict "Hope amid despair" m response to the Arab League's historic overture to Israel. Within 24 hours, our guarded optimism was rendered hollow: Palestinian suicide bombers viciously killed 22 Israelis m Netanya, and m a predictably savage response, Israeli
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      Lock icon Putting KL-Singapore relations in perspective
      1095 14  - Putting KL-Singapore relations in perspective WALTON MORAIS AS A Malaysian who has studied and worked here for more than 20 years, I have followed bilateral relations between Malaysia and Singapore more closely than most. In recent weeks, much has been written across the Causeway on bilateral relations and why ties
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      Lock icon Why not a step forward in inter-communal dining?
      763 14  - Why not a step forward in inter-communal dining? ASAD LATIF WITH MANY years ago, two Muslims from Calcutta, whom I knew, visited a part of India that belongs to the Hindu belt. There, they entered a crowded eating place and ordered lunch. Food served, they began eating. A few minutes
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      Lock icon Please, America, listen to your friends
      1161 15  -  SHIRLEY WILLIAMS f2IL LONDON From the moment when, as a British wartime evacuee, I travelled to a foster borne m Minnesota, I fell m love with the United States. Even day at my grade school 1 recited, "one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice
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    • ASIAN CURRENTS
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        Lock icon TIES WITH CHINA BENEFIT INDONESIA
        97 15 I\I)O\I SI INDONESIAN President Megawati Sukarnoputri's first official visit to China and several other nations is causing controversy, with some arguing that she should stay at home to solve domestic problems instead of spending money touring. However, the fact that the President is travelling with
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        Lock icon MORE GRANTS FOR TOP UNIVERSITIES
        79 15 II()\(.KO\( THK recent proposal by the Hongkong University Grants Committee to mould selected universities into world-class institutions i^ compatible with the long-term interests of the territory. Hongkong needs to implement a more discriminating assessment system for its universities and allocate more grants to the most
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        Lock icon IMPORTANT TO CURB CARD FRAUD
        73 15 \l \l \\s| UNSCRUPULOUS Malaysians were the main culprits m the majority of arrests for credit-card frauds m Australasia, Asia and Europe Their misdeeds have earned Malaysia a place m the unsavoury list of countries where visitors are advised to use credit cards sparingly and
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        Lock icon NEED FOR THOROUGH REFORMS
        81 15 N ew Straits Times i \iw\\ THE Taiwanese government has recently come up with a plan to reduce the number of Cabinetlevel agencies by about a third. While the draft proposal demonstrates a praiseworthy determination to streamline, agency mergers only scratch the surface of government reform.
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        Lock icon STEP UP EFFORTS TO STOP BID RIGGING
        82 15 I \r JAPAN'S construction industry the largest of its kind m the world lias become a hotbed of collusion among politicians, bureaucrats and business executives. Since early this year, there has been a spate of scandals m which aides to lawmakers have been
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        156 2 STANDARDS, Productivity and Innovation Board (Spring Singapore) Formerly known as the Singapore Productivity and Standards Board, it has a slew of programmes to assist SMEs. such as: Local enterprise finance scheme Provides working capital and factoring facilities to augment working capital requirements and ease cash flow.
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        222 2 TIPS from Mr Suhaimi Salleh, chief executive officer of SS A Consulting Group for budding entrepreneurs and businesses trxing to stay afloat. Before plunging m Focus your business on what you know best. Have sufficient capital and do a proper financial
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        559 3  -  AHMAD OSM AN Former Workers' Party chief faces seven suits filed against him by 10 PAP leaders for remarks made at 1997 election rally By T/e and O\v Chin Hock. All the men, including SM Ijcc and DPM Lee, will take the stand
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        130 3 AN UNATTKNDED office abo\e i jeweller)- shop may have been the gateway for burglars who swiped about $12,000 worth of gold jewellery and ornaments. The 44-year-old owner of Sin May Jewellers m Block 410, Ang Mo Kio A.enue 10 arrived at 8.40 am yesterday to find
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        337 3 BALESTIER Plain, the recreation site tor four clubs m its vicinity, achieved historical status over the weekend. The Xational Heritage Hoard marked the place M a historic site, acknowledging its significant contributions to sports. It is the b'2nd site to have been picked
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        1481 4 The 3M framework ofMedisave, MediShield and Medifund forms the cornerstone of Singapore's health-care financing system. It was m the spotlight last week when the Health Ministry outlined plans to strengthen the safety nets, m the ministry's addendum to the President's Address at the opening of
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        498 5  -  Jane LEE As many as 7,000 mildly intellectually disabled children may be undetected m mainstream schools, says principal Btl MRS Peh Chew I,an sent her youngest child to Cedar Primary m January, even though Shi Ting had been diagnosed as a slow learner.
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        238 5 Yuhua CC gets a $4.9 m facelift RESIDENTS of Yuhua estate will not find a basketball court at their community club (CC) when renovation works are completed. In its place will be a four-storey building extension that is part of a $4.9-miliion project to upgrade the club. Members will be
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        184 5 Family penniless after burglary A MOTHER and daughter who arc supported through charity lost the only money they had when a thief broke into their one-room rental flat. The $350 which had been left under a mattress, was what remained of the money the National Council of Social Sen ice
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        389 6  - Firm's Malay-Muslim staff take Mandarin classes WONG SHER MAINE Aims is for employees of educational company to better serve Chinese parents and students it wants to reach out to EVERY week, Mr Zaidi Yacob goes to the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce for his Chinese class. Together with 13 of
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        483 6  -  KOH BOON PIN Container keeps reheated food crispy on the outside but moist inside *L MR LEONARD Lav's cardboard boxes look like, well, cardboard boxes. But he is hoping that they will make a big impact on buyers when Food and Hotel Asia,
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        215 6 RESIDENTS of the Mm Chong Comfort Home for the Aged and Handicapped packed their belongings and were moved out yesterday. Most of the 101 residents moved into two nursing homes, with 15 going home. It was the last day of the latest lease
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        474 7  -  CHANG AI-LIEN Under the scheme, recycled computers are given to needy families, while another scheme will help them to buy new ones 5i WITH his family bringing home less than SI.OOO a month, Raj Kumar, 17. knew that having
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        273 7 WHETHER you say "tomolow or "tomor-row", the computer program understands what you mean. One of the most sophisticated voice-recognition systems here is up and running, and has been trained to understand the Singlish accent. It is being used to let national servicemen inform the
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        778 9 How difficult can primary-school subjects be? Touffi enough, it seems, for some parents to flock back to school to learn the basics of mathematics, science and English. JANE LEE s/ts m on one such workshop at Northland Primary. COULDN'T CATCH UP 'The teacher is going
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        568 10  -  CPU CHIN LIAX Spore teen helped children m East Timor From cleaning up a burnt-out school to cooking for orphans, JC student Kok Yiling saw life from the other side of the fence lilfi EAST Timor may be lour hours away from Singapore by air, but
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        555 10  -  SIM CHI YIN Bit WHAT SHE LEARNT: 'Before, the only option for me was to work hard m school and probably earn a lot of money. But Yve seen the possibility of an alternative lifestyle, of not having so much "excess". Notv, maybe I can devote
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        318 11 Crescent Girls' students take on the role of tutors to help kids at Jamiyah Children's Home, becoming friends with them as well YOUNGSTERS at the Jamiyah Children's Home are getting online help with their English lessons from students from Crescent Girls' School.
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      559 9 TIPS FROM THE WORKSHOP English Mathematics Science READ more than books. Lx't your child have different PARENTS who grew up learning algebra now have to THE approach is more exploratory' and no longer just about reading experiences, such as reading the lyrics of songs learn how to solve problems using
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      563 1 X IST s l We Won't Leave HK Up to 5,000 overstayers from mainland China defy orders to leave, page 42 Soi th- Ea s t Asia The Islamic Manager A Muslim cleric offers a course stressing spirituality and trust m business. pace as M 1 AYS I A Hub
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      108 1 Number of followers Buddhism: More than HX) million Islam: 20 million Christianity: 19 million Taoism: 3 million Religions tolerated Orthodox religions Non-political indigenous religious activities including ancestor worship, worship of local gods, divination practices Restricted or banned Underground Catholic and Protestant churches Tibetan Buddhism and
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      538 1  -  XIE HONG The Communist Party is atheist but appears increasingly tolerant of religious practice, and devotion is widespread DURING the annual weeklong Chinese New Year holiday, Buddhist and Taoist temples across China are always brimming with worshippers burning joss-sticks and praying to Buddha and other
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        767 2  - 37,500 Beijing families earn less than $60 a month JASON LEOW Massive lay off s and the ongoing economic reforms have given birth to a new breed of Chinese: The urban poor ...while average incomes leap BEUING Average income for residents m China's three major cities grew by double digits
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        327 2 Up to 5,000 overstayers to defy HK deadline RIGHT OF ABODE ISSUE HONGKONG Thousands of mainland Chinese who failed m a battle to secure rights to live permanently m Hongkong would defy a deadline ordering their return to China, a spokesman said yesterday. The mainlanders were ordered by the authorities
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        549 3  -  LAWRENCE CHUNG More than 100 aftershocks are felt as people dash onto the streets, reminded of the deadly quake m 1999, which killed 2,400 people TAIPEI The powerful 6.8-mag-nitude earthquake that rocked Taiwan yesterday sent both Taiwanese and foreign visitors into a
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        186 3  -  TAIPEI The earthquake that hit Taiwan yesterday was relatively shallow compared with most tremors that hit the island, making the impact felt even more strongly m Taipei, where high-rise buildings abound. The 6.8 magnitude tremor, felt for nearly a minute throughout the island, was centred about
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        447 5  -  DEVI ASM ARAM Preacher Gymnastiar teaches Indonesian employees modern principles of business organisation with Islamic principles JAKARTA Major stateowned firms m Indonesia are sending their top executives to an Islamic training centre where they are taught to be better professionals through lessons m
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        233 5 BANGKOK Thai politicians appear to hold a vast amount of cash and some have as much as HO million baht (553.4 million) m small bills at a given time, probably m an attempt to evade asset checks, an anti-graft commissioner has said. National Counter Corruption
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        160 5 Explosives planted in my bags, says terror suspect JAKARTA One of the three Indonesians arrested m Manila on suspicions of terrorism has accused the Philippine police of planting explosives m his bags. "I saw it myself, the hand of the police that put those things into my luggage," said Tamsil
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        339 6 In a report to the Thai Cabinet this week, the NICC pointed out the areas where the gangs were active. "Major working areas of the South African gangsters are Bangkok, Pattaya and Phuket, which are usually crowded with foreigners," it said. It also noted that
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        367 6  -  GAVIN Dt VENAGE THE "South African" gangs operating m Thailand may actually be Nigerian syndicates exploiting Pretoria's openborder policy with Bangkok. "We have uncovered numerous Nigerian operations forging or diverting South African passports, which they use for overseas travel because their own
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        136 6 The black 'dollar' scam TOURISTS are fooled into lni\ine fake dollars that have been blacked over, ostensibly to make it easier to smuggle out of Africa. The \ictim buys the dollars and is given a "chemical" that will supposedly remove the black covering. A few genuine dollar
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          33 6 SEPARATIST rebels trying to sabotage a militaryorganised sports event m Indonesia's Aceh province clashed with government troops, leaving 11 guerillas dead, a military spokesman said yesterday. AP
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          31 6 THAI Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday wrapped up a Cabinet meeting m the southern Narathiwat province by vowing to use economic strategies to battle security problems.
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          35 6 COMMUNIST guerillas killed a militiaman and burned a bus m separate attacks m the Philippines despite a government ceasefire called for the Easter weekend, military and police reports said yesterday. AFP
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          46 6 PHILIPPINE Vice-Presi-dent Teofisto Guingona Jr has accepted an apology tendered by the Mexican government for the humiliation he suffered when he was turned away from a luncheon for heads of state m Mexico last month. The Philippine Daily Inquirer Asia News Network
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          40 6 THAILAND'S 500 MPs and 200 senators will soon see their monthly salaries rise to 100,000 baht (SS4,.'il()) if a plan recommended by a parliamentary committee receives Cabinet approval. The Nation Asia News Network AFP
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        369 6 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES' REPATRIATION ANG SNUOL (Cambodia) In a decision certain to rile Hanoi, Cambodia said yesterday it had agreed to Washington's offer to grant asylum to 905 ethnic hill-tribe people who fled across the border from Vietnam. The government had decided to let
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        308 7 KUAIA LUMPUR The ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) retained the Ketari state seat yesterday, steam rolling the Democratic Action Party (DAP) with a majority of 12.204 votes m the Pahang state by-election. BN candidate Yum Ah Ha obtained 7>l^-* votes while opposition DAP's Choong
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        295 7 Air tickets, fake Malaysian passports and identity cards are provided to illegals bound for Canada, Australia or Europe SEPANG Kuala Lumpur International Airport is being used as a transit point to smuggle illegals into developed countries, the authorities have said. Syndicates
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        121 7 Cop brandishes gun over carrom game KUALA LUMPUR It was only a carrom game. But a policeman was so worked up when he lost to fellow players that he threatened them with his revolver. The incident on Friday night is believed to have started when the acting lance corporal, together
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        246 7 Fee to be levied for driving into busy city centre KUAIA LUMPUR Motorists going into the central business district here will be charged a fee from as early as September when the XL Monorail starts operation. The move is expected to reduce significantly the \.~> million vehicles entering the city
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        156 8 KUALA LUMPUR Smart identity cards known as MvKads will be issued to citizens m place of the current ones with effect from May 1. National Registration Department (NRD) directorgeneral Azizan Ayob said the move was to curb the problem of fake identity cards
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        450 8 The three-day OIC conference is aimed at having Muslim nations contribute to the global fight against terrorism KVAIA LUMPUR Nearly 50 Islamic countries will meet here today for the biggest Muslim conference on terrorism since the Sept 11 attacks on the United States. The
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          59 8 A 91-YEAR-OLD great grandfather m Terengganu who has been married five times was arrested yesterday for molesting his 12-year-old neighbour. The girl's mother claimed m a police report that the victim nad gone to fetch water when the suspect pulled her into a bush
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          40 8 A TOTAL of RMB? million (SS42 million) has been allocated for the construction of new schools for Orang Asli, or native, children m the country. Public Works Department director-general Zaini Omar said yesterday. BERNAMA
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          44 8 STIFFER PENALTY TO CURB MONEY SCAMS MAI AYS I A plans to raise the penalty for promoters of get- rich schemes fourfold to 10 million ringgit (SS4.H million) and 10 years m jail, an official from Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry said. AFP
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          52 8 WOMEN m lower positions of work such as operators and clerks face the most problems with sexual harassment, according to a recent survey done by several women organisations. They made up more than 35 per cent of those with sexual harassment complaints. The Star Asia
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      206 1 English soccew DejaVuFor The Gunners There are signs of a repeat of Arsenal \s successful 1997-98 season si G OLF Win Or LoseAll Up To Vijay The Fijian has no plans to give up his lead or fine form at the Houston Open S3 A Carnival Atmosphere That's what Singapore's
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        558 2  -  PHILIP ALLEN FNC.LISH SOCCER Similarities to Gunners' title run-in that Double year and this year THE run-in to the Premier League title must have a rather familiar fed for Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger. His team is trailing Manchester United, but has
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        548 3 LONDON Forget Manchester United's attacking players. Instead, it is Liverpool's "dogs of war" that has Deportivo La Coruna manager Javier Irureta more worried. He believes his Spanish side will once again outmanoeuvre Manchester United m the quar-ter-finals of the Champions League tomorrow, having already beaten
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        442 3 CO I I HOUSTON Vijay Singh is m the midst of his longest drought as a PGA Tour member, but the Fijian made it clear that the US$4 million (SS7-39 million) Shell Houston Open is his to win or lose. He said:
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        240 3 Webb sets up tie with Neumann, Sorenstam RANCHO MIRAGE (California) A stellar performance from Australian Karrie Webb set up a highly-anticipated final grouping m the first Major of the LPGA Tour season. She recorded the best round of the week yesterday (Singapore time), a five-un-der-par tij- That forged a tie
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        407 4  -  YEOH EN-LAI l ±L SINGAPORE clubs took the top three positions at the inaugural South-east Asian In-ter-club Swimming Championships, which ended at the Kuala Lumpur Swimming Complex m Cheras yesterday. ACE Swimming Club, coached by See Puay Kheng, grabbed 25 golds to win over
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          70 4 MALAYSIA'S four-year reign m the annual Tuanku Ja'afar Trophy Under-13 cricket tournament ended yesterday when it lost by :IH runs to Hongkong m the final. Malaysia, the only winner m the quadrangular competition which started m 199H and which also invoked host Singapore and Thailand, found
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          65 4 THE Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI) faces a compensation claim of US$2 5 5 OO 0 (SS4I6\OOO) sought by sport equipment manufac- turer Yonex for breach of a sponsorship contract, a PBSI spokesman said yesterday. During a Thomas Cup practice m the West Java town of
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        424 6 REVIEW Currencies HONGKONG There was little movement m currencies across the region as the end of the first quarter coincided with a long Easter holiday weekend m most markets. YEN": The yen remained rangebound against the US dollar as Tokyo players closed
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        556 7 Huge writedowns are expected to result m the full-year loss, which would be the biggest ever for a Japanese company TOKYO Nippon Telegraph ft Telephone (NTT) is set to report the biggest loss ever by a Japanese company following up to two trillion
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        361 7 Japan's Nissan Construction seeks court protection $1.68 IN DEBTS TOKYO Ailing mid-sized Japanese builder Nissan Construction said yesterday that it has tiled for court protection from creditors with about 114-.7 billion yen (SSI.6 billion) m total liabilities. Nissan Construction became the third mid-sized Japanese general contractor to go bust m
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        424 9  - M1's full-year pre-tax profit shoots up 64% to $131 m DENNIS CHAN Mobile player signs on its millionth customer, taking its market share to 35% despite keen competition and a weak economic environment Ml, SINGAPORE'S No 2 mobile notwork operator, posted a 64 per cent jump m pre-tax profit to
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        372 9  -  M.ADI MIR GL EVARRA FIRST-QUARTER FLASH ESTIMATES Bu DEMAND for industrial space softened m the first quarter, with all categories of space, from empty land to flatted factories, falling from the previous quarter, according to preliminary data from JTC Corp's flash estimates. First-quarter figures
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        311 9  -  NICHOLAS FANG By TK.WNPOKTKKPOHTKK Interbrand said on its website: "For the purposes of the survey, we defined a Brand of the Year' as that which had the most impact on our lives m 2001. "The Brand of the Year is not necessarily the biggest
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        486 9  -  COLIN TAN By STRANGE as it may sound, some stock traders are sorry to see the back of the corporate reporting season which ended yesterday. Why would anyone lament the passing of a quarter that saw many firms reporting falling profits and
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        489 9  - Ernst Young lines up corporate finance deals ENDA KOH ERNST cS. Young the first accounting firm m Singapore to bag an investment adviser's licence tour months ago has no plans to restrict itself to just audit work. This is despite mounting pressure m the United States tor auditors to limit
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        946 10  -  VLADIMIR Cl EVARRA Take heart, say analysts, who predict a recovery m earnings this year now that the house-cleaning is out of the way lin SINGAPORE companies took a heavy beating last year from the country's worst recession since its independence as the combined
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        1196 5 Her someone is seventime world rodeo champion Ty Murray, whose life on the trail she sings about on This Way m an anthemic ballad, Till* We Run Out Of Road. It was to his sprawling ranch m Texas that she retreated during her self-im-posed two-year exile.
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        517 6  -  SUZANNE SNG Yesterday Once More The emotional reunion of singers and fans of xinyao, or Mandarin songs composed by Singaporeans, saw them reliving old favourites with their families m tow ENTERTAINMENT LOVE CONCERT DAYSOFXINYAO Kallang Theatre I .;ist Kri(Li\ »IL ONLY people of a certain
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        132 6 'People m Singapore don't talk about politics, literature or happiness. They talk about food/ Singaporean film-maker Sandi Tan (ri»ht) on why her MM snort film GoWTMI Baby revolves around food. It will be screened m the upcoming Singapore International Film Festival this month 'She's the kind of
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        140 12 LONDON Britney Spears is fast becoming the most disliked person m Britain. She angered fans at her London Crossroads premiere last week by refusing to go out to meet them. Now, she has irritated older Britons by admitting that she does not know who Mr
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        320 12 HONGKONG'S media frenzy over the love triangle between Nicholas Tse, Faye Wong and Cecilia Cheung continued over the weekend with talk that Tse is a two-timing Casanova who seduced Wong on a bet. Wongs fans, on the website wongfei.org, also hurled abuse on Tse,
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        250 9 RUSSELL KOH: The man behind the beng: Actor-host Adrian Pang 36, who most definitely is not an Ah Bens m real lift". Most of the time, he speaks proper Rfigftlh. except when his alter egD takes over and fie becomes Knssell Koh. the reformed \('l)
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          106 9 IT IS no April Fool's Day joke. Discovery Channel (SCV channel 12) kicks off its Football Season today. Besides History Of Football (Mondays 4 am, Sundays 9 pm and a four-hour marathon screening this Saturday and Sunday at 2 pm), follow the Football Dreams of the Chinese
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          71 9 TO GEAR you up for the Singapore International Film Festival which is on from April 11 27, Arts Central takes you behind the scenes with director Royston Tan and executive producer Najip Ali m Fest Forward on Sundays at 9.30 pm, starting this week.
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          77 9 MISSED the Oscar-nominated Amelie From Montmarte at the cinema? From today till April 14, pay SlB and you can enjoy the heartwarming French movie, along with three recent foreign films (with English and Chinese sub-titles), on SCV channel 37 round the clock. The others m
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          90 9 DO NOT miss two brand-new, home-made Tamil dramas on Vasantham Central this week. Starting on Thursday at 8 pm is Perm (Woman), a six-episode serial which examines the pressures fated by successful but unmarried Indian women here. Debuting on Friday at 8 pm is Pirai
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        601 8  -  WILLIAM CHOONG By\ The newbie Is pitching itself as a lifestyle telco through tie-tips with restaurants and clubs VI RGIN Mobile, the newbie m Singapore's crowded mobile phone market, has no significant "hard" infrastructure to brag about m its marketing as it rents
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        670 6 KfTl MITSUBISHI 1 OWNER. '93 Lancer 1 3GLXi. SH ver. COE 4/2012. low mileage $3K driveaway *****°68 Seng S2.BK DRIVEAWAY 4/92 Lancer I.3GLXI. New model COE 2/2012 Tax 10/02. S/nms. *****08 4/00 CHARIOT 2.4 V,tu Silver S/rim.expensive hifi.OMV $32K High COE Easy loan. 9026 9659 DEPOSIT $BK. 10/99 Lancer 1.3
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        846 6 BCTI NISSAN FOR SALE 1 OWNER '2001 -.odel Nissan Sun ny I.SEX saloon. AnDaq, ABS, full accessories Like new Warranty Downpayment $9900. $672 x 7 yrs. Interest 2.3%. Hp 973b0086 00 TRANSFER! '92 Sunny 1 4EX COE 3/2012 New paint. Tax 9/02. Agt maintained. Accident free Retiree owner *****399 NEW
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        1450 7 WFn LORRIES FOR SALF Kfjl LORRIFS FOR SALE |f KONTIItt K2700 /<lZ^\ TWIN CABIN NISSAN Cabstar Sell mg $1400 negotiable. Interested pis call *****130 PAY $388 ONLY. Brand New 14 ft. High/ Low deck No VPC. Class 3. Also 10 ft Van Call 9819 2959 YF5434X REPOSSESSED 11/88 Nissan Cabstar
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        481 7 4» 5 Mins. walk to Orchard MRT/ Shpg belt 4* 2 bedrooms 800 sq.ft. 4* Pool/ newly equipped gym/ security 4» Fully furnished/ unfurnished MUST VIEW! Call Owner: *****-785/ 789 Email: marketing enquiries@bonvest3.com. sg Nassim Mansion Penthse. 4+l. Terr. 5900 sq.ft 7 4+l. 2960 sq.ft. New renovtion $20K/ $13K Ardmore
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        309 7 18 ANDERSON 3*l rms. 2788 sq.ft. Full condo facilities Available m May Coll owner *****-785/ *****-789 Email: marketing enquiries bonvests com sq NASSIMVILLE Close to Orchard Rd Exclusive lowrise devt for top executives Only 3 years, beautiful landscape Unique layout. Bright spacious Modern kitchen bathroom furnishings 1750 sq.ft 3*l*l. P/furn
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        730 7 WESTWOOD APTS. RENOVATED, beautifu l view. 2900 sq.ft. 4»1 $7200 Colotsians *****080 ELI2ABETH TWR. ORCHARD M 2200 sq.ft. 3*l. F/furn Near MRT 9670-9968. No aqts $4. 1K NEG. 5 mms Orchard Rd. Char Vong. 3+l. Spaciaus. Tessie h/p 9783-6625/ 6235-4166 D.09 CAIRNHILL PLAZA. 2+l+l. 2300 sq.ft. $4000. Facilities 6355-9933/ 6250-9952.
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        687 7 PROPERTIES 1011 21 NEWTON/ BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI PTEAPTS-RENT BEST RENTAL IN BT TIMAH 2+l Hillbroofcas/ Hume Pk ....Si 2K >' Good Lucfc/ Maysprinqj $12K 2+l Springdale/ Northval* $1 3K Parkview/ Mer alodge 2+l Southaven/ Hazel 4K Hume Pfc/ Good Luck $1.3K Hiilbrookes/ Cashew Pfc... $1 4K Springdale/ Mayspnngs i Symphony/ Regent Hgts
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        842 7 Wfl\ 015-16 EAST COAST ■^J PTEAPTSRENT NANAK MANSIONS AT MEYER ROAD Maisonnetes available for Long Short term lease. Easy access to East Coast Park City, Airport Amenities Spacious units. Open Spaces, Tennis, 880, Gym, Playground. S/Pod Badmmton. Call 6747-5561/ HAROIP 9632-9953 SAJ 9210-5066 COSTA RHU full/ partial furnish Good View,
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        826 8 V?f| 022-28 ■dij WEST NORTH PARC VISTA. NEAR idkeside MRT. Cosy. 3*l rms. High tlr Furn F/ facilities. $1800 SGS 6464 6030 HA2EL PK CT. Brand new 3+ 1 Furn. Condo facilities Near amenities, immed. 9671 2957 REGENT HCTS. «08. 3'l P/furn. F/a.rcon. F/facilities. Near MRT $1400 Immed *****633 C2l
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        842 8 I HUOC/HOB U|9 APTS FOR RENT SECURITY OF TENURE NO MINIMUM STAY NEW LISTING ISLANDWIDE *****315/6/7 *****325/6/7 1800-5687 000 APPROVED EXEC APT blk 516 S'goon N. High flr. Unblocked Spacious. All rms aircon. Near Rosyth sch. $1.3K neg. *****512 RENTAL SPECIALIST. Whole units available m all areas. Immed. Call Reina
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        1327 8 iWI SERVICE IWI SERVICE ■tfU APARTMENTS BtfU APARTMENTS For Lease fiSzzzi} 0, I Accepted J roni 1 week) Now rrestisious Service Apartment) m District 9 Next to Orchard MRT Station _A r btifi ■m «> \\\wm "illlljiiH a ijiji: |J «4J| 1:1. l^k^ Leasing Enquiries Te1: *****011 Easy Accessibility To
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        326 9 CORPORATION ff *****/ built m 9400 sqft. 28 yrs SI.IM iNT'LRD.ana area 15.00 Du.it .n ***** sqft. 53 yrs $1.5 M JOO KOOH land area *****/ built m 10,000 sqft 51 yrs SI.4M TUAS land area 15C ***** sqft 41 yrs $1.48 M TOAS land a-ea 250 m ***** sqft
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        1458 10 RH FACTORY SPACE Rll FACTORY SPACE |JH FACTORY SPACE RH FACTORY SPACE FOOD FACTORY AVAILABLE a4* **«$> 7~^ c: ri r* ci //vac t |<^Wlii -r- mr ■uar^BPF^ f I Impressive office-like facade fronting Eunos Link, m MacPherson /t^* > ,jfc. x Paya Lebar area K«K lß uk* Unit size
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        822 10 a OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT D.07 KEVPOINT. NEW. 2000 7000 sq.ft. Furn/ unfurn. Opp Concourse/ The Plaza. MRT/ amenities. Jan 9493-2820 ERA GEYLANG MAIN RD/ Joo Chiat Rd. 200/ 300/ 400/ 500/ 800/ 1000 sq ft. Own entrance. Airco'i carpeted, immed. Tel: *****357 NEAR ALJUNIED MRT. *****500 sq.ft. $1.50 p.s.f.
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        779 10 Rfl OFFICE SPACE I^U FOR RENT ARCADE 1054 SO.FT. Full rencva tion fittings provided by land lord. Only $4100 p m. 9631 6939 INTERNATIONAL. PLAZA. OFFICE space 936 1872 sqft Near MRT. Price neg. HB 900H885 TG KATONG COMPLEX, near MRT 240 sq.ft./ table space, can share Admm Clerk etc.
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        970 10 Rfl SHOP SPACE |^U FOR RENT S'GOON CTR. BLK 263 2 mam fac ing. Human crowd All trades $5500 immed 9509 8265 OK PRIME SHOP, CBD, heavy human traffic, suitable for handphones/ sundries/ etc. 9101 7427 FAR EAST PLAZA. Rarely avail. Ejttng prosrniseS for takeover. 800 sq ft. 9673-6477 Gin/a
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        693 10 fjffl RESTAURANT/ I SPACE FOR RENT RESTN AT CAPITOL Build.nq for takeover Prime location Approx 1200 sqft Rental $13K 9679-2611 TAKEOVER FULLY EOUIPPEO catennq restn./ eating house Race Course Rd others. *****760 ■TCI WAREHOUSES/ K|£j STORAGE SPACE FOR RENT WAREHOUSE FOR RENT/ SALE Changi/ Loyang/ Juronq/ Tuas/ W. Coast/ Senoko/
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